One of the pumpkins we grew

Paityn and Ayden

Ayden at the park

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Volleyball camp

I love to swing!

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Look at me!

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Paityn and Ayden

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Artist day downtown

Scoring! Were winning!

Scoring! Were winning!

Ayden onesies

Cousin getting married tomorrow have to go shopping for outfit

My coworker and I went on a scavenger hu

My coworker and I went on a scavenger hunt and ended up in a cemetary

Loving This!!

EverLife

Alena was so excited to hear that one of her favorites groups would actually be playing in Wichita!!! This was amazing to her since we've moved her none of groups she likes has come here. As anyone that has lived here knows you have to drive to do anything. So off we went for an afternoon of music in the park beautiful day and the biggest smile on her face. 

Apple Blossom Festival

Movie Sunday

In jammies all day, lounging on the couch and watching movies what a way to spend the day. I felt just a moment of guilt when I looked outside and saw that it was gorgeous but I got over it and went back to relaxing on the couch.

Twilight

sigh..........

Ayden Lane

Ayden Lane born Monday 16March2009 @ 0756 he's 6 lbs 13 oz 19"

this is Diesel (black) daddy and Zira mommy of the new puppies. This picture was taken a year ago they are both bigger but look pretty much the same. I have new ones of them but this one is just so cute.

We have puppies!

So Trina my son's girlfriend calls and says she thinks Zira is in labor but she's not exactly sure after she explains what's been happening I let her know that yep she sure is! So Trina loads up Zira in the truck and heads to town to pick up Alena from school we all kinda figure we have a little while before this happens. YAH right!

They get home around 3:20 and the first puppy was born close to 3:30 and about every 20-25 min after that a new puppy. Alena she's such a good girl, was right in the middle of it all helping and soothing Zira cleaning up the puppies and getting Trina extra towels and other things and watching Paityn too.

By the time I get home it's 5:30 and we have four puppies (2) red merles (2) black bi (just like daddy) and they are all BOYS! We had guessed around 3-4 puppies and being her first litter we figured that's a pretty good amount. So we are helping with the puppies and she's(Zira) is being such a mommy cleaning and being so protective of her puppies when people come over to see them.

I asked Trina to feel and make sure that she was done because I just didn't think she looked right, Paul feels and then I do and we all agree that her stomach shouldn't be so full still. So they decide to stay for dinner so that Zira can stay laying down and rest. So we get some dinner ordered I get laundry going and i'm playing with Paityn, Alena is getting ready for bible class and as I sit down to pet Zira I notice that her stomach starts to quiver and we know she's going to have another one. 6:30 and puppy #5 is here and it's a little blue merle girl!!! The little girl doesn't seem to want to breath very well and she's full of fluid and won't give even just a little squil so we are all on pins and needles waiting to hear something anything. Alena doesn't want to leave but really wants to go to bible class so I promise lots of text messages to keep her updated.

We eat, Alena goes to class and we are starting to clean things up and i'm looking for a box to get the puppies home in and clean towels to wrap them up and keep them warm cuz hey it's freezing here!!!

7:32 and puppy #6 arrives to the shock of us all! Another boy and he's black with a little white stripe down his face and white chest he's so cute.

So what an exicting evening all the puppies and mommy are doing fine.

Pictures not so great sorry. Alena participated in the blind fold speed stack competition she won if the picture was better you could see that her and her partner completed it in less than 24 sec.

CLO - Chief Laughing Officer

this will be a blast from the past for some of us. He was great to work with and work for. In my opinion one of the most amazing men I will ever know. Follow the link below to see a familiar face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7DSAZmtVrQ

Twilight/Pocket Edward and Lauren

I read the Twilight books at Christmas LOVED them can't say that enough! I found myself completely immersed in the story line and OMG the characters are wonderful. Anyway, no one from work or in my family have read the book sooooo no one can really share my enthusiasm for this overwhelming addiction I have come to have. EXCEPT my wonderful friend Christy, she loved the books and has seen the movie uhm i'm not sure how many times and on her blog she posted a link to this blog about Pocket Edward. OMG you have to check it out its great and hilarious and makes me want to get myself a Pocket Edward. So go on click the link, read, laugh and follow the Adventures of Pocket Edward and Lauren!
http://www.laurensbite.blogspot.com/

One of the only really fun things about being here in KS is the fact that we get to spend all kinds of time with Miss Paityn. She is such a character and she adores her Auntie Alena, she is by far one of her favorite people in her little life. We spend weekends with them sometimes and this is how her and her Auntie spend a lot of their time in the playroom tonight grandma (that would be me) had to tuck them in and then put all the babies all around them. Paityn ever so carefully would show me exactly where she wanted each baby to be. Alena (the best little Auntie)sat quietly and patiently while Paityn made sure that everyone was where they needed to be.

This lasted all of about 5 min and then it was "Auntie comon" and with a little wave of her hand off they went onto something new.

Saturday with the W's.........oh and Heather

Went to drop off the Pampered Chef order to my friend in El Dorado had not intention of spending the entire day but we did and we enjoyed the change of pace. When I left KS I pretty much severed ties with just about everyone EXCEPT, the Comers' and the Carnes' funny huh n then me Campell lol ok im having a dork moment right now ;). Shortly before I moved back to KS so did my wonderful friends the Comers' which was phenominal news to me and didn't leave me feeling so untterly alone because my other wonderful friends the Carnes' only 2 short months before my return had packed up and moved to CA. The live in El Dorado which isn't far from Newton but being is KS it is an extremely boring drive but we both have made the trek back and forth to visit each other and it has been enjoyable.

I don't normally get adult conversation after 5:00 during the week and many times even during the weekend cuz it's normally just me and Alena so it's nice to sit and talk with another adult. Heather has 3 young boys and husband J.C. works a lot of hours so I think she enjoys the change of company and conversation too. Alena is not used to being around boys or younger children other than her neice Paityn, and she is so funny to watch with them and they are funny to watch with her too. It's that older girl thing going on ;).

Every time i'm with them that saying "boys will be boys" consistently comes to mind because they are such boys and I have to laugh because although I only had one son he always friends over so I remember boy do I remember the energy, activeness and constant movement.

So all three boys names begin with W which is cute to me all by itself, but to watch them together for some reason it makes it just that much more cute. They all are the perfect 50/50 split of both of their parents and every time I see them it amazes me how I can see both Heather and J.C. in each of their little faces.

Girls Night Out

Gonzalez Family Reunion

I volunteered to take on the Family Tree wow we have so many people now it's seems like I just competely lost site of the fact that we were already big and now all those cousins that are younger than me are now old enough to have children. I'm excited I hope that everyone will like what i've done I think it'll look good BIG but good. I'm taking print outs to the next meeting so we'll see.

spent the day at the Equifest saw so many beautiful horses. the day was wonderful, the girls had such a good time, there was so much to see and do.

These were a couple of the hundreds of horses we saw these two gorgeous creatures are Friesians they were huge and big babies too. The man standing on the side of his horse stood about 6'3" probably and the horse was just a bit taller than him.

The other horse was an american gypsy wonderful patient gorgeous but they cost as much as a vehicle!

Aunt Ramona

Ramona Sifuentez, our beloved great-great Aunt who has been very sick passed away this passed weekend. Since our return to Newton Alena and I only saw her once and she was extremely sick and going to the doctor I regret that I allowed for our lives that at the time seemed to very busy right now I realize really weren't that busy and we could have made the time to visit her.

I always loved going to her home, it wasn't anything fancy but we always walked in feeling like it was home, we were always greeted with open arms, smiles and laughter, there was music or talking and a constant buzz that was just comforting.

I know that she will be missed but I also know that she is okay now and with our Uncle Joe her wonderful husband.

Alena and the Moon

Alena has always had a fascination with the moon she loves to read about it watch it learn what the phases are, she felt so luck that this year for her big 10th birthday it was a full moon and she loved it so very much she believed it to be the second most beautiful moon she'd ever seen.
So for her i've added her glorious moon

Miss Paityn my wonderful little granddaughter has taken to singing, lol very loudly, offkey but full of passion and expression. She loves Pinks So What and Aleshia Keys, No One BUT on any given day she will belt out just about anything, the names of her dogs, all the animals, our animals everyone in the families names or just random words. Anyway she gives me a smile so i'd thought i'd share it hoping it give someone else a smile too.

Ugh me in a picture Part II but for good reason

In the wonderful picture from L to R you will see Phil, Anna, yours truly, Kevin and Levi (who we oh so lovingly refer to as Little Levi the LVER). Phil, Anna, Kevin and myself are DVOPs, Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist...hold on why I catch my breath or how bout just veterans representatives and of course there's Little Levi our LVER the Local Veterans Employment Representative see why we just say LVER?!

So anyway, we just recently found out that the Vet Staff (that would be us :)) in Wichita has been awarded the Local Office of the Year, Phil has been awarded the DVOP of the year, and Levi the LVER of the year.

Now I know that i've only been with the office staff 4 months out of the year 2008 but I'm taking the attaboy right along with them!

whoohoo US!!!!

Ugh me in a picture part 1

Okay so i'm usually not one for pictures I hate them I think I look horrible, but considering this is the only picture of me in oh about 7 months I figured I'd share it and at least give my children and grandchildren something to look at. So here I am in all my glory that would be desk and nice cushy chair, yeah I have a window well three windows to be exact and are you ready........I have a door!!

What to do

How do you handle having family that believes they do no wrong! they blame everything that is wrong on everyone else adn will no take responsibility for anything they say or do and honestly they say things like "I really don't know what happened" and their the ones that did it or said or they were involved somehow!!! It's nuts crazy absolutely insane and here I am living in the middle of all their utter insaneness.
What the heck kinda family ignores the fact that family members are living, breathing existing less than 10 miles away.
I always believed that I came from a strong, loving, caring family was I so very wrong!!! Sadly I have to say that I was very wrong!

Oh the joy of taxes

I'm so nervous to file my taxes between unemployment and having two different jobs UGH! Crossing fingers that I won't owe

Pampered Chef

So to help my friend get lots more free stuff I booked a party UGH!!!!!! I have no idea why I barely know anyone here anymore the consultant sent me 40 invitations 40!!!!!! who in the heck am gonna send 40 invitations to even with family i'm still only at 18 geez. Then the woman calls like twice a week and not to mention the emails which if I had my choice would be my sole source of contact with her ever so chipper my life is so grand cuz I have all sorts of money peppy voice on the other end that makes me just want to vomit! So i cannot wait til this is over everyone else that I have invited is so excited to be coming and just can't wait oh yippy for them
i'm going to need a cigarette and a bottle of Jim to through this!

Evening with the Comer's

My house was clean my laundry every piece was washed, dried, folded and put away. My candles were lit and I get a phone call from my friend Heather. She wants to know if we want to get together it sounds like a great way to spend the evening so I say sure!
So I look and oh yeah I have everything to make enchiladas and black beans, Heather's making rice oh yummy!
Alena and I go to blockbuster, get a ton of movies cuz we just can't decide which one and a couple games for the WII they have 3 boys and Alena is so excited to be able to play her new WII with someone.
So they get here and uh well my enchililadas don't turn out have bad for rushing to throw it together my beans are so yummy tasty and Heathers rice is pretty good too! The kids are having a blast playing games and running from one of my house to another.
Oh those were the days of boys in my home.
We talked and laughed til and listened to our children play.
I had a really wonderful time and it goes down in my book as one of the best nights since i've been here.

I have absolutely nothing to say when I woke up this morning I was full of energy and just knew that I would have something great BUT as my day has droned on i've gotten things done yes and i'm grateful for that but my creativity has slowly seeped away and all my thoughts have clouded over.
well maybe later

Welcome 2009!

Hello and my sincere apologies for being so absent and not taking the time to keep this updated. School has been crazy and i've had extra training at work AND even more homework BUT with the new year i'm going to do my best to keep ya'll updated.
love you all and hope that 2009 has started out wonderfully for you.