Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia has started this meme on Fridays called Friday Photo Flashback. It's for those of us that have pictures from the pre digital camera days. I love to look back through old photos so this is so much fun for me.

This week Alicia went back and shared a picture from Halloween so I figured why not..I'd do the same since tomorrows the day.

This is a picture of Jacob's second Halloween. Since Lucas and Jacob were both born in Oct their first Halloween they couldn't do much other than lay there. I have pictures but I can't find them right now..either that or I'm just not looking very hard :) Jacob was a giraffe and Lucas was a red power ranger.

This is a picture from about 4 years ago. Jacob was Superman and Lucas was Darth Vader. This was during the Star Wars stage that my mom got him started on. He was all about it at that point. I love how Jacob is looking up at him :)

So head over to Alicia's and join in the fun so we can see your flashback also.

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia at More Than Words started this Friday meme called Friday Photo Flashback. It's where we take all our pictures from the pre digital camera days and scan them into our computers. I could sit and look at old photos all day so this is so much fun for me.

This Sunday is Lucas' birthday so I had to share a flashback of him from the very beginning. I had to cheat though because I don't currently have a scanner..I started looking through his baby pictures this morning and decided to just take pictures of pictures with my camera. Whatever you do ignore my horrible hair!!!! The pregnancy hormones got the best of me during the incredibly hot summer and I chopped it all off....seriously they shouldn't allow pregnant women to do that because we really don't know what we're thinking! Don't pay attention to my horrible swelling either...I was incredibly sick with toxemia and had been on bedrest for the previous week and a half not even able to take a shower at the time. After this I was on magnesium for the next 24 hours and proceeded to hallucinate up a storm before it was all over. The swelling was horrendous!!!! The pictures aren't the best quality but they'll have to do for now. Look for more pictures of pictures on Sunday for his birthday post.

These are from his actual birthday :) Hard to believe it was almost 9 years ago to the day. So much has changed since that day and it amazes me that he's almost in double digits...makes me feel old!

Friday Photo Flashback

It's Friday and that means it's Friday Photo Flashback. Alicia over at More Than Words started this meme for all of us that have older pictures to share that we've scanned into our computers.

This is my Jacob 5 years 364 days ago on the day he was born. Tomorrow is his 6th birthday so I had to share one of his pictures for my flashback today.

Come back tomorrow to see his birthday post.

Now head over to Alicia's and join in on the Flashback fun!

Friday Photo Flashback

I haven't done Friday Photo Flashback in a while so I thought I'd join in with Alicia today. This is when we share our older scanned photos that we have stashed away and go back and share our memories. This photo stood out to me today because of a conversation Lucas and I had this morning. He was about 4 in this photo and of course he couldn't read yet but he loved to look at books every night...on this particular night he fell asleep with one open while he was looking at it. He is my brainaic.....he never stops! He asked me a question this morning first thing and I remember asking him "Does your brain ever stop working?" He came back with "No" Seems his brain is always working and coming up with new questions to ask and new ideas. He amazes me....he's the complete opposite of me when I was his age.....he can't get enough of learning.

Head over to Alicia's at More than Words and join in on the Flashback.

Friday Photo Flashback

Friday Photo Flashback is a meme that Alicia over at More Than Words started so we could all share our pictures from the past. There is nothing I like more than sitting down with a box of old photos so this is perfect for me.

With school having just started it's had me thinking about how quickly time flies by and our little ones grow older. When you're in the thick of it sometimes it seems as though the days drag on and you're so incredibly ready for it to be a certain day at a certain time but when you look back you realize how fast everything really passed you by. I am trying to remember the little things to our days now so years later I will be able to look back and think about the details.



This is Jacob when he had just turned 3. It's amazing to me looking back on this picture and how little he was that he actually started kindergarten 8 days ago. It is kinda odd looking at this picture also because it's as though I'm looking at Caleb right now...they are almost identical!



This picture just makes me feel old :) This is Lucas' first day of kindergarten...what came over me that I let him wear a Star Wars shirt on his very first day I'll never know. When I was looking for this picture my jaw fell to the ground when I saw his shirt...what's up with that?

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia over at More Than Words started this Friday Photo Flashback for those of us that have scanned photos on our computers...it's a time we can dig through the old pictures and share some memories with one another.

This week is an emotional one for me. This coming Wednesday my second youngest is starting kindergarten. I can't begin to wrap my mind around that concept and honestly I haven't let myself sit and think about it yet but I know the time will come that I'll have to face it..I'll probably lose it then but that time will come. It's hard enough thinking that Lucas is entering the third grade..geez..where has the time gone but the fact that I am taking my itty bitty boy and putting him that big huge school scares the daylights out of me. I mean I can't possibly be there enough to make my heart feel better and to know that he's okay. I remember the first day that I took Lucas to kindergarten...I wasn't ready for that either but he was and he tackled it head on. Lucas adapts to change very well and never has an issue. Jacob is the total opposite. He doesn't handle change well and it takes him a while to warm up. If he gets a bad taste in his mouth then it's all over for him. Things just feel so differently now than when Lucas started school. When I had Lucas I was so young that I was kind of in overdrive for a while. Obviously I wasn't ready when he was born and suffered from post partum but I did what I had to do and much to my surprise with tons of support from family we made it through. When I had Jacob though I was a totally different person. I was older and wiser and knew alittle about what I was doing. I was ready and wanted it more than anything...now he's leaving me and I feel like my heart is breaking in a million pieces. He's still my baby...inside he's still so small and he still wants to be held and cuddled just like the little ones do...heck they all have their moments..even the 8 year olds want to be held every now and then even if they don't fit on your lap anymore. Honestly I just don't want to let him go. When Lucas was in school I was new to the whole volunteer thing and I did stuff for his class but wasn't fully involved like I could have been...I wasn't there every single opportunity I got. I've decided I'm jumping in...with Caleb and Allie and all! Baggage or not..I'm going to be there! I don't want to miss a second...I see time flying by so quickly and I'm grabbing hold and going to enjoy the ride. Lucas only has three more years of elementary school and then I'll have babies in separate schools so while they're under one roof I guess I'll just pitch a tent and live there if I have to :) For now here's my baby alittle over five years ago...geez...it doesn't even seem possible!



I love this picture...Lucas was sitting on the floor eating goldfish..I think he was playing like Jacob could actually share with him :) of course he couldn't! This was when they actually got along most of the time...oh those were the days!

Friday Photo Flashback

I've been out of the blogging loop for the last week or so. I've been keeping up with reading other blogs and commenting but haven't done such a good job at blogging myself. I figured the best way to try and get back in was to not skip another day and what better day to figure it out but Friday Photo Flashback. Alicia started this meme for all of us that have old pictures scanned into our computers..head over to her blog and join in on the fun.

This was my dog,Midnight when I was little. We got him when I was five years old and my world revolved around this dog as I got older. As I think back it makes me incredibly sad that he isn't with me anymore. He passed away when I was 21 and I still to this day remember the phone call from my dad telling me that he was gone. I remember it being one of the single worst days of my entire life. He was my best friend and I absolutely adored him...I didn't have a bad life...I had what I needed and I had parents that cared about me. However growing up with parents that are divorced and going back and forth from house to house is not the easiest thing in the world. Midnight made it easier for me...I always had him. The first picture of him is how I vividly remember him...he always had a yellow tennis ball in his mouth...he adored balls!!!! We used to say that if you threw one off the edge of the Grand Canyon then he would chase it. He actually lost one of his eyes when he got hit with a golf ball when he was older and even then he still would chase one around the yard anytime of day or night.

Friday Photo Flashback

I'm so behind...I actually forgot all about Friday Photo Flashback until I logged on this morning and saw Alicia's post. Now it's almost 11 pm and I'm just now getting to it. As I was looking for my flashback picture tonight I saw a few that I have on my computer from when I was younger. This one stood out...apparently it was in 92 since I plastered the date all over the bottom of it. Seriously....what in the world was wrong with my hair and my bangs..it looks like I was building a birds nest. Geez...I can't believe I ever left the house that way.

Head over to Alicia's to join in on the Flashback Friday!!!!

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia started this meme for those of us that have older photos scanned into our computers. I love to look through old pictures so this is perfect for me. Most of mine that are in my computer right now are from when my older kids were babies because I don't have any really old ones scanned in right now but it's amazing to me looking back at when my kids were so tiny.

This picture is back from when Jacob was younger. I believe he was under 2 at this time. We were at Freedom Weekend Aloft watching the balloon festival. It's amazing to me looking at this picture...I can't even remember what it was like to only have two kids. Lucas was at my parents this particular weekend and honestly I can't imagine how it must of been to only be caring for one child at a time. Tons of you tell me how much Caleb and Jacob look alike. In this picture Jacob is alittle younger than Caleb but look at how similar they are. It amazes me to look at the two of them...two peas in a pod!

Friday Photo Flashback

It's finally Friday and time for Friday Photo Flashback...honestly I wasn't sure this day would ever come this week. Doesn't mean anything different for us though since we are playing in another tournament this weekend...that's right ANOTHER tournament!

On Fridays Alicia started this meme where we can all go back and dig through our old photos,scan them and share with everyone. I love looking back through old pictures so this is perfect for me. Hop over to Alicia's and join in the fun today.

This takes me back a few years ago to October 2006 I believe. Lucas had gotten a skateboard for his birthday and we took him to a huge parking lot to try it out. We took Lucas' old bike along for Jacob to try it out even though we knew it was going to be a tad bit big for him.


Here's Lucas trying out his board...he did fairly well and only fell a few times. This was never something that he really picked up on though. As a matter of fact when I was cleaning out the backyard a couple of weeks ago this ratty old skateboard found it's way to the trashcan.


Here's Jacob. He's so tiny here! I can't believe he'll be 6 soon...depressing to think how quickly they are growing.


I LOVE this one!!!!!!! Bet you can't imagine what happened here!!!!! He had a poopy diaper and was VERY upset about it! Of course I lost my brain before we left and didn't take anything with us so we had to pack up and go home to change his diaper. That put a quick end to our day.

Friday Photo Flashback

I'll be honest I forgot all about Friday Photo Flashback until about an hour ago so I figured I better sit down and find my old picture for this week. Alicia started this blog carnival for those of us that have old photos scanned into our computers. Today's picture is from when I was a little girl. I honestly don't remember how old I was but I look to be around 5 or so. It was my birthday and I got this babydoll from my mom. She was my absolute favorite for years and years and years...as a matter of fact I still have her packed away. I have no idea if Allie will be interested in her or not but she'll always be there just in case. I named her Angel and took her everywhere with me. I dressed her in real baby clothes because she was the actual size of a real baby a couple of months old...people would even walk by in stores and think she was real. I even bit her fingernails just like I bit mine :) She made trips to the doll hospital...she was clearly loved very much! Funny thing about this picture is that my dad is in it with me because he absolutely hated this doll!!!!! He thought she was creepy and couldn't stand to look at her. Think next time we visit I just might have to dig Angel out and take her for a visit to see her grandfather too :)


Head over to Alicia's and join in on the flashback fun!!!

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia started this carnival because we all have old photos from years back that we love to share!!!! I always look forward to digging through my old pictures and recalling what was going on during that time to figure out what picture I am going to share that week. Head over to Alicia's and join in on the fun!!


This week was an easy one for me because today is a very important day in my life. Today five years ago my husband and I said I DO. This picture was taken the day after we got married on the sky lift at Gatlinburg. We went to Gatlinburg TN for our honeymoon and rented a cabin for the weekend. It was the most peaceful and perfect 3 days I have ever had...I vividly remember driving up there winding around the curvy roads towards the cabin in the dark. I remember feeling a peace come over me knowing that I was safe and in perfect hands...I knew at that moment that I was where I was meant to be and would never ever live another day without this amazing man that was sitting next to me. I have never been more sure about anything in my entire life...I just knew at that very second that everything was perfect. You see I never believed in soul mates...until I met my husband...we met and the world stood still. We climbed mountains to be together...went against what everyone wanted for a good amount of time and made some mistakes along the way but through it all we knew what we wanted and were determined to get it. I knew the day I saw him that my life had changed....remember from before now that I was already engaged but something was different about this man and I wanted to know everything. It still amazes me that there is one person in this world that was meant for me...when I look back at our lives and see how our paths finally crossed I see how all along we were heading in the same direction long before we even knew it. I feel blessed to be able to share my life with such an amazing man. We've been through alot-highs and lows-honestly there have been times in the last year that I had no clue if we would see today. We don't have any big plans for tonight...except for the baseball field of course...are you really surprised? :)

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia hosts this weekly carnival called Friday Photo Flashback. It's when we all scan our old photos and share them with each other. Since I love looking back through old photos this is perfect for me. Head over to Alicia's blog at More than Words and check out everyones pictures.


This picture is from when I was around 11 or so. My mom will kill me for posting this picture of her :) Love you! We were camping for the weekend which we actually used to do quite often. I used to think it was the most boring thing in the entire world...there would be nothing to do and my parents would sit around and read books all weekend...what I would give to have one of those weekends again! Geez....check out my hair...it's absolutely BRUTAL! The dog was my life as a child. His name was Midnight and he was a toy poodle....I got him when I was 5 years old...well he was technically a family dog but he loved me the most :) I absolutely cherished this dog!!! He died when I was 21 and it was honestly like losing a parent. I miss him each and every single day!!!!

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia over at More Than Words has this blog carnival every Friday. We are all able to dig into our old photos and pick one to share with everyone. Head over to Alicia's blog and join in the fun.

This week I picked a picture of me and Allie when we were around the same age give or take a month or so. I always laugh when people see Allie and say that she looks like David because Allie is the spitting image of me when I was a baby. When I look through my old baby pictures it's like looking at now.

This is me:

And here's Allie:

Now what do you think?

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia holes this meme every Friday for those of us that have pictures that were scanned into our computers. I have lots that were digital but I used to not keep them on my computer so I had to scan them back in again. That's where this one came from.


This is Lucas and David shortly after Jacob was born. This was in the summer of 04. It's hard to believe that we ever had only two kids :) Seriously I think back and it's hard to remember a time when they weren't all four here. David was trying to teach Lucas how to slide on the slip n slide and it was so much fun watching them. I do remember that...so funny! I think David might have had more fun than Lucas did actually. Those slides are SO much fun!!!!!

Head over to Alica's and show us your old photos.

Friday Photo Flashback

Head over to Alicia's to share your flashback photos. It's so much fun to look back "in the day" :)





I've told you guys how very few pictures I have of my husband so the ones I do have I cherish. This is by far my favorite picture that I have of him. He looks so preppy and cute in this picture. Wish I could get my hands on more..I'm not exactly sure when this was taken but I believe it was in 76 or 77.

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia at More Than Words started this blog carnival for all of us that have pictures from the pre digital days. I have tons plus more that came from my digital but aren't on my computer it was so long ago. Every week we get to share a picture with you all that we have saved...as much as I love taking pictures and going through the old ones this is perfect for me. Head over to Alicia's blog to see more of the oldie but goodies.


This is a picture that I only got in the past 8 years or so but one that I hold dearest. This is my husband ready to go to a school dance :) I laugh everytime I look at it when I see his hair..I always tell him he was a nerd down to the bone when he was younger. I have very few pictures of my husband as a child...we have absolutely no pictures of my husband as a baby so the ones that I do have I hold very close to me.

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia over at More Than Words is hosting Friday Photo Flashback again today. It's a time for all of us to pull those pictures out and scan them to share with everyone. I love looking back at old pictures so this is the perfect meme for me. Head over to Alicia's blog and check out some more flashbacks.



This picture is of Lucas on the day that Caleb was born. My mom brought he and Jacob up to the hospital for them to see their brother and I just love this picture! I wish I could go back and live their birth days all over again...each and every one of them...they are pure wonderful days!

Friday Photo Flashback

Alicia is letting us do another week of Friday Photo Flashback and I'm excited to dig through my pictures and find another one to share with you all. Head over to her blog and show us what you have from your pre digital camera days...or as alot of mine are digital but I never saved them on my computer.



This is my Daddy. I honestly can't write what he means to me..my dad and I have been through hell and back and he has become one of the people that I hold dearest. I consider my dad one of my best friends in the world. My parents got divorced when I was just a baby and I'll tell you first hand that growing up in a household with divorced parents is by far not the easiest thing in the world to deal with. I spent years upset with my dad when I was older for the divorce and I held so much of it inside. I vividly remember the day that it all came out and I told him how I felt and I remember like it was yesterday how he sat right beside me and took everything that I said to him and respected my feelings. From that day on it was all different...I think I lived up until that very day thinking that could leave again at any minute but on that day I knew that he was there. I knew that what happened wasn't my fault and I knew that he loved me and wasn't going anywhere no matter what. After that it was as if everything was new..it was a fresh start. We still had our issues and we of course still argued about things as parents and children always do and I went through days that I thought I had the worst parents ever as a teenager but you know what I realize now is that he always loved me as deeply as is possible in this life. I remember so much that I have shared with my dad and I could sit and tell you stories as though they are happening now...I remember the day I found out I was pregnant with Lucas and I was a senior in high school and I remember having to tell him and seeing the pure disappointment in his eyes. I remember thinking that I had really screwed up and I was terrified that I would lose my dad..that we would never be close again. It took a while but we came back closer than ever and have never looked back. I remember when I met my husband and my dad and I went through a difficult time..I remember that everyone around me that loved me and had always supported me didn't think I was doing the right thing. They didn't think that I was making a smart decision and I needed to slow down. I also remember how my dad took my husband into his heart and treated him like his own son. I remember being so thankful that my dad was able to give my husband the love and closeness with my dad that he never got to experience as a child. I will never ever be able be thank my dad for what he has given to him. I remember when we told my dad that we were going to be having a girl...my dad wanted a granddaughter so badly and I remember finding out the day that my grandfather died. I remember the hug that my husband and dad shared and the pure joy in that room at that very moment. My dad always tells me that I give him too much credit and that he really isn't as great as I make him out to be....for the record I just have to say that he's wrong. My dad is the most amazing person I have ever known. I love and adore my dad and although I know that everyone makes mistakes in my eyes he can do no wrong. My dad is my hero and I will always be thankful for all he has brought to my life.


Okay so this flashback turned into a sort of tribute along with a flashback but once I got started I just couldn't stop.