Finally, we have power and internet restored! We were without power for a full week. The kids weren't too thrilled with our evening flashlight parties. Thank goodness we have good friends who let us use their camper, their power, and their yard for the week! Thanks Wayne and Tabby!

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A couple weeks ago, we met my family in Greenwood for the day. We had a great time at Chuckie Cheese, playing putt-putt, riding go carts, and just spending time together!

Looks like mom has her hands full! The kids were so happy to see Meme and Grandpa!

Love the bib Jeremy!

Meaghan loved this horse. Seems she takes after her daddy with her love for horses.

Jonathan - "King of Cool"

More pictures of the babies!

Puppies!

Well, just when I thought my life couldn't get much busier . . . Hannah had her puppies. Six puppies to be exact! They are so tiny. There are four boys and two girls. We were up most of Friday night bottle feeding the little runt and trying to keep him warm. He seems to be doing better now and I'm really glad! I wasn't looking forward to giving him a bottle every 4 hrs! I'll try to get more pictures of them next week. I thought this picture of Kaiden meeting them for the first time was just too cute! He wasn't sure what to think!

Happy Birthday Randy!

Yesterday was my father-in-law's birthday. He says that he is 35! They were in Cincinnati bringing Sarah's stuff to GBS so we got together and went to Don Pablos. We went to the one on the river. It was real nice. We wished that we could've eaten outside, but we would've been too busy wiping sweat to eat. It was soooo hot!! Of course someone let it slip that it was his birthday! He got to wear the big sombrero and they sang to him!

The sombrero seems a little big for Meaghan!

And WAY TOO BIG for Kaiden!!

Kaiden is enjoying tortillas or maybe it's his napkin. He tasted both!!

Finally, at long last, I am posting new pictures. They are all from the cell phone so not the best quality.
Two weeks ago, Kaiden had a minor outpatient surgery at Children's Hospital. I was a nervous wreck, but all went well. Here he is in his hospital gown right before going to surgery!


Last weekend, we met Jason and Shelly and took the kids to Chuckie Cheese. We say that we went for the kids, but the adults had alot of fun too! Jason and I had never been there.

The rest are just misc. pictures of the kids. I really do comb Meaghan's hair! The pics of her were taken when I wasn't home. She is obsessed with trying on all her old clothes, thus the size 18 month pj shirt. Kaiden is now crawling, pulling up to everything, and has his first tooth! Enjoy!

Today our church had an outreach picnic at the church. It turned out real nice although it was unbelievably hot!!! There were around 44 people there besides our church people. A couple of families were looking for a church so we are praying that we will see them tomorrow. The father of one of these families asked the men to pray with him. That makes the sweating worth it!

Here's the kids. Not sure what they were doing. They had knocked down the volleyball net by then. My hillybilly daughter is there in the front without any shoes!

The kids loved this moonwalk thing.

Face painting.

Poor Sis Forsee was worn out by this time!

The men found some shade. This picture cracks me up. Apparently Bro. Forsee's legs were hot! He has his burghundy pants pulled up halfway to his knees! Too funny!

Here are a few pictures from the last week or so!
This is Meaghan and Snickers. Snickers will be coming to live with us in a couple of weeks. He's not quite seven weeks old.

It seems that Kaiden enjoys exercising about as much as I do!

Last Saturday we went on a picnic. The kids loved being outdoors!

They went wading with Daddy! My favorite part of the day was when a crawdad crawled across Scott's foot. He wasn't expecting it and hollered pretty loud! I got a good laugh out of the whole thing!

Here's my little man! He is getting so big. He's sitting up good and now trying to crawl. I feel old saying this, but it's hard to believe how fast they grow up.

I'm thinking about putting this pic on my refrigerator to motivate me to diet!!

Finally, at long last, I am back!! Its been a busy month! At the end of May, we moved. We are enjoying our house and our yard! It is so good to not have to worry what the neighbors around us think about my noisy kids.
Meaghan and Kaiden are growing fast! Kaiden is just learning to sit up on his own. He is doing real well. He also discovered his tongue again!! I haven't found my camera since we moved so these pics are a little blury. They are from the cell phone.


This weekend we went to Pilgrim camp meeting. It was good to see my family again!! We got to see my parents and brothers and my grandparents. It was also good to see my cousin Crystal and her family. It is sad how the miles keep you from the people that you are closest to.
This is Grandma Hopkins and Kaiden.


My brother Jonathan has most of the talent in the family! He sang tenor in a youth trio for missionary service. I think he did a great job. This pic is pretty far away and blurry but that is Jonathan on the left!

Well, hopefully I find my camera soon, but at least now Sarah and Jenny will be happy!!!

Redneck Baby

My poor son! He is already being turned into a redneck. He is a cute redneck though!!!

Not much has been going on around here. We have been busy working and getting ready to move. We have two weeks left and not much is packed yet. We have managed to sort through alot of stuff that has accumulated. Fun times!
We were able to go back to Illinois for Mother's Day and suprise my mom. We hadn't been home for about six months. It was very nice to be home!! Meaghan really enjoyed harrassing their kittens! We also stopped on the way home to see Scott's mom. My camera batteries died so no pics. Mom got some good ones so I will have to get them from her.

Saturday was such a beautiful day that we couldn't stay in the apartment. Joey and Jessica and their three little girls came over for a picnic. It was Kaiden's first picnic! We had a really good time until Scott and Joey decided to go fishing. We were pretty sure that with four little girls age 3 and under that someone was bound to fall in. We ended up bringing the kids home to play. Here are a few pics.

Kaiden's Dedication

Finally, I have found my camera! I have been wanting to post pictures of Kaiden's dedication service but the camera was missing. The service was March 30. We were very lucky to have all of our family there (except Sarah who was on band tour and Scott's grandma who is not able to climb up to our 3rd floor apt.) The service was very nice!

Tag!!

Rules: Answer the following questions, then tag 5 other people on their blogs.

What was I doing 10 years ago?
After reading what everyone else was doing 10 yrs ago, I feel really old. Ten yrs ago, I was in nursing school. I was busy learning the functions of the human body by poking around on a cadaver!! Nice, huh?!!

5 things to do today:
Laundry - we are officially out of clean clothes.
Dishes
Spend time with my family
Sleep (I worked night shift all wkend)
Grocery shop

Snacks I enjoy:
Double stuffed oreos, peanut m&m's, doritos, and anything chocolate!!

If I were a Billionaire:
I'd pay off all my bills.
Buy a house!
Buy a brand new SUV (too hold all the car seats) and then spend the rest of my billion on gas!!
Help open an orphanage in Haiti.
Share with my friends and family but it seems that they have all already been tagged and are already billionaires themselves.
Shop, shop, shop!!

Bad Habits I Have:
Procrastinating
Eating too much (obviously)
Speaking before thinking

Places I've Lived:
Bloomington, IL
Terre Haute, IN
Greenup, IL
Cincinnati, OH - GBS dorm
Columbus, IN
Back to Cincinnati

Jobs I've Had:
Nurse's aide at Sarah Bush Hospital
Nursing jobs in pediatric private duty, surgical services, and orthopedics.

5 people I'd like to know more about:
Charity
Jenn E.
Valerie
Jenn W.
Erin

Sprinkles' Stories

It seems that our little rabbit is in for a hectic life. She does have a name now thanks to my Grandma Tom. Her name is Sprinkles because she has brown spots "sprinkled" over her back. Meaghan still calls her Bunny most of the time. She is very patient and does not try to nibble on the little fingers that are always poking at her.
Kaiden is not coordinating his hands quite yet but has discovered his tongue. I put Sprinkles up to his nose to see what he did when her whiskers tickled him. He tried to lick her!! Yuck!!
Scott was home with the kids Tuesday night by himself. He heard Meaghan giggling in the other room and found her standing on a chair with the fish tank lid open. She was trying to cram Sprinkles in the tank. Poor thing!! Seems she is in for alot of excitement!