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The Simmons Six

Friday, December 26, 2008

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Eve 2008

It is early Christmas morning and all of the family is still sound asleep. I am still a kid at heart so I am WIDE awake waiting to hear the pattering of little feet so I can say, "Hey, Shawn, the kids are up. You HAVE to wake up."

Last night we celebrated Christmas Eve. It was such a wonderful time. I cannot believe all of the toys the kids got. We almost could not fit in the car as we were leaving Grandmom's house! The little girls were too cute all night. Riley kept running around saying, "I'm FAAAN_CY" because she was wearing her beautiful fancy Christmas dress. They looked so beautiful. Braeden got a Thomas the Train Tricycle and could not figure out the peddles so Rhys pushed him around all night. He is such a good big brother. He just kept saying, "O.k. Come on Baby Brodder" (that is what Rhys calls Braeden)

When we got home, things took a turn when the kids when to bed and it became SHAWN vs. the KITCHEN SET. Now, this kitchen set was a great deal and I was thrilled when I saw it in Toys R Us. I did not realize that it would be in 5,000 pieces. SO, Shawn tackled it for about two hours. But, now it is all put together for the kiddos. I can't wait to see their faces. IF they ever wake up. Come on, people, IT'S CHRISTMAS!















Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Zach's birthday and Gearing up for the BIG day!

We have been so busy. The kids are READY for Christmas. They are so excited that I feel like they are going to burst if it doesn't come soon. It is so sweet to see them celebrate their first Christmas home.

We are also gearing up to move right after the holidays. Our house has become MUCH smaller than it has ever been so we need a place to stretch our legs. We are moving to a very nice house with a big yard and I am really happy. It is so hectic this time of year but HEY, when Shawn and Megan do something, they do it big.
Here are some fun pics from cousin Zach's party and some shots that I took of the kids. The next posts will be THE CHRISTMAS POSTS!








































Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Giving thanks





I am a mother of four children under the age of ten. I am a career woman who leads a school of 500. I am a wife who has so much less time than I once had. I am a realist. I have spent so much of this year in turmoil, in disappointment, in fear, in doctor's offices, completing paperwork, changing diapers, giving baths, correcting children (mine and not mine).

But I look at my life with hollaring children, deadlines, schedules, appointments, and I think...Thanks be to God. Thank you for all you have given me. Thank you for allowing me to learn through these children. Thank you for letting me keep my humor. I think I am the only school administrator who regularly dances and sings in her office. I work in a HIGH SCHOOL so this is NOT considered cool. Thank you for movie time, tiny kisses, big eyes, great accents, incredible responsibility and such a sense of purpose. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.