Hide-n-Seek

Cosette and Eli love to play hide-n-seek at Grandma's house. I must say that this is one of their better hiding spots. If you look from the side it just look like the hamper is full of clothes.....not two giggling kids :-)

In Memory

I wish I didn't have a reason to blog tonight. But I do.....

When I got back from the funeral home last night ( Grandma Hazel ) there was a message on the phone from my friend Lacey. She sounded upset so I called her back quickly. She did not have good news.....
Our friend, Jeni Rempel, was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning.

Jeni and I became friends when she joined the homeschool group I was apart of (about 8 years ago).

Lots of memories and fun times.....but the sadness in my heart is still to fresh to list them now.

Pray for her family, who just lost their 19 year old daughter. (It was just a few years ago they lost their older daughter to cancer.)

Jeni Rempel

You have many friends who are missing you already, Jeni!

We love you

"A confluence woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident early Sunday on Listonburg Road, according to Pennsylvania State Police.Jeni Jonae Rempel was transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., and was listed in critical condition after the accident, police said.Rempel was driving a 1988 Buick when she reportedly lost control of the car and drove off the roadway into the south berm, causing the vehicle to become wedged between two trees. A passing motorist observed the vehicle at about 3 a.m. and saw that Rempel was unresponsive in the passenger side."

A GREAT-Grandma

Hazel Layman

12/13/1910 - 05/18/2008

We love you Grandma!

You will be missed

Hes Growing Up

After a hard day climbing.......

.......a little boy needs his rest

The Best

This is my family..........

Ok, so ithis is my family almost 19 years ago.

This post is dedicated to my Mom, in honor of Mothers Day. She has dedicated many years of her life to not only raising her children, but also giving them an education....which isn't always easy ;-)

When Wray and I were still just toddlers, she would be trying to explain fractions to Jaime while the two of us were pulling on her arms asking for play dough, cookies......

an-apple-peeled-cut-up-and-put-on-the-yellow-plate-with-salt......:-)

(just for you mom :-) )

While Mom was careful to make sure we all understood fractions, carbon, horizontal vs. vertical...etc....she was even more concerned that we all had a strong faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Hours, Days, Weeks, Months she spent with us studying memory verses, going over practice questions, and loooong drives to quiz meets where she spent her entire day dedicated to us. With some friends from church, we put together a top notch quiz team (if I may say so myself) and she was always the first to encourage and support us. This picture shows Jaime with a quizzing trophy.

Mom always wanted her three children to have close relationships with each other. Her dream was for the three of us to stay close once we were grown. And I can honestly say that she did an excellent job. :-) We obviously had normal sibling squabbles when we were young, but we remain close to this day.

Even when Jaime went off to college, we were still a 3some......

So heres to you Mom! To the years of your life you dedicated to your family ( and the years to come ). We may not express this as often as we should, but we all appreciate every thing you've done for us! From putting extra salt on that apple :-) to late night talks when we needed it most. You definitely are the Best!

We Love You Mom!

Happy Mothers Day!

This and That

I feel as though I haven't posted anything for a while. Its only been since Wednesday, but last week was so crazy that it seems like forever ago! One of my co-workers called in sick all last week so I had to pick up some of her shifts......I feel like I basically lived at the Restaurant for several days.

I did manage to get a pretty cute picture of the Cosette and Eli though :-) This was taken Friday evening when I got home from work......

Cosette refused to put her tongue in her mouth while I was taking the pictures. Kinda cute though, huh?

When Cosette was about Eli's age, she called me Aunt Deka ( hence, the name of my blog :-) ). However, once she learned how to say my name she quickly forgot about Deka....much to my disappointment.

Now, as Eli is learning some new words, he has finally started to call me by name, instead of just saying 'dow'...which was his word for everything for a while. It sounds more like 'Tintin' than Kristin, but I still respond to it and am quite happy that my Mr. Eli is learning some new words.

This is a pretty cute video of Joel teaching Eli exactly how to play Duck-duck-goose. :-)