13 Years - I Do!

July 16, 1998

Happy Anniversary Mr. Frank... Thirteen Years - WOW

I meet Mr. Frank in my 2nd year in collage. We dated for a year and were engaged for almost a year before we married. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a very hot day and very busy. Looking back it went well and was a very beautiful day.

I am very glad to have meet Mr. Frank we are great together. Like sweet and sour chicken :) He is a mild tempered man while I am a hot headed women. He is a wonderful father, works very hard for our family, and is my best friend in the world.

I LOVE YOU.

p.s. I was little -- what I would kill for a body like that again :)

Blonde Hair

I often get asked where my kids get their blonde hair. Well --- I did at one time have blonde hair. This picture was taken my senior year of high school .

*(Bingham High class of 1995)

With each child my hair has progressively got darker and darker, and at this point in life.. blonde would feel to young.

I also had long hair my entire life...I didn't start cutting my hair short until my first year into college. I have very thick hair -- like horse tail thick hair. I did enjoy long hair it is very pretty. But the again the older I get the shorter it gets and I enjoy the speed that short hair provides.

2 Week Pictures...

Peanuts -- 2 week pictures. I LOVE them! I used FotoFly in Draper. You get a 45 min. session. They will shoot all the photo's they can in that time. You will receive all the photos on a CD with the rights to print them. All for a great price of $79.00. I really enjoyed them. They have different back grounds and were really great to work with. I usually get a little nervous with other handling the baby but it went really well. You should give them a try.



Family Picture . . .

Our little family picture. I really like how the kids turned out. I love how it shows the different stages... Beau - 8 Bear - 4 Peanut - 2 weeks. I used FotoFly in Draper for Peanuts 2 week pictures and had them snap this of all the kids. They were very nice my photographer was fun to work with and willing to listen to my idea's, along with having some great ones of his own.

She Is Here

7lbs. 8ozs. 19 Inches

May 25, 2011

Peanuts pregnancy was good. My ribs we on fire, the heart burn was horrible (but look how much hair we got - well worth it), We controlled the diabetes well. I do have to admit that it did see to be a long 9 months. But I am an impatient person...so 9 months will always feel long. But I did enjoy her in my tummy. Her strong kicks and rolls we just amazing to feel. I could tell that she was a strong baby this was nothing but constant reassurance that it was going well.

Proud mom and baby... Peanuts delivery was just text book. Fast and easy 5 hours start to finish.. not my fastest but not my longest.. I had her drug free and do admit I enjoyed the entire experience. I think was partly because I new what to expect and I had a great nurse and Mr. Frank did really well. This picture was taken just after delivery... I think I look pretty good for having a baby 10 Min's. ago :) I was really glad to have peanut on this day... All of the kids have a number birthday

Beau -- 8/18

Mae's -- 7/7

Bears -- 9/29

Peanuts --  5/25

Funny that all of there dates have turned out to be this way being that we haven't chosen any of their dates... Silly I know but fun.

Just waiting for dad to take us home.  I did enjoy my Hospital stay.. I have minimal visitors...Which was good. It was quite and baby and I slept alot. I figured before we came home to our little circus I would enjoy two days of quite life.

A lot can Be Learned in One Year . . .

In the beginning there was a small little baby...

*picture taken at the towne home in 2006 - Bear's Blessing

Who quickly grew to be a big girl...Bear has learned some much in one year of preschool. She can write her name, sing me lots of songs (my favorite is humpy dumpy). Bear enjoyed attending Willow Springs Preschool. Every other Thursday Bear and I ate hot lunch with Beau. This was a great treat. She at lunch then we would stay for lunch recess. She was greeted with open arms from Beau's class all wanting to play with her. It was great fun watching her play and run...

Bear is a special little girl. After the loss of Mae I new I had to have another child. This feeling was so strong in me to have her. I got pregnant right after and was so excited but so scared. Her pregnancy was not an easy one...with nothing but concerns and worries it took large tole on me, having her, brought nothing but excitement and joy...I worry about Bear, I often wonder if other mothers worry more about one child then the others. I worry that life might be a little hard for her. I worry the school might be a struggle and I worry what other will expect from her...Bear hold a special place in my heart...maybe a little more special then she will ever be able to know and understand...She came to me a such a hard time in life she is truly a gift from heaven...It is only now at age 5 she knows about her older sister... and asks me questions.. I fight tears each time she bring Mae up... I try and be as open and honest as I can with her...Talking about her older sister in a upbeat tone and not a sad one. Again I am a blessed mother!

It came and Went :(

I can hardly believe that this big boy was once....

My Little Boy :)

*picture taken in Mexico May of 2003 -- 9 month old

I was always told to enjoy my kids they will grow up fast... As a young married couple Mr. Frank and I could never fully comprehend that statement. I do not think anyone can understand what that means until you have a child to watch grow... Time does fly to fast! It has seemed to only be a blink of an eye that Beau has gone from my little monkey child always being held to my large bike jumping, swimming, dirt digging boy...Beau is a great child...he is kind, smart, giving, and loving...I am truly a lucky mom for having him in my life....

Bringing home our large piles of stored up art work and papers...I was lucky to have been able to teach the Meet the Masters in Beau School Class this year. It was hard work but a great time being able to be in his class each month. I really enjoy seeing him interact at school and watch him learn. 

Dance Concert Time!

Shimmer tights and sparkle outfit...We order our outfits in September but don't wear them until May...This year I will remember to order a little bigger... Bears outfit was very tight... But it does looks super Fab.

Nothing but curls and blue eyeshadow and red lips -- Woo Woo

She did great! It is surprising how proud you feel as a mom every time she is on stage. I fight tears every year at concert I am just so excited to see her up there.

The Garden is Growing...

Squash

Tomato's

A happy little birds house

a beautiful shade of blue

and baby's breath...

I planted a very small garden this year. Not knowing how I would handle the new addition. I did not want to be overwhelmed by a large garden of work. But while the garden is green and pretty it is not fruiting very well. I think with the late cold weather and rain this year has confused the growing time. Oh well with the garden full of  beautiful shades of greens and yellows it is still very pretty to look at.