A time for new beginnings............

Well this post is LONG OVER DUE!!!

So much has changed over the last 18+months. I have become a completely different person. I wish I had documented the transformation, thankfully I did journal so I will always have that memory. In a way it was so personal that it's probably better that it's not online for the world to see how devastating it was.

I'm now a single mom, didn't want it, and never would've chosen this path. It's been the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life, but I have no control over someone else's decisions...... I think that is the second biggest lesson I've learned...... The first was that I had to drop all expectations, he is obviously not the person I knew and he thinks completely differently and has different priorities. That is the one thing that grieves me, his lack of priority for my girls, I think that will always hurt. Nothing I can do to change it, lol I've tried......

We are moving on and forward in life. We are all learning how to live differently. I think it's hard because I feel it's forced my youngest to grow up too fast, and I'm doing my best to stop that. We are living life to the fullest and trying to make the best of each day. We've grown so close, and I pray that continues.......

I think one of the best things that have happened is my faith, it's gone to a completely different level, and I will never go back. I have had to rely fully on God, and guess what he's always come through. Even when I was expecting something he's performed miracles.

I look forward to keeping up to date on this once again, and soon I'll post the year in photos..... I've missed this!

Swim time with Papa

It had been awhile since Papa Bruce had seen his girls, so he decided to swing by and take a dip in the pool with them. Of course we all had a blast, and I had to get the camera out to snap some of the moments. I even got some video, we'll see if I can remember to upload some!

He'd put both the girls on top of the air mattress, and then he'd pull it out from under them. It was hilarious! They slid right off every time!

Then Papa Bruce became the Shark, and the girls compelted it with the Jaws sound effects!

Grandma's Scooter

Jer's mom wanted some pics of her Scooter, so after I was done shooting those, the girls wanted their chance to hop on!

My lil helpers

My girls are really great helpers. Cal helped me pick our Beans and clean them and then Lora joined us to help snap them. It was a great group effort.

And Lora is ALWAYS helping me fold clothes, I'm just soooo thankful that she is now able to actually help and fold rather than make a bigger mess for me!

The Beach

We decided it was time to head to the beach. Even though we live so close we just seem to forget about this amazing place. We first headed towards the lighthouse, you couldn't tell until you were out there that the point was surrounded by fog, and the wind was crazy, thank goodness we have a pass that lets us in free or it would've been a waste of money, we didn't even leave the car! :) We could see that the beach just down the road was not foggy so we decided to head down and play there. We were amazed at the drifts that now covered the beach (the beach was perfectly flat when we were there in January). Of course the girls loved running up and down them. The weather was nice on the beach, the sun warmed the sand, it was almost too hot, but I love warmth on my feet, they always seem cold. We had a great day playing together, we always do. And of course on the way home we had to stop by Mo's for some yummy food.

Getting ready to go down the drift for the first time

Each time Cal did it, I thought she was going to do a face plant, but who knows why she never did! She can't even walk on flat ground without falling!

On your Mark, Get Set, GO!

and they were off, Cal had the lead....

But Lora over took her!

Cal just LOVED these piles of wet sand, it was almost like throwing snowballs!

This was how foggy it was by the lighthouse. You can't even see it.

Run girls RUN!

I LOVE this shot, Dad had to pull his shorts up just like his girls.

Oh my goodness, I do exist. My wonderful husband decided to grab the camera and shot a few shots of his girls!

Had to grab her and run before we got soaked! :)

She loves being chased!

And this is Cal's before shot, taken moments before the next one.....

Yep, she face planted into the water, every time one of the girls does it, which means, soaking wet and sand EVERYWHERE, poor thing!

Photo courtesy of Calleigh

This next photo Lora took, and you can always tell Lora's, her subjects are never the primary focus in the picture. It's art! :) And nothing a little cropping won't fix, but I try to leave "her copy" as well, so I can remember.

Time to dig and build

Love him!

Lora writing her name

I don't know what gave them the idea for "snow" angels, but man they really got sand in every crack they had. But hey they had fun......

And their Angels

Sand, Sand, Everywhere

And this is what happened as soon as we got them in clean, dry clothes!