mud castles !

rachel and her friend
they used a drinking glass for their castle

Ben.... hamming it up for the camara !

gotta love the creative minds of kids and the ways they find to amuse themselves.

a moment of Gratitude....

so Im reading this blog entry by mark and bre. If you get a chance you need to read it. It on my blog list.Bre was Ben's kindergarten teacher. While im reading it Ben is screaming in the background and I just start crying. Not because Ben is screaming but because i started to think about all the amazing people in our lives that have helped us with Ben. How much having Ben as a part of our family has changed all of us so drastically. Even though the days can seem long and frustrating, how blessed I am to be his mother and how I wouldn't have it any other way.
So I just wanted to say thanks to all of you amazing people who have helped us, loved us and more importantly loved Ben. We love you !

house renovations...Let the fun begin !

so we decided to start fixing up the house with the hope of one day,maybe, selling it and getting something a little bigger. But even if we do end up staying here then it will be that much nicer for us.

The before picture i took got erased, but here is a pic of our bathroom and Ben's room after the walls got redone, but before they are painted. we are also going to refinish our hardwood floors.

it will be nice to get it all put back together. Right now my living room is Ben's bedroom and the kitchen sink is also the bathroom sink. but overall not to bad.

I'll try to keep everyone posted.