The Hard September

September was a difficult one for our family this year. We had the unfortunate loss of my mom's sister, my aunt Laurie. She lost her life to addiction at the age of 50. We all knew about her addiction and thought that maybe she would get a good scare that would make her change her life for good. Unfortunately that scare came too late when she found out her liver was failing, which never did regain itself. Eventually it led to her kidneys failing. I was fortunate to spend her final days with her which I am glad now that I had gotten a chance to do. When I knew that her end was near she was all that I thought about so it felt good to be by her side and with my family during all this. We will miss her greatly. I'm also sad to share that I lost an early pregnancy as well this month. It came during a difficult time as we were all dealing with the fact that my aunt was dying. I truly feel that my body was just too exhausted during this time and could not handle carrying such a delicate life. I debated even sharing this news with anyone but decided that it is nothing to be ashamed of and I've accepted the fact that it happened for a reason. It was meant to be and I know we will be blessed again with another beautiful baby again when the time is more right. This month was definitely a lesson on how fragile life can really be.

Also, on a much happier note Tayah started gymnastics this month and she LOVES it!!! Here are some pics taken by her biggest fan, her dad.

Sorry August

Well...I try and get on here to post something, anything at least once a month. Well, sadly it is already SEPTEMBER and I completely missed out on August. The weather is getting cooler at night which feels great for sleeping but it is sad to think that fall is around the corner. Ben is THRILLED as his favorite season starts this weekend, HUNTING. Another year of being a hunting widow. It's okay, after 10 years, I am used to it. I will try and post something later this month as we are getting ready for someones big 3rd birthday...I wonder who that could be?