Easter 2010

Ashlyn & Brody

Brody Huntin' Eggs!

Brody found a BIG Egg!

The Boy Cousins!

The Girl Cousins!

Brody and Lucy havin fun in the wagon!

Brody and Shannon huntin' eggs!

After the hunt Brody decided to

monkey around!

A letter to Brody!

I never knew I could love someone as much as I love you! The moment I found out I was pregnant I began to anticipate who you would look like, what kind of personality you would have and wondering If I was gonna be a good mother! I know I'll make probably make mistakes along the way but I want you to know that you are my everything, my world, my heart. I will do whatever it takes to make your life as wonderful as it can be. From the day you were born I could tell that you were smart. You would observe everything around as if you were saying " OK, world here I am!" You held your head up early, you could hold your own bottle early and you were determined to walk sooner than later! And you did! At 8 months old you could go anywhere you wanted to go! Mr. Independant is what you are! I pray that you keep your determination that you had from day one and you go through life making things happen for yourself.  Know that daddy and I love you more than anything and we will do whatever we can to help you achieve your dreams.!  You are such a happy baby boy! Everything you do makes me smile! I love the way you point with your thumb and the way you start dancing anytime there is music on!  You are also fearless! At only 12 months old you climbed up a slide ( all on your own) and when you got to the top you turned around, slid back down just to do it all over again! I can tell that whatever you decide to do and you give it your all .... you will succed! BRODY ZANE RIMA YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS!

" You are a promise... You are a possibility ... You are a promise with the capital P! You are a great big bundle of potentiality ... and if you listen .. you can hear GOD's voice ... and if you are trying you can make the right choice ... You are a promise to be anything GOD wants you to be!

Daddy, I love you for all that you do.
I'll kiss you and hug you 'Cause you love me too!

I love this boy!

What's a Momma to Do?

This bah bah things is getting very annoying! I am tired of washing them! I am tired of the cries for them! I am tired of totting those darn things around! I am just plain tired of THEM! Michael and I made the decision to stop giving that boy a bottle @ 18 months and well now he is almost 20 months old and won't give IT up! I have no support from my family! Mom says that it's wrong not giving that boy his bottle! What am I gonna do? Do I just throw them in the trash and then what when he is screaming uncontrollably at the top of his for a bah bah? What is a momma supposed to do?

I found this cute poem after I took this picture

Daddy's Boots

I want to be like Daddy
Someday if I can,
Mom told me when I fill his shoes
I'll be a real big man.
His hat and tie's no problem,
(I'll grow a good amount),
and I may be able to fill his shoes,
It's these boots I'm worried about

Role Call!

Not much as change with Brody he is still crazy and still so much fun! He loves his family and does a role call every single day! Baboo, Pop Pop, Mimi, Nana, Paw! Some days he will add Jansen, Amree , Ashlyn, JoJo and Austin! Just recently he has started calling Lacey and Lesley a name! It’s not there name but he has been calling them Lynney! He is so smart because that is what he hears Jansen and Ashlyn call me so, of course their moms would also be a Lynney too! I love that Boy! He is my life!