Varsity-Here they Come!

Ok, so I have to shout........Disnee and Brooke made Varsity Cheer this year!! We are so proud of them! They had try outs last night. Both worked very hard and were not certain they would make it. Brooke had the opportunity to make JV again if she didnt make varsity, but Disnee wouldnt be eligible, since she will be a Jr...holy cow! But.....they did awesome..and made it! They were so excited! I have been worrying like crazy all week about this. Its scary when 2 of your kids try out, and you hope the worst scenario doesnt happen, one make it and one not:( They are so cute and athletic. I am so excited for them, because it gives them the opportunity to be an example to their peers, and show everyone they can have good standards, and be good girls, AND be a cheerleader!! So...now the fun starts...more money and time from Troy and I!! At least Disnee will be driving next year, and make it easier on us! Congrats girls...We love you and are so proud of you!

Happy Birthday Baby!!

How lucky am I to have this amazing man by my side!! I just want to tell you Troy...
Happy Birthday!! I hope your day is a good one, and you dont have to stay at work too long! They better be nice to you down at the hospital! I am so blessed to have you in my life. You are amazing! Here are a few of the reasons I love you so dang much! ( I dont have room to put 39 things:)

*The way you love me and the kids!
*Because you forgive me of my stupid moments!
*You are so generous
*The strong leadership you give our home
*Your amazing smile and eyes!! you make me drown in them daily!
*The amazing father you are to our kids..how much they love you says it all.
*You are so dang hot!
*you are so much fun, and NEVER boring!
*The hardest worker there is...never stops going and going and going.....
*your ability to be afraid of NOTHING!
*your kindness to everyone you meet
*always putting me and the kids before yourself...so undelfish
*always spoiling me!
*firm and steadfast in your faith..what a blessing to me!

plus so much more I could keep going on...I love you so much and thank my Father in Heaven every day for sending you to me. I could never have asked for such an amazing man to take care of me and our children, and to love me for eternity. Hope you have a great day...try not to work too hard! :)

Mothers Day

So yesterday was a wonderful day for me! I was spoiled with flowers, cards, candy and a cake! I have such a sweet family!! My kids are so thoughtful and made me all sorts of sweet goodies and nice things. I am so grateful for Mothers Day!! We started off the day nice...sorry this pic is horrible....but we had Brooke taking them, and well, you know!! The kids woke us up to breakfast in bed for Troy and I. They included Troy in the celebration since his B-day is today..Monday. So they served us up a nice plate of eggs, ham, toast, blueberry muffins, fruit bowl, and juice! Wow it was delicious!!

Then we got to go to church as a family and here great talks about Mothers, and beautiful music. Our RS president even arranged to have all the women in the ward attend RS..putting the men in charge of young womens, and primary!! yeah!!! It was wonderful to get to attend with the women. We had a wonderful lesson and didnt have to deal with all the screaming rowdy kids!! We were all so grateful for the men for doing this for us! After church my family made lunch, and after our weekly crash course in scripture study (we are keeping up with seminary, but our weeks are SO busy, that we have to cram a weeks worth each Sunday afternoon) I got to take a nice nap! Then my awesome family made dinner. It was such a special day for me. The only thing that wasnt perfect was the fact that we couldnt be with our own moms. We truly missed our moms on this day.

How grateful I am for my mom. What a wonderful mom she has always been. She has always been one of my best friends. Always there for me to talk to. Always there for Troy and I in our marriage to let us live with them at times, or watching our kids all the time! We truly miss being able to be closer. I love you mom! Hope you had a wonderful day!

And to my amazing mother-in law....how blessed I am to have her in my life. she is such an amazing woman, who has taught me so much. Thank you for taking me into your family, and always being there for me. Thank you for bringing the most amazing man into this world and sharing him with me. I am so blessed. I love you! Happy Mothers Day!!