New Years Day is Coming........

.............are you ready for it?????

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH

Happy Birthday Sarah...hope your day is just as exciting as it was when you turned 8!!!!

Happy First Birthday Witlee

It was fun to watch you dig into your very first birthday cake! I hope you are having a great time with all of your new toys, though like most girls your new phone seemed to be your favorite. So happy we can see you taking your first steps, and will get to watch you grow...You are sure a little doll-baby!

Labor Day Sing A-Long

Thanks Jay for the great tunes at the Labor Day Picnic. I enjoyed your playing so much. I really loved that you played our requests too...I got so teary at Puff the Magic Dragon because I sang that to my boys EVERY night at bedtime, and I learned it from the early years when I met Joe and you sang it at gatherings just like this one....so you were always a big part of my boys bedtime routine and I probably never said thank you for that....so THANKS>>>you are a wonderful brother (and Uncle) to have!

And really what better place to sing Country Roads than at ALMOST HEAVEN....it should be the theme song.

Luke

How can anyone resist this adorable face?

First Kiss

Taelor and Jordan's first kiss as a married couple. Seemed like a great moment in life to document on the Family Blog. Our wishes for lots more kisses from the newlywed year until your golden years! CONGRATULATIONS and HAPPINESS Always!

Relay For Life

Friday night was the annual Relay For Life out at Flinn Stadium. It was a hot but beautiful night. Right before the survivor lap, they released the doves. I had to take some pictures of them--they are so beautiful and I am still in awe of how they always find their way home. My hairdresser actually owns the Doves of Love business. When me and the boys get our hair done, there are always a few of them in the big cage in her shop. They are so beautiful and talkative.

I'm eternally grateful that my Dad is able to walk the survivor lap. (he's got his purple shirt thrown over his shoulder if you can't find him) It will be 3 years this fall that he is cancer free. Every year that passes and he is healthy, I say a prayer for one more, many more. He may not admit it, but I know it is often at the back of his mind, our minds. What if it comes back somewhere else? My greatest fear. That's what these walks are for, we need to find a cure for cancer. I see it everywhere these days, I could rattle off 5 names of people I know that have it without having to even think about it. That is so scary. No one should have to suffer through it.

Love you Dad.