New Bundle of Joy!

We get to welcome ANOTHER boy into our teeny tiny family! haha!!  It is funny, I always thought I would only have 2 kids and now I am about to have 6! I love them sooo much and could never imagine only having 2! They are the light of my life.  What else am I here for than to be happy and make others happy.  Christopher is on cloud 9 right now! This is the point of life...atleast my life!

So far, I am 5 months and 1 week pregnant! He is a healthy baby and he loves to move and kick only my bladder! I love his name Riverton Christopher (keeping the 'on' at the end of all my kids names).  His daddy really wants Christopher David Jr. I think all 4 boys having Christopher as their middle names...is quite enough Christopher's!! =)

Woman's Retreat

I decided to write a new blog...and I choose to blog about the Woman's Retreat that I attended with Melissa, my mother n law Susan and Aunt Cathe! First of all, how can you not believe in God when you are surrounded by the beautiful scenery at Calvary Chapel in Murrieta Springs! Wow! We attended many get together's and several testimonies from Punky.  She was perfectly chosen for this weekend!

We stayed in a room that sleeps six.  This means...BUNK BEDS!!!  Ok...I have not slept in a bunk bed since 3rd grade! I slept with my ear phones playing soft music all night!!  I wish I could say this helped drown out the snoring of my sweet mother n law...nope, it didn't!!! haha!!  THEN, 6 woman to 1 bathroom/shower! REALLY?!? Breakfast is served super early...I think by 7am.  But I cannot leave without a shower, make up and a hair straightener!!  Believe it or not, it worked out and we didn't miss one meal!!

I loved every minute during our retreat.  I loved the feeling of closeness with God and my family.  I am so thankful that I went! I almost chickened out and stayed home.  We all know that I cannot leave my hubbie and kids! It was nice though, because when I came home (to a spotless house) I was so deeply missed!

Oh, and the go cart rides were hilarious! =) We were special because of Susan's back condition! I do think Melissa and I were almost thrown off 5 times!! Thank you God, for making sure this weekend happened for all of us!!

The Nutcracker Ballet

Melissa set up a wonderful experience to see the Nutcracker Ballet with our family, John's family and our kids! Mackenzie is in Girl Scouts...she was picked to bring her whole family backstage after the performance to meet the cast.  That was fun! The kids got autographs and pictures with the cast members on the actual stage of the ballet! All of the little ones were soooo great too!!  We all went to dinner first at Vince's Spaghetti. It was truly a wonderful family night! Thank you Melissa and Mackenzie!

Christmas Lane in Chino

Well, this Christmas light display is a little different than the lights in Rancho...although it is still beautiful!!  All 10 grandkids were together for this! Along with Papa, Aunt Melissa, Aunt Rebecca, and Uncle Nick! The company made it more fun! I love having Rebecca, Nick, and my nieces here for Christmas time! =) There was this one house that was completely decorated and blinked with the music! The kids loved that one!!  They all danced to the music...It was so cute!

School Christmas Performances

All three of my kids did their Christmas performance for school.  They were such a joy to watch! All 3 had special parts.  Dayton had a dancing part and Madyson and Caydon had speaking parts! They did a perfect job! I was lucky because I arrived an hour early to both performances...this made it possible to sit in the front row!! Yayyy!!!  =) Also, I was able to attend Mackenzie's performance! She did such a wonderful job with sooo many lines! It was a long day of school activities...but sooo worth it!

Thoroughbred Christmas Lights

Our first trip to the Christmas lights was done with my friends and my daughter.  Christopher has been working soooo hard lately.  He is doing it for us, but I miss him! Especially on fun activities like this.  Even though it was super crowded...I always have a blast here! All my luck though, I dropped my camera after 2 pictures! I could not believe it! It broke!!!  Thank God for accidental insurance! The houses were soooo beautiful.  The love and dedication that the homeowners put into their decorations is truly appreciated! I wish I could tell them all thank you!!

Father/ Daughter Winter Dance

This is the 3rd year that daddy had the honor to take his daughter to the Father/Daughter winter Dance at school.  They get to dress up, eat, dance, and take professional pictures together.  It is nice for her to see how a man is supposed to treat a woman...because soon she will be looking at boys in a different way. I want her to realize early, that she is worth gold and that the man she picks should love God first.  If so, he will fear God and never hurt my baby girl! This is about 8 years from now...but, it is good to start the foundation early! I always had low self esteem when it came to relationships.  I want her expectations HIGH! =) 

This year, Christopher was sooo lucky to not only take his daughter....but his beautiful niece Mackenzie! Her daddy was called into work, the awful life of a railroader!!  I was so proud of Christopher...he never even hesitated to share his special night with his daughter! He said he would not have it any other way!

I am so happy that the three of them had so much fun together!!

Fifty Two Thursday

My 5 heartbeats...

Friendships...

I truly have some wonderful friends! I feel very lucky to have so many awesome people to call Best Friends, close friends, church friends, my bible study friends, and my internet friends! Everyone that is in my life is so positive and making mine and their future a happier place! Thank you to everyone with such kind hearts! I really am a lucky girl!

Super Demolitions!

Dayton
My Dayton made his first goal today...then he made another one in the same game!!!  He has 2 now!!  I am so proud of both of our boys! They are usually on defense or goaly...they are so aggressive this year! With the last game, the other team didn't have enough players...so Caydon stepped up and said he would goaly for their whole game.  Well, this made me nervous because our team has some VERY strong kicks! Well, he stopped SIXTEEN goals!!  I loved cheering him on but I had to keep apologizing to our parents because it was their kids goals that he was stopping!!  It was funny!!!  He did an amazing job!!

Caydon

Fifty-Two Thursday-Beauty

My Only Daughter...the most BEAUTIFUL thing I have ever made or done! I love her more than she will ever realize!!

Pink Snappers

Sorry...I am about to brag, just a little!!  =} My daughter is such a great soccer player! I am amazed with her strength, skill, and determination on the field! In her first game, she scored 6 goals! SIX!!! I thought...there is no way she can do that again! Well, she proved me wrong...2 games later, she scored eight!!!  Yes I said 8 in one game!!!  There has only been one game she did not score in...she was triple teamed the whole game because the coach knew her. That is a compliment to her!!  I always wanted my little ballerina or cheerleader...but soccer makes this little girl happy!!  She told her dad that she doesn't want to play softball this year because she wants to play club soccer all year round! I am so proud that she loves it so much...I am even more prouder because she owes it to her dad too!!  He absolutely LOVES...I MEAN LOVES to coach his little girl! He is such a devoted coach to both of his teams!!!

Fifty-two Thursday-WHAT???

How did Aunt Melissa capture this moment with my camera!?!? I love it!!!
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Homecoming 2012

On October 13, 2012, Brandon attended his first Homecoming! He asked his girlfriend Natalia to go with him! They matched their outfits...which was adorable! She is genuinely a sweet girl! He bought her a corsage! He had the flowers match her dress...very thoughtful! They went to Olive Garden with 3 other couples! He was definitely a man this night! I picked them up about 11:30 and she was walking with his long sleeve shirt that he offered her because she was cold! I am doing something right with him!!  =) He was beaming from ear to ear! He had such a memorable night!

First day of school!

Their first day started in August this year.  My poor kids lost 2 weeks of summer! Madyson is now in 5th grade! She is growing up way too fast! She is bringing home tons of A's and never EVER gets her westie signed for behavior! She had lunch detention though for not having enough reading points! UhOh!!  Sooo, she came home and read TWO 7 point books in 2 days and passed them both! She chooses to not finish books...it is her own fault!!  She reads 100 pages and then starts a new book! Weirdest thing ever!

Dayton and Caydon are in 3rd grade.  I decided to separate them with different teachers this year.  Best decision ever! The teachers tend to think of them as 1 child.  Their report cards say the same thing and they receive the same grades...even though I knew school was much easier for Caydon.  Well, now I can focus on their weak and strong points with less confusion.  Caydon is so smart.  I do not have any fears that he will not learn his spelling words! He always brings home and A! He is a wiz at math! His test are always an A+ and put up on the wall for a week! He LOVES math! Everything comes more naturally to him too.  Then Dayton...he struggles because he does not enjoy school.  Well, maybe not school but learning! He has the best teacher...she was Madyson's 1st grade teacher! I picked her because she is so kind and I knew she would have the patience with him.  He ranges about a 79% on all of his spelling test.  I will take it! as long as it never drops below 70%, I will be a super proud mom! His math scores are usually 80%.  His reading is outstanding!!  He has double the points of alot of kids in his class.  I think they are really going to excel this year!

Brandon...he was maintaining A's...then, he got a girlfriend and decided to not do homework! He is now getting 2 D+'s! Yuck! So, his dad made a great deal with him.  If he brings those grades up to a C and keeps them at a C  for a week...he will get him a cell phone and put him on our plan! He is way too old to not have one...but, we cannot reward him for bad grades....you know!!! Keep your fingers crossed!

Madyson is TEN!

Madyson is officially in double digits! I cannot brag about this little girl any more than I already do.  Her heart is made of gold! She loves being a sister to 4 bratty ;) boys! She loves to help them...and maybe pick on them a little! haha! She is learning so much at church and cannot wait to get baptized (if her mommy would just go and do it already!) ☺She is my buddy...and I love to do just about everything with her! She had an amazing birthday! We splurged on her this year! She got a new iPod Touch with a pink jeweled Hello Kitty case! I am regretting it a little though! She already has 228 pictures of just about herself on there...and she is on it 24/7! KIDS! =) She deserves it though...she works really hard in school....she is the princess, and she is daddy's little girl!!  We love you Madyson!!

Ryelon's 4th Birthday!

Daddy is a big kid!

Papa & Grammy surprised him on his actual bday!

Auntie Melissa & Ryelon!

Auntie Leasha, Kyle, and the bday boy!

He finally likes Chuck E!

You do not get more l♥ved than this!

He won over 1400 tickets!

He loved this!

♥My FAVORITE picture♥

The cake is bigger than him! haha!

I have the BEST friends!

He had such a fun Angry Birds Birthday!!  We kept it small...but, Ryelon had a HUGE smile from ear to ear all day!!  I love our little four year old!!