new pics coming soon & i need addresses

so much has been happening in the last month and i have lots to say, but i can't get my photos to upload, and we all know how boring it is to read blogs without photos, so when i get that problem fixed all will be up to date. in the mean time i need addresses for xmas cards. so if you want one, you best get me your address!!! :)

Happy Halloween, almost!

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When I asked Zoia what she wanted to be for Halloween she said a ghostie..... so here is my little ghostie all ready for her party!! (and since she is over the top about princesses this little crown, complete with spider webs and a spider, seemed to work out perfectly.)

i don't know if you are a shocked as i am but she let me put face paint on AND spray her hair white!!! and she loved it. she thought it was the coolest ever.

While Suzie and I chased Z and Jared around attempting to get a shot of them together, they just ignored us and went about their business. 2 year olds.... so fabulous!!!

my "beautiful" little girl

Okay, so this kid LOVES halloween. She literally makes me take her to any kind of store on a daily basis where she can look at halloween decor. She loves EVERYTHING halloween and literally the scarier the better. she also loves to wear halloween stuff, so this is her halloween outfit. (and just so you know, the kid doesn't like to smile for the camera so most of these are TERRIBLE, bit there is one that I love...)

no more pestering, teasing, or harsh tones ANY MORE

so it is official.... i am going back to school!!!! horray, or something like that. i finally got it all together, and with MUCH help from Erin, i am going to finish the two classes that i need to graduate. unfortunately i have taken both these classes before, but because i am an idiot and because of lymes, i didn't finish. so here i am retaking them.... perfect! anyhow, i wanted to let you ALL know so that there will be no more pestering, teasing, or harsh tones about the fact that i haven't finished yet!! okay, brant, scottie, mom, sky, and anyone else who has ever felt the desire. you'll just have to think of other things to bug me about!

More photos

This is my sweet 20 month old, just eating some cheese and being really happy about it!!!

Erin, sky's mom, or rather Ernie to the grandkids, decided to take everyone fishing at the fish farm. Zoia did not quite grasp the concept!

This is Alie, who is about 9 months older than Zoia. But the two of them absolutely love each other. There are literal screams of joy when they see each other. They do tend to beat up on each other now and then, and i have to admit that it is mostly Zoia doing the beating, but they both handle it really well.

Ernie, with all the grankids, and all the fish!! Kole just turned 5, Alie is 2, Zoia is 20 months, and Sophie is 10 months.

I just had to add this little seductive photo for you all to see. I told her I was taking a photo and this is what she did. hmmm....

and some photos....

The slide at hogle zoo. really the only thing she loved, until she had a major collision with Jared, and then she was done!!! (thanks suzie for the trip....3 months ago.. we LOVED it)

our little family at the beach. for some reason i did not plan ahead enough, go figure, so zoia and i were left without suits. hence her drowned rat look!

she LOVED the ocean. it was in fact freakin freezing water, but that didn't stop her. i think she needed a little break though, to contemplate the waves...

gratitude....

yes, i know it has been awhile since i have written and if i have any readers left at all it will be a miracle. truthfully i have been extra mega-busy since the move.... and there really has not been a lot to say. not to mention, that as most of you know, i tend to be a rather pessimistic individual as of late (yes, feel sorry for my husband). so all i could think to say were complaints. than today, as i was running through some quick emails and such, i took a look at a blog that i stalk and realized just how grateful i should be for my life. the blog is a beautiful photography blog, and a smattering of wonderful thoughts. i really just enjoy her viewpoint, her children, her photos... anyhow it seems that her last few post have in some way, been in honor of the remarkable women in her life. some have experienced tragic loss of a spouse, some have battled with horrific illness, or terrible accidents. and still others have left behind grieving families. i broke down into tears at my own selfishness. how could i possibly be pessimistic when i have so much. my daughter is the most amazing, wonderful, priceless gift and i can't imagine why i was so lucky to have been blest with her. she is perfect. she is funny and beautiful and crazy and simply the happiest little spot in my life. my husband.... i know he loves me. i know he tries so hard. i know i make him crazy and yet most days he puts up with it. he is wonderful. my family is such an amazing support system. we all are struggling right now with this and that, but at the end of the day there is nothing that we wouldn't do for each other. and i really mean nothing. i am healthy. i don't have cancer or diabetes or trouble conceiving or even heartburn. i have friends, that despite our lengthy separations and busy lives, truly love and care about me. what more could you ask for? i am so terribly sorry for these women who have struggled to simply be alive. i am so sorry for their children who have had to watch them in such pain. i am sorry mostly for the fact that i don't show enough gratitude to my heavenly father for my blessings. but i am, i truly am so unspeakably grateful.