Kenley Vause Blessing

I have been meaning to post pictures of our visit to Chipley, Fl. Here is the only one I have on my camera of the family at Kenley's Blessing. Jared Gave her a very spiritual blessing, it brought tears to my eyes. He is going to be such a great daddy. It is just hard for me to believe that he IS a Daddy.

Merinda and her family were great as always. You could not ask for a nicer group of people. They would give you the shirt off their back and are just real salt to the earth.

We had a great Time. Jared and Dad did a little fishing, all the kids had fun in the pool. Cameron had his first Moto experience. Uncle Jared took him for a ride on the dirt bike he seemed to really like it. I on the other hand was a nervous wreck but he must not have been to bad of a driver because I agreed to let him take Me, Mom, and Ty on the Kabota. He's was a crazy man running over trees going through mud ponds. He really is in his element. Country living has been good to him :) Ty fell asleep a third way into the experience(that kid would fall asleep durring a 7.5 Earthquake). I wish I had a picture it was a funny sight. All the kids played hard as well as some of the adults. We all needed the six hour drive home to catch up on some zzzzz's. It was great Fun

A face that turns Camerons' Frown upside Down

All that it Entails

I felt compelled to write this down in my journal this evening and thought I would share a little about what I felt in a blog entry.

I often think about how drastically my life has changed since the first day I found out I was going to be a mother. I would have never considered my self a bad person, I believe that I have always had a good heart. I was however, lost.

There was a moment this evening that could never escape my memory. Time nor age, nor a thousand tear jerking events could ever replace what my heart felt tonight. This is what life is all about I thought. It's not about how much money I can make, what clothes I wish I had and how smart I want to be. It's about taking care of the ones I love. Since being a mother I have found my empathetic heart. It didn't matter that I was covered in vomit and that my make up was running down my face because He would only get in the bath if I were holding him. What mattered most to me was that he knew I was there for him, and that I will always be there. As his fever of 104 broke he laid so calmly in my arms and looked up at me and his eyes told me he loved me.

Independence Day Celebration

The Fourth was a fun filled day. We started off by going to the Beach in the late Am rather than the afternoon to somewhat beat the holiday chaos. Cameron and his cousins had fun in the sea and sand. It was surprisingly comfortable and the water was a nice 72 degrees which always helps cool things down. By noon cameron was ready to head home for a nap. Later that afternoon we cooked out at Grandma's and Grandpa's with yummy chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, baked beans, water melon... the works! Around 6:30 it was off to Port Orange City Center for the fireworks show. I popped corn for all the kids. We had sparklers and firecrackers to boot. A funny story... I thought I was reading the right packaging directions for one of the firecrackers I bought. It said to hold in hand, with arm outreached pointing flam away from you. So I handed to Colton and told him to hold it and I would light the fuse. I freaked out and shouted for him to drop it when flames and sparks started flying towards his face and arms with loud crackling sounds. In a nut shell I was reading the directions for the giant morning glories not the bottle rockets. Luckily Colton was okay. I felt to guilty all evening. I was worried he thought his aunt Rachel was trying to do him in. He are some fun Pics of festivities

Waiting......



Playing ball...Killing Time



Grandma Pre-Fireworks. I think she was watching, hoping they would come early so she could go home and go to bed :)



Cameron Post Fireworks, Exausted!



After the BBQ







Cameron Loves his Uncle "BEAR"




The Girls putting on a smile though the Pain of their sunburns. Such Troopers



Sisters Jen If I had Photoshop I'd stick you in there with us :(

Bubblely Toes

I love days when I don't have anything important to do. I can always tell a difference in Cameron's disposition when I don't have to rush around, get in and out of the car, and have to eat on the fly. Today we had a fun day at the park then came home and blew bubbles barefoot in the front yard until the afternoon thunderstorm rolled in. Then we sat on the front porch swing and enjoyed the rain and cool breeze (a rare thing this time of year) It was a prefect day.