{Photo Challenge:Splash}

I am loving participating in the weekly photo challenge over at skinned knees! This week challenge is all about summer, water and fun! Splash on over to skinned knees to check out other entries!

{friendship}

There is nothing like the friendship bond that grows between two brothers! It is a bond stronger than duct tape!! I am entering this photo in a friendship week photo challenge over at "Skinned Knees" She is hosting a fun photo challenge. I thought it would be great to participate!

{a special Easter}

(my dear friend Dana and our families - minus two children)

This Easter was a special treat for me. I was able to reconnect with some very very special people. The Miller family means so much to me for so many reason but sadly life's circumstances had caused us to loose touch. I was MORE than thrilled when I began to email some of them and found myself invited to their Easter Sunday celebrations. They played such and important roll in my childhood and I was finally going to be able to share that with my family! So exciting!! They have a large family 11 children most of them with spouses and children of their own so it was to say the least a "bountiful" gathering! Wyatt really enjoyed having so many kids to play with and Tyler loved meeting the friends I have talked to dearly about. All in all...It was a perfect day and I went to bed a with a big smile on my face!

{James 1st Easter}

Black basket spray painted white for Easter - $4.00
Musical toy that light up - $11.95
Realizing the $1.00 shovel and pail was his favorite - Priceless!
( he shook that thing for 10 minutes straight!)

I'm bored...whats in Wyatt's basket?

{quiet time}

{Airman Devin A. Krisle}

Airman Devin A. Krisle.
(first airman on the left holding the American Flag)

An emotion of such great intensity the English language has not the words to describe it came over me as I watch my baby brother Devin carry the American across a field and towards what would be a life changing moment and one of the most important days of his life. It is an honor to be asked to carry the American flag during the graduation ceremonies of the Air force basic training program. He was one of 6 young men whose leadership, dedication and pride granted them this honor.

{oh the joys of raising boys}

Setting: dinner time. hot links and pork n beans (not the smartest meal to serve considering two of us have had a stomach bug in the last 48 hours but hey who says mom always has to be smart?) table set. food prepared. prayer said...

Wyatt: "can I have another hot link?"
Mom: "have some pork n beans first"
(then serving a scoop on his plate)
Wyatt: "now that'll blow a whole in my bed later!"


Oh the joys of raising boys!!