SUMMER!!!!

I am sooo sorry I have not been keeping this thing up! But as you all know my mom got cancerous tumors in her lungs and liver about three months ago. Since then our lives have been changed upside down!! But every day we thank God for all that He has done for mom and Maddie. :) But behind all that, our summer has been very fun!!!!! I posted ALOT of pics from the summer we have had. :)

Madelyn Grace Snodgrass is here!!!!!

Hey peoples!!!! I am sooo excited that I FINALLY have a little sister!!!! She is so adorable!! Here are some pics of the beeeauuutiful sista.

Please Pray for Courtney Burnette

Hey everybody! I just wanted to send a big prayer request. Some of ya'll know her. Her name is Courtney Burnette, and she was not too long ago diagnosed with cancer. She has a tumor on her brain stem. She is 9 years old, so the Burnette family needs your prayers right now. It all started when she had trouble seeing, and she could not focus very good, so she went to the doctor and they found something that was NOT normal. A few days later they found out that she had a tumor on her brain stem. It is not looking so good for her so they would appreciate your prayers. Here is a link to her website: www.caringbridge.org/visit/courtneyburnette
Love,
Tara

I'm back!!!!!

Hey everybody!!! I'm soooo sorry that I have not been posting lately! We are so excited that my mom is going to have a baby girl! We just got the crib set last week!! It is in pink and brown. You probably have already seen it on my mom's facebook. <3 This is kinda changing the subject, but has everybody heard about that crazy "killer whale" killing that Seaworld trainer!? It was very shocking to me. :'( I am not very happy that the Seaworld people are going to keep training with the killing thing!!!! D=
Changing the subject,(*again*) I HAVE A COLD!!!!! A BAD ONE! ONE THAT COULD MAKE AN ESKIMO SHIVER!!!!! But i guess I will get over it soon. ;( I should probably get off of this thing for now... *I will have some random pics on here soon!*
<3Tara<3

Christmas in Tampa, Florida!!

Hey everybody! I hope all of you had good Christmas!!!!!! We had a very good Christmas in the sun, with cousins, and SEA WORLD!!! It was sooo much fun! I will tell you about that part in a minute. OK, first we found out that my mom's brother and his family (Mark Russell III) were going to Florida 4 Christmas, sooo we decided to go to Florida too!!!! We are such a loving family! lol But my Gramma Snodgrass would be alllll alone for Christmas so we would go to Florida on Monday, and come back on Christmas Eve so we could be home on Christmas Day!!! It seems like the Christmas rush only ends... ... ... ummmm... in January??? rotfl Anyway, Sea Wold was a blast! First, we tried (remember the word tried) to get in the Shamu Show, but the KILLER whales weren't acting right. So we rode a roller coaster or two or three (lol) in the mean time so it was time for the next Shamu Show, and before we got there it was already PACKED OUT. (remember that word 2, lol ) So we went to a few other shows, but there was one that was so funny! It was the seal show, and the actors were awful!! And so the Shamu Show was coming again..... it was "packed out." Sad but true. :(:( So Grampa took Me, Katie, Chip, Jenny, and Grant to another roller coaster at night!! The real show that night was at the top of dreaded and feared by many (drumroll) KRACKEN! We were at the very top of this amazingly scary roller coaster it was exactly nine o'clock, and to the east we looked and what to our wondering eyes should appear.... fireworks !! People, it was gawgeous, I tell you! Then we fell to our fate and lost our voices screaming and yelling and posing for that stupid camera that is surprisingly annoying cuz you look like you ate a very sour lemon or just saw an alligator in your bathtub. Or if you're like our cuzn Grant Daniel Russell you look like a six year old who just saw all the school work he had to finish before he graduated. A blank stare that made my sister and I laugh so hard pepsi came out of our noses. Ummmm... Katie umm... just got the computer. lol She is surprisingly humorous! But after the " KRACKEN" we saw an ice skating show! In Florida! (made me laugh) Now it time to go. WAHHH! Then after that I think everybody would be very, very hungry! So we went to the world's largest McDonald's! Then all of us CRASHED!! My parents seem to love that word for some odd reason. But now I must go I will hopefully have some pics soon.
Love,
Tara

Pictures of beautiful Katie!

OK here are some pics of Katie's sixteenth birthday! (i actually took them) :):):):) So I hope you like them!

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GOOD NEWS!!!!!

HEY EVERYBODY! MY MOM IS GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!! I am so excited!! We don't know what it is going to be yet, but I really don't care what it is but it basically just has to healthy! There is so much to talk about!! =-D OK, first when she was five weeks along, she went to the doctor and the blood work results were AMAZING!! ( that was before they told us) So when they got home they decided to tell us! She is now 12 weeks along. She went to the doctors office on Wed. and they heard a heart beat! OK now Katie is sixteen! I will have pictures of her soon! (this time I mean it!)

Love,

Tara