BEING A MOM!

I am having the best weekend! I love it when I get to spend time just hanging out at my boys! It's amazing how different & how completely the same they are! We played with thier barn and horses, we made cookies, Brenden helped me clean, we let Cason wear 'big boy underwear', we went to dinner at In-N-Out, and we watched hour after hour of Avatar together. I let them stay up late and we played Elmo & Super Why games on PBSKIDS.ORG It was awesome! I am amazed at how smart they both are! I couldn't help but trying to get them to take some pictures with me using my cell phone. They didn't really work out that well, but I still tried!

CASON

OK, before you scroll down any farther you need to understand that what is in the cup is rootbeer! Saturday night Cason came into the kitchen and started freaking out! He wanted a drink but he couldn't decide what cup he wanted to use. I opened the cupboards and probably pulled out every little kid cup we have. Diego, Transformers, Jungle Animals, Spiderman, Fishy cup, Disney, green ones, blue ones, everything I had. We finally figured out what he was pointing to. It was a glass we got for my bridal shower that has been on the top shelf of our cupboard for 7 1/2 years! I pulled it down and washed it poured some rootbeer in it and I don't think I've ever seen him happier! Me and my friends were laughing so hard! He took the cup to the living room along with his bowl of Mac & Cheese and he was just content!!!

CORBIN'S BIRTHDAY!!

We went to Pirate Island Pizza for my nephews birthday party today. It was a lot of fun! Kind of crazy, but what do you expect at a Pirate themed pizza place! It was fun to run around and play in the arcade! Not to mention the pizza is excellent! My kids were so tired when we finally left! I didn't even think to take my camera but luckily Swammy did so I stole her pictures from her!!

Birthday boy!

AARRGG

Too Cute!!

Me and Swammy lookin' good!!

Jenna & Alicia

Mama & Dada

My kids are cute!!

G.N.O.

We turned our Girls Night Out this month into a Birthday Surprise for Trina and Mandie. It was a princess theme and it was awesome! We made fools of ourselves but we had a total blast! We made them wear tiaras, boas, a ring braclet, and they had to carry wands! It was so much fun! I love these girls! Some of my friends are missing, but this is the original G.N.O. group! There is not enough I can say about them! I am glad they are in my life!!

I love G.N.O.!!!

Alicia, Jenna, Mandie, Trina and Me

The Princess cake!!

The Birthday Girls!

Trina & Mandie

The Unbirthday Girls!!

Alicia & Andie

Trina, me, Mandie, Alicia & Jenna!

(Not Jenna's bday, but she had to wear the crown

that was on the cake!!)

POP

This is my husband and his grandpa, who everybody knows as "Pop" This is the finest man I have ever met! I feel so blessed to have become a part of his family. From the very first trip I made with Colby to Circleville he has treated me like I have always been a part of his family!

I remember one time I went up with Colby while we were still dating and his truck had problems in Kooshearm. Pop came to our rescue! Colby was upset and worried it might have more troubles driving back to Circleville so he sent me back with Pop. It was awesome, just me and him talking, at first I would nervous becuase it was only my 2nd time meeting him, but after a couple minutes I was loving it! There is nothing funner than spending time with him, listening to stories and getting advise. Since then he has helped me and Colby so much in so many different ways! He came down when my sister was set apart as a missionary and even with the back problems he's been having lately he has come to both my boy's birthdays! My boys have so much fun in Circleville becuase of him and all the farm stuff he lets them do! Even with as WILD as my boys can get, he still has patience and love for them, and that means the world to me! My husband may not be perfect (shocker) but the things I love most about him are the same traits I see in Pop, and I know that he played a huge part in the man Colby is today! I hope that someday Colby will be the "Pop" in Circleville!!

I wish everybody had a Pop in thier lives!

CASON'S 2nd BDAY

Well, my baby is 2! Whether I like it or not! And following in the steps of his big brother he had to have a 'horsey' birthday party. It was a lot of fun! We had family, cousins and friends come! It means a lot that so many people are willing to make the effort to come for my kids!

Cason got some help opening gifts!

He got some really cute horses..the one he's
holding just happens to be named "Dakota"

Here is the horsey cake!!

It took 3 tries before he blew out the candle!!

Here is Cason riding his horse in the "round pen"

as Brenden put it!

NEW HOBBY

I have a new hobby! Me and my sisters have been making jewlery for the last couple years, but lately I've been making the watch bands that everybody has lately! I always wanted some but could't see spending $30-$40 on a band! So I started messing around and have made a few that really turned out good! Lots of my friends are telling me I should sell them, but I don't know! I just like having somthing to do where I don't have to think about life or worry about anything!

NEW YEARS IN CIRCLEVILLE

We spent New Year's in Circleville having a "late" Christmas with Colby's family! We did farm chores, went sledding, spotlighting for deer & bunnies and got to hang out with the family! Colby's grandpa, Pop, recently had back surgery and we got to spend time with him and got to see for ourselves how great he is recovering! The boys had a blast (and that includes Colby)