Lorraine

My Aunt Lorraine was in town Wednesday night. She is my Mom's baby sister. My parents had a BBQ while she was in town so we could all see her. It was a great time!

she is a teacher in Hawaii




3 girl cousins

cousins making silly faces

the men


Big E and I

the kids were the wave and Aunt Lorraine was the surfer going through it


My sisters, my aunt, my mom and I.

Mini Vaca & a 18th birthday

Last weekend we went on a mini vaca to one of our favorite spots. Gig Harbor and Karen's house!
view from the front porch




This visit was double duty. We were visiting Karen and we were celebrating her daughter's 18th birthday!



The big event on the schedule for her birthday was going to Wild Waves.





We brought one of our favorite people in the world. J.H.



Big E didn't want to come. He stayed with friends for the weekend instead. I was a little sad. I really missed him, but I understand. He is getting to the age where he doesn't always want to hang out with the family.



One of my other really good friends came up for the birthday as well. Brandy is the person who introduced me to Karen. We have all been friends for a really long time.



You might not be able to tell from the pictures, but it was 55 degrees and rained the whole time we were there! The water was warm and there were no lines. There is an upside to going on a cold and rainy day.birthday girl's beautiful sister



After the water park we all headed back to Karen's for the big birthday party. The birthday girl made her own cake! It looked incredible!


It was even rainbow inside!


We had an amazing time! I would like to thank Karen again for giving us another great vacation!

Busy, busy, busy

And I thought summer was supposed to be relaxing.

2 important days

June 14th and 15th are very important days for me.

This wonderful man was born on June 14th.This year he was not feeling well on his birthday. My poor baby, I felt so sorry for him. I am so lucky to have found him. I can not imagine my life without him. He is just the best to me and the kids. I thank God every day for him. I love you Ben!!!

On June 15th my sister gave birth to my godson.Tell me he is not one of the cutest kids you have ever seen. His laugh and smile are contagious. He is one of the best I have seen at sports and he has a great personality to boot.

The middle of June is one of my favorite times of the year!

I love this dog!

This is our dog Annie. My friend Kim's dog Sam, is madly in love with her. They had been running and playing while the other two dogs had a time out and she jumped up to rest for a bit and we reached the conclusion she was pretty happy...no photo shop, just a very, very happy dog!