well that didn't work.. I will have to wait till my wonderful hubby gets home. I found all my old pictures but all my new ones are lost. Hopefully by tomorrow I can fine them.

I know that it has been awhile since I have blogged but I hate when I can't down load pictures. I have lost my camera cord and can't put any on the computer. AHHHHH!!!!! maybe I can threw my phn hold on....

Rylee is potty trained, YEAH!!! I really should say that she could have been potty trained by 11/2 if i got my lazy butt to it. She has always hated the wet and dirty diaper, but oh well. We started last Mon the 15 and by the 17 she had no more accidents. Then we were going to derricks parents Fri sat and sun and i was for sure that we would start back over. Not! she stayed dried and was waking up every morning with a dry diaper. I am amazed.It really only took 3 days to do it. She is very good at telling me when she needs to go and we are a very happy. I do really need to say thanks to the whole family because they all helped. I told the girls that when they get home from school that it was a family thing and they helped out so much.I love my girls!

So sad to say but my one year old will soon be 2. Oh how the times fly. I can't believe her birthday is right around the corner, like in 9 days. ooooo...where can I fly for cheap before she turns 2..... NO WHERE!!! Cheap yeah right nothing is cheap anymore.

We spent time in Maryland for the new year and it snowed.This was the first time rylee has seen snow. It was so funny when she picked up the snow with her hands she did not realize that it was making her hands cold and she was screaming. Sad but funny. We did not plan on staying for the snow and last minute minds had changed and the kids were very happy we stayed. They have not seen real snow since Kentucky. We do miss the snow. The girls had a lot of fun.

So long beach we will miss you!!! So sad that we can't go to the beach for 3 to 4 more months.. the cold hit to early this year. So SAD!!! When we moved here last year in Dec. I remember going to the beach with my girls all the way till the end of January. Not this year.

If a funeral can be called amazing, this was it. I have always felt like I have been very patriotic, that is how we were raised. But patriotism holds a brand new meaning for me. I have a new found respect for those who serve our country. It is a selfless act that they stand there at the front line while we are at home enjoying our time, our families, and our freedoms. I heard many times this past weekend how war is a "necessary evil" and I could not agree more.
Thursday, we drove to Hills Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, UT for the ramp ceremony of the body being flown in. The only word to describe this event was "chills." We all loaded up in a small bus and drove the 2 mile road to the runway. With the Patriot Guard in attendance, there was a very quiet ceremony. Our journey back was timeless. Every man or woman in uniform that day lined the streets, saluting as we passed with the hearst. No traffic was in movement. Men and women stopped their cars and stood outside with their hands on their hearts. The bus was silenced even with children aboard and not a dry eye present. Saturday, the funeral went all too well. The burial was another chilling moment. With the Honor Guard, the 21 Gun Salute, the trumpet being played, the Patriot Guards surrounding us with flags, its almost overwhelming.