Happy Birthday Jackie

I just had to say Happy Birthday to my cute friend Jackie. I miss you tons and can't wait until we can go for an hour drive just to get yummy bagels - actually the bagels are an excuse to spend time together. :O) I miss and love you!!! Happy Birthday!!!

Time Goes By So Quickly

Yesterday I was sitting across the table looking at Colton and realizing that he is getting so old. It seems like such a short time ago that he was a baby. I can't believe that he is 11 years old and almost looking me straight in the eye. I have to say that I feel so blessed to have him. He is such a good boy. He really tries so hard to do what is right and if he makes a mistake he does not feel settled until he fixes it. He is a genuinely sweet boy - he has such a tender heart. He is forgiving and kind to everyone. I just had to write a little bit about him. He is such a great kid. I am realizing that I need to cherish every moment because time goes by so quickly!

I uploaded a couple video clips of him - that make me laugh. Not only is he a great kid - he is pretty funny too! :O)

Unfortunately he got his dancing abilities from his mom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Fg0rsh8Gc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS6nuH6x370

Day Out

Today Porter and I were invited to go to the park with our fun neighbors across the street. I jumped at the chance to get out of the house. We have been stuck inside with sickness upon sickness and have not really seen the outside world for quite some time. Porter honestly could not get out the door fast enough. He is such a social bug that being cooped up in the house is especially hard on him. I just happened to have my camera in my purse so we got some cute pictures of Porter and Ash - a - wyn (that is how Porter says Ashlyn) :O) They are so cute!!!


It was such a beautiful day - it was almost perfect. Almost 75 degrees!

Family Day

Don't make fun of my crazy hair - it was windy :O)

Today was such a fun day for us. We were invited to family day out at the flight line. Colton, Kaden and I got to watch Dave fly the helicopter for about an hour and a half. We watched him hover, land, take off and perform an auto rotation. It really was so much fun to see him fly and meet all of the people that he works with every day. His Instructor Pilot was so nice. Dave really lucked out in that department (most of the IP'S are a little grouchy). Dave flew great - even though it was SUPER - SUPER windy. It is so great to see him so happy.

**** If you want to watch Dave land his auto rotation click on the link *******************

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

For those of you who don't know what an auto rotation is - here's a little explanation.

For a helicopter, "autorotation" refers to the descending maneuver where the engine is disengaged (turned off) from the main rotor system and the rotor blades are driven solely by the upward flow of air through the rotor. The freewheeling unit is a special clutch mechanism that disengages anytime the engine rpm is less than the rotor rpm. If the engine fails, the freewheeling unit automatically disengages the engine from the main rotor allowing the main rotor to rotate freely.
The most common reason for an autorotation is an engine malfunction or failure, but autorotations can also be performed in the event of a complete tail rotor failure, since there is virtually no torque produced in an autorotation. In some extreme situations, autorotations may also be used to recover from settling with power, if the aircraft's altitude permits.