Madison's Baptism

My oldest daughter Madison turned 8 on November 22nd 2011.  In my religion (LDS) when a child turns 8, they get to choose if they want to be baptized.  Madison made that choice with such drive and purpose. She was more then ready!!!

It was such a very special day.  Grandma and Grandpa Burgess came out from California to be there for the baptism.  Grandma played the piano for all of the songs and she also gave a wonderful talk on the Holy Ghost.  Daddy gave a talk about Baptism and it was so special.  Brooklyn, Jacquelynn and Madions all sang a song together.  Although it did not go off as rehearsed, it was special in its own special way!

Daddy performed the baptism while Uncle Josh and Uncle Kim were the witnesses, and it was wonderful.

It was a very beautiful and special day!

So very behind!

We have been so busy in our home.  So busy that I have put off my blogging.  Luckily Eddie has been keeping up the Daddy's Outnumbered Page on Facebook.  That is another great way to keep up with our family.

So this past Christmas we put together a list of all the fun, festive things we wanted to do as a family.  We had a wonderful Holiday Season.

My most favorite thing we did was, going to Temple Square to see the Lights.  Eddie and the girls had never been to see the lights at temple square.  So off we went.

Basically how it went was, Crowded, freezing, beautiful, freezing, too many people, COLD!

So there you have it.  It was awesome, but it was FREEZING!

I am still here.....Just moved around a bit.

Yes, I am still here.  Yes I am still blogging about my life and my family.  I just found a fun blogging app on my iPhone.  Tumbler.  I love it.  So I took to blogging on Tumbler.  But I realized that not everyone knew that I was blogging on tumbler.  Then when I tried to post my Tumbler address, I had no idea what it was and how to find it.  So here i am back on blogspot.  I may just try to merge the two.

Well, Christmas has come and gone and here we are going on our second week of 2012.  That sounds so very strange.  Eddie's birthday is tomorrow, Madison is getting baptized on Saturday, our doTERRA business is taking off and life is, well, just as crazy as ever and I love it.

Costumes

My little Monkey and My little Devil!

Every year we try to do a theme with our costumes.  Originally we had it all planned out to dress up as the characters of Despicable Me.  Seeing as my girls love that show, it was going to be perfect.  Well, as Halloween night drew closer and closer, I had no idea where I was going to find the outfits to match the movie characters.  So I said to my girls, I want you to choose your costumes.  If you could be anything in the world, what would you be.  Madison instantly said, "DEVIL!  I want to be the devil, but a cute one".  Brooklyn loves all things girl and as soon as she saw the beautiful monarch butterfly costume in Wallmart, she said, "That is what I want to be"!  And Jacquelynn.....well she is a lover of animals and as I went through a list of what she could be, when CAT came up, that was it!  And after I brought home the cat mask, she has been so very excited to be a cat for Halloween.  Sutton was easy, I want her to be a monkey.  It is just so cute and so warm!!!!

Jacque the Black Cat!

Brooklyn The Beautiful Butterfly!

Happy Halloween!!

The Happiness Challenge

I have one of the coolest friends.  She is just sunshine on earth.  Yesterday she wrote a post on her facebook page that said, "Positive energy breeds positive energy. I am living proof and loving life. Give it a try. Make a conscious effort to not be angry or negative for 24 hours. You'll find yourself doing it again the next day..."


I thought to myself, I am a positive person and I am usually happy, but am I as happy as I want to be?  I have my days, but I want to be happier.  So I made a decision to take on her happy day challenge.  I told her I am in and I will report back.  


So today, October 19th, 2011, I decided to be positive all day. No negative feelings, words, actions or thoughts.  NONE!  Did I follow through?  YES!  YES! YES!  And it was awesome!  I had a great day.  Everything about today was positive.  I love it and I DO want to do it again tomorrow.  As the quote says, "We are as happy as we make our minds up to be"!  I am choosing to see the glass half full with plenty to share.  I want to make every day as happy as I possibly can.  Why not?  Why would I not want happiness to follow me where ever I go?  I crave happy.  I deserve happy.  And now I am choosing to be happy.  


I found this awesome quote today while I was searching the internet,
" No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change".  


So for me, being happy most of the time, or should I say being positive most of the time is not enough.  I want it ALL the time.  And I am on a quest for happiness.  


Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

The Face Of Happy

Happiness

Happy, Happy, Happy

Oh the Smiles!

Angela

Do you Mind......

I am back....again.  Seriously I keep apologizing for slacking on my blogging, but I am just BUSY!  I like busy.  Busy keeps me moving and not sitting still.  Sometimes when i sit still for to long, I think about all the things that could be and might have been.  But my blog today is not about that.  That will be another post.

My girls are growing up so fast.  Today I came home and Brooklyn ran upstairs to tell me that she wrote her whole name all by herself.  That to me was so advanced.  My little girl wrote her name all by her self. I keep looking over at the dry erase board and there it is, her name.  I am so proud.

Sutton is getting so big.  She is talking so much more now.  I love that because it means she is getting better.  Before when she was sick ALL THE TIME, she had so many ear infections that she could not hear well enough to pick up words and repeat them.  But now that her health is so much better, she hears us and repeats what we are saying to her.  I am so glad that I kept this blog, because when I look back and read all that we went through, I can see a HUGE difference.  I pray that she continues to progress and stay healthy.  So happy we discovered essential oils.

Speaking of the oils, I know that I can be over the top about them and that I am constantly talking about them or posting about them, but what they did for my little girl was a miracle.  Those oils changed our lives for the better.  I have to tell every mom about them.  What if another person is going through the same thing?  What if my neighbor had not introduced me?  We would still be in a mess of sickness.  So I will continue to talk about them and share them.  Not just that, I plan to pull my family out of the pay check to pay check mess.  I am not gonna keep building another persons dream.  I am am building my families future and making sure we have what we need.  I want security and I want to know that my hard work is going to my future.  That is why I am doing what I do.  Because my family is that important to me.

I don't care about the lovely nick names I am apparently being given by family members, I will continue to build my business, I will continue to use the oils and I will always talk about them.  If I let negativity stop me every time I heard it, I would probable be in some corner crying my eyes out.  I would have never done all the things I have done in my life if I let the things people I know and love get to me.  I will never be that sad sort of person that crumbles at the sight of doubt or negativity (I think I got that from my mom).

I will always support those I love.  No matter what, no matter why, no matter how.

As the quote goes....

"Be Who You Are And Say What You Feel
Because Those Who Mind Don't Matter
And Those Who Matter Don't Mind"

If you are reading this and are wondering what that means,
 It means those who matter in your life and truly care about you will not mind you being yourself. In fact, they will welcome it.

Thankful

I am such a slacker these days! I have not written since the beginning of August. Not good Angela! So much has happened since my last blog post. Madison and Jacquelynn started school. Madison is in the 3rd grade and Jacquelynn is a big kindergardener. That still amazes me! Pretty soon Brooklyn will follow suit and be starting school too. Life is still pretty crazy. Eddie is still looking for a job. The economy kinda stinks right now as far as good jobs go. But are chins are up and we have a very positive outlook. Tithing and fast offerings are being paid so we know the Lord will provide. I am blessed to have family willing to help during the tough times. That is another blessing from the Lord. My doTERRA business is growing and I am having fun with building my own business. I love introducing people to the healing power of essential oils. It is hard for me NOT to talk about doTERRA. I just love it so much and am so passionate about it because of what they have done for Suttons health and my sanity. I was reading over a few old blog posts I had written during the "sick" part of Suttons life. I forgot how much sleep I lost worrying about my little girl. I forgot about keeping her crib in my room, right by my bedside so I could make sure she was breathing. All of those urgent care visits that only lead to more confusion and concern. I really hated that part of Suttons life. It was absolutely miserable. But it is over. We have found health for my baby girl through doTERRA. I am so thankful for being medication free for over 3 months. It is hard to keep quiet about something so unbelievable. Anyway, I make sure I am always thankful for my blessings.

 Angela