Monday, June 2, 2025

March & April 2021

Josh was supposed to deploy the last week of February but it got pushed a month!  We were able to take another trip to the cabin.   
Kaleb and Kenny are growing up so fast! 
The boys think it's so funny to go lay in the snow then jump in the hot tub.  Lol
A few months ago my childhood best friend sent me this picture from etsy and asked if i could make it.  She's pregnant with her first baby, after years and years of trying,  so i got to work! 
Usually, I rush things but I wanted this to be good so I took my time! I even made the bias binding and attached it by hand! 
My fingers were so sore from all the prices from the needle! 😂
It turned out awesome! 
I also made the two canvases hanging over the bed

Her baby is due in April so the boys and I took a quick trip to WV while Josh was in Richmond doing his last bit of training before he leaves. Iguess that's one positive thing about this year of school being online, we can travel and just bring the computers! 
This was the first time we got to meet Gino's baby Danni Shea! She is the sweetest baby! 
Jack thought this was hilarious! Haha 
Kaleb learned some welding with uncle Mello!
Barrett being a good boy at mamaw's! 
Greg took Jack for a ride in the truck he's been watching him build for a few years.  He kept telling me how they went over 100 mph on the strait road.  Lol It was a quick visit but fun! 
After we got back we only had 1 week with Josh before he had to go to Iraq.  He decided he wants to learn to kite surf so he bought some trainer kites and we went to Occoquan Park and flew them.  It was harder than he thought to get them up, but he got it then had the boys try.  Kaleb is so light it picked him up of the ground and slammed him! 🥺
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We took our last family boat ride today on our first boat.  The guy who bought it in Jan came and picked it up today.  Although I was so glad it sold so fadt it was a bittersweet day.  On to finding the next one :)
Josh and Jack after church. Jack is getting so tall! 
4-3-23
Kaleb asked me today if we were still going to have a big Easter dinner since his daddy is deployed, this qualifies, right? 🤣🤣
We had a good Easter.  Josh has always wanted to hide the boys' baskets and make them hunt for them but I've always put it off.  Since they are a little older now I thought it would be fun! This was on the table with a note from the Easter bunny telling them to hunt.  He also hid eggs around the house with money in them! 
Jack's was in the washer
Kaleb's was in the oven. 
We also colored eggs and made these cute bunnies!
Barrett even helped hunt eggs! 
I always thought I was good at math, but I was proved wrong! Well, at the "new" kind of math anyway.  The other day I asked Kaleb to show a friend of ours how to do multiplication the way they teach in school now, and he was lost.  I was surprised since he's been getting good grades in math so I called Miss Booth and told her I didn't think he understood multiplying double digits and her was reply was,  "Yeah, I don't think he understands fractions either." I asked her if that was the case why he was still in the advanced math program doing 5th grade math when he didn't understand 4th grade things.  She said,  "It's a special year, and they would get them all caught up next year." She then emailed me this example of how to do the multiplication.  
I love our yard in the spring! 
When you have a hot day in April, you make a slip n slide! 










Sunday, June 1, 2025

January & February 2021

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I had a great birthday! Nichole started my day with my favorite cake from Wegmans, we had a delicious authentic German meal for dinner with the Pew's and the Mason's, hung out with our incredible neighbors and received this awesome grey hat to watch Downton Abbey in, then ended the night with a video chat with some of my Favorites!  38 is looking pretty good!
Josh knows me so well 🥰🥰🥰
Since Jack is turning 12 this year, he was able to get the priesthood and could start passing the sacrament! He had to learn to tie a tie first though.  
We spent a lot of time at the cabin. It was nice, since the kids' school was online, they could do it there and we didn't have to travel home during the week. 
Josh and Jack
Kaleb
He's really getting the hang it!
He loves just hanging in the terrain park! He's starting to try some jumps.  :)
Kenny, Kaleb, and Josh
Alexa, Shelby, Sophi, and me
My three guys! 
This is a picture I took of us! ❤️

We spent valentines day in PA. I absolutely love my valentine! He's the best for me and I love our life! It's also awesome to be with the coolest skater on the rink 🥰🥰
I hadn't been on skates in years, but when the kids want to go, you go! It was a lot of fun! 
Barret and Milly! 
I have to include this amazing dip thing I made for the super bowl! It had buffalo chicken dip, spinach artichoke dip, cheesy bacon dip, and an Italian dip! So yummy! 
We finally got a little snow at home in Feb.  Nothing to write home about though. The boys played on the frozen ditch water! 
After a long day playing in the snow that turned to mud. 
Barrett knows how to relax!