Mother's Day

Well mothers day wasnt the same with my mom gone but she had good reason. My grandpa who we call Bumpa (awesome I know!!!!!) is sick in the hospital so she flew up to be with him!!!! It's been scary but he's a healt freak and jogger still at 80 and is beating this virus/pneumonia thing and gets to go home tomorrow! Praise God! I love my bumps! Anyways so mothers day was still special, woke up and got a card from my boys and one from my parents. Each had a Starbucks gift card in them!! :D they know me to well!!!! My brother and sis came and brought me a chi tea frap (delicious!!!!!!!!) and a coffee cake (delicious again!!!!!) and a picture frame of my boys and a sweet quote in the middle! They made it so it's even more special!! So thankful for my family!!! I received so many sweet texts and mothers day wishes! My friends are awesome! It really does show the people who actually care :) so we then rode the quad. Well Reid rode with auntie and uncle and papa, Carson and I watched! And Reid learned to drive it by himself....scary!!!! He's 2!!!!! Unc Bryan is gonna create a mini monster!!!! Haha! My boys are lucky to have such great family and so much LOVE! Spoiled boogers! Well after the quad riding we went to lunch at grimalidis had some pizza and salad which was amazing then came home and relaxed! Overall a wonderful mothers day! :D

Staying positive

Today I took the boys to the park so they could get out and play and enjoy the sunshine! We met my friend Ashley and her little guy dominic (Reid's buddy) there at the splash pad! They had so much fun I just love to see te joy in Reid's face as he played through the water and enjoyed every minute of it without a care in the world. He climbed up the big kid play structure and went down the big boy slides by himself. It's sad he's growing up so fast but he's so smart and so sweet (when he's not having his terrible two moment) I just love him to death. Carson hung out with his momma, BY THE WAY Carson said "momma" for the first time today!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited, ok beyond excited so was Reid!!!!!! He only said it twice today and wouldn't show off and say it when mi ma and papa got home from work but still at least Reid and I know what we heard! :) my little babies are growing up! Reid is wanting to do EVERYTHING himself now. And by everything I mean; hold his sippy while I fill it up, open and shut every door, climb into his car seat and buckle himself up, etc, etc,etc. Sometimes I think, actually I know he is to smart for his own good!!!!!! As busy as I am with my little love I started my online class, anatomy and physiology.....yesterday......I am not thrilled about it but know it betters my life and what I can give for my boys. I just love being a stay at home mom and love being with them all day everyday. People really don't understand it and think I need a break but I miss them when I leave them for 5 minutes! So I'm happy they had a class and lab that's all online!!! My plans after this are to do the dental assisting program...also online, but later when they can be in school. Some know and some don't what is going on in my life so I don't share a lot but it's been pretty rough. Every day I pray that things will work out and the Lords hands can touch and heal those in need. It stinks watching loved ones suffer however knowing they chose it breaks my heart. Anyways time to get some sleep! Goodnight all!

Life

So Reid and Carson are doing WONDERFUL! Growing like crazy! They are too cute and the best of friends! When Carson cries Reid is always there to sing to him he's to cute! They crack each other up and have so much fun! I love being a momma to two boys!!!
Things have been a little tough lately but I know God has it all in his hands! Praying is the best way to feel better and know its all gonna be ok!!! It's hard seeing others struggle especially people close to your heart who you love. But God has it under control.
On a positive note I signed up for a class to take online towards the dental assisting program and look forward to it when the boys get a little older and what not :) well time to go to sleep! My boys are cuddling me and snoozing away! Zzz

F.r.i.e.n.d.s.

So on the 15th a friend from Oregon came to visit me! Her name is Brook and we hadn't seen each other in 10 YEARS! We met when we were really young! (elementary school) at church. Roseburg alliance is the name :) we kept in touch off and on through the years but got closer as we both were going through some tough times. Good friends are so hard to come by and God was involved with our friendship! I was a bit nervous to see her as it had been so long but as soon as we saw each other and got to talk it was like we never were apart! It's so nice to have such a great friend with a great heart. We had a lot of fun spending time together and catching up on each others lives. It was so exciting for her to meet my boys and they loved her of course! We got to lay out and enjoy the weather she also got to see Grand cannon university where she goes online for her masters, so that was exciting! Anyways it was sad to drop her off at the airport because the time went by way to fast! Hopefully it won't be so long until we can get together again!

As far as the boys go Carson is now waving and going from an army crawl back to a sitting position and babbling up a storm! He's so much fun and so darn sweet! Reid is singing like crazy and being his smart funny self! He's such a good boy but does have his little two year old stinker moments! I love them so much!!!

Oh and one more thing! I just joined the scentsy team as a consult so will be selling scentsy! It's perfect because I get to work from home and still stay home with my boys! For those of you who don't know what scentsy is its a wonderful product! You get to pick out a cute burner and wax is melted by a light bulb making your home smell AMAZING! Not to mention there's tons of great smelling wax and much more to it! So if you'd like to host a party let me know :)
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND EVERYONE :)

Easter

Well as we got up this morning I had to distract Reid as I brought out all the Easter baskets and toys. I told him to go see what the Easter bunny brought and was really surprised and dug right in. Carson did too :) they both loved what the Easter bunny brought them!
After they played awhile we got ready and went to church. Which was nice! It was Carson's first time going in the nursery I really wanted to cry as I dropped him off! I told the girls it was the first time I had been away from him and they asked if I wanted to stay with him for the first time. Haha as much as I wanted to say yes I didn't and went back into church. Reid doesn't even care when I leave him in the nursery anymore as long as there are toys and other kids to play with he's a happy camper, which surprises me because I'm with him 24/7!!!

Hope everyone else is having a good Easter!!! 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. Romans 6

Blessed

Isaiah 41:10

¹⁰ So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Going through these hard times has been easier than I imagined. Having faith that God has my life in his hands and a plan for me puts peace to my mind. My family, my sweet baby boys make everything worth going through. I pefer not to go into detail about what has been going on in my life these past months but i have comfort in God and my family to work everything out and it is all in God's hand. I pray for those who need him and have hope in them.

On a happier note Reid and Carson are doing WONDERFUL! Growing like little weeds and learning new things everyday! Reid sings so many songs (its too stinking cute!!!) and Carson is scooting all over the house! They are my WORLD!!!!! I am so blessed!

Bryan and Valerie got married March 18th! The wedding was beautiful! (Even though it decided to be freezing cold, rainy, even hailing at certain places) The wedding was all outdoor but it was perfect! I am so happy for them and love having Valerie as my sister in law! They are an amazing couple!

My good friend Brooke Smith from Oregon is coming to visit me in April! I am so excited! It has been over 10 years since ive seen her!!!! I am excited for her to meet my boys and get caught up on eachothers lives!

Will update more later, boys are up from nap time :)

Faith family friends

It's been awhile since the last time I've blogged. Months actually! So many new things have happened its hard to determine where to start! So I'll begin where I left off! Washington was beautiful! It was amazing to see family and celebrate my grandpas 80th birthday with him! We got to introduce Carson to all the family and some friends which was exciting! While we were up there we decided to rent an rv and drive to Idaho to check it out. That was a lot of fun and it was beautiful!!! It was hard to come back to the heat that's for sure! Right when we got back to Arizona we signed papers accepting an offer someone had put on our house while we were out of town. And began to search for a rental home. We move out in November and I packed in one day!!!! I'd like to skip over details that happened during all this time and go ahead to what's new with my little boys! Reid is a happy healthy two yet old who had an awesome John Deere birthday party and got tons of new awesome toys! He's talking non stop in full sentences and is such a funny little guy! He knows his abc's and sings all sorts of songs including frosty the snowman and wheels on the bus! Carson is rolling all over the place and sitting up! He got his first two teeth on the bottom and is growing way to fast! He smiles non stop and laughs like crazy, especially when his big brother is talking to him and tickling him! They are the best little guys ever! No matter how hard the times are I have the best little boys to make it better and put a smile on my face! Hopefully I make it back here sooner with more fun stories to share!