a new friend is never a replacement... but definitely a distraction.

dad had to put harley down :/  i havent ever seen a man so sad in my life. i know he wont ever forget, but hopefully this one will help him get through the day. 

my boys...

pops and mikey at the frontier KOMP pool party a couple years ago... summer time and the livins easy...

i love diggin through old pictures.

HAPPY happy anniversary!

three years ago today! i can not believe its been soooo long! i havent ever known nick and cheree apart. ever. they have been together since chee was in high school. these two arent just my friends they are part of my family. i am so excited for them. they are having a little boy in march sometime... they make me happy on the inside. i couldnt ever express how much they mean to me... there arent any words. 

its been a rough week... hopefully this is it, but we are sitting on two, and these things usually come in threes... hold your breath.

ma duke.

how stinkin cute is my mom!!! working at the school she still has to get her picture taken ever year... my grandma griz stopped me in my tracks one time and had to look at me... she said that i had looked so much like my mom in that second she thought time had stopped. its there i know it. 

july 4th...

the 4th of july has always been one of my favorite holidays. backyards, beer, and the ever loving fire that runs through my blood. haha... fire works just might be my single solitary most favorite thing on earth. well that and this guy.... 

he makes me smile on the inside. 

this is actual size. hahaha...

well, not quite. we had a bbq at dads for mikeys birthday... seriously, why do people eat out?! soooooo yummy.