Update, update, update...

Hello there!  Where have I been???  Well after my kids went back to visit with my in-laws, I was pretty busy at work and was working long hours.  I had a lot going on.  My office moved and what was a 10 minute commute to work is now 45 minutes!!

My kids started school on July 26th so we have been trying to get used to the school schedule and sort out everyone's sports & clubs.  Not to mention setting up Dr.'s appointments for their annual sports physical.  We are all excited for the school year.

I'm going to catch up on my Thursday meme, Shoot Me!  Although I did not have the time to post my photos, I did remember to snap a photo knowing I would eventually update my blog.




I am participating in a year long challenge created by Carin at Forever in Blue Jeans. The Goal is to post a photo of you & one or more of your children for 52 weeks on Thursdays. Join me as I hop on this fun meme & get in front of the camera!

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Day 5, 6 & 7 of 52 weeks.  I may not have had the time to post but I remembered to take the pictures.

Day 5:

This photo was taken when we drove to NM to pick up our kiddos.  My son was super happy to see us and after this photo was taken he never left my side :)

Day 6:

Here's another photo of my son & I.  I'll try to get more photos of my girls.

Day 7:

My daughter Keightlyn & I.  This was taken right after I arrived home from work.  I was tired but still managed to get a photo in.  See you on Thursday for another photo for "Shoot Me"

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!

Fell off the blogging wagon...

I got busy with work, my family and life in gerneral.  I fell off the wagon and have been missing from the blogosphere.

I'm hoping to make a come back soon.  I've been messing with WordPress and don't know which one I like better.

I hope you all had a fabulous Mother's Day!

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.

I've been missing in action!

Where have I been?  Well, I've been here...just busy with work & family life.  I've attempted to redo my blog.  I found an awesome blog profile but my disqus comments to appear on my blog :(  I think it might have to do with the awesome blog template I installed.

I'm playing around with things right now so beware...my site is under construction.

Update Wednesday!

I mentioned on my post here, that my mother-in-law taught my girls how to weave a Navajo rug. This is the finished rug. Now, if I could just make the time to get it framed!

Where have I been???

What have I been doing for the past three weeks??? Thinking about it.....it doesn't seem like much.

On June 9th we celebrated my brother's birthday. We bought him a mylar balloon, a cake & made dinner for him. I took a picture of his cake but I just realized that I didn't take any of him with the cake nor did I take many group photos! I guess I was too busy with setting it all up that by the time everything was ready I forgot! Well here's the cake:

On my June 13th post I stated that my kids were going to New Mexico for their summer break. They were so excited to go see family & hang out with their cousins. I got up pretty early that morning and was trying to get everyone up. We managed to get ready and leave just in time. Since all four of our children were flying with their cousin KT, we decided to park in the garage & walk them to the gate and see them off. Everything was all fine and dandy when I realized I forgot the ticket for KT! My hubby drove back home, picked up the ticket and came back to the airport. In the mean time I checked the kids in for their flight and KT waited for my hubby to get back with his ticket. The kids & I managed to get through the line pretty quickly. When my hubby got back with the ticket, the line was at least three times as long! So we got back in line and waited about 30 minutes while my hubby took the kids upstairs to the gate area & waited for me & KT. When we got to the ticket counter, the first thing out of the agent was "Your not going to make it. I can re-book you on the next flight" and started looking at other options. I thought to myself, I think we can make it. So I told her we would like to check in for the flight and take our chances. She checked us in and we quickly ran upstairs to the gate and guess what???? Yes, there was a LONG line to get through security!!! We're in line about 10 minutes, get past the TSA agent and get in line to get though security. While we were standing in line there was a crewmember who just cut in line! He was pretty sly about it, too! There was another crew standing right in front of us and the guy that cut started talking to them & managed to cut! I was so mad but I thought we'll just go to the next line since there was nobody there. Well that didn't work either because we had already loaded our carry ons & purses on the x-ray machine so we had no choice but to stay there. We finally make it through & I checked the time. It's 10 minutes before dapartue! So we run to the gate aaaannndddddddd we miss it! So after all that time, we hang out get re-booked for the flight the next day. Here are a few photos:

Here we are leaving the airport & on our way to the park to shoot some hoops. My oldest, Kelcie decided to keep Joshua company since he wasn't up for playing. Here's Keirstin. She's going to be an awesome ball player when she gets older if she keep up on it. Here's Joshua. He came over for some water. Keightlyn going to join him for a break. I had to snap a picture while I had the chance. Keirstin's turn for a break. Keightlyn getting her game on! Cordell getting his game on! Break time! After playing a round of HORSE & a 2 on 2 game we left the court & took the kids to Applebee's for dinner. I took a few pictures. Here's Keistin deciding what she wants to eat. Here's the family patiently waiting for our meal to come. We had a good time at dinner & went home. The kids made sure their luggage was ready to go, in fact I think we left the luggage in the car so that we could just get ready & leave early the next morning. Sunday rolls around and the kids were up bright & early! We made it to the ticket counter & through security with no problems & waited with the kids & KT at the gate for a few minutes & then they were off! No picts of them walking to the plane but I did snap a few as they were making their way to the jetway. By Sunday evening we were missing the kids! Our week was busy with work. We rented movies on Wednesday the 17th. They were all good movies. I thought that Benjamin Button was kinda long! This is me watching Friday the 13th! LOL.... I can't remember but my sister-in-law & her family too my kids fishing. Here are some photos take by Kelcie from her cell phone. Keightlyn & Keirstin caught a fish & released it back into the lake. The kids had a great time! While the kids were visiting my mother-in-law taught the girls how to weave a Navajo rug. I am so greatful that my M-I-N taught them how to weave a rug! Here are a few pictures Kelcie took with her cell phone. Here's a photo of the almost finished product! On I received my Stellan bracelets! My kids are going to be excited when they get back from their visit. They been waiting for them to arrive in the mail! Here I am with sporting my bracelet! That pretty much sums up my 3 weeks. I've been busy with work trying to keep up on my 1500 calories a day! Here are a few more pictures. My favorites! I kept asking Kelcie to take pictures and text them to me because I was missing them like crazy! I'm glad you all had a great time in New Mexico! Here's a picture of me & my hubby. I took these photos last week when we were out paying bills.