I am so grateful for our three day weekend and I am indebted to those who helped make it possible. I thank those I know who served, but our thanks hardly does their sacrifice justice!I was also reminded this weekend…

No. Really, buddy. You've got to stop. Your first year is going by way too quickly.He is getting around, everywhere and is into everything. Already, I'm chasing after him and constantly trying to prevent disaster. Talk about precious though, will…

It is hard to get 9 cousins to all smile at once. We went to Iowa to celebrate Easter with Spencer's family. It was a short time, but we had lots of good conversation and time together. Payge also lost…

Okay, so this is more like what he has been doing during his 9th month of life, but he doesn't really hold still long enough to get a good picture. He is still my amazing baby. Minus a few days…

Haydee + 15oz of Baby Powder=I still feeling like I am breathing in that fine dust. Payge got into Vaseline once, I am not sure which was worse.

Payge lost her first tooth! I can't believe it, she is only 4, but it makes her seem so much older. This is her crazy face when she doesn't like that we are taking her picture. I decided it was…

I made it to the ticket counter in a haze of craziness and yes, praise the Lord, my wallet was there. I didn't even bother checking to see if it all was there, because  I was nearing close to 20…

I had to take a quick break from the lengthy description of the "first 8 hours". So here are some of  the pictures of what made it all worth while. We had a fabulous time and of course I loved…

WARNING: this blog post contains no warm fuzzy moments or cute pictures, just a series or horribly funny events happening to a woman traveling alone with three small children. Do not read if you are about to embark on plane…

Can I just say I love the Target dollar spot? I go through withdrawal if I don't get a chance to check ours out once a week. Of course, this is a very dangerous area, as I can easily spend…