Eight is Great!!

My Bristen has turned eight this past Saturday and was Baptized. I can't believe I have a eight year old. Life has been so crazy for us this past year. I love starting a new year no better way than your son being baptized. It was a great day, it was very nice out of the hustle and bustle of life to take some time for family. Bristen was very nervous but, in all did so well he was ready and understood what was happening. Life has been good to us we have been very blessed these last couple of months. I had emergency surgery about two months ago and things are fine now. I'm at home with kids, still doing hair.Derric works and is in school. Very busy . Time is flying by, I feel old and can't believe I have a eight year old, and my baby is soon turning four. I'm grateful every day that I'm a mom even, though some days I feel like I loose myself. Life is good and am looking forward to see what the year brings us.

Best Buds
Mommy and Birthday boy


Carmendi, Emmie,and Bristen



Carmy and mommy

My sweet girls

SISTERS

I thought I would tell a little about my girls. They are the best of friends, they are always helping each other out and I love how much they love each other. They play everything you can think of and as much as they love each other the same goes for not getting along. I'm so grateful they are so close. So close that Emmie sits by Carmendi while she is going potty. It reminds me of my sister Jill and I. Still to this day no matter how for apart we are, we are still so close. Thank God for sisters. I'm so happy to be the mother of these two girls. Carmendi turned 4 a few weeks back and Emmie turns 3 on Monday. While we are going through a unexpected move. Our landlord is going bankrupt. Very sad but, also being not so nice. I really can't say anything nice about him right now so.... our move is happening in two weeks. We found anther house but, sadly it is not in our ward. I love my ward. While it is what it is. So when things are not so crazy and we get moved in I will let you know. Take care .

They love Bristen as well

Thirty, Flirty, & Thirving!!!

So Yeah after 3 months I finally do a new blog. While I turned 30 today, and I don't feel a day past 25. I remember thinking when I was young that 30 sounded so old. I also thought that by the time I was 30 that my life would be set. YEAH RIGHT, we have such I long way to go. Instead I would like to live in the now . Derric and I have a great life, 3 kids who keep growing up so fast, it sometimes scares me. Bristen is now 7, and Carmendi soon will be 4, and not far behind her is Emmie turning 3. We will be married for 9 years this summer and he still can make my heart flutter. I'm so glad to have my family in my life, to be blessed with great parents, and great brothers, and sisters. So I guess I can say I have had a pretty good 30 years so far on this earth. The good times , the very, very hard, and sad times that have helped me in strange ways. So I hope the next 30 I can look back and feel the same way. God has truly been apart of my life. So Happy Birthday to me!!

Wait, I want to tell you the funniest thing that happened to me. So my goal was to get to church on time and, we got there at 9:10 and as a was getting out I totally slipped on some black ice and slipped underneath the car next to us.
As Derric helped me up all I could think about was my new skirt. I thought I ripped it, but it was just a little dirty so we spent 20 minutes in the family bathroom . Derric helped me clean my new skirt and then we waited for it to dry. Where are those dryers when you need them. So needless to say we didn't get to sacrament on time. Bristen thought it was a little funny .

If you ask Emmie who her best friend is... she says Austin!

My mommy and I

Could not ask for a greater Dad

Birthday Buddies

Mommy and Emmie

Grandma thought it would be a fun idea to have a Princess party for all her granddaughters. So she did, it was even a sleep over. The only ones who were missing are in Texas. Betty and little Ciena. The girls had a blast from eating pizza, dressing up, playing a princess game, coloring, and even watching Sleeping Beauty. So from my girls to grandma.... Thank you!! We are so blessed to have you in our lives.