Zach and I both agree . . .

It's time to take away Violet and Scotty's youtube privileges.

I Miss My Friends- Jana and Bridger Anderson (reposted)

My two friends died on July 24th, 3 years ago. I'm still pretty sad about it. Yesterday, I read a blog post that I wrote on my first blog. I'm pretty sure nobody read it. I'm reposting it here, because every word of it is still true.

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I’m pretty sure that only my husband Zachie will be reading this post, but I need to write it anyway and send it out to the world. I miss my friends. They died with their daughter last July and I still feel a hole in my life. Jana was one of my favorite people. She and I were like magnets attracting to each other at every get together. I always wanted to be around her. She was spunky and smart and loud and mean–and I loved every bit of it. That’s because when you were alone with her she was genuine, caring, sensitive, and just plain beautiful. Bridger has been one of my greatest friends over the past 18 years. When I say greatest friends, I mean that he was great at being my friend, because even though he was a guy’s guy, he had a real caring heart for me. I’ll never forget a time when I was struggling with something very secret and it was like he read my mind, knew everything about me deep down and just hugged me for several minutes. He didn’t have to say a word and I didn’t have to explain. That really sums up our relationship.

Though they weren't perfect individuals, Jana and Bridger were the perfect couple. They were two of the most influential people in my life and they left my life way too early. I miss them.

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Scotty's Birth Announcement

I still have a pile of birth announcements on my counter that should have been sent two months ago. Seriously, how hard is it to buy stamps! I am so lame. I promise to get them out soon. But so everyone can see my cute Scotty-Man. . .

My Pale, Pale, Skin

I love to take the kiddies swimming and would love to go more often. Right now I feel overwhelmed taking both by myself so I wait until Zach can come. We love to go to the pool. Violet loves it and Scotty is a natural too.

A Conversation with Violet

Violet cooked me a meal today in her kitchen. She brought me the plate and spoon.

Me: What did you make me?
Violet: Chicken, Mommy.
Me: What kind of chicken?
Violet: Pork.

PhotoBooth

Today Violet and I played with Photobooth on my laptop. I'm so glad we did! I got Violet to make all sorts of funny faces. After she started to laugh hysterically, I turned on the video. Check it out.

Camping in U-Da-Ho

A Private Trailer:

Dutch Oven Meals courtesy of Zach:

AMAZING Scenery:




A Beautiful Little Girl:


We even fished:


And most importantly, FAMILY:


Oh yeah, Scotty was there too: