Needed

Sometimes I take for granted the fact that I am NEEDED. At times it feels like being NEEDED is a curse rather than a blessing. My kids NEED me to feed them, help them get dressed, help them tie their shoes, change their diapers, help them clean, help them do their homework, read to them , take them to school, hold them, play with them, laugh with them, cry with them, fix things, find things, bath them . . . and the list goes on and on.

Lately, I have noticed that all of these NEEDS have been piling up and making me tired and frustrated. However, tonight as I was able to hold each on of my children individually and tell them how much I LOVED them and feel how much they LOVE me, I realized how ridiculous it is that their NEEDS are making me tired and frustrated. Their NEEDS are what make me what I am and LOVE being . . . a MOTHER.

Coralee said the sweetest thing to me as I was lying with her talking before she fell asleep. She said, "Being a mom is the hardest job in the world".

I replied, "I am glad that you know that. I didn't know that before I became a mom and it is a lot harder than I thought. (Thanks a lot mom!! You made it look easy!!) I'm not very good at it and I'm learning as I go. I'm sorry you have to learn with me".

She then commented, "You're doing better than you think."

I LOVE being a MOM and I LOVE that I am NEEDED! I hope I don't take it for granted anymore! My children are my GREATEST BLESSINGS!!

We're Number 1!

Soccer is over! Landon was a little sad, but we are happy to have our Saturdays free! Landon's favorite part of soccer is "when I get goals". He scored lots of goals this year and he was pretty pumped about it. He was so much fun to watch and really turned into quite the little soccer player this year.

Here's our team minus one player.

Steve and Landon hard at work

Kicking the ball in

Father and son

Showing off his medal

Posin' for the camera!

Proud Mama!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

We sure loved watching our Rockies play this year. We wish they would've made it past the first round of the playoffs, but it was quite an adventure watching them make it as the wild card this year. They played some great ball.

We got to take the kids to a game toward the end of the season and it was so much fun. Our kids sat through the ENTIRE game!! Good job Lewis's! We had a great time. We sure love being able to see so many professional sporting events. Denver sure is a GREAT city.

Coors Field.

Cute Kids

Daddy and Bray

Mommy, Coralee, and Braylon

Landon enjoying his cotton candy.

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Steve and I celebrated out 9th Anniversary this year. It's hard to believe that we have been married this long because it feels like we just got married yestereday! Yet, looking back at all we've done and accomplished since we've been married, the nine years definitely add up! It's been an incredible journey so far and we know it will only get better!

To celebrate we went to Palm Springs with our friends Kevin and Angie Neumeier. We had a blast!!

Happy Labor Day

We had a great Labor day!! We invited some friend's over for dinner and had such a great time. Steve smoked ribs and a pork butt and it was delicious!! Here are some highlights from our night.

Friends

The Crawfords

The Shirleys

Uncle Dave

Sittin' around visiting

The star shaped sugar cookies.

Jumping on the tramp

Playing baseaball

Our kids all getting along!!

Ain't they cute!

Thanks for the fun night everyone! We loved it!!!

Not Another Move!!

Our good friends the Stangs are moving to Pennsylvania!! We are excited for them, but sad for us. Brynn is Coralee's best friend and so she took it pretty hard. We're so grateful that we've been able to get to know them so well and that we've made some fun memories!! Good luck Stangs!!

Cousin Sleepover

Our kids love to have their cousins, Jayla and Zachary, over for sleepovers. We pushed our couches together and made a jumbo bed they all could sleep in!! When I went down to check on them I had to take a picture because they looked so cute! It looks like Landon is holding Jayla!! I loved it. The next morning, Landon and Zach entertained everyone when they dressed up as "Captain Underpants"! Gotta love sleepovers!