Sick days and lounge days

Well this last week has been a sick week for our little kiddos. Aislynn was sick last week, but nothing major, just a cold. However our poor little Bailey who usually fights off everything she gets pretty quickly........
Came down with "The Flu". Yes "The Flu. She was running a temp of 104 and was so lethargic and just plain sick. We took her into urgent care and they told us she had the flu. She has been miserable. She has never in her short life ever been this sick. I have never seen her so lethargic. She is usually bouncing off the walls. She fell asleep on the couch on me. She was so hot that she didn't want anything on, especially panties. She kept saying that everything hurt her, which I am sure it did. Aislynn so lovingly placed this blanket on her.
This is the third day into it and she is still pretty miserable. I can tell she is getting slightly better, a little more energy. This is both my cuties on my bed this morning. Bailey just wanted to stay there all day.
Here is another couch shot. Poor thing. I really hate when they are sick. As a mother you feel ver helpless. Since the flu is viral it's a wait it out thing. They gave her antibiotics just to fight off any secondary infection, but thats about it.
This is my litte cutie. Does she look miserable or what? Her eyes were so blood shot the first couple of days because her fever was so high it broke blood vessels in her eyes. Her poor nose is so raw. Well, that is what we have been up to at our house. If you come visit we have lots of sanitizer!!!

A Fun Day Out!

As you can see our family had a wonderful family outing on Saturday. The girls had been so good and we hadn't done anything for a while so we decided to take them to an Oceanographic Museum that is fairly close to us. They have great touch tanks there for the girls to touch sting rays and other sea life. This happened to be their favorite. There is a huge pool with a very shallow part where the girls could lean over and touch the stingrays. I have to admit I had never touched one before, and to be quite honest it was very neat. They actually love to be touched. They would come up and wait for you to pet them. The girls were fascinated.
Bailey loved to touch them the most. She was not afraid at all. She spent a good 45 minutes just hanging over the side and waiting for the big ones(Mamma ones) or the baby ones to come and let her touch them. Aislynn was a little leary. She would put her hands in the water when she knew they were very far away. As soon as they started to come up to her hand area she would pull them out really fast and say "oooh gross".
Here she is admiring them from afar. She loved to look at them though and loved to see their tails and bodies. She just doesn't want to touch one anytime soon.
They also had a great little activity center where the girls could touch shells and rocks and other sea life things. They had magnifying glasses that the girls loved. There was so much for two busy hands to do.
Here is daddy reassuring the girls about the stingrays. He had a great time too. It was so much fun. It was also a beautiful day and the breeze was very cool. We then went on a nature walk and tired the girls and mamma out for the day. There are more pics to come. It was a good family day.

Proud Mommy Moments

Well as you can see from the cute photos my kids have been up to some pretty great things lately. First off the potty training. SO far everything is really good. There are still a few accidents here and there, but never with pee, it's always with poo. They love their big girl underwear and wear it with pride!! They also love getting into their lipgloss and playing dressing ups. As you can see Aislynn with this orange glossy stuff on her face. She loves to pretend she is putting on her make up and of course it always has to be accompanied by pearls a hat and a purse. Such a diva!! Bailey soon follows her sissy in everything. Can you tell that they love to show off together? If one starts getting into trouble, the other one follows. They usually help eachother out in that department. In the bottom photo(no pun intended) Bailey decided to take her underwear off and put a hula skirt on. Yes, she decided to run around like this. "But mama I'm not naked I have my skirt on". Oh, they are smart and grow smarter everyday. The other day we were watching "Higgly town heroes" and they was a big rock that had fallen down making hard for the little kids to walk around it. Bailey said "what is that mamma" I then told her that it was a rock. Aislynn then corrected me by saying "no mama it's a boulder". Yes the fun has already started. They make me laugh everyday. They are so much fun. Their favorite song right now to sing is "Give said the little stream". I am so glad because that is one of my favorite songs. I love my kiddos, there is no doubt about it.

I love you Uncle Gail

Today we found out that my Uncle Gail past away. It was not anything sudden, we had known for a while that this was going to happen. He had cancer that had spread to his lungs. He already had his vocal chords removed and had a tracheotomy and had to talk with a mechanical device. That happened a couple of years ago. Unfortunately as time went on things got worse and inevitably he ended up losing his life to it. As I sit today and think about my Uncle Gail there are so many good things that I remember about him. He had been such a big part of our lives, since I was little. He married my Aunt Rick and adopted her son Christopher. They lived in Arizona at the same time we did so as kids my parents would take us up to Mesa it seemed like almost every week and we would spend the weekend with them. He had the loudest laugh and voice ever. One thing that I truly missed when he lost his vocal chords. His sense of humor was amazing. He would make you laugh so hard you would cry. I remember how loving he was to me. Being an overweight kid/teenager life can be so hard. Hard at home, hard at school, just plain hard everywhere. Being a girl with the images that are supposed to be, and your body not fitting into them makes life miserable. It was very hard for me to see myself as beautiful. There was an image that I didn't fit, therefore I must not be beautiful. My Uncle Gail may have realized this, maybe he saw through me, maybe because he had daughters of his own knew what I was going through made a special effort to make me feel beautiful. He always told me that I was beautiful. That I had a beautiful smile or eyes. It wasn't in a sick or twisted way, it was in a very loving caring manner. He was never afraid to show affection. He was always there with a laugh, a hug, a joke. When I was a kid we moved from Utah to Arizona. It was a very difficult time for our family. My Aunt Rick and Uncle Gail drove up to Arizona with us. I got to ride in their car for the whole trip. I remember he sang and let me sit in the front seat. He asked if I wanted ice cream or soda. Which to a kid is huge. I remember falling asleep in the car and waking up in the morning and he looked over and said "good morning beautiful". These are very simple memories for a child at that age they are priceless. When I got married he and my aunt lived in Utah and I got married in Arizona. I knew that it was a long drive for them. My Aunt has MS and I knew traveling was difficult. I did not expect them to come. At the end of my reception after driving all day and night in walked my Uncle Gail with my Aunt. I felt so bad because the reception was almost over and Adam and I were almost ready to leave. I had already gotten out of my wedding dress. I went over to hug him and my aunt, to tell them I was so glad that they were there and he lovingly hugged me, slipped me some money and told me again how beautiful I was. Since then of course I have had kids, gotten older and life has quietly slipped by. However, everytime we have gone to visit my Aunt Rick he has always been there(they divorced). He would take time out of his schedule to come and see me and my family. When he lost his voice box and had to talk with a mechanical device sometimes it was hard to get his sense of humor across. Instead he would make funny noises with his talking machine and make my girls laugh. They will not remember him I am sure, but I am so glad they got to meet him. Every visit he would always tell them that they were beautiful. He made many people laugh, he made many people feel good while they were around him. He had a lot of love to give, and many people to give it too. I know that I felt loved when I was around him. Uncle Gail you will be truly missed. I love you and yes now I know that I am beautiful.

Potty Training!!!!

Okay, so I will have to post some pictures of the wonderous event. We started potty training last Monday, or should I say, I started potty training the girls on Monday of last week. I read a really good book that my sister in law suggested. I even went to the library and got cute little potty books and animated videos about going to the potty. So we started our adventure. I decided to potty train both of them at once. I waited a little longer waiting for Bailey to catch up to Aislynn and when I thought they were both ready we started. Lets just say the week was very adventful. Big girl panties during the day(except for naps and nighttime, then it's pull ups) potties in the living room and we were off. The first week was touch and go. When I would be helping Bailey flush her s down the toilet Aislynn would take off and pee on the floor somewhere, or vice versa. Our poor carpet is in serious need of some cleaning. I never got mad, never lost my temper though just postive reinforcement, like all the books say. I didn't go anywhere for a week. Just stayed at home working on our potty skills. Well, yesterday was the first day of no accidents, except of course at naptime, but hey thats alright. Today no accidents either. It's finally getting there. I really wanted the girls to be potty trained before the next baby came. I just could not see myself changing three pairs of diapers a day. They have worked really hard. They have been such good troopers during the whole thing. I of course as an adult forgot how hard it was to learn to use the toilet. My girls have opened my eyes, as the often do, to how many things I take for granted. Like getting up and using the bathroom without really thinking about it. Of course we got cute little underwear with bugs and flowers and butterflies. Bailey always tells herself"we don't pee pee on our bugs". So it has been a very cute and trying time. We still have a ways to go as far as night time and naps go, but the day time is great. What smart kiddos I have. Sometimes I feel so sad that they really are growing up. They can have very intelligent conversations with me. Sure it may consist of potties, or babies or animals or coloring, but it is still the highlight of my day. Bailey and Aislynn have started fighting over me and adam now. "no that's my mommy", "no that's my daddy" and even though they push eachothers buttons like no tomorrow it makes me smile with pride and gratitude that they chose me to be their mommy. I see them copy what I do and what I say. Sometimes it just cracks me up. I often lay awake at night thinking of all the wonderful great things we did that day. I am also very greatful they have a wonderful daddy who loves them. When he comes in that door after working, he is all they want to see. He swings them and dances with them and cuddles and kisses them. He lets them know that they are his princesses. What is even better is that they know they are. Relationships between fathers and daughters are so important. They start at such a young age. He will be their world. He will be the very first man they ever love. l They wil

More pictures

These are just some random pictures that I have taken recently.
Aislynn loves to pretend she is a cow girl. She will get her shovel and her hat and say"Mamma I'm a cow girl yeehaw!!" It is really cute. She loves wearing her overalls.
These are the three muskateers. This is their very best friend Kyla. When Cori has her Dr. appt I watch Kyla and vice versa. We are due around the same time. So they get to spend time together during the week and then in nursery on Sunday. They all love eachother and are very excited to see eachother. Kyla calls Bailey "B".
Here is another picture of my aunt with Aislynn.
Bailey decided she needed to have some lipstick. So she went into the bathroom and put in on all by herself. Not to bad if I say so myself. You can tell she thought it was very cool to be like mamma. Of course I haven't worn this lipstick in years. It has already started!!
Here is a picture of Bailey at my grandparents house. They did really well not to touch or break any of her very valuable things. It's hard being a toddler and not being able to touch all the beautiful things. They did a really good job though. It was a fun time. Enjoy the pictures and I will post more later.

Our Utah Trip

This is Aislynn with my grandpa, so her great grandpa. He is such a wonderful man. He was so good with the girls. He is very loving and very kind. He was always so good to me when I was little. They live in Sandy so we don't get to see them as often as we want, but It was such a wonderful visit. He wanted to give her kisses and as you can tell she was a little leary, but after a while she warmed right up to him. He has an old wooden lady bug that goes to some game that they have had for years. He sat there and told Bailey and Aislynn ladybug stories which they loved!!
This is my Aunt Rick and her son(my cousin) Christopher. We were very excited to visit them. Chris took time off to come see us and the girls also warmed up to him after a bit. They hadn't ever seen anyone with a long beard and tatoos. It was great.
This is my granny. She is so tiny and frail but she wanted to hold the girls so badly. She took them around the house showing them all of her nic nacs. She was very gentle and so loving with them as well. She had nine children of her own and I don't know how many grandkids and great grandkids. I am so glad both of my girls could be with them and get to know them. They are such a huge part of my life.
This is what we went to Utah for. My sister in law Denielle got married!! It was snowing and cold, but the temple was gorgeous and so was Denielle. She looked like a fairy princess with her snow cape on around her dress. She had a white fur muff. She looked like she had just walked out of a fairy tale. It was a beautiful wedding and sealing. We were very honored to be there. Our camera died right after this picture, so we are waiting for more pics from Deni.
Here is Bailey with Granny. Granny was telling her stories of when I was a little girl. Very precious moments. I am glad we got them on camera. More pictures will come shortly. I have a lot to catch up on. We were so glad to go to Utah and visit with our family. We miss them greatly.

We've been tagged!!

Okay we have been tagged by our good friends Heather and Ethan so we decided to write a little about us. Adam isn't home as I am writing this, so his part will have to be done later.

Katrina's OCD: I really don't have an OCD thing, although I like Heather love to read posts to my blog and love to read other peoples blog. If I go onto a friends blogsite and they have other friends blogsite, people of course that I don't know,I will look at their blog. I love looking at pictures and seeing other peoples interests and families.

Adam and I are huge fans of the Stargate series. We have rented all of the movies and still love to watch the ones that come on TV even if we have seen them a hundred times.

I love scary movies. Not the gore and blood ones, just scary movies. Ones like the scuba divers stuck out in the middle of the ocean because their boat left without them movies. Sharks scare the crap out of me but I love movies about them... Adam and I have serious debates at night about sharks and how close they come to shore. You know, the whole your more likely to be struck by lightening than get eaten by a shark. That is Adam's response to me. I tell him, I would be the one out of thousands of people in the ocean to get eaten. Thats my luck.

Now, as far as people having super or un super powers. I believe that. I believe some of us have more of one than the other. I would have to really sit down and think about what my super power is, but I know what my un super power is and that is folding laundry. I hate it. I would rather clean my entire house from top to bottom just to avoid folding laundry. I don't know whay I hate it but I do. My husband can fold clothes better that I can. In fact he frequently re folds his clothes after I get done with them!!!

Well, anyone who reads this blog can be tagged!!! Adam will answer this later...

Love,
Trina

We are alive!!

Okay, for those of you who have been waiting for a post here it is. I will have to post pictures a little later. I have a ton to post. We just got back from Utah. My sister in law Denielle was married in the SLC temple. It was a beautiful wedding and we have pictures to prove it. We stayed for almost a week. The weather was a nice change from Florida. It snowed and was cold, and we loved it. My girls, who of course don't remember snow kept wanting to build snowmen. They loved playing with all of their cousins. I really miss Utah. I especially miss the closeness of family and the oppurtunity that my kids have to be close to their Aunts, Uncles and cousins. We soaked up as much as we possibly could before having to leave and come back to our 80 degree weather. We were so happy to spend time with family and are reminded constantly of how important they are to us. The girls are growing like weeds and Bailey came back to Florida with a total Utah saying. She got it from her Aunt Tiff. She now says "OH Freak" whenever she drops anything. It was cute for the first little while, now I am hoping she will forget it. The pregnancy is going very well. I have another ultrasound tomorrow. So far she is a she. We aren't sure about names. With Bailey and Aislynn we knew their names before they were even here, but with this one we just can't seem to come up with one. We have thought of several, we just can't make up our mind. We will post pictures soon I promise. We are trying to get over colds in our house. I am the one still lingering with one. We love all of you and hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!!!

Santa Claus is coming to town....

Well our ward had a Christmas Party. It was very fun, Adam got to sing and the Primary kids did a Nativity scene, which is always my favorite. However at the end good ole Santa showed up with Mrs. Claus. Aislynn was so excited she was screaming, "Santa, Santa here I am". So finally when it was their turn she got to sit on his lap and he sang to her. He had a goodie bag for them, and Aislynn was in heaven. On the hand, Bailey did not like Santa. She wanted to get down right away, and she kept holding out her hands for Mrs Claus. SO Mrs. Claus kept Bailey and Aislynn got Santa all to herself, which of course is what she wanted. There was great food and yummy desserts. The girls got to see all of their friends from nursery and run around like little monkeys. It was a great night. There is a place close to where we live that is called "City Place". It's an outside Mall. Its really beautiful, there are more pics that we took that I will post later, but this huge Christmas tree was put up right in the middle of the plaza. Bailey loves Christmas Trees and will scream with delight and say "Look Mom, a beautiful Christmas Tree". We had a great time here too, and the girls loved the freedom of looking and walking around. We are having a good time this Christmas. The girls love all of the lights on the houses and all of the decorations. It's so fun to drive around at night through the neighborhoods and see the lights. Of course if someone has put out a Mickey Mouse Santa or Winnie the Pooh, they score extra points with my kids. They are both getting so big, but what a great age. It brings me back to the simple things of life. I think that is one of the reasons I love Christmas so much. I remember how I loved the lights, and still do. I loved going around singing carols with my family and having a tree with lights in our own house. I felt like it was a magical time. I hope my children will feel the same way. We will post more pics soon. WE hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday season.

An Exciting Time

Bailey had decided that she loves sandwiches. Not just any sandwich though, she loves to dip her sandwiches in dip preferable aux ju sauce(beef broth). She thinks that this is just the ultimate. I can never get a bite of my food because all I here is "mom, I need more, some more mom".
Now that we are all moved in to our new home we had a wonderful visit from my sister in law(Adam's sister) and her fiance Shawn or Shaun. I am not sure how to spell it and I couldn't get a hold of Denielle to ask her. So sorry Shawn or Shaun. They are so cute together and he is such a wonderful person. He loved our girls and played with them and gave them so much attention. They thought he was so great and were very good at giving them both hugs and kisses.


We had them here for only one day and a night but it was such a great visit. We haven't seen any family since March and so this was so special for us. We got a long so well with him. I am so glad that he is going to be in our family. He fits right in. They are perfect for eachother. We are looking forward to going to their wedding in January.
As far as the house goes we are moved in. We still have a few things to unpack, but we are completely out of the old house and it is cleaned and now we are here. Thanksgiving was a good day. It was just our little family. I cooked a turkey breast and all the trimmings. The four of us ate Thanksgiving dinner together and it reminded us of all the things we are so incredibly thankful for. We missed our family and our friends, but luckily we have all of the memories of great Thanksgivings past and now we are creating new ones with our own little family. We unpacked some that day and the weather was beautiful. The girls were able to play in the back yard and have fun. It was a good day. We are doing well. We love our callings and love our children. They make me laugh everyday. My pregnancy is going very well, pretty uneventful. I am greatful for that. I do have to say though that it was so nice to talk to family on Thanksgiving. I feel very blessed to have my wonderful little family here, and my awesome family out there. We hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. We will post some pics of the new place as soon as everything gets unpacked and in place....

Moving!!!

Okay, so we are moving, again!!! Hopefully we will stay in this new place a little longer because I am tired of moving. Moving once a year is not a fun thing. We are staying in West Palm Beach, just moving further south. It will be closer to a lot of things. I may not post for a while though until we get everything set up in our new place. The date of the move is this coming Wednesday. Right now we are busy packing and trying to move little stuff. I can't help lift, so my job is packing. It usually happens at night when the kiddos are sleeping. We will post new pictures of the new place. I am looking forward to the new house and the holidays. We are doing great. We just got over the stomach flu. It's been a sick month at our house. I still intend on cooking all the good food for Thanksgiving. I love the holidays, but they can also make me miss all of our friends and family. We love everyone and will post again as soon as we can!!!!

Pictures of Baby Number 3

So, we went in for an ultrasound yesterday. Currently I am about 11 weeks along. I really didn't expect to see very much, but I have to admit I was amazed. Adam came along and both the girls. We waited for over an hour in the waiting room, and then were finally called back. By this time the girls were very irrated and cranky. They did very well considering. The baby actually looked like a baby. He was even moving around and swimming. We were so excited. The tech kept letting us see him move around and even she thought it was pretty funny. We kept telling Aislynn and Bailey to look and see the baby, but they were not interested at all. We don't know the sex but for now he will be a he. If it is a girl, we will apologize to her when she gets older. Heaven forbid she holds a grudge that starts in the womb. He is very active and healthy so far. We will keep everyone posted on any upcoming events. I need to post Halloween pictures. That will be for another day.

Some news!!

Okay, so I really haven't taken any pictures of the girls lately. We did do a ward trunk or treat, but we forgot our camera, so I will have to wait till my good friend Cori sends them to me. The girls of course are growing like weeds. Right now Aislynn is sick with a cold and Bailey woke up this morning covered in throw up!! It's one of those things as a mother you just love to wake up too. I think she threw up half her body weight. She didn't wake up though, she must have puked and then went back to sleep because most of it was all dry this morning. She is running a slight fever and you can tell she doesn't feel all herself. We will be moving out of this house and into another one on the 15th of November. We will be paying much cheaper rent, and hopefully will be able to pay off debt save money and buy a home. Of course with prices here still at 400,000 who knows when that will be. We are excited for the move, it gets us closer to the church and closer to friends. We will have a big back yard fenced in for the girls and a nice place to live. Of course this place is great too, just really expensive. On to other news. We are pregnant!!! We have know for quite a while now, but haven't really expressed it to the world as the first little while is so touch and go. I am ten weeks along, and feel really good. I wasn't sick with Bailey and this one proves to be much of the same. I hate chicken, don't even want to go near it or smell it. I am tired of course, but thats normal even not pregnant with two toddlers running around everywhere. Our official due date is May 23rd, it will be a C-section again probably taken a week early. We feel very blessed to add another little spirit into our home. I am still the first counselor in the Primary Presidency. Adam is in the Elders Quorum presidency. Aislynn and Bailey are still in nursery and love every minute of it. We are really blessed to have such great Nursery leaders in our ward who even prepare a lesson for these sweet little spirits to semi listen to. They are both getting so big and so independant. They amaze me every day. We love and miss all of our family and friends, and I promise I will post some pictures soon.!!!

Strike a Pose!!!!

Here is Aislynn in all her glory. She decided she didn't want to wear clothes this day. She took them off everytime mom tried to put them on. She loves to be naked, it's a good thing she still has her diaper on. Most of the time that comes off too. She loves the diaper boxes that is for sure. Her and Bailey could play in it for hours. They will bring all their babies, and toys and play in it.
This is after church. Aislynn has figured out that she can take this little stool anywhere and get into anything!! Needless to say mom has had to put the stool up where little hands can't reach!!
She put on one of daddy's shirts and that she was so cute. She loves putting on our clothes. It's like dress up for her. Such a little diva.
This is her with her Princess nightgown on and daddy's socks. No outfit is complete without daddy's socks.
This is Bailey just up from a nap. Gotta love that wild hair. This is how it looks most mornings and afternoons. There is no taming it. Such cute poses my little cuties make. I love taking their pictures.

My beautiful Girls!!

These are just random pictures I have taken over the past couple of weeks of these beautiful girls. They are getting so big!!! They are so adorable. I love these pictures. They really show their cute personalities. Not really a lot to write about, but I thought these were great pictures. I really like the impromptu photos. I hope everyone enjoys these. I know I do. I love looking at their pictures. Of course I am the mamma, and of course I think my little girls are the most beautiful little girls ever!!!

Finally a post!!! Bailey's birthday

Alright, so here is Bailey's birthday party. I will have to post more pictures, but I can only post so many at a time. Here she is eating her birthday cake. At first she was eating it with her fork, and then she realized something.......
the frosting is so yummy, why not just eat it with a big old spatula. She was sucking it down. She loved her cake. She had a care bear birthday party. It was her choice between a Winnie the Pooh party and a care bear party. She chose CARE BEARS MAMMA!!!!
This is her waiting for all of her friends to come over. She knew something was up as we were decorating and getting things ready. Of course we kept saying "Happy Birthday Bailey"!!! We would sing to her, and she loved it.
Here are just some of the decorations. She had lots more presents and fun stuff. It was a great birthday party for her. Her friends came and she was happy!!
She loved opening her presents and was very good at it. This time she was more interested in what was inside than the actual wrapping paper. Gone are those days. She is now two. I can't believe it. Both of my little girls are two. As I looked at her playing with everyone and playing with her sister, it's so amazing how fast time does go. They do grow up way too fast. They are both at very cute ages, very stubborn, very two, but cute ages. Their personalities are just adorable. They are so different, but they compliment eachother and our family. Things are good here in Florida. It hasn't cooled down yet, according to the natives they can tell it's fall. How they can tell I have no clue. It's still 89 degrees. The leaves aren't changing colors. There is no crispness in the air. There is a slight breeze though, maybe that's what it is. We love all of you!!! We miss you mucho. Thank you for all of our friends and family who keep in touch with us. We live for your phone calls and emails and blogs!!!