i know...sorry

i know these are getting old! :oD the girls watch them over and over and over...so i had to put them on the blog so they know where to find them. but enjoy anyways!


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happy {late} birthday joseph!

just wanted to give a happy birthday shout-out to my awesome little (YES I SAID L-I-T-T-L-E) brother joseph. he is ten years younger than me, and my mom says i halfway raised him. she said that she would even have to ask me if she could hold him. we were buddies...and still are such great friends. my girls are so lucky to have such an awesome uncle..he loves them to pieces. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH - to the greatest little brother out there. {mushy warning} i love you...thanks for always being there for me!!!!!

camera advice?

well, it finally happened. our camera finally and completely broke. i bet you can't bet who knocked it off the desk to it's demise. yep. emma. shocking, eh? anyways....if you have any advice for a cheap yet decent digital camera..i'd love to hear it.

hurry...i can't survive for long without a camera!!

just another day in paradise

is this normal? sheesh.

and yes those are panties over her pj's. she put them on herself.

here's to you Justin, Grandpa Murphy, Kentimus, and so many others....

what is a VETERAN?

as described by federal law, a veteran is ANY person who served for ANY length of time in ANY military service branch.

I am so grateful to live in this wonderful country, and for every single veteran.

I am so grateful for Justin, Kentimus Maximus, my Grandpa Murphy, etc... for risking their lives, sacrificing their time and energy and many other things, for our freedom. I am grateful for the many innumberable other people that sacrifice their lives and so many things for our freedom.

My patriotism has a direct line with my tear ducts for some reason. Caitlin's school had a flag raising ceremony today, where they honored the veterans in the student's families. She was so sad that she couldn't bring her uncles Justin and Kent to the ceremony...but tears filled my eyes as she and the other 1st graders stood and sang a patriotic song to honor veterans, and I knew she was honoring her Great Grandpa, and her uncles Justin and Kent.

Thank you...to all who have served, and who are serving our country every day. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Justin returning from Iraq

Kentimus Maximus

I don't have pics of my Grandpa in his military clothes...but this is he and I when I was 4.
My sweet Grandpa Murphy

too early?

Ok...ok...I KNOW it's not after Thanksgiving yet. But a month is HARDLY enough time to celebrate Christmas, right? Yeah. I thought so too. :o)