SANTA 2008

AT FIRST SHAKARA DIDN'T WANT HER PICTURE TAKEN, BUT AS YOU SEE, SHE DID IT!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG SHE IS!!! AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, SHE GOT A LETTER FROM SANTA AND SHE'S ON HIS GOOD LIST!!!

OUR LITTLE MOMENTS...

HERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF FUN PICTURES OF SHAKARA, YUKON AND WILLOW. THEY'RE ALL SPOILED, CAN YOU TELL??

THE BOWLING SQUAD

SHAKARA IS SUCH A PRO WITH BOWLING ON THE Wii SO BUBBIE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO LET HER SHINE. SHAKARA HAD KATLIN, HER BEST BUDDY SPEND THE NIGHT AND WE TOOK THE GIRLS OUT ON THE TOWN. MAN OH MAN, DID I EVER WANT TO PLAY BUT I SAT AT THE SIDE LINES AND WATCHED. THEY BOTH HAD A GREAT TIME AND SOON, VERY VERY SOON I AM GOING TO TAKE HER BACK. SPORTS AND SHAKARA GO HAND AND HAND, I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG SHE IS!

HERE COMES BATGIRL!!!

I THOUGHT THESE PICTURES ARE SO CUTE. SHAKARA HAS A FACE ICEPACK AND ONCE AGAIN, IT'S ALL FOR SHOCK VALUE WITH HER!!!

FALL 2008 SCHOOL PICTURE!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN....

AFTER A LONG FULL FILLING WEEK IN LAS VEGAS SHAKARA ALSO HAD A GREAT HALLOWEEN AS WELL. SHE SCORED AND GOT A LOT OF CANDY. BETWEEN HER SCHOOL PARTY, TRICK OR TREATING DOWNTOWN FRUITA AND AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SHE SHOULD HAVE A SUPPLY OF CANDY FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR!!
I'M JUST SO THANKFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE HERE FOR THE HOLIDAY, THESE ARE THE DAYS TO REMEMBER!!!

SHE DID IT AGAIN....

THE TOOTH FAIRY CAME AGAIN!!
SINCE I HAVE BEEN HOME SHAKARA HAS REMOVED 2 TEETH... SHE IS SO PROUD OF HERSELF THAT SHE CAN DO IT. THE 4 TEETH BEFORE, BUBBIE TOOK THEM OUT. WHEN SHAKARA HAS ALL OF HER ADULT TEETH, MOST LIKELY SHE WILL SAY, "MY BUBBIE AND I DID THEM ALL!" THANKFULLY WE HAVE BUBBIE HERE TO DO THE DIRTY WORK. I, MYSELF AM TOO AFRAID TO TRY!!

MY GIRL

IT WAS FAMILY NIGHT A GYMNASTICS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF SHAKARA IN ACTION. SHE LOVES GYMNASTICS!!! I'M SO PROUD OF HER, SHE DID A GREAT JOB!!

JUST HAVING FUN...

THIS IS SHAKARA'S WAY OF HAVING FUN WITH WILLOW. I THINK WILLOW LIKES IT BUT ON THE OTHER HAND WILLOW IS PROBABLY SAYING "HELP"! IT'S SO FUNNY BECAUSE WILLOW DOES EVERYTHING SHAKARA SAYS, SHE'S REALLY A GOOD SPORT ABOUT IT.
DO YOU THINK YUKON LIKES DIET PEPSI??

IT BEEN A WHILE...

I REALIZE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAVE POSTED ANY PICTURES BUT....HERE ARE SOME NEW CAPTURED MOMENTS!!
I WAS GONE FOR JUST SHORT OF 3 WEEKS FOR MY THIRD BACK SURGERY, DID I MENTION IT'S THE LAST ONE??? EVERYTHING WENT VERY WELL, I'M GLAD TO BE HOME!! (THAT'S AN UNDERSTATMENT)
*HERE'S A PICTURE OF LINCOLN, OUR NEW BETTA FISH..SHAKARA HAD ELLA FOR 14 MONTHS AND DIED TUESDAY NIGHT! SHE TOOK IT PRETTY HARD BUT NOW THAT ELLA IS IN NEMO HEAVEN SHE'S OK BECAUSE SHE KNOWS ELLA WAS SICK. LINCOLN WAS SHAKARA'S PICK, ALL ON HER OWN, I THINK IT'S A GREAT NAME!!
WHILE I WAS GONE SHAKARA WENT TO AUNT STACY AND UNCLE CHRIS'S HOUSE AND HAD A SLEEP OVER, THE NEXT MORNING THEY WENT TO THE PARK AND HAD A BLAST..(BLACK PANTS & PINK SHIRT PIC)








WELL EVERYONE HAS BEEN WONDERING HOW AM I REALLY DOING!!! I'M GOOD... SURGERY WENT WELL, BOTH DISKS WERE TORN.. NOW WONDER WHY I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN! GLAD IT IS OVER... JUST WANT TO GET ON
WITH MY LIFE. LIVING IN A BUTTERFLY BACK BRACE ISN'T MUCH FUN BUT IT PROTECTS ME AND AT THIS POINT IT'S ABOUT GETTING BETTER TO BE THE MOM I NEED AND WANT TO BE!!! I'VE BEEN LAYING LOW, GETTING A LOT OF REST.
10 DAYS AFTER SURGERY I WENT FOR MY POSTOP APPT. AND ASKED IF I COULD GO HOME, HE SAID YES AND I WAS SO THANKFUL BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY BOUGHT PLANE TICKETS.. MY AUNT DONNA FLEW HOME WITH ME, SHE FINALLY GOT TO SEE WHAT COLORADO LOOKS LIKE, THANK GOD FOR HER! THERE WAS JUST NO WAY I COULD FLY BY MYSELF. I HAD THOUGHT AND PREPARED EVERYONE I WOULD MAYBE BE GONE FOR 8 WEEKS BUT I HERE I AM AT HOME, LOVING BEING HERE WITH MY MONKEY.
OUR NEIGHBOR CINDI PICKED MY AUNT AND I UP AT THE AIRPORT AND THEN SHAKARA GOT THE SURPRISE OF HER LIFE, HER EYES BUGGED OUT AND HER MOUTH DROPPED. ALL SHE COULD SAY WAS "MOMMA". THAT'S WHAT MAKES MY WORLD GO AROUND, MY NOT SO LITTLE GIRL...SHE'S GETTING TOO BIG!!!
SOME MORE BIG NEWS...SHAKARA HAD A LOOSE TOOTH BEFORE IT LEFT SUNDAY NIGHT SHE TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO REMOVE THE TOOTH... GO GIRL!!! ONCE AGAIN THE TOOTH FAIRY CAME AND GAVE HER ANOTHER $5, WOW I THINK I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A DOLLAR!!
WELL NOW THAT I'M HOME I WILL BE POSTING PICTURES MORE OFTEN, HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE, I KNOW THAT MY FAMILY IS TRULY BLESSED AND THERE'S NOTHING ELES THAT MATTERS, SO AT THAT... TAKE CARE.

WHAT A GREAT DAY...

OKAY, I CAN FINALLY SAY ALL OF SHAKARA'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARE OVER!!! AUNT STACY AND UNCLE CHRIS RENTED THIS 18 FOOT BUMP AND JUMP FOR THEIR BACKYARD, THE KIDS ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AUNT STACY AND BUBBIE DID TOO!!! (I DIDN'T GET A PICTURE OF BUBBIE AT THE TOP, SHE DID IT THOUGH!)