Family

My New Year's resolution!

Happy, Happy, Happy New Year Everyone!! I'm glad that the holidays are over and the girls are finally off their six weeks of track break. They have been off of school sense Thanksgiving!! Boy was I ready for things to get back to normal. Having five kids at home everyday with very cold weather can drive you stir crazy with some real cabin fever, lol! Here are some recent pages of the girls presents they opened on Christmas eve. Our tradition is to open one present Christmas eve. I usually give them pj's, but my Aunt made them some princess dresses and they loved them. They wanted to sleep in them and Chrismas morning they wore them while opening their presents. haha. I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I'd like to hear everyone's new Year's resolutions. I'm going to say mine, so that I will stick to it. I am going to start the Body for Life diet and train for a half marathon in OC in April or May. So, make me stick to this so I will not be fat forever. Now that I'm done having kids, I need my body back!!! Wish me luck!

December kit pages

I hope everyone enjoyed the snow we just had last week. It was so beautiful to see. It was only my second time in my whole life to actually see snow fall from the sky. My kids had a blast and made a snowman in our backyard.

I belong to this digital scrapbook club where they give you a free kit, 12 pre-made digital pages, and four techniques to learn. This mo. I learned how to change the hue, make glints, diamonds, and curve the pages. It's alot of fun. Everyone should join then we can post our pages with the techniques we learned. I think it's 15 dollars a year. Anyway, hope you don't get sick of my pages each mo. because they are addicting.

Merry Christmas!!

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! I know this is a little less personable than getting one in the mail, but it's the thought that counts right?

Here is a quick recap of the year 2008 for our family:

Madison was baptised this year and is now eight years old!!! She is doing very well in school and loves to read! She is a great helper around the house with the little ones. She can even make breakfast, give them a bath, and put them to bed, (oh, and laundry too)!

Brooklyn turned six this year and is such a crack up. She makes the funniest smile now by scrunching up her nose. She still likes to complain alot, but is learning to be a great helper as well. She is also doing very well in school, and just finished her first chapter book. She is very into Hello Kitty.

Sariah turned four this year and is growing up way too fast. She can't make up her mind wether she like pre-school or not. She lacks the attention span and the patience. She is constantly singing and dancing around the house every chance she gets. We love her fun personality, but man is she stubborn!

Chloe turned two this year, and to say she is going through the terrible twos is an understatment! She is the most stubborn one of all! She stands up for herself and doesn't let anyone bully her around. She is really very very good or very very naughty. She is a smart cookie though and can keep up with Sariah academically. She loves to take care of her baby brother.

David is on the verge of crawling by Christmas. He is on his knees and rocking back and forth. He can scoot backwards. He loves his pacifiers just like the four girls did. He can eat more than any baby I've ever seen. He eats about two huge jars per sitting and then can eat peices of bread or crackers. He has his Daddy's smile with his adorable dimples!!!

Israel and I have been married for nine years!! He was promoted to Engineer this year. He has even gone back to school to eventually promote to Captain. We finally finished our addition to the house, minus a few small things. I'm so proud of Israel for doing most of the work himself! It's nice to finally have a finished bedroom to sleep in. As far as myself, I'm just plain busy, busy, busy!! I plan to run the Orange County Marathon in April this year, loose 35 lbs, and dye my hair back to blonde, red is getting old!! Wish me luck! I've learned to shoot a 9mm Glock and even managed to beat my husband in a target shooting practice during or four day training! It will be strange for me to not be pregnant this time next year! Was is it like????? haha.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Holiday Season!

Polar Express Christmas Dinner!!!!

I just wanted to post this for the Heritage Ward incase some people didn't see the poster or get a flier. Let your friends and family know about it. I'm not the chair of the activities commitee this year, but I'm in charge of the theme and decorations. I haven't been at church in three weeks due to sick children, so I'm not sure how late Sister Bailey got the fliers out. Anyway, just a reminder also to wear your Pj's!! I don't want to be the only family wearing them. Hope to see you all there!! If you haven't signed up for side dishes or an extra Christmas tree and want to, let me know.

Thanks

Madison's Baptism Day!

I am so happy that Madison has made the decision to be baptised. I was baptised when I was seventeen, and I am so happy that I now have a family that I can raise in the church! She is such a special young lady, and I love her to death. She is my big helper around the house and with the her siblings. She wakes up, plays with David, makes breakfast (sometimes homemade waffles all on her own), she can help the girls get dressed, give them a bath, and even read them a story and scripture and put them to bed. Who needs me around when we have Madison??? haha. She is so smart, so beautiful, and so special. We are lucky to have such a sweet daughter. I hope the other family members look at her great example and follow in her footsteps.
Great job Madison!!!!

Friends!

Chloe was trying to give Hunter a make over. His face was pretty blue by the time they were done. Madison was so happy that Makayla was able to spend this special time with her and to be here for her baptism! Not having any of my blood family here to support Madison, I was so grateful for Amanda and all of her wonderful support and help! She helped me clean, cook, shop, bathe, and just prepare for Madison's special day and I will forever be grateful for her kindness and friendship. Our kids always have such a great time together, and I'm so sad she is so far away now. Thanks Amanda! True friends are hard to come by.

We had twenty-two people staying the night at my house and 15 more come over for dinner the next day for the baptism. All mostly on Israel's side of the family. It was crazy!!!! The flu bug started to spread and within the four days we had 10 people throwing up in my house. What a nightmare!! Thank goodness it's all over.