So Blessed

So I have been really pondering over the past events that have came too pass around 6 days ago, and have really come to the conclusion of feeling just so blessed through it all. A lot of you are probably wondering what in world am I talking about. Well last Friday are Elantra just came to a dead stop at a red light off the Thuderbird Exit and the 101. No warnings or anything that it was going to just STOP. If that isn't bad enough I had both the girls with me, and forgot to bring my cell phone with me, which is SO not like me. Long story short a really nice guy let me use his phone to makes some calls for my rescuing. Within 20 minutes or so Seth came and just shortly my Step Mom Gail, and Ashley arrived and got the girls. So they took the girls so they could cool off and be safe with family while seth and I were going to go figure out what was going on with the car. Seth all of the sudden remembered that he had just filled up the coolant in the car on Sunday night and forgot to put the radiator cap back on, and........well sure enough he was right, it was missing so know we had an idea of why? it stopped but had no CLUE the damage that had been done to the car. So he and I drive to Checker to go get a new radiator cap, fill it up with some coolant put the new cap on and.......................nothing. So we got it towed to the dealership, and wait to hear what the damage is. The engine is totalled for it being exposed to the liquids and not having the cap on. Needless to say it was going to be a WHOLE lot of $$$$$ to get the engine replaced. So we really pondered and prayed about what to do, and felt good about just getting another vechile, with the thoughts of are family expanding it just felt like the right thing to do. So on Sunday morning I go to start the Corolla which is my first car, and it does not start! So I go inside to tell Seth and we just both start laughing at it. Some times it rains and some times it pores. Not to thrilled about being down to a 1 car family, even though we both knew it was only a matter of time when the Corolla was going to give out. With all of that said we are now the owners of a Chrysler Town & Country Touring 09' Van and we LOVE it! We took are first ride as a family yesterday and it and the girls just loved it! So throughout all of this I have gained a closer relationship with my Father i heaven and have felt such peace, and comfort from him. If any thing this trail has done nothing but draw us closer together as a family :) and looking forward to the rest of life's journeys Seth and I have together.

Order in the HOUSE! ~Please

Some times I feel as soon as I get my house in order the very next week it falls apart. Forget about going anywhere or doing anything one the weekends because whenever I do that my laundry NEVER gets done. Then I start it on Monday and it stays in the baskets clean and unfolded for dayys. I can not stand folding and putting laundry away for some reason. I did not always use to be like this ya know-I use to just do it and get done with all in one day. I blame it on the laundry room being down stairs, and the bedrooms being upstairs! Yes that is my answer to my problem, the battle of having to climb up the stairs into the bedrooms to put the laundry away where it belongs, not unfolded downstairs in the laundry room! And lately I have had no desire to do dishes since the dishwasher in the hose broke 2 months after we moved in. However we bought a new dishwasher and it has been un-installed for a couple of months now.-Uh very frustrating to know that the help to my never ending dishes is just a few feet away in the garage! I knew that there would be a struggle in keeping both the up and down stairs clean would be a challenge living in a two story house growing up. And boy was I right not more than for just two days have they both been clean. So if you have any suggestions or words of advice let me know :)

~Thanks for listening to me vent

Omaha,Nebraska Family Trip

On are way to airport to leave for Omaha

Cousins Liberty & Katelyn

Cousins Kennedy & Ben taking a ride in backyard

Lovin on eachother

Beautiful view on way to visit my family in St.Joe,MO

2nd cousins Liberty and Mikey

Our family with my cousin Shawn by the MO river

Liberty waned to wear my hat.. so cute

two little Princesses

All of the Barnard family that was able to make it

Our lil'family pic

The girls with Grandma Pony at her party

My favorite Zoo

What a face huh?

Can you see the 2 LARGE fish in the pic?

Monkey Trouble

Having a blast!

On are way out, ready for a nice nap

Saying goodbye

Goodbye hugs and kisses to Grandpa Barnard and Grandma Pony

Had a blast visiting family! Looking forward to seeing them all again soon.

Home Sweet home

We just got back Tuesday night from a week long vacation, and boy am I sooo glad to be back. To sleep in my own bed, be in my own home and so fourth. Not we did not have a blast in Omaha,Nebraska because we did. Pictures and stories to tell will be posted soon. Just wanted to say that I'm soo glad to be back home :)

Family BBQ

Me and Kennedy girl enjoying the music

Enjoying the cool grass


Love Her


Cousins Liberty & Martin

Doing what he loves BEST

Andrew & Seth jamming out

Andrew and Joey

My Mom and Alexander
Me and my handsome Man

YUMMY Fondue Dinner

All of the yummy stuff to dip in the yummy cheeses
The delicious Salad Natalie made

And my favorite.... the dessert stuff to dip/drench in chocolate


So since we had a lot of changes with the YW leaders we thought it would be way fun to have a dinner to get to know each other. And boy was it a success, we all had a blast that night building our friendships :) Hoping that this becomes a tradition. We were all having so much fun EATING LOL I forgot to take any pictures of "us" oh well.

Liberty's Tumbling DANCE CLASS

Liberty, Jacey, Issac,and Brooklyn ,just missing Jaylee in this pic

Liberty ALL ready for her DANCE class! Would always be ready 2 hours before :)

Doing some fun DANCE moves!

Being a SiLLY shy girl

Kennedy and I watching her DANCE

Looking at her dance Certificate

THE whole class having a Party at the end of the last class, it was fun!

Brooklyn, Issac,Jaylee and silly Liberty refusing to be in the picture

Liberty looking forward to every Monday morning for her Tumbling class. I really enjoyed watching her move. Looking forward to future classes for her to be a part of. Will post Videos soon.