Happy Birthday, Kyle!! I love you!!! You might also like: The Day Kyle Was Born Happy Birthday, Karen! Cody’s Birthday 50 for your 50th Nineteen. {Why Silly is Better Than Serious}

Silly is better than serious because… 1. Silly is better than serious because sometimes your parents want you to take a “cute-Easter-Sunday-picture” with your brother, but you really don’t feel like taking a normal picture. 2. Silly is better than serious because sometimes you and your friends want to lean dramatically from a lamp post…at night…after a movie… 3. Silly is better than serious because sometimes you just feel like dressing up like sailors and making the bathtub be a boat…. Read more »

Wherever we go, whatever we do, We’re gonna go through it together. We may not go far, but sure as a star, Wherever we are, it’s together. Wherever I go I know she goes. Wherever I go I know she goes. No fits, no fights, no feuds And no egos, amigos, together! Through thick and through thin, All out or all in. And whether it’s win, place, or show. With you for me and me for you, We’ll muddle through… Read more »

Happy birthday Dad!

Dear Daddy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Thanks for always helping me… …such as when I need you to drop off something I forgot at home in my car, …or when I have car trouble, …or the WiFi isn’t working, …or when I just need a stick of gum. You’re always willing to teach me something new… …like when I was little and asked what the solid and dashed lines on the road meant, …or how to vote, …or how to make banana… Read more »

Fifteen years ago today, my brother, Kyle, was born. This post is in honor of his birthday.So, Happy Birthday, Kyle!!! The Day Kyle was Born…. Three-and-a-half-year-old-me woke up that morning, excited for Christmas which was coming in a few days. I ran into my mommy and daddy’s room… but they weren’t there.Confused, I tiptoed down the hallway and decided to check in the kitchen. They weren’t there either. They also weren’t by the washer and dryer- I checked there next.I… Read more »

{This shall be a very short post, as I need to practice for the speech I have to give in two hours and fifteen minutes (so scarred). }Anywho, today is Karen’s eleventh birthday, so I wanted to have  a shout-out for her. Feliz cumpleaños a ti! Feliz cumpleaños a ti! Feliz cumpleaños querida Karen! Feliz cumpleaños a ti! Karen is my World Vision sponsor child. As I said above, she is now eleven and she lives in a Latin American… Read more »

My cousin Cody would have turned 21 today. He died on May 6, 2012 from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. I love Cody very much, so, in honor of his birthday, here are some pictures of us throughout the years :) Cody and I playing in the pool; about 6 and 4 years of age With our other cousins, Kels and JR. We made candles. Ages 10, 6, 8, and 10, respectively DOG PILE! :) Ages 6, 10, and 12 Before the… Read more »