A Day at Deana Rose

Deana Rose is a place that has many farm animals that you can pet and feed. They have numerous play areas for the kids and plenty of fun activites for them to do. The best part is that it is free for everyone. There are a few things inside that cost like a pony ride or a hay ride but all of the other things are free. We had such a good time. It is only about 15 minutes from us.
I was really shocked when Bella was petting the goats and feeding them. She has been going through this stage of not liking to get close to other creatures. She was so much fun!
This is Bella's "friend" Colter. An arranged marriage is already set up for the two of them. We went with my friend Jennifer, Colter and her daughter Alex. It was a great time with them!!

Mother's Day

Me and my girls. I was so proud that day to be a mom of these 2 beautiful girls! I am very blessed!

Emmerson was dedicated at church so that made it extra special. I was also asked to sing and the video shows that. It was such a beautiful song and I wanted my girls up there with me. Isabella was so cute but she kept distracting me and so I lost my words a few times. I know nobody cared because most were crying and laughing at the same time. It was such a special moment for me. Hope you enjoy!

Our first zoo trip of the season!

Bella eating her strawberries. She has always got to be snacking on something.
We were not sure how she would react to the sea lions getting right up to her but she loved it. They did it a few times and barked and she loved it.
They have these kangaroos there and we have never seen them come this close to the path. A couple of them were very close. They are normally up in the field sleeping in the sun. It was really cool.
Emmy slept most of the time in the B' jorn but when she woke up she was a happy girl.
We can't wait to go back. We bought a pass this year so we will be going as much as we can as long as the weather stays nice and not too hot.

The "joys" of living in the midwest!

Our weatherman Bryan Busby!

(I got this picture on-line)

Ok.... so tonight a storm rumbled through and it wasn't just any storm. It was a severe thunderstorm that produced baseball size hail and tornadoes. We were watching the news and all of the sudden we heard our tornado sirens go off. "Are you serious?? We have to go down to the basement??" So we got the kids and made sure we had their pacifiers and blankies and off we went. Thank goodness most of the basement is finished with a t.v. Wait! We have sattelite!! It went out so we listened to the radio. Finally the t.v. came back on and we were able to watch the storm blow through. The tornado did not touch down; there was just "rotation" in the sky. The storm headed right towards my parents house and there was actually a tornado that touched down right before it hit my parents town. We are all safe and all is quiet now.


Ever since we (me, my parents and sister) moved here to the midwest (13 years ago), I have hated storms. Some people love them and I think they are crazy! I grew up with earthquakes and I would much rather be in an earthquake than a tornado eventhough you don't get a warning with earthquakes. Anyway, I just had to share our experience. It was very scary and I am so glad it's all over....until the next storm comes!

A good mommy....

I was sitting on the couch nursing Emmerson and Isabella was sitting in her pink chair with her baby. I looked over at her and she was talking to her baby saying, "here, let's go on this side." She then proceeded to put her baby up to her right little boobie and feed her baby. I just smiled and giggled quietly so she wouldn't hear me. When she was "done" she came over to me and took my nursing pad and said, "This is for Bella's boobie", and then walked away.
I knew this would happen at some point and it was hilarious just as I imagined. Just another mommy taking care of her little baby!!