Beach Days

Me and my girlfriend Rae like to take our kids to the beach. Cold or Hot days, just as long as the kids are having fun and we can get out of the house. Last week it was HOT and yesterday it was overcast and COLD, until 5 that is. The sun finally came out and the clouds started to break apart. About 10 min after that a wedding party showed up to take their pictures on the beach. It was beautiful. God planned that wonderfully for them. So, after we watched them take pictures and leave, we got into the water. Our kids love the water and love dig holes in the sand. They also like to be goofy, you will see this in the pictures I post. Since I have to drive about an hour to get to the beach, we stay and eat dinner there. I have a little propane grill and we cook up hot dogs and then smores. It is a lot of fun. My oldest will start school monday, so he will miss out on the beach, because going on the weekend is crazy busy. Way to many people. Baby Marcus joined us as well, but slept the whole time. I think he likes the sound of the waves, reminds him of mommy tummy. The boys also made us a little sitting area. How sweet. Boys love to build. Nick is 14 and is great with my kids, 11 and almost 3. He is like the older brother that keeps them in line without tattling. Its great.
I am sure going to miss them when they move to Arizona. This is a horrible picture of me. It was the only one taken of us on this day so, I wanted to keep my blog in the moment.

God has blessed me with having Rae in my life. We have helped each other along the way in our friendship. I wish that I could of helped her become closer with God. I have tried to get her back on track. She just isn't ready. I will always be here for her and her family. I love them all.

My secret sister sent me a newsletter from ChristianityToday.com. Have you heard of it? I haven't had time to sit down and read it but, it looks great. That was very thoughtful of her. I am looking forward to more inspirational notes from her. I didn't think that being part of the secret sisters was going to be so rewarding. Surprise! Thank You Jesus for guiding me in signing up with the secret sisters. That is way all my Praise goes to YOU!

Family Time

Auston, Me and Kolby while we wait for daddy!

We went to Sea World for a little time together before school starts. It will once again be just Kolby and I. We have fun but, Kolby is a daddy's boy and it is hard for him when daddy is gone so much. That's life right? I have alone time to look forward to with him and his birthday is coming up, Kolby will be 3. I will still be playing softball and going to bible study. I need to start walking again, so I think that monday will be a good time to start. I am also planning on going to the wild animal park once a week to walk with Kolby, he just loves the animals. Maybe I will even get invited to "coffee" again with the other mom's. I am still finding it hard to make new friends. I have some new friends at church and in my bible study but, that is where I see and talk to them. I guess I need to be more verbal about wanted to hang out or just start inviting people to things or just over to my house to hang out. I am not good with that stuff. Time to learn right? I don't even think anyone reads my blogs, but it is a good journal even if nobody is interested in what I have to say. I think I will start printing them out and saving them. My dad's birthday is also coming up. I am always finding it hard to get him gifts because he always buys them for himself or they are to expensive for me to buy. This year I have a gift. He is a fisherman and I have found the perfect gift to add to his gear. It is from CutCo. It is an everything knife. I can't wait to give it to him. We just recently bought CutCo knifes and I LOVE THEM! They cut through everything. I needed a good set of knifes and now I got them, they even came with a lifetime warranty. Can't get much better than that.

My prayer this week will be from Psalms "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble" Psalms 46:1

I need to remember that I am not alone and I can get through this. God will bring me friends to keep me accountable. I have made one accountable friend, Christine. She has been wonderful. We only see each other at church but, we are in contact with e-mails. I am also part of a secret sister thing a church now and I hope that I will make new Christian friends through that also. In the end, I guess it is my responsibility to HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE!

This is me and my best friend Rae with her new grandson Marcus. He is so handsome. His mom Ashla is doing great.

My boys are goofy. my kids and i went to the wild animal park. we go there a lot. i just watch them play and take their pictures. they make me laugh all the time. my little one gets really excited when new kids come to play at the playground. If we go on the weekend, he must play with at least 50-60 different kids. Most people go to the park to watch the shows and see the animals. we have been so many times that I just let the kids play and walk where they want. so while we play the new kids come and play and leave within 10 minutes or so. its a lot of fun for them. I have met a lot of other people that do the same thing or are from out of town and ask about the shows and places outside the park to see. I try and go at least once a week. when school starts they have little activities for my young one in the mornings.

On saturday me and my hubby got some time alone. we went to the rose bowl in pasadena for the DCI World Championships. for you who do not know what i am talking about it is Marching Bands from all over competing in this competition for best over all. my hubby is a band director with his own marching band, but these are kids from 16-21 in a private organization just for performing. they do not belong to a school. it was a lot of fun. the kids spent the night at grandmas and my hubby and i were able to sleep in and go out to lunch after church. it was GREAT! I love my kids, don't get me wrong, it is just nice to be alone once in a while.

We need to all make sure that we are Thanking GOD Everyday for the blessings he has given and will give to us.

Its been a while

Well, I haven't blogged for a while so I think its time. I have been a little busy with my kids. Over the weekend I was a witness to a birth. My friend was in labor from early friday morning until sunday at 10:11 am. She was so tired, poor thing. It was her first baby and she did great. With my first child I was in labor for 21 hours and with my second it was half that. She had a baby boy, Marcus Ray, and he is so handsome. She was telling her doctor how she was ready to have this baby because she wanted to finally get some sleep, WHAT, she was in for a treat then. Its hard waking up every 2-4 hours to feed a baby. She is adjusting well. I am going to see them on friday.

My friend who had the baby is my best friends daughter. I feel sad knowing that in a short time, before the end of this year, that they will be moving. My best friend is moving to arizona and her daughter to LA. Not seeing them all the time is going to be hard. They have been my great friends for almost 7 years. I know that I will not get the chance to see them very often. I also know that this is what they need. It will be the best for them to get out of this town. Issues I don't dare discuss.

On another note, my hubby and oldest son are getting ready to go back to school. It will just be me and Kolby again. We are planning a family trip to sea world before school starts. After school starts we don't get to spend a lot of time with my hubby. He is a band director and it is marching season. he works monday through saturday and has 2 night rehearsals during the week. Its hard on my kids but we have been doing this for 11 years. My husband has a passion for teaching music. He has also been able to offer the strength of GOD to several of his students. This is his missions.

Thanks for reading.....