Once in a blue moon

My brother sent me a lens to try for some football action shots. Its awesome so I thought I'd go out and get some shots of the blue moon.

Happy Birthday baby girl

My baby went from this

 to this

in the last year.

Happy Birthday baby girl!! Mommy loves you so much.

I admit I have shed a few tears this morning. I wish she would stay little for ever.

Harper, you are getting such a silly personality and so smart. Pretty soon you will be walking and ready to discover new things. It's all very exciting, but don't hurry to fast. You have my permission to take your time growing up!

Feels Appropriate today

Sometimes I just get sick of people and their shit!!!

Times like that I turn to some Ben Harper for warm and fuzzy feelings!!!

 

give and you give and you give till its gone
then the people you fight hardest for say you're wrong
before me flash all of my memories and days
so don't stand insincere at the side of my grave

 

i will not be broken
i won't be turned away
when it's too cold to breathe
and too dark to pray
i will not be broken

 

i go too far then i go further still
time starts to collapse leaves a void none can fill
nothing you can say to hurt me with your forked tongue
through bloodshot eyes i watch the world come undone

 

i will not be broken
i won't be turned away
when it's too cold to breathe
and too dark to pray
i've come too far to give up
or to be turned around
i will not be broken
i will not go down

                               -Ben Harper

4 and 1

The girls party was a huge success!!

We had a ton of good food and didn't have to bring any of it home. Scotlynn was a brave girl and went down the hydro tube about 10 times. Harper was just fine out of the water smashing into her piggy cake.

 It was fun to see Robert let loose and play water basketball against 13 ten year olds they all had a blast! I feel like I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off, although after the sun went down I did get to relax and watch the kids swim and talk to my awesome friends who came to help the girls celebrate!!

It was so hectic not to mention getting dark so we just loaded the present s in my mom's car and decided to open them the next day. Well.................. that was sooooooo not okay with Scotlynn, all I heard when I got home was how  "people are supposed to do at little girls birthday parties is watch them open presents, that's what we are supposed to do."

That girl seriously keeps me on my toes. When we were getting ready to leave for the pool she tells me, "mom I wrote a song for my hula birthday, but I just need to work on the lyrics." where she comes up with this stuff I would love to know.

10 Years

Robert and I just celebrated 10 years of marriage!

We have had a rough road through these last 10 years with personal substance battles and losing a child that will never be far from my mind or my heart and two babies we never got a chance to know. Through all of the shitty time I have to say we pulled through even stronger then we were before, maybe thats the way things were meant to be who knows. This last year has been the very hardest so far even with all the crap we have been up against. I'm hoping we will come out on the other side happy and good examples for our kids.

 I have to say I have some pretty damn good kids who feel deeply about the people they love, they are genuine and kind and giving.
We have accomplished that!!

Now that we have the first 10 out of the way let's move on to the next!!

Just because I love Her

Thunder Football

Front

Back

Travis had Midnight Madness yesterday!

 Overall his team did a fantastic job, in my opinion is they were the best team there. I am making the parent lanyards this year and this it what I came up with.

So excited for this season to start.

Happy Friday

So happy for Friday. Getting back in the routine of school has taken a toll this week.

oh, it also happens to be my 10 year anniversary (who would have thought?)!!

oh,Travis' football season officially begins tomorrow at Midnight Madness!!
Go Desert Hills!! Love my little (getting big) quarterback.

Luau Time

The girls party is just days away!!

The very talented Chirstina P Photography came down and took some adorable pictures.

 I love these little girls so much!

Storm

I thought I'd go out front and try to get a shot of the angry sky last night.

Actual Birthday

My little girlie turned four why we were at Strawberry Reservoir.

Apparently it's Oreo's 100th birthday so they had birthday cake flavored Oreo's and I improvised with her cake (I mean we were in the mountains and didn't have one).

 Scotlynn how can you be four already?? I'm not sure I'm cut out for this parenting thing. I have a hard time watching my kids get older.

Even with her body telling her she is five she was happy to be four.

Grandpa Helm snuck to Walmart and bought her a fishing pole and she was ecstatic! Her pole actually caught the first fish of our trip there! It was a perfect way for her to spend her birthday.

She asked for another Oreo cake for next year!

Fifth Grade

I honestly have no idea where the time has gone.

Fifth grade?? I am so proud of Travis, he juggled two baseball teams spring football and school at the same time and loved every second of it.

Fall football has started and I think he has on a unstoppable team. He gets to be quarterback and has all his friends on his team who happen to be some awesome football players as well!

Travis has a slight addiction to Minecraft right now and if I have my way it will pass soon.

This year his teacher is Mrs.Read, we went to meet her yesterday and she seems very sweet. Travis has Tyler in his class so I know he will love every second of this year. We were talking last night about school starting and I asked if he was nervous, he said "no, but at the beginning of the year I feel so small and by the end of the year I feel so big." I love him and his awesome disposition. 

Travis is now the oldest in the school, it makes me more sad then him starting kindergarten. He is getting so big. I just want to freeze time and enjoy the years a little more. Time flies before I know it I will be taking him to register for high school.

I love you Travis James Hirschi!!

Enjoy everyday and remember you are awesome!!

Strawberry 2012

I love going to Strawberry and relaxing.

Robert did a lot of fishing with my dad Travis and Scotlynn and I did a lot of reading in the play pen on wheel's. Harper loves the trailer she is perfectly content when we are in it, the boat not so much. I think mainly she hates the life jacket.

My dad has talked about selling the boat more and it makes me sad, but I defiantly appreciate this time I get to spend with him in his element even more.

We had a fantastic trip!!