So much to tell....

Okay, so I have been completely slacking on the blog. As a result, you -- my faithful viewers -- will be enduring a plethora of catch up pics. You may get through today's blog and think, "It was not THAT bad". However, what you may not know is that I still have an entirely new post I am working on from this past week.

For this post, you will have a Goodman variety as usual. You will see everything from Pierce updates (his two month birthday is coming up!), family visit pics, Justus' first day of school, and lunch with dear friends. So off we go...

Finally! A clear, open-eyed shot of my little handsome man!

Again, our little linebacker!

Sleepy babies are so precious...

For those who struggle to see the likeness in Pierce and the other two...

the above pic is

JUSTUS.

My grandparents and mother recently came down to visit. Due to the fact that my grandparents had their 50th Anniversary in July, we decided to do some late celebrating. So here they are and here is the deco.

A random shot of Gary and I with my grandpa's new fancy cam.

This is my papa, don't worry he is not nearly this serious (unless he is mad or seriously disagrees with you -- a little like me).

Awe -- my granny and her sweet smile -- I rarely get her to do it on camera! For those who do not know these are the grandparents I lived with for many years.

Bella & Oma at the pool!

Pierce sleeping at the pool...

Bella had so much fun in the pool with Grandma! She was all about the water!

Justus and Oma.

Everyone after dinner.

Even though it was my Grandparents' anniversary, somehow the kids and I end up with all the goodies! Christmas in September.

Bella was so interested in all of her girly gifts. As you can see below, she buried her body in the bag to make sure there were no more.

Gary and I crack up every time we see this picture. We call this Justus' "Tow Mater" face. (He is from the Cars movie.)

My sweet Kiss, this was Gary and I's first animal after we got married. She was our puppy for the first nine years of our marriage until we let my grandparents adopt her after they lost their dog. I was so excited that Kiss got to visit too!

Justus and Opa - who loves who more???

I love this sweet pic of Bella!

JUSTUS' FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

These are pictures from Justus' open house day at school. He was ready to explore from the opening of the doors.

I was thrilled that my Mother and Grandmother were able to come with us on Open House day as well.

In fact, it was an entire family affair and it wasn't quite the circus you would imagine.

Shots through our regular days...

Meme's gift to Justus, he is crazy about it!

Bella is giving Pierce "5"



Keytar anyone???

Lily came to visit for a day and the kids had a great time playing.

Lunch with friends....

Awe -- so cute -- Traci and Romel

This is Rachel, Nate, Elijah, and Noah. We love this family, they are some of the most down to earth loving people you will ever meet...and they moved to Hawaii today. :( We will miss them and we wish them God's absolute best!

Goodbye Nate & Rachel, we love you guys!