It's Fall....and almost Thanksgiving already!!

So it's been awhile since I've posted again. I know, a bad habit to get in to! But my excuse is the same....just busy, busy! But loving life! We've have enjoyed trips to the orchard, the pumpkin patch, Chicago, and Louisville to visit family recently. The girls have all finished their sports seasons for now, Dad has been busy working (but was also able to take a well-deserved golf trip for a recent weekend!) and I've been busy painting and redecorating the main floor of our house. Whew! I absolutely love this time if the year and my favorite holiday is quickly approaching...Thanksgiving! So thankful for our many many blessings and this life we have been given!

Catching up.......

I guess a true sign of being too busy is when I don't get time to do one of my favorite things, which is blog and post pics of my sweet family! So after a crazy month, I'm making time to think back on all of things we have been busy with lately. School is in full swing so that's a big part of everyone's life....especially Mommy's when it is homework time!! Lauren has been playing volleyball on a team at our church rec center. Katie is busy playing soccer and Allie is still going strong on the 8th grade girls' golf team! Whew....three different sports all at the same time has made for some mild chaos in our house! Although we have all enjoyed them, I think the fact the seasons are winding down is going to be welcomed in our house! We have also been enjoying fun days at school, including wacky day, 80s day, and Katie's first field trip to the apple orchard. Makes me even more ready for Fall. Bring on the chilly air, bonfires, and pumpkin-spiced coffee....of course! : )

Lauren Elizabeth turns 9!!!!

Our sweet Lauren officially turned 9 (almost double digits!!) over the weekend. Mama was able to take cupcakes in to school for her and her friends (always fun!) and then she had 5 of her bestest friends over Friday night for her first "real" slumber party!!! They had pizza, watched a movie, made bracelets, ate lots of candy and giggled til 2am!!! Oh my! So sweet to see her having so much fun with her friends! Lauren, you are growing up too fast girlie : ) we love how fun you are to be with. You have such a cute and contagious smile, including that dimple! You love to sing, make music, and laugh. But you also have a sincere heart and can be serious and concerned at just the right times : ) You have a way of saying exactly whats on your mind, which usually makes us smile. And you are excited to learn new things this year in 3rd grade both at school & church and because you are getting older, you love what lies ahead for you! I love that about you! You are such an incredible blessing to have in our family! Happy 9th birthday Lauren Elizabeth, with bunches of love!

Massey Family Vacation!!!

We enjoyed a week away of camping, starting in Michigan, along the coast and then ending back in Indiana at Indiana Beach and Lake Shafer!  After having been gone to church camp for a week, then Daddy gone on business for a week, we were more than ready to spend time as a family and it was an awesome time together!  Plenty of games played, bicycles ridden, smores eaten, swimming completed, dune rides together, beach playing, amusement park conquered, water slides mastered, golf played, laughs shared and memories made!!!  Now to enjoy the last two weeks of the summer before school starts again......lovin life.....

Church Camp 2013!!!!

I had the awesome privelege and blessing to head to Camp Friendship again this year and serve in the capacity of a camp counselor to some amazing kiddos last week.  I always anticipate a wonderful week and then come home even more amazed at how big God is and how wonderful He works in not only the kiddos lives there but also mine!  No words can explain how great it is to hang out with the kids, the counselors, the jr. counselors, the church staff there, the cooks, etc.....  Fun times laughing, amazing times worshipping God, wonderfully sweet times in His Word, great times growing together.  Thank you Lord for another wonderful year of camp.  To God be the Glory....great things He has done and continues to do.....

Fun in Vegas!!!

Jason and I were able to make a business trip of his into a wonderful getaway for us!  YEAH!!  He had a big trade show out in Vegas so he convinced me to tag along....tough job but I did it!  ; )  haha!  It was a great time for us to spend time together all while being able to also hang out with his boss and his wife, the couple that owns the company, and a few others with his company too!  And seeing how hard my husband has worked and how much they appreciate all that he has done makes me so proud.  What a  man!  The girls also had tons of fun while we were gone.  They spent the first part of the week with Nana and Papa at their house.  They were able to go swimming @ Jason's aunt & uncle's house, spend time with their aunt, uncle and cousins, shop with Nana and just enjoy hanging out with Nana and Papa! Then they headed back here and spent the last couple of days we were gone hanging out with Grandma, Shelby and Abby (cousins on my side of the family).  FUN!  Grandma took them to the library and the swimming pool, so fun!  Here are a few pics of our fun in Vegas.  And we still have another month of summer fun coming.....lovin life.....