My life....

We just spent 5 days at "The Happiest Place on Earth" and it was GREAT!!!! One thing I always realize after being on vacation or around different people for a while is that my life is EXACTLY what I need. I love my husband, the relationship we have, the way we do things. I love my kids and how we all just work like a clock,  moving in sync without even saying a word sometimes. I love my house. It's not the biggest or newest house, but it's our HOME and it's perfect for us. I love how my life is, perfect for me.

Now, I'm not saying that my life is better than anyone else's, I'm simply saying that mine is perfect for me. I feel so lucky to have the life I do, especially when it comes to Randy. He is everything I need in an eternal companion. A lot of people don't understand our relationship, but we do. Stuff we do and say to each other is not what a lot of people would like or want, but it's how WE work. We have a mutual respect for one another and we only want for each other to be happy. Everyday I pray that I might make Randy's day better in some way or another.

What a wonderful life, trials and all. I wouldn't trade it for ANYONE ELSE'S!!! :)

Disneyland day 1

It's been a year since we've been to Disneyland and we all felt it was time!!! If I wouldn't have had heart surgery last year, we would have been here earlier!!! We started out at 7 am in St. George. With a couple of stops we were here!!! The fun starts with the kids getting to ride with their cousins on the way down!!! We got to Disneyland around 3. Started out on Big a thunder Mountain Railroad. Pirates after that and on goes the list !! We will be at the parks for 5 days this time. We are staying across the street and this is going to be a fun trip!!! We took Harper for her first ride on Pirztes!!!! Perfect first ride!!! I'm in bed, but wanted to say a few words!!!! This is goi g to be a great week!!! I wish all of m friends could be herewith us!!!

Happy 1st birthday Harper!!!!

Today is Harper's first birthday!!!

I can't believe she's one! 

It's been such a busy year and we are so absolutely blessed to have 

this little "button nose" in our family!!!

I took some pictures of her the other day and I've been too busy

to edit them, so here are the raw photos.

I couldn't help but put them on for her birthday post!!!

The crinkly nose makes my heart flutter.....

Her 2 little bunny teeth on the bottom makes me realize that 

even though she's one now, she's still a baby....

Those tiny, little hands that are so busy, still learning.....

The curiosity. She's always on alert. 

Watching, waiting, listening.....

The cute way she "talks". "Mama, Dada, Ama (Maddison) and Tyler".

She has a lot to say to us!!!

Always making us laugh.

I think she knows that we think she's a 

pretty cool chick!!! 

But above all, he beautiful, perfect spirit.

She is such a blessing to us. 

What would we do without her?

We love our little Harper Anne. 

How did we get so lucky?

We don't know, but we will continue to enjoy every second!!!

Every step, every word, every time she points and babbles.

ALL of it!!!

Happy birthday, Honey!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Bonjour!!!!

I was called to sub in a Primary class last Sunday. It was the second Sunday in a row. The first one was pretty frustrating with Harper, wrestling her for 3 hours and trying to teach a lesson isn't the easiest thing to do. So, the whole week I had a pretty crappy attitude. I prepared the lesson, grudgingly. I wasn't very happy going in to Primary. Overall, I just needed an attitude adjustment.

Well, we had just went into Primary when our new Primary President (that is new in our ward and had no idea who I was or ANYTHING about me) came over to me and told me that, "you have a new boy in your class. I don't know how to say his name and, oh by the way, he only speaks French". She pats me on the shoulder, giggles and walks away. RIGHT THEN I knew why I was there.

I took 3 years of French in High School and 2 years in College. That was 100 years ago, but I can still hold a decent conversation. I felt a chill come over my body and I knew that I wasn't there to teach the lesson, I was there to make this little 7 year old feel welcomed.

Sure enough, he didn't speak any English but when I started speaking French to him, his eyes lit up!!! He couldn't believe I was speaking to him in his native tongue!!! I was able to keep him up to speed as far as sharing time and singing time went and then when we went to class, I was able to teach the other 4 children in the class some things to say to Xavier to make him feel more comfortable. It was so fun!!!

I saw his brother in the hall and spoke to him in French. He was confused. They just BARELY moved here from a French island down by Australia, so their family was the only ones they've been able to converse with.

At the end of Primary, I was able to talk to Xavier some more and I told him that we could be friends. He didn't need to try speaking English to me, I would speak to him in French.

It was such a cool day. Sometimes I doubt why Heavenly Father puts me in certain situations. This is one of those lessons that I shouldn't second guess Him!!!! So, I'm going to brush up on my church vocabulary and see how this Sunday goes when I see the family!!!

Since this happened, I have been thinking and dreaming in French. I LOVE it!!!! There are times when I pop off with a common phrase in French and I have to really think to say it in English. SO COOL!!!!! I have always loved the French language and I'm pretty good at it, so this is maybe just motivation to get me back to where I used to be!!!!

Remember, you don't always know the plan HE has in store for us!!!!!

Things I love.....

I am so lucky. I have a great home, a beautiful family, a husband that I adore, and good times. Seriously, what a great life!!!!

These kids are the best!!! I HEART them!!!

I love sisters!!! I have 5 of them and I love having lots of sisters!!!! It's so cool!!!

This is Blanche and I at the airport when her son-in-law came home from his Army deployment!!!

Me, Launa and Blanche doing what we do best... laugh!!!!

Haha!!!!! This picture cracks me up!!!!

Maddison trying to be SCARY!!!!

Oh my word.... THIS FACE!!! I love it so much!!!!

Harper is such a blessing to our family!!!! 

What a cool kid!!! 

Other than kissy kisses, which I ADORE, look at how Randy is holding my arm!!!

I LOVE that!!!!

A heart shaped bruise? Pretty cool, if you ask me!!!

Liam and Harper in wigs..... makes me laugh like crazy!!!

Cambelle on her 100 day of school. She's 100, you know!!!!

Lost teeth and brown eyes. 

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love Cambelle's eyes!!!! 

I love having cameras all over to document all these fun times.

I have such a fun life. Great people all around me, blessings pouring out all over.

Have a great day, everyone!!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLIE!!!!!

This is my friend and neighbor, Kellie. Today is her birthday and I just have to take a minute to tell you how lucky I am to have her in my life. She has been such a blessing to my family this last year. She has been so supportive to me and my family when I had Harper, had my heart surgery and every day in between. She truly is an angel on Earth!!! My family is absolutely blessed by having her in our lives. Heavenly Father put us in the same ward so we could become life-long friends, I do NOT doubt that at all.  She is such an example to me in so many ways. She is one of the most compassionate people I have ever known. She acts on the promptings of The Spirit. She wears her heart on her sleeve and reminds us that it's ok to cry and show love openly. She is pure and honest, loving and gentle. My life is better because Kellie is a part of it.

Kellie girl, I love you. Happy birthday!!!! 

The song is just because it's groovy :) Dance away!!!!

Out with the old.....

I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am about something I got yesterday. I have been using this phone for the last 2 years and it's been just fine, but I have wanted an iPhone SO BAD. We have Ipod Touches and to think of a Touch but with a phone, camera, video camera and 3G service makes my heart race. I struggled for a while because of the extra price each month for the additional data package, but yesterday, I am happy to report that I finally got over that hurdle and I went from THIS PHONE.....

 To THIS PHONE!!!!!!

I seriously wanted to kiss the phone right there in the store, but waited till I got in the car!!!! Randy  must really REALLY love me to get this for me on Valentine's Day!!!! I am SO excited about my new phone!!! Nerdy? Yes!!! Am I ok with that? ABSOLUTELY!!!!! Now, I'm going to go play with my new BFF, Siri!!!