Summers end

1st day of school~ even though Logan only lasted 4 days~ Max LOVES it


Peach Jam~ I made it all by myself

Logan got into Mommies LONG LASTING lipstick and made a MUSTACHE~ it lasted for 12 hours ;)

Zach on his 17th Birthday

Green beans

pies

garlic, pears & peaches all from my one and only neighbor~

They tasted just like candy so sweet

My baby turned 3!

Oh my!  My little Violet turned the big 3 yesterday.  I cannot believe it.  We had a wonderful time with friends and family to celebrate her big day. She had a Wow Wow Wubbzy birthday, and friends and family pitched in to get her this awesome swing set that Eric and his family laboriously put together (it took 4 days and about 16 hours in the hot July heat! ) I ordered cookies from Bridget. Aren't they absolutely amazing?  Violet took her first bite of the cookie for breakfast and she excitedly exclaimed, "I LOVE this!" Enjoy the photos!

on the way today????

Tara is on the way to the Hospital!!! Weeks ago I joked with her and told her she would have Aurora on my husband Gregg's Birthday. Well today is his Birthday and she is heading to the hospital~ Praying for the Waugh family today ~~Hope to see you soon baby Aurora Brielle Waugh~I love you already ;)

Happy Sweet 16!

Happy birthday, Abigail! She turned 16 yesterday!!!! I cannot believe it! I love you, sis.

Happy Birthday, Michaela

I thought a pretty pictures of some flowers would do this post some justice.  I wanted to wish my beautiful, loving sister a very happy birthday! I hope you have a perfect day and I love you.

my favorite emotion

We are home and I had the hardest few days~My Nana's funeral was just what she would have wanted (there was only mild family tension ,no drama) it turned out very good. I will miss her so much~ I cried hard not only for the loss of my sweet Nana but for all of our loss my family has gone through. It is almost too much but it is LIFE. I was also sad because I saw alot of people I will probably never see again~ We had very heavy tender hearts and I felt every emotion these past 3 days pangs of anger, uncontrollable SADNESS and lots of laughter with old friends and my family. I was happy to see my nieces they are so beautiful and special to me. It is fun to see these 3 little ones together. I am grateful for my Mom, my Dad and Lyn (what would we do without Lyn) I think it is pretty special that we can all hang out have dinner, some wine and have a great time together ~that really doesn't happen often in this world. Nana would have had a blast laughing with us last night.

After the funeral we went to try and celebrate my Max's 10th at Incredible Pizza in a bathroom stall I had to cry, pray and get myself together~ after that.... the celebrating of LIFE was on hand and I enjoyed every bit of it. Here are just some shots that I got of these wonderful kiddos in my life. "LAUGHTER AFTER TEARS IS MY FAVORITE EMOTION"

Brianna's Birthday

This was a weird day for all of us~ we decided to meet in OKC at Chuck E Cheese to let the kids play together. It reminded us of a story when Brie was little~ Not sure how old she was but she was little maybe 4 or 5 Mom had a huge party for her at Chuck E Cheese there were lots of little friends (Mom your were always so good at having HUGE parties with sooooooo many little ones) and we finally got everyone loaded in the car and realized we left Brie inside!!! She was playing in the ball pit.

Lyla melted my heart when she called my name~ she is such a happy baby just like her Momma~

Violet did not want Aunt Kayla to take her picture~ she was too busy for photos!!

We did not leave any children behind this year at Chuck E Cheese teehee! We went to visit Reba's house and let the kids play there for a couple hours~They had a blast! I got to show off my NEW TO ME Mini Van (pictures coming soon)~It's Official I am Domesticated~

Happy Birthday to you Brie we miss you terribly~