Rim Country Campout

Our Recent Camping Trip to Rim Country! It was so fun, but we weren't expecting the surprise snow, so it was a little cold! We'd hadn't been camping in so long we didn't care. Besides we don't see snowfall very often.

Self Worth

My daughter Lexi has this little note book to doodle in and one day I was just browsing through it looking at her cute pictures thinking how her drawings have changed so much over a short time, when i came upon this page in it. It reads, "I luve Dad, I luve Mommy, I luve Lizzi, I luve Myself. It melted my heart to see her mispelled words written on the little piece of paper. It's so important to me that my children know how much I love them. And I thought how wonderful that she expresses her love back. And I was really happy to know that she loves herself. So many children don't realize in this day and age how important it is to love yourself and i'm so greatful that she knows her self worth at such a young age! I pray I can help her keep that image in the years to come.

...and Baby makes 5!

Something was running a little behind this month, and i decided to make sure it was nothing to take it off my mind. So i took a test and it turned out negative and i threw it away. "I knew it was negative", i said to myself.(I've done this before),Well like everytime before i had to pull it out of the trash a few minutes later just to be sure and there it was! The vaguest hint of a second line. "No Way" i said out loud. I still didn't believe it so i decided the next morning i would take another and the same exact thing happened. See for yourself, can you really see the second line? So i decided something must be wrong with the brand i was using and went to the store to get another. This time no uncertainties i would purchase the digital so there was no mistaking. Well i took it and as you can see there is no mistaking the word PREGNANT! What a surprise, but a wonderful one. We are so excited! And ironically i just threw out a bunch of my old baby stuff. So now we get to have fun shopping too! It's going to be a crazy next nine months so we'll keep you posted!

First Ride!!!

The Girls first ride in a Helicopter! I think mom was more excited than they were, but they had a really good time. Tony said they stared out the windows in amazement the entire time. Mom's little co-pilots. They look so cute w/ their headsets on.

New Addition

We have added to our little family, and unfortunate to my husband we have added more estrogen hahaha! We now have a little Min Pin named JuJu(Lizzi named her). She is 3 years old and just as sweet as our Meesha. Meesha and JuJu play really well together and JuJu is so good w/ the girls. We are glad to have her in the fam!

Christmas Shoot

We had some Christmas pics taken recently and these are the results(thank you Cammie!) We picked our favorite for our greeting card and it's not on here because i don't want to be redundant! I love this time of year so full of love and caring like the whole year should be! It is a time to look back and say "i made it through another year!" Just kidding, i love being w/ family and friends and remembering what is really important and why we celebrate this time. Thank you everyone for making this year another special one!

Downtown Walk

Our Downtown has some of the coolest artwork that they display out on the streets. They switch it up from time to time and this time it is mostly wild animals! So we took a walk w/ the girls downtown to check out the statues. I can't believe how much they loved them. My favorite was the girl playing w/ the Apache helicopter of course, but i loved the momma bear too! Lexi really liked the Rhino and Lizzi's favorite was the lizard(Daddy's favorite too). The Big pink chair had ants on it so that's why the girls don't look so happy to be sitting on it. We really enjoyed the visit and will definately do it again! Well i hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Love you all!

A Happy Halloween!

The Costumes!The Food!More Fun Costumes our neighbor as Superman!The Hunt!!!One house was just too scary for Lexi and another had a snake to pet, too cool!End Results -two tired girls and lots of Candy!
We had such a great time this Halloween w/ family and friends. We went to Tony's uncle's neighborhood and had hot dogs and chips for dinner(it's so nice to not have to worry about dinner for Halloween) and then we went trick-or-treating. Lexi and Lizzi are all about princess stuff this year so Lizzi was Cinderella and Lexi was Tinkerbelle. They looked so super cute! And we made off pretty good this year w/ the Candy too!

Schnepf Farms Shindig

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We went to Schnepf Farms this last Saturday w/ Ben, Cammie and their family and had such a fun time! We went on rides, pet farm animals, danced to music, ate kettle corn and had fun just being together! It's hard to find a pumpkin patch quite like the ones in Missouri, but this was pretty neat and huge too! I bought some homemade sweet potato butter, super yummy! I think we found a new family tradition for fall(well for when we aren't visiting Mo.)!

Price Anthony Massey

My sweet, loving, supportive better half. Born August 26th 1975, Price, he is known to most as Tony. We met one summer day both walking down a small road in a small town and ever since it has been an amazing adventure. We have our set-backs and our pick-ups and through our seven years of marriage i have nothing but fallen more in love. When i am a wreck he is together and when he is frustrated i am calm, isn't that the great thing about a great relationship. When we were first dating i thought we had so much in common,( and we did) through the years we have grown and changed and can be so different, which, though we differ, our differences are a product of our separate experience which adds up collectively for a wiser companionship…I believe it has expanded our possibilities (in parenting, activities, decision making, ect…). And we still have that bond that time and change cannot subdue. And for my best friend (and bonus lover) that bond is there for eternity! I am truly blessed to have everything i wanted in a marriage, and I am a better person because of him. I love my hubby w/ all my heart and he will always know it.

Favorites-

Color: various shades of green

Food: shell fish and Rib Eye Steak

Movie: Star Wars: V (The Empire Strikes Back)

Book: anything involving deep Mormon doctrine

Activity: riding his sport bike at high speeds on curvy roads without stoplights!!!Crazy guy

Alizabeth Nichole Massey

Ah our Lizzi, the second child(3yrs old), currently the baby, she is one cute, lovable, crazy kiddo! Born on Saturday, January 18th, Lizzi came just a couple days early, which is so the begining of her wild and spontaneous personality. Lizzi is our busy body cannot be still (unless mommy's reading a story). She is so creative always wants to be doing something w/ her hands! She's always looking for an adventure some of which include riding on daddy's motorcycle and grandpa's boat. She loves food and making messes w/ her food, and she's not afraid to try anything new. Lizzi's our friendly child always saying hi to everyone w/ a big smile. A day is just not complete w/o Lizzi to shake things up!

Favorites-

Color: yellow and green

Food: black and green olives

Movie: My Little Pony and How the Grinch Stole Christmas(cartoon)

Book: What Makes a Rainbow

Activity: anything involving water

Alexie Mikela Massey

What can i say about my first born! She is one special girl. Looks like her daddy, acts like her mommy. Lexi is now 5, will be six in April on the 13th. She was born on friday, i know the 13th! But it was good friday! Lexi is our big helper and she has definately helped her sister come along quickly w/ alot of different things. I know she will always be a light for her sister the way she looks out for her now. Lexi is loving kindergarten, she's always loved learning, more than i know i ever did. And she loves to be involved in activities. She is not like her sister though in that she loves to be around mom and dad, Lizzi could be happy doing her own thing, but Lexi wants to be one of the grown-ups! And you can't pull any fast ones w/ Lex, she's a smart cookie, although dad always has fun trying. Our world would not be the same w/o Lexi and we are so glad she's here to share it w/ us.

Favorites-

Color: orange and purple

Food: taco from Jack-n-the-Box

Movie: Any Princess ones and My Little Pony

Book: Hungry Little Caterpiller

Activity: Drawing

We are All Special!

So i've decided that i would like to post for the next several weeks a different post for all the special people in my life. And we are all special, born into this world with perfect reason and to fulfill things we may not even know. So stayed tuned the next few months cause you will be next. I'm excited to tell everyone what i love about you. So now when i refer to someone in my posts everyone will know who i'm talking about.

Who Do You Look Like?

Anyone who knows me they know i love pictures! And not only do i take them, i collect them from all eras. I thought this would be neat to post to see the resemblances in our family. I will find more to add to this slide, but for now enjoy picking out the familiar features between us all!

Just a Few