We Are Still Here

So I know I have not been so good lately about posting. But I just had to post about the Amazing Husband I have! I just came home from Lake Tahoe. I went with friends..No kids. A nice Condo. and all our Scrapbooking stuff...for...2 and 1/2 days!!! We were super excited. The glitch, we get there and no box of Cardstock....

So I call my Hero "Hunny Kathy forgot the paper"

"Oh. Too bad for her" he says.

"Could you please go get it and bring it?" I ask super nicely. Did I mention it was already 7:30 pm when I called him

He kindly replies, "If you can work it out."

AMAZING!! So I called the other Heros of my story, Auntie Gina and my Wonderful friend Rebekah..They say yes to my requests and about 3 hours later the paper arrives safely in Tahoe!

I told you my Hubby was amazing. If you want to see all the layouts I got done you'll have to come over and see.....but don't come till next week! It will take me that long to recoup and get my house clean from being gone for 3 days!

Happy Birthday Baby

So my sweet Little one turned one. He has grown so fast! The day after his Birthday he started to walk. He has amazing balance and he looks so small to be walking already. I can hardly believe that he has been in our lives for that long. His eyes are an amazing blue and his curls are starting to look messy. We are blessed to have him in our lives.

It is such a nice day.. The weather today reminds me of the Beach. I love the beach. I have wonderful memories of the Beach..It just started to rain..I love the sound and smell of rain.. My 2 little boys are playing.. playing so nicely... I love my little boys! My sweet baby will be 1 on friday.. It went so fast... I love my family.. my husband.. my daughter.. my mom (she's coming today :D) .. My sister is amazing (i hope she knows it)... I love Fall, it is my favorite season... I should clean or do laundry.. no i think i will play with my little boys... no one come over today and see my messy house... it can wait my little boys will not be little much longer...

Water and a Storage Tub

So, we are (my hunny and myself) sick. I let the 2 middle kids go outside and get wet. I heard them laughing. I turned to watch them. I opened the door to ask what they were doing. (they are sitting in a storage tub full of water) They both yell excitedly.."We are getting Baptized!"....I guess they do listen.

13 Wonderful Years

So it was 13 years ago today that my Sweet Husband and I were sealed together forever. I remember it still very clearly. We walked together alone from the Temple apartments to the Los Angeles Temple doors where we waited for our parents. President Davies Sealed us. I had known him my entire life (at that time all 19 years of it). It was wonderful, beautiful, exciting, scary, new and we were off. Outside to pictures and greet friends. I was so skinny! I remember sitting on a bench in my dress talking to William. I asked if he was happy. "Of Course" he said. Then I told him good because now he couldn't get rid of me so easily..we were stuck....together...forever... I was so excited!!!

So now as I look back on 13 years of Marriage, I wonder how we have made it? We have accomplished a lot. We lived off of $6.25 an hour when we were first wed. How? I don't know. But we did. We also have achieved the following:

1999 - Our first child is born

2000- I graduate from CSUB

2000- I start teaching Kindergarten Wm goes back to school

2001- Finish my Teaching Credential

2001- Bought a house ($69,000, 3 beadrooms)

2003- Miss K joins our Family

2003- May, my Father Dies (hardest day of my life)

2004- Wm graduates from CSUB

2005- Leave our "home" and move to Northern California (take a pay cut)

2006- Baby #3 comes to us

2007- I get to teach Kindergarten again! (Best year ever)

2008- Got laid off/ bought a house a week later baby number 4 has joined our family

2009- am loving being a stay at home mom

So we have had a lot of fun over the last 13 years. I know we will have more as the years continue forward. I know that we were meant to be. My sweet man treats me like I should treat him. I know he loves me and our loud crazy little ones. He makes me want to be a better person. I lets me be. He believes in me. He has unwavering Faith.

I love you!

We spent the day at the beach and then got to go to the movies. It was wonderful! Thanks auntie Gina!

My Little Daisy

Miss K and her BFF Miss E

So my little K wanted to be a Girl Scout. Well her sweet Auntie M made it happen. SO now her Auntie M and her mama (that would be me) are over GS Daisy Troop 648. These are pictures at their pinning ceremony.

The Whole Troop

The special cake that Papa made for the girls. Thanks Papa!

The 4th of July

The fourth of July is a special day. We not only get to celebrate our Wonderful Country but we also get to celebrate my Birthday! We had a great time BBQing with our friends, hanging out and the best part...Watching fireworks! We now live VERY close to the city's fireworks show and were able to enjoy it from our front yard (o-kay our neighbors front yard had a better view so we were there). It was an amazing birthday! The day was just perfect! Thanks everyone..and enjoy the photos!

Start the day with pancake breakfast and face painting!

Oh and don't forget the cotton candy!

Then head down the street for the Parade!

Happy Birthday to Me! YUMMY Brownie and Heath Bar Triffle!!

Waiting for the show!

Coming Soon...

We have been busy but a good busy. It is almost time for quiet time at our house so I have just  a minute.  

We are doing good. Swim lessons have started and my kidos are getting tan. They are Little fish! They love, love, the water!

I am going to do some great freezer cooking with my pals and am SUPER excited!

Got to go to a scrapbook workshop..FUN!

We went camping and hiking and are looking forward to the 4th of July..it is the Best Day of The Year!

"I Lost My Tooth!!"

K had a wiggly tooth for sometime. We were eating dinner and what do you know..she wiggled it right out!

Once she saw what she looked like without it there she said she wanted me to lose a tooth too. The Tooth Fairy came a few days later (because she didn't want to put it under her pillow) and left her $2.00. She was very excited!

Father's Day Camping

So we really like to go camping...but it is a lot of work to go. We haven't been camping since K was still in her infant seat. So we thought it would be fun to go. That is what W wanted to do for Father's Day so we went. Here are some pictures from the trip.

N helping to set up our new tent. We had to buy a new one so we could all fit in one tent!

Miss K and Monkey B having fun!

After we were all set up and had some dinner, we went for some "explorin" (hiking). This was over looking Bear River Resivor right before sunset.

One of our favorite parts of camping...the Campfire and smores. This was B first experience with the yummy treats and if you know him you know that he is all about the SWEETS! Not so much for Smores. He thought they were too sticky!! The rest of us disagree..

The next morning after Breakfast we went for a hike.

Littlest one was lucky for the hike! He got a ride and a nap.

As the sun was setting that night.

I felt so close to our Father in Heaven.

I am grateful for this Beauitiful World and all that he ahs Blessed my little Family with.

Cute stuff for Grandma

Some really cute kids!

Leapin' Lizards!

So at our new house there are all kinds of wildlife... birds (various varieties), wild turkeys roam the neighborhood, squrels hop from trees to wires, deer by the riverwalk, lots of neighborhood dogs and cats, geese fly by EARLY in the AM....well today the kiddos and Dad caught a Lizard....

The next day our cat killed the poor little lizard.

8 Months Already!!!

So our Sweet Little One is 8 months old! How fast that time flew bye. Some of the things he can do now in his own words.....

....Sit up and spit up.....Sleep all night (WOOOHOOO!! for my mom) ...Smile....Grab at everything!! learning to use a cup.(hey its harder than you think).... play with my toys and things that are not my toys...want to stand...smile...eat really well.. I even now eat what everyone else is eating, my cool mom just blends it up in a baby food grinder...Smile..I can suck my thumb and eat my toes (lets see you try that ;D)... and smile a lot...Yup! being a baby is Grand. Oh did I mention that I have cut 3 teeth! Oh yeah and I have really messy cute curls on top of my head...

So here are some cute pictures of our sweet Little one who is growing oh so fast.

Psst! It's me again! Aren't I cute! I have these long messy curls on the top of my head. My Daddy says cut em..My momma says No way! I'm with my momma..they get lot's of attention.

The "Little" Graduate

Now our sweet little Princess has "graduated" from Kindergarten. I really don't like calling moving from Kindergarten to 1st grade "Graduating" (and I'm a Kindergarten teacher). I think it should just be a "Celebration". Don't get me wrong, these little pumkins learn a lot and go through a lot to finish.. it is amazing what the state of CA expects a 5 year old to be able to learn and do injust 176 days of instruction. But she did it and she loved it. And now it is on to 1st grade!

Mrs. Benesch and Mrs. Salazar

Waiting to Perform. Saying her part.

Way to go Sweetie! Here is to many more years of School!

B-Town Trip

So we went to B-Town for my sister in laws graduation from Dental Hygene School. Of course I took no pictures of the graduation. We are very proud of her! It was a fun quick trip down to see our family. Baby A did good traveling and so did the other kids considering it is about a 5 hour drive. So enjoy the pictures I did take.

We visited with family. Went swimming. Had a BBQ and ate too much food. Went to the graduation and have an overall wonderful time. I even got to see my brother who I hadn't seen since February. We had a long, long drive home but all was well and we made good memories.

Baby A - First Foods

So Baby A has been eating "food" for almost a month and a half. Here are some cute shots of him first trying out some food. The kids think its funny to watch him eat. Especially if it is something he has never tasted. They also like to help feed him. He loves to eat and can now eat an entire jar of 2nd foods in one sitting. Our baby is growing!

Little Princess-Worm Digger

If you know Little Miss K she is all girl and princess. So I was surprised the other day before school when she ran in the house with this little guy in her hands. She was so excited! You go girl because no way does mommy like to dig for little critters.