Sissy

I can't thank this girl enough for saying 'Daddy, Why don't you marry Jenn? How cool would it be to have 2 Dads & 2 moms!?' Bless here for making me a step-mother, a job I had no credentials for, but embraced with a vengeance! From our beginnings with Barbie, to now Jonas Bros & hip hop, I love this girl as she is part of my soul! Happy Birthday Sissy!

It's Been Awhile...

Sorry it's been awhile, but life interuptis... We've been having a great summer - Sissy got to stay w us for a week & we went to the beach! It was Lil Misses 1st time & Lil Man barely remembered the 1st one (at age 1) - Everyone had a great time, but it's a whole 'nother thing taking a family of 5, then just the 2 of us!

Snow Days

We usually get snow once a year in the deep South -

these were some of our favorite pics... This was actually taken of Sissy in Tennessee & sent to us - I just loved it!
Don't they look just thrilled?
Lil Miss actually was having a good time....

Even when her brother dumped snow on her!

& of course Jackie dog had a ball!

Cousins and 3mos

Sorry it's been awhile since I posted! The holidays were hectic & then I got a consulting job at my old company! This was a photo shoot we had with all the Booker kids over the holidays - it was like hearding cats crazy! There's our 3, the both of Dave's brother's kids... I can't wait to send this to their great-grandmother, Dot! Of course, I had to have one of our 3 - Lil man wasn't the most coorperative, you can even see a tear in his eye...

These are some of Lil Misses 3mos pics - These feature her in the christining gown my mother 1st wore 60 years ago & the rest of the family thereafter... I have it framed with the pics of both my kids wearing it... it very special to me

Happy Thanksgiving

We have alot to be thankful for this year - the arrival of Lil Miss, who is such a sweet little girl & loves to be cuddled! Lil Man, who loves to give kisses & Sissy, our teenager in training!

Belated Birthday Girl

This sweet girl made me a step-mother 4 years ago - literally. She was the one who one night turned to her dad & said 'Are you gonna marry Jenn or what?' Needless to say, both of us were quite shocked! She then added 'Cause that would be great, then I'd have 2 moms & 2 dads'. Dave said it really made him think that she was onto something - he proposed shortly after that!
I'm glad she & I get along so well - we love movies, books, dolls, fashion, cooking, you name it! She's also a great help with her little brother (& me). Not only does she have all these great qualities, but she's intelligent too - what a package! Happy birthday (yesterday) sweetie!

Sibling LoVe

Lil man had a great time during his Sissy's visit this week.

Here they are making kabobs, a favorite cook-out pasttime during summer visits. Another favorite pasttime is reading books! Sissy read 3 books every night! His favorite from the library right now is Flying & we also heard author Pete Litwin perform his book 'Pete the Cat, I love My White Shoes' at the library this week, so we got a copy for home.

Father's Day & Birthday!

Happy Father's Day to my dad - this is him 'back in the day' - I recently found this pic & was able to scan it onto a card for him - he loved it!This is us at my wedding... I have to give dad credit for trying to teach me to play ball (hopeless), teaching me my 1st dirty joke (Custer's Last Stand - I still remember it to this day), with my grandfather also teaching me my 1st swear words & the value of fixing/doing things yourself - & always being there when I need him...
To the other dad in my life - my hubby - Dad to 2.5 - Sissy, Lil Man & soon-to-be Boo! Bet he never thought 5 years ago, he'd be married, 40(ish ;) & with 3 kids! It's fun (& interesting) to watch him teach the kids things everyday - of course golf is at the top of the list... & football season is right around the corner...

& guess what? It's MY birthday today too! Yep, 29 again - lol - Little did I know that I'd be 40(ish), married, with 3 kids either ;) This has been a crazy past year, with being unemployed for the 1st time since high school, but it has given me a great opportunity to spend time with my son & make him a 'real' Mama's boy ;) So, you can't look back on that as a bad thing, can you? It will be interesting to see what happens when the new baby arrives...