Thursday, July 9

I'm Sorry I Can't Help It!

I just think she is so cute!!  And she is sooo tiny!!  Below are my updates photos of Josslyn Jolie over the 4th.  Katie is such a good mom.  It's so neat to see her with her new baby.  I just love it!  We had such a great 4th.  I got to spend the whole weekend with my mom and dad and Bret went to Kearney to help work on Clay and Shellie's bathroom.  We did get to spend some time with my sisters and their husbands and I just loved it.  I miss them alot.  But I'm feeling more content here and am really loving our home and neighbors.  We have made a couple more friends so that really helps too.  

Tuesday, June 23

Josslyn

It's so hard to be so far away from my family, especially when we have a new member.  I got some new pictures of Josslyn and am so excited to post.  It's kind of like my online brag book.  She is so dang little and cute! Here's some new photos!

Wednesday, June 17

Why Do We Love Children?

My cousin Christy sent me this and I really loved it so I thought I would share!

Why do we love children? 

1) NUDITY

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'


2) OPINIONS

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents ..'


3) KETCHUP

A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone.. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'


4) MORE NUDITY


A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'


5) POLICE # 1

While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old.. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?' 


6) POLICE # 2

It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me.. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.
'It sure is,' I replied.
Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'


7) ELDERLY

While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by t he various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'


8) DRESS-UP

A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.'
'And why not, darling?'
'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning..'


9) DEATH

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.
The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.'
 (I want this line used at my funeral!) 
  

10) SCHOOL

A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'


11) BIBLE

A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.
'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.
'What have you got there, dear?'
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!' 

Sunday, June 7

Our New Life!

Well, Bret and I are finally starting our blog.  We just have so many exciting things going on in our life and those we love.  We just got married in September, more family, new jobs, new home, new puppy, and this week a new addition to our family.  My sister and brother (Garth is better than an in-law)  had their first baby named Josslyn Jolie.   I can't say enough how excited I am to be an aunt and to see my sister become a mom.  I got to visit her a couple of days ago and I couldn't keep my eyes off her. She is beautiful and it amazes me she was in my sister's belly a couple days ago.  Baby creation is amazing.  Thank you all for your prayers.  He totally took care of Katie and Josslyn.  The timing was perfect for Katie's body to give her up and Josslyn was developed enough that she'll be fine.  She is actually kind of chubby for a premie.  It's so cute!  I'll definitely be putting photos up of her.  Congrats Katie and Garth.