happy happy birthday!

this little precious boy.........

is

1 year old today

Milo Winter

you are:

sunshine and singing

laughter and rainbows

funny faces and long lashes

chubby cheeks and toothy grins

independence and shy snuggles

energizer bunny and curious george

you are a blessing

and we love you with all our hearts!!!!!

happy happy day baby boy!

and

milo shares his birthday with my dear sweet friend

annette!!

happy happy birthday!

i hope you have a wonderful day filled with love and that this year is the best!!!!

love it!

my conversation with my granddaughter today:

nonnie: journey girl, when are you going to go poo poo and pee pee in the potty like a big girl?

journey: uhmmm....on Wednesdays!

okay then!

these boots are made for walkin!

milo thought wearing brody's cowboy boots was great....

starting a new trend....knee high cowboy boots~

thankful

if we forget how good life is

a visit to NieNie always makes for an attitude adjustment for me.

There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.

~ Author Unknown

harley up!!

this bike had about 3700 miles on it when bryan brought it home about 46 days ago.....

it now has 5000 on it!

i was along for about 200 of those miles.

this man is definitly not a weekend rider! :-)

Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.

~Author Unknown

pray

my dad often says he doesn't like it when people say

"i'll pray for you, that is ALL i can do"

when really....

it is the most we can do.

ahhhhhhhhh

sweet.

thunder. lightening. rain.

sights, sounds, smells

so appreciated!

yummmmmm

smile!

our son-in-law, Cory (Britt's husband and Wyatt's daddy)

bought a dental practice right before Christmas

and he is now open for patients!!!!!

so...if you are in need of a wonderful dentist (no prejudice here)

and prefer one who is gentle, kind, funny, just a plain ole great guy....

give him a call....or refer someone else!!!

we are so proud of you Cory!

creative soul

for my Christmas gift,

my daughters enrolled me in this class!

it is a multi-media class titled "creative soul"

week 1: making marks and collage canvas

week 2: the INSPIRATION journey

week 3: self portrait

week 4: portfolio: contruction

the intro reads:

what brings you happiness? a smile to your face? what feeds your soul? what images do you relate to? what words describe YOU...colors that call to YOU. who are YOU? these are questions you will answer as you paint, collage and build a visual journal

that expresses your creative soul!

"don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. the saddest summary of a life contains 3 descriptions: could have, might have and should have."

so here is to trying something NEW!

thank you to my sweet children for giving me the opportunity!

new year

welcome 2010.

Christmas memories linger but many have been put away.

a son-in-law celebrated a birthday the 27th

bryan and i enjoyed our 36th wedding anniversary the 28th

jamie and matt and milo returned from washington the 29th

new year's eve

new year's day

and a 6 year wedding anniversary for josh and jess today!

and we thanked God for the many many blessings that 2009 brought to our family beginning with little milo

and ending with matt having a job offer on new year's eve!!!

we have many new beginnings in 2010

and so much to look forward to.

i hope you do too!