Our Beach Bums!!!!!

We had so much fun in Flordia! Aidan was NOT a fan of the ocean. Didn't like the sand on his TOOTERS(toes). We had a blast......Thanks Kathy and Lamar!!!! We're already planning on next visit!!!

My little girl loves her tongue

Kennedy is facsinated with her tongue! I just love it. I'm so excited to go and have her meet Kathy! Kathy is the wonderful woman that made her wish quilt. Kathy is a REALLY good family friend and I have a hard time saying she's a friend cause she's family she's been there since I was LITTLE! Love you Kathy. And wish you could come too mom!

Aidan's got it too.

Poor Aidan is right along with his sister. He wouldn't even smile for the camera. He coughed so hard through the night that I just wanted to hold him all night but I couldn't hold both but luckily every time he woke up he'd go back to sleep. Get better buddy mickey mouse is so excited to rock the house with us next week! Love you!

Sick babies are no fun

My kids have gotten this cold that won't go away.....Kennedy hasn't been able to sleep well cause she can't breathe. Good thing for a swing that rocks her so she can sit up and sleep but still breathe. Get better soon Kenners cause mommy's starting to get it too. These germs get passed around so quickly! Love you to the moon and back sweet girl of mine!

Update

So things are going good. Ben got his orders and we will be leaving for the land of Alabama in mid october! So super excited! I haven't let myself make any friends here and I think its just cause my mind knows we will only be here a short time. So I'm home with nothing to do while Ben's at airborne school all of august so come on friends I need COMPANY!!!!!! The city that never sleeps is calling your name!!!!
Enjoy your weekend.

Needing to Vent so if you believe your perfect PLEASE DON"T READ!

Do you ever sit and ponder and wonder if your a good parent? Well I've been struggling with it lately. Everyone comments to me about how I just spend money, how my kids will know every swear word by the time they are 3, oh come on he's not that bad, etc etc....the LIST GOES ON AND ON................Well let me break it to you ALL! I'm not perfect and I never will be. Infact I'm to the point we're I've STOPPED trying to make it to the top in Heaven. I am who I am and I'm perfectly fine being ME! Take it or leave it! My kid drinks mtn dew, I laugh if he says a cuss word, I scream when I'm angry but that doesn't mean I don't love him and don't want the best for him. Yes daily I wish Ben could stay home and raise them and maybe he'd do a hell of a job but unfortunatly he loves the army and thats what he's best at. I sometimes wonder if my children would do better at a daycare while I was at work (heck maybe they'd learn how to be polite who knows) but then I sit and wonder what would be the point of having them then? I'm not saying you awesome mothers who have jobs are any less of a mom believe me I just am feeling a little lost in this world. I've always liked to do my own thing. I would KILL to have a job right now. I wish I could even figure it out to where I could work at night. But obviously heavenly father doesn't have that in my plans. So for now I will sit back and watch and half heartly give up. Such is life right?!?!? Enjoy your week!

Our Special and Last minute trip!

Here's my little man who loves to have pictures taken of himself!
His my little HULK. HULK is his life!

His big Cheeser!

This is how little Kennedy always fell asleep at Nana's! She sure got spoiled rotten there!

This is the only picture I got (well I didn't even get it I was stuck inside finishing getting ready) so if someone has a better picture of these girls I need it emailed to me please!

Here are some pics of the trip home. Enjoyed seeing the extended family and honoring Grandma. Aidan was so cute. I know some might not like to hear this but I need to write it to remember. Aidan when he saw Grandma said to me.

Mom: Isn't Grandma so pretty and in peace now.

Aidan: Yeah is this her bed forever mommy.

Mom: *almost in tears* yes Aidan she's in peace now.

Aidan: oh ok

Then the next day after the funeral Aidan says...........

Mom: Now Aidan wasn't that a very special day to honor our special grandma?

Aidan: Yeah mommy she's a really Tired Grandma.

He sure didn't quite understand but kissed her before we left her to be buried. We love you lots Grandma

SISTERS!

Aren't sisters great? They sure are! They can't get rid of you either isn't it great. So Mandy no matter how bad I piss you off or how bad you disagree with me.................I'm here to stay!!!We got these pictures taken for mom! She loves them and Mandy bought us these cute shirts. Aren't we adorable?
Makayla and Kennedy are ADOPTED sisters. Mandy will never have another kid and neither will I so we have let them have each other and they LOVE it. Makayla is so protective of miss Kennedy. She can't wait for us to live closer to her so she can have sleepovers with her!
Now miss Kennedy. I couldn't resist having one picture taken of her! I just could eat this precious baby to pieces! She's such a GOOD baby! I've been blessed! I'm glad to have my two babies.

Hope everyone had a great memorial day weekend!!!!

My beautiful Grandma

To an amazing Grandma who will be surely missed. Your time on earth was truly fulfilled. I'm sure the reunion with grandpa was great. Love you loads.




Do not stand at my bed and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift of uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my bed and cry; I am not there. I did not die.

Grandma you are an amazing woman! We all love you lots. You've taught us lots. Thanks for all the fun memories of sleep overs at your home. Sleepless nights I'm sure having all your grandchildren playing. Thank you for always taking the time to make your yummy yummy homemade bread and toast it for us daily if we'd like and adding your apricot jam. That will be a memory of mine forever! Give Grandpa a nudge on the arm for us and let him know we'll never forget his love for hiding shoes!!!! (wink) I'm proud to call you my grandma! Thanks for all you did for us! You'll be surely missed!

Summer Time Blues..............

Smile for the camera you pretty baby girl!
Can't wait for Flordia!

Look at them blue eyes!

Showing some of her cute attitude!

Look at that cute chubby belly~!

Washing the car since he's so big!

scrub scrub scrub!

oh this bucket is heavy daddy!

Look Mom Daddy's teaching me his tricks!

Summer babes are so much fun! Aidan enjoys outside fun with dad! I of course had to try Kenners bathing suit on her! We are enjoying our time as a family in NY. Can't get enough of each other right? We had so much fun celebrating Aidan's HALF birthday! We made the day all about him! He loved it. Daddy even let him squirt the car all by himself. Think if Aidan was smart enough to turn on his daddy and squirt him!!! That'd be a ball! Kennedy is such a good sport! I love her to pieces and love that she lets me take pictures of her! Hope everyone is enjoying spring. Now I want summer to get here!!!

My german kids

Aidan teaching Kennedy how to smile..........

The 2 cute kiddos!

I had the kids wear their german clothes to church on sunday! They even conviently read our records in too so we got to show them off!!!!! WINK WINK! I thought they were pretty cute!

I'm in AWE

I seriously can't get over how beautiful this little girl is. She's the perfect baby too! I'm totally blessed! I love being a mommy! Happy Mothers Day to all of you wonderful Moms! Especially mine! I hope I turn out to be half as good at this mommy thing as you are! Love you lots Nana! xoxoxoxoxox

My little Princess

Kennedy in her little Germany Dress! Thanks for buying it for her nana! She looks adorable! Walmart was a bunch of punks on our appt so I just took some myself!

Another view of my craftiness!

Aidan loves to play and talk with her constantly!

She's eating that thumb of hers. I swear she'll end up sucking it off she sucks it so hard.

Kennedy sporting her new dress mommy made!

These 2 were cuddling for 45 minutes!!!!! yes I said that correct 45 minutes the other day watching the WIGGLES together! They are the best of friends!

Ben before a funeral!

So I've included a picture of this YUMMY solder! ( I know TMI) but I think he looks handsome in his Dress Blues! Then I have been miss home maker mother lately (well lets just say I"M TRYING) I've always looked up to my mom cause she was miss talented and still is. That I just started trying to be like her. I will never quite be as amazing as her but I sure can try! So I made Kennedy a dress and still continue to make her bows and have so much fun! Heck when you move new places and don't have friends yet why not be friends with the sewing machine and glue gun!!!!

My Crafty Side

This is my new crafty thing!!!!! I love using my creative side of my brain. One I thought I never had. I'm still having a hard time believing but I am having so much fun making them and Kennedy looks super cute in them! Tell me what you think? Its giving me time while I have absolutely nothing here to do. I will one day be pro! JK! Just something to do to pass the time.

Kennedy is 4 months old.

She's such a cheeser for the camera!

I love this baby girl. She's what makes my world go round! (and Aidan too)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture! I asked Ben for photoshop for mothers day but he gave me tickets to Flordia to take the kids to DisneyWorld so the photoshop might have to wait. We'll see~!

Love the soft touch of this one!

She was actually laughing on this one. Silly little girl!

So I am a day late but better late then never~ Our Kennedy Jo turned 4 months yesterday! Man time flys by! Kennedy loves to kick and talk. She's seriously the attention getter in the family. Aidan runs to her everytime. She's started this thing the last couple of days where she tries to turn over in her swing! I laugh everytime I watch her. She loves when you put her on the floor to play and enjoys having her own time. Aidan is actually really good with her when she is on the floor! She talks so much when her daddy comes home. Its like she totally knows. She's such a daddy's girl and he knows that he'd give her anything she wants. She squeels for him to pick her up. I just die laughing. She knows what she wants and she knows she'll get it if she works hard enough for it! I love you Kennedy and you complete us so well! Thanks for bringing your sweet little spirit to our family!