Beautiful Blogger

I feel so honored, I have never been nominated for anything, thank you Michelle. I met Michelle almost 7 years ago and from the moment we met I knew we would be lifelong friends. She is a one of kind woman. She will always speak her mind, has the biggest heart, will share everything she has with those she loves and most importantly to me she is a wonderful listener. She is wise beyond her years and I hope I can continue to be here for her as she has been here for me.



The Rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated me for this award.

2. Copy the award & place it on my blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated me for this award.

4. Share 7 interesting things about myself.

5. Nominate 7 bloggers.


Seven Interesting Facts About Me:

1. I have not worked out in over 7 years, but can’t wait to do it again. I absolutely love the way it makes me feel!!

2. I lose socks. All socks. If you ever want to know what to buy someone in our house, it is socks. I can not keep a matching pair to save my life.

3. I LOVE painting Isabella, Abby and my toes all the same color.

4. We own a business and I am in no rush to return to corporate america.

5. I want to move to a place where I can have horses in my back yard.

6. I never made personal goals until mid 2009 and now know why I am where I am… “If you don’t have a plan for yourself…you will be part of someone else’s”. We now have a plan for the rest of our lives.

7. I may not be the neatest girl on the block, but I still love trying.


My Nominations are woman who inspire me. Some of them are ladies I just met, some are ladies I have known for years, some are moms like me, some are newly married, but all of them are woman who make me laugh, smile and appreciate life just a little more. Thanks ladies!!

1. The Bengards

2. The Ritter Clan

3. Spontaneous Clapping

4. The Stones

5. Greige

6. Haley, Sean & Elle

7. One Foot In Front of the Other ( I know Michelle nominated you as well, but had to let you know as well how special you are to me, thanks)

Motherhood - A good day!!

Motherhood has brought me so many emotions.  I wish I was a more experienced writer so I could express them in a way that when my kids read this in 20 or so years they will be able to smile and know how they changed my life!!

Isabella won her first award last Thursday and I was able to be there!! 

 I was invited by the principal to attend the awards ceremony because they knew she was getting an award. The look on her face when she saw me was of pure excitement, but also confusion. This was the fourth month of awards and I had not attended any of the others, so I am sure she was unsure as to why I came to this one.

Here's why... she was honored with an award for outstanding effort and participation.

She is such a beautiful girl inside and out, I am so proud of her!!

Happy 6th Birthday

Aaron turned 6 on January 30th. We were blessed to have some wonderful friends and family join us for a few hours of fun at Boomers in FV!!

Here are some pictures of our amazing day!!

Aaron loves to mini golf

Aaron, Mason, Jacob, Isabella & Max

Buddies

Happy Birthday Big Guy!!

Jacob, Aaron, Mason

Aaron trying to shoot his buddies

Jacob and Max - who's winning??

The bumper boats were a hit!!

Aaron had a blast

Isabella and Sophia did pretty good, too!!

Mason, Isabella, Jacob, Sophia, Max, Aaron & Abby

Me and Olivia

Max got a hole in one!!

Flashback Friday

My son will be turning 6 on the 30th of this month and I found some great old pictures of him. He fills my heart with such joy, I just love him to pieces.

5th birthday

He was 1-2 years in these pictures

He was at least 3 in all these pictures except the newborn of course.

Confession....

I have a confession, I have a new love. He is amazing. I have been seeing him every night this week and I feel like a different woman. When I change my mind at the last minute he never complains and still gives me what I want, when I want it. But most importantly he saves me time and has lowered my stress level tremendously. I spend less then 20 min in the morning or afternoon with him and it makes all the difference in the world.




His name is Slow Cooker aka "Crockpot".

I have attached a picture of tonights success...chili!!!!

I was in the mood for a little fun, so if anyone has any good recipes or places to find them please let me know. Thanks for indulging in my silly moments!!

Summer

Begin With The End In Mind

Tonight we begin something new...baseball. We will meet a group of families that have at least one thing in common, a 5 or 6 year old son who wants to play baseball. Darin is coaching Aaron's baseball team again this year and I am so excited to meet new kids and their parents. Last season we met some amazing families and I look forward to what this season will bring.

So today I begin a new season of baseball and look towards the end with high hopes of meeting some fantastic families and creating bonds that can last a lifetime.

A Few Free Moments - nothing fancy

With a few quick free moments, I wanted to post some pictures of the holidays. I don't have a lot, but like everyone else I know we ventured to D-Land to see the beautiful lights, amazing fireworks show and have it snow a little on main street.

Daddy with his biggest fans!!

Silly Mommy and Daddy

Silly Abby and Mommy

The kids and I had a chance to visit my wonderful friend and her four kids for the day. She lives about an hour and 15 min away, so we don't see each other as often as we would like, but when we do get together the kids have fun and we just sit around and talk.  I wish I was a little closer and who knows someday we may be. But until then I appreciate every chance I get to see her and her beautiful babies!!

The gang minus 2, playing with play dough

The newest addition is 4 months already. Such a handsome guy!!

The girls were so fun

Well time is up; kids are running wild and needing a referee.

Let's make 2010 an amazing year!!

Do something you have never done before and see where life takes you!!