Birthday Wish

I just wanted to send out a very special birthday wish to my mamma. I know its a day late but better late than never. (just for the record, I did call her yesterday...LOL). I just wanted to write a little bit about my mamma. She is one of my best friends and she is so amazing. I am constantly so amazed at her strength, spirit, and love. She has always been there for me and I know that I can call her at any moment and she will be there to give me the advice that I need. It may not be the advice I want to hear but its what I need. I am always amazed at how well she handles every situation with the younger kids. I love you mom and I hope you had a wonderful birthday.

Update

I just wanted to thank everyone for the birthday cards, phone calls, and emails. They all meant a lot to me. I had a pretty low key birthday. I started my new job and then I went to Olive Garden (would you expect anything less) with some friends from church. In other news, Kyle came home on Friday!!! Wahoo!!!! His flight came in at 7:45 pm and Delta let me meet him at the gate because he's a Marine. The lady at the ticket counter was so cute. It totally made her day letting me go to the gate. Kyle had no idea I was there and his face was priceless when he saw me. Today he gave me my birthday present which was a riding jacket that I wanted REALLY bad. He totally surprised me with it. Anyway, thats our little update.

Its Official!!

Its official!! Kyle passed his final project today and he got his tickets to come home. He will be home Friday night!!! Thank you all for your prayers and support.

Concert

The birthday girl Rachel and I
This little girl entertained us for an hour.
Giving us the "thumbs up"
Seth and Rachel
Rachel and I again
One of my favorite things down here is the $5 concerts one of the country stations puts on. I have been to about 4 of them. Each concert has 3-4 artists that have at least one song on the radio. Last nights concert had Whiskey Falls, Heidi Newfield (used to be the lead singer for Trick Pony), Phil Stacy, and Josh Gracin. The coolest part of the concert is that the venue is right on the beach. Its absolutely gorgeous.

Jae softball

While I was in Spokane I got to watch two of Jae's softball games. She is a very good player and she loves playing the game. Her only problem is that she is constantly getting hit by the pitchers. In one game she was hit 3 times!

4th of July Pics

Roger and I showing off our artwork
Tati and I

Nana and Papa and their family. Not the best picture of all of us.
Mom and her kidlets
As you can see I'm enjoying the weather on the beach.
Fruit pizza...I did the design. I'm very proud of myself :)
All of us kids....As you can see Tyler loved it!!

My mom bought me a plane ticket to fly up to Washington for our family reunion for my birthday present. I flew into Spokane and then we drove to Lincoln City, OR for the reunion. We had a lot of fun except I was cold most of the time. Not quite the same weather as down here! Hopefully Kyle and I will get to go the next reunion in a couple yers.

One More Week!

Only 7 more days until Kyle comes home!!! He has to present his finally project on Monday and then he'll be done. They have graduation on Friday and he will either come home Friday evening or Saturday morning!!! He has done so amazingly well this whole time and I am constantly amazed at his work ethic. I love you baby.