My guy

What's your husband's name? Steven Charles
How long have you been married? 9 months and 5 days
How long did u date? 4 years in dec (off and on)
Who said i love you first? I did
Who asked who out first? He did
Who kissed who first? He did
How old is he? 23
Who eats the sweets? We both do. but im def a candy girl!
Who sings the best? well i do but he thinks he does
Who's smarter? again i am but he thinks he is.
Who cooks dinner and does laundry? DEF ME! he doesnt know how to
Who mows the lawn? He loves to
Who pays the bills? I do. i just need him to sign the checks and make the money
Who drives? i do since he lost his license
Who wears the pants? I def do!
Our favorite couple thing to do? If we actual get to go out it would be going to the movies
His favorite pastimes? video games, basketball, golf,
What i love most about him? He loves me more than i love him. He's great with Gavin. He listens to me. He calms me down when im upset. He knows just what to say. He trys so hard to be all he can be (Im an army promotional person haha)I love that he can make u laugh about anything.


Well everyone i wouldve tagged as already done it...so anyone who wants to do it go for it!

My 21st Birthday!!!

So today is my 21st birthday and I did what everyone wishes they could do...Stayed in my PJS and didnt do a thing! It was great. Steven and I were gonna go out but steven got called in early so i ended up with the kids, again. Sry u paid me early Jaimee...! But we are gonna go out Monday or Tuesday. Dinner (thanks to the Kartchner's) and a movie (thanks to the Opp's). I was kinda glad no one came over to wish me happy birthday because i was in my pjs but the Kartchners are so cute. They came over and Ryan, of course, was the first to hand me the cutest card ever. And i really loved Jannica's. Thanks you guys! And it was so funny because just the other day Steven and I were talking about how we wish we could go to Olive Garden! That is our fav. you guys are so smart!

I really do hate having my birthday around Thanksgiving because every few years it just so happens to fall exactly on Thanksgiving. As much as i love Thanksgiving I love my birthday more. When i was a little girl it kinda felt like everyone was forgetting my birthday. It really sucked. Everyone else got to have a special birthday when everyone came down just for their birthday but i was stuck having it Thanksgiving. And honestly we didnt really celebrate it they just kinda handed me presents and that was it. Oh well im older now and honestly i could care less. I mean come on the more birthdays you have the more you want to forget it even is your birthday...right? So here's so me....Happy Birthday Me!!!

WiGgLeS!!!

So I finally had a chance to post some pics. The concert was awesome. I think Steven and I had more fun than Gavin. And i was such a mom...as soon as they came out in the wiggle car i started to cry. i was so overwhelmed that gavin was finally able to see the wiggles in person! Im such a cry baby. oh well though. we also have some videos and ill post them in a later post. At first we thought that they were really weird and a little crazy but going to this concert...wow are they funny. we laughed the whole time. it was great. hope u enjoy the pics. Sorry some of them are a little blurry because my camera sucks.

Halloween!

ok so i know i put this up a long time ago but my computer is messed up and still isnt fixed so it will take me a long time to get pics on. sry.

Aiden's Pouty Face

Okay so I feel awful but it is so cute. One day I was a little upset with Aiden and I kinda yelled at him a little (I know he's only a baby). Anyways so I was yelling at him when he stopped and looked at me with the cutest little pouty face. I yelled again only because it was soooo cute and he did it again but started to cry. It was sooo cute but i felt awful. He knows when he does something wrong because other times I would yell at him to show Steven but he would just look at me and smile. So one night while steven was here I was a little upset again. Of course I yelled at him and he did it. Steven ran to get the camera and got it on video. Please dont think Im a bad parent I mean maybe I am but its just so darn cute. I dont normally yelled at him I save the yelling for Gavin. He's such a good baby and cute too! We just make some pretty darn cute babies! Go ugly people hahaha!

Thursday - Playdate

If anyone wants to have some free time on thursday feel free to drop your kid off at my house. I thought it would be fun to have everyone over again. And im not really a time person so whenever u wanna or can just come on over. I am babysitting Ryan so it wont just be Gavin. Let me know if this is something u wanna be included in. I might make it an every week maybe every 2 week thing. So if anyone is interested let me know. I just feel bad for all those kids who never get to spend any time with everyone and I guess im bein the brave one. At least i will give it a try. I think they would all have fun. There are so many kids that suffer because their moms either arent the best of friends or are just a little older and I hope that me putting this out there doesnt upset anyone. I dont think that many people have a problem with me so like i said im gonna give it a try. So bring u kid and go have some free time for yourself for how ever long u want. Ive very easy so you can leave them for an hour - 4 hours. Call the ponzio house phone or leave me a comment. Thanks everyone!

Day at the Park

So yesterday we were bored and I felt bad because Gavin wanted to go to Jumping Jelly Bean but i wasnt sure if he would actually go in without a friend. Since its been cold I havent let him go outside so I felt worse. I get very guilty very easily. Anyways, so I asked him if he wanted to go to the park or just stay home and play toys. Of course we all know what his answer was..."The Park"! I also felt guilty because we havent taken Aiden to the park, like ever. Im a really bad mom about that kinda stuff. So we took Gavin and Aiden to the park to play. Gavin had a blast...so did Steven! Aiden liked the swings. After we went to Mcdonalds and Gavin had his usual fries and chocolate milk. Its almost an every day thing and he knows the store too. Every time we past a fast food place he says "French-Fries and Choc Milk. Yes. Okay!". Its so funny. He's a smart little boy. Enjoy the pics of our day at the park.

Aiden the scoocher

Aiden has learned to scootch. If thats a real word (apparently not). Anyways he has been doin pretty good on his stomach but today he was crazy awesome. i put him down to go make lunch and i put him, as u can see, on the edge my the blanket. I went back like 10 mins later and found him under the TV. it was so funny. He is a very fast learned just like his brother. Its a little scary! Hope u enjoy the pics.

WiCkEd!!!

Jill and I went to see Wicked Tuesday and it was the BEST performance i have ever seen. Elpheba was amazing! And of course Glenda was hilarious! The end was so sad and def made me cry! But seriously it was incredible. Im sure Jill was annoyed cuz I kept saying how much I loved it! Sry Jill! Here's only a couple pics that I took. I was so excited I didnt take any more pics than these. Sry. If you've seen it you know what Im talkin about and if you're going to see it you'll LOVE it, if you arent gonna see it next time it comes u totally should!!!



This is Jill and I walking out of the parking lot to The Fox.




This is us waiting for the doors to open.




Of course this is Jill and I waiting for the doors again. We waited like 50 mins and were bored.




These were our tickets.




If u can see this its the cover on the stage. I didnt know u werent supposed to take pics cuz everyone else was but this is all i got and then i got yelled at. The middle says Emerald City and theres the counties and stuff around it.

My Beautiful Car

So i finally downloaded the pictures i took from my car. If you dont remember Steven was in an accident and hit a truck from behind. It completely messed up the front hood. It was sad to see the guy take my car. Steven was laughing at me the whole time because i was so sad. Although it was a little funny that I was obsessing over a car. But Ive had that car for awhile! It was hard. So here are the 3 pics I took. Oh and also pictures I took of my very first title! Im cheesy I know

Play Date!

So Friday I had to babysit Ryan and I thought it would be fun to have some other kids over. We had Jake, Kate, Ryan, and Gavin all playing! First they played toys and went crazy with the trains and blocks, courteously give by Laura (thanks Laura. Then they hate lunch, mac and cheese with pears and of course a juice box! Then they decided to go play outside. It was raining all morning and finally stopped so i thought it would be fun. While playing outside for like 5 mins it started to sprinkle and of course no one wanted to come inside so i figured it would be ok for awhile. They had a lot of fun. Finally they agreed to come in and change. It was a blast!! We need to do it again!

Finally...

So Steven finally got a job. Its at Kroger but hey its a job. And we still havent heard anything else about the Canada thing. Im excited because not only can i have some time to myself while the boys are sleeping but we can start paying people off!!! I hate borrowing money because even if it is given to me as a gift i feel obligated to repay them. So if anyone decides to go to the Kedron Kroger look for him in dairy!!

What a neat experience!

So steven has a job offer finally!!! He had gotten it before and i was one of the jobs that we ruled out completely only because he has to go out of the state to train. But since the economy is so bad there are no jobs, which means this is pretty much our only option. The training is in Canada and its for 3 months. We arent sure if they pay for his way there and his other things to get there or if they pay him to be there. If they do then he will probably def take it but as of now its questionable. I honestly think he should. What does he have to lose. I also think it would be a great experience. And if he got paid and stuff then we would go visit him. I think it would be fun. But he isnt too much for it. So help me out people. Help me try to convince him its ok!

Momma's Little Helper

Ok so my mom was doing the laundry and Gavin ran up there to go get her. My mom comes down like 20 mins later and says u have got to see these pics. Gavin decided to help with the laundry. What a big little helper he is. Now all we need to do is make a stool tall enough to reach the soap then we're good. I wont ever have to do laundry again. And thats great because he already doesnt want us to help him with anything. I love kids. They just crack me up, they are so darn funny.

Just To Top It All Off

This has just been the greatest week and to top it off Steven lost his job. Only after 3 days they said he wasnt working up to speed. Honestly it was his first welding job and he only worked 3 days if that. I think it is ridiculous. Even the guy who was supervising his said he was getting better and doing really well. Apparently not well enough for them. I absolutely hate this. I hate this feel that i have every time something bad happens to us. I hate the realization. I honestly dont think we will ever get a break. Its like a pattern something great happens and then all the bad comes. One great thing happening with tons of bad stuff. I have no idea how people do this. If this is what the first year is like for everyone then i dont know how u get through it and if u have any advice on how to then please feel me in. Im so tired of going through all this. Im ready for it to be over!!! Enough depression, i just thought i would share my wonderful week with everyone. I think God is out to get us.

Oh and also, life just gets better, Steven and I went today to go get our tag changed on the jeep since he moved down here. Well we got there and the guy told us that it was suspended until the 18th and there was nothing we could do. So we paid the stupid fine and now we have absolutely no car to drive!!! Our only operating vehicle is illegal to drive. I cant wait to see what great things will be bestowed upon us in the day to come. lata

Kids R Crazy!

Well we made the finale decision about moving or not moving. It sucks but we arent moving. Steven's sister is going to move into it instead. Becuase we live so far and gas is so expensive we weren't able to help them everyday.Plus Steven was working. So his aunt got mad and said Jessie could take it. So i hate to say it again, and i hope my family isnt too upset, but we are NOT moving....yet.

What a great day...

Ok so today started out great. We played outside and played toys with Gavin. So Steven had to go to the store while we stayed at home. I was a little worried because it was taking a long time so i messaged him and asked where he was. Like a minute after he calls and says "I was in an accident!". i was shocked and didnt know what to say. After i got done with the shock i asked if he was ok and then what happened. He was coming home and was about to cross over the 54 74 hwy intersection and right at the green light some idiot decided to just stop.Of course this always trickles done and he was the last one.Since the roads were just paved when he slammed on the brakes he skidded straight into the truck in front of him. It completely messed up the front of my precious car. He couldnt even get out because the hood was messed up so bad that u couldnt open the door. This girl who was driving asked steven if he could just go he was like are u crazy i cant even get out of it let alone drive it. Come to find out her license has been suspended since 2006 so thats why she wanted to get out of there asap. Anyways this is def putting us in a bad situation.We has just filled the car up with gas and have no gas in the jeep. It also means that we have to get a new car. i really want a dodge journey but with our credit we cant get anything. I hate this situation. Everyone of course would tell us to not get a new car but we really need one. We were planning on getting on for christmas but we might be getting our present early. We are struggling now more than ever and then this happens. We were doing so good and everything was going so great. But honestly what can i expect we have the worst luck ever. We never get a brake. So if anyone out there would just love to co-sign a new car with us it would be great. But i really wouldnt blame u if u didnt want to. haha jk. So this is how my day went, no pretty much my lovely life!

Tut Tut, it looks like rain..or Fall!

To move or to not move...

ok, so I've been thinking a lot and there are so many reasons to stay at my parents house for awhile but Steven keeps giving me reasons to leave. I want to leave but I dont. People help me out!!! What should we do?? Stay and save more so we can get a house here or move so we arent bothering anyone and are on our own? we would be saving there too but not as much as we would if we stayed. Since we have already told everyone we are leaving and we have told Steven's aunt and uncle we want the place we are kinda in a bind. My dad was all excited about us moving out and him finally get the rooms back. Plus i hate to leave ryan and jannica! :) But if we moved we might be a littler happier. Our marriage isnt as good as we hoped for but like everyone says it takes time especially considering the circumstances as to why we got married in the first place. Of course I love him and he loves me but having kids before we sealed the deal has def made it harder. Not only can we not spend time alone and do stuff on our own, we didt really get to live our lives like we would've wanted to. I def dont know what my life would be like without Gavin or Aiden but it def would be different. I dont regret keeping them but i do always wonder what i would be doing or what my life would be like if i had chosen otherwise. Anyways back to our little dilemma... I dont know what to do because i want to do both but we cant. But in all honesty steven is the one to be convincing. Hes the one that wants to move because he feels a little weird living here but he needs to get over it. Well anyways give me some feed back on what u guys think we should do...HELP!!

Founders Day & Gavin gets a Shot

Founder's Day

We had a blast at Founder's day! We always do! But this year we were welcomed with the presence of the Kartchner Family! We absolutely love them. To start it off we went to the parade. Steven had a blast stealing candy from the little ones. Thats how Gavin got so much candy. Poor kid wasnt even aloud to pick one single candy up because by the time he realized there was a candy and would reach for it Steven was already putting it in the bag. And poor Ryan had to move to the other side to get some. After the parade we took a long break at grandma's house and by 6 we were on the go again. Gavin loved riding all the rides. My mom and grandma had taken him on Thursday and of course my mom came home saying "You've got a dare-devil on Ur hands". He wanted to ride the Farris wheel. She didn't know if he shouldn't since he would be riding with Deven and Mackenzie. Def not a good idea but of course the first thing I said Thursday when we went to watch Mackenzie sing was "he is not riding the Farris wheel. I forbid it". Well guess what Gavin rode as soon as we got there Saturday?? the Farris wheel! I was scared out of my mind! I wanted to cry and of course there was aunt Beth next to me laughing cuz I was freakin out(thanks hahaha). After that i was fine with him riding it. It was def a first time mom thing. I think Gavin rode every ride except for the ones he wasnt tall enough to ride. He def had a blast and so did Steven. I on the other hand was kinda bored. I thought that I was gonna have Aiden but grandma wanted to watch him of course that wasnt a problem for me. I need a break every now and then. I def enjoyed watching Gavin ride the rides but I wish that I had been able to ride them with him.

After about 3 hours of non-stop riding of the rides we finally took a min to sit down and watch the fireworks. Ok last year we sat on the bleachers and had a great view so when aunt Beth asked me where to meet up I said the bleachers by the fence. When I went to look for my mom we couldnt find her anywhere so I called her. She told me she was by the porter-potties so we ran over there and found Mackenzie and Jannica sitting right in front of the porter-potties. I told my mom that Aunt Beth was sitting on the bleachers so we should probably go over there. Mackenzie and Jannica didnt want to move so we ended up watching the fireworks in front of the porter-potties. It was a great moment. Def one of the best places I have ever seen fireworks from. So after the fireworks everyone but Steven, Gavin, Mackenzie, Jannica, my mom, and I left so i took Kristina's armband so i could ride some rides with Gavin. We went to ride a ride and while on it Gavin totally feel asleep. We started to leave but my mom said she would carry Gavin while we rode rides with Mackenzie and Jannica. We rode like 2 rides and wanted to ride the swings, then the twist-a-whirl, and then play the fish game then we would go home. We waited for the ride to be over so we could get on and when it was over they started letting people in and he stopped it at us and there was 5 of us and we werent gonna ride unless all of us got to ride. well there were 4 seats left so we let the 3 girls behind us go in front of us and the guy started the ride. We waited again for the ride to stop and were totally excited to ride it and when it was over the guy let everyone get off and came over to us (and there were still a lot of people behind us) and said "that was it. This is closed". It was 10:53. so we were pretty bummed so we ran over to the twist-a-whirl and waited for like 2 mins and they told everyone that it was closed. 5 mins before closing time and they close all the rides. how lame!!! i was sooo mad!! I wanted to yell at the swing guy. i mean why make us wait that long then tell us that it was closed. And why not tell us this was the last time and make us give up our seats when I couldve just sat out and watched. stupid fair people! After being disappointed twice we went to play the fish game and won 2 fish then decided to finally go home. We were all exhausted. Steven feel asleep as soon as he hit the bed. what a fun day!

Gavin's shot

So Gavin got his 2nd part of the Hep B shot. That was def fun too. We went to the Health Department and come to find out Medicaid didnt pay for the 1st Hep B and wouldnt so we had to pay for those...there goes our gas money. By they way never get Medicaid! Its awful!!!! So we were on our way and I kept askin Gavin if he wanted to go get a shot. He always answered "ya". It was kinda funny. So we finally go in and hes all excited until the lady starts telling me to grab his arm and hold his feet with my legs and he freaks. Then he sees the needle and "pinch" he screams but he does really well. While we were waiting for the nurse to put it in the system she lays the needle on the desk where he can see it and he freaks again. Poor thing! I hate it so much. but at least we are done with him until he's 4! But he def had it good after. Since he did such a good job I told him he could have french-fries and he said "And choc milk?". So we went to McDonald's to get french-fries and choc milk. We also let him stay and play in the little play area and that totally made him tired. Again what another fun day!!

Job Time!

Ok so i am totally excited and happy...Steven finally has a JOB!!!!! He actually has 2 offers but he starts 1 tomorrow. The 1st one is with PW solutions and he'll be making only 10 an hour and we dont know about health benefits yet. The 2nd job he goes thursday to take his test and he'll be makin 15 an hour and same about health benefits. So i am totally thrilled! We can finally start paying people off and get things paid for. We owe so much to so many! Thanks to everyone that has helped we appreciate it sooo much! This also means that Steven and I can start going on dates by ourself and we can finally get the kids the things they need!!! And if anyone ever needs anything we can finally help out! I love you all!

The Opp Family - 1 Year Old!

Princess Who...?

You Are Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

BIG NEWS!

Ok so here's the big news. We are moving out!!!! As soon as steven gets a job and we pay everything and everyone off we are leaving. Steven's aunt had this house (3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms)and there daughter used to live in it but she left so they are renting it out to family 1st and so far no one could get it so they asked us. rent is really cheap like 250 but the bad thing about it is its up by steven's family. neither of us r big fans of his family. we both love mine and dont wanna move away but it will be great because we can save for a down-payment on a house closer to my family and that way we will have a landlord to say good things about us. I HATE to move so far away from family but we wont be there long. Hopefully only 6 months then we will find another house closer to everyone. Since we are moving so far away that means that we will have to visit every weekend to see Coco, Popeye, and everyone else. Im very nervous about it but im excited to get out. The awesome thing about the house too is it comes with everything...furniture and his uncle is re-painting the walls and they want me to pick out stuff for it. it also has a pool table but i wanna get rid of it.we'll see though. So thats the big new of the week!!!

Aiden's Blessing Day

Sunday was amazing and im so glad that everyone could be there. I do wish that Steven wouldve been able to bless Aiden but since he hasnt been a member that long he wasnt able to. But i was totally excited to have Scott bless him. After Pawpaw Scott was our 1st choice. I love Scott and i think very highly of him, no matter what everyone else says. He has been nothing but awesome to me. He's always been there for me and my family.

The brunch after was awesome too. my mom was worried about not having enough meat but my goodness it didnt matter there was enough food!! We always have fun when the whole family gets together. This is also the reason y i hate to move far away from everyone.

Well here's some pics of Aiden that I took later on in the day if anyone wants to sit through all of them. Have fun looking at just Aiden lol.

Meet Madeleine Eileen Opp

The Beginning

Ok so im gonna try this blog thing. everyone in my family has one so why not us. plus im really bad at giving Aunt Beth pics. i always forget after i download them. Maybe this way i can keep everyone updated.



This week started out ok and has just taken a turn for the worst. Steven was supposed to hear from a couple guys about a job but so far nothing :(. im starting to get really frusterated. i hate not living on our own and not being able to pay for anything. Im not a good dependent person. im ready to start being able to afford things on our own. i hate borrowing from everyone. For some reason God doesnt want him to find one.



Aiden is starting to get his personality. he smiles and laughs all the time. its so funny and is adorable. he just gets cuter and cuter everyday. im so lucky to have the kids i have.



Madeliene is doing great. they just found out she has Renal Tubular Acidosis. It's when the kidneys are unable to maintain a balanced Ph in the body, making it acidotic. It affects her growth. she def had us worrying for awhile cuz they couldnt figure out what it was but now we know what it is and how to stop it. Def not as bad we everyone thought.



Gavin is totally 2! he thinks he can do everything by himself. he absolutly loves his little brother. but he loves him a little too much! he does try though. we love him so.