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Welcome to our blog! Craig and I were married on February 11, 2006. Craig had two sons from a previous marriage - Hunter and Colton. I was very lucky to inherit two wonderful kids right off the bat. I feel so blessed to have them in my life. And they put up with my OCD remarkably well. Kyla joined the family on August 8, 2006. She is our little angel...most of the time!!! She loves her brothers and they love her too. We continually get compliments on how sweet they are to their little sister. I recently started a new job as Director of Clinical Services for a mental health agency, and I also have a private practice on the side. Craig works for the Veteran's Administration Hospital as the Systems Redesign Manager. He is a wonderful husband and father. Life is good for our family!

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Happy Father's Day!


Father's Day didn't quite turn out as we planned it. Craig's breakfast-in-bed turned into cleaning up after Kyla who woke up sick at 6:30 am. I think we overdid it yesterday with graduation and two barbeques...more than she is used to. Or maybe she just had a touch of the flu...who knows? Anyway, our plan was to bring breakfast to Craig then all go fishing and have a picnic in the park. We did eventually make Craig some pancakes, and he and the boys did get to go fishing...while Kyla and I stayed home to rest. I guess when you have three kids you have to be flexible and expect the unexpected. He said he still had a good day and enjoyed the fishing trip with the boys! Craig is such a wonderful dad - one of the first things that attracted me to him. Here's to the dads...not an easy job!

Craig earns his MBA...Way to go!!!


Craig has finally reached the end....almost...of his long journey in graduate school. The graduation ceremony was actually really nice. Graduations are usually very long and some might say...quite boring, but since there were only about 80 graduates, it was nice. The boys were very well-behaved...we learned our lesson by trying to bring Kyla to Hunter's program that it would be best to leave her behind. So my sister graciously let her spend the night and brought her over after the ceremony...thanks Kim!

After the graduation we all headed back to our place for a barbeque and celebration. The weather was perfect and the food was great...Craig is the barbeque master! He doesn't even get a break on his own graduation. :) I don't think he minded too much. We are all so proud of his hard work and determination...WAY TO GO - We love you!!!!

Graduation and Festivities...

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Growing Girl...

I thought I'd throw a few recent pictures of Kyla in so you can see how she's growing and what new things she is doing...

Attempting to potty train - Kyla likes her potty chair, however she doesn't quite have the hang of the "potty" concept yet. She likes to sit on her chair and play with the toilet paper, but that's about it. She'll get it eventually....I hope. :)

Kyla's most recent entertainment comes from crawling in the cabinet under the sink and playing "peek-a-boo."

Ta-da!!! Kyla also loves to climb up on top of the kitchen counter these days. Still working on breaking her of that habit. :)

Daddy's little angel...


My little girl is growing so quickly. :(