~Me and my 6-year-old nephew, Caleb
~Trying to be all cool with our self portrait shots
And of course, a silly picture! Every family has a crazy uncle, but do they have a crazy Aunt? I’d better watch out. 
~Kasie
Caleb and Me
May 30th, 2010Little David
May 27th, 2010Here are the promised pictures of David Josiah! My sister-in-law was discharged from the hospital and able to come home today, so we all got to meet little David. Isn’t he precious?
We’ve been trying to keep him awake during the day as much as possible. Here he had his eyes wide open for a long time!
Such a cutey! Children are a blessing from the Lord.
Aunty Kasie gets to hold David her new nephew
Uncle Nate’s turn
Big brother Chris gets a turn too!
Did you know that David is Mom’s 21st grandchild? I love our big family!
-Kasie
I Have a New Nephew!
May 27th, 2010David Josiah was born May 25, weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz, 21 inches long. I have yet to see him (I’ve been looking after David’s older siblings), but hopefully I’ll be able to this afternoon! I hear he’s a cutie.
Congratulations to my brother Brian, and his wife Tina, on their fourth child! I’ll post pictures as soon as I can!
-Kasie
They Were Here…
May 24th, 2010They left heavy tracks and signs everywhere…
Beware! and stay indoors. Otherwise, you may stumble upon a crouched camouflaged figure or two with – airsoft guns!
Yeah, we had an airsoft battle the other day… 
This picture was practically the only one taken that day. We must’ve been having fun!
-Kasie
Notes and Lists
May 21st, 2010Just where would we be without them?
~A very common sight in our this household
~an old list (although I do plan to go riding today if it stops raining!)
Do you use lists and notes like these? I don’t know what I’d do without them! Most important on my agenda today is laundry. And cleaning my room, come to think of it.
-Kasie
The Geeky Glasses Post
May 19th, 2010
Don’t the glasses make Jeremy look like Clark Kent?
They’re not prescription glasses, sunglasses, reading glasses, or really, anything one would normally wear a pair of glasses for, other than minimizing glare from the sun. They are pretty much, all for head turning, eyebrow raising, smile-to-your-face querky style!
Of course, we all had to try them on…
Walter actually doesn’t look too bad in them! I can just imagine him, sitting in front of a computer, typing up programs, or doing whatever it is nerds do.
I tried them on as well…
…ugh! it just didn’t fit well. My face is too small.
Evan’s turn!
I actually think Leah looks cute in them! Not quite her style, but cute nonetheless.
And for Nate? It just doesn’t work, dude, plain and simple. I’m sorry man! I know how much you wanted your own pair.
Angie couldn’t wait to take them off either!
In the end we gave them back to the one who looks the best in them (not to mention the owner!). But it was fun trying out our new look!
-Kasie
My Graduation
May 17th, 2010Yes, I made it! And I’m now a homeschool highschool graduate, diploma and all. Huzzah!
We had a small ceremony with our local homeschool group last Friday, when I graduated with two other seniors. I was fun wearing the traditional cap and gown, but honestly I don’t know how in heaven’s name a mortarboard can look good on anyone! It’s a fashion our society can do without. How ’bout newsboy caps for the next generation? Who’s with me? 
We had a whole discussion/debate on which direction to flip the tassel; left to right, or right to left? I asked several people their opinion and was given several different answers each time; in the end, we voted left to right. Seems logical, doesn’t it? Which way did you flip your tassel when you graduated? I’d love to know!
After some refreshments at the church, we invited several of our friends to our house for a graduation party. Good thing it was a Friday night – we ended up laughing, talking and playing hilarious games until after 12! Good times!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out and made this day so special to me. You guys are the best, and I’m so blessed to know you all.
The adventure continues!
-Kasie
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Look What We Found!
May 15th, 2010A littler of kittens! There were five of them across the creek – no wonder we’ve been seeing the mommy cat a lot lately!
We were able to catch these two cuties, and yes, we’re keeping them. They’ve adapted to being around people pretty well, especially for living in the wild for (I’m guessing) 5 weeks or so.
~a little scared on their first day with humans. Don’t they look so funny without tails? They’re a tailless breed, known as “manx cats”. They’re suppose to be really good mousers!
At this point, the little guys (actually guy and girl!) are still nameless, but the decision is up to Nate and I, since we caught and claimed them.We’ll probably keep the tradition, using Lord of the Rings names, but we’ll see.
Aren’t they so adorable!
-Kasie
Girls’ Night Crafts
May 14th, 2010Every Thursday night the guys go to a men’s group, studying Norm Wakefield’s Equipping Men series; and every Thursday night they’re gone, us ladies get together at our house and have a “girls’ night in”! We bake goodies, talk, laugh and share stories (a lot of that going on!), sometimes watch a movie, knit or do other crafts. Last night we pooled our scrap booking materials together, and had a stampin’ up party!
I love card making! It’s just a pain to get everything out and clean it up every time a birthday is coming up. Plus, I found that creativity flows best when you’re with friends.
Of course, you can’t have a craft like this going on without a huge mess!
Creating…
Look what we had at the end of our evening!
A closer look.
Those of you who have birthdays, or any special occasions coming up, you should not have read this post. You just might be getting a beautiful handmade card in the mail!
-Kasie
May Barn Dance
May 11th, 2010Yes, another one. This time, however, we got to dance in the new addition! Our friends did a fabulous job of building a second floor to their barn (which we’ve used for parties and New Year’s festivities). It was gorgeous! They had to raise the floor in a certain area in order to fit large machinery downstairs, so upstairs it made a stage! We even danced on it for a time. The whole place looked lovely with decorations of stringed white lights, cowboy bandannas and rustic antiques to add to the atmosphere
I didn’t snap too many pictures since I was so busy having a good time, but thankfully somebody else did! Here’s a collection of our pictures together.
Silliness
We got a little creative with our dancing as the evening grew later… It sure made for a lot of laughs! Check it out;
Not shown in the pictures was our game of “Duck, duck, goose” on the stage! Yes, we’re all teenagers or older, and we played Duck, Duck Goose. We found out that one of our party had (gasp!) never had the pleasure as a child, so we simply had to play. It’s actually a pretty fun game! You should try it. Really!
Have a lovely day everyone!
-Kasie
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