I walked outside to go find Bridget the other day just as a huge wind storm was blowing through, only to find her talking to her Poppie.  I stand on the side of the house to try and listen to what she is saying.  I hear her with an old bag and some newspaper that she collected from the neighbors trash that had been tumbling through our yard.  She had a marker and was "writing" out loud: " Dear Poppie, I miss you so much.  I wish I could see you again."  After she is done writing, she takes the newspaper and shoves it into the bag. She tries to throw it up into the sky in hopes that the wind will carry it up to reach Poppie in the heavens.  The bag falls to the ground.  She tries again, and again.  Out of frustration, she kicks the bag.  She then looks up into the windy sky and says with a very disapointed little voice, "I don't know how to get it to you."
I walk back into the house trying to hold back the tears of a helpless mother, before she noticed me.  I told Josh what was going on.  He went out and told her that when there was a better day, he would help her light a wish lantern for Poppie.

Today was a good day.

She's My Sister

Bridget is such a little mommy!  She loves Kaitlyn so much.  She wants to help change her diapers, she loves to help her find toys and snacks.  She loves to go in and check on her while she is sleeping, or be the first to see her when she wakes up.  I am so grateful for two amazingly beautiful daughters who love each other so much, that just looking at each other makes them smile.  

Royal "Wedden" Party

In Celebration of Price William and Kate's Wedding, Aunt Nicole invited the girls to a Royal Wedding Princess Party.  Bridget needed a new princess dress, so I whipped up a Belle dress (that's what Princess she chose to be this day)

The Princess Party

And they are living Happily Ever After!

Silly kids.

 The girls got a couple of these hillbilly teeth from easter eggs at Grandma's.  Kaitlyn thinks she is super cool cause she can do it herself, and Bridget loves being goofy every chance she gets!

Kaityln showin' off her mad skills again.

Jessica's Birthday

When Josh was approaching 30, he got all sorts of depressed and nervous cause he was going to be "so old".   I didn't think it would be such a big deal, but I think I'm starting to feel the anxiety that he may have been feeling.  Anyway, with that aside, I told Josh that I wanted him to make my cake this year.  The only other time in the last 8 years that he made me a birthday cake was when we were first married. I told him that I wanted chocolate cake, with multi-layers filled with chocolate mousse, and told him it needed to be topped with dipped strawberries!  (You may think this I was being difficult, but it was a box mix! He could do it!)

Josh had to sing by himself while me, Bridget, and Kaitlyn all stared at him!

Well done Babe!

He bought me my second jersey.  Gotta have a Steve Smith one!

( Yes, I was trying to be a tough football player, cause I feel like it's too big)

Also a much needed bag for my laptop... oh the laptop was my gift too that he gave to me a MONTH early! (he's not good with surprises! :)  I kinda like it that way.)

One year older... wahoo.

Josh Flies to NY

Josh got the opportunity to fly out to New York with 3 other people from work to check out an automated machine factory for possibilities to improve the Logan plant.  He was pretty excited thinking that he would get to see some of NYC, but he was too far north to see anything that cool.

We are hoping that with this trip, and the other guys getting to know him a little better might help him land a position in the mechanic shop at the plant.

X X  fingers crossed!