Hello Family and Friends!

I woke up this morning and a wonderful thought popped into my head...." I'm going to work on the blog today!" :D
As I get on to our blog( which it took me sometime, b/c i forgot my login info.-lol) I think that it has not been that long since I have updated the blog...right?? Actually it has been over a year!! Holly smokes!
I am so sorry that it has been that long. So I have a new goal now, to work on our blog at least once a week.(Fingers crossed ;D ) Considering that I don't have the luxury of time(man-that would be an awesome to have some day!), i will not be able to give you in detail what our lives have been like the past year. But i will do my best to bring you up to speed on what is going on recently :D.
Our family is doing great! Josh just started his new job at the end of October as a 911 Dispatcher!!! Isn't that such a cool sounding job??-lol. He is in training right now and feels like his brain is going to explode with information. He reminds me a lot of those commercials for "bing.com" where the people just start spitting out random information. Except in Josh's case it is all about the fire department and emergency services in Bakersfield-lol. He is working so hard and I know that he is going to do just great! I love him so much!

Kimberly and Wyatt are growing up right in front of our eyes ( quickly!) We noticed it more so when we went on a family vacation to Disneyland for two whole days! It was a blast! It was Wyatt's first time and he loved every minute of it! And he loved every ride! No joke, he went on the Matterhorn THREE times! To bad he isn't t

all enough yet b/c he would have gone on and loved Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain!

Kimberly got meet Snow White and Tinkerbell. It is such a neat moment when your child gets to meet a live version of some of her favorite fairy

tales. And yes...I teared up...hush! ; )

It was such an awesome two days, we got to really have some quality time with our kids. Not to mention we were in Disneyland!! It is one of my favorite places ever...heck i could go right now!

Now we are back from the Happiest Place on Earth, life has been moving at warp speed! With training, childcare, church, meetings, cake classes, and lets not forget the never ending laundry!

As I look back this past year we have been truly

blessed, even when life seemed to come down on us ( hard at times) we knew with all our hearts the Lord was mindful of us and was taking care of us. Most the time taking care of us through our dearest family and friends.Thank you a million times for all your love and support. We couldn't ask for better people to enrich on our lives.

See you next week!

Here are some photos of our Family Vacation to Disneyland! Yay!

Random pictures of our wonderful family :D

Prop 8 Rally

Last week some Moms and I from our Moms and tots group, went to the support Prop8 rally. It was neat to see such a great support for this important Prop8 decision. The decision is yours and mine Nov 4th, that's next week! So lets work together and get the word out and share important information so that our family and friends can make an informed decision. Take Care and God Bless.

Awesome new videos!!

Check out these great new Prop 8 videos. Go to this link and click on which ever one you would like to watch.I watched them all they are really good, and i think that the longest one is only 2 mins. long. Have a great day!

http://www.preservingmarriage.org/

If not for ourselves then for our children...

a Big YES on Prop8

If you value family, your children, and that marriage should be only between a man and a women; then please join me in voting YES on Prop8 Nov. 4th. And between now and then please show your support with your friends and family by sharing these websites and videos with them. Thank you!

www.preservingmarriage.org

http://protectmarriage.com/ (i just changed this to the right link, sorry that it was wrong before)

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1815820715?bctid=1822459319

Two of my recently favorite quotes and a butterfly

"We no longer have the luxury of spending our energy on anything that does not lead us and our families to Christ." - Sherri L. Dew

"A woman's heart should be so lost in God that a man needs to seek Him in order to find Her."
-Unknown

About a couple of weeks ago Josh and I were asked to speak in Sacrament at church. Our topics were on trials, why we have them, and how to over come them. One of the things that i referred to in part of my talk regarding why we have trails; was by Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of our church. It reads :

"Your answer may be found in considering a butterfly. Wrapped tightly in its cocoon, the developing chrysalis must struggle with all its might to break its confinement. The butterfly might think, Why must I suffer so? Why cannot I simply, in the twinkling of an eye, become a butterfly?
Such thoughts would be contrary to the Creator's design. The struggle to break out of the cocoon develops the butterfly so it can fly. Without that adversity, the butterfly would never have the strength to achieve its destiny. It would never develop the strength to become something extraordinary.
Adversity can strengthen and refine us. As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people. Even when we are called to sail through troubled waters, we need to know the place of adversity in shaping our divine potential.
If only we would look beyond our present suffering and see our struggles as a temporary chrysalis. If only we would have the faith and trust in our Heavenly Father to see how, after a little season, the we can emerge from our trails more refined and glorious"
(Isn't that just awesome! :D)

Randomness in September :D

A few people have been asking us what we have been so busy with and my response would be i dunno just busy, but it just dawned on me as i was picking pictures to put on this post, that we been busy being a family! These past couple of weeks, i have really sat back and looked at my little family, how i love spending time with them. Esp. with all the attacks on family more so lately, i have learned to treasure them more and celebrate being a family.

If Kimberly had to choose between going to live with the Disney Princesses at Disney Land or living with us...i fear that she would take it in a heartbeat :D She loves dressing up and telling everyone around her that she Ariel. We recently got her the new Little Mermaid movie and it is sooo cute! Kimberly is still into coloring and drawing. About 2 weeks ago she made Josh and i both tear up with this drawing...we felt that our little girl was growing up so fast.

"Look Mommy its a tulip!" I was so proud of her.

Baking time!! I found this puffy bakers hat and matching apron in the dollar section at the Target Great land on Rosedale. I bought the same for Wyatt but in blue. Whenever I ask Kimberly to help me make something she insist on putting on her "baking gear". Even to just help pour milk into to cereal bowl in the morning...lol. These pics are her first time helping me bake a cake for daddy.

Her favorite part was licking the "sticks". It was so much fun. I realized during our baking event that i need to do more Mommy daughter activities. Sometimes i get to busy trying to take care of her basic needs that i forget that i need to nurture and help her grow. :D

Wyatt Wyatt BowByatt Bananafana MowByatt!

Wyatt is still growing like a football player, 2lbs shy of his big sister. He loves reading books at night. And recently is crazy about the movie CARS. For about a week now he has started to eat with a fork and spoon and eats at the table now, no more booster seat :D Wyatt also really loves Little Einsteins! And loves running to the t.v. to point out where Big Jet is or what the next item that they need to find may be.

Josh and I are finally on the right track in reaching our weight loss goals. I have been so proud of Josh and his hard work that he has done these past couple of weeks. He is a great example to me. Luckily the new season of the Biggest Loser:Families started last night and it will be a great motivator each week to watch and loose the weight right along with the contestants on the show. Please keep us in your prayers as we strive to reach our goals and keep those cheeseburgers and fries away!

From our family to yours, we wish you a great rest of the week.