and she will be loved

The Slaughter 5 were very sad to see Granny leave VA. Well, Liam might not have been sad, but he would if he knew about anything yet :-) The kids loved having Granny here and all the extra attention. Kristen and Dave were thankful for her being here for the labor/delivery. She was also great at helping get school going again and her math tricks for Molly are already coming in handy! We miss you already Granny/Mom and look forward to your next visit, whenever that will be! Soon we'll have a picture with the kids and their Papa who will come see them next week.

fun times with granny!

slow miracles...

William (Liam) Halsey Slaughter
Born on October 4, 2006 at 2:24am
in his home in Lovettsville, VA
7lbs 6oz
20in
He is a champion nurser, an expert pooper, and sleeps like it's his job.
Molly is happy to have another brother because she says that "Carrie is too much work."
Warren and Henry are excited about the baby, but concerned that he has no teeth.
Carrie was very interested in Liam when she woke up this morning, but was upset that he was still here after she woke up from her nap. :)

slow miracles are the only kind that will last
like children, true love, and wine
the best things in life take time
like making you mine

i would give my soul just to look at you

It's a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Little Liam showed up for the first time at 2:24 this morning weighing only 7lbs 6oz!
Praise the Lord for a very easy labor and delivery, a sweet, healthy new baby, and no complications for Kristen. God is so good!
We are taking tons of pictures, of course, so we'll put some up today. Check back soon!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Fall is here, hear the yell

Well, here are the Tae Kwon Do Boyz. Jay, Tim, David, and Josh are taking the class from Grace Point Conservatory. They are having a blast and Mom and I are having almost as much fun watching them. After class, Tim comes home w/ us. The 5 boys (Ike included) spend the morning trying out their new "moves". It is loud and somewhat scary. Then, Jacob and Zach arrive and our boys show THEM the new "moves". They start doing the new moves in groups of 2s and 3s. This is louder and more scary. THEN, poor Dirk arrives home after a long day of teaching and is bombarded by 7 boys doing chops and kicks, a toddler who thinks he is doing chops and kicks, and a crying princess. Imagine the loudest sound you can think of....double it...its that and REALLY scary. We love this life. Want to come over for dinner?

take my picture by the pool, cause i'm the next big thing

cool cats...

...waiting for a table at applebees.

We Like Ike!

Our Isaac Robinson is heap-big 5 today. He is thrilled he's such a big guy. Ike is our hugger, stuffer of pockets, and quietly mischievous one. We dont know how boring our lives would be without him! He is glad he's is having a Batman cake tomorrow and says maybe he'll grow up to be a pirate or a dad. Happy Birthday, Isaac!

I am no worse than most

Today is Henry's 4th birthday! This morning I woke him up and said "Happy Birthday Henry, you're 4 now!". Henry held up 4 fingers, shrugged and asked, "Can I still get breakfast?". That's life with our littlest man! We'll have a party tomorrow and I'll put up pics on the Slaughter blog.

i believe in memories, they look so pretty when i sleep

considering God's creation...

hiding from the rain...

i'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we're together

did i show you this picture of my sweetheart

you still havent found what you're lookin for?

The Russell Fam has caved: Here is our new spot. Pictures will be forthcoming. Sis could you link this please? I havent a clue how.



Better Together

i wish all the people i loved the most...

could gather in one place...

and know each other
and love each other well.
and i wish we could all go camping...
and lay beneath the stars....
with nothing to do...
and stories to tell.

Well no I couldn't think of one thing I would rather waste my time on than sitting here with you....

when i open my eyes i'm still taken by surprise

Hello all, this is shelley. I'm just dropping by to say that I now have my own blogspot! it's pretty cool, so if you're ever bored, you can stop by and leave me a really nice comment:)
http://www.princessvannetts.blogspot.com/
love you all!
shelley

I'll put on my best, and I'll stick out my chest...

Last Saturday was the premiere of the CSDC radio play. Here's us all spiffed out. Did you ever see two such handsome boys?
There were never such devoted sisters.
The Russian Mafia

...we're clever but we're clueless. We're just human...

Post July 4th conversation b/w Jonathan and Zachary (one of our part-time sons, he's 5)

Jonathan: Zach, we are going to sing the Star-Spangled Banner. Do you know our national anthem?
Zach: Nope. (pauses...then brightens) BUT, I can growl like a cheetah!

...I'm stuck in Homeschool prison...

Like our prison garb?

here I go, playing the star again

Happy Birthday Warren Emanuel Slaughter! Wes is a heap-big 5 today, and feeling every inch of it. I can hardly believe its been 5 years since our much-anticipated first son was born. He was my easiest delivery (he'll get extra inheritance for that some day), and is such a creative little guy. He loves to draw and write and is also our "type-A" child, who needs all things in order and loooooves routine (much to his parent's consternation). Its been a wonderful 5 years, and we can't wait to see what kind of young man he'll turn out to be.....our prayer is just that he will be one who will love Christ, the Church, and others. He is such a blessing.

Just another day in paradise

This is recent life at the Russell home. Summer is in full swing. Our boys (4 oldest full-time sons and 2 part-time sons!) are in their matching we-will-hopefully-spot-them-in-a-crowd orange shirts and a look at what we go through just to get the 8 children ready for a trip to Fiesta Texas. They all have so much fun and Dirk and I love that they all go to bed so easily when we get home!

Well, HOWEVER you define it....

It's obvious it wears him out!