Paige's Baptism

Paige's baptism was last Saturday, May 2nd. It was very nice and of course tearful for me. I can't believe how fast they grow and mature. I love you Paige.

Cruisin' 09

Ryan and I were able to go cruising to the Caribbean April 10-16th. We stopped at Grand Cayman and Jamaica. Ryan's parents took all of their adult children on a cruise for their 40th year anniversary. We want to give a big shout out thanks to my mom for watching our kids during that time. We had a blast!!

A Mother's Prayer

A MOTHER'S PRAYER

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day,
With little time to stop and pray,
For life's been anything but calm
Since You called me to be a mom--
Running errands, matching socks,
Building dreams with wooden blocks,
Cooking, cleaning, finding shoes
And other stuff that children lose,
Fitting lids on bottled bugs,
Wiping tears and giving hugs,
A stack of last week's mail to read--
So where's the quiet time I need?
Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord,
Just at the sink or ironing board,
To ask the blessings of Your grace,
I see then, in my small one's face,
That you have blessed me all the while --
And I stoop to kiss that
precious smile.

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Kids' BFF's aka teddy bear

Funny how one stuffed animal can create such a stir when lost, comfort when scared, companionship when lonely and calm when upset. You can see all the love... their smushy fur, questionable stains, unstitched seams, missing buttons, squished insides(no longer fluffy) and burnt noses. (my oldest child wanted "bear" to smell the lovely candle...too close, burnt nose)

Yes, Disney Again

Yes, we went to Disneyland again....This time it was more of a family reunion. Ryan's brother flew in with his family(minus one child) from Missouri and everyone (Ryan's parents, 6 siblings + children) were there. We had a blast and the cousins had even more fun catching up. We visited Santa Monica pier, Disneyland and Sea World.

Cookie (ko̵ok′ē)

cookie (ko̵ok′ē)

noun

☆ a small, sweet cake, variously shaped, filled, etc., but usually flat and either crisp or chewy

Canyon Bliss

Happy Anniversary Baby!

We celebrated our anniversary this year in California, we went to Santa Monica Pier, Fashion Island, Hollywood Blvd, San Juan Capistrano and of course the beach. We had fun, the kids tortured grandma and grandpa, I'm sure....we are thankful that they were able to watch them for us.




Did I mention August is a busy month for us?

Ryan and I were married 14 years ago today. It is strange to hear "14", weird when you say it actually, because there are moments you feel you have know each other for an eternity and others where time stands still. We have quite a few fond moments when we were childless, yet that seems like another lifetime, oddly enough. I think the best part of marriage is knowing you have a partner in this life to deal with all the ups and downs, hopefully making it through the downs, but remember the ups. I love you Ryan!!

My Birthday Boys!! Happy Birthday Ryan and Logan

Happy Birthday to my most favorite guys ever!
Ryan and I look back at the time Logan was born and how funny things are when you are a first time parent. I remember my water breaking on Sunday night August 24 th 1997, we can't forget that because Ryan had to cancel his home teaching appointments. Luckily I was in the bathroom at the time, I yelled to Ryan (he was downstairs) and let him know my water broke. He asked, "are you sure", I said "I am standing in a puddle, yes I'm sure". I asked him to get me a towel and I remember just hearing frantic footsteps up and down the stairs. It took him a good five to ten minutes to remember my request, he was busy gathering things up to load into the car. At this time, I have no contractions and am very calm, he is the worried one. I then changed, got into the car and away we went, he drove so fast, I had to tell him to slow down. At one point he wanted to pass a police car, I persuaded him otherwise. We made it to the hospital and I still had no contractions until about an hour later and then they were crazy intense. Logan was born forceps fashion in the morning on daddy's birthday August 25 1997, he was 8 lbs 13oz. We love him and are proud of him and can't believe he is 11.