The Kindergarten Kid and the Shy One

It has happened. I remember staring into her beautiful little face almost 6 years ago. I remember saying this to myself: "I always want to be there for you, to love, to protect, to teach, to help you learn and grow." Now when she tells me that she doesn't NEED me to walk her to her class or hold her hand, I feel so sad but I know it has to happen. I can't stop her from growing up. I am truly honored to be her mother.

She is a mini me and I love watching her grow. Just wish she wasn't. It is weird to have her gone every day. Next year will be even harder to have her gone ALL day.

Now having the next little gal go next week for two days a week has also put another dagger to my heart. This little one will be fun to watch as well. Here she is at her open house for Preschool which she was SUPER shy. I hope that doesn't last.

This will be crazy, interesting, and fun all rolled up into a giant snowball that has just started and will continue to grow in size as it rolls down the mountain we call life. I just hope to handle it!

Still here

I have been MIA for a while now with our family blog. A lot has happened since the last post. I have had two miscarriages, an ectopic pregnancy which my right tube burst and had to be taken out, having a niece who was stillborn at 40 weeks, dealing with idiot fertility doctors, finally getting a pregnancy to last and parents who are now in Sweden serving a mission for 3 years. I have been so emotional over and over again dealing with all this, kids who drive me crazy on certain days, both of them starting school in a week and whatever else can push my buttons. My patience is thin and wears out quickly. I have 9 weeks left until Riggins, our first son, will join our family. I am excited but nervous to do it all with out my mother here. Eric is ecstatic to have a little guy in the home. I am dealing with placenta previa for the first time as well with this pregnancy so I have to take it easy and for those of you who truly know me know that this is hard for me. I want to be better at keeping up with my blog. This is my journal. I am doing a ton of projects on the side. Doing family history projects, keeping track of my parents blogs and scrapbooks, doing my own scrapbooks, photography bookings on the side, and a ton of awesome project ideas for my home inside and outside but those will have to wait til after Riggins gets here and I am recovered from the C-section. We did go on a vacation in July with the Elggren side. We traveled to California and stayed on Camp Peddleton. We stayed on the beach in a beach house which was a lot of fun and the girls loved it. I want to go back actually and just sit on the beach again. It was very relaxing and fun just to watch everyone.

 Avery's sand creation

 Remi hard at work

 Ave digging holes

 Eric boogie boarded the whole time with his Dad, brother, and brother-in-laws and had a blast. He loved it.