SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So My sister Kate and my cousins Lisa and Jeanette Surprised Me!!! My hubby was in on it, as well as my friend Camie! It was the BEST Surprise EVER!!! I had no idea that they were coming till my sis skyped me and I saw the airport ceiling! I asked her where she was at and then she said... "Sis my eyes are red, because I rode on a Red Eye Flight to see You!!!!!!" I screamed and was so Excited!!!!!! I was so missing family!!! It was Great having them here!

We all were sleep deprived, but it was Great!!! We pretty much just laughed till our tummies hurt, and had lots of yummy food! I am waiting on the sweet pics we took! We did end up going to the beach on a cold and rainy day but it was the Best! We have had so much fun! We went to the outlet mall in Myrtle beach, the airborn museum, (which was closed, so we were able to see the outside), had to take a trip to the px, and went on walks.

We also took some super cute Preggers Pics of my Sis Kate! (when I say we took the pics I mean my cousin Reesa) We did go to a museum and learned a lot of life back in the day in North Carolina! We also went to some pretty cool antique shops! I think that was all the places we went, other then all the restaurants we went too. : ) We just enjoyed each other's company and loved being able to be together! : ) Next time we will just have to plan to go somewhere! So Much Fun!!!! It went by way to quick, but it was the Best!!!! : ) Such Good Times!!!!! : ) Here are some of the pics that Reesa took of Kate! Love It!!! : )

Saying Good-bye

We had to say Good bye to our beloved Miss Piggy and Princess Peach/Peaches. I have been having an allergic reaction to our sweet guinea pigs. I have been taking zyrtec as well as mucunex md and still have not been able to control them, then I started breaking out into rashes! It was getting so bad that I wasn't able to even taste food for several weeks! My hubby and I decided that it would be best if we gave them away. Kimmi has been having the same runny nose and congestion as I have been having since we had them. Poor girl! It broke our hearts to say good bye to them yesterday. We gave them to the animal shelter, who were very kind and loving.

Last night while at scouts I mentioned how I felt just terrible because we had to give away our guinea pigs yesterday, then a sister who used to be in our ward said that she just bought one and that her two other chillins, hamsters just died and she would love to adopted our guinea pigs!!!!! What a tender mercy. : ) I told her that they are at the animal shelter and she said, she is going to pick them up today!!!! : ) We are also going to give her their cage and bedding. : ) I just hated the thought of having to throw it away. Now to hopefully fully recover from all of this congestion and rash. : )

You're still the one!!! : )

Today is our 8th Anniversary!!!!! I still get goose bumps recounting our car ride we took together trying to decide what "our song" was and is. I was filled with so much joy, getting ready for our wedding! We listened to all the lyrics and love the choice we made that day! I watched the music video this morning and almost brought me to tears. I know silly right?? I just can't help it, I am truly Grateful for my Loving Hubby and Father!

We have our challenging times, but no matter what we are in it for the long haul..... forever!!! : ) He still makes me laugh and knows when to give me a hug to brighten up my day. I love that I can share anything with him and that he can do the same with me! I love that we can have folding laundry dates, when I have been a slacker during the week! Also that I can work out with him and he keeps encouraging me to do what I can and not to get down on myself!

I truly am so blessed to have this Wonderful Worthy Priesthood holder, Handsome, Great Father, Kind, Generous, and Loving Hubby by my side!!! I cherish the time we have together! Miss him something fiercely when he is gone, but am so Proud of Him and can't ask for a Better Man!!!!! I love how he loves me in my good times and bad and that I am able to do the same for him! I can't help but smile!!!! : ) I can't wait till he gets home!!! I am so giddy!!! hahahaha Love It!!! : )

My Sweet Alma

Tonight while I was putting the chillins to bed, Alma leaned on me and gave me a hug and said Mom, I like the color of your hair.

I like all of your hair. I responded by saying well thank you that is sure sweet of you. Alma: I am glad that your hair is clean

Mom, because if it wasn't it would be messy and have ice cream and whipping cream all in it, and that would be very messy, and

bug would come and try to live in your hair and that would be really gross and I would have to get them out! Me: Yeah I am glad it

is clean too, because that would not be a good activity. Alma: No that wouldn't. (while all of this was going on, Alma was playing

with my hair. ) Such a sweet moment. : ) Love that little guy!!!

Uhhhhhhh Ohhhhhhhh!!!

So Kimmi is now into drawing, not only on paper, but on herself. I can't remember what I was doing at the time she did this, but it didn't take her long. When I came into the room she said Uhhhhh Ohhhh! It was so funny, it was so hard to keep a straight face to let her know that we don't color on ourselves, only on paper. Hahahahahaha Tonight she decided she was going to not only color on herself, but Mommie too! She is too funny. she was "tracing" my hands and I guess the highlighter must have slipped onto the top of my hand. She made the letter F, K, and I and it looks like a backwards S. All capital letters. I guess she will be ready for preschool. : )

We are seeing alight at the end of the tunnel!!!!

This might be TMI but Kimmi just went POOPOO IN THE TOILET!!!! All by herself!!! I didn't have to catch her in the act or anything!!! She sat down and just started to go! It was funny how she chose to be, half bent over playing with her toes but whatever works right??!!!!! OH I am so hoping she keeps this up!!!!! : ) She was at her friends Sadie's house today and Sadie showed Kimmi that she goes poopoo in the toilet! I am wondering if that helped her. Yay!!!!!!!!!! Oh Happy Day I am SO EXCITED!!!! What will life be like to not have to do this again!!! So Weird, but Exciting!!! I never was a fan of potty training but am so Proud of the chillins! My hubby has missed every single child being potty trained. Lucky ducky! hahahahahahaa He is going to be SO PROUD!!! I can't wait to tell him! : ) Okay sorry just am soooo excited and I can't call him, so I get to share my excitement with all of you!!! : )

Kimmi's Best Friend!!!

Since we have moved to North Carolina Kimmi has made a Best Friend! They just Love each other and it is so stinkin cute to watch them!!!! I seriously am so entertained by these girls! I wish I had them on video, because they crack me up! Today I was watching "Sadie friend" and her baby brother and they were just having a blast!

They both had "cell"phones and Sadie was talking to her Mom and Kimmi was talking to Grandma! So Funny!!! They get so excited to see each other and a lot of the times we can get them to take naps or clean up their room and such things if they know the other is coming over! : ) Which is so nice!!! We are so Grateful for Sadie friend. : ) Here are some adorable pics of them! : )