Our Life

Some new things that the girls are doing are as follows. McKayla has learned the difference between her first and last name. She knew her whole name, but now she understands what her first is and what her last name is. She knows her phone number and we are working on our address.

Ariana can now tell us "no, stop!" She normally tells us this when we are putting her to bed or wiping her face after she is done eating. She has lots of words and likes to use them.

I am amazed at how big my kids are getting. I mean they are growing so fast. Big is a relative term in this house:)

This is my oldest McKayla. I loves to pose for pictures and is really starting to understand how to smile so cute! It is hard to watch her grow up. I want her to stay this age forever.

This is little Ariana. If you look very carefully at the top of her head you will notice her first ponytail. Her hair is thicker than McKayla's, but it has stayed shorter. The pony tail lasted about 1 hour before it was pulled out. But it was cute!

Feild Trip

Make a Smilebox photobook

Silly Girls

Say Cheese!

Princess in a sombrero?

Dirt

Every January I start deep cleaning the house. Un-cluttering the piles, washing the walls, blinds, dusting and cleaning out closets and cupboards. I don't enjoy doing this, but I enjoy the result. It is nice to take a look at every room and note what needs to be fixed, touched up, or thrown out. However, I find that my house is way dirtier that I thought it was. I honestly thought I kept my house clean, but oh those little places that it hides. I haven't tackled the hardest rooms yet. I know one of the worst will be the family room because it is out office and Chad's homework station. I also have to go through filing cabinets and clean the computer area. Sigh. Oh well. the question is why do I do this in January after everyone comes to my house in December? They only get to see the end of the year clutter and dirt, never the sparkling new year clean. Reason:I am an outdoor person. i like to be outside as long as possible. Cleaning the house from top to bottom during the January and February help me not go crazy, well more crazy I should say. So here is to tackling the bathroom and scrubbing the tile on my hands and knees.

AMEN!!

I love watching my children's walk towards Heaven Father and the Savior. We say prayers every morning and evening as a family and we help the girls say their prays before they go to bed. McKayla is big enough to bless the food and say her own personal prayer without any help. We pretty much say Ariana's for her. Lately though she has one part down. She waits with eager anticipation until the end and then she shouts "amen". She draws it out to really emphasize the two syllable word. I love it. I can't help but chuckle every time she does it. Having these two girls has really built up my testimony and faith. I am blessed!

O Remember, Remember

So, my church is putting together a re-enactment of a pioneer trek for the youth of our ward. I work with the 12-13 year old girls so that means that I get to go. I went to a meeting last night about it and I am so impressed. The focus is not on the physical trials, but rather to honor the spiritual strength of our ancestors. Every month until we go on the three day trek, we will be memorizing hymns and scriptures. We will also be reading articles about the pioneers and focusing on Jesus Christ as our Savior. I am so excited to go. I know it will be a great spiritual experience as well as a chance for growth in my testimony. The question is do I want to wear the dress? (It's optional). I am thinking not, but I may wear a bonnet just for the fun of it:)