Scotty and his favorite kiddos!!!

Our Daddy!! He made us GOLDMAN...

I was glad to have been given two of the most important gifts in my life because of Scott!! This past year has been a HUGE rollercoaster, to say the least! Scott and I got divorced last summer and as many of you know that may or may not have been a suprise... We are always going to be good friends along with working together as best as possible seeing how the kiddos and I live in Texas now.

Hair Loss....

So... My little Skyler, who is obsessed with growing her hair out LONG again decided to play beauty shop in hopes that by CUTTING her hair it would infact grow faster... Yup-She did just that CUT HER HAIR!!! I came uncorked on this little girl of mine. Seriously, i could not believe my eyes when my mom showed me the baggie with the hair clippings in it... I knew right away which child it was, I was just afraid to see where it was. The funny thing about all this, it was actually the next day before I knew any of this occured- So really it wasn't that bad cuz i didn't notice it in the morning while i was doing her hair for school. On the otherhand, I was very rushed that morning and just quickly threw her hair in a ponytail and out the door we went. Luckily, Skyler took some thought into her process and only took the top layer of her hair and cut layers into her hair that were about 4inches shorter than the rest... BUT STILL!! I told her i was going to Cut it all off seeing how she thought that it was necessary to cut it her self, and my oh my that child FREAKED OUT!! I told her She will just have to wear it up for the next little while but if she ever thinks of doing it again I WILL CUT IT OFF- she said" I Swear, I WON"T, PROMISE MOMMY, please don't cut it off- PLEASE!!" I never had to think about this type of thing with Tallyn... What is it with little girls and scissors-REALLY!!

Life and what it really is About...

Jadabugs....LOVE HER!!!!

Momma and her Girl..

Family Matters....

Ahh to be LOVED!!!

Daddy and his princess=)

My Brother and his Family!!!

Oh my Goodness, I died when I saw how cute these pictures were that my brother and sister n law had done. They have never had a family picture done and I always bug them to do it but we manage to NOT have it happen ( it's not really Rems thang!). Jaiden will be turning 4 this month so I think it was perfect timing. I love and miss them so much and wish we all lived in the same area but I doubt that will EVER happen, but wishfull thinking is good. The lady who took their pics DID such a Great Job- I am jealous of her talent.... I only hope to get soooo much better the more practice I get! Any how, her website is lilliebphotography.blogspot.com so you should check out all her great work. For now I am posting some of may favs of some of my favorite people.... Sometimes it is hard to believe I have a brother cuz we never see eachother and rarely talk- I get so sad when I think about how Far apart WE really are, that when I first saw their pictures I just started Crying!!!!

Adding to the list of things to do!!!

Okay, so we just found out that we are going to have to pack up and Move thanks to the loveley homeowners of our current home we are renting...I hate this task with a passion! Not to mention that I am struggling with when to Move to SLC this summer!! On the other hand I cannot wait till I can move to my Future unknown home...I wish will look like this but probably NOT!!! I just want my Family to have a great summer filled with lots of Love,family outings, barbeques and of course OUR FAMILY FAVORITE...BOATING!!!! This summer I would love to escape on a vacation for some much needed R & R....hopefully this dream will come true- Fingers Crossed ( and my toes)... There is so much to do and so little time, but I know when it all comes to an end I will have learned something new by each adventure!!! For know one step at a time and must need to CHECK off finding new place to live for Mom and Dad in next two weeks---Grrrrr!

Skyler's Dance Costume

Skyler is in both Tap and Ballet. For their recital on the 25th of April her teacher chose to do ballet and the theme song is to Snow White. I tear up so bad when I watch her dance at her recitals.... I think just the excitement and the unbelieving of her growing up get to me... I love to watch my kiddos in their activities and get so excited when they accomplish new things!

Just a few more fun shots of Easter Bunny Fun!! Also, I had a fun idea for the kids to do- My Kiddos (especially Skyler)love to do art projects, so instead of more paper paintings we went to Micheals and I bought them Canvas's to paint on....They did such a great job and I told them we could hang these works of art up in their rooms!!! I just get so amazed at what they come up with and how they express themselves.

Easter Fun!

Well since the weather outside was quite dreary and cold, we had to bring Easter Bunny fun inside.... The kiddos got up soooo early on Sunday and of course momma didn't want to get up seeing how she went to bed around 1:30 that morning. The kids have so much fun hunting for their baskets and searching for the eggs, they of course have to compete on "Who Gets The MOST"... ha ha they both got the same this year..whew no crying. My mom is sooo cute, she even STILL as I am an adult, gives me a basket and makes me Hunt It Down... the kids got a kick out of this. I was soooo tired on this day from major sleep depervation that I totally forgot to photo my kiddos in their cute Easter outfits, how in the world could I have forgotten this memorable event--Especially cuz I got Tallyn in his Sunday best with a Huge Smile that day!!! We all went to church and then home for some yummy dinner with Family, my Uncle Ron came over and my oh my the laughs we had!! LOVE his humor- Tally and Ron were having Draw offs (what's this?) when they both drew funny faces of eachother and how much fun that was to see what they would come up with.... Sky cleared the whole entire table herself without even being asked by anyone & as I watched her get such a kick out of this I couldn't believe how big she is getting, and how she is SO willing to always help with everything and never complains either. My mom said she set the whole table herself and wanted too without her help cuz she just LOVES to do things for her...wow I have the sweetest little girl ever!! Tallyn says glad she does it then I don't have too...Such a boy!! Love him too... Uncle Ron gave Skyler $2.00 and before it even hit her pocket she was running upstairs and i yelled to her" where are you going" she replied" I AM RICH, and I need to hurry and put it in my Piggy Bank before I Loose it"...she continued to yell "I'm Rich, I'm Rich"..we just all laughed..

My Favorite Family...

Friends make me Happy!!!

Friends make me sooooo happy! I think everyone needs to have great friends!! I have been so lucky to have met some really wonderful girls here Texas and to be able to do such fun things makes it even better... Last weekend Jen and I went to Austin, Tx- that's right y'all!! We stayed at a fabulous resort called Barton Creek and it was amazing. This was the first time I have gotten away with friends for over a year!! We took in the fanatastic weather and conquered all the shopping there was=) We even went to the good ole Crawfish festival- yummy!! I really needed this time away without being MOM... who doesn't-REALLY! I am so lucky that my mom and dad were able to keep the kiddos for me for the weekend, and well let's face it they had a blast too. Grandparents always are FUN!! So at the end of our great weekend I was not only sleep deprived but left with TONS of memories, thanks to you Jen and all who joined us that great weekend!! And then there was this past weekend where i got to have LOTS and LOTS of Laughs, silly jokes, Great one liners, kids movies, a few tears, and well did i mention LAUGHS!! Jill,Jamie( yes another one)me and another woman i just met all went for Girls Night OUT..and what Fun we Had!! These girls are so much Fun and so dang nice- love to go out with them, i think we laugh the entire time we are out... Jill is Tallyn's Karate Teacher and this is how we have been able to meet eachother. Tallyn just loves her and she is sooo great with all the kiddos. I have had such great new lessons taught to me through this chapter of my life and if i thought life was fine... Well let me rephrase...I did so much complaining in the past and one thing i have learned is that if you just sit around and compalin all the time you will never be able to see what really is happening and all the good things there are to enjoy, and all the great people you can meet. So I have decided to get off my rear end and not complain about what I don't have and Enjoy ALL that I DO HAVE, and life is so much more FUN and much more worth while!! I really love living here in Texas and I am so glad that I have been able to experience life here and I so enjoy all the great things this State has to offer... I especially just love how KIND TEXANS are, I tell the kiddos all the time that we are so lucky to live here and to be surrounded by such happy, loving, caring people, and that we should take their example into our lives too. With all the good we know heart ache is out there and I will be the first to admit "the grass isn't always greener on the other side". As I have lived these past 9 months a single woman i have learned many things.. 1.My husband was not as bad as I thought.. 2.A lonely life is a sad Life, 3. I miss having someone to talk about the good and the bad, 4. I miss having my FAMILY as a whole. Well there is many more but I will not bore you with the details... I find myself every now and then tearing up over the simplest things or even the big things- Seriously- I really don't understand the rollercoaster of emotions. I think the biggest sadness is that my kids don't get to share all the things they are doing with one of the most important persons in their lives..Their DAD!! I feel so sad when i think if the shoe was on the other foot I don't think I could not see my kiddos grow a little bit everyday... Tallyn and Skyler change so much everyday, weither it be their funny faces, silly voices,Skyler's hair growing long again( she makes me measure everyday and also makes me swear not to cut it off again), or Tally getting so tall and loving Karate and also being so much SMARTER than his MOM, etc... Somedays I just sit back and start to weep when I look at my kids and think before I know it they will be all grown up and gone living their own lives--Why didn't this WARNING come stamped when they were born? I love the unit a FAMILY makes and MISS so much what FAMILY really should mean and Wish I could have my cute Little House Back, with my cute niehgbors, and my cute husband(well men don't like cute but whatever, they are) and my cute little everything back and not take for granted all the silly things i let get me down... I told Scott last night on the phone I wish I could be happy having a simple Life and not be influenced by material wants and needs, and let me tell you the LAUGHTER that came from his mouth was halarious... he said"Jaime you cannot ever live a simple life you would get bored". I felt so bad that i had let so many oustside things influence my daily life, that really if i could go back I wish I could live in a little town have alot of land with some horses and just BE happy with what i had not what I didn't.. Life lessons are always good what you do with them is even better. I know that I want to be a better friend to all and want a little less then maybe I will LIVE a little more... I know baby steps are good but necessary..