It's that LOVELY time of the year again!!! So last Friday, Mark heard on the radio that their was a real run on the flu shots here in town so we decided we better go and fight the crowds so that we all got one before they run out this year. Thank goodness for CVS Minute Clinic.. they had shots for all of us. ( Our family practice Dr. and the Pediatrician were out till the following week!) After three different trips ( why are the schools around here on such different schedules?) to the clinic and over three hours of waiting - we all are finally covered. I Hope!!! Tate had a fever from the shot on Friday night and on Sunday Reese starting getting sick. It hasn't been that bad, but she is still sick 5 days later. I'm not sure whether she got the Flu from the shot or more likely, she got the flu from germs in the clinic while we waited to get the darn flu shot! Thankfully... I am sure she is on the mend and hopefully will be feeling much better soon. In the meantime, we hope that we do not get the regular Flu until these shots kick into our systems. It takes a few weeks.. oh joy. And then there's swine flu - oh that's another story!!!! It's all over the place here!!!! Many, many kids at the school have it! I guess in the end - the best coverage does not come from any shot - but from the many blessings that our Heavenly Father gives each one of us on a daily basis. I pray every day that we will stay healthy and protected from the many viruses that are around right now... I have faith.. and a whole lot of antibacterial soap and hand sanitizer!!!

S*O*C*C*E*R!!!!

Tate and Brock have taken up a new sport this fall and are absolutely LOVING soccer!!! Brock would not even stop for a picture the day I had my camera at the games. He would be the one on the ground above - he plays so HARD!!! He goes all out and is FAST!!!!

Our number 4!!! GO BROCK!!!

You never miss Tate's team on the fields with their bright orange uniforms and socks!!! Only sports can get kids to wear these crazy colors!!!

Tate was kind enough to give me a nice smile after the game! It's making for a very busy and chaotic fall with three kids in sports... but all is well!!! Everyone is having FUN and that's what counts!!!

Butterfly Release with Mrs. Baum

A few months ago, one of Mark's clients... Mr. Baum passed away. He and his wife never had any children and had no family to speak of. Mrs. Baum asked if Mark and our family would join her and a friend at a special Butterfly Release that was being done by Hospice. We were delighted to spend the afternoon with her and remember Mr. Baum in this unique way.

The sight of literally hundreds of Monarch butterflies in the sky is an amazing sight to say the least!!!

This shot does not even come close to portraying the sky that was literally FULL of butterflies. A total of 300 were released all at once... in memory of those that have passed on, and the loved ones that we left behind.

Reese was mesmerized by the surprise of little butterflies coming out of the boxes. She held a few of the boxes before the release and those poor little wings were just twittering away inside. They wanted out soooo bad!!!

LOVE IT!!! (oh.. and she had to wear the butterfly dress in honor of the occasion!)

Mrs. Baum and her friend.. it was a beautiful day! This is a friend of hers from high school that she has staying in contact with all these years.

Our handsome and beautiful little crew!!! These kids were SOOOO good that day!!!! It was a Sunday afternoon... hot... and they had to be quiet and dressed up. They were amazing! Thanks kids for being so good!