Courtney

Gina

Gina is the first friend that I made when I moved to Indiana.  We had a ton of fun together and became very close.  Gina and I both have very different and busy lives so I started missing her before she even moved.  She is the type of friend that would do anything for you.  Gina is awesome because she has a huge heart and then on the other hand has the most severe case of road rage that I have ever seen in real life, I love driving with her the things she says are hillarious.  She moved last week to New Jersey and I have been thinking about her all week so here's to Gina, an awesome friend.  I miss and love you.

                           

Tis the season

What is it all about?  I have for the last three years been scaling back on presents, trying not to let the month fly by and suck our bank account dry and forget to focus on what is was really all about anyway.  We are getting closer but still not quite where we want to be.  Anyway, we have an older couple next door who are always wonderful to us, they buy little toys for the kids, talk to us and even our dogs all of the time, they help us fix things or at least offer to.  They are great.  So all I did was bake them some cookies for Christmas and I got the nicest thank you note and card from them, I just wanted to share it.  You can click on it to make it large enough to read.  Anyway, they helped inspire me to not only think of including people in our thoughts and lives at Christmas time, but all year.  Our lives are so full, Josh and I seem to have no time for anyone else besides our kids and each other, but little things can be big to others. 

Typical Chloe

A couple of days ago we had seven kids running around here playing.  Two of them got "hurt" so I had them in the kitchen with me as I listened to their cried and assessed their wounds (they were fine) but Chloe stops playing and comes in and gives them love and not only does she sweetly make them ice packs and give them band aids, she also then proceeds to refill the ice cube trays and put them back in the freezer.  I love that girl.

Chloe's birthday was yesterday she is now 8 years old, I don't know where the time goes, when Josh and I first started talking she was 4.  Chloe has such a huge heart, she is the little mommy of the family and definitely the most loving sibling.  The girl is amazing and I am so blessed to be her "other mom".