Happy Birthday Mattee...

November 1st Mattee (Mavis) turned 9 years old. Mattee is growing up fast. She is quite the character. She loves to tell jokes and loves to read books and learn from them. She tells me something new everyday she learns from books that I didn't know about. She is a beautiful young lady. She is very strong willed and loves to make others happy. She is always helping me around the house without me having to ask. She is a wonderful and thoughtful sister. The other day Kelsee asked me for some change (those of you who know me well know that I never have change. I always use my debit card) and of course I didn't have any change on me. Well Mattee over heard this and had $3 in her piggy bank. She put the $3 in an envelope and snuck it in Kelsee's school bag (Kelsee found it when she got to school). She is always doing something thoughtful for others. She is a strong animal lover and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. I (we) love Mattee so much and we are so blessed to have her in our lives. We are so proud of you...Happy Birthday!

Happy Halloween...

This year was quite a different Halloween night. Kelsee (hippie)went to a friends party and trick or treating with them. Our first year without her. Does it get any easier? We missed having her with us. My Mattee (witch)and Avree (monkey. If you know my Avree her costume is perfect for her.) had a hay day though and Hadlee (Kitti) stayed home with grandma. Thank you Marilyn for watching her. Jamie and I dressed up too. I was a hill-billy and Jamie was a lumber jack. The night was perfect weather. They got some good treats and toys. We went to one house where they were serving fresh egg rolls (homemade) to the parents. They were delicious. After our night out we went back to Bud and Marilyn's for taco casserole. This is our family trend every year. We love Maryiln's taco casserole. Thank you Bud and Marilyn for always hosting us.

Carving Pumpkins...

The girls enjoyed carving their own pumpkins lastnight. Avree would take out her pumpkin guts and put them into her sisters pumpkin. It was too cute. Hadlee's pumpkin is the witch.

Rainbow Gardens

We went to our yearly tradition for Audra's birthday to Rainbow Gardens. We look forward to it every year. We always have a good time. Avree loved the cantelope while everyone else enjoyed their Mormon Muffins...

Pinata...

For Spanish class Kelsee chose to make a pinata for one of her assignments. We finished it up lastnight. She chose a bat being so close to Halloween. I think she did an amazing job. Good job sweetie. Love you...

Happy 13 Years...

I am posting this now because Jamie will be home for the weekend. It all started out with me going to a car show with Kirk, Audra, Jamie and his girlfriend, and one of Jamie's friends. They were trying to set me up with Jamie's friend. He was a super nice guy but very quiet and we weren't hitting it off. Through the night in the corner of my eye I could see Jamie starring at me. I thought "what a creep! His girlfriend is right next to him and he is looking at me" but deep down inside feeling the butterflies of excitement and wishing that we were a couple and thinking it will never happen. Well guess what! I never imagined that we would end up together soon after. Jamie and I clicked on our first date as if we had known each other forever. We went to Ruby River in Salt Lake and to this day it is still our favorite restaurant. He could hypnotize me with his eyes and rail me in. His eyes tell me everything between love, sadness, anger, and excitement. I am still hypnotized by his big hazel eyes and he will always be able to rail me in. We lived together for about a year and on October 12th we were married. We decided from day one that we wanted to start a family early. We both love and adore children. On April 15th we brought our beautiful Kelsee Paige into this world. Wow! We were so happy and never imagined we could love her so much. This brought us wanting more. November 1st Mattee Lynn came into our lives and we were filled with over joy. We waited for 7 years before deciding it was time for more. On May 30th Avree Marie was born. We now wonder why we waited so long before receiving this precious little girl from Heaven. Then 6 months later we were blessed with a surprise. Yep another little girl was going to join our family. On September 4th Hadlee Belle was born. This sweet little beautiful bundle of joy is here and can not imagine her not being with us. What a blessing our daughters are in our lives. We love them with every breath and heartbeat we take. Jamie and I have built many amazing memories in our lives together and with our children. Our love for each other grows stronger everyday and I still feel those butterflies of excitement for him like we just met. He is an amazing father and husband. We are first in his life and he does all he can to make us happy. I have truly been blessed with a beautiful family. I thank Heavenly Father everyday for Jamie and my girls. I love you Sparky and you will always be the love of my life. I look forward to the day that we can make it for eternity...

Alf