She's finally here

This has been one emotional week for me. But I have to say that seeing the birth of my granddaughter was definetely worth every minute. Having had 5 kids of my own you would think that childbirth would be no big deal to me, but let me tell you it takes on a whole new meaning when it is your baby having a baby. Summer did a great job and did Steven. He was really there for her through it all. So now for the details. Summer's doctor decided that he was going to induce her when she went in for her regular appointment due to high blood pressure. We got the call and we were on our way to the hospital. When we got there we found out that because of the flu they would only allow two people per patient in the hosptial. At first they would not even let any one wait in the waiting room. This was a big letdown since Steven's Mom came from California to see the baby born and then she wasn't even able to stay. She was so nice about it though. I will never be able to express to her how much it meant to me that she understood that I wanted to be there with Summer. So I sent the girls home and settle in for a long night. Mykayelee Ashlyndawn May was born at 7:04 am October 13, 2009. She weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. She definitely has her Momma's mouth. I couldn't be prouder. Her are some pictures

Too Long

Okay, it has been forever since I posted on this blog so here goes. We have all been busy with the everyday things. Currently, we are trying to do a little remodel on our house. I can tell you that it has been a challenge. We decided to take the old vinyl siding off and paint the wood siding that is underneath. Well, that was going pretty well until we got to the front of the house and found out that they had taken the original boards off the top 2/3 of the house. Let me tell you that I have a whole new respect for people that do this for a living. I know that they have better resources than we do but what a pain to find something that would work. It would seem that in order to find what was used originally we would have to special order it and then we couldn't even get it that way. We did end up with some siding that we got at Home Depot (I really don't like that store but what do you do when it is the only store in your town). So anyway, after much trial and error we are almost done with that part of the project and can paint hopefully this week.

On a lighter note, Jeff's sister Michelle came out here for a visit. She lives in Tennessee but our niece Samantha lives here with her little boy, Colby. So Michelle likes to try and come out often so that she gets to see him. He is so cute. I can't wait until Summer has her baby girl, I am so excited. Anyway, while Michelle was here she came out to our house with Colby and we spent the day together. It was great to visit and catch up. Then we decided that we should get together with her and Samantha so we went to dinner at Famous Dave's BBQ. I had never been there so I was a little worried. I love good BBQ but it is so hard to find in the land of green jello and casseroles (don't get me wrong I love casseroles). Well anyway, I was not disappointed the food was awesome. Definitely a restaurant I will visit again. At the end of the week we went to over to Samantha's grandparents house and had a backyard barbeque with them. We have seen them for about 13 years and it was so nice to see everyone again and catch up on what is going on in everyone's life. The next day Michelle had to go back home and I miss her. I wish that she would move back to Utah and bring her Mom with her. I wish that my kids could see their grandma more often.

On Sept 11th we had a baby shower for Summer. It was a lot of fun and she got some really cute things. She invited 81 people so my sister-in-law had the shower for her at her commons area in in subdivision. I wish that we had something like this. It is like a little park set in the middle of the houses in the neighborhood. There is not playground equipment but it is pretty big and a really nice place to have parties and such. My niece Heidi had her wedding reception there and it just so pretty. Anyway, back to the shower. I had Vicki (a coworker) make a Winnie the Pooh out of jello. It turned out so cute. I will try to find a picture to post. Annette ordered a big cake from Albertson's with cute little pink booties on top. It was so good, even though I don't like strawberry. Summer got a ton of clothes for Mykayeleigh, a bathtub, two diaper bags, diapers, toiletries and her very first Halloween costume. (She will make the cutest little Winnie the Pooh).


Anyway, I think that is it for now. I will try to post more later. Ciao

She's gone

Summer moved today and things won't be the same. I am going to miss her.

Life

Well, I can say that I am soo glad that this week is over. I have been on an emotional roller coaster all week. Katelyn and Jessica started school on Monday and that is still hard for me. No matter how old my kids get I hate sending them off to school that first day. I think it is because I can't be there to protect them from all the imaginary things that I think are going to happen to them. I will be glad when I don't have to do this anymore.

It has also been a crappy work week. Let me just say that in these ecomomic times I am so grateful to have a job, but I hate that a dear friend will be losing his. The owner of the company had a meeting with all of us and told us that they would not be continuing part of our work, so two of the people will be losing their jobs. This sucks!!!! They both have families to support and in these times of unemployment, jobs are hard to come by. I pray that everything will work out for them.

On a more positive note, Jeff's sister came out for a visit from Tennessee last week. It was so good to see her. She has the cutest little grandson and the two of them came out to our house last Saturday and spent the day with us. Then we got to go to dinner with her, my niece Samantha and baby Colby on Monday. We went to Famous Dave's BBQ. I have to say that this was the best barbequed food I have eaten since I left Kansas. We finished off the weekend with a backyard BBQ at Samantha's grandparents house. It was so much fun. It was nice to spend time with her family and of course the food was great as always. I will miss you Michelle, come back soon.

So here it is Saturday again and I have tons of stuff to do that probably won't get done, but I can say I tried!!!! So that is all for now, until next time, Ciao

It's official

It's official, I'm gettting old. This week I took Katelyn and Jessica to register for school. I can't believe that my babies are in high school and junior high. Even though this is the second year for both of them it is hard to deal with the fact that they are growing up. Katelyn is going to be in 10th grade and will be able to drive when summer comes around again. Look out everyone, I hope that she doesn't develop road rage. Jessica is in 8th grade this year which means that next year she will be in high school, what a ride that will be. She hates school now, how am I going to get her to go to high school every day.

Let's start with Lagoon

Well, we finally made it to Lagoon this year. I am not a big fan but I went with the kids this year mostly in part because we went with Annette,Michelle,her husband Zach,Heidi,her husband Cheyo,and Zack.Zack's friend Tyson and his girlfriend Chelsea went too, also Shelby and Star went with us so that Katelyn and Jessica had someone their age to hang out with. We spent the entire day there and it was fun but so hot! I think that we all got a little bit of heat exhaustion that day because we were all so tired or not feeling well this week.

Next came our visit with Danny and the boys. Danny and Lissa came up from Arizona for Danny's family reunion. They spent a few days in Idaho with Lissa's family and then came to Utah to see everyone here. We met Danny for dinner at Rumbi's Island Grill. It was so yummy! Camden and Jace came with us too and Camden is so shy. I felt bad for him because he hasn't seen any of us since he was born and so he didn't really know who we were. He just wanted to be with his Dad most of the time, but he is such a cutie and I'm sure as he gets older he will understand who we are and that it is okay. Jace has such a sweet personality and is a really good baby. He slept and played and ate and was just a cutie. After dinner we went walking around the Gateway. I wanted to find the lady that does the caricatures but she wasn't there. instead we ended up at Build-A-Bear. They have a sale going on right now so we decided that now would be the time to get Jace one. (We gave Camden one for his first birthday). We made Jace a dog and dressed it in Jazz outfit. Camden thought that was so cool that there was a basketball with it. He just wanted to play with the ball and was throwing it all over the place. We also made one for MyKayeleigh, hers is a monkey and they dressed her in a little tie-dyed outfit. It is way cute too. I let Katelyn, Jessica and Alex get one too since I had promised them one when we got Camden and then I never took them back. Then Danny took the girls and bought them a shirt at the Aeropostle store. By the time we were through there Camden was done for the day. His schedule is all screwed up with this trip and he wouldn't take a nap so he was wiped out. We meet back up with Lissa and her friend and said goodbye. I hope that it is not 2 years before we see them again.

Friday I went to the doctor with Summer. I wanted to hear my granddaughter's heartbeat. It was awesome!!!!!!! I am so excited for MyKayeleigh to be born. Summer is 28 weeks now so we still have a ways to go, but we also have a lot to do before she gets here so I am sure that the time will fly by. After the doctor, Summer and I spent the day together just hanging out. We went to lunch and went to Taipan Trading Company.

Today, Danny is hosting a golf clinic and tournament. He wanted to do something with his family other than the family reunion. Danny has a rather large family (9 brothers and sisters). Since Danny is an assistant golf pro and Wayne (Stefanie's Dad) loves to golf they usually get together whenever they can and do the golfing thing. So Steven is going to go to the tournament today, his uncle and some friends are going to. I hope that they have a good time. I would go if I golfed but I don't so I am going to sit this one out. I would like to see Danny's Mom but she isn't going to be there either so not much sense in going for that.

I hope to have pictures soon to post. I really need to get my own camera and stop depending on others to take the pictures for me. Well, I think that is about all for now,Ciao!!!

Catch up time

I am trying to blog more often so that I don't have to try and remember everything all at once to keep caught up but it has been a crazy busy couple of weeks. So I will try to get everything in now.

Since my last post we have had a pretty uneventful couple of weeks just busy with the everyday sort of things. We are finally finished with softball for now. We may do Fall Ball but that depends on if any of the teams actually follow through and do it. It makes for a long season for some of the coaches because the also have All-Stars. We don't do All-Stars due to scheduling restrictions and I am glad. But we had a great season this year. Katelyn and Jessica both played on teams that did very well and ended up with 1st and 2nd place trophies. I am so proud of them, they both played really hard and had a good time.

Summer is still having a hard time being pregnant. She is uncomfortable most of the time and is exhausted all of the time. I feel bad for her because this being her first baby and all I don't think that she expected it to be quite like this. She was sick alot at the beginning and in this age of internet and books I feel there is to much information out there that makes expectant mothers nervous about everything. Every new thing that happens sends her into a tailspin and I think that she just didn't expect all of this. I was one of those lucky women who had relatively easy pregnancies so it is hard for me to relate sometimes to what she is feeling. Either way I am very excited for my granddaughter to be here. I can't wait to hold her and love on her. I am sure that I will spoil her rotten.

I am excited that Danny (sorry, just can't call you Dan)and Lissa are coming for a visit the end of this month. I haven't seen Camden since he was just a tiny baby, and I have never gotten to see Jace except for in pictures. Danny is organizing a Memorial Golf Tournament to take place while he is here. Danny loves to golf (his chosen profession) and he thought that it would be a good way to get everyone together for a fun activity while they are here. Steven and Alex want to participate since they both like to golf. I am not a golfer, but I may go just so that I can see everyone. I really love Danny's family. I guess that I should explain why a Memorial Golf tournament. It is to remember our families Angels in Heaven. Bud (Danny's dad), Laura (Danny's sister) Stefanie and Sara (Bud and Kris' little baby). I am glad that he wants to do something to remember them. They should be here the end of the week. I can't wait.

So I think that is everything for now. I will try to post more later and I am hoping that I can get some pictures to post of the winning teams here shortly. So for now, I will sign off, Ciao!!!!

Good cry!!

Okay, so you know how sometimes you just need to have a good cry. Well I feel that way quite often so the other night when Alex texted me and ask me if I wanted to go to the movie My Sister's Keeper I jumped at the chance. I cried and cried and cried until I thought that I couldn't cry anymore and then I cried again. If you haven' t seen this movie, I would definitely recommend it but be prepared. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone that hasn't seen this movie so I won't go into detail but throughout the movie I thought about my own sister that died. I also thought about my daughter that died. I could definitely relate to this story. I know how hard it is to lose your child and I also know how hard it is to see some one that you love go through a terminal disease and pass away because of it. It really makes you appreciate life and what you have.

SO this is my movie recommendation for this year (I hate to go to the movies, weird phobia about crowed places). But I have to say that this will be a movie that I will own when it comes out on DVD. That's it for now, ciao!!

The day finally arrived, and I was so nervous and excited at the same time. What better time to have family over for a BBQ than the 4th of July. Let me start by saying that since we have moved to Tooele we have made it a tradition to go to the parade first thing in the morning and then the park afterwards for entertainment and food. The company that I work for usually has a float in the parade and all employees and their families are invited to participate and either walk with or ride on the float. Well this year, we had a disaster and the float was ruined two days before the parade by a sudden rain storm. So instead of the kids riding on the float we all watched from the sidelines.

So, this year I decided to skip the festivities at the park so that I could get ready for family coming over. I invited my sister Shauna and her family out for a BBQ and we also had the pleasure of having Steven's daughter Alexis and her family out as well. I had a lot of things to do to get ready since I am a procrastinator and always leave things until the last minute. But I let Katelyn and Jessica and Jessica's friend Shelby go down to the park and hang out while I went to the store and started making the stuff for dinner.

We had told everyone that we would eat around 4 o'clock knowing that people run late and that we should be able to really eat about 5. It worked out great. As I mentioned my sister came out with her husband David and her kids Audrey and Brandon. Her oldest son, Nathan didn't come because he already had plans with his boyfriends family. In addition to their family, we invited Candace (Alexis' Mom) and her boyfriend Will. They came over with Alexis, Deaja and Mariah. In case you didn't know, Alexis is Steven's daughter and Deaja is her little sister. Mariah is the daughter of Will's roomate and does alot of things with them. She is a doll and such a little mother. She took care of Deaja the whole time that they were here.

We had such a good time visiting and sharing stories. I was so excited to finally get to meet Lexi and I hope that we will be able to spend more time with her in the future. I like Candace too. She is a good Mom and really works hard to take care of her girls. I look forward to many more family events with everyone.

So Beautiful

Okay, I want to start this post with a disclaimer. To all my friends that know me and know that I am not religious at all please keep in mind that nothing has changed. I still believe in God just not religion. On that same note, some things are just too beautiful to keep to yourself regardless of how it is interpreted.

Last night I had the pleasure of going with my sister-in-law Annette and her family to see the new LDS temple. I have to say that I was blown away by the beauty. The pictures on the walls, the furniture and the chandeliers, even the windows and the mirrors. It was truly one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen.

I went because I have always been curious as to what the temples looked like inside and because of the way that I believe I knew that this would be one chance that I would get to see it. I am not sorry that I went in fact I am so very happy that I went. I would encourage any one to seize the opportunity to take a tour of a temple if you are able to.

My favorite room is called the Celestial Room. Even if you know nothing about the LDS religion, when approaching this room you feel a inner peace. I don't really know how to describe it but you just have this calm feeling that comes over you and when you walk into the room itself you are overwhelmed by the beauty. I guess I would describe it as heaven on earth.

I don't know how to explain this next part without sounding like I may be a little off my rocker to some of you, but here goes. I felt my daughter was with me last night. As I sat in the sealing room I could feel her with me. As I walked past the brides room where the bride changes her clothes and can fix her hair and make-up, I felt her with me and as I walked out of the doors onto the grounds where pictures can be taken and family members are waiting for the bride and groom I felt her with me. And I cried because I miss her.

Something weird about me

Okay, I have decided that I am going to share something about me that most people would consider a little on the bizarre side. I have a fascination with cemeteries. This is not something new that started when I became an adult, I have always found cemeteries fascinating. I can walk through a cemetery in any town for hours and look at the headstones on graves and wonder what the circumstances were behind the persons death. Today was such a day were I found myself wandering around our local cemetary. It makes me wonder if there is something wrong with me.

Reflections

Today is my day of reflecting on things in life. This morning as I was catching up on blogs that I follow (yes I guess I am a blog stalker) I was reflecting on how lucky I am to have 4 girls who are happy (for the most part) , healthy and have their whole lives ahead of them. I ache for the bloggers who have lost a child or a family member. I know how they feel, for I too feel the same pain. I remember how lost I felt when my oldest daughter passed away, the hurt was so deep and a part of me died the same day. But I also know as will they that with time the hurt eases and it becomes more bearable and not so consuming. I have also lost a sister that was very close to me and I am still trying to accept the fact that some one who had such a good heart could pass so quickly.

Then as the day went on and I was at work and dealing with co-workers and customers and bosses. I was grateful that I am able to provide for my family. Even though it is difficult some days to drag myself to work in the end it is worth it knowing that I can provide a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. I wish that I could impress upon them how important it is to take care of the ones that you love. But I know that one day they will be doing the same things for their families and they will understand.

As I come home and get ready for the evening, I am amazed at how much more I should have taught my children when they were younger. I worry that they will not be able to take care of themselves. And I think that is why I have always done their laundry and made sure that they had dinner. I wanted them to be kids and not have to do chores when they could be out playing with their friends. Looking back I realize that it would have been far better if I had been the "mean Mom" and taught them how to cook and clean and do their laundry when they were younger. Now I have an 18 yr old that should be getting ready to be on her own and I am still doing her laundry and she is still letting me.

So in reflection, if I could do it all over again, would I change anything? You bet I would. Not everything just the little things, like learning to bake and the satisfaction of having been able to make a meal that was edible. But knowing what I know now, I would treat each day as if it were the most important day of our lives. Because it is!!!!!!!!

.....Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same......

I would like to share with all my favorite author. Let me just start by saying that I love to read and I have a lot of authors that I would recommend people read, but I have one author that I hold dear. His name is Richard Paul Evans, and he lives in right here in Utah. He started by writing a book for his daughters and when he couldn't get anyone to publish his book he did it himself. Not because he was so sure that it was that good but because everyone that read the story told him that it was that good. Just goes to show you that there is probably alot of talented people out there but they give up because no one has faith in them.

Anyway, he writes adult fiction as well as childrens books and even has written a self help book. Recently, I was catching up on my email and I had one from him. There is a link there to his books so I decided to check it out. I have all of the adult books ( 2 copies of some of them) but I have always wanted this particular childrens book titled The Dance, but I could never find it in any of the stores and I found it once on Amazon but it was used. So long story short, I ordered it and I got it in the mail yesterday. I plan on reading this book to my granddaughter over and over again. But it made me cry, I miss my kids being young and sweet. I don't know about this teenager thing. You would think that after this long I would be used to it but it seems like each one of my child poses their own set of rules when they become a teenager. If I manage to remain sane after all this it will truly be a miracle.

So, if you are looking for a good book to read that has a truly special meaning behind it, check out his latest book Grace. It is a tear jerker but is about a cause that he cares very deeply about. And on that note, I will sign off for it is time for me to hit the old bed for tomorrow is Friday and hopefully the start of a great weekend. Ciao!!!!!

The day finally arrived. Yesterday morning after much waiting, I finally got my teeth. I know that sounds strange, but I have waited so long for this. I cried, thanked the dentist over and over again and then rushed home to show everyone. I even drove to West Jordan to show Annette. Now that the intial shock is over, I feel like it is no big deal. But really it is a big deal. I have always had problems with my teeth and haven't had a full set for about 20 years. SO, now on to bigger and better things. I want to have my picture taken with my girls. I think that I may try to get my niece, Melissa to take some pictures for us. She took Summer's wedding pictures and did an awesome job. I will post pictures when I get some taken.

I went to see my Mom yesterday as well. She has Alzheimers and is in a care facility. It is depressing to go there and see the people who have no idea why they are there and sometimes who they are. Yesterday was a good day for her. She actually knew who we were. It was sad because she kept telling us that she couldn't fly because she didn't have her wings. We would ask her why she wanted to fly and she said "because it would be fun". I hate to read more into this than there is but I think that she was trying to tell us that she wants to go to heaven. This has been a dream of hers since my Dad died. I wish that she could be at peace.

Well, on to the second day of the weekend. I really need to get busy. There is laundry to do and dishes to be washed and another workweek to get ready for. So until next time. Ciao!!!!!!

Oh what a week. I am so glad that it is over. First I had inventory at work and it took all week which was a total pain, the bright side was that I got to see my sister-in-law Annette every day and we got to go to lunch together. It is nice having her work at the same company I do. I finally feel like I have some one there that understands what I am trying to say. I feel like we can be each others support line.

On a more unhappy note, it appears that my younger brother has had a stroke. This is not the first time he has had one and it probably won't be the last. He doesn't take care of himself and for that I am sad. I wish that I could do more to help him, but he is stubborn and won't listen to what anyone has to say (especially a woman). I have been worried about him since my sister died because she was the one that was trying to get him to the doctor and get him the medicine that he needs. I am not able to do this and for that I feel like I am letting him down.

Anyway. we went over to the house last night because he has been taking care of Summer's cat for us, but with him not there I felt like we were going to have to make some changes with that situation. So I relented and let her bring her cat here. It isn't that I don't like cats it is that I already have two of my own plus a dog and I am not a huge pet person. I thought that was "big" of me to let the kids have that many pets. But alas, the poor creature couldn't be there alone. So now we have a new pet until we can find him a home. SO here is my plea, anybody want a cat. He is neutered, litterbox trained and is about 2 years old. He is a little freaked out about people that he doesn't know though so he hides.

But on the most positive of notes it is Friday and the weekend is here. I love the weekends.

I was thinking that I should try to blog on the same day as events happen in my household but who am I kidding. I am not that organized.

Yesterday we celebrated Katelyn's birthday as a family. We have a tradition that when we celebrate some one's birthday they get to pick what we eat for dinner that night. Katelyn chose pulled pork sandwiches with potato salad and corn, it was so good.

Katelyn decided that for her birthday she wanted clothes for the summer so we went shopping. I don't even try to pick out my kids clothes anymore it is way to difficult and some one usually ends up crying (me) because I don't have the same taste in clothes as they do and they hate what I bought.

She also picked out her own birthday cake. At our house it is all about the chocolate, so needless to say her cake was chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. It was good but I think that I have had my chocolate fix for awhile.

All in all it was a nice relaxing day and a good day to end the weekend. Back to work on Monday, the silver lining is I don't have to get kids up and take them to school.

Yeah, Saturday is finally here, my favorite day of the week. I am so glad that school is out for the summer. It is nice to only have to get myself up in the mornings. No fighting with kids because they stayed up to late and now don't want to get up. No fighting with kids to get out the door on time. I have the mornings to myself and it is heaven.

On Tuesday, I meet my best friend from childhood for dinner at Z Tejas (amazing food, I could eat there every night). She lives in Okinawa with her darling husband and they are here visiting because they have 2 granddaughters graduating from high school. We haven't seen each other since 1988. We had a great time and it was so nice catching up on what is going on with families. I could have talked to her all night.

Wednesday was high school graduation. Alex graduated and is now officially done with school. That is until she decides what she is going to do for the rest of her life. She wants to have her own preschool. I think that is an awesome goal and she is so good with kids. The graduation was okay, but I was very disappointed that it wasn't organized better and that we had to drive to Salt Lake. But it was very exciting to see her graduate and I am so proud of her. After the ceremony we went to dinner and of course she wanted to go to the Spaghetti Factory. (her second favorite restaurant). When we got to the restaurant they weren't very busy so we figured that we would be seated pretty quick and be headed home before to long but alas this was not to be. About 5 minutes after we got there. The whole place started filling up with people. Of course we recognized them as or fellow Tooeleans. Needless to say the Spaghetti Factory that closes at 9:30 on week nights was still hopping at 10:00. But the staff was great and they were very accommodating to every one. One advantage to going right before they close it that you get hot fresh loaves of bread.

Friday was Katelyn's birthday I can't believe that she is 15. She decided that she was going to spend her birthday at the PRCA rodeo with her friends and we will celebrate as a family on Sunday. I don't think that I am ready for this. My kids are growing up way to fast and before you know it they are going to be out in the world without me to protect them.

That brings us to today. I would like to just relax and veg and not do anything but watch movies but I need to get busy. I have to get the tire fixed( to flat to drive on) take Alex to work, find softball uniforms and go to softball games. Pick Alex up from work and sometime figure out when I can go grocery shopping. Anyway that is it for now. I have to try to figure out how to upload pictures so that I can post them to my blog.

Okay, here goes. This is a family blog and I have never done anything like this before so bear with me. I am learning.

I am Cynthia the Mom of the family. I always say that I am so lucky because I have 5 beautiful angels. Now our family is growing and the number of angels has increased. I am so lucky. I would like to write a little about each one.

Stefanie- She is my first born and my heavenly angel. She earned her wings May 22, 2004. I was so lucky to have her for the short time that she was here and now I am lucky to have her in Heaven looking out for us.

Summer- She is my second child and will be a mother in October. She is going to have a little girl and I am very excited. I have to confess that I wanted a grandson but I have thrilled to be having a granddaughter as well.

Alexandria (Alex) - She is my middle child and definitely my biggest challenge. She is graduating from high school tomorrow. Yeah, I never thought that day would come. She has her whole life a head of her and I can only hope that she makes good choices.

Katelyn- She is child number 4 and definitely the most emotional of all my children. She is the protector of her sister and acts like a mother bear whenever she feels that some one is going to hurt any of her sisters. She also is the one that gives them most grief.

Jessica- My baby number 5. She is very social and completely boy crazy right now. She wants to be grown up like her sister Alex but she gets very upset when you tell her that she acts like her. She is tender-hearted and cares about everyone's feelings even though she tries to hide by acting tough.

Now for the extended family.

Steven- Married to Summer and I love him as much as my children that I gave birth to. He is a really good guy and I am so happy that Summer has him in her life.

Alexis (Lexi)- My stepgranddaughter, she lives with her Mom and I haven't had a chance to get to know her yet, but we are working on changing that. I am very excited to have another grandchild in my life.

Danny- He was married to Stefanie. He will always be a part of our family. He is remarried now to Lissa and they live in Arizona with my two "grandsons".

Camden- This little guy is so dang cute I could just eat him up. He looks just like his Dad(Danny). Really a handful and definitely gives his parents their share of trials.

Jace-Danny and Lissa's second son. Just the opposite of Camden (for right now anyway). He is equally as cute as his brother and I do believe that he looks more like his Mom (Lissa). He is almost 2 months old so it will be interesting to see his little personality emerge.

And last but not least Jeff- We have been together for 18 years. He is the chef in our family. He loves to cook.

So that about sums up my family. I am looking forward to blogging I just hope that I can be as good and some of the other bloggers that I follow.

Meet our Family

This is our Crazy family...... We have Cynthia (the Mom), Jeff (the Dad), Stefanie (the Oldest Daughter), Summer (the Second Oldest), Alex (the Middle Child), Katelyn (the Second Youngest), Jessica (the Youngest), and Steven (the Son In-Law). Then we have the Grand kids Alexis, Camden, Jace, and MyKayeleigh (still in progress).
We are a little crazy but we all love each other very much and would do anything for each other. Having so many girls is a little bit of drama but the only one who seems to mind is Steven.... haha. Everyone has their own little personality that makes us who we are and what we are about.
Hopefully soon we having something to write about!