Missing My Babies

Well today I am going to introduce my babies I refer to all the time. A few of you have inquired about them and were wondering when I would be writing about them. TODAY is that day Yay! But it will have to be broken down per family "babies" I have already done several post about one baby family re: my sister's daughter brooke x4 the wedding! It has been hard on me with my babies moving away. They were a major part of my existence...we were always together. Jennifer would call and we would plan our week out. Where we were going to take the kids. Where we were going shopping....So I needed a lot of time before I could sit down and share without falling to pieces..(it hasn't helped)! Think I am almost ready.

So, here is the next group "The bourland zoo"

My sister's son Richard,( aka my first born-ssssh)

his lovely wife Jennifer, his babee' momma, (aka my babe' mama too-ssssh)

I now refer to them as the ones that stole my babies from me >;-(

(if you see this couple call 1-800 - call- dar) OMG RicHaRD! did she just call me her babee mama...Oh, yes, I did my biotch (heartU)

richard-yes honey she did (that's my sweet boy..I mean my sister did a great job)

(you two turds took my babies from me--did I say that out loud) Ella - realizing she doesn't get to go to dardar camp....(ella (not 1 yet) being my 3rd lil one)

It will all make more sense later...not quite in order...

Last summer I was blessed to have worked in 3 dardar camps with my boys. First time for a week, second time for 1.2 weeks and third time almost 2 weeks...spoiled and Real Mama was getting a lil worried if I would bring them back at all...(seriously I wasn't changing banks really)

Ella being to young and still literally attached to "real" mama... didn't get to come.Me arriving in Destin, Fl to pick up my boys (ssssh) they had just heard me walk in and they were down for their nap...they all couldn't scramble fast enough to their dardar..look you can see Travis rooting his way under my arm...rotflmao...pordon the skivvies..they just woke up. (but I must say...most of the time that how you find most kids esp in the south...outside. It is just really hard to keep clothes on...anybody in our family...we all hate clothes!)

happy happy joy joy
riding back to Mississippi with dardar and the grandparents in the motor home-Priceless

Travis (not yet 3) & Rudey dog deep in discussion about all the fun that is ahead.

West (4)

going to their first movie with me and my buddy derfina going to Wally E

Coming to dardar camp...I have their parents (the real ones) sign waivers for medical attention if needed...Ya never know...esp with me. (fyi nurse & doctor in the family in ms)

I taught them a new way to go on a water slide - mama actually called me when she saw this one get posted on my space...LOL They had so much fun. NO FEAR DUDE!!!

The boys didn't care for the ants in the yard...they are more adapted to concrete and preferred I re-make the tent I had just built in the yard...under where the "fan" was and where there were No bugs..LOL they don't do bugs! (yep boys)

Playing continues the entire time at camp dardar's

I emptied the pool so they could enjoy it and have a blast while if filled back up... they were really able to body surf...jump off the ladder body surf...I mean safety first..waving waiver!
See, just sweet calm lil boys...LOL

the more dangerous..oh I mean having more brotherly fun

dardar,dardar,dardar...ummmm ...lol ....my lil travis (t-bone) Back When they Live in Ms about 12 miles from me. They started pre-pre-school...West guiding his lil brother Travis to his first day....Man this will make me start crying in a heartbeat...12 miles away..then 3 hours away to Destin, Florida...Now they are in West Virginia 17 hours away! WTF!!!!!!!!!!

Ella Bella Halloween in Destin

dardar & Travis at the Gulfarium in Panama City

West when he was 3 with his circle hair as he called it.. my lil pumpkin' as I called him. His hair was like this from the time it came in. Till he started getting it cut, he loves it short...but always refers to remember when I had circle hair :-) Priceless!!
Me and my circle hair lil boy at 2
(I think this was the last time I could get down that low...LOL)

My most favorite picture, This is January after hurricane Katrina, we all went Bourlandzoo and dardar..(yes I was an immediately family member back then!) went to Destin for vacation...

to defunk our brains about the devastation at home! (we took a lot of family pictures)

West and I were in deep conversation I didn't even know they took this picture :-) Way too many of my favorites to post in one posting so, I will do it in sections. There will be more of the other lil ones...but for right now...these are the moments I am missing bad and will really be missing this summer. Being so far away there won't be anymore dardar camps. I knew then just how bless I was to have been able to do all we could do...all together, while we could and boy we all really did take advantage of the time... Priceless

A lot can happen fast people...this all transpired in less than a year...the co-lapse of what lil was left from Katrina...jobs were lost, families displaced...From long beach, ms (12 miles away) to in May of 2008 going to Destin, Fl, 3 hours away and still knowing I was blessed could still have the camps ...but then economy again...lost jobs,

My babies are Now - in New Kent, Virgina (as of Feb. 2009,) 17 hours away...

but so very, very blessed they have a job :-)
Took a while to mention this...because I am so very very Very Sad...but so blessed!

my lil family intro

xoxo
dar

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