Happy Birthday Kelcie!

Happy 14th Birthday Kelcie!

The past couple of months I've been freaking out on the fact that my two oldest girls are young ladies.  Today my oldest turns 14!  I just can not believe how time flew by!  One day she was a newborn and we were taking her home from the hospital and the next minute she's a teen!

I'm not sure why I was freaking out but I just about lost it!  Seriously.  I've got nothing to worry about.  Cordell & I have raised our daughter well and we know that she will make wise decisions as she gets older.

Kelcie is very independant.  She seems to be quiet & shy at first but once she gets to know you, she is very outspoken.  She is very caring and loveable.  She is an excellent artist.  She loves to draw.  Music is her thing.  She likes a variety of music.  She is an excellent friend and sister.

Kelcie, you have grown to become a very beautiful young lady.  We are very blessed!  You were welcomed into this world at 5:49 pm.  At birth you weighed 8lbs 7oz.

You were only a few days old in this photo.  On this day we took you to see my Uncle.  The entire time we were there all you did was sleep.  We tried waking you up but you weren't having it.

This photo was taken right before we were leaving.  Your dad & I look so young!  I don't know if you can see but you were yawning in this photo.

Today is all about you!  I hope you have a fantastic day.  We love you very much!

My brother turned the B-I-G 30!!!

Ok, so I'm  a little late posting this but I feel it's worth sharing!  Afterall, it was a very memorable time!

My little brother turn 30 last month.  We had a great time!  His best friend from VA flew in and spent time with us!  I had not seen her in such a long time!  Our cousin (whom we are very close to) and niece drove in from NM.  They all stayed and visited for what felt like a week!  We loved the company!

Here's the BFF:

Here's my cousin & niece.

(She's gonna kill me for posting this pict!)

D's birthday was on a Wednesday and the kids make dinner that night.  We had beef tostadas & spanish rice.  D had made plans to hang out with some friends after work for his birthday but before he left we had some cake and sang to him!  Too bad my camcorder broke otherwise I would have posted video of us singing to him.  You'll just have to settle for pictures :)

Here I am with my "little" brother and my kids with their Uncle.  The only one missing is Keirstin.  I can't remember where she went.  I think she wasn't feeling good and went to bed early.

The following day my brother took his nieces & nephew swimming.  I was on my way out the door for work when the second photo was snapped.






















On Saturday the adults had dinner with D in Scottsdale and then went dancing at the club.  We all had a good time.  I met his co-workers and his friends.  I'm not one to dance but I did this night and I must say, I had a fabulous time.

Sam Sea and my brother at Ceilo in Scottsdale, AZ.

Here's a group photo.  This was taken while we were waiting for our dinner to arrive.

Dinner was amazing!  I had the ravioli.  Too bad I didn't snap a photo of my dinner!  It was good.  I don't remember what everybody had but we all enjoyed our meal.  Here I am right before dinner arrived & a photo of my brother and cousin L.

    

After dinner we went to the club.  My hubby & cousin K waiting for us.

  

At the end of the night, it was an ejoyable time. We loved the time spent with family. Can't wait for another family get together. Love you Sam & L! Thanks for coming out and spending time with us! Another shout out to my brother. Happy Birthday D! I love you!

Family fun time with my niece

We had the privilege of entertaining my adorable neice Jordin.  The kids loved that she came with her Auntie (my cousin) to visit for the weekend.  They came for the weekend to celebrate my brother's 30th birthday party and ended up staying a few extra days.

While Jordin was visiting we took a little hike up the Peaks right behind our apt complex.  She was so cute!  She was excited to go on the walk but after awhile she said, "I tired".  That didn't stop her because as soon as my kids started talking to her and trying to"race" she forgot all about it.  Three of my four kids went on our little adventure.  Kate stayed home.  When she is out in the sun/heat for too long she gets sick.

This is the Peak we walked to

My Neice.  She was smilin for her mama.  We made it to the top of the hill and sat down at the picnic table.  We were all resting & enjoying each other's company.

Here I am with my son Joshua.

We started our walk back home.  The kids were taking their time so I snapped a photo of them as they were walking to me.

Now she is leading the way!  She knows how to get us home.

She tripped as she was leading us home.  We stopped to make sure she was ok.  She was ok but scraped up her knees.  She was inspecting it.

Taking our last break.

About 30 minutes after taking pictures on our last break we finally arrived home.  Once we arrived home, everybody jumped in their swim suits and we took off for the pool.  I didn't get very many photos because I left my actual camera at home and all I had was my cell phone.

Little Miss Jordan we enjoyed your company!  We can not wait until your next visit!

Update...

I've been working on updating my blog today.  While my my hubby has been relaxing and watching tv, I've been surfing the web and tweeking my blog.

I would love a blog makeover but I can't find anything that I like and it feels like my blog has been nothing but meme's and not much about anything related to my family.

Moving forward, I am hoping to blog more!

I sure hope you all had a Happy Father's Day!  We sure did.  It was a day of relaxation and much needed family time!  I wouldn't have asked for anything more!

Update, update, update

Well a lot has happened since my last post in August.

We drove home to New Mexico for my brother's-in-law wedding. That was quite an adventure. We drove about 8 hours with the kids. That trip normally takes about 6 hours but this time it took a little longer than we planned.  We got stuck in traffic.  Traffic was at a stand still!  We were not going to get to New Mexico any sooner than we were hoping.

Well we finally made it home.  It was so nice to be home and enjoying the company of family.  Too bad I didn't have my camera with me at all times!  I missed out on some great photos!  I'm waiting on my brother-in-law J to send us photos of the wedding.  I was disappointed I missed out!  My son was in the wedding and J snapped some good photos!

That was a good visit & too short!  We had a good time and did not want to come home so soon.

September we had planned on attending a huge family reunion at my Grandmother's house in Northern Arizona.  Unfortunately, we did not make it but my two middle children attended with my brother D.  They all had a blast.  We missed out and I really wish we were able to attend.  I was kinda bummed we didn't make it out there.

Here are some photos from the family photo session.

This is a photo of my Aunts, Uncles & Grandmother. There are two of my Aunts that didn't make it out.

This is a photo of my Aunts.

This is a photo of my Uncles.

This is a photo of all the grandchildren & great grandchildren.

This is a photo of my mom & brother.

Here is a photo of my Grandmother.

October has been a busy month as far as work is concerned.  I work for an airline and all I can say right now is that it's been a roller coaster.  It's been up & down.  It's been a little stressful since the future of the company is not known.

We've also been busy with our kids.  They have been super busy.  My oldest has joined basketball.  My second oldest has been busy with student council & the youngest 2 kids have been keeping busy with afterschool programs such as physical fitness, art, dodge ball.

That's what I've been up to the past 2 months.  I hope you all are doing well.