I'm a horrible Mom :(

Rusty's 10th Birthday has come & gone & I didn't even post about it.  I'm horrible, :(  So sorry. 

Our little man is now getting to be a bigger man, that's right HE'S 10!! Can you believe it?  I can't, where did 10 years go?  Well, having fun, going to school, church, growing, loving Rusty, loving him more, teaching him, him teaching us, Rusty being the best big brother around, Rusty being the best son around, we laugh together, we cry together, he's a great friend & a great example of Christ like love.  No matter what he will love you & will pray for anybody & everybody.  He's growing up so fast & quite well I might add.  We've been so blessed since day 1.  He has a heart of gold.

Rusty got a birthday dinner w/my parents & our closest friends the Beaubien's.  John was out of town this year so it was just the girls.  Rusty got spoiled again, he got a cool faux paintball set (HUGE), instead of paintballs it's foam balls.  Make not mistake they HURT!  So it's targeting shooting only.  He also got the new Mario Nintendo game & a $50 gift card.  He was supposed to go to the midnight movies with Daddy but was so tired, his allergies were acting up all day, so he tried to stay awake & couldn't. :(  So he & Daddy will try for a daytime showing of Avatar.  We'll make a date out of it, Kennedy & I will go so The Princess & the Frog at the same time.  We finally have some down time so we are all enjoying it, especially Rusty so he can play with the paintball & nintendo game back & forth over & over.

WE LOVE YOU RUSTY!!!!

Such a slacker!

My apologies. I've been horrible at blogging. I've been so busy unpacking, kids off to school, etc... We've been in the new house for about 6 weeks and still unpacking. AUGH!!! Almost done. Rusty loves his new school, LOVES IT!!! Kennedy loves preschool & I mean LOVES IT!!! She wants more school, she wishes she could go to school all day every day. That's my girl. I will post pictures soon, as I have a newer computer & I don't know how to shrink the photos down to a smaller size so I can upload them. So keep checking back. I will work on setting time aside to updating the blog with the ins & outs of the family. Kennedy is getting ready to turn 5! WOW, time flies. So with that being said, it gets even busier for us our here as soccer, birthdays, holidays, etc... Can't wait :) TTFN

So much so little time

Let me start off by apologizing that I haven't blogged. It's been crazy. So much to say, girls camp, cub camp, packing, moving (YES we are moving, AUGH!!), Super Saturday, church, school starts in exactly 1month, school shopping, it's blazing outside, more packing, etc...

When I have more time, I will devote more time to updating. I'm so sorry.

Right now check out facebook, I update there because it's quick & easy. Hang with me, I'll be back soon. :)

We r going thru a carwash. AUGH.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to ME!!!

WOW, I can't believe I'm **cough cough** umm 33 ** cough cough**. WOW, times sure flies. I'm having fun. I have been very blessed so I thought I'd share 33 things about me that you may or may not know.

I love to scrapbook (I know, DUH), I love to help others, I love my calling, I can't wait to have another baby, I am a social person, My favorite colors are pink & purple, I loved girls camp,
I am sad girls camp is over, I do not like country music, I love being a mommy, I love being a wife, I love to clean (although you can't tell right now, so don't come over), I love to do yard work, I love goofing off, I love to cupcakes, I love to make cards, My favorite foods are: sushi, Mexican & hot wings, I want to own a pressure canner, I want to start a garden,
I am so disorganized, I don't like to have all the attention on me, I'm a little on the selfish side, I love music more than tv or movies, I don't watch much tv, I enjoy collecting food for my food storage, I enjoying learning about new ways to do food storage,
I actually am wanting to take a class or two (not sure on what yet though), I love glitter on my projects, I don't like spiders, I like scorpions even less, I don't enjoy the heat,
I hate the feel of cotton balls, I'm always chewing gum or have a mint in my mouth (fear of bad breath)

Okay so some are obvious. I hope you learned something. That was actually a lot harder than I thought, only because 33 is such a high number. Life has been so good to me. I don't go without my challenges & trials but I am blessed to have family & friends to help me thru it. Heavenly Father is always blessing me in some way everyday & every minute. I am grateful that the Lord has allowed me to be on this earth for 33 years to grow & to learn. I hope that I am making him proud.

Here's to HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me as I celebrate with my wonderful family.

Family Photo Shoot

I love LOVE all these photos, there are so many more as well. In case I didn't mention it,

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!

Thanks to Claire Waite @ Claire Waite Photography

Memorial Day

What are you doing today? Swimming, barbecue, parties? Well not us, Orville had to work and the kids & I went to Hobby Lobby (my favorite store, okay one of them) Anyway, Kennedy picked out face painting markers. I've never heard such a thing, until today. We had so much fun coloring each other. Forget all the other fun stuff. 1st we started out @ the movies, we saw Night at the Museum, Battle at the Smithsonian. Very good. I had such a blast with the kids.

Have I mentioned I have the best kids ever?? If not, I DO!!!

Anyway, here are pictures of our coloring escapades.

Rusty enjoyed it, however, asked that I not post his belly pictures. Can't say that I blame him, I wouldn't either.

Happy Memorial Day! Thanks to all who currently, will & did serve in any of our Armed Forces. Thanks for the freedoms we have today!