Sophomore

The years go by so fast.....

I look at Sassy and I am sometimes taken aback at what I see.  

The little girl who use to cry as we were trying to get out the door in the mornings because her socks didn't feel right, 

has become this beautiful young woman.  

(teaching her sister how to pitch)

Hard to believe she is in 10th grade, working hard at school and sports, preparing for confirmation and 

getting ready to get her drivers license (she earned her drivers permit this past July).

 (Passed the written test ~ on the first try ~ and received her permit)

 (Drove part of the way to a softball tournament ~ 14 hours round trip)

(yep, she drove into and through the city ~ gotta learn sometime)

She helped to fill our summer calendar with her softball practices, games and tournaments 

(a week long one in Colorado created lots of memories!).  

It is fun to cheer her and her team on.  Win or lose they played hard and are a great group of girls!

Sassy works hard at everything she does.

This season for high school volleyball, she made the JV team and was a "swinger" for the Varsity team.  Meaning, she attended varsity events, practices and games and played when called upon.  Her JV team ended the season 22-4, with one first place tournament finish and her Varsity team ended 24-2 with two first place tournament finishes.  She received a high school letter for her hard work.  

She had a fun season and made new friendships along the way.

She thrives on being busy.  I am always amazed at how well she does balancing school, softball, and volleyball, 

yet finds time to sneak in some fun!

Her sports never seem to end ~ she had softball tryouts for next summer's club team in August.  

They played a few tournaments together this fall and have winter training starting up soon.  

Winter club volleyball tryouts are next weekend.

(everyone needs to eat a giant donut at least once in their life!)

Her smile is contagious and her caring personality melts my heart.

Double Digits

10 years ago, in the middle of the night hubby and I made our way to the car. When we drove out of the driveway, the thermometer showed a frigid -19 degrees.  We made our way to our destination.  As we arrived, I insisted on walking to the front entrance myself.  Hubby wouldn't have it.  He dropped me off at the front door and I waited inside for him.  I found a comfy chair and sat down.  While I was waiting, a kind looking woman asked me if I needed assistance.  I declined.  I waited.  It was probably only a couple of minutes, but it felt like forever.  Finally when he entered the building, we set off.   We arrived at the nurses station so I could be assessed for labor and delivery.  But one look at me told them no assessment was necessary.  The nurses instantly assigned me to a delivery room  ~ I was dilated to an 8.  Three calls to the doctor to get her to hurry up, no epidural and an 1/2 hour later, we were holding our beautiful 21 inch, 8lb 8oz, baby boy in our arms.

Time flies, but I remember these minutes like they were yesterday.

And today?  Today is not much different from that day 10 years ago.  It is cold, it is windy and I am so in love with that baby boy, who is now a 10 year old.  Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for him.

Happy Birthday Beautiful Boy ~ thank you for the love, laughter and fun you bring to our family!

Lime Green, Purple, Turquoise and Peace

Hard to believe my little Sassy is a not so little 10 years old already.
The years have flown by.
Too Fast.

Anyway,  she recently celebrated by having a few (meaning 6) girls sleep over.  I think she would have invited 15, but I had to draw the line at 6 and she had to figure out who she wanted to invite (the fact that a couple of her friends were away for spring break made the decision a little less stressful).

She wanted a colorful party ~ turquoise, lime green and purple.

And 2 days before the big event, she finally decided she wanted her favorite "yellow cake with chocolate frosting" (yellow boxed cake that is, and the frosting recipe well that is my Mother-in-Laws, and you can get that by clicking here).  Except in the form of cupcakes.  And with peace signs on them.

So.... I purchased a bag of white candy melts and a bag of lavender candy melts as well as some candy coloring (don't use regular food coloring for the candy, use an oil based candy color or you will end up with a thick mess)

I melted and colored my white candy melts turquoise and lime green, then piped them in the shape of peace signs onto parchment paper.  I also melted the lavender melts and piped them out as well.

Super easy to make 

 and

and Sassy LOVED them!

A beautiful day ~ 10 years ago

 As I recall, it was a beautiful day ~ weather included.

10 years ago a fabulous friend of mine got married.  As a tribute to her and her husband today, I fixed up my hair and slid on this beautiful blue dress... again.

Today:

10 Years Ago:

Happy Anniversary Happy Mom and Big Poppy!

10

A beautiful fall day.

The air was crisp and the sun was shining.

A Man.

A Woman.

Two hearts joining.

Family and friends celebrating.

10 years ago, that was us.

Starting our life together.

Loving each other forever...

Happy Anniversary
Honey!