Hunting season begins, YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have only been doing the whole hunting season thing now for 20 years, but I still kinda dread it. It's not that I don't want my boys to go and have fun with their dad, it's just that the weekends turn very long when they are gone practically every weekend. Kyl is coming in today and they will leave tomorrow or saturday. Tomorrow is Fort Bent county fair day, so no school for my guys here which they are all thrilled about. Even though they just had a 6 day vacation due to the hurricane,oh well!! That's it for now!! I do still love my family, just in case you were wondering!!!!!!

It's been a whirl wind the past 12 days!!!

Well, we spent 5 days in San Antonio at my brother's house running from hurricane Ike. Once we re-gained power we came home. Then 2 days later we left for Burnet, Tx to visit our good friends Robin and Kyle Byrd. Ashley, David and Noah met us there. We had a blast. The kids started back to school just yesterday after being out for 6 days. The best part about the whole twelve days is that we got to see Noah!!! He celebrated his 1/2 birthday yesterday. Yes, he is 6 months old. It has gone by so fast. Daryl and I love that baby more than you could ever imagine!! He is the sweetest baby, and funny. He is always making us laugh. It made us just that much more excited about him and Ash coming the first week in October to visit for a week. Can't wait!!!!!!! This is a picture of Noah and Daryl having special time together this weekend!! It's been busy the past week or so but God is good and kept us all safe from harms way and we are oh so thankful for that!!! Until next time......

Two birthdays in one week!!!!!!

Ashley turned 22, 2 days ago and Daryl turns 41 tomorrow! Wow, 2 birthdays in 1 week!!! On September 4th, our baby girl turned 22, I really cannot beleive it! It truly does seem like just yesterday that I, all 16 years of myself layed in a hospital bed in Plano, Texas while my mom and dad rubbed my back for hours upon hours until Ashley finally arrived! 8lbs 10 oz of pure preciousness, if that is even a word!! 13 months later her dad I got married and here we are!! Ashley has made quite a life for herself in 22 years! To date, she and David have been married going on 2 years and now have a son who is almost 6 months old and David is getting ready to graduate from ASU in May and start his adult work life!! They have a cute little house right across from the ASU campus and all I can think to say is,they have made us proud with all they have done as a sweet little family of three!! Now, as far as Daryl, I am afraid I cannot tell a sweet story of the day he was born and how wonderful it was to raise him because I wasn't there, HOWEVER, I can say I love him more than words can describe and am totally blessed to have known him now since I was fourteen, so that is 24 years!! People, that is more than half of my life!! In October we will be married 21 years and because of everything we have been thru together, we are stronger and closer now than we have ever been!! So, I will celebrate his birthday with two things in mind: 1. I am so thankful that God chose him be born on Septmeber 7, 1967 2. I am thankful that God chose him to be my husband and companion for life!! He may be turning 41 but he gets wiser and more good looking every year on his birthday, so what do I say to that? Bring on the birthdays!!!!! I love you Daryl and Ashley!! The memories made when it was just the three of us are priceless and will always close and dear to my heart!!!! I love my family, what can I say?!?!?!?!!!!!!

Kooper's first day of pre-school!!!

Kooper had his first day of pre-school today!! He told Daryl and I last night that he did not want to go!! However, he is into this new thing called, "I am going to say and do the opposite of what anyone else says or does!!" So, this morning when we got to his class, he was really quiet and a little slow at going in but he did eventually. No naps this year, so that's a big deal!! I picked him up at 2:00 and his teachers said he had a great day. They said he did not say much which is not surprising. Last year he did not say anything until after christmas. He is funny that way. We got into the car, I buckled him in his carseat and I asked him, "did you have fun today at school?" he said"Yeeeeeeeees Sir"!! That is his new thing too, it doesn't matter if your male or female it's always yes sir!! So then a few seconds later I asked him if they went to the playground, and he did not answer me so I looked back and he was sound asleep!! We were not even out of the parking lot!! He was so tired, he is still sleeping at this very moment! Poor baby!! He is so cute!! I posted a picture, the one and only one he would let me take this morning!! He 's getting so big!!!!