One year older~~~~

My little sweetie is one year closer to getting baptized!!! It is

amazing how fast they grow!! This is what she woke up to

that morning, thanks to daddy and Shelby!!

She loved it !!!

We had a whole day of fun planned out....go to school, get

out early, go pick up her very best friend in the world, go to

Chucky Cheese, and have a sleepover.

What fun!!!

Lexi and her BFF!!!

Blow Lexi blow!!


This look says...."no way, an American girl doll bed!!"

We had a blast at Chucky cheese!!! We had so many tokens we left without even using them all!! We even got to see Chucky cheese himself!!!

Happy Birthday Lexi!!!! You are one of my rays of sunshine

in my life!! You are so kind and loving!!! So sensitive to others

needs and a great big sis!!!! Love ya lots!!!

Misdiagnosed!!!

We are so excited!!! At least I am!!! My constant worry over my hubby just got a little bit of relief today. He had his follow up appointment for checking the hole in his heart that he was diagnosed with in the summer and guess what? There is no hole!! He was misdiagnosed. That is wonderful news...no more worry and no surgery. I am a little frustrated that it has been something we have been concerned about for about 9 months now. But we are very happy it is not there. Ya whoo!!!

Selective Hearing!!

I took my precious little Makena to get her hearing checked today. For weeks now I was starting to get nervous that she really had a problem with her hearing. Not just me!!! The whole family was saying the same thing. The girls kept coming up to me and saying "mom...she needs hearing aides". For two weeks we really paid attention to her hearing. We decided because she is always saying to turn up the TV or the radio, always saying "what", always not acknowledging what others said, and always talking loud that we should get her hearing tested.

Well, today was that day!! And guess what we determined.....she has selective hearing. So I was very relieved. Her hearing is in the normal range!!! So for now on, I guess the question is "are you ignoring me?" instead of "can you hear me?". She was so cute though..with her cute little headphones on. During the hearing test the Dr. said something and she was suppose to repeat it back and she said....really loud....."I can't hear what you are saying"!!! What a stinker she is !! I spent $50 bucks for them to look at me crazy and say she is normal. When we left the Dr. said...Makena, you need to start listening to your mommy!!! Yea, whatever....we will see how long that lasts. I am very thankful for the results though.

The Birds and the Bees!!!

Does this look like a face that needs to have the "birds and the bees" talk? I don't think so!!!
Has this moment already come in my life? There is no way!!! She is only 9 years old. I have been pushing this topic aside for about 6 months now and I don't think it is going away!!!! AAAAGH!!! The other day the subject got brought up and she said "mom....I'm 9 years old, I know these things"

She is growing up so fast!!! I can't believe she is going to be 10 in May!! I can still remember when she was a baby, crawling like she had a broken leg, taking her first steps, mastering potty training, the list goes on and on.... Time flies!!!

She is such a good big sister!! She is always helping me and setting a good example for her sisters. She is always happy and is the peacemaker in our family. She is a special little girl and I am lucky to have been blessed with her. I just need her to stop getting big!! With that being said, I do look forward to us being good friends...going to lunch together, going shopping, having girl talks, and all that fun stuff. I am just not ready for everything else that comes with growing up. I guess I better get ready...