Ben's Graduation

Can you believe it the time sure has flown. Our little Ben Graduated from high school. I can't believe that he is 18 and a graduate already. CONGRATULATIONS BEN! We love you.


Ben and his girlfriend Misty.

Alyssa Birthday

Well we had our daughter's birthday party. It is so hard to believe that she is 3. Here are a couple of pictures.

Our Railing

We finally got the railing put up going downstairs. Now hopefully none of the kids will get hurt. It looks marvelous.

Family Party

Here are a few pictures from my family party. We don't get to see each other very often so I took a lot of pictures.My cousin Autumn and her kids
My Aunt Teresa and her kids and granddaughter
Aylia and her husband and daughter
Cousin Blair and his son
Cousin Michelle and her son
My adorable family
My sister and her kids
Uncle Jean Aunt Veronica cousin Michelle and cousin Blair
My mom grandma grandpa stepdad sister and myself
My grandma grandpa mom aunt Teresa uncle Mel and uncle Jean.
Kevin and Chy when they didn't know I was taking pictures.
All the kids
Dakota hiding from me taking pictures
Alyssa and kyran 
Wheee............Sliding

My Kid's

Dakota has finally learned how to ride a two wheeler. Thanks to Alyssa who figured it out about 3 months ago. He could let her be ahead of him.
Alyssa swinging in her swimsuit.
Eddy and Dakota hanging out.
Alyssa and her swimsuit. She still won't give up that binky.
Moonsand Castle Just a few shots of the kids at play. Thank goodness it is finally warm enough to play outside.

Happy Mother's Day!

Before I was a Mom, 

I never tripped over toys 

or forgot words to a lullaby. 

I didn't worry whether or not 

my plants were poisonous. 

I never thought about immunizations. 

Before I was a Mom, 

I had never been puked on. 

Pooped on. 

Chewed on. 

Peed on. 

I had complete control of my mind 

and my thoughts. 

I slept all night. 

Before I was a Mom, 

I never held down a screaming child 

so doctors could do tests. 

Or give shots. 

I never looked into teary eyes and cried. 

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. 

I never sat up late hours at night 

watching a baby sleep. 

Before I was a mom,

I never knew I could get so 

angry and still love with my whole heart.

Before I was a Mom, 

I never held a sleeping baby just because 

I didn't want to put her down. 

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces 

when I couldn't stop the hurt. 

I never knew that something so small 

could affect my life so much. 

I never knew that I could love someone so much. 

I never knew I would love being a Mom. 

Before I was a Mom, 

I didn't know the feeling of 

having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel 

to feed a hungry baby. 

I didn't know that bond 

between a mother and her child. 

I didn't know that something so small 

could make me feel so important and happy. 

Before I was a Mom, 

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night 

every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. 

I had never known the warmth, 

the joy, 

the love, 

the heartache, 

the wonderment 

or the satisfaction of being a Mom. 

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, 

before I was a Mom. 

Finally Done :)

Ok we are finally done. At least the trim, speakers, caulking ect. Hopefully we won't find anything else to do but you never know. We even have pictures on the walls. Thanks to Jack and Becky coming to help me. Well here are some pictures of the final product make sure to look at the trim (baseboards) they were the biggest pain in this final process. Make sure everyone tells me what they think I am curious to know. Hugs for all Ellie