After 5 years......

Alec's braces are off!!!!!!

11.19.08

Sharlene, Kyle and Alec had their braces put on at the same time. Kyle was the first to get his off a year later. Two years later Sharlene got hers off and NOW after having braces for 5 years (because he didn't like wearing his rubber bands!) he now has a beautiful smile!!!:)

YAY Alec!

Happy 18th Birthday Sharlene!

11.11.08
I can hardly believe the day has come that my first baby is now 18. My heart felt broken all day...where had the time gone??Could my baby now be considered and adult? graduating soon from high school?? It is so unbelievable to me.
I remember like it was the other day. Going into labor. I was 21 and scared to death. I always knew she was a girl, even though everyone else said I was having a boy:) when she finally made her appearance I fell in love immediatley. She was so tiny and so cute. She had some complications, but overcame them after a few weeks in the NICU. She has always been a fighter and I am so proud of her and who she has become. She is grown to become a wonderful daughter, sister, grandaughter and friend. We are all so blessed to have such a sweet, strong, compassionate young woman in our lives!
I love you Sharlene!! Mommy.


and a few weeks after her 18th bday....her transformation...hair cut, lip pierced....so beautiful! (even though I wasn't totally thrilled with the piercing..Im ok with it)

Grilled Cheese

11-4-08
As I said in an earlier post we have all been sick. No one really felt like eating, except Brianna who wanted a grilled cheese and SHE wanted to make it. Brooke was already asleep so Brianna with the help from daddy made grilled cheese for all of us sickies....It was so cute watching her flip the sandwiches with the spatula.

Happy Birthday Jeremy

11-3-08

I always love to get together with my family. Birthdays are always so much fun! Especially when they aren't mine!:)
We celebrated Jeremy's Bday and had a great time as usual. He's such a great Uncle...you can't tell by the pictures though:) ha-ha! He Loves his nieces and nephews and they really love him!
Hope you had a great Bday Jeremy! Your a Great brother too!!!

Awwwwww.....

11-2-08
Right after Halloween we all got sick. We still are even as I type this a week later! I was laying in bed with Brooke and I came out to check on daddy and Bri and this is what I found:) Is that sweet or what?? Both of them on the couch sound asleep:) So of course I had to grab my camera:)

Happy Halloween!!!

10-31-08

Happy Halloween! Brooke and Brianna or should I say Minnie and Daisy were VERY excited this year! Brooke was Minnie and Brianna was Daisy. I can't believe how much they have grown!!

This is 2005!

We let them eat any and as much candy as they wanted when we got home:) They would try a piece and spit it out and go to the next piece:)

Papa being silly....as usual! Daddy had on Brooke's Minnie ears for a while too, but I didn't have the camera with me.

Sharlene and her friend Liz got dressed up and went to dinner:) Kyle went out with his friends...with no mask. Alec wore Jim's dreadlocks from a previous Halloween and went to a party:) Hope everyone had a Great Halloween!!!

Carving the pumpkin

10-30-08
We waited a little longer then usual to get our pumpkin this year....if you notice the date it was the DAY BEFORE! I would say so!
Brooke and Brianna were in a bad mood that night...and the pictures show it The scarecrow is the happiest person in that pic!:) Alec tried his best to put them in a better mood.:) They cheered up once we got home and started carving the pumpkin. I don't know who had more fun, Brooke, Brianna, Alec or DADDY! Daddy kept hogging the pumpkin carving! He said it was HIS pumpkin:) So we let him have his fun. However, B&B and Alec did have fun getting all the seeds out for mommy to cook:) YUM!

Mom Mom sent the kids Halloween cards with a surprise inside:) Brooke and Brianna really enjoyed opening their cards and getting the money.:) Thanks Mom Mom! We miss and love you too!!!