My sweet boy!!

And my sweet ornery boy!! He runs around like this and says "Naked baby!!"

Ryan's little girlfriend, Avery!! We got to babysit all day last Saturday! The boys luv her!!

Think they like her, even a little bit!?!?!?!?!

The 3 Amigos!! Colby, Noah, & Ryan

Admist all the tough times our family has gone through lately, we are so blessed and grateful. Ya know, it's hit me over & over again, how awesome it is to have these children, who make us laugh and overflow with love, every single day. If we could chronicle every moment, we would. Ryan's getting ready to start preschool this fall, such big doings! When we pulled up to the school to go register him, we got out of the van and he says "I just can't wait to see all those girls!!" OH!?!?!? I think he has a bit of his Uncle NaeNae in him. : ) lol. They are just growing up sooooo fast, way too fast. Sometimes I wish I could freeze time, even for a week, and just memorize every little part of their being. Colby's big puppy eyes and chunky arms & legs; Ryan's soft smooth baby skin that he likes us to put lotion on, esp his feet! Colby's baby jibberish, which is dissapearing more every day--suddenly he can talk in paragraphs, and we can understand most of it!! These boys are just such precious reminders of life, and the life God has blessed us with. We have ever so much to be thankful for, and need to remember to keep our eye on the big picture. =)

Time Flies.....

Geez, seems like just yesterday I wrote a post, yet it's been months! I just can't wrap my head around how fast time flies. Between the bebes, work, life, and everything in-between, time is just gone. Just thinking how everyone is preparing for Easter get-togethers, and family time, and egg hunts, and ham. And how we're preparing to go to my Gramps' grave, and wish him a Happy Birthday.....he gets to spend his first Easter in Heaven, and on his Birthday!! Yay for him!! .....and SO sad for us. :( This time of grieving is so hard, and we know that it takes time to heal, and God to heal our broken hearts. Psalms 34:18 says: "The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart"....and I know that, and I believe that, and I feel that. But I still feel that loss, that gape, and that void.....and our family is workin on it, but it's tough. Nearly everyday, there are just moments in time where something hits home, and the tears fall. And then the memories of Gramps make me smile, and sometimes laugh out loud. And always miss him so. We all love & miss him so much, and are ever so grateful and thankful for the times we've had with him here on earth.....and look forward to our times with him in Heaven. Luv ya Gramps.