For the next 9 months when I blog I'm going to put a picture of where the baby is developmentally on my blog. We aren't for sure, but I think I'm just pregnant and I estimate that I'm almost or right about 4 weeks so this was the best picture i could find. John Mark wanted me to be sure everyone knows this isn't our baby---so if anyone was in doubt this isn't my baby just a picture haha.

We're Pregnant

Yeah!!! This has been a crazy last few weeks.....so I'm just now getting back to my blog, but I come with fun fun news. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY. I thought I may be pregnant last Monday, but I didn't want to get my hopes up too high, but by Friday I was positive I was. We took a pregnancy test Friday and it was positive, then a second one Friday night and it was positive, and then Saturday morning another one it was positive. So we're pretty positive. It's funny how you can't believe the first or the second, and I'm still fighting the urge to take another one because it is so hard to believe. We are so excited ----we actually can't believe it. We hope the next 9 months fly by. Keep us and out baby in your prayers. Yeahhhh!!!!

Sweet Lilly

Lilly died yesterday at about 5:00 in the afternoon. I took Lilly to the vet yesterday morning and she seemed to be feeling well. I told her to hop in the car, that we had to go bye bye and she hopped in the backseat as she barked at the cows (something she never quiet got used to and definately never liked). We weekly took Lilly in to see if her packed cell count was getting higher it had began to decrease, so we had started her on a new medication I expected it to be much higher so I was surprised when the Dr. called and said that it had fallen even more, but I wasn't prepared for the next call. About 2 hours later he called and said that Lilly's nose had began to bleed from both nostrils. It was apparent to me that Lilly was about to start bleeding badly. John Mark and I came home and decided that it would be best for her if we let her die before she was in any pain, or having a lot of trouble breathing. It was terrible. It was so hard----I've never had to do this kind of thing before. My heart broke, and so did John Marks we loved Lilly and had worked so hard to keep her a live it seemed backwards to put her down before she was hurting. That is waht hurt so bad; she seemed to feel so well, and looked so good and healthy---like she was doing better. I know we did the right thing.....its just that the right thing just really sucks sometimes.

I just wanted to write a little update. Schools tomorrow and we both had class tonight so we are just getting home and now we are headed to bed. Hope everyone has a blessed day tomorrow

Pics of St Louis

St Louis

We had such a fun time in St. Louis this weekend . We were also very glad to get home. We went to watch the Cardinals play. It was a lot of fun. I had the great honor of going up in the magnificent St Louis Arch ------NEVER DO IT. IT was so scary. First, you have to wait forever just to get in, then much to my surprize they put you in this egg looking, hole of an elevator. NO WINDOWS, NO AIR CIRCULTION, AND EXTREMELY SMALL SPACE. For 5 minutes you undergo this ride to the top of the arch. Once you get up your so scared all you want to do is get back down, which means of course that you must get back in the "egg". Kelley and I wanted to take stairs (100 and something flights") we couldn't so back in the egg we went.It was so scary. Besides that and ending up in Illinois (on accident) it was a lot of fun. Houston and Kelley are going to get married very soon, and thats very good. It's so funny being around "soon to be " married people-----they're so weird haha. Anyways, we had a blast.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD------------YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Courtesy of my Mom

Things You May Not Know About Me


A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
Rose Aircraft- Receptionist
Friendship House- (coffee shop) I loved this job....sometimes
Atlanta Bread Company----HATED THIS JOB NEVER WORK THERE
Washington Regional

B) Movies you could watch over and over again
The Notebook
Raising Helen
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
and I highly recommend Crash

C) Four places you have lived:
Mena, Arkansas
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Springdale, AR (I know thats a bit of a stretch)

D) Four TV shows you love to watch:
Grey's Anatomy
What about Brian
Friends
Oprah (Sorta a show)

E) Four places you have been on vacation:
Colorado
Florida
Canada
The west coast ( I don't remember that)

F) Websites you visit daily:
Blogs:
Mom, Jenn, Misty, Mindi and Amy

G) Four of my favorite foods:
Red beans, rice with sausage
Chicken Herb Wrap from Marketplace
My dad's ultra delicious prime rib
Fajita's

H) Four Places I'd rather be right
In Mena
Visiting with my mom in Canada probably cracking ourselves up about something stupid
At my grandma Ninkie's house
On the beach, or the lake in a boat


I) Four friends I think will respond:
Jennifer
Misty (Come on)
Kara
Jaclyn


That was kinda fun. Love ya mom thanks for putting on your blog for myself to conveniently cut and paste. Call me soon, or I'll call you

Crazy Have!!!
and John Mark, Haven and Kayleen

Poor Haven she was having a rough time. She had just been told she couldn't jump back into the
lake. She had so much fun

The picture of the guys tubing, Houston and Daniel was one of the many "tube wars"

The other is John Mark and Yura.

The Laney's did Branson

Well we just got back from our Branson trip. We had so much fun, but we are so glad to be back. Friday we shopped alllllll day long. It was so fun. Outlet malls are the best. Saturday we were at the lake. I tried tubing......once.......that was enough for me. It really hurt my stomach, but I had fun taking pictures of everyone else. Then on Sunday we went to Silver Dollar City, it was fun, but extremely hot. We had a lot of fun. John Mark just went to pick up Lilly....yeah she is doing so much better. I think she's going to make it. We've taken her off the shot steroids and started her on oral ones, and her red blood cell count is staying consistent. We are so happy about that. Well this is just a quick post. I have so much to do including studying for a test that I have tomorrow morning. Yippee

Our Precious Lilly

Lilly is our wonderful Airedale terrier, and we found out that she has an autoimmune disease that is destroying her red blood cells. Two days ago we thought she may die. Although we are having a hard time stabilizing her RBC's today she is doing much better. She is acting like she feels better. We bring her home at night and she stays at the vet all day. It's really sweet because she and Midas are good friends and normally they would wrestle and play. Since they are both living in the house we thought we may have a hard time keeping Midas "low key" well not so muchh. Midas is so sweet he just lays beside her like he knows she is sick. It's kinda sad but very sweet. Please pray that Lilly will get better and that we will know how to handle this disease so that she can live a long healthy life.

Aren't the handsome. I love those boys

The family at grandma and grandpas anniversary

Stephanie and Sarah Jo . CONGRATULATIONS TO SARAH JO SHE IS OFFICIALLY A ROSE.... My aunt and uncle officially adopted her. We love her to pieces.

Happy Anniversary

My grandparents had their 25th wedding anniversary. They have been such a blessing to my life. My grandma is the women I inspire to be. She is such a beautiful women who loves the Lord, and her family. I pray blessings over their life and like grandma said in her toast " the last 25 years have gone so fast I think we will do another 25." I pray that they have a great 25 more years. I love you

This weekend

The last few days have been a lot of fun. We've been busy. My parents are in Las Vegas so I've been watching the kids we are having fun. Jennifer and Sophie are about to come over and swim. Ms. Sophie is absolutely precious. I'm a few days late in congratulating Kara over my blog, but she is 2 1/2 months pregnant........YEAH. God is so faithful. What a testimony. Congratulations Kars, Micah and Haven. Well Nick's in the pool so I better go check on him.

They were having a hard time taking me seriously. Wonder why?

HOT STUFF!!!! NEED I SAY MORE

Me and adrienne. She was a lot of fun this weekend. She was busy with Vacation Bible School all week.

Nicholas swimming. I had to fight him to keep Duke (his dog) out of the pool. : )