Not a baby anymore!

We celebrated our baby's first birthday on Sunday. She had so much fun smashing her "smash cake"! I had to scrap it (of course!)
She is growing so fast! She's been walking since 9 months and has 4 teeth (and working on 4 more!) She brings so much JOY to our home!


And there will be more joy next Summer when #8 arrives!

So much for getting back to it

Here we are over a month since my last post, so I haven't done very well at keeping up with my blog! I'll start with an update. First, I didn't make the DET at DSP. I did make it to the Finalist Round, so I'll try again in March. : )

School is going well. The kids are enjoying it and learning a lot, but it's very time consuming. I'm at the computer teaching from 9 am to 3 pm with breaks in between. The kids aren't that much, but I'm teaching M & L 2nd grade and Mi 6th grade, so I spend time with all of them.

We had a great trip the end of September to a family reunion in KY and went to Cathedral Falls in WV and to Blue Lick State Park to the Pioneer Museum and learned about Daniel Boone. Then we went home by way of Cincinnati and spent the day at the Creation Museum. It was incredible and the kids (and my Dad) really enjoyed it - (well, Jeffrey didn't enjoy the Planetarium much - in fact, I got kicked out. LOL!)

What else, OH, our little one will be a year old on Sunday!!! Already!!! AND for her birthday, I got a little gift, too... a + pregnancy test. #8 is due June 26th!!! (Lord willing!)

OK, leaving off with a bit of fun... Irene grabbed this from Jamie's blog and I grabbed it from Irene's, so here's my little name game...

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) - Snickers Express
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) - Strawberry Delectable
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) - VPAS
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) -Teal Cow :)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) -Michelle Warren
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) -Pasvi
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) -The Purple Java
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) - Everett Everett (it really is!!)
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) - Red Kisses (LOL!)
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) -Lou Gene (Redneck at that! ; )
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) -Smith Seattle
12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) -Autumn Rose
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) - Peach Panty (LOL! My kids aren't allowed to watch that one!)
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) -Coffee Birch
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”) -The Digital Scrapbooking Fall Tour