Introducing..........

Our little man, Alos Vaughn aka Ali V! It is almost comical how opposite he is from Emma. She is quiet and reserved, Ali is loud and outgoing. Emma is petite and tiny, Ali is big and husky with feet that will bypass Emma's size within a year, Emma is very picky about anything she eats and well Ali will eat anything without the least bit of hesitation. He has brought so much joy to our family, he's happy and silly and Emma adores him, she'll sit next to him and just hold his hand. It's the sweetest thing ever.

Monumental Day

What an amazing day for the LGBT community!!

Yes, I'm back... I think anyways

Life around here has been pretty crazy for the last year.  I'll give a quick breakdown

Ashley gave birth to our amazing son, Alos Vaughn (we call him Ali) on October 5th, he is perfect, amazing, and has seriously completed our family.

Our beautiful little Emma celebrated her 3rd birthday in November. She gets cuter by the day and she adores her little brother.

We had a devastating home fire the beginning of December, we lost everything we owned but thankfully we were not home at the time or it could have been much worse.

While trying to figure out what we were going to do, we decided it was a push in the direction that we've been wanting for quite a while. Ash got serious about finding a new job and was offered a position in Northern Washington so we moved to our little slice of paradise in March 2013.

We live about 90 minutes North of Seattle on Whidbey Island and it's amazing. It's taken some getting used to, you know living in paradise and all! We live on the very Northern tip of the island by Deception Pass Bridge and although it is becoming over run with tourists this time of year it is BEAUTIFUL!!

Where to start

Thank you all so much for the kind words, I appreciate every comment. Ash and I have actually been doing much better. We are working through our issues and our relationship has been better in the past couple weeks than it was in the past 2 years.  In all of our busy everyday lives we forgot to love each other. Don't take that the wrong way, I love Ashley more than I thought possible (even now) but I, no, we forgot to show it. We said it all the time, but I think it was hollow and space filler, you know when she would leave for work and it was just a common thing, love you babe, I meant it but there was nothing behind it. Neither of us showed the other that we as a couple are very important. We became friends instead of lovers. Our sex life had been put on the back burner, it was one of those things that became OK, lets do this we had it down to a science and the quicker we could finish the better. I'm not saying that any of this made what happened OK because it's not in any way shape or form. I wish she could have told me that things were going South for her instead of seeking attention outside our relationship. She needed to feel wanted and I wasn't doing that for her. For that I take responsibility. I needed to feel something else, I'm not even sure what, maybe needed for something other than cleaning the house and taking care of our family. I feel it now though, I know I'm wanted, loved, cherished. I pray that one day the doubt and trust issues will be non-existent like they were before. We've been going to church as a family and it feels good. I'm trying to be kind and not too harsh to Ash when the doubts enter my mind which instead of daily is now weekly maybe and I haven't had a complete melt down for weeks.  So things are on the right track.

Now some of you may say Girl, you're crazy! But we've actually decided that next month we will be getting married. I think we need to re-commit to each other and in a way that is,... I don't know the word, not permanent because nothing is permanent but in a way that is meaningful and serious for both of us. I have some friends in Washington that when I said I wasn't sure if we could pull it off in time said oh no girl, you are having a wedding and pulled things together like you would not believe! So on Wednesday June 13th on the beach at Cape Disappointment I will be saying my I do's with no hesitation in my heart, to my best friend, the love of my life!

Ok so hurry and get over your shock I'll need some positive input on wedding plans in a day!!!