For Christmas my parents got us tickets to blue man group. It was a super fun date night. Best Christmas Present!

We sat in the poncho section, but were able to avoid the gross stuff.

Prince with his new best friend!


With some of the Christmas money we got we took the kids to Disney on Ice. It was a lot of fun. Samarrah wore her Princess Tiana dress. They are so stinking cute!



This was really cool, it was the brooms from Sorcerers Apprentice with Mickey.

We got to see all of our favorite villains.



Our favorites of course were Tiana!

and Toy Story!

Minus the terrible traffic, the almost car accident, and the swearing seat stealer we had a BLAST. It is something we hope to do with our Christmas money every year, instead of buying things, making memories.

The kids loved that they had enough Christmas money to get shaved ice and they each got a toy. Samarrah said" Mommy it is a real Ariel, she has a belly button and seashell bra." Yes an almost naked Princess, in hindsight not the best example for a little girl, but Samarrah has a great knowledge of modesty, she insists on being modest always.

It was also my Birthday a few days ago. I was so spoiled. We went to my parents for dinner since Prince had to work. I got everything I could ever ask for. My psrents got me a 4 slice toaster, and my favorite Paula Dean bakeware in Aqua! LOVE IT!!!!! My sister Alyson got me the movie Eclipse! It is the first Twilight movie I own so I'll have to get the rest :)

Alyson made me a sewing machine cake!! Isn't she fantastic!

Prince and the kids got me an ice cream maker! I have always wanted one, and It makes fantastic ice cream!! My husband is getting better and better with gift giving!

My bestest gifts!

So Stinking cute!

Now that the fun times of January have come to a close real life begins. Prince has started school again and once again UNLV is doing everything it can to make sure my husband does not succeed. We have decided that we don't care what they throw at us we will not let them put us down, we have come too far, and need this degree. When we left our life of being laid off in St. George and moved here I never expected a cake walk, but this is ridiculous. Through it all we always try to count our blessings. WIth each new brickwall I usually take a few hours to freak out, then I get my head back on straight, luckily my husband is a lot calmer than I am. He is the Rock of our family. We know we were meant to be here in Las VEgas so we know the Lord will help us succeed. We are hoping for an uneventful New Year :)

New Years Extravaganza!

New Years Eve was our 6th anniversary. The night before my parents and sisters took the kids so we could go out to dinner and spend some time together for our anniversary. I cannot believe it has been 6 years, I am so grateful for all of the fun times/trials/challenges and joys that these past 6 years have held. I married the perfect man for me mostly because he has the patience of a saint.

I cannot wait for what this next year has in store for us. I love you tons babe!

New Years Eve I picked the kids up from my parents house while Prince was at work and we started the long haul towards midnight. We decided we were going to let the kids stay up this year and it was definitely an adventure. I had to include the picture in the bathtub because now they take baths seperatly being all modest and stuff, I don't like them growing up, but they are just so dang cute. We had chocolate fondue. It was super yummy and we finally got to use our findue pot that we have had for a year. Samarrah made it all the way to 10:15, but Ayo toughed it out all the way to midnight.

at 11:45 we headed out to the top of the parking garage at the South Point to watch the fireworks. The kids were scared off the drunk people who kept screaming Happy New Year. They did not understand why they were screaming. It was a nice warm 30 degrees outside so we bundled up. It was a great time for the kids first New Years stayin up.

Every year I take a picture of the kids right after midnight, their first picture of the year. These are the first pictures of them awake. After the fireworks we headed home and Samarrah was out immediately, but Ayo was up until 1am. I prepared myself to be woken up at 8 the next morning, but I had to wake them up at 10:45 because we had to be at my moms house at 11 so we could shop till we dropped.

With the new year brings new Primary classes. no longer do I have a child in nursery Ayo is a Sunbeam and Samarrah is a CTR 4. They both did great their first days.

There is no better way to get back to the daily grind at the beginning of the year than some snow. We were a little late to preschool because we had to play in the snow and take pictures.

I am so excited for what this new year holds for our family Whatever it is I know we can make it through anything. I feel like we are the Fantastic Four, we all were meant to be together, and we have a lot of fun along the way. I hope this new year brings safety, good health and fun times for all of you!!!!

Christmas is here

Finally Christmas! for the two of you who read this here it goes. We had a really nice and relaxing Christmas. The week started with lots of rain and the kids loved every minute of it.

On Christmas eve we went to my parents house for a nice dinner of soup and just to hang out and open a few presents. The kids got rocking Christmas Jammies. Me and Prince got Blue Man Tickets and a gift card to Cheesecake Factory for Christmas. It was such a thoughtful fun gift, we are so excited for Sat.!

Christmas morning was so fun now that the kids are old enough and get it. They loved their gifts. We took them to the dollar store and let them pick gifts for each other, they gave each other the biggest hugs after opening those gifts from each other. It was so sweet. We enjoyed spending time together.

On Christmas night we headed back to my parents to hang with all of the fam. The kids LOVED their presents and we enjoyed spending time together.

The women and kids headed out to see rocking Christmas lights.

This year we had our first annula grandkid nativity, it was hilarious, but so cute and a great reminder about the reason for it all.

Stay Tuned for the party that was Shoroye Family New Years Eve, and our handsome boy on his first day of Sunbeams.

The Pre-Christmas Post

Last week we left with my parents and sister and headed to my Grandparents house in CA. The night before after all of the packing was done and we let the kids open their Christmas quilts before we left.



I think they loved them!

It rained the who;e time we were there, but that did not stop us from keeping up with tradition. Friday the girls(+Ayo) all went shopping while the men folk took my uncle who has Parkinsons out to lunch. After dinner(which is always fantastic at my grandparents) we headed in the rain up to the Oakland Temple. It was so much fun to see the lights and be in the rain.


We were there 2 days before my parents 30 anniversary. They were married in the Oakland Temple. They are a great example of the love, respect, and work that goes into a marriage. Love you guys!


On Saturday we moved a bunch of stuff from my Grandpas garage into a storage unit, it took us a few hours, but we had a blast working together, and my Aunt treated us to Jamba Juice it was so much fun! After we finished all of the moving we headed over to the Elementary School by my Grandparents house, it is the cutest school Ever. we had so much fun riding our bikes and playing outside in the rain.




On Sunday we went to my grandparents church. It was such a great Ward. We had a full on brunch during Relief Society (quiches, baked french toast, chocolate croissants, muffins, cookies, and fruit) It was awesome. Samarrah got a puzzle in her class and Ayo got a beanie baby dog. I just might move there, oh wait can't afford it. :) After church on Sunday we took some family pictures in our church outfits. My Grandparents live in the same house my dad grew up in in the most picturesque neighborhood ever. It is the perfect movie grandparent house to visit and I love that my kids love to visit as much as I do. There are a few but I love them all! ( I made my skirt, Samarrah's skirt, and Ayo's tie.)














Of course we had to get their gorgeous Aunties in the picture!


On Sunday night we went to my moms sisters house, her parents just flew in that day so we were excited to visit them too. It was so much fun hanging out with them. This is our 4 generation picture.

Thanks GGMA and GGPA for a great visit!
( They gave Samarrah that big white owl she is holding that belonged to my Great-Grandma)