i recommend it

So i will admit, i was one of those crazy persons that waited 2 hours at the movie theater and saw the new Twilight movie at midnight. yes im crazy! i felt like one of those little girls that are obsessed with it. but deep down inside I am one of those little girls! :)
I will tell you that this movie was AMAZING! i recommend it to everyone. even if you havne't read the books its a movie to just go see and enjoy yourself. if you have read the books. they did such a good job by following the book the exact way it was written. the first movie didnt even compare to this one. They actually had a new director for New Moon and he made it 10 times better. i was a bit worried cause it was the director from American Pie and About a Boy. I have not seen those movies but all i know about American Pie that it was a naughty show... but the director did awesome. the graphics and story line was so awesome. so if you have seen it, go see it again cause i am! and if you haven't seen it please go see it! :)

the history of thanksgiving

Im speaking in church on sunday and my topic is the history of thanksgiving.. this is when i regret my decisions in my teenage years and wish i would of listened more in history class! yes we all know the story of how the pilgrams and indians came together and feasted the first harvest. but i need some more details. more stories on thanksgiving and gratitude! i would love all of your stories. so please if you will give me some feedback on this i would be more than grateful! :)

hard but good..

When Tomis was born I was determined that he would get all of his shots. all of them when he was supposed to. so i did
When Demi was born i was very against it. I felt strongly for her not to. I had no reason why but i believed that it just wasn't right at the time. I told myself that when she was 1 year old than i would start to do them. well 3 months after she turned 1 I finally broke down and called her doctor. i still wasn't sure if she would be getting them or not but would still just take her in and get checked up anyway. when i got there i talked with her doctor and went over all the shots and what they were supposed to do. i decided only to do 2 right than. i was only going to do 1 but he wanted her to get this other one that was really common in the winter and it would help a lot. (not sure what it was called)
it was a hard thing to do. especially for my little girl. i didn't want her in pain. so we went ahead and did 2 shots...
I had to be strong. the first shot she barely even whimpered and was fine but when the second shot was put in she broke down and cried. i closed my eyes till it was over. she only cried for a little bit and than was OK. she is such a strong little girl.
I was glad that i did them after ward. it made me feel more comfort that if she does get sick than at least she wont die from it!
From now on I'm going to listen to the spirit and my mother's instincts on what is best for my child. Who knows what would of happened with Demi if i went ahead and got them when she was first born.. All i know is that it wasn't right at the time and i needed to wait till she was older.

arent I crafty!

Last night I had enrichment night. i was stressed out about it at first cause i thought i wasnt going to be able to get the pictures i wanted to put on my frames i purchased.. but everything turned out really great. i was really happy with my end result of how they turned out. it was hard deciding on what pictures to put on them. I chose these ones cause i just love the look of up close pictures. They show the true character of your child i think. I also was able to make some christmas blocks. i was frusterated with these at first.. when i was making them they werent turning out the way i wanted them to but overall they looked good. it was a really fun night. thank you ladies for putting this together it turned out great!!

 

 

 

unfinished project, but so worth it!

So I had planned to get my family pictures done on a certain day but was talking to my photographer and we decided that right then would be the perfect time to go. so we both hurry and got dressed and headed to where we wanted to go. we didnt have much time but i must say it was SO WORTH IT! they turned out awesome! We haven't taken our whole family pictures yet, just the kids for now.
here are just some of the pictures she took.. i have not seen any of the others yet and im so excited, i cant wait!
can i just brag on how beautiful my kids are!! :) of course im there mother and im going to think that they are beautiful but these could be in a magazine!
Thanks A, I love them!

More Halloween

 

 

 

Im proud to say that i made that cake all by myself. From Scratch!! My sis and I got together with her Mother in law and she taught us how to do it. it was a lot of fun and hard work! And very tasty! :)
For Halloween Tomis was Thomas the Train, (what a perfect costume for him) and Demi was an Elephant! It was really fun. i spent most of the day making that cake and than when the time came we took the kids to families and than trunk or treating. after trunk or treating we had a lot of trick or treaters this year so we play games and handed out candy. We all had a lot of fun and cant wait for next year!

over the weekend...

My yard sale was different from what I expected. I was quite nervous for it and what had to go into it. but i must say it turned out fine. I think the "key" of a yard sale is putting up signs for people. I put an add in the paper so i didnt really care to put up signs. but as our yard sale was going an old couple came and they were saying we needed to, cause it was harder to find. we didnt sale all of our stuff we wanted to but were going to wait until spring when it warms up. so that will give me more time to be more prepared!
after our yard sale ended it was go go go after that. Saturday was a very busy day. we had a Halloween party that night we needed to prepare for. Everything turned out really good. It was a lot of fun!


We were Shrek and Princess Pheona! (if you cant tell):)

My first Yard Sale!

SO this Saturday Im putting on a yard sale! Im way excited to finally get rid of some stuff weve been holding on to. Im a little nervous of getting everything all organized and how it will pan out. but i put an add in the paper and now i just need to get all the signs made for people on the road!
Im selling alot of home Decor. getting rid of alot of baby toys. also some furniture. im also having other people bring stuff over they need to sale. so if you have any thing you want to get rid of and cant just take to the D.I. than bring it to me with a price on it and i would be happy to sell it for you!
I hope everything goes well... Wish me Luck!! :)

wow i cant believe..

its been 4 years!
4 years of marriage!
its been the most awesome time in my life. to spend 4 years with the one i truly love so much. to have a family with. to laugh with. to cry with.
All i have to say is..
Derek i love you and your the most amazing husband i could ever ask for. thank you for everything that we have been through. I look forward to the future and eternity.







I have no regrets!! i loved everything about our wedding... and yes i know we both have changed so much!!

when it rains it poors

Do you ever feel like when one thing happens, a whole bunch of things happen right on top of it? One after another and it keeps going! well i feel like that lately... i just feel like Derek and I are really being tested for our faith. i had to stop and ask derek today if we were doing anything wrong?.... NOPE! (well were not perfect) but were trying to keep the commandments.
this past week has been such a challenge. while finances have been stressful (like everybody else) on top of that our kids have been sick and it seems to not end with the dumb sickness. Finally after it stops it seems as though another sickness hits them. not to mention i get it too! I cant take them to the doctor to fight it off cause we have no insurance. I want to take them to get thier flu shot but like i said No insurance. I went to the free doctors clinic and they dont even do shots there! what is that? what doctors office doesnt do shots!
Tomis desperately needs to go to the dentist. Demi has never had a shot yet in her life and im freaking out cause flu season is coming up. and who knows what else she could get.
I seem to not be able to ever catch up on laundry... I will get it all done and than all sudden a big ole load will come creaping up on me the next day. why is that? it never seems to stop.
i know i shouldn't even be complaining about any thing thats going on in my life cause i am so very blessed. i have so much to be greatful for. my 2 most beautiful kids, my wonderful husband, our home we live in, my ability to do hair, derek's job, and so on. So why am i complaining? i guess to just get out what im feeling lately. my emotions have been up and down non stop lately. and it seems like every chance i get i start to cry. (no im not pregnant) life is hard but i know heavenly father gives us these challenges to only make us better. better for who we are and what we do with ourselves.
On sunday last week it was fast and testimony meeting. i went up to bare my testimony but right before i bore mine, one of my friends got up and bore hers. her testimony was so awesome and it made me realize how blessed i really am. Here she is with no husband in her life to help her with finances or her kids. and here i am complaining that my life is too hard. TOO HARD! yeah right!! yes life is challenging and sometimes "too hard" to get through at the time. but like i said before heavenly father gives us challenges to only help us grow. I am greatful for the challenges i go through each and everyday..
Like today... I was at the gym and when i came out to go home, loe and behold my back tire was flat! luckily some good friends were walking to there car and saw me with my problem. They didnt even hesitate to help. They got there jack and started pumping my car up and changed my tire! i was so greatful for them. At the time i felt so helpless not knowing what to do. my kids were tired and hungry. i was upset for the fact of my tire being flat and now we have to get a new one! and than i was blessed by awesome people..
I guess all im saying is.. Yes life is hard, life is challenging. but we can get through it we will make it. Always turn to the lord no matter what your life is like or what your going though at the time..... Good or Bad.

Thank you for reading, until my next emotional breakdown!