and Ben makes ten

Well we just welcomed our 10th family member. Benjamin Ryan was born Oct.23. He is just BEAUTIFUL!!! The birth went great, one push was all it took. I want to thank my good friend Kristy for taking the pics in the delivery room. I would not have any for keepsakes or to post if it wasn't for her. Not to mention how happy I was that she was able to be with us at such a blessed event in my life. Thanks Kristy! My mom was a great help, she watched all the kiddos while I was in the hospital and did ALOT of housework for me, thanks mom! I am so glad to be back home with our new precious baby! What a miracle this new life is. I am still amazed how you can love someone so much that you just met! Thank you God for loving me so much that you would give me such wonderful blessings.......my 8 kids!!!!

Busy, busy,but time to update!

Wow! What a busy 2 weeks! No, not as busy as I will be in another 2-3 weeks but none the less busy enough for now!! Last week was Jacob's b-day a few days later was Luke's b-day party, the kids have been off of school today and last Friday! Not to mention the trips to the drs and dentist for those check ups and flu shots! All of which needed to be done before I bring home a new baby right at the start of cold and flu season! And of course those sports are still in full swing! Oh, and I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and the baby looks real good and healthy and at the time weighed about 5lbs 11 oz!!! I went back to the dr. this week and was 2 cm dilated. But hopefully, just for the sake of me getting a little more things done, I will still have a few more weeks to go! I wonder how many women in thier ninth month say that?! Oh we also had to clean up our yard last week after we got "rolled"! What fun!

Understanding Underwear

Luke likes to go commando often. I mean I have to double check and ask him if he has any underwear on, on a daily basis. I make even more of an effort to ask when we go important places like school, church, etc. The other night AFTER I got him dressed WITH underwear, he went back and took them off. I told him to put them back on and this is what I got. We had the biggest laugh, because he was walking around the house like it was nothing! BOYS!!!!

Matt's Football Day

Well today is the day! Matt is sooo excited. This is his opening day for football. He has been training with this team since May and they finally get to play their first game today. They are playing their school's rival. And that school has never beaten Matt's school ever. (freshman that is) No pressure or anything :) I can't wait to watch him play and like I said in my last post I hope to watch more of the game since there will be 2,yes I said 2, parents tonight!!!
Good Luck, Matt! We will all be there cheering you on!

Are you ready for some football...and soccer

All fall sports started this week! Jake had his first football game of the season, Ashley had her soccer game, Isaac and Eric had soccer also and Matt has his first game this Wednesday! Luke practices soccer with the twins but is not able to play (he is too young)but he likes to dress the part!
Ronnie had to work Saturday so it was ALL me. We had to be at the soccer fieds for 8:15 for Ashley's game. She scored a goal and we were so excited!! Isaac and Eric's game was to follow. As we watched Ashley play, Eric started to become ill with fever and sore throat and said that he would not be able to play his game. Isaac was not happy at all b/c he really wanted to play. But I had to call the dr. and she wanted to swab his throat( apparently Strep is going around) Isaac started to cry, he did not want to miss his first game of the year. So, since we know the coach and his wife pretty well they offered to keep Isaac so I could take Eric to the Dr.

Well ,he did end up having strep. Then we had to rush back to the soccer fields to pick up Isaac. When I got there his coach informed me that he did so good. He scored 5 goals!!! I was so proud of my soccer players! Then it was time to head home for lunch and quick naps before Jake's game. He too did real well. He scored our team's only touchdown! As for Matt he has 2 more days til he plays, and he is so excited and can't wait! Me neither! Ronnie will be there and I MIGHT be able to watch more of the game!!

Isaac and Eric go to Kindergarten

Well yesterday Isaac and Eric started Kindergarten. They were not all the excited about it. And well I had to sike myself up about too. I woke them up and and said" rise and shine little ones on your feet are you ready for school?" They replied with a very basic "ugh no". I told them that they would have lots of fun and that Kindergarten would be a great year cause they will learn how to read. ( they LOVE to learn) They got up, got dressed, ate and brushed their teeth. Then it was time for the bus. As we walked down to the bus stop, a rush of memories over-loaded my mind. Flashbacks from the moment they were born, all of their" firsts", and precious moments from the past 5 years. Where did the time go? When they were toddlers it felt like I was there FOREVER it was some rough times. But it feels like all I did was blink and those moments were gone, just like that. And being that I have other children I know that this is only the beginning and that I will"blink" again and they will be in junior high and then teenagers. I know I have talked about it before, how the times seems to fly by to fast. But it is in this passsage of time you find yourself treasuring those very moments that you thought you never would. You were just in "survival mode" getting through the day and now that it is over for some reason you ALMOST wish you could go back.

So as they got on the bus and I watched them pull away,I started to cry. I knew it was coming. And as much as I had prepared for the moment I could barely stop the tears. I love those boys. I miss them being home with me all day. But time must keep ticking and kids must grow up. I could not wait for them to get home and to hear the report of the day. The first thing Eric says is "Mom you lied to us" I asked" how?" He said" you told us we would learn how to read and we didn't" I just couldn't help but laugh. They had a good day and Isaac said " mom I know how to spell zoo,it's so easy Z-O-O, see I don't need school". Well if only that was all we needed in life, just to know how to spell zoo!!!

Name please

We have had such a difficult time trying to pick a name for this new baby who is due to arrive in about 9 weeks. I fell like we have simply run out of names. Either the name that one of us picks the other doesn't like or we already know someone with that name. I have now come to terms with the fact that I don't care anymore if I already know someone with the name. If Ronnie and I agree then that is all that matters!!! We kinda agreed on Ben but you know a name for your child has to really grab you. And well,though I think it is a cute name, it doesn't grab me. So I thought of Peyton and I REALLY like it ( it grabs me) and Ronnie doesn't dislike it he simply said "that the more I say the name the more he likes it". I had to remind him that it is also a quarterback's name!! So I found myself out of no where saying" Peyton" so he would continue to like it and it would "grab him!" So a possible name is" Peyton Michael" Of course I know what will probably happen what always happens--- once he likes that name I won't. Not on purpose, I guess b/c it is not definite I keep searching and by the time he likes it I have found another name! Ashley also said to us that it is a boy or girl name so even IF the baby turns out to be a girl( she claims that nothing is 100% until the baby is born, ya gotta admire her hope!) we could still name her Peyton and all of my embroidery ( if done) I could still use. What a smart girl I have!!!