Is it really May?

Seems like just yesterday that the boys and I started school in August. Now here we are almost the end of May and all of us are out. Colton just finished Kindergarten and Pierce K3! Man where does time go? I really don't have babies anymore.. and it shows everyday!!!
Both of the boys have done so well in school.. We are really proud of them! They are super excited about the summer. Ryan is keeping the boys on his days off and then we have a sweet girl that is coming in to keep them on the other days. She is a teacher, so she'll do great with them. The boys seem to love her and vise versa. We don't have a lot planned right not, but we know that we wanna do lots of fun stuff with the boys.. so we'll have to see what we can come up with!!

Happy Birthday Ryan

Today my sweet hubby turns the big 31!! I hope he has the best day ever!! We are treating him to his favorite tonight, Pizza and ice cream cake.. yum!!

I love you baby, and hope that you have a great birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Ryan

Today my sweet hubby turns the big 31!! I hope he has the best day ever!! We are treating him to his favorite tonight, Pizza and ice cream cake.. yum!!

I love you baby, and hope that you have a great birthday!!!

You reap what you sow

OMG.. First of all, I want to tell my parents, and family that helped raise me, I APOLOGIZE!!
Let me explain..
There is 5 yrs between Clay and I. So you can imagine that there weren't as many "happy" times as there were "drive me crazy" times. I can remember as a child, constantly fighting with him. As the baby of the two of us, I knew I could get him in trouble cause he was the oldest and well he was suppose to know better! End of story.. ha so I thought.. So needless to say, there were many many years of fighting, arguing, nagging.. and well you get the picture.

Fast forward to present..

There are 2 1/2 yrs between Colton and Pierce. I thought surely since they were so close in age that it would be somewhat easier. They would be so close and love each other and have the best time ever!! While that is somewhat true.. it isn't always like that!! Don't get me wrong they do love each other and they do get along well and play together well.. SOMETIMES.. and the othertimes?? Well it is constant fighting, fussing, tattling (which I can't stand), hitting, shoving, throwing things at each other, calling each other names, deciding that they don't want to be brothers anymore, and well you get the picture here..

Now as a parent, I can see why it drove my parents and my family totally crazy!!! This must be complete payback for doing all that stuff to my parents.. Oh my!!! Be Careful what you do, as you will reap what you sow 10 fold!!!

I am no Barber...

Ryan has always had short hair.. and for the first 6 months to a year that we were together, there was no way that he was going to let me cut his hair.. Then he told me to try it one day and well I have been doing it ever since.

Never any problems..

Then before he went to smoke diver, Rob came over and gave Ryan a high and tight cut! He liked it and last night it was time for a trim.. Well needless to say, it didn't work out too good. I am no expert at a high and tight cut!! A regular trim yes.. this NO!!

So this is what happens when your wife tries to give you a high and tight!!




You get a bald head!! And we did it all the way.. we shaved with the clippers and then took a razor to it!! We'll see if he likes it and keeps it or if he'll let it grow back out.
But it is guaranteed that I will not be attempting a high and tight again. Unless I am given many instructions on how to do it and am supervised a few times! HA! If not, we'll go back to regular trims that I do know how to do..

Where have my babies gone?

Last time I checked I had 2 sweet baby boys and then.............................

the next thing I know I have these:

2 good looking boys that are growing up way to fast!!!!!

Many Many Thanks!

As of last Friday, May 8, I am offically done with school! Man, what a GREAT feeling! To know that I accomplished graduating college, while working full time, being a full time wife and full time mother, is a great feeling! I could have NEVER made it without the love and support of so many people!! Ryan, Thank you!! You are the best husband I could ask for! You never doubted my ability to accomplish this goal! You never let me think about giving up when things were tough! There were many times that I would think, you know what, this is just more than I can handle and I wanted to give up! But no, you were always there to remind me, that I could do it and that you were there supporting me 100%!!! You worked so hard to make sure that I had the time to study and do homework. You would take care of the boys so that I could do the same! There were so many times that I felt horrible for throwing the boys off on you and our families so that I could study and do homework! But everytime you would remind me, that it would be worth it in the end, and that I was doing this not only for myself, but for our family!

Momma and Daddy, ya'll always supported me and told me that I would be able to do it! Ya'll supported me all the way! Thank ya'll for your love and support and for everything that ya'll have done for me!
Aunt Reba and Grandma, I could never thank you guys enough either! There were so many times that ya'll keep the boys and helped me out. Aunt Reba, thank you for the many many nights that you would pick the boys up from school, so that I could go to night classes cause Ryan was at the station! Grandma, you always had faith in me that I could do it. And always reminded me that I was doing this not only for myself, but my family as well. And you would always show your love and support!
To my ladies at work, Debra and Carmen, man where would I be without ya'll!!! Ya'll have listened to me cry, fuss, whine and get upset! Ya'll were always there reminding me that the end would come sooner than I ever thought! Ya'll were always there to lift me up when I thought I had hit rock bottom and there was no way to ever come back up!

None of this would be possible without all of my family and friends! The support that each and every one of ya'll have showed me, will forever mean the world to me! Thank you will never be enough for any of you!! Ya'll are the best!!
If there is anyone that I left out, I didn't do it on purpose, there are so many that made this possible!! Just know that I appreciate each and everyone of you!

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!
I love each and every one of you!

Angel Quilt Project

My daddy started this project and I wanted to share with everyone. It is for a great cause. He has always had a love for cross stitching and look what it has turned into. Sometimes I wish I had that love for cross stitching.. then I think, who am I kidding.. I am chasing after 2 boys and finishing up school! HA..

Anyway, if anyone knows of anyone that is in need of a quilt, they do it for children fighting cancer up till a certain age, and I'm not going to guess what it is, cause I forgot. And they also do it for children at burn centers. Here is the website http://www.aqphome.org/.

I am going to work on him a blogspot at some point. Even though I don't have time to do the cross stitching or anything that does with the actual quilt, I can get the word out and try to make sure there isn't a child that is going without at least a blanket when they are faced with some much!

God Bless!