Mi Familia

So this is a story all about how... Once upon a time... There goes my life... This is US...

There were like all these catchy ways I was trying to think of how to start this but the truth is were not that overly exciting. Our story started 1999, High School Sweethearts if you want to call it that. Jamie caught me off a bad break up, he was exactly what I needed. Probably the nicest, patient human being on the face of this earth. Some times I still need and hold on to those traits to this day and usually take advantage (I'm a real life house wives wreck). We met in Mr. Alberta's algebra class, I did his algebra homework to make him like me, I think it took like all of two weeks, and a couple love letters before we were an item. March 2, 1999 we made it official.

Some where around my birthday December 1999 we realized we were gonna be a family. OOOOPPPPPSSSS Yep still doing his algebra homework and WHOA, things were more serious than we EVER imagined possible. We welcomed the most beautiful baby girl, Elizabeth Rose in the world July 21st 2000. We loved and love her more than anything. Was it easy to be parents at 16 &17 HELL NO, but we gave it our all, with a heck of a LOT of help and guidance. Things could have went bad, really bad. But we made it work, things were not always sunshine and roses and I would be telling a really tall tale if I made you believe it was. But some how we found our way. After a break up or two through some really hard years, through it we knew we always loved each other. But we also knew that with out being kids, with out mistakes, and heart ache that the chances of two literal kids making it were slim to none. Despite that in July of 2003 Jamie asked me to be his wife, and we never looked back. We made it official with our bundle of JOY (who was 5 at the time) we tied the knot October 1, 2005. Since then we have created a life together that we love, even though some times still a work in progress. We have welcomed 3 other amazing kids into this crazy life. Liz was the first, now 18 and off at the University of Cincinnati making us so unbelievably proud. Her heart is huge, she is wise beyond her years, and clearly way smarter than her mom. Her smile and laugh is literally infectious. Knowing how happy she is, makes my heart feel so full! Bella, 12 was our honey moon baby! As we joke, the one and ONLY baby we tried for! She gave us the hardest time as tot, and now is such a good kid. She can be as stubborn as a mule, but as patient as a fox. She is her daddy's girl through and through. We also joke that she might not be mine. She loves so so so hard. Here comes the teen years though, we see them coming fast.

Then comes our Charley girl, she just turned 9. That kid. She brings all the drama. But all the heart. She cant stand to see any one uncomfortable, or sad. She takes everything to heart. She understands the meaning of family, she feels everything. She has a hippie soul, we know we will have to travel the ends of the earth to keep up with that kid some day but her intentions will always be true. Last but not least our Jameson. No one will believe us when we say we really didn't know what we were having when I was pregnant with him, out of four babies, we found out with all 3 girls but I refused with my LAST and final baby. But we really didn't, I SWEAR. When the doctor said "It's A BOY' i thought they were messing with me, I was SO MAD! Well he has been a BOY through and through. A muddy mess, rough truck playing, obsessed with his dad, loving though, and even some times a momma's BOY!!!! He is Lego obsessed, will correct you if you call a truck by the wrong name kind of BOY! It literally took me two years to get over the fact that he had a weiner! YEP I SAID it WEINER, i kid you not! I LOVE them all. I'm not a perfect mom, in fact most the time I suck at it. But I love these people listed above. There my crew, my real life ride or dies.

Life's a dance, you learn as you go... Right! We literally have just been winging it. Who really knows what there doing at that age. Some times we still cant figure it out at 35. But I couldn't be more proud of this life. My husband pushed me through high school, nursing school, supports every dream and crazy idea I have, and once you learn to know me, you will know those are endless. And now he is off chasing his (building his Irrigation company or empire as I like to call it). Every day isn't a great one, but we have committed to this life with each other. I cant count the times I have wanted to throw in the towel, He isn't dumb enough to tell me his. But the GOOD they out weigh the bad. We have decided to fix and mend whats broken instead of tossing it to the side each and every time.

This is my story... These people are my WHY, my fight through every day, my dreams, my realities. They push me, pull me, drain me, and have made me exactly what, and who I am supposed to be.

~Kelly~