Pay It Forward

"The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a handmade (or possibly store-bought) gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch though...Post this same thing on your own blog and then come back and leave a comment telling me you're in. Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift!"

Love is in the air

A little love report from our family!
We had a great relaxing valentines day. I made little pouches for the kids to tie to the back of the chairs and put little dollar store treats in, but there favorite were their balloon I got them from the dollar store. (they have great mylar balloons for a dollar, that store is an addiction!)

We went and played some tennis, it was really fun to be outside and active together, I have noticed that we have the best times when we are outside, the kids are happy so of course the parents are too!

The kids each tried playing, we definetly need to get them their own rackets...soon I hope!

And what is a trip to the park without some swinging. It is the kids favorite, and they have a new love for underdogs, something I loved growing up!

That night we all got dressed up, because we rarely get too, and we went to a "romantic" dinner at Red Robin, definetly the best shakes ever! This is the kids after eating a HUGE dinner!

We had a nice day as a family, something we are enjoying a lot of this days, There are a lot of changes coming for us, and I will post those as soon as they are concrete, but for now we are enjoying spending every day all day together, because we realize what a rare opportunity it is. We send all of our love to family and friends who have kept us in their prayers, and been so kind to us, we are just starting to see a glimpse of what our Heavenly Father has in store for us. We Love you ALL!!!

We're Back!!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to post, every time I have sat down to type my posts have been filled with anger, frustration, fear, and anxiety. I felt guilty unloading that on unsuspecting readers, so I steered clear for a few weeks, I am now back with some happiness to share. We have had a wild ride this year and it is only February. Lightning has struck our family twice, we thought one time was bad luck, but twice bites. We are doing our best to hold it all together, and in this post are pictures of our two greatest supports, there is not time for sadness, or anger when you have two amazing children who need you and are ready to put a big fat smile on your face. So here are a few pictures of what we have been up to....

Some may find this gross, but I had to have a picture. Ayo is the booger bubble master!!! We have been wiping a lot of these lately

Playing at the park as much as possible, especially with Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Alyson!




Most exciting of all Samarrah turned 3. We had a great party in Vegas and a more quiet one at home. She got some great presents (her dads favorite are her Nikes, and the are pink and sparkly PERFECT) It only took me, my mom and Alyson 2 hours to decorate the cake, nut it was lots of fun and well worth it! Samarrah is our star. She is so intelligent, I never thought my 3 year old would be talking back to me, but she definetly does, and sometimes it cracks me up! She is a potty training superstar! She loves all things pink and sparkly! She loves to sing her scripture scout songs (they have the best message and she always seems to know when I need to hear how much Heavenly Father loves me) She loves to say prayers! She is a great big sister. I cannot believe she is three, it seems so old, I am so excited for this next year and what it has in store for her. Here are a few pics from her big day!!!





F.Y.I The kids just went to the doctor........
Weighing in at 35 lbs. and 39.5 in tall Samarrah!
and at 26 lbs. and 33.5 in. tall Ayo!

Happy Birthday To Me

Today was my 25th birthday, and I don't feel any different, I still had to wake up and take care of my kids, and do everything I do every day. But compared to my birthday last year, ( which slipped my husbands mind). Samarrah did not quite understand that it was my birthday, and sang happy birthday to everyone she knows all through the day. Prince took us to Texas Roadhouse for dinner, and they made me sit on the birthday saddle, it was pretty hilarious. Prince got me the book i had been wanting, and my brothers and sisters got me a georgeous clock, and I got my jogging stroller with my birthday money from my parents and grandparents it is a $250 stroller that we got brand new,(it was a store model) for $99. It has already been used quite a bit and I LOVE it, I have even run with it. My amazing husband also got me a dairy queen ice cream cake, my favorite. Thank you to everyone for the birthday calls, cards and amazingly thoughtful gifts, I am the luckiest girl ever.
My greatest presents!!!

My beautiful pink stroller

My amazing clock from the bros and sisters! Love you guys

My beautiful cake, Prince was so great this birthday and made me feel super special. Love you babe, you are the bestest best!!!

The Perfect Day

So living in Beautiful St. George, we get perfect days even in the middle of January. On Saturday we took the kids to our favorite park in Washington City. It was so much fun, Samarrah loved chasing her dad and the basketball and even had her first experience in a public bathroom, she did great, I was the one disguisted! Ayo would not let thefootball go, he ran around with that for an hour, it's funny, cause it is almost as big as he is, but his dad is training him early. It was the perfect Day!
For Christmas we bought Samarrah a little baking set, On Sat. She helped me bake cookies and even got to bake them on her little cookie sheet, it was a lot of fun, and something I ned to do more often with her.

Potty training boot camp!

So we have tried many times before to potty train Samarrah, ut she was so resistant and it was so frustrating to me that we aborted the mission. She will be three Feb. 2 and I was determined to potty trai her before them. Samarrah is extremely smart, for months she has known how to go on the potty, but she has always refused, so we knew it would have to be on her time, when she wants, so this week I decided to give it another try, Mon and Tues she was a little hesitant, but by Tuesday night she was going all by herself.

Then yesterday she switched from the little potty to the big kid potty, and she loves it. She has been going all day and we even walked to the park wthout a diaper. We are so proud of her, and I can't believe I have a potty trained child. It should be an adventure, I will now have to scope out the bathroom every where we go. On another note, this morning at ablout 6:45 I wake up to Samarrah screaming this does not usually happen so I ran in their to get her before she woke up Ayo, I open their door thinking Samarrah has seriously injured herself and she says to me, "Mommy I want some cookies" What the......You do not scream bloody murder at 6:45 and then ask for a cookie. That one definetly keeps me on my toes.

A New Year and an Anniversary

Happy New Year Y'all!!! for New years we took the kids to St. George First night, they boogied to the music, and loved all of the excitement. They do fireworks at ten o'clock for the kids who don't stay up until 12, so we are standing around waiting for them, and they start to go off on the parking garage right across the street from us, It sounded like we were under attack. Samarrah started screaming, so Prince held her, and I held Ayo's ears the whole time, it was really funny. Hope you all had a great New Year!

After the traumatizing fireworks display

The kids ready to party in my new jogging stroller, (early birthday present, I LOVE it, and have even jogged a little)

Mommy and Samarrah

Happy New Year Daddy and Ayo

I can't believe this Next Year I will have a 3 year old and 2 year old I love them so much and cannot wait for what this new Year has in store for them
Our 4th anniversary was also on New Years, I cannot believe that it has been four years. It has been a crazy ride, and I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father has blessed me with such an amazing husband and father for my children

I am so lucky to be married to my best friend, we have so much fun together!

This new Year has a lot in store for us, and I am so excited to have him by my side.

So Babe Happy Anniversary, I know we can get through anything together, we have survived 2008 together, and have learned to rely on our faith in our Heavenly father.

We have been blessed with the most amazing children. and I know there are more sweet spirits waiting for you to be their father. Thank you for who you are and all that you do! Love You!!