sweet snowbell

....is headed to heaven today. we've loved her for over 20 years. 

she has been such a blessing to the boys and i. snowbell is family. everyone that met her, fell in love with her...she had the ability to calm you, bring you peace. i wish she were here now to just that. 

we will miss you sweet girl. 

wait for us in heaven, never stop purring little princess. 

I love you. I miss you so much my heart aches. 

Thank you for loving us. Rest In Peace. Love, your mom.

                                                                                  

drone days

brayden and I got to watch chandler launch his drone.....

it was super cool. he has been working on it for awhile. he set certain perimeters and was able to let it fly on auto pilot.

best buddies

brayden doesn't get to hang out with amaje as much as he use to. 

its crazy to see how much these two have grown.

I adore their friendship 

BCG's Christmas Dinner

I love these girls. they are truly a blessing to me......

at the holidays and every day.

i made ashley a cut out book with cards from all of us, 

to go along with our gifts.

our dinner was at prime, a new restaurant in town. we all loved it.

book club

Proud of Mara

thanksgiving in Florida

we got to go to the espn center to watch mara goalie

this picture is one i will always cherish.... brayden running to chandler when he spotted him on campus. it is such a blessing to see how much my boys love & miss each other

chandler gave us a tour of the flight simulation center 

where he works

our attempt at a selfie

it felt so peaceful to wake up and see my 2 boys together, 

under one roof... we miss chandler

oh yes, mom brought our tradition of filling out 

a grateful leaf to florida

tough saying goodbye to chandler, after a fun week in florida....

luckily, he is flying home for winter break in a couple of weeks

I am so proud of him

lacrosse scrimmage

boys slept on the way to and from the scrimmage....little tired from "partying" all weekend

the team did great! brayden played well....

I could tell he was excited to have his brother there.

Brayden is a teenager!

the day has arrived, my baby is 13! a teenager. 

i could say, i can't believe it....but i won't. mainly because brayden's maturity the last couple of years, has astonished me. 

so to now look at him as a teenager, it seems fitting. 

the weekend started with the best gift ever, a complete surprise visit from......

our CHANDLER! Home from College....

HUGE THANK YOU to Katey and her parents. 

Having him home for this special weekend such a blessing. 

braydens gift (laptop) was under the fortnite drop box....when he lifted it up, he thought it was his brothers. he was so surprised to find out that it was his!!

pizza on the porch

then cake....

the boys had fun laughing at the canvas i made of pictures of braydens first year....

after lots of gaming (and they actually worked on their english essay) ...it was finally time to watch a movie & go to bed.

donut breakfast "do nut grow up"

 gifts for brayden and his friends

to my littlest, brayden 

 your love of others and christ....makes me so proud 

your sweet face.....makes me smile 

your kind heart, positive outlook, forgiving spirit, humble heart, sense of humor and overwhelming joy....amazes me daily

I have loved you every single second over the last 13 years.

I am excited to see how God continues to mold you into the amazing (young) man I know you are & will continue to be. 

do you B...you are doing it well so far. 

I love you sweet boy. 

~mom