The Skies Proclaim…
January 19th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in » Bible in a Year, Pictures, Scripture Snapshots
Psalm 19:1
1The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Amen.
Christmas 2011 Snapshots
December 25th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
What can I say… I’ve got family that needs to see a few photos from Christmas.
For those of you who are bored by this… these are my kiddos, and it’s my site. Yes I’m gonna share. 
A bit wound up on Christmas Eve!
So calm and peaceful here when everyone’s in bed…
So excited!
There’s a monkey on my back!
My Christmas gamer…
Hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
2011 Christmas Greetings!
December 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
Yes, we’ve finally given in to the trend… this year, we put together a photo card.
Enjoy!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Water Fun!
July 9th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
Today, we had a blast… some serious fun at the lake with the kiddos and my folks. Unfortunately, Jenna was sick today, so she had to miss out (Nancy too, since she stayed with her at the house to take care of her), but Jeffrey and Allison LOVED swimming in the lake and tubing!
This series of photos about sums up the day…
Before:
During:
After:
Yep. A bit of apprehension from both of them at first. Then a TON of fun. And exhaustion.
Definitely a great day.
All of Mom’s “Kids”…
May 10th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
Mother’s Day was last Sunday… the kids and I did our best to make it special for Nancy. We pulled out almost all the stops… breakfast in bed… cards… gifts… everything a mom could want except some peace and quiet. That’s a rare and precious commodity as you know.
Anyway, while I’m reasonably certain she enjoyed everything we did for her, I’m much more certain it’s moments like this one that made her day great:
Yep, a rare family photo of all of the kids she loves so much… even the one with four legs.
Horrible Blogger… That’s Me.
April 13th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
Wow. It’s been over two months since I’ve posted anything here. Guess that makes me a pretty horrible blogger, huh?
I’ve got excuses, of course. Life has been eventful!
It started with Valentine’s Day. Ever the romantic, I spent the entire day with Nancy. Granted, it’s because she decided she REALLY wanted to spend some quality time with me… so much so that she slipped on an icy sidewalk and broke her right ankle to make sure I was home. We spent the next couple of days together getting treatment… and I spent the next several weeks realizing just how lost I would be without her. I am DEFINITELY not cut out to be a single parent!
Once Nancy got a bit more mobile as her ankle healed up, we had another big change in our lives… the addition of a new family member! Granted, this one has four legs… but I’m learning the puppies are almost as much work as kiddos. Jeffrey LOVES his new buddy Beasley. The girls… well… they both do too, but it’s clear that there’s not nearly the connection there right now that Jeffrey has with our puppy.
So that’s the main things happening in the Stickley household right now. Hopefully I’ll have more time for writing again soon!
Winter Fun…
February 5th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family, Pictures
One of the best things about being a parent is sharing some of the fun things I did when I was younger with my kids. And winter is chock full off opportunities… sledding, building things in the snow, snow ball fights… so many great things to do with the kids.
Jeffrey and I took full advantage of today for this kind of stuff. We’d been working on a snow fort (maybe we’ll finish that tomorrow), but the snow just wasn’t quite right for that today, so we shifted gears and made use of the ginormous pile of snow I’d scooped to one side of the drive, digging a pretty decent sized snow cave. Here’s the end result:
Memories were definitely made today.