The Teran Family

Ah Three year olds!!

2011-12-08T10:49:00.003-07:00

Things my three year old has done in less than a week. Put a crayon in the dryer with a load of laundry and the clothes came out with splotches of pink on them. Next day got a hold of my lip gloss and decorated her whole face and hair with it. Then two days later took a pair of scissors and cut her hair. It is amazing all a three year old can do in a short span of time! here is a picture of her with her real haircut that we went and got after. The long part of her hair covers the fact that underneath it is really short! So just won't have all of her up for hairdo's for awhile!

Pumpkin Patch.....!

2011-10-31T21:44:00.007-06:00

So we took the girls to Wheeler farm this year to pick out pumpkins. Although they also got to enjoy a wagon /hay ride and a maze. It was alot of fun and they spent quite a bit of time in the maze. Grandma and Grandpa got in on the fun of the maze and wagon ride as well as our friend Miki. I believe her Miki's favorite was playing in the maze. Brooklyn really enjoyed getting to pick a pumpkin and probably picked up at least eight different ones before deciding. Lily pretty much settled on her pumpkin about two or three ones in. I have to say my favorite was the wagon ride and getting to see the lights they put out around the farm. Both girls really loved the wagon ride. It was as good and fun night out I think we will return to Wheeler farm next October.

The girls and their pumpkins!

Fun In the maze!

I'm not in the family anymore!

2011-10-31T21:15:00.004-06:00

So the funniest comment of this month was from Brooklyn after trying on her mermaid costume at the beginning of the month. We were driving in the car the day after the costume try on and Brooklyn says to us "I am not in the family anymore." So we ask her why? and she responds " Because I am a mermaid now!" Very funny and she was serious so she got mad when Paul and I started laughing.

SUMMER!!

2011-09-07T22:39:00.004-06:00

So summer was pretty busy with activities, fun and for me work. We went camping a few times, hit he zoo a few times, went to this is the place park, went swimming alot, hit seven peaks park a few times, had a few barbeques, and some birthday parties. We also got a visit from my twin and her family which was a blast and we go to take her camping and to the zoo and this is the place!. I loved it and it it was one of the few times I got to spend time some quality time with my family and be away from work.

Lily's Dance Recital

2011-09-07T22:28:00.002-06:00

This is a little late but I think its better late than never. So this was Lily's first official dance recital with her new dance company. She was so excited although she did not like getting her hair pinned up and back nor the hairspray to keep all of her hair down. She did love getting to wear makeup though! In the end she looked beautiful and very grown up. She did good job in her performance especially since she was the youngest in the class by almost about a year.Lily we are so proud of you! We look forward to seeing you dance more in the future!

Texas Visit

2011-09-07T21:49:00.003-06:00

So I got to go home to Texas again this year but this time I was meeting a new niece named Eden. She was so cute!! My girls and I loved to hold her and play with her. Lily especially loved holding her and feeding her. This time around while visiting we just stayed in Houston. We were able to go to the children's museum downtown as well as the aquarium. We also went to Galveston and were able to go to our favorite ice cream place La King's the tastiest ice cream ever! It was the first Easter that my girls have not been in Utah but they still had fun as they got to have an egg hunt with other cousins although Brooklyn also found some fire ants which was not too fun thankfully she only got bit once! It was as always a fun and great trip. I was so glad to get the break form work and enjoy being with family!

Ah instacare!

2011-03-02T22:06:00.004-07:00

So I had my first major incidence with Lily this past week. It was right after bath time and I was getting the girls ready for bed, we had turned some music on to dance and I turned back around and lily had decided to try to climb up the side of her bunk bed that did not have the ladder and lost her balance and fell backwards and hit her head on the bookshelf/toy shelf in their room and I quickly realized that she had cut open the back of her head so I got her upstairs and got pressure on the wound and asked my father in law to watch Brooklyn as Paul was at a meeting. That is that first time in my visits to instacare where I have not had to wait in the lobby. I walked in and they asked what had happened and once they heard she had hit her head they sent me straight back. She did not have a big cut/gash but it was deep so she had to get two staples! She liked the warming blankets they gave her ( she was going into shock and her body temp had fallen so the nurse gave her two warming blankets) She was really good though and was explaining to the nurse how she got her "injury" Paul met us over there with Brooklyn bearing a gift of a yo yo which Lily was happy to play with while waiting for her head to get numb enough for the staples to get put in! She got her staples out today a week later and is determined to not get another head injury as she refers to it! She did keep her staples so she can show her classmates as well as she wants me to do a scrapbook page for her!

Disney land!

2010-12-30T21:30:00.005-07:00

As one can tell I have not been on here as much as I would like! But I think this post is better late than never! So we surprised the girls in November with a trip to Disney land. We had told the girls we were going on a trip but Lily thought we were going to Las Vegas and then when we got Las Vegas we pulled over and told Lily! She was so funny she paused and then said are you kidding and then got really giddy. It was so cute!

Lily tried all of the coasters and Brooklyn was sad that she could not go on them! They both loved meeting the characters and seeing the decorations for Christmas!

End of summer!!

2010-09-30T13:38:00.001-06:00

So for the last few days of our summer we went on a few more hikes one of which was to Secret Lake it was a lot of fun a little cold towards the end and really pretty. we also ended up going to the zoo again which is always a perennial favorite for the kids. One of my favorite things we did was go to the county fair. the kids have never really been to a fair before and it's been awhile since i have been to one. It was so much fun and the kids really enjoyed petting the animals. They also got to watch a pig race which the pig they picked lost since it had a false start and didn't stop:) The kids also got to ride on the merry go round and a strawberry ride which they really enjoyed while Paul and I enjoyed a turn on the Ferris wheel! this was a really fun summer and I look froward to the fall!

Donut falls

2010-08-15T16:17:00.002-06:00

So Paul and I have been trying to get the girls outside more so we have tried to take them a few hikes. One of the hikes we went on was Donut falls. It was alot of fun and Brooklyn loved being outside but she was driving her daddy a little crazy since she wanted to step on every rock and there were a lot of rocks!:)

summer fun!

2010-08-15T15:32:00.003-06:00

So we have had a pretty busy summer so far. We have gone to wheeler farm, this is the place, the zoo a couple of times, numerous parks, a few play dates with friends, swimming a couple of times, and we have made it to a few baseball games as well. This would be why I don't have too many posts so far this summer but here are some pictures from the different things we have done! oh we have also gone camping a few times as well!

So it was really fun at This is the place the girls got to dig for gold go on a train ride and they each got their first pony ride. Which Lily loved and Brooklyn liked until the pony started to move and she started to slide off the saddle so the worker got over there to straighten her up and she just grabbed hold of him and got herself off the horse! Karson went crazy and got put in a straight jacket! It was great day!!

So what do you think?

2010-07-13T11:52:00.002-06:00

So for Cinco de Mayo this year Paul and a few of his friends decided to have a cinco de mustache contest this is the result of Paul's mustache. i didn't really like just the mustache so Paul didn't keep it for very long but what do you think?

Wow Five!

2010-06-27T21:38:00.007-06:00

So I have a five year old now it's official. Lily turned five on May 21st and she had a swimming party and loved it. Also right before her birthday she graduated from preschool and is ready to move on to kindergarten in the fall.

I can't believe I will have one in school! Crazy!! She is so much fun though she likes to talk about her pretty hair and how she is a big girl and she knows her letters. She also finally knows that her parents are married. A few months back some people in our old ward thought Paul and I had just gotten married because that is what Lily told them!! It was quite funny and the couple were embarrassed that they didn't know that we had been married for almost seven years! here are some pictures from her birthday!!

So our friend Steve with the funny face in the picture above made Lily's cake for her she was very excited when she saw it. It turned out great and it was just the right amount of cake for the guests.

So these following pictures are from the family party and our gang of PIRATES!! Love the costumes aren't they all so cute!!

Things are definitely getting busier around our house!!!

Easter

2010-04-12T12:16:00.005-06:00

So even though it was a little cooler this year Easter was a lot of fun. Brooklyn really understood Easter this year and went right for the eggs and did not even want to wait to open the eggs! :) Lily loved running around with Kenna to find the eggs and she was most excited to find the treats inside the eggs! though we decided to have a family home evening on the meaning of Easter because if you ask Lily what Easter is about it is about the eggs! The Easter bunny also brought both girls an Easter basket with some small toys and they got a movie to share!

wow i've been busy

2010-03-17T22:32:00.002-06:00

So I haven't gotten pictures or posts up in awhile part of that is i have no Internet at my old place and another part of that is that I have been working full time. so here is a catch up of sorts.

Brooklyn
We celebrated her second birthday in January with a few friends and family. Brooklyn loved both cakes that she got but like playing with her friends the most. She is in the terrible twos though most of the time she is till fine though her favorite thing to do right now is to copy and do anything her bib sis does which does not always work out very well. like last week when she was playing on the top bunk with lily and fell out because of trying to copy what lily had done. i am happy to say though that she is okay and did not break anything! One of her other favorite things to do is to hang out with papa aka grandpa. She loves the time she gets to spend with him especially now that they get to spend some of it outdoors!

Lily
Well what can i say Lily is still a goofball though she will tell you that you are! She is also loving school and has made a couple of friends though her best friend is Jake and she likes to play house with him and they have even held hands! She likes learning her letters but does not like practicing them at home :) Lily also loves to talk and she has a very creative imagination which she uses to make up and tell stories. She likes to draw aliens and she likes to try and tell her sister what to do. She is so fun though and she learns things even though we have questioned if she listens. Like the other day she was telling that she knew what temple she wanted to be married in so i asked her which one and she said Salt Lake temple because it is the prettiest. So then i asked her what it meant to be married in the temple and she said it means you always get to be with your family and that when you get married that boy joins your family forever. it was very cute and i am glad to hear that she enjoys church and is learning about principles at the same time!

Paul
Has started back at school and is loving his English class he is taking. He is getting a little down time as his hours at work have lessened due to them being a little slow from the economic situation. Though i know he is antsy for warmer weather so he can go paint balling with some of his friends. He is also spending what time he can with Lily and Brooklyn as well as me. We even made to a temple session the other week. :) it was really nice.

Me
I am still pretty busy at work as i have been doing pretty close to forty hours a week there. when i am not working i am trying to enjoy time with my family and when i get downtime i try to read a good book or watch a good movie or hang out with friends! Though i did forget to mention that Paul and i sold our condo we close on the thirtieth of this month and we have moved in with my very nice in laws. thanks by the way for the use of your basement! We plan to use this time to save and get a very badly needed second car as well as save to get a new place to live! It will be bonus to get out of some of our current debt or make it smaller! I am looking forward to my vacation in April when we are going to go visit my family in Texas!

Brooklyn! :)

2009-12-10T14:17:00.005-07:00

So Brooklyn has finally decided to talk more and it is so cute. She loves to say "bankie" for blankie, "mikey" for uncle Mike, "bapa" or "bamba" for grandpa. It is alot of fun she will also say please, thank you, done, down , eat, drink, and night night to name a few!! Brooklyn still loves to climb into and hide in the cupboards. She no longer likes to sit in a highchair or a booster seat she prefers to sit right up at the table like everyone else! :)She loves to carry around dolls and play with trains! She is very excited about all of the Christmas lights though when she saw Santa she was excited at first and ran over towards him and then when she got close she turned around and rant he other way. She also cried and reached out for her daddy when we tried to get her to sit on Santa's lap! her favorite food is probably yogurt and cheeseburgers.Her favorite treat is anything sweet just like her dad and her mom!! She also pretty much likes to do or have whatever her big sister lily has or is doing! In the end I think Brooklyn's favorite words are "no mine" She is fun and I am enjoying watching her and Lily grow up!!

Festival of trees!

2009-12-10T14:11:00.004-07:00

So this year Paul, Lily, Brooklyn and my in laws all got to go to the festival of trees together. It was pretty packed which is a good thing since it raises money for a worthy charity the Primary Children's medical center. As always they had some amazing and beautiful trees. In the smaller trees lily loved the princess ones though Paul enjoyed a Christmas orange one and I really just enjoyed all of them. In the bigger tree category there were some amazing ones like an all star wars one and some very pretty red ones in favor of the Utes!! There were also some bear ones and john Deere ones and some Grinch ones, which Lily absolutely loved!It was a very enjoyable time and Brooklyn got so tuckered out that she fell asleep! I highly recommend that all of you who didn't get to check it out this year check it out next year!

Thanksgiving!

2009-12-10T14:06:00.003-07:00

So this thanksgiving year was a mix of work and relaxation for me! I worked in the morning to early afternoon and then relaxed the rest of the day~! Thanksgiving was great and I am definitely grateful for many things:
My supportive loving husband
My adorable yet crazy kids
My job that helps pay the bills
My house even though its pretty messy right now
My family and all of their support
The gospel as it is my saving grace!!
There are many other things I am grateful but these are the highlights! I am also grateful for all of the amazing cooking that the other women did on Thanksgiving day! Thank you so much it was very yummy!

Halloween!!

2009-11-15T17:25:00.007-07:00

This year my kids got their costumes from my mom. Lily got a pretty blue velvet dress to be a princess and Brooklyn got a lady bug outfit and a ballerina costume which she got to wear both. Lily wore her dress many times as she thought is was beautiful and Brooklyn even got to wear both as they went to a party at my work and she wore the ballerina one and Halloween night due to colder weather she wore the lady bug one. I am biased though because I think she looked really cute in both of them. Lily was ecstatic this year as she got a Halloween party at school, the one at my work and the real Halloween. She loved trick or treating especially since she got to go with her cousins Kelsie, Kaden, Mckenna , and Kyler. Brooklyn was just excited once she realized it was candy that she was getting in her bag and then she proceeded to eat some as she was finishing her trick or treating.! It was a very nice Halloween and I am glad that my girls enjoyed it!

In memory...

2009-10-04T17:54:00.003-06:00

Of a great man Robert Douglas Teran. who left this world on September 26th, 2009. He will be missed by many but will live on in our hearts and memories. i only got about six and half years as his granddaughter in law but they were very good years and he treated me as if I had always been in his family not just married into it! My favorite memories of grandpa were our visits down to st. George. The one that sticks with me the most is the first one we made after Brooklyn was born. it was so much fun and we were just able to relax and visit and grandpa was just so cute with the girls! We love you grandpa and we know that you are causing laughing riots up in heaven!

Seattle!!

2009-10-04T17:18:00.004-06:00

So this was my second time in Washington but it was my first time to see Seattle!! I really enjoyed it there is alot of things to see there and to do Paul and i only got to a fraction of it! We saw the Space needle though this time did not go up it! we also saw Pikes market and we went to the children's museum which was Lily's favorite part I think besides the Aquarium!Which by the way is pretty cool as they have sea otters and seals! Paul and I enjoyed it so much that we have already talked about going back in a year or two and doing a week just in Seattle!

Leavenworth Germany, no wait Washington!

2009-09-19T00:20:00.003-06:00

So Leavenworth is this quaint little town in Washington that is modeled after Germany/Austria. it is about two and a half hours from where my sister lives. So one day Paul and i drove up there with the girls so we could experience this little town. It is a pretty drive up there and the views in the town are amazing!!The girls enjoyed walking around the town and going into the little shops they had. one of their favorite shops was this little hat shop that we went into. the girls loved trying on different hats, glasses, and masks. This is one of the ones that Lily found that when she walked around to show her dad and me we just started cracking up laughing. it was a lot of fun. We also got to see an organ grinder with his little stuffed monkey. He was dressed authentically and this little organ was authentic and very cool. Lily and Brooklyn were dancing to the music! It was a fun and nice day though all of us were definitely exhausted by the time we made it back. Here are some pictures as well as video!

Washington!!

2009-09-19T00:06:00.006-06:00

So Paul and I have finally made it to vacation time this year! which if you can guess from the title of this post our vacation is in Washington this year to visit my sister and her family. We made it just fine and the girls actually did really well for it being a ten hour car drive. the only thing that Paul and I forgot to back of course was our camera! :( Luckily my sister let us use hers for part of the time and Paul and I went and bought a video camera as well. One of the first things that we did when we got here was take the girls to the playground of dreams at the Columbia trail park. This park is beautiful it is large and follows the river so you get beautiful views of the water and there are several open areas of grass, a public golf course, and several smaller playgrounds as well as a memorial for veterans! Whew! that is alot to list but even more to try and see or do in a park in one day!

The second day we went to church which was a regional broadcast from Salt lake. the chapel is right next to the temple though. So we took the girls for a walk around the grounds. Lily's favorite part was the waterfall that is in front of the temple. it was a beautiful day though Paul and I only got to watch half of the broadcast as both of our girls became very crabby and very loud! Who can really blame them since they were recovering from the car ride the day before!:)

Though my favorite part so far is just getting to relax and enjoy visiting with my sister and her family and seeing the sites of Washington. Lily's favorite part has been playing with her cousin Duncan. While Brooklyn's favorite thing has been to chase my sisters cats around the house and pointing at them going "OOH" or "AHH" It has been quite amusing to watch her excitement about the cats! I Have to say that I think Paul's favorite thing has been all of the naps that he has taken :)

Camping!!!

2009-08-20T12:45:00.004-06:00

So this post is a little late coming but it made it on finally!! What I am referring to is our family camping trip over the 24th of July!! We went up to Wasatch Mt.State Park along with the Kinikini klan and the Teran Klan. it was a lot of fun and we got pretty nice weather. Though Paul did rip our tent the first day while putting it up, though it was along the stitching so it can be fixed.The girls loved it they loved being able to run around outside and just dig and play int he dirt though Brooklyn really never got the point to not go in the road where cars would drive around the camp sites!The girls also got to got to Deer Creek for a day of swimming. Brooklyn went right for the water while Lily went straight out of the water!!:) Brooklyn is definitely my water bug and holds no fear just stubbornness for you trying to help her!:)She even liked the small creek by the campsite that she sat straight down in with all her clothes on!!

Though we did discover that Lily likes devices that make her float as she feels safer when she floats or sos she says!!

Here are a few more pictures of the fun!!

St. George and the Fourth

2009-07-19T17:15:00.003-06:00

This Fourth of July Paul and I were able to go down to St.George and visit with our grandparents. It was a very good weekend. Paul and I got to celebrate our niece's third birthday with swimming and a party on Saturday. The swimming was a favorite of everyone especially Brooklyn she loved the water and tried to get in by herself. I enjoyed getting to visit with Grandpa and Grandma Teran. It was fun to get to have them see how the girls have grown and interact with one another. That night we went and saw fireworks at the park by the college. Lily loved the colors and sparkles of the fireworks but didn't really like how loud they were. Brooklyn though really enjoyed them she was chilling side by side with her dad. The fourth was a fun filled day. On Sunday we took the girls to the St. George Temple Visitor's Center and grounds. Brooklyn just enjoyed being outside and Lily enjoyed all of the flowers and she liked the water fountain as well. We were also able to go and take a tour of the Brigham Young winter home. I had never really seen it except the outside. it was pretty interesting I enjoyed taking the tour and next time we go down we are going to see another pioneer home. Here are some pictures from our visit though.

Brooklyn!!

2009-06-25T10:57:00.003-06:00

So I just have to blog about this cute little girl. she is so funny and stubborn!! She won't use sign language or words to say what she wants instead she points and makes noise or screams depending on how urgent she wants it. though sometimes when she is hungry she will just lift up her shirt and point or look down at her tummy :) she is very funny. She also likes to try and do everything that her big sis does. which is not always a good thing. She likes to try to climb everything and anything. She did figure out how to climb the ladder on the bunk bed so it is now down. She tried to climb out of her crib but her legs are so small that she just slips and can't get he leverage to pull herself up, but oh does she try hard. She also loves to carry around little stuffed animals or babies. She smiles at them and gives them hugs. Another thing that she likes to do is sit down with a book look at a few pages and then throw it down! Here are some pictures of one of her other favorite items to do she loves to get into little holes, cubbies, cabinets and sit there and look out or just play. Though she really just likes to throw things as she does that when she is done eating she will start to throw her food off the table! There always seems to be a mess following this little girl!! Oh but the best is when she throws a tantrum she throws herself down on the floor juts out her lower lip pushes herself backward while making noises!! I have yet to catch her doing this on video as every time I grab the camera to get it she sees the camera and promptly stops doing it!! Oh the personality!! Truly though I just laugh and smile most of the time, though every so often I just want to pull at my hair!! Oh I look forward to seeing her grow up!!

Father's Day!!

2009-06-25T10:50:00.004-06:00

Wow another Father's Day gone by and my hubby can still tune into being a big kid himself!! But I wouldn't have it any other way! I love to watch Paul play and have fun with the girls!! They are definitely both Daddy's girls. I keep teasing him about what he is going to do when they are of dating age! :) Though he has wisely decided to just enjoy the ages they are!! So for father's day it was pretty low key Lily gave her dad two cards and a bow tie made out of an M&M bag it was cute and Paul even wore it in sacrament meeting. I got him A DVD and am getting him and my father in law some tickets for a Real Salt Lake game or a Bees game!! Here are to all the great men in my life that have been and continue to be great examples to me and now my children!! Love you all! Happy Father's Day!!!

Wheeler Farm!!

2009-06-25T10:28:00.003-06:00

so i only got to see to see the pictures and hear Lily's retelling of going to wheeler farm but the pictures sure are cute as was Lily's story!! Grandma and grandpa took all their grandchildren i know amazing and crazy at the same time that they had all six of them and survived to tell the tale!:) By the way thank you for taking the girls that had a blast! anyways Lily was excited about it she told me all about how she got to have a picnic and that she played in water which is really a little stream. She also told me about how she got to see several animals like a cow and ducks and pigs. She was telling me that there was a duck standing on some cow poo :0 Then she proceeded to laugh !! OH but here are some of the pictures that they were able to get!! I think I will have to take the girls over again some time as well as taking them to the zoo!!

Quick Update!

2009-06-07T20:10:00.002-06:00

Well Paul and I are still working on getting our condo up for sale. Our kitchen is ready to be painted and we just have to do molding and painting in the bathroom. Then there are just a few more furniture items to take out and we will be ready to put it up! Hopefully we will finish up in the next two weeks! Paul is still working fifty hours a week and my schedule is changing weekly as other supervisors are out of town and i cover for them. we are still loving life though and I love to watch the girls grow and play. brooklyn is so cute right now and she loves to dance to music. You also can't get her to stop walking all over the place she also likes to try to do what her sister Lily does which is not always a good thing! :) Here are to some summer adventures !!

Six years and counting.....

2009-05-31T19:15:00.002-06:00

Paul and I just celebrated six years of marriage on the 21st of May. I can't believe that six years has already passed by.. some days it seems like it hasn't been long at all but other days it does seem like the six years. I have enjoyed my first six years of marriage and all of the experiences that it has come with I love you honey and I love what a great husband and father you are!. I look forward to many more years with you honey and I look forward to seeing our family grow

Lily's party!!

2009-05-31T18:51:00.003-06:00

Yesterday was Lily's birthday party. her party was a pool and pizza party at my work. It was a success as Lily put it she also said it was cool and fun!Her friends all seemed to concur as they ran around and giggled and laughed :) I thought it was nice to just enjoy the party and swim and eat with the kids. Oh I have not seen Lily enjoy the water so much as she did yesterday it was nice to see her let lose and just enjoy the day. It was also alot of fun because Lily remembered it was her party and was so excited about turning four. She has been telling everyone that she sees that she is a big girl and that she is four!! She was opening one of her presents which had a notebook in it and she lifted it out and said " Oh that 's pretty it is for my purse!" It was just so cute. She says funny things all of the time she was excited about her gifts and she even remembered to say "Thank You" to everyone this year! Here is to the next year of Lily growing and learning and being her fun silly self!!

Busy May

2009-05-31T18:42:00.006-06:00

So this month has flown bye and I can't believe it is almost over!! So at the beginning of the month I had a good mother's day. It was a relaxing one that I just got to enjoy it and not have to do anything. I was also very busy with work and Paul and I got in a new sink in our condo and we are finally able to to start the painting!!Here is a picture of the old sink and then the new sink.

On memorial day weekend we went camping down near Price in a cousin's cabin. It was alot of fun even with the rain :) I got to read and I got to play games. I also learned how to make a necklace and a bracelet which has amazed my friends when they have seen them and asked where I bought them. well it has been fun to see their reactions when I tell them that I made them!! Lily stayed on Monday with Paul's parents and got to play outside all day with them she looked like she had a lot of fun on the zip line and just climbing I am glad that she got to stay and experience the fun outside stuff that the cabin had to offer!! Here are some pictures enjoy!!

Birthdays!!

2009-05-21T13:17:00.002-06:00

So the end of April was my birthday and then today is Lily's birthday. So happy Birthday to her! and to anyone else who has had a birthday recently!! For my birthday I got my hair cut and colored and Paul took me out to eat at Texas Roadhouse!:) It was so yummy it was nice to relax at home with my family for my birthday. For Lily's birthday she gets a party next weekend with friends and this weekend she gets to celebrate with family up camping! It should be a lot of fun and I will definitely post some pictures!

Easter

2009-04-19T18:44:00.004-06:00

This year Easter was pretty low key we got the girls new dresses and a new movie each. So they woke up to see that. Then later that day we went to my in-laws and had an Easter egg hunt for them it was just Brooklyn and Lily this year tat he house as the Kinikini's were in St. George. Lily had a blast though she was so excited about the eggs. Brooklyn liked the eggs though she was happy once she had one until she figured out there was candy in them, then she wanted more eggs for the candy. It was pretty funny. It was a good day and at the end we talked with Lily about what we remember on Easter day, The Lord's atonement for us. I hope everyone else had a good Easter.

Promotion!

2009-04-19T18:36:00.003-06:00

So I have to say that in these difficult times I feel very blessed to have my job especially because I just received a promotion to Supervisor at my job in the Life Cafe. I had my last day at the child center this week which is bittersweet. i will really miss the kids that I have watched and played with for two years as well a s the teachers. I am grateful for the experiences that the child center provided me but I am grateful for the opportunity to be a supervisor and show that I can excel at it.

Brooklyn's first steps!

2009-04-07T13:14:00.003-06:00

So early last week Brooklyn took her first steps. she started out by realizing she could stand up on her own without holding anything and she spent about twenty minutes just going up and down. I tried to find my camera to get a video but I didn't find it until after she was done. After that though she ended up taking two steps towards her dad. Since then she has done it few other times but the most steps she has taken is about two. It is just fun that she is starting :0 While she has been working at this she has also gotten better at climbing. last Tuesday or Wednesday I got home from work and Paul told me that Brooklyn had climbed up the ladder on the bunk bed and had made it to the top bed and was playing on it :0 I couldn't believe it she is definitely a climber she also climbs up into the walker at her grandma and grandpa Teran's. She is trying to figure out how to climb up other things as well or climb out of them what ever the case may be! I believe she is definitely going to be keeping my on my toes! She is so much fun and I love her.

Updates!!

2009-04-07T13:07:00.003-06:00

So if you haven't noticed it has been awhile since I have been on here. I have been working alot and when I have not been working Paul and I have been packing up items in our house, as we are trying to get it ready to put it up for sale! At work everything is going pretty well for me I just received a promotion at the cafe I am now a supervisor. I enjoy it I am the night supervisor so it is hard sometimes but it is good to know that they value my work.
Also as I said Paul and I have been packing up items from our condo and been taking them over to the in-laws. Paul and I are hoping to have everything packed up and out by another week or two and get the painting done and have it officially up for sale!
These are the main things that have been going on in my life. I am looking forward to Easter this week. It should be a nice day!

Let's go fly a Kite!!!!!

2009-03-22T21:05:00.004-06:00

So Lily got and flew her first Kite of spring and it lasted all of about 30 minutes before it got stuck up in Grandpa's tree. She had fun though she got to pick her kite out at the dollar store with Grandma Teran she picked out a Dora kite and she was very excited to tell me that she had flown it but then she told that it had gotten stuck in the tree "the kite eating tree" as Grandma Teran put it. Here are some pictures though.

Paul and I figure we will go and buy her another one soon and hopefully this one will last longer than a half Hour :) But it is official that she has flown the first kite of spring!!

Spring

2009-03-22T20:41:00.003-06:00

Well I am definitely ready for spring and spring cleaning. Paul and I have started to clean and declutter our home so right now it is a mess but soon it will be nice and clean and decluttered. We also went and bought some flowers this past weekend and planted them in our garden. I will take some pictures and get them posted. This is what I wish my garden looked like but we don't quite have this many flowers. I have to say that my favorite thing about spring is the warmer weather and the colors of the blooming flowers it is beautiful to see the brown and gold turn into green and vibrant colors of the flowers. What do you like about spring?

Spiritually Uplifted!!

2009-03-02T17:55:00.006-07:00

So I had two experiences this week that uplifted and strengthened me. The first experience was that I was able to go to the Draper Temple Open house with my family. It was amazing I wish I could accurately describe the emotions that I saw Lily experience it was very humbling to watch her face look at the pictures of Jesus and to see her face as we entered the sealing room and celestial room. She loved the "sparkly lights" that were throughout these two rooms.Lily also was very excited because she got to see Grandpa Teran at the temple as he was an usher the night that we went.

I was very grateful to be reminded of the blessings that I have through the gospel and covenants I made in the Temple. I am especially grateful to know that I can have an eternal family. This reminder was very strong as i had my second spiritual experience of the week on Saturday as I attended Larry Miller's funeral. Larry is my second cousin as his mom is my great Aunt and my dad's Aunt. I believe I have that right, anyway I attended the private as well as the public portion of his funeral. My testimony was strengthened about how much one person can do for the cause of good things. Larry was a very good man who did many good and great things at the service I had the chance to hear from President Monson and from Elder Ballard. Their tributes and talks were amazing and they just reminded all of us that we can do better and that we can all do things to help others. I also had the privilege of shaking President Monson's hand he is an amazing person and has an amazing spirit. he shared poem called "the bridge builder" that Larry had made into a beautiful statue and gave one to each of his children as well as President Monson. President Monson said the statue sits in his office and he has all visitors sit and read it. Here is the poem

The Bridge Builder

An old man, going a lone highway,
Came at the evening, cold and gray,
To chasm, vast and deep and wide,
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim;
The sullen stream had no fears for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim near,
"You are wasting strength with building here;
Your journey will end with the ending day;
You never again must pass this way;
You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide --
Why build you the bridge at the eventide?"

The builder lifted his old gray head:
"Good friend, in the path I have come," he said,
"There followeth after me today
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
This chasm that has been naught to me
To that fair-haired youth may a pit-fall be,
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;
Good friend, I am building the bridge for him."

Will Allen Dromgoole

I will just end with saying I know we have prophet of God and that we have the blessings of an eternal family available to us. I hope all of us will strive to remember those who will come behind us and build our own bridges to help others like in this poem and like Larry did for so many in Utah as well as for the state of Utah.

Uncoventional Valentines Day

2009-02-19T12:55:00.004-07:00

So Paul and I definitely did not do or have a normal Valentines Day! I stayed at home in the morning and did a bunch of laundry and cleaned my house which made me very happy. while I was doing this Paul was at our friend's house working on car that has had a few problems lately. Through the past month he has changed the strut on the drivers side, and then the bearing and hub on the drivers side as well. He finished up with replacing the bearings and hub on the passengers side. He know has the strut left on the passengers side to do but we are waiting for warmer weather and some time to save money for the rest of the parts to do this change. Anyways that night when he got home I got to go to work until 8:00 and then we picked up my grandma and went to eat out at Olympus Burgers. it is was some good food.In the end although my Valentines was not a traditional one I enjoyed it. Besides Paul and I figure we will do an actual date some other time maybe this Saturday!! Oh I did get a very good gift I got a box of chocolate covered strawberries from Edible Arrangements!!
Very Very Yummy!! Thanks Honey I love you!!

Brooklyn's Surgery

2009-02-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

So for those of you who don't know Brooklyn had to have surgery for an inguinal hernia. She had it about two and a half weeks ago. The surgery went well and she recovered fairly quickly though about two days later she caught a virus and was sick for the next week and now she has been teething and has a slight cold. She just can't seem to catch a break, though she is a trooper most of the time you can't even tell she is sick except for when she starts to get tired or hungry :) The day of the surgery Lily was really cute she was very worried for Brooklyn and when they took her back to do the surgery Lily asked us why we were letting him(the Dr.) take Brooklyn because Brooklyn was our baby and no one elses so he couldn't take her. We explained that the Dr. was going to take her and make her better and then we would get her back. That calmed Lily down and then she was okay. The other update on Brooklyn is that she is a happy and curious baby. she loves to take things or items out of the container or basket etc. and then put them back in. She loves to follow me or Paul around and gets sad if we don't pay attention to her when we pass her:) She is not walking on her own yet though! Which is nice because it is alittle easier to watch her with crawling:)

25 random things!

2009-02-01T20:25:00.003-07:00

So I am doing this because I have been tagged now by to family members. If I tag you it's because I want to know more about you!

1. I have a twin sister her name is Chandra and I am one minute older than her.
2. My twins baby Alex and my baby are two months apart mine is the older one :0
3. I love to read books all kinds I like when friends recommend new authors to me.
4. I like to travel but haven't gotten to go very many places
5. I would love to go to Hawaii and England one day
6. I love to talk I am definitely a people person
7. I am a night owl and not a morning person :)
8. I graduated with a Bachelors in Marriage, Family, and Human development
9. I rarely ever argue with people unless it's my husband he seems to bring it out in me :0
10. I have only lived in two states Utah and Texas
11. I am scared of spiders I absolutely dislike them!!
12. I like to scrapbook and learn how to new things, that is when I have the time to learn new things!
13. I think I am a boring person that no one likes
14. I want to learn to speak fluent Spanish
15. I don't really like to cook and usually don't have to since my husband does like to cook.
16. I do like to eat, I love Chinese food and Italian food
17. I like to watch movies though I don't go to them very often
18. I love to have time to myself to do things like read, scrapbook or swim
19. I love the ocean and wish I lived closer to one
20. I really enjoy the outdoors and my goal is to hike more this summer
21. I don't like to run but I do like to swim
22. I want to get better at taking pictures of my family and friends
23. I have a hard time making lists like these :)
24. I don't really like to wear much jewelry though I am starting to like the beaded necklaces
25. I Love the Utes! GO UTES!!

I tag Sherilyn, Angie, Amber Tingey, Candace, Liz Carr, Heather Carr,Michele Betancourt, Dedra Tregaskis, Ranae Bates, Brittnee Bates, Marcele Bates, Karon May, Jessica Dowden, Brandi Davis, Ardy Evans, Marlene, Missy Riffle, Rachel Teran, Rachel Morley, Anneliesa, Nicole Lundberg,and any other friends that are interested :)

Bugged!!

2009-01-25T19:54:00.002-07:00

So I have been tagged by my friend Candace about ten things that bug me! So here they are

1. I do not like when your driving and people wait till the end to get over to the exit lane or turn lane and cut you off to do it. Be courteous!!

2. It bugs me when people give me that look when I am at the store with my girls and they are being loud or throwing a tantrum and I am trying to get them to calm down but the look says wow you need to control your kids I am doing the best that I can!!

3. It drives me crazy at work when I am having to work with one of the high school kids in the cafe and they just stand there and talk to their friends or just stand there and watch while you are cleaning and serving the customers. you are not getting paid to do nothing!

4. It bugs me when people cut into a line any line when you have been waiting and being courteous but they had a friend save their spot for them while they were doing something else.

5. What really bugs me is people not using their blinker lights at all and just switching lanes or turning and cutting you off to do it while ignoring the fact that you have your blinker light on to come over or to turn.

6. I also get bugged when I am talking to Paul trying to share my opinion and he will be like no but or that's not right. Just let me share my opinion!! :)

7. I hate when at the last minute people ask me to cover their shift at one of my jobs and I do it because of needing hours but when I try to get the favor returned they can't do it!!

8. It bugs me when people will see me with my two girls and will come over and say oh they are so cute you must be done having kids. I appreciate the compliment of my girls being cute but not the assumption that I am done having kids because I have two.

9. It bugs me that I don't seem to have enough time in the day to do everything that I want to do.

Well I was suppose to do ten of these but for now these are the only things that I can think of that bug me. I am going to tag Marlene, Missy, Dedra, Michelle, and Megan.

So What's Up?!

2009-01-25T18:12:00.002-07:00

Well for me it is work that is up the only days lately that I have been home are Sundays though two of the past four Sundays I have had to work which was not alot of fun. My other break from work came from the Scrapbook Charity Crop that I went to hosted by my Sister In-law Marlene and my friend Missy. It was so much fun and it was great to be with friends and family and try to catch up on my scrap booking from last year. I am proud to say I finished thirty pages and am now at least half done through Brooklyn's first year album :). Marlene and Missy you are amazing to me with the things that you can do and accomplish the crop was great and thanks for the items I got to take home for free even if my luck at the raffle wasn't great, I at least got the free items to take home so I didn't feel left out. Besides work life is good my girls definitely keep me busy like today I took a nap and when I woke up my girls room was a disaster they had taken every toy out and about half their books and all of the blankets and blanketed their room. I wish I would have taken a picture though I am sure it will happen again so next time I will take a picture. though I do have to say that Lily was really good about helping me clean it up!

Brooklyn is 1 years old!!!!

2009-01-11T20:37:00.004-07:00

Well technically she is one years old as of tomorrow the 12th of January!!! I can't believe one year has already gone by. Though in alot of ways she is still a baby to me, especially because she is so petite :) Well tonight we celebrated with my in-laws and Brooklyn loved the birthday cake. She dug right into it and ate every last morsel she even tried to lick the bowl.

It was very funny. She opened her first present and then she wasn't interested in opening her other gifts as she just wanted to play with the first one she opened. she received a new dress, a fisher price piggy bank that helps you learn your numbers, and a little people princess coach.

It was a nice and intimate first birthday party for her with good memories. I am glad that before my parents left that we celebrated her birthday as well :) My hopes for Brooklyn this year is that she will continue to be happy and healthy. I also hope that she will continue to explore the world around her and learn new things like walking and talking and feeding herself with a spoon. In the end I just hope she is happy :)

Go UTES!!!

2009-01-04T20:39:00.003-07:00

I was suppose to go to work that night but they called and said it was slow so don't come in. i didnt' mind it meant i could go to the Sugar Bowl party At my In-Laws. Paul's Aunt Sherilyn, Uncle mark, Aunt kristine, Uncle Dwayne, Alex and Rachel and mike were all there. It was a good time and final score Utah 31 Alabama 17.
So the Sugar Bowl was Awesome. I had alot of fun watching the game. GO UTES!!!! Who is inferior? Again though congrats to the UTES for a great season. 13-0 YEAH!!!!!

Christmas!

2008-12-28T20:33:00.009-07:00

Wow another Christmas has gone by! My Christmas was very good this year because I got to be with my whole family, which we have not been together for Christmas in 14 years or since my older sister Christina was 18 years old. It was great to see the grandkids on that side opening presents together. There are my two girls Brooklyn and Lily , my older sister's son Duncan who is six, and my twin's little boy, Alex, who is 9 months old. Brooklyn slept through the present opening and then when she was awake she was not interested in opening her gifts at all she just wanted to play with the wrapping paper. My little newphew Alex was just interested in playing with the toys.
Duncan and Lily though both loved opening presents. Lily did a little dance every time she opened clothes. She is definitely a girl!!

I really just enjoyed being with family this Christmas. It was a kick to watch my parents just enjoying their grand children.

I also enjoyed seeing the lights at Temple Square. When looking to next year I hope my family members that have had hard times this year will have a better year next year. I also look forward to seeing my kids grow and discover more things next year as Brooklyn will turn one and as Lily will start Preschool in the fall!

Snackrament is the new sacrament!

2008-12-12T17:24:00.004-07:00

So Lily has been really funny but cute the past two Sundays. To start with two Sundays ago Lily and I were walking our from nursery and Lily got very excited and was jumping up and down and then she said "Yeah we get to go to Snackrament now!" naturally I started laughing and then tried to explain to her that is is called sacrament I don't think she quite grasped it oh well! That same Sunday after sacrament she walked out in front of us and then came back in carrying a crutch and she said "Look this helps you walk, I hope no one is missing it" Well then the most recent Sunday I missed but was told that Lily helped one of our older ladies in the ward wheel her husband up to bear his testimony and then she decided to bear her testimony. In her testimony she said she loved her family and that she was grateful that Jesus was her Friend!:)I smiled thinking about it especially when Paul said that when she first stood at the mike she took a deep breath and sighed into the microphone. That is very much my Lily sighing before she says something!:)

A Grinch Christmas!!

2008-12-12T17:12:00.004-07:00

So another one of the family is very obsessed with the Grinch any Guesses? that's right it is Lily. Lily loves talking about the Grinch and listening to the music from the Grinch. She would watch it as well except for on Sunday she was trying to take it out of it's case and she broke it into three pieces! Her favorite part about the Grinch though is to talk about how he was mean and then became nice and liked Christmas. So the other day She started to say how much she hated Christmas like the Grinch and then she started to sing the Song:) Your a mean one Mr. Grinch.... No prayers for Mr. Grinch yet though I 'll keep you updated!!

Festival of Trees

2008-12-07T21:36:00.003-07:00

I have not been to this for a few years but this year I decided to go with my grandma Rhea. it was a very nice day. My girls were very good for the whole experience and Lily's favorite part was getting to visit with Santa though seeing the different princess trees and fairy trees were a close second. I loved alot of the trees but I think my favorite were the Stained glass tree and one of the Twilight inspired trees. Here are some of the pictures from the day!! For anyone that has not gone to this before it is a wonderful experience and the money raised goes to Primary Children's Hospital. It is a great cause and the trees are always beautiful!

Thanksgiving!!

2008-12-06T12:13:00.007-07:00

So it is a little late coming but that is what happens when one uses others Internet to do her blogging:) Thanksgiving was a great day! It was a busy day for me but a good one. i got to share in others joys at work and I made some good tips!! I was also able to make it to Annette's house without having to wait a long time for the food which is always nice. My loving great husband came to my work and helped me finish cleaning so I would not be there for a long time thanks hon! :) I also had the chance to reflect on what I am grateful for this year. So here is what I am grateful for ( in no particular order):

1) My husband who is great and very handsome. He helps with the house work and he
does the cooking and is is a wonderful father to our two beautiful girls. I really couldn't ask for more except for maybe a little more patience !!

2) My two beautiful girls who bring joy and peace into my life. It is so fun to watch them grow up and to see them playing together more.

3) During these difficult financial times for many I am grateful to have my job that helps pays the bills. I am grateful for bosses who try to give me as many hours as they can.

4) I am also grateful for all of my family and all of their support that I receive from them. I know that at any time my family is always there for me and will always love me :0

5) I am also very grateful for the gospel and church. I am grateful for how they ground me and give me spiritual peace. I am grateful to know what a loving heavenly father I have and to know that if I work hard that I can be with again someday as well as with my family for eternity!

I could add alot more to this list but this is where I will end by saying I hope everyone had a Good Thanksgiving and that you were able to spend it with loved ones!!

Kids say the darnedest things!

2008-11-25T15:13:00.003-07:00

So recently I have been trying to calm down and just enjoy the here and now in my life and be grateful for the blessings that I have. I live in great country even with the current problems we are facing as a country. I have a great supportive and loving Husband who does as much as he can for our family and especially for me. I have two beautiful girls who can always make me laugh or smile. I have a job that helps pay the bills. Speaking of laughter I was reminded of how simple and wonderful life is on Sunday when before Sacrament one of the primary teachers came over to me and told me about how my daughter Lily made her laugh. She then proceeded to tell me that when Lily was in primary that she stood up and said "My parents tell me every morning to shut up!" and "My parents just got married" Now when I heard this I just had to laugh. I was not worried about the impression that the teacher had of me because I knew it came from the mouth of a three year old. We do tell Lily to lower her voice or be quiet so she doesn't wake up her sister but I just laughed to hear her version of things!! Lily is very good at reminding me that I am blessed when she talks bout how she loves her family. She also made me laugh later on that night when we were at my in-laws and Lily was talking to her Uncle Mikey as she calls him. " well she looked at him and said you can't leave Uncle Mikey" Uncle Mike then said " well why not?" So then Lily responded " Because I love you Uncle Mikey " And she gave him a big hug. It was very cute and just innocent. If you ever need a pick up just remember that kids say the darnedest things!!

Halloween

2008-11-09T20:44:00.003-07:00

So I know it is a little late being posted but what can I say other than I am fashionably late! Halloween was so much fun this year. My sister in law invited us to come up to Kaysville and trick or treat in their neighborhood and enjoy some dinner with them. It was great and it was so much fun to see so many kids and costumes. I have to say their neighborhood is very friendly and Lily had a blast trick or treating with Kenna, Kelsie, and Kaden. I had fun taking Brooklyn around she made an adorable baby chick and actually had some meat on her!! The pictures speak for themselves! Happy belated Halloween to everyone. I hope you all got some tricks with your treats!!

Cove Fort

2008-10-31T22:06:00.003-06:00

For those of you who don't know this is located in Utah and is a little past Fillmore if you are driving to St George. I had never been there so on the drive home we stopped to take the tour this is a very nice and neat little part of Utah history. the Fort is an interesting structure and I love the different rooms and the antiques they are filled with. it is amazing to me that a family of thirteen lived there for so long. The views around it are amazing! Ira Hinckley did a very good job of building it and maintaining it. I think the most amazing fact that I learned is that even when the black hawk wars were going on that the fort was never attacked because the different tribes had great respect for Ira Hinckley. Here are some pictures!

Some more Pictures!!

2008-10-28T15:08:00.002-06:00

Pictures from St. george!

2008-10-28T15:00:00.003-06:00

St. George

2008-10-28T14:50:00.003-06:00

So we went to St. George this weekend and it was alot of fun it was also a nice break for me from work! On Friday night when we drove down we stopped at our friend Nicole's wedding reception in hurricane. Here is the picture. Then we just relaxed that night though we did stop and eat at In-N-Out Burger. I have to say they have very tasty burgers and fries. The hotel was very nice , thank you Grandma and Grandpa Teran! On Saturday we did a little shopping and then we went and watched football and visited with Grandma and Grandpa Teran. It was very nice. We also went swimming though we forgot the camera so we have no pictures of that:( Lily loved the little kid slide they had there though and Brooklyn is definitely my water bug she even put her head under water a couple of times and just smiled! On Sunday we celebrated Grandma Teran's birthday and went out to Brunch with Grandma, Aunt Irene and Uncle Bruce, and My In - Laws. It was a very nice lunch. Afterwards we had cake and then we had to say our goodbyes! It was very sad to be leaving so quickly but it was a very nice visit. I can see why Angie misses St. George though it is very pretty and it is warm!!:)

Hats!!

2008-10-28T14:27:00.003-06:00

My girls both seem to love hats! Lily always pulls hats out to wear and Brooklyn loves when her daddy puts hats on her ! here are some pictures of them in various hats!

First Kiss

2008-10-19T16:57:00.004-06:00

Nope not talking about me I am referring to my three year olds first kiss! This week on Thursday she got her first kiss and the daycare from her friend Jackson. There were some bolder boys who were teasing the two of them about being friends and then they told Jackson to kiss Lily so he did. When Asked Lily about it she said, "yeah Mom he kissed me on my lips and it was beautiful!!" It was so funny you just had to be there!! and no I am not to worried about it she is three and does not even really understand it. Plus afterwards I asked if she was going to kiss again and she said " no when I am older " She makes me laugh!!

I want an envelope!!

2008-10-13T16:37:00.002-06:00

So Paul related this story to me the other night as I was at work!! He said he was at his mom's house and they were preparing dinner Lily was excited for the noodles and Paul's mom was cutting up some cantaloupe. Well he said Lily was asking for noodles and then she started to say she wanted an envelope. Well she kept asking for an envelope and Paul and his mom were not sure what Lily was really asking for until she put the cantaloupe on the table and Lily pointed at it and said I want an envelope!! They were cracking up laughing I just wish I was there to see it!!

Unspectacular Quirks Tag

2008-10-05T20:22:00.002-06:00

I was tagged by my friend Karon

Rules:1 - List the person(s) who tagged you
2 - Mention the rules on your blog
3 - Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4 - Tag 6 fellow bloggers

My Quirks

1) I can't stand to leave water droplets in my shower/tub so when I am done I always take a towel and wipe the water up. This quirk started only about a year ago!!

2) When I get home from work no matter how tired I am I always have to go in the kitchen and do any dishes that are in the sink. It drives my husband crazy!!

3) I can't sleep with my wedding ring on but the rest of the day it bothers me if I am not wearing it!

4) I like to lay around in my Jammie's as long as I can I don't know if that is a quirk or not!!

5) I like to be organized and lay things out in front of me that I have to do or get done. I like to make lists for organization though I do have one project for organization that I have not got done yet though. I even organize my closet by putting the same colored clothing together so I can see all my blue shirts together or brown or pink etc..

6) I like to do laundry it is one of my favorite chores. I especially like to fold the laundry!

I am going to tag Anneliesa, Dedra, Brittnee, Angie, Jill, and Candace!! have fun with it!!

Just some thoughts!!

2008-10-05T20:04:00.002-06:00

I have to say life is pretty calm for me right now. Work is going okay and Paul's work is going well. My family in Texas are finishing clean up from Hurricane Ike but they are all healthy. My girls are doing great and seem to be learning and growing every day. Lily keeps me on my toes for sure she is very curious and she is also bossy she likes to take things she has heard adults say and try to tell me that I have to do so and so or I lose my food for the day. Needless to say we are working with her on manners and helping her to realize she can't boss people around!! She has of late decided she wants to hold Brooklyn or try to carry her around I am grateful that it started now when Brooklyn is a little bigger but I am still working with her to know that hse can't carry Brooklyn around the house. I just needed to get on and say I am happy with my life and my family! I know that is a boring for some to hear but Oh well!!

Brooklyn's Crawling!

2008-09-26T18:37:00.002-06:00

Now I have to apologize for not getting this post up sooner. Brooklyn started army crawling back around August 15th and then around September 1st she suddenly just started crawling on her hands and knees. Then about a week and a half ago she started to pull herself up. It has been a lot of fun watching her make the progression. she is getting very interested in the world around her. Just last night she discovered that our cabinets in the kitchen have no doors so she took out a package of spaghetti and got it all over the floor. Today she was going for the sauces in the same cupboard but Paul was able to divert her before she got to them. I have video of her crawling and I will hopefully get up here tomorrow!!

Remembering 9/11

2008-09-14T19:15:00.002-06:00

I had wanted to do this on Thursday but I was not near a computer. I had to get on and give my tribute to the people that perished on this tragic day. I remember that after the first plane hit I had just gotten home from a young adult committee meeting and my sister and i turned the news on in time to watch the second plane crash. Just shortly after I went to work at the daycare I was at in Friendswood TX. I was 19 years old. We had the radio on quietly to keep up with what was happening. The kids that day who were all around three years old wanted to be policemen and firemen and be heroes like what they saw on TV that morning. It was very heartwarming but sad at the same time. I loved the patriotism that was everywhere around this time. It was amazing to see how everyone pulled together and were kind. I think too often that people forgot this spirit all too quickly and I am glad that we as country at least remember it and honor it each year with Patriot day! My thoughts and prayers will always be with the family members that were affected on this tragic day in history.

A house of order

2008-09-14T17:43:00.004-06:00

Early in this dispensation, the Lord instructed his people to “organize yourselves; … establish a house, even … a house of order, a house of God” (D&C 88:119). Order is characteristic of the Lord’s work. “Mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion” (D&C 132:8).

Well this weekend I have been buoyed up with peace and strength as it has been our Stake Conference so on Friday I attended the temple which brought much peace to my heart about where i am at in life and about my family's situation in Texas. During our chapel meeting our president spoke about if you want more peace in your life that you should attend the Temple more and I am here to say that it is very true just being in the Temple brings much peace to your heart. Before we got to the Temple on Friday I was very worried and stressed out about my family in Texas the instant we got in the temple I started to be filled with peace and the love in my heart just radiated out from me as I sat and listened to our Stake president speak to us. Once in the session I was just ready to be enveloped by the spirit and I was. The gospel is amazing and I am truly grateful for the blessings of the temple. I am especially grateful and humbled to know that as I strive to stay on the path of righteousness that I can one day be with my family for all of eternity. I was also lifted up because I have an older sister who is not sealed to us and one of the talks in our chapel meeting was about a mother who was worried about that her daughter was going to leave the church because she was in love with a non member so she went to to the temple to get some guidance on it. The thought kept coming to her to tell her daughter how sad she was that she would be sad when she was not there to be sealed to her father and mother. The mother kept dismissing it because her husband was not a member. She left the temple feeling like she had not really received an answer well the next day she was talking to her daughter and she heard herself saying the thought that had come to her in the temple well the next few days her daughter broke it off with the guy and then a little time later her husband did take the discussions and joined the church and the family was sealed together. This story really struck with me because I am sealed to my parents and so is my twin but my older sister is not so that gave me hope that if we continue to pray for it and do what we are suppose to do that one day we can have her be sealed to us. The other talk that resonated with me was from today. Our stake conference was broadcast from the conference center. The talk y was President Monson's about establishing your house to be a house of order, a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of glory, a house of faith, a house of learning,and a house of God. He broke down each one and gave some ideas of how to establish them in your own home. The thought that came out alot in all of them was to be constant in all of your doings and to really look to the Holy Ghost for guidance as well as the scriptures. He started and ended by reminding us that the gospel is a a gospel of love. I am always grateful to listen to our prophet and am always uplifted by him. He truly is our prophet and is led by God. I am excited to hear from him again in October for general conference. I love this church and I would like to share my testimony that I know it is true I know that we have a prophet in these latter days. I know that the Lord never forgets us and is always there for us it is up to us to look towards him. I also know that the scriptures are true and that as well look towards them and ponder them that we will be blessed and that we will grow in our knowledge of the gospel. I love my Heavenly Father and my family and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-14T17:24:00.003-06:00

As most of you know my family is from Texas they live in a city called Pearland that is in between Galveston and Houston. So this past week on Friday they evacuated their homes and went to San Marcos which is near San Antonio. They are staying with my brother in laws brother who has been gracious enough to open his home to my sister, my brother in law my nephew and my mother. My father is on a business trip in Indiana and as of today he has been evacuated from his hotel as there is flooding from Ike all the way up there. My mother has had a very hard time with not having my dad there as well as when they got to San Marcos they realized that they had left my mothers clothes back at her house so yesterday she went to a few stores to get herself enough clothes to get through the next few days! My dogs are doing okay they have to put food in their hands to get my one dog Queenie to eat and their other dog Mac had not eaten at since they left. My mom's work as far as she knows only received some wind damage it is the VA hospital downtown. My twin's work however is under water as she worked at the photo studio in Kemah Texas. After talking to my family on the phone I just needed to get on and say how grateful I am to my heavenly Father for my family being safe. I know that whatever they face when they get back tot heir homes that it will be okay because they are all alive and fine and have one another. As Paul pointed out to my mom you can't replace people but you can replace things. For any of you who joined in praying for my family I thank you and I will keep you updated. if any are interested in seeing pictures/video of the damage here is a link www.khou.com. From the main page you can see video and damage assessment reports.

The Temple Granite Quarry

2008-09-07T20:46:00.005-06:00

For one of our family home evenings in August Paul and I took the girls up to the stone quarry in Cottonwood canyon. It was my first time ever being there it was really nice. It was beautiful weather outside and it was really cool to be up there and to see where they carved out the stone for the Salt Lake City Temple. Lily had a blast going down through the trail and stopping to look at the different plaques. I would highly recommend doing this for a family activity or home evening. It is one of my favorite ones that we have done!

Pictures from my dad's visit

2008-09-07T20:42:00.002-06:00

Yeah here are some of the pictures from my dad's visit!!

Pictures!

2008-09-04T12:55:00.001-06:00

Now I do have pictures to go with these different posts that just went up but I am using library internet since My in-laws internet is down so hopefully soon I will get to put up sojme pictures so one can visually see the posts I am talking about!! So they will come soon!!!

Paul's Birthday!!

2008-08-17T20:04:00.002-06:00

Well in all of the shuffle this past week we also celebrated Paul's 28th birthday!! It was a little underdone this year because of my dad' visit but he did get an Iceberg shake and Present from me on his actual birthday the cake and more presents came for him today at his parent's house. he got Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, and howl's moving castle. he also got some spending money. I think he enjoyed his birthday but to really know one would have to ask them himself to see if they got the same response as me!:)

Front Runner

2008-08-17T20:00:00.004-06:00

Well on Saturday Paul, Lily, Brooklyn and Myself went on Frontrunner for the first time we rode it with my dad and Uncle Steve. Lily was very excited to just ride Trax when we got off of that and got onto Frontrunner we went on the second level and she sat down and looked out the window and said "wow are we on an airplane?" It was really cute she really enjoyed the ride on Frontrunner and I enjoyed it as well It is very smooth ride and the seats are comfortable and they even have a bathroom on the train. It was nice to look out at the different scenery around us. Here are some of the pictures :).

An eventful week!!

2008-08-17T19:34:00.003-06:00

Well my dad got into town last Sunday. It was so great to see him we had dinner on that Sunday and it was just good to see him and visit with him:) Well the next three days he was too busy with his class but I talked to him on the phone. Thursday night we had dinner at our house and then we went downtown to Temple square and we went on the roof of the conference center it had an amazing view! then we walked around the grounds of temple square and down to The Gateway. It was a nice evening. The next day I got to spend the afternoon with my dad. We went to lunch and then to the D. I. where my dad and I found some good books to buy even Lily found herself some books:0 Well then we went and got Paul and we met my uncle Steve and Aunt Terry and Uncle Wally and Aunt Dixie and my Aunt Leslie and her boyfriend Jeff for dinner. They were all glad to see my dad and we had a nice time visiting and catching up with one another. Well on Saturday we had a barbecue and swim party at my Uncle Steve's house. that was alot of fun and very relaxing. Lily had a blast with her cousin Serena. My dad enjoyed spending time with Brooklyn and watching Lily swim. We ended the night by relaxing at our house and watching some of the Olympics.

2008-07-31T20:38:00.003-06:00

"If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.” John Heywood

This post is more for me today and many of you may not understand it but that is okay because that is what a blog is for is to share feelings. Wow I have been thinking about alot of things as of lately and although this started back in July I am finishing it up in August. I have been thinking alot about family and relationships and time. These thoughts have come up as around the first week of August I got a phone call one night from my sister telling me that something was wrong with our dad and if I knew what hotel he was staying in on his business trip in Indiana. I didn't and this is when the worry and stress started to set in. I decided I needed to be proactive and do something to help so I went over to my friends house to use their internet to find the number for the missionaries so that when my dad was found that they could give him a blessing. Well then I ended up staying over as I came up with the idea for the police to track where he was at with his cell phone well they got the name of the street he was on but not an exact location so next ensued a conversation with my dad where he sounded very confused and disoriented to ask him where he was at. We got some landmarks from him and my friend started to plug them into google to track down his location, after many keystrokes and street views we were able to find out for sure where he was at and I called my mom with the information to pass onto the police and they ended up finding him about one or two miles away for that location and the paramedics came and discovered that his blood sugar had crashed down to 45 and they were amazed that he was not in a diabetic coma. It was a long night but thankfully it had a good ending. I appreciate my friends so much for the use of their time, help and internet on that long night. When my dad finally talked to his doctor, his doctor said that he believed it happened from to much medication as my dad has lost weight and his doctor has been adjusting his medication to try and keep up. So everything is good with my dad now. I am just so grateful because I do not want to lose my dad or my mom though if for someone reason I do i am just glad to have anytime and all time that I can with them. yeah for this because my dad will be on the 10th of august. I like the quote that I started this post with and that is what I am trying to do with the troubles that come. So another update will come later:)

Mommies and daddies!

2008-07-28T21:25:00.003-06:00

I just had to share what Lily said when we were watching The Spoken Word on Sunday. She was looking at the screen when they panned out and showed the men and she said "Look mommy there are all of the daddies" I just laughed and continued watching. Well a little after that they panned out and showed the women and Lily said " There are all of the mommies" and then she noticed their necklaces and said " Oh mommy they have sparkly necklaces on and they are pretty" It was just really cute and it reminded me of the statement that Kids say the darnest things!!!!

Pioneer Day!

2008-07-28T21:15:00.003-06:00

Well my day started out busy and stayed busy. I went to work from 9 -12 where we got slammed with over a hundred kids but I made it through and it was fun. After I got off though I got to relax and retreat to my Uncle Steve's house and his pool. It was a lot of fun and it was nice to spend time with some of my dad's family. Paul is a big hit with my cousin's kids they were all very excited to see him walk in and they had a blast playing games with him in the pool. I have to say my favorite part was getting to eat one of my uncle's burgers they are very good. Well when we left my Uncle's we went over to Paul's Aunt Kristine's house where we continued to enjoy good food and good company. We had to duck out on the fireworks though because Brooklyn was not feeling well as she is teething. overall it was great day and I was exhausted by the end of it. I am very thankful for the pioneers and the wonderful legacy they left us!!

July 4th

2008-07-07T14:17:00.004-06:00

Well another fourth of July has gone bye and once again I am very grateful to live in this country. I talked to my parents and sister through phone calls and I really enjoyed being with the family that is here in Utah. It was a good day I went to work for a little bit and then Paul and I went to my Uncle Steve's house it was so much fun he barbecued and we went swimming Brooklyn even went in the little inflatable pool though only her feet got to go in. she enjoyed and Lily had a blast. I really enjoyed getting to see my dad's family that I do not see much it was nice catching up with them. We stayed there until about six and then left for Marlene's house that was great as well to visit with alot of Paul's family and to celebrate our niece's second birthday! The fireworks show was amazing and I loved the music they played especially Proud to be an American and God Bless America. Brooklyn loved the fireworks she just seemed amazed by them Lily like to watch the fireworks but she did not like the sound and noise from the fireworks!

Brooklyn Update

2008-07-07T13:53:00.005-06:00

So my little one is starting to be not so little. Brooklyn is almost six months old now. She can hold her own bottle and she eats solids now. We have only given her veggies and cereal. She love squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Though she is starting to like the green veggies more. She has also started to get some teeth she has three that are beginning to poke out form the gums though none of them have totally broken through yet! She loves to make noises and has even figured out how to blow raspberries! She loves when you talk to her and will almost always smile. She can roll over form her back to her tummy and vice versa though she prefers to be on her back or hr side. When she is on her tummy she has started to try and figure out how to move her self she can get her legs moving but not her arms yet. She is so fun to watch. She loves being in her exersaucer and loves to grab at toys or anything in front of her! It will be alot of fun to watch the next few weeks!

Lily Update

2008-07-01T15:04:00.006-06:00

So these are just some of the items that have been going on with Lily the past few months. First off I have to say Yeah!! Lily is now potty trained. She started back in about April. She does pretty well though every now and then she does have an accident. Though she has stayed dry overnight since she started potty training which is great! Lily has also embraced being a big sister She loves to talk to Brooklyn and bring her toys and she likes to help out as much as she can. Her favorite thing to help with right now is helping to feed Brooklyn she wants to hold the bottle or try to feed her with a spoon. Lily also loves to be as independent as possible most of the time. If she is tired then she likes to have help otherwise she likes to try to get things out and do them for herself. Some of her favorite things to do is to read books, color and go for walks. She also likes to try out her trike and she loves to visit the park. This summer she has visited the aquarium and she has gone swimming at my uncle's. She has also played miniature golf up at Cherry Hills and in a few weeks we will going to Lagoon for our stake lagoon day. Near the end of the summer we hope to get Lily in for swimming lessons and have her start up preschool! That is where Lily is at.

The Princess

2008-07-01T14:50:00.003-06:00

So Lily is very fun to watch right now as she is getting into pretend play. The past couple of mornings when she wakes up she goes directly downstairs and she gets her crown and princess wand and walks around playing princess. She always hands Brooklyn one toy and tells her she is a princess too!! It is very cute!!

Lily's Birthday Party!

2008-06-14T21:10:00.008-06:00

Well we finally got to do Lily's birthday party with friends and cousins today. It was alot of fun we just went to Murray Park and played some games with water balloons and then gave the kids water guns and they went crazy just chasing one another and some of the adults. It was fun to watch the kids just running around playing with one another while the adults visited. The the kids decorated their own cupcakes and Lily opened her presents. She got an Ariel bath doll, and she got a sleeping beauty princess doll. She also got a princess toy camera, She got playdough, a jump rope and some play food. She also got a my little pony, a bug catching kit, some Frisbee's, and sidewalk chalk. She had alot of fun opening her presents. It was a good day and it was nice to visit with family and friends and watch the children play together.

Alex and Rachel's Wedding

2008-06-07T19:04:00.002-06:00

Yeah the wedding is over and I have a new sister in law. Lily was very excited for the party and was very glad to get a new pretty dress for the occassion. The temple ceremony was very nice and the Logan temple is beautiful. The only glitch was that it started to rain when they went outside to get the pictures on the temple grounds. The reception was a lot of fun the dessert bar was wonderful. Here are some pictures from the fun event.

In thirty seconds

2008-06-07T18:02:00.003-06:00

Earlier this week I went downstairs to use the restroom for about thirty seconds to a minute and when I came back up this is what Lily managed to do to herself with a marker though she also got the bottom of her feet and up the side of one leg!

The sweet moments

2008-05-30T21:56:00.002-06:00

So I wanted to just get on and say how grateful I am for my two girls and how much they make me smile. Brooklyn is a sweet heart that just smiles all of the time especially when you talk to her. She also loves to eat her hands and she is starting to make new sounds I just love to give her kisses. When it comes to Lily she keeps me on my toes and man is she is a smarty pants. Like today we are in the midst of potty training her and one time that I took her to the bathroom today she looks over at me and just says " Mom you are just fabulous" and then she gave me a huge smile :) Then later tonight after I got off work I was telling Paul that my back is probably going to hurt tomorrow as I was holding a toddler while I was cleaning. So a few minutes later Lily walks over to me and says "Mom my feet are killing my back" She picks up on things she hears quite fast. I am just trying to enjoy these moments I have with my girls when I am home with them instead of at work :)

Alex

2008-05-28T11:18:00.004-06:00

So I recently got some more pictures of my nephew Alex in the mail. My twin Chandra is his mother and Joey is his fatherand the happy family live in Texas by my parents .So I wanted to post some more on my blog. He is getting big and don't you just love all of his hair?

Memorial Day Weekend!

2008-05-26T23:40:00.002-06:00

Yeah for Memorial Day weekend and time off of work! Paul and I went up and visited the campers this year even though we did not stay overnight. We did not have a tent as ours has a hole in it and Brooklyn has been sick this week so we thought it was best to keep her at home. It was still fun to go up in the mountains and take in the scenery and fresh air. We went up on Saturday and Sunday. When we went up on Sunday we brought Lily's bag of stuff to stay the night and when we left we said goodbye to her and she was all happy and told us she would see us tomorrow. Well about twenty five minutes after we left we got a phone call from Lily wondering if she could come home. we were told that she had asked to sit on daddy's lap and when she was told we were not there she started to cry. Uncle Mike was nice enough to drive her down to our place on his way home ( thank for the rest of you who offered to drive her as well) It was funny though when Mike got to our place he said she was talking about monsters and how they got her family and that she was sorry that her family got lost. she is a cutie!

5 Years!

2008-05-26T23:33:00.003-06:00

Paul and I celebrated our five year anniversary on Saturday. I woke up and he made me waffles for breakfast. The night before he had brought me home a bouquet of Easter Lilies. It was a nice morning. He has already given me a rain check to be used when I want to to go out to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner and then to a movie. Wow I can't believe we have been married for five years. It has been a great five years and I look forward to the next five! I love you Paul!

Lily's Three!

2008-05-26T22:46:00.002-06:00

I am catching up on posts. On Wednesday the 21st Lily turned three!! We had a family party for her on Sunday the 18th and a friend party is coming up in June. She enjoyed celebrating with family and she especially enjoyed eating her cake and opening presents. She got an outfit and a little stuffed dog with carrier from grandma and grandpa. She got the game Don't spill the beans from Paul and Me and she has other gifts coming from her friend party. I can't believe she is three now I am excited for all of the new things she will learn this year.!

Kyler

2008-05-18T20:29:00.004-06:00

Paul and I got to welcome our new nephew into the world on Thursday. He is a cutie. when I saw his feet and hands for the first time I laughed because they are bigger than Brooklyn's and she is four months old. granted Brooklyn is pretty petite. Kyler was born on Thursday morning around 7:45 a.m. and he weighed 8 lbs 13 oz and was 21 inches long. He has a good amount of hair that is a dark brown maybe black. I am looking forward to when he and Brooklyn get a little older and can play together like Lily and McKenna play together.!

Car Problems

2008-05-14T15:43:00.002-06:00

First off I have to remind everyone that Paul and I only have one car. So now our one car is in the shop because Paul got rear ended on Saturday. So I turned the car into the body shop on Monday and went to go pick up the rental car it took them two hours to give me the rental and then at the last second they gave me a minivan instead of a car which was fine because they did not increase the price. So late that night we have issues with the van and Paul ends up turning it in on Tuesday for a new vehicle. We got a Mazda 5 which I really enjoy driving. Though today when we woke up the back tire was flat and so then I went out and tried for an hour and a half to get it fixed and finally paid for it myself because the rental place was giving me and the tire place the run around and Lily was grumpy and Brooklyn was tired at this point and I did not want to wait around for another hour or two while the tire place was waiting for approval. Needless to say I have not had a good time with cars the past couple of days.

Brooklyn

2008-05-07T15:18:00.002-06:00

Wow I can't believe that Brooklyn is almost four months old. It still seems like she was born yesterday. She is getting bigger though about two weeks ago she started to roll up unto her side from her back and she is getting really close to being able to rollover from her tummy to her back. One of her favorite things to do is to play on her floor gym. She also likes to sit up with assistance. She loves to be swaddled up to go to sleep. She is also learning to hold her own bottle for her feedings when I am at work. It is alot of fun watching her learn and grow.

I'm not cool!!

2008-05-07T15:06:00.002-06:00

The other day we were driving around running around doing some errands and on our way home we went over a bump. Afterwards Lily said "That was cool" so I responded with " Well I think your cool Lily" which Lily responded "I'm not cool cause I'm not a bump". Paul and I started laughing and we agree that kids minds and thoughts are very interesting.

Rachel's bridal shower

2008-05-07T14:49:00.003-06:00

Well this past saturday I attended my soon to be sister in law's bridal shower. Her name is Rachel Russell and her and Paul's brother Alex are getting married on June 6th in the Logan Temple. It was a nice shower and I enjoyed getting to know Rachel better as well as getting to know Rachel's mom Chris better. It was also nice just visiting with everyone. Here is a picture of the cute couple.

My Birthday

2008-04-28T18:41:00.003-06:00

Yeah it was my birthday today. I am now 26 years old. Paul took me to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate. He told our waitress that it was my birthday so I got to sit on a saddle and they did a big Texas "YEEEHAW" it was fun. Lily gave me a manicure yesterday for my birthday as well and I gave her one back. She did a pretty good job for being two. It has been a good and relaxing day. I hope all my future birthdays can be as nice and relaxing.

Windy hair

2008-04-25T15:06:00.003-06:00

On this beautiful day today I decided to drive with the windows down in the car. It felt wonderful. As I was driving though from the back seat Lily all of a sudden says "mommy your hair is windy and now it's blowing away and falling out. " She then pauses and says" you better close the window before all of your hair blows and falls out." It was really funny I am glad that Lily is looking out for her mommy and making sure that my hair doesn't all blow away and fall out!! It is a good day though so I hope everyone enjoys this spring weather:)

Family Pictures

2008-04-20T18:53:00.003-06:00

First as I start off this post I have to give credit to my twin Chandra for taking alot of the pictures that are posted from Texas especially the ones from the beach and the ones in the bluebonnets. Chandra loves photography and on the side she likes to take family portraits. She has also done engagement ones and wedding ones for friends and families in her ward. She does a good job so while we were in Texas Paul and I had her do our family portraits. These are some of my favorite ones. Here is the slide show of the rest of them.

Houston Zoo

2008-04-18T14:55:00.003-06:00

Well it is better late than never to finish posting from our trip to Texas. We went and visited the Houston Zoo on Tuesday. I had never actually been there before even though I lived in Texas for several years. It is a pretty nice zoo and it is pretty large and they are in the process of expanding it. My parents got a kick out of how much Lily loved the zoo and how she was most enthusiastic about the monkey and reptile exhibit. My dad was laughing really hard when Lily was bouncing up and down and cheering in the reptile exhibit whenever she found another snake to look at. He asked us why she likes snakes so much and we told him we are not sure why but we are interested to see if she continues to like them. Lily also had a fun time at lunch feeding the birds that were hanging around it was pretty funny because while her and Paul left their seats to go feed the birds another bird came over to the table and pecked at Lily's food that she left. It was beautiful weather and Brooklyn even manged to stay awake for most of the zoo visit. She seemed to enjoy looking around at everything around her. Though her cousin Alex at the same time manged to sleep for most of the time at the zoo. It is okay I think my twin Chandra still enjoyed it as she had a lot of fun with Lily. Here are some pictures hope you enjoy.

Seaworld Pictures

2008-04-14T23:39:00.001-06:00

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-04-13T22:15:00.002-06:00

These are some of the pictures from the Kemah Boardwalk as you can see Lily had a great time in the fountain. Brooklyn enjoyed the day as well.

Alex's Blessing

2008-04-13T18:26:00.002-06:00

Today I was thrilled to be in Texas for my nephew Alex's blessing. It was wonderful to see his dad Joey bless him. Paul, my dad, and Joey's friends Brother Fry and Brother Barnes were in the circle with him. It was a very nice blessing. Joey was nervous but he made it through and blessed Alex that he would be strong member that he would search for the truth in and through the scriptures. he also blessed him that he would be a strong member of the church and that when it came time he would do the things required of him and choose to be baptized. Chandra was a very proud mother and was excited that he was able to wear our nephew, Duncan's tuxedo. It has been a very good day and Alex is very cute. He and Brooklyn like one another and like to be doing the same thing at the same time. If one is eating then the other one starts to eat, it is the same for sleeping or being awake. It has been fun to watch the two of them.