8/2/2004 - TIME FLYS WHEN YOU ARE HAVIN FUN!! THIS WEEKEND WAS SO NICE AND RELAXING. WE DID LOTS IN PREPARING FOR OUR LITTLE ONE ON THE WAY. AND YESTERDAY I NEEDED TO JUST TAKE IT EASY. THE MORE I MOVE IT SEEMS AS THE MORE CONTRACTIONS I GET, AND LITTLE ARLEE IS STILL TOO LITLLE TO ARRIVE SO I AM BEING CAREFUL! HOPE YOU ALL HAD WONDERFUL WEEKENDS AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NEW WEEK AHEAD OF YOU! THE WARDS
7/31/2004 - HAPPY SATURDAY! TODAY IS KIND OF A YUCKY DAY SO WE ARE STICKING AROUND THE HOUSE BUT NOT MISSING OUT ON TOO MUCH FUN WE ARE OF COURSE HAVING A BARBEQUE! AND ALL DAY WE ARE GETTING THINGS REALLY REALLY ORGANIZED FOR WHEN OUR NEWEST WARD WILL ARRIVE! SINCE THERE IS ONLY 49 DAYS LEFT I FIGURE I SHOULD HAVE A FEW THINGS PACKED JUST IN CASE. HER ROOM IS JUST ABOUT DONE EXCEPT FOR A FEW THINGS THAT STILL NEED TO BE BOUGHT BUT NOTHING THAT CANT WAIT ESPECIALLY IF SHE MAKES HER APPEARANCE SOON! WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF HER PLUS TONS OF LOVE!!!!HAVE A GOOD DAY AND WILL WRITE YA SOON. THE WARDS
7/30/2004 - YIPPY SKIPPY ITS FRIDAY AGAIN!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ANOTHER WEEK COME AND GONE. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE GREAT WEEKENDS AND HAVE TONS OF FUN! THE WARDS
7/29/2004 - HI ALL! WE ARE STILL AWAITING OUR LITTLE ONE ARGGG.. THE WAIT GAME IS BORING. BUT SHE DOES HAVE SOME MORE GROWTH TIME SO IN AT LEAST 4 WEEKS IT WILL BE OK TO START WALKING. I AM SURE SHE WILL APPEAR WHEN SHE WANTS. BUT ITS NICE TO HOPE SHE WILL BE A LITTLE EARLY, I HAVENT HAD MUCH LUCK IN THAT DEPARTMENAT WITH THE OTHER 2!! AND AS YOU ALL KNOW IF SHE IS A WARD SHE WILL TAKE HER TIME!! JUST LIKE HER DADDY NO RUSHING ANYTHING. SO AT THAT JUST WANTED TO VENT ABOUT MY BIG OL BELLY AND HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVIN A GOOD ONE. ALMOST THERE GUYS HANG IN THERE TOMARROW IS FRIDAY!! THE WARDS
7/28/2004 - HI YA'LL HOPE YOUR WELL AND FEELIN FINE! YESTERDAY WAS MY 32 WEEK APPT AND EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL. IM STILL DOWN ON MY WEIGHT BUT IM NOT COMPLAINING. A WHOPPIN 165 WOW!!! MAKES ME HAPPY I LOOKED UP MY WEIGHT WITH RICKY AND I DELIVERD AT 159 POUNDS GAINING ONLY 16 POUNDS SO I THINK I AM DOING WELL. WITH ALEXIS I ONLY GAINED 13 POUNDS BUT I WAS ONLY ABOUT 136 PRE PREGNANCY SO HOPEFULLY ILL SEE THOSE SMALLER JEANS SOON! THE WARDS
7/27/2004 - WHAT A GREAT DAY HOPE YOU ALL HAD ONE TOO! WELL LAST NIGHT WAS SO NEAT FOR ME AT LEAST. FRIDAY WE ADOPTED OPIE'S LITTLE SISTER FROM A GUY WHO WAS GOING TO GIVE HER TO THE POUND I OF COURSE HAD TO HAVE HER. SO WE BEOUGHT HER HOME. SHE WAS VERY SCARED AND EVEN LIVING WITH HIM WAS ALWAYS SCARED AND HIDING SOMEWHERE. WHEN I PICKED HER UP FROM HIS HOUSE I WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE SHE WAS HISSING AND SCRATCHING ALOT BUT I FIGURED SHE WAS SOOO SCARED AND WE COULD GIVE HER A GOOD SAFE HOME. SHE HAS BEEN DOING WELL AND FINALLY COMING OUT OF HER SHELL. LAST NIGHT I WOKE UP TO FIND HER SLEEPING RIGHT NEXT TO ME IT WAS SOOOOO GREAT AND ON MY OTHER SIDE WAS HER BIG BROTHER OPIE! SO GLAD SHE IS ADJUSTING. ANYHOW JUST HAD TO SHARE MY HAPPY STORY! THE WARDS
P.S SHE DOES FINALLY HAVE A NAME THE KIDS CALL HER SISSY! BECAUSE OF RICKY I GUESS!!! HE CALLS ALEXIS SISSY AND HIS NEW SISTER ARLEE SISSY TOO, AND SEEING AS OUR NEW KITTY IS OPIE'S SISSY SHE HAS KEPT THE NAME!
7/26/2004 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR LITTLE PRINCESS!
MY 1ST BORN BABY IS 9 YEARS OLD TODAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG SHE IS!! I AM SO PROUD OF THE LITTLE PERSON SHE IS BECOMING.SHE IS SO FULL OF LIFE, SMILES, AND TONS OF LOVE THAT IS GIVEN SO FREELY TO EVERYONE AROUND. MY LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING UP AND ITS SO HARD TO SEE BUT ALSO SUCH A GREAT FEELING TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN HER THIS FAR WITH JUST THE LOVE OF US AS A COMPLETE FAMILY, SHE IS BLOOMING INTO SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GIRL!
7/26/2004 - WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND!! WE ALL HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME. OTHER THAN BEING BUSY WITH FRIENDS I WAS SOOOO BUSY PAINTING RICKY'S ROOM AND I AM ONLY HALF FINISHED WOW ITS ALOT OF WORK. BUT I ENJOY IT! KEEPS ME BUSY. WE ALSO HAVE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY A LITTLE BABY GIRL KITTY SO NOW WE HAVE OPIE AND ABBY AT LEAST THATS WHAT WE THINK WE ARE GONNA CALL HER ITS STILL IN THE AIR. OUR OTHER CHOICE IS PEACHES! WHO KNOWS THE KIDS CHANGE THERE MINDS SO OFTEN:) HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND LOVE TO EVERYONE. THE WARDS
7/25/2004 - ALL I CAN SAY IS I LOVE IT HERE AND WHAT MAKES IT MORE WONDERFUL IS THE GREAT FRIENDS WE HAVE. THE BEST 6 COUPLES I HAVE EVER MET ARE ALL SO WARM AND INVITING. WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME WITH THEM ALL YESTERDAY, ITS NICE TO MEET GREAT PEOPLE WITH GOOD FAMILY VALUE. AND LOVE TO HAVE FUN!! I EVEN MET THE NICEST NEW COUPLE DIANA IS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND IS SOOO NICE WE CLICKED RIGHT AWAY. WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME HERE AND SO GLAD THAT WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS TO KEEP US SMILING! ANYHOW JUST WANTED TO VENT. THE WARDS
7/24/2004 - HI THERE. LAST NIGHT ALEXIS HAD SOME FRIENDS OVER FOR HER BIRTHDAY . ALTHOUGH IT IS MONDAY SHE WANTED A SLUMBER PARTY. WE HAD A LITTLE PARTY FOR HER AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WHAT A SPOILED GIRL!!! HER BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY IS NEXT MONTH THAT SHOULD BE GREAT. SHE ALSO JUST LOVED HER NEW BIKE, I LOVED THE LOOK ON HER FACE WHEN SHE SAW IT OUTSIDE WE SURPRISED HER :) I CRIED IT WAS SO CUTE! SO OVERALL SHE AND THE GITRLS HAD A BLAST AND I DID TOO, WELL EATING CAKE AND LOTS OF IT. THE WARDS
7/23/2004 - HI ALL!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ITS FRIDAY AGAIN. MAN ITS FLYIN BY. TODAY LEX IS HAVING A COUPLE OF GIRLS OVER FOR HER BIRTHDAY IT SHOULD BE REALLY FUN. MORE CAKE YUMMY LOTS OF FOOD :) HER REAL B-DAY PARTY WILL BE IN AUGUST SHE REALLY WANTS TO WAIT TILL HER BEST FRIEND JESSICA GETS BACK FROM GERMANY SO IT WILL FEEL MORE COMPLETE. YESTERDAY WAS EXCITING THE PRESIDENT WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US! ALTHOUGH IT WAS NEAT IT WAS SO FRUSTRATING TOO. WE COULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. ROADS AND STREETS WERE BLOCKED I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOME MANY POLICE CARS IN ALL MY LIFE. THEY WERE DOWN EVERY STREET FOR MILES. WE ALSO FINALLY WELL I STARTED PAINTING RICKYS ROOM I JUST CANT SIT STILL GUESS PREGNANCY DOES IT TO ME, MAKES ME MOVE EVEN MORE. I AM A BUSY MAMA AND SEEMS IT WILL BE THAT WAY FOR ALWAYS. HOPEFULLY CAUSE I AM SUCH A STRONG PREGO I WILL DELIVER PRETTY QUICK AND HOPEFULLY ITS EASY ON MY BODY. I KNOW I SHOULD BE TAKING IT EASY BUT MAN I DONT WANT TO MISS A DARN THING. SO I AM STILL ON THE GO AND WILL BE TILL I POP, I AM ALSO HOPING IT WILL HELP ME GET BACK INTO SHAPE AFTER ARLEE ARRIVES. ANYHOW BACK TO PAINTING AND GARDENING I WILL POST SOME PICS SOON !! LOVE YOU ALL THE WARDS
7/22/2004 - WHAT A GREAT DAY IT WAS YESTERDAY! A NICE FAMILY DINNER AND SOME YUMMY CAKE! WISH THE BATTERIES IN THE CAMERA WERE'NT DEAD OOH WELL. HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT ONE WE SURE DID. THE GIRLS( ANCHA, JAMIE & LUCY )ALL SURPRISED ME YESTERDAY WITH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND SOME COMPANY.THEY TOLD ME BARBEQUE ON SATURDAY SO I AM EXCITED. ALEXIS IS HAVING A SLUMBER PARTY FRIDAY WITH ALL THE GIRLS IT SHOULD BE FUN. LOTS OF QUIZZING ON HOW DO YOU FEEL ARE YOU ANXIOUS YOU KNOW GIRL STUFF. THEN THEY ADMIRED THE BABIES ROOM MAN I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT MY LITTLE ONE IN THERE IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! ANYHOW LOVE TO YOU ALL AND GOOD DAY KEEP SMILING :) THE WARDS
7/21/2004 - 29 YEARS OLD CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? MAN SEEMS TO HAVE JUST FLOWN BY TOO. HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A GOOD DAY I KNOW I WILL. OUR FAMILY IS GONNA DO SOME FUN STUFF TODAY AND OF COURSE I WILL TAKE PICS. SO UNTIL THEN HAVE A GOOD ONE. THE WARDS
7/20/2004 - HI ALL HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND FEELING GREAT. I KNOW I AM BUT CAN YOU BELIEVE IT TOMARROW I WILL BE 29 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CRAZY OH WELL ANOTHER DAY CLOSER TO ARLEE AT LEAST! WE ARE EXPECTING THUNDER STORMS TODAY I CANT WAIT!! WE HAVENT HAD ANY FOR QUITE A WHILE SO I LOOK FORWARD TO IT! SOUNDS WIERD I KNOW, BUT ME AND RICK SIT OUT ON THE PATIO AND WATCH THE LIGHTNING WITH THE KIDS ITS SO MUCH FUN! WELL WILL CHECK IN LATER GATORS!! THE WARDS
7/19/2004 - HAPPY MONDAY OR NOT!! FOR ME ITS A NEW WEEK CLOSER TO MY LITTLE ANGEL ARLEE! HOPE YOU ALL HAD A FABULOUS WEEKND I KNOW WE DID. BEING HERE HAS DEFINATELY BROUGHT UA ALL EVEN CLOSER WE JSUT LOVE FAMILY ADVENTURE! ITS NICE TO BE A COMPLETE FAMILY!!! HAVE A GREAT NEW WEEK ALL!! THE WARDS
7/18/2004 - HI ALL FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION HOW FUNNY IT WAS WHEN I REALIZED I WROTE THE STORY ABOUT ME TURNING 28 ON WEDNESDAY TOO FUNNY ALEXIS WILL BE 9 ON THE 26TH I HAD TO THINK AM I GETTING THAT OLD THAT I DIDNT REALIZE I AM TURNIG 29!!!!!!! OOOH MAN SO SAD. SEE ALEXIS IS 20 YEARS YOUNGER SO GUESS I WILL NEVER BR ABLE TO FORGET MY AGE DUHHHH! ANYHOW WE HAD SUCH A GREAT WEEKEND FRIDAY WENT TO SOME FRIENDS HUNG OUT WITH JAMIE AND IAN, ANCHA AND DENNIS, TORI AND DAVE AND ANOTHER NEW COUPLE WE JUST MET THEY ARE ALL SO NICE. I HAVENT LAUGHED THAT HARD IS SO LONG. THEY ARE SO FUNNY. SAT WE WNET ON AS LONG FISHING DAY AND WE ALSO TOOK THE KIDS TO SEE SPIDERMAN IT WAS SO GOOD RICKY JUST LOVED IT. YOU KNOW LITTLE BOYS AT HIS AGE WANT TO BE SUPERHEROS!!!! ANYHOW HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD ONE. WILL TALK AT YA LATER! THE WARDS
all that I've done wrong, I must have done something right To deserve her love every morning And butterfly kisses I couldn't ask God for more, man, this is what love is I know I've gotta let her go, but I'll always remember
There's two things I know for sure, She was sent here from heaven, and she's daddy's little girl.
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night, she talks to Jesus and I close my eyes. And I thank God for all the joy in my life, But most of all, for...
Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer. Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair. "Walk beside the pony daddy, its my first ride." "I know the cake looks funny, daddy, but I sure tried." Oh, with all that I've done wrong, I must have done something right To deserve a hug every morning And butterfly kisses at night.
Sweet sixteen today, She's looking like her momma a little more every day. One part woman, the other part girl. To perfume and makeup, from ribbons and curls. Trying her wings out in a great big world. But I remember...
Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer. Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair. "You know how much I love you daddy, But if you don't mind, I'm only going to kiss you on the cheek this time." With all that I've done wrong, I must have done something right. To deserve her love every morning, And butterfly kisses at night.
All the precious time Like the wind, the years go by Precious butterfly Spread your wings and fly
She'll change her name today. She'll make a promise, and I'll give her away. Standing in the bride room just staring at her, she asked me what I'm thinking, and I said "I'm not sure, I just feel like l'm losing my baby girl." Then she leaned over...and gave me...
Butterfly kisses, with her mama there Stickin' little white flowers all up in her hair "Walk me down the aisle daddy, its just about time" "Does my wedding gown look pretty daddy?" "Daddy don't cry " With