Look who's 3

Karter turned 3. Boo Hoo :( He was very excited for his birthday. But he hated to have to stop saying he was 2. I hated for him to have to stop saying it too.

Schools Out!!!

So the school year came and went. The girls both done great this year. They both loved their teachers and hated for the school year to end. Karlee had Ms. Butorac and Aubrie had Mrs. Gonzales. I was very worried about Aubrie having Mrs. Gonzales but it turned out to be the best thing for Aubrie. She was absolutely amazing. I saw Aubrie's confidence grow tremendously this year. By the end of the year she was reading at a 5th grade level. Aubrie received 3 awards at her awards assembly. She received one in reading, spelling, and music.

Karlee is now a Kindergarten graduate. They have a incentive program in Kindergarten. They have a teddy bear that is sent home every day to one of the student homes (gross........he got a bath everytime he came to our house;). His name was Pal Bear. At the end of the year the student with the most honey hives (it's a paper honey hive that gets colored when the student is good) get to keep Pal Bear. All year long we heard how Karlee wanted to get pal bear. And lucky Karlee got to end up being the owner of a very worn Pal Bear. What a happy girl she was :)

Marathon of catch up

So I honestly do not know where the time is going!!!! Summer is here and my poor blog has been pushed to the back burner. So I am going to try and get current so that I can cross it off my list of to do's. So much has happened in the last few months.......I'm glad I took a few pictures along the way because most of it is a blurrrr.

Aubrie turned "8". What the heck.............How could that happen??? She was so excited for her 8th birthday. That is all we have heard about for the past year. She had a Hawaiian birthday party and invited all of her friends to come join the fun. Aubrie has turned into such a big girl. Sometime she can be a big help and sometimes she can have a big attitude. But we are sure glad that she is ours :)

Next up was Aubrie's Baptism. She was bastized on April 30. It was such an exciting day for Aubrie. She had been very concerned about know for sure if getting basptized was the right decision. She prayed about it often and then one day she came to us & told us she had an answer to her pray and she knew it was right. I am so grateful for the good girl she is and the desire she has to do what is right. My whole family came for her baptism which made it even more special for her. She ended up being the only one being baptized that day. So we got to do the whole program. Candace and my Dad said the prayers, Nathan & my Mom talked. Angelo baptized and confirmed her a member of the church. It was an amazing experience for us and I was amazed at the support that we have. The whole room was completely filled with our amazing family and friends. And a great BIG thanks to her amazing Nana for the amazing dress :)

Spring Recital

The girls had their spring recital, and once again it was AMAZING. The girls did a great job and they had a great time doing it. I believe that I am most likely destine for the life of a dance mom. One day I was talking to the girls about trying a different sport. Aubrie informed me she didn't want to do soccer because she doesn't like to sweat. (She is definitely my child ;). Then she told me that she thought dance was her thing. I asked how she knew dance was her thing? Just then Karlee piped in with "because it makes our hearts happy". What do you say to that????

A wise man............

A wise man once said ...There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.

A friend of mine posted this saying on facebook the other day, and I LOVED it!!! It came at just the right time in my life. You could say in a way it was an answer to my prayers. For so long I have allowed myself to always get caught up in the DRAMA of life. I have realized I can't do it anymore. It is time that I focus on what is important to me. I need to have an eternal prospective. I am so blessed and MOST times I don't even realized it. I have an AMAZING family and WONDERFUL friends. So today I am reminding myself if it won't matter in the eternities then it doesn't matter now.

So since I haven't posted for soooooooooooooo long here are a few pictures of what matters to me:)

Angelo is another year older. He's getting up there;)

Aubrie had to do an oral report on a historical person. She picked Molly Brown. She did an amazing job. We are so proud of her!!!

Look who is 6. I honestly don't know where these 6 years have gone. All she wanted for her birthday was to go to the American Girl store to get Julie's ears pierced and to have a family birthday at her Nana & Papa's. So we had a weekend of traveling to Denver and then to Manassa. Who is spoiled??? Karlee:)

Here is Karter playing Santa in the bath tub.

Don't you feel like this some times? I know I do. Notice the choo choo shorts. Can we say potty trained!!!!!! Yeah!!!!

Halloween to Christmas

Yes I know it has been a while. So sad. I really don't know why this hasn't been a priority:(.

Well Halloween came and went. Aubrie was a Fortune Teller (she won a prize for her costume at the ward Halloween Party for the most original). Karlee was a Mermaid and was very disappointed that she didn't win. But she assured me that she will win next year because she is going to be a fortune teller. I didn't have the hear to tell her that that isn't the way it works. Karter was a dragon. He did not like carving the pumpkins. He refused to touch the pumpkin guts & wanted nothing to do with the whole thing until we gave him the craving tools.

We spent Thanksgiving at my parents. It was good to be home. The kids got to spend time with their cousins & help put up the Christmas tree.

The girls have been doing dance since September. Karlee is in Tap and LOVES it. Aubrie is in Clog and she likes it. We had been doing it through Pueblo West parks and rec. But we decided that if they really wanted to dance we were going to have to try the real thing. We put them in with a studio in town & I must say I am very impressed. After the amazing recital I think I may have doomed myself to a life of being a dance mom. What have I done!!!!!

Karlee's Recital Dance
(Narrated by Karter)




Aubrie's Recital Dance





If any of you are youtube experts please tell me why it cut off the end of both songs;)

Back to the Books

School has started. The kids have started a 4 day a week schedule this year. They will be going Monday - Thursday 8:00a.m. - 3:30 p.m. It is very different having them home on Fridays but it is also very nice. Aubrie is in the 2nd grade with Mrs. Gonzales. So far she loves her. Karlee is in morning Kindergarten with Ms. Butorac and she loves it. Here is hoping that it is a great year for both of them.

Aubrie with her friends Emily and Noah.

Karlee with her BFF Lizzy

And this is what Karter does when the girls are at school and his Mom is in the shower.............................