Cedar donated her beautiful hair!

Cedar was ready for a bit of a change and bravely went in a cut off 10 inches of her amazing hair. I am so excited for her and she is really having fun with her new hair. she is a little hero. Just wanted to give her a little pat on the back.

Chipped tooth, black eye, bruised and a bit shook up.

Having fun at BBQ, Cedar stumbled on some loose rocks and witnesses say did kind of a front flip, hitting her tooth on a rock and getting a black eye and bruised down her whole right side.  She had a big fat lip that was bleeding and then that big old chip in her front tooth.  Pretty tramatic that night but went in to Aunt Cindy and Dr. Bradley at 7:30am next morning and her tooth was as good as new.  She has some good battle stories to tell. 

May 11th, 2000 Little Cedar was born!

Some fun memories of Cedar's 10th Birthday.  What a wonderful time and sad time for me, I feel like time is flying by so fast I can't absorb all of it.  My little girl being in the double digits is hard for me to accept or believe.  You are growing so fast and have always been such an amazing daughter, I am so lucky and proud to be your mama!!! luv you Cedar Pie!

Rainy days of summer more dress up and pics, the girls took some really nice pictures.

Oakley has had an amazing season of soccer. The weather was crazy, rain, sleet, snow all of it, and his team stuck it out and played awesome soccer. We traveled to a Twin Falls tournament and one in Meridian, it was great to be with the kids on his team and their parents, lots and lots of great memories. The boys had to wait tables and serve a pancake breakfast at Applebees to raise some money and they had a blast. Way to Go Apollo!!!

here I go again catching up, time goes so fast I can't keep up at all.....

I just put some of our pictures from Easter together. We spent a pretty quiet holiday, coloring eggs, hunting for candy filled eggs and just enjoying some fun games and great friends. The pic with the snow was the day after Easter. You gotta love Idaho's weather!

These are some pictures Cedar and Keely took while on there snowshoeing field trip from school. They had really great weather and loved the time with all their classmates. It was really fun seeing the pics that they took and the funny video, this will always be a wonderful 4th grade memory for them. Thanks to the teachers and the parents who helped with this awesome experience.

We are taking a nice walk with the dogs to get a change of scenery. It was a beautiful day and a great walk. We spotted the deer in someones yard on the way home, they just watched us and looked so peaceful, I love spending our time like this. What a great time to chat and collect rocks or whatever.

A Hunter's Poem....

The Hunter's Poem by Lemuel T. Ward







A hunter shot at a flock of geese that flew within his reach. Two were stopped in their rapid flight and fell on the sandy beach. The male bird lay at the water's edge and just before he died, he faintly called to his wounded mate and she dragged herself to his side. She bent her head and crooned to him in a way distressed and wild, caressing her one and only mate as a mother would a child. Then covering him with her broken wing and gasping with failling breath, she laid her head against his breast, a feeble honk....then death. This story is true, though crudely told. I was the man in this case. I stood knee-deep in snow and cold, and the hot tears burned my face. I buried the birds in the sand where thay lay, wrapped in my hunting coat and I threw my gun and belt in the bay when I crossed in the open boat. Hunters will call me a right poor sport and scoff at the thing I did, but that day something broke in my heart, and shoot again? God forbid.

I have a million things to catch up on but just got a few things updated.

Cedar wrote a little farewell note to Montana! We sure do miss you old man!
















We made a little collage for Keely on her birthday, We are so thankful you are part of our lives kiddo, We love you!!
















We are enjoying the dogs, Fritz and Missy up at Grandmas' after she made us an awesome dinner.




















We all helped Grandma with her Christmas decor and had an amazing time, it is such a wonderful thing to do each year, so we can admire all the beautiful ornaments mom has made over the years. Each one took so much time and is so beautiful, I know it is the most amazing Christmas tree I have ever seen.