A nice little get-away....

The last weekend of February we took a nice little family trip.....

What a Great Love Story.....

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day yesterday!!
It's the perfect time to reflect on on the wonderful things in your life...I know that is what I did. I think my life...my family...turned out to be a great love story...and it just keeps getting better. All the bumps in the road sure made it more worth while. I love you guys!!

So Many Changes

Wow, it's been so long since I have been on here and so many things in my life have changed. Dawson is about to start first grade, Brody about to start preschool. I remember when they were just little babies....how I miss that time.
My sister became and instant mom when her "soon-to-be-husband's", daughters mother died (what a mouthfull) it's been an experience watching her learn how to do it all. I would have to say that she has really matured in the process. It's been kind of a blessing for both of them. The doctors always told my sister it would be hard for her to have kids.....then she ends up with a guy (a great guy at that) who's daughter has no mother. God really does work in mysterious ways.
My mom and dad's divorce is about to go through....for a while there I really thought they were going to get back together. They have both changed so much.....I think they are just completley different people with difference needs and desires. I've learned many things about each of them that I never realized before. In the process, I think it has changed who I am and who I want to become.
Since Christmas, I think my realtionship with my husband has changed as well. I think it's changed for the better. I fell like I am more aware of who I am now. I am more aware of the things I do and I try not to take life so seriously...at least not as much as I used to. I have learned that his feelings are his feeling and my feelings are my feelings....it doesn't mean thats the way things are....it just means thats how we feel. For me, that has really been the key.
We just got back from a mini-vacation. We went to Scott City, Kansas. It was a nice little trip, we stayed in a Cabin for 4 nights. The best part was going to see Monument Rock....the boys really enjoyed that. We also looked at some museums there and we found a really awesome park where the boys had a blast! Take a look:

It's Christmas Time Again

I guess I have not been on here in a while. Life has just been pretty busy. I can't believe another year has almost come and gone. It's almost time for Christmas again! Dawson is pretty excited. His Christmas list changes from day to day, so I'm thinking he will just get what he gets and be happy with it.
Over the weekend we went to Legends mall for a little family time. It was fun! We were able to get a few good pics. If I don't blog again before Christmas, Merry Christmas!!

Family Fun Time

So we took a camping trip a couple weeks ago. It was quite nice! We did some hiking and fishing and the boys had a blast playing on the playground there. We even took Sammy with us and that was truly his kind of trip. The nights got chilly but at least it didn't rain. We are planning another trip at the end of October and yes, I know the nights will be even colder. Blankets! Blankets! Blankets! I'll tell ya, I sure like camping in the fall a lot better then in the summer. In the summer it is so hot and when you get in your tent at night it feels like your in an oven. I'd rather be too cold, then too hot. Anyways, we all had a blast and can't wait to go again!

Life is getting back to normal

Brody and I are adjusting to all this wonderful time we have together. We've been going to the park and the mall play place and the library and shopping and all kinds of fun places. We all go out and wait for the bus together in the morning and then we are both there to see Dawson home in the evening. Its the one time of day I can count on seeing them hug each other. It is so sweet. I think this new routine will work out just fine for us. I'm so fortunate to be able to stay here with him and to have the opportunity to see Dawson on the bus each morning. We are all so blessed.

Here are some photos of Dawson's first day waiting for the bus and getting off the bus. Brody was pretty upset when the bus drove off that morning without taking him. He is cool with it now though :-)

He is leaving me on Thursday....

Oh were has the time gone? Thease 5 (almost 6) years have gone so fast. I love him so much!

Almost a Kindergartener

So Dawson starts school in less then 13 days! I have been very excited about it, but in the last few days I have been feeling very sad and nervous for him. I know he will ultimately be fine, but all these scenarios keep running through my head. What if he drops his lunch tray?? What if he gets lost?? What if someone picks on him?? I know that I am more worried about thease things then he is. He is VERY independent and I know that he is more then ready for this. But I can't help but think about how he has stay home with me for all of thease 5 years of his life. It's going to be a BIG change. Time has gone so fast. The next thing I know he will be brining home a girl for me to meet. Wow.

Brothers at the Beach

2 Years Ago

Brody never really was a baby. He was born big, and grew fast. He was in a size 5 diaper by the time he was 6 months old! I've had the poor kid wearing a size 6 shoe, went to Payless yesterday, and ended up buying a size 9!! I'm pretty sure he is ready to start potty training, but here is the problem, the plastic training pants don't come any bigger then 35 pounds. He's almost 40!! I can complain though, he may be big for his age, but he is also very smart for his age. Know, I know what your thinking, I'm his mom, and all moms think that. Maybe he's not that smart. But here is what amazes me....he just turned 2 on Saturday and he knows ALL the letters of the alphabet. If you draw them, he will tell you what they are. If he sees a word (like on an exit sign or a poster on the wall,) he will read the letters. He also knows square, circle, star and triangle. And he knows blue, green and yellow. To me, that is AMAZING!!!

We had his birthday party on Saturday. He got LOTS of balls. He really loves balls. And Diego!!

(Go Diego Go) It was a pretty fun time!! He's growing so fast!!