We're already 2 weeks into the new year and it has been a busy one! I'm counting down the weeks until graduation, but I'm trying really hard to not focus so much on the ending and just enjoy the ride getting there. This semester is nothing but business classes, so I am in creative withdrawl. Hopefully I'll survive!
So far this year I have found myself pondering the fact that I have been overly blessed with amazing friends. I don't know anyone who has a better group of fun, loving, outgoing and completely wonderful friends. Just when I think I have all the friends I need, another totally great person crosses my path. I am incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so many amazing women and I LOVE you all!
Speaking of friends. On the way home from an orthodontist appoinment today, Kayla told me about an experience she had at school. She said, "Mom, I have the best group of friends ever. I love that they share the same values as me and I can talk about the important stuff like the gospel with them." Needless to say I was a little thrown off... this came from a 12 year old? I have never heard my daughter talk like this before. As a mom, this was one of those moments where I felt like I actually do make a difference in the lives of my girls.
I'm a lucky girl!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Friday, November 30, 2007
Holiday
As 2007 wraps up, I am left to wonder what happened??? Another year ending, but another beginning soon. This was a year full of fun memories and lots of changes.
Kayla turned 12... yes, you read that right. I don't know when that happened either! Not only is she on the verge of becoming a teenager, but she left the innocence of elementary school and moved on to junior high. I was so nervous, but she moved on like it was no big deal. She got to go to girls camp for the first time this summer. Lucky for her I got to go with her as her fearless leader. Kayla has also become the neighborhood babysitter... she is in such high demand that there are times that she makes more money than I do.
Cammy just turned 10 about 3 weeks ago. For her birthday party she got to have her first sleepover. I must have been delusional when I agreed to let six 10 year-olds spend the night. Needless to say, I survived... the house survived! Cammy is becoming quite the artist, she spends hours drawing and painting. She has also become my right hand girl... she keeps the place organized and helps me out so much.
Krystian (aka: little missy) is the one I am the most distraught over. She just turned 6 on the 28th, but the hardest thing for me happened when she started kindergarten in September. Thankfully she has given me the okay to still call her my baby. I think Krystian's favorite thing to do is hang out with mom. She also loves to dance and sing-along to High School Musical and Hannah Montana. She's so fun to watch.
As for me... other than being a mom, I am finishing up design school. I never thought the day would come, but it's coming... April 10th to be exact! And yes I'm thinking the same thing... it went by so fast. The last several years have been crazy, but hopefully with graduation under my belt I can get back to a somewhat normal life. I absolutely love being a mom! My girls make life so wonderful and they each are a blessing in their own little way.
Well, we hope that your year has brought you many wonderful memories too. We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who have been so loving and such a great support. Wherever you may be... we hope you have a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for 2008.
Love,
Heather, Kayla, Cammy and Krystian
Kayla turned 12... yes, you read that right. I don't know when that happened either! Not only is she on the verge of becoming a teenager, but she left the innocence of elementary school and moved on to junior high. I was so nervous, but she moved on like it was no big deal. She got to go to girls camp for the first time this summer. Lucky for her I got to go with her as her fearless leader. Kayla has also become the neighborhood babysitter... she is in such high demand that there are times that she makes more money than I do.
Cammy just turned 10 about 3 weeks ago. For her birthday party she got to have her first sleepover. I must have been delusional when I agreed to let six 10 year-olds spend the night. Needless to say, I survived... the house survived! Cammy is becoming quite the artist, she spends hours drawing and painting. She has also become my right hand girl... she keeps the place organized and helps me out so much.
Krystian (aka: little missy) is the one I am the most distraught over. She just turned 6 on the 28th, but the hardest thing for me happened when she started kindergarten in September. Thankfully she has given me the okay to still call her my baby. I think Krystian's favorite thing to do is hang out with mom. She also loves to dance and sing-along to High School Musical and Hannah Montana. She's so fun to watch.
As for me... other than being a mom, I am finishing up design school. I never thought the day would come, but it's coming... April 10th to be exact! And yes I'm thinking the same thing... it went by so fast. The last several years have been crazy, but hopefully with graduation under my belt I can get back to a somewhat normal life. I absolutely love being a mom! My girls make life so wonderful and they each are a blessing in their own little way.
Well, we hope that your year has brought you many wonderful memories too. We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who have been so loving and such a great support. Wherever you may be... we hope you have a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for 2008.
Love,
Heather, Kayla, Cammy and Krystian
Florida
The highlight of our summer was our vacation to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The girls and I spent 8 days enjoying the Orlando sun... although we didn't love the 98 degrees and 200% humidity so much! Krystian was in heaven... she got to meet every princess imaginable. The highlight of the trip for Krystian was when she was picked for a private photoshoot with Cinderella. Since our trip in August, Krystian has been wearing a tiara (no joke). She claims that she is a "real live princess". Ironically, Kayla's favorite part of the trip was the flight there and back - if I had only known. Cammy thought the waterpark- Blizzard Beach and the big rollercoasters were the most fun. For me... it was really fun to just leave the world behind for the week and live like there wasn't a care in the world.
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