Hi Ya'll

Ok, so I feel like I am going a little crazy right now. But that is totally ok and normal....right? I have been very busy. Busy helping Ben with school, busy planning our sealing and Luau, busy stuffing envelopes for it, busy preparing for the hurricane, busy trying to keep close relationships in tact. That is about the just of it. Luckily I have a great family to keep me laughing through it all. I hope all of you are prepared for this hurricane. We are still trying to decide if we are going to hunker down here in Denham or head into Baton Rouge to stay with Jesse's parents who have a generator. I know, very tempting but I am having a hard time leaving our home unnatended. Anywho, please take care of yourselves!

Ben Loves the Bus

He always comes charging out with a smile.

Jackson is TWO!

Shhhhh... dont tell Cherie im blogging!

Today Jackson turned two years old! I know youre expecting some moaning about how im THAT much older now... luckily i got past that when Ben turned 6. I can now fully appreciate the rapid growth of these dear spirits.

Walking, throwing, fussing, kissing, hugging, laughing, singing, dancing, hitting... all these things have to start somewhere and Jackson has perfected the art in the past year. Especially the hitting. I tell Cherie he gets that from her -haha- He also LOVES all things motorcycles. Gets that from me thankyou!

His birthday party is still up in the air though. Cordell should be home for a few weeks starting... tomorrow?... and we want him there if we can, so party pictures dont exist yet.

Were lucky to have him and im glad Cherie can stay home and enjoy it all! Party pictures forthcoming-

Hello

First I will say sorry for not posting in a while. Things have been hectic but in a good way. Just this week we have Open House at Bens school on Tuesday, Temple class on Wednesday, Karate on Thursday and Ben starts school on Friday and I am to hang out with some girlfriends that night. See all good things.

This past weekend Ben competed in a Karate tournament in Lake Charles. He was really cute and got a huge trophy. As soon as Jess finishes editing the pictures I will post them for you to see.

Cordell will be home for about a month come Saturday from Iraq. It will be so nice to see him. We miss him so much. Also, Jacksons birthday is this Saturday. He will be two years old.

Jesse has been doing great. He is currently taking an online writing course that teaches you about freelance writing for magazines. I love reading the lessons myself. He is so talented I am sure he will do well at it. Other than that he is working hard every day to support our little family and being the same loving husband and dad he always is. I was really proud of him this Sunday, he was the first one to get up and bear his testimony. I wanted to cry but I did not b/c I didn't want to make him cry. I just love that man!

Anywho, I just got my temple dress in and it is so pretty. Still have to get the boys clothes and Jesses and get the invitations out. I should have all of that done by the end of August. So, that is what has been going on here. Hope everyone is well. And to all of our friends who are far away, we miss you!