Makes you wonder what goes through their minds...

On our way home this evening Chayse and I had a couple of interesting conversations. They went somethink like this...

Chayse: What do you think I will be when I grow up?
Me: Hmmm, I don't know. A politician?
Chayse: What's that?
Me: like a Senator
Chayse: Oh
Me: Want to be the President?
Chayse: NO WAY!
Me: I know, maybe you will be a preacher
Chayse: Are you kidding??? That would be boring.
Me: NO WAY!
Chayse: I was thinking maybe like a car dealer orrrr maybe work at the Sonic!!
Me: Oh


About 10 minutes later...

Chayse: How did Aunt Carol's dad die?
Me: He had Luekemia
Chayse: How do you get that?
Me: I'm not sure, that's why we need to eat healthy and exercise
Chayse: I sure do miss him talking to me in that funny voice saying..."I'm gonna cut your ears off!"

Snowstorm 2011

Birthday Weekend

to be finished later

Today I Am Thankful!

I am thankful for so much this year. This has been an eye-opening season for me to truly appreciate my parents and be thankful for them.With both of them battling cancer and going through radiation treatments every day, I cherish every moment I have with them now. Each morning they get up and go to Daddy's radiation treatment, grab some lunch and head to Mom's treatments. God Is Good, All The Time and I know they will both be ok. Thank you Jesus for my mom and dad and blessing me with such special parents!

I am trying to teach Chayse the importance of being thankful and appreciating the small things in life.  There has been a tree on the wall at the Y for a little while that I wasn't for sure what it was for. Last night when we walked in, it had been fininshed and was called the "Tree Of Thanks" and there were blank leaves for people to fill out and tape to the tree. Before I could even suggest it to Chayse, he was headed to the table and was grabbing a pen.

On the way in, this is what he put on the wall...made my heart smile

and on the way out he stopped again to add this.

(notice the added touch w/the heart)

I Love You Mommy! Good Night...

and that was the last time Chayse ever called me Mommy. Overnight he decided to call me Mom and that is what it has been ever since. Even though he is growing up, my baby he will always be!

The Sweetest Things...

When I came home from work Chayse had picked me flowers and arranged them in a vase. He as been picking me flowers for as long as he could walk.

WildLife Expo and the Fair

What a weekend! Saturday we went to the WildLife Expo at the Lazy E with my dad and then Sunday Chayse & I spent all day at the fair. It was so pretty outside that we just walked around all day. It was some great quality time for us.

Learning how to throw a net

took a few trys but he finally figured it out

casting techniques

Reeling in a heavy fish...papa had to talk him through it

He was so excited to be on the big screen that I had to take a picture of it. :)

Getting ready to kayak with a goofy smile

getting in...he said that was the scariest part of it all

going the wrong direction


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uh oh! Looks like he is going to go across the rope and around again



Cody, Chayse and Drake at the fair

I don't think she was very happy that a boy was getting in beside her.

but he was having a great time



so happy!!



showing how strong he is

ding, ding

I think he enjoyed this ride more than this little girl.

one of his favorite rides