ZOINKS!!!

As of this past weekend we entered a season in life VERY FEW can claim and VERY FEW will follow...

because they are...um...not insane...

What is it?

We officially have nine...

Nine...

NINE!!!

teenagers in our home!

YIKES!!!

Here is the teen age role call: 19,18,17,17,16,15,14,13, and 13!!

DOUBLE YIKES!!

or to quote Shaggy

ZOINKS!!!

The young ones are 12,11,11,9,9, and 6. Oh, we will be SO teen raising experts by the next round.

In full discloser: For those of you who have been around for any of my numerous very few breakdown crying spells over these last few weeks, they were crying spells of...joy...just do not ask the kids their opinion. Their reality is a tad altered by teen hormones.

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Ok, now on to wishing our newest teen a wonderful 13th year!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!!!!!!!!!

Joel made two pinatas to help Josh celebrate.

Josh

I

LOVE

YOU

SO

MUCH!!!!

Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mommy

Happy Birthday, Joel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can these past nine years have gone by SO quickly?

I LOVE you with all my heart, Joel!!!!!!

I hope you enjoyed your special day!!

Happy Birthday!!!!!

Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mommy

Happy 9th Birthday Grace!!!

Happy 9th birthday

Olivia Grace Frye!!!!!

Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mommy

It Is A Birthday Day!!

The day started out pretty good.

Nice egg and toast breakfast.

A little school.

A complex conversation with her brother.

It all leads up to this...

A special seat on the fireplace mantel.

A cake baked just for her.

The special song.

Some Blues Brothers glasses

And many more gifts.

A rousing game of Strawberry Shortcake Memory.

A brother who is usually photo shy. (or more specifically mom's blog shy)

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY LILY!!!!

I love you with all my heart!!



Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mommy

Happy 13th Nolan!!!

Wow!

Nolan, you have grown up so fast!!!!

It is hard to believe you are now an official teen!!

Have a wonderful 13th year!!!!

Happy Happy birthday!!

A few random birthday celebration pictures.

Lily and Alan

Naomi, Odell, Ekie, Grace, Lily, and Anya

Joel

Love, Your Dragonfrye Mom

And One More!!!

Birthday Wishes

to

Anya Elizabeth !!!

Happy 10th birthday Anya!!!

I LOVE you!!

Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mom

A BIG Day Indeed!!!!

I can not believe this day came and now went!!!

My oldest!

My sweet Elena!!

She is 18!!!

and

She graduated!!!

She made it to the other end of not only our bumbling attempt at parenting

but

homeschooling as well!!!

WOW!!!

The years went way to fast!

Elena had her graduation/18th birthday celebration this past Sunday.

THANK YOU all who have supported us over the years and blessed us by helping us celebrate with Elena.

Here are a few picture peeks at Elena's fun party.

I totaly forgot to take an actual face shot of Elena but in this picture you can appreciate her pretty hair color.

I love it.

If you know Elena personaly you would agree that this look is SO her.














Elena I love you SO much!!

Congratulations!!!

Warmly, A Dragonfrye Mom

Rumors

If you have heard today I turned 43,

you must have misunderstood.

If you have noticed a little extra gray in my hair today,

you might have just seen wrong.

If you have noticed I am a little more rickety today

...well...

...no...

I feel pretty spry.

If you have noticed today that I was a tad more forgetful,

you noticed wrong...

I have a mind like a steel trap!

SO

If you have noticed any evidence of me being 43,
...well...

you are just plum wrong!!

Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy

A Happy Birthday To Naomi!!

Naomi turned 9 years old yesterday!




Anya,Ekie,Lily and Odell waiting for Naomi to open her gifts.



Naomi,Anya,and Ekie looking at Naomi's new color book.



I love this picture of Naomi deep in thought while we sang happy birthday to her.




I love you Naomi!!!

I hope you have a great ninth year!!!!!!

Warmly,A Patchwork Mommy