Fourth of July 2008

"Kit" The American Girl Movie 7/7/08

I took my girls to the American Girl movie & we loved it! It was so cute!!! We are HUGE fans of the American Girls and have plenty of them in our home. When we went to New York last December we went to the American girl store and even had breakfast in their darling cafe. Josh says that I love the dolls more than my girls........I think he might be right!

The Ranch

We went up to my friends Becky's parents ranch awhile ago to take some fun pictures. It was so beautiful up there. I don't think my kids were too excited about doing pictures becuase they really wanted to just run around and explore all the neat surroundings. I still got some fun pictures that you can check out in the slide show below.

Pictures @ The Ranch 7/1/08

Sometimes 5 minutes is just TOO long! 6/28/08

I feel so bad because Kaylee came into my office and was crying because she wanted me to hold her & love her. I was balancing my checkbook and honestly needed 5 more minutes. I asked her to color on the floor and wait for me. It got really quiet within 3 minutes so I turned around to check on her and there she was sound asleep with the coloring book on her face. I wanted to cry because I should have just stopped what I was doing and held her! After taking a few snap shots I scooped her up in my arms and held her in the rocking chair while she slept.

My 3 little girls

Girls Camp-Jayden's 1st Year

Family night @ the Lake 6/24/08

OvErWHeLmeD!!!

I feel so overwhelmed right now! Why though?? I feel like summer is slipping away and I don't feel like I have given my kids a very fun summer. I just feel like there is not enough time in the day to do all the things I would like to do or need to do. It's summer....I shouldn't be feeling this way! AHHHHH! I want to spend quality time with my girls and be a good mom and then the bathroom needs to be cleaned or it's been 2 weeks since I moped the floor so I need to do that. Oh crap is it really the first of month? I need to pay bills and balance my check book. WHAT??? We are already out of milk and everything else? I guess I better go grocery shopping. If it's not one thing it's another and I feel so stretched right now; I feel like I can't breathe!! I feel like I need to spend more time with my grandparents, but when can I make a trip to Salina work & can I afford the gas? I feel like I need to be a better young womens leader and be a good example yet I am crazy right now and don't have the best attitude. I am SO sad that my mom isn't here!!! I want my mom so bad I can't even express the words to tell you the ache I feel inside without her right now. Sometimes by just hearing my mom's voice it seemed to make everything ok. I know that I am just having one of those nights and I will probably wake up tomorrow and feel ok, i'm just feeling stressed right now & needed to vent. More than anything in this world I want to be a Christlike person. I want to be the BEST mom that I can be & the best wife, daughter, sister, & friend. Sometimes I just get caught up in silly things that don't matter but they take away from the things that really do.

Lake 6/18/08

Fish are FRIENDS not FOOD!

I need some suggestions!

Josh & I are wanting to take a little trip together here in the US and aren't sure where to go. We aren't wanting to spend a ton of money and we would only leave for like 3 days. Tell me some great places you've visited and why you loved them. The only place we wouldn't go is New York becuase we just had a family vacation there in December and I am really wanting to experience something new. I would really appreciate any kind of info anyone could give. Thanks!