The Van Auken's

R.I.P Grandma Van Auken

2010-09-01T08:07:00.001-07:00

Last night we got word that Grandma Van Auken finally took her last breathe. It is such a bittersweet goodbye. For the last month or so she has been through so much pain and seen so many dr.s then I can ever imagine. We are so thankful we got to see her in July before she turned for the worse. We said our goodbye's then because we just didn't know when God was gonna take her.

I am so happy she is with Grandpa Van auken now. Those two were such an amazing couple and loved each other deeply. I loved watching them laugh and smile together years ago before Grandpa passed away. She was such an amazing person and had the most beautiful personality I have ever seen. we will miss her dearly and I am thankful to have another guardian angel to watch over me and my family.

Love you Grandma and Grandpa Van Auken!

Our wedding/5 year anniversary

Grandma's birthday 2010 with Blane and Maddie

Katlyn Marie

2010-08-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

My little sister's water broke Monday night which was very exciting!! Our new neice was born August 24th at 8 am. She was 8lbs and 1oz and is so beautiful!! Blane and Maddie just adore her and I can't wait to hold and snuggles with her every day this week!! :-) She will be my cure to my baby fever lately. lol

Katlyn Marie

Uncle Blake "Spikey" holding Katlyn

Maddie wouldn't share her

They now want a little brother/sister....uh-oh lol

Blane and katlyn

Volunteering for Numana = Helping Haiti

2010-01-16T12:21:00.001-08:00

So this morning I decided to take the kids to the El Dorado Civic Center because Numana is down there doing a food packaging event for Haiti. At first I though it was going to be kind of boring but wanted to teach our kids a good lesson out of the field trip. To my surprise the place was PACKED with a ton of people from miles away. We had to park 2 blocks away because there were so many cars. When we walked in there was a sign up booth so we signed up and got in line. We got out fun hair hats and aprons and on we went to packaging food.

Here is their website: http://www.numanainc.com/

It was truley the most amazing experience. Having my children help and see them having fun with it and learning has been the best experience thus far! When we left to eat lunch they asked to go back and my heart just melted! I have to most loving and caring children ever and so proud to be their mother.

Here are some pictures I took with my phone.

Blane and Maddie with Grandma

Packing the food

Too cute! :-)

Blane and Madyson with their cousin Taylor

Goodbye 2009....Hello 2010

2010-01-15T22:20:00.000-08:00

So another year has gone and I can't believe how fast it went. My babies are getting bigger before my eyes. I don't know it if my eternal clock is clocking away or a severe case of baby fever but I have this mental and bodily erge to be pregnant! Maybe by March we will make a final decision on if we are for sure done with baby making. lol

Alot happened last year and here are my top ten favorite moments from 2009

10. The birth of our first neice

9. My job promotion and raise

8. Blane starting kindegarten

7. Purchasing our first business together

6. Our healthy family and friends and their happiness

5. The road trip with my mom and sisters for my mom's birthday

4. Our vacation to Florida and the Bahama cruise

3. Madyson turning 3 years old

2. Blane turning 5 years old

1. Our 5 year anniversary wedding/vow renewl in Feb.

I am ready for the new year with new memories with our friends and family. But most important another year with my amazing husband and beautiful daughter and handsome son! :-)

BLESSED!

2009-11-22T13:08:00.000-08:00

So for the past few weeks I have been posting things I am thankful for everyday and it really has reminded me how blessed I am!

I am so thankful for my husband and children. Being their mom and his wife has brought the best out of me and brightens my day everyday! This is why God put me on this earth, to take care of them and brighten their days.

I am so thankful for my sisters. We have had some amazing times together creating amazing memories. Have 3 sisters to share stories with as we get older is a great feeling. When we all get together it's hard to part and go back to our seperate lifes because at one time we shared EVERYDAY together.

I am thankful for my parents. My mom and dad has taught me how to live life to the fullest and be a hard worker. How to love unconditionally and how to be the best parent I can be to my children. I enjoy seeing them and talking with them everyday.

I am thankful for all of my fabulous and good friends. They certainly are the greatest people to hang out with and laugh and share life with. It's nice to get with them and leave all our worries at the door and enjoy life and be reminded how great life is.

We are truley blessed in life and I am very thankful for that.

Family Pictures 2009

2009-11-16T21:10:00.001-08:00

I am so blessed with my family. My husband is the best husband because he loves me unconditionally, he helps me around the house all the time, he is a perfect father to our children, I enjoy it when he thanks me all the time for my hard work and the things I do for our family and he is truley my best friend. Our kids are so precious. We love just spending time with them at home and playing with them. They make us laugh all the time.

My favorite time of the day is when we all sit down and eat dinner together. For 30 mintues no one exist but us four and it never fails that we always end up on the floor rolling with laughter over something the kids said or something they did.

Without these 4 people in my life I would not be the women, wife or mother I am today!

Life....

2009-10-26T17:17:00.001-07:00

This semester my classes are kicking my butt! I was stupid and took my comp II class (english) and college algebra! I feel like I am doing homework at least 5 out of the 7 nights I am home! I just cannot wait until this semester is over so I can enjoy my evenings and sundays with my kids and hubby again. On top of this rough semester I also got a promotion in Septebmer which requires me to manager 5 stores as an Area Manager. I try to help my husband out at his business too. Being a mom and wife is the best gift I have been given. I love making dinner for my family, i enjoy doing the laundry for my kids and husband (besides putting it away), I love helping my son with his homework and I love layong on the couch with my husband and just cuddling.

As stressful as my life is right now...I still LOVE MY LIFE. I have the best husband in the world who loves me unconditionally. My husband is my best friend and when I am away I can't wait to get home to him and share all of my stories with him from that day. He truley completes me and the women I am today.

My kids...wow! I could go on and on about them. My son is the sweetest boy I have ever met. I love his hugs and kisses and I love when he comes up to me and whispers "mommy, let's watch a movie and snuggle" just makes my heart melt. My daugther is the craziest little girl I know! She is a handful but we love her the way she is. I love how she always wants to help in the kitchen or help me fold clothes. I have the best kids any mom could ask for.

All in all...I could not imagine my life any other way!

Christmas

2009-10-17T20:31:00.001-07:00

All I have to say is

I AM SOOO READY FOR CHRISTMAS! I WANT TO DECORATE MY HOUSE NOW!!

Life just get's crazier and crazier....

2009-10-05T21:07:00.000-07:00

I has been nearly 10 months since my last blog... :-( So much as happened!! I don't even know where to start.

My husband and I celebrated out 5 year anniversary with "the wedding we never had" then went to florida for a week to Disney world and then a cruise to the bahamas. Out son turned 5! yup...5! He is my little man and is getting so big. He is in kindegarten now and loves it! our daughter turned 3 and is getting more and more beautiful every day. she does have a diva attitude though, lol. My sister, Laura, had her daughter so I became an Aunt to my first niece. My nephew Benjamin turned 1 and Karson turned 2.

My husband and I invested in a donut shop and bought the local donuts shop here in El Dorado with some really great partners! We are currently remodeling it

I can't belive the holidays are around the corner...but I am truely lookin forward to spending time with family and stuffing my face and SHOPPING on black friday again.

Here are some pictures from the last 10 months... ENJOY!

Mom's 'GIRLS ONLY" BDAY

Grandma's birthday

Disney World-2/09

Blane's first day of Kindegarten-8/09

Maddie-summer 09

Brady and I-My little brother in law

Blane's 5th birthday party-5/09

Bahamas 2/09

wedding/annv. 2/09

blane's preschool graduation 5/09

Santa came early

2008-12-24T05:03:00.000-08:00

Monday we added a new member to our little family! Her name is Zoey, she is 8 weeks old and we got her at the local Humane Society. She is such a joy! She is so playful and loving. She just loves Blane and Madyson and they love her too. Wish us luck as we began this new journey in our lifes with a new puppy and all the joys it comes with the first year!

Blessed

2008-12-09T21:15:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we went and got our family pictures taken. It is crazy how fast times fly by when you are having fun!

Our precious children

Madyson-pure beauty

Blane-such a handsome boy

Love of my life!

My blessings......

Laura's Baby Shower

2008-12-09T21:01:00.000-08:00

Mommy and Daddy to be

Opening presents

She's so cute

Big sis giving instructions to one of the games we played

My beautiful sisters and gorgeous daughter!
Our family is powered by strong women and I love it!

I cannot wait for baby Taylor to be here! My first niece....I love being an Aunt!

Pictures from Thanksgiving

2008-12-09T20:44:00.000-08:00

My mom's house....

My mommy and me

My little sis and me

My big sis and Tracy

Blane, Madyson and Aunt Kera

Our Thanksgiving with Blake's family

mmmm....look at that turkey!

My beautiful children

The girls

My mother in law, debbie
My sister in law, Andrea
and me

Blake and Brian (his brother)

Time to catch up...

2008-12-09T19:24:00.000-08:00

Gosh...I can't believe it has been nearly 2 months since my last posting! Our lives just have been so crazy busy I am starting to have less and less time for these myspace and facebook websites. Let me catch you all up.....

********MY SWEET CHILDREN AND HUSBAND*************
Halloween was great!! Blake's parents came down and spent a few days with us that weekend. Our kids looked adorable!! Blane was Bumblee from the movie Transformers and Madyson was a bumblee!

Blane has started riding his bike with no training wheels! He loves it...we can't get him off his bike now. lol

Madyson is copying everything BIG BROTHER does! It's exhausting lets just say that!

My husband is doing amazingly great! He is the best husband in the world! He sent me some flowers up at work the other day "just because"!! How lucky am I! Then the next day he got me 3 different cute cards that he gave to me throughout the evening :) sigh....I love him sooo much

*****************MYSELF***************************
I have officially lost 20 lbs as of November 18th and after weighing myself last night my total weight loss is up to 30 lbs!!!!! I am super excited about finally loosing this weight! I am going to look super duper hot in February!!! :)

I have became an Avon Consultant and LOVE it! I have been wanting to find something on the side to do that does not have obligations, rules and I won't have a boss to answer too. I was watching GMA one morning and they were talking about Avon and it hit me! It is so easy to do and it was so cheap to start. No kits to worry about and I don't have to had parties which I love because my evenings at home with my family is so valuable to me. I am expecting my first Avon Campaign in the mail this week.....I CAN'T WAIT! :)

*********FAMILY MEMBER UPDATES*************

Both of our nephews started crawling! Karson, 9 months (first picture below), started a little over a month ago and Benjamin, almost 12 months (second picture below), started crawling this past week! I am so proud of them both. Go Boys!!!

We had my little sisters baby shower recently too! It was so much fun doing a baby shower for a little girl this time. We did Pink and Brown Polka Dots as the theme. I so cannot wait for Taylor to get here and hold her and spoil her like I do Maddie! Girls are just so much more fun...you can dress them up and do their hair and nails....I love painting maddie's nails. :)
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Thanksgiving was wonderful! We hosted our first Thanksgiving at our house and it was so much fun! Blake deep fried the turkey, which turned out amazingly delicious! We had such a great time having family over and relaxing and playing games.

We are heading to Arkansas this weekend for Christmas and Benjamins first birthday. I am excited for both events....lol

I am going to post pictures from Thanksgiving and other events on a seperate blog....takes too long to place the pictures where I want them. lol

Other then all of that...life just has been a blessing! I couldn't have asked for a better life :)

Something Fun

2008-12-09T19:21:00.001-08:00

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LOVE

2008-10-29T20:08:00.001-07:00

The hubby has been working the past 2 nights late and so I have been spending quality and bonding time with my sweet precious kids! Last night we went to my moms for dinner then came home and played a game together. We had popsicle before I gave them a bath and put them in bed. I read them each a book then tucked them in and kissed them good night. Then tonight we ordered pizza and watched a 3d movie and had a blast! We took some fun and silly pictures together and laughed at ourselves.

I love hearing them laugh, it's music to my ears. :) I am so lucky to have my son and daughter and share memorable moments with them. I know I am doing a great job at raising them because tonight they went off to play in their rooms while I watch a tv show after the movie and within 10 minutes they both came running into the living room to snuggles with me and say "mommy...I love you" My heart just melts when they just randomly tell me they love me :)

Weight loss update 1

2008-10-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

ok so I went to the Dr.'s for my first checkup and it was not at all what I was expecting. This week started my 3rd week of my diet and my weekly weight loss goal is 2 lbs. So, today I was expecting to have lost at least 4 lbs. Since September 17th I have lost 8 lbs!!!!!!!! I was stoked to see my new weight and how much I have lost in 2 weeks. I have worked so hard the past few weeks with watching what I eat and working out. So far I have stuck on my workout plans and this week have began my hour workouts in the morning. I am still sore from starting my hour workout routine yesterday, lol. My next check-up is November 18 at 8:30 am and my goal by then is to loose 12 more lbs, that is keeping my original weight loss goal of 2 lbs a week. I will keep you posted!!

:-)

weight checkup-week 2

2008-10-07T05:11:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it has been 2 weeks since I started on that pill from my dr.s. I feel so much energy during the day. I don't feel groggy and tired. I am more active then I ever was. My first week I started getting up in the mornings and only working out for 30 minutes. I didn't want to put my body in shock by starting to work out for an hour right away. So the 30 minute workouts went ok, my abs hurt a bit but that was all. This week I began working out an hour in the mornings to this "Biggest Looser" cardio workout on DEMAND's freezone and OMG!!!! My butt, legs, abs, arms, thighs, calves, upper chest...MY WHOLE BODDY IS SORE!! I haven't felt this sore from a work since high school sports conditioning! lol I love this kind of pain though...I love feeling my fat just burn off my body. When it hurts and I sweat, then I know I am doing the right kind of workout for me. I sleep so much better too. I wake up in the mornings feel so rested that it has motiviated me to get up that extra hour in the mornings that I couldn't before to work out.

I go to my drs. today for a checkup and hopefully they will weight me, my goal is 2 lbs a week so we shall see.....

:)

FEAR

2008-10-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

When my husband was in middle school he was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia, which is an uncommon bone disease. Most cases show this disease is found in the arms and legs, however my husband's was on his skull behind his left eye. Through his middle school and high school years he went through 4 sinus surgeries, 1 head/skull surgery and 2 reconstructive skull surgeries. I was blessed to get to go with him on his last skull surgery in February of 2003. Seeing him go through that much pain and agony killed me inside. I didn't leave his hospital room at all that weekend and even slept in the chair in his room. I got to spoon feed him his jello and ice cream and as a man I know it was hard for him to have me watch him at this low point of his life. I remember a few months after the last surgery he told me that he was surprised that I stuck around because he thought the surgery would have scared me away. I reminded him how much I love him and would take care of him no matter what.

That was 5 1/2 years ago and for the past 10 days my husband has had a severe headache that he just can't get rid of. He has taken Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Advil, loratabs...everything to get rid of his headache, but nothing seemed to help him. I have been so worried at this point that I made a Dr.s appt for him this week in which they ordered a CAT scan of his head. For the past few days I have done nothing but fear the worst. What if the tumor was back? What if he has to go through surgery again? We have 2 kids and I love and depend on him sooo much, there's no way God can take him now!

Well, around lunch time today he was at work when he got very dizzy and his ears began ringing very badly and he got another bad headache. So I called the Dr.'s to see if they have gotten the results back from his CT scan like they said they would today. They said a Dr was not in the office and we wouldn't know anything until Monday. We can't wait till Monday...this is precious time we could be wasting if his tumor was back and I was not going to let that happen. I asked if they could send his cat scan to another office to review it so we can know today why he has had a headache for 10 days that would not go away. They said they would fax them over to the Augusta office and call his in a few hours. Well, 3 hours had gone by and my husband had already gone home to try to sleep off the headache. All I could do was pace around my store at work worrying about him at home by himself sleeping with his current condition. I finally decided to leave early to make sure he was OK. The feeling I had on my way home was horrible! I was so upset thinking that I could be walking into my house to find out I am a widow! I was in tears on my way home I was that upset thinking what if something happens before the drs find it?

So after calling and calling the drs office the Dr finally called me back 5 hours later!!!!! He left a message and this is what he said... "Andrea, this is Dr. Raush. We have the CT scan results on Blake and wanted to let you know what we found on the scan. I need you can call me back as soon as you can."

I am so scared at this point....my hands were shaking, my face was hot and red, my heart was pounding and I saw the same fear in my husbands face. After 2 minutes of being too scared to call the dr I finally called him back.........

He said that the CAT scan showed that Blake had a sever sinus infection that has clogged all of his sinus and is causing pressure which is causing the headache and dizziness. He kept talking and talking and I was trying to listen to what he was saying at the same time thanking God his tumor did not come back. He prescribed him antibiotics, a steroid pill, loratabs and said to get Afrin off the shelf too. When we got to the pharmacy the antibiotic was 50 bucks!!! I made them check to make sure they had the correct insurance on file and they did. The pharmacist said that the drug is originally $450! It is the highest antibiotic on the market and is rarely prescribed by any Dr. Thank god for health insurance!! lol The Dr and pharmacist specifically told Blake not to use the Afrin for more then a few days because it can damage the inside of his nose. They said that most people become addicted to the Afrin that they feel as if they cannot breath without the Afrin spray.

I am so thankful that his headaches are from his sinus'. The feelings I went through today and the thoughts of loosing my husband was horrifying! I could not imagine loosing him. He is a wonderful husband, an amazing father to our children and my best friend. As selfish as it sounds....I am just not ready to give him up yet to the pearly white gates.

whew...this one was a long one! lol

To learn more about this bone disease you can visit:
http://www.fibrousdysplasia.org/

heart broken....

2008-09-23T18:28:00.000-07:00

Today we found out that Grandpa VanAuken passed away through the night. It has been such a sad day to think that this amazing man is gone. I have been blessed to have known him and call him Grandpa for 5 years. I remember the first time I met him....I knew after that weekend it was the beginning of a grandpa and grandchild relationship that I didn't get as a little girl. We just celebrate Grandma and Grandpa's 50th anniversary less then 6 months ago and enjoyed seeing him smile with the love of his life. I look up to these two for they love they have for each other. After hearing the news it reminded me that life is short and I hugged my husband and children a little harder and longer today. Please think of the VanAuken family though this week. Friday is the funeral and we will need prayers.

Rest in peace Grandpa VanAuken, we will miss you dearly.

Confession

2008-09-22T20:29:00.000-07:00

OK, so for the past month I have been dealing personally with my weight. As a full time Store Manager, Full time mom, full time wife and part time student at BCCC I just can't seem to find the time for me to go work out. In the evenings I get home and cook dinner, then clean dinner up, play with my children, give thems baths, read them a book then put them to bed. By this time it is 9 pm after straightening up our house and before I head to bed at 10 I try to spend quality time with my husband. I seem to have a very hard time of getting up earlier then usual so I can work out so I decided I had to approach loosing my weight a different way. Last week I went to the dr.'s to talk to them about loosing the weight and they told me about this weight loss pill that they could prescribe me to help me. I figured I might as well give it a shot, I obvisouly CAN'T do it by myself and definatly need the help. So I picked up my prescription this morning and took my first pill. I had so much energy by 1 that I felt like I could have ran a 5 mile marathon, lol. It felt great! Mentally...that fact that I am taking this diet pill to help me helps too. I went online and googled "weight loss tracking" and came upon fitday.com. I love this website!! I was able to go on there and put my current weight and my goal weight by Feb. and it let me know right then what I needed to loose per week to achieve my goal. I felt so motivated after seeing that I only need to loose 2 lbs per week. I can do this...I know I can. The website also has ways for me to track my foods that I eat per day and break it down into the calorie intake. It also lets me track my activities for each day calculating how much calories I burnt vs. ate.

I know some people think diet pills are bad, so that's why I went to my dr. to do it the healthy way. I had to...my self esteem was going down the drain FAST! I needed to share this with all of you as my family and friends because it is healthy for me to. I couldn't keep my weight issues a secret anymore. Talking about this feels great and I will def keep you all posted on my weight loss.

WISH ME LUCK!!

Princess Madyson is 2!

2008-09-17T05:51:00.001-07:00

My dearest Maddy....Today you are 2 and I can't believe the little girl you have grown up to be so far. You are absolutely so beautiful with your big brown eyes that melts our hearts and your long brunette hair that shines everyday. We couldn't have asked for a better daughter. We certainly have been blessed. We hope you have a perfect 2nd birthday today and look forward to many more birthdays.

We love you very much princess!

Madyson Nicole VanAuken - 9/17/2006 - 2:11 pm

8 months

1 1/2 year

Madyson on her 1st birthday

whew.........

2008-09-06T20:03:00.000-07:00

what a weekend so far! We finally closed on our first home friday then started right away painting before we moved in. weeell.....the plan was to start moving today however painting took a little longer then expected. All is good though..the house looks AMAZING! I cannot wait to move everything in tomorrow and decorate my NEW home! yeepeee

I will post pics soon....have a good night

11 phenomenal years ago.....

2008-08-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

So as many of you that know me and my husband you also know that we met long long time ago when we were 14. This weekend marks 11 years from when Blake and I met :) It was August 31 1997 which is also known for the weekend princess Diana died. It is crazy to think about how much we have been through apart and together. I remember this weekend in 1997 like it was just a week ago. He was soooo cute and he gave me butterflies every time he showed attention towards me that weekend. My mom could see it too because she tried to keep distances between us and my cousin Mikey was always getting jealous because the friend he brought to entertain him through the weekend of camping with family was off flirting with me ;)

I am sitting her wondering how to describe the love I have for the cute boy then in 1997 and my husband now of 4 blissful years. It is truly indescribable. I have wrote a poem to explain my love...

I love you.....

I love to see your smile,
I love to hear your laugh.
I love to feel your touch,
and being your better half.

I love all your kisses,
I love your simple touch,
I love your smell,
...god I love you so much!

I love your love for our children,
and to see you play with them.
I love to hear your voice
it's as beautiful as a gem.

Making memories together,
has became a joy to do.
I couldn't imagine living my life
with anyone else but you!

By Andrea VanAuken

***My husband and I 11 years ago***

***The camp site we met at***

First Day

2008-08-26T07:22:00.001-07:00

So today is Blane's first day of school and I am so proud of the son we have raised. I am sure you all are wondering how I did today and I did pretty good........

yeah right! I bawled like a baby once I got in the car. I was actually fine until Madyson started crying because we were leaving her bubba. :( her cry was so pitiful and it broke my heart. For the past 2 years Blane and Madyson have been hip to hip at daycare and so I just realized that this will effect them too.

I was at the stop light by his school when it hit me like a brick wall.....OMG, today is the day Blane starts school.....where did the past 4 years go?......Will he do ok by himeself?...all these thoughts running through my mind. I thought I was prepared for this day but I guess I wasn't. So a little piece of advice to all my moms out there...no matter how much you prepare yourself....you are not prepared.

2008-08-21T19:20:00.000-07:00

I'm Glad You're In My Dash

I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone, From the
beginning ... to the end.

He noted that first came her date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

(1934 - 1998)

For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth ...
And now only those who loved her,
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars ... the house ... the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard ..
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel
And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile..
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy's being read
With your life's actions to rehash ...
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

My professor of my Sociololgy class read this to us tonight and I loved it!

I want you all to know that I am glad you are part of my dash and I am a part of yours!
God Bless

hard work pays off!

2008-08-17T17:41:00.000-07:00

So on Friday, August 15 we signed the contracts to buy our FIRST house!! I am sooo excited :) We have worked so hard for the past 5 years to buy a house that it's finally paying off. We are so blessed to have this oppurtunity.
The house is 1350 sq. ft. with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It also has a 2 car garage and a big backyard for the kids to run their little hearts out! The master bedroom is huge with a huge master bathroom and walk in closet. I am sooooo stoked! We are supposed to close on September 15th, however the bank said it could be earlier then the 15th. I will keep you updated.

The pictures below are of the house.

The view of the kitchen and dinning room from the living room

The living room

The hallway

Blane's bedroom

Madyson's bedroom

half of the master bedroom

Blane starting Preschool

2008-08-14T11:47:00.001-07:00

So Blane starts preschool Aug. 25 :( I can't believe its this time already. It is taking everything I have to fight back the tears. It seems just like yesterday when I gave birth to my little man. I could not have imagined that the baby I gave birth to 4 years ago would have turned out to be the handsome, smart, charming little boy I have now. My favorite time with him is snuggles time :) He is my little snuggle bug........

Once Blane starts school I know it will take him to the next level of in dependency from us and need to accept that, because before I know it he will be completely independent of us :'(

Blane on his birthday-such a joyous day for us and our families

Blane at 1 year of age-this picture helped him win the baby contest we put him in

Blane at 2 years-this was when we lived in KC

Blane at 3 years-this is the age he developed his confidence & attitude, lol

Blane at 4 years-So far the funnest year