Aunt Ruth

I want to write this down, because I always want to remember it. 

My Aunt Ruth, the one who shares my birthday, July 15th, was that family member that was just so fun, and was always a joy to be around. We would get together every year for a "Birthday Bash" and get together with all of the family living in Winchester. My Aunt Ruth, Uncle Frank and their boys, wives and children. 

She was always so feisty, and down right funny. She always had pictures, either bringing them or taking them at our house, and she was always yelling at Uncle Frank to record what was going on. They had this huge video camera...Vonda even mentioned that in the eulogy. 

Aunt Ruth passed away March 14, 2010. It broke a tremendous amount of hearts.

Aunt Ruth and my Uncle Frank are such amazing people. Their sons and wives are good people, so easy to talk to and so sweet. Their kids are growing like weeds. It makes me so sad that we spent so little time with them each year, I wish our once a year birthday bash wasn't the only planned visit. 

Aunt Ruth's visitation and funeral were overwhelmingly sad, but also overwhelmingly beautiful. She touched so many lives, and it was evident in that room. My sister and I cried through the whole funeral, Uncle Frank was heartbroken, he said things like "She was the best wife a man could have, I loved every single day with her", "God told me that my job in life was to take care of her, and I guess now my job is over" and "You know she's forgot all about me up there in heaven, she'll slow down in a little while and remember me, but she's having too much fun right now" (Love him!) her sons told Amy and I how much she loved us and talked about us. We had no idea she had pictures of us by her bedside table, and talked about our children along with her grandchildren. She was so unbelievably amazing. 

I want to remember her faith, and her love of life and her family. She makes me want to love hard and relentlessly. She also reminded me that we can't do it all, that we have to give what we can't control over to Jesus, and that he is always there for us. I also want to remember something she had hand written in her bible about her children. "I carried you under my heart, and now I carry you in my heart"

What an amazing woman to look up to.

We will miss you Aunt Ruth. 

<3

Days Like This Are Meant To Be Spent Outside...

...and that's EXACTLY what we did.

So thankful for my boys, they are my heart. :)

Trip to Granny's

A trip to Granny's house is a little piece of heaven in my book. So many precious memories were made there, and whenever our family visits it's such a wonderful time. 

Mom has been staying with Granny for a while now, helping out around the house and to make sure Granny doesn't do too much. She's a feisty little thing, and I love that about her.

Matt had a golf trip planned the first week of March, so Case and I decided to spend the time at Granny's to visit. Amy and the kids also came since it was Tim's trip as well.  Amy and I LOVE LOVE LOVE our Granny's house, and we of course cherished every moment.

As always, I brought along the camera...

Gunner, our Chocolate Lab!

Are we crazy for getting a puppy while we have a one year old? 

Maybe. 

But we are also crazy about the idea of Case having a companion and best friend! 

Case absolutely LOVES dogs. Unfortunately, Max isn't the friendliest dog, I have nick named him "Grumpy man", and we think he's more like a cat than a dog. He's very moody and only wants to be loved on on his terms. He's terrified of Case unless Case wants to feed him, and would rather be left alone then touched. 

We've done some research, and with help of a friend found a wonderful Kennel in Bloomfield, Ky. It's a family that breeds Labs and Bulldogs, and live on a beautiful farm. We've been in contact with him, and went to visit when the puppies were a week old! We picked out a sweet baby boy chocolate lab, and have decided to name him Gunner. :) 

Gunner was born February 21, 2010 and  he'll be able to come home with us April 4, 2010, and we're planning to visit our little guy again this weekend! 

We're so excited to add another member to our little family, and can't wait for Case to have a buddy. :)

Cowboy Case

Just having some fun with a new Photo Editing Program, had to share a couple of pictures! :)

Stomach Bugs are Not Fun

Matt and I were so excited about this weekend, we waited until this Friday to celebrate Valentines Day because we wanted to skip the crowds last weekend!

We ate dinner at Logans, and planned to go see a movie afterward. I was doing fine, Matt and I were laughing, joking around, throwing popcorn at each other...I felt great for about the first hour of the movie and then I started to feel very sick. I would get very hot, and then I would freeze, almost chattering. My stomach was hurting very badly, and I became sick. :(

Matt had told me several times before this that we needed to leave, he said he knew I was miserable, and finally I agreed. 

I was sick all night, and poor Matt caught it and became sick around 3 am, he hasn't felt well all day, luckily I feel much better today, (which is good because we still have a little boy that needs some attention!) especially after I ate a little bit and had some caffeine. 

Come to find out, my niece Avery was sick as well, and so was a friend of mine! Must be something going around, we are praying that Case skips it all together. Sweet boy was so patient with his Mommy & Daddy today. He even took 3 naps (which was so great, because during those three naps Matt and I were sleeping as well!) 

Praying we will feel 100% better tomorrow, and hoping no one else gets it!

One Little Monkey Jumping On The Bed