Christmas At our House

So Christmas has come and gone, and this year was a little different then years past, in the simple fact that we really tried to incorporate the true meaning and traditions into our little children this year. We decorated cookies, delivered them to friends and loved ones by singing to them and we made lots of trips to look at lights. We also talked a lot about the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of the day, we had a lot of family time this year and it felt really good to connect on a plane that sometimes we "think" we are to busy to come down to. Christmas was good at our house this year for more then the presents and new things it brought.
Kayden and his scary dinosaur

Kyleigh and her new American Girl "Julie"

Kasyns got this scary dinosaur and many new transformers


Kambree got new babies and dress up clothes

christmas cookies

So this year i decided to be in the spirit of Christmas and bake cookies for our friends and neighbors. Well 4 dozen cookies later and a lot of mess the cookies were all together. I know the kids had a lot of fun and the mess was huge but i think we may have a new Christmas tradition.

Kayden whipping up some yummy cookies

Kasyn helping out

Kyleigh being santa

Kambree waiting on the cookies to cook

Megan made a snowman out of the dough

Kayden and Kyleigh trying to work together

Kambree ate a ton of dough

wowwie

Holy Cow so school is finally over and this has proabaly been the most stressful sememster i have ever had. We made it throw and now will have a few weeks off before we go back again in January.
Kyleigh and Kayden had there school programs today. Unfortnatly i missed Kaydens program but here are a few of Kyleighs pic from her program. They both did fabulous.

my CUTE babies

I love my babies lately they seem to be getting cutter and cutter love my kids

Christmas already

we got our christmas tree up this past weekend i am not sure it will stay up (meaning the ornaments) since the babies seem to think it is a large toy but as for right now we are trying to get into the season

the girls

kasyn reorganizing the ornaments

kambree helping put up the ornaments

kayden showing off some of the decorations

Jon and myself after the kids were in bed and the tree was up and done

LIfe and FrieNDS

Lately i have thought a lot bout what the true meaning of living is. To some of you this may seem weird but i really have struggled with a few things lately. Like why do children get sent to earth to be abused or taken for granted or why do people get taken away when it seems like they were living there life right. So many questions come and go throughout my day but threw others testimonies and others experiences some of these things are starting to make sense.
Its crazy how others can influence us whether right or wrong. Crazy how others can interpret things that I myself don't understand. Life is full of challenges and we have to be able to rely on others and our own self during these times. Maybe that is why the Lord has put certain people in our lives at certain times. I believe strongly that people come into your life at certain times for certain reasons. Maybe to help you or maybe to help them but I strongly believe that we are all here to help each other get stronger and get through those tough situations.
Living is this life has gotten to be so hard with the world around us. How many times I drop my children off at school and wonder what someone else is going to teach them (possibly something good and possibly something not as good) I worry that they will be influenced by those bad things and pray that I have taught them enough or good enough that they will choose the right decision but shutter to think that i may have left something out. This is when I feel as though i know how Heavely Father feels, he showed us the example and told us how to return to him, but how many times do we choose that wrong path and go a different way.
I am so grateful that i know that I can be forgiven and pray everyday that i can reach out to that person that HE has brought to me to help out. On the other hand i pray for that person that is suppose to ease my burden that they will also choose that right way, weather it be for my childrens sake or myself.
then at the end of the day i think to myself I THINK TO MUCH!

OCtober Is OVer (where dID IT gO)

This month has been crazy with Kambree's birthday, Halloween and normal day to day stuff we have had a lot on our plates. Here are a couple pic that are just randoms of our month in a climps

Kayden posing for the camera with his candy from Grandma Bailey

We also decorated cookies it was a lot of fun we had friends over and the kids said it was the most fun they have EVER HAD!

we were recovering from this aweful flu that has been going around so on Halloween night we stayed home carved pumpkins ate pizza and handed out candy it was very relaxing

Jon getting the "guts" out of the pumpkin

Kambree and her pumpkin

Katelyn and Kyleigh pose for the camera at Kambree's birthday

THat iS What I mEANt to SAY

So one my dear friends posted this and since she is so good with words i decided to copy it over. I feel exactly like this a lot, i can't help but wonder if HE is really trying to get us to "REFOCUS" otherwise we (meaning me) might go on and on and never totally "FOCUS" life goes by so fast and we miss so much when we live in the normal everyday world instead of putting things into perspective like they should be. thanks again friend you are phenomenal in your writings.

sometimes....


i feel i catch myself thinking~ rather than living.
by nobodies fault, but my own.
i think about many things.... but i don't think it is until night time that i actually HEAR myself think.
sometimes i wish i could just switch the flip. Switch it to OFF, mute, pause OR some how
....just put my mind to rest!
this is why I don't read books very often. this is why my husband sometimes, umkay... a lot of times... gets ignored after the kiddos have gone to bed. this is why i don't remember movies. this is why i often times fall asleep earlier than i was planning. this is why i may wake to a sleeping husband on the couch and a dog laying beside a pool of urine (in the sun room). this is why we don't tend to leave the house very early in the mornings. this is why i don't always find the time to get the laundry put away, this is why the kids didn't get a chance to go to the park, color that picture, or do what shoulda, woulda, coulda been so much fun!
this is why some days seem as if they fell short of something.... something that i just mulled right over, without even thinking twice~
ironic BECAUSE at the same time i was thinking too much about something else.
CONFUSED????
this isn't ALWAYS THE CASE, but my point is that MANY cherished hours have been spent.... THINKING.
I think about the kids. I worry about the kids.
I wonder about this... wonder about that.
ONE WORD BEST SUMS THIS UP.
LIFE.
ok, another one... especially in my case.
MOTHERHOOD.
oddly enough, i believe that it is through all this THINKING....
that i have become capable of keeping what is most important in my life
IN FOCUS.
thus i have made adjustments, learned the importance of change, and recognized new personal capabilities.
YOU SEE?
maybe i have just recognized the purpose.
ALL of this for some personal growth i suppose.
That must be it!


As i write this post... i can't help but wonder? .....was i thinking too much again?

WarD PArTY

Tonight we went to our ward party the kids had a great time playing games eating candy and running threw the church like little monsters. We really had a great time.

Kyleigh loved being on the wicked side tonight she is such a little tease. This costume fit her will. She loved her costume however she is even more excited to wear the wig we also got but didn't want to ruin before the BIG night. She is such a kind spirited little girl we love her

Kayden had a great time tonight he won all those wonderful prizes all by himself and he was so so proud (we won't tell him that Kasyn all contributed) he also choose to get two white ghost painted on his face he was full of it tonight (quess all those big muscles got to my big brown eyed sweetheart)

Kambree had a lot of fun as well, since she had a billion suckers, cupcakes, and candy she was as happy as i think i have ever seen her, her little dimples make this little sugar puff hard to resist (at least for me)

Isn't Kasyn the cuttest little eorye you have ever seen, i love this little guy.

FamILY PICtures!

so we had family pictures and i haven't gotten them back yet but here are a few of the "sneak peeks" that she let me see. They turned out really good. I am really excited to get them back!

Kyleigh is growing up so fast she is now in 2nd grade and is a very good student, just yesterday she missed one on her spelling test and she was so mad becasue she got a 97 instead of her normal 100. She adds a lot of drama and love to our family.

Kayden is now in kindergarden and is doing very well, learning everyday. He recently started showing his "daddy side" meaning his funny comedy side. He also has a new girly friend and loves to show off for her.

Kasyn is now 2 and he shows his attitude lately. He started talking a lot lately and it so fun to figure out what he means, however if you quess wrong he will also let you know how he feels about that. He loves 3 things his mommy, his daddy and chocalate milk.

Kambree is now one I can't believe it she got old so soon. She is one of those children that you always know where she is at. She is a very loving sweet girl that loves everyone and waves to most strangers.

inspiration

Today was one of those days, the ones that you sit back and think about the true meaning of life. It is crazy how we all go from day to day and forget about the little things that are truly the most important. You know the thinks like having the opportunity to learn and change and teach those around us. I know I forget to sit down and think about all the blessings I receive every day of my life. I get so caught up in the small things like hoping my house gets clean and making sure I get good grades that i forget about the small things like letting my kids know how i feel about them. Life goes by so fast that we have to force ourselves to breath and remember all those things that can get lost.

I can't believe my baby is 1

Kam playing with her new toys

Kam and her cake

Me and My baby

KAM and her cake!

here is KAM with her new baby (she loves the ones with hair)

In memory of our sweet ROXIE

Well our sweet dear puppy died this past weekend, making the weekend not as enjoyable as we would of liked. The tragedy began when we took her to get her shots and microchip taken care of, the little bit of bleeding this produced internal ended up killing her. We found out late Saturday night that our sweet girl actually had a rare blood disorder in which her blood did not clot, so with the little shot and blood her body just kept going. We buried her at my dads and have cried a lot since. One of the hardest parts about the whole situation is Kasyn doesn't understand so everytime we come home and Roxie is not waiting he asks where she went? We cant decide if we should try to replace her or keep her sweet memory as long and fresh as we can, right now i think we are going to wait awhile.

All ABOUT KyLeiGH

Kyleigh and her pinata at her birthday party with the Thomas family. I can't believe i have a 7 year old daughter it's crazy to believe she was once my little baby and now she is almost old enough to get baptized. She has a personality like i i have never seen or met before (good and bad) and she comes up with things that i would never thing of. Kyleigh is a very smart little girl and we love her very much.

Kyleigh's first day of 2nd grade. She was so excited to see her friends and teacher again i could barely get her to hold still for this picture.