HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

With Jimmie serving oversees and so many birthdays this time of the year this was one of my favorite and meaningful 4ths ever.

We stayed home and relaxed, BBQ with family, sparklers with the kids and enjoyed our yard.

Ok, Malcolm got a little crazy with the firecrackers too! Everytime he lit one this is what would happen.....Our Maddie jumped in the pool!!!

As the sun began to set the kids all climbed on the roof to watch the fireworks in the wide desert sky.

Here comes the Bride

Well here they are, Mr and Mrs David Levine. Married in Georgia this past June. The bride was beautiful, the groom handsome and everything was perfect!! I have been so busy putting together 3 wedding scrap books that I forgot to update my blog !

After our trip to Atlanta we drove to Virginia to visit with my family and take in the sites. One of our favorite side trips was to the Smithsonion Museum. I group up in the Smithsonion as does any child that lives as close as I did. Feild trips, relatives, or playing hookey I always ended up there. Now it was fun to spend time there with two of my kids. We tried to spot all the "props" from the Night at the Muesum Movie

And of course the best part was hanging with the family. I have missed too much time with my mom and sisters. I have only visited them 2 times in the past 10 years. I regret this so much. My family is so great and I want my kids to know there Grandma and Grandpa and Aunties. I wonder how my life would have been different if I would have taken advantage of the support system of my family instead of being so stubborn and alone. Hug a family member, there's no place like home!!!

My mom and My Joe, more than a step-father, more of a gaurdian Angel. Love you guys!!