A few more pictures from graduation weekend...

Hudson said he was drinking the water from the flower Kara gave me.






looking good in his suit!! :)


Delaney woke up happy!




Delaney & Auntie Kristin


Grandpa Jim snuggling Delaney


kisses for Grandpa

Congrats, Kara!

It's official...Kara is done with high school! Next year, she will be attending Minot State University, majoring in graphic design. Yeah!!!

We had a nice time over the grad weekend. My dad and sister flew in from Utah. As always, the time we had together went way too quickly! The graduation ceremony and open house were on Saturday, May 23rd. It was nice to see how many people stopped by to congratulate Kara and wish her well. Would have been nice if they would have been hungrier, though. The lunch was great, but after days of eating it, it was getting to be a little much!

Congrats & best wishes to all the graduates!!

We Love You, Kara!!!

Mother's Day 2009

I hope all moms had a nice Mother's Day. I sure did. I was very spoiled with my nice gifts. I got a new Willow Tree angel, a wall frame and a double stroller that can also be pulled behind a bike. My family sure made me feel extra special. I love them all so much and don't know what life would be like without them!

I love the poem in this post. There are a few lines that don't really fit me. Who cleans their house every day?? And, I have ALWAYS known I wanted children and would love being a mom! There are other things I could add to it...I never knew how wet I could get being on the outside of the bathtub, I never imagined how fun leaves could be, I could never describe how a tiny voice calling me mama makes me feel. As all moms know, I could probably go on forever.





Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals,
I had unstained clothing,
I brushed my hair every day,
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
I slept as late as I wanted and I slept all night long.





Before I was a Mom
I cleaned my house each day,
I never tripped over toys or forgot lullabies,
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous,
I had never been puked on, pooped on, spit on, chewed on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.





Before I was a Mom
I never thought about immunizations,
I never held a screaming child so the doctors could give shots,
I never looked into teary eyes and cried,
I never felt my heart break into pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt,
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.





Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down,
I never sat up late hours of the night watching a baby sleep,
I never got up in the middle of the night to make sure everything was okay,
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.





Before I was a Mom
I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts and my body,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body,
I didn't know that having something so small could make me feel so important,
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a mom.





Before I was a Mom
I never knew that something so small could effect my life so much,
I never knew that I could love someone so much,
I never knew I would love being a Mom,
I didn't know the bond between a Mother and her child,
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much.

~Author Unknown

Circus 4/29/09