Another remember when post....

Well, couldn't resist. Just love looking at some old pics. These boys sure are growing up fast.

Justin was the messiest little guy sometimes, wasn't he? (still is sometimes) Owen always has some animated facial expression.

Anyhow, nothing new to post. We are expecting Dan (dad, Grandpa), Deb (mom, Grandma), and Grandma Jo this weekend. We are excited to see them and we should have some pretty decent weather. Today was nice, 60 and sunny. We went to the park after Owen got out of school, Shaun and I played some tennis while the boys just played around it was fun!!

Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Jamie and fam....

A walk in the park..

Today we had some pretty decent weather, 60 and sunny!! We took the boys to another new park. It was a really neat park complete with a carousel, train rides, and a pond (the rides are closed for the winter). The boys had a blast, as you can see, jumping off the swings. We got a lot of great pictures today!!

We signed Owen up for the swim team in our subdivision. He'll start practices in May and meets in June and July. Justin wasn't interested in being on the swim team. This week I got a job at Lifetime Fitness Center in Cary!! They are scheduled to open in May, the building is still under construction. I will be working in the Child Center, which is great because it allows me the option to bring the boys if need be. I'm sure they'll be begging to go to work with me, the 7,000 sq. ft. Child Center comes complete with its own computer lab and children's basketball court plus much more. I'm real excited!! I'm also taking a course to get certified to instruct group fitness classes and will do that sometime down the road.

So, as you can see we are all having a blast and love going out and exploring and visiting new parks. (Oh, by the way I killed a mosquito today!!! I was actually excited to do that on Feb. 24th!!, sorry for ya'll stuck in the snow (oops did I really type that?))

Until next time, love from your kin in NC!!!

Exploris........

Well, today was another fun day. We showed our guests downtown Raleigh and made a visit to Exploris (kind of a science center/museum). Everyone had a great time. We just finished the day relaxing and letting the kids play. It was very cold and windy (cold NC standards, probably warm compared to MI). We are having a great weekend.

Enjoy the pics.. my dad decided to take the bus with Rosa Parks and Shaun had a nice chat with Serena from Ghana, Owen took off on a bus, while Justin rode the bike carriage around. Meanwhile I was trying to capture everything on the camera. It was crazy!!!

Love,

Shaun, Jamie, Owen, Justin, Donna, Ernie, Carrie, Emily, Rosa, and Serena!!!!;-)

Kenny Rogers meets Monster Jam and my mom!!!

Hey everyone,

Here are some pics of our day today. My mom, dad, sister, and Emily arrived last night!!! The boys were so excited and antsy all day waiting for them to get here. We went to the Monster Jam tonight and did some sight seeing during the day. The weather is a little chilly but we still had a great day.

Hey look closely at the picture of the kids at the Monster Jam...Kenny Rogers was sitting right next to my mom!!!! I think he was drunk. Oh and can you tell in the same picture Justin didn't want his picture taken?

Until next time,

Shaun, Jamie, Owen, Justin, Donna, Ernie, Carrie, and Emily (and Kenny too!)

Happy belated Valentine's Day!!!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of you who sent the boys Valentine cards and gifts. They enjoy getting mail and packages. It's a task getting them to talk on the phone so I thought these pics and a special thank you blog would suffice. Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day.

Have a fantastic weekend!!!

Love,

Jamie, Shaun, Owen, and Justin

House Hunting in NC..

Here are some pictures of this house we looked at today, if we can get out of our lease early we may put in an offer on it!!!! It's absolutely gorgeous!!! There is a pic of the master bath/jacuzzi tub, theater, wine cellar, the main floor kitchen, the backyard, the back of the house, the pool, deck, and the boys fishing off the deck into the lake.

There are also some pics of the boys skateboarding. We checked out the skateboard park in Cary today and they can't wait to get in on the halfpipe.

Another great weekend!! Love to all..

Hair today..gone tomorrow!

Well, Owen FINALLY got a haircut!!! That's right Owen got a haircut and boy doesn't he look handsome? Today was a fun day! He was resisting getting his haircut but it was way overdue. After his golden locks were chopped off I think he felt pretty cool. Owen had a friend over this morning from school. All three boys played great together. After Owen's friend left we went over to my friends house and she gave Owen his great new do! Then we took the boys to Target where they got new skateboards and now they are having a movie night! Things are going great! We are looking forward to our next visitors!!! Grandmama, Papa, Auntie Carrie, and Emily are coming on the 16th for the weekend and we are all excited to see them. The boys are counting down the sleeps!!

The pics above are one before Owen's haircut and one after his makeover. The one of Shaun and Just was today on our walk along the greenway in our neighborhood. The last one of Owen is his attitude face!! (the teenager)

Well, hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! Love and Miss EVERYONE!!!!

Love,

Jamie and the gang ;-)

6th day of school!

Well, Justin was in a great mood this morning and said I could take his picture for school. Although, it's not his first day of school picture at least I was able to get one of him on his way. He is writing his name, and doing his sign language, and coloring great. He's really enjoying his new school and showing us so many new things that he's learning. The boys are getting really good on their new rollerblades and Owen plans on taking his tomorrow for show 'n' tell. They are having fun! Hope everyone is staying warm as much as possible. Until next time and in case I don't see you Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Goodnight!

Love,

All of us!

Bladin..

Well, the boys got rollerblades this weekend. Owen is really enjoying his and Justin would still rather ride his scooter or heely's. We took the boys to the local roller rink to test out the new "blades" and they both did awesome. My, my, those places haven't changed a bit, Shaun and I felt like we were 13 again. It was fun! We went to a place called Bullwinkles after "bladin" which is equivalent to a Chuck E Cheeses. Of course, the boys had a great time there. The first picture is the boys at the roller rink, the second picture was taken this morning in our garage, and the third picture is Justin playin hoops at Bullwinkle's (he made almost every shot, little superstar! Look at his form and the concentration on his face, he was in the game..) The boy's are out having men's time at Apex Park bladin and scooterin. It's chilly here today and windy but the sun is still out and it's tolerable outside. Well, enjoy the Superbowl game or the commercials whichever you tune in for (I personally like the commercials) and stay warm!!!

Go Bears!!!

Luv Jamie and fam..

Goodnight sweetheart!

Proof that Justin still lives here....;-)

Let it Snow!!!

Welcome to February!! Today they canceled school before the first snowflake hit the ground!!! Owen was very excited to not have school. We played in the snow and had snowball fights before the snow turned into rain. We got maybe 2 inches of snow and the city was in a panic! It's funny. I was able to snap a picture of Owen who had to throw on his coat and run out in the snow to have a bite. I brought out the camera to take pics of the boys playing but was attacked by snowballs before I even was able to shut the door behind me. Justin was being camera shy so the only pic I have for today are the ones of Owen looking ragged. Anyhow, we felt like we were still in Michigan today with a snow day and finding activities to keep busy indoors. All is going great. Owen lost yet another tooth!! That makes 5 teeth already. He's definitely making a profit. Well, that's all folks!!!