EB Auction!

So I am going to get serious for just a second, any of you readers who are friends with me on facebook probably saw how sweet Tripp has gone to Heaven.  If you didn't see my post, Tripp was an amazing little boy who was born with what I think might be the worst disease a child could get.  I'm sure there are worse out there but this particular disease is devestating and painful and there is very little you can do but manage the symptoms and try to prevent infection.  Tripp had Epidermolysis Bullosa or EB.  EB is a disease in which even the most gentle touch on your skin can cause painful blisters and sores.

Imagine living with constant pain or imagine being a parent and knowing that even hugging your child causes pain.  I just cannot fathom the strength that these kids and their parents have.  If you want to read some amazing blogs visit some of the EB kids parents blogs.  Jonah's mom Patrice is an amazing author and Jonah is so cute!  Tripp's mom Courtney has shown so much strength and faith it is amazing and Tripp changed the world! 

If you want to learn more about EB and what you can do to help please check out DEBRA's website. 

If you want to help, please keep an eye out for the Jonah's EB Auction.  Last year they had some great items up for bid, It runs February 24th - 27th.  Katie, one of the organizers, is still collecting auction items so if you are interested in donating her email address is on the blog and she is amazing and would love your support.   Also on the blog is a list of last years items so you can see what kinds of amazing things to expect this year.  In fact, my blog design was courtesy of Jenifer who donated last year to the auction! 

Catching Up

Well, it has been forever since I blogged last, let's see what have we done since June... Hmm

Jack turned 3 ( Yikes when did that happen)

Ricky started 1st grade...

Took a wonderful vacation to Cabo with the family

Watched our favorite football team have a horrific season (the picture is old but football all the same)

Finished off Summer with some fun

Did Some Hay Bale Climbing

Did some Trick or Treating..



Finished off the year with some boating..













Well next time I post I will post some Christmas pictures, the boys had a blast and were completely spoiled but I don't have them on my laptop tonight and I am officially tired tonight! 

PS Sorry Em I totally stole your format for this post to catch up!

A few pictures from this weekend...

We took the boys strawberry picking this weekend, they had so much fun and in turn Rick and I had fun.  It's funny how that work huh, if the boys are enjoying themselves it is impossible for Rick and I to not be happy, even if we are sweating, carrying huge bags of stuff pushing a stroller through Disney, if the boys are smiling we are good!  One of the perks of being a parent I guess. 

Anyway back to the task at hand, we took the boys to Spencer Berry Farm on Sunday, I wish we would have gone a week before as most of the strawberries were over ripe and mushy, we managed to get some but they have already turned even in our fridge.  So it goes, without further ado, here are the monkeys picking berries....

Scrabooking Summer

A while back I purchase a great scrapbooking kit designed by a wife a a guy I went to high school with, I am very envious of her scrapbooking skill, and am making an effort to try harder to preserve our pictures.  We take so many pictures that just sit on our computer for no one to enjoy, so this kit was the perfect opportunity for me to try out my new resolution.  So here are my first 3 pages....



If you want to see some beautiful scrapbooking layouts check out Jenni's Blog , she is really very gifted when it comes to designing scrapbooks and she did a wonderful job creating this mini book kit for Elle Studio .

Okay so I am so behind....

Easter Weekend was a lot of fun at our house.  The Easter Bunny left the boys some fun stuff and of course lots of candy, the boys and their Papa had lots of fun coloring eggs, and Grandma Bern, Re and Dee had fun too!!!

So How Do You Like It?

What do you think of the new blog design? Didn't Jenifer do a great job? It is a work in progress but so far so good! She is wonderful and I am so happy I won her services from the EB auction! Money well spent!

I hate spring...

No really I hate it, I hate the rain, the unpredictable temperatures, but mostly I hate that it is the beginning of hell for my allergies.  Seriously I have horrible allergies year round but I can deal with them most of the time, but April/May are by far the worst.  Really all the spring blooming should make people happy, it just should, winter is finally over and everything is greening up.  It makes you want to be outside, want to make everything look pretty and colorful.  I still want to do those things but how much can I get done when I am doped up on at least 2 doses of allergy medicine and my eyes are constantly hazed over because of eye drops.

So there it is people I hate spring!!!!!