Our Trip To Yellowstone

Just a few great pictures from Our trip to Yellowstone in Oct. 2008 This was my first trip to Yellowstone and I was just in Awe the whole time we were there. There are so many wonders of Nature there and I couldn't help but capture some of them. I am thankful to be part of such a great family who values spending time together and goes on these wonderful vacations. I am glad that we had such a wonderful guide while we were traveling through Yellowstone. Thanks Jeremy!!!

We sure did make a lot of side stops and every one was worth the experience. I think that my favorite stop was just before we went to the falls. We stopped to see what a couple of people were looking at on the side of the road and discovered some Grizzly Bears off in the distance. I was able to look through one of the set-up scopes a few times and each time I was able to see the bears. The neatest part was when one of the bears got up form where it was laying down and started to run. It was almost like one of those nature programs you see on TV. Just Amazing!!!!!

The colors of fall were just starting to appear and man were they beautiful. I have heard a saying a few times that says,"All of Nature is a canvas painted by the hand of God." ~unknown and I believe that to be true. We are so fortunate to live in a world where such beauty is abundant and wonders never seem to cease.

Where Animals roam peacefully,

and rivers and streams seem to dance with the land.

I feel so blessed to live at such a wonderful time when Family is such a priority and Blessings seem to be endless. I am thankful for a family who loves me, and extended family who are so caring. I am blessed with 2 wonderful children of God and a Husband who everyday strives to be the best man He can be. I love my family and I love my Life!!!

~Em

My Little Blessings

My Children are such a blessing in my life. Andrew is so bright and full of life. I call him my Sunshine Boy because he is always so happy. He is also a comedian most of the time and I think that he does actually try to be funny, as you can see from his picture. He can make you laugh even if you are feeling sad. He is such a big helper with his new Little Brother. He loves to hold him and tickle him and enjoys trying to make Kaleb laugh. Right now we are in the process of potty training Andrew and he is doing quite well. He wears his "Big Boy Underwear" during the hours of the day that he is awake and he is still wearing pull-ups when he naps as well as when he sleeps. I Can't believe that he is turning 3 in December. Time has flown by so quickly and I really can't believe that I have 2 kids.

Kaleb is almost 5 months old now and He is growing like a weed. At his 4 month check up he was in the 75% for his weight, 90% for length, & he has a small head measuring in the 25% . I think those numbers are amazing because he was really skinny at birth. He weighed in at 6 lbs. 13.9 oz. and was 21 inches.

Kaleb had a little bit of a rough start in life. When he was born he was a bit on the lethargic side and so he was taken to the level 2 nursery. (NICU) and was there the entire time we were in the hospital. He had some trouble breathing and so he was on Oxygen. They had an IV in his little left hand. I wasn't able to hold him till the 2nd day and that broke my heart. I do count myself lucky because he did get to come home with me and that made me happy. I felt sorry for the other parents in there who's children were a lot worse off than Kaleb was, so I count my blessings on that one.

I Quickly discovered that having 2 kids is a lot different than having just one. I have had to try and split my time between the two of them evenly, as well as try to include Andrew when I am spending time with Kaleb because, "He wants to help play with Kaleb." Kaleb was given the nickname Stitch on the day he was born. For those of you who have seen "Lilo & Stitch" you might understand. Kaleb's birthday is 6-26-08. So 6-26 in honor of "Experiment 626" That is my sisters doing.

I Love my boys and Hope that I am doing an Okay job at raising them. I do wish that they were able to spend a little more time with Hyatt. He does try and Andrew loves to play with Daddy. Kaleb smiles a big "Hyatt" smile every time he sees his Daddy's face and that in return makes Hyatt smile.

I love having 3 Boys to take care of, but I do hope that there is a little girl in our future. I Love my Family and cherish the good times that we have had and look forward to the good times in the future!

My First Blog!!!

Well, This being my first blog I want to say Hello to the Blogging world. I hope that I can soon get caught up with the rest of my blogging friends and be as creative as they are. Thanks Hayley for helping me get this set up. :) I feel that I need to Post a Site Under Construction sign until I can get things up and running. So be patient and bear with me while I get things going. ~Em