My Life with Cody & Blake

Beach in November

2008-11-18T15:17:00.000-08:00

Cody with fear in his eyes.

Blake with no fear.

The boys had wanted to go to the beach so bad again. I kept telling them it was time for it to get cold, because summers over. Then I heard on the news in was going to be 90 at the beach, I took them.. It was windy, but had a great time.

Friends House

2008-11-03T11:54:00.001-08:00

This is Casie Blakewell Bailey. The boys and I had dinner with her and her husband Tim.

I think they are ready to have kids..............

Holloween 2008

2008-11-03T11:52:00.001-08:00

JACK

2008-10-16T23:19:00.001-07:00

So this is our new puppy Jack. He has a great personality.
Blake with Jack
Cody and Blake

Jack Sparrow is his full name.

More pics

2008-10-16T23:07:00.001-07:00

So this is our Toad. Its pretty fun to watch him eat.
Disneyland, with Shealyn and my mom.
Lombardi's Ranch with the boys preschool.
Some of the guys I grow up with. If you guys didn't know, I grew up with all boys. All our family friends only had boys that where my age.

Pictures

2008-10-16T22:57:00.000-07:00

First day of Soccer and the only time Cody played.
Saugus alumni Game. Jen, Jamie, Stacey & Joy. It was a lot of fun.
Blake going in to score his first goal.

Update

2008-10-14T14:25:00.000-07:00

So I know its been a long time. The boys are enjoying preschool and AWANA. They have soccer games every Saturday at 10:30. Blake loves it, but Cody could careless. He loves to play at home in the yard, but wouldn't play at the games. So he cheers his brother and Blaine on. Blake encourages Cody to get out there, but he wont. I need to get him into something he wants to do, theres just nothing he wants to do right now.
Two weeks ago I bought the boys a fired bellied Toad. I have to feed it live crickets, and if any of you know me, you know I cant stand bugs. So its been interesting and fun.
This last Sunday we got a puppy. The boys love him to death, his name is JACK. They call him Jack Jack. I will post pictures of everything soon. I'm at work today.
Update about my house- No change still on the market. We lowered the price, but still no offers. I know the Lord has a plan, its so hard to wait after this long. Thanks for all the prayers still.

First day of School

2008-09-02T21:53:00.000-07:00

So the boys had their first day of school at Santa Clarita Park. I went to work after I dropped them off. They had a great day and can't wait to go back. They are going to school two days a week. Praise the Lord for my little boys. They are always put a smile on my face. It may be hard sometimes to be a single mom, but I wouldn't give it up for the world.
I'm still amazed to think that they are my little boys. I'm still working two days a week. This week starts the crazy year for us. The boys have their first soccer game on Saturday and then they start Cubbies on Monday. The fun of driving all around town. I hope everyone is doing well.

Camping Aug 9-16

2008-09-02T21:24:00.001-07:00

They got new shirts when we where in Bridgeport. The boys thought they where great. The fish they claimed to be theirs where always the biggest. This year was more fun, they didn't want to come home. They always ask their Nonie and Popie when we can go camping again. I'm so glad they love to be in the great outdoors.

Swimming

2008-08-31T10:51:00.001-07:00

Cody was cold. So he was enjoying sitting out in the sun.
Blake loves to swim. He was swimming across the pool and was just starting to get tired.
Blake was putting the pool toys back in the box.
Boys being boys. they love jumping in the pool.

Soccer pic

2008-08-31T10:42:00.001-07:00

So the boys are starting soccer next week. When we got their balls and shoes they had to put everything on and go play. They are so excited about playing. I will have action shots next week.
BLAKE
CODY

For a Good Laugh

2008-07-17T14:16:00.001-07:00

Ya, you can laugh at me.

Just so you all can see what I was doing 4Th of July weekend. We went camping at the beach. I bought myself this nice chair and was glued to it. It was fun hanging out with family and friends. I didn't make it to the beach and never saw the water, but it was nice anyway.

Good memories!!!

New hair cut

2008-07-15T16:00:00.000-07:00

So ya all have to tell me the truth if you like my new hair cut or not. I haven't had bangs since I was in the 6Th grade. It feels funny. I still need to upload a picture of my blue cast. The picture is on my moms computer. Hope everyone is doing well.

Mike & Lisa

2008-07-15T15:56:00.000-07:00

I forgot to tell all of you that Mike And Lisa Fusano went camping with us also. We had a great time with them. It was fun to see the boys with both their grandpas camping.

Big Pine

2008-07-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

Blake and his fish. He was so excited. The first morning we where there he woke up at 7:30am and said mommy I want to go fishing. So I got up, got dressed and went fishing with him right by our tent and a caught a fish on the second cast. YA!! And then he was done. It was my kind of fishing.
Cody got the first fish of the trip. After we set up camp we went fishing next to our tent. It was a great fishing whole and he got one. It was really fun.

Got Back

2008-07-01T13:40:00.000-07:00

So we got back form camping with only some scrapes and bug bites. Now hears the story. 2 hours after we go home I was headed to the ER. Yes just me. I don't have a good story its pretty funny so you can laugh after you read it. I was putting the boys car seats back in the car so I could take them to swim lessons. The van was parked in the drive way which goes down toward the garage. That's important, so the step down from the car is bigger than normally. So I was backing out after I buckled the seat in and came down on my right foot wrong, and twisted my ankle. I was hurting so bad and hopped to the front of the house yelling for the boys to open the door and get Poppie. My dad then yelled for my mom to call 911, so yes we had everyone show up at the house. I was on my way to Henry Mayo by Ambulance. They put a splint on and said I need to wait a few days to get it x rayed again.
Friday I went down to kaiser and was told its not broken, but putting a cast on it. So I'm in a cast for 3 weeks and a walking boot after that. ONLY ME!!!!
So I will up load pictures of campimg when I get a chance.

Birthday Party @ the park

2008-06-19T16:17:00.000-07:00

We went to Gwen Crawford's Birthday party and the boys where playing on the hill. Cody was so funny. It was a really nice day. Thankfully it wasn't today. I do believe it got up to 108 today. The air conditioning in the house can't get under 85. Crazy!!! I'm glad we are leaving for the mountains.

Cody

Blake & Cody
Mrs. Bolt gave the boys balloons to let go. I was so excited about how the picture turned out that I had to share it with all of you. After they let go and realize they where gone they said "I don't want my balloon to go away." Funny boys!!!

Blake

2008-06-18T23:48:00.000-07:00

So I looked out the kitchen window to find that Blake learned how to swing all by himself. I grabbed my camera and had to take a video of it. He was so proud of himself and thought I was taking a picture so he kept saying cheese, cheese. I'm so thankful that I get to see all their "FIRSTS". Some not so fun, like the emergency room. Most are exciting for me, its like doing it all over again. Riding a bike, learning to swim, First day of school, learning to swing without being pushed. Oh how I love not having to always be pushing them on the swings. In the fall they will be playing soccer, that will be a lot of fun.

We are leaving to go to Big Pine so I will come back hopefully with pictures of the boys and fish that they caught.

My Mothers Day gift

2008-06-07T22:51:00.000-07:00

So one of the moms from preschool takes old fashion pictures for fun. So her and another mom set up at church to take these pictures for us for mothers day. How cool is that? This was one of the nicest things I've gotten for mothers Day. Let me know if any of you would like a copy. She took 83 pictures of the boys. What can I say they love the camera. I can print them up or email them. I'm so thankful for my sweet little boys and can imagine not having them in my life. Thank you Lord for allowing me to be their mom.
Blake Cody

Cody looking up to his little brother.

Boys Birthday Party Feb.

2008-05-25T20:42:00.000-07:00

So I kept forgetting to post a picture of their birthday party. All the pictures where on my moms computer. So here one is. They had a really good time. Its crazy to think a have two four year olds.

Strawberry picking

2008-05-25T20:35:00.000-07:00

We went strawberry picking at the Underwood family farm, with my mom, sister, Shealyn and Blaine. The kids thought it was the coolest thing. I miss Chicago, but I love being back in California.

Disneyland in April

2008-05-25T20:21:00.000-07:00

Just another Disneyland trip for us. The boys and I stayed in Irvine with a friend and then went to Disneyland the next day. It was a blast!!!!!

At the Ventura races

2008-05-25T20:11:00.000-07:00

*****************************************BLAKE**********************
************************* CODY************************************
They want mommy to buy them a race car so they can race. Believe it or not, there where kids their age racing. FUN!!!!

Playing @ the music store

2008-05-25T20:00:00.000-07:00

Cody thinks its loud when his brothers playing.

Easter 2004

2008-03-25T22:41:00.001-07:00

This was the boys first Easter. Pictured with Shealyn and Blaine. The boys where 2 months old and Blaine was 4 months. Shea was turning 4 years old in 3 months. WOW how time flys.

I would love to go back to that stage for ONE day. It was almost easier. We will see what God has planned, maybe I will have more babies one day. One at a time:)

More from Easter

2008-03-25T19:39:00.000-07:00

All the Girls after Church on Easter. We are so blessed to have each other. Shealyn is only 7, do you think shes going to be taller than all of us?

Easter

2008-03-25T19:27:00.001-07:00

To think that they where babies 4 years ago. I will try and post a picture of their first Easter. I hope everyone had a great Easter.

As of March 13th

2008-03-24T15:09:00.000-07:00

So as of March 13Th, I'm now single!! It feels funny with having the boys and being single. I have mixed feelings about it. Theres no going back so that's hard. I'm still praying that Mike will repent. He's coming out here in two weeks and that will be hard because he's bring his girlfriend. I just wanted to protect the boys a little longer from meeting someone that's not their mom or dad. God will protect them through this time. I will try and post pictures tonight. I hope all is well with those of you who read my blog.

MARCH 2

2008-03-02T23:03:00.000-08:00

So today marked one year ago when Mike told me he wanted a divorce. What an amazing year it has been for the boys and I. God has been so gracious to us. I now have more understanding of who God truly is. It has been amazing to feel the comfort of God. We have a true living God. I can't say this has been easy, but trusting in the Lord through this is all I can do. We are so Blessed to be in the kingdom of God. I do not deserve anything God has given me, but I am so thankful for it all.

An update on everything else. I am still married. I had to fly to Chicago in January. Of all months, I was hoping for spring. We had to go to court on Jan 11Th. If everything looked good to the judge I would had come home single, but that wasn't the case. We had to take a on line co-parenting class before we could move forward. I was able to sign and pay for a waiver to not appear in court again, so that was nice. Our next court date was Feb 11Th. It's a good thing I didn't need to go out there again, because the judge said there was conflicting info in it and he wanted Mike to get a lawyer to read over them tomake changes. Next court date March 13Th. As of now I don't think that's going to happen. As far as I know Mike hasn't done anything about the papers. Please keep praying for Mike. He is so deceive by the world, its so hard to see. Pray for the boys in that they will still be protected through this time.

My trip to Chicago was nice even in Jan. I was able to stay with Jon and Kelli Iverson. What a blessing the Iversons and Petersens have been to me. I cant thank God enough for bringing them into my life. I was able to see the new church, which is so nice. It was nice to hang out with all of them again. They said the next time I come out I would have to bring the boys, so maybe next year.
I will try my best to keep blogging with new info. May God Bless you all in 2008.

B-Day Disneyland trip

2008-03-02T22:49:00.001-08:00

I took the boys to Disneyland for their B-day. It was a very busy day, but we had a great time.

Feb 10th and swimming

2008-03-02T22:31:00.000-08:00

Only in California can you swim in February. The water was cold. The spa wasn't working, so it didnt last long. They can't wait to go swimming in Aunties pool.

Shea & I

2008-03-02T22:25:00.000-08:00

February 8th. I helped her get dressed for a father daughter dinner at church. I felt like she was headed to prom.

Disneyland Jan 18th

2008-03-02T22:21:00.001-08:00

Shealyn, Blake, Cody and Blaine.

catching up

2008-03-02T16:29:00.000-08:00

Such big boys shaving. This picture was taken in January. I will post more tonight, I'm out the door to go to church. I pray everyone is doing well.

Bike's for Christmas

2007-12-27T21:59:00.000-08:00

CODY

BLAKE
Blake is on the red and blue bike and Cody

is on the yellow and blue bike. We had a really

nice Christmas. Here's a video of the boys on

their bikes. It was cold and windy.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-15T22:49:00.000-08:00

Well this Christmas will be hard for the boys and I, But I trust in the Lord that this pain and hurt I feel will not last forever. I'm so thankful for my boys and I'm so glad I get to spend all my time with them. Please keep praying for Mike's repentance. This is a perfect time for Mike to think about the birth of Jesus Christ and what it means. I have faith that the Lord can change anyones heart. Can you also pray for our condo to sell. Its cold and snowy there, but I know the Lord can provide a buyer. Thank you for all the prayers. God Bless

Stacey

Crazy Month

2007-12-15T22:38:00.001-08:00

So this picture was the beginning of Nov. I'm a little behind. The month went by so fast. I can't believe its Dec. 15Th. I'm trying to find more pictures to put up. I pray that everyone is doing well and has a great Christmas.

Holloween Disneyland

2007-11-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland for the day and went to California adventure for a trick or treat night. They had a blast. Cody is the scare crow, Blake's the lion, Blaine the tin man and Shealyn Dorthy.

A.W.A.N.A

2007-10-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Cody and Blake going to cubbies. They are doing so well learning their verses.

Nothing has really changed for us, we are still busy. I will upload some more d-land pictures. Give thanks to the Lord in all things. Talk to you all soon.

Disneyland

2007-10-05T20:27:00.000-07:00

Cody, Blake and Blaine
We got passes again. So there will be lots of disney pictures. Wish you where here!

First day of preschool

2007-09-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

The boys went to school today, they did really well. I think I had a harder time with it. They had AWANA this afternoon also. I will take pictures of them in their cubbie vests and put them on the blog soon.

2007-09-06T22:08:00.000-07:00

Well the boys and I are starting to get really busy. They are starting preschool on Monday. I cant believe my babies are starting school. They are going one day a week at our church, Placerita Baptist. I will have to teach a couple times during the school year. I'm not really looking forward to that. Then they are also starting AW ANA. My mom, sister and I are starting BSF also. On Friday they are starting a gym class for 6 weeks with Blaine. To all the moms that have older kids, I will now understand being busy. Well I will update with a school picture next week. God Bless

Camping trip

2007-08-23T21:15:00.000-07:00

Blake and Cody ready to go fishing.
Blaine, Cody and Blake
Going fishing with mommy.

Day before we left. The boys had a great time fishing, all they talk about is fishing, camping and sleeping in the tent. We had bears this year so that made it interesting sleeping in a tent. It was just me and the boys in the tent. All the kids got to go horseback riding they all had a blast. I will post more pictures of that and all the family that went with us. Thanks for reading our

blog. God Bless

Shealyn's 7th B day

2007-08-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

Cody did OK. Didn't last long.
Blake not happy
My sister and I had a good time

Ice skating.

Coffee Night

2007-08-22T08:52:00.000-07:00

Coffee night with the girls on July 30. I'm blessed with great friends.

Yes we made it back to Cali

2007-08-20T22:21:00.000-07:00

Sorry I didn't update this earlier. Its been crazy. My mom and dad left sat July 21 from Naperville and arrived in Saugus on July 24Th. My dad drove 17 hours one of the days. Hes crazy, but he loves me. The boys and I got in on the 23rd. Lisa Fusano picked us up from the airport, the boys where so good on the flight. We got settled in and then left to go camping. On Aug 4Th.

ribfest

2007-07-13T22:16:00.000-07:00

Family helping me pack

2007-07-11T13:56:00.000-07:00

Lisa, my step mother in law came to help me, this picture was taken at the Naperville riverwalk after a long day of packing.

My step sister in law, Teresa came in to help me pack, So here is a picture of Teresa and I visiting Mike at his restaurant.

Stacey

Blake and Cody

2007-06-29T18:23:00.000-07:00

This Weeks News

2007-06-29T13:49:00.000-07:00

Earlier this week I had to go to the doctor. I was having dizzy spells and was tired. I was not feeling like myself. So I went in to get blood tests done. My doctor called the next day with the results. I have low thyroid. So I'm on medication everyday now. Its only my third day on the medication and already feeling much better. The boys where very testing during this time, I was so tired it took a lot for me to get out of bed. Thankfully it was only a couple mornings of that until a found out what was wrong. Mike helped out a couple times so I could take a nap and get a break from the boys. I'm thankful for that.
The boys are doing okay, they ask for their dad a lot. Its heart breaking for me to hear. They know hes at work or on the train to go where hes living in the city. They seem to be okay with it. They are ready to go to Popie and Nonie house, because then they get to go to Disneyland.
Now that I'm feeling better I'm getting the condo on the market. I've been in touch with a realtor. She gave be the break down of what its going to cost to sell and how much we should sell for. Its a lot of work. Please pray for a buyer and that we will sell for what we need to sell for. The Lord is in control of all of this and I'am so thankful for that. The boys and I are moving on July 23rd. It is scary and exciting to see what God has planned for us. Whatever it is will be for our good. Thanks for all the prayers, please continue to pray for the boys and I, Mike and my parents trip . My Step mother in law and her daughter are coming next week to help me pack the house. Thank you Lord for such a great family. Thanks again. God Bless.
Walking in His Strength
Stacey

Our Chicago Friends

2007-06-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

Our friends that God has Blessed us with in Chicago. We will miss them very much.

Pictures/update

2007-06-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures the boys and I took 2 weeks ago.

Update for everyone

My mom and dad are coming out to help me pack up the house on July 17Th. They will be driving a truck back to California leaving on July 23rd. Please be praying for there trip out here and there drive back. The boys and I should be flying back on July 23rd. Thanks for all the prayers and I cant wait to see all of you. Walking in His strength.

Stacey

More at the arboretum

2007-06-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

Arboretum

2007-06-15T13:53:00.000-07:00

My mom and I took the boys to the Arboretum last Tuesday. The boys had a blast. Cody loved the cicadas and Blake wasn't to sure.

Our zoo trip

2007-05-29T15:44:00.000-07:00

Blake and Cody playing in the water at the zoo.
Cody with a Cicada. They come out every 17 years. The boys will be 20 years old the next time they come out.

As of today

2007-05-28T20:20:00.000-07:00

As of today the boys and I are still living in Naperville, IL. We are most likely to be moving back to California in July. For those of you who do not know Mike has walked away from our family and wants a divorce. He's not a Christain and never was. He's sick of living a lie. So with that said the Lord has blessed me through this time, my sister and her husband just got baptised. They realized that their obedience to Christ is so important. To have family come closer to Christ through the trial God has put me in is awesome, and I would go through this all over again knowing that my sister and her husband have been saved. Being an example of what Christ can do in someones life is great, I never thought I would make it through something like this. Christ has shown me to trust and obey without understanding. I still have a hard time with this once in a while. I can't wait to see what God has in store for the boys and I. I also want to say thanks for all the prayers. Please still be praying for Mike's salvation. I will do my best to keep all of you up to date. The boys are doing as well as can be. They are used to Mike being gone a lot so its made things a little easier.

Love you guys

God Bless