Has it really been 20 days since my last blog? YES!

Well for those of you who are regular

"blog-checkers"--I must apologize! I can not believe how long it has been since my last post. It seems like life just went from slow motion to fast forward for me. I will try to do a quick catch-up---(if you are interested ??!??)

Thanksgiving was wonderful. It was so nice to come back to Las Vegas for a few days and reconnect with friends and family. It was a good break for all of us and helped us to get ready to face going back to school and work for a few weeks before Christmas break. It was great to see so many cousins and friends--enjoy some of our cute pictures!

Counting the Days!

Just a few more days until our trip to Las Vegas! Yeah--we are looking forward to seeing many of those we love and miss so much while we are there. Here is the quote for the week in honor of the coming week----
"Favorite people,
favorite places,
favorite memories
of the past.
These are the
joys of a lifetime,
these are the
things that last."

-- Henry Van Dyke


Love to all, Katie

My little Mollser is 16!!

Our sweet Mollie is now officially 16! At 1:03 a.m. 16 years ago on a chilly November morning, (after 3 DAYS of labor and 11 weeks of bedrest!!!), this wonderful, talented, beautiful girl came into our life. We have been blessed since the very first day. She is an amazing young woman and we love her very much!!!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you--to everyone who participated in Mollie's birthday album. She was so touched and surprised--I may have even seen a tear or two. I told her that every person in that book would be there for her if she ever needed help. That book represents a mountain of LOVE and support (I also told her you would all buy front row tickets to her Broadway debut--so start saving your pennies!) You helped make a great day even more special! (And to those of you who haven't quite got your page done, get busy!)

We celebrated with lunch and a little shopping (spending money from Grandma Burdett!Thanks Grandma!) on Saturday in St. Louis. Last night Mollie's new friends from church came over for Pizza, "Meet the Robinsons" and games. They had a lot of fun!

Thanks again (and NO ONE is allowed to count my gray hair now that I have 2 kids over 16!) Love, Katie

Organizing Day & Thursday's Thought!

I've been working on my studio /office today. I love having things organized, appealing and ready to go--I feel like making something! Thought you might like a picture...





and here's the quote for the week


A ship in the harbor is safe
but that is not what it was built for.

This week someone asked my "When was the last time you did something for the first time?" Hmmmm----thoughtprovoking---Happy Sailing!

Halloween

We still love Halloween around here! We had a great 80's girl and a pretty fairy, who wanted to trick or treat, eat yummy food with friends and watch a "little bit" scary movie--Monster House! Very fun! We missed trick or treating at Grandma's house, though---

Fall Fun!!

Can you guess what those things are on James' head? We had a great time at a local farmers market and pumpkin patch when Em was here visiting. Fall is beautiful in the midwest--you really should give it a try! (James' antlers are SQUASH!)

Cherish Them!

• Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them. -Richard L. Evans
A good thought to remember with the holidays just around the corner! Love to all!