Lots of changes...

So many changes...Reno has moved back to Fresno after working in LA for the last 18 months, I finished a marathon, Tiffany is engaged to Tyler, getting married in February, Nikki started Cosmetology school, Amber is pregnant with another boy, due in May and Cooper just turned 2. Wow!!

Wow...April since I last posted. Life has been busy, going to try to start posting again, it is really a great source of release and reflection for me. Hope to be up and at it here quickly!

Amber's Birthday

Amber turned 24 this year and we had a little celebration at Matt's family's house. They have a beautiful home that sits on a golf course and it makes for a great backdrop for pictures. Amber took this beautiful family picture and framed it and gave it to me for Mother's Day the next day!

This is what makes life all worth it...

Psalm 127:3-5
Children are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.

April Showers

So April was the month of showers...not the wet kind but the bridal kind. Between Tiffany and I there were 4 showers in all that we were doing or helping with. Between showers, Easter and birthdays we gave a new meaning to the saying, "our plate is full." It was crazy-fun, at times spinning out of control, but we really are so glad to have been able to do what we did for the girls that we just love and adore, like our own family.

Check out just a little glimpse of a few of the happenings:
Steph and Jared at their couples shower.

Mom and Daughter

Just the outside table...it was all beautiful!

Amb and Matt

Tiff and Ty

Nik and Zach

My girls with their boys:

Tiff and Steph with their boys...

Me and my girls!

First up was the dress fitting, get together for Steph...most pics show her in her wedding dress so I promised I would not post any of those.
Tiffany and Stephanie...how blessed our we that my best friends daughter, is my daughter's best friend? It seems like only yesterday we were taking them to the park to play.Chocolate covered strawberries and Pink champagne!! Yum!

Mother of the bride and mother of the groom.
Some of the bridal party.

Easter 09

Easter was the day after Steph's couple shower and we just weren't able to go anywhere and so we ended up not spending Easter with our extended family, which was hard. But God is so good...and gifts us with friends that bless our lives. The Clutts family, without family close either came over and we made it a great day!

My girls never had a lot of "cousins" their age so it was great to have a group of "kids" all around the same age, well actually there is 10 years between all of them,but it was perfect. Basketball, games and swimming!! Woohoo...great fun!!

"siesters"

This is Cooper riding in Nikki's old little tikes car...so cute.

Faster Popop!!

Tiff and Ty
Nik and Zach

Molly, Laura and Nik

The boys...