Number Two

Big News...

WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!! 

My due date is September 23rd!! We are so excited for Liliana to have a brother or sister. They will be about 2 years and 10 months apart, and I'm sure they will be best friends! We are so happy and are looking forward to the new addition to our family. We feel so blessed to be having another child!

I went to the doctor this week and so far so good! I was having pretty bad morning sickness but it has recently just subsided a little and I am so grateful for that. Already this pregnancy has been different then with Liliana. It is just so exciting!!

9 WEEKS!

Newly Updated

 Cake! for breakfast... wonder why the big smile

 Mommy & Lili silly pics

Pretty hat her Great Grandma Meeter made for her

• I know I'm not very good at updating our blog some times so I just wanted to write a little update with a few new pictures of Liliana. 
• Liliana is 27 months now and is finally realizing the power of being a two year old. She loves to watch movies a few of her favorite are Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, and her newest one Lion King. We took her to see Beauty and the Beast, and Lion King in 3D when they were in theaters. She really enjoyed it and ate lots of popcorn. She also loves Mickey mouse and has a stuffed Minnie mouse that is her favorite and has to go everywhere with her. She loves princess anything and is really such a girly girl.. She is also a total Daddy's girl and cant wait until Javis walks threw the door in the evenings. She loves to dance to music and to Skype. Every time the computer is on its "I wanna talk to Gam'ma" She is a lot of fun and there is never ever a dull moment in our house.She is also realizing how Mom does so much for her so when she asks me where her Minnie is for example , I'll say its in your room go get in and she responds with "Mommy get it". ahh my little sweet heart is realizing the power of those baby blue eyes : ). She is talking more and more everyday and knows more and more animals and colors every time I ask her! She sleeps in a big bed now and is doing really well, of coarse it matches her zebra room and she is just so excited to sleep in it every night. She is also working really hard on potty training and goes as many as four times in the potty a day. But she still has accidents so she is in diapers still. But she is getting so close!
• As for us we are doing great and loving life. Javis is working hard like usual and is busy busy. We are getting ready to go on our cruise this Saturday we leave!! I am so excited and cannot wait. I'm so grateful that my mom took all this time off her 3 jobs to come stay with Liliana at our house. I feel so comfortable knowing that she will be here and that Liliana will have everything she could possibly need! Also when we are gone by Grandpa is going to come stay for a couple days so that he can see Liliana and spend some time with my Mom. I'm so thankful for family and how much time they put into Liliana. She is the luckiest little girl to be able to have her Great Grandpa around so much! All our family does so much for us and is such a big part of Liliana's life.

TILE me Crazy

So a couple months ago we put up a back splash in our kitchen. We wanted to just give our kitchen a new look. I was super excited and figured it would be pretty easy since we had some neighbors that did it themselves a while back & seemed to think it was pretty easy. So we went to Lowes and the guy there got us everything we needed and gave us a crash course on tile work. We were feeling pretty confident and putting the tiles up was pretty easy. We had to let them sit for 24 hours before we grouted, and we were just admiring our work and feeling pretty confident. Javis was even saying how we could do some tile work in our bath rooms and we were really excited. We wanted the tiles to have a rich color so we used a black colored grout. For any of you who have tiled you know how messy grouting can be... anyways we got threw it and we are so so happy with the outcome. But it was so hard to get all the grout off every single small tile. My kitchen was covered in black dust and so were we! Javis changed his mind at the end of grouting and said no more tile projects : ) but I'm glad we did it ourselves and I'm so proud of it because I know how much hard work went into it!!

 Before

After!!

Blessings

Lately I have been feeling a overwhelming feeling for all the blessings in my life. And of coarse my number one blessing is my Family.Things happen in our life's and we all go threw trials but we go threw them together. We never go threw anything alone & that is something to never forget. I have a beautiful family and I could have never imagine I'd have all of this. Time changes the way we see things and I believe time heals. We need to always be grateful for what we have. Even if some days it doesn't seem like its much. <3

New Year!

Welcome 2012!!
This past year has been a big stepping stone in my life, so much has changed. We bought a house in a neighborhood that I was afraid of never knowing anyone. I have been blessed with so many great people who not only are great friends but that live right next to me. I am extremely thankful for all of these people who help me when ever it is needed. I have built friendships that I know will last my entire life. This is proof that God does answer our prayers. I kept praying that he would help me meet new people and make connections with people. That I could get out of my comfort zone. The Lord has blessed me with more then I could ever have imagined in this past year and Utah does feel like home now and I feel that I am where I belong.
Liliana has changed so much in the past year and is now two years old. I don't know where time has gone? She has so many friends in our neighborhood and I feel so grateful to live in a neighborhood where all the kids are close to each other. She does nothing but talk about them and if she ever sees the door open she/s begging me for her shoes so she can go outside and play. She is becoming so independent and such a little daddy's girl. There is never a dull moment in our house and we cant imagine how much we are going to miss these days in years to come.
But this year has been filled with trials as well. And as everyone knows that when someone close to you goes threw something unexpected and devastating you find yourself going threw it with them. I know that this next year will be hard for our dear friends and that they will have to endure more then I could imagine with the loss of there sweet baby boy. I intend on being there every step of the way to help them whenever it is needed. I feel grateful to have them as our neighbors and good friends and they have always made me feel like family.They are my family and I hope they realize just how special they are to us. The Lord has a plan for all of us and he knows what he is doing. Even tho its hard not to question certain things, we must keep our faith strong. I wish I could have held her sweet little boy and kissed him but I have to remember that I can still see him when this life is over. I have to be strong and not let the what could have been in the way of what I know. And that is that he is in a better place and that he is with heavenly father.
All in all this year has been a year to remember a year to never forget. We have been blessed and have so much more to look forward to. For 2011, I am grateful, sometimes life takes you by surprise and that has happened this past year but like I said I know that what happens doesn't just happen for no reason. <3

Christmas 2011

Our Christmas tree 2011

Mom & Lili on Christmas Day

Our Family on Christmas 2011

Liliana with G&G Cornett on Christmas

We had a wonderful trip up to Tri-cities and got to spend Christmas with Grandpa&Grandma Cornett! Our time spent there was so wonderful and it absolutely was hard to leave. We got to see so much family and are extremely grateful for the time we had with everyone. New Years we spent with my parents and we got to spend a couple days with them! I'm so happy they made the trip and I feel blessed that we are able to see each other as much as we do. On our way up to Tri-cities and on our trip back home we stopped in Boise. Its about exactly half way and I have family there so its a nice break. We got to see my Aunt and my cousins and my Grandpa... I love spending time with them and I am so lucky that we live closer to them now then I ever have, I have been able to become closer to them and that's especially important for Liliana!

This Week...

We have had a busy busy week!

Tuesday Javis and I went to the Guns & Roses concert. It was a total blast and I'm so glad we got to go. Wednesday we had Javis's work Christmas party, which is always fun! Thursday we had our family pictures and after we had another Christmas party. It was a packed week for sure because on top of all the activities in the evening I was babysitting during the day and Javis was working of coarse so that made us too exhausted individuals. We also found out that Liliana got her very first ear infection and she really wasn't sleeping well or feeling well at all. So all of this was adding up fast. I also was a emotional mess all week which didn't help.

     Last week my best friend and neighbor was planned to be induced and I was so very excited for her. I had thrown her a baby shower and I was so ready to finally meet her little boy and get to hold him. So we would talk about how I had this busy schedule planned but that I would also have to fit in time to come and see him, of coarse. I was so so excited for her, she had had a painful pregnancy and I knew how hard it had been for her.

      He was born on Wednesday December 7th and was healthy, I was so excited I cant even explain. I ended up hearing from her the next day saying that her baby was extremely sick & that he was in the nicu, they were running test but at the time they didn't know what was wrong. I was so worried, I cant even imagine how that would feel. I must have checked my phone a thousand times wondering how they were doing. Later she told me that he had Group B Strep and that he was in critical condition. My heart broke for her but I continued to comfort her and believed that it would be okay and that they would be taking him home. The whole time he was in the nicu she kept me posted on how he was doing.. it felt horrible to know that not only was the precious little boy sick and I couldn't do anything but that my best friend was going threw this pain and that I couldn't be by her side. We found out very early Tuesday morning that he had passed. It was the worst feeling I have ever felt. So many emotions were running threw me, I was mad, upset, confused and so many other extreme feelings. All week long we have had all these plans but nothing really mattered because deep down I was broken inside for my best friend had just lost her beautiful child. I had been fighting so many feelings all week, wanting to be there for her but knowing that that time isn't here yet. They are grieving just like anyone would and I have been respecting that for I know that is what she truly needs. Friday I went to the showing with another neighbor and close friend. And Saturday Javis and I went to the funeral and burial. Both parents spoke such beautiful talks that touched my heart and gave me comfort that they will be with him again and that this is not the end.There was a moment when I saw my beautiful friend speaking to her three year old and her face was glowing, she was glowing. As if angles where surrounding her. I can't exactly explain it but it gave me so much peace. I knew at that moment that she was not alone. I have never experience the death of anyone close to me, so it was hard for me to do. But not all things are easy in life and not all things are made for us to understand. My believes have been tested this week, and I have felt many feelings for this wonderful family. I do know that they are strong, amazing people who where chosen to be parents to this beautiful loving boy so that he could get his body and return to our heavenly father.

     I share this so that maybe everyone can be reminded to hug our children a little tighter every night. To not take anything for granite, that life is beautiful and that we are blessed with many many things each and every one of us. My dear friend Stephanie is one of the biggest blessings in my life and I am extremely grateful for her and her family.

TWO!!

We took Family Pictures/Liliana's 2 year old pictures last week on Thursday. It was actually pretty darn cold outside and she had a hard time but we did get some good ones. We wont get them all until after Christmas. But here is a sneak peek!! They all melt my heart! She is so perfect.

Thanksgiving!!

We went to Boise this year for Thanksgiving and spent it with my parents, my Aunt and her family, and my Grandpa. We had a blast!! The food was amazing like always and we even got to go out and play football with everyone. Everyone from my Grandpa all the way down to Liliana was out throwing the ball and it was even a beautiful day outside! The next day all of us girls went and did a little black Friday shopping. It was the first time I have ever really done that and it was only really fun because I was with all of my family : ). We had so so much fun and got to do so much while we were there. I'm so thankful for family and for all the amazing people I have in my life. I am thankful for heavenly father and all of the many many blessings he has given Javis and I. I am so very thankful for this time of the year, it truly is magical.

My little girl is 2!!

I can't believe how fast time has gone by. It feels like just the other day when I was holding her in my arms for the first time. She can do so much now and can talk so well. She also just sparked up a massive interest in the potty!! : ) She loves to color and help me do just about everything. She is so much fun and I am so grateful that I am able to stay home with her and see all the amazing things she learns on a daily bases.

Her birthday started out with Grandma& Grandpa Silva singing happy birthday to her on skype while she danced and told them that she is 2! She also got a call from Grandma Cornett who got to talk to her for a little bit and wish her a happy birthday.

We had a great little party for her and invited all the neighbors. My brother and his wife Bree,my parents, and Javis & I all pitched in and got her her first play kitchen. She got all the goodies to go with. She got food, dishes, and even a super cute zebra apron with her name on it! She was so excited and had to wear her princess outfit and shoes even while she was eating her cake. She loved her cake this year, last year she wasn't into it at all so that was so fun to see her enjoy it. We are so thankful for our wonderful neighbors and everything that they do for us. They really helped make Liliana's day special!!

We love our little girl so much and we are so grateful to have her in our life's. She is such a beautiful blessing. Happy second Birthday Lilibug!!

Liliana is almost 2!

rl! These were taken by my Mom on Skype... I thought they were absolutely adorable. She just loves talking to Gam'ma on Skype!! I am so grateful that I can skype with my mom and that my daughter can build a relationship with her Grandma no matter how far away we live. Liliana is almost two and I just cant believe how big she is and how much she can do. She is so good at saying please and thank you and she is so loving to other kids. She loves to watch spongebob, play with her baby dolls, and even sits and lets mom do her hair. She wants to pick out her clothes and feed herself. She is so big and and independent.

October where did you go?

Wow October has come and gone in a blink of an eye! My family came at the beginning of October and helped us build a fence. The weather was not the greatest but we didnt let that stop us : ). Then we went to St. George with Javis for work. It was really cool to have 90 degree weather and palm trees. Then we got a puppy and then Halloween!! The puppy is for Liliana's 2nd birthday and she is in LOVE with him. We named him Jasper and even tho he is alot of work it is a great time to get him. We have a fence and Liliana is old enought to play with him and to really enjoy him. And for Halloween Lililana was a Ladybug or shall we say Lilibug!! She had a hard time at first understanding that she couldnt eat every peice of candy as soon as she got it, but once she got the hang of it she really enjoyed it!! By the end of the night she was carrying her pumpkin bucket and leaning to one side because it was so full of candy she could barely hold it.She got to go with our neighbor's little girl so that made it even more fun to be with her best little bud Brinlee! Even tho October has gone by so fast we did alot this month! Life is sure flying by fast but its a total blast!! Here are just a few pictures of our highlights for October...Enjoy

Peach Days

This was our second time going to peach days. We brought Liliana to the parade & straight after we went down to the rides. I think she really enjoyed it this year She is getting so big now and taking her to things like this and seeing her face light up is really special and means a lot to Javis and I. It was hot tho and we didn't last long but it was worth it and who knows it may become our new tradition : )