This morning God called my six year old niece Kassandra home to be with Him. She was a twin and loved by many. Tears and more tears have been shed and my heart just breaks for my dear sister Rachel and her husband Mike Weirich and her twin Klarrisa, and sister Lakisha and brother Zachary. Kassandra had not be feeling well the last week and this monday took a turn for the worse so Rach took her the doctor yesterday and he thought it might just be a virus but Rach insisted he do something more cause of sick she was, she complained alot about her stomach and didn't eat or drink that much so they did blood tests and checked for appendicitus and it came back clear but he also did a chest x-ray and she had pneumonia and so gave her antibiotics and sent her home, she started coughing yesterday and didn't sleep at all during the night and by this morning was alot worse, so she told she is taking her back to the doctor and left the room to do something and her twin Klarrisa came out and said she isn't breathing so she called 911 and did CPR the best she knew, she died at the hospital then. They plan to do an autopsy to determine her death, the doctors are suspicious there was something else going on, she was born with a hole in her heart so that might have something to do with it. Please pray for Mike and Rach that they do not blame themselves, they did all they knew to do and it was Gods timing, He wanted her at home to be with Him. It hurts so much and the pain is so raw but so thankful for the prayers of friends it means so much and I feel Gods arm wrapped around us, this is the first death in my family and it so hard. They were going to start school on Monday and their birthdays are Sept 30, the twins were use to doing everything together and Klarrisa will be lonely. The weeks ahead will be painful for the Weirichs so if you think about breathe a prayer for them. If you're a mother kiss your children and tell them you love them cause tonight there is a mother and father who do not have their daughter to kiss and hug.

  O where do I start?? Two weeks ago we headed for Fl  for a family vacation before Gwenyth starts school and plus we were all ready to go on a vacation by ourselves and just enjoy each other and not have anything planned and we were not disappointed!!! It honestly was the best vacation we have ever taken as a family. There was lots of sleeping in, bike rides, which we all enjoyed esp. the twins, they would cry about everytime we took them out of their carriers and the beach was fantastic, the kiddie pool was awesome for the girls and all the good  food we enjoyed that I didn't have to cook.... and spending time with Marks grandparents, and Mummy spoiled the girls by giving them candy and letting them come over to her house to play with paper and pens and she gave them each a little something to bring home. She is a dear old lady and we love them dearly. The worse thing was the drive, both times we drove all night, mainly because it was cheaper and the girls slept most of the way.

We saw some beautiful sunset!!

The girls all loved the water, Miranda at first did not like it but Mark was determined she wasn't going to cry the whole time and so he took her out with him and stayed there until she stopped crying and after that she was fine:)

Our last night there we attempted to take family pictures which my dear friends was kinda a joke!!! On most of the pics the girls aren't looking or they didn't want to cooperate, don't ask me how photographers do it!! There were a few I was able to salvage and with alot of editing I think I will call them passable. Then to top the evening off we rode our bikes over to Big Olaf creamery and enjoyed their delicious ice cream.

This is what happens when you tell your husband to pose nicely for a pic