FAMILY: There is nothing more important!

Catching Fireflies

Hey brothers look what I caught...

I think they would be a perfect night light???

A Day Of Mourning

Today is a day I have been dreading for over 11 years.
Today is a day I want to forget.
Today is a day I don't want to get out of bed.
Today is the last day at home with my 3 boys before they all go to school all day long.
My "Stay-At-Home-Mom" Days are over.
It's worth a good cry, don't you think?

The last 11 years have brought me more happiness and joy than words can express.
Today I am reminded of many of those moments....

Davin's birth - no drugs
Davin using me as his Binkie
Nursing every hour for 16 months
Davin's love for his mama's belly button
Davin getting his hair cut
Davin sleeping though the night for the first time
Davin's love for his green, blue, red, and purple guys
Davin's love for cereal in a baggie
Davin's love for his mama's belly button
Learning how to swim and ride a bike in the same week
Davin's fears about going to Kindergarten
Exploring Dillon Nature Center
Snuggling with Mom after taking brothers to school
Davin's love for "Boomer" the dog
Davin going down the "big" slide for the first time
Davin asking to get baptized
Davin's love for his mama's belly button
Davin climbing in the front yard tree
Painting the sidewalk with water
Davin letting daddy pull out his front tooth
Davin's love for his mama's belly button
Holding hands

Deion's full head of hair
Deion's itty bitty teeny weeny fingers and toes
Deion's infectious giggle
Deion sleeping though the night
Sucking on his toes
Deion's love for taking out the pots and pans and pounding
Deion's giggle
Deion falling asleep in my old doll bed
Deion's first big boy underwear
Wearing Papa's cowboy boots
Deion's contagious giggle
Deion's love for his first scooter
Deion falling asleep in Davin's baby car seat
Front two teeth getting pulled out
Deion's love for his Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Pittenger
Deion's love for basketball
Deion feeding the ducks at Annenberg Park
Deion talking in his sleep
Deion's giggling
Deion's chomping is food
Deion's love of the movie "Space Jam"
Deion's hugs before bedtime
Deion's smile

DaMare's lost Binkies

DaMare's love for mashed carrots

DaMare's first birthday cake all over his face

DaMare's Binkies

Stopping 5 times in one hour road trip to nurse DaMare

The way he fearlessly jumped in the pool at 1 1/2 years old

DaMare's love for his Binkie

DaMare putting on adult shoes and flexing his muscles

DaMare's love of horse books before bedtime

DaMare's love for digging

DaMare running through the Topeka Pumpkin Patch

DaMare's love for Sheridan's Custard

DaMare's love for his Binkies

Climbing GG and Papa's tree

Exploring the MANHATTAN letters

DaMare eating cotton candy and corn dogs at the Riley County Fair

DaMare learning how to ride his bike in GG and Papa's backyard

DaMare's first day of Kindergarten at Bergman Elementary in Manhattan

DaMare's first Afro

DaMare's tears the night before moving to Hutchinson

DaMare staying up until midnight reading Tree House Mystery book series

DaMare singing in the shower

Lord have mercy! Can you imagine what I'm going to be like on DaMare's first day High School or Deion and DaMare's first football game together or the worst of all, Davin's last day of High School. I hope Jesus comes back before that date.

Weekend Fun!

Hot Dogs, Marshmallows and Fire = Pure Fun

I never new how much fun a weiner roast was until Sat. evening. The boys could hardly wait till the sun went down to light the fire. We roasted a few dogs and burned a few. Deion was the marshmallow KING he enjoyed way to many. A fun game of capture the flag ended the evening. I was worried about the open flames from the fire then the heavens opened up and gave us 4 inches of rain over the next 24 hours. It was fun and we will do it again soon.

Derrick's 34th Birthday!

Aunt DeAnna, Jena, Aunt Dawn, and Grandma Simms, wathcing the boys play a game of football in the yard on daddy's birthday.

Friday Night at the Simms House!

Deion and Davin love to pretend they are Elvis and sing...

Don't cry little lady, your getting tears on my blue suede shoes.

Dillon Nature Center with Friends

Caleb Lanker, DaMare Simms, Trevin Lanker, Deion Simms, Davin Simms, Meryn Lanker, Morgan Chapin, Lauren Chapin, Brendon Lanker
Funny Faces!

Quick Susan, get the bug spray!
Mandy got a big one up her nose.

Whew! That was a close one. Mandy is back!

Simms Brothers Top 10 List:

Top 10 list of things the Simms Brothers enjoy doing:
(According to Mama Simms)

10. Building blanket forts.
9. Sleeping over in each others rooms.
8. Climbing in the front yard trees.
7. Making mobile vehicles with tinker toys.
6. Playing tackle football with Dad as the quarterback.
5. Listening to High School Musical CD.
4. Playing webkinz.com
3. Going to the indoor water park.
2. Searching for hibernating frogs in the backyard sand box.
1. Eating, Eating, Eating