Gram and Pap's 25th Anniversary..

Johanna and her cousin Riley..They are 4 months apart..

The happy couple

Some family and friends...

All of my cousins plus Shane and Adams girlfriend Sarah

A picture of the couple when they were younger..

My Aunt Gayle and Johanna..feeding her a cookie

The beautiful cake with their picture on it..

Me and my wonderful/beautiful grandmother..Can you guess her age?

Thats right she is 82...Can you believe it...She looks younger...She and my pap still hunt, kayak, walk, and do anything that is outside activities. They live life to the fullest and do not worry about age..They are awesome!

So we went to my gram and pap's party tonight. It was supposed to be a surprise but they found out about the party. It was really nice and great to be with family. Cannot believe it has been 25 years! They are great grandparents and we love them very much.

The Finished Play Set...

I do not know if I posted this earlier but here is the finished product! Shane put this together all by himself in three days..Johanna loves it, and we have been playing on it all summer!

Johanna's Big Girl Room....

Today we decided to change Johanna's room into a "Big Girl" room. We wiped down walls, vaccumed, and cleaned the carpets. Also, we brought in her new toddler bed. Hopefully she sleeps and likes her new room. Only time will tell....

A Special Photo Shoot....

The other day my cousins and I had a photo shoot to make a very special present for two special people in our lives... Soon to find out who those special people are in a latter post...The last time we took a picture with all of us was when I was 18 years old...We needed to update the picture and how we have changed. They turned out beautiful and I am so glad we are still so close and able to get together to take pictures like these. Love you guys very much!

All of my 1st cousins..l to r...Kayla, Sarah, and Adam

L to R: Adam, me, Aunt Gayle, Sarah, Kayla

All of us cousins and Shane (honorary cousin)

The four 1st cousins

All of us..This is the picture we chose for the two special people's present

Day At The Park

Had a semi day off work today (have to work a little tonight) so took advantage of the nice weather and spent part of the day with our friends, Ayden, Moira, and Bethany. It was such a nice time, the kids played well together and kept each other entertained. We have to do this more often...I really enjoyed myself and so did the kids....

Ayden running...they all did this from one activity to the next...

Johanna and Ayden swinging together...

Ayden and Johanna

Moira giving the cheesy smile..

Soon to be best friends..

All of them together..this picture is too cute

What is for dinner?

A Day at the Lake...

Today we went to the lake for the morning and it was very relaxing! The water was beautiful, Johanna had great behavior and it was quiet. The morning was so nice and worth the little drive that it took to get there. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Truly Blessed...

This has been a hard week for me, but I keep getting reminded about how blessed I am. I have a wonderful husband who would do anything for me, supportive, loving, encouraging....on and on. I have a perfectly wonderful and beautiful daughter who listens, sleeps, and eats well for the most part. God has given me so much and on weeks that are hard we and especially me have a hard time remembering the blessings. Even though I went through some hard things this week, God has so many blessings in my life and he will continue to bless me. Even through this hard week, I have learned so much and have learned to focus on the good things in life and on what I have in life (which is a lot!)....Sometimes lessons come so we can learn and not be bitter...That is what I learned this week to focus on the good things even though hard times and not be bitter, this time in my life will pass and better things are yet to come in my life and my family's life..

MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTHER JOHANNA

MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND SHANE