Picture update...

If she's driving, i got shotgun!!


True love at it's finest...yes, i am ACTUALLY touching her feet!! (ps i kiss them too, tee hee hee)


Playing in daddy's golf bag box, that we so luckily turned into a tunnel...and she loved it!!

Hey, what's in here guys?! Are you hiding puffies from me?!

Boating on a weekday...

Yesterday we spent a wonderful day out on the boat. It was super warm, which is hasn't been for much of the summer, so it was great to get into the river and float around on the tube. Mady had a great time too. We put up the Bimini top so she wouldn't get too much sun, and she crawled around and had a great time!

Here she was, just playing on the boat

And here she is after a long day of swimming and playing. She was completely tuckered out.

And here were the ducks that were swimming by our boat. They would get close to check us out, and then swim away. Mady loved them...from a distance of course.

Say a little prayer...

MckMamma's Stellan, over at http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ is back in the hospital, and really not doing well. He needs lots of prayers right now. So if you could, if you would, take a minute out of your life to stop and say a little prayer for this little guy. Tell someone you love them. And hold your own children tightly. Life is too short.
We love you all.
The Stiffies, praying for Stellan

Picture update!!

Here is an update from our Saturday picinic...

Enjoy!!!

Show us your life ~ Wedding dress

I love this topic. Why, you may ask?! Well, i love looking back on my wedding, and all the pictures. My wedding was one of the best days of my life. I loved every minute of it, and i wish we could do it every year. As i look back, i tend to think "Would i change anything", you know, like colors or flowers or favors or anything. And all i can think is no, i am very very happy with everything i had. We were lucky enough to share our day with all our friends and family, and people we love and who love us. And now, we are lucky enough to have each other and our beautiful little girl. We may fight and argue, but that's a part of marriage, and at the end of the day, we wouldn't trade each other in for anything in the whole wide world. Despite everything, we really were made for each other.

All of our really good pictures seem to still be in the albums, and not here on the computer...so you will all have to bear with me as i piece my dress together, picture by picture.

Here is the back of my dress. I had it custom made, since i was so picky. They had to take the side in and open the back up more, while still making sure the beading looked good. Thank god they knew what they were doing.

Here, you can see the opening on the front of my dress. There were scallop layers of tulle inside the opening, and each layer had beading along the bottom of it.

Here you can see the back of my dress, after it was pulled up and tied. It layed very nice, and made beautiful layers of bunches. The way it looked at this point, was very important for me.

Here is the back of my dress before it was pulled up. I wanted a longer train, but not too long...i didn't want to gather dust, lol. It was long enough to drape behind me and over my shoulder for pictures, but not long enough to bring woodland creatures with me to the reception.

Here are some pictures of us at the church...just thought i'd throw those in.

Now it's your turn. Show us your wedding dress! I love looking at brides in their dresses.

It's finally back...

Yes, i'm finally back on the internet. My internet was out all morning for some reason, and i don't know why. But i'm back!

My wonderful husband has found a new obsession. Anyone who knows him, knows how he is. He gets interested in something, and he will literally obsess over it for months until he either gets it, i tell him no enough times, or he finds something else to entertain him. We've gone through quite a few phases...there were designer clothes, the new boat, jet skiis, a harley, our soon-to-be new house and the things inside it, and now we're on to golf. He is into golf big time now. He sold his motorcycle, and is using that money to buy new golf clubs. But not just ANY golf clubs, he has to be fitted for them, and buy top of the line. Thats great and all, except that he will golf a few times and then they will sit in the attic forever, collecting dust, until they are so outdated that he needs new ones. But now he thinks he's Tiger Woods in the making. Since he's off work and only doing side jobs, he will go golfing during the week (since it's cheaper, and his friends are off work too and they can go). He's been to the driving range once also. This is just another phase that will be, undoubtedly, a waste of money. But i'll let him spend his money on it now, and then when he doesn't golf forever and ever, i will remind him of this constantly. What is it with men and wasting money on nonesense?! How do you break them of this habit? Any tips would be appreciated.

Mady is becoming more of a daredevil lately. She wants to stand so badly, she will pull herself up onto anything and try to let go and just stand there. She really has no fear. I guess that's a good thing, but it really scares me at the same time. She is taking that new no fear attitude to the steps now. She is really good at climbing the stairs.

Stacey: "Frank, will you watch the baby while i go start supper?"
Frank: "Sure"
Stacey: walks into kitchen and starts supper. Turns around to see what is going on, only to see Frank at the door, staring out into the street.
Stacey: "Baby, where is the baby" stacey rushes to see where the baby is
Frank: "She's right here" as he turns around and doesn't see the baby
Stacey: "FRANK" i yell, as i grab the baby off the 5th step
Frank: "I only turned around for a minute. Man, she's fast"

This is what i deal with on a daily basis.

Picture update...

Sleeping on daddy after a long day out

Look at those lips...hahaha

I just love that face...can't you feel the attitude behind it?!

Girls day out at Knoebels