We lost a member of the family this week and he will be missed. Picasso was the most mellow and gentle cat I have ever had. He loved to cuddle with the boys and he slept at mine and Jason's feet every night (it drove me NUTS) Dobie loved to chase him and they never warmed up to each other, or should I say Picasso never warmed up to him (Dobie love him and just wanted to play LOL). He loved to go outside and roll around on the ground. He always slept on his back, it was the funniest thing I had ever seen.
Thursday he went out and did the same thing he always did, rolled around on the ground and just hung out in the front yard. He sometimes liked laying in the road but ALWAYS moved when cars approached. We don't know if he feel asleep or wasn't paying attention or if someone else was not paying attention. But he was hit by a car and passed away. It has been a very hard week, but have comfort knowing he is some where better.
Picasso We love you & you will be missed.










Picasso 2006 - 2009

Anna Beautiful New mom

Calvin My wonderful lil bro & New papa


Gabe & Trinity Jade

Dylan & Trinity

Cole & Trinity

Uncle Jason



New papa Calvin is SO proud


Auntie Heather

My crazy Dylan....He is such a ham!

Gabe just hanging out.

We drove to Rock springs and saw the new baby, Trinity Jade is a very beautiful addition to our family.

Dylan's Big Day





















June 12 2009 Dylan Scott Katsilas was sworn in as a United States Soldier. He will be going to Basic training July 2 2010. He is now a member of the United States Army Future Soldiers Program. Pending his graduation from high school next year Dylan will be going to Fort Benning Georgia to be trained as an Infantry soldier. He will have a military graduation ceremony that family will be invited to attend; but we will not have that information until he is in Fort Benning next year as to the date.

This is what he swore to....

I, Dylan Scott Katsilas, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

It was very moving. Jason and I only found out the night before we could attend. I was able to get work off, but unfortunately Jason was not.

It is bitter sweet, he is growing up so fast. He will be 18 in about 6 months. I just can't believe 18 years have gone this fast. But Jason and I are so very proud of the man he is becoming. He has grown up to much in the past year. I see less and less of the boy and more and more of the man.
Except of course when he is teasing his brothers. LOL




















Chad, Dylan & Chet All Future United States Army Soldiers

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He Passed!!!!!!!!!

Dylan passed his ASVAB test (military entrance exam test)
He will be going to boot camp this summer!

I can't decide to cry or cry or well cry is what I want to do...
my baby is not a baby. He has become a man.

This is especially for the girls at work. Most everyone has heard the story about the rooster jumping on my head. I was not at a farm I was in front of my house leaving for a date with my husband. The neighbor kid Brennen was walking his rooster and we stopped to talk to him. At the same time I was asking him if the rooster was nice and it kept getting closer and closer. I asked him a few more times and then It flew at me. It landed on my shoulder and neck and I just screamed! LOL!! My HEROIC husband could only stop laughing long enough to get out his camera and snapped this perfect shot! (and I am glad I did because we both bust up over this still) The only thing better would be my scream attached to it. I seriously thought for a minute I was going to get my eyes pecked out!!! They no longer have the rooster, he was too time consuming and maybe a little worry some attacking poor old ladies minding their own business. lol

I do not want to gross any one out. *********

So THIS IS YOUR WARNING **** If you have a weak stomach and do not like anything that is disgusting **do not scroll down after reading. This is the after math of one of Dylan and Cole infamous wrestling matches. And Dylan’s last words were, “well if you're going to wrestle me with the knife at east put the sheath on it, I don’t want to loose an eye.” LOL at least he was thinking of his safety right. HE is FINE by the WAY!! other than he has 21 stitches. I was getting ready up stairs for company coming for dinner(in less than an hour) and Jason was talking to me. Gabe came tearing up the stairs yelling for us in a panic that Dylan was bleeding. Yup the next few hours were in the ER. Imagine that!!! Lucky our friends were gracious enough that they just hung out with Cole and Gabe visiting and catching up and we ate about 10pm. What’s new around our crazy house. I LOVE my Crazy HOUSE, I LOVE my crazy kids even if they drive me crazy!! If you want to scroll down..

Keep Scrolling if you dare.......

This is just after seeing the first doctor

and we are discussing the possibilities of what bringing in a specialist means.......

This is after he is totally numb and he wants a picture for his friends and I am trying to stop the blood from getting in his mouth. It was pretty swollen.

Getting stitches, only Dylan's second set of stitches, 1st set was chasing Cole through our kitchen in Midvale slipped on a Lego and hit the Kitchen floor. I think, if I remember correctly that was 4 stitches and he was 4 or 5. Not to bad.

This is right after.

He thought it was way cooler than how he looks, I think at this point he was pretty beat, imaginable so.

Dylan I love this pic of him.

Picasso hiding under the pillow. He

actually pushed me off the bed to have

this spot. Crazy cat!

Dylan's room.

Had to incorporate the Army

theme in his "new" old room.

It took 3 coats of paint to finish his

room. Love it though. Its much darker

than the pictures show.