Sunday, June 12, 2011

Disney Magic!
Here are some pics from our Spring Break trip to Disney!! We all had a blast!
There's no place like Disney!
Our hotel pool!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Here's a picture of Ben in his new glasses! He had been complaining for a couple of weeks about having trouble seeing the board at school...so off to the eye dr. we went! The dr. said he should be able to see a WHOLE LOT BETTER now! :)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Boys....
"Boys are found everywhere...
on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from,
running around or jumping to.
Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers
tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them.
A boy is Truth with dirt on its face,
Beauty with a cut on its finger,
Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair
and Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket."

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

School Days...


Miss Copp & Ian



Mrs. Cottingham & Ben
The school year is halfway over already...hard to believe! I realized I hadn't posted these open house pics of the boys with their teachers...so here they are. The boys are both enjoying school. Ian says his favorite things about school are lunch, recess, & gym!
Ben is in the ALPHA class which is for accelerated learners and he is loving it! Both boys are getting good grades and learning something new every day. :)



Saturday, October 30, 2010

HALLOWEEN!!
So...Ben decided to be JASON from "Friday the 13th" and Ian wanted to be the guy from "Scream". I guess the days of "cute" outfits are over...I mean they ARE boys. :o) I still think they look very cool!


Here are the boys with their cousin Ella (my brother's daughter).

She was mesmorized by their masks. HA!

"Ian...is that you??"
Mamaw & Papaw with all the grandkids. :o)






Friday, September 17, 2010

Summer 2010



These are just some of the wonderful pictures that my best friend Amy took of the boys this summer! I just love these faces!




Wednesday, August 18, 2010

"Back to School!"


It's that time again! These are pics I took this morning before the boys went back to school. Ben is a 3rd grader and Ian a 1st grader. That's so hard to believe. As a teacher, I am always amazed at just how much kids seem to change over summer break. I see these pictures and am reminded that my own two change just the same.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010


"Take me out to the ballgame"
We took the boys to Wrigley Field this past weekend to see the Cubs play the Phillies! Needless to say, we had a blast! The looks on the boys faces as they got a glimpse of the field inside the stadium was simply priceless. I can remember my parents taking my brother and I here to see the Cubs play many times. Great memories were made...and the the Cubs won (by the way). :o)

This is 1st baseman, Derrek Lee (Ben's favorite player).

Ian after the game (hehe)



We also took the boys to "Deep River Waterpark" in Merrillville. It was a really fun place and we had an awesome day playing in the water!










Thursday, July 01, 2010

Handsome Boys...
My friend Amy came over yesterday to take some pictures of the boys. She found some really cool places! She's still working on editing but she sent me this pic as a "sneak peek". I love it! The boys look so grown up. :o)

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Awww...baseball



Took these pics right before our final game of the season. It seems a love for baseball has taken over our household! HA! First thing Ben has done every morning this summer is get up to watch "Quick Pitch"...highlights from major league baseball games the day before. He knows the stats of just about every player by heart. Little brother Ian is not far behind...he pays attention too and can tell you a few "stats" himself. :o) Their team had a great season this year. Ben hit 2 inside the park homeruns...caught a line drive...made 2 double plays and just did an awesome job! Ian hit hard and got on base almost every time he was up (not bad for his first year of pee-wee!) I'm sure we will be spending many a summer day at the ballparks and I for one love every minute of it!!


Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Ella Grace...2 months old!

How could anyone resist that smile!! :o)


Tuesday, May 18, 2010


Ella Grace Crume!!
My brother and sis-in-law had a baby girl on March 15!
Here are a few pics of my neice Ella!
1 day old

She's checking out her new cousins Ben and Ian...ha!



Aunt Jenny and Ella

2 months old already in this picture!