A FAMILY GROWS WITH ONE SMILE AT A TIME

WHAT A GREAT NIGHT WITH LAURA AND JERRED. LAURA IS SCOTTS DAUGHTER AND JERRED IS HER BOYFRIEND. THEY ARE EXPECTING A LITTLE GIRL IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. THEY DROVE FROM INDIANA AND GOT HERE IN THE AFTERNOON. WE ALL SEEMED TO GRAVITATE TOWARD THE TV THAT HAD ON BASKETBALL.THEY ARE SUCH GREAT KIDS. SHE SEEMS REALLY HAPPY AND SWEET AND HE IS JUST SWEET ON HER AND THAT BABY. I AM SOOOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT ANOTHER BABY BEING BORN INTO THE FAMILY. OUR FAMILY JUST KEEPS EXPANDING AND I LOVE IT. I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. WE HAD A GREAT DINNER. GRILLED CHICKEN, BAKED POTATOES, FRESH GREEN BEANS, MAC AND CHEESE, SALAD, BREAD, AND BANANA CREAM AND COOKIE TRIFLE. EVERYONE SEEMED TO LOVE IT. DESSERT WAS FOR SURE A HIT..JERRED AT HIS IN LIKE 2 MINUTES! I AM STARTING TO REALIZE THAT OUR KITCHEN TABLE IS NOT BIG ENOUGH.I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO UPGRADE REALLY SOON. WE BRING IN A TABLE FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS BUT WE DON'T LEAVE IT UP. WE HAVE THE ROUND ONE IN THE KITCHEN BUT WE REALLY ARE OUTGROWING IT..WE NEED TO GO SHOPPING.

I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF THE LAURA AND JERRED. ITS PRECIOUS. I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE IT BLOWN UP FOR THE BABYS ROOM. THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT A NAME...

♥♥♥♥♥♥ASHLYNN GRACE♥♥♥♥♥♥

HOW PRETTY IS THAT? SO EXCITED ABOUT HOLDING THAT LITTLE BABY. WE ORDERED THE BABY BED FOR THEM ALONG WITH A CHANGING TABLE AND IT SHOULD BE THERE BY THE 1ST. SCOTT WANTED TO GET THE BED AND I PLAN ON DOING SOME MORE BABY SHOPPING. NOT TOO LONG TO GO NOW. JUST A MONTH AND A HALF AND THEN SHE WILL BE HERE. I AM SURE BOTH LAURAS MOTHER AND HER FAMILY ALONG WITH JERRED AND HIS FAMILY ARE JUST AS EXCITED..FIRST GRAND CHILD..FOR ALL OF US..WHERE HAS TIME WENT? I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE OUR FAMILY CROWNING. I HAVE REALLY GROWN TO APPRECIATE ALL MY FAMILY AND LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE ONE OF THEM. LOVE THE HOUSE BEING FULL. SOMETIMES I WONDER IF SCOTT AND I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN TOGETHER. I KNOW WE WOULD HAVE MADE A BEAUTIFUL CHILD. BUT WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD FOCUS ON THE KIDS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE INSTEAD OF MAKING ANOTHER. SOMETIMES I WISH WE WOULD HAVE CHOOSE DIFFERENT. BUT SCOTT IS GETTING OLDER, SO AM I AND WE BOTH KNOW HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO RAISE A CHILD. WE HAVE MINE, WE HAVE HIS, BUT I CONSIDER THEM ALL OURS. EVERYONE OF THEM LEND ME THEIR HEARTS. EVERYONE OF THE KIDS ARE PRECIOUS. I JUST WANT THE FAMILY TO KEEP GROWING. I CANT WAIT FOR GRAND CHILDREN. I WANT LITTLE JACKSON TO GIVE ME A JACK JR ONE DAY. I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT I HAD ANYTHING TO LIVE FOR BEFORE THE KIDS AND NOW I AM EXCITED ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND FUTURES. ONE THING ABOUT SHARING A LIFE WITH SCOTT IS THAT I GET TO SHARE A LIFE WITH HIS FAMILY TOO. I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM. HIS ENTIRE FAMILY HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT GREAT TO ME AND I AM PROUD TO HAVE THEM IN MY FAMILY. LIFE IS GOOD. TOMORROW WE ARE ALL SLEEPING IN AND THEN WHEN EVERYONE IS UP WE ARE HAVING A BIG BRUNCH HERE..I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE MENU. I AM FOR SURE MAKING PANCAKES, MAPLE SAUSAGE, HASH BROWNS, FRESH FRUIT, AND SMOOTHIES. I WILL PROBABLY MAKE A LIGHT PASTA TOO..AND I ALREADY MADE SOME CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BARS THAT ARE CHILLING IN THE FRIG. I NEED TO RUN OUT AND GET SOME ORANGE JUICE TOO. WILL PROBABLY SEND BABY IN THE MORNING. SCOTT IS ALREADY IN BED. LAURA AND JERRED LEFT JUST ABOUT 45 MINUTES AGO. SCOTT HOPED IN THE SHOWER AND FELL INTO THE BED. HE DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME. I NOTICE HIM GETTING TIRED. HE CANT HIDE IT. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FALL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH BUT HE HELD ON. AND I AM SURE HE IS SNORING BY NOW. I WORKED A LOT AROUND THE HOUSE BEFORE THEY GOT HERE, THEN DID ALL THE COOKING AND CLEANING SO I AM PRETTY TIRED TOO. PRETTY SOON I WILL BE IN A HOT BATH. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET ASLEEP BY A REASONABLE TIME BEING I HAVE TO GET UP AND COOK TOMORROW. THIS IS THE FIRST BREAK I HAVE HAD SINCE ABOUT 4..IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING. I DO HAVE SOME COOKING SHOWS PLAYING. SATURDAYS ARE THE BEST DAYS FOR COOKING SHOWS. THANKS TO OUR NIFTY DVR I AM ABLE TO RECORD THEM AND WATCH THEM LATER. I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW I EVER LIVED WITHOUT THE DVR. I LOVE IT. SCOTT LIKES IT A LOT TOO. AND IT ALLOWS YOUR TO PAUSE LIVE TV..GOT TO LOVE THAT.

HOPE ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAD A GREAT SATURDAY! SUNDAY IS ALREADY UPON US. SUNDAYS ARE FOR RELAXING WITH FAMILY AND RESTORING YOURSELF FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. BE SURE TO TELL YOUR LOVED ONES HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU.

K JAGGERS ♥

OTHER THINGS MAY CHANGE US, BUT WE ALL START AND END WITH FAMILY