Black Hawk Helicopter

This morning Brian asked the boys and I if we wanted to go see a Black Hawk Helicopter at his weekly Rotary meeting. The boys yelled, YES, so we went. Miles was a little nervous about this big machine but Owen couldn't wait and said, "Dad that is totally awesome!" Owen then got to sit inside and put on the seat belt. The look on his face is soo cute he was so excited. Here is our little family with the helicopter.

January Submission for UDI

This cute little holder will hold two 3x3 cards with coordinating envelopes. I am a designer for Utah Divas International where I submit monthly projects to have them showcased on their blog. I enjoy being a part of this group as I have met many wonderful lifelong friends! Enjoy the pics.

Santa brought bicycles

The boys woke up Christmas morning with bicycles under the Christmas tree. They were so excited! The day after Christmas we took them to the school to test them out. I too received a bicycle from my sweet husband. Now this summer we can take family bike rides. I am really looking forward to some summer memories.

Have you hugged a tree lately?

The weekend before Christmas we went tree shopping in Washington Kansas. I know I was a little behind but their were acres of trees and we chose the best lookin' one. The boys had so much fun. I love the pic of them hugging their Christmas tree. The man who came down to chop the tree down had a real chuckle with Owen. He lifted the tree and was carrying it to his truck as Owen was saying "Wow, you have big muscles you are Strong!" He nearly dropped the tree b/c he was laughing so hard. It was very cute. I love the pic of the tree smashed in between the boys. They had so much fun. We will have to make this a tradition.

Cookie Time

I have been baking up a store this holiday season. I made 4 dozen for my Public Library as a fundraiser and 2 dozen for MOPS and another 2 dozen for my church. The boys loved helping me with these.

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year and my Grandparents from Stockton and my mother from Salina came down. After the turkey meal we made sugar cookies. Owen would only make a present and he always took the center of the dough.

Every year I normally make Santa cookies out of Nutter Butter's but this year I tried the mice! Aren't they the cutest!

My family is grateful for all the wonderful people in our lives

We would like to thank all of our family and friends for the food, prayers, gifts, and phone calls. We are so grateful to have such caring people in our lives. Without this support we wouldn't be as strong as we are.

We lost our baby on Monday. We were 19 weeks pregnant and very excited for this new baby to be in our lives. This is the second child we have lost and needless to say it doesn't get any easier. We are blessed to have two amazing little boys that are energetic and so lovable.

I will be taking a blog break and focusing on my family for awhile. I know you understand and I thank you for your patience.

Kids say the darnest things

Yesterday afternoon we needed to get out of the house. We went and did a drive by the zoo. The animals were really active due to the colder weather. Owen says,"Mom, dad, don't go closer the bear will turn you into poop!" We laughed so hard. But how true if the bear eats you he will turn you into poop. There you have it from a 4 year old perspective.