Art Time

While I was work earlier this week I gave Bruce an idea of something fun he could do with the girls. So they went outside and picked out some rocks and painted on them. The girls had a great time and I think Daddy did too!

Collin & Sienna

So Collin & Sienna are very close. They really love each other very much. Sienna is always hollering for Collin and he loves her presence. They will always cuddle with each other and give one another hugs. It is really quite precious.

The Zoo

A week or so ago we went to the zoo with Cala & Dan and took CJ with us. It was a gorgeous day out and the kids really enjoyed the zoo. We saw some giraffes, lions, zebras, bears, monkeys, penguins, bobcats ... etc. Here are some pictures of that day.

Random Daddy Pics

Here are some pictures Daddy took while Mommy was working:

Panty Time

Sienna so desperately wants to be a big girl. So the other day I put panties on her and she was SO excited. I plan on potty training her next month. I had to get a picture of her in underwear. She and Jordon were running around and around. It was so funny!!

The Power of Prayer

So yesterday was full of great news and surprises. First of all my husband drove to Utah to meet with Greenlight and accept a job offer. It is the work from home job the my previous post was about. This is going to work out perfect for us! I'm just so excited we finally have something and we can start to move forward. After many many prayers a huge relief has been lifted off our shoulders.
One of my listings was finally accepted by the bank. This not only helps me out but my Dad as well.
Now onto a different note. I was so excited to watch the premier of Dancing with the Stars. I was up till almost 11pm watching it. I had fallen asleep only to be awoken from Jordon telling me that there was a monster. I told her that monsters aren't real. She insisted that she could hear it. So we walked towards her room and sure enough I heard it. It was the smoke detector chirping. Stupid thing! We had just changed the battery last week. I told her it wasn't a monster it was the batteries and that I could fix it. I changed it out only to hear the one by my bedroom now chirp. What is going on!!!! I get her back to bed and come out to my computer to check my email and hear both of them go off one after the other. Jordon of course freaks out again. So I change the battery in the one by my bedroom. Wait a few minutes and sure enough they still keep chirping. They chirp about every 3-30 seconds apart from each other. I after messing with them for almost an hour I take Jordon into my bed with me and we shut the door and turn the fan on. BUT, we can still hear the dang things. By now Sienna had woke up and I could hear her thru the monitor. I laid in bed for another 45 more minutes listening to them sing to each other and Sienna playing. I got up again and googled what to do. Well come to find out even if you detached the wiring they still can chirp. So I tried wrapping them with saran wrap. Got back in bed. It is now 3:30am. I heard them chirp a few more times and decided to say a prayer. I asked that Heavenly Father please help all of us to not hear the chirping so that we could all fall back to sleep. I didn't hear another chirp after that. We all fell back to sleep .... thank heavens!

Happy Birthday Mommy Dearest!

Well if I've done my math correct today would have been my Mother's 61st birthday. As many of you may know she passed away almost 7 years ago from ALS or Lou Gerhigs disease.
I miss her laugh, her sense of humor, her knowledge and advise, the way she played with her Grandkids, her super soft skin, her beautiful smile, the way she would play with our hair, her silly dancing and snapping her fingers to the beat, the crazy bold colors she used to wear, I could go on.
It saddens me greatly that my girls don't get to see what a great Grandma they had. Ellie takes a close second. She is so good to them and they love her, it's just not quite the same.
I think about her everyday and treasure the memories I have. So to everyone else who still has their Mother around, treasure these days. Take lots of pictures and mental notes of these precious times together.
Happy Birthday Mom, I love and miss you SO much.