We had SUN for a day!!!!!!

We enjoyed a good afternoon at a new park. It is over at my parents place... The kids loved it. Yes, Ch too.

Father/Daughter Dance 2008!

What a fun night!!!! We had so much fun fixing her up. A friend of ours is a hair dresser, so she did Br's hair. WOW.... doesn't she look beautiful? LOL..... I can say that, I am mom. Hope you enjoy.

100th Day of school!!!!!

This is Br shirt on the 100th day of school. They had to put 100 of anything on the shirt and wear it. This is gummy bears. Get them wet and they stick like glue. It was so much fun.

Br. School made it!!!!

Br school Christian Academy made it as a GREAT EXPECTATION SCHOOL. It takes schools Three years to achieve this. It only took them 1 year. They had a big Awards ceremony this morning . The Mayor was going to speak and the Friends of education people came. It was so much fun. We are excited about this. Only 3 of the 9 schools here are Great Expectation Schools.

D 's 3 rd Birthday party .

We had cake and ice

cream , then we all (8 kids and parents )went for a 45 min tour of the Fire station. It was so much fun..... D had the best day!!!!!! Then we traveled to Bartlesville to celebrate Grandpa's b-day. Same Day as D's.

Circus

The circus was in town on D's birthday. We had free tickets and I took Br. & D. Ch went to the movies and M went home to relax. The kids loved to ride the horses. Comment if you like seeing this stuff. I am think, no one really looks anymore. I do not want to waste my time.

Br. hair cut

Br. cut 8 1/2 inches off her hair. Looks so cute.... Hope you like it. She has been wanting it this way for a long time.

Remembering***

It's now been 5 years since our little Angel came into our lives. Only for a short while. Mark Thomas Jr. Born and died on November 25th , 2002. at 6:14pm. He changed our lives forever. It changed our way of thinking and living. It has brought us closer to some and further from others. It's brought friends into our lives that I do not think we would have met otherwise. God does work in ways that we do not understand. In the last 5 years, many of the people around us have lost babies or children. It's helped us understand and be there for them in a way that others that have not been through it couldn't . It's a memory that I would love to have changed the ending. But the friendship we have made, I wouldn't change.

Be thankful for what you have........ it may just be for a short while!!!!!

***The picture is of Mark's grave at Rest Heaven. He is in babyland. The kids love to decorate it. We did this on his birthday.(Sunday)***

***HUGS***

Bedlem

WOW- What a game on Saturday!!! We had a great time at the OU/OSU game. We took the girls and D stayed at my mom and dads. It was only 41 degrees. But we where warm through the whole game. We had our first snow on Friday night and Saturday. It didn't stay to long.

Here is a picture of D with Santa that my mom had made at Wal-mart. Enjoy!!!!!!!

The kids started back at school again today. Br- was out for a week and day. Ch- was only out for 3 days. Now, they go back just to be out in 27 days for 2 1/2 weeks. I love to have them home. It's great to be able to spend time with them, not just a short evening.

CJP

Holidays

Well,
The holidays have began. Christmas lights are going up everywhere. It seems to come faster every year.
Well, this Holiday (Thanksgiving). I am thankful for my healthy, wonderful family. For the love we all share. For the time we have to spend with one another. I am thankful for God who has put things in our lives that we may not understand, but it's for our own good. For God for looking out for what we need and reminding us, we do not need it all. I am thankful for all the friends God has blessed our lives with. I just felt like writing the stuff I was thankful for . I am feeling really blessed this year.
To add a little blessing, Br is off her seizure meds. She has been seizure free for 2 years this Dec. 10th. Thank you GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving and may you find love within your family that will keep your life at peace. CJP

more pics!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I put the same pic on here twice. I just loved it. Here are a few more. Hope you enjoy .

These are from Carbela's . What a neat place to take the kids. CJP

More of the weekend pics !!!!

Well, these are more pics of the trip. We had fun. my sisters daughter was able to spend two weeks in OK. We met her father in KC to return her. They were able to spend the weekend with us. Thanks Ken for taking all the pics . A special thanks to Dan for making the arrangements for the trip.

This picture is the kids at Science City. The one of Br- on a bike, is just on a cable with blocks on it. It was 1 1/2 stories high. She went on it twice. Ch- didn't go on it. I wouldn't either. To high and to unstable. LOL........

Tom's 60th birthday weekend in Overland Park, KS.!!!!

The Large, Good looking Pritchard group!!!!

Wow! We had a great, fun filled weekend. The kids got to spend time with their aunts and uncles, from both sides of our family. The first night, we just went out to a good sit down dinner and swam. On Saturday the Science City was so much fun, the kids didn't want to leave to go on the train ride. M - told them they could stay, so we spent all day there. That evening, we went a celebrated Tom's 60th birthday dinner. We didn't get to sing Happy Birthday there, Ch-got the waitress to get him a large piece of birthday

cake . Then we went back to the hotel and16 of us swam. That was a treat, as for we closed our pool about a month ago . After that, we went to the Lobby and sang Happy Birthday!!!! Got to visit a while.

It was great to have everyone there. On Sunday, we went to a little church in Olathe, Ks. I think this was wonderful for Tom to have all his family at church. I know he loves spending time with the Grand kids. In fact Ch- told me today that he came over and told her and Br. That is he loved to have them there for his special weekend. That was so sweet of him!!!!Then we went to one of our favorite places to eat. Cracker Barrel. I love to shop there and the food is the best. We are thankful to Ken for taking the pictures for us. Here are a few, I hope you all enjoy them as much as we do. Thank you to Dan too for making the plans and arrangemens for this weekend.

Vacation in Iowa 2007

The Five Crazy good looking kids!!!!!!

Dalton thanks for the picture-

It makes Daw laugh.

We had a wonderful trip to Iowa. We stopped in our Good Friends house in Omaha, NE on the way there. (Thanks for the dinner and great place to sleep. Loved see you guys- We miss you )

Then we went on into Iowa. We went to the Apple Orchard, Boone Train ride, State Fair and Visited our old Neighbors that had moved to Ames. We got to see cousins (all 6) .On the way home, we stopped in Lincoln to visit one of my best friends from my childhood. They cooked up the best smoked pork loin I have ever had. WE ATE TO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the road we went and tried to make it home, we had to stop at midnight in Belleville , KS . So , on Sunday we drove 3 hours to be greeted by my folks. They wanted to see the kids of course. Hope you all enjoy these picutes, I wil post more later. CP *******OH, PS Thanks to Tommy for taking Br fishing .She caught a lot of fish.

4th of July in Bartlesville

Well, we had a great time , as you see. D- was scared of the firecrackers. Br- had fun with the other girls there. The boys chased them!!! But, I think they like it .

We had a wonderful show of fireworks.

Hope you enjoys the pictures.

Little Mad dog Palace

A friend of mine was taking pictures of her daughter and got my son and the back of Ch. This is a fun new place here in town. Enjoy.

Br has shingles.

Took B to the Dr. and she has shingles. It's not as bad in kids as adults, but still. I can not believe she has them. It's been going around our church.

This is a picture of B at her camp. Epilepsy camp. The girl in the black sunglasses was B's counselor. Her name was McKenzie . Very sweet and good with B. They seemed to have the same tastes.

Well, we have had a family reunion , gymnastics, swimming, story hour at the library and we are staying so busy. It's a lot of fun.

B- got her ears pierced for the second time,now she has two holes. She has been begging us to do it and she got a $20.00 gift card for Clarie's and so, she did it.

Hope everyone is doing great. I will added pictures of her Corpus Christi trip as soon as we get them. Thanks CJP

Br- Birthday party from April

This was the morning after the sleepover, going to church. Br- with Nicki the American Girl Doll.

Her party was "Party on Broadway" We had a stage and lights, Make-up, & nails. They made there own necklaces and bracelets. We had a great time.

D- big coloring book ,LOL

This is D- from Jan. 10th, ( almost 6 months ag0). I gave him a pen to color on his "notebook" with Blues Clues. Well, I washed dishes and came back, here is what he looked like. It was on his tummy , backs of his legs and bottom of his feet, arms and a little on him face. It was funny and YES it came off very easy in soap and water.

Our trip to the Zoo and more

Easter at my mom and dads.

Well, we have been really busy this summer. Softball is still going on , I think we still have 3 more games. These picture are from Easter until now. I am a little late getting a few up . Hope you enjoy.

We also, let our duck go at the pond Friday night. So , no more Duck at our home.