Flashbacks

I admit - I get distracted easily...

and we have been SO. CRAZY. BUSY!!! 

My oldest son decided that it was high time he graduated....

That's him in the blue.

And then we went to all of these awesome graduation parties - 

and the moms!! They were so amazing - they had these amazing scrapbooks

and these great pictures, and they were so organized.

I went home and checked out my scrap books... I had one page done 

- of the oldests' first birthday

and then

I put it all back in the buckets.  ( sounds like I have Photo UFO's now too)

Because our party was later - I thought! ( see one should just never think!!)

I could gather a few photos

and then I realized I had CD's

and anyways

look what I found

My baby - probably just shy of 2?

And then the first group of kids I ever taught to quilt

My baby is the boy kneeling on the far right side, in the grey shirt.

this is 5th grade ( 2005)

 And a musicaal!

The two oldest boys were in this play - and the middle one is there in the Navy Lettermans jacket

he was sooo cute ;-)

And then I found this!

My Brother and his wife are on the left with there 2 kids

and of course me and my three.

We haven't seen my brother for ages!! 

This photo really distracted me!

Our house was SO! EMPTY!!!

After looking at some of these - I cleaned.

That was a real sneaky way to get me to spring clean!!

( and three bags of usable stuff went to our church's love closet!)

Oh yes - that is Wrangler man - the 5 kids wrestled him to the ground!

One year the Christmas tree selection was a little sad.

So we went tumbleweed shopping - out our back door.

we got 5 or 6 tumbleweeds and made our own tree,

It was a blast!

We had to make all the ornaments, cuz our normal ones were too heavy!

Of course - while digging - I found one of me.

It is sort of funny...

I normally run from cameras, or would rather be the one shooting.

The memories... and the changes in my kiddos - Holy Cow!!