KISSES!!

This morning I am thankful Good Morning Kisses. Every morning Cannon comes into our room and gives kisses and says Good morning. It is so cute and I look forward to waking up so that I can get these kisses. I just can't imagine my life without this sweet little guy. What on earth did I ever do without him? He is such a sweet boy and he just lights up my life.

Day 2 of giving thanks....

Today I am Thankful for ALL of you. My Friends and Family. Without you all where would I be? I know I wouldn't be who I am today without most of you and the experiences we have shared. So for my thanksgivings today I just want to say THANK YOU to all of you for being my friends.

Some of you are and always have been there for me during my roughest times. And some of you are new to my circle of friends but I see you all in the same circles and I am so thankful for all of you that are in that circle. I really hate to do it but I must quote my favorite song from my favorite Musical and say...

For Good from Wicked.....

I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...

Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you


Because I knew you

I have been changed for good

And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for

But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share

And none of it seems to matter anymore

Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better


And because I knew you...

I have been changed for good...



For todays Picture I decided to do ones of Cannon and his little buddy's Jack and Brayden. They have the workings to become life long friends and I love seeing them play together knowing all the memories they will make. It reminds me of all the wonderful people I have in my life when I see their freindship.

Cannon and Jack


Cannon and Brayden

Getting better I promise!

Ok so I know I haven't been on here much and that I haven't been consistent at all. I am changing all that now. hahaha.

So I am going to do a Blog a Day!

Starting now I am doing a Thankful for blog a day. I am hoping to get creative and also to hopefully remind myself of what I have and how good I have it!

So here goes....


Today November 2,

I am thankful for my health. So many people are sick this season and Knock on wood we have all avoided it. We got Cannon his shots and are waiting a few more weeks to get ours. Cannon is responding to the shots well. There have been so many people around her that have had the Flu that I am just so glad that we haven't gotten sick.

I will also include a picture a day. here is one from our front porch fall decorations.

For Today... Date Night!

So we are going to GJ today to see my friend Juli in Guys and Dolls One of my All time favorite plays. I can't wait to see her in the role of Adalide. For those of you who don't know yet I am in the local Production of Cinderella that will start on the 15th of May. I am so excited to get back on the stage. I am playing JOY one of the stepsisters and I have so much fun being EVIL! I will let you all know how the show is progressing. I can't wait to see the final finished product. So here is to having a date night with my hubby.

Normal is...

For Mama Kat's Writing assignment.... Thanks Lindsey!

Normal is...
Unusual. When I was very young I always thought that I was NORMAL. Then as I got older and into school where kids talk about their families and lives I realized that my family was far from the idea of Normal that the people around me had. I grew up an only child in a world of Siblings. I grew up without a Father in a world of mother/father families. I grew up in a townhouse in a world of Single family homes. I grew up without a Yard and all my friends had grass and swingsets. I grew up with a working mother who had to put me in daycare in a world of SAHM's. I realized quickly that I was an Odd-ball or as my mother told me UNIQUE. Normal for me NOW is all the things I didn't have... I am a SAHM living in a Single family home with acreage and a swingset. I live there with the Father of my son and we want at least 2 more children. Now I know that NORMAL IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!!!!!

Getting Older:(

So We went to the park today and I am just amazed with all the new things Cannon can do. He is just getting so big. He climbed all the way to the top of the big slide and went down all by himself today... Just 3 days ago at the same park he could not achieve this feat. I am just so in awe of how quickly the kids grow and how awesome it is to see him do these things daily. He was so proud of himself that he just had to do more... He then went to the merry-go-round and decided that he was big boy enough to stand up while it was going around. I am just so glad that my dream of becoming a mom came true and it's the cherry on top having the worlds best little boy!

Ok So it has been a while.... lots has happened in the last few months. So in Feb we took Bug to Disneyland in CA and he had a BLAST. It was so fun to see one of my favorite places through his little eyes. He is doing wonderfully and just growing and getting smarter everyday. He is now 18 1/2 months old and it seems like just yesterday he was still in my big ol' belly. At his 18 month appointment he weighed in at 26lbs 9oz and was 33 1/2 inches tall. He is so smart and knows how to get his way already. He has about 50 words that he can sign and only says a few words. He says bubble, mama, daddy, yia yia, yes, no, and OG which is Dog. he is working so hard at his animal sounds. My favorite that he does is the Horse. I will try to get a video of the horse noise and put it up here. Kris is getting all geared up to go back to AK this summer and we are looking forward to the paychecks that will come with that. Here are a few pictures of Bug in Disneyland for you to see. I PROMISE I will try really hard to update this better.

Here is the Slideshow from Disneyland! Enjoy!