And we're off.......

This is will be our home for the next 10 days....
And this is where you will find me.....

soaking up the sun, with a

pretty drink in my hand...

watching my kids swimming....and relaxing!

I will be thinking of you!

Happy Father's Day!

Some first few pictures of Daddyhood...

Just a few of my favorite pictures....
Daddy and Baby Natalie...she is about 2 months old here...
Daddy introducing Natalie to her new baby sister, Lindsey
Just a few of the moments of becoming a Dad,
when each new little person entered our life..
Life has never been the same......and its all for the better..
Happy Father's Day to the best Dad I could of gotten for my kids!

2 nephews in 2 days=lots of cousin time!

Visiting our newest cousin & nephew,

11 day old~Julian....and taking a dip

in the swimming pool with Uncle Chris.

and the day before we were...........................

Watching our 14 year old cousin & nephew Barrett~
graduate from the 8th grade...

We love our cousins!

A new cousin to love.....

Sunday was an exciting day for my 3

....they got to meet their new cousin Julian...

It was a pretty warm day outside so, the kids took a dip in the pool and us adults just sat, chatted and enjoyed looking at the new little man in the family...

Tyler is so happy there is another boy in the family!

Time goes by WAY too fast...

Seems like my little boy was just graduating from Pre-school.... And now he's moving on to Middle school!
Tyler graduated from elementary school on

Friday, June 6. The ceremony was really nice and

he looked so cute in his new shirt and tie!

He was all SMILES after the ceremony was over!

We are very proud of him..and

the wonderful person he is becoming...

Keep up the good work Tyler! We love you very much!

A friend asked if I cried during the ceremony and she was shocked when I said I didn't...( do I have a reputation or something?!?!?)...I think I had been dreading this moment all year long that when it finally got here, the emotions had already settled inside me plus, the fact that I think your child just gets to that point of being ready to move on....and I think Tyler is ready to move on. Am I ready for him to move on???.....No, no way!.....I would love for him to stay young and sweet forever~(teenage years, just around the corner!) But, I think he is ready for Middle school.....am I ?!?!? Check back on August 18.....that is when I think I will be a mess....dropping him off at Middle school the first time.

I feel as though I will be feeding him to the LIONS....

and THAT, will be the longest, hardest day of my life.

I think, I am going to be the shortest one

in this picture before long...

14 years of us!

Happy anniversary to my very best friend..the one I laugh with, live for and will always love...14 years~holy cow! Here's to 14 more years and many, many more....
I told Daryle yesterday,"wow....14 years and we haven't killed each other yet!"

6th grade field trip

A fun filled day at Six Flags.....with six, 12 year old boys~all to myself....500 buses of kids from schools all over, screaming girls, fighting girls, boys who think they sound "cool" to say every bad word out there, and one little tot in my group who won't go on any rides, none!....so, I couldn't even have that little time to myself to regroup while they waited in line.....I had to look at him and ask, "why are you here if you won't go on anything???" his answer was,"because my parents wouldn't let me stay home!" I will have to remember to thank them, next time I see them! :o)