We spent the weekend decorating our house for Halloween. Although the decorations are the same ones we've had for the past several years. It so exciting to pull them out and dust them off and add to our home. Now that the girls are bigger they help out. We don't do a ton, its just fun to see how much it adds to our little home.
We also bought the girls costumes online this weekend. Hope they all show up and are what the girls wanted :)
Both Rylee and Jordyn picked costumes I would have never chose for them but I guess its for them not me.. Cant wait to see both of them all dressed up... Oh and Tay Tay's Costume too! Both Ry and Jord have wore a cute little bunny costume for their first halloween but its way to big for Taylor this year so she's getting a new one... Cant wait to show them off.
To be continued......;. :)
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Im BACK!!
Where will you be in TEN Years?
If I were asked this question Ten Years ago, My answer would have been something like this " In ten years I will be married to Jeff my wonderful husband, we will be working on a family together and hopefully running our business Innovative Trailer"
AMAZING! Ten years went by like 5 and here we are:
Doing all of those things we dreamed of. It's not always been perfect but definitely worth every bump in the road.
Ten years ago I was working as a manager at Jb's Restaurant and Jeff was working out of town most all the time. We decided it was no way to start our family off. If we were going to settle down and have kids we needed to be together as a family. I know many people's relationships work with their husbands gone all the time. I'm NOT that girl... I can't be alone and I really really cant sleep if my husband is not home to snuggle with me. Never did I imagine the decision's we made ten years ago would bring us to where we are now.
Jeff has always been a go getter. He's worked harder then anyone I know since the day I met him. He is self motivated and can make things happen.
When we talked about starting our own business I was VERY Scared. I told him It intimidated me, I was way to nervous to loan money like that, that would take years to pay off. and that I just didn't know if it would work... I'm so glad he was determined and drove me to believe in myself and take a chance to get us to where we are now.
We have had so much support, and encouragement from friends and family getting our business going. Now it hasn't always been peachy. The first 3 years I think Jeff worked 80-100 hours each week (not bringing home a single paycheck) I worked two jobs trying to learn "trailers" and working at the restaurant so we actually had some money to live off. It seemed our income from the shop just had to go right back in to make ends meet! We had some fantastic years from 2005-2008 We had 48 employees and owned 48,000 Sq ft of facility. Then the economy took a dive. From the end of 2008-2011 Jeff and I definitely learned what trials a business can encounter. we down sized substantially and really learned how to manage through tough times. Some people having financial struggles would have let it affect their marriage and tore them apart instead of bringing them closer.. This time in our lives we were brought together like no other time. Jeff and I really make a great team. I get asked all the time how we work together so well. the answer is simple. You just have to let the other person in the relationship be themselves and they have to respect you and that you are your own person. Just like a marriage you have to work at it, it doesn't come easy!
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Our biggest accomplishment over the past ten years has been our FAMILY
These three girls have brought us more joy then imaginable.
Rylee being our first born came along in 2005. She's such a sweet little girl, She has a heart of gold and the most sensitive nature of anyone I know. She is so smart and loves her studies even if all she talks about when you ask her how school was, is recess and boys chasing her and her chasing them. Shes got a little friend "Bo" that she says she doesnt like. But she is always wondering if he'll like her outfit, or notice how she did her hair today, or if he will be driving by on this bike today. -Can you imagine her as a teen :)
Jordyn has the most gorgeous smile and bright blue eyes ever. She melts my heart each time she tells me how much she "wuvs me"
She is such a whitty little girl, she likes to joke and always always has something to say. We spent the day just her and I last week I honestly wondered if she took a breathe. She was so excited to just tell me all about everything in her little world and talked so much I couldnt keep up. She loves people and has such a motherly heart. She is so helpful she loves to cook, clean and help mom fold the laundry.
We had almost decided our lives were so busy we were just going to settle with the four of us and not having any more kids. Boy am I glad we decided different
May of 2011 we had our sweet baby Taylor. She has been such a delight in the past 4 months I cant even imagine life without her. She is such a beautiful baby just like the other girls, she has that little something about her that just captures your heart, a twinkle in her eye, and the giggle behind her smile. or maybe its just me being a new mommy again.... The girls have sure loved her, I cant imagine what more we could give our older kids in life, then a baby sister to teach all they know too and to cherish the memories of helping her grow bigger to a sweet little girl like them.
Jeff and I are doing so good. We spend lots of time together. Playing as a family. we love the Sand Dunes. Camping. Mountain rides. Just hanging out! We really have a great life. Feel so blessed each day for all we have!
I know it's been a long post, thanks for reading. I promised myself and a couple of you I would spend more of my wasted time from Facebook in to journaling about our little lives so you could all keep up with us better!
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