Lincoln's Tomb

4/21/09
Eliot LOVES Abraham Lincoln! On our anniversary, he asked if we could go see Mister Lincoln. So off we went! It was a beautiful days, very sunny and a little nippy, but not too bad. We went after dinner around 7:00pm so it was still light out and we were the only ones at the Tomb. It was really fantastic and we all made sure to rub Lincoln's nose for luck.

Afterwards we drove around Oak Ridge Cemetary. I didn't realize how beautiful and peaceful a cemetary could be. I was impressed with out old and well cared for the grave stones are, some date back to the late 1800's. I loved seeing all the old fashioned names.


It was an awesome time!



4/23/09
On Thursday night Eliot's school held a performance with the Kindergarten, First, and Second Grades tributed to Abraham Lincoln. My Eliot was by far the most annimated child on stage, a showstopper! I guess he has showchoir in the genes.

Lily Eating Cake

Lilyana's First Birthday

Holy Cow Lilyana Josaffine! I can't believe she is One! It's has been a very fast year. Tonight we had a birthday party for Lily. Her cake was awesome! Vanilla Strawberry and Lemon Blueberry cakes with homemade vanilla and lemon ice cream. She received many beautiful gifts and a whole new wardrobe for the spring and summer. She is ready to swing in her pretty pink swing with sunhat and sunglasses. She was wonderfully happy as usual. We saved the best for last I guess and she was well worth the wait! In all honesty, her brothers are fantastic too. They are all uniquely wonderful and together they are spectacular. Thanks to everyone who was able to come tonight, and we missed you if you weren't able to make it. Here is to many more incredibly fun girly birthdays!

Fast Forward

It's been awhile. Where do we start? Happy, Healthy, and Loving our life.

Lily is doing wonderfully. She is tooling around in the walker like a speed demond. Look out! She will get your toes if you're in her way. She drives it like a bumper car, she'll ram it forward till she hits something, then she throws it in reverse! Tonight Liam was playing a little game with her of peek-a-boo around her while she was running over him with the walker.

Lucien is still a mastermind. I never knew a 2 year old could give you such a look of shame. His expressions tilt the world on end. He is currenty building a gun out of blocks... eh.

Liam is in big boy underwear today..."No.. I don't want it!" At least he is polite most the time and says, "No, No thank you... I don't want it!" He has just gotten back into watching Finding Nemo again, it's a great movie.

Eliot is 6 going on 16. He doesn't like to practice the violin, but he has a lot of talent and a very good ear. He would rather watch transformers animated, which somedays i would rather do instead of being the mom and doing mom chores.

My fabulous husband is reading like crazy these days. He has a second girlfriend named Sookie, a character in the Dead Until Dark books by Charline Harris. Thanks goodness he is on the second to last book in the series. I miss him. He still gives me smidgins of bits of attention when i do so require them, if i have a pouty enough look.

I... ah, haven't been to inspired. I haven't read in awhile. I got stuck on Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. I just can't seem to get the umph to go forward with it, yet i'm only 130 pages into it. I haven't written in a while. I have been cleaning a lot, perhaps my spring fever has come a little early. It was nice and warm this week, up until today that is. It's about 9 degrees right now, yikes!

We have a New baby in the family, Dexter Levi Groth, born December 26th. My brother Chris and his wife Sarah have had their first child. Mama looks fantastic and baby is doing well.

My sister is expecting in July and is full of excitement. She will find out the sex in about 4 weeks.

Not much else going on around here. We are trying to buckle down and coast through the winter months.

The funniest thing is... I'm happier than i think i've ever been. There are many things that could be improved, yet i'm not bothered by it. I am really enjoying my kids and my husband. I like this time of life. I just got tired of not being happy with myself and hating myself, and now I feel so much better. I've been more careful to take better care of myself. I don't want to be old and tired for my kids. I want to play with them. I'm taking vitamins again, sleeping, and excercising. What a combo! Somehow eating is just not as scary anymore, now that i don't hate myself.

Honey is on his way home... Go to go!