Happy Birthday Little Man!

Our Little Man turned the big 2.0 on Sunday. Hard to imagine our life without him. He was lucky enough to get TWO birthday cakes! These are from Sundays little celebration.

Friday Photo Flashback ~ 16 years ago today

16 years ago today, I wrote a letter to my soon to be husband and got ink on my dress and decided no use in worrying, I could jut hide the mark with the flowers.

16 years ago today, I was chauffeured to the one room school house in a white limousine farm truck.

16 years ago I looked at this snowy scene, a little one room school house, and knew it would be the best day of my life.

16 years ago I was a bundle of nerves and my dad was ready to walk me down the isle.

16 years ago I looked at this man as he put a ring on my finger and was amazed at how much love I felt in my heart.

16 years ago we heard the words “You may now kiss your bride”.

16 years ago Farmer toasted “to health, happiness, and a whole passel of kids!”

16 years ago some anonymous friends or relatives had too much fun with our truck.

Looking back at 16 years ago………..

I can say I made the best decision I would ever make.

Happy Anniversary to my love, my best friend, my husband, the person who makes me laugh, the person who gives me a shoulder to cry on, the person who always makes me smile, the person who completes me.

Happy Anniversary to the man I loved 16 years ago.

Happy Anniversary to the man I will love for the rest of my life.

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I couldn't be happier, my husband, my best friend is home! Yeah! I asked our middle son to take this for us so we were getting down to his level.

Did I say I was happy? I am!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Have a very wonderful day with your loved ones!

A little bit of everything

When I look into his eyes I see so many things.   Curiosity.  Joy.  Love.  Wonder.  Amazement.   Sneakiness.  Playfulness.  Orneriness.  Sweetness.  Strength. Softness.  Inquisitive.  

I’m thankful for this little guy!

Midnight

So.... I started a book just the other day. The only problem I have is with the title of the book.

I think it should be renamed "Midnight" because that's how late I have been staying up to read it!

When I grow up…

I want to be just like my brothers!

Friday Photo Flashback ~ Before the wedding

Our wedding anniversary is in one week, what a perfect way to remember with a flashback to 16 years ago. Walking in the door to my moms house after driving from NE Montana to the Bitterroot Valley in Western MT where my mom lived.

Typical us!

The rehearsal. This is inside an old restored one room schoolhouse! That’s Lineman’s uncle Randy, AKA Farmer, who was the best man. My brother in the back was filling in for the Justice of the Peace and my grandma is on the right filling in for my maid of honor.

Just a little pic from the actual wedding day. Getting ready with my friend, Willow, who was my maid of honor. Doing the happy dance.

Wedding pics coming next Friday!

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This was in the locker room right after the boys first hockey game. That rink is so incredibly cold and yet these kids come out of there dripping sweat! And what is with my oldest up to? I guess he is getting too cool already.

********************52 Weeks********************
52 Weeks is a year long challenge for YOU to be in a picture once a week for 52 weeks. We are always the ones behind the camera, this is YOUR chance to get out in front and be in the pictures with our family. We are glad you are joining this challenge. More importantly your family will really enjoy having you in the picture. Thanks for playing along! Oh, you can just jump in now with 1 of 52, you're not getting off that easy! Now go take a picture!

Sibling Rivalry

Grab your coat, hat and gloves. The ice is frozen and it’s about to get chilly in here.  Hockey is in full swing and we are all loving it.  Both older boys are on the same U-8 team and they had their first game Saturday.  They play inter-squad games until we travel to other towns to compete.  For the first game brothers were on opposite teams!

That is the oldest there in the front with the black jersey and white helmet.  His little brother is bound to get to him, he’s in the red jersey with red helmet. 

Uh oh, looks like the confrontation is on…..

  Yup!   I’m not sure it was the actual plan to take out his brother though.

Going solo, he did score twice too!

But, this wasn’t one of those times!  Don’t worry, these guys have so much padding on that injuries are not too common.  Yet.

Deja Vu or what?   After talking to each of the boys after the game it was clear they were out to get the puck from each other.

This one absolutely cracks me up.  

It’s an incredible fun sport, more fun than I had even anticipated.