Lower North Fork Fire

There is an uncontrolled wildfire burning right now in Jefferson county.  Smoke has engulfed our neighborhood, and it smells wonderfully erie.  The sun was covered in smoke right before sunset giving it a warm red feeling.  I pray everyone in the fire's path are safe.

Little Artist.....

He is so much fun to just watch.  He's always doing something.....

Heart melts....



Yeah he pretty much gets anything he wants.  Love this kid!

Just pictures....

Sorry guys we've had just your basic things going on.  We've had super awesome weather the last 2 weeks.  Ro and I visit the park after we drop A off at school, pretty much every day.  For a couple days, last week i took both boys before school to the park to play.  Eric has been working so much, we are happy to spend all the time we can with him.  We had parent teacher conferences with A's teacher about a week ago, and it went, really good.  They have a grading scale of 1-3, 3 being the best, and he had a 3-.  There are some areas we need to work with him on, and i don't disagree with her on anything.  So, we'll work hard and hopefully by the end of the year, we'll be at a solid 3 :-)  Like i said Ro and i have been spending a lot of time at the parks, and just outside.  His little elbows & knees show the proof.  For a while, he was sporting dual spider man band aids on each elbow.  I attended a coupon class a couple of weeks ago that was pretty cool, check out her info at http://www.bargainblessings.com/.  I was able to see one of my girlfriends i only see every few months and have some lunch.  So all in all we've been just hanging out.  Going to church, enjoying our home group.  I was able on Friday to take the day and spend some time with my mom and Bria enjoying the Hunger Games movie and some breakfast.  So, here are several random pictures of our adventures of late.....

ALMOST there!

King of the mountain

A trying to Juggle

Let's keep this between us, that this picture is on here....
I just think it's so cool my neighbor can juggle! How awesome
is that?

You were the chosen one!!

Bring it on Spring, we're ready

Let's go fly a kite.......

Eric was happy that A chose the Blue Angels kite (which is Navy)
Vrs the one for the Air Force

Joesph Kony......

Yesterday, i didn't know who this man was.  And i bet neither did you.  But today, i hate him.  And if you watch the video below, you will too.  Joseph Kony is a Ugandan warlord the bloodthirsty leader of a child army and child prostitution ring.

Now, hear me out before you stop reading. 

I am posting this of my own free will.  I am speaking out against this tyrant, and i am hoping you will too.  Basically the video is a detailed explanation of what is happening.  The invisible children organization has spent their own, time, money and volunteers to help people affected by Joseph and they are helping to capture him.  Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 campaign aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. In this case, notoriety translates to public support. If people know about the crimes that Kony has been committing for 26 years, they will unite to stop him.
Secondly, we want Kony to be famous so that when he is stopped, he will be a visible, concrete example of international justice. Then other war criminals will know that their mass atrocities will not go unnoticed or unpunished.

I urge you to watch the video, i really feel the full impact is better that way, you get a feeling from these people and what they have to endure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc#!

If you'd like to help the website for Invisible Children is
http://kony2012.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/

We can all make a difference if we take a moment to help.  It doesn't take much, watch the video, make him famous, the more famous he is, the more likely he is to get caught.  And this man NEEDS to be caught. 

Random....

Aragorn in his Cat in the Hat, hat he made

Birthday cards i made for A to give his class

"Look mom, licorice mustache"

Woking on Omi B's card

Birthday's....

The boys and I had a little Birthday party for my mom this past Saturday.  Her birthday was actually the 23rd, but do to schedules, and all that was going on, this last weekend was the 1st time we've seen her since her birthday.  I kinda got the idea to give a her a little party after we talked a couple weeks ago.  My mother doesn't do sweets, at all.   It took Becky many years to catch on that no matter how delicious hers cakes were, mom just didn't eat them.  So i didn't bother with pancakes and waffles, i went straight to the meat.  I made a platter with meats and cheese's and we had Wasa bread and summer sausage.  I tell you what, those european's might be onto something ;-)  We opened gifts, and even had mom blow out some birthday candles.  Rohan picked every thing out from the plates to the flowers, which he insisted on carrying the whole time at the store.  And yet, when it came to her getting here and wanting Kiss's, he was nowhere to be found.  We had a great time talking and eating away.  Mom was very happy with her gifts and the familiar breakfast. I liked that the boys were excited to make her cards and give her gifts.  I like that we've instilled that in them, that birthday's are special, and need to be celebrated.