Where "WE" Began

I could start off by saying we are your average typical everyday type family which in ways we are, but there's always a story as to where it all began. This is how "our" story began, please bear with me as I omit and try to sum things up as briefly as possible.

For starters, I spent many years as a single mom raising Kaleb and Kennedy pretty much solo with the exception of some support from family and friends. I can say this now but I wouldn't have several years ago, I was a blatantly stupid know it all type teenager. Hence why I got married at 18 and had a beautiful baby boy at 19. I fell in love with Kaleb (my first pride and joy) long before he was born and to this day he continues to melt my heart and make me incredibly grateful for the blessings bestowed upon me. Before I turned 21, I welcomed a bouncing gorgeous baby girl Kennedy into this world, she came in screaming and has pretty well continued that pattern for the last 11 years. She is a very stubborn child with a heart of gold mixed with stone LOL. Oh man did I ever want a little baby girl, I thought she would be my marriage savior and entitle our family to that happily ever after, boy was I wrong (AGAIN)!!!  Babies bring joy and happiness but they don't have the capability to fix problems that were already there. I could go into lengthy description about how taxing my marriage became but I will spare everyone the glory details and move on with "our" story. After Kennedy turned 2 I decided that enough was enough. If I was going to be a single parent then I was going to be  a single parent "SINGLE" and that's exactly what I did! I went back to school, got an apartment, a job, and took care of the kids to the best of my know how. We didn't have much aside from each other! I didn't have a fancy house or car and could barely put food on the table or pay our gas bill every month but we made it! Only the strong survive right, even if it was on Hamburger Helper giggle giggle!

A few years passed and I decided to pack us up and move to Salt Lake, where it seemed there were better opportunities awaiting our little family. By the grace of God, I met my soulmate! Paul is the most incredible and compassionate man a woman could ever dream of wanting. He took Kaleb and Kennedy on like they were his own children and I adopted his daughter Danielle like she had always been mine. Our relationship progressed quickly and soon we were living together and he POPPED the question. Before we set a wedding day, I got pregnant yep that's right premarital sex we were BIG fans of it!!! Judge if you will but we were blessed with Kanyon, another beautiful baby boy! Kanyon combined our two little families into one and we are eternally thankful for him and the presence of life he adds to ours.

June 25th, 2011 we joined our hearts and hands and tied the knot. My heart swells as I remember the day, it couldn't have been any more perfect! Kaleb took my hand and gave me away, tears rain upon me as I recall the emotions behind this union. Our children joined us with the pastor to consemate our new family joined as one, what an incredible experience! Never in this world did I imagine my life would change so immensely or that I would be lucky enough to share it with all of these wonderful people that make me who I am today.

In a nutshell this is the story of where "we" began, I vowed to keep it short and sweet which isn't always easy for me because Lord knows I'm a talker.  Everyone has a story, I thank God everyday for mine. I've made far too many mistakes to claim in this lifetime, I've been knocked down, but I will always continue getting back up with drive and the hope of winning. Today finds me happy, healthy, and cherishing life and all that it has to offer. Our adventure never seems to dull and I look forward to writing about all of the enticing things that make our family complete.