RANDOM Pics

Just a few pictures from the last few months.....

Kase is in a 'love' triangle with Danielle and Abbie (the blonde)....when did he start liking girls? I thought he still thought they had cooties.....oh how they grow up fast!!

Katilyn with Isabelle (on left) and Lakin (right) at their cookie booth sale in Loranger....the girls as a whole troop sold enough cookies to earn the 'SUPER TROOP' award in cookies sales!! I am so proud of Kaitlyn's hard work this year in girl scouts!!

I took this at our last camping weekend with the cub scouts....these are too brothers too...Ethan and Nathan. Ethan is Coby's age...and nathan is only 4. The boys enjoyed catching fish!! It was the highlight of the day!!

Cub Scouts End of the Year Blue and Gold Banquet

The boys are finishing up all the scout stuff they have left to do. We are closely approaching to our last meeting until August! Their Blue and Gold banquet is wear they are awarded their patch for meeting all criteria needed to move up to the next level in scouts.

Coby bridged up to be a wolf.....Tigers are considered 'beginners' in cub scouts....

Here are the boys with all there awards, patches, and belt loops for completing requirements and "Doing Their Best"!!

Love this Pic

I took this picture right before the boys performed the flag ceremony for Mayfest! I am so proud of them and how much they have learned in cub scouts this year!!

Kase Turns 8

Kase had a great birthday....lots of presents and sugar....what every kid dreams of....LOL

He started his day with cupcakes for breakfast.....



then I brought cupcakes for his class....



then on Saturday we had his birthday party at the Children's Discovery Center. His theme was fishing. I had his cake made at a small supermarket here in Loranger.....I was really happy with the results.



I had blue table cloths as the water....and gold fish were 'swimming' around in 'gold fish' bowls on the tables...(the kids loved this)....they wouldn't stop eating them so we could cut the cake.









The kids (and adults) enjoyed 'buckets of bait' with their cake.....AKA...chocolate ice cream with oreos and gummy worms! At last we couldnt forget the 'life savers' in the water...just in case someone ate too much and needed to be rescued...LOL!





Once the cake was cut and presents were opened....









......each party guest took home a goodie bag full of wonderful suprises as a thank you for 'fishing around' with Kase on his special day!!!



Once the party ended...the kids went back to playing.....

Easter

Hello May

Ok...here we are in month 5 of 2011. I just don't know where the time goes! Lots of things to report for April.

Kaitlyn had a day camping trip with Keith. She canoed...which she didnt like....and went fishing, did arts and crafts, and climbed a rock wall...and finished up with some swimming in the pool.

The boys and I went to the Discovery Museum...and Kase has decided that is where he would like his birthday party to be.

We went with the girl scouts to the Marydale camp....and learned alot about horses...and the girls even got to ride one.

Kids week was April 18th thru 21st. The school had a petting zoo and sock hop...

and a carnival on Thursday......

Coby went on a field trip to an alligator and turtle farm.

The kids have been on Easter/Spring break from April 22nd till yesterday.....today was there first day back to class....only 3 weeks left till SUMMER VACATION...and they are counting down the days!!

We went on a camping trip this past weekend with a few of the boy scouts and their families. It was lots of fun....but really exhausting. The kids canoed, fished all day friday, and got to swim a little and slide on the water slide.

Boy Scout Blue and Gold Banquet

Well the boys finished up this year of scouting on Saturday. Coby received his Tiger cub badge...and Kase got his Wolf badge. They now will work on electives and attend camp till Aug/Sept..and then they will begin there new cub scout journey. The B&G was nice...they each baked a cake and decorated it....and then there was an auction for the cakes at the end of the banquet. We ended up with 2 cakes....LOL The boys received lots of patches to add to their duffle bags for camping. It's been crazy at times...but what a great year we have had exploring new ideas and going on adventures with each other!! I can't wait till next year!!!

Has it really been a year?

Well here we are....its March again. Yesterday...March 25th made one year since I got the news that would FOREVER change my life!! I still can't believe its been a year....I still can't believe he is gone. I can still remember feeling like my world was ending...and though I still hurt....somehow I have made it a whole year without him. I still miss him like crazy........and often think of what he would say....or tell me to do....but yesterday gave me a calmness. A sense of happiness... It was as though I finally got it...I finally realize that as a parent....our never ending goal is to teach our kids morals, values, and lessons that will carrying them through life even after we are no longer there to guide them. I get it!! I made it a whole year....it was a rough year....but I made it. I know I will never forget him....or wish he wasnt still here....but it does give me solitude to know that part of him IS with me....and through that....I WILL BE OK!!!


I LOVE YOU.... DADDY!!!!

just a little note....

All is well here...just working and running the kids everywhere. The kids are finishing up with scouts...so things have been crazy. The boys will officially finish their year next weekend...when they get all their awards....so hopefully I can concentrate more on Kailtyn with GS...because she will bridge to the next troop at the end of May...so we only have a few months to get stuff done!!

Chelsea is officially a LICENSED driver.....YEAHHHHH!! I am so happy for her. She is getting more relaxed behind the wheel. I havent let her take the car out by herself yet...because she isnt too used to the roads over here yet! But...I am sure that will be in due time!!

The kids are wrapping up school...they are working on May Fest again. So pretty soon...it will be summer...and lots of outdoor camping and swimming!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!

It's hard to believe dad has been gone for almost a year!! I still miss him like it was yesterday. I still can't believe he is gone! I just keep on thinking about what he would want for me...and the kids...and I just keep moving on....thats all I know to do!! Thats what HE would want me to do!!

Kid's Weekend

Well...things here are good. While Chelsea was in driver's ed yesterday...the kids and I did community service. We went to a park in Hammond and cleaned up the streets along with marking the flood drains with signs that read 'No Dumping...Runs into Lake' It was a really cool project. The kids loved it. Coby is now constanting looking for 'litter bugs'...LOL!! Then we headed to Target where the kids were read Dr. Seuss books in honor of his b-day which is March 2nd. They rec'vd a bag of goodies...a snack and coloring stuff...and I got some really cute mini-recycled bags...like the ones you get to put groceries in...:) Then they all 3 got haircuts...and we rapped up the day at the library where they played on the computers to pass time while Chelsea finished up her class. BTW....SHE PASSED!!

Today has been a lazy day...just cleaning and playing. We did start on the boys derby cars...and KK did some girl scout stuff about the heart and eating healthy. They boys are getting really excited about the derby race this weekend. Actally I am too...LOL!

This next week will be a busy one...I work Monday and Tuesday. Kase and KK have scouts on Monday, Chelsea is taking her written driver's test on Tuesday, Coby is making a King Cake (with his troop) at a local bakery on Wednesday, Chelsea will take the 'driving' part on Thursday (and hopefully get her license), and then the weekend is the derby for the boys....LOTS of stuff going on!!

Will post pics of our weekend soon!!

WOW...has it really been a month?

....since I posted on here. Sorry! I have been so busy with getting Kaitlyn into girl scouts...while still keeping the boys up on their activities...I really havent done anything computer related unless it involved scout stuff. I finally have some grounding...and feel as though...I am not drowning. Don't get me wrong...I love seeing them so active with their friends and the community...but this is a full time job in itself...and I already have ONE full time job!! LOL

Anyway...nothing big going on since my last post....Chelsea ended up being sick after Coby got better...then finally the first week in Feburary...everyone was BACK to school....thank you Lord...I was loosing what SANITY I had left... with them being at home. LOL

Chelsea turned 17 on Feb 3rd! Yikes!! Seventeen? She is the same age I was when I had her....its really weird to look back and realize that!! We ate out with friends and family at Applebee's on Friday the 4th....she really enjoyed it!!

I turned 34 on Saturday...Yipeeeee!! Really? I don't care...just another day...worked that whole weekend....one of my friends at work...bought me an ice cream cake....and we all enjoyed that sweet AWESOME goodness!! It was red velet with ice cream...and had kit-kat bars on top....MMMmmmmmm!!

Chelsea is doing good (as far as I know) with school...and being over here. The kids are the same...just growing up wayyy to fast...! Chelsea will take her driver's ed course this weekend...while the kids and I do community service at a local park in Hammond. Then I plan to take them to Target for their Read Across America Day...they will be celebrating with Dr. Seuss books...since March 1st is Dr. Seuss day!! I work the next two nites...but I will add pictures soon.....~I promise!!

..this just in..

Coby just came to me and said..."mom, I like being sick. Not the throwing up kind of sick, but the running fever and getting to stay home kinda sick"!!

Gotta love 'em!!!

...its Coby's turn.....

This time its Coby. Kase no longer has the fever...just a cough. But this morning Coby woke up...and was running a temp of 100.8.....so here we go again. He loves that he get to stay home. He has been saying everyday he is a 'little' sick...so he should stay too. I kept telling him that you have to be 'alot' of sick before you can stay home. I guess he got his wish....LOL!!! But really knock on wood...Coby doesnt really get sick...or he only gets mildly sick....so I guess it was his turn. It's been raining since yesterday...so the weather is nasty...but so-so warm....so that isn't helping. It was 23 on Saturday.

Nothing else going on with us...just trying to clean and get the house in order...get Chelsea back into her room. I have to move my scrap stuff out....so I am trying to rearrange my room to make 'room'....but just havent had the 'want' too...LOL~ Hopefully the kids will be better by weeks end and we can all do something as a family.

I have on my TO DO list...as #1...to get there pics made together. They havent had professional pics of them together since 2008....so its time. I am going to see if Brandy's cousin Becky Blount will do them. I will keep you posted!!

What a week!!!

I swear if this weather doesnt make up its mind!!! I wish it would either get warm and stay warm....or be cold and stay cold. This back and forth sucks!!

Kase has been running a fever of 102.9 since Thursday. He has moments where he feels 'OK' but he mainly just lays around watching TV. He went to the doctor yesterday and he has the FLU...again. I guess I am happy its JUST the flu and not pneumonia AGAIN too! Well plenty of fluids, vitamins, and rest and hopefully he will be back on his feet for Monday!! I know he has NO choice but to miss school...but I really hate that he is missing again....he has already missed 2 whole weeks because of the pnuemonia he had in October. I am just going to pray that everything turns ok...thats all I can do.

Chelsea start back to LHS yesterday. She was nervous I could tell...I am sure everyone is...until you get into a routine. She had lots of people tell her they missed her...and loved that she was back. I hope this make her feel loved...because she is...she just needs to see it. She LOVES her classes. She said she has some 'really' cool teachers. I hope this helps her relax...and get the grades she needs to get all her credits. We found out that if she passes everything this semester....she only needs 2 credits to graduate!! YEAH!! I told her...can you SMELL IT??? She laughed...and said...a little. I will have to ask her again in May...!!

We met with Meg on Wednesday and ate lunch at carreta's. Meg was soo happy to see her back. She is in the process of buying a house...so she told chelsea when its all finalized...she can come stay with her. I hope this will help chelsea get out of her slump and want to enjoy LIFE!!

Well thats about it....I work this weekend....but its pretty slow there...so it shouldnt be to bad. I know I will still be tired....but I cleaned house yesterday...really good...so all I have to do it sleep!!!

It's COLD outside

...I think its like 23 degrees...too damn cold if you ask me. We have been having these cold spells for a few days....and then tomorrow it will be in the 60's again. I am trying to fight off a small cold. The kids woke up with the sniffles. But other than that...life is good. I have been decorating for V-day. So if you walk into my house...you will see LoVe!!

I am in the process of making the kids some headboards for their beds. I found some simple to follow plans online...and bought the wood yesterday. I am just waiting on a decent day to get outside and start the building process. I love crafts, art, decorating and exploring new areas....but this will be my first adventure in actually building something from scratch. I have no doubt that I can do it. I am excited to see the finished product!!

We have Kaitlyn's Cookie Rally today with girl scouts. The boys are going with us...so we shall see if I have any hair left when we get home.

Later..........

Bringing in the NEW YEAR

The kids had a blast popping fireworks Saturday........and when we came in...the party didnt stop!! We had inside fireworks (aka Poppers) as well!! :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year

Well here we are....2011! The kids and I hung out at home...until dark then we popped some fireworks. Nothing too big...but enough to keep the kids entertained for about an hour.

It has turned cold once again....was in the 70's on Wednesday!! I am faithfully giving the kids their vitamins in hopes that they don't catch any bugs when they return to school next week!!

Speaking of next week...school will resume for the kidos on the 4th...(I can't wait)...though I have loooved my time at home with them...it is much easier sleeping during the day without kids at home...KWIM?? The kids are ready too...they don't get to see many friends when they are out of school!!

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will start back up next week too....so we should be pretty busy! Our next BIG holiday will be Mardi Gras...more parades and King Cakes!!

Happy New Year!!!