What a blessing it is to live in the Land of the Free? We are doubly
blessed because this is true thanks to my wonderful husband and all the
other brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.
We hope you enjoy
recent pics from our nation's freedom "holidays".

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| Christian is now five |
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| Easter 2012 |
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| Emma Kate is now 15 months old |
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| Before Easter services 2012 |
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| Freddie is now 17 |
It is so hard to believe Freddie turned 17 years old today. He is such a handsome, intelligent and kind young man. So proud to be his parents.
This is such a crazy time for our family. We just finished celebrating Fred's birthday which was a lovely surprise party and then followed with Emma Kate's first birthday party. We, now, move on to Christian's 5th birthday party and Freddie's 17th. Such a busy but wonderful time in our lives. God continues to bless our family and we are forever grateful. Aside from the many birthdays, Christian is busy playing tennis with three lessons a week and playing baseball. He is loving school and is quite the charmer. Freddie is well into his junior year and practicing football gearing up for the next season. Emma Kate is not walking yet but travels around the house holding onto whatever she can to help her walk. She has such a loving but spitfire personality. She loves to eat the great food her Daddy prepares for her such as mahi mahi, cod, tuna, tilapia, baked chicken, sweet peas, sweet potatoes, rice, green beans, squash....well, you name it, she loves her Daddy's cooking. On to the next celebration.......thanks for keeping up with our family.
I know that I have been terrible at updating our blog this year so I promise to make 2012 better. Just a quick recap of 2011 to catch you up. Christian started Pre-K and is loving it. He is in a phenomenal school and is more than ready for Kindergarten. Freddie is plugging right along doing what is necessary to have things in order to be accepted to the college of his choice while trying to maintain a social life and play sports:-). Emma Kate amazes us everyday. She recently turned one and should be walking very soon. Her smile lights up a room and she has blessed our lives immensely. She truly completes our family. Fred completed a military deployment and is back doing what he does best......passing gas:-). I am, as always, holding down the fort but have also had the privilege of starting my own custom airbrush tanning business. I love making people feel better about themselves while still devoting my time to my main job, being a full time wife/mother. We are looking forward to another blessed year ahead in 2012. Thanks for stopping by and keeping up with our family.