When Butterflies Attack....and Sis Boom Bah!

Luke, Mattea, and I drove to Mesquite just for the heck of it and as we were coming back, there were butterflies everywhere! I thought that maybe it was just the area coming up out of the valley, but no! They followed us all the way home! It was really crazy to see all of them!I have alot of them on the windshield.. may they rest in peace in the big cocoon in the sky.Also Miss Bella is trying out for the cheerleading squad this week and of course we believe that they should just automatically pick her (and Makenna too!Huh Christina!) Anyway so this of course brings us back to the memory lane of junior high and high school days of all the clubs and fun. It is so great to see our children getting these great experiences.Oh...too much love!

Picture update..cause I know you want 'em!

Mattea and Mom making silly faces
Mattea realized that she looks like D.W. from Arthur

Isabella looking fabulous
Mattea on her 3rd Birthday..Grandma and Mom bought the same outfit for her....it is a sign that Mom is becoming like Grandma.
This is what Mattea wanted for her cake.She wanted Dora but no Dora, so we choose her cousin instead. Then she wanted lots of sprinkles and there were more candles on it after this pic was taken.We think she decided she was 20 because that's how many were on there when all was said and done...

Happy Birthday Dad!

Yesterday was Louie's 37th birthday...which is funny because he thought he was turning 38.Anyway we went out to dinner and made him a cake even though he is really not a cake eater.It really wasn't for him though...when there's a birthday there has to be cake. So happy birthday honey! Thanks for all you do.

Better Attitude

Last week was a very eventful week and now things are relaxing? Ok...well they are becoming more relaxed.We had a great lesson yesterday In Relief Society by a fabulous teacher...who happens to be my neighbor. She is an artist. She painted the picture of the Lion and the Lamb...anyway she uses lots of visualization and it really helped me after all the bad feelings that were going on this week. So, I am determined to have a better attitude and the rest of the family will keep having the same great spirit it always has. I just have to say that it is really sad that I allowed ONE situation to cause havoc to me and that hopefully the one lesson that I have learned is that I should just avoid ALL negative feeling and thoughts. I know who I am and I know that God knows who I am. I know that He has been right by our side and that last week was a great reminder of the adversary's plan to ruin any of us. I feel bad that things that have been said to me last week made me forget myself. It's sad how ONE person makes you feel like EVERYONE is against you. We have great friends and a great support for people that have always been there for us. I hope that everyone has a great week.

THANK YOU!

This for all of you that have been such a source of strength for us. I want all of you that support, pray or do anything on our behalf that we appreciate you. It is nice to have such honest loving people in our lives. I know, what is this all about? It has just come to our attention that we need to be grateful for people that build us up rather then tear us down. Anyway, we hope that anyone reading this know that we appreciate the positive thoughts and feeling that you have given us.

Am I fast too typing?

No you didn't read the title wrong...My lovely, caring cousin reminded me today that I am really typing too fast. My last blog up says that the girls are getting straight for the second time this school year....no, they were never gay.. I meant they are getting straight A's for the second time.I did this on my facebook account too. I wrote that I wish I could pampered instead of I wish I could BE pampered.I have always had a lot to say, but this typing thing...someday we all can just talk again to each other and that would be better. So thanks Summer for keeping me real!

Brag moment

So I have to take a moment and brag about our kids...all three girls are getting straight for the second time this school year. They all try and do so well in school and we are proud of them. With having a large family we always tell them...scholarship, scholarship,scholarship! It looks like they might just get one or two.. otherwise we will call Uncle Josh!

I pee- peed in the potty

As I am sure all you parents out there know that the greatest moment of any parents life is not the crawling or walking or talking or anything in between that our children do. The only true great accomplishment of life is when your child FINALLY is potty trained.(You all know it's true!!) So it is with great pleasure that I announce that Mattea is officially potty trained. Her birthday was a present to all of us. She told us that she didn't want to wear diapers anymore and that she would "pee pee in the potty". Now of course we all have to make a big deal of this great moment.. every time she does her business...all the business!Anyway it has been a big week for her.She is truly growing up way to fast.

Happy Birthday Mattea Hazel Wahl!

It was a cold and dreary day... no just kidding. Louie woke up at 4 to get ready for work, I rolled over to turn off the alarm clock and the... wetness... my water had broke.We thought that things would progress quickly with this being our 5th kid, but 8 hours later, we decided to go to the hospital and things had not progressed. So on with it. I had no drugs no epidural(thank you very much), and I now can't watch "Deal or No Deal", because that was on during the worst of the contractions, but at 11:38p on March 6,
Mattea Hazel Wahl entered this world at 8lbs. 8oz. She is our little Tator Tot, our little Boo Boo, Isabella's munchkin, and our tornado.We love her so much.
Happy Birthday!

This too shall pass?....

If I could swear and know that I would not offend anyone then I would. Our family is having the worst time and it just keeps getting more and more heavy hearted.I have had so many people tell us that "this too shall pass." I want to say...YEAH RIGHT!!!!!I am having a serious pity party that looks like it is going to be a LONG one. No, I don't want to talk about it or hear that everything is going to work out, because guess what.. it isn't working at this moment. I love that people want to know they are there for us, and that does means a lot. I just wish that this time would pass quicker.