My 24th birthday July 23, 2005 

My Birthday

I had a birthday last Saturday, I turned 24!! It was a good day, had cake and ice cream with the boys and Mom and Stephen. Then I got to go visit Dean in Ft. Benning for the rest of the weekend. Dean got me a box of Godiva chocolates (Yum! And no, Im not sharing!), a stress management pack (me?! stressed?! No way!), some beautiful flowers and the sweetest, loveliest card I have ever received in all my life!!! Hes so great! I also got some Fox Trot comic books from Daniel and the boys, its my favorite comic.
Mostly though, it was just nice to spend a quiet day with people who really love me.

Our garden has grown wildly out of control, we've had a couple big zucchinis, some squash, tomoatoes, some green peppers, one melon thats doing very well, and some baby pumpkins starting to grow. The sunflowers also decided to finally bloom! I'm just impressed that I haven't managed to kill it all off yet. The beans are not so well, something ate most of the plant, as well as one of the smaller tomoato plants and the broccoli. I saw the cat looking out the window last week and when I went over there was a baby bunny in the back yard, so perhaps hes been snacking on our plants!

a baby pumpkin 

a melon! 

Our garden 

Dean and Jude. July 4th, 2005 

Eden, Dean and Jude. FEbruary 18th, 2005 

Not Fire, Not Ice

Not Fire, Not Ice
~Ben Harper, Live from Mars

There is not a river wide.
Not a mountain high.
And neither sin nor evil.
Could change how I feel inside.
Could change how I feel inside.

Not all the strength of the ocean.
Not all the heat from the sun, from the sun.
Now, others have tried,
I just can't deny.
For me you are the one.
For me you are the one.

The true love is priceless.
For true love you pay a price.
But there's nothing can keep me from loving you.
Not fire, no not ice.
Not fire, no not ice.

Like a hero or a champion.
You are the best,
you're the best.
Like religion or superstition.
With you I am blessed.
With you I am blessed.

Now the river may grow wider.
The mountain may reach past the sky.
And whether or not you feel the same.
My love shall never die.
My love shall never die.

The true love you give and take.
The true love is sacrifice.
But there's nothing can keep me from loving you.
Not fire, no not ice.
Not fire, no not ice.
Not fire, no not ice.

Jude's new look! 

Jude got a haircut!

My sweet little boy had all his sweet little baby hair chopped off this week!! I don't think his hair has been this short since birth! I found a place that was just for kids haircuts, since Jude has always had a massive fit and refused to let a palce like Great Clips cut his hair. This place was called Kids Kuts and it was really nice, there were tons of toys while they waited, which wasn't very long at all. Then instead of the regular chairs they had little cars for the kids to sit in, Eden sat in a jeep and Jude sat in a VW Bug. I told the lady Jude really didn't like having his hair cut, so maybe if she just used the buzzers on the longest setting that would work best. I didn't realize how short that was going to be!! Jude was really good, but didn't like having it trimmed around his ears so she gave him a little frog "helper" to hold. He kept saying "Look Mommy!! Im doing it! Im doing it!" I was a bit worried Daniel wouldn't like the final result because it was SO short, but it is adorable and everyone has loved it. Jude looks much more grown up and much more mischevious, if thats possible! Eden also got a very nice hair cut, I think hes been a bit jealous though of all the attention Jude has recieved since his was a much more drastic change.