Well, it's been way too long that I don't even know where to start. Right, after my last post (like layer that day) kade for offered a transfer to douglas az. Wow! So we moved back.
On April 8th Areena May Harris joined our family. Weighing 7lbs 10oz. 18 3/4 inches. She is now 5 months old and learning so quickly. She has such a sweet squishy face and smiles so much. She has found her thumb and likes to suck on it. As cute as it might be, this mommy is not a fan.
She and blake absolutely love each other.
Blakely is going to be 2 years old next month and she is such a 2 year old already. She has so much energy and has such a great sense if humor. She blows us out of the water with how much she knows aND can say. She still does great with signing but I have to remind her.
Kade is working hard and seems to be gone all the time. Words can't even express how grateful I am for how hard he works to support our family. He us so cute when he plays with the girls! They adore him! He is such a good caring father.
I am coaching gymnastics and I LOVE it! I'm able to do a little exercise get out of the house and of course I get to share one of my most favorite things with these kids.
I am sorry about all the punctuation, spelling, and grammer I am on my phone and can only see a couple of words as I type.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Hello Hello...
We have quite a bit going on in life right now, or so it feels. Back in December Kade applied for an ROB which is an unpaid transfer and we were suppose to find out if he got an offer within 60 days. Well obviously those 60 days are long since past and still no official word. He put in for Douglas, Sonoita, and Lordsburg. We are sure Lordsburg is our best chance due to his seniority level. But we would be more than happy with it, it would actually be our first choice if it were up to us. So we are still waiting for word on that, I had really hoped we would know if we got it before we go to AZ so that I can get some things packed up.
Blakely and I are leaving to Arizona this coming weekend so that I can have the baby there and have lots of family around to help. Which I really should be packing right now but.... I've always been sort of a procrastinator. It's been 4 months since we were home last and we really miss all our family. We hope this little girl arrives soon so that Kade can come too! He is really going to miss his little Blake and I know 100% that she will miss him. She LOVES when he comes home, wakes up, or even just showers and comes back out, and she goes running up to him screaming "DAD!!". I can't wait for her to be able to play with cousins and get to know grandparents and great grandparents. Kade and I are both blessed with amazing families and we want our children to be able to know them and have good relationships with all of them.
I have loved being Primary President. Not necessarily the President part, but I have amazingly helpful councilors, and the children are so incredibly awesome and sweet. Just a couple weeks ago one of my councilors was suppose to teach sharing time but woke up that morning with two very sick children. So I scrambled to get a lesson ready that would by some miracle last the 15 minutes and then the music teacher didn't show up for music during senior primary so I got to do that as well. Luckily the children aren't judgmental of my singing and just sang louder to drown me out. Anyways, I don't say this to brag but to say that during music time as we were talking about the songs and what they can teach us and ways that we can apply them to our lives I think it was helping my testimony grow more than me helping them. I was just filled with such deep love for what we were talking about that I wanted them to be able to feel it, hold on to it, and never forget. So many of the kids come to church with grandparents or aunts and uncles and rarely do they come every week but when they do come all I hope is that we can teach them to know they are loved, that they have a Savior who lives, and that we hope the very best for their future so that they want to come back each week. I have just been amazed at how much I have learned from their humble testimonies. Of course, they have the best jokes too!
Blakely and I love getting to spend time with Kade on his days off. We found a little nature park that we have gone to a few times, that we really enjoy. We learned there of Blake's fear of Rolly Pollies.
Lately it has been really windy, cloudy, cold, and rainy. Which makes it not so fun to go out. I like to open the blinds in the morning and let some sunshine in and it's like a sudden spark of motivation so of course the days I should be cleaning and packing it's cloudy and sad outside. Good thing I have Blake who livens up the days with her great dance moves.
Blakely sign language vocabulary has grown so much. I'll sit with her and go over what she knows how to sign and one I'm astounded by what she remembers when I know she hasn't signed that word in a while and two I can't even remember all the words that she knows we get done and gradually i can think of 10 more signs that I forgot she knows. It is awesome to see how much easier it is to communicate with her. Her talking is coming along but 80% of the time I don't know what the heck she is jabbering about.
Here are some recent pictures
We love Uncle Virgil and his root beer. Hmm.. maybe we should buy it first.
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Writing, Thinking... 2015 Changes
I have always been a positive writer. When I write in my journal, online, or anywhere I don't like write about bad things that are going on. Mostly because I find it very embarrassing. Words feel so permanent when they are written.
My mind is constantly thinking and sometimes I have some pretty "crazy thoughts". I have learned that writing down my thought, they lose that power they have over me. Same goes with saying it out loud. But for me I get too embarrassed, so I write it down.
I am a very easily embarrassed person, it is hard for me to be seen negatively. I don't mind simple occasional teasing or things like that. It's when people know about my personal problems, my fears, or my insecurities. I know that no one is perfect. I write down my thoughts because my thoughts control my actions. When my actions (good ones) are hindered because of my thoughts, that is when writing has come to be very helpful. Now I am not a novel writer, I am not deep or poetic. My writing can be confusing, but the point is that I try.
I know not all problems are fixed by writing it down. For me I understand things better, I can figure out how I am going to say something when I write it down.
Even writing this is a leap for me, but in a way it has helped me gather some thoughts and take a step forward.
It's a NEW YEAR. Time to regroup and think about how to live and love better. Of course we don't have to wait for a new year to roll around to make decisions like this or decide we want to be better. But it is a good reminder to do so.
I've though long and hard about what I want out of 2015. Who I want to be, what I want for my family, how I want my relationship with my Father in Heaven. Well here is what I have come up with so far. This year I am going to work on letting myself be happy! (trust me it can be a real struggle). The decision to be happy starts with ourselves. Instead of waiting for someone else to do it for me, I am deciding to be positive and happy. I am going to think positively about myself. I am completely a "words of affirmation" kind of person. I need to hear good things about myself. That is my main love language. But I am going to do my part on thinking positively about myself . This year we will be blessed to be adding another beautiful baby girl to our family. I am beyond thrilled. I am already so excited to meet her. It is our sincere prayers that we can move back closer to our family in AZ sometime this year. Chances are looking pretty darn good right now. This year I want to be better at saving money and spending more wisely. I was recently called to be the Primary President in my ward and I really do love it, so far. I am going to do my best this year to help strength the testimonies of the children in the Harlingen 1st ward primary. And serve my Heavenly Father with the best of my abilities. I am going to work on spending my time more wisely. I am going to spend more time teaching my daughter(s) and playing with them.
Last of all and most importantly I am going to work on being a better wife. Keeping my house more clean, going and doing things that Kade enjoys, and being more patient.
My mind is constantly thinking and sometimes I have some pretty "crazy thoughts". I have learned that writing down my thought, they lose that power they have over me. Same goes with saying it out loud. But for me I get too embarrassed, so I write it down.
I am a very easily embarrassed person, it is hard for me to be seen negatively. I don't mind simple occasional teasing or things like that. It's when people know about my personal problems, my fears, or my insecurities. I know that no one is perfect. I write down my thoughts because my thoughts control my actions. When my actions (good ones) are hindered because of my thoughts, that is when writing has come to be very helpful. Now I am not a novel writer, I am not deep or poetic. My writing can be confusing, but the point is that I try.
I know not all problems are fixed by writing it down. For me I understand things better, I can figure out how I am going to say something when I write it down.
Even writing this is a leap for me, but in a way it has helped me gather some thoughts and take a step forward.
It's a NEW YEAR. Time to regroup and think about how to live and love better. Of course we don't have to wait for a new year to roll around to make decisions like this or decide we want to be better. But it is a good reminder to do so.
I've though long and hard about what I want out of 2015. Who I want to be, what I want for my family, how I want my relationship with my Father in Heaven. Well here is what I have come up with so far. This year I am going to work on letting myself be happy! (trust me it can be a real struggle). The decision to be happy starts with ourselves. Instead of waiting for someone else to do it for me, I am deciding to be positive and happy. I am going to think positively about myself. I am completely a "words of affirmation" kind of person. I need to hear good things about myself. That is my main love language. But I am going to do my part on thinking positively about myself . This year we will be blessed to be adding another beautiful baby girl to our family. I am beyond thrilled. I am already so excited to meet her. It is our sincere prayers that we can move back closer to our family in AZ sometime this year. Chances are looking pretty darn good right now. This year I want to be better at saving money and spending more wisely. I was recently called to be the Primary President in my ward and I really do love it, so far. I am going to do my best this year to help strength the testimonies of the children in the Harlingen 1st ward primary. And serve my Heavenly Father with the best of my abilities. I am going to work on spending my time more wisely. I am going to spend more time teaching my daughter(s) and playing with them.
Last of all and most importantly I am going to work on being a better wife. Keeping my house more clean, going and doing things that Kade enjoys, and being more patient.
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