just for the record....

I live in america.. I have the right to choose and support ANYONE i want for President...I have done my research on all the candidates..I have listen to the debates, and speeches, and ect. Im not an IDIOT who cant think on my own.. Do i agree with everything Hillary has to say No not all. But does one really agree with EVERYTHING one canidate brings to the table, no...I just happen to BELIEVE that out of the 3 candidates that she is the BEST for the job... and come on people im NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!! She has so many people who support her...I often ask people why do you hate her? and this is the answers i ALWAYS get..." she is dumb, stupid, a women, a bitch, and Bill Clinton is her husband" Are you kidding me??? Thats not an answer that is iggnorance!!!!! Okay thats all I wanted to say... Thanks=]

The Duke

Duke at 6 months with Wyatt.

Duke 6months.. 80lbs

Duke at 3 months

Duke at 11 weeks

Duke at 8 weeks, his first night with us, Christmas Eve.

Duke is a fullbread St. Bernards.. He has brought so much joy and happiness to our home.. He is such a sweetheart.. The greatest dog ever.. When he was firts given to us i was so worried about this big dog.. But he was and is such a mellow puppy and sleeps alot.. He does not chew things up, and only took two weeks to fully potty train him by ringing a bell on the door... My children Love him, and my husband well thats his baby.. We are truley blessed to have this wonderful addition to our family...

Yea were just that cool lol...

President Bill Clinton, with a camera phone..

me rocking the Hillary shirt!!

On Saturday April 26th former President Bill Clinton came to our little town of Mcminnville to speak inside my old high school gym.. The whole thing was just crazy watching a former President stand and speak where you once stood as a cheerleader back in the day..It was an experience i will always remember and tell my kids when they are old enough to care..The Gym was packed with about a 1000 or more people and he was late getting there so the gym needless to say got very warm.. At the end of his speech i had to get up out of the bleachers to walk in the commons area before i passed out.. We could tell he was rapping the speech up and we knew he was leaving from the back side of the school down the back street so Jen and i decided to ditch her parents and begin our quest. Jennifer's brother is an officer and was on the street that was blocked off. So Jen and i decided to park the car, and walk down a few blocks to wear his get away cars and police were.. There were a handful of people standing in yard waiting to catch a glimse no more then 20 people.. Everyone else was on the opposite side of the school. We watched him come out and wave get into a suv and begin to drive,, but the with a sudden stop he jumped out to the suv, with his cia crew behind him right in front of us!! He walked to some older people and shook their hands and brushed the hair out of a little girls face to say hello.. He mentioned he did not have a lot of time, he was running late to Oregon City. He walked to an elderly man in his wheelchair who could not talk or raise his hand, and he raised it for him. Then he came to us ( we were the only ones all decked out in Hillary gear!lol) and said thanks girls for wearing her shirt and supporting Hillary.. I shook his hands with a big ole cheezy grin..and in that moment i wanted to search for somthing intellagent to say, somthing he would remember.. but the only words that fell out of my mouth were "we love her, thank you" hahahahaha... im such a dork!!! But it was such an experience..no it wasnt a one on one, but close enough all the other hundereds of people were on the other side..Jen and i were quite stealth... And you may not all like him but he was a former President, and a moment i will take with me forever...

Daddy and George

George and His Daddy were given tickets to the Beaver (osu) baseball game against Arizona on Saturday April 26th. For those of you that do not know my husband attened OSU and his a big beaver fan, and George is even a BIGGER Beaver fan lol.. he is crazy about them, he wants his room to be redone in Beaver colors orange and black, and have beaver football and baseball stuff all over.. lol.. i told him that is a perfect project for him and his dad...After the game George got to pose with Benny the Beaver.. Eddy said he was grinning from ear to ear.... While the team was warming up one of the Beavers hit the ball towards the stands, a guy picked it up and handed it George.. Eddy said that George looked like he had just struck GOLD! lol... They had a great day, a day to remember!!! And George wants me to tell everyone that one day he will be a Beaver Football Player..=]

Forever Loved

The 3 George's

I so wish i had more pictures of Jeep in my digital camera to share but most of them were taken from my old camera or taken at profesional studios..and i dont have a scanner...sorry..

On Monday Nov. 26th 2007 was the last day i saw my father in law, the boys gave their grandad a hug, and Eddy had a conversation with his dad.. Jeep had come over earlier that afternoon to help me put Max on his leash, it seemed silly to call him over to help but im so glad i did.. After he had done that he came inside and the boys attacked him like they always did, they layed down on the ground and said swing me grandad swing me.. He proceded to pick the boys up by their legs and swing them high on to the couch..This was somthing grandad always got roped into doing after stepping threw our front doors. After that Grandad had to leave and the boy said please grandad stay with us.. He said he would loved to but had things to do.. The boys gave him big hugs and kisses and said I love you grandad..I quickly told him thank you and then George blocked the door so grandad couldnt leave. George giggled and giggled as grandad pretended that George was just too strong to move from the door.. after a few moments of playing George hugged his legs and said love you grandad..Jeep opened up the door and left.. The boys ran to the window watched him get into his truck and drive away... This was the last time my boys and myself saw Grandad... Later that night Eddy went up to see his dad before he drove to salem to school. His dad warned him to drive carefully cause the temp was dropping and it was raining and the roads would be slick.. His mom quickly made a joke saying if you get into a accident

die Scott (his brother in law with 3 girls no boys) would raise his sons.. they all laughed and Eddy went to school...Moments later Jeep, Bev, Cindy, and Aunt punkin (bev's aunt from kansas) left for dinner in Mcminnville....An hour after Eddy had left i heard him walking threw the front doors, saying his teacher did not show up for school so he came home.. we did our nightly routing putting kids to bed ect. i went to our room to watch tv and Eddy sat in his chair in the living room to watch his show...Shortly after 8 pm our lives at we knew it forever changed when Eddy heard his mom's voice on the phone saying "we have been in a head on collision down the road and your dad's not breathing.."

Panic had set in with Eddy and i heard him running around the kitchen on the phone sceaming i love you mom i love you.. I kept asking him what was wrong and he said he needed to find his shoes, i yelled at him "eddy they are on your feet" He ran for his truck and was gone with in seconds...45 min later Eddy called me and said "dad's dead" and then he hung up...Even though these moments happend 5 months ago they are forever etched in my mind. Questions of why him? Why such a good man, why my kid's grandad? He loved them, he was a good dad, he needed to be there for his grandkids..How were we supposed to tell George his best friend, his hero was gone? Anger set in, and heartache.. But i knew i had to take the backseat Eddy, Chrisy and his mom's pain came first...They had lost the most important person in their lives...and all i could do was try to be there and help out in anyway i could..
the next ten days were such a blur between hospital trips to ohsu, surgeires for his mom and his aunt, funeral arrangments, and trying to explain to 3 small kids what happened when i didnt even understand what happened or why...but here we are today 5 months later.. Life has gone on but memories never forgotten...The pain is still there but maybe not so noticable, healing has begun but it is a daily thing and will take time. My kids still run to the window and say "hey when's grandad's truck going to be hear ?" followed by a sad "o thats right he is in heaven now" We are still angry by one young girls stupid error in judgment to speed on such a cold night, and then have to remind ourselves that she lost her life too, and her family is dealing with grief..

Jeep was an amazing man who loved his family and would do anything and i mean anything for them.. My kids were so blessed to have them in their lives even if it was for only for a few short years hopfully somehow they can hold on to some memories of him...I was blessed to finally see and feel what a father loves means, and how important that is...He will be forever loved and missed, and only remembered as a great man...

Thank you to all my family and friends who have given us your love, support and prayers...My mother in law is still healing physically and mentally...She is up and walking with a cane now, but will still have more surgeries in the future. We as a family are extemely blessed that god did not take both of them home that night..I know Jeep looks out for her, his grandkids, and us.. We love you jeep and miss you and will see you again someday!!!

How not to boil water....

So Eddy and i took the kids to the park this afternoon so they could enjoy some sun before the rain and cold weather hit again on Monday...After the park i really just wanted to drive threw Mcdonalds or somthing because i was just too tired to cook and it was getting late.. But as my husband reminded me so sweetly(haha) that i just spent alot on grocery's the other day and we didnt really need to go out.. I grunted and agreed.. So we got home and the kids wanted Macaroni and cheese easy enough i thought.. I filled the pot with water and i waited for it to boil.......and waited...and waited.. after the 3rd time going to look at the pot of water i noticed that i NEVER turned the stove on... O my gosh im such a dork...aaaaahhhh Thank goodness its friday!!!!

Who cares about it....

Set up scene...Me, Carmen, the 3 kids swimming at her hotel pool...


"Okay kids there is no running!!! If you run once you will go to time out, if you run twice you will get another time out and no more swimming!! and mommy is being serious!" "okay go have fun"

ten min pass...Wyatt begins to run but he catches me out of the corner of his eyes...he stops gives me that but im so cute smile..

"Wyatt...i saw you running,, there is no running remeber...." (planning on letting it slide)

Wyatt looks at me with this crazy grin and says

" Mom, who cares about it, who really cares about the rules"

"Wyatt Travis Hatch you get over here right now, TIME OUT FOR YOU BUDDY.. You have to follow the rules and you dont talk back to mommy"

whining, crying, pouting occur on his slow walk to time out

" okay mom, can i get out now "

" No Wyatt you have to sit there for 4 min without talking, not 30 sec.."

" okay mom can i get out now "

" no Wyatt, you have to sit there with NO talking for 4 min,and Mommy needs to be able to trust your going to follow the rules. "

" Rules are stupid, this is the worst day of my life!"

sniffle, sniffle, sniffle, sniffle Time passes

" Okay mom i thought about it, i like rules, i will be good.. can i go swim now, i love you"

Me trying to not laugh....

" okay Wyatt,, but remember no running, and no talking back to mommy or swimming is over."

" Okay mom,, i love you this is the BEST day ever!!"

Big cheezy grin ( i wish i had the camera)

Man to be 4 years old again...

Hannah's Poem

SUMMER

SUN SHINING ON MY FACE

I FEEL THE WARMTH ALL OVER THE PLACE

FLOWERS GROWING BIG AND TALL

THEIR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS OF ALL

SCHOOLS OUT SCREAM AND SHOUT

ICE CREAM CONES ARE ALL ABOUT

DAYS SPENT IN THE PARK

RUNNING, CLIIMBING UNTILL ITS DARK

FAMILY TRIPS TO THE BEACH

WATCHING SUNSETS COLORS OF PEACH

SUMMER DAYS ARE HERE TO STAY

FOR ME TO PLAY OUTSIDE ALL DAY

SUMMER

Hannah has to memorize a poem for school and recite it.. Well she decided to write a poem of her own,Put it on posterboard with pictures she drew.. She wrote almost 90 % of this poem herself.. She is so creative...

The small things...

Wow i cant believe it has been almost 8 years sense we have been married...Somedays it seems like its been 30 years, and other days it just seems like yesterday...Its amazing that we have survived this long lol...3 kids, a huge job career change, moving to the country, heartache, ups and downs, joyful moments, laughter, tears, and growth...Marriage is such hard work, they seriously need to make a handbook that says after the wedding is over the real adventure begins and true hard work..Its funny how even now its the little things we still need to work on such as an encouraging words, a thoughtful smile, holding hands, sitting down and really talking. So much stuff gets in the way with kids, and house work, bills, and just "stuff" like " okay hunny let me watch me tv show and then i will come sit with you.." or "hey there is just 5 min left in the game, and then i will help help you out" lol.. I know you married women so know what im talking about..its easy to get lost..But i think if we just focus on the small things just ten min everyday it will make you stronger, better, happier, and easier to do them more often... Im so blessed that Eddy still stands by me, and i think he feels blessed that i still stand by him ( i hope lol)..We are not perfect and have made so many mistakes...but looking back im glad the mistakes were made they help us grow and learn, and shed light on the real important things in life..and thats family...

Family outing to Multnomah Falls..

Family Time.....

Yesterday we took my friend Carmen who was visiting from Nebraska to Multnomah Falls. Hannah was at her cousin's house and was not with us.. The boys and I had never been here either, we usually just go to Silver Falls.. But this place was beautiful.. It was a little cold and misty outside, but still beautiful.. We plan to return with Hannah and the dogs this summer and hike to the top for a picnic...The boys were so excited and giddy to see such a huge waterfall...And of course Eddy doesnt show it with his "camera smile" but he had a good time too...=]

Watch out world she is 7!!!

My Princess!

Hannah was born on April 17th, 2001. Its crazy to think she is 7 now.. How the time flies.. It just seemed like yesterday i was taking this tiny 6 pound 7 ounce baby home.. I was so scared i was going to drop her, forget to feed her, or scar her for life lol.. But motherhood quickly set in and she was the love of my life.. Hannah was such a good baby.. At just 4 weeks she was sleeping threw the night.. She hardly fussed and loved being put in her swing infront of a basketball game.. My how the years have passed this sweet little baby has turned into a young girl with a mind of her own. She is my little drama queen.. We go from one day wanting to be a doctor so she can help people, to the next day of starting her own rock band..Hannah Montana is her idle,(notice the Hannah Montana clip on hair hehehe) and i guess i should feel lucky she picked a good person to idolize.. We are getting into that age where my words dont count for much, her friends are always right. And her fav. sayings are.. "Mom stop your embarrasing me", "I can do this all on my own, im practically grown", and of course, " Mom i will pick out my OWN outfit".. Although she is stubborn and loves to put her foot down i have faith that these traits will only help her in the long run.. She will not be easily influenced and she wont care if what she does is cool or not, and for that im blessed..But if the eye rolling and the "whatevers" keep up there might be a few issues lol.. Hannah is such a free spirit and a dreamer.. She has an amazing talent for drawing, coloring, or painting, where she got it is beyond me...I love her so much and before i know it my little girl will be 16, graduating, going to college, and gettting married..aaaaahhhh so scary to think about...Happy Birthday Princess, Mommy loves you sooo much!

The Muti-Tasker!!!

Jessy and i have this new thing where we try to talk to each other 2-3 times a night.. These phone conversations keep me going.. She makes me laugh so much.. We talk about our kids, our homes, church, politics, family stuff, and old memories..But while we talk about these things one of us is working out, folding clothes, painting the living room, cleaning the bathroom, or mopping the floor,, Tonight Jessy was working out and doing laundry, and i was doing laundry and mopping the floor. But i stopped to take a picture during our phone conversation too show her how happy our conversation makes me, and how work doesnt seem too bad when we talk, and most importantly to show her i wore my head thing like "cinderella" not a ganster LOL... I love you girl, you brighten my nights!! Alaska is just too far....

Reflection and Revelation.

Last night i couldnt sleep and my mind just kept wondering..My sister had given me some old video tapes that had been recorded back in the day.. They were of the time when we lived in Nebraska and i was in the 4th and 5th grade...As i watched those videos tapes i laughed out of sheer embarassment.. Did i really think i was cool pegging my jeans wearing diff color puffy socks, and white tennis shoes? Wow did i really need to rat my bangs so high and put that much hairsrapy in them? Boy when i said i wanted a butterfly wallpaper in my room, what the heck was i thinking lol..And yes my voice was really that squeaky... But as much as i laughed i cried...shocker Meagen Crying i know but i couldnt help it..Walking down memory lane was such a powerful experience for me and brought back so many memeories...It made me realize this: when i was younger everbody kept telling me i was too young to do this, and participate in that. Then the years passed and i became to old to do that and participate in this...What happened to the "just right stage"? As i ponder back watching old home videos i realized how much i didnt stop and enjoy the moment..You know the moments where your laying outside on a warm sunny day with the birds chirping , with your nose in the babysitter club books...(love those books).. It was so simple back then, so relaxing, and filled with so many honest pure moments..
As i watched that little girl i used to be i wondered to myself who was that little girl, what were her dreams, what were her goals? Did i even come close to fullfilling those dreams for that little girl, reach those goals i had set her? And the answer would be no..So now i watch my daughter as she plays alone in her room, Listen to her talk to herself, watch her color or paint, laugh and dance.. What dreams does she have? What goals could i help her make and achieve. and what moments can i help her freeze and appreciate and enjoy.. I think we live in such a different world, a competitive world, a world that forces you to put your child into every activity, every sport, not allowing down time because those times are filled with catching up with homework or stressing out if they have cleaned their room, and then feeling guilty later and going out to buy the newest movie or latest toy.. I mean what happend to the day of playing with mud, rocks, and sticks.. using your imagination outside to create a spaceship out of leaves and pretending the dog is a alien...This are the moments when we are adults that we will look back on. You wont remember the latest barbie doll, transformer or coolest ipod or nintendo game..its the small pure moments that you live to the fullest that help shape your character..
So today i decided to focus on those moments, to get out and make mud pies with my kids and not freak out if they get dirty, to pretend to fly high in the sky, to go on a adventure searching for gold...These moments matter, these moments are important...

Daddy of the Day!

Okay Eddy would Kill me if he saw that i put this on here, but it was too cute!! Hahahaha.. Our Daughter Hannah who will be 7 on the 17th yikes! loves to play dress up. She really wanted daddy to play with her.. Okay if you dont know my husband, his fav. color is Camo, he is all about hunting and sports,,,and tea party's just arent his thing...But he only has one daughter and she really wanted him to play wedding with her lol... She wanted to get the bride ready and Daddy stepped in to be the bride...and i just "happened" to be there waiting with the camera.. Come on now its such a kodak moment hehehehe...What a good daddy!!!

spur of the moment kind of thing..

The Finished wall

The Red wall

After

before

So Last thursday i thought it would be "fun" to paint my living room..I did not start untill 10pm, and finished at 3 am haha what was i thinking....crazy i know...Thank goodness Jessy was there and talked to me via cell phone for like 2 hours...but then i realized i didnt take any before pictures before i started..So i quickly stopped took some pics and then took some more pics when i had finished...so some of them arent so before but more like the middle..hahaha...

Our Perfect Day..

Last august Eddy and I took the kids to the beach for a over night get away...Mind you we have done this before and we end up just staying in the hotel swimming in the pool cause its pouring down rain or you cant see the beach because the fog is so thick and misty... Well this trip was amazing.. The sun was out the sky was blue the wind was calm and the weather was 85 degrees.. We had won the lottery...Eddy is not much of a lounger (he always has to be doing somthing) so i was all about just laying out on the beach letting the kids play untill they couldnt stand on their feets anymore..And Eddy was about okay let them play for an hour and lets go...wrong!! After the first hour i looked at him and said "relax and enjoy yourself the kids are having so much fun, and when is it EVER like this on the Oregon Beach,,, never... So Eddy left on search for beach toys, sunscreen, a cooler, some food, and a blanket for us to lounge on...We didnt bring anything because we thought it would be raining.. He returned with everything i had asked to him to get, except the beach blanket..He could not find one anywhere..But when he was driving back he saw a guy selling hotel top sheets for a buck still in their package, so my prince charming bought me a hotel sheet so i could eat my food without sand in it... The kids had a blast.. They played for hours..I wish i had that much energy, and Eddy and i just enjoyed watching the kids play and each other! It was a day to cherish, we were blessed, not only for the wonderful weather but for being togather as a family...

For my Alaska sister...

So my dearest friend and my sister from another mother has been asking me to set up a blog for some time now.. Well today i thought i would try it out.. Im not very computer smart so it might take me sometime to get a hang of this...and sense Jessy and i didnt marry twin brothers and dont live next door to each other and cant borrow a cup of sugar when needed i thought this would be the best way to keep up with our lives and our children's lives...Jessy does such a great job with her cute stories and pictures.. They keep me laughing.. I hope i can do the same for her and others, plus ya know i gotta add some old stories and pics too =]...