Let's Play Cach Up

Since it has been a while, I thought I would post some pics to catch you up on our lives.

Here we go.

Easter was a busy time with the Baptism and making all the food.  But we did have time to decorate eggs!  First my kids used crayons, then stuck them in the dye.  I used food coloring for the dye by the way.  Way easier and less expensive.  I have seen some of the most beautifully decorated eggs on blogs and pinterest, but I must admit, I prefer these eggs.  Truly, creative.

Our Little Bit was baptized, which was such a joyful time. 

Oldest Bit did some extensive research on creating dioramas.  He created this one with napkins, modge podge, paint, Brillo pads and who knows what else.  He made this into a scene from WWII.  Creative?  I think so.

We learned about static electricity.  I used to teach this unit in middle school, and always had fun watching the students work with balloons!  I thought I would try it with my kids, and I was entertained!

We made a collage about who we are.  Middle Bits made me laugh.  He filled both sides!  One side has a cat needed to go to the bathroom and a kangaroo family.  I still do not know what this has to do with who he is!  This boy is just plain imaginative!

Flowers in food coloring!  Great lesson for plant unit, and a great way to prepare for flower dissection!

We got a ton of work done on our patio!

And enjoyed watching our dog Happy chase sparks flying out of the fire.  She was even foaming at the mouth for them!  Strangest thing I ever saw!

Well, that brings us up to date on all of our adventures!

have a great day everyone!
Love,
Suzy

Welcome!

Hi and welcome to our new blog layout! 

Some things have changed.  First, the header you see above.  I absolutely loved the sunflower picture I took, but I adore this drawing even more.  Oldest bit drew this picture which is the inspiration for the redesign.  We are an adventurous family, but this picture makes us look like we are the ultimate.  We have never been rock climbing as a family, and I surely would not trust my children on a rock like that.  I am the only one who has climbed, and I have never been on a rock like that.  I do like how he has little rocks falling off onto the people below.  If you look closely, the people below are shooting.  Mr. Bit does take the boys shooting out in the desert, and they have so much fun.  If you are reading this and you are against guns, I am sorry.  Mr. Bit teaches them safety, and takes them as far away from people as possible!  It is fun for them to spend time together.  I also like the kids running down the trail to the rock.  That is definitely something we do.  We go hiking as much as we can, and the kids run.  Where we live, rocks are a natural playground, and we love looking at all the different formations.

Next, I will no longer be using our names.  I am Mrs. Bits, the husband is Mr. Bits, then in order Oldest Bit, Middle Bit and Little Bit.  If you want to find out more about us, look at the pages above.  Our Journey page talks about our adoption and struggles as a family since the adoption.  Little Bit has been through a great deal and was diagnosed with PTSD.  I think it is important to be honest about our struggles, but i assure you that she is the reason for our family becoming more unified.  We also discuss the reason for our decision to home school our kids.  I will never pressure anyone into home schooling.  It is a personal decision, and we have been blessed through it, but I firmly believe it is not for every family.  We just did what was best for ours. 

Third change, all of the old posts are gone.  The only ones remaining are the posts that did not use our names. 

Finally, the content on this blog will not change very much.  It is still family focused, and will highlight all of our daily adventures.  I will not sugar coat our days, I will be honest, and I will tell some funny stories about our kids.  I will discuss the joys and sorrows of adoption, and I will not hold back.  I will try to focus as much as I can on the happy parts of our lives, but lets face it, not every day is roses.

With that being said, I will start sharing pictures and stories tomorrow!  Thank you so much for stopping by!
Love,
Mrs. Bits, or sometimes Suzy

Don't Leave!

If you are wondering what is going on with Suzy Q Chronicles, we are shaking things up a bit!
I am not done revamping the blog, but soon, all old posts will have been deleted (don't worry, I am saving them) and none of our real names will be used any more.  A little more online safety.  It will still be our daily adventures.  If you will look at the pages above, you can see the changes and who we are. 
As for the header, My oldest did the drawing!

Consider this blog under construction, and I will "see" you all real soon!

Easter Baptism

It was a very busy weekend.  Not only was it the standard Easter chaos, but it was also my daughter's baptism. 

The menu for the baptism party at church was extensive.  I went a little over board, as usual.  But I wanted to make this day as special as possible.

Wacky cake with butter cream frosting
Shortbread Cookies with butter cream frosting
Chocolate covered strawberries
Cream Puffs
Deviled eggs
salami and cream cheese wrapped green onions
salami with cream cheese
meat tray
cheese tray
crackers
crab dip
tempinade
(this two were made by my mother in law, thankfully)

And I am positive I am missing something.

I spent all day in the kitchen on Saturday, but it was worth it!  Anything for my little girls big day! I do not have a picture of my table, someone at church took a picture and will be sending it to me.  So I will post it as soon as I get it.  Basically, we catered and decorated for over a hundred people.  If I were smarter, I would have starter earlier than Saturday.  But I was not, and it worked out fine!

What I wanted to show you today are the pictures from the baptism.  So bear with me as I am going to be the proud mama.

 We will first start with Middle Bit.  He was an acolyte for the service.  He absolutely loves this job.  I think it is cute because when he lights the candles, you can barely see his head.

 Our priest called all children to the front to explain baptism an why it is important on Easter.  Little Bit stood bravely at the front.  Please notice the dress!  My mother made this beautiful white dress for Little Bit.  It was absolutely the most beautiful dress, and Little Bit was gorgeous.

 We are standing next to Little Bit, with the Godparents and all the kids in the service.

The Baptism and the oil.  I love the last picture!

Finally, the priest gave all the children rosemary sprigs, and had them dip them in holy water.  Then, the kids baptized the congregation by flinging water on everyone!  Needless to say, we were all pretty drenched!

Little Bit was so excited about this day.  When asked what made her most excited she exclaimed, "I got to wear my new dress!"

I hope you all had a very Happy Easter!

Love,

Suzy

Our New Additions

Do you remember the post I did on all the cats who visit our house?

Well there was in cat in particular that has made us his home.  It is Jack.



He is such a good cat.  But we have found something out.

Jack is not Jack, but Jacklyn.

She had kittens two days ago.

She carved out a spot in the hay, and would not move.  She would let me pet her, and feed her, but would not move.

 Then she moved and I saw black fuzzy kittens.

 All curled up together under their momma.

But Jack kept getting in my way.  She wanted the attention all to herself!  After all, she did all the work right?

I am not a cat person, but these kittens sure are the cutest things I have ever seen!  I will try to get better pictures of them as Jack feels more comfortable.

Happy Easter Everyone!
Love,
Suzy

Pictures

While we were delivering clothes to CCAI, the kids spied a playground. 

There is a wonderful playground on the premises, so after the formalities were over, the kids played.  And played.  And played.

I think they were just extremely happy to be out of the car.

So here, they are as happy as can be!

Denver

We recently took a trip to Denver for a program called Yellow Ribbon.  This program is for families who have recently gone through a deployment or are about to go. 

Basically, it is a trip for the whole family to a place of rest.  There are programs for the kids to go through as well as adults.  In the evening, we were dismissed to see the city.

We had an amazing time!  The kids went through the deployment line to see what their daddy went through!  They received their shots, packed etc.  They talked all about it that evening.  It was a time when they discussed their feelings, and spent time with other kids who have been through similar events.  This was not our first deployment, but it was the first time we participated in the Yellow Ribbon Program.  It was highly educational for all.

Here are some pictures

We stayed at the Marriott in downtown Denver and went to

16th Street Mall,every night for dinner. It was only a block from our hotel, so we walked and had delicious food!  One night, a couple sat right next to us, and paid for our entire dinner because they thought my kids were so well behaved!  Little do they know, my children were just extremely tired, but it was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done!

We went to an Avalanche game (hockey) on Saturday.  I love hockey.  I guess that is the aggressive side to me.

I also forgot my camera for most of the time!  Oh well!

We left Denver on Monday of last week, and were in the car forever.  Why?  Well, we decided to go up Loveland pass.  This is a very special place for us.  Mr. Bits proposed to me in this exact spot many years ago.  Now we have a picture of our entire family together 13 years later.

You might be wondering why we look like we are holding on for dear life.
Wind gust up to 50 miles per hour!
Which created this mess....

We decided to get back on 70, which ended up being closed!

So we took a huge detour through many mountain passes, and went through Leadville, the Highest town.

 This says great living at 10, 200 feet!  I was out of breath in the car!  Can't imagine.

Leadville had some wonderful old buildings!

We get back on 70, to get stuck again!

Next to a pig truck for an hour!

Little Bit finally succumbed to the agony!

Can you see the traffic wrapping around Glenwood Canyon?

We were on our way to Mr. Bits' family in Grand Junction, if you are wondering why we were enduring such pain!  What was supposed to take us four hours, took us nine!!!!!!!!!!!!

We finally made it, just in time to see all the cousins before they had to go to bed!  Ugh!

All in all, it was a great trip,just a lot of car!