La playa found!!!

Our home away from home for the next week! Since before Covid we have been planning this trip with Adrienne and her family. We were originally supposed to go to Hawaii. But Covid shut everything down, so we had to cancel. Adrienne arranged plane tickets to Mexico. And we made it! We have a beautiful villa right on the ocean, with a private infinity pool that looks over the sandy beach below.

Donde esta la playa?

We'll let you know very soon!!

Another anniversary

I've spent the day fighting off the lowest of the lows. Except I haven't really. I'm too tired. But I cling to my faith that things always get better. Seven years now and it's still so hard to get through this day. Some very sweet people reached out to me today, reminding me I'm not alone, and I appreciate that. Time goes by. Most don't remember and that's ok. But the pain is always fresh for us on this difficult anniversary.

I want to believe

Caaaattttssss

 Some of our permacats, just living their best lives! From the top, Ahi, aka Ahi Tuna Noodle Casserole, Cayenne, aka Cayenne Pepper, Reina, aka Reina and Sugar, aka, Shug Shugs, Sugar Booger, Shugs.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Merry Christmas morning!

Melanie creates!

She chose her very own Christmas colors. Love this girl!

Cookie Time

Fun with cookies and frosting and family

Blessed

We are so blessed that Adrienne and her family live so close. Boise is not a very long journey when this cutie is at the end of it!!

Christmas PJ's

The closest we get to matching pj's.

Ready to Travel

Looks like it's really happening!! Passports are here. In february Annalina and I will be going with Adrienne and her family to Cancun Mexico for a lovely vacation. So excited!

No Longer A Teen!

I Christmased!!! We took Annalina out for her birthday dinner. Then we went to see lights at the Friendship Gardens! This is huge, because I want so badly to enjoy the holidays, but it feels like such an inner battle, so I avoid it all together. I feel the big blessed days coming and there are a lot of emotions swirling through me. I am easily overwhelmed and stressed trying to get things done. And I feel guilt for what I let go. But I'm working on it. It felt good to be out with my kiddos enjoying something beautiful. I am grateful for their patience with me. Merry Christmas!

Winter Formal

 Joseph had such a great time yesterday at Winter Formal. He's got such great friends.

Lookin Good Joseph!

And he is off to winter formal after a day of group breakfast, hanging out, and creating art at Possibly Picasso! He's looking good and feeling great!! I wish our professional photographer didn't live in Boise!!!

Thanksgiving Tradition

 We celebrate Thanksgiving with our own family traditions. Our favorite is a seafood feast instead of Turkey.  Yum!