The Cruise!

Ok, I know...I know...I have still not gotten any better! So Mandy posted all the pictures of the cruise already and so this will kind of be a repeat but she seemed to have left one huge peice out of the puzzle! We had a storm Friday night after our last night of porting and we were told that there were somewhere between 15 to 25 ft swells! This was the scariest thing that has ever happened in my life, the whole family was seasick, there were passengers trying to get to the back of the boat because that is the worst spot and they were just walking down the hallway with trash cans. They had roped of all of the decks because it was too dangerous. Mandy, I know took a video of trying to walk down the hallway but I have not seen it, maybe we can talk her into posting it on her blog. The cruise was alot of fun, but this I can say ruined the whole cruising thing for me, I am not sure that I will ever step foot on a boat like that again. I know this sounds crazy and in all reality it would not have happened, but all I could think of while this was going on was that this freakin boat is going to tip! Here are a few pictures while on the cruise!

Ok, I know...I know...I have still not gotten any better! So Mandy posted all the pictures of the cruise already and so this will kind of be a repeat but she seemed to have left one huge peice out of the puzzle! We had a storm Friday night after our last night of porting and we were told that there were somewhere between 15 to 25 ft swells! This was the scariest thing that has ever happened in my life, the whole family was seasick, there were passengers trying to get to the back of the boat because that is the worst spot and they were just walking down the hallway with trash cans. They had roped of all of the decks because it was too dangerous. Mandy, I know took a video of trying to walk down the hallway but I have not seen it, maybe we can talk her into posting it on her blog. The cruise was fun, but this I can say ruined the whole cruising thing for me, I am not sure that I will ever step foot on a boat like that again. I know this sounds crazy and in all reality it would not have happened, but all I could think of while this was going on was that this freakin boat is going to tip! Here are a few pictures while on the cruise!

Back!

Ok, so I promise I am really going to try and get better about posting again. Things have just been really busy with the new job! I took the girls to see Hannah Montana the other night in
3-D and they really enjoyed it except for the fact that Cameryn kept saying really loud "you silly man, don't hit me in the face!" Talk about too many giddy girls in one spot, the place was completley full with young, energized girls that were so excited to see the show. I put a picture on here with them in the 3-D glasses but it wasn't the best because it was a little dark. I have to tell you though, even though I am the mom and I am supposed to be just excited for the reason of seeing the girls excited, I think I enjoyed it just as much! Addy lost her glasses some how in the middle of the movie (don't ask me how, Addy does alot of things that I don't know how she did, I am not sure where she gets that........Joel, don't say anything!) and being the mom, I had to give up mine so that she could watch it but the selfish part of me did not want to, because then the movie wasn't nearly as good! I am just glad that she is at the age that she watches something that is somewhat interesting......atleast it isn't Barney!

So as most of you know these last few weeks have been quite challanging for me, and not only me but also Addy! Mom, told me when this all was in the midst that when the devil feels threatened by you he will find ways to come in your life, and wow that is true! We were all trying to get back in church and back to the place that we needed to and not only that but the place that I want to be! He came in and tore something out of my life that is not nearly appreciated enough from me and unfortunalty I just had to learn it the hard way. Even though this has been tough some days and made the independence part of me come out significantly, this was all for the best and made me realize alot of things! First, I know it is supposed to be the other way around but Addy has really been someone that I rely on, her and I have formed such a bond throughout all of this and her and I have made it through together. I have realized how important my sister is to me! Kellie is going to move on a marry one day and she will not live with me and so this will all happen eventually, but I guess it is just the thought, that this is not the way that it was supposed to happen. So.......the devil tried to come in my life and take me down, but I will not let him ruin anything and Kellie, Addy and I are all stong enough to not let him take over!

So we leave in 3 weeks for the cruise and we are so excited! I have already started packing Addy and I's bags! (can you tell I am excited?) Addy can't get over the fact that we are going on a boat that has shopping in it! She was afraid that the sharks would get her, and I tried to explain to her that this boat is way too big, that couldn't happen! My cruise was fun last year, but I am so excited to experience all of this with Addy!

Ok.....I will post again soon!

Sorry for not posting lately????

Just some random pictures since I have not posted in awhile, I will try to get better!

I left Citizens Bank about three weeks ago after being there for about 4 1/2 years, this was such a hard thing but a great thing for me! I am so grateful for the things that I learned in the four years that I spent at the bank, and all the memories that I have made there! Within the last year, I remember thinking to myself that, "this would be my life, that I would be at forever." not that it would be a bad thing, but I am so happy that I made the choice to move on. I am so happy with the new job, and all I can say is that, "Things happen for a reason!" and I can give all of that thanks to my sister Mandy!

Kellie and Hank the hound dog!
Kellie and Jason!
Addy and her cousin Gage!
Big bird Noah!

Noah Man!

Today, Addy and I went to visit Noah, for those of you that don't know, Noah has been the hospital for a couple of days and they have finally figured out that he has bacterial pneumonia, although he does not look very good at all, he is doing a little better and all we can pray for is that he gets all better soon!

I have to say being there is not what I expected, I just expected to walk in and see the happy Noah that he always is and together both Addy and I were quite suprised as well as sad! The saddest part to me was just the way that he laid on your chest and just acted as if all he wanted was to love you, now don't get me wrong, I think me and all of my family would just love it if he would do that all of the time, but it just didn't seem like the same old Noah and that was when I really struggled with as close as it could be for me to have my own child sick, I give my sister and Chad courage and stength to be strong for little Noah!

For Christmas I got one of the Acapella Cd's which I am crazy about and just two days ago I had heard this song for the first time and I kept on telling Kellie that she had to listen to this one song and after today this song meant so much more to me and to be honest I am lucky I didn't end up in the hospital myself because of the crying on the way home, that makes it a little hard to see. So little Noah, you know that we all love you and you are going to be good as new in a few days!

The video that you see on here, your probably going to wonder why we have a card held up to his face. That is the card that Addy got her cousin Noah and we thought when we picked it out that it even kind of looked like him, when Addy gave that Balloon and Card to him, it was so cute to see his response, he was so happy to see his cousin!

Ok, so I am going to copy in the words of this song, but hearing it in person makes it so much better, it is so pretty!

Born with Heaven in their eyes~God sent, innocent, the promise of life~Born into this mess we've made~
Holding the future and hope of better days~Cause there is nothing more beautiful and wild~Than the dreams that grow in the heart of every child~

They are the roses~They are the lights that shine~They are the waves that roll in the ocean tide~They are angels~They are souls in flight~They are the hope that everything is going to be alright~They are the roses~

Imagine a place~Filled with happy sounds of playgrounds where every child is safe~Where people join hands~Pray our children will all have a chance~In every family, in every tribe, in every town~We're the keepers of this garden and we can't let them down~

They are the roses~They are the lights that shine~They are the waves that roll in the ocean tide~They are our future~They are our doctors~They are our preachers~They are our teachers~Let's not forget them~Have compassion on our children~They are~

Well, we all had a really good Christmas except for the fact that Addy was extremely to spoiled! Our couch is still full of all of her toys, we have to clean out her playroom now before we can move all the new ones in. This is just a few pictures of us during the holidays.

Addy and I at my mom's house
Addy on Christmas Day!
Cameryn and Addy
My Dad and Addy at his house!

If anyone is wondering where all the decorations came from in my house, and why I am so into the Christmas spirit, then by looking at this picture of my mothers house, you will realize! Yesterday Kellie and my mom decorated all day and I thought the house looked beautiful!

This was at my mother and step fathers house the other day, the whole family decided to get together and make Christmas cookies. The scrooge out of the bunch (my stepfather) did not want to let us turn on the Christmas music. Needless to say we talked him into it and then when I looked over I realized that they were dancing together. Very cute, but not something we really wanted to watch, so both the girls ended up dancing with them and it ended up being very cute!

So this was our family Thanksgiving fun!! Our family has played a game called Pit for as long as I can remember but unfortunatley we don't get to get together enough to play it. When you play this video, you are going to think "This family is crazy!" but let me tell you, this game is so fun. Just to let you know, it is kind of like a stock exchange game and everyone has to get 9 of the same card in their hand so you have to exchange cards with someone that wants to exchange the same amount as you want to. The catch to it all is that there is a card that is "The Bear" and you do not want to get that card! This is just a clip of the game we played the other night. It was so much fun!

Addy had her first dentist appointment yesterday! I can not even explain to you what a big girl she was, the dentist was amazed with the fact that she was so good! Ok, so that was the good news, now to the bad! My daughter had.....are you ready for this? SEVEN cavities, talk about feeling like a failure of a mom? I was completley shocked, I told him "I can not say that we are the absolute best with brushing but I can tell you what, we do it alot more than most kids would!" Obviously, we need to do it more! He said that it had nothing to do with hygine and had everything to do with the fact that for the first 3 years of Addy's life she slept with a sippy cup of milk next to her at night time, infact she would wake up about 3 times a night and ask for her milk! No one ever wanted to keep her for that reason, that she would wake you up in the middle of the night and whine for her milk. Anyway, when we went through the whole potty training thing, it was the end of the milk thing at night time or else she would make mistakes! So now because of the fact that we allowed that we are paying for it, and I mean REALLY paying for it!! She goes back to three different appointments to get these taken care of and she even has to get a shot in her mouth! We or I guess that I should say "I" was wanting to take her to a pedidontist to where they would knock her out to fill all of these because that is alot of shots in the mouth that she is going to need! But.....the dentisit said that he did not think Addy would have any trouble at all being that she was so good! The only probelm is, that I can't be in the room! They don't allow the parents in the room when they are doing something like that because they say it makes it harder on the dentist, so I expect that I will probably be in the waiting room crying by myself.

So.....the moral of the story is......anyone that is around my daughter, please don't give her candy!!

Christmas Already....

Ok, so I know it is not even Thanksgiving yet, but if anyone reading this knows my mom, then you would know exactly why I have my decorations up already! Even though sometimes I hate to admit it, we all become our mother! No offense mom! So let me tell you about a few things with the decorations, again if you guys know me, you all know that Kellie is the decision maker when it comes to decorating the house, so.....our house is, what....right over 1,000 square foot and we have two Christmas trees in our house, I can say that I am able to make some decisions, because if it was Kellie's choice then we would have a tree in every room, including my bathroom!

The only other comment I will make is about the big Santa on the wall, now I love this Santa, but some people would consider me weird! Now one of my good friends, Amber was over and complimented on everything that was done in the house but looked at me and said "Everything looks great, but that Santa has to go, he is ugly and scary!"

So what she said spiked my curiosity a little, I want to hear it what you guys think about the Santa? No lying, you can even hide your identity!

Christmas Tree # 1- Front Room
Hutch in dining room
The scary Santa
Christmas Tree # 2 Dining room

Amber stayed the weekend with us because Clint was hunting all weekend, which Addy just loved! I told her that we would have to have her over more often to have girls night. Sunday night, us girls just hung out all night long. We played pictionary, and although Addy is not a great drawer we let her play and it was very cute! This is a little clip of the fun we had playing.

The girls had a Slumber Party at my house tonight, which may have been the wrong night to choose because they had way too much Candy and they were really hyper. They always have a good time together!

Tonight was Halloween, Addy was a Spider Princess, Noah was a froggy, and Cameryn which I do not have a picture of and I am not sure why was a "Native American" (that is what she called herself) We had alot of fun just trick or treating the family and then this year we actually went around the neighborhood, which was the first year for the girls and they just had so much fun! They got way too much Candy, which is not good for two reasons. My childs teeth are going to rot out if she keeps on eating all the junk and also now that there is candy in the house, guess who will be eating it? Me!!

These are pictures that I took yesterday of Addy right before she left to go to McDonalds with her Nana and Papa. I was really proud of her because she did so well in dealing with all my hyper activity and cooperating with me while I made her do every pose you could think of. I thought these ended up really cute so I just wanted to share!!