Girl Scouts turned 100!

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Our school celebrated the GS 100th year with an all troop GS party at the school last Friday. 

Each grade level planned a station: SWAPS, tattoos, cupcakes, crafts and a group dance party (the 5th grade troop taught us all a dance). 

We had three high school GS girls come speak to us and had group photos with a 100 year sign. It was a great party, the girls seemed to have a lot of fun!

Since this was a birthday bash we asked all the girls to bring coloring books and crayons as a "gift" that we will donate to the STL Children's hospital. Having fun and giving to our community... it's all good!

What a great memory I got to share with my girls and all our scouts!

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Cute Evelyn Rose

My best friend had her second baby this past Friday. She had a sweet baby girl named Evelyn Rose. My girls enjoyed meeting the tiny baby, Amelia loved holding her.

Welcome to the world little lady, 
you picked a great Mama to be with.

Life can be too short

On June 22, 2011 Erik Rogers, a good high school friend of my husband passed away. He had fallen off a 6 ft ladder trimming the trees in his backyard and sustained a major brain injury.


I have been thinking about him, his family, and his two girls since this tragic accident happened. As you can expect I wonder why was he taken at such a young age. I guess his job here on earth was done, but can't help to think of his girls growing up with out him in their lives. It just breaks my heart. I keep looking at his photo and I can't believe he is not here walking, talking. I just have so many thoughts and questions in my head.


Erik's sudden death has also made me reflect own my life, which I actually do often, and I am reminded once again that any day could be my last and I must enjoy it all now, there is no time to waste.


Because Erik was an organ donor he still lives on:  his heart is with a 59 year old man, his liver with a 53 year old man, a 20 year old girl received 1 kidney & a 73 year old women got the other kidney. It does make me happy that Erik's donation has helped so many people.


I picture Erik watching over his girls... forever their guardian angel. 

Spring Break 2011

Our spring break was crazy tempature wise. It was in the 30's to the 75's and everything in between! We spent one windy day at the park flying kites, a warm sunny day in the backyard with friends, we took a brisk trail walk at powder valley with Grammy & Papa and stood by 4 deer (they were so close I could have almost touched them), Amelia had her first friend sleepover at our house and Saturday they had snowball a fight with Pops. It was a nice busy week but not too busy. Back to school today.

Snow Day

It's just like playing in a giant sand box the size of your backyard!

Here the girls are playing with our neighbors, Joey & Tommy in their backyard.