Orange Smiles

Aren't these the cutest kids ever! We are doing well here in California. We spend a lot of time with my mom which is really good. A week and a half ago we attended a homecoming for my cousin Mark who was away in Philly serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years and that same Sunday we celebrated my grandmother's 77th birthday! Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera so there are no pictures. We like our house and we are making great friends here. My kids are loving thier preschool which is a co-op preschool that some of us moms from church have organized. This was a fun goofy time where we experimented with orange smiles! :)

1st day of preschool

My two super cuties! We are doing a co-op preschool with Lea and Jonah this year. They love it! They got new backpacks too that they were so excited about. Sleeping Beauty for Lea and Spiderman for Jonah.

I love my kids!

More Birthday pictures

Well here is my 27th birthday celebration in CA Aug 7th, the day after my birthday.

It's weird to think this is the last post I'll have with current pictures of my dad. I miss him so much. This was two weeks before he died.

Friday evening at 5:50pm, August 22, 2008 my father Kenneth Don Leighton passed away. He went peacefully in his sleep. I miss him dearly but I am so grateful for the time I have had with him on earth and I know I will see him again. He is such a caring, strong man who taught me the power of the atonement of Jesus Christ and the value of hard work and perseverance. He loves his family very much and we love him. I'm really going to miss his playfulness and his kindness. His love I will have with me always. I love you daddy.

My Precious Family

Well, last Sunday Dan, Lea, and Jonah were in a car accident because some girl high on three different substances ran a stop sign. It was really scary for me because I am in California and they were in Utah and I was talking on the phone to the kids when it happened and I heard the whole thing and the sirens and everything but I didn't know how bad anything was and I wasn't there. It was soooooo scary. I feel very blessed that Dan and the kids are okay. Dan did fracture his knee cap and he is achy all over and the kids were bruised from their seat belts (which saved their lives) but they are fine. I really love my family and I CHERISH them SO MUCH!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Well tomorrow is my birthday. I was born August 6th 1981. I am spending my birthday driving to California with my sister so we can spend time with my dad. My husband and children will meet me there in the moving van on August 16th. So we celebrated my birthday on Sunday August 3rd. I had a wonderful family dinner with the Boyers and Daniel gave me my birthday present - "Breaking Dawn" the new Vampire book by Stephanie Meyers. I also recieved a maternity outfit because, that's right - I'm PREGNANT!!! Baby #3 will arrive sometime in March! Daniel and I are very excited but not as excited as Lea and Jonah! They can't wait to have a baby in the family and they are so sweet about it. They are going to be great older siblings to this new baby!


Below is me blowing out the candle on my plate of brownies and ice cream. It's a low key birthday for me this year. :)Opening gifts!

Success!

Jonah has FINALLY conquered the potty! Yes, getting a child potty-trained is a mom's definition of success. Even though things have been hectic and emotional for our family we have this to be grateful for. I really love my kids so much! They bring me so much joy, which is really a huge blessing, especially in hard times. I love that they make me laugh every day. I need that right now. This picture makes me laugh. Jonah is showing how strong he is now that he is a big boy and potty trained. My little superman!