Grandma Commons

The beginning of April Jeremy's Grandma Violet (Vi) Commons passed away. Everything went so quickly, and in a way we are grateful for that. It's never fun when someone you love so much dies. But we know she is up havin' a great time on the "other side" with her eternal companion. Grandma was always cracking jokes & I have a special memory in particular of when we first met. It brings a smile to my face & to my heart. Miss you!

Andra Turned 3!!!

Andra's birthday party was 5 days later...March 24th! I attempted to make a round, layered cake but messed it up pretty bad. I called Jeremy up & asked him to pick up a cake. And since we were already "caked out", I tossed the ugly one. Here are a few pics from her party:

Tess & Christie gave Andra these "accessories"...even the nails.

(MUCH better-looking cake than the one I attempted to make)

1 of the kids blew the candles out before Andra did. Needless to say, she was devestated & throught the world had ended. We re-lit them.

Presents, Presents, Presents!

What a BIG girl!!!

I've decided in the future, Jeremy, Andra, & Drisan don't all get cake for their birthdays. They each get to choose a different dessert. 3 cakes in 1 week is a little much. What fun times, though!

Happy Birthday, Monkey Moo! You are getting SO big & way too smart!

Drisan's 1st Birthday Bash

Drisan turned 1 on March 19. We had a little party for him. He was more interested in the bags than the presents...but Andra was excited enough for the both of them.

The kids' babysitters, Tess & Christie, were great playing with all the kids!

Time for presents...

Not too sure about this...

Ok, it's not so bad ("I wanna finish it, but I'm not sure if my belly will hold one more thing!"

Drisan played with this for DAYS...going around the island. He still does!!!

I thought he looked adorable in this outfit.


Happy Birthday, Buddy Boo! Glad you survived your first year & didn't get sick after eating all that cake!

Jeremy's Birthday Party

After I got back home to Washington, I quickly planned a surprise birthday party for Jeremy, who turned 30 on the 22nd. But the party was on the 14th, and he had NO idea. WHEW! I pulled it off....with the help of many of his friends. A bunch of people from work, church, and even one of his best friends from Boise (and his wife) came for the occassion!!! Here are a few pics (we had the camera on a weird setting on accident, so not very many of them turned out.) :(

I think everyone had a good time...and I'm glad I don't have to plan another party without his help for a LONG time.

Three Birthdays and TWO Funerals

So at the end of my last post, I said there'd be 3 birthdays & 1 funeral. That turned into 2 funerals, unfortunately. We have also bought & moved into our first house. So instead of doing a HUGE long post covering everything, I'll break it up into smaller posts. With that said, let's begin....

Funeral Number One: My Aunt LaRene Neeley passed away the beginning of March. She was diagnosed with cancer & given 4-6 months to live. She surprised us all & was in great spirits and was with us for about a year and a half. That's the kind of person she was....a strong, high-spirited person. I always looked forward to seeing her. She was one of my favorite aunts, and it still seems weird to me that she's moved on from this life.