Bellezie and Cash Man

Enough said!! 

More March....

Lately besides my break down and Cash coughing life has been so very fun. Belle, Cash, and I have had some good times together! These two are such sweethearts! They can't do anything without the other. They love to play pretend. There game lately is Belle is a waitress and Cash is the cook. I am enjoying them so much. We had some beautiful days last week where I feel like we were outside all day besides their naps! I don't even know why we wore coats! They finally have gotten to play with their friends and run like crazy. I am craving Summer so bad. So many good things come from summer. The warmth, parks, BBQ's, swimming, endless days in the sun, berries, farmers markets, and Paige!!! I am getting so excited for her arrival. I am 24 weeks and I basically have 4 more months. I am defiantly feeling like this needs to come to an end! I am having a really hard time with swelling this time around... YES THAT PICTURE IS MY LEG ...AND YES IT'S MY CALF... with Monkeys hand print. At least I shaved!! I look at my legs and my purple toes and just laugh... holy swelling... A nurse asked if I feel like I have elephantiasis? I laughed and said it sure looks like it. Luckily Monkey doesn't care. It's interesting because also this time around my veins are popping out like crazy. Some people say it's spider veins or varicose veins. But mine come and go...They really show up at the end of the day... so I have no idea what going on. I have them clear up my chest to the back of my shoulders and completely down my legs starting at my hips to my toes! ... It is so WIGGY looking! I freaked when I first saw it but now I know it's normal... Hahah! 4 more months of looking like spider web elephantiasis lady! Haha and we will hopefully get things back to normal! So for now haaray for future sunny days!

10 POINTS IF YOU CAN FIND BELLE!!!!! Her new spot I found her sleeping!!!

Looking Forward

I saw this picture and for some reason it made me think of everything that Monkey and I have been through these past years...

1 year 2008
- fought constantly
-got pregnant 2 months after wedding
- lived in a half of a crazy ladies cement basement... that had no doors only on the bathroom... we hung England's flag on our bedroom door
- The crazy lady would knock on our bedroom room to ask me a question while I was sleeping... Our window was level to the sidewalk
-car died and it was a miracle we sold it
-moved into an OLD FOLKS HOME... for real and I almost played bingo every Tuesday but I would get sick in the burnt hair smelling elevator!
-bought a red Intrepid
-Somehow I made it through classes with running to the bathroom too much or failing
- Monkey of course did killer in school
- I jumped over a fence and hid in someones bushes to get away form Monkey hahaha good story
-We moved to Virginia to sell pest control
-our car broke down again and we were stranded in NO WHERE LAND!!
- we moved in with my parents for 3 months till school started back up in Rexburg
-Had our little Belle

2 year 2009
- lived in Andrews Place!!! Thank goodness
- Belle remained tiny
-We didn't hardly fight that much!! haha Just missed each other
-I got pregnant again when Belle was almost 6 months
-Monkey worked at Wingers restaurant after school
- Had awful scare about baby# 2 Trisomy 18
- ultrasound after ultrasound, test after tests!
- very emtional
-Monkey did incredible in school even with all the stress!

3 Year 2010
- Cash was born
- Monkey graduated from BYU- IDAHO!!
-Monkey got accepted into Pacific University for Optometry
- Left Rexburg forever
- Our intrepid died again it was worthless... bought Jetta from dealership... NOTE TO SELF.. always have another mechanic check the car before buying it
-Moved in with my parents so Monkey could sell Pest Control.. his Brother Rhett joined him this time also living with my parents
-Jetta's everything broke down in the 1000's to fix
-Dad's Jetta miracle help!! Thank you again forever Dad!
- Cash got really sick... Strep B was found and was taken care of..  stayed in hospital for a day or two
- Cash got major allergies to anything dairy
-Garrett's challenge
- I had to go on a dairy free diet... No Milk it was extremely hard for me....
- I swam a mile
- We moved to Oregon and it rained a lot... Had interesting neighbors!!! haha

4 year 2011
- Monkey finished his first year of Optometry with amazing grades and started his second year
- we moved into Covey Run... Very good change... still interesting neighbors
- made some amazing friends!
- Monkey got accepted into the Air Force
-Mom got Breast Cancer
- my sweet Granny past away
- Spent the summer at the beach basically
-Jetta breaks over and over
-Jetta is awful, suprised to even get a couple hundred out of it!
-Bought a Sedona VAN
-Problems with van at first... fixed and running awesome
-Parents went on a mission to Fresno California
-Rhett went on a mission
-Belle is 3 yrs old
- got pregnant with our 3rd... along with Caleb and Lexi having their 1st and Ariel and Quinton having there first! due within a month of each other (Monkey's bro and sis!)
- Kids from Nov- present have been sick A LOT!! pretty worried about them.
- Spent Christmas is Colorado

5 year January- March 2012
SO FAR
- sick kids but happy kids
- 4 ER runs
- 10 plus doctor visits
- still living in Covey Run
-Mom is know Cancer free... Miracle
- Pregnancy is going awesome- swelling a lot but who cares, heart burn, sciatic nerve, hip... the norm!!
- Cash is 2 yrs old
-Van still going strong
- Monkey got accepted for the Air Force scholarship and sworn in
- Monkey is continuing to do awesome! Don't ask me how he still in standing!!!
- Made some more awesome friends! "BOSOM FRIENDS" As Anne Of Green Gables would say
-we are all Trying not to go crazy being stuck inside with kids that need to get better while looking at the beautiful sunshine outside!

Life has been awesome, hilarious, hard, crazy, fun, scary, adventurous, stressful, moneyless haha at times, and pure joy! I love the picture of Monkey cause he is looking off into the beauty and loving it. I am excited for our future.. I have no idea the things that will happen this year or years to come but I am looking into it and ready to love it.

NOW THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY!!! I have been feeling so grateful even with my melt down the other day for my family! Cash and Belle have had an extremely difficult time with there health so far this year and we have had some really scary experiences with there health lately. I just really thank my Heavenly Father for them,.I am so seriously blessed to have them each day.  

"I'm going there some day"

These pictures are when my Mom did her As Strong as a Rock at the Temple. I just wanted my kids to always remember that even at a young age you put your hand on the temple and promised you'd be there one day! I understand Cash and Belle were so tiny and will never remember they did this... but there is no stronger desire that I have for them then hoping they will be there one day! I hope they learn as quick as possible how precious and important the Temple is! I can't wait for the day to see them all there! What a day that will be....

A Moment....

Oh I need to share a moment I had yesterday- I was at my whits end... I was angry as all get out at Belle. I basically put her in her room and wanted to leave her in there till she was old enough to move out of my house. I seriously lost my mind. I was banging things, throwing clothes, yelling at Monkey, and sobbing... I was saying how I was done being a mom, done with my ridiculously never clean house, I was done cleaning up after slobs, done being a wife, and Monkey get those books off my stinkin bed, I am leaving!!! I am done with all this crap!... I was going bonkers... (this happens at least once or twice when I am pregnant!). Anyways I ran downstairs and started hyperventilating on the couch... Cash followed me and he walks up to me and says, "SNOOCK MOM (snack)?, fuoot snock (fruit snack) mom?, dink (drink).... Mom.... mooom.... (me still bawling my eyes out having a hard time breathing and not answering him).... Mom? you okay? Mommy okay? oooooo MAMA... you okay." Then Cash crawls up onto my lab and starts stroking my face so gently and says again, "Mama are you ok? It's okay Mom. Oooohh ohhh mama, oooooh!" He started kissing me over and over! I have no idea how he broke the insanity I was going through but I smiled... still crying and said, "yes Mama is okay!" He just continued hugging and kissing me and saying he loved me! I of course calmed down and realized- Life is not what I was making it out to be at that moment....Relax! So thank you Cash man for helping Mommy! I think you saved the day for everyone! I know Daddy really thanks you too! I love you so very much Cash! You to Belle you big Stink!!!

Ballet/Princess tea Party!

March has started out wonderfully! Belle got invited to a tea party. Just for fun! I was so happy that Belle was feeling well enough to go. I didn't tell her till the last minute just in case a fever popped up- haha which happens a lot! When I told her she almost had a heart attack of excitement! She wanted to curl her hair and look just beautiful. So she finally was ready and we headed over there! I am feeling bad cause Belle was a bit tired and was pretty grouchy, the moment we walked in she saw her friend wearing a princess dress and she wanted hers too. The crying began!! Too late for that! She survived!. The Mom throwing the party was so fun. She rented a a ballet movie for the girls to watch and had them dance. Then they went and had their tea party- Fancy cookies and chocolate milk on cute princess plates. I came to get Belle and they were all playing princess/ballerinas! I finally got Belle to come downstairs and go home and boy... was she ready for nap! She cried the whole way home!! After trying to hit me and getting in trouble- we all calmed down and she fell fast asleep. When she woke up she ran to me and told me, "That was the best tea party surprise of LIFE!" I can't believe my Belle is old enough to start going to parties by herself. Where does the time go! I have learned to cherish every moment- even the grumpy ones!