Mixed Emotions..

Ok I have to start off with how nice it was to see ALL of my cousins today!! You just cannot imagine how special that was!! I love them all SO much! Melissa, Jessica, Josh, Justyn, Steve, Debbie plus all of my second cousins!!! It was absolutely amazing and so priceless and so special!! We haven't all been together like that in YEARS!! I missed them all SO much!! We even got group pictures snapped so I will upload those as soon as I get to wi-fi!! It made me so so happy to see everyone!! I can't wait to get together again!! Hopefully we don't wait as long as last time to do that!! :)

From Left to Right: Jamie, Katie, Kimmy, Joey, Jessica, Mikey, Josh, Steve, Melissa, Debbie, Justyn, and Mary

This is EVERYONE! Uncles, Aunt (my mom), Husbands, Cousins, and Children

Also today Lillian and Madelyn met for the first time! They were little buddies.. 'Kissin Cousins' is what we called those beautiful little ladies. Here are a few pictures of the love that they shared.

Today didn't consist of much besides spending time with the family!! Before we got to Apple Valley we really didn't do a whole lot.. Just bummed around I guess you could say.. It was non-eventful! :)

Now what is bothering me beyond belief! This was a family gathering. My family KNOWS how Joe and I feel about Katie's boyfriend, Jimmy, being at the same place as our daughters. It just doesn't happen! We don't approve of it and it's not allowed!! Long story short.. Jimmy should be behind bars! He should also have to register as a sex offender! My oldest daughters were on the porch when my cousin Debbie and I and Lily were heading out for a quick run. I saw Jimmy's car and was instantly upset because I KNEW he was on the porch! I called Joe and asked him to get the girls into the house and in his sight immediately as Jimmy was there! He was as surprised as I was. I'm angered and I'm extremely hurt!!! I held back the tears as I drove home! I'm so damn sick of MY FAMILY choosing him over me and my children! They know we don't want to be around him and that we will not be around him! So what do my parents do, they let him live in their house! So my children and I won't visit them as long as he is there! What does my extended family do?! They invite him to family gatherings! :'( I'm just so hurt that they choose him over us! They know we won't be there if he is. Sure some people think Joe and I over react but obviously they don't understand how much it bothers us as parents to three little GIRLS!!!!

We skipped the 4th of July bash in Apple Valley because he was there!! I wanted to go! I wanted to spend the holiday with my family! I wanted to be left in peace to visit my family tonight without worrying about him being near my children! I don't understand why he can't just stay away from MY FAMILY!!! I don't mean to rant! I'm just hurt.

Maybe some day I'll get over it.. But for now.. We won't be any where near him.. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion so don't you dare sit and bash on Joe and I for how we feel about this.. I am not telling you how to feel so don't do it to me... Vent over! :o)