Biz to the Rescue!

This week I redecorated our bedroom for our 7th Anniversary. So, I took the beautiful hand stitched quilt that my Mom made for us as a wedding present off the bed and washed it. I washed it on gentle cycle in COLD water and when I took it out of the washer I just about passed out. The Red pieces had bled onto the ivory pieces and it was bright pink!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!

This quilt is so special and my Mom worked on it for so many hours. I almost cried.

How to fix my problem? When I moved to Texas, my mother in law, Darlene introduced me to a magical detergent called Biz. So, I decided to hold my breath and wash it again with Biz and Tide...........4 times. It worked! Each time I washed it the pink faded until it turned out good as new. I'm sad about washing it so many times because I don't want to wear it out, but I'm SO happy to have my pretty quilt back to its proper state. I hope you can all find Biz in your stores because it's Awesome! Thanks mom for making us such a beautiful quilt. It is a very special keepsake. We love you!

My trip to OZ

It's been forever since I've written, so I'll start back in february. Over valentines weekend Gracie, Marley and I drove to Oklahoma and Kansas to visit family. We got to see my brother, Dan before he got deployed to Iraq. He blessed his new baby daughter, Colette. It was such a beautiful blessing and Colette looked so beautiful in the dress Celeste made for her.
We spent monday at my parents and the kids played all day. They even tied a quilt top that my mom has had for 40 years. Grandpa Sessions did Abra-ca-dabra and dragged the kids around the house. Everyone left tired and happy. We had such a fun time and the kids really hung in there during the car rides. Thank goodness for DVD players in the car!!!!! We drove 1500 miles all together and came home with rug burns, bruises, a black eye and lots of good memories. We had a great weekend and loved seeing family!
We loved coming home to Douglas and a clean house. It was nice to be out of the car. There's no place like home!!!
Below I put together a slide show of our fun trip. This is my first slide show and I couldn't figure out how to turn some of the pictures, so sorry that they're sideways. I hope you enjoy!

Paint Ball Mania

D-Day 2008 Officers and NCOs of 327th Glider Infantry Regiment Me and Anita Here in San Angelo
Me With My Arsenal

As some of you know, I am addicted to paintball. These are just a few pictures we have taken. I play in a very large scale "re-enactment" of the D-Day invasion of WWII. In this game I am a member of the 101st airborne division in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment. The game is held annually in Oklahoma in June. It is in fact the largest paintball game in the world. The organizers of the game set objectives to accomplish similar to the real objectives of the invasion. Last year there were over 4,500 people that played in the game. The unit I am in is famous (at this game) for their skill and performance. In 2008 the 327th GIR took everyone of our assigned objectives in some cases in record time. D-Day Oklahoma is sponsored by many large international P-Ball companies. I am very excited for this coming year. In the excitement I was on the Internet looking at stuff about D-Day OK. As I searched I came across a companies web site that sponsors the game. I was astonished to find they had pictures of the 327th. I was even more surprised to see a pic of me. I just want to brag a little. This is an international P-Ball company and I am on their website. PRETTY FREAKIN' COOL!!! I of course want everybody to check it out. So if you are interested go to www.jtusa.com/?dday and look at the still photos. The picture of me is on the second row the last picture, I'm givin' a thumbs up. There are two or three pictures with my friend Brandon. Anyway I just wanted to say that this is AWESOME.

A morning inspired by my Mom

Yesterday morning brought back memories of my childhood. We had cream of wheat for breakfast and in the center of the table was a bowl of spring flowers that Gracie so lovingly picked for us. It just reminded me of you Mom.

Love ya Mom!!

Our new addition

We've had two dogs and figured out we're not dog people, so we thought we'd try our hand at rabbits. Douglas and Grandpa Riley built 2 rabbit hutches and we now have 5 white rabbits. One is pregnant, so we'll see how that goes. The kids love the rabbits and we are having fun taking care of them. (By we I mean Douglas):)

Marley man

Marley's new funny face

This is what happens when Grandpa gets you dressed.

I wouldn't let grandpa fix his clothes until I got some pictures. Too funny!!!!

Marley loves working in the Garage. He loves tools, dirt and exploring.

He is helping Grandpa sand the canoe.



I think Marley gets more fun by the day. He has a great little personality. He's talking really well and copying all our words. He loves to say "hot!" and then he blows on everything. He loves having his picture taken and he says "teese" for cheese. He has a great love for Gracie and calls her "Geecy". Marley's favorite word is probably "bompa" which is Grandpa. This is very appropriate because he LOVES his grandpa! He loves to dance, tickle and give hugs.

He's just a lot of fun and a joy to be around. We're lucky to have him.