Getting ready for the Puppies step one

I just thought I would blog this very important mile stone for Collai..... She is pregnant and should be having puppies in the next couple of weeks. As most of you know we are moving in about 4 weeks, so this is just great timing. Although I feel everything happens for a reason. I think it will be really neat for the whole family to have a part with this puppy experience. Koda and Collai will not be leaving to Hawaii at the same time as us because we cannot see putting them in Quarintine for 3 months...not to mention it cost over 2 thousand dollars. So our wonderful family is making a joint sacrifice and take care of not only Koda and Collai but her puppies as well. So absolutely wonderful. Anyways, I wont write to much about this. But her are some pictures of her in her welping box (she seems to like it) Lucy gave her one of her pillows and blanket (shes very nuturing). I took a picture of her belly....she looks really huge in the picture.

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Last week of summer break

Well I can't believe it's the last week before school starts. I have so many thoughts and feelings in my head it's crazy. Im excited for the kids to go back to school, I will miss them a little. Although my days will be filled with packing and getting ready to move once again. My own blog page makes my choke up with emotion. I have loved my life the last couple years being so close to my family and making new beautiful memories. Hawaii is a nice place to get to live for a time, but it cannot completely fill the whole in my heart that comes after I leave the mainland. That is why I hope everyone will come to visit us!
Anyways, everyday is filled with something new that sometimes seems to want to try and bring me down. But I try not to let it. Example.....my left hip is out, I lost my wedding ring, yesterday Lucy scared the day lights out of me choking on a piece of hard candy, Kya is experiencing alot of anxiety right now and completely exhausts me with his energy. This is making it very diffucult to get things done, taking him any where is almost impossible. Yesterday I had to go to DMV (that alone sounds yucky) but I Kya couldn't handle being there at all. I waited about a half hour with my number but then I was forced to leave. I just hope school is a different experience for him....(but I would be lieing if I said I wasnt worried about it)
On a lighter note, I still wake up everyday and start fresh. Dwelling on yesterday does me no good. Im trying to embrace all the good here in Monterey before we leave. Well I vented I feel better, now i must get ready for today!
love you all

My little rock star

I had my guitar out yesterday, and that always seems to spark some new ideas for the kids. So here it is Lucy being a rock star in the back yard. Check out the mic! She did have chairs set up for the audience on the other side....which were filled with fluffy friends. Too Sweet

My kids are growing so fast

This past week I decided to go and see everyone up north. Of course I missed Stacey and the girls, although we did see Mema and Amy's family. While we were in Yuba City Amy's friend Lindsey was so nice to take some pictures of Kya and Lucy for me. She does such a great job, I have always loved the photos she has taken of the Collins Clan. I wish I could discribe the atmosphere upon which these pictures were taken, then her talent of photography would be worth a million dollars. Another words she does a great job. Enjoy the p

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A Fool's Trip For The Fourth of July

Ok, so why am I calling it that. It's because I tried to plan a vacation to Lake Tahoe in hopes to see one of the best Fire works show west of the Mississippi. But I think it flopped, next time I will leave the planning to the travel agent. I know it's difficult to plan a trip to a place you have not been too before (or at least alone) but I really wanted to try. Despite all the crazy obstacles that seemed to cross our paths we did make some fun memories of our own. Jeremy's grandma joined us and really seemed to be a trooper, she never complained and just enjoyed being with us. We love her so much and are glad she came with us. We stayed in a nice condo in Incline Village, and really despite the people stomping upstairs it was comfortable. The kids loved it and probably wished we could have spent more time in it. I love this holiday, and no matter what happens I always catch me tearing up during the fireworks. I can't put it into words why I do, I just do.