Update

Wow! Life and time have been going by fast. Here is an update on our life and times:
Louie- work and more work! He had to work 14 days in a row and has been very busy. He has had some pain in his right leg and so at his 6 month check he was told that the left leg is looking great but it is time to get an MRI for the right one and then see if things need to be taken care of... He continues to have a great outlook and hopes that after this next surgery that he can get back to feeling great again.
Andrea- I have tried to take over Lin's...but for now I have three vendor jobs there.It has been a blessing to have even one job. I also have applied at another place and hope that maybe that will work out too. The kids keep me busy and life is just moving along.
Isabella- getting ready for 8th grade to be done so that high school can begin. She is doing fantastic in piano and is doing great in school. She loves being a normal 13 year old and hangs out with her friends.
Cecilia- She made the cheer squad is so very excited!She got her uniform and is ready to begin practices. She also is in another cheer group, but will have to give that up:( She continues to have strong opinions...
Francesca- She is getting ready to go to cheer competition in Mesquite and is loving it. She is a great student and enjoying reading the Harry Potter series with mom. She loves helping other and hanging with her BFF's Alyssa, Addison and Ashlyn.
Luke- says school is boring but is doing great at it. He has discovered that he loves to read and the Magic Tree House books are his favorite. His new chore around the house is taking out the garbage. He has recruited help...aka Mattea.
Mattea- still the youngest and wildest! She has been going to preschool but is ready for kindergarten! She gets to go to Kindergarten round up in a few weeks and shes knows that she will be getting shots and says " I know they will hurt, but I just have to deal with it." She has quite the personality.
So that's life here at Wahl Manor. We are very thankful for all the blessings we have been given
and hope that we continue to be good.

Cheer tryouts and snow in Overton

Yet another child is going to be in middle school and so she decided that she wanted to try out for cheerleader. I was a little worried that she might not be ready, but I was proven wrong. They were so impressed with her. One coach said that she just lit up and that she was darling. Which if you know Cecilia that is funny because this was the child that never wanted to smile. Anyway the day of the final tryout came and she made it! She is going to be a flyer, which makes me a little nervous but I will just always have a prayer in my heart when she cheers. So now cut to this last weekend...the fair was once again in town and we went on Friday, and Saturday it snowed! It was quite weird to see the old white stuff on our car and on the ground. It only lasted fora few minutes, but the girls decided that they needed to save some in our freezer.So it's official, hell really did freeze over....

Happy Birthday Daddy!

39 years ago the world experienced a real change. From a small mining community, rose a giant among men...(doesn't that sound like a great beginning to a story about a superhero?) Well, here's our superhero.Who's the man that fixes things around the house (eventually)...DADDY! Who gives the best hugs? DADDY! Who has the power to smell up a room in a hurry? DADDY!!! Who drives 40 miles a day to work for 8 hours or more then drive another 40 miles to come home and then walk around the house to make sure all the doors are locked, covers are on children? DADDY!! WE all love this wonderful man. He is always making sure that we all happy. He works so hard at his job. He loves the Lord and wants other to know it. He is kind to others, that maybe others would not be nice to. He is very funny and wants to make you laugh. He loves to read the National Enquirer. Every time we are at the check out he flips through it. He can talk car like no other. He loves old school heavy metal and laughs when he sees kid wearing "old" concert tee shirts, because he actually remembers the concerts. He can watch the History channel. every. day.We are grateful that he is ours. Happy Birthday to you!

Photos by Mattea

She asked if she could takes pictures and this is what her world is...dresses, toys and her cute face... oh, and she made her own bed.

Now that was worth it!!

Our family is officially signed,SEALED and delivered! March 12th was a great day! The weather was wonderful. The temple was wonderful and being there with all our family and friends was WONDERFUL!!! I wish I had pictures to post and we will do it soon, but I think our family could all agree to me saying that...NOW THAT WAS WORTH IT!!!

Mattea is 5!

What a face!
Her new dress
Christmas time 2010
Her at 1 year old

March 6th at 11:38p Mattea Hazel Wahl turns 5. Wow! My water broke early that morning, and so we thought that baby #5 would means that things would move right along, but nope! She decided to hang out a little longer. With the attitude that I could do this without any drugs, which I did, she was born at a healthy 8lbs. 8oz. Her sisters and brother were so excited for her to join our family. She brings so much joy and happiness to our lives. She has plenty of one liners... and we sometimes question if she really is only just 5. Daddy calls her angel princess, Bella calls her Matteazel, Cecilia calls her tiny, but we mostly love that we can call her ours.
Happy Birthday to Mattea Hazel Wahl!

14 years...

I thought about blogging about our anniversary

but I thought these songs would sum up the last 14 years.