Making the Most of it...

You learn many things when you move around as much as we do. You learn who you are inside and out, how you will handle situations, how you can change an out come, how to make friends, who to invest in. But, sometimes there are bumps in the road. You learn from those as well. I am happy for the changes that we have each made ,who we are becoming. Watching my children learn from these things also. They see the real you, the good, the bad and the ugly. I am thankful to have them watching me, it makes me think about my choices more often and the example I am displaying to them. They learn from how we relate to others. They will know how to be a good friend based on what kind of friend they have seen me be. It never surprises me the people who choose to stay in touch with you and the ones who let you fall by the wayside. It is always the people who value relationship, friendship or who shared a deeper bond. It's about sharing those everyday moments of your life, they become like your extended family. You laugh, fight and make up. I am thankful for all the people who have come in and out of my life. For the ones who have stayed and the ones who have not. They all mean something on this journey!

1st Day

These 4 started school today! 1st day in a new school can be crazy, they took it all in stride. I am glad because I am sure it won't be the last school they go to. We are still settling in to our new life here. We all miss our fiends back in Utah, it is strange how a place can change you. How people can change you. I am looking for relationships here that I tend to compare to the ones I left behind. It is difficult to find people who were as amazing as my friends back in Ut. They each made me want to be better, rather that was a better mother, a better friend, a better wife. I love them and I always will. I will miss sharing my life with them. Those beautiful friends of mine that I shared a unique bond with. I am grateful for your love, laughter and tears. You will forever be in the fabric of who I am. I am sure you will forever be my friends!

New lease on life

It's been a while...we moved yet again this time back to Texas...I am loving the heat and acclimated to life again outside of the bubble. Though the transition has been strange and not what what I was expecting I am adjusting.

Snow

Thanksgiving came and went now we have only 3 weeks till Christmas break. I have no idea where the time goes! The kids and I had a great week. I spent Thanksgiving night from 11pm to 5 am the next morning sitting in the DS line with my friend Sarah so that she could get more then one. We had fun shopping and talking and time went by fast. We spent Thanksgiving with our friends and families. It was fun everyone chipping in and making food.

Last night we had more snow so of course the kids went out to play and go sledding. I want them to enjoy it as much as they can because you never know where we will end up next. We may not have snow for awhile if we move somewhere hot!

I hope that you made the best of your Holiday and made some great memories with your family!

Moment by Moment

Well K-5 took her first step yesterday then promptly fell because everyone was screaming at her and clapped her hands. She knew she must of done something great but was not quit sure what! She will be off and running by her 1st birthday I am sure.

Today it is raining, sleeting and snowing. It will leave a nice mess on the ground by the time for carpool.

I have been reminded of how blessed I am here in Utah. We have a great group of friends. We went out this weekend to a restaurant that had a live band and then to a movie. It is great when 8 of your closest friend and spouses or dates come along. I will miss these days when we are gone. I share my life here with some of the most beautiful people I have ever met. They have enriched my life so much over the last 3 years. They each bring something to the table so to speak. They make me want to be a better friend, wife, mother and all around person. They each have such unique qualities that I love. They have all made the last 3 years of my life worth all that has happened. We have laughed, cried, been by each others side through some very difficult times. I know that I can count on them no matter what or where I am.

I love you girls, you are sown into the fabric of who I am, and who I will forever be... Thank you for being a friend!

Life moves at warp speed

Once school started we have been going no-stop. Time is flying by and it is now October. I am expectant and awaiting the next phase of life while I wait to see where life will lead us next. I am excited but also have mixed feelings. I love my girlfriends here in Utah. They have become my family. Without them I would have never survived the last three years. I depend on them, confide in them and share my life & family. I love them, they have become an extension of me. I adore you and you have made my life beautiful. You have laughed, cried and stalked with me! I would not be this person without you and the experiences we have shared! Every moment is like a snapshot in time making memory traces that I hope go into the long term memory! Are you laughing yet I am!

Summer has come to an End...

The kids are all back in school and this week I am off again to the gym! I need to loose the 30lbs I put back on after having baby k-5.

The other day I was at Wal*mart and a mom looked at me dazed shopping with only 1 kid and said two more days only two more days. Like I could identify with her, while I am shopping with 5 kids who were well behaved! Two cart full of groceries and 5 kids makes for a long shopping trip! In that moment I was thinking how sad I would be to not have the boys around everyday, how bored their sister would be without them to entertain her. With 3 in all day and one going three days a week it will be way to quite and leave only me to keep k-5 out of trouble.

I miss them already!!! I am sure by the time I get use to them being gone they will be back again for another summer!