Some pictures and junk and stuff

For those of you that aren't on Facebook and are unaware of our new acquisition, I thought I would display it here! This is our new baby, our pride and joy. Introducing...the bus!



Emily is as cute as ever and thinks she should start walking now.



Andrew has proven to be as avid of a reader as I am. He has discovered a new series and is more or less attached to his book. It has him doing things like staying up an hour past bedtime reading. I don't know ANYONE who ever did such a thing!



Grandma Susan, Ella, Melodie, and me and my girls all took a trip in the new bus up to the Children's museum. It was such a fun day!



And that there are some pictures and junk and stuff!

Russ and Susan's Posterity Sans Steven

Matthew and Max on Baby Blessing Sunday

being held by their Grandfathers

Valentine's Party Hosted by Grandma Susan

Velna on a horse

Russ and Ron in Ann Arbor 62-63

A fifth birthday!

She had a fabulous birthday yesterday! You can read more at www.staceysmotheringmoments.com

They just keep growing

I know all of my posts have been pictures of the boys so I am going to try to get some good ones of the girls that I can post later. For now, here is one of the latest pictures of the boys. For more from our family go to myplanetmayfield.blogspot.com

We need to get a family conversation going! Help!

Comments, Anyone?

Kim and Cliff Family Collage 2009

Carolyn & Tom Family Collage 2009

Jim Family Collage 2009

Ron Family Collage 2009

Happy New Year: Russ and Ron in State College PA

Elder Caleb Blood

Life is far from easy in the Detroit area, but Caleb has made the most of his experience.

Russell Family Collage 2009

Christmas Family Collage 2009

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Christmas 1962

Merry Christmas!

And Happy Birthday and whatnot. It's a tad quiet here and the mornings are no longer summer, but frigid, frigid winter. I thought I'd spread some Christmas cheer and stuff and junk.

Michael turned 7 last week and had a fabulous birthday!



And my baby, who is 7 months old, thinks it's time to walk now. She's standing in her crib and cruising furniture. She's a busy little baby.


Also, I'm moving my blog to www.staceysmotheringmoments.com. Feel free to visit anytime!

Love to all the Blood clan!

Stacey and family

So cute

The boys are finally getting bigger and they actually started smiling this week! It was a long time coming and we are so excited to see them start to interact.

Here is a current picture.

Velna at Coral Desert Rehab

Here is Velna, racing down the hall at Coral Desert Rehab in St. George, recuperating from hip replacement.  She will merely kill me when she sees this, but thought you should have proof she is up and going.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from a Starburst, a Pteradactyl, Snow white, Elmo, Winnie the Pooh, a Hippie and an Indian princess!

Which one is which?

The boys are continuing to grow and keep us on our toes almost 24 hours a day. They are sweet little guys though. Max is in the mid 7 pound range and Matthew is in the mid 6 pound range. I took these pictures the other day and didn't realize how alike the boys look until I looked at the pictures. Max is on the lady bug blanket and Matthew is on the pink one ( I know I know, but I ran out of clean blue ones and I had pink from my girls)

People like to ask us if we are getting much sleep now that the twins are home. In answer to that question, I list Exhibit A, B, and C.






No further explanation needed.

They are home!!!

Max and Matthew came home today. We didn't think it would ever actually happen, but at 6:00 tonight we brought them home. It is strange having them here without any monitors or nurses but it will be so nice to be able to see them whenever we want to. They were born three weeks ago at midnight so they spent 3 weeks in the NICU. They are doing well and are so cute! Go to our family blog for more info.

Are you ready for some football?

We are!! Go cougars and all that. What a fabulous game! And Grandpa, I appreciated your thoughts over on The Curmudgeonly Professor. But I must say that although I have become quite the football fan, I don't always understand all the rules. I discovered last night that my ten year old son knows more about football than I do. That shouldn't be terribly surprising considering he's playing his third season this year, but still. He was able to explain to his poor un-football-educated mother why and how the whole declining the penalties works. (Andrew is playing tight end this year. It's so much fun to watch!) Maybe by the time he's playing in highschool, assuming that happens, I'll actually understand the game. Oh, and did I mention...GO COUGARS!!