Super Soccer STAR...

Easton with his {WONDERFUL} coach

Easton, Coach and his BEST bud Devin

The kids awaiting their shirts and certificates.

McLovin got in trouble a lot for chatting it up flirting with the girls

home run for MIA...

If you live in the Canton, CT area or a close surrounding town, PLEASE stop by the Canton Volunteer Fire Department{Canton Springs} from 10-2 tomorrow for a WONDERFUL cause. Mia Shand is nine years old and battling a malignant brain tumor. Mia and her family were neighbors of ours before we recently moved. Now is the time for all of us as a community to step up and help this sweet little girl out. Please pray for Mia, her little sister Ella, her parents{Penny and John} as well as the rest of her family. And if you are available please come out to this great event and have FUN!!

WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT

RAFFLE

BAKE SALE

HAMBURGERS & HOT DOGS

BOUNCE HOUSE FOR LITTLE ONES!!

Donations are accepted, please leave me a comment if your interested.

The Business of a Mom...

We have been so busy...whomever said summer vacation is a time for relaxing didn't have 2 busy, active boys ages 5 and 2.5. We've had so much happen in the month of June and I feel like I didn't even blog about any of it...so now I'm playing catch up...which means this will be an unbelievably LONG post and I won't hold it against you if you don't stare at your computer for 15 minutes catchin up with the Charles family. So here we go...

*We took a trip to TX to visit friends and attend a family reunion. The kids had a BLAST!! We started our trip in Dallas where we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge{AMAZING}!! Aunt Kristan{Daddy's sister} came from Austin to spend time with her only favorite nephews and niece. Then we headed to East TX{Mt.Pleasant} to spend a wonderful weekend with {Mommy's} extended family. The kids had the BEST time splashing around the lake with their cousins and seeing{meeting} so much family!!

*We returned to CT and we were greeted by Pappy{Daddy's Dad} who drove from MI to visit the kids and to help celebrate London's ONE year birthday!!

*London turned ONE{June 25}!!!

*Daddy and Mommy celebrated their 10 year anniversary{June 26}...WOW 10 WHOLE YEARS of marriage!! We were able to escape this CRAZY house for an evening out with wonderful friends!!

*The Friday before London's birthday, Uncle John{Daddy's uncle} flew from a business trip in FL to help celebrate London's ONE year birthday!!

*We had a wonderful party for London with all of her friends and their siblings.

*Tuesday Pappy and Uncle John drove back to MI and we began to get ready for more family to arrive!

*Wednesday Uncle Leo{Daddy's brother} and Aunt Jenny arrived from OR. They got to meet sweet London for the FIRST time. We enjoyed several days with them before they left{July 4} to go celebrate Independence Day in Boston and then return back to OR.

Now things are S L O W L Y starting to get back to normal. The kids are finally back to realizing mom is about as exciting as it gets. But luckily they have a lot of activities to keep them busy...Easton had golf camp all last week and now he has soccer camp all this week. Waylon is turning into a fearless fish with his swim lessons and is doing a great job! And London well, she's working on cutting her two top teeth and just being a ONE year old{trying to walk, talk and find her place in this CRAZY family}.

I also want to ask for prayers for Easton...he will be seeing a pediatric surgeon tomorrow morning to have a Branchial Cleft Cyst examined. After I noticed a mass in his collar bone area, I took him to London's ONE year check-up and had the Dr. check it quickly. After consulting with another Dr. and speaking with an ENT it was decided he needed to see a pediatric surgeon , it is something that will more than likely have to be surgically extracted. But just say a prayer for him and us as we decide what to do.

Much Love!!

These Boots Shoes Were Made For Walkin'...

And that's what they're gonna do{I hope}.

London is ready to be walking but she just doesn't have the confidence to do it yet. She did take a couple of steps a couple weeks ago, but it ended with her face planting on the ground. Her new thing is trying to climb on everything. Not sure I'm ready for her to be walking yet, but like everything else, I don't think she's seeking my approval!!

It's My PARTY...

And I'll be ADORABLE if I want to...

Decorations

Let the festivities begin...

Decorating cupcakes

Cake time

Party's over...BYE BYE

{ONE}

I am AMAZED...my sweet little girl is {dare I say it} ONE!! I can't believe that London has been in our lives for an entire year. I have prayed for the little girl ever since I was a little girl...I so badly wanted to be a mommy to a girl and I am blessed beyond my dreams with this little girl. Today has been an emotional day for me as I look back on the joy that she has brought into my life. I also think that a lot of my emotion has to do with the knowledge that this may be the last ONE year old Charles birthday we celebrate{until these little ones have their own little ones}. I pray that I will be a good role model for London and that 30 years from now she will know I love her as much then as I do now.

CLICK HERE to see the post announcing London's arrival into our family.

Be Back SOON...

but until then these will have to do...