Start of the Season .....

Greg's step dad Chucks mother passed away and the family was all in town for the Funeral and so we thought it was the perfect opportunity to invite the to Kaitlyn's first Softball game. It was a good night and a great start to the season...was a little chilly though!!! In the photo are Greg's sister Danielle and her fiance Tom, his step dad Chuck and sister Bonnie .. and of course us!! This season is going to be fun as we start with the girls pitching, and also an umpire so it makes it a lot more competitive!!!! GO SCREAMING EAGLES!!!

10 years and Many more to come......

Greg and I celebrated Our 10 Year Wedding Anniversary !!! I am so happy to be with such a great man, there has definatly been some rocky roads, but he is such a wonderful husband and father! We were lucky to have a sitter for the night and we were able to go out to Dinner and a Movie... We had decided that we would go to Bonefish Grill, since I knew I could find something to eat on their Menu and than we went to the movie, 21 Jumpstreet!! It was hilarious!! It was such a good night ..umm except for I have been having a terrible toothache and after dinner it was almost unbearable..so sat there uncomfortable most of the movie! Other than that though it was so nice to spend quality time together!! In the last ten years we have grown so much and I hope that the next 10 will bring us happiness and strength, as you look out in the world today so many people give up on marriage and divorce is so easy, but I have always believed that marriage is something you have to work on Everyday !!! I love you Greg each and everyday ..to many more year!!!!

2012 School Pictures

I can't believe how grown up my girls are .. these are their School pictures and I am happy how they turned out but when I look at them I am so shocked at how big they are .. I officially have no babies!!!

New Diet = New Life!!!!

So as you may all know I got sick in May of 2011 and since than have had months of not feeling well.. I won't bore you with all the details as many of you already know them.. but my mom got in touch with a Dr. in Utah and he does a lot of work with people with very similar problems, so after trying everything that my Drs. her had told me I decided I was ready to give it a try. So on Feb. 13th I began my New Life and New Diet.. the diet is basically cutting out all carbs, sugars, etc. I pretty much eat Veggies, Fruit and Protein.. I thought it was going to be so hard, but within a few days I started feeling better and so for me it is not hard at all because it makes me actually like life again .. on top of the diet I take supplements throughout the day, which continue to make me feel better each day! I have so much more energy and actually have been working out and feeling so much better.. It is just amazing that what we put in our bodies really does have such a effect on how we feel!!! I am onto a Whole New Amber and am so Happy with my results so far!!!!! Thanks for all of your support through this Year of ups and downs!!

Ringing in 2012

What a year it has been for myself.. As you all know I have been sick since May and still struggle daily with being sick and trying to figure out how to have some sort of "Normal" in my life! But I am also SO Blessed!!! I have such a wonderful Family and 2 of the most Beautiful Girls! I just love them to pieces! We had so much fun as we rang in the New Year...playing games (Connect 4 Launcher is a new Favorite)...eating Meatballs, wings, chips and salsa, Shrimp and Olives! We Skyped with the Aunts and Uncles which was a lot of Fun !! Greg and I even made it to the Ball drop which hasn't happened in Years! I am so Thankful for everyone in my life and for all the Blessings in my Life.. May 2012 Bring Health and Happiness to All!!

Christmas 2011

The girls in their Christmas Dresses... Love Haylees.. and of course my Kaitlyn is thinking she has to look like a Teenager already !!

Mommy making Christmas Eve Dinner in my cute Apron !! Greg had bought a dinner made at the store , but when I went to pick it up it was all uncooked and I still had to come home and make it all including the ham and rolls , the girls love to eat a big meal and fancy dishes.. So it was a fun night !!

I had way to many Christmas Pictures so I just gave a few of the highlights! Haylee got a Real Baby that looks like a newborn and even smells like one to, with a stroller and all the accesories. Kaitlyn got Monster High dolls which has been a huge hit. Than between the two they got wii games, ds games, and board games .. and yes there are 2 things Santa should never have purchased which are Flufflings and Doggie Doo.. so if you have a reqest for them Just say NO!!!! Christmas is such a Fun time of year and I loved seeing their Smiling Faces as the Opened all their Gifts!!! Until Next Year!!!

A Real Tree

After putting away my artificial tree last year.. I knew that I did not want to get it out again after 12 years it was looking pretty sad! So I convinced my husband that I wanted a Real Tree!!! So when I went to work on Saturday .... and I came home from work I had my Tree .. I wanted!!! The only hesitation was the next morning I saw a news story about people having found snakes in their trees so I was nervous for a few days, but no creatures ever came out!!! YaY! It was beautiful and I am so happy I dont have to put away my tree this year.. just throw it out!!!!

Christian our Elf

We started a new tradition this year and had so much fun with our Elf .. .Christian ! For any that haven't heard of The Elf on the Shelf Book, it is such a cute idea for kids. The elf comes to your house and he watches over the kids and goes to Santa every night and reports on how the kids are behaving!! During his time here.. he made snow angels, opened presents, went fishing , and enjoyed lots of our Christmas Decorations! Haylee absolutly loved Him and is going to miss him as he is away for a whole year .. she has woke up at 4 am or early to find him all month long!!!

Jack the Puppy

So we have talked for awhile about getting another Jack Russell dog, since we already have Russell! Of course my Hubby thought that right in the middle of me being Sick would be a perfect time to get one... So let me introduce Jack the Puppy!!! I was hesitant at first but it is unbelievable to me how Theraputic a puppy can be.. they really can be a humans best friend. Now for some of you that are not animal lovers you may not understand, but this little guy cuddles with me and loves me all the time! He lays with me all the time and when I walk in the house to see how happy he can be it melts me everytime!! Now don't get me wrong we have had a few puppy moments, but overall he has been pretty darn good and him and Russell are really starting to get a long and become buddies which is what I wanted!!! I just hope in a few months that I am saying the same thing since I know it seems to good to be true!! Love you Jack!

First Day of School 2011

Just can't believe its that time again...School started today! Kaitlyn is going into 4th grade and Haylee into 1st...were does the time go? They were sooo excited...woke up at 6 am and were ready to go to early..but I am glad that they Love school and its not a fight!

Fluttery Friends

Since I have been home sick I have found a Love for our Hummingbirds!! They are such cool little birds and so Fun to watch, but they are so fast that it is hard to get a good picture of them!! We have 2 that visit us daily ..we have named them Flutter and Lilly! We act like they are a pet of ours, but really its just cool to see them each day!!

Kaitlyn 9 Years Old!

Were has 9 Years Gone!!! I can't believe how fast Time flies!! Happy Birthday Kaitlyn Nicholle!! Love you sooo much!

Haylee 6 Years Old

Happy Birthday to my Beautiful Haylee Chevelle!! Love you so much !!

Grandma Cindy in Virginia

A week after Liberty left .. Grandma Cindy arrived!! YAY !! We were so Excited to have her here, it has been 6 years since she has been in VA ! Again we had no big plans when she arrived and since she was here to help me get better that is what she tried to do! She arrived on Saturday Night. Sunday we got ready and we went to church , Yes she got me to go.. Mom won't drive anywhere so she suckered me in to going .. but it wasn't bad at all! Monday the girls went off to summer camp and we hung out at home ( I was starting to feel dehydrated and not so good!) She was great help though cooking and cleaning.. She made my girls Crepes for the first time which may be a weekly meal now .. we made up a list of dinners and went to the store. Tuesday I had a Dr. appt and while there they wanted me to go to the ER for fluids( which took most of the day) I had a allergic reaction to meds and didn't feel much better when I left. Wednesday had another Dr. appt and we had a colonoscopy scheduled for Friday ... Really Mom was trying to get me Better! In between all of this she cleaned my pantry , towel closet, cabinets, cooked , did laundry , oh and we were having a major Heat Wave so even if we wanted to we couldn't go outside! Thurday had to start drinking med for procedure.. which was the WORST and than went to Dr on Friday.. Not sure how much Fun mom was having but Hope she knows how Helpful she was to me .. She had to leave on Monday and I was SAD ... so was Greg he begged her to stay .. but to much was going on at home.. so She had to go!! Thank you Mom for Everything !!!! We miss you Already!!

Family Pictures 2011

I couldn't let Liberty leave without taking Family Pictures ( the last one we have Haylee is a baby) so I didn't care how sick I was!! I absolutly LOVE them ALL!! This is nothing I have SO many Favorites I can't even choose ! Thank you so much for such a Beautiful Job!!! Amazing!!

July 4th Cuties

Liberty and Tanner Come To Visit

I am so thankful for great Family!! My sister is the Best .. Since I can not seem to get any better , my sister decided that she needed to come and help me (YAY) She came here on July 2nd and was able to stay for 5 days than she had to wisk off to Utah to pick up her car(long story) I was soo happy to have her here.. We did not have much of anything planned since I can't be far from the bathroom..but we had fun anyways.. The Girls Loved having her here .. French braids, nails painted, swimming, Fireworks, played with Kate(hamster) , played the Wii..she helped me organize and clean the girls rooms and Yes they needed it BAD!!! Thank you!! She took the girls to Church , took the Girls pictures, Took our Family Pictures, wow have I mentioned she is amazing.. I also sent her home with projects to do !! We loved spending Quality time with her and Tanner and wish that they could have stayed longer !! Thanks for Everything and hope I didnt miss anything !! Love you so much and I can never Thank you Enough!!!

Girls Graduate

Another School year has come and gone!! My Girls are getting soo Big ... Kaitlyn graduated from the 3rd Grade and was on the High Honor Roll every term, Not sure who she gets her smarts from. Haylee graduated from Kindergarten and again another smart cookie .. she was in the GT program in her grade and she got the Highest honor from the Principal..So very proud of my girls and can't wait for school to start.. wait did I say that Out Loud!

Sick , Sick, and Sick

I have debated about blogging about crappy happenings in my life, but I have decided that it may help me remember when its all over how greatful I am for Life!! So it all began about 8 months ago when I was diagnosed with an infection known as C-Diff(normally from hospital or nursing home stay or antibiotics) since I hadn't been in hospital, I figured it must have been from the ear infection I had that was treated with antibiotics. So went to the Dr. and was put on a heavy antibiotic( i know weird) but that is how it is treated. The infection went away.. so I thought! It wasnt until the begininning of May that I started to feel the same symptoms all over again. I waited for about 2 weeks because the symptoms are stomach ache, diaherria, and I just kept thinking it would get better , but unfortunatly it continued to get worse. So I broke down and went to the Dr. and yes again I was put on Antibiotics.. 2 days later I was getting even worse and called the Dr. they wanted to swich my meds to a different antibiotic, which is the last choice before hospitalization and that it is very Expensive. So began taking meds but kept having same symptoms and getting dehydrated and just did not feel well. Went through testing and ended up in the hospital on May 23, they treated me with IV antibiotics along with oral and many other medications, I was there for 6 long days until the Drs thought there was not much more to do... since then I have been on the same Antibiotics and back and forth to many Dr appointments and Lab testing.. but the answer is always stay on medication.. I have been lucky and have short term disability through work and so I have been able to be home which is the only way I have survived what I have! Last week I was able to convince the Dr to do a Colonoscopy to maybe find out some answers , I am currently waiting on Test Results.. they said it could take up to 2 weeks. I am so greatful for great family and friends that have helped me out in this struggle and hope to find answers out soon!

Easter Bunny Deliveries

Easter was a fun family day !! The Easter bunny brought .. lots of candy , Yogi Bear the movie, chalk, bubbles, Tea cup piggies, and a rubix cube(kaitlyn has wanted one since seeing justin beiber the movie) .. I made a yummy dinner ham, potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls , jell-o cake! It was a beautiful 85 degree day and we spent time together as family enjoying all of the goodies!