Thankful Thanksgiving...

Okay....I thought that this year I would be a little better at this *posting daily* but I guess I'm not....but hey...nobody's perfect...right??

Anyway....being the night before Thanksgiving

I wanted to post a few things that I am thankful for...some for the past few days I've missed and for at least tomorrow....heaven knows I will probably be in a

turkey coma! haha

So here we go...

~Thankful for Ryan's 7 days off....makes the 7 days on a little more worth it.

~..for space heaters.....our bedroom is FREEZING!!

~...for good friends....you know...the ones who lift you up and make you feel like a better person!

~...for health....I mean seriously...we really have it good when it comes to our health. There are some people out there that aren't as foutunate.

~...for modern technology....because of this I get to see my baby everytime I go to the dr. LOVE it! (not only is it special...but VERY reassuring!)

~...my camera....it has given me a hobby that

I have stuck to for more than a few months and also is

providing funds at the same time....what better hobby can you have??

~...and last but not least

...and I know I say this all the time...

but I am most thankful for my family.

My hard working hubby...

my adorable kids...

ALL my brothers and sisters and their spouses...I mean it's really like

they aren't even in-laws....they really are my siblings...

my nieces and nephews...I just love them to death!

And last but DEFINATELY not least....my mom and dad! I just cannot express in words how much I love all these people...they are my life and my support when I need it....they are my heaven on earth! Muah to all them!!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving!!
MUAH!

Need to update my gratitude...

Okay....I've been a MAJOR slacker on this

blog...I apologize...I've been pretty busy with

photography....but I am going to get a post in tonight and list a

few things that I am thankful for. With the cold weather...it has sparked a few more than normal....like #1 being a HEATER and

money to pay the bill! We went to see the movie A Christmas Carol

while Ryan was off work and just looking at them hudding by the

fire makes me oh so thankful that I live in the time

that I do to have a working furnace that keeps us warm in the

winter! YAY for heat!!

Next...I am thankful for my kids....

I really don't know what my life would be

like without my kids...so empty! They fill me up and

remind me that some things that you worry about are just trivial and put into

perspective what things you really need to worry about.

Love them to death!

I am thankful for Trey's giggle, and Jadynn to make him giggle.

Trey thinks she is hilarious and I don't think Jadynn realizes

how much he looks up to her!

And a strange thing to be thankful for...my trials....if I hadn't

gone through all the heart ache that I have then I wouldn't be who

I am today or where I am today. My trials have taught me to never

take for grated what I have and to cherish it. As hard as it is to have lost

a baby, I am so thankful for Bryce...he opened up my heart to a love that I

don't know that I would experience without him. I am thankful for

my dad and what I had to go through with him...it made

me realize that when we leave this earth we don't take

anything with us but our memories.

*tear*

I miss him alot and think

about him and Bryce everyday and wonder what they are doing and

would they be proud of me and what I am doing with myself.

Family is so important and I am so SOOOO thankful for the family

I have...my husband works his butt off for our little family and my

siblings....they are just the best...I couldn't have picked better!

And my mom.....the best mom in the world...even when she was

irritated with us, she would leave us a note to do the dishes and it would be

signed "Mother Dearest".

Love her...that is exactly what she is...Mother dearest!

Wow...I guess I am thankful for a lot...and now I leave with tears in my

eyes and love bursting from my heart....I just love what I have...

I am so blessed!

Sorry I missed yesterday....if anyone reads! haha

Okay...yesterday I was thankful for birthday presents that last a couple months....talking about Jadynn's! We got her tickets to So You Think You Can Dance tour and she was...ehhh...excited....but when it came to it being yesterday she was beside herself, bursting with excitement!!! She had a blast...we could scream and yell and laugh and it was just a lot of fun for us girls to get out and do! She can't stop talking about it! It makes me happy to know that we got her something that she loved!!

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Also...I'm thankful for teenage nieces...lol...My cutie niece Brighton watched Trey while Jadynn and I were out...her and her cutie cousin Hannah stayed the night and played with Trey...He LOVES these girls...he couldn't stop running around when they first got here...he was being a little show off! So funny!

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Okay...those are yesterdays things I'm thankful for and today is yummy fruit and waffles for breakfast....okay, I guess I am more thankful for Ryan making them! I woke up to the yummy smell of waffles cooking and he had a whole bunch of fruit and stuff to go on them! Yum! He has decided to make it a weekly thing...to make yummy breakfast on the weekends he works...he comes home and cooks breakfast! It's so nice...so I am thankful for him and making these memories for our kids! Simple yet huge!!

Thanks sweetie!! Love ya!

A thankful Friday

So today I was sitting on the couch, not feeling so well

and watching TV with Trey, I got a little into the show

(which is totally lame because it is usually Disney Channel)

and I noticed that Trey wasn't around...so I called him and he

didn't answer..so I went on a hunt for him...I looked in all the

closets, in Jadynn's room, in the bathrooms, in my bedroom and

could not find him anywhere....I was a little nervous, I looked

at the doors to make sure they were locked so he couldn't

have gotten outside. I was starting to panic a little...So

I went upstairs and just listened for a second and I could hear

Trey whispering to himself...he was hiding from me in his room

behind the rocking chair. haha I was relieved

and laughed a little about it.

I love that little guy.

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Today I am thankful for frozen cookie dough, nausea medicine, Fridays, and pop tarts...they are sometimes the only thing Trey will eat.

I have to do another post for today!

So I was getting irritated with my husband because he took the external hard drive to work with him which had pictures on it that I need to edit. Gosh Darn him! Well while in my rambling and looking for something else constructive to do I came across some pictures...it's not like I haven't seen them in a long time....they just struck a MAJOR cord with me and really sent me into an emotional loop...(and put into perspective how dumb it was to get mad over a dumb hard drive)

Is he really gone?? Am I really dealing with this?? I would think that I would know how to handle death...after all I have delt with some loss in my day. I don't know what it was tonight that really put me over the edge, but tonight it is killing me and I have to say that the only thing that really keeps me going is the fact that I know I will be with him again...I know that he is taking care of my baby boy for me till I can be there with them. He is doing what needs to be done for our family when we meet again......and for this I am so very thankful!

I miss my dad terribly...who is going to be there when I buy my first house?? Who is going to be there to tell me what is wrong with my car? Who am I going to talk to about vacations...something that he loved very much...a good vacation!?!? I guess I will just try to keep in mind the big picture and that he will be there for me when I pass, holding Bryce's hand and cheering me on.

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Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown

I love you dad!!

How much full time can you fit in a day?

Today I am thankful for my husband, Ryan!

He does so much for our family so that we can have

what we do and will have in the future. He works a full time job

(not to mention that it is a full time GRAVEYARD position)

and is a full time student! I just cannot express how much

I appreciate what he does for us. It just brings tears to my

eyes that he would do so much for his family!

We love and appreciate you so much Ryan!

I know it isn't said enough...but we do!

So today we are thankful for you!

Muah!

Pop tarts?? Spaghetti??

Today I am thankful that Trey decided to eat REAL FOOD for dinner!

Tonight he had this:

Rather than his normal this:

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Pop Tarts are Trey's FAVE!!

And not just any pop tarts....they have to be s'mores

or chocolate chop cookie dough flavor!! None of that strawberry crap!

haha Anyway....I just couldn't believe my eyes...I just sat

and watched him eat the spaghetti and kept telling him how proud

I was of him. He hasn't been wanting to eat much lately so when he

ate tonight I was just thrilled!

So that is what I am thankful for today!!

Yay for Trey!

Precious Bun

Okay....today I am thankful for an outstanding O.B. appointment!

I would only be okay with waiting and hour and a half

for my marvelous midwife, Karen McBride! She is the best

and even though she is almost always behind in her day, she never

makes you feel rushed and even if she doesn't, she makes me feel

like she really and truly cares about me and my baby.

So here's to Karen!

The best midwife EVER!!!

P.S. Still on track for a due date of May 25th. Yay!