Pool Party!

Well summer has officially begun and it is that time again for going to the beach and doing some other fun activities too. This summer Katie and a few other people planned some fun activities for their kids to do. Monday's are beach days and Thursday's we will be doing a different activity every week. This Thursday we had a pool party at the Jackman home (I love the Jackman family) and it was a lot of fun. The kids had a great time swimming and some of us were having fun sitting around talking and eating pizza :) I did not spend that much time in water (I did not have a suit) so I did what I do best: take pictures and helped with the kids. Some moms had newborn babies so I was pretty content for the afternoon. It turned out to be a good day and a great start to a wonderful summer. I am looking forward to the rest of the activities and for the opportunity for making new friends. Here is to a great summer!

Sweet Mallory at 5 months

Ella soaking up some sun :)

Mallory's first time in the water with mommyLevi so cute at 13 months. He had a good timeJonas had fun he swam the entire time. Susy with her beautiful daughter ElnoraLainey had fun playing in the jacuzzi Maddie had so much fun so swam the entire time too. Ella and Maddie

"The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner"

We first were introduced to Bree in "Eclipse" the third installment of the Twilight series. "Eclipse" as we know is told through Bella's experiences and we do not get introduced to Bree until the end where she is killed. Stephenie Meyer's new book "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" is a spin off to "Eclipse" and we get the inside look of Bree and the other New Born vampires. The story was told through Bree's eyes and her experiences she went though with the New Born vamps. Reading this story you feel bad for Bree. She was confused about why she was turned into a vampire and did not know what her purpose was. I felt bad for her because in the end she was not given the chance to live. She did not want to fight she was only there to find the person that she loved and and leave. I was really glad that I had the opportunity to read this book and to get a sense of what it was like from someones different point of view. I am really looking forward to seeing how the character is going to be in the movie. Speaking of..... I am getting really excited for "Eclipse" I cannot wait to see everything and how they put it together. I seems really good from the trailers that are coming out and I cannot wait.

Disneyland!!

Kimberly and I went to Disneyland yesterday :) and as always we had a good time.

California Adventure we visited first since it closed early. We headed over to Soarin' Over California it is the first ride that we always come upon. Then headed over to one of my favorite rides Toy Story Mania where Kimberly won again, I do not blame myself I had a faulty gun LOL! I tried a few new rides that I have been wanting to go on: Mickey's Fun Wheel and Mulholland Madness. The Ferris wheel was fun it went up really high, but after a few times around I was kind of over it. Kimberly and I screamed on the madness mini coaster, it was not a big coaster it was a bit rough and we were getting tossed around I was not expecting for it to be that fast. After we headed into towards the entrance and ate lunch at the Taste Pilots Grill.

Disneyland, one of may favorite places in the whole wide world, no matter how many time I go I am still excited when I find out I'm going. I do not remember the order of the rides we went on but I will try my best. We started with Space Mountain and I did not scream as loud as I thought I would. After I felt queasy, I guess we should have waited until our food went down. We saw Captain EO for the first time in a long time and I did not remember any of it so I guess it was like seeing it for the first time. The only thing new was that the floor moved, it was cool at first but they went over board with it and that made me more queasy. We went on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Balst ride and did not win that one either, not blaming the gun but myself I just not that into it. We headed over to It's a Small World which Kimberly was not that excited about. We went onward to Toon Town to go on the Roger Rabbit ride I love that one. When we got out of the ride it looked like it was going to rain so I wanted to go on Big Thunder Mountain since it was an outdoor ride. On the way there we went on the Tea Cups and we went were fast I love that one too! We made it to Big Thunder Mountain it rained but not that much. We ended up going on Big Thunder three times thought the day. It was weird because every time we went on we got the gate number 7 and one the third time we got train number 7. Anyone want to play the Lotto!! LOL. We also went on Pirates which we rode twice and walked on both times and went on the Haunted Mansion. Indiana Jones is always one of the more popular ride but yesterday I was surprised the wait was only 10 minutes and we also went on this one a second time throughout the day, I got to drive the second time which was fun. We had some down time too to rest up I love there popcorn so Kimberly and I rested and ate some popcorn and fed the ducks. After we were done we did Fantasyland and did every thing except for Mr Toads Wild ride and Perter Pan which were long waits. After that it was staring to get late and we want to rest again so we went to go get some ice-cream and it was really good. After we finished resting I wanted to go on Big Thunder again it is one of my favorite rides there (this is the third time we rode it). It was getting dark so the tunnels we go thought were dark and Kimberly got scared and screamed. We got off and we were hungry so we ate at the Mexican Restaurant next door. We had planned on going home after eating but I wanted to go on Big Thunder for the forth time but as we were waiting in line it broke down so we ended up going home. We took our time walking because we were tired and our feet hurt and made it to the tram. When I got home I was exhausted I had my mom give me a foot and back massage I watch T.V for a while and fell asleep. I was too tired to get up and wash my face and brush my teeth. Even thought I was so tired I had a great time. I cannot wait to go back :)

Family Visit

We have had company for the past two weeks from Guadalajara Mexico. We were very excited to have them stay with us. Betty's(who lives with us) daughter, son-in-law, and gran kids came for a Quinceanera. I consider them family. Karla and her two kids(Jacky5 and Alexandra 13 months) came first last Friday and stayed with her dad for the weekend. They made it to our house Sunday night the 21st and stayed in my room for their visit. I was not able to see the kids because they were already asleep but I helped Karla get situated and let her know where everything was. I was able to be home for their first day here which was nice because Betty had to work and I felt bad leaving them by themselves. I was able to see the kids then and they were so cute it was fun playing with them. I felt bad because I was not able to communicate with Jacky because she only spoke Spanish. Jacky one night got upset because she was not able to talk to me or my mom in English. For the rest of the week Karla went shopping buying clothes for her and the kids. She also had to find a dress for the party but she could not find shoes so she got them the day of the Quinceanera. We celebrated Betty's birthday and I was happy that Karla was able to be here and her moms birthday. Karla's husband Carlos got in the Thursday so they stayed at their dads again because he lives five minutes from the airport and I was able to stay in my room for the night :). They went to California Adventure the next day to surprise Jacky with a breakfast with the princesses she really loved it. Then came the party and it was a mad house over here with everyone getting ready for the party. But we have a good time at the dinner and dancing I actually got up and danced with was fun. They were suppose to go to Disneyland they next day but Jacky did not want to go she was so tired from the night before so they ended up going on Friday. They have a very busy week this week, they went to Sea World, Disneyland, and Karla wanted to visit some of her family. Today was a quite day and we went for lunch except for Jacky she wanted to stay because her cousins were coloring Easter eggs. They just left for the airport and it was sad to see them leave and I am glad that they had a good time. I cannot wait for them to come again.

First time using the play pin

and first time using the high chair

Me and Alexsandra
Jacky in her dress for the party
She loved climbing into the box we keep our newspapers in
Karla and Betty getting ready for the party
Alexsandra in her dress. I cannot get over how cute she is!
Me and Karla. Karla looked so pretty in her dress
Me and Jacky
The guest of honor Linda at her party
Carlos, Alexsandra, Karla, and Jacky
Betty and Me

Karla, Betty, Me, and my mom
Betty and Karla
She fell asleep while dancing with her mom and dad.
We had all the girls over and....
made this
She also loved the bean bag
All the girls together
Alexsandra at lunch today she loved coloring

Mallory Kay Jackman

Yesterday after work I went to go visit my friend Katie and her family. She recently had her third child a girl a couple of months ago and I finally got to meet her. Katie and I have been friends for three years when we went to the same family ward for a short period of time. I helped her with her second daughter Delaney (who she gave birth to a couple of months after they started going to my home ward) in Primary where we both served. I also helped her with the kids while they were moving into a new house. They are such a great family and I love them very much and Katie is one of the kindest people I have ever met. When I saw Mallory I fell head over heels for her. She is the most adorable baby I had ever laid my eyes on and she reminded me a lot of Maddie when she was a baby. Mallory is so good and very content I would hold her forever if I could.

Precious Mallory at 2 months old

Mallory with her sisters Delaney and Maddie

Me and Mallory

A couple weeks later I got to see one of my favorite families again :) Katie's second daughter was turning 3 and she was having a birthday party. So I offered to come and spend the day with them helping out where ever I could. We spent the day running around and going shopping with the kids. I had fun and I was glad to spend that time with them and spend some time bonding with Mallory. I am sure that Katie was grateful for the help. It is December now, I thought I would add this part in and to share some more pics below that I just had to share. I cannot believe that she will be 1 at the end of this month.

She took a nap before we left the house

Mallory with big sister Maddie...

...and with big sister Delaney
Mallory at the party she is such a good baby
Me and Mallory
Mallory and Katie (her mom)

My New Toy!!

Since I am working now I decided to get myself a little gift to congratulate myself on getting a job. I have been into electronics stuff lately and decided I wanted to get myself a Flip Video camera a few weeks ago. My mom forward me on an an add from Wal Mart, they had a deal for a Flip Video Camera for $149.00 with two free accessories. I thought it was a great deal considering the cheapest that I saw for it was $157 and saved on shipping by using the site store. So, I decided what the heck I'll get it at least I can afford it :) I haven't used it yet and when I do I am hoping it will be easy to put on my blog.

So here it is my new toy I like it a lot:

Christmas, New Years and..... a Job!!

My first post for the year 2010. I cannot believe how fast 2009 flew by and that it is already February. I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and New Years, my mom and I had a great holiday. I was so excited for Christmas I was actually woke up at 3 a.m and could not go back to sleep, I had to get up and look at my loot and scored big. For dinner we went to a family friends house Bob and Linda. We had a great time eating and playing their wii, it was very nice of them to ask us over. My mom was very happy that I wanted to go, since my dad died we have not really been going anywhere. For New Years we stayed at home which we normally do and I got to watch an all day marathon of the 'Three Stooges' I love them. My mom and I never make it to midnight and we always wake up to fireworks and gun noises.

But the most exciting part is I have a job YAY!!! I am babysitting a very beautiful 2 and a half month old and it is going great. I have been doing this for a week now and really enjoying it. A lady that is working with my mom her daughter is working and going to school so my mom volunteered me to babysit. The daughter is going to try to go to school and work full time for 2 months and see how it works out. So I am grateful for the opportunity to work, help out around the house more, and not bug my mom for money.