Christmas Season 2009

Fall is long over as I now realize after waking up to snow on the ground this morning. I must say that it was a welcome sight though. Now it really feels like Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving we decorated the house inside and out and then the cold weather hit. Now the snow is here and "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas."

This year the kids were in the choir for the annual Christmas program and Ian got the lead part of Leon, Noel spelled backwards. They both did a great job at singing, dancing, and remembering 58 lines. Way to go Ian, we are so proud of you. So here are some of the pictures from the last couple of weeks of festivites at the Miller house.

Happy Holidays :)

Happy Halloween 2009

I know I know only a couple of days have passed and here I am posting pictures again. On Friday evening we attended Gag Night @ Chapel Rock Christian Church as we do every year with our neighbors. It usually gets me out of going door to door but this year it was a night early and so I had to do both. The kids got to go trick or treating for the first time this year and they had a blast. Don't think I want to get to go again next year but it was fun watching them run from house to house and get excited everytime about some stranger giving them candy. We have the biggest bowl we have ever had this year. Fun times had by all.

Fall 2009

Well so much time has passed and no blogging. I am going to try and update as much as possible and not make any promises about the next time I get on here.

School started off with a bang, Ian is improved soooooo much since that first week. Getting things done on his own, not depending on me so much, and actually getting true good grades all by himself. The teacher kicks in so easily that I forget he needs to accomplish the task at hand. Kylee is LOVING first grade. I don't think there is anything that she doesn't like. Her reading is about a 3rd grade level and she is breezing thru math. I couldn't be prouder of either one of them. Last week was the end of the first grading period and both kids brought home straight A's. Way to go kiddo :)

As for me I have 2 full time kids and 1 part time. Maddie will be leaving me in December to get to be a big sister. The other 2 will stay until the end of the school year. Between the 3 of them and then mine coming home as soon as they leave I am tuckered out to say the least. But we are very grateful for the opportunities to love other peoples children and then send them home.

As for fun things we have done, not much. Last week was our Fall Break and we took the kids horseback riding, for the 1st time, and got pumpkins for the holidays. We really enjoyed our time off and definitely weren't ready to get back to reality. So that sums up our fall and now we are headed into the busy holiday season and I can't wait. Until next time........

Summer was fun and now it is done

Well, as I sit here on Sunday evening I am realizing how much time has gone by without even waiting for me to catch up. We have had quite a lot of fun as a family this summer and we now must put it all to rest and start another school year.

Baseball and softball games thru June for the kids and then games for us started, and we still have more this week. First week of being out of school had VBX @ church. A trip to Cincinnati Beach for the day, 2 weeks later, a trip to King's Island. Many trips to the pool to work on our tans. Ian and Kylee both getting to go to church camp for the first time this year. And so many other things I am sure that I am forgetting.

Tomorrow will be Ian's first day of 4th grade and Kylee's first day of 1st grade. Who would have ever thought that my kids would grow up so fast? Certainly not me. I have loved every minute of watching you two grow up and can't wait to see what this year holds for both of you. Good Luck tomorrow and I love you both very much :)

Semi-Green Thumb Part 2

As summer is winding down and the rain seems to have lifted some, our garden is trying to become something. Green beans were a total bust, planted 2x and got nothing. But everything else seems to be trying really hard to grow. So the feeding schedule has been made and we are going to do our best at making this thing grow. Here are the latest pictures. Pretty pathetic really but we are excited to get a little something. We have already eaten carrots and green onions, still waiting on the rest. "A watched pot never boils." I know but it sure is hard to wait. Anyway...

Summer is in full swing

As I was sitting here I realized that I haven't done much in the way of blogging. Facebook seems to get all of my time and I tend to forget about this. I have no idea how many people actually follow my blog so anyway...

Summer is keeping us pretty busy, library reading program, playing with friends, having cookouts, swimming and enjoying God's world. The most recent activity we took part in was a family picture on my side. There are 16 of us total now and we decided to have a family photo taken. After much discussion and planning we finally got it accomplished on July 4th. Despite fighting the rain and having the camera set on a timer we got the photos taken. And we couldn't be happier, so with no further adue, here they are......

No green thumb here

Well to update the world on the garden, it is not doing so hot. We are in the process of deciding whether or not to start all over again. It has just been too wet. Oh well, maybe next year. :(