Flying Family

We got to take a quick trip to Grand Lake this weekend. It was short but sweet. The best part of going for Jeremey is the flight there and back! We would not be able to come near as much of we couldn't fly. It sure beats the 4 hour drive! And the kids are usually so worn out that they fall asleep soon after takeoff on the way home. It gives Jeremey and I about an hour of uninterrupted conversation We are so blessed with a great family and an awesome pilot!!!!!

He's not home...oh yeah I forgot

As I am cooking dinner with Natalie I keep gazing out the window seeing Jeremey's truck. A part of me still gets giddy knowing his truck is in the drive. Then I remember I drove it home today. So I will wait patiently (inserts laugh here) until he gets home. Gosh I love that man!

Hello? Hello?

I am so ashamed!  It has been 11 months since I blogged here.  How is that possible?  Oh wait...4 kids and Jeremey.  Never mind I am busy!  I see all these great blogs and want to have mine be just as awesome, but I realize that other women do that as there "job" since they may have 4 kids, no one certainly has Jeremey who keeps me more than busy.  The Trucking Blog  keeps me really busy and somehow I end up posting on HIS blog more than mine.  Oh and then there is this little thing called PINTEREST  If you have not signed up for this...email me and I will send you an invitation.  It's free and ADDICTIVE.  Even more so that Facebook!!!!  And then there is that little project we started on the house...Lots of decisions that I feel rushed to make.  But come March (I hope) it will all be done!
And as of this morning I finally had found a quick way to add picts from iPhoto to my blog.  I know that Apple was smart enough to do it...I just had to find the right way!  So hopefully now there will be more picts of the family here!  I have missed being here!
Love and Prayers to you all,

Jessica
' PS  I have gone Mac and never going BACK!

 Jeremey busy as always is so busy we are investing in child labor!  Z is helping him by driving a semi!

 Emalie is driving in the pasture checking cows!  

And Abbey, Natalie and Zachery are making sure that cattle eat the hay!  

October part I

 The kids have such a great dad.  He does so many great fun things with them.  Each year he is in charge of the pumpkin decorating.  If it was up to me, I would give them markers and let them go to town.  BUT Daddy on the other hand makes elaborate pictures in the pumpkin!

Emalie with her Daddy and the Kitty Cat Pumpkin

Abbey is getting big enough to carve her own. Wouldn't you know she carved a HORSE!

Zachery, Daddy and Frankenstein

Natalie (notice the pose) with her Daddy and their ghost pumpkin. 

BIG SMILES

 We have found a Showdeo to go to with Abbey near Attica.  She has a great time.  It's very low key and fun!  She took Jetta Dawn to this one because Jessica had a small cut on her back leg.

Horse girl no.2. Thank goodness Jetta is so calm.  Emalie just loved all over her and she didn't seem to mind at all!

This boy LOVES to cook.

He loves it when I go shopping and bring home strawberries.  We have this awesome chopper and he does almost everything himself!  It builds his self confidence and I just love that! This time I didn't even get all the bags unloaded before he started chopping.

He is thinking of me!

I got a wonderful surprise today. A knock at my door and J-Mac delivered these beautiful flowers and box of candles and bath goodies!!!! Hand picked by my fabulous HUSBAND!!! I am so happy that he is mine. Jeremey and I talk often about how God made us for each other! I am so blessed to have him. God did good! Thanks for the flowers and gift box honey and thanks for thinking of me!

I didn't know there were so many things to do in MAY

In May we have gotten to really enjoy the outdoors, Jeremey isn't cutting wheat yet, and school is out so the kids can stay up "while the sun is still up". I am really loving summer!

Abbey roasting her marshmellow. She tried it blackened like Daddy's and then decided that just wasn't for her.

Natalie getting hers "just right"

Emalie just LOVED eating the chocolate!

Zachery was happy to just let Daddy cook his.

We got to go to Newton to pick up the Bucket List so we found a park to play in for the kids. It was great time! On our way through Wichita we stopped and ate at the Olive Garden. The kids are good enough that we enjoy a family meal at a restaurant.You would think the driver of such a classy truck would NEVER stick out his tongue at his wife.

Zachery and Daddy, I love the smile on Jeremey's face!

Our latest couple picture...taken by Abbey

Natalie, the future model, she has many poses she likes to try!

Emalie loved this little walk through.

Zachery was pretty good at not getting his picture taken, so I had to catch him while he was really concentrating...walking down the slide was a good time to snap a picture.

Abbey had such a good time mastering these spinning monkey bars!

4 Sacraments in 1 day!

This Easter was so special to our family! We were looking forward to the rise of Christ, our annaul family Easter dinner and egg hunt, mostly we were looking forward to the big day at church. You see our family participated in 4 sacraments. Jeremey was baptized, confirmed into the Church and made his First Holy Communion. Abbey also made her First Communion.
I think that with our wedding day and the baptism of our children this day ranks right up there with them. I don't think that I can fully express the joy, grace, pride and love that I felt for Jeremey and Abbey that day. And for the GUSTO OF LOVE that I have for our Church and the Catholic Faith. It took everything that I had not to just jump out of my seat and say "Are you seeing this? Do you know how important this day is? HALLELUJAH!" I just about BURST!

Abbey receiving the body of Christ for the first time. I am so unbelieveable proud of this little girl! She is growing up so fast. I pray that it was as big of moment for her that it was for me, when I was a girl and now as a mother! (thanks mom and dad)

Jeremey and Abbey. One of my favorite all time pics!

Jeremey and the kids

Our theme this year was black and white! Z man is in a 5 pc suit. (Ebay $35)

Sometimes the horse girl does'nt mind being in a dress!

On the way home from church E and Z fell asleep!

So that I can ramble some more....When Jeremey and I first started talking about getting married I made it clear to him that he did not have to join the Church. It was something that I had desired for him and myself, but never pushed him to do it. I told him that joining the Catholic faith was a call from God that he needed to answer for himself. Although we discussed that he would need to attend church with me when we had children and he did. Abbey was born and he was there in church with us because together we would raise our children in the Catholic faith. If he wasn't working he came to church with us. I'm sure it was weird in a way for a non Catholic to attend Mass and really get much out of it. He didn't really ask a lot of questions early on and really I didn't try to educate him on the faith that much. I always wanted him to join and become the "faith leader of our household" but it was a prayer I kept to myself. On Sunday that prayer was answered. Almost 11 years after we were married and almost 8 years after the birth of our child he has joined the Church. I am so proud of this man that God has chosen for me. And our entire family blessed everyday to be loved and protected by God. My parents gifted with me with such a special gift of the Catholic faith. I am so overwhelmed and overjoyed that Jeremey and I get to pass that gift onto our children. Its like a circle of giving! I am so thankful for my faith, my God and my Church! Love and Prayers to you all!

Best Theme and Best Engine for Bucket List

More pictures when Jeremey gets home!

For the night show

New paint scheme

Lots of chrome!

More chrome

How do you live life? Eyes shut, hearts open.

Congratulations honey on a job well done.

Cows

Jeremey on the pens counting his cows.

Jeremey and Zachery moved cows on Friday to the salebarn. Zachery enjoyed the day with Daddy and the guys...even eating lunch at the bar! Oh, you have a baby...in a bar?! Channeling Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alababma. Zachery also said to Jeremey.."Dad you have shit on your jeans." Jeremey just said "yes I do" He thought it was best left alone.