Nancy

Good Grief

2009-06-23T07:19:00.000-07:00

I am so confused!!!! I don't know which blog is mine anymore! I have like three and oh my word it's confusing! Sigh. Ha Ha

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More pictures of our babies!

Hey from Havre

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The days have been sunny and warming up. Spring is in the air. We have played tennis and picked up a little more skill along with really sore legs! Ahhh the joy of exercise. Then we played with Jason and Caleb's gas remote control cars! FUN! The babies and our dogs ran circles around us. I called Caleb the other day and Emilie asked to talk. I asked her how she was, she sighed and said "ohhh, I just wish I could get out of my house Gram." ha ha
So of course Gram and Papa picked her up...took her for a hamburger and a trip to Wal Mart. :)
We got Tom a car seat yesterday so that we can take him around now too. They had their Friday night sleepover last night so if it is sunny again today we will go to the park. If not we will go to the library. Noelle is doing great. She has finished to school books for the year and already working in two from next year. Still about four more subjects to finish and we will have a Summer break. I am proud of her. She has had a lot of interruptions this year and yet she is still ahead. She is a wonderful girl. Still as sweet as ever. I thank God for her and all of my children. Please keep Caleb in your prayers. He is still laid off. Mandie has a job and he gets some pay from work so they just get by. I know that he is anxious to be back to work. Paul is doing great in school and enjoying it. Grace is looking for a new job pray for her. Grace, Paul and Noelle went for a bike ride yesterday! Kirby is still riding around on the train. God is good and the economy has not hurt him so far. Please keep my Mother in our prayers. The loss of m Dad is very hard for her.
Love Ya
Nancy

I Am Thankful

2009-03-11T12:33:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful for my husband and children. It has been so hard loosing my Father. So they have all been so good to me. One night Mandie cooked me dinner and EVEN baked me a cake!!! Ahhh comfort food. It really felt good eating a meal that I knew was prepared with love and care. Paul and Grace treated me to pizza hut buffet on my first Sunday back to church and they all made me laugh. Noelle gives the best hugs for an eleven year old girl. She is sweet and sensitive to how I am feeling. They watch t.v. with me and talk to me. Thomas and Emilie make me smile and give the best kisses. It all helps. Kirby is always quick to be by my side when I am crying. I think I am alone and then I feel his arms around me. I am so blessed. God is good.

Thank you

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Thank you for all of the prayers that have gone out for my family. I appreciate each and every one. My Father was a wonderful man who never wavered from the truth of the word. He will be greatly missed.

Snow Snow Go Away.....

2009-02-06T11:00:00.000-08:00

Snow snow go away...come again some other year! Don't get me wrong...I LOVE four definite seasons. But there comes a time in Winter when I am done. I am longing for a tropical Paradise where I can lay in a hammock listening to the waves. Feel the warmth of the sun, hear the giggles of my daughter a she plays in the sand or chases a crab. ~ Happy Sigh~ Oh Yeah.
Our 27 Anniversary is coming up in April and I would LOVE to surprise Kirby with a trip to Hawaii! He was born there and has always wanted to go back and visit. I know we will someday.
Hope you all are having a great day!!!!!
Love Ya!

~ For Grandma Karen ~

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Thomas and Emilie spent the night last night. They had fun playing dress up with Auntie Noelle this morning. :)

Love and Miss you!

Happy 1st Birthday Thomas!!!!

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Ok...so Tom was soooo wiggly that he is a blur in some....annnnd I couldn't find my camera so I had to make do with my cell...NOT good. sigh. But we all had a great time and Tommy was so happy and adorable. Caleb decorated the cake! Papa Kirby made his awesome special recipe roast chicken. Happy Birthday Buddy! We LOVE you!

Hey!

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Paul had to say what Grace was wearing in detail...for the game. He did pretty good.

Playing Spouseology! LOL Funny. Those are mini marshmellows.

Jacob & Bekah setting up the game...I think Bekah won? She won a lot of stuff that week end! Jacob was the luckiest in SORRY card game!!!!

Kids chillen.

Prayer request. Caleb and Mandie are driving to Springs to visit her family while he is layed off work. Please pray for a safe trip and that Caleb can get back to work soon. Right now I am hearing about hard times all over the states...friends and family. I am thankul that we all have each other to hold up in prayer.

Here are a few pictures. The Doran family came to visit. We talked, played games and ate junk! Ha Ha. Good times.

"Take My Picture Gram!" My silly Ema! :)

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Happy New Year!

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Hi Fellow Bloggers,
Guess I could try writing for a change. I would much rather entertain with photo's but I forgot to carry my camera around recently. :)
Today we are getting LOTS of SNOW!!! I love it! It's so beautiful falling from the sky. But....Kirby is on the train and Daniel flies back to Mt today and has a couple hour trip to get home. The roads are treacherous so please keep them both in your prayers. Another request is that Caleb keep working through the Winter. The rail slows down and guys get laid off. Last Winter our prayers were answered and God kept him working. Thank you so much for remembering these needs with us.
We had a party at the Furlongs on New Years Eve. They are in their new home now. It is so nice and very spacious! They have it all decorated and are settled in. It was very warm and cozy. I am happy that they are able to live in town now. Noelle is looking fwd to spending time with Hannah. We are all within walking distance once Paul and Grace move. They will be moving into an awesome historical building this month! It is such a cool place. I know that Grace and Paul are both happy about the move. Grace is learning to travel on these snowy roads. I got a below zero sleeping bag out today to put in her car. She has me telling her often that if anything happens stay in the car and call so we can go get her. Some of our weather you just don't walk in. I'm glad it's a small town and we can all get to each other quickly if there is a need.
Noelle is enjoying her Christmas break from school. She is out romping with her pup Scout right now. I should snap a few pictures. Be right back...! :) Done.
I am looking fwd to getting back to school. It makes life feel more organized somehow. I enjoy seeing her learn. She is a joy in every way. I couldn't ask for a sweeter daughter. God has sure blessed us.
The grand babies are doing great! Thomas is walking. It is so much fun watching him toddle around! You will have to check Mandies blog for the dryer story!!!!! :)
Emilie is as genius as ever...surprising all those who meet her by talking like a five year old instead of a two year old. And the things that little one comes up with to say!!! She is so entertaining! LOL They are both so beautiful. Emilie has a sleep over night every Sunday. We love having her and are looking fwd to when Tom can come too.
Noelle and I baked a lot of cookies for New Years. Lots of fun and yummy too.
The BEST news I heard last year is that Sam and Tam are going to have a baby!!! I am still reveling in the joy of that news. The hardest time of last year was loosing our Son James. I still have moments of longing for him and crying. I am thankful that he is finally well and in Heaven with God and family. I try and remember that when I am missing him. The hardest news this new year is that my very best friend from childhood lost her Father. He had a major stroke and never recovered. My heart breaks for her and her family. I spent sooooo many Sunday afternoons in there home when I was young. They are a wonderful family and he was one of the nicest men I know. Please keep the Moore family in your prayers.
I am sure that there will be some wonderful blessings coming our way this new year. I am looking fwd to seeing what will unfold. God Bless and keep you All!
Love, Me

More Christmas

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Noelle Christmas Morning...Mandies Venison Pie...YUM!!!...Sledding on college hill!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Photo's

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Fun Times!

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Noelle and friends at Library Story Time.

Selah

Ella

Lindsy PG with twins Jonah Reed & Aliyah Faith.

Family & Friends having Fun!

Noelle's Snow Reindeer! :)

xx Kisses & Mistletoe xx

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Mandies B~Day and other family photo's

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Great Pictures Taken By Daniel and Grace!

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We had a great weekend! Got lots of wonderful news of people we LOVE...went for a midnight walk in glitter snow~magical~....spent time with our children and grandchildren. I found a park with cactus and palm trees so I told Grace we were taking her to Az. for Christmas! Dan, Paul, Grace, Noelle and I all jumped in the car around 11pm and went and took pictures there. :)

Church was really good then we all went to work at our Santa and gift wrap fund raisers. Then our awesome Pastor and wife came by the gift wrap booth with an ice cream pie that was out of this world good!!! That was so NICE! Thanks guys.

It looks like a winter wonderland today. I need to hurry and get Noelle on her school work...clean up some and get ready to babysit our good friends little ones. Sara where are you!!!??? :) ha ha

Noelle is actually fantastic with kids so its a big help. Well more another time. God Bless have the best day ever!

More Thanksgiving

2008-12-04T07:46:00.000-08:00

Hey all. We had THE BEST Thanksgiving yet to date. I loved every second. I never dreamed that I would have the blessing of all my children living in the came town as me. So I am enjoying every moment that they are here. We had a huge traditional dinner. Everyone helped. Mandie brought the Turkey, rolls and GERMAN POTATO SALAD (I love it). Grace helped bake all of the pies and they were DELICIOUS!!! Kirby, Paul, Daniel and Noelle helped with trimming pies and Daniel made Mandie green jello just like her home. :) We enjoyed a feast and then went for a walk in the snow to make room for desert. Emilie fell asleep in Caleb's coat. When we got home Kirby and I took down all of our Fall Deco outside and began deco for Christmas. Its looking pretty. Then we all came in and had (pumpkin, apple, chocolate) pie, Mt Dew cake, fruit salad and caramel apple crisp! Played a game of Monopoly that we quit early because everyone was cheating except Mandie and Noelle!!! ha ha So we were about to name them as the winners when Noelle pipes up and says "I was cheating too"...and shows us about 5 $5oo's in her hand!!!!! My baby CHEATING! It's that Horton/Alexander combo! HA So Mandie is the official winner...although Daniel says NO WAY cause HE didn't admit to cheating. Even little Gracie was cheating! I was shocked! I was sitting right next to her and had No idea that her and Daniel were passing money under the table! HA HA! Well then we all started eating leftovers and watched Prince Caspian (sp?) my vote was for "Jingle All The Way". So all in all it was a wonderful day and night. I truly thank God for his many blessings. Today is a beautiful Sunny day. I am beginning a journey of helping a friend today. She is 8 months pregnant with twins and has two girls and a boy 5, 3 & 1 yr. She needs help a couple days a week with the kids so that she can get some rest. So remember her in your prayers and me with lots of little ones running around! ha ha

They are a sweet family that we love very much and I want to be a blessing to them, Right away Grace and Mandie both offered to help me with the kids. I am very blessed to have such thoughtful daughter in laws. They really are daughters in our hearts. Well this is probably the longest post EVER!!! Have a beautiful day everyone! Please keep our Christmas Fund Raisers in your prayers.

Love You All!

P.S.

To my friend Karen O. , your very welcome! I love sharing the photos of the kids and grands with you! :)

Oh! The foot prints are mine in the SNOW! Kirby & Daniel dared me to walk barefoot in Wal Mart parking lot! :) And There is a picture of the little senior shop! They make the best soup! It's $1.25 for soup and a big dinner roll!!! So it's our new favorite spot and it's nice to support our local senior citizens! :)

~Gracies Pie~

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2008-12-02T13:14:00.000-08:00

We wanted all of our children home for our dinner so Thanksgiving is this week at our house. It has been snowing so we are playing Christmas music and baking away!!! Grace is helping to make all of the pumpkin (8 total!!!) and the others are decorating the crust with leaves. Daniel got REAL artistic with one. They all look beautiful and will taste so yummy! We are also baking two apple , two chocolate a Mountain Dew cake and so much more. Now just keeping everyone out of it all until tomorrow will be the real chore! LOL :)

We discovered the quaintest little coffee shop ran by seniors. It is soooooo good and CHEAP! We had home made soups and dinner rolls , cinnamon rolls, hot chocolate and coffee!!!! It was so wonderful. The little ladies were so sweet too. It is only two blocks from our house so we told them we will all be back often!!! More pictures to come soon.

2008-12-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas... Although our Thanksgiving dinner is still coming up soon. I cant wait!!! I am excited to begin all of the baking with Noelle. She is going on Eleven!!! And it is going to be extra fun this year. Our church is doing a fund raiser...Pastor John has been playing Santa at the Mall and we are also doing the gift wrap booth. Well Pastor Johnny got sick so Kirby took his place. Needless to say we all had a blast with it. Emilie is so funny and we are having some good laughs listening to all of her adorable Christmas comments this year. Thomas is so adorable and kissable and huggable! Noelle is doing great...still sweet and pretty. I'll try to blog more later...going to do yoga with Grace and Noelle.

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Whats happening in our corner...

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I know...I know...I am THE worst blogger ever! Aha! I think that Gracie and Tammy K. are two of the most faithful that I know. Kudos girls!

Well...we had a photo fund raiser that went so awesome!!!! We sold 84 sittings and made around $1,500!!! Woo Hoo!!!! Mandie worked very hard on this project and everyone was helpful. God has really blessed us.

The next fundraiser is beginning the day after Thanksgiving. Bro. Johnny is going to be the mall Santa. Daniel maybe with Caleb's help will be the photographer and while they are doing that I will be heading up a gift wrap stand. Wow "go us" right? Pretty busy season for all of us. Libby and I have also began working with our kids on our Christmas program. We are also doing a children's Christmas choir. It is soooo much fun! I am finding great deals on our wardrobe etc. Paul is collecting large cardboard from Sears. Him and Daniel will be putting together a 3D background for our Nativity. We have such a great group of people with so many varied talents...more of Gods goodness.

School is going great for Noelle. I LOVE having her with me. I thank the Lord that I am able to stay home with her. She is growing into a beautiful and sweet young lady.

I loved watching her get her photo done and then her and her best friend McKenna did some together that are going to be so adorable. Thomas was soooo very cute in his little hat and him and Ema did great! We got one big family one with us and all of our kids! So thankful that Paul and Grace were here for it.

Daniel has been living here a while now and I have to say he is so much fun to have around. These boys keep us laughing non-stop. Plus they are teaching Emily how to be funny. :)

Well more for another time.

Our Kids

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Garden Frog

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I took this in Moms patio garden.

Daniel and Paul to the rescue!

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Hey meet Patcha the Quaker Parrot. She belongs to Mckennas family. Well Patcha got loose outside and was flying from tree to tree in our neighborhood. I got home from the store around 2:30 pm and saw Macs mom Katherine and her brother Trevor looking up into a tree across the street from our house. Patcha had been on the fly since 9:30 that morning!!! They tried every way they could to get her down. They even called the fire department and animal control who both refused to help! PSH! So I called for Daniel and Paul to come out and help. They threw a lot of tennis balls up at her and she just stared at them...didnt even flinch. So they got one of Kirbys really tall ladders and Dan climbed the tree which completely and totally was giving me heart palpitations! I had horrible visions of him falling and me having to call his Mother!!! O My Word! So anyway Daniel threw one more tennis ball and away she flew to a lower tree. So the boys moved the ladder and Katherine who is very afraid of heights climbed up to call her down. We figured that she would come down for her. The boys gallantly held the ladder. Patcha came right to Katherine! She was thankful and happy to get her bird back into her cage...safe and sound. None of us could bare the thought of Mckenna loosing one of her favorite birds. We are all thankful. Oh and thats Dan WAYYYYYY up in that tree!

Fun at the Park!

2008-10-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

We have all decided to take up Tennis! So well yeah...we get a lot of laughs and a lot of fun!!! And hopefully a lot of exercise! Go Us! :)

Go Blue Ponies!

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Ok so we went to the Football game that Daniel was covering! Woo Hoo we won! Then we went to Pizza where Ema decided to have some Root Beer! :)

Home Improvement

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Dan and I chose some colors and Kirby painted the house for me!!! Yay Kirby...great job.

For You Tam

2008-09-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

Hey Tammy!

Got your note so thought I would post. Fall is in the air!!! Yippee! I have washed my sweaters and even had to turn on the heat for the first time in months.

I just arrived at my parents home. I am staying with them for 2 1/2 weeks while my sis is on vacation. I always enjoy a quiet time with them. They are doing well. Noelle is here with me. So our mornings will be school. She is doing great. Growing fast and turning into a little tween. Wish time would slow down. Paul and Grace will get to Havre while I am gone. I am looking forward to seeing them when I get home. It was hard to leave the grand babies. They are growing fast. They are beautiful and amazing! Ema wanted to go with me on the train. :)

Well I will try and put a few pics on. I need to get breakfast ready and give Dad all that he needs this morning.

Love, Nancy

Sports Montana

2008-08-24T08:40:00.000-07:00

Ok so my nephew Daniel Horton has recently moved here to Montana to be our local sports writer!! Pretty cool! We are so happy to have him here. So I will be poasting on my blog and myspace some fun pics. Here is one of our neighbor Bonnie who just happens to be the BLUE PONIES # 1 Fan! Adorable.

Tom

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Tommy is wearing his new outfit from Gram & Papa Horton. :)

My Girls!

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Sunday School!

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My class. Noelle, Hannah & Ethan.

Libby's class. Maddie & Ema.

Cradle Roll. Thomas. :)

Hannah singing a special. My class reading a memory verse. Noelle & Hannah looking pretty in Pink! :)

Grand little babies!

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Our sweet babies! Ema with her best friends in tow..Or..Sweetie Bear & Pretty Bear!

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Last night we had a Korean meal! It was very good. I was laughing at the girls stuffing their mouths Korean style. A good friend of mine taught me how to make it years ago. You take leaf lettuce, stuff it with white rice, teriyaki steak and some red chili sauce. You roll it up and stuff the WHOLE thing in your mouth! Noelle and her friend McKenna loved the meal and had a great time eating it. ~smile~

Some cute Pics!

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Here are a few cute pics. Friends and Family.

They say trouble comes in Threes! Look out Havre! ~smile~

Dinner Before Thomas dedication.

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Tommy's Dedication to The Lord

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It was such a blessing to have my parents come and visit. I am so thankful that my Sister was able to bring them. While they were here Caleb and Mandie had Great Papa horton and Papa Kirby dedicate little Thomas. It was beautiful and very special.

Blah blah blah blah Blog

2008-08-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

Ha! I sometimes think that I really should post more often....and let people know whats going on in and around our lives...but I feel like I am just saying blah blah blah. ~smile~ It's just hard to imagine that anyone besides my very own Mother could really be interested. Which is funny cause I find myself reading everyone Else's and never am I bored. :)
Okay...welllll...here goes. Today Noelle and I officially got prepared to begin our new school year. She is going into the 5th grade...which by the way is so just WOW. My baby is growing up so fast. She bought a new back pack and planner today. We sorted through all of her new books (love it) and she is getting really excited to begin. Fall is in the air!!!! Yay!

More news...my nephew Daniel Horton from Port Angeles, Washington...is moving here to our town in Montana! He got hired at our Daily News Paper as Sports Writer!!! We are all very proud of him and happy that he will be getting some great experience in the career he has chosen. It will be so much fun having him around. We are praying for his Mom and Sib's to know the Lords will in there lives...we are hoping that they will follow Dan here. Please keep them in your prayers as they try and decide what will be best for there Family.

The days have been sunny and beautiful here and in the mornings it's cool. I get a thrill anticipating Fall. I can start snuggling into sweaters and watching the leaves turn color. I'll be able to hear football practice begin just up the street. We love going to the local games here. It will be fun knowing that Daniel will be writing about them in the paper.

Well enough of my blahgging for now. ")
You all have a super day!
Love Ya,
Nancy

Working around the home....

2008-08-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some shots of the work we are doing in our house. Kirby scraped off the popcorn ceilings. Then I helped him texture the walls and we did a LOT of painting! Ta Da

Mt road trip!

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So My sister Sweetie drove Dad, Mom, Teresa and all of the kids here to Mt!!!! They all came in the "Murder Home" (Emilies words) :)

So we had a great time!!! Here are some pics. Will be WAY more on my myspace. Check it out!!!

Road trip continues to Andy's

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These were taken at my brother Andy Hortons home in Kalispell Mt.! Kirby was there working so he got to meet up with all the fam there. It broke my heart not to be there because it's been almost three years since I have seen them all. Sigh...will see them soon I hope. They are all so cute!!!

Fun Week

2008-07-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

Hey this has been a pretty great weekend and Monday...hope we stay on a roll. We have had a visitor!!! Or I should say the Furlongs have....lol....but I fell in love with this girl and so I'll claim her too. Miss Jessa Nowling (AKA Baby Face Jessa) ")
So it was great having her in church...she played the keyboard for us...ahah...sweet...and ...she sang a song that God laid on her heart and it was beautiful...thank you Jessa.
So yesterday we had everyone over for food and fun. Then we all played MAFIA!!!! Thus Jessa's nickname. :) Got some great pics of everyone and the kids who had fun playing tag. And I even got a great air shot of Ema (Go Me! Daniel! Ha Ha). Daniel is my nephew who is a sports photographer...he is waiting to hear if he is getting a job here at our local paper as sports writer.!!! That would be AWESOME! He would continue his ed here at MSU Northern and possibly play basketball. Keep him in your prayers.
Ok so. Today we are all going to look at a church building. Keep that in your prayers. We want Gods timing and will in this. Then some are going to tour Havre underground! History...ahah...tonight bible study at the Furlongs. Soooo anyone who wants to have fun just come on over and hang out with us! :)
Soon we will have family coming and if it works out I will be one happy lady!!! My sister Sweetie will be bringing my Father and Mother (I know how Sweet is that????), Teresa, Terra, Daniel, Felicia, Ethan & Hailey!!!!! It will be amazing! Very exited!!! We hope to take Dad fishing. Well I will keep you all posted. Have the most wonderful Tuesday ever! Love to all...here are the pics.

Thomas Q. James Alexander

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Our little Tommy..he is so beautiful!!! Auntie and Sis. are pretty cute too! ;)

~Our Beautiful Noelle~

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She is as Sweet as she is Beautiful....

Happy Birthday Kirby Pic's

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We had happy birthday 3 layer chocolate cake with chocolate (his fav.) ice-cream! Then we all went to a demolition derby!!! A couple cars jumped the hill and were headed straight at our fence!!! Woo Hoo!!! :) It was great fun. Love you Kirby!

Blogging is pretty amazing...and cool...according to Noelle. :)

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I am old enough...ha ha...to realize just how amazing all of this is. I mean Not only am I from the dial up era...wow...but I am also from a time when we used good old stamps and mailed our hand written correspondence (I do kind of miss that). I also remember not having unlimited long distance and paying $300 a month on phone bills because I was a young Mom who missed her Mom. Now we have so many awesome ways to instantly share our daily lives even if it's on the go (via TEXT)! Pictures In the Moment being shared In the Moment! Noelle told me when I sat down to begin this that I'm the ~coolest~ mom ever...with a big hug and kiss...haha...I asked why and she said "You my space and text...."! How cute is she? ~smile~ Which means by the way that I also have the coolest Mom's ever too! ha ha
At the risk of sounding like a cheesy commercial ...I am most thankful that I can I can be in instant contact with all of the people closest to my heart. In a moment I can receive a picture from Paul and Grace showing me that all of the missing is worth it when they look so in love and so happy. I can send them photos and videos of Emilie and Thomas "firsts". I hear from my nieces and nephews who are as loved by me as my very own children. Even though I really am not much of a blogger...I do appreciate that it is there. I love reading about whats happening in my friends and families lives all over the world. I love getting to know new friends and new family members. Now if they could just invent a way to just "be there" in a moment...that would be ~sweet~.
The End

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Cute Birthday Story

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This pic has a cute little story behind it. As sick as our little girl has been she had a very happy day. So we are all thankful for that. Anyway...she smiled happily through all of her gifts. Opening each one while she sat in her princess chair.

When I was shopping for her gifts I picked up a pack of orange tic tacs (her fav.) and dropped them in her gift bag.

Well when she reached in and pulled them out you should have heard her squeals of utter delight! She yelled "TIC TACS!!!!!" and began to jump up and down in her excitement!! It was so FUNNY! All of the wonderful gifts around her yet those orange tic tacs were the highlight of her day. Ha Ha

We told Caleb he should send it in to funniest home videos. :)

She is absolute JOY.

Happy 2 Ema

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Kevin & Bethany

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Kevin & Bethany

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West Va mountains; Va

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This covered bridge is near a town where Paul first pastored. I have always loved this spot and was so happy to be able to stand here again soaking in the history of the area. Bethany was a tiny baby when they lived here. I would sit on the porch swing hloding her in my arms.

Ghost Town in South Dakota

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St Louis

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On our way home we spent the night in St Louis, Mo. We stayed in an awesome historical hotel (thanks to Price Line) Gods Blessings. Kirby and Noelle went up into the famous Arch!!! Not me! I have elevator nightmares. Then we ate sausage dogs bought from a street vendor. Mine was too spicy thus the look on my face. :)

Noelle said going up into the arch was one of the funnest things she has ever done.

Family Fun! Lynchburg Va

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We Are Home!

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Well we made it home safe...thank you Lord. Thanks for any prayers on our behalf.
The wedding was Soooo very beautiful! Bethany chose well! Kevin is wonderful. We are so happy for them both. All of the guys here are impressed that he got to take his X Box on the honeymoon!!!! Ha Ha "Go Bethany!" :)
Our time spent there with friends and family was priceless. It was an answer to my prayers that we were even able to go. We all had so much fun. I miss everyone so much. I dont have pics of the wedding because I didnt want to mess up the photographers. But I have lots of the trip and some of Emilies second b-day party as well. I'll borrow some of Daniels from the wedding. So I will get busy with the pics now.
Love to all,
Nancy

Bethany's Wedding

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Leaving for Beth Hortons Wedding in Va. tomorrow. Will blog and put pics when I get home. Please keep our trip in your prayers...we are driving.
Love You All!
Nancy

For My Love

2008-06-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

~ Happy Fathers Day Kirby ~
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dear Kirby,
How thankful I am to have a husband who is everything and more in this quote. I have never worried about our children as long as I knew that you were in their lives...loving them...guiding them...praying for them. I am so thankful that you are their hero. You have set such a good example for our Son's. You are strong in so many ways. Most of all they have seen that you have a heart for God and take a biblical stand for all truth. Thank you for choosing me...for loving me...for loving our children. You have been the BEST!
I love you!
~ Forever Yours ~
Nancy

Happy Fathers Day! Picture Tribute

2008-06-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

Responsibility (from a news letter that I recieve)

2008-06-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder who THEY are? THEY seem to be everywhere. THEY must be a big and powerful group with a great deal of influence, because we sure do talk about them a lot:
“They should know better!”“That’s their problem!"“They need to do something about this!”“It’s all because of them!”“They’re the ones who fouled things up!”No need to ask if those sound familiar. Who among us hasn’t pointed a finger at THEM before? “They” and “them” are common pronouns – part of normal, everyday speech. We utter them all the time. And when it comes to building good character and walking the talk, they may be the absolute worst words in our language. Why? Just look at what “they” and “them” mean: OTHER PEOPLE, SOMEONE ELSE. You don’t have to be a genius to know that those words are dripping with non-responsibility. Maybe it’s time we all did some word switching. Imagine what would happen – think of how our perspectives might change – if we stopped using “they,” “them,” and “their” altogether, and instead used “we,” “us,” and “our.”Let’s see:
“THEY WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!”“THAT’S THEIR OUR PROBLEM!”“IT’S UP TO THEM US!”“THEY WE NEED TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT!”See and feel the difference?So, the next time you catch yourself starting to say or think the T-word (“they”), use “we” instead. After all, the first step in meeting our responsibilities as adults is acknowledging that we have them. You know, pointing the finger at them probably is a waste of time, anyway. We’re beginning to think they don’t exist. Because…
Every time we’ve gone looking for “them,” all we’ve found is US!

More Pic's!

2008-06-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

~ Home Sweet Home ~

2008-06-11T09:17:00.000-07:00

Here are a few views of our home town here in Montana. The little white house (my cottage)

is ours and the cemetery is where I try and walk my three miles and where we will lay our Son

James to rest. The college is where our Son Paul attended. The stone church is in view of our home. The bells play beautiful music!

Noelle's hair cut!

2008-06-11T09:12:00.000-07:00

Noelle's hair was past her bottom! Getting very hard to keep up with so I caved in and cut some off for her. I think she is beautiful and she is loving it! :)

Dear James

2008-06-06T18:20:00.001-07:00

Dear James,
The only other letter I have ever written to you was when you were born. I wrote it in your baby book. The doctors told us you wouldnt live very long. So I poured my young mothers heart out to you on paper. Here I am again twenty five years later. Now you are gone. My heart is so full of tears. Tears of Joy for the health and happiness that I know you have found in Gods loving embrace...tears for the years that I longed to have you with me, laughing, hugging, talking...tears because my heart is breaking knowing that I will never look in your beautiful brown eyes on this earth again...I'll never get to hold your sweet hand in mine. Every time I let my tears fall I am afraid they will never end. I love you my boy. I miss you. More than anything I long with my whole heart to see you finally well and happy. I imagine you tall, strong and handsome like your brothers. Full of mischief, love and laughter. I know that you love music like Paul, you would love to watch sports with Caleb, love soft kittens and puppies like Noelle and would love fishing and hunting with your Dad and brothers. I hope that God will allow you to look down upon us...so that you can see and feel all of our love for you. I want to race to Heaven and be held strong in your arms and tell you how much I love you. I want to see you and your brothers tossing a football. I want to see the joy on your Fathers face the first time he can hug you tight and hear him say I love you Son. Oh James you are loved by so many of us here. Grandma's, Papa's, Aunts, Uncles and cousins. We are all so happy for you. Knowing you are well is the comfort that helps me stand the loss of you. Think of me James. Before too long we will be there with you. Please God let him know me and know my love for him. Please hold this broken heart of mine in your hands. Hold me God. It hurts.
Love Momma

Miss May in Terra's slippers....

2008-06-06T17:34:00.000-07:00

2008-06-06T17:25:00.000-07:00

Me and my fav. Babies!

~Our Little Blessings~

2008-06-06T17:14:00.000-07:00

Thomas Quitman James Alexander

Emilie May Alexander

Our Littlest Angel Tommy.

I am a Gram thats true...but still a Mommy too. Here is my sweet Noelle eating her fav. thing! :)

Hey Everyone it's been a while....

2008-06-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

Saw Sam's Tam on here so I thought I would begin again.
Will probably mostly put on Pics.
Anyway...here I am. :)