My girls...

Cat and me waiting to surprise Janeice for her 29th birthday!! Are we really that old?! NOPE, SHE IS!!! ( I still have 3 good months before I enter the last year of my 20's) ARG!
GC, Cat and me.
Is that not the funnest cake ever?
Lizzy, Cat and Me(& Brody!) Last December during not-so-happy times...
Me, Lizzy, Cat and Lindsey leaving for our 10 year reunion...

So I grew up with 4 brothers and NO SISTERS! (Luckily I married a guy with some pretty fantastic sisters, so that helps) But I have really always felt like I was missing out on something. Don't get me wrong, brothers are great, but who's gonna tell you you need your lip waxed, or yes, those jeans do make your butt look big? I think only a sister can do that without hurting your feelings. I am always jealous when I watch my friends with their sisters, there is just something about that bond that I definitely lack. But how lucky am I to know that I do have these great girls who know all the worst things about me, and still love me anyway? I love my friends! Sometimes we go a really long time without talking because life just gets busy, and we've all headed different ways, but when we do talk, it's like no time has gone by since the last time we talked. We've all been through hard times, some harder than others, and it is the most comforting thing to know that I have them, even if I can't call them sisters, they are still "my girls". Thanks for being the best friends any girl could ask for!

(Not pictured are 2 of my other favorite people in the world, Angie and Sarah, and I just realized I have no pictures with either of them!)

4 Steps!!!!!

So fun! So I was at the mall with my mom and dad, my brother and SIL, playin with the kids in the play-place. Brody was holding onto the bench and he turned around and took 2 steps toward me before falling over! That was his first attempt ever!!!! Then suddenly he could take 4 steps!? I seriously thought it would be another couple of months before this mellow boy would be interested in walking! But I guess he decided he was a big boy, and now it's time to show Mommy! Way to go Bro! And I am sorry, but is he not the cutest kid you've ever seen?!

Down in the RP...

We had sooo much fun in Rocky Point this last week. The kids were just is heaven, Brody ate lots of sand, it was great! I wish we could live at the beach! Half the time I didn't even know where Ava was, she would just run off with her cousins playing the day away. Then the night came and all the kids would sleep, and us big kids would stay up late playing and talking. SO great. Zach (aka Critter Catcher) caught a baby sting ray, and a pretty big crab. He kept them for a while showing all the kids on the beach, then let them go. Fun was had by all, aside from Emily and Calie's near drowning/flashing everyone on the beach experience, which I am sure will be a story to be told over and over for years to come! See next post for more pics....

Continued....

the huge crab...
Ava in her "beach" dress...
Chip face...
the "triplets"...
...and their bums...