Please Forgive Me...

I have been a very poor blogger lately. It has been a very busy time with birthdays, holidays, the end of the school year, etc. I have also been going through a very difficult and stressful peronal issue and haven't felt too much like putting on a happy blogger face. I hope you all understand and forgive me for neglecting you. I have been trying to get caught up with all of you first and then will get my update posts going. The girls are at the beach with my parents for a week and as I've had insomnia latley ( as you can see by the timestamp of this post), I should be up to speed before they get back. I am honestly enjoying the peace and quiet at home more than I thought I would so far, LOL! Hope you are all having a great weekend...please check back again soon for more to come from our corner of the world!

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY SWEET CAROLINE!! 5/16/08

Yes blogger pals, my "baby" will be 10 years old in a few short hours...where did the time fly?! I will update this post later to include photos from the festivities, but in the meantime, here is the birthday girl's new school photo...I love it! Caroline, my sweet daughter, I love you very much and want to wish you the best birthday ever! Hooray for the "double digits"! :) I'm so lucky to be your Mom, you're the best!!!

C- carefree fun loving girl
A- animal lover extraordinare
R-reads the coolest books
O-open minded in every way
L-lovable and loves to snuggle
I- innocent and free spirited
N-nice to everyone she meets
E-ever changing and growing into a special young lady!

Chris's Baby Shower!

Sorry for the delay, but here are the photos from Chris's baby shower. It was sooo nice! Everything was so pretty and good and everyone had a great time! Chris looked great (and very happy) and baby Bresnan to be #2 got completely spoiled! I had a wonderful time up there and enjoyed the hospitality of Missy and her family very much...I didn't want to come home, LOL! Here are some snaps from the special day:

The Guest of Honor: Mommy To Be Chris...doesn't she look great?!



The decor was beautiful and the nibbles yummy, Missy really outdid herself as hostess! I have to add that her adorable little one Graison helped too. :)



Tara, Mike's Mom and sister and Kim



Party People :)


Pile o baby gifts...wow! This baby is blessed for sure!


Aunt Kimmie made a scrapbook for Baby's first year like Lindsay got. :)


Lindsay and Evan(Tara's son from Evan's Life blog) entertained themselves during the gift opening. They were so cute together!


Lots and lots of pretty pink presents like this one!


Lindsay opens a "Big Sister" gift, she likes presents and had fun with this...


More Gifts


Chris's sister Pat brought the cutest cake...look closely, it's cupcakes!


Lindsay loves to Sit n Spin!


Missy, Chris, and Kim



Hope it was everything you hoped for Chris and that everyone enjoyed welcoming this new baby as much as I did. I have to send out thank you shout outs to Karen for taking the pictures, a very special friend for making the CD favors, Helen for bringing yummy goodies to eat, Pat for bringing the cake, and to Missy for everything!!! I'm so glad I could be there to help celebrate and get some time with The Bresnan's and Missy's family. Love Ya Girls!

Weekend Update

Nothing much going on here this week blogger pals, just wanted to post so no one would worry that I dropped off the face of the earth again, ha ha! Busy and stressful week at work, plenty of unnecessary drama, and life as usual with all the business that 2 kids bring. We've had a trip to the zoo with Dad, sleepovers with BFF's, a birthday party, visit from family, and a trip to the skating rink...whew!

I am headed out of town next weekend and cannot wait...counting down the days! Details and pics when I get back. I think for the time being I'm going to have to be a "weekend blogger" as my time is less my own than usual right now. I hope you all are well and had a great weekend!!!!

Godspeed Angel Our Beloved Chick!

Well blogger pals, today is the day that the chicken Caroline raised goes to her new home. We are thrilled that friends of my sister are taking her in and that Caroline will have liberal visitation. :) They have land as well as other chickens, turkeys and geese so Angel will be sure to shake a tail feather or two there, ha ha! Caroline is doing alright (although she will miss her lots) knowing that this is the best place for her and that she did a great job as her Mom. Here are some pics:

Just for comparison, this is what she looked like 6 weeks ago when we got her...man she grew fast!


Angel and her Mommy this morning...how sweet is that?!


Farewell Angel! Have fun in your new home, we can't wait to come visit! :)

HOORAY for KALEY: She Got HONOR ROLL too!

I am so extremely proud of Kaley for making honor roll in 7th grade this semester...she has worked so hard! She totally earned every A and B she got completely on her own, which is fantastic! She has overcome her struggles enough in math to get a B and got an A in Advanced Language Arts...way to go! I'm so happy to know that although she has entered the world of teens where your friends are everything, she is still working hard in school and growing up to be a wonderful young lady...love you Kaley Rose! Congrats!

LONG OVERDUE: Easter Pix!

This Easter, Caroline and I tried the sunrise service and although it was dark at first when we arrived, it was quite moving. We came home and colored eggs with Kaley and then all went to my parents for the annual brunch and egg hunt with the littlest members of the family. My girls helped their little Nieces, they had a blast and I have never seen so much candy in all my life! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday too. Here are some snaps from the festivities:

Here's what the girls woke up to bright and early on Easter...hooray for goodies!



Sisters checking out the loot on Easter morning...


Ouch!



Caroline gets down to eye level with chickie to teach her that pecking feet is not polite. :)



I think this picture of Kaley is beautiful!


This is my favorite shot of Caroline! She looks so pretty in her dress and is smiling so proidly with her chick in the basket. :)