Mylee Turns 1!

Today is Mylee's first Birthday! I can't believe a whole year has passed by. She is such a joy and we can't imagine our life without her. She is growing up so fast. She loves to play peek-a-boo only she says "Ba!" instead of "Boo!". She's also very independent and a momma's girl. Yeah, she loves me :) Mylee can also say I love you by blowing kisses to us with her hands and waves bye bye. She got to open her present this morning when she woke up per Daddy's request! Thanks Grammy Astorga for the cute baby walker/stroller. She LOVES it! In the evening we celebrated birthday with a giant cupcake cake and ice cream. Poor Mylee though, she wasn't her normal smiley Mylee today. Dad says it's because she understands the gravity of this day and doesn't want to get older. I don't say I blame her, I don't really want her to grow up either. My sweet little baby isn't so much of a baby anymore. How time flys! We love you Mylee and Happy 1st Birthday! Enjoy this slideshow of Mylee over the past year.

Tagged....

I've been out of the blogging world for a couple of weeks, it's nice to be back!

Emily and Dionne here it goes:

10 years ago I:

1- I was a sophomore in high school, counting the days until I turned 16!

2- Anxious and unsure about dating boys, but excited and curious to see if I would get asked out.

3- Trying to find my place in high school: Where to eat lunch, what to do on weekends, what to wear and how to do my hair, etc.

4- Studying and doing homework into insane hours of the night.

5- Taking care of younger siblings, awaiting the birth of another sibling.


5 things on todays "to-do list" (I’ll do tomorrow, since I am doing this late at night)

1- Choreograph 2 dances for a dance class I begin teaching next week.

2- Call maintenance to fix the broken light in our bathroom.

3- Hang picture and shelf in my bedroom

4- Make a cake for Mylee’s B-day

5- Make chicken salad for a birthday luncheon with my friends—it is another one of my friend’s b-day’s tomorrow too.



5 Snacks I enjoy:

1- Yogurt with fruit

2- Cinnamon Pita Chips

3- Nature Valley granola bars

4- Chocolate—humm, is that considered a snack?

5- Sea Salt Pita chips and lemon hummus—any non-Vermonters heard of that one? Oh it’s so good!


5 Places I have lived:

1- Salt Lake City, Utah

2- Rexburg, Idaho

3- Provo, Utah

4- Orem, Utah

5- Essex Junction, Vermont


5 Jobs I have had:

1- Assembly worker at Emergency Essentials

2- Customer service representative at For Every Body

3- Customer service representative at Investools

4- Research Assistant at BYU, studied the effects religion has on the family—very interesting

5- A telemarketer for Moneyline—yes, I was one of those annoying people



5 Pet Peeves

1- Being told all that I am not doing right and not noticing what I am doing right. I need a lot of positive feedback.

2- Having hair in my face

3- Getting telemarketing calls

4- My oily complexion—anyone know any cures?

5- When Blake buys junk food



5 things that bring me joy:

1- Watching my children grow
2- Seeing Blake happy
3- Crafting something, anything
4- Getting my house organized and knowing where everything is.
5- Spending time with good friends or family.

5 People I tag:

1-Miquelle
2-Natalie
3-Annette
4-Melissa
5-Nicole

The Things They Say

The story first starts with Kelsey getting into trouble and going to time out in her bedroom. Of course she was distraught and she cried, but more then that she was calling for someone other then Blake or I. I snuck upstairs and listened next to her door. She was calling for Jesus. I felt terrible that she thought I had been that harsh, but was able to use this as a teaching moment to teach her to pray when she wanted Jesus. She didn't want to at that time, but I hoped that she had learned something.

After bedtime Kelsey came downstaris upset because her tummy hurt. I asked her to go use the bathroom and then it would feel better, then she said, "No Mom, Jesus can make it better." Of course, why didn't I think of that? Then we knelt down together and she prayed to Heavenly Father to ask Jesus to make her tummy not hurt. When she was done, she was all smiles and went back to bed. Is that just not adorable!! It's times like those that make all the demands of motherhood worth it!!!

Back to Normal Life

Blake is home!!! We have missed him SOOO much! Seeing him standing there waiting for us at the airport was nothing short of pure joy! I missed him so much and feeling the immense joy of being reunited with him again has helped me understand the significance of our eternal marriage. Thinking eternally, we never will be apart as long as we are righteous and keep the covenants we have made with the Lord. I'm grateful for his optimism as he has had to make sacrifices to help secure a financial future for our family. We are learning so much and despite the trials and sacrifices, we are enjoying the journey!

PS. I'm over Kelsey's hair, thank goodness!! And I actually like it now! Go figure, the drama I cause myself. And for the record, what happened to her hair was an accident and it wasn't anyone's fault.