4 women in one house...WATCH OUT!

I was feeding Miss Laney-bug while the girls were doing their after school chores and there was some arguing going on in the direction they were in so I asked what was wrong?

Weeeeeell, they both tried talking over the other and pointing fingers at who does more work and who did what last time and so on and so forth...all I said was "Hey! Let's calm down." And THEN Alyssa comes into the living room bawling! "Ittt's JUST SO UNFAIR! It's so hard being the big sister! it's so hard to always try to be good! Bria always says I don't let her do the rinsing!"

THEN Bria comes out BAWLING and saying "She never thinks I do anything right! She always thinks I don't work hard!!!"

I felt all sorts of emotion myself...wanting to cry with them, yell cause life has bee a bit hard lately, and what I actually did do...laugh and said "Y'all are not EVEN teenagers yet!" :)

We eventually got emotions under control and they eventually forgave me for laughing and had a much better day...but man I am SO not ready for those teen years!

Why can't it just stay like this? :)

Hosted by Cecily and Chris

Say Cheese!!!

It's almost that time of year again when you wake up early to get your kids all prettied up to say cheese, hoping and praying that the picture is snapped when your kid is bright eyed and smiling!

Here are all the kids pics from the previous years of school and I have to say that it makes me sad to see them growing up so quickly and realize that I am NOT and will NOT be getting any younger even though many of my school memories are fresh in my mind! I would also like to add that my school pictures, especially from High School, are not that great! I would personally hunt down anyone that ever posted mine...

...So, my kids can kill me later, but I decided to show the world their pics before they get to the "want to burn these things" stage of their lives! :) Though I think that over all these pics turned out pretty good (for school pics anyways)!

He is sporting a designer hair cut by my hubby! hee hee! Chad doesn't like the clippers so we can only use scissors or else this kid FREAKS! We needed to use the clippers! :)

Another sporty designer daddy do! They didn't even wait for him to smile! But he is still a cutie!

Despite the lack of a toothy smile, I think he is quite the Rhett Butler!

I was pregnant and very sick in bed so I had no say in the hair do...I don't even think I knew what day it was to tell you the truth!

I had fun doing her hair! We woke up VERY early and it hasn't happened since! ;) I wish they would've helped bring out her best smile!

Not too shabby!

My pretty green eyed gal! Hey! I didn't realize this was the same shirt she wore the year before...ha ha! I guess we LOVED it that much! :)

Ok so what on earth is THAT background and I had no clue what she was holding onto until I figured out that THAT background silo looking thing was supposed to be a lighthouse on the beach! And in my defense I was still sick and pregnant during all of this and only managed to pull their hair back. They dressed themselves...can't u tell?

I was sick with pregnancy, but managed to lay her clothes out the night before and actually get her hair looking cute, but they had these pics right after recess...not a good idea!

At least her hair is out of her face! ;)

And here we have Dennis the Menace my friends!

Happy Birthday Bria!

Bria is 6 now! Here are 5 things I LOVE about her:

1. Her positive attitude towards life. You can't get her down for long! She LOVES people and life!
   
2. She can be a spitfire, but is very tender hearted!
3. You can see the love she has for her family and looks forward to being a big sis again!
   
4. is determined when she really wants something. She has been reading chapter books and started reading in the beginning of Kindergarten all because she wanted to do it on her own!
5. She always says she wants to look like me and wanted a hair cut like mine, but I convinced her not to get bangs! :)
   

She did the next little poem and was SO excited to do it that she was jumping up and down saying "This will be so much FUN!!!"

I am . . . kind and nice

I think . . . my dog is funny

I want . . . a neopet
I have . . . 2 cats
I miss . . . Granddaddy
I fear . . . ghosts
I feel . . . the Holy Ghost
I hear . . . Misha eating
I smell . . .food
I crave . . . meat
I cry . . . when Heath pinches me
I search . . . space
I wonder . . . if we are going to have another baby after this one
I regret . . . hitting my little brother
I wish . . . I were a dog
I love . . . my mommy (followed by a hug--Awwww!)
I care . . . about my dad
I always . . . do what my mom says (that's what she thinks ;))
I worry . . . about homework
I am not . . . scared
I remember . . . when I had fun with daddy
I believe . . . Jesus is true
I know . . . the Gospel is true
I sing . . . a lullaby to baby Laney
I don't always . . . hit my little brother
I argue . . . with my big brother
I write . . .in my journal

I lose . . .my toys

I listen . . . to my mom
I can . . . feel the Holy Ghost
I need . . . to be Baptized
I forget . . . about cleaning my room (boy, does she!)
I am happy . . . that Laney is COMING!

My Girls

Recently I found these adorable BFF necklaces for sisters and bought them for the girls. Growing up I had a few best friends come and go in my life. Sometimes you just go down different paths and eventually find someone else along your path of life that can love you that way and you them, hoping it will last! My oldest brother once told me when I was bout 14 and going through some really hard times with some of the gals at school (mean girls and social games that I obviously never got or really cared for) that "You will be lucky to find even ONE true friend in your life!" He was so right. There are a lot of great people out there, but there really aren't too many that will stick through all the weathers of life with you and maintain a lifelong firendship whether you live by eachother or not. I am lucky to have a few more than one in my life, but what he said really stuck. I have also learned through the years that my hubby, Dad, brothers, sister and children are my truest of friends! With out them life would be much harder to bare and they have stuck by me all these years!

My girls put a smile on my face and amaze me with their great capacity to love all around them. It makes me realize I have so far to go in my love for others. These two are very close. Wherever Alyssa is Bria is close behind! She has been her shadow since she could crawl! There are nights we get onto them for staying up talking while they are SUPPOSED to be going to bed, but I remember doing that with my step-sister and we have some fond memories of our being up til 2 talking about boys or whatever was on our minds. Of course my girls better not be staying up til 2 until they are much older cause I don't want to have to put up with the major grumpies! :)

The next few are of the same picture. I have been trying to learn my camera a but more as well as my photoshop. I really liked this picture and can't decide which variation I like better or what I may need to do different next time. What do you think?

From the mouth of Bria

While we were at my dad's, we were making beds when Bria out of the blue says to me, "Mom I am trying very hard not to let Satan attempt me!"

I laughed and replied, "I think you mean tempt!"

Oh the things kids say! They are cute!

2 Cuties+2 Great Sets of Lungs=4 Poms Ready to Cheer!

The girls finished another cheer season and LOVED it! They got R-O-W-D-Y, cheered the team on, got the stand to cheer with them, ate TONS of candy as their game treats with free drinks from the concession stand and won spirit awards! So it was another great season for Alyssa and a great beginning for Bria! GO CRUSADERS!






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Old Times

I was doing some things on the computer when Bria came to me all sad and sentimental and said:

Bria: in a sad almost going to cry tone,"Mom, I miss the old times we used to have!"

Me: "You do, huh?"

Bria: "Yeah, maybe we can do some of the things we did in the old times because I miss that. We used to camp a lot more ya know? And lots of other things."

We had just gone camping in the Smokies in September...guess that was still too far in the past for her! :)

Me: "You're right we should do more of what we used to."

It's kind of funny to hear a 5 year old talking about the "old times". I have to admit that I am kind of confused as to where this is coming from, but it's nice to see her thinking about time and time together.

Another thing to add:

Today while at Conference for our church, Alyssa wrote a note to a boy we were watching while his parents were singing in the choir. Here is what they exchanged...

Alyssa: "Will you marry me?"

Friend: "I will marry NOBODY!"

That cracked us up. Don't worry Alyssa's ego wasn't bruised...there's still time! :)

On their way to Kindergarten!

It is official! Our little Bria and her cousin L are now on their way to Kindergarten! Bria was soooooooo EXCITED to finally graduate pre-school!!!
It's hard to imagine that this whole pre-school stuff started 6and a half years ago for me and my little Chaddy(who is soon to be a 4th grader)! Then it was Alyssa who joined the ranks and now I have one more kid to go...dear little ACTIVE Heath-y(who will be starting this Fall)!!!
Too bad cousins, S and B weren't able to make it, they had a dance class that night. S and Alyssa graduated the same time too. Maybe Heath and R will do the same! It was nice to have most of the local fam there too! It's times like that when you think, "yeah, there are some payoffs to being geographically close to family!" ;) hee hee!
I am glad that all that is over with and now we are gearing up for a fun summer! Can't wait until I am done with school! Only 2 more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you tell I am happy bout that one!?!

Haaaaa haaaa haaa haaaaaaaaaaa!

You wanna know what I'm laughin' at?


Take a look at this clip!!!!!!!!!!!! My little Brie is full of funny surprises!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take time for the little things!

Today was a fun change of pace for me. I took time away from the much needed house work, let me say once again, MUCH NEEDED, and my never ending pile of homework and went to my daughter's Field Day at pre-school. It was a blast! I have to say that at first I wasn't too thrilled about it because I had Heath in tow and he is quite the high energy kid when we are in the great outdoors, but he was actually really good! Of course it did help that the AMAZING Mrs. C, Bria's teacher, helped and let him have turns on all the cool blow up rides! Needless to say he was in heaven aaand in love with her! He listened to her much more than me. What? Me jealous!?! Never!


This field day marks the soon to be end of her pre-school days! She has grown into quite the young lady and I am going to miss her firey, funny, sweet personality during the day time. Heath is going to get sooo bored without her! She loved her time having fun and she was excited to spend most of the day with one of her best buds, B. He goes on M, W, and F, but came today for the fun! She also was able to see her beloved cousin, L and his Family too! Too bad daddy couldn't be there, that blasted career stuff can get in the way of fun sometimes! :)

I had fun taking pics, and chatting, but boy was it HOT! Where is spring!?! I swear I am going to have to take a shower again with all my perspiring! Now that I am home I have the air conditioning on and my fans on! And noooooo I am not Preggers or having hot flashes!!!! It really is that HOT! ;) Of course it might help if I had shorts and short sleeve shirt on, but I didn't want to blind anyone one with my sun deprived leggies!

Well enjoy the pics, especially our missed daddio! We love you and wish you could've sweat...er I mean slightly melted and had fun with us! I am glad that I let some things go in order to have fun and take some time for a moment I can never regain! One day I will look back and not remember the laundry, dusting and vacuuming that was needed, but will remember the smiles and time to laugh with my children!


One more thing before I wrap this up! We were able to see some geese and their gosling's before we ended and I have to say I need to unravel their parenting secrets because my kids couldn't stand in a line like that. They'd be too busy arguing over who's turn it was to be first, and I am sure many more things!