Tuesday, June 30, 2020

June....We have made it half way!



Baseball season!!! This guy is SO excited!!! 

I may or may not have acquired a new pair of converse! 

Watching the kids play outside...under my umbrella! 
Derek got some new shades! He is pretty excited about them! 

We got Saileen a new bike! It is about time! She had very much outgrown her old one! 

At the baseball fields!

Feelin good! 


Ready to play...but how about a dab first! 
 

In the outfield!


Learning all the baseball things! 


Hanging out in the dugout!
 

MyKay turns 8!!!

We have started another project.....

We are going to paint the cabinets....we much be crazy


First we do the prep work

Taking all the door off and taping and everything is a ton of work! 


We chose to do in in a way that doesn't make us have to empty everything....again...we must be crazy! 



Cabinets everywhere! 


The living area has been turned upside-down! 

It will be worth it! 


Primer and more primer.....



It looks different already! 

We did several coats of primer

The kids did good not having a kitchen space for so long! 

Staring the cabinets....

We did grey on the bottom to help them look more clean

When we took the tape and plastic off, it was a disaster. It peeled and tore the paints and left paint under it as well. I was so upset!!!! I spend hours fixing it. I nearly lost my mind! 



primed cabinets

It's starting to come together
Getting everyone involved! 


Trying to keep all the cabinets straight!!

Cabinets all over every surface in the house! 



We must survive this! 

He lost a tooth!!!! His first one!!!



Would you look at that!!

This Dude is getting BAPTIZED!!!

He is just the CUTEST boy! 

Also, so excited to get baptized! 

Just like Jesus did! 

So proud of my boy! 

Father and Son! 

Dad spoke about baptism

It was just the family and my parents there 

And the zoom call for everyone else...and the primary people

such a special day


Get everyone in there! 

He did it! 

Now off to a baseball game! 

He was really good at it! 

Talking with his friend Lincoln
On deck waiting for his turn

Up at bat!

Running the bases



And then we had a fire.....It was on a Sunday...we woke up from nap and everyone was freaking out that we were going to have to evacuate. 
It was from the South and then moved north really quickly. 



We waited as long as we could before leaving, hoping they would get it contained.

We loaded up the RV and left

Don't let the smiles fool you, there were a lot of tears

Here are some pictures of what was happening



It moved so fast up the hill! 

It literally came to the property line of some houses! 

There was so much smoke! 

Fire fighters had quite the job to do

once the sun went down, you can see how bad it was 




The whole hillside was on fire
When it was at some of the worst moments


From across the lake, it was quite a sight! 


The area the fire covered....we were all evacuated

This guy brought his journal....so all is well! ha ha

Some of the aftermath

Fire crews were amazing and saved a lot of homes! 



Seriously a Miracle! 





Melted fences, but homes were saved! 

Lots of prayers....lots of miracles...


We went and looked at a property...

It was beautiful..We didn't end up getting it because of powerlines that were going to be put in right on the property....sad day

Baseball practice

Saileen is learning to play the guitar

This looks like Kenna had 4 legs! Ha ha 

Another property we saw

Didn't get this one either....but we will keep on looking! 

June is over...and we survived!!!! Hooray for us! 

Saturday, June 20, 2020

MyKay 8 Years old!!

This guy is 8!!!!  I cannot believe it! When did he grow up!?!
He STILL loves Spider-man! All things superhero really. 

She is a GOOF!!!!  He loves to make people laugh!

He is a handsome little guy, especially when is is wearing his suit! 

He loves to figure out how things work. He is a thinker and a builder.

He loves legos and magformers and anything he can get his hands on to build!

He loves to spend time with his Dad. He is playing baseball this year and they are enjoying the time they get to spend together. 

He LOVES to laugh. He has the most contagious laugh. You cannot help but laugh too, when he laughs.

He like to spend his time playing outside, playing with his sisters playing Harry Potter, action figures or anything else they decide to play! 

This guy is the prince of our castle but they treat him like a King. We all love this kid to pieces!! 

 

Sunday, May 31, 2020

May, or may not be warm today


The time has come to make some masks...some places are requiring them.....so here we go
Not the most comfortable of fashion accessories to wear, breathing your own breath is not my favorite. 
Saileen Got to get her driver's license! 
She is an official licensed driver!!!
Leaving the house by herself for the first time!!!

I decided to make this sign to give to my mom for her new RV!
Mandi got her these pillows and some spoons, I also got her some mixing bowls!
It was a fun little "RV start-up" gift for Mother day! 
Added to my ALoe vera plant collection....summer is coming! 
This guy got himself a new hat! 
Finally building this little dude his cool bed! 
It will be different from the girls' beds, but the same basic idea!



As you can see, he is very excited! 
Putting on the headboard...almost there!

He LOVED the drill press....always Dad's helper! 


He was right there ready to help however he could! 
All built! Time to paint! 
The best and worst part! 
Me and the paint brush....we got this! 
He is a happy boy! He has spot underneath to play with his toys. 
Derek made this for me for Mother's day!
 
Here it is on the wall in the bedroom! SO COOL! 
I've been doing Facebook Live classes for REFIT....Better than nothing.
Died her hair red for her special time! She loves it! 
This is our life right now! It seems like one thing after another! 
Kaliah got this bump on her lip....weird
We have been doing bike rides A LOT!!! 
We ride to flood park, and all around the neighborhoods around us.
BK is a really good bike rider this year. He was barely riding on 2 wheels at the beginning of the season, now he is on a 20 inch bike with gears! 
His helmet with his hood on makes me laugh, like his head is huge! 
Orthodontist....with masks....our new normal
Another bike ride....went a little off-road this time. Also, and incredible view we have here! 
A different bike ride....looking at the beautiful lake on the way home! 
My cute family on our wheels! We are quite the biker gang! ha ha
The grass.....is a little out of control! 
But also very pretty! 
We found these bug on our tree....turns out they are ladybug larva!
How fun!!!! Stay a while little ladybug! 
The roses are blooming!!  I love them! 
Saileen trimming off some roses that were hanging on the ground!
They are so pretty! I love spring!