Happy Birthday to Isaiah....

Hopefully this is not the last birthday that we get to celebrate with our friends the carrillos!! I am trying, I really am to look at the positive side of change but I am just not so sure that there is a positive. Anyhow, we love our little guys and have enjoyed and will always remember the bbq's, birthday parties, and long nights. and I will never forget when I first met Alex, and he walked into my house and asked me what everything cost me... HA HA HA HA Love ya man!!

Just couldn't get enough!

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Sierra and Aaliyah are so excited about our new house. Sierra thinks we are getting a dog right away, even though I tell her like every day that we are going to wait a while before we get a dog. She named this mystery dog-- Valdez Alaska weaver, and we will call it Dezzy... I told her we still need to run all names by daddy. Anyhow, the girls got to walk through our house today and they (especially sierra) just could not get enough of the place. You could almost see her little brain whirling with thoughts, and ideas. Where things will go and who's spot will be who's. It feel so good that we will finally be able to provide a home for our children. I pray that everything will fall into place, and that things that need to be taken care of will get taken care of.

Grandma with the kids.....

Although we were wishing that Micah Crabtree was able to join us for our photo shoot and so that grandma could have all her grandkids in one place we still took this opportunity to capture the moment with grandma.

"Ah pickles"

Daily lives!

Well with the series of crazy days which have included a wide spectrum of weather anywhere from rain, snow, hail, sun, and blue skies every day is a new surprising day. Me and the girls spend are days usually doing something... ha ha sounds pretty silly but we usually don't plan to be busy and somehow we are everyday. We have been walking with a group of moms the last two weeks which is really fun, as long as the girls ride in the stroller and not walk.
Sierra is growing up fast, I have been noticing how old and beautiful she is getting. She is so smart, sometimes too smart for her own good. It makes me wonder what her personality will be, and makes me pray that she grows to be a strong woman who honors the lord with her life, and beliefs in her self. That she would have a great self esteem, and would choose the best man that God has for her. There are so many things that I wish i could do during the day, and I don't do with her, or her sister and now her brother.
Aaliyah is a cutie, although she does follow in her sisters foot steps looking up to her, and doing some of her bad behavior she still has her own little personality. sometimes she will walk up to me and give me a big kiss or if I or anyone is crying she will offer her special purple blankie. This always amazes me because its her comfort blankie, and to offer it to someone else who is hurting shows me what a sweet heart she has.
Raising children is such a huge responsibility, hopefully I do right by this kiddos. God help me!!

First Park day.......

March 6th was our first day to go to a park, the weather was about 50 degrees and we all got dressed up and went on a photo shoot, and than to the park. We really needed some sunshine

Oh the times...

I know that change is a natural part of life, but I don't think that I will ever get used to it especially when it involves losing those we care about. Its not actual loss that I am talking about in this case, no one is dying, but people are moving. Many times when people move they say we will keep in touch, but its not the same. Things change, new friendships are made and lives mature. We experienced this when Jesse's best friend Benjamin moved to Seattle, sure we still see each other from time to time but we really miss(Jesse misses more I guess) the ability to see each other on a daily basis if that was the desire, to play video games, have deep conversations, that friendship. Now were are faced with two couples we are really close with leaving Spokane.
Our friends Ryan and Kelly coffee have been apart of our lives since we moved to Spokane, Ryan has lead our married life group and we have developed and cultivated a relationship with them. There has been some hard times, times when we didn't always see eye to eye but during those times were moments we took to grow, to work those things out and in that we became better friends. We really loved having them in our lives, and hope to maintain contact.
Then there is our other friends, Alex and Alicia who's duty to our Country calls him to move. We don't know where the military will move them, and it could be anywhere. These friends have also been with us for almost 4 years. We have been there for the births of each of our last two children, and have served together at our church. We have laughed together, and cried together. Talked about our marriages, and our children. WE will miss you guys, and will treasure each moment we have until you leave.
These are dark, sad, transitional times for us!