March Maddness

This month went just as fast as February. The first of the month is devoted to my “sweets’. Layla turned 6 on the 6^th and she was so ready for it. I gave her the option of having a birthday party for all her friends at school and church or we could go to Disney Princesses on Ice. No party for my Princess, without hesitation we bought FRONT ROW tickets to the Ice Show. Unfortunately the show wasn’t until the last day of the month so she had to wait a little longer. She definitely got spoiled this year; the grand parents sent her gift cards, clothes and cash which are of course a few of her favorite things. She really wanted an IPod touch, so being the cool mom I am, I got her one just not made by apple or that cost $200. More like an eBay Chinese $30 version, but it looks and acts just like one so we both were happy. We did have a little party for her, and her two cousins Khi and Tamayio on the seventeenth where they each got the own cake and lots of food. LilyMae is starting to move from baby gibberish to somewhat understandable phrases like her favorite…mmmmmmmm That’s GOOOOD! Or ..give it back to me, or my favorite LAYLA NOW!!..Lindsey sometimes has to lock her bedroom door because that is the only one that she opens and she will just barge in and say Lindsey..Lindsey..Lindsey please. She does not have many patients. Nursery is still a challenge for her to stay by herself..but oneday soon I am hoping I will be able to attend class. The last day of this month I spent with Layla, Lindsey, and India at Disney on Ice. Although It was a rough start, right as we exited the freeway Lindsey car died. Because the AA center was only a two minute walk the girls and walked while Lindsey waited for the tow truck. She made it to half the show at least and Los came and picked us up. It was a crazy start but we made it and had so much fun there. Layla now wants to grow up and become an Ice-skating Princess…

February

This month has flown by so fast. This month was filled with new and busy schedules. Layla wanted to lose her training wheels on her bike before she turned 6 so we pulled out her bike took off the training wheels. She hopped on and took off with no help from me or her dad, so I guess she knew she was ready to do it on her own, and now she rides like she has been doing it for years not to say there hasn’t been a few scrapes on elbows and knees even though she is constantly reminded to wear her pads. Lily Mae is still growing like a weed and seems to think that she should be the boss the house. I hope that soon I can enroll her in my preschool to get her to socialize more and leave my side. We are still having a hard time in nursery. She has finally let me sneak away to Relief Society for about twenty minutes before she screams so much they have to get me. I hope she overcomes this soon because I would love to attend Sunday school with Lindsey again. As for Los just waiting for the enrollment to finalize so he can start his barber school classes and I think he is ready I know I am. I finally went and got a job. I am working at a preschool and love it. I go back and forth though because I do really miss all the extra time I got to spend with the girls. But you got to do what you got to do. I also enrolled in Western Governors University to finish my degree in education and I really love the schools program so far. Well that about wraps up our February 2012. We miss you all..xoxo

January

So here we are starting another year. I decided that instead of making my new year’s resolutions, I would set two goals for myself a month and really work on them. For the month of January my goal was to catch up on my blog and continue to update it monthly. My second goal was to start journals for my daughters. Each month I will journal in each one talking about different memories or just everyday dealings that happened to them. I am really enjoying this because I get to make a record of their life and I want to give it to them when the graduate high school so they can have it as the go on and leave the nest. So far so good on these goals. I do have my yearly goals as well and that is to read the book of Mormon as a family and personally. Layla and I have started just yesterday. Together we were only able to get through a chapter, but we started and that is a major accomplishment. We also say are family prayer at that time too. It has taken time to come around but it has definitely been the best decision as a parent I have made. This month has also brought us crazy weather and with has come colds. Colds led a trip to the emergency room for Lily Mae. A fever that wouldn’t go away and an acute bronchitis infection, just not long after she had a not so good reaction to her flu shot..Yeah (insert sarcasm). Just a few days before that Layla had a run in with a pole at the playground during recess, she after all her mother’s child. Hahaha.. Layla also hit 100 Days of school.. she decided that we would uses noodles to mark that day, and make a “pasta salad” board. She worked very hard on it and did most of the work on her own ( aside from cutting the glue dots on because I have missed places the glue gun). So proud!! SO here is to the New Year and New Beginnings….