Elliot's Baptism

We went down to my sister Heather's house this weekend for Elliot's Baptism. It was really nice to get together as a family again. Elliot has gotten so big she will be a year in no time. The girls play with Elliot so well now that she is a little older. Heather and I went and did some shopping together also. Mom kept the girls for us, it's so nice to be able to shop without the girls. My sister Kim and family also came to the Baptism on Sunday. I love that I'm so close with my sister's, their more then sister's their my best friends. We had to take tons of pictures, so hope that you enjoy them.

Remember

Remember those today that lost their life's on September 11th 2001. Either in the planes, twin towers, police officer, fire man, fire women or volunteer. I know that I'm not the only person in the world that has lost a sister, best friend, and a hero. People die everyday but until it's one of your loves ones I don't think that you totally get the hurt and the pain. This is a day that made our country change, change for the best. Not that things are the best in our country but we do live in a free country. So please give thanks to those that lost their life on September 11th. And pray for their family.
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Happy Birthday Chad

Last night Chad's mom and niece Olivia came down. Chad had ask me what we were doing for dinner and I had told him that his mom was coming down. Little did he know that she had made him pan full of her home made Lasagna and her home made Texas Sheet Cake. Which are both of his favorite. This Lasagna that she makes is the bomb. It takes her three hours just to make the sauce. So once she got here with dinner he was so happy and very huger.

On another note, we got a new TRUCK...... Goodbye gas hog. It's a Toyota Highlander and it will get more then 7 miles to the gallon unlike the Suburban. I love it, it's smaller then the Suburban but it still has the third row. Which will be great when we have all the niece and nephews. Today is Chad's real birthday. I'm taking him out dinner, just him and I. I can't wait to have some quiet time together. I also add what we made for him for his birthday. I took letter's of words and spelled out WE LOVE YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAD !!!!!

Chad's Birthday week

Landen, Chas, Tyler, and Sophia
Ross, Jen, Chas, and Alexis
Chas riding the four wheeler.
All the kids in the Rhino
Alyssa sitting in the back.

Micah and Katy playing corn hole.
Landen playing in sand.
Chas and Brenden.
Chad and I.
Tyler, Sophia, Alyssa, and Alexis

Yesterday we have a cook-out/birthday party for Chad at Katy and Micah's house. When it's Chads' birthday we celebrate it all week. It's something that I have always done for him. He's actually birthday is on Tuesday. It turned out to be a great day, we thought at first with the weather it wasn't going to be but it was fine. All the kids had a blast playing with balloons, playing in the sand, riding the four wheeler, riding in the rhino, and driving the go cart. Even the adults had fun with all the toys too. We also had to play some corn hole, watch football, and the race. Hope that you enjoyed all the pictures.

No more pull ups

Some of you know that we had both of our girls potty trained by 15 months. They wore pulls up nappy time, bed time, put wore panties during the day. And they still wet some but could go potty on the potty chair when awake. Alyssa became potty trained at bed time and nappy time by 2 1/2 years old. It was funny because when we first started training Alyssa she wanted Chad to do it not me. So when he would come home from work he would sit in the bathroom with her for hours. Once she got it down then I could help her. Chastity was also the same way. I think that they just wanted their one on one time with him and that's how they got it. I also think that it helped since I was a stay at home mom. Chastity for the past few days had been taking her pull up off at nappy time and bed time and putting her pants back on. So when I would go in and check on her I would have to put it back on. For the past two days and nights we haven't put a pull up on her. And she has woke up DRY!!!!! We have no more babies, we have two big girls. I'm so proud of her, I guess all the hard work of getting them sitting on the potty chair by 12 months really paid off.

Day 3 at preschool, dancing, and football

Thursday was Alyssa 2nd full day of school. I thought that she was going to be fine, but I was wrong. I wanted to get some more picture's so Chastity and I took her. She was fine until I told her that it was time for us to leave. She didn't want me to go and she wouldn't let go of me. Finally I asked her if she wanted her Teddy bear that was out in the truck she said "yes". So I went and got that but she starting crying when I left. She was upset that she couldn't go out to the truck with me. I could hear her crying all the way up the stairs. When I came back and gave Mrs. Haab her bear she was still crying. I left with her crying which I was fine with it, she needs to go to school and be with other kids her age. She was fine when I pick her up from school. She stop crying soon after I left and had a great day at school. She came home with her first art work and a news letter with how they spent the week. We have talk and she said that she wants to go back and she wont cry anymore. Will see how Tuesday goes. Thanks again Kimberly and Family for the back-pack. We have got so many comments on it. I love it because it's so different from all the other kids. Chastity loves taking Alyssa to school and she doesn't want to leave. It's so funny because when we get in the truck to leave she always says " I miss Lissa". It hasn't even been five minute's your fine, and then she gives me the little sad look.

Last night we spent the evening with Katy, Micha, and Landen. Went to their house for dinner, beer, and football. It was nice getting out of the house and letting the kids all play together. As you can tell from the video that I have added of them dancing. There getting all the practice they can for the wedding. Katy and I talk and got more ideas for her wedding. Were trying to be crafty as we can be and have found it's hard with out having Alison. She was "our" Martha Stewart.

4 weeks

I add a pictue of some of things that we took for this long weekend. Chad didn't have to work on Friday so are weekend started Thursday night. We had 3 BBQ'S, and even got to have a "date night" on Friday night. Things have been hard but I still have to be strong and live my life for my family.

It has been four weeks today that I lost my sister, my best friend, my hero. I never really knew that I could hurt so much. I have been dealing with a lot more break downs then I was at first. It seems that it's getting harder as the days go on. I find myself at times putting on a fake smile or telling someone that I'm okay when really I'm not. I have to wonder will I ever feel the same way that I used to feel? But I have to do, I have two little girls that look up to me. I find myself thinking a lot about how it was so easy to be little and have no worries. I look at my little ones and hope that they will have the relationship that I do with my sister's and did with Alison. I know that I will never forget the day that Ali left us to be with our maker. I play that day and the days that lead up to it all over and over in my head. I still have not wore the clothes that I had wore that day. I saw Tom for the first time on Sunday. I had a lot of mixed emotion's all at one time. It was great, hard, sad, and I was happy all at one time. Don't get me wrong Tom I want to see you and be with you it's just HARD. And I have to wonder is it the same for you too? We have a lot going on in these next few months to keep me busy and my mind in better thoughts. But I also know that these next few months were some of Ali's favorite months. Nothing is easy about living life without her. When I wake in the morning's, I'm not even awake for 5 to 10 minute's and I think of her. I'm so thankful that I have two other sister's that I'm so close with. And can't wait to be able to spend these next few months with them.

I have to share something that happened. Thursday night I took the girls to the park and we had dinner there. As we were eating Alyssa was very into watching the birds fly around and play. And she said the most amazing thing to me. "Mommy I wish that I had wings so that I could fly up and see Auntie Ali." I held back the tears and said "Alyssa I'm sure that Auntie Ali feels the same way too."