I love when my mom comes to visit.  I feel that my heart is just happier when she is around.  The children laugh, we play outside, we enjoy every park, we eat more ice cream, and we just embrace every moment of life more.  I love having her here and the second she leaves I am planning her next trip in my mind.

We celebrated Nate's birthday yesterday.  We enjoy a day full of family time and an evening with friends.  We did a whole fiesta theme, banners, decorations, food and cake.  Nate said it was a GREAT birthday! Nate asked for a crazy cake of something he loved. So I made him, his favorite food, tacos and a margar…

Nate and I celebrated our 8th anniversary!  It is so hard to believe that 8 years has already passed us by.  We had a wonderful family day.  We went to the zoo, lunch, pool and the drive-in.  It was a perfect day! Aliya was running to find her favorite animals. She was very happy when she found them! Trent was so ex…

Over the last four months Beau has really become a part of the family. He is the most loving and loyal dog. He adores the children and comes running each time one of them cries. All five of us love him to pieces and are so glad we have him.          and what does our very very good dog like as a reward.... to occasion…

Our little man graduated from Kindergarten on Friday.  It was adorable to watch him as he received his completion certificate, danced to music, and stood up as they called his name to receive his awards.  Trent earned awards for excellent conduct, first place Young Authors Award,  Best Cover Young Authors Award, and f…