Last Day of School...

SO Kiley's last day of school is tomorrow! The end of the school year is Craziness!!! Brendan's last day of Pre-school was Tuesday and they had a Program that night we went to. That was Adorable!!! And then Wednesday Kiley had her Awards Banquet at school! She was on the A-B honor Roll all year! She was upset because she had all A's and then when she changed schools in January she got a B in spelling, lol! But she had all A's on her last report card! We're so proud of her!!!

Kiley starts her Gymnastics and Cheerleading camp on Monday! She is SUPER excited because her Best Friend decided to do it with her! So they will have fun and learn a lot! :o) Brendan & Kiley finished up Soccer this last week! They both really enjoyed it and are excited for T-Ball and Coach Pitch coming up in June! It will be fun!

Last weekend we were invited to go on our Friends boat! The kids had never been on a boat like that before and they had a BLAST!!! We got to Tube and we parked the boat and they played and swam for about 3-4 hours with NO FIGHTING!!! It was HEAVEN!!! ;o) But we really did have a Great time!!! WHen Korry gets back we just might turn into Boat people, lol! ;o) Although I would rather have a couple of Sea Doo's!!! ;o)

Korry made it to his Base in Afghanistan and is Definitely in another world!!! He lives in a TINY room with 3 other men and they sleep on Bunk Beds! He said the food is disgusting and it's very dirty facilities!!! This might sound petty, however when you're working 16 hour days 7 days a week, you need something to keep you going!!! At least good food! So I have my work cut out for me!!! ;o) So please keep him in your prayers! I know the lack of Privacy will get Old really fast and it will be a long 6 Months!!! :o(

Anyway, I am off to bed!!! I hope everyone has a Great weekend!!!

:o) HAPPY SUMMER!!! :o)

Picture Time

So yesterday a friend asked me to go to the park with her! It's a park I had never been to and let me just say I'm so excited about finding this park! It's awesome and the kids had a blast! I finished up my Professional Photography courses and am now officially a Certified Professional Photographer! I still need practice, but I am one step closer! So I took this opportunity and took TONS of pictures and they turned out pretty good! Anyway, I will share them and I hope you al have a Great rest of your week! :o)

Saying Goodbye is Hard To Do...

So this last weekend we were in South Carolina with Korry for about 3-4 days. We all had a Great time and got some Great Family time together! There was a pool at our hotel, so we spent a LOT of time out there! It was Gorgeous weather!!! But the goodbye was inevitable and was hard! Anyway, we're home safe and sound and now back to the normal day to day...just a BIG HUGE Chunk missing! Here are some pictures of our weekend...

This is of the kids Swimming...

Saying Goodbye At The Airport...

Terrifying Facts...

So this last Sunday was just like any other Sunday. Went to church, ate with friends, spent time with my kids and then had Small group at our house on Sunday night. After Small Group I was sitting in the floor in my living room and I got a text from a friend saying that Osama had been killed. I had my phone near me so I turned it on and it went to Facebook and I turned on the news. Facebook was LIT Up with people saying their opinions on what had happened and I was also watching the news where people were cheering and waving flags, dancing and singing our national anthem.

My thoughts were not "OH YAY", but they also weren't sadness for this evil man either! I feel like 9/11 was such a difficult day for this Country and he was the reason for this! But I was confused with my emotions, because I was scared! I couldn't put my finger on it, but my stomach started hurting and I just felt this sick feeling! Korry called a few minutes later and asked if I had heard what happened and then proceeded to tell me that what just happened made him deploying much more dangerous and then it hit me like a TON of Bricks! These people HATE Americans! And all their seeing of us right now is exactly what we saw on our news channel the day of 9/11! Cheering, singing and dancing in the street!

People keep saying, but that was different, that was them killing thousands of innocent people! We just killed a huge Terrorist threat to our nation! Let me first clarify this...I am 100% positive this SHOULD have happened. The men and women who are fighting for this great nation did their job EXACTLY right!!! But the part that is upsetting is what we did next...in THEIR minds... we are celebrating one of THEIR people being killed! And you may say, I don't care if their mad, we are celebrating and "honoring" our military members...when in fact you're NOT! You are putting a HUGE target on their backs! They are SO mad right now, and we're just rubbing salt in that wound by our actions! It makes me Absolutely TERRIFIED that Korry will be going over their in just a few short weeks to a Country with a lot of people who Hate Americans with a ton of vengeance in their hearts!!! I believe we are better than this!

I think as Americans, we love to talk about our"rights" but rarely our responsibilites. We have reason and even the "right" to celebrate but I think it needs to be done with dignity and in a responsible manner. For every action there is a reaction and we need to consider the reaction and if it will put our military at greater risk. Why fan the flames of their fury? We got what justice we could...he can't pay a higher price than his life. Why mirror their actions on 9/11 and rub their noses in it? Freedom isn't free...it ALWAYS comes at a cost and we need to put the military who is actually paying the price first and do what we can to keep them as safe as possible until they are back home!!!

‎"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." ~I dont know who wrote this, but I think it fits and is a Beautiful Quote! :o)