New Pictures of Cheyenne Juliet

Cheyenne in her mermaid outfit - almost six months

Too cute!!!!!!

Family Visit to Connecticut

Michael and my brother, Harry

My brother and his kids

My nephews and nieces - left to right: Joey, Brittnay, Brooke, and Bobby

My father and Cheyenne Juliet

We were finally able to take a drive to Connecticut to see my family and meet Miss Cheyenne in person. We invited Maddie's friend, Megan, to join us. It was very nice to see everyone (especially those we had not seen in a while) and eat my mom's delicious food! I hope it's not too long before we go back.

Meeting Jennie Lu Andersen

On our way to Connecticut to spend time with family we stopped in New Jersey to see the Andersens. It was a great visit; Ella is so much fun and it's cool to see how much she's grown. Jennie is a cutie! Of course it was fun to see Matt and Jess too. We don't want you to think we only visit to see their kids :)

Homecoming - October 2008

Lots of milestones for Tyler this year. He is a junior at Colonial Forge High School. He is growing up way too fast! He went to homecoming with the group of friends pictured here. They all met at Megan's house (Tyler's date for the evening- pictured below) for photos and then went to dinner and the dance. He had a great time! Feel free to leave a comment about how handsome he is or how I look way too young to be his mother :)

Another Milestone

Waiting to test

SCORE!!!!!!!

The men folk going for a drive.

As you can see and may have already heard, Tyler got his permit a few months ago. He's a good driver and listens well to instruction (especially Michael's instruction). He is definitely the better teacher and is much more patient than me. He should be getting his license this summer.

"Beloved" Ceremony - October 2008

Maddie's ring

Reading the purity pledge

Alei, Maddie, and Megan

Earlier this fall Maddie was blessed to take part in the Beloved purity series taught by the youth leaders at our church. The class was for girls only. On Sundays mothers and daughters would learn together what it means to be loved (beloved!) by God, how to show Him our love, and how to reflect that inside and out. On Wednesday evenings the girls had private small groups where they listened to testimonies of godly women on their struggles and victories in the areas of personal purity. They also had time to share and pray with one another.

At the end of the series the girls were encouraged to make a public commitment to purity. The sanctuary was transformed into a beautiful setting for the girls and their guests. Each girl also received a CD with great music. My favorite song is "Beloved" by Tenth Avenue North. I highly encourage you to check it out on Itunes or youtube. Thanks so much to all the ladies who put this together.

They are praying about a purity series for the young men this year. They already have a group called "Seekers" that meets every few months to share, pray, and seek His will for them.

Service Source Dinner - October 2008

Michael and his teammates

Michael and me with Fred

Our dessert - yummo!


For the last two years Michael and I have had the pleasure of attending the annual Service Source dinner. Service Source works alongside the U.S. government and others by providing employment and training to disabled adults. The people are very hardworking and they are proud to work for the government. Fred has been my dinner partner for the past two years and it has been wonderful getting to know him ( he loves baseball too!). He works on the corpsman bags that they use in combat.