Random pics and fun times

I found some really cute pics that I haven't posted yet so here they are. This girlie is so precious and cute. Just look at those eyes.

Dad was so nice to give the girls piggy back rides all over the house.

We went to a lot of viewings and funerals lately. I decided to put the girls in skirts instead of dresses and here they are posing. Brookelyn is so into the camera.

Kira wasn't too happy about going. Except for the turtle neck all the rest of the clothes are Brookelyn's. We also compared Kira and Brookelyn's feet and the only difference is Brookelyn's big toe. Kira really is going to surpass Brookelyn.

One night the girls wanted to eat at the little table for dinner. We had little space but it was fun.
Kira started asking "Why?" At 19 months you have got to be joking me. When Brookelyn started asking I finally just said, "Because Heavenly Father created us and loves us." That was the end. The one answer that seems to satisfy her whys. But Kira is different. Brookelyn likes being a mom to Kira and told her not to do something last night. Kira asked, "Why?" over and over and over again. Brookelyn finally said, "Stop asking why, it is because I said so and that is that." I started giggling because she used to drive me nuts with why and now Kira is driving her nuts. (Oh Kira drives me nuts with the whys also.)

Track Coach?

I am now coaching track. For some of you you may be laughing now. Me and Track? It will be fun and I will make enough extra money to pay for our trips to Texas and CAlifornia this summer. I am a little excited and it should be interesting.

10 pound barrier broken

Of course my mom is kicking my trash. But this week I broke the ten pound barrier. I have lost 10 pounds in the past two months. I can now where a dress that I have not fit since Kira and I now wear a couple of shirts that I would not wear before bcause of all the rolls. Of course I have more to lose, it was just nice to hit that mark.

Family Home Evening Smiles

I know that this pic is way old but I just needed to put a pic of my girls and I haven't taken any recently. Anyways, tonight we had family home evening. At Christmas we got the book, Behold your little ones. It is the Nursery lesson book for the year and they suggested we get it for our home and use it for family home evening, so we did.

Tonight was the lesson on Heaven;y Father and Jesus love me. So I started by asking them if mom loved them. Brookelyn said yes and Kira nodded. I then asked who else loves you. until this point Kira and ben running around. All of the sudden she sits down and yells, "DADDY!!" It was just too cute Arik and I giggled. we then asked if grandmas and grandpas love them and they said yes. we then asked if thier aunts loved them and Kira growled, "NO!!!" Arik and I started rolling on the floor laughing. It was just too cute. I then asked them who else loved them (through the giggles) and Brookelyn says, "Jesus." it was one of those, I am so proud of my daughter moments. She then jumps up from the floor and runs over to the picture of Christ and says there is Jesus. So then Kira had to run over and say, "Jesus." After that every time we said Jesus, Kira ran over to the wall and pointed to Jesus saying Jesus over and over again until Arik or I would say, "yes, that is Jesus."

I don't know if they learned much but they know we love them and they know where the picture of Jesus is in our house. Kids are just so much fun.

Other fun stuff. Tonight I bought tickets to Texas in July and I get to spend a whole month with my family in texas before flying to California for my great grandma's 100th birthday. Luckily, all but one flight is before Kira is two so she is free til that flight home. Arik is praying that the month of July is really busy for him so that he isn't home by himself too much for a month.

Light at the end of a tunnel????

On Monday night, we recieved more bad news. Pam Cartwright, a second grandma to Arik and his sisters, passed away and the funeral will be on Friday. How many viewings/funerals can one person take. That is four funerals in a row starting yesterday. I can't handle it emotionally. I went monday to the viewing for the dad of my 7th grader. My heart broke into little pieces as I gave her a hug and tried to let her know that I love her and am here if she needs me. How do you help? What can I do? I think this town has reached its limit. How many can die in a two week period? Isn't 5 enough? I don't think I can handle anymore bad news.

So if anyone has great news, I would love to hear it. Thanks to Mandi and Ben for sharing thier good news about thier friends. Please, I would love good news.

Be Grateful

The past few weeks have been hard for the community of Soda Springs and the Jorgensen Family (All of Arik's family). Two weeks ago a man got T-boned in his car and died. He had worked with Arik and dad in the Forest Service, he was also a teacher in Grace which is right next door to Soda. Last week Arik's great Uncle Paul died. When we lived in Logan we would got to his house and play games with them until Aunt Lillian got sick, she pasted away two years ago. We attended the funeral. Then one of my relatives pasted away last week also. She lived in California so we were unable to attend.

Then Friday I got a call from the Principal at our school letting me know that there had been an snowmobile accident caused by an avalanche. Three men were killed. One was the husband to a teacher at my school. When you only have 236 kids in a school there are not a lot of teachers and we are all close. Another one of the men that died was a father to one of my seventh graders.

This is my first class and so they are special. I will remember them forever and there is something cool and great about being a teacher's first class. These kids are like my kids and my heart has broken for this girl and her family.

They say that everything comes in threes. I feel like it got doubled this time.

Arik and I spent tons more time playing with the girls this weekend. WE ran around the house playing tag, we built a tent and played in it, we were the horses and let the girls ride on us. We just spent time together.

So I ask you, spend extra time with your loved ones. Let them know you love them. You never know what could, would, and will happen. Take advantage now!!

Best Friend Ever

Have you ever had one of those days when you should be cleaning but you have no desire. Today is one of those days, so I clean a little bit and then play a game with the girls then clean and play, so on and so on. Well, I decided after lunch that we could build a tent and play in it. So here it is. After I got done and was leaving the room to get the camera, Brookelyn says, "You are my best friend ever mom. Thanks." So sorry to Lukas and Andrew who seem to always take up Brookelyn's thoughts and desires to play with. You two are not as cool as "THE BEST FRIEND EVER!!" Just joking, I know Lukas and Andrew are much cooler friends than me, come on I am the mom.

A crib makes it much easier to build a tent. It will be sad when Kira is no longer in one.