full of thankfulness..

My thankfulness..

..for the roads I have been down that have made me who I am today.. and for the roads that I will walk in the future..

Happy Anniversary to US!

Yeah!  Happy Anniversary to US!  9 years today we got married!  It's been quite the journey over the last 9 years.  Buying our first home together, having four beautiful children, watching my mom get sick with cancer and then later pass away, surgeries, grandparents passing away, loosing jobs and being unemployed, going back to school full time, living apart for 4 months and soo many other experiences.  All of which I wouldn't trade in for a wonderfully nice perfect life.  Because our life is wonderful - not perfect.. but WONDERFUL.  And it has shaped us to who we are today.

Love you Jay!  You are my rock!  Happy Anniversary!  Looking forward to many many more crazy years with YOU! ☺☺ xoxoxoo

Flash Back to the 70's

I don't mean 1970 as in the year.. I mean 178 POUNDS - yup that would be my weight!  EEEEeeekk soo exciting!  I seriously don't remember the last time I weighed in the 70's.. maybe 10 years ago (sad I know).  But I am doing it now!

Two more pounds and I am at the half way mark!  Then another 26lbs to go.  HOPEFULLY at this rate - a healthy pound or so a week.. by next May I will be down to 150lbs.  Even writing that seems impossible!  But I am sticking to it.  I've come this far... now there is NO stopping me!  Hummm white bikini by next summer... maybe ... just maybe! ☺☺  Dang... I may just look lot a hot mama (to my hubby of course) when we go away for our 10 year anniversary.  Ahhh... laying on the beach - warm sand - sun - and I WON'T HAVE TO COOK! ☺

Blessings to your weekend y'all!

Ab Work

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I AM IN PAIN :(  :(

My abs are crying right now!  boo

Date Night..

Well spent!

Date nights are important in our home! xoxo Jay

A summer of Growing

Ava lost her first tooth this summer, finished a second year of soccer, set up her first lemonade stand and is just a loving little girl.

Gabriel is getting SO tall and says the funniest things ever!

Grace can be found walking around the house saying: "I'm a big girl." and demanding to walk around outside naked in the rain.  She loves keeping up with her older sister and brother.

Linden is standing on his own more and more.  Is as sweet and cute as ever!

Autumn Leaves & Summer Heat

Wednesday September 1st, 2010 went like this: