Some updates...

Gosh, so much has happened since the last time I posted in May- and I do apologize for the mega delay between posts. 

Without any special orders,  here's a brief run down of what's been going on.

• Blake started and finished his first season in tackle football- he did really well!  Josh and I were very proud of him.
• Sydney started Run Club and Art Club and did well in both of those as well- she's still doing Art Club once a week and will have a painting out in the Art in the Park sometime in the Spring.
• Mason's a YEAR OLD!!  YAY!  He started walking on Halloween night when we got home from trick or treating in Fruitport.  We had a lot of fun trick or treating and the kids got a TON of candy!  LOTS and LOTS of delicious goodness!
• My little sister McKenzie came to live with us in August and has been with us since.  It's been a bit of an adjustment for all of us, but I think we're all starting to get used to each other and she's been doing really well.  She tried out for a got a small part in the most recent drama club production, Romeo & Juliet.  We were very proud of her that she stuck with it and did so well.  It was definitely a learning experience for her.

Now, Christmas is almost here.  Yep, that's right- Thanksgiving is already passed and we're moving on.  I am almost finished with shopping, but have to wrap yet... argh.  I like wrapping, but only in small quantities.  I have a TON of wrapping ahead of me.

Oh, wait, I forgot- we also got a new puppy!  Her name is Pip and she's super cute and has a ton of energy!  She'll be excited when we get our next little puppy, Smalls, in a few weeks.  She and Smalls will be able to wear eachother out and Bella will finally get to rest.



But, you know me- here are pictures!

Whew- an update!

Wow, it's been quite a long time since I last blogged.... You can say I've been a bit busy.  Busy not only with a little bear named Mason who is sometimes a full time job, but also busy with the Challenge and trying to make a better life for my family (not to mention other people's families).

So, some catch up.... I cannot believe that Mason ins 26 weeks old already!  It sure does seem like time is flying by!  As I mentioned above, sometimes he's a full time job, but I have to admit, I like having the option of being home with him.  He's been rolling over for quite some time and he's been eating cereal and veggies for a few weeks now.  He's definitely a heathy eater! 

No teeth yet, but we are still waiting for them to pop through those poor swollen gums.  He gets quite irritable at times.

Blake and Sydney are doing well also.  Syd's back to doing Run Club at school twice a week and Blake is looking forward to tackle football this fall!  Syd has talked about playing football too--- I'm almost considering it.  She's a very fast runner and does a good job tackling Blake so far...  I don't know though, we'll have to see.

In the last minute family photo below, you'll notice a new addition.  Her name is Bella and she's a Boxer mix.  We adopted her from the Pet Expo in Grand Rapids the first weekend of April.  She's actually become the almost perfect addition to our family.... she mellows Gunner out which was needed for sure but she's a digger....Josh isn't so stoked about that.

Anyway- I have prom pictures to work on, so I'll end this for now.  Hope everyone's doing well!!



First Time Blog for Sydney;)

 Hi everyone!  This is my first time blogging on The Booker Family Blog.  It is really fun.  Happy Easter!!!!!

Just some pictures

I realize I haven't blogged in a bit- sorry about that.  I'd like to say I haven't blogged because not much as been going on, but that would not be so accurate.  We've been crazy busy the last few weeks--- it's normally a good thing, except I'm not quite used to it these days.  Oh well..

So, I wanted to tell you all- I finally broke down and bought a little point and shoot camera as my big cameras are just too much to mess with sometimes.  So I'm hoping we'll have lots more pictures on the way :)

Here are some of Mason with my phone, then a few more with the camera that we were playing with :)

love this little man

Syd's 10 Now!!!

It's been quite an interesting few weeks- I apologize for the delay in blogging.  I'm not even sure where to start, so I'm going to dive right in.  As I think I mentioned before, Christmas was so wonderful this year.  It was so great to spend some time with family without having to rush off an hour later for this or that. 

Next thing we knew it, after Christmas came more birthdays.  My brothers, mine, then Tricia's, then Sydney's 10th birthday.  As you know, when you turn double digits, it's a big deal, so we wanted to make this birthday a bit of a big deal.  Sydney was able to have 5 friends over (yes, WOW!) and they hung out for a bit, then painted their nails.  In the evening, I had a friend of mine and her friend come over to do their hair, then the girls got their own pretty awesome photo session if I do say so myself.  They had a blast with it!!  Then they watched a few movies and finally went to sleep around 2AM... Needless to say, it was a long night for us all!

   

Mason even hung out with the girls.

We also went to another hockey game on Sydney's birthday and they won again- so we get to go to another FREE hockey game in February!!  They had some pretty decent fights too- it was entertaining, but Sydney didn't think so.

I think that's about it for now :)