The Police Are Coming!!!!

Yes, that is Susan in the back seat of a police car! This past Thursday my work had an Open House because we just moved locations. The company I work for outfitts police and emergency vehicles. Of course, my family had to represent!!! There was a ton of food, door prizes (which was rigged...and not in my favor), and good company (the Bithell's are always good company!). Susan is such a nut and had to play around in one of the cop cars and I couldn't resist snapping some pictures. Here is a close up....too hysterical!

Dains Family Reunion

This past weekend we took a family trip to a little town in Illinois for a Dains Family Reunion. It was a really nice trip. Everyone, except for Nicholas, enjoyed themselves. I feel so bad for Nicholas, he was the only one his age and he really didn't have anyone to hang out with. He mainly stayed glued to his PSP. We did make it up to him by stopping in Indiana on the way home to buy some illegal fireworks! The little kids had a blast. They played with their cousins and had a great time. My favorite part of the trip was a visit to Pines State Park. It was really beautiful. There were parts of the park where we had to drive through a river- the kids loved that. Enjoy the pics of the family!

Baby "A"

I was planning on blogging about my newly planted garden and retaining wall, but my little baby Aiden got me on a roll!

When I was pregnant with Aiden, Rick and I were going through a really rough time. There was a long while when I conteplaited giving Aiden up for adoption. I couldn't stand the thought of raising three kids by myself and I thought it was really unfair to Nicholas, Ellie and Aiden. Bottom line, I wanted what was best for everyone. Thankfully, Rick and I worked through our issues and Aiden came home with me from the hospital. I think about that time period in my life when I look at Aiden and think about how my life would be without him. No one could ever love him as much as I do. No one could have ever have loved him when he was a colicy baby for nine months. No sibling could ever love him more than his older sister Ellie. He is such a happy smiling baby. He truly makes my heart melt. He really is the complete link in our family.

Slacker!

Sorry guys......I've been a slacker when it comes to keeping my blog current. To be real honest, we've had really nice weather lately which puts me outside most of my free time. My next blog will be pictures of my freshly planted garden and my new retaining wall that Rick built. It rained today so I don't want to take the pictures yet.

Rick and I chaperoned Nicholas' field trip to the Tigers game last Thursday. Let me just tell you- this whole event just re-confirmed to me that leaving the teaching profession was the best choice I ever made! If it was just the three of us we would have had a blast, but we had a handful of other kids that we had to keep an eye on and they were lame. It was 90 degrees and I just don't like kids. We left the school around 9am and didn't get back until 6:30pm......way too long of a day to be hanging out with 11 year olds in the hot sun. I did snap some pictures of the trip with intentions of blogging....since my friends have pointed out that it's been a month since my last entry! Enjoy the pics!