A little more fun!

I was taking care of house chores pretty intently one day when I noticed it got kind of quiet. I thought to myself where has my Lizzie wondered off to now and what is she up to. I walked downstairs and couldn't help but smile at what I saw...

 She dressed herself and was parading her outfit around the living room for all to see. I love my Little Fairy!!!

Christmas!

 Christmas in Salt Lake. Unfortunately, I had just got my new camera, so I didn't get any pictures of the unwrapping of the presents and excitement included. But of course, it was loads of fun.

 Lizzie and Jas playing Littlest Pet Shops- Adorable!

 Watching movies with Grandpa

 Playing the piano with Ike

Watching "Despicable Me" with Miley

Christmas was absolutely wonderful! Rick and I loved watching the kids open their presents and I loved the whole spirit of Christmas that filled the house that Christmas day.

Halloween Fun!

 Our Halloween Fun! Tyson and Jayna's little Mario was the cutest of the bunch.

 The party had to have a Raggedy Anne and Andy, right?!

 Then there's the lame pregnant nurse, who didn't bother getting an actual Halloween costume because she was preoccupied with making it through the night without puking. It turned out to be a perfect costume to go along with the Hot MD House (aka: Rick)

Hello Princess Peach and Mario!

I suppose it's about time I wrote something new on here. Unfortunately I don't have many new photos. My camera recently died on me and I'm a bit discouraged about that but I may get the ones I have up soon. I apologize for my absence on blogging. I've been feeling...well, pregnant, but it's getting better and so I'm making an attempt to get back on track. We are excited for this Holiday season and all that it may hold.

Birthday #2

My little girl turned TWO on Saturday. I can't believe how the time has flown by. I remember the first time I held her in the hospital; that sweet spirit. There is Nothing like it. I couldn't stop starring at her. I didn't want to miss a single movement; a spit bubble or a blink of an eye. But it seems as though the last two years have gone by in just a blink of an eye. Where did my baby girl go? 

She is my little "Big" girl now. How did that happen? I keep asking myself where the time went...it went into first smiles, first time she rolled over, the first time she held her head up, or crawled, her first step, the first time she said "dada or mama". 

Her life, the time, was clocked by her achievements, progress, and growth. It was when she graduated from a bottle to sippee. It was when she got her first tooth, second tooth, third tooth, etc. Her personality shined through as well as her spirit. The time is still clicking and there is something else to clock her next step in life- Potty-Training?, Learn to swim?, Ride a bike?. 

I consider myself the luckiest person. I get to see all of this and I love it. I just wouldn't be the same without my Lizzie and I'm so happy to have her in my life.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

I love you.

Now for some fun birthday pictures. Elizabeth has been watching Wall.E just about every day for the last month. It's her new favorite movie. The way her sweet little voice speaks "Wall.E" makes me smile. So, that is what inspired the theme of Elizabeth's Birthday. She got a home-made Wall.E toy from her daddy. Rick impressed me with his creative, wood- working talent.

We Put Wall.E on top of our trash stack sky-scraper. It was made of Rice Krispie treats.

Then I made a Eve cake for Lizzie to dig into after blowing out the candles.

That's Wall.E's cockroach friend on top of Eve's head, if you were wondering.

It was the perfect day!

Just me again

I honestly don't know what to write right now but I did tell a good friend I would write soon. So here you have it. Me, feeling my worst but wanting so deeply to feel the best. Therefore, I will say nothing more of negativity but only of hope, happiness and love. A little update, Rick has completed his first class much earlier than the rest of the class. They gave the class until September to complete the course and well...Rick completed it a few weeks ago. He started in June. He had worked out something with the teacher and once he completed the course, he no longer had to go back to the class. Now he's on to the next and flying through it as well. In fact, he finished it today. Yes, He just started that course a couple of weeks ago. Just a little story...When Rick had started the second class, he showed up and asked the teacher for the syllabus and his teacher chuckled to himself and said, "I can only give you maybe half the syllabus, seeing as I haven't finished it yet." So, there you have it, Rick actually caught up to his teacher and was waiting to hear from him for the rest of the syllabus. 

I am most definitely bragging about my incredible husband!! How can I not? He's freaking awesome!! Mostly, I am just incredibly proud of him. I always knew I married a smart man, but not a genius! He he!! I just wish he didn't push himself so hard sometimes. I don't think there are too many women who could say that about their men...but I most definitely can. Three cheers for Rick!!! He makes me happy as usual and I just love talking him Up!

As for me, I am surviving. I am adjusting constantly. Lizzie is a bit of a mystery, even to herself right now. She doesn't even seem to know what she wants half the time and I'm... well, I'm having a GRAND old time trying to figure it out for her. It keeps me learning and trying new learning techniques and disciplinary techniques... constantly. I wish I could say it's refreshing and exhilarating, but I think I would have to use the words...exhausting and trying, some days. 

But to go along with that.. I can't help LOVING being mommy. I do love it! It's fulfilling and gratifying in ways that only other mommy's can understand. I have the greatest opportunities now to teach her the right things. It's those things that will shape her and prepare her for the harder decisions she will have to face someday. Just saying that brings tears to my eyes. The last thing I want is for my, not so baby girl, to have to make big tough decisions that may cause her heart break and sorrow but I have to remember that she can learn from those things as well and be stronger because of them. Oh boy!!! Am I in for a lot of heart-wrenching agony as I am forced to watch and cheer from the sidelines. So, now is critical and I fear I am falling short of my mothering responsibilities. It's nice to know that Faith and Trust in the Lord can go a long way.

There is not a single doubt in my mind that He is making up for when we do fall short. If we are believing of it, He most definitely Is. I also know that there are angels watching over each one of us and they are most definitely cheering from the sidelines. What a relief!
 

The End :)

A Bunch of Jumble!! Updated just for you Jade.

Okay, I figured it's about time I post something besides "Happy Easter". I was starting to get very disgusted with the same title that popped up on the screen every time I checked my blog. So I honestly haven't the slightest clue as to what I should post now but anything would be better than that. I figure I could always post more pictures of our sweet Lizzie and her new doings or I could update everyone on the latest news but to be completely honest ...I wouldn't even know where to start! So here's a bunch of jumble and you can all decipher whatever the heck is going on in our lives right now!! Big Smiles! Enjoy!

Okay, I'm going to do my darndest to explain whats been happening in the following pictures. This is per Jack's request ;)

This beautiful baby belongs to Tara Cappo Stanley, for those of you who know her. I babysit from time to time and I just love Little Rylie! She is a sweet heart! No, I'm not baby-hungry ;)

This is us crazy kids trying to create some fun for our kids. Yes, we tied the kids jeep up to the four-wheeler and pulled them around for a bit. They Loved it!! Especially Lizzie. She can't get enough of the "Beep" (her words)

Rick rescued a bunny that was caught by our old cat. It wasn't hurt YET. Rick released it quite a ways away from the house but i don't know that it helped. He sure was cute though!

This is our Crazy Weston pulling faces!

 

This is Lizzie singing and making the actions to "Itsy, Bitsy Spider"

 

Here we all are working hard in the yard. We are building a drinking fountain for all the little kids who spend their day outside, hard at play.

 

 Okay, I don't quite know how to explain....My mom and I were talking in the kitchen one day when Weston comes walking in and declares, "Grandma, I'm a princess!" Lizzie and Brooklynne had dressed up along with him. He sure made the sweetest little princess I've ever seen though. Yes, his top is stuffed with kleenex's :)

 

Here is Brooklynne dressed up in one of her costumes for the "Alice in Wonderland" play that she performed in. She played a few parts and she did an excellent job.

And Rick is doing push-ups in this other picture. I wish I could say that he's getting "buff" for me but he just wanted to get stronger for his work. He has to tackle some kids on occasion and he's being a boy scout in "being prepared" :) Elizabeth loves to ride on dad's back while hes doing his push-ups. Rick on the other hand prefers to do them without her ;) She weighs like 35 lbs.

This is the Orem volleyball tournament I played in just this last weekend. We placed fourth out of 14 teams in the Womens B division. It was an excellent tournament! We played very well and made some friends while we were there :)