Birthday Time

No better way to catch up and start our new year than with....

 Cloes Birthday!!!

 

{Presents and pics. at midnight. She couldn't wait.}

 My baby turned7! 

  I don't like that she is growing up so fast.

This years Birthday was bitter/ sweet.

the SWEET....

We had a friend get her a shirt at the Justin Beiber concert, his new C.D. and a Monkey.

She was so happy and loved her presents.

the BITTER...

She was super sick on her Birthday.

Poor girls had high fevers and was miserable.

 Which meant a trip to the doctor to find out she had strep.

Briar also had a huge wrestling tournament that started on her Birthday.

So... considering she was sick and we wouldn't be home, we planned a small celebration for Sunday!

 We took her to the store to order her cake and she didn't like any of the Beiber ones so she designed her own.

 And thanks to Stacey, Cloe got just what she wanted.

 {YES... she wanted her cake to say Happy Birthday Cloe Love J.B.}

She is so funny,

but... what ever makes her happy and... It's her Birthday and her cake right?!

 We had to cut her piece out to do the candles so she didn't spread germs during the blow out part.

I know good thinking huh!

 She didn't eat much more than that.

She just wasn't up to it.

But she had to try

2 of Cloe's sweet friends joined our little celebration on Sunday.

{Cloe has made dear friends through big brother and sister}

We were so glad that they could come, it made her day.

and Since Cloe got all of their favorite part of the cake we did lots of special cuts to make them all happy.

Iz got her pic. of J.B.

Karlie got the pic. of Iz

and

Sydnee got the J.B.

Cloes grandparents along with her family and her other friend Kels were all there to help her celebrate.

  These 2 are just weird!!!

& the next 2 just may be weirder!! 

{I don't know that, that is even a word, but I like it}

 Aaron is doing the duck lips!

I'm pretty sure that means he has been spending to much time with his daughters and their friends!

or something...

Anyways, I think considering the circumstances Iz enjoyed her Birthday!

We love her so much and are so proud of her!

We count our blessings that she was brought to us. 

She has brought so much into all of our lives, and we wouldn't be complete without her.

     

 

new beginnings & goodbyes.....

I'm not sure where to start or finish for that matter.

Things have been so out of sorts around our house lately.

From getting ready for Christmas, to having pneumonia, sinus infections and strep, new job, wrestling, computer dieing and a wrecked car.

And as bad as I want to crawl  in bed and never come out, cry and get it over with, scream and be mad, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude.

We have been extremely blessed.

Because as bad as things have seemed lately it could be worse. We have had some wonderful highlights and blessings that have followed that remind me to stay focused and grateful.

I want to write about everything that has been going on in the last few months but I would be here forever. So... I'll just hit a few for now.

We had a Wonderful Christmas and got a new nephew a week before Christmas.

And he is a CUTIE!!

Cloe is still in Gymnastics and is now starting to do back hand springs on her own.

She can't wait till they are perfected and she can have bragging rights on Tay.

Taylor is doing very well in school and her bridge classes, but is also ready for an easy trimester.

not that she will have one, but she is hoping.

Briar is doing very well in school and wrestling. He got the 126# J.V. slot and is doing very well. 

The wrestling team is also doing very well this year. They have been dominating the tournaments bringing home first place in Varsity and J.V.

Aaron and I are pushing through and trying to make progress on all our to do's.

Not sure if we will make it some days, new ones seem to pop on as we cross one off.

But... we keep on. For now

I might just quit and take him with me. (;

The year came and went so fast and now we are already half way through January.

We had so many goals and hopes for the new year, but this year has really thrown us around already.

So we need to adjust our sails and set sail.

I have so much to say about the year 2013 already but will save it for the next one. 

so.... until next time I find a sec. here is a pic. of my snow angel.