Monday, April 21, 2008

What's new at the Massey house....






Haven't blogged in awhile. Everything is good here, just busy as usual! Here are just a few pics of life around the Massey house lately. We've been enjoying the sunshine and spring weather finally and the girls have been spending most of their time outside. Daddy and Allie spent one weekend afternoon "exploring" our woods beside our house. Jason has been trying to clear out some of the brush in there and create some paths for the kids to hike along. That day, it was kind of rainy and cold, so Lauren, Katelyn and I stayed inside and in one of the pics you can see that Lauren ended up taking a snooze on one of our steps going down to our basement!

Allie got a new "big" bike for Christmas so she has been riding it nonstop lately. And, Lauren is now riding one of Allie's old bikes (1st children get the new ones, 2nd and 3rd kids get the hand-me-down!) and having lots of fun with it...this is the first year that she's been able to reach the peddles! Katelyn is now smiling and trying to talk (imagine that in our family!) and is so dog-gone cute (I'm not biased at all!). Daddy has been busy with his work lately and enjoying the success of a few more "sales"...yeah! We are so very proud of him. He is also having fun getting out of his basement office during his lunch hour to hit a few golf balls in the backyard. Lauren usually joins in on the fun with him! Mommy is busy finishing up the MOPS year and adding another client to her bookkeeping business. It's a daily challenge to juggle the parenthood thing with the work load but God is teaching me to be patient and reminding me to put my kiddos (and hubby!) first and foremost before the job! Allison is enjoying spending time on Mommy's laptop playing alot of games from her computer lab at school and she is looking forward to the end of the school year, which won't be long now. And, I think we are all anxiously awaiting the first weekend trip to Grandma and Papa's lake house! That covers things here for awhile....take care and enjoy the fresh air!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

A few days away!











Well, it's spring break time again so we are currently enjoying a few days away to relax. Actually, the Massey girls are enjoying some time off while Daddy is busy working! : ) We joined him for a conference in Ohio that he is attending for his job. Not exactly the sunny southern location that we were hoping for but we'll take the room service for food, the maid service for clean-up and the indoor pool to relax by any day! ; ) We have enjoyed some time shopping, cuddling up at night to watch a movie (Alvin & the Chipmunks, obviously chosen by the girls but also enjoyed by Mom and Dad!), and lots of playing games in the hotel room. Allison and Lauren are becoming Dominos pros and Allie plays on the expert level of UNO! Katelyn is enjoying hanging out w/ her sisters and is doing great on her first "vacation"! We are hoping to head home thru Cincinnati tomorrow night to take in their Childrens Museum before heading home. Nothing better than a few days away as a family to enjoy each other without all of the "normal" distractions of life!