Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. I am so thankful for my mom and the way she raised me and taught me. I wouldn't be the person I am without her. I love you mom!
This holiday isn't mine to celebrate yet. (I only have the work of a mom every other weekend... but I still get to enjoy all the hugs and kisses and I love yous, just minus the title.) So of course I am working again today :( but its ok, I get to share mother's day with all my grandmas and grandpas!
On friday was the commencement from SLCC. I am officially a college graduate! Whooo!
But an Associates in gen ed doesn't really get me anywhere so in the fall I will be off to school again. I am taking 3 classes fall semester and then I can apply to nursing schools. 3 classes should be a breeze after this semester... 5 was just too much so I bombed chemistry. But I don't think it will really be that easy. Anatomy and Physiology will take a lot of time and then I will retake chemistry. Since it is my third time in anatomy hopefully it will come easy this time. Third times the charm! :)
I enjoy the labs most of all and thats where I really do well. Its the written part of the classes that I have a hard time. I just don't really like lectures... I have a hard time paying attention and then I justify a million reasons for not going to class.
But not this fall. I am going to do my best. I really want to go to nursing school. I really enjoy working in geriatrics and especially with the Alzheimers patients. So I need to get my grades up so I can get accepted!

Last month we bought our first ever...... Zoo membership! Whoo I know you are all jealous!!
Here are the pics from our first day at the zoo:









So with the child custody we get two two week vacations with Jade in the summer and one of those we are taking starting next tuesday. So expect lots more photos of our adventures with our little princess!

Family Fun

Does anyone remember lite-brites?
Jade loves them!! And we all have fun helping her...

Jade always asks to go swimming so we finally gave in and went to the pool. We had fun in the water and we are trying to teach Jade how to hold her breath underwater. Not much luck yet.

Of course Barbie needs her hair dried too!