TJ"s Brithday 11

TJ finally turns 11!!!  I am a little late in Blogging but TJ just couldnt decide on what he wanted to do so we finaly went to Chuck E Cheese for dinner and had a cake for him.  I gues with getting older theme parites and party hats are just not the in thing to do!!!  Happy Birthday!!!

Snow Days 2010

Here are the kids playing in the snow.  TJ doesn't like to lay down and make snow angels so he opt out of it.  But the day it snowed I was at work and left Tacoma at about 3:20 I don't drive in the snow at all and my anxiety kicks in when i just think about having too.  There was a break in the weather in Tacoma so i started to head home.  BIG MISTAKE!!  on I5 and the snow started coming down hard.  I was so scared i cried about 5 times just attempting to get home.  With living on a hill no matter what direction i  decided to go i had a hill that i had to go up.  Finally getting to my neck of the woods and attempting to go up the first hill i had to turn back around and put the chains on the van.  once i did that it was a matter of what hill i was going to attempt,  traffic was a a grinding halt basically so going up a hill that was closed and saying many prayers as i attempted to get up the hill and home and many tears later i walked in at 8:53 pm.  I was never so happy to be at home in my life.  with that i didn't go into work for 2 days and then it was Thanksgiving so i got an extended weekend weather i wanted it or not. 

BULLING!!!

No pictures to go with this post! HaiLee has had a bully since 1st grade, I have done everything to help her through it because we all have had one at one point or another. I still know my bully not to mention any names but Kristen Herron. I have went to HaiLees bully's house a couple of times to talk to her grandparents whom she lives with and told HaiLee to kill her with kindness, you name it. Last year her bully went to another school but ended up being on the same basketball team as her. HaiLee was afraid and didn't like to go to practice or the games. I even saw if first hand this time on the physical abuse and emotional abuse that HaiLee had to go through. This year her Bully is back in her school and so she is living with it every day again. With all of the media attention i am finally putting a stop to being bullied. HaiLee didn't want to sign up for basketball this year again for being afraid her bully would be on her team again. i told her you would rather be on her team that apposing teams but still not want to do any activities and such because of it is sad. So notified her school and had a document in her file about it so that no matter what school she goes to it will be in there and there is a history of her being a bully. If your kids are being bullied speak up for them. I didn't and tried to go around it so that HaiLee could approach it differently and knowing deep down it would continue and once i took care of it through the school HaiLee has came to me and said she feel like a weight has been lifted of her shoulder that she doest have to deal with a bully on a daily basis. I wish i would have put a stop to it sooner. Please speak to your children if they are being bullied or the bully. No one wins in the situation!!! Be Kind to one another!!!

Halloween

Treavor took the picture of us :)

Cub Scouts Hike

Here is my handsome Cub Scout. Treavor had a hike with his toop and they had to find stuff in the wilderness. Ok it was a paved trail and maintained but he brought his walking stick non the less. HaiLee and TJ came along for the adventure. It was a great day for a walk and then after wards his troop played red light green light by walking as you can see from the pictures below Treavor doesn't know how to follow directions or walk for that matter. :) He had a great time and so did the other kids. We love our Scout!!!

Our Family Trips and stuff

Treavor all ready for his date with Vickie, - she is his day care provider and since her husband has passed way over a year ago Treavor wanted to take her out to dinner since she didnt have any one to take her. My little man is such a gentleman. They had a good time and Vickie was the perfect date for him. Even though she has changed his diapers before. We love Vickie!!!!

TJ in his football gear before a game. I think the words "OH MOM" I guess its not cool to pose right before a game :) hehe

We went to the Roloff Farms in Oregon for an extended weekend, we had alot of fun, I suprised the kids with the trip, had them packed and ready to go in the morning, no electronics or anything. We had a good time, here are just some of the pictures, go to my Facebook account and see the whole shabang of them. Good times!!!

Took a trip to see BreAnna and Penn in their house in Montana, this is not thier house it was a mansion that we went and visited and toured. It was a lot of fun and seeing BreAnna in her new digs and content was great to see. But man I sure do miss her.

This was a museum that we went to as well and of course the girls had to pose for the camera :) good times

Dont really need to comment on this but I thought it was funny and typical of HaiLee :)

Summer is almost gone!

Wow what a summer i have had. I seen my oldest move out and spread her wings in Montana. Tim has had 2 surgeries on his hands, Treavor learned how to ride a bike, Tj has grown like a weed and has learned how to swim with his head under water, and Hailee didnt break any bones but has grown so much into a women. We adopted Katie as the family dog. It has been a roller coaster ride for me this summer and so sad to see it go and part of me is glad it is over.
We are taking a trip to see BreAnna over labor day weekend and just dieing of anticipation to see her. I am so proud of my kids and thankful for them in so many ways. I will post pictures of everything once my computer gets back from the doctor!!!

18 YEARS LATER

BreAnna and Penn signing their first lease!!

Right before they take off on their Adventure of a 10

hour drive,

When she got there this is the first thing on her wall

Penn put it up, it is her announcement that her grandma

made, has her name, birthdate and weight and all that

on it. Touched my heart

BreAnna is such a great daughter. She and Penn have left to go to Montana, What an emotional roller coaster for me. I have had over 18 years of raising such a wonderful person and know that she is going to do well no matter what she puts her mind too. I never imagined that this day would come and it has. I don't know if i was ready for this chapter in her life and mine. I guess with every step she takes in her life it is a step in my life of letting her go and spread her own wings. I cant wait to see what she becomes and does. I always thought that when kids moved out it meant that the parents were old.... i don't feel any different but just a little void in my heart were she was once kissing me goodnight every night, or walking through the hall way and pinching her or hugging her. Waking her up in the morning by singing and her groaning at me. Or telling her to do her chore and pick up her shoes. She is loved by many and so thankful i can call her my daughter!!! I love you BreAnna and very proud of you for everything that you are and have accomplished!!!!

BreAnna's Adventure Begins

BreAnna left yesterday and is in Montana to figure out were she is going to be living, working and starting the new chapter in her life. I am so proud of her and at the same time so ready for her to start it. It is so different with only having 3 kids at home. Her official date of moving is August 11th. Cant wait to go visit her!!!

Salute to our Soldiers

we took the kids to the Air show on base this weekend. It was great for Tim to show his kids what he used to do. I still don't think they have a total grasp of it all because i know i sure don't, but when they did an reenactment of what they do i was filled with emotion. There was a black cloud of smoke, another big helicopter thing dropped supplies and then another one dropped out people. It was very over whelming for me to see. I don't know what our soldiers do every day or what they go through when they are on the line fighting for me to take my family to an air show, or to be able to work and everything that goes with me being an American. I am so grateful for them and for my family and friends who have been in the military fighting for me.

The planes were HUGE and it is so hard to believe that they are in the air, its amazes me that they do. I am greatful that Tim was able to talk and explain to the kids what the planes did and for his time in the service. Thanks again!!!

Treavors Drawing of Dave

Treavor was sitting on the couch last night and out of no were say I miss Dave, we were Budd's, Back in June of 09 his Daycares husband passed away of Alzheimer's, he was so young. Treavor had been at this daycare for about 5 years before he passed away so pretty much his whole life. This is a picture of Vickie and Treavor holding Dave's hands. and he wrote his name as well on the picture. I am so glad that Treavor had someone like Dave in his short life and still remembers that they were buds!! We Miss Dave!!