This says it all....

Today while Cale and I were out running errands I saw this license plate on a car. Really what a great concept. I am going to try harder every day to put my trust in God, really it does us no good to fret about things, he is in control. If we give it all up to him, our live will move down the road as intended.

I read some on the Internet about the controversy this plate has created. Christians are a huge group in the United States I think its time to stand up and be heard. Apparently the ACLU tried to step in to have the license plate stopped by the Supreme Court didn't let it happen. Yeah.

So the idea for the day is displayed proudly on this license plate, maybe I could apply for an address in Indiana and get myself one of these plates, hmmm now theres an idea!

One more....

I loved these pictures Erica took of Ashlin and this is a perfect time to post them. The bottom picture was on the Des Moines Register's website after state track. Ashlin ran her final track meet of her high school career, she qualified for State Track and ran one event. In April she qualified for two events and ran in the Drake Relays. She is one fast girl...I just wish she'd use her speed to run from boys!

My sweet Ashlin

Wanted to take a second to blog about my niece Ashlin. Many of you have had the pleasure to get to know her, but there are somethings I wanted to say about her during this important time of her life.

Ashlin,

It seems like only yesterday when your mom found out she was pregnant, right away I knew you would be a girl. The day you were born we (Gma, Kelly, and I) set out for Des Moines, traveling over 70 miles, driving 35 mph through a treacherous ice storm. There wasn't anywhere else we would have been. Even though I was 16, the minute you were born I immediately knew we would have a bond like no other. Now it has been more than 18 years since that day and it continues to grow stronger every day.

I remember introducing you to Shawn, I will save the rest of the story for a better time, like your wedding. You were 5 at the time, and such a funny little girl. We loved to have you and Ayrin come stay with us. I loved to dress you up and do your hair. You and Shawn bonded right away. As much as you've despised his protectiveness of you it is only because he loves you so much.

We have had good times, and bad times. But I believe the bad times made our bond even stronger. Those decisions we had to make were for you to grow and become a better person. I hope you can see that, if not now then in the future. When you hurt, we hurt and when your happy we are ecstatic! We could not love you more if you were our child. We are so proud of everything you have accomplished and how much you have grown. I hope you know how much you mean to our family.

We love you with all of our hearts and we are so proud of the woman your becoming.

She did it!

Well another crazy week has passed. This past week was a huge one around here. Ashlin graduated from Valley High School on Sunday. Her party was on Saturday, so last week we spent a lot of time getting ready for that. It turned out great! Ashlin and her friend Amber had their open house together at a hotel in West Des Moines. So many people came to see her and wish her well, I think she really had a great time. Probably a little nerve racking for her a lot of people from different avenues in her life all coming together.

I am so proud of her, anyone that has heard her story knows that this is a huge accomplishment for her, there was a point we weren't sure she would make it. She has come so far and I am excited to see where she goes next.

About a year ago she started going to church regularly with us and has really stuck with it. It is phenomenal to see the difference in her. She carries herself with pride and confidence now that was missing for so long. I hope she continues on the path she has started, the whole world is out there for her to conquer.

Congratulations Ashlin Ricelle! We love you!

Finally a second to stop and smell the Blog...

Wow! Just wanted to let everyone know that the Adair's are still alive and kicking!

Spring is finally here and with spring comes more and more stuff to do. Colby is playing soccer and baseball both this spring. He had only tried soccer one other time, in Kindergarten, so he thought he wanted to give it another try. Of course anyone that knows Colby would totally understand this. Since soccer is a game of continuous motion as is Colby. Soccer games are played on Sunday afternoons, which is kind of a sore subject with me...don't get me started. Especially with the fact that there is one scheduled for this Sunday, Mother's Day. We won't be there, we are headed to my Mom's to help her with her HONEY DO list. Baseball games are generally played one time a week, randomly scheduled, but this week we had a game on Monday night, tonight, and tomorrow afternoon. Which means lots of laundry for Mom...:) Colby pitched at Monday nights game, and did AWESOME, if I don't say so myself. Taekwondo is also a year round "thing", which we have kind of pushed back to once a week for the time being.

Shawn is extremely busy with work, which I guess is a good thing with all the horrible things happening with the economy. This weekend is his annual golf outing for East High Alumni. He gets together with all his old buddies for golf, then tomorrow evening we will go to the banquet dinner which is held at Prairie Meadows.

I'm super excited I ordered and received the curriculum for Vacation Bible School. Lots of cool things and I need to get a meeting scheduled for volunteers so we can start getting more plans together. What an exciting time, woohoo!