Happy Birthday Sarah!!! - May 27th!!

May 27th is a day for many birthdays! First I would like to wish my best friend a very Happy Birthday! Sarah you are a true friend - there is never a time when I hesitate to call, you are always there for me and my family and I can't thank you enough! You are an amazing mother and I have learned so much from you! You are an incredible wife, daughter, sister, Aunt and friend! You have touched and inspired many lives!!! You are truly a blessing to me! I hope your birthday is as special as you are to me and my family!Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Aunt Sarah!!!

Happy Birthday to you!

We love you !!!

Love, Jill, Rob, Josh, Brad, Emmalee, Papa Jim, and Nana

We also want to wish a very Happy birthday to three very special ladies: Monica, Teresa, and Jeanne!!! May all your birthday wishes come true!!!

We love you!

The Mighty, The Fine, The class of 2009!

I am a very proud Mom and Step Mom, but on Thursday, May 21, 2009 I was a very proud Mom - well Step Mom that is! Joshua was 1 of 809 graduates from Mountain View High School. It has been a very challenging three years but Josh did it! He Graduated!!!! And his Dad and I could not have been more proud. It was a very strange night as it was raining which is not the normal weather for May in Arizona. So family and friends sat in the bleachers under umbrella's while different people spoke, the High School Band and Choir played and 809 Seniors received their diploma's. Papa Jim, Nana Phyllis, Grandma Rosemary, Grandpa Al, Rob, Brad, Jenna, Sarah, Hunter, Emmalee and I watched and cheered. Grandma Rosemary and Grandpa Al (dressed for warm weather) sitting under their umbrellaJosh getting his diploma and shaking hands with a school representative.

Josh returning to his seat!

I think my favorite part of the whole evening was when we were all yelling "Yeah Josh!!! Way to Go" Emmalee yelled "Yeah Tator Tot!" - Josh calls her a Tator Tot so she calls him her "Big Tator Tot" It was really cute!

Josh - I hope you know how proud we are of you and we wish you the best of luck in whatever you do! You are an amazing young man and will go far if you just beleive in yourself!! May your dreams come true!

Love always, Dad, Jill, Brad, Emmalee, Papa Jim, Nana, Grandma Rosemary, Grandpa Al, Aunt Jodie, Jenna, James, Larry, Aunt Sarah and Hunter

Happy Birthday Jenna!

May 5th is my niece Jenna's 15th Birthday! Jenna is a beautiful young lady with a very loving and caring personality! It has been a difficult year for her but she has faced the challenge head on! We are so proud of you and everything you have done! Remember to keep smiling and to not let anything get in your way!

We are so happy we are able to celebrate your birthday with you! We wish James was here but we know he is with us in our hearts!

You are an amazing young lady and I encourage you to reach for the stars!

We love you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Jenna Bug!

Happy Birthday to you!

Love always, Uncle Rob, Aunt Jill, Joshua, Bradley and Emmalee

Big Girl Potty!

Sorry, I don't have any wonderful pictures to show but I do want to share with all who read our blog! Emmalee has decided it is time to be a big girl and go Pee Pee and poo poo on the big girl potty! She stayed home with Papa Jim and Aunt Jodie on Monday and Tuesday of last week because two of Ms. Wendy's (her sitter) daughters had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease and we thought it would be best if she stayed home as to try to avoid her getting it...... We think we succeeded but we did end up with high fevers on Wed and Thurs which meant Mommy stayed home with her! So since Tuesday (almost 6 whole days) Emmalee has been using the big girl potty and wearing "Pull ups". She has also become little miss independent - she doesn't need you to go with her (or want you to for that matter). She has gone in her diaper at night but wakes up and wants it changed!!! She has only had one episode that I am aware of where she went pee pee in her pull up and that was this evening and I think she just got too excited and didn't want to leave the attention! = ) Regardless, I am a very PROUD Mommy! I know she really wants to wear the big girl underwear and so do I!
Love Jill and family!