LoVe WeEk with Becky - who or what you can't live without. Post #2

Today I am again joining Becky at Wendland5 and LoVe WeEk, where, for the next 6 days you tell about who or what you can't live without. Boy I have a lot to get in by the end of the week so if you don't mind....I will add several of my "I can't live without loves" on each post. So here goes.............Day #2

My second born - Greg! One of those wonderful people that everyone should be so lucky to know. He is one of a kind. For this post we will call him "The Gambler" mostly because next to his children and family he loves to gamble.........on anything. He's always wanting to bet his ole mother,  be it about a tid bit of gossip or  which county a certain lake is in. And darn it............he always wins. So here goes The Gambler!!!!!!!!

Ok, he can be a little bossy too! Just kidding, he is one hard working man. He has the greatest sense of humor as in this photo, he is helping a friend out to re-build a barn and because he owned a hard hat, he got to be the boss!!

Greg is..........

.............the father to two beautiful children Taylor Michael and Emma Jean........aren't they cute?

..............he's not to old to romp around in the park..............

.........or play in the garden, you might could call him a 'hot dog' on wheels......

.......and he likes to play with his nephew in the garden...........the garden that he and I share together...

..........and he loves fall, and gardening and carving pumpkins with his kiddos..........

............and takeing Taylor hunting................

...........and he can really build a great snowman........look below...........

pretty good huh! I think there is still a lot of kid in him............

.....he's a great dad and enjoys teaching his kids things............

.......and is loved by his neice...........

.........and taught her how to play T-ball...well maybe, not sure if she ever did hit the ball. Greg is one of the people I just LOVE and I don't think I could live withuot.

So onto 'a something or two' I can't live without, or so I think. And that would be a cold Diet Coke, the fountain kind with lots of ice or...........a hot cup of coffee with creamer............or a red beer at the pond of my dear friend Twila. I also don't think I could live without a place to garden, a camera, chocolate or my computer......

So what are you in LoVe with that you just can't live without? Join us Tuesday on Day 2 of our adventure. Also joining in is Brandi at Keeping Up With The Keane's and Becky at Wendland5.

LoVe WeEk with Becky - Who or What can't you live without?

My good friend Becky at Wendland5 (click on her blog name) has challenged her friends to join in on LoVe WeEk where we share daily a post about something or someone that we can't live without. I am a lucky woman because I have so many wonderful people in my life that I just CAN'T live without. And a few things I THINK I can't live without. Tee Hee! Hopefully I can get it all done in one week, might have to double up a bit.

So I will start with oldest first..........well there are older but this will get us a good start. My hubby Jeff and our oldest son Jeremy. These two men are amazing and make my life so wonderful. Both are on the CVFD and EMT's so not only do they save my life but those of others too. Jeff and I will be celebrating 36 years of marriage in March. Jeremy was our prctice child, you know the first one when all you know is what Dr. Spock wrote about in his baby books. The closest thing to a manual about raising children when I had babies. But he survived and what a wonderful man he has grown to be. He has blessed us with two beautiful children, which will be featured later in this week. So here's a salute to two of my life's saviors.

...Jeff is a loving grandpa, after all showing those shiney, skinny things we call legs so that his granddaughter can spread sunscreen...........

...and give rides to grannies and great necies in the pumkin patch............

...and give hayrack rides! By the way...I think is tractor's sexy!!

And ..............

......is oh so loved by his grannies.

Jeremy is....................

...fun to be around and just a little scary..........

....and is a great coach...............

...........and a great dad..........

...and the best of friends..........

....and the greatest of  uncles.............

...and dresses up for nephew's birthday parties

...and makes life so fun for his children.

I could go on and on however........you see why I can't live without these two men in my life!!

If there is someone or something you can't live without be sure to join Becky  (click on her name) and share with us all of those wonderful people and things in your life. I look foward to seeing who they all are.

Valentine's Day is almost here!

Ringing in the New Year!

Baby Lucas' one month photo shoot!

Baby Lu - that's our nick name for little Lucas Jeffrey. He celebrated his one month old birthday at my house so of course........that meant a photo shoot. We didn't get a chance to do much as it seemed to upset the little tyke being moved, changed, positioned etc. But we did get a few good shots in. He looks so cute in his little cap, wish I would have  had an old car to put in the background.

Happy 1 month birthday Lucas!

Our 4th and final stop - Marissa's home

For this stop, our final one of the night we were not only entertained by Marissa's lovely little daughter but also by the sweet sounds of our friend Jess. She has this delightful voice and I am so going to recruit her for next year's Christmas Dinner, the Historical one at the Fort. Marissa's home is set in the country, I wish it would have been early enough for outdoor pictures as she has a beautiful view of the buttes. I think this home has been in the Betson family for many a year but I don't really know that for sure. It is a warm and homey little house and we were greeted by two of the prettiest little dogs.


Not to many people cut their own tree anymore, mostly they are fake or boughten ones but Marissa's is the Real Deal! Not only is their home in the perfect country setting but their tree was the perfect country tree. And the smell.........umm there is nothing better than a fresh cut pine tree.



This stop was for dessert, and boy was it wonderful. Marissa is a master cheesecake baker and believe me I ate every bite of mine. I think it was an almond cheesecake but I was so tired and full by this time that I didn't get the actual name. It didn't matter to me what it was called as I was busy gobbling it all up........every last little crumb.


Sorry about the red eye, I have taken it out with every program I own and yet I still didn't get it. Anyway this is Jess, she lives in Chadron and blessed us with her singing, that was when we could get her to quit playing with little miss Miranda. Like I said I am recruiting her for next year.



Ok here is a picture of our host, Marissa Betson and her little daughter Miranda. We had so many laughs watching Miranda dance and show off. Even my little grannie Cash got a kick out of her antics.



This is my daughter Brandi and her youngest son Cash. We made a stop between houses to pick Cash up as grandpa was struggling a little bit to entertain the young man. They, like Jess and Misty live in another town so are unable to have a meal at their homes so they are gracious to help the rest of us out.



I am sorry that these pictures aren't real good but the nativity set is every so beautiful. I included several pictures of the set.







We also did an ornament exchange, which is so much fun and great because we get to take home a little of the personality of the person who gave it. I never even thought to take a photo of all the wonderful ornaments but I did get a shot of mine, it came from my daughter Brandi and fits perfectly with my decorating theme.





What a wonderful time we had, I look forward to doing this again next year. Thanks ladies for a wonderful night of fine food, wine and friends!