Memories that make me smile.............

As I was going through pictures to prepare for
my shutterfly photo book I found myself smiling,





laughing, crying, and thanking God for these




moments and these people.

There are times I forget how little they were...........






















There are moments I wish I could have back.......







There are times I'm reminded my children are so blessed to have such a great daddy!!!

There are these three that inspire me to be better, motivate me to give it my all, and remind me that there is nothing better.............

There are those who are always smiling and tend to always make me smile..............

There are some who just show me how to enjoy the moment.....

There are those who love me no matter what.....




There are those who are in my life to remind me
I am blessed and I will survive even though it feels like I'm drowning....................













There are those that remind me at times you must get dirty to have fun!!

Those I wish we were with more..........

There are those that remind me that you must hold on to every moment because one day you might be across the country from one another.............

These are the ones that make my kids feel loved.................

I love this picture and I love these kids..............

There are times when silly faces are needed!!!!














There are times when friends make it all better.













There are times that we actually do experience farmlife....................












There are people I thought I would never live without and now wish I'd never taken one moment with them for granted.....................












This is someone I rarely get to see, but wish I could be with more.....................she always makes me laugh



Can you guess who is under this costume?

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE PICTURE OF AMY?????????? I HAVE NO IDEA.........BUT I KNOW I COULD NOT LIVE THIS LIFE WITHHOUT HER...................OR HER HUMOR

There are times I'm mesmerized by her beauty.........

These are the times that just make me proud to be a mom...........................

I love to be with her...................

There are times I just could squeeze them............

d I need to say anything? He is the cutest thing..........even with his wart hogs.............

There are times my heart ache's just to wrap my arms around Alana Grace. Isn't she gorgeous?!!!!! She looks just like Shannan and reminds me how special my sister really is.................

There are those who say they want to be your friend and then spend their life proving it..........

These are the times I'm thankful I homeschool..........

These are the moments I realize life truly can be a party.............................

What can I say? He loves her............................

What will they look like at 16? I can't imagine them being anymore beautiful than they are now....................

There are those that look at me in the eyes and make me feel loved without saying a word...............

There are those who will always be proud.........

This is the one who loves me unconditionally, gives me a push when I need it, holds me when I can't move, listens to me when I need to gab ALOT!!!, and at the end of the day he tucks me in right next to him.................

You may wonder why the need to blog all of these pictures. This week I was reminded of the journey I've been on and how thankful I should be:

At 16 one of my high school friends told me I wasn't pretty enough to get Jeff

At 17 I was told my uterus would never hold a baby because my endometriosis was too bad

I was told by another friend (well, so I thought they were my friend) that if I moved away I would never have friends and my kids would grow up all alone.

At 22 Jeff married me and moved me to Oxford.

During the first week living in Oxford Samantha called me and said she wanted to be my friend. Jill opened her arms up and welcomed me into her life.

Two weeks later we went to Amy and Brent's for dinner.

In 1999 we started going to the Vineyard..................

In 2002 I birthed a baby girl and we named her Abbie Rae.

In 2004............oops!! I birthed a boy and we named him Trever Lee. He was a wonderful surprise.

My children have been with these friends since the day they were born.

Need I say more????????????????? I'm tuly blessed!!!!!