Turlington Town

Dora at the Fox

2009-09-03T14:40:00.003-04:00

My best friends sister, Carrie, is always lookin at cheap tickets for kids stuff. She found this amazing deal for Dora and the Lost Toys! Tickets were priced at 150 for the bottom and 80 for the top seat! outragous! She gave me the coupon codes and i got bottom row tickets priced at $15 each!!!!!! per person!!!!! talk about an amazing deal! Gavin loves dora and digeo so i thought it would be sooo much fun to take him for a gavin, mommy, and daddy day out! I feel bad since i dont get to spend as much time with him as i did before aiden came. We try to do little things like this every once in awhile to spend time with him and just him! We had a blast and it was so much fun. Gavin loved seeing dora and diego. He got to get a diego backpack and a t-shirt. We was singing and dancing to all the songs. It was def a well put on play and it totally followed the show series! I highly recommend it when it comes back to atlanta! Hopefully our next one will be Disney on Ice! im sooo excited!

Day at the Circus

2009-05-04T21:05:00.003-04:00

We have been planing to go to the Shrine Circus in Marietta for weeks now and our plans changed when wednesday night i fell and sprained my ankle. i was so mad and we werent going to go but by saturday i felt a little better so we decided to try and go. the plan was for me to stay at mamma dawn's house with her and aiden while steven and gavin and others went...i really really wanted to go and when we got there steven made up his mind that i was gonna go. His grandma has a wheel-chair so i said that would be fine. i felt like an old lady but hey i didnt have to walk it was great. it was a blast!!! the show was awesome...and theres not a pic of it but there also was the man that got shot out of the canon! the rides we awesome. i cant wait until next year when i can ride them! they had quite a few too. i highly recommend it to older kids! enjoy the pics.

Our New Addition...

2009-04-27T22:18:00.003-04:00

So im finally posting about the new addition to our family. We have been without a vehicle for about 2 1/2 months now and its driving us crazy! After receiving our tax return we decide to go and look at cars. We originally were going to look at trucks and i thought about it for a week or 2 and decided no i want a family car NOW! Steven was a little upset because he had wanted a truck for like well forever!....but when we got there the only thing we could afford were some little cars. we looked around while the guy was inside and came across this van. Now steven only likes dodge or Chrysler and there were only a few. Finally the guy came out and gave us another list (upped the price). Now i have no idea how to drive a manual...and there was a super nice car that steven loved but it was manual. of course that was out of the ?. so again we asked the guy to get another list, raising the price, while we looked around again. again steven came back to that same van. the guy came out and we asked if the van was on the list and he said yes. lets look inside. Steven loved it!! So of course we decided to get it. we were soooo excited! i really wanted a van. i hated to be one of those mom's but it has SOOO much room. and since we want like 4 more kids,....soon....its def a good investment! so heres a couple pics of it. sorry they are so dark!

Happy Birthday Tom!

2009-03-28T23:06:00.003-04:00

I apologize ahead of time, im sorry this is such a late blog, but i really wanted to make sure this blog was made today. Happy Birthday Uncle Tom! I really hope you have a great birthday. You are one amazing uncle. You have a super big heart and will do anything for anyone. Your a genuinely good guy. I love you!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Tom Dear, Happy Days Will Come To You All Year. If I Had a Wish Then It Would Be A Happy Happy Birthday To You From Me!

Happy Birthday Pawpaw

2009-03-24T14:08:00.004-04:00

I also wanted to make a special post for my pawpaw...Happy Birthday! We hope u have a great birthday. If anyone deserves a great birthday its you. You have been so understanding and have hepled us so much with everything we have been through and we really appreciate it. I know anyone would say the same. We are so grateful to have you as our pawpaw! And gavin just thinks the world of u. We love you so much! Thank you for all you do!

We love you old man! :)

Gavin's Birthday!

2009-03-24T14:00:00.002-04:00

I know its late but its been a crazy week! Happy birthday gavin! 3 years ago u were in my stomach kicking and boxing. Im so glad u came into this world and im glad that ur my little boy! Friday we celebrated gavin's birthday opening his presents with jaime, kristina, and family. We were going to wait to open his presents because Steven was working but he wanted to open them really bad. he got lots of clothes and "clipo-clipo-clipo". He loves those crazy things. Then Saturday we had a BIG party. All his good friends were invited and family too. He got lots of great things! Again thank you everyone for coming! After that we went to chuckie-cheese with his cousins micheal and nathan, he loves that place now. Steven and Nick got 1163 tickets so gavin picked out a bear for Adien and a stuffed chuckie for himself. we had fun but not as much fun as we wouldve hoped! never go on a weekend, always a weekday. I will try and get pictures from my mom and post them!

Big News!

2009-02-12T21:32:00.003-05:00

Big news in the town of Tyrone. I asked if i could offically tell everyone and i got confirmation. Amber Gardner IS pregnant! She is 16 weeks and kinda nervous because of the whole divorce thing. She is def up for talking about it if anyone has any questions. Since she doesnt have a blog I am in charge of blogging about her and the baby. We love you Amber and support you in anyway possible! :)

Move along Aiden

2009-02-10T11:45:00.002-05:00

So aiden has been working on crawling. he's been pretty good and almost had it until friday. He finally got it. before he was able to get his leg just not his arms. I was cleaning gavin's room and aiden was just kinda scooching on the floor. i decided to try and see if he would crawl to me and he did it! it was so awesome. i got nick to come and video it. when i get a chance i will put it up. its crazy how fast they grow up. next thing u you he'll be walking. i just love kids!

RIP ETO!

2009-02-05T11:25:00.003-05:00

We love u dearly and will miss you greatly! you were the best cat. No matter how much mackenzie or gavin messed with u, u were so patient with them. You were loved by all. Its a sad thing when someone or a pet dies. But at least we know Eto isnt suffering anymore. I know Eto is up in cat heaven eating all the ham and cat food in the world. God has a special place up there for Eto! If gavin really understood what had happen he would be devastated.

I was sitting at home playing with aiden & gavin, in walks mackenzie. She just stood there and so i looked at her and said hey. She came in and said, looking at the floor, "Eto died". i have never seen her so sad. all i could really do was give her a hug. i knew grandma would be upset too so we all went up there to comfort, play with her. i thought the boys might cheer her up. now we will just have to get a dog :)

Picture time

2009-01-20T11:22:00.002-05:00

So steven loves to take pics and is really good at it. He wanted to go to school for photography but he was a little too late. As an on the side thing he is going to take pics. He's not gonna charge anyone anything so u better hurry up fast. After the summer he will start charging. He does anything from family, weddings, parties, well pretty much anything. Just let myself or even him if u would like to have pics done. I will get a couple pics up so u can kinda see what he does. Thanks!

its about time!

2009-01-18T16:58:00.006-05:00

Ok so its been a long time since Ive been able to get on here. My computer is still messed up and by the time I log in to write anything it shuts down on me. This year we are starting fresh and new. Steven and I have made a lot of resolutions and plan on completing them.

1. Get a working car!
2. Get a house
3. Pay all our probations off
4. Pay at least half of our debt off
5. Get Gavin POTTY TRAINED!
6. Go on vacation
7. Pay everyone we owe back

We are trying really hard to do our best to give our kids everything they want and need.

Also im putting up some pics from christmas. Gavin has never liked santa. He loves him when he's on tv or when he see a pic of him but when we try to get him to sit in his lap he screams! Its kinda funny. This year my uncle dressed up like santa and for the first time ever he actually sat in his lap and kinda smiled so it was a kodak moment. aiden loved it and of course didnt think anything of it and hopefully wont grow up to be like his brother.

Here is also a pic of all three of the kids. We met up with Kara and Andrew one saturday at Stone Mountain and she took lots of pics of them together. Kara is a photographer now and i highly recomend her. Shes great with kids and makes them feel comfortable so she can take pics. Madeleine is getting so big and so cute. Gavin loved playing with her and now he talks about her all the time. Everytime we get in the car he says "We're going to see maddy. yep. yea". its cute. and then he says "i love maddy". too cute! We went to stone mountain and took pics, played in the park there, and then went to chick-fil-a to eat. we had fun. im so glad that i chose a family who is so willing to let us see her. I have no regrets!

Im not sure how long it will be before i get to write another blog but ill def try to keep up.

My guy

2008-11-27T21:09:00.002-05:00

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!!!

2008-11-22T22:31:00.004-05:00

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!!!

2008-11-16T21:46:00.003-05:00

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!

2008-11-05T21:13:00.002-05:00

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

2008-10-29T23:09:00.004-04:00

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

2008-10-28T22:13:00.002-04:00

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

2008-10-28T13:52:00.002-04:00

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

2008-10-27T22:48:00.003-04:00

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!!!

2008-10-22T21:10:00.004-04:00

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

2008-10-19T17:31:00.005-04:00

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!

2008-10-18T22:05:00.002-04:00

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...

2008-10-16T21:04:00.001-04:00

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!

2008-10-08T21:51:00.002-04:00

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

2008-10-06T21:21:00.002-04:00

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

2008-10-03T07:34:00.004-04:00

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!

2008-10-02T19:00:00.007-04:00

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...

2008-10-01T15:31:00.002-04:00

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!

2008-09-25T19:49:00.003-04:00

To move or to not move...

2008-09-23T09:04:00.002-04:00

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

2008-09-22T15:39:00.006-04:00

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!

2008-09-16T22:31:00.002-04:00

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!

2008-09-16T22:26:00.002-04:00

Princess Who...?

2008-09-15T19:18:00.000-04:00

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!

2008-09-09T21:48:00.002-04:00

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

2008-09-09T16:58:00.001-04:00

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

2008-09-05T19:26:00.003-04:00

The Beginning

2008-09-04T14:11:00.000-04:00

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.