A long one!!!

When I first stared this blog I made a promise to myself that I would keep up with it! As you can see it has bee over two months since I last posted anything...oops. Well today will be a re-cap/cram session of what has gone on in our lives. So I hope you enjoy=) When we left off last we had spent a day in Rockaway with Nathan's family.
The next Big adventure was LAS VEGAS!!!! My Mom ,brother, and I flew to Vegas for six days. We left on August 10th. This is the first time that we have ever gone anywhere just the three of us. It is somthing I will never forget. We had a great time minus the bag of stuff I left in a cab totaling around $300! (Oh well) The first night was great we went shopping and played some slots! Daniel won like$100 in the first twenty minutes!!! A few of my friends had flown to Vegas a couple days before so we all met up did some shopping and had some drinks it was Great!
That night we went to NOVE an Italian restaurant at the Palms where we stayed. It was the best food I have ever had! We had a great time. We left on Sunday evening for Utah. My Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad all live in southern Utah so we rented a car and drove there for a few days. I had not seen my Grandpa in a long time, like six years! I use to live in Utah when I was in Jr. High so it was great to go back and see how things have changed. I even got to visit with my best friend Brandi from Jr. High. It was crazy! I have a lot of Family that live in Utah all on my Dads side. I have a lot of great memories of them and so it was nice to go back and see everyone. On Tuesday we drove to Parowen, Utah where my real Grandma is buried. We got to see the house my grandpa grew up in and the house his mother was born in. We have never done any of this with my Mom it was nice for her to be able to see everything. We drove threw Brian head(no snow this time of year) then to Canyon Cliffs then on threw Zion National park. I had done all this as a kid but never appreciated it as much. I never really took it all in like I did this time. It is too bad what we miss as children. We don't take things for there beauty. We look around and say wow a couple times then get back in the car and put our headphones on and read our Teen Beat...lol. After we did our visiting in Utah it was back to Vegas for the day then we headed home. It was a great time.
Our next adventure of the summer was Cannon beach with my Mom and all four kids! It was the perfect day. The water was warn the sun was shining! The kids had a blast! Alexis and Brandon played in the water for hours. Maddy loved playing in the sand and water. We had a great time. Trin even played in the sand. We had lunch and Pig'n'Pancake. Played in the Arcade, got some salt water taffy. It was a perfect day trip!
Well My 28th Birthday was the next event of the summer... not that I was too excited to turn 28!!! Well at least I am still in my Twenties.... lol We went to dinner at Sakura of Japan.. kinda like Benihanas. It was fun. Then on Sunday my mom took me shopping and spoiled me. I got lots of new clothes it was Sweet!!!
So are you bored yet?? Well I am not done sorry heehee... We got to go Shotting around that time too. It is Nathans favorite thing to do so we went up for a few hours just Nathan, Brandon and my self. Brandon had a blast!
Nathan big event for the Summer was going Camping!!!! We went for the night with Alexis, Brandon, Trent, & Heidi. It was awesome! Brandon and Alexis had so much fun making fire. They both had there own. I made beef stew and read my Book. Trent, Nathan, and Brandon went on a hike.... got kinda lost and didn't come back for three hours!!! They were all dirty and sweating, Brandon didn't have a shirt on and got some scratches from bushes when they had to climb up a hill that was all over grown. Nathan had to carry him on his back!!! Poor guys!!! The next morning me made breakfast and hung out for a bit. The kids got some cardboard and slid down this big hill it was so hilarious. Trent even tried a few times! So so funny.
It the mist of all this fun My best friend moved away! I am sad to see her go but I think it is one of the best decisions she could have made. I miss her everyday and love her so much. I hope she gets to come visit soon=) Oh ya and Trinity started crawling! Maddy is talking more ,they are growing up so Fast!!!!
Well the summer is officially over! It is raining and stormy now. It is nice to wear jeans and hoodies again I love it!!! The kids started School, leaves are falling. The best news we have I have kept for last. Alexis and Brandon are now here more! Nathan and I moved October 1st. We moved just around the corner from the kids. I get them every Tuesday after School they spend the night and go home home the next day, we get them Friday AND Saturday nights now too. So I see them more I am closer to them and Life it good!! Moving was not fun but it is over now! We are slowly unpacking and getting things organized. It is a new Chapter in our lives and I look froward to making more memories.
We are excited for Tracie and Ricky to get here I can't wait. Well I have gone on and on. Thanks for checking in on us, and i promise I will keep up with bloging!!! Love ya!!!

Maddys First Trip to the Beach

We went to Rockaway toady to visit Nathans Grandparents and the Family. We had lunch and a couple cakes to celebrate all the different Birthdays. We went down to the Beach it was the first time Maddy had been to the ocean. It was so much fun to watch her and all the expressions on her face she called it Ba, Ba, this is what she refers to all water. It is her word for bath.


She ran for the water! She was so excited. It was so funny.

She got a little wet then decided she was a little scared. She had to hold Nathans hand the rest of the time. She wouldn't let go! She played in the sand a bit she liked it a lot.





She finally let Uncle Gabe hold her and and play in the water. It was great! Gabe got more wet then I think he wanted to. Maddy had fun, and that is all that matters!

Fourth of July!

We had lots of fun we had family over and a BBq we had so many fire works it was great! Can't wait till next year!

Maddy had so much fun! She didn't know what to think at first.

Look up its a big one!

Me and Cherissa.
Alexis and Nathan being silly.

Being a mommy

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night. Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep. Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom. It's who I am

Camping!!

Nathan and I finally got to go camping. We have wanted to for awhile it being summer and all. It started raining on Thursday pretty bad, so we thought for sure it would continue threw the weekend. The weather channel said it would be nice Saturday and Sunday but you never know. I got everything ready all day Friday. By the time Nathan got home at 5 it was still raining but we decided to go anyway. It only rained till about 7pm then it quit. We drove around on Larch Mt. for a bit and found the perfect spot! It turned out to be a perfect camping night. We made smores and sat by the fire and enjoyed the peace and quiet.
The picture above is a view from our camp site. It was beautiful.
I was taking pictures of Nathan making sticks to roast marshmallows, he was standing by the fire and the picture looks like he is in the flames too cool!
On Saturday we got up late, we got to sleep in it was so nice. Then I made breakfast and we just hung around I read a lot he shoot his guns it was just so nice to be all alone with him and enjoy each other and the outdoors. We took a nap. Well we took two naps! It was great. I made dinner in a dutch oven on the hot coals. I made beef stew it turned out really good. I hope we get to go again soon.

Here is a picture of a beautiful stream. And a deer we thought it was fake it was holding still for so long.

Alexis Graduates!!!

On Tuesday my baby girl Alexis Graduated from Elementary School.. I remember the first day of kindergarten like it was yesterday she was so little, bright eyed, and nervous. She was so excited and did so great. Now all that is so long ago. She is growing up and going to Middle School. I really can't believe it. I am so proud of her. She is a great student, she will do great. How does time go by so fast? How does it seam to all just be starting and now it is half over? I never thought this day was going to come so fast.
I was a young mom so Middle School seems like yesterday. I have been growing up watching her grow up. I hope so much she will do great things in life. I have dreams for her that I could never do, like going to Collage. She is so smart and she has so many great talents. If you ask her now she wants to be a super star of course, but I think she will have something else in mind in a couple years.
It was so fun to see her with her friends. She is such the social butterfly(like her mom) She was running around taking pictures with all her friends. It was great. The did a slide show during the presentation and it was so fun to see her back in all the other grades it was cute.

Sometimes I feel I have missed out on a lot. I feel these are times I will never get back. I am so glad I am able to share them with her now and I am not going to miss any more. I love her.I love her more then most anything in the world. She changed me.Alexis is why I am who I am today. I will always be close to her and no one will ever be able to take that away!
I am proud of you munchkin! You are turning out to be one special girl. Never let any one bring you down stand tall and be proud of who you are and never compromise your self for anyone! Thank you for be so close to me thank you for giving me some of the best memories. Thank you for being you and making me a Mommy. =)





This is her Teacher Mrs. Hudson

Happy Fathers Day!!!

Today was great. We celebrated Fathers day. A day where we recognize the special men in our lives who love there children with every thing in them. We started the day off just Nathan, myself and, the girls. I made a big breakfast. Nathans favorite of course. Then we all played together and relaxed. Then we went to visit Nathans Family and celebrate with them. We had dessert, a fabulous angel food cake roll with strawberries Patti made! It was sooo yummy!

I grew up not really knowing what a real dad was. My Father has been in and out of my life all my life. I never knew till I met Tennis what a real man was. He loves his children and family so much. He has a passion for them that is so warming to the heart. I feel so blessed to have him in my life. He has been a great example to Nathan. Nathan loves his girls so much. He loves kids in general but there is nothing like seeing your baby girl run to him when he walks in the door screaming dada dada!!! They have a great relationship and I am so excited to see it grow. I guess I will get see threw him being a father to my girls what it would have been to have a good dad growing up. I am so thankful for what I have and even tho we can some times take it for granted it is days like yesterday that remind us we are truly blessed to have Family... Moms, Dads, Husbands, Wives. & Children... Life is good.

Trinity trys cereal...

I have decided it is time to introduce cereal to Trinity. She is four months old now. I started giving Maddy food sooner but I waited with Trinity because she was a preemie. So we gave her some baby oatmeal cereal the other night. It was funny. She wasn't sure what to think. Nathan held her and I fed her. It was fun. She did real good and ate it all. She slept really good that night too.... so I am thinking I am going to be giving it to her all the time.... =)

Muddy Girl!

Nathan loves to let Maddy play outside. He will let her do most anything she wants. She loves it. I was gone the other day for a couple hours and Maddy stayed home with Daddy. When I came home she was a mess! She had her boots on and was playing in the muddy water.
It was so cute! She loves to get dirty and muddy. She was splashing and kicking and sitting in the mud. I think she was having the time of her life, you be the judge!

Spring Program

Tonight Alexis had her Spring program at her school. They sang songs, some old, some new. She played the violin! She did great.





After the program she got to show off the project she had been working on all year. It was a state projet. She chose New York.





She worked long and hard on this. I helped some and my mom helped some too. I am so pround of her she did a great job! I will let you know how she did when we get the grade from her teacher. She is growing up so fast! It has made me realize I have so much more to look foward to with all the kids. Even the one that is not here yet..lol (no I am not pregnant we just plan to have one more later)





I got to take some cute pictures with her friends. I am glad since the year is almost over and who knows if she will be going to the same middle school as they do.