Emma is a Kinder grad!

Today was the day! Her big graduation! She has been so excited, singing her songs and we got to decorate her graduation cap. She picked her colors and told me how to do everything and it turned out so cute. She wanted her straight for the special day. I love her!  She had pictures taken in cap and gown and looked so big. This girl will be the class of 2028!!! For her program they sang songs and got their diplomas. Each class had their own song and hers was chicka chicka boom boom. I love that book and it was so cute seeing all the littles sing with their letters. Emma grew so much this year and learned so much. I am so grateful for her teacher Mrs. Rodriguez. We have been friends since high school and she is the best. Emma got so spoiled and we are so glad she got to start off at school with her! Noah was so funny and kept cheering her on and waving. We took lots of pictures and had lunch afterwards. We got to celebrate with penny. It's so fun watching them grow, but crazy that they are done with kindergarten. I can not believe Emma will be in first grade next year. Time goes so fast. We are so proud of you Emma and we all love you tons! 

Taliah's volleyball

We all went to cheer on Taliah and her team for their last tournament of the season. Taliah is loving volleyball and her and Kylee practice and are getting great time together. Taliah practiced so hard all season and we love supporting her! The kids all love watching her play and want to play when they get big. Noah thinks that he gets to play with Taliah at her games now because he has games too, haha he cracks me up. She had some great hits, serves and an awesome tip! We love you Taliah!

Jakes 28

We celebrated Jacob's 28th birthday! I love you babe and I hope you had a great time! He got his favorite rice curry at Deedees house with some of his siblings. He also requested for me to get his favorite Costco cheesecake for dessert, we love it so did all the little kids. :) I forgot my camera so didn't get any pictures for Sunday night dinner but we are grateful for all who came to eat and enjoy company! 

We had another dinner at my moms on his birthday and he wanted hamburgers and root beer floats, which I loved!  The kids went swimming and we opened presents. Jake got his Apple Watch he has been wanting and is loving it! We all love you so much! 

I love my camera!

The kids had field day at school and after I picked them up we went for a whole swim day! I absolutely love my camera and love capturing these fun random moments! The kids all play so well together and have so much fun. We can't wait for summer time!

Sisters and fun in the sun

I got my first sunburn of the summer :/ We went and hung out at my moms and went swimming. I love being with my sisters and the kids love their aunts! The kids had so much fun. Kylee was jumping in and they were all going crazy! The water was a bit cold for me for too long, but they all had a blast! We love our swim days! Plus grandma got a little playset with slides so now we have even more fun! This summer will be so fun! 

Mom of 3 going on 4

This year for Mother's Day I really am grateful for how blessed I am. I have three amazing kids. I seriously just can't get over how great they are. Their personalities, their love, their kindness, their silliness, their hearts, their joy, tears, smiles, laughs, testimonies, and so much more. Sometimes being a mom is hard but I wouldn't trade it for the world and I truly hope my kids know how much they are loved, not just by me but by Jake and their families. Emma brought me home a flower she colored in class with cute little reasons on the petals. The flower even had its own flower pot she was so proud of. Benjamin's class put on a Mother's Day program that I got to go to by myself for just some one on one time. They sang the cutest songs and had the classroom all decorated with special treats. He colored pictures, wrote poems and filled out questions. I loved being able to spend that time with him. I am so proud of my kids with all the hard work they do. I could go on and on about my kids and can not say enough things to how great they are and how much they add to our home. Benjamin brings his happiness and smiles, Emma brings her kindness and strength and Noah brings cuddles and laughter. I can't wait for this little girl to come and join our family and play her role for us!

Jake got me an early gift of a new camera that I was able to use at Disneyland. Thanks babe! 

I also got spoiled by Kylee with a massage and mani pedi with Taliah and Charlotte. We had such a relaxing night. Happy Mother's Day Kylee! Your first one ever and you are the greatest mom to my adorable little nephew and the greatest aunt! I can't wait for my other three sisters to be mommies they will all be terrific!! I love you all!

A huge shout out to my mom and all she does for us. She is so giving and kind. I couldn't have asked for a better mom or grandma for my kids. We are all so spoiled by her and she is always making sure we are ok. I don't know what I would do with out her. She has helped so much and been there for me for a lot of moments throughout my life and especially with things recently. Thank you mom I love you! 

My dad sent us this picture of my mom and said this..."Like the super strong link on the left, the amazingly beautiful and strong mother on the left keeps us all strong linked together. Thank you sweetheart for being the strongest link in our forever family chain!!  Love you!" Thank you mom!! 

Happy Mother's Day to all my grandmas and the grandmas in my kids lives. I love being able to call and talk and chat with you all and am grateful my kids get to know you too! Happy Mother's Day to all the aunts in my life and my kids lives. Aunts really are the best and we love you all! Happy Mother's Day to my friends and the people that fill in and play great roles for us! We are all taken care of and spoiled by so many people! We love you all!

Disney time!

Grandpa Jeff and Grammy Vicki took us on our annual Disneyland trip again! This was the fourth year and we are so grateful! This year we had 36 people all together. We had a day at Disney and a day at California adventures. Chad made us all shirts again so we were a giant group in mint green then in black. Taryn made the girls all matching hair bows and Emma wants to wear hers everyday still. Kayla made the kids all tattoos if they get lost and we are so grateful! Everyone gets so excited and we love our trip! We had multiple people in scooters and I was one of them. Since I was stuck and not on rides Jake got me a new camera to be able to capture the great times. I absolutely love it and got some cute pictures. :)

Noah got to see Mickey Mouse and was a happy camper. He has loved him forever. Noah did so great both days, he hung with me and we ate cotton candy when we couldn't go on rides. He loved the rides and would say go round and round and round and round then all done. We saw a 3D bug movie and he loved it all! His favorite movie, that we watch every day.... Is monsters inc and he was so excited to get his Sully and Mike souvenirs. Emma got her little Disney babies and she has loved them since year one! She got to go on Indiana jones and everything else except California screamin. She was about a 1/4 of an inch to short so she is excited for next time. She got to go on the cars ride three times in a row and loved it. She says Cars and Soarin' over California are her favorites. My all time favorite ride is Hollywood tower of terror and I missed out this year. Emma and Benjamin went on it. Benjamin is just like his momma and absolutely loves that ride now! He is such a happy kid and his laugh and smile is the best! Emma said it was kind of scary but she went on it for me and will maybe like it next year when I go with her. I love my sweet girl she is always thinking of others! Benjamin got to go on all the rides and went on California screamin' 13 times!! He thought it was the best thing ever. He is getting to be such a big boy. He had so much fun enjoying the rides and seeing the characters. He loves getting soaked on splash mountain and going so fast in the pitch black on space mountain. This year they redid the parade into a night light music parade that was amazing. We all had so much fun dancing and seeing our favs! I wasn't able to ride very many things, but seeing the joy of my kids with their smiles and laughs was worth every minute and my swollen feet ;). Disneyland is such a magical place and I love the pure innocence and joy it brings to the kids. I am grateful for the memories we got with everyone there and with our little family. Thank you again gramps and Grammy for the memories!