It is great to be 8!

I can't believe that I have been a mom for 8 years! There are hundreds of reasons why I love my girl, but I am just going to share 8 of them:

1. She makes me want to be a better person.
2. She knows that she is a child of God.
   
3. She takes great care of Rocky and sometimes Cooper :).
4. She is my nutty buddy, I love that crazy kid!!!
5. She is a very talented artist, swimmer, student, comedian, and lovebug!
6. She makes others feel welcome.
7. She asks amazing questions.
8. She is my favorite daughter!!!

Rubes thanks for being the amazing person that you are. I feel so blessed to be your mom. You have taught me so much and I look up to you!

Thanks for being my favorite girl!

I love you!

It's my party....

I love this picture! It looks like Ruby is blowing Rocky over! I also love how I am helping Coop not be so helpful!




I love that Ruby is my GIRL. It is pretty funny that of all party themes, she picked sports. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I have 4 older brothers. My parents were so excited to finally get a girl. Guess who was Darth Vader for Halloween in kindergarten, you got it, Ruby's Mom!!!

Da Boys!!!




YUMM!!

Relief!!!

It's all good! The tests they did on my eye show that there is a small spot that is bleeding but they were able to solve the problem with laser surgery. They gave me so many eye drops to numb my eye that it made my teeth numb! The laser surgery was freaky but it didn't hurt. I am so relieved that all is well. I am a worry wart, so it is so nice to know that I am not going to need a glass eye or a pirate patch...argh!!! I am so very thankful for all the things I can see with my eyes. I have done a lot of staring at the all the beautiful blossoms and my beautiful little buckaroos. So thankful to have healthy eyes!!!!
One of the best words to describe Rocky is JOLLY!!!! He exudes JOY!!
More joy! I realized these 2 were way to quiet the other day.

Spring!!!

Happy Easter!!! Every Easter, Grandma Rich would go in on Easter morning and tell her kids, "He is RISEN!" I love that tradition. This year she called us all the way from Germany with the great news. They will be finishing their mission next week! We are so proud of them and can't wait to see them in May!!!
I think Cooper fits in the Bumbo better than Rocky!
BLOOMINGton is busting out the blossoms. Every thing is turning GREEN. It is absolutely beautiful.
Speaking of absolutely beautiful, I sure love this girl and her 2 handsome brothers!

Retina Specialist

Saw the specialist today. Good news: no tear in my retina but I do have a retinal hemorrhage, whatever that means. I am supposed to go back for more tests to figure out what is going on. The word hemorrhage is very vague; does that mean a little spot or more? I have no idea. I told myself that I wouldn't look it up on the internet. I went 2 whole hours without looking. Ignorance was bliss, I shouldn't have looked. I am going to do my best to not freak out, but I am not very good at that.