What a Great Day!!

E was Baptized this Saturday. It was such a great day! He is such a strong willed child but today he was submissive and humble. It was such a pay day for me. Just to see that HE IS GETTING IT!!!! He definitely felt the spirit and has tried to be "perfect" since he was washed clean.




We were able to have his confirmation in the high council room. The kids loved sitting in the nice chairs at the table while waiting for E to get dressed. It is the rising generation of high councilors!

Our family is growing! I love these times that help me focus on what is important! I need to teach my children the gospel. So they can love the Lord and build their relationship with Him and know him. I love My Heavenly Father and I know that he wants to have a strong relationship with each of them. If I can just guide them to Him I know my Heavenly Father will be grateful to me. How I would love that. I can do it! I can do my very best! And with His help it will happen!!! I love this gospel!





I have to add this part about D... he is so funny! He is laying down on the bench listening to the talks. He leans over and says, "Mom, I think I am car sick" and I tell him that we aren't in a car. He thinks for a minute and says, "Yeah, Mom I think I am just church sick".

California!!

This year we had a unique experience to go to California with my whole family! There were 24 of us all together...13 of those under the age of twelve. It was fun to squish into two condos...one big family reunion! The kids loved being with their cousins and experiencing the happiest place on earth!!!

This is everyone....except Chelsie. (She is there you just can't see her)

This picture needs no explanation!!!


Have you ever slept this close to another person...How do they breathe???? This is why I don't allow kids in my bed!


D didn't have enough room on the bed so he made his own...creative isn't he!!

Mickie Mouse was quite famous...we waited forever to see him!!!

That is a teacup FULL of kids!


The boys showing their muscles to Mr. Incredible!!


Sully is taller in person

Sweet Minnie!


We look and feel like bugs...underground! That 3D movie was scary!!

My boys enjoying the view!

C got chosen for a volunteer in the show...it was awesome!

We had to go to the temple. It is so beautiful!


We had a really great time...some of our favorite memories were standing by Aunt T in line...to get some of her neverending supply of jelly beans, trying to use Ridemax but failing (because there were to many people), Aladdin show, splash mountain, eating Aunt S's fruit leather, trying to catch up with each other, Mexican chips, sitting out and eating a treat with Grandpa, getting lost in the zoo, eating really good seafood, driving 1 hr to get to any civilization, getting lost at the freeway, dancing to Mexican music on the stage, and getting a good night sleep. It was a trip we won't forget!

Are vacations really worth it????

I know it looks like there is something inside there holding up all this laundry BUT unfortunately there isn't! IT IS ALL LAUNDRY!!!!!!!! I'll talk to you all later...If you can't get a hold of me then you'll know where I am!

Sand and Grand Family Home Evening

We had a great time this summer at our Grand Family Reunion. Now for those of you who don't know what Grand FHE is...it is when you get together with your favorite cousins and Great Grandparents(My grandparents) and play. It is the best! We went to the sand dunes and let the kids have a ball! They loved it! We had smores....I know!!! What was I thinking!?....but the kids didn't even seem to notice the sand stuck in their marshmellows :) We had great food and fun! We love our family!

Notice Grandma...jumping off the cliff with the kids!!!!

Sweet Six!

Our sweet girl turned 6!
We had a Hannah Montana party! She loves Hannah! All her cousins were here from my side and also her favorite baby cousins from the other side.


She waited so patiently for breakfast in bed. She has always been our early riser. She wakes up at 6:30 to 7:00 every day. Since she was born. It's a good thing that she is so patient to wait for the rest of the family to wake up or it would be a problem. I think she enjoys waking up when the house is quiet and playing by her self. Anyway, she waited until 7:30 in her bed wide awake. She is so cute!

Birthday Cake and lots of presents!!!

She lucked out because I found this awesome doll house at a garage sale. She wanted her own "not one of J's old ones"

All her guests....

I had to add this pix of my little niece...doesn't she look like a cabbage patch doll? She is so cute!


M is our little angel. So sweet and sensitive. I actually hurts to discipline and tell her no! We all love her and are so blessed to have her in our family.

Family Reunion 2009

This year for our annual reunion on my side, my kids were in charge of the activities and the theme. (every year we rotate among the siblings, in who plans it) Well, as you can see from the pictures, these activities were a hit with the kids...and SOME of the parents!
The theme was "The Circus"!!








We played throw the canning lid on the pop can

Swinging cousins...


Winning prizes...

Grandma dancing...



And the Finale...an old fashion pie fight!!!


This was a sad story...well not really :) These two were not wanting to get in on the "fun" SO someone (who shall remain nameless...SHAYLEE) took a pie and swooped them both in one shot!!!! It was pretty funny!


E said, "this is my dream come true....to get hit in the face with a pie!"





Some of us didn't enjoy it as much...

See, they got revenge!!!!

Remembering 9/11