My angel is 7

I can hardly believe that my little angel turned 7 today. I can honestly say that she has brought so much joy and happiness into my life. I have always called Kali my angel. When she was about 6 months old my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a hard time for our family and especially my mom. Well she was the only grandchild that lived close to my parents and since I was able to be a stay home mom with her I spend a lot of time with my mom as she was struggling through Chemo and sickness, and Kali was the bright spot of every day for me and family. She helped us all get through that hard time and I have always said that the Lord sent her as an angel to our family to help us through a difficult time. She was my little buddy and her and I had such an amazing realationship with each other. She has so much personality and spunk!! And she is so talented and gifted in so many ways. I love her so much and I feel like the years and flying by. It is like one of my favorite songs says, "I wish I could save these moments and put them in a jar, I wish I could stop the world from turning keep things just the way they are." I love her and I love so much that she was able to come into my life and teach me so much about love and patience. I love you little chick and I hope you had a great birthday!!!

Kalis dog birthday party

Kali told me from the beginning that this year she wanted to have a dog birthday party. So we went to work to find some fun ideas for her party.

We got Kali and Lexi all dressed up as puppies

I was so glad that the weather was so nice that we were able to do the party outside.

All the kids got their faces painted, then they adopted a puppy and gave it a name. after that they went and made a dog colar for their new puppy out of beads. Then we had dog races where they had to run like a dog and carry their puppy in their mouth. The kids were giggling through the whole race.

We had a fun bone pinata, which we have found has always been one of our kids favorite things to do for their birthday parties. This year the pinata broke off the string so Derek had all the kids line up on the patio while he opened it and scattered the candy on the lawn, then the kids made a run for it.

Opening presents. Aunt Camie is the one who made her the adorable dog apron. Kali loved it.

Cupcakes, and dogie bingo. The birthday party was a total blast and the kids had so much fun!!

Grandma came and got Kali and Lexi and took them to go and see "Up" for Kalis b-day. The girls loved it!!

On her birthday morning I asked her what her favorite breakfast was and she said "Waffles, with buttermilk syrup, whip cream and rasperries." So we made it happen and of course she got to eat on the "you are special plate" And she had to model her new birthday outfit.

After school we took her to play on the playground and get icecream. So Camie and Corey brought their families and the kids had a blast being together. I think all in all she had a great birthday!!

Star of the week!!!

One really fun thing that they do in 1st grade is each week they pick a different student to be the "star of the week" and this week it was Kalis turn. So Derek and I got to come into her classroom and give a 10 minute presentation on Kali and hand out a little snack to all the kids. It was a lot of fun!! And Kali just thought it was fabulous!!!

family fun!!!

Last Friday we took the girls up to the aquarium in Salt Lake. They loved it!!

It was so neat, and the girls favorite part was petting or touching the sting ray. It was a blast, the sting ray would come up along the sides and flap his body, it looked like he was waving (at least that is what we told the girls). They loved it!!

Next I had to post this picture since I thought it was a little view into my amazing life. First off I was just throwing together some cookies really quickly for the young women and next thing I know one by one the kids scooted the chairs over the the counter to help me. I love these little angels!!!

Derek and the boys watching football. It has begun!!!

My boys are in love with Barney right now, whenever I turn it on they are glued to the T.V. So I had to take a picture of this since they look so dang cute.

Kali's new glasses

Our cute little Kali got glasses this week. She was having some difficulty seeing the board at school so we took her in for an eye exam, and found out that she needs glasses. She only has to wear them when the teacher is writting on the board, but she sure does look adorable in them!!

And of course she has to model for the camera. She is such a little actress!!

Updates

First off Kali and Lexi started Dance and they are loving every minute of it. The are constantly showing me new cute dance moves they learned, and they especially love getting all "tutued" up ( I know that is not a word I just made it up.)

Lexi's twin cousins Sadie and Saylor are in her class with her. This is their first day!!

This I can honestly say is one of the highlights of the year. I know all you ladies know what this is, and I have wanted one forever. My parents gave this to me for my birthday this year, and I am so super excited about it. It has made me want to be in the kitchen so much just baking away. No more kneading bread by hand....Yahoo!!!

Derek and I also had our 8 year anniversary in August. I walked in the door to these!! Why is it that roses just make a girl so happy?? Thanks babe!!!

Consider the options.?.?.?

Okay so Sunday in church I was asked by a darling little girl in our ward if I had a baby in my tummy........So I have been pondering this for the last few days and thought of a few options of what she was thinking...

1st. The dress I was wearing needs to be burned at the stake..
2nd. I just had a great glow about me from an amazing lesson in Young Womens.
3rd. Kids sometimes have intuitions about things in the future, so I have a lot of reason to be terified that another baby "or two" is coming to our house soon.
4th. The seven pounds that I have put on over the summer have not gone unnoticed and I need to start a diet asap.