Taking 5...

This is my last photo of the kids at the park together. Easter is coming so there will be more coming soon! I miss these guys! Hope your having fun kiddos! Big hugs and kisses to each of you! Love you so-Mama

Hey, I realize it's been a few days. More like weeks...Life's been a little crazy at the Cecil Haus as my Pop calls us:). Love you Pop! We are in the throws of Spring Break. Well, some of us any way. Our school district seems to be the only one out right now. Tim is teaching in another district these last 3 days and we are very thankful for that. We have been busy with finishing the first class for both of us, and Tim is just about done with his second. I have much to read and much to do for mine, but my goal is to be complete in about 2 weeks. Then I will begin my teaching assignment from May 1st-June 11th. Pretty amazing. I am so thankful to God for opening up this opportunity for me. Tim is sending out resumes, and we pray and we wait, and we keep looking for full time positions opening up.

So, the house is very, strangely quiet, as my little pumpkins are all with Grammy and Grampy for a few days, so Mommy and Daddy can study, study! Thanks guys!:) I've got more to share, but am using that as an incentive to get on with studying and then come back at lunch maybe. Some pretty amazing stuff I'm learning. Very, very humbling. Our God is so good. Enjoy the day, it sure is beautiful!

More of the Park!

Here they are! It's hysterical how they always stand in age order! :) All their little expressions soooo them! A beautiful day at the park! More to come this summer!:)

I love the innocence in my little Olivia--so precious in her actions and words. "I love you Momma." is always finished with a gooey one on the cheek! Love it!

It's Mr. Elliot, our little Bubba on the go! He is getting sweeter and sweeter and knows just the "right words" to say to his sisters sometimes.:) Getting a little snuggle behind my back when I'm doing dishes from my little buddy is the best!

Faithie-always in "discovery mode"! On the look out for every detail! Precious Heart she has for her family. I can always count on Faith for a love letter on my pillow or a sweet hug!

Emma--as strong as the wall behind her! God's building amazing character in my awesome girl!

I see Hannah smiling at her future! Such an awesome big sister and role model!

So here we are, another day, very exhausting I might add. 2 confirmed cases of strep, and nasty sinus infection. Hopefully the count stops there. The doctors office was a scary place today. Kids and adults sounding the same as some of my clan. We're not alone!

Some very exciting news on the job front for Sam! I signed a contract today as a reading teacher in the Summer School. It is a half day, so I can still hit the city waterpark with the kids in the afternoon. It is truly an answered prayer and I am honored to take such a position. I will also soon be signing a long-term sub. contract for a teacher going on maternity leave May 1 through the end of the year. Again, I am humbled and honored all at the same time. I feel so green, both Tim and I. But our district has been an amazing "classroom" for us if you will, as well as the other 3 districts Tim has worked in. We are just about finished with our first class. The computer was smokin' today! One more class and we are hopeful by the end of April if not sooner, we will be finished and on our way to licenses! God has been amazingly good! He always is. And it has been an incredible experience of daily trusting Him for His provision. We are grateful, and give Him all the glory for sustaining and teaching us so much about His awesome power and character. The story will never end. The trial will. But there will be another, and in that time, we will remember how God moved in the Cecil Clan in the years 2008-2009 and beyond. Thank you Lord, Thank you.

Her first tooth!

Well first of all, the bad news...Livie has strep throat again. The 4th time in 2 1/2 months! Crazy! So we are on a "better" antibiotic, and her tummy was really buggin' her today after school. Olivia's only symptom for strep. which she didn't even have when we saw the doc. on Thursday last week. Just got the results today. The doc. did a culture rather than a rapid. We'll see what happens from here for her. So she wrote me a note to put by her bed tonight, it reads, "do not wak me up in the moning bey kis i am sik." This is to remind Daddy not to wake her up in the morning. She has to stay home 24 hours. What a little sweetie! I'm crackin' up here!!! Okay, I'm still trying to manuever pictures and text, so the best part of the day comes after Sam goes on and on about herself and the weather, so keep scrolling down after my "Blah, Blah, Blah" session.

Ohhh, hooo...It was a good day. I myself was hit with that nasty head cold, and went to teach all day for the music teacher that lost her voice. There wasn't one stinkin' kleenex in the whole classroom. Good old tp.:) Working like crazy to finish my first class for teaching full time. Tim is breathing down my neck with his. He's doing great! So awesome to be able to bounce ideas off each other. We aren't in a race. It will be great to send the first of 2 envelopes off by the end of the week! I'll share real soon about the last 8 months. But now, I've got to get kids and Mama and Papa on Room Rescues. Then I've got a date in the basement with Mount Washmore...I just love the sound of the washing machine, it's so calming. I know, I'm a little out there, but it's the little things that make me smile.:) Sleep tight everyone. Enjoy your day tomorrow! 72 expected to break the record for temps here in Wisconsin! Can't wait!

Okay, HERE'S the BEST part of the day...Drum roll please for Olivia....!!!!!!!

Olivia's first lost tooth! We just had to share! I came around the corner at lunch time at school (I was subbing at the kids school today), and there was my little Peachy with her tooth out! She was soooo excited. She's been waiting for that thing to just drop out! The one next to it now is super loose. Too funny! She was playing basketball, and BAM!!! the ball knocked it right out!

Here's the proof! It's so tiny!

Good night all!:)

A Photo Shoot With Mom at the Park!

What a delicious day it was today! Buckets of sunshine and oodles of smiles! We had so much fun. Faith gathered a bag full of snacks, grabbed the camera and we were off to a photo shoot with Mom in the park! Very fun indeed! It was soooo awesome to just focus on one kiddo at a time. Each of them unique and different but sharing some of the same characteristics: youthful, soft skin, shiny eyes, rosey cheeks, and precious smiles. I hold this day so very close to my heart today. I treasured every minute and am so glad we have these pics to remember our special day together. Tim and I truly are blessed beyond measure. What treasures each of these sweeties is. Enjoy!

Peek-a-boo! Mr. E. can't wait to get to the playground, thus the
grumpy grin!


Is this really my Hannah? You beautiful girl and your beautiful heart!
Love you soooo much darlin'!

Emma-pie! You are growing into a very fine young lady!

Thanks for all the help you have given me for this project! Love you!

Faith! Our little go-getter! Thanks for your

contagious laughter, bright eyes and smile, and awesome

shoulder rubs!

Hey Bubba! Elliot created this pose all by himself! Mr. Grumpy

eventually warmed up to the camera and was all for the camera!:)

Olivia Mayflower-or-Doughy O-y as we would call

you as a babe. You are our precious girl and love your

sweet smile and kisses and hugs! Love my cuddle bug!:)

Well there you have it! We'll share more later, but for now, it's Night, Night! Mr. Tim just got home from work and needs the computer! Sleep tight!

Hey there,
It's really late, in my world any way, 10:39, just waiting for the sheets to dry.:) Our Papa was called into work earlier today, so he got to leave work earlier. What a treat that was! Homemade pot pies at his request and brownies created by chef Elliot for dessert! Lots of cuddle time-lots of blankets and a movie! Very fun! Looking forward to some warmer temps and a photo session with the kids tomorrow morn! Can't WAIT to share!:)

Sleep Tight! Sam

Indescribable...

Good Morning,
What an awesome song to worship God with today. Indescribable...yes...God truly is. I look around me today, and I am in awe of what I see outside the window. Under all of the dead looking grass and empty branches there is amazing life. And my God tells it all when to come and when to go! There is green grass coming, leaves to unfold, flowers to pop out of the ground. That means more mud for my kitchen :). But I'm thankful for each little and teenage footstep that will put it there. Just as I see God's majesty outside, I see more growth in my kiddos and hubbie. Loving each one, and learning every day what they need prayer for, and how to lead and guide their steps with their Savior at their side. It is a joy, it is an overwhelming task all at the same time. To be their to rejoice in their successes and put bandaids on the heartaches with snuggles, a gentle word, prayer, and/or a tissue, is truly amazing. I'm their Mom. I love that! To see my prince charming walk through the door no longer adorned in saw dust and physically exhausted, but in dressed up attire, and an hours worth of stories about his day of teaching is simply fantastic! I've got more to share, but my wheels are still turning...very contemplative today...very grateful for the amazing work God has done in our family these last 8 months. Indescribable is right! Wow, truly amazing! Hope to post more on that tomorrow. Yes, pictures will come. Emma has a concert tonight, so I think some pictures after that would be awesome!

I promise, soon!

Hey all,
It's been a crazy week...I want so much to be consistent, but sickness got to me this week, and it occurred to me, I haven't let family and friends know that we are here as 'Cecil Seasons'. The whole family is excited to share thoughts and it's just taken us a while to get off the ground. So, I've just e-mailed family and friends to check in when they'd like and also to those of you that might be passing by, welcome! As I mentioned, I'm not at all computer savvy, so my Emma is going to help me along.

We have begun our spring cleaning and took small stock on Rubbermaids and new bedding for the kids. Tim and I spent the day yesterday at Wal-mart. Neither of us was teaching, and we knew with the 4-day weekend that the cleaning upstairs was at the top of this dynamic duos agenda. Call it family fun, call it chores, call it whatever you like, it had to be done. Tim was amazing. Everything the guy touched was on super clearance! I was jumping up and down. Too cool! Elliot is totally grooving in his own pad. All toys in containers(soon to be labeled with a picture and name of contents in container. I know, a little extreme, but I'm a teacher, it's in my blood ;) ), in his very own special play place!:) He is soooo excited to have his Rescue Heroes at his fingertips. The girls now have a super clean, quiet and clutter-free room! The loft is game ready! What a blessing to have it all in order. It's not just spring cleaning the house, but the hearts that live here. Wow! Lots of different personalities under one roof. You learn alot about each other when you spend whole days together, in not so stress-free conditions if you're following me. :) Lots to grow into! Lots to be patient, forgive, and love here. That's why I love these guys and gals sooo much! My life if blessed and so rich. So very thankful. More on that later! I'm off to dish duty! Have an awesome weekend!