six years ago. . .

Aren’t we cute???

“This is great!!  I have no idea what I’m getting myself into!!  What does the preacher mean ‘for better or for worse?’”

“I’m getting married!  I’m so happy!  What does the preacher mean by ‘in sickness and in health?’  Steph doesn’t complain at all when she doesn’t feel good. . .”

What we’ve accomplished in [...]

change is inevitable. . .

Amazing what changes in three years (and a few months).  Dustin started his new management position at work and really likes it.  Like every “1st Day of _____” picture that needs to captured to appreciate how far you have come and hard you have worked for it. 
I am so proud of my husband for deciding [...]

Happy Birthday Ellie!!

 

Hard to believe my little girl is 2-years-old today.  Our Christmas baby named Noelle.  Only after a nurse said it was so cute that we would name her that because it was Christmas time did I realize what we had done.  Like Mr. & Mrs. Cane naming their daughter Candy, I had unknowingly themed my child.
Quite [...]

sisterly love. . .

I found some pretty good quotes about sisters after I took these pictures of the girls the other day coloring.  Emma and Ellie are two years and nine months (give or take a couple of days) apart just like Jess and I.  I always wanted two girls of my own, ironically enough, the same age [...]

what a big girl she is. . .

All he could think about was I’m too young for this.
Got my whole life ahead.
Hell I’m just a kid myself.
How’m I gonna raise one.
All he could see were his dreams goin’ up in smoke.
So much for ditchin’ this town and hangin’ out on the coast.
Oh well, those plans are long gone.
I would never think that [...]

my oversized heart. . .

And today has come and gone like any other day.  You can’t wait for your child to sleep through the night or even five solid hours. . .and then she does.  You can’t wait for your child to say Mama. . .and then she does.  You can’t wait for your child to crawl. . .and then [...]

girls’ pictures. . .

These are just random pictures that describe my beautiful girls on a daily basis.  Emma is just like her Mama and so cordinated and graceful.  “Instead of making two or three trips, it can so be done in one” is a motto her and her Mama share when it comes to putting up laundry as [...]

best birthday ever. . .

           
What an awesome birthday I’ve had!  Well, more like a birthday weekend.  Dustin had Thursday and Friday off, so we left bright and early Friday morning and watched Emma at gymnastics (parent observe day) at 9:00 a.m.  Dustin went hunting Friday afternoon, so that meant a stop at Gander Mtn. was in [...]

what is love. . .

Love is a gallon jar of pickle spears and a 2 pound bag of seasoned croutons.  This is why I shouldn’t go to Sam’s.  Everytime we go, everyone gets to pick out their one thing (within budget reason) that they have to have.  Dustin’s pick was the hot candy fire balls, I choose the six [...]

God’s plan vs. your plan. . .

 
Six years ago, this 19-year-old somewhat defied her parents, mostly her mom, and got a tattoo.  She put a temporary barbed wire tattoo around her calf and showed it to her parents to soften the blow of a her freshly inked much smaller tattoo.  Her mom called her an idiot and her dad said she [...]