My True Loves

A little Easter...

2009-04-15T20:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter friends and Family!

My sis-in -law Lydia came into town and took some super cute Easter pics of the girls! Here are just a few...

Look at those Chompers on Sophie:)

Finally hair long enough for piggies

Sisters!

Bella loved posing for the camera while Sophia had to bribed with starbursts!

No smile till the Starburst...
Thank you! Starburst!

Can't figure out how to delete this pic, so here is Bella posing again.

So we did more than take pics all day. We made it to the last of the big Easter egg hunt, no eggs left. Not to worry three angels ran over and dumped out some eggs in front of Bella! "Look mommy where did these come from?" Love four year olds! Not to worry both kids were more interested in the New Huge Park across the way instead of the easter games, so there you have it. We had some good times on the park equipment, pretty much like every other day! So much for all my ideas of cute pictures easter games and face painting. But gosh darnit we had FUN! Later.

My attempt at being...

2009-03-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

So i made an attempt at being CRAFTY...Seriously nobody understands how Un-crafty i truly am! Except Heidi which is why she had to practically hold my hand through this project. He-He but it is done even if it isn't amazing...I DID IT!!! And Bella actually Likes it :)

I really love the paper I found, it is Amy Butler but the pic's don't show how cool the patterns really are. Hence why i need a new bombastic camera! Here is Soph's...
I eventually lowered this on her wall but it still has to be out of reach for her monkey hands.

And Bella-boo isn't quite sure where she wants it on her wall so for now it is on the shelf.

P.S. Thanks again Heidi for helping me...i know i don't have a crafty bone in my body!

Love 'em!

2009-03-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

So my girls have two totally different personalities! Bella is the more sensitive, girly one and Sophie is the daredevil, crazy one. At least for now that is, it could change one day I know. They are both so much fun in different ways. Here are a few random photos that are funny to me.

Bella loves her new super princess cape and mask! I won it on some giveaway:)

Sophie was sporting a new do' one night...thanks to daddy's handiwork and Sophia's applesauce for the spikey look!

My Valentines

2009-02-16T19:37:00.000-08:00

Had to put in a couple of random shots of Sophie, she wasn't as into the fun Valentine festivites as her sister. But I leave her alone for a couple of minutes and she has found new "blocks" to play with. Guess she raided the cupboards but what an impressive tower!

Bella loved Valentines! She learned to cute out hearts all by herself! I was so proud of her, i said she should be a professional heart cutter when she grows up! They make good money right?

Love you all and hope you had a good V-day!

Been Awhile!

2009-01-29T21:31:00.000-08:00

Hi friends and family! Haven't been to into blogging lately have i.;)
But i still have read all of yours...
Too hard to play catch up for the past oh 5 months, so let's just start from this Month. January.
Had great fun at Christmas in Utah, Bella had a Birthday, and Sophie is just as Crazy as ever!

Full house, grandma's homemade stockings(Don't know why i took a pic of the back when the front of them are beautiful)

Sophia's favorite Christmas present! Go Figure.

Random family at the Salt Lake Temple. Sooooo Cold.

Utah Snow

Cousin Alyssa and a very happy Bella

Bella's 4 year old Tinkerbell Birthday Party. Sadly,we all had the stomach flu the days before.

She really wanted to do a Pinata(they loved wacking ol' Tinkerbell)

Back in Cali at the Beach

We went on a beautiful hike on New Years!

Funny Pic of Soph in Daddy's hat.

BIG preschool

2008-08-25T14:47:00.000-07:00

Bella started "Big"Preschool a few weeks ago and is loving it and so am i! A couple days a week, for a couple of hours is nice...

Last year Bella did Joy school with some little friends and their moms. It got her used to being away from home and doing basic preschool stuff. SO now she calls this the REAL thing, the Big girl preschool! She loves her teachers and wanted me to post a couple of cute pics of the first day! I love that she jumps out of the car and gives me a hug and kiss and runs in to school without a second look back:)

First one sitting down reading, she was such a big girl!

Bye, Bye, July!

2008-08-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, i haven't blogged in a whole month. Hmm, don't think i have the energy to blog about all the fun stuff we did the past month but I will tell you we went to Utah for 2 weeks! Wow huh! So here are some details about that little vaca...

I got to see my entire family at some point during the trip and it has been at least a year since that happened. Kim and her kids came out from Mississippi and even Lee stopped by for a day on his way back to New Jersey. Of course we hit Lagoon...

Here is Bella with her cousin Alyssa( who is now also Bella's Idol)

Bella and her cousin Andrew
Alyssa and Bella. When we got home from our trip she actually she told me she wanted to be Alyssa when she grew up. Cute!
Me trying to not let Sophie drown herself. She loved this pool in Bountiful and was hard to catch!
The adults got to got to dinner one night! Here is me and my Pops.

Oh, and these pics are out of order but here is our little fourth of July before we went to Utah. Our friends had a fun pancake b-fast at their house.
And look these are the fireworks right out side our little house.

Bella kept sayin she was a little bit scared but once she realized they weren't going to fall on her. She was up dancin with every BOOM!
Sophie obviously was not scared(will she ever be?)

Till next time...have a great August everybody!

Go Sophie, It's your B-day!

2008-06-26T14:01:00.000-07:00

Go Sophie its your Birthday! We're gonna party like its your Birthday! (Does anyone else remember this song from way back when??) Except it dosen't say Sophie its says"Shortie"
Anyway, my little girl turned ONE on the 20th of June! Finally getting around to post a couple of pics!
Can I just say that she is such a riot! She is a daredevil to say the least...she will walk right off our bed and just laugh when she lands on her face. So really it is a small miracle that she made it to her first birthday!!
She is also beautiful and smiles all the time! The girl has 6 teeth with two more coming in! They are major chompers. She is also loud, likes to wrestle her big sister, and has the biggest blue eyes ever!! She is not into cuddling right now. It prohibits her new walking freedom. She will walk away from me at the park and never look back. Kinda sad huh?
Just a couple of facts about my walking almost running ONE year old Sophia. Her are some pics from her day.

I made a Ladybug birthday cake, I was kinda proud of myself because i can't even make pancakes.

Happy Girl!

I don't think this was on the birthday but it looks like they are singing Happy Birthday!

I love you little Bug!

A bit of Everything

2008-06-12T13:56:00.000-07:00

Bella finished her first season of Tot Soccer! I know maybe it was too early for her to play but when Mommy loves soccer what do you expect! She might not be as into it as I hoped but that's cool. I think it was more fun for me getting up early Sat. morning, going to the soccer fields, watching all the games. Just like the good old days! I loved watching Bella run after the ball or so I thought until she tells me " I was pretending to be a flying Pony today". It really was a crack up having kids run the wrong way, stop to pick up flowers, etc. So who knows if she will ever do it again but here are a few photos.

Doing a midfield dance!

Daddy and Sophie cheering her on.
Just look for the one with RED Hair!
Bella ready for kick off standing next to Oshyn(#10)

Also here is Part Two of Sophia's walking video...

She is a walker/runner, I am not kidding! The girl just loves to walk and fall and will always get back up smiling. So here is a better video of her walking.

These boots are made for Walkin'

2008-05-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

This is an old video of when Sophie first started walking and pushing her toy! It makes me laugh although she is now walking across the room all by herself. Go Sophie!

So this weekend I will get a video of that. Sorry Mom and Dad this was all I had.

She is walking as fast as she used to crawl! Kinda scary because she will just fall on her face and get back up to try again! The Kid is crazy!

What I Know Now

2008-05-10T15:18:00.000-07:00

So there are some fun moms participating in this mothers day blog bash. It looked like fun and I loved the question to post about...What I know Now.(about being a mom)

I Know now that there are no words in the English language to truly describe Motherhood. It is wonderful but that just dosen't capture it. Sometimes it is scary because I am molding these two beautiful girls that may one day become mothers too and I don't know if I am doing it right. At times my love for them is overwhelming...like did i really gave birth to this precious person? And other times so weird...like when i realize my life is currently consisting of chasing a 10 month old and playing Cinderella 20 times a day!!

I know now what pure love is. It is a constant binding love that will never

end.

I know now what pure pain is. It is giving birth and recovering and having surgeries to recover etc. It is also what I feel when my child is hurt or sad, pain because i would do anything in the world to take that hurt or saddness so that didn't have it.

I Know now that it was worth it. Everything we sacrifice to be a mother everyday is so worth it.

20+10=Supercool!

2008-04-28T17:32:00.000-07:00

What is happening...did I really turn 30 last week! I feel like superold or supercool i can't decide which one!

Fun b-day with my hubby buying my the Magic Bullet(supermixer) and Bella wishing I had a chocolate cake like She liked! Went out to B.J.'s brewhouse with some girlfriends for a little brew, I mean Mountain Dew! Yeah it was good!

The next night my hubby took me out to eat Mexican style AND we stayed over night at a hotel. Which is so fun for me...no kids and pure sleep is bliss! SO thanks honey and his parent for watching the girls!Oh and thanks for all the birthday presents and calls from friends and family! Were you all just taking pity on the fact that I am the big 3-0!Hmmmm.

Of course I have NO pics because i am always the one taking them of my kids so boring I know but here are what the kids did after the date at their Nana and G-Pa's house.

The first Sprinkler fun of the season!

Poor Sophie loved the water didn't love not having a swimsuit!(freezing)

Now I feel better cuddling with my G-Pa!

Roofers be gone!

2008-04-12T21:23:00.000-07:00

This past week has been Loud, not just because I have to wildly happy little girls, but because our townhouse are getting new roofs! Yes it is loud because the have to hammer off the old one and hammer on a new one. Bella is terrified of loud noises. Seriously she can hear a lawn mower three blocks away and will run back in the house. She won't even go to Sam's basketball games because it is too loud.
So yeah, it was a long week with the generater and the hammering on our roof from morning till night. I couldn't take the noise and Bella crying about the noise all day so we would go ANYWHERE just to get away. Here are a few pics from us going random places doing random things...

Cute little Boutique that the kids get to play dress up while you shop!

Bella's new favorite store...the Chocolate Factory!
Kinda ghetto but the Mall Park in Stockton can be fun!

A little Easter

2008-03-29T16:37:00.001-07:00

Here are some pics from our little Easter egg hunt...sorry Kim I will post the dresses next time.

Sophia not into the egg hunt but very into Daddy's guitar!
Nothing beats the Easter Bunny at the Mall!

Not my most exciting post but will post the easter dresses!

Hubby Love

2008-03-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

I have been taking forever to do my husband tag. Thanks Linds B and Heidi(animal house girl)for tagging me! Sam is super embarrased about this post!! He-He.

What is his name? Samuel John Jones

How long have you been married? 6 ½ years

How long did you date? About a year

How old is he? 29

Who eats more sweets? Depends…Sam loves Ice-cream and I love chocolate.

Who said I love you first?For sure Sam Jones

Who is taller? Sam (hello 6’4 giant)

Who can sing better? I would say Sam

Who is smarter? A controversial issue in our house. Both of us are geniuses!!

Who does the laundry? Mostly Sam cause we have to go to the Muslim Laundromat across the street.

Who pays the bills? I do.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do.

Who mows the lawn? What lawn??

Who cooks dinner? We trade nights, he is a good cook though.

Who drives? Both

Who is more stubborn? ME

Who kissed who first? Sam . I am a lady and let the man make the first move.

Who asked who out first? Sam , that one is a story for the books.:)

Who proposed? Sam, super sweet moment!

Who has more siblings? I do with four and he has two

Who wears the pants? Hmmm…that too is a controversial issue in our house!

I don't know who to tag because I think you all have done it already but I will still tag...Rae, Nano, Crow, Jess, Sara and Kim! Only if you have some down time from all your crazy lives!

So stylish!

2008-02-25T15:16:00.000-08:00

I have said before that Bella is so into dresses and i am not. Every morning she wants to put one on and i try and distract her but to no avail. At least once during the day a dress is worn. Today however she opted for a skirt. Hey it is better than a full dress with tights, so i tell her that a skirt over pants is so stylish(mostly because it is freezing outside). For the rest of the day she told everyone including her baby sister that she is SO STYLISH! Oh no what have i started!!

Also little Sophie is getting an orange nose. Do you see it??? I am sure it will go away but the doctor said it is because of the carrots and sweet potatoes. My kid's skin is turning orange! I said. He just laughed and said not to worry about it. Easy for him to say but I want to take some 8 month pictures of her! Has anybody ever had this happen to their baby? I don't know what to do. But she is still adorable...my little carrot nose:)

Heart day & beach day!

2008-02-15T12:47:00.000-08:00

What a fun week! First, Sammy had monday off work so the fam went to Santa Cruz for the day! We will do almost anything for a beach day even if it takes 2 hours to drive there!! Bella loves the beach and it is so fun to just be by the water like the good ol days!

Valentine's Day was yesterday and Bella was more into it then either Sam or I. She had to wear her Valentine dress ALL day. Wherever we went she wished strangers a "Happy Valentine's Day! In fact, at the dinner table she said the prayer and wished him a Happy Valentines day! I kid you not but it was actually a very sweet moment as Sam and I tried not to laugh:)

Here are a couple of pics of Bella making her Valentine treats and a bouquet of heart flowers for Daddy!

Guest editior, Sophia

2008-02-02T21:09:00.000-08:00

Well, this past week has been filled with a lot of ups and downs. Starting off with the passing of our beloved prophet, Gordon B. Hinkley and I believe the funeral was today. I am filled with saddness because I will miss him so much and happiness because he has moved on to a better place with his wonderful wife. Then I had a bummer Doctor appointment. Looks as if the Surgery didn't go as well as expected and I still have another 6 weeks to recover! Very Frustrating. And the weather here isn't helping...rain and more rain! So heres to a better week:) Sophie will know take over the post...

Guest editior today...Sophia wanted to tell us a few things about herself:

First I would like to thank my mommy for the past 7 months, I mean that is alot of diaper changes, am I right?He-He

Let's see, I am really into my big sister Bella, in fact I watch her at all times! I have finally decided that she is a little bit crazy with that red hair and all. But hopefully she will show me the ropes as I get older.

I really lovvvve to smile at everybody especially complete strangers cause then my mommy has to talk to them which is really awkward sometimes!

My Daddy can't get enough of me, in fact he always tells me he wants to put me in his pocket so I can go with him to work all day. I think I might have him tied around my finger already!

I also need to give a Shout Out to Baby Einstein! Without them I don't know what I would when Mommy needs a little time to chill out by herself!

Oh and I still wake up at night, I always just think I am missing out on the Fun...I should probably stop doing that soon or my mommy's eyes are going to permanetly have dark circles under them!

I have mastered the Army Crawl which means I can get what ever I want now! Ah yeah!

Well, gotta run, I mean crawl...I miss all you smiling faces to look at!:)

My crazy big sister getting in on the pic

The naked Army Crawl
We don't look too much alike huh?

Everybody I'm 3!

2008-01-18T15:57:00.000-08:00

So Bella Boo had her Third birthday on Jan. 6th and we were in Utah. My mom and her cousins had such a cute party for her! She would just start singing "Happy Birthday" to herself and we would have to join in, it was so cute! She even said her prayer that night and included how thankful she was for her happy birthday.

I had promised her a party with a couple of friends earlier before I knew we were going to Utah so last week I attempted a little party! I don't know how you all do it. I just don't think think I am made to throw kids parties...Thanks for everybody that came and participated in my half-hearted event:)

Bella wanted a purple Carebear cake! What the...I don't bake but I promised her the cake. Sam laughed and wished me good luck as he left that day to go take a bunch of tests for school. But I DID IT! With my frosting coach, Heidi cheering me on!(Thanks)!
Here are some pics...

The Carebear..I know it wouldn't win any prizes but it resembles a bear.

I think she loved it or at least the frosting!

Oshyn, Kara, and Bella

Sohia partied hard too!

Christmas Fun!!

2008-01-14T21:15:00.000-08:00

Wow, the holidays are always filled with great memories and this year was no exception! We went all over and traveled to see friends and family. Bella also had a Birthday but I will post about that later...now on with the show.

First we had a great Christmas eve and day at Sam's parent house(his sis and bro were also in town). We made gingerbread houses and of course to Bella's surprise Santa really did fill her stocking!

Then we visited our friends from Hawaii, the Barneys, it is so fun to catch up and reminicse(spelling?). They have the two cutest kids ever!

Next we drove three hours up to visit my Uncle in Chico for a few days! It was so relaxing and as always they cook the yummiest food ever(like sushi & crab)!

For New Years we went back up to the Joneses...and then the girls and I flew to Utah to spend a week with my family and Bella's cousins! So much fun to go sledding, it was Bella's first time and she LOVED it! Papa played pollypockets with Bella for hours, my mom took all the little ones to thrift shops and my sisters and I just got to hang out. I miss them already! I'll post pics from Utah later too.

*Christmas morning with my favorite two presents:)

*Sophie opening some presents

*Bella's glorious gingerbread house!

I had to show a pic of the Superhero cape I sewed for Bella! Didn't know I could sew did ya!
Minature snowman we built...wait this was in Utah not Cali
More Later...must sleep.

Happy 6 Years!!

2007-12-19T13:28:00.001-08:00

Happy Anniversary to me! 6 years!

Wow, I am so glad I went out with the tall red head in Hawaii! Don't want to be too cheesy here so let me post a picture that Sam actually took on our 2 year anniversary in Hawaii! I have always kept it! He probably dosen't read my blog too much, so maybe I should go remind him that he is the man! Love you Babe.

The Face Game

2007-12-09T11:33:00.000-08:00

Some of you have played this game with me, probably College friends...

Well, Bella loves it and can play the face game for hours.

Couple of pics on a rainy afternoon...yes sometimes when the baby is sleeping we are very bored. Be prepared that we are a little grungy with no makeup/& no brushed hair.

5 or 10 months?

2007-11-30T13:48:00.000-08:00

So Sophie is already 5 months can you believe it? I can because she looks like she could be 10 months...Seriously though at here dr. check-up she was off the charts in her height(like over 110 percentile). Hmmm, she must be her daddy's baby! Maybe she will end up being 6'4 too. I love it though! Everyone talks about how LONG she is! Oh and did you know she also has TWO TEETH. What the... I mean it is cool and all but don't forget about the biting. That is a no-no Sophia.

She is the happiest, smilingest(is this a word?) baby ever except Bella but she is not a baby anymore. She is a minature teenager but that is for a different post. Sophia is our Little Love and she is the Best! I sometimes wonder what is going through her mind when she watches us make faces her and dance around the room. Just smile and laugh, smile and laugh. This is her thoughts not mine. Is this post making sense? For family and friends...yes I am feeling a lot better. Here are a couple of pics of our little, i mean, big girl.

1-Hi Smiley!

2-This one isn't the cutest smile but look how big she is.

Thanks Mom!

2007-11-21T13:57:00.001-08:00

Having my mom here for a week was wonderful and we miss her already!

Making Thanksgiving sugar cookies. (Don't look at Bella's crazy hair)
Sophia's smile says it all, "Grandma is soooo much fun!"

Here is a little list of Bella's favorite Grandma times last week:

1. Hide and Seek 2. Baking Sugar cookies 3. Hunting for Garage Sales 4. Getting Ice Cream 5. Reading books 6. Taking Grandma to dance class 7. And of course, waking Grandma up at the crack of dawn to play dress up!

Lemons

2007-11-12T15:14:00.000-08:00

You know the saying, "When life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade". Well I think I have some lemons. See tommorow I go into surgery. I debated writing about because I don't want to sound lame and I have been pretty much been acting like it is not happening. But it is...for some reason my body dosen't heal after Childbirth, go figure. So I had a surgery after Bella and was hoping and praying I wouldn't have to do it after Sophie. Argh, I found out a month or so ago that I have to. I am pretty mad about about it but whatevea... So my mom out to help with the kids while I do this stupid surgery that takes another 6 weeks to heal(like I just had a baby again)! So my question is how do I make Lemonade with these Lemons????

Hippie Photos

2007-11-09T20:34:00.000-08:00

So Melody at Slurping Life is having a Hippie photo contest and I am entering a couple of fun photos. I am all about the random, different photos...very groovy. Anywho, it looked like alot of fun so I signed up, although I am by no means a great photograper.

1# Shadows

#2 Mommy loves Flowers

Tag-O-Rama

2007-11-06T13:35:00.000-08:00

So I have been tagged by a few friends; Laura, Jessica, and Nano. Guess it's about time I actually do it so I can pass it on to others. Just so everyone knows I am not to good at these things. I am supposed to write 7 Random Facts about me. I loved reading everyone else's but cannot guarantee the same with my own. Here goes:

1. When I was little I wanted to be a Rock Star! And it was more than a small desire, I was obssessed with this goal. I even went to the extent to make my mother start calling music agencies and asking how i can get in at their company! One small glitch in my rock star dream was the part that I could not sing! I mean I could physically sing and i did all the time but I could not sing well! I wish my mom would have told me that.

2. I am not a good cook. That is probably is no surprise to many of you especially past roomies, family, and of course my husband. But hey I do other things really well like....let me think for a minute.

3. I have crazy, vivid dreams. I always have, I still remember some nightmares from my childhood. I wonder if it is because I love to read!! I only wish I could somehow tape record my dreams because I could make a killing selling the stories to film producers. But when I wake up I slowly start to forget them. My hubby dosen't dream at all(or at least he dosen't remember them).

4. This is not a random fact but a random story...when Sam asked me to marry him he had tied the ring on the back of a Lei(we were living in Hawaii) I was wearing. I obviously didn't know yet but when i went to the restroom the Lei was itching my neck so I took it off for a minute. Low and Behold there was a Diamond ring attached to it! I was so excited I had to try it on right there in the bathroom stall. Needless to say I had to fake being surprised an hour later when he pops the question and takes off the Lei to show me the ring. Sorry Sam..

5. My favorite thing to do lately when I need a break is go for a drive. No, not a quiet lesiurely kind of drive but a loud musical singing session. I like to grab my I-Pod and blast my music as I drive aimlessly through Lodi. For some reason it relaxes me and reminds me that I am still a normal fun girl not just a tired mommy of two. Sounds kinda weird huh?

6. I like Baked Taquitos. A restaurant I waitressed at in college used to bake them for me instead of frying them. I am on a continual quest to find a mexican place that will do the same. I seriously ask everytime, and sadly have not found any other restaurant that will make them like that.

7. My last random comment is that I like E-bay. It is my little obsession lately...I sell stuff to earn a little extra Stephanie cash. Sam says that one day he will come home and I will have sold everything in the house. Now who is exaggerating?

So now to Tag a few friends you don't have to do this, only if you have a couple of spare minutes. However, if you do it make sure to tag 6 more friends. Alright, Heidi, Kim, Kristina, Rae, Lindsey B., and Crow let's see what you got. 7 Random Facts!!

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet...

2007-11-01T14:15:00.000-07:00

Do kids still say that? Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. Actually I can't believe we used to say that it sounds kinda rude. Anywho, we barely made it to the trick or treating last night. Something always goes wrong or crazy when you are just about to do something fun!
Let's see: Bella dressed up as a pink kitty in a costume my mom made, Sophie was a Ballerina with converse high-tops, and I was the blue wig. That's what Bella called me! Those of you from my days in Hawaii might remember the Wig. I donned it at Halloween when I was there teaching High school as a Umpa Lumpa. So 3 years later it is pretty tangly and old but I didn't really plan a big costume. Which is better than Sam, the guy just is so anti-halloween or so he says. Didn't dress up but I swear last year he was Jack in the Box. Whatever, it was fun!

Trick or Treat!

Can you see the long drool hangin out of her mouth? Classic!
Sophie and the Blue Wig, Nicole and Princess Leia, and Heidi as a Kangeroo w/with her little Roo in her pouch. Gotta love the face, Heidi!
Bella was continually getting scared(the poor thing) but here is a somewhat happy look!
My little Ballerina (I know not to creative but it was cute)!

Bella Musing

2007-10-30T13:22:00.000-07:00

Who Am I? What is Life? How does the world turn?

I thought this was a sweet picture of Bella thinking and drinking. I sometimes wonder what she is thinking and as many of you know she will blurt out the darndest things. Maybe I will share a few examples:

**When Sam and I are discipling her she randomly calls out, "Shaka Daddy" and gives us the SHaka(or hang loose sign).

**When her little friend tells her he dosen't like the hardware store his daddy took him to Bella says, "I don't like them either I only like Soft Stores"

**In the middle of the post office line when Sofia started to cry she yells out, " Mommy she wants to eat your Breast!"

**At the grocery store a Fat Man(not to be rude) walks past and Bella says outloud, "He looks really Soft mom."

**After reading Jack and the Beanstalk, " Mom, I think I would like the Giant better if he was smiling and wearing Pink."

There are so many laugh out loud moments everyday with Bella. I can't remember most of them, so maybe I will Blog them every once in a while. But for now that was a small edition of Bella's Musing's, until next time Keep it Cool my babies. Love, Bella

*P.S. SO I just got back from the park with Bella and needed to add one more thing to this musing post. I just spent the last 25 minutes watching Bella throw leaves up in the air and letting them fall on her face while continuely yelling"Weeeeeeee!" Of course the entire park was watching her because you don't often see a Little Redhead standing by herself utterly happy with herself and the leaves. Then for the next 10 minutes I watched as she scooped up armfuls of leaves and ran clear across the park to put them on the swing. Yes as you might imagine they would all fly out of her arms and by the time she got to the swing to push them...they were gone. This process continued until I couldn't stand the disappointment in her face after always arriving at the swing with no leaves in her arms. I interceded and we decided to smash and crunch all the leaves instead. What a fabulously happy, silly girl I have. (Sorry this was supposed to be a short P.S. not a monologue).

The New Tutu

2007-10-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

Introducing the New Tutu...Bella had been taking a dance class the past month and loves it! She is one of the youngest and Best dancers in her class(no I am not Bias). Previously we have been wearing a skirt we got for 99cents and sadly looks like it has no life left and needs to be thrown away. I should post a pic of it. Well, we were out browsing and came across this wonderful, fru-fru, pink tutu and shall I say both Bella and I loved it! And it was cheap! I am not a frilly mom that makes my girls were huge bows the size of their heads but I thought this was adorable. Here a few pics of Bella wearing it the minute we got home(and she didn't take it off till bedtime). Watch out dance class Bella has arrived!

This is actually the end of her crazy dance aka photo session!
Before the crazy dance aka phot session, still warmin up in t-shirt.

The Girl wouldn't stop running! But look at the Poffiness(spelling?)!

Crazy 8's

2007-10-20T12:09:00.000-07:00

So I never do this sort of thing but obviously felt like it today:

8 Things I am passionate about:(Random order)
1. My husband (duh..)
2. My two daughters, Bella & Sophia
3. My Religon
4. The Beach (especially hawaii's)
5. Music
6. My friends & Family
7. Trying to be a good wife & mommy
8. Sleep (because i don't get to much)

8 Things I want to do before I die:
1. See my girls get married in the temple
2. Live in Hawaii again
3. Live to my 50th anniversay and still be crazy in love with my hubby
4. Run a Marathon
5. Travel, travel, and travel some more
6. Build a house (by the beach?)
7. Be a rockstar, no actually just play the guitar
8. Visit my birthplace

8 Things I say often:
1. I love you!!
2. Why am i so tired?
3. Bella you are a silly billy!
4. I have stopped drinking soda
5. Sam when are you coming home?
6. Can I comb your hair(to Bella)
7. What are you guys doing today? (to Heidi)
8. Be nice

8 Books I've recently read:
1. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
2. New Moon
3. Twilight (loved all three)
4. 19 minutes by Jodi Piccoult
5. Book of Mormon
6. Babywise
7. Memory Keeper's Daughter
8. The Bourne Legacy (currently reading)

8 Songs I could listen to over and over: (let's just day bands, not songs)
1. Mates of State
2. Elisa- "Dance"
3. Step up soundtrack
4. Elliot Smith
5. Mason Jennings
6. Black-eyed Peas
7. Modest Mouse
8. Andre Bochelli (Random, I know)

8 Things I have learned this past year:
1. Having two kids is crazy but worth it
2. I am not a morning person
3. I really don't like cold weather
4. Sam is the greatest daddy in the world
5. Don't worry about the little things
6. I like Ebay
7. Finding time for myself is getting harder and harder
8. Sam is a high school teacher and good at it.

8 Things That attract me to my best friends:( includes husband, family, etc.)
1. Honesty
2. Good sense of Humor
3. Good Listener
4. Crazy & Silly ( in a good way)
5. Trustworthy
6. Good-looking (that's for Sam)
7. Easy going
8. Genuine

A little S.A.T. Trivia

2007-10-16T21:03:00.000-07:00

It is never to early to teach your kids their vocab for the S.A.T.'s! Who can tell me what, "pulchritudinous" means??? Anyone, Anyone....(Lindsey you can't guess cause I told you).

Answer: BEAUTIFUL
I seriously can't even say the word but I won this cute onesie from a company called "SATEE's". They make cute kids clothes that use vocabulary from the SAT's. Crazy I know but hey I got it for free!!

And now when Sophie wears it strangers ask me what it means and I get to say, "BEAUTIFUL"

He-he, I think it is kinda cute and even Bella can say it know although it sounds a little like "Pooctoodoonus".

JUST ROLLIN' OVER

2007-10-12T14:19:00.000-07:00

Yay for Sophie!! She just started rolling over and over and over. She won't stop and we are so proud of her! We always talk about all the big girl things Bella is accomplishing so we needed to give a Shout Out to little Sophia! Good Job my little munchkin!

First Crush...

2007-10-09T15:10:00.000-07:00

Okay so I thought I had until Bella was sixteen to worry about boys and her crushes. Guess Not. Introducing Oshyn Nobmann or should I say Bella's Man! No seriously, they have known each other since they were tiny babies but now it is soooo cute how excited she gets to hang out with him. It dosen't help that we live in walking distance from his house and his mom and I are like the greatest friends. But still it is weird to have my daughter say, "Oh mommy , I just LOVE Oshyn, and I just want to kiss him and hug him." I can't decide if it is cute or nerve-racking thinking he might break her little heart! See I am not ready for this! Oshyn if you are reading this(wait you can't read yet) I love you too and am so glad you and Bella are such good pals.

A Couple of Moves

2007-10-04T13:36:00.000-07:00

First off, don't tell Sam I am blogging when I should be cleaning. Bella has recently started a dance class although her whole life is a dance class. Seriously, she dances whenever and wherever she wants! Of course I love it because I miss my years of dancing!

Here she is showing a couple of her moves...I wish the lighting was better! Sam and I frequently have dance parties in our house but she did not learn these moves from me! Take a look.

Super Sunday

2007-10-01T14:30:00.000-07:00

So, Sunday was a fun day! I am so proud of my two girls. Bella bore her first ever testimony in our church. So adorable but then she started crying when Sam tried to take her off the stand and was yelling "Again Daddy". I guess that part wasn't quite as adorable. We also blessed our new baby Sophia. She is already 3 months but we have been out of town on fast sundays. Better late than Never right! Anyway, we had a few family and friends over so that was pretty cool too.

Cruisin' in Santa Cruz

2007-09-24T15:15:00.000-07:00

Labor day was our first vacation with the new baby! We stayed at Capitola beach in Sam's buddies place. It was seriously two blocks from the beach. Because it was labor day and the Begonia Festival, the beach was bumpin! We would have felt like we were back at our Hawaii beaches but realized it is all different with two kids in tow. I looked around at my little redhead digging in the sand and the other one sitting in her own personal beach chair that daddy dug in the sand and thought "Where am I?" Oh yeah I don't live in Hawaii anymore but life is getting better and definitely more exciting. A great Weekend.

The Beginning

2007-09-24T15:06:00.001-07:00

Let's see here...I have never blogged but love reading others! So here goes...I hope I am good at this and I love the idea that you can make it into a book when you are done. Just like the Journals I should be keeping for my two daughters. Whoops, this will have to do guys.