family...

I just realized that some of you have not seen my family for a few years - Doh!
so will try to update you!

This is my nephew Matt's family, Ken's youngest stepson.

Matt, his wife Cara and daughter Taylor!

They live in the state of Washington so we don't get to see
them enuf but Cara is an avid blogger (and a great mommie and wife)
and she keeps us all so up to date. (thx Cara!)

Matt just had a birthday and is a whopping 28!! Happy birthday Matthew - we love you!

And this cutie patootie is Taylor Jade - tada!! She is 15 months old today...
she is an adorable little spit fire!!
They are lucky enough to live close to our Washington relatives which
encompasses a HUGE extended family!
In fact my cousin Jessica and Cara were great friends
growing up and Matt did not even know it when he met Cara!
Everything for a reason!!

More snow...

My poor snowman... he is practically buried!!

Even he looks like he is begging for help!

Handsome officer...

I love how handsome Mitch looks with his stetson...

I teased him about being an "out west" cop and told him that I would be

much happier seeing him with this on inside his home

than I would be if I saw this when he was pulling me over

alongside the road in Winnebago County!! Ü

Alison's birthday party!

We had such a great time at Ali's 2nd birthday party!

She was talking up a storm and definitely stole the show!!

I can't believe that she is growing up so fast!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to Ali, Happy Birthday to you!

Ali eating her "lello" Elmo cupcake...

Healing...

Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are. --Rachel Naomi Remen

Request??

Please pray for Brittany today...
she needs to feel all the support and love that she can.
thank you

Sorry, I couldn't help myself...

Too funny and too cute Sheila...

I got this through Tess' photo's from LLBC through facebook - I just had too!!

I can just imagine your expression as you are checking my blog!

Her comment was the funniest...

"ha, ha - she thought she wanted to leave the house w/her hair looking like that!"

Sounds just like my teens!

Have a great day - I promise I won't leave it out here long...

and I know, watch out, you owe me one!