Wow! Time flies...

Wow! I only just realized the at I have not been on my blog for almost a year! Honestly I don't have tons of time. I will have to upload some pictures and get them on here. I sometimes have trouble with this.

Life is crazy with 6 now! Nikolai will be 1 on September 12th and getting into all kinds of trouble! He is a climber and is getting very good at it. I miss the days of him snuggling up as he sleeps.

Dimitri is going to be 3 in November. We decided to wait to put him into Preschool. So he will be going to CBS (the bible study I do) and playgroup as well as play dates. He is a handful. I often wonder what i was wishing on myself when i wanted a boy.

The 4 girls are all doing well. They start school after Labor Day.

My work for Mike is slow going. I am having trouble figuring out how to work everything in that I need to get done. That is the biggest reason why I have not been updating this blog. If anyone has any suggestions about how to work from home with kids on opposite nap schedules, I am looking for tips. I am hoping that with the beginning of the school year and the new schedule, that it will all balance out and i will get everything figured out.

Rainbows

Well, It has been a busy few weeks. Mike and I went on a weekend away. (Yes that means without the kids!) We went to the west coast of MI, namely to Holland, and had a great time. Holland is a beautiful town. It was nice to sleep in, read without interruption, swim in the beautiful pool at our hotel. We even went jet-skiing. Mike had never been and he really wanted to. We even walked the farmers market (we didn't buy anything cause it would have spoiled before we could eat it all). Our neighbor Annie watched the kids and they had a great time. She took them to her cottage and they went boating and tubing!

I went on retreat last weekend. On the way there, it was raining... a sun shower. I saw a rainbow! I can't remember the last time I saw one! It heightened my already uplifted mood. It reminds me of God's promise! It has been a great summer... only a few weeks left, and I know it is going to be a great year... even if it is a little crazy with #6 coming shortly (20 days till my due date!)!

The Zoo with Grandma and Grandpa

EmmaLee on the train ride.

Watching the hippo at the zoo. It swims up right next to the glass and is always a favorite with the kids.

Dimitri got so exhausted he fell asleep in his stroller. That NEVER happens! He usually needs to sleep in his crib or he won't sleep! He loved his day! I think he is going to be an animal lover like Papa!

Cora

Helen is getting to be such a big beautiful girl! I love this shot of her!

Silly Susan! She has such a nice smile!

Dima loved Grandpa! When Grandma and Grandpa were visiting he followed Grandpa around like a shadow, well until Papa came home from work, then he was Papa's boy once again! Of course he has always prefered to hang with boys and men!
I have been having trouble for some reason getting my zoo pictures on my blog as well as on facebook. That is why it took me so long to get these on here. Here is one of all 5 kids together at the zoo waiting for a ride on the train.

Come back soon!

I have a lot more to put on so check out the site again in a week!

Our carpenter!

When Mike was working on a few household projects, Dima found his battery powered screwdriver. He loved it! He played with it for at least 20 minutes, (which is a loooong time for him. It would be 4 hours in adult time, or maybe a whole day!)

A visit with the Grieshaber's

The kids all had fun... getting dirty! We stuck the hose on them!

Stuck!

How did he do this? I think he did it on purpose. He seemed to think it was funny! Stuck between the screen and the door! Don't worry he did get out, easily!