The rash and etc!

Daddy trying to keep my happy even though my skin hurts soo bad!

HAPPY BEFORE THE RASH!

BIG SMILE!

ponytail! lol

These are her ZEBRA outfit pics!! So cute!

The rash is very itchy and she is not feeling so good at the moment!

Her using her purse as an emergency rain cover hat or some such thing ha

This is the first of her sad pictures from the rash but the rash is way worse than it looks here!

Sleeping in her high chair because sleepiness got the best of her!

Here are some more hodge podge pictures. I just have been doing a whole lot of nothing lately so there isn't really a lot to tell everyone. Jade has mysteriously come down with some terrible hives and we are not sure what the problem is so . ... here are some pics.

Conglameration!!!!!

Jade and Emma at the mall driving us wild!

Jade and Riley having a slip sliding time!

oops and we see it again!

She didn't dislike Santa , but she wasn't in love with him either. still cute though!

She is smoking those wheels.

This picture is to show off Jades love for putting her hands in her pockets and looking cool!

Jade wearing her daddy's field hat on the way home for Christmas.

We were doing anything we could think of to keep her entertained, she was pretty good though!

A place that nick and stopped and got lunch in West Virginia.

It was very interesting! Not bad though:0

Very brave , I know

They love the carousel

Jade and Riley still in the bathtub before the bubbles, they loved the mermaids.

Us at Beni hannas

I know not the best picture but it is all of us at Benni hannas

Our little fam at my mom's house with her tree.

Christmas at the Sam's , Jade was pretty sleepy.

Emma and Holly and I

Another years over, a new one's just begun~

As everyone else is joyfully proclaiming the new year and all the things that they intend to do with it, I find myself reflecting a small bit on the things of the old year. The idea that the old year can just be over and done and the new one is now a fresh beginning, is a very intriguing notion. But , as I ponder that thought, my heart tells me it will be a long time if ever, before I can toss 2008 out the window.There are many various reasons for this , some I cannot tell, others that most know . There are times in a person's life when choices that have been made will forever change their life. And this year , a few of those choices have been made. Change has taken place in my life and with that change , I changed. Things that used to matter , somehow don't now. And things that didn't matter, mean the most to me. I learned some valuable lessons. Some that aren't quite finished yet, but each day I learn more. There were times, I thought I didn't know where to turn and my mom and dad were there when I needed them the most.Never had my dads arms felt so good. And never had my moms unselfish babysitting sessions and meals been more appreciated. And phone calls to my sisters were daily marathons for which I will always be thankful. It meant more than the world to me. I found that God knew the road I traveled and gave me a beautiful little girl to make me laugh instead of cry. Or at least hug me when I did and show her concerned little girl face, which I couldn't help laughing at. He also knew that I would need something to keep me busy and He gave me a perfect job. A place where I could be me and not have to be anything else. I learned that worrying about what other people say about you will drive you crazy in a hurry. Above all else , I learned that God is a loving God. This may seem simple to you, but I am still young and learning these things for myself. So, when I look at 2008 , I see myself learning some valuable lessons to help me through 2009 . Because this is a journey and there aren't really new begginnings, just new lessons to learn.

These are for you Mom and Holly!!

Just us while we were waiting for daddy to come home from hunting.

The background is not really that cute but it was the best I could do under the circumstances!

Cute Smiles!

Hugging the bear she got last year for Christmas

Funny Faces!

She isn't sure about the picture thing yet!!!

Thanksgiving at Martha and Larry's house!!

This is Carson the middle boy and he is holding brand new 3 week old Emma!
He really wanted me to get his picture with "just" him and Emma.

This is the whole crfew and i must say that if you know them at all, I was lucky to get this picture! Wiggle Worms!

Jade giving baby Emma a kiss!

Jade and Peyton were partners in crime the whole weekend. They were pretty good buds.

This was the pretty high heels that Peyton found on Black Friday!!! hahaha

EMMA!

Nick and Larry looking dissapointed at the deals they were finding on line i guess!

Playing Chess is Stevens favorite past time. !!

Jade just observed!

And Drank!

This is just a recent Jade pic

And this in pigtails

I have to say i think Nick spent more time on the trampoline with his little buddies than with the rest of us!!! I had to beg them to get the picture of them all before but for this one with Nick they were quite excited!!

Finally!

Nick and I at my brother Ryan's house in Ohio.

Jade being a leapord for halloween . She didn't get a nap that day so her night wasn't going to happen without the paci in her mouth. She did love it though and even said trick or treat!

Jade and I at Aunt Holly's house!

Us cracking up!

Nick ,Jade and I went to Red Robins the other night and Jade loved this bird.....but she did NOT want to be held by him!

Here is my very own little "David Cook"

We were trying to show off our blue tongues but you can't really see hers.

Jade's new thing is to cover her and her dollies up to go night night. I find her dollies all swaddled up lying all over!

Smile!

I have lots of other pictures but it was really hard to load even these so i will try more later when i am feeling a lot more patient.
Oh, and this is how gypsiish i get when i go to Holly's house!hah

Jade seems to get that way a little bit too!