Lily loves Ramen noodles, her favorite flavors are chicken and oriental seasoning. Imagine that!!

Silly Pictures

Brother and sister acting silly by the dishwasher

The Duke Boys

This is Grant and his cousin Clayton, we call them Bo and Luke Duke after the 80's show The Dukes of Hazzard. They earned that name because they are cousin whom are always up to no good, they fight and 5 minutes later they are best friends. Plus, one is a blonde and the other a brunette, just like the stars of the show. I beleive their name was John Schneider and Tom Wopat. Doug calls them Hall and Oates though.

Goat Love

This is my brother Brain sharing a tender moment with his new girlfriend!

My Pretty Girl

Everyday I thank God for giving me the most beautiful baby girl.

Apple Picking Time

Every fall my mother, Mary takes all of her grandchildren apple picking. Last year there was 3 grandchildren and now there are 4 of them. My mother, brother and I take a day off work and venture over to Graffton, Illinois with our children to have lunch at the Finn Inn and then head over to Eckerts Farm for some apple picking. The kids love it and Brian and I enjoy spending time with our mother. We hope to continue the fall tradition for many years to come.
As you can see, apple picking was to much work for Lily, she slept thru the whole thing. However, Grant and his cousins Clayton and Emily had a wonderful time.

Update September 18

So sorry about the confusing post. I started to upload pics and blog however the dogs distracted me and I could not remember where I was in the process. As most of you know I am not savvy in the computer area of life.
I just want to give an update on life here at eaglebrooke, Lily is doing wonderful and she is wanting to walk so bad. In some ways I am excited for her to walk and then in other ways I want to keep her a baby a little longer. It has been 6 weeks since she joined our family and she has blossomed so much. She laughs out loud, wants to be in our arms all the time and studies anything and everything around her.
Grant is staying busy as well, almost too busy. I don't think that he gets nearly enough sleep anymore. Grant has issues with sleeping by himself and claims that he is afraid of the "Aliens". We explain over and over that he is safe and that no one is going to get him. However we need sleep also and usually end up letting him sleep with us. I know what you are thinking, we are suckers.
All in all things are going very well. Enjoy the pics

Weekend Fun

Grant enjoying playing by the creek

Tuesday September 4 Update

Just a quick update to let everyone know that life is getting somewhat back to normal and into a routine. Lily has finally started sleeping through the night, unless she is having teething issues or a bad dream. Grant has started preschool and still continues to go to daycare 2 days a week. Doug is back at work full force and I am getting use to the stay at home mom role.
Lily seems to be a very happy baby who enjoys crawling around and exploring, loves to be outside on her swing and watches every move her big brother makes.