Graduation is here!

Wow....Kanon has graduated! Time is flying with our sweet family. It wasn't that long ago when Kanon was about 4 years old stealing airheads from the concession stand when his daddy coached baseball and selling them to his friends for 100%profit. Nobody could ever be mad at that sweet little face. He was mischevious, but so darn cute. 

He is ready for the next step in his life...college bound! 

The good things in life....

New car finally!  I am so blessed to be able to get the car of my dreams. After all, I already have the man of my dreams so I might as well get the car too. ( I know you love that one Don)

It's lake time again...

This year I plan to take advantage of the relaxing get away from it all feel of the lake.   I especially want to embrace those moments when I have my family all there to share those sunny, warm days on the lake. 

I only have one I picture from Easter this year. My day started with unrealistic expectations that didn't hold up and I ended up spending most of the day saddened instead of just going with the flow and letting God take the day where he knew it needed to be. By the way, those expectations were set by me...

Grayson and my entire family looked beautiful and we did spend an amazing morning in Church worshiping our sweet savior, which is all that truly matters. 

Kanon is getting ready to go to his senior prom in a few weeks.  I can't believe that little mischevious, smiling little boy has turned into a sweet kind hearted serious young adult now. Proms are different from when I was young. They now go all out to ask someone. Even though Kanon has a girlfriend, he still needed and wanted to ask her in a special, rememberable way....

Notice all the Hershey kisses all over the floor... Cute!

She is first again

Grayson placed first at district project achievement in 4-H. We are always so pleased in the way she handles herself. She also ran for junior board with an incredibly cute theme, but fell short in that one. None the less she was so fortunate to be invited to run for the board. 

In between this and celebrating my wonderful husbands birthday, I have had to have another back surgery. Praying this time I will be pain free. This has definitely been awake up call to me physically. I am planning to take better care of myself from now on, but I won't share this disclaimer with the family just yet. They would only laugh as I have said this a hundred times, but for some reason this time seems different. I will just show them rather than tell my sweet family. And.... Back to the husbands birthday. He is so special and I hope he enjoys the football hall of fame tickets we got him for the big day. 

The kids were in charge of the candles and thought he would get a chuckle out of the 87. 

Snow 2015

So much fun in the snow with my sweet family. We all need these days sometimes to just recharge and a bonus is the snow is so beautiful!!

New car....new surgery!

So Don finally got a new car... We were so excited to find something that gives him great gas mileage, great functionality and looks great! He got a 2015 Honda Accord, yep brand spanking new. We haven't bought a new car in so long I had forgotten what that new car smell was. I love it. 

And of course just when life seems to be running to smooth, we have a roadblock. This time the roadblock is not bad just a little more nerve racking than anything. I am having another surgery and for once it's not my foot. I am having back surgery to fix a herniated disc with nerve impingement. Just praying for God's protection for me on that operating table and pray for a speedy recovery for more my family than anything.

 I must say my sweet family is a bunch of troopers. They know just how to roll with unexpected things and continue to make me proud. Our children continue to make good choices even when I may be distracted with my own health things. I realize my husband is an angel who I know was sent to me to provide unconditional love, acceptance and protection for me. Losing my mom was one of hardest things I have ever had to face and dealing with my dad being so sick lately is no doubt very scary for us. I pray for my dad and the rest of my wonderful family and I know how blessed I truly am.

And we keep on keepin on.....

Spending wonderful times with friends, manicures and pedicures, fun at the lake, messy games at Church, ice cream after dinner, senior pictures and my 25th high school reunion are just a few of the things we have been up to. Each day, week and month always brings special moments I love capturing. Moments make special memories and give us experiences that mold us and make us into the people we are each day. Love my sweet family more than words can express.