Birthday's .....Round 2!

I guess I can look at this 2 ways..... #1- With Olivia being born on May 17th and Krew being born on May 22nd we get the birthdays over with quickly.
#2- THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER!

We do a party for both with my Dad, then with Levi's family then my Moms family and then Olivia has a friend party....what is going to happen when Krew realizes he is getting the shaft and wants a friend party too????
Here are some pictures of the party with Levi's family....very cute! 3 down and 1 to go!

Wow, how time flies.........

5 years ago my little baby girl was born, unknown to us she had a very severe birth defect.The doctors had no idea and it was a very scary time for us.
Her diaphragm was not fully formed and her lower organs grew up inside her chest, of course you have no clue that things like this even exist until you learn about them and trust me when I say the Internet is not always the best way to get your information. When she was 8 days old she had surgery at Primary Children's Hospital, where of course I lived for the next few months! I was fortunate that we lived close and I could go everyday, all day. Then I would pick up Levi at 6 or so and we would stay until 11 or 12.
The reason I am blogging about this was because yesterday we had Olivia's 5th birthday party and honestly when she was born I thought I would never see the day!
Today she is a healthy 5 year old and besides a small scar on her abdomen, you would never know of her difficult start in life.
I am so so grateful to have her, she has blessed my life in so many ways. She is a great daughter and when she wants to be, a wonderful big sister as well. ;)
She has been registered for kindergarten, and I know this transition will be harder for me than for her! I don't know what I will do without her for 3 hours out of my day! Call me a sap if you want but when you are a stay at home mom and all you do is spend every second with your kiddos, this is a big deal! To me anyway!
And now I will share the fun pictures of Olivia's 5th birthday at Kangaroo Zoo!

Unsuccesful Blogger

Well it has been established by more than one person, (this includes myself) that I am officially one of the worst bloggers ever! I am sure not THE worst but one of them at least!
I have to give credit to those who can blog faithfully, especially when you have 2 children that do not give you 2 seconds to do anything alone, in fact the only reason I am able to write this blog now, is because I turned on Kung-Fu Panda....yes my children are watching T.V.! And just to let you all know, I do this when I need to clean, do laundry, organize bills, take a shower or even just breathe. So Kudos to those who manage their time wisely and manage to fit blogging in as well!
So recent exciting events include Olivia getting ready for kindergarten (more on that later) The millions of birthday's that occur in May! (Happy Birthday to....Dad, Jamison, Olivia, Krew......) and Happy Mothers day to all of our wonderful mothers.
Also My Step-Brother Jacob will be graduating high school next week and my Brother Brad will graduate on June 5th. Congrats!!!!!! And I got to see WICKED, which was amazing! I am so happy I was able to go!
Oh ya, I also stopped drinking soda, and to be honest, it wasn't so hard. No headaches or anything. I mainly did it to just prove Levi wrong....he didn't think I could really do it, and we are now going on 3 weeks. Let me say this, Blueberry Pomegranate and Black Cherry Propel water is great! Water I actually like drinking and I am NOT a water drinker! ;)
I am sure there are many other things that I cannot recall at this time, maybe that's why I should be better and blog more often!
I know I have promised before (promises, promises) but I will try to do better!!!!!!

Memories...

Awhile back I was posting some older pictures and I found this one of my Grandma and myself. It's so funny to think back on what was going on in my life. I was 15 and my grandma was 57. It was Christmas and because I was the oldest grandchild I had to sit on her lap too! I am so grateful that I have this picture and those wonderful memories. When she got sick I thought my life would be over if anything happened to her, now that we are going through the process and now that she is finished with the Chemo, it's a little easier to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I love her so very much!
A couple of weeks ago, I took some pictures of Olivia and Krew with her as well and they turned out very cute and a little silly.

Halloween 2008

A little behind on the blogging....

A little behind on the blogging....
Sorry!
I am going to try to be better, life gets crazy at times and so I will attempt to remember everything exciting that has happened in our lives lately. I am guessing most of the next few posts to update this blog will be about the kiddos, just because that is my world.
Not that I would have it any other way!!!!!

Happy Birthday Brad!!!!!!

Yesterday was my baby brother Brad's 18TH birthday. I cannot believe it! Of course to me, he will always be that "baby brother." He is such an amazing kid...smart, funny, and crazy just like me and the rest of my family. I am an overprotective sister as well as a mother, and I would trust my kids with him without question!
Of course, he is living the teenager life, so hanging out isn't as often as it used to be, but we always have the best time. It's funny to think that when Levi and began dating he was only 5 years old! Wow!
I can honestly say that if my children turn out to be even half of what he is, they will be very close to perfect! They have a good start because he spends time with them and is a very good role model! I am so proud of him and I love him so much, I hope he knows what a wonderful Brother he is to me, as well as the best Uncle a kid can have.
I could never ask for a better brother!
Love you Brad, and Happy Birthday!!!!!