Spent The Night With My "Best Buddy!"

Tonight Noah and my Niece Coryn went to the CMT Awards. Happy Father's Day and Early birthday present Noah!!!!


So tonight Davis and I spent the evening at the hotel.


There was so much to see and do. Not sure we saw it all but we had a great night!!! Here is some of what we did and Davis was a great sport for letting his mommy take (Make!!!) lots of pictures of him.

Davis had a great time swimming in the baby pool. He fell in at the end of our swim and he told me,"Mommy I can't like that!"

He is my cowboy!!!

Photo shoot part 1

We ate Davis' favorite food for dinner. Pizza and more Pizza!!!

Photo shoot 2!

Davis was so excited to be on a boat ride!!!

We ended the night with some ice cream. Yum our favorite!!!

He had a very fun and busy night. I love spending time with my "best buddy!"

June 10 ( They day I will never forget)!!

I was away this week on a cruise with some family and friends. We were at the beach on June 10 and I spent a portion of my time there reflecting on the 2 year anniversary of my father's passing. Here is what I wrote:


At this moment I am looking at the most beautiful view; the ocean. God made an AMAZING creation when he made the white beaches and the turquoise water. I am watching people swimming, laughing, and having a great time with their friends and family. Life is constantly moving….It never stands still. Yet today I am reminded by the day my heart was broken and I didn’t know if I would be able to mend it.
Two years ago I got the worst phone call of my life. My sister telling me that there was a canoe accident and my father had a heart attack.

• How could this be?
  
• God I thought we had a deal?
  
• You have my mother, why my dad too?
  
• I needed him God.
  
• How do I let him go?
  
• I am not ready to say goodbye.
  

These thoughts went through my head full speed. I thought I was going to have a heart attack myself. My heart ached with so much pain.

So it has been two years and I am on a private island in the Bahamas with friends and family. We are having such a great time but I knew what today was. The day I lost my daddy. The day life stood still for me. I didn’t know how to move on but 2 years later I am still living and living with joy in my heart. I have so much to be thankful for…

• I have an AMAZING husband and son
• I have GREAT family on both sides
• An AMAZING church family
• GREAT friends
• Most of all I was given the honor of being Jose Rivera’s daughter.

I know my dad wasn’t perfect (who’s is?) but he was mine and he loved me so very much. I loved making him proud and I still know he is. I will be forever grateful for his love and devotion. I can’t wait to see him again along with my heavenly father. I love you daddy!!!!

We Had a Blast!!!!

We had a great cruise and enjoyed being with our friends. Here are some pictures of our week.

We are ready to have fun!!!

Noah and Joel enjoying the sunset view.

Noah singing a song for our anniversary!!! I love you too baby!!

7 Years and still madly in love with this guy!!!

Noah had these flowers and candy waiting for me at our table. How sweet!!!

We rented a car in Grand Turks. We sat on the wrong side of the car and drove on the wrong side of the road.

Sahteva tasting conch. Nasty!!!!

We rented scooters in the Bahamas. Ismael and Serena had a blast!!!

So did Noah and the rest of the gang!!

I took it for a spin myself.

Not such a good idea when you don't know how to drive it!!! Man did it hurt and I gave Noah a bit of a scare. I am still paying for my poor decision!!!

Joel and Sahteva enjoying our second formal night.

We were having such a good time at dinner. Dinners were a highlight because we all came together and had great conversations.

Tammy and her daughters Jazzmine and Jessica.

Noah sang in the Carnival Legand on the last night for the whole ship. He ROCKED!!!

Selah sang too. She was AMAZING!!!

Randy and Gloria !!!!

That's my Garth!!!

Here to a great cruise!!! We all had a blast and ready for the next one!!!

7 Years!!!

I can't believe it has been 7 years already. What an amazing journey I have had being married to this man in the picture!!! He stole my heart almost the very first time I met him and he has had it ever since. I feel so honored and blessed to be Noah's wife and there are days when I have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming.

Mr. & Mrs. Noah Joseph Kaye!

The love of my life!!!

To celebrate our anniversary we are heading out in the next few hours for a cruise vacation. We are going with some of our small group and other friends. So this is my last post for a while....

Bon voyage!!!

"Happy Anniversary baby!!! I love you with all my heart and I can't wait to see how AMAZING the next 7 years will bring. We are going to have a blast this week!!!"

The Memories Still Hold

On June 6, 2008 we had to say goodbye to this bundle of joy. Just as I am writing this blog I am remembering the panicked phone call that we got a year ago when we were told that Brayden was no longer with us. I remember feeling numb and my heart was filled with agony not just for myself, but for Jake and Michelle. All Noah and I wanted to do was get to them as quick as possible, but we lived 600 miles away. So we hopped on a plane to Raleigh and drove the rest of the way to Summerville, SC. It was one horrific week to walk Jake and Michelle through but I would have never wanted to be anywhere else but right beside them.

Michelle send letters to her friend and even blogged about a memory project that she was asking everyone that knew Brayden to participate in this project. So I decided to blog my memory of Brayden Russell Zieg....


My special memory is that Michelle and I carried our babies together. I consider Michelle a dear friends and we have been through a lot together since College. We were so excited that we were pregnant together and when she found out she was having Brayden on January 5th we were even more excited because our sons would be 2 days apart. When we were given the opportunity to spend time with the Zieg family, I always loved holding Brayden and making him laugh. He had the biggest smile and the sweetest spirit. "Brayden, you will be missed but I know Jesus is taking good care of you."

Here is the name gallery project that Davis did for his Buddy...


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Noah here now...

Jacob (Brayden's Dad) and I have been friends for 25 years now. Seeing as how we are both just near 30 years old, we are what you would call "lifetime friends"! Well, so were our sons! Born just 2 days apart, Brayden and Davis (My son) became buddies. Unfortunately, their "lifetime friendship" only lasted 17 months. But, their Daddy's friendship will keep going.

One of the things that I loved the most about Brayden was that amazingly big smile. I remember how that mouth would open up and he would grin from ear to ear. His laugh was contagious. That is a gift that a baby gives. More than they know. I also remember watching Jake play rough with him...really rough!!! Remember, being a first time Dad myself, I was not sure how fragile these Little guys were (or were not). Since Jake was already on baby boy #2, he had determined the limits...and there were none. He flipped him and ripped and dropped him...all while Brayden cracked up and Michelle said "Jaaaake" in that drawn out corrective whine.

One more thing. I feel that over the last year Jake and Michelle have modeled what healthy grieving looks like. Many times, you hear people tell folks that have lost a loved one to "keep the memory alive." But most people do not. Jake and Michelle have!! They have kept the memory of Brayden alive for all of us by writing about him, blogging about him and reminding us of his memory.

Movie Night!!!

This movie is a favorite in the Kaye/Hunt household right now. We have watched it every night for the past week. This is the first movie that Davis has watched from start to finish without moving.

Naylin and Davis glued to the tube!!

Aren't they sooo cute?

Practice What Your Preach!!!

So this week I was given the opportunity to put into practice what Noah and I talked about at MLL. I asked Noah to dress Davis this morning before we headed out to have breakfast with the Okanya's. This is what my son wore all day.


It took a lot for me to just say thank you and leave this outfit on Davis. First of all, I am not sure the last time I saw Noah wear a shirt and shorts that were the same color! Second of all, it was 60 degrees out today. Davis did complain a few times that he was cold!!!

I need to be more of a lover-wife then a mother wife. So thanks babe for dressing our boy today and I am sure he will never remember wearing this outfit!!!

BCS Staff Luncheon!!!

I had a great time with some of my staff and their children today. We had an "End of The Year" luncheon at my house.

Here is the evidence:

Getting ready for our feast!

In Jesus Name AMEN!

Jasmine ( she is my Robin) and Yolanda

Noah took the kids on a tractor ride.

Davis has a big crush on her (Lacy)!!!

Mrs. Cook (Kindergarten teacher) & Mr. White ( Principal)

Miss Dodd ( Secretary) & Mrs. Beckman (Music teacher)

Jasmine and her kids (not the white boy)!!!

I am going to miss my friends (Jasmine & Priscilla)

I made it through!!!

Today was my last day at work. My friend Satheva and her girls came to help me and offer moral support. There were a few things that I still needed to take home and I had the last minute touches to do to close the room up for the summer.

Then the time came to turn in my school keys. I didn't even make it into the school office before tears were flowing down. My Principal was standing there and I couldn't say anything. He reached for me and pulled me into a bear hug. He whispered the sweetest things to me and told me how honored he was to of had me for the past five years.

I walked back to my classroom to grab my stuff and I stood in the front of my classroom and balled my eyes out and when I was able to get it together I prayed for the lives of the many children that will come through this classroom. I prayed for their souls, their families, their academic abilities. I also pray that God would put the right teacher to teach amazing first graders that will continue to come through Berwyn Christian School.

Here is a letter I got from one of my students on the last day of school. This is one of the reasons I am going to miss teaching.


I have learned so much about myself these last five years. It have been a wonderful chapter in my life, one that I am sad to close. I know I am making the right decision for my family but I am still going to mourn teaching, the students, and my co-workers next year. I was truly blessed to be given the honor to teach and I pray that one day God will give me the opportunity to do it again.

My Monthly Chore!!!

Man do I hate paying bills every month. It takes me a long time to open bills, organize, and then get online and pay them. It hurts to see all this money leave my bank account each month. Killer!!!

I so wish I could turn it over to Noah, but the controlling wife in me wont let it happen. I think I need to work on that area of my life!!!

Who pays the bills in your family?