Happy Easter...HE IS RISEN!!!!

He is not here...He is risen!!!!!!

i can not believe how totally blessed i am!!!!!!!! happy easter!

ready for another helping of ketchup?

wow...thanks for coming back!!! just a few more months & then we'll be all caught up!

december - emmett took his 1st airplane

ride & did amazing!!!

january - huge snow that shut the city down

for several days...our house got around 9"

november - february - our boy got back into his

basketball groove

january - our little squirt conquered upward

cheerleading & was awesome!

january - our boo baby put her ballet shoes aside

& took on the court...she dominated!!!!!

she's the tall one in blue. :0)

january - middle school youth retreat to

billy graham library & great wolf lodge

february - the beloved father/daughter dance

february - we braved the winter cold in

cozumel...oh well, someone has to do it!!!

february - the big man hit 15!!!!!

february - another high school retreat

my boy & i went skiing for the 1st time

& didn't break anything

march - cotillion spring ball

she looked gorgeous!!!!!!

march - served on a service day for the boy's school

we got to scoop alpaca poo...oh yeah, & feed

a baby alpaca

march - took my fantastic freshman +1

to the beach

march - went on a 5 day camping trip that

turned into an 11 day camping trip to

hunting island, sc

april - someone got his learner's permit

yikes!!!!! didn't i just give birth to him?

april...today- EASTER...HE IS RISEN!!!

this is our 1st Easter not in texas

in forever. we missed our texas family

but, were still able to remember what

Easter is truly all about!

well, i think we are officially caught up! i will try to do much better, but i make no promises! :0) what shall we talk about next time??? the bachelor is off for a while, so maybe we can discuss world peace or the rising costs of gas...OOORRRRRRRRR, we can make guesses as to who is next to be voted off survivor, american idol, dancing with the stars? OR, who will have to go home next on amazing race? i've got my favorites...do you? i know i hope certain teams go home!!!! how 'bout chuck...will this really be chuck's last season...i sure hope not. oh well, i'm sure i'll think of something really useful & important to discuss. thanks again!!!! see ya tomorrow?

how about a little catch-up...no, not ketchup

well, i've been trying to think about how i can catch up from all the lost time that i have been away from here. so, you know me, how about pictures??? i may have taken 1 or 10,000. i figured the best way is to try & play out all the missing time through digital art!!! plus, who's to say you would actually read everything...it could potentially become quite the novel. i'll try to filter & not totally overload you (if it is possible). however, if you want to see more pics, all you have to do is click on my facebook page. trust me, you will get your fill on there! :0) soooo...you ready?

july-"plunge" (middle school mission trip)

august-someone moved up to youth group

august - back to school party

august-DAD in training, emmett...workin'

sept - "epic"- 1st high school retreat

september - had surgery on my wrist

that i hurt in january

aug-nov- someone started high school

& took on football, too

october-1st homecoming dance

october - field trip to the pumpkin patch

october - halloween party

october - halloween with the groovy chick & cleo

november- the girls & emmett made it into local

magazine for diabetes awareness month

november - our sweet callie got married...emma was flower girl

& haley was a junior attendant

now, here comes december...our extremely busy month...please forgive that i don't have a picture from my bday. :0)

december- little squirt's bday

went to see disney princesses on ice

december-nutcracker performances

(i'm just now getting the songs out

of my head)

december-cotillion holly ball

december-CHRISTmas card that never went out

december-oh how we love our cousins!!!

december-happy bday, boo baby

thanks for looking...tune in tomorrow for (what i'm sure you're greatly anticipating) the rest of our catch up time!

Wowzers!!!

Hmmm...it seems to have been quite some time since I've been here & soooooo much has happened! Life is so busy that it seems I just looked up & almost an entire year has gone by. Let's see...can I do better??? Who knows...I'll sure try! I make no promises, however. I know this is gonna blow my sister-in-law's socks off!!!! She probably thinks I forgot about this little spot, too!

Well...well...what shall I talk about???? Dunno!

The fam & I have really enjoyed our end of winter & beginning of spring. I, personally, have gotten to go to the beach 3 times since the end of February. Twice with my amazing family (Cozumel & Hunting Island) & once with my "fantastic freshman" girls (the group of 9th grade girls I mentor from church). Bet you're wondering if I took pictures?! Ummmm, yeah!!!!!!!!

cozumel

hunting island, sc

girl's trip