My Valentine!!

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I am

I am
I am... A Child of God.
I think...about how much I love my family.
I want...to have no worries in the world.
I have... A wonderful hubby.
I miss...My Dad.
I fear...losing my children or husband and scary movies!
I feel...tired right now (it's late)
I hear...Otis watching Hannity and Combs.
I smell...A scentsy burning.
I crave...anything sweet.
I cry...allot lately, don't know why???
I search...for solutions to my worries.
I wonder...when he comes again, will Herold angels sing (lalalalala) My favorite primary song.
I regret...not finishing college in Utah, we would probably still be there.
I wish...I could go on a nice long vacation.
I love...my family
I care...about how I make people feel.
I always...say my prayers in the morning with the kids before school.
I worry...about the economy and the leadership of this country.
I am not...going to spread myself too thin this year
I remember...how wonderful my wedding day was.
I believe...families ARE forever
I sing...Songs from Mama Mia
I don't always...read my Scriptures like I should (I'm working on it)
I argue...when I am passionate about something
I write...on my blog
I lose...my phone all the time!! grrr!
I listen...to my children laugh and play. I love it
I can usually be found...at home or at Cafe Laguna! Come eat Fry Bread!
I need...to just be happy. plain and simple.
I forget...to call people back .sorry:(
I am happy...with my family.
Tag! You're it! (Yep! That means you...who ever reads this!)

Nothing like QT and skateboarding!

I took Braiden and his buddy Christian for some much needed "boy" time. He loves hangin out with his girls cousins but I think after a whole night being the only boy he needed to do something ruff and tough. So we went to every mans favorite stop, "QT" (at least my husbands favorite) and then we went to the skate park. We have the neatest skate park here in Apache Junction and it's free! They had so much fun.

His Body just doesn't work like it use to

After watching the boys skate for awhile, Otis decided to give it a try. I was cracking up when this happened I don't know how I managed to get pictures. Just another sign that we are getting old.

It took a few trys but after awhile he had it down pretty good.

Cousin Sleepover

Last night we had a fun Cousin sleepover. I had been telling my kids they can have a sleepover during Christmas break. So we decided to have everyone all at once. We just hung out at home, the kids had fun jumping on the trampoline and watching movies. I think the best part of the night was when we decided to go for a walk in our PJ's. It was about 10:00pm, we got bundled up, we got flashlights and we walked around the neighborhood. Before we left I told the kids that there are snipes that live out in the desert(for those who don't know there are acres and acres of open desert land right next to my house) anyway I told them that the snipes come in for water at night. I told them there might be something nipping at there ankles so watch out! So the whole time they kept saying,"did you feel that?" or "I think I just saw something run by!" It was so funny.

Then we ended the sleep over in the morning with french toast and sausage for breakfast! It was a fun night!

Christmas Day!

We had a nice dinner at my house. We had homemade creamy potato soup served in bread bowls( a great idea we got from my sister Nikki Thanks Nik!). It was perfect for a cold and rainy Arizona day.

The girls had fun getting dressed up in their cute Christmas outfits before heading off to the movies to see Bedtime stories.

I just love this picture of Blake(my nephew) with his cute little teeth showing. He is so... cute and so much fun!

Christmas Morning!

It was a very relaxing Christmas Morning. we actually got to sleep until 7:00 am. I know it still sounds early but anything is better than 5:00am like years past. Otis made us some yummy

cinnamon rolls, with fruit and orange juice and chocolate milk.

Otis and I had so much fun just sitting back and watching the kids open presents. Believe it or not, the first thing they wanted to open was found in there Christmas stocking. It was one of those whistle suckers with the stick on the bottom that you pull up and down to make different notes. (like the ones we had when we were little) I haven't seen those for years, I just had to get them one to see what they thought. To my surprise they thought they where pretty cool.

It was a wonderful Christmas. This year was different than others. Otis and I decided that we were going to make an effort to really focus on the things that are important and to sit back and enjoy our family. It was hard to keep things simple at first, but it was so relaxing and I was really able to enjoy the holiday season instead of stressing. I have so much to be grateful for. I have wonderful family members who love and care about me and my family. There is so much peace in knowing that. Thank you to all of my family! I love you guys!