You'll be in my Heart

When I was in Africa I would sing this song to the kids all the time. It has a special meaning to me because "they will always be in my heart, this bond between us can't be broken" I love you kids!

You'll Be in My Heart

Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
Hold it tight

I will protect you
from all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry

For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry

'Cause you'll be in my hear
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more

You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always

Why can't they understand
the way we feel
They just don't trust
what they can't explain
I know we're different but,
deep in side us
We're not that different at all

And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more

Don't listen to them
'Cause what do they know
We need each other,
to have, to hold
They'll see in time
I know

When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together

'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and foreer more

Oh, you'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always
Always

Follow your heart and share your dreams along the way

The lid of the box they gave me has this picture on it.. We decided that the 3 little girls are the 3 of us. Also the top of the pic says DREAM. That has always been my favorite word, I love the meaning of it and all that can come from it. I just have an obsession with the word dream..

The best gift ever!

For Christmas my two amazing friends got me a "Texas Box" that they made for me. It contained:

a 3 liter of sprite
a ton of big cups ( reese's peanut butter cup)
a Texas map
a "sombody in Texas loves me" bumber sticker
a stuffed opposum
a Texan santa
a can of bug spray
a Texas deck of cards
a Texas heart sticker
a bag of Texas size jelly beans
a bag of Texas shaped chips
a "How to speak Texan" book
a small texas flag
2 Texas ornaments
a Texas hat
a tin of Texas mints
an umbrella
a giant checker board game
and it all came in the cutest hat box!

I always joke and say how everything in Texas is bigger and I am finding that it is so they made sure to add some of those "bigger" things in it.

It was such a thoughtful and heart felt present I absolutely love it! Thank you so much C and D! You two are the best!!

Santa Clause is Coming to Town!

Today Annabel's school class went on a field trip to the mall to see Santa Clause. It was so much fun to see all the kids with him. He was such a very sweet, touching, kind man. He was the real deal, the real Santa, what an amazing mane! He was so good with each of the kids and really took his time to hold, talk to and love each of the children! When I went to get Annabel from him he had a tear in his eye and said, "she is such a precious girl!" It was so sweet! Annabel touches the hearts of all! Thank you Santa!

Christmas Program

Tonight I had the wonderful opportunity to go to a Christmas Music Program and it was BEAUTIFL! On top of the singing they had bagpipes, violines, and flutes. It was an amazing program and you couldn't help but leaving so uplifted and happy!

Gringerbread House

Every year we go to my grandma's and make gingerbread houses, this year she sent me mine in the mail so today I decided to make mine with Annabel.. It was so much fun! She would sit there an hit the house or take the things off faster then we could put them on and then she would just laugh and laugh! She even loved tasting the frosting! I had so much fun sharing my tradition with Annabel! Thanks Grandma!

Her Stocking

A couple weeks ago I finished Annabel's stocking that made for her.. It took quite sometime to make but I loved doing it!

Just the two of us!

We have so much fun together, her and I! We are two peas in a pod, her and I! We always laugh and smile, her and I! We love eachother, her and I!









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Smile

She is seriously the happies child!! I love her!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas..

The tree is up, the weather is cold, the christmas tunes are playing.. It is beginning to look alot like chrismtas! I love this time of year and how everyone's mood changes and everything magically transforms! It is so fun!

Chocolate Advent Calendars

Every year since before I can remember my mom or grandma has bought us kids the chocolate advent calenders that count down the days til christmas. Well yesterday in the mail I recieved a package from my mom; containing 4 of these calenders one for myself, Annabel and the twins. It was such a fun surprise and fun to share one of my traditions with them. Even Annabel enjoyed tasting the chocolate!

Snow in Texas!!

*UPDATE*
So I was told that I have wintessed history because this is the first time it has snowed two years in a row in Beaumont.. Also it did snow enough to ever so lightly coat the ground.







I am so excited it is snowing here in Beaumont! From what I am told this is a rare thing! C,C, Bella and I went out to get pictures and to play in it! If you look really close you can see it!

Black Friday

Every year I join the masses and go shopping on black friday! This is one of my all time favorite traditions and it was a bit sad not having my "crew" to go with that I usually do but C and I went and had a blast!! We went to Toys R Us at midnight then went over and got in line for Target we were there waiting for 3 hours so we played card games and froze our tooshies off!! Thanks C for going with me!!

New Moon

Twilight with C and D


C and C waiting for New Moon


They were resting before the movie started


I am a huge Twilight fan and loved going to the mid night release of the movie so this year I of course had to go see New Moon at mignight! At the one theater they were showing Twilight so I went with C and D to see that then went to the other theater where I went with T, T, C and C to see New Moon.. Thanks girls! I had a blast!

Ocean in Texas?!

So today on the way home from running some errands Cathy, Annabel and I stopped for lunch on the boardwalk on the bay. I kept referring to it as the ocean because I mean honestly all the water on the this planet meets up somewhere and there is no where in Utah where you can go sit and look out to the horizon and not see where the ocean ends and the sky begins! I LOVE IT!! The board walk had all sorts of rides and they even have a two level merry go round that I took Annabel on. Cathy thought I was like a little girl in candy shop because I was excited about everything, my dad always told me "simple minds simple pleasures". I had the best time and it was a great day, Thanks Cathy!


A view with "the lone star" (haha good times! inside joke)


Us on the merry go round


Boardwalk


The other side of the bay


The view from our table


This is painted on the wall of the resturant it is a scale with the different water levels of the hurricans that have hit. The Ike line is about 11 feet from the floor, amazing!

Sweet and Happy

Computer time?

Tonight I had Annabel sitting on the chair in my room watching a kids song thing on youtube while I did a couple things and this is how I found her! She made sure she was comfortable and relaxed! I absolutely love this girl!

Take for granted

While in Africa I realized just how many things in my life I take for granted.. It was a really big eye opening experience for me to go there. Some of the big things I am greatful for are:

Running Water! They have to walk to the well to get water to bring back for bathing, cooking, cleaning, etc. If they didn't own a well or have access to one they would walk to the nearest little creek with thier buckets and soap. They would bathe in the creek then bring thier buckets full of water back home.

This is a picture of the another well they are digging for the orphanage, unforunately it has already dried up.


A Washer and Dryer! They wash loads of laundry a day then hang it to dry it is an all day activity especially since they use small towels and wash clothes as diapers the kids constantly leak onto thier clothes and thier bedding adding more loaundry



An Iron! They use a metal iron that they fill with hot ashes, I never thought of being grateful for my iron you plug in to the wall but for that I am!


Electricity Hello! The power of light is so amazing! Enough said!

Then agian maybe having all that stuff makes me to spoiled, I wonder how we would act here if we had less of the material things that we have.

Can you be to love?!

I have said it once, I'll say it again! I am in love with this little girl!!! SO IN LOVE!!