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Jack is six! Woah that was fast! This last year i have been trying to savor every last minute of time together. Cause now we enter into two new chapters, he starts Kinder and i go back to work! We are ready just a little nervous! This little guy is full of personality! Love him and what makes him unique. He adds even more laughs and craziness to our family and we all love him for it! His laugh and toots make us laugh so hard we cry at times. He also tries to tell jokes you gotta ask him to tell you his favorite joke!  He wanted a bowling party this year, so we met with family at Andy B's for a fun night! If you haven't been you need to go! Its supper fun!      Jack Kaleb Kimmel you are a gift from above! We are thankful for you and who you are! We are excited and thankful to be on this earth together. Thankful we get to watch as God grows you into who he created and dreamed up for only you!    Will it be weird if i continue to take pictures of him sleeping...up to what age does

12 years ago we said I do  To what we had no clue.  There are so many things I never knew But thanks to you, you walked me through. To say you are my best friend is putting it lightly  You hold my heart so tightly  I am thankful for you and our life.  I am a lucky girl to be your wife.  You always joke we somehow have cheated cause every year feels a lot less heated Each season we have adapted and changed always growing and never shortchanged. Thought I would try my hand at poem for our anniversary :) what do you think? lol  So thankful for the 12 years we have shared! We are blessed beyond measure! Last year we ate dinner in the Whataburger parking lot... hoping we get to sit somewhere decent tomorrow night :)  23

This year we signed Asher and Shepherd up for UPWARDS basketball! Thanks to a friend who remembered a conversation we had months ago about sports activities, she let me know and we joined quick! They both love it!! I was sad that Jack couldn't join in the fun but it is based on grade level not age, so next year! Although he says he wants to do soccer or football not basketball. LOL This is a great starting place.  For those who don't know Upwards sports is a church program that teaches kids a sport and sprinkles Jesus in there. I am sure there is some official definition that I'm butchering, but I think you get it. Asher's age, K-2nd, doesn't keep score, or infractions.  So its rather cute watching all these kids double dribble, walk, and look at their parents for help. They play half court and rotate all players through the five 6 min 'quarter'. Shepherds age 3-5 plays full court and all the rules!  These last two months have been exciting and challenging.

Feeling loads of sentimental feelings this week as our sweet Shepherd is 9 years old today. Where did the time go?? Don't know if its due to this last year's craziness or what, but I feel like drinking this in so much! Celebrating all the things we have to be thankful for in a big way! Celebrating all the sweet things he does. Making sure he knows he is so loved! We are getting him early from school and gonna spend some one on one time with this kid!  Shepherd Karrick Kimmel is our oldest boy who stole my heart 9 years ago! We had two miscarriages the years before so his pregnancy was bathed in prayer and nervous excitement.  While carrying him I had to daily taking shots. I was on bed rest the last month and finally the last 2 weeks in hospital to keep my fluids up, which obviously kicked the stress level into overdrive! Due to all of the complications and to the fact that this stinker decided to be breech, we planned the C-section -February 3rd. If you haven't had a C sec

Don't know about you but during this last year I have spent a lot time in the kitchen trying to feed my locked inside family. Made great use of Pioneer Woman and Magnolia cook books. Tried different slow cooker meals and even searched online for new ideas. Even had to pull out some of our favorite meals from years back.  Doing this I found an old copycat recipe we love! Don't know if you know my tex-mex obsession, but I have one! Could eat it every meal in so many different ways! I digress... One night when making quesadillas I stumbled on Chipotle Corn Salsa copycat recipe. YUM!  Back in my single days me and a group of friends would grab lunch after church and it was more often than not Chipotle. I don't know when it happened but when someone suggested I try their corn salsa, but I did and never looked back! Changed my Chipotle life hahah So when we got married and budget reasons meant no more eating out weekly I found this recipe. IT IS SOOOO GOOD!! There is something re

  Today I turn 43. Wait what?? again I must say I never thought that being in my 40's would feel so young haha.  I have realized a few things this year. One my wrinkles are starting to show...I don't have a lot of grey hair but there are more and in my eyebrows no less...and I had to get glasses. Which was way more devastating for me than anyone around me cause absolutely no one noticed!  Hot off the press: this year has been a crazy one. Lots of things happening around us that I don't have words or energy to talk about but we do with our kids so they know reality and the truth of it all.  I think as we grow older and see things for the truth of it we realize we can't stay silent and need to be part of the change.  Don't know what is ahead for me my little family but I am excited and there for it! <3