Five Little Helpers

Steve is running a tight ship around here lately.  He has been through the drill several times before:  Mom gets sick and tired and lies around for much of the day, and in the meantime, the house kind of falls apart.  But this time, things have been a little different and the boys are really pitching in to pick up the slack!  They are learning responsibility and looking forward to the day that those chores will involve feeding and entertaining their new baby.

For now, take a look at my five little helpers!  David and Alex are helping mow the grass.  At least with this 100+ degree heat, the grass isn't growing too fast.  (Get a load of those swath marks...)



All the boys have been scrubbing sinks and toilets! Is that a smile I see on my little Joe???

Anyone who can walk takes a turn with our devil dog energetic puppy.


And believe it or not, those little arms that cannot even reach the kitchen cupboards are loading and unloading the dishwasher! I am so proud of my helpful young men!

Samuel and Zachary have the important job of keeping me entertained while the big boys are away at school.  They have also recently big honing up on their big brother skills with the recent addition to our family, sweet little cousin Corbin.




He'll make a super big brother!

Please continue to keep our friends the Butchers in your prayers. Their daughter Brittney is in severe rejection of her transplanted heart and is fighting for her life in the hospital. Please stop by Brittney's website to offer your support and prayers.


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  1. KellyAugust 31, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Congratulations! I completely missed that you were expecting again! How exciting for your family! So glad to hear you have some little helpers...hopefully that continues for the full nine months for you! We are expecting a baby girl on January 10, and can't imagine at this point doing the whole pregnancy thing with five others around. But I guess it is true what I am told...the older ones start to help! We just aren't quite there yet! You all will be in our prayers!

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