Sweet Cousin Lacey

Recital time again! This time it was my niece's turn. Lacey was all dressed up in the cutest blue costume. She did such an awesome job. Her class was just adorable. The girls loved seeing their cousin up on stage. Ky's friend, Campbell, was also in this performance. We had so much fun!

I wanted to ask if you guys would keep my parents in your prayers. My mom was diagnosed with pneumonia on Thurs. She ran 102 fever most of the day Fri. Now, My dad is starting to run fever and not feeling well. I am praying that they both will start to feel better. They had to miss the recital tonight, and I know they were disappointed.  I took tons of pics for you, mom. Love you!!

Ky's friend Campbell was in the same recital. She is such an awesome performer!!

Lacey really looks up to Kylie. It is so cute!

We had a fun filled Sat. night. Thank you for inviting us , John and Lora! We are so proud of you, Lacey! Kylie is kicking off her summer vacation next week with vacation bible school. I am looking forward to officially starting our summer fun. I hope all of you had an awesome weekend!

I've been tagged!

April at Say it on a Sign has tagged me. I was so excited! So let's get started!

8 things that I am looking forward to:

1. My Birthday! (I'm going to be 35. Is that old?)

2. Summer vacation

3. Swimming with my kiddos

4. Painting the girls rooms

5. Organizing my house!

6. Our Phoenix vacation in July

7. Having time to make bows and flower clippies

8. Sleeping in!!

8 things I did yesterday:

1. Cleaned off my computer desk ( It has been a thorn in my side)

2. Picked Ky up at noon from school

3. Gave Mrs. Holder a hug and told her we would miss her next year

4. Looked for swimsuits for the girls

5. Found swimsuits at our trusty Target

6. Cooked Skillet Parmesan Chicken

7. Checked on my mom ( she is sick with Pneumonia)

8. Watched The Notebook ( One of my favorite movies)

8 things I wish I could do:

1. Get in shape 

2. Go to a movie

3. Go to Hawaii

4. Take my kids back to Disney World

5. Get my house organized ( I know I already said it, but it's so true!)

6. Make time slow down with my kids ( they are growing up so fast)

7. Have a date night with Jason

8. Meet some of my new bloggin' friends!

8 shows I watch:

1. Bachelorette

2. Tori and Dean

3. Real Housewives of Orange County

4. I'm so excited about the upcoming season of, "I'm a celebrity, get me outta here!"

5. American Idol

6. Dancing with the Stars

7. John and Kate Plus 8

8. Deadliest Catch ( I put this one down for Jason. We pretty much watch this show everyday. This is his absolute favorite show. Do your hubbies have a show that you have to watch with them?)

Here are 7 sweet bloggin friends that I would like to tag. ( A lot of my friends had already been tagged. I saved some for you Lar!)

1. Tiffany @ Jones Gals

2. Gina @ Pigtails and Puppy Dog Tails

3. Jennifer @ The Wilsons

4. Alyssa@ The Anderson family

5. Cortney @ Cortney Chronicles

6. Elyse @ Following Him

7. Amy @ Chapters

 

I guess that about sums up my 8. This was so fun!! I hope all of you have had a wonderful week! :)

P.S.: Can you tell that I am addicted to Reality T.V.!

Mrs. Holder's sweet gift!

I wanted to show you guys what Mrs. Holder made for us. I cried like a little baby when I watched it! What a wonderful year she has had!!!

P.S. You have to turn off my music in the sidebar to hear the video. 

Dance Recital 2009

We made it! The dance recital went off without a hitch. I was so proud of both of the girls. They sat through a five hour rehearsal on Sat. and then danced their little hearts out on Sun. Kylie had three dances. My favorites were her ballet and jazz dances. For ballet she danced to "So Long Farewell" from the Sound of Music. Her jazz dance was one of my favorite 80's songs, "Footloose." What a little performer she was! Marleigh did awesome on her ballet and tap dances. She danced to a song named, "Hula Hoop," for ballet, and "Ratta Tap Tap" for her tap dance. What a little sassy pants she was up there. We had a wonderful weekend!

Marls and her adorable friend Avery

Ky and her sweet friend Alyssa 

I loved her ballet dance!

Ky and the girls!

Sassy Pants!

Jas ordered both of the girls flowers. They were beautiful! I don't have a pic of Marls because she was so DONE with taking pictures!

We want to say a special thanks to Nene and Papa, Lala, Uncle John, Auntie Lora, Jarren , Lacey, Mrs. Blythe, and Mrs. Debbie for coming to watch our performance! We love all of you!!!

Buddy Field Day '09

Whew! We had another busy week this week. Ky had her buddy field day, today. I remember doing these when I was in elementary school. She was paired up with her friend, Faith. The girls were also assigned an older girl to run around with. The school provided games, bouncers, and a concession stand for the kiddos to enjoy. We had so much fun!!  

Marls was not in the picture taking mood :(

Playing games!

Ky was having a blast!

They loved doing this!

This pic is of my friend, Jessica. We went to high school together. Our kids ended up being in the same class this year! Isn't that the coolest!!

We have a busy weekend ahead. The girls dance recital is on Sunday. I will post some pics on Mon. I hope all of you had a great week and a blessed weekend! 

Marleigh's New 'DO!

I just wanted to show you guys Marleigh's new 'do. Korey came over to work on books on Monday afternoon. She is not only a great teacher, she is also an awesome hairdresser. She offered to cut Marleigh's hair for me. We cut 5 in off! I think it turned out cute. Thank you Mrs. Korey! I hope all of you are having a great week. :)

Happy Birthday Grandpa Berry

I wanted to dedicate this post to my Grandpa Berry. His birthday was yesterday. It has been two years since he passed away. He was such an awesome Grandpa. He loved to take my brother and I up to the mountains in Colorado and Wyoming. He would take us fishing, and made us walking sticks for hiking. I will always remember all of the wonderful times we had together. He loved his family, and most of all he love the Lord. I love and miss him so much, but I know he his watching over us from Heaven. He would have been 85 this year. May 9Th will always hold a special place in my heart!

My mom found these pictures of Kylie and Grandpa when she was only 6 months old. 

I love these pics! Thank you for finding them for me mom!

Flashback Friday: Happy Mother's Day!

I am following my friend Jennifer's lead today in my Flashback Friday post. I want to dedicate this one to my mom. She has been such a wonderful example of what a mother should be. She has always been the biggest advocate of my brother and I. She taught us all of the values that we hold dear to our hearts. She is such a wonderful grandmother to all of her grandchildren.  I could only hope to be as good of a mom as she is. All of the wonderful work she has done with children in her job. She has saved countless children's lives. I am so proud to be her daughter! I love you Mom! 

I am so happy to be the mommy of these two little munchkins. What a blessing motherhood has been to me! I hope all of you have a wonderful Mother's Day. You all deserve it! 

I Love This Guy!

Just wanted to do a post to tell you guys a wonderful praise for our family. After 18 years, Jason has quit smoking. He has been smoke-free for 5 weeks now. I have prayed that he would quit for a long time now. He has a history in his family of lung disease, and so I am thrilled that he has made this decision. God is so good! PTL! I have seen so many changes in him these past few weeks. Read below to see what little things he has been doing.

He surprised me with this!

Last Week was so hectic for us. Dance practices, memory books, etc. I was worn out by Thurs. evening. I was finally getting to talk to Jason about everything that was going on that week. He kept interrupting the conversation to tell me to go and wash my face. ( I have a bedtime routine: take contacts out, wash my face, brush my teeth, go to the bathroom.) I wasn't getting it at all that he was trying to surprise me. The bottle of perfume was in the bathroom and I didn't even see it. I walked by it several times and didn't even notice. I came out of the bathroom, and Jas said, "You are not very observant at all!" I was still wondering what he was talking about. He finally told me to go look in the bathroom. I saw the bottle. We laughed so hard. He just needs to surprise me more often. I could get used to it. 

I am praising God so much today for helping my Hubby through this somewhat hard time. He has done great and I am so proud to be his wife!

Blog Awards Oh My!

What a wonderful day! I received two bloggie awards! I'm in heaven! My first award come from my BFF Laurie @ The Niebuhr Family. Thank you sweet friend for thinking of me. You're awesome!

Here are the rules: 

List 7 things that make you Awe-summ and then pass it on to 7 bloggers you love. Make sure to tag your recipients and let them know that they won. Also link back to the Queen that tagged you. Wow! This part is going to be hard for me. Here goes:

Here are my 7:

1. Jesus is my Lord and Savior!

2. I love my hubby, kids, and family with all of my heart.

3. I am a proud graduate of Texas Tech University! Get Your Guns Up!

4. I love to shop 'till you drop! ( Especially if I find good deals!)

5. I love to be creative with all of the fun hair accessories I make. 

6. I love all of my friends dearly.

7. I love getting to teach all of the cutie pies in my class at LakeRidge. 

Here are the 7 Awe-Summ bloggers that deserve this award:

1. Tiffany @ Jones Gals

2. Gina @ Pigtails and Puppy Dog Tails

3. LeAnn @ Tollesons for Him

4. April @ Say It On A Sign

5. Alicia @ Murry Mayhem

6. Alyssa @ The Anderson Family

7. April @ The Walker Family

I love you guys! You are all Awe-summ!!

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My second blog award I received was from sweet Alicia@Murry Mayhem. I absolutely love Alicia's blog and enjoy reading about her sweet family. Thank you so much!

Here is what the "Let's Be Friends Award" entails...

"The Let's be Friends award stands for this: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated.Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers." I hope you guys are o.k. with me doing 6.

Here are my 6:

1. Tiffany @ Jones Gals

2. Gina @ Pigtails and Puppy Dog Tails

3. Jennifer@ The Wilsons

4. Alyssa@ The Anderson Family

5. Roni@ Stacy Family in Dallas

 

6.  Cortney @ The Cortney Chronicles

I love all of your blogs! I hope you enjoy your awards. Have a wonderful weekend!