Mullins... KOA gettaway!!!

This spring break was by far my favorite. We spent it with the Mullins!!! We went to Warrenton, OR at a place called KOA. This place was sooo COOL... it seriously had everything. The grounds had a indoor swimming pool, hot tub, outside had a tree house thing, basketball, volleyball, tether ball, huge chess set, projector kid movies, huge bouncy thing, all you can eat pancakes!!! FABULOUS!! The first part of our trip was spent at the famous ship wreck beach! It was my favorite the sand was so smooth and the waves were perfect! We had so much fun. Mark and Chloris bought little kites that were a HUGE hit!The kids loved them. Seeing them with their grandparents is one of my favorite things to watch! My kids are instantly cling to them. The Mullins family is so fun. They are always ready to do something fun. We played baseball- which Belle is fantastic at. She is a natural. She can hit that little ball so far and so well. I could tell she was so proud of herself. We flew kites forever and Belle got pretty good at it. Cash wouldn't leave grandpas side... He had a couple melt downs if he wasn't close by him. I loved it when Cash ran up to me holding some kind of gun shell??? I think! He said, "Look Mom... my grandpa gave this to me!" He then pulled it close to him and hugged it. He treasured it almost as much as he treasures Grandpa! I loved watching Belle always wanting to hold Chloris's hand and walk by the water together! I loved watching Ben and Nate going out to the wrecked ship and a wave almost knocking them completely over!! Oh such good times, I am going to miss this family so much when we leave August.

After a amazing day at the beach and a full belly from a delicious tail gate picnic we headed to KOA and straight way my kids wanted to hit the pool! So we all did! Then we played on the tree fort... ship wreck to be exact, I was a shark or I was the lady that was stranded in the water..or i was suppose to just be the storm...Thank you Belle!! Then we had a fire with hot dogs, chips, dips, veggie trays.. etc! Happiness! Then we ran in the rain to the kid shack where they were showing the end of a movie.. so the kids and I ran to the HUGE bouncer thing and jumped in the rain!! The kids cracked up when I fell feet over head on landed in the mud! They thought that was hilarious! Then we all ran to get warm and went to bed in our little cabin that the kids called "our cabbage"!!

(Dad and Cash awaiting the ladies to get out of the bathroom!  haha cute!)

The next morning was spent eating all you can eat pancakes, bouncer, and major basketball game, where Belle was the ref and took Nate to time out, chess competition- monkey dominated... embarrassing Nate!!! haha just kidding, tether ball, swinging, and back to the beach!

We stopped at the look out where the Columbia river meets the Ocean and it was gorgeous!! We seriously lucked out on whether... So perfect. The beach again was incredible. This time round the boys spent their time jumping of a huge dirt hill trying to do the most crazy karate kicks!! HILARIOUS!! Chloris and Mark played Frisbee with Cash man and Life was good!!!

Times like these I wish would never end...Times like these makes me really understand what is most important. I am so blessed to be apart of this Mullins family!

This got me so excited!!!

I get so thrilled and excited when I see people do good, be good, and are ROCKS!!! Arise!

I am going back to school!!!

04 Apr 2013

Mamie Suzanne Mullins 
Forest Grove, OR 97116


Dear Mamie:

Congratulations! We are pleased to offer you admission to Brigham Young University-Idaho. Rich blessings and life-changing opportunities await you here.

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Admissions Committee
Brigham Young University-Idaho Admissions Office 


HAHAHAHAH I AM A STUDENT AGAIN!!! WEIRD!

I am running AWAY!!!

So Belle had to use the restroom and we were in the car so I whipped out a diaper and she used that... She was not happy to use a diaper. We got home and I went out back to sweep the porch forgetting she had a diaper still on. Belle was climbing a tree and she said, "Mom can you take this diaper off?" Being a good Mom I should have said oh yeah Belle come on... BUT... I said, "Hold on Belle let me finish and I will change you!"

BELLE GOT MAD

Belle started yelling random things that made no sense and pacing back a forth...

I kept sweeping while watching her with my eyes popping open wondering.... what in the world is happening!???

Then out of no where Belle yells.... "AHHHHHHHH I can't stand you, Ahhh I want a new life a new Mother, I am leaving I am running away.... I am out of here...."

Being a good mother I should have just gone up hugged her and got the diaper off... BUT instead I said, "Well do you want to pack your things up and take them or are you just leaving??"

She glared at me and yelled, "I AM JUST LEAVING... GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!"

and she left.... walked out of the back yard and up the street. I just let her... Of course I followed her without her seeing me. She ended up running to our front door pounding on it screaming,"MOM, MOM, MOM... You open this door!!"  I was standing not to far behind so if she were to turn around she would see me. She kept ringing the door bell and then, she turned around and saw me.... She ran and hid at the neighbors door. I don't even know how to describe how I was feeling... I wanted to laugh, cry, laugh, call for her, cry, laugh.... it was a mess!!! But I just stood there holding Paige and Cash was clinging to my leg saying, "She is craaazy!" Hahah

Belle finally started sobbing.... She ran to me and hugged me. Hugged me for a long time....With tears pouring down her face she cried, "I never want a new Mommy, I want you and I love you. I never will run away again. I'm sorry Mama!!!" We hugged and I said. "I love you too Belle... how about we go take that diaper off!!! She smiled and the day went on!!!

Haahaa I love you Belle!!!

Valentines 2013

I don't know if you can tell but I LOVE holidays... any reason to celebrate I am all for it!! I especially love Valentines day... Yes we love each other everyday BUT... not everyday can we go crazy and spoil each other with pure LOVE!!! hahah So Belle got invited to a friends house the day before Valentines to Cash and I while Paige was sleeping had a sugar cookie date! Man is Cash a huge helper... He could probably make the whole dough, roll them out, cut out the shapes, and bake them if I let him! He likes to see how much flour he can get on himself! We had such a great time together...

Then Valentines arrived and Cupid came which the kids know it's me and they know I do it because they say "You just love us!!!" You better believe it! So we spent the rest of the day babysitting and playing outside with sooo many kids! We came home and had heart shaped pizzas and fruit... And decorated the cookies Cash and I made.

Later after the kids went to bed I spent the rest of the night with Monkey Man the love of my life!!! He made  lamb Kebabs holy delicious...with a candle light dinner that I decorated with my trying to be creative ideas!! When I walked in the kitchen at first though Monkey had the table decked out with 100 things he loved about me... I am not a cheesy person haha I LOVED IT!!!

Valentines was so great... The play dough cracked me up. He did the arrow with my hands and I did the heart! So funny! We had to do something Valentine-ish and he made a teddy bear and a flower and I made cupid! Nights like these will for reals never be forgotten!!! I love you Monkey!