We were MIA but are back!!

Oh my goodness I've missed blogging!! I don't have a computer but my roomate does and her computer got a virus. I haven't been able to log on at all and have been losing my mind! Goes to show how attatched to technology I am! Then on Christmas I sat on my camera so it wasn't working quite right. For the time being, I am back on track. Anyways, I just wanted to show some pics from Christmas since that was when I went MIA. We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season :)

Ali' Sleeps Weird

Ali is my interesting child. She just does things a bit different than most. She is going to be my willful child forsure but in this blog I will talk about her sleeping style. I looked over at her this morning and just cracked up. She sleeps on her head..literally! She doesn't go to sleep this way but wakes up this way most mornings..I had to share with you all so you could get a kick out of it too. Here are the pics of her sleeping(well..pretending to anyways) and then the pics of her bed head.Have a great day :-)

Hailey's 4th Birthday Party

Last Friday we celebrated Hailey's 4th Birthday. My roomates daughter turned 6 around the same time so we had a joint birthday party for the girls. We were glad that they agreed on a Dora the Explorer theme and it turned out so cute. Boy..parties are ALOT of work!We had about a total of 30-35 people/kids here at our house so it was busy,busy, busy! We did a pinata and I about had a heart attack. The first piece of candy that fell out, Hailey ran out to grab it while the little boy was still swinging! Ay Ay Ay! We had a ton of fun and I hope y'all enjoy the pics :-) p.s. Do Ya think Ali enjoyed the candy?!

I'm Thankful for My mom's creativity!

This Thanksgiving was extra special because my mom had all her grandkids together. That has never happened since Ali has been born. My brother Michael, his wife Diana, and their two boys came into town from San Francisco for the holiday. My brother Darrin now lives here in Az so he was there with his wife, Christine and their 3 kids. We went and had a picture taken with all the grandkids so my mom will finally have 1 picture with all her grandkids in it. Anybody who knows my mom knows that she is so creative every holiday with activites for the kids. Well, this year was so fun to be a kid! My mom planned a scavenger hunt, a turkey singing recital, and how each child would prepare thanksgiving feast! On Wednesday my mom asked each child seperately what they would put in the turkey, how long and at what temperature they would cook it. This was HILARIOUS! She asked Hailey these questions and Hailey said she would fill her turkey with chicken feathers, wings, a picture of a chicken, and flowers on top. She would cook it on top of the stove at 29 degrees for 40 days until she got back. Ali said she would fill her turkey with milk ,sauce, juice and candy and she would cook it at 5 degrees on the BBQ with milk! Very entertaining forsure. I love the holidays with my mom, she always finds ways to keep the kids having fun. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to carry on the torch quite like mom but I would love to keep this tradition going..so precious!

Our New Book

When I used to dream about having kids I imagined sitting around reading to them and teaching them about important values, God, and how to be strong women. I have had a rough 2 years emotionally and have not had all the visions that I used to dream about come true. I was feeling beaten down but hangin' on.I had a pivotal day this weekend because I decided not to let circumstances cheat me any longer. I have such a strong desire to be an amazing mom and I choose now to go full force. I went back to church this weekend feeling broken and came out feeling alive. I went directly into the bookstore and bought a children's devotional book. The girls were so excited to have a new book and even more excited to have a new activity. We decided to sit together every morning and read one of the stories, talk about it, and possibly do the craft it includes. This is such an awesome book!! It is just at their level and they love it! Ali threw a fit at like 6 am yesterday because she woke up and wanted me to get up at 6 and read them their story! Uh...no! Sorry..I'm not THAT gung ho!! :-) I love my girls with all my heart and just hope and pray that I can be as good of a mom as the role models that I know and have known throughout the years.

Play Time

The girls love to play dress up and often come up with some pretty silly outfits and then ask me "Don't I look beautiful mommy?" and it just warms my heart. Sometimes they look so funny and I have to keep a straight face when I answer and tell them how beautiful they look! Here are a few shots of the girls playing dress up.

Also, just a few follow up things on previous blogs:

#1: My toilet is finally fixed! Yay! I waited forever to fix it because I was trying to locate an auger to have my brother do it(lucky him :), but just ended up calling for help from a professional. I called a couple plumbers that wanted to charge me $55 just to come out and then who knows how much to do the job. My dad suggested a handyman...Awesome idea!!! He had to remove the toilet to get the toothbrush out and replace a part and STILL only charged my a total of $50. Big relief to have that task handled..let me tell ya

#2: My eyes. I haven't been able to fit my glasses in the budget yet so I am still wearing ONE contact! It's pretty silly but the doctor would not let me wear a contact in the right eye but gave me a contact for the left eye..just until my glasses came in. Well, I am hoping to make it in this week to order the glasses finally:)