We had another wonderful Christmas with all our friends and family. It was a busy week, but well worth it. We went Christmas Caroling at the Moran's house and also did a cookie exchange with a bunch of friends from church. It rained on us most of the time and it was freezing, but the kids had a blast and I got to come home with A LOT of good cookies. We just love spending time with all of them and fellowship with all these great people.
Christmas eve started early for us since Cory had to work Christmas day. We went to church and they had a outside service with was AMAZING and then we went to Rigatony's for dinner with Cory's dad and step-mom Jackie. While we where gone Santa came!!! Austyn was so excited and I think Haydyn had no idea what was going on she just was following her brother around. They made out very well and got way to much stuff!!! My parents and Sister showed up later that evening so they could see the kids all dressed up!!
Christmas morning the kids and I just hung out until my mom and dad came over. We opened up more presents and had lunch. It was hard not having Cory here, but he has had the past 4 Christmas off, so it was his turn. We went to dinner at the fire station and hung out for a while until Haydyn was DONE!! She has been dealing with an double ear infection so she was not the happiest on Christmas day.
On Saturday we went over to Cory's moms house to do x-mas with her and the kids got spoiled over there also. Austyn got a bunch of Lego's from his Uncle Drew and has been very busy working on that every day. I would never think that my son would be interested in Lego's, since you have to sit still!! I think its because its challenging for him so he enjoys it.

Christmas 2008

Still here.......

Austyn had his Christmas program last week at school, along with a sinus infection and Haydyn a double ear infection. LIFE IS GOOD!! GOD loves to challenge me!! Anyways....he saw me right away and I thought he wouldn't do it, but he sang away and didn't get embarrassed at all!! Cory had to work that night so my mom and dad came to support him also. He looked so handsome and of course I got all teared up when he came walking into the church, he is getting so big. I just loved watching him sing his heart out for JESUS and knowing he loves that school. We have been busy getting ready for Christmas, Cory has to work Christmas day so Santa is coming early this year to our house. I was bummed when he told me that he had to work,but realized he has had the past 4 off so its his time this year. We will go have dinner with him that night at the fire station. I am ready for Christmas and to celebrate JESUS birthday!! Every year we wake up on Christmas morning and sing happy birthday to Jesus and I always buy a cake, so this year Austyn asked if we could have a "breakfast" food for baby Jesus instead of cake first thing in the morning....so Austyn picked Cinnamon rolls!!!! GOOD IDEA AUSTYN!! Enjoy the pictures and I will be posting more since this is going to be a busy week!!!!! BLESSINGS TO ALL OF YOU!!

Thanksgiving 2008

KING

So....I guess after last night I can say I was a little disappointed and even upset. I just wanted to see McCain win. I laid in bed last night just praying for our candidates and I have realized that Obama is president today, but my KING Jesus Christ is much bigger than him and he will always be my president!!! GOD picked him to be our president for a reason!! Glad to see Prop 102 passed!! AMEN!!!

"But there's far more to life for us. We're citizens of high heaven! We're waiting the arrival of the Savior, the Master, Jesus Christ, who will transform our earthy bodies into glorious bodies like his own. He'll make us beautiful and whole with the same powerful skill by which he is putting everything as it should be, under and around him. Philippians 3:20

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!

Prayers needed!!

To all my prayer warriors....PLEASE pray for this precious little girl. I went to high school with Kari and I actually made baby Bree some hair bows, onesies, and her first bracelet to get blessed in. My hear aches for this family and can not even imagine what they are going through. God is in control of this situation and we need to continue to pray for Kari and her family!! THANKS!! You can check out her blog under my friends list and keep updates on her little Bree.
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Family Pictures

We had our family pictures done with Annie again this past weekend. Haydyn was her DIVA self and was not willing to cooperate at all!!! After stressing about it and not knowing if any of them would turn out we got home and she had a fever and ended up having a bad sinus infection. I just need one picture to turn out for Christmas cards so hopefully out of all the shots she took we can come up with one. After all, those are the best ones right when one child is not cooperating!!! LOVE YOU MISS HAYDYN!!! THANKS AGAIN ANNIE FOR A AWESOME JOB!!

Starfield Concert

Cory and I went to the Starfield concert at Cornerstone on Saturday night!! We went to dinner first and then headed over to the concert. Cory worked at the concert so we had to be there earlier so he could get everything set up with his microphones etc... We had great seats and "Brayline"opened for them which is our church band who is ALWAYS awesome to worship with. Starfield put on a awesome concert and rocked the place!!
YES... I am sunburned on my chest. We had a garage sale that morning and of course I would get sunburned!!!!

September

I know its been awhile since I posted anything. I feel like its so CRAZY busy around here that I have just been doing monthly slide shows. The month of September had some stressful, busy, interesting times but we always get through it!!
Austyn has been loving school and also his basketball and skateboarding lessons. He is in his 4th week of AWANAs and I am so proud of him. He has already memorized 5 versus and is already seeing how important it is to have CHRIST in his life. We are PATIENTLY waiting for GODS answer on where he wants us to send Austyn to school next year. We are between keeping him at Christ Greenfield which goes to 8th grade or putting him in the public school right down our street. We have pros and cons with both so we are just trusting in the LORD to guide us with this one. Austyn got the awesome opportunity to get a free skateboard from KKSM so we took Austyn down to the office and he got to pick out his own skateboard, helmet and a testimony book that was written by all the pro-skateboarders that are on our ministry. He was so excited it was like Christmas for him!!
Haydyn is on her 14th tooth and is into everything!!! I just took her in for her 15month check up and she is still in the 95th % for length and 25th % for weight so maybe she will take after her auntie Brea!! She is still obsessed with her shoes and necklaces. We have to wear a necklace everywhere we go and her shoes stay on all day, except to take a nap!! She LOVES her brother so much and follows him around where ever he goes. Its kinda sad when he is gone because she walks around the house and just looks "lost". I definitely got her trained with loving Starbucks, chocolate and shopping!! Cory just rolls his eyes and says he will have to get 3 jobs now!!!
Cory and I have just been loving life!! The kids keep us busy and laughing. We are getting closer to our golf tournament for KKSM so we have both been busy getting donations and players for that. Cory is still leading a men's bible study on Thursday nights at Cornerstone and is loving it. I am in the middle of my women's bible study on Wednesday mornings and I am loving it. I leave frustrated sometimes because I want to know that I am doing everything right for my kids when it comes to discipline, having a happy heart, and teaching them good morals but I have realized with this study that its not about RULES its about showing our kids what it means to have a relationship with CHRIST and loving them no matter what happens just like CHRIST loved us!
Have a good weekend and enjoy the pictures!!
MUCH BLESSINGS!!!

September

Have been waiting MONTH'S for this!!!! CAN"T WAIT!!!

By the way, in order to honor his wife Chelsea, Kirk Cameron has committed not to to kiss any other woman in a movie. Kirk shared his commitment with the makers of this movie.

They respected his decision and had Chelsea put on a wig and stand in during the kissing scene. So when you watch this movie, just know that Kirk is actually kissing his real-life wife. Pretty cool, huh?

God honors those who honor Him!

Go watch this movie and spread the word!

The Rest of August!!

We are just starting to get back in the groove of things around here!! Austyn started school a couple of weeks ago and loves it. He has 18 kids in his class, which I think is a lot for a private school, but thats just me! He has had 3 basketball games and is my little "superstar". That kid is good in everything!! He is my little athlete and he knows!! He also started skateboarding lessons and that kid has no fear. He is flipping this thing in the air and landing on it, he rides "low" on it which needs really good balance and eye cordination. Austyn and Cory have season tickets for ASU football so he went to his first football game of this season.

Haydyn just got over a double ear infection, UTI and cutting her 3rd molar all in one week. A week I don't want to do again soon!!! She is still on antibiotics but the poor thing has lost almost 5lbs and is still trying to get her appetite back and hold down milk without it all coming back up. I just HATE when my kids are sick, you feel so helpless for them and those ears can be soo painful. Otherwise, she is still our PRINCESS!!! We just love her and I love having my girl!! She is walking all over the place and even says "SHOES" and points at them first thing in the morning. She wants her shoes and a necklace on first thing in the morning with her PJ's still on. LIttle Miss Haydyn is definetly our DIVA!!

Cory is busy working, going to the gym and running, getting ready for another season of fantasy football with my dad, started up ASU football season, started up bible study and getting ready for our big fundraiser for KKSM (king of kings skateboard ministry). Needless to say the guy is busy. I thank GOD for such an amazing husband and such a strong spiritual leader of our home. He works so hard to provide for this family and the man NEVER COMPLAINS!!!

We have our first annual golf tournament on November 11th and we are getting donations for the raffle, getting people to play in it etc. Brian Summners with Tony Hawk just signed on with our ministy and left a million dollar deal to come with our professional skatboarders and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the youth. Brian will be giving his testimony at the golf tournament. Its such amazing to work with this ministry and see how GODS work has moved this minstry forward so far.

I am busy with just being a mom, wife and TAXI!!! I started my 5th semester of Bible study at Cornerstone and I am doing "Sheperding a Child's Heart" and I LOVE IT!! The first half of the study we listen to Pastor Jeff Royce and we are in the book of Hebrews and them we split off into our groups. I have ANOTHER amazing group of women and in my study and its so great to be with such strong believers in CHRIST and know that I am not the only one struggling with issues. I have met so many women at Cornerstone that have brought so much joy in my life and having those GODLY friendships is AMAZING!!

ASU Camp

Saturday we headed up North to go visit my grandma who lives in Christopher Creek. Cory had to work and so I went up with my mom and dad. My dad took Austyn and Timmy to go watch ASU practice and have a scrimmage which is about 5 minutes from my grandmas house. Austyn got to get some autographs from the players, he even got a player to sign his gloves and let Austyn keep them. They are very stinky gloves but Austyn insists on taking them everywhere we go!!! While my dad took them to do that my mom and I went on long walks and took Haydyn down to the creek and she LOVED it. The weather was so nice and it was great to get out of the heat for a day.

July and August

Well, we are getting settled into our new home and loving it!!! We spent most of July just getting moved in and unpacking and August has been busy also. Austyn started school and is loving it!! I can't believe he is already in pre-k, he is growing up so fast and it makes me sad!! He is so independent and I think that's why I struggle, because he doesn't need me anymore (at least that's what he acts like). He is so outgoing and just takes to anybody. He had a great summer spending a lot of time with his buddy Blake and his uncle "T", doing swimming lessons, and enjoying the pool!! He starts basketball tomorrow, skateboarding lessons next week and AWANA the following week so needless to say I have him BUSY!!

Miss Haydyn is walking all over the place now and is also my teething machine!! She has 11 teeth now and is back to not sleeping (story of my life)!! Haydyn started swimming lessons in June and is still going until the beginning of September. She loves it now and I can't seem to keep her out!! She is in and out of our pool at least 2 times a day and is so TAN!! I call her our little Coppertone baby! Even though she is not sleeping well she is such a happy baby all the time and brings such a wonderful spirit into our home. She keeps us laughing with her "Chinese" talk and we just act like we know what she is saying.

Cory and I are busy with the house and getting ready to do another fundraiser for KKSM (skateboarding ministry) through church. Life is good and we thank GOD for it everyday!! Here are some of our July/August pictures. ENJOY!!

EXpresso

Last night was the BIG night at church for me!! I did my testimony on the topic "Challenge". I was so nervous, I have never spoke in front of a large group of people before. I prepared myself all week for this and had amazing prayers going out for me and also praying for myself!! I went that morning to just go on stage and get a "feel" for what it would be like up there with all those lights on you and everyone looking at ME!! With all those lights I couldn't see anybody in that audience, so that helped me out a lot!! I got to church around 6 to get our microphones working and just seeing all these people walking through the door I am getting more and more nervous. Tanya, Bryanna, Lynn and I went to the back of the sanctuary and got on our knees and just prayed!! When it was my turn to talk I just gave it all to GOD and he did it for me!! I said EVERYTHING I wanted to say and felt that it went really "PERFECT"!! I know that was GOD doing all of that for me, he knew how nervous I was and he kept telling me to give it all to him and he will just take over and HE DID!! I loved listening to the other 2 women's challenges in life and how GOD has helped them overcome those challenges!! I am so glad I did it and when I got home I was so excited to tell my husband how it went I couldn't sleep!!
I just am so blessed to have Cornerstone, my incredible family, my husband and my personal relationship with CHRIST in my life. I realized doing life with GOD just on Sundays was not enough for our family and having him in our lives everyday has so blessed us!! I still have my "Challenges" but I know through GODS grace he will give me strength to overcome this overwhelmingness of our new home that we are soooo blessed to have!! LOVE YOU!!

" I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith".

2 Timothy 4:7

Thoughts..

We are feeling like this house is becoming more and more our home everyday. Austyn is meeting more and more friends in the neighborhood and also had Edgar from our old neighborhood over and his buddy Blake so that has helped him out. He is still in and out of the pool everyday and is so TAN!! He starts school on the 11th of August and also is in basketball, skateboarding lessons, and AWANA so he should be busy!! Haydyn has 11 teeth now so she has not been the happy camper in this house, and so she has not been sleeping very good at night either. She has been back to waking up 2 times a night and I have been struggling during the day. I put on my HAPPY face but deep inside I am TIRED and was feeling DEPRESSED. I give her Motrin and just listening to her scream is hard for me but I know there is nothing I can do. I have a wonderful girlfriend from church and she called me the other night to talk and we just prayed on the phone together that GOD would help my kids sleep and me too, because we all know that when mom isn't happy NO BODY is happy!! Well..... I went to bed that night in tears and fell asleep around 11 and GOD answered my prayers because Haydyn slept all night as well as Austyn. I woke up feeling like a whole new women!! LOVE AWESOME PRAISE REPORTS!! (Thanks Tanya)!!
Through all of this moving, lack of sleep, going back to work, adjusting to this new home I had a really hard time GIVING it all to GOD and I have such an awesome group of women from church and a awesome GOD and I just realized that God loves me and wants me to have his best, he insists we come to him, and we can be satisfied (Romans 8:32, 38-39).
Cory has been AMAZING with getting this house to feel like home and also working a lot, he wants us all to be happy, he is such my amazing prayer partner at night before we go to bed and I love him for that. He supports me in whatever I do, and I am speaking at church on Monday night at "EXpresso", getting nervous and he has helped to just give it all to GOD. Cory had told me last night before we went to bed that whatever I am going through , GODS grace is sufficient for me (2 Corinthians 12:9). As nervous as I am getting trying to prepare myself for Monday, I need to just let it go....and it will just fall in my lap!
Hope this didn't bore any of you, but just wanted to update you all on what's going on around here.
I love all my friends who have just listened to me vent and have prayed with me and for "US"!! I didn't realize how HARD moving is and what a "Challenge" it has become for us!! THANK YOU!! LOVE YOU ALL!!

Our new home....

We got moved into our new home this past weekend, and have been busy ever since. We had a tremendous amount of help with the move and couldn't be more blessed for the family and friends that we have. THANK YOU!! We are loving this house and especially love being "in town". Austyn is in and out of the pool at least 3 times a day and Haydyn would also if I let her. We have met a lot of people around here and are still getting to know the neighbors and finding some friends for Austyn to play with. He sure misses our old house and his friends. He has said numerous times that he misses his buddy Edgar and likes our old house better, so needless to say we are all adjusting around here. We went on a walk tonight and down at the park they had skateboard lessons going on so I went over and talked to a mom and she said Austyn could sign up for the next session. He was excited about that and wanted to start tonight!! The kid has no fear and already rides a skateboard down the street, so I think it will be good for him. Cory and I are part of the skateboard ministry at church and wanted to get him in lessons this year so we thought this would be a great opportunity to get him more into skateboarding and also a way to meet new friends. It will take time for all of us and a big adjustment, but we thank the LORD for finding this house for us and over time will become more and more comfortable!!

Happy Birthday "Princess" Haydyn

Friday, June 27th Haydyn turned 1!!! I can't believe our princess is 1!! On Saturday we had her party at her gammas and gamppas house. We did a princess theme and everything turned out great and she got plenty of clothes!!! I guess everybody likes buying girl clothes, because she only got 2 toys!!!! All of the kids got to swim and Haydyn actually loved swimming and has done great this week so far at swimming lessons, so maybe it took a week of screaming and realizing its not that bad!!! Haydyn had all her friends and family at her party and we are so blessed to have all of you in our lives and get to share these special days with us. Thanks gammas and gamppas for letting my mommy and daddy have my birthday party at your house!! It was fun!! I LOVE YOU!

Haydyn's 1st Birthday

Swimming Lessons

Miss Haydyn started swimming lessons this week and DOES NOT LIKE IT!!! Austyn and her go to Mrs. Carolyn and she is awesome. I started Austyn at 14 months and he screamed the first 3 weeks but now he is a fish and a great swimmer. Its hard seeing her cry and just hang on me when its not her turn but I know its for her own good and she needs to know how to swim. It's such a great feeling when your kids know how to swim, Austyn was swimming before he was 2 so hopefully soon she will be the same way. I give it a couple more weeks and hopefully all those tears will go away and she will come up smiling!!! I had to stand on the diving board and drop her in and I never knew how strong that girl was until that!! Her little friend Ava is in her class and she loves it so hopefully she will see Ava so happy and realize its not that bad!!!

Close your mouth!!

KICK KICK KICK
Being a monkey

Just came up from going under the ring

Going under the ring in the deep-end

California 2008

We had such a wonderful time in California. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a blast. We stayed at a beach house in Ventura, so it was right on the beach and also a private beach, so it was very calm and relaxing. Haydyn loved going out into the ocean with her daddy,and Austyn would stay out on the beach for 6 hours everyday. Austyn is my tan banana. LUCKY boy, since his mom never tans. My mom, dad, sister and little brother also went and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful family and that we can go on vacations like this together and have so much fun!! Thanks guys for going with us. GOD is so good to us and we love him very much. He not only blessed us with this wonderful vacation and family, but also blessed us with a new house while we were gone. They accepted our offer and we move in on July 11th. PRAISE GOD!!

California 2008

California here we come!!

We leave for California on Saturday and can't wait!! We have had a CRAZY month to say the least and with the house stuff (didn't realize how much time and work goes into selling and buying a house) and Haydyn's party we almost didn't go, but realized we all could use some away time. We are staying at a beach house with my family in Ventura. We go to Huntington every year for the 4th but couldn't get a house this year around that time. We have never been to Ventura so this will be new for all of us. When we get back we have Haydyn's 1st birthday party, have to be out of our house, and we put a offer on a house today and PRAY that they except our offer. If they do then we can go straight from here to the new house instead of moving twice, which is what I am praying for. We know as a family that GOD has our house picked out and has a plan for us so we are letting him take control and leaving it in his hands and if its meant to be it will ALL work out!!

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

SOLD!!!

Yes, we sold our house!!! We sold it last week and was just waiting on the final "stuff" with the buyers bank. We also sold it in less than 3 months which was great because this market is horrible. We have to be out in about 4 weeks so I am stressing a little since this month is crazy, but we offered them a lease back option until July 14th and they said "YES"!! I am having a hard time with this, I know we need to get something bigger but we have ALOT of memories here and I have the best neighbors, huge back yard and a very "Closed" street. Its great when the kids want to play because its one of the those streets if you don't live on it than you shouldn't have to come down it. I know the new owners will love this house and hope they can share as many wonderful memories here as we have!!

Haydyn's "ONE" Year Pictures!!!

Today I had Haydyn's one year pictures done. I know its a month early but I needed to get them done because I am having them on her birthday invitations and also have alot going on until her "BIG" party. THANKS AGAIN ANNIE FOR A WONDERFUL JOB!!

Bunch of stuff!!!

Well.....I am a little behind on a new post since we all had the stomach FLU last week. Austyn finished pre-school on Thursday and had a ice-cream party for his last day. I still can't believe he is going into pre-k next year. Both of his teachers just loved him and had some tears when we left. He will see them next year so that makes it a little easier for them. We also had my cousins graduation from Red Mountain High School on Thursday night but it got rained out so we just went to his open house. I just love this weather and can't believe we are at the end of May and are having this kind of weather. It's GREAT!! I am leaving for Illinois tomorrow and I am getting nervous!!!!!! I don't fly well, I am going without my husband and my kids, its freezing right now in Illinois and I don't like cold weather, and I think I am just a little emotional right now. I know Cory will do a great job and I could use the break. I will post pictures when I get back but here are some variety from the past week. ENJOY!!

Austyn and Mrs. Brewer

Mrs. Biar and Austyn

Austyn and Daddy

She got caught!!

Roxi, Austyn and Haydyn

Yes, that is underwear and once again he is Spiderman with his incredible imagination