My girls

I often stare at you,

and can't help but smile.

People always tell me "they grow up so fast, so enjoy them"

And at times I feel like I don't

But most of the time... I do. 

And I stare at you so intensely

So that I can remember that moment.

You make me laugh

You make me cry

You make me mad

But you always melt my heart.

Yes you are growing up so fast,

But this mamma is a blessed mom,

To be able to see you grow each day,

to see your progress,

to see your accomplishments,

to see your excitement,

to see your sweet side.

Oh how priceless!

I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

To many more priceless memories.

I love you to the moon and beyond!!!

Mami

Princess Emma is 4

Four....how can a number mean so much?

Four years that God has bless us with such a beautiful, bright, spunky, sweet, funny, special little girls.

Is crazy how four years have gone by in a flash!

My Emma I am so proud to be your mom, I know you are only four years old today but there is something so special about you. And I know that God is guiding your steps and mines too because I have the privilege to teach you and guide you according to God's word.

So here's a little prayer on your day...

For your special day I didn't go all out like I normally do, but I did do something small. And I know that you wanted the frozen theme. 

I do feel bad that I didn't do much for Seylah, but she's still to small to understand. 

Although you girls where fighting "is my birthday" no is mine" yeah that went on for a while :)

I invited your little neighbors and Elliott's family to come sing happy birthday and eat cake.

Small and simple....and less messy for me :)

Happy Birthday my sweet girl!

Love you 2 the moon and beyond!

What mamma loves!

What I love about you girls;

Seylah......

I love it when I get hurt and your concern about me, you say "you okay mami"3x
I love how much energy you have
I love the way you smile, even when I can have a serious face and I smile just a little at you...your smile is bigger than life :)
I love the way you talk, you can't pronounce everything but you sound so cute
I love your laughter and smiles
I love your stories and how then end you say" aaand thens" but you're trying to say "the end"
I love that when I cry you give me a hug and are gentle with me
I love it when you say your little routine before bedtime "a blanket, mami a kiss" then you hug me, and you say those sweet sweet words "mami i love you too much"
I love it when you want me to hold you, you say "I wanna hold you"
I love it when you say "I want mama's bed"
I love how sporty you are, you love to run and play rather than watch TV
I love it when you show your sister love and give her hugs....which can be rare sometimes
I love it when you ask for papi after a weekend of spending time with him
I love it when you say I wanna see a muffi which means "movie" LOL
I love how beautiful you are
I love the song you made about brushing your hair
I love how much you like singing
I love how wild you can be
I love it when I ask "what are you doing?" you say "nothing" even when i don't ask you say "nothing" that's when I know your doing something you're not supposed to. lol
I love you just as you are

Emma....

I love how sweet you are
I love how caring you can be to Seylah and your little friends
I love how I can see a leader in you already
I love it when you share with your sister even when at times I don't even require it out of you
I love your love language which is being affectionate
I love it when you want me to hold you and cuddle you up and you rub your face on my face
I love how much you love your daddy
I love how special you are
I love how smart you are
I love how beautiful you are
I love how much you want to learn
I love how you love your sister so much that when I seperate you to go to sleep you cry and say "that's my sister i miss her, she wants to sleep with me"
I love how you protect your sister
I love how you like to draw and color (maybe you'll be a little artist like me :)
I love how quiet and still you can be
I love it when you like to play pretend
I love how you light up about the little things
I love how grateful you are for any gift that is given to you
I love it when you thank me after washing your stuff bunny
I love it when you are grateful when I make a dress for you
I love how you like to bake with me and you say "can I help you mami" One time you said "let me know if you need any help...okay" LOL
I love it when you ask me "did i listen?" After we leave a store
I love you just as you are

Well that's just a little that I can remember, I know there is much more :)

I love you girls forever and ever
2 the moon and beyond!
Mamma

Moms' Night Out

I just finished watching the movie "Moms' Night Out"

I totally need a moms' night out....maybe not as crazy as the movie, but definitely with no little girls around. :)

I could utterly relate to the main character named Allyson played by Sarah Drew.
Through the whole movie I was saying "that is me, that is me, that is me"!

Like Allyson all I wanted to be when I was little was a mom....here I Am a mom today and

I'm not happy!

I'm not enough!

I'm a failure!

I've said it so many times in my head that I actually believe it.

My throat tighten and my vision got blurry as the tears began to fall down my face when Allyson said to the biker/tattoo guy Bones played by Trace Adkins "I Am not enough"

This is me?! I AM not enough, not for my husband, or my girls or my sisters, my parents....

IAm not enough for me!!!!

I realize this has got to stop, my talking down to myself has got to stop and I gotta begin to speak life into my life not distruction....of course it will take time, but for now this is a start.

I AM enough.....for God!

And that should be good enough for me.

I know as a mom I'm probably not the only one who goes trough this, who thinks this way.
Our kids drive us nuts, to the point where you actually think your going crazy...and to an extent I think is a little true. LOL
We try to do and take care of everything, we stress ourselves out! Even for the little stuff.

And for some homemakers is rough to balance everything.

Homemaker or not we can't do it all.

I think as soon as we realize that.....we would be in a much better place, mentally and emotionally.

I know God has something in store for me. I can feel it, I can start seeing the change!

And I can't wait!

So if you are a mom and you haven't seen "Moms' Night Out" You've gotta see it!

And if like me you put yourself down with your own words and thoughts....

You gotta stop!

Speak life into your life, speak God's truth, stop your stinking thinking!

But we can't do it alone, not only do we need our heavenly Father's help, but we need to share what we are going through with other women, other believers.

I have been praying to God for a Godly friendship to come along.....after a year I believe God has answered my prayer and doubled it up :)

God is good!!!!

As women we need that kind of friendship, the ones that lift you up when you're down, and speak life into you, encourage and help you enjoy this journey called life.

At the end of the movie they focus in on the kids and sometimes that is how I look at my girls..... I do what I do for them, because they are the future and is my responsibility to bring them up right!

Our jobs as moms........Is Important!

And our kids are all worth it!

Before I say goodnight I want to pray a little prayer for me and if you can relate then by all means pray with me!

Heavenly Father I come before you Lord asking you to show me how to take control of my mind. Your word says we must learn to bring every thought into captivity. So help me Lord and remind me that I don't have to entertain those nasty thoughts in my head and replace them with your truth! As I read your Word, may it reveal any wrong thinking in me. May your Word be so etched in my mind that I will be able to identify the enemies lies. You have given me authority over all the power of the enemy as your Word says in Luke 10:19, and so I command the enemy to get away from my mind. I refuse to listen to lies. 

Thank You, Lord, that I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). Let your thoughts be my thoughts, show me where I have filled my life with anything that is ungodly. Help me to think upon what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy (phil 4:8) I lay claim to the sound mind that You have given me (2 Tim 1:7) In Your name I pray....Amen!

 PS Please share your thoughts with this mamma! :)

I have two 3 year old! YIKES!!!

Today my little Seylah, your three!
You have grown up so fast I can't believe your 3.

I want to say you are finally potty trained after a year of attempt....but you still have some mistakes, Although they have substantially decreased (thank you Jesus) accidents still happen.
Nevertheless you have made progress and naps are pipi free!

We just gotta work on nights.

You are definitely talking a whole lot more and sometimes you don't want to stop. You like to play by yourself a lot, but you also like to play with Emma, even though you fight a lot....but that's normal.

I love how you say "sorry" even when Emma has to do the apologizing. And you girls kiss and make up quickly....is a love/hate relationship with yous 2.

You know how bad I am at remembering all that you do, but what I do remember is;

• you give big tight hugs (oh how i love those)
• you melt mommy's heart when i'm upset and you say "i'm sorry a kissie"
• you scream really loud for everything
• you really don't like to share especially with the neighbor's girls
• you like to be ahead of us when walking sinatra
• you like to seat and "read"  books
• you like alone time with mami and papi
• you say "i'm talking to mami" with a mad tone if emma interrupts you
• you really like to test me...a lot!
• you like to workout
• you like to open the fridge and grab cheese, milk, apples and grapes

Well that's pretty much what I do remember.
So here's to another year of seeing you grow and learn and explore!

Love always and forever!
MOM

Pinterest I love you!

My love for Pinterest!

I remember the day I was introduce to Pinterest.

It was a long summer day....Jk

I opened my computer and subscribe to it, at first I had no idea what this was....but I quickly understood and then.....

I was hooked!

I remember saying "where the heck was this things a couple years ago!!!!!" Especially for my wedding.

So that night I went to bed super late, doing what we all piners do best....

Yup that was me...pinning away!

I know I'm not the only victim of this pinerholic phobia I have, many among you have it!

And I LOVE IT =) LOL

I have made and done lot's of things on my board but there is sooooooo much more to go.

Sometimes all the time this is how I feel though!

Well lets see what other project I will do next....

Until next time!

Pin away bloggers =) 

Ari

My first child turns 5

I still remember the time we brought him home!

Now that he is older he has gotten better, however he does have an attitude....can you believe that?! 
And there he is....sleeping! (such a teenager)

Five 1/2 lb, scared, wimping....clawing at my chest, because my passenger (niece Yareliz) was afraid to hold him.

Sinatra has grown to be part of this family! 

In the beginning I had second thoughts of having a dog, but there is no question in my mind that we made the right decision...in fact I want another dog, preferably a teacup.

Although there were times I wanted to get rid of my dog (when my girls were born)....but when I really thought about it, tears would well up in my eyes!

Needless to say those thoughts are long gone =)

I remember the first time I left him home alone. I went to the movies with my sister in-law and my mother in-law...and I was crying LOL! 

Yeah can you say attachment issues!!!! 

He has been such a good companion especially when my hubby is not around and visa-versa. 

I couldn't ask for a better dog. 

When he get's in trouble we scold him and he lowers his head and body....He totally looks so cute!!!

He is a funny, cute dog....although he cuddles when ever he wants to when is convenient for him...I wish he would cuddle a bit more.

Now he greets you with excitement for a bit jumps on you licks ya....and then he's gone, and we are wondering where he is at sometimes. 

Even though he is five years old he still looks like a pup...he's the cutest thing.

Our little baby dog...one of the many names my husband likes to call him.

Happy Birthday Sinatra! 

The little things you do

It feels like forever!
I have been so busy lately and I have neglected writing to you girls.
Nevertheless writing to you girls is always in my mind.

Lately you both have been driving me nuts...but I guess that's part of being a mom.

Before I forget, this is what Seylah has been saying lately;

• leave me alone
• woopi "movie"
• I lou you
• and you know this one (my favorite) hankers for "hold my hand"
• seepi me "sleep with me"
• pilow "play dough"
• wach that wach that, (what's) you say it 2x and fast! lol
• listen
• guys

As for Emma.....what don't you say!!!!
I swear you think you are a grown women sometimes. The other day you said you wanted to be bigger like mami and papi....
YIKES!
You wanna grow up on me way to fast!
These are the things you say that I can remember;

• because....A LOT
• mami that's not nice
• I wanna eat something else
• hit Seylah, she's being bad

You are my little independant girlie. I can see that you are a leader and you are likable by kids a bit older than you.
There is just something about you that people just like to be around you. Your very  friendly and charismatic, and very strong will. It's your way or the highway.
However that last part does not fly with mommy, so you get your share of timeouts and spanking.
I do give in sometimes, if I see is not a big deal but most of the time...is my way :) (like it should be)LOL!

I know there is more I just can't remember, but is better sometimes to show you than to explain.

Love always
Mom

World's Toughest Job EVER!

Wishing all the moms a wonderful day today...especially my mom! 

Here's to my mom who till this day the workload may have been less then before, but regardless you still have the toughest job!

I love you mom!

Family pictures

A long over do family picture.
My lovely friend Hilda took our pictures and we couldn't be happier :) So if you are in the Orlando area and want some family pictures or any other pictures check them out at Captivating Impressions.

Thank you Hilda and Bruce!

Memory Lane

You hear it all the time, you already know it....and yet when you look back that's when you realize it!

Last night I was looking at home videos of you girls from born to now I think I spend about an hour reminiscing of the past.

Made me wanna have another baby like now! But I gotta be real with myself....right now is not the time.

I don't know why we do this to ourselves, we moms complain sometimes that our kids are too much at times, but yet we want more! I say we are masochists! :) However I think we think of the positives and the love we have for our kids that makes us want more :)

I always wanted a big family! Before having you girls it was 6 kids....after you girls that number went down to 4 and sometimes I think with just yous two is enough! :)

Either way your daddy and I want more....and we will God whiling!

Looking at your faces, and just seeing both of you girls grow in the last three two years I'm in awe of how time flies and then that's when I find myself realizing the famous statement that every parent of older kids say "cherish these moments because they don't last forever"

And although you girlies are still small, and I feel like I have enjoyed and cherish moments with you both....I feel that it is not enough!

I sure do miss those baby days....I guess that's why we want more babies to have those baby days again!

Oh the baby smell, the bonding while nursing, 2 naps in a day plus night time! more sleep for mommy! :)

Regardless the stage you girls are in I want to just bottle it up and never let it go....I guess that's why I record you both A LOT! Those are my cherish memories!


Memory lane.....

I love you girls!
Always and Forever
MOM!

Oh Oh nail polish!

I wasnt going to post about this, but looking back at the pictures I decided what'a hey!!!

When we look back at this years from now, it will only be a nice moment to remember....or so I hope!

Visiting your titi Arizaida after Christmas, she had a little gift for you girls.

Unexpectedly gift that your daddy....well did not want at all. Even me writing this he would not be too pleased.

She bought you girls your first nail polish....I have been wanting to paint your nails for the longest....mind you right now you girls are 3 and 2....regardless of that fact I still would like to paint them!

Well my sister thought it was nice to experience painting your nails and not include me in this little adventure!

Not cool of her! If you know me (and by now you should) you know that I loooove painting my nails. So imagine my surprise when I saw your nails painted and I wasn't the one painting it!!!!

I guess this is a girl thing, because guys just don't get it. You see your daddy does not want no nail polish on you girls nails AT ALL at least until your 30....jk....maybe not!
But at least until you girls get a little older and start asking for it....which you will cuz you see mines painted all the time.

So until the time comes when you girls ask mommy to paint your nails and I will be anxiously waiting for this mommy daughter bonding time.

Sincerely your anxious
Mommy! :)

Seylah and her ways

Seylah you are growing so fast, is like every month I hear you saying new little words here and there. And I'm always a surprised mamma, "like omg she said this or that".

The new things you are saying are as follows;

When we go outside you want to hold my hand, this is a surprise on its own because usually you want to walk on without me. But when you do wanna hold hands you say "hangers" and is so cute that I won't correct you just yet!

You love to sing and dance. Favorite song to sing is Happy Birthday and I do from Colbie Caillat. Oh and I've tried to record you singing Happy Birthday to catch the end, but you never do it when i record you. You finish the song and then you go "a blow" and you blow and then you say "a cake" and then you act like you're taking a bite out of the cake with sound and everything. It's too funny and cute! When you do sing you sshh me followed by a hand covering my mouth so I won't sing with you.

You are a SCREAMER! Oh Lord you are a screamer! Unfortunately I used to be one too.....still am sometimes, but I Am trying to change my ways :)

Now that we are potty training you when I ask you if you gotta go pipi you say "no I fine" LOL that was too cute the first time I heard it. Oh and by the way your doing pretty good, you have your days.

When I scold you, you say "sowy mami" in such a cute little voice that I just wanna grab you and hug you and say all is well! But I can't show this sign of weakness with you, because I know you'll take it for granted.

You are one crazy energetic beautiful little girl.....without you my world will be gray! But you do have tons of energy, you cannot stay still if your life depended on it! While Emma watches a movie, you go off doing your own thing. Whether that is playing with you baby, putting them to sleep or coloring, anything that doesn't have to do with sitting down and watching the movie.
And I do love this about you. I really don't like you girls watching lots of TV, so this is good for you.

Sometime you come over and sit on my lap and want me to read you a book. This I love, although you like to interrupt a lot, I still love it when you come and sit on my lap. I hope that one day you love reading like I do. I didn't like reading when young, but I picked it up in High School and in College and even more now! I love collecting books. Anyways enough about me!

When I'm hurt you say "u kay" and sometimes you kiss my boo, like I do yours.

You like to imitate Emma in a lot of things, but you are also your own person and you like to do your own thing sometimes....especially when Emma really wants you to so something with her. You can be independent when you want to be.

You are a very strong will child and you like to talk back to me A LOT! Is cute now, but not when you're older, so that's why I have to keep you on check now.

You also like to try to put bottoms on, but when you turn around both of your legs are in one hole!

You're catching up to Emma too! I just measured you on Valentines day and you're only 1/4 in shorter than Emma. When we are out and about I usually get "are they twins"......sometimes is annoying because I get it A LOT!

Well love this is what I can remember for now!
I love you always.....to the moon and back!

Always...
MOM

Valentine's Day Forever Special!

I wasnt going to write anything to you girls today, but I decided too anyways! 
You girls are too young now, but once you get a bit older maybe next year I'll be doing a little tradition that my mom use to do for us on valentines day.

It wasn't much, little chocolates or pencils a card, but it came from the heart and although we didn't see it that way growing up, we see it now as mothers ourselves.

My mom made Valentines for-ever special, because she thought of us. I can sit here and argue that I had the best mom in the world, others may think their mom was the best, but to each its own right. I only hope that one day I can be as influential, loving, caring, forgiving, and above all a great example of a mother, wife and Godly women to you girls!

So to you my girls I say Happy Valentines Day!

LOVE MOM

A little bit about LOVE!

Attempt #3 Day one of Potty Training!

Yes it has been tough potty training you Seylah!
Last night your daddy and I decided that enough is enough and I will start potty training you, because diapers are too expensive especially how much you use them!

This morning you had your potty training panties on and out they went, you went on them shortly after that. It was all butt cheeks with a shirt....of course you're not gonna learn in a day (i wish) but the shirt had to go too. So commando it was! And you were just fine playing naked, I guess it felt liberating for you LOL!

That's when things got better!
And overall it was a good day for you Seylah! A few expected mistakes here and there, but you did great. I was even scared of leaving the house, but I had to take sinatra out, he has his needs too. So I put your potty training panties, the plastic pantie, and your shorts and before we left you went potty on the toilet!

It was such a beautiful day and daddy was working from home today and I know he likes it when we leave so is nice and quiet, so we went outside and you girls played with the chalks, while mommy read "Chicken soup for the Mother's soul" accompanied by a nice cup of hot tea!
And through it all you didn't pipi on yourself.....I was a very happy mama!

So on to Day 2 of potty training!
Wish me Luck :)

Love always your mama!

A year in the life of my girls!

I wanted to do this on New Years day, but you know how time just slips out of your hands sometimes!
2013 has gone so fast it's crazy how the months and days can just go fast and here we are now a new year another January and resolutions are being made.

2013 broughts lots of new things like moving to a new state, and lots of challenges by you girls :) I'm sure 2014 won't be an exception for that. You girls challenge me each and every single day! That's the life of a mother :) but very rewarding.

This year there will be lots of changes for example in our diet...I say our this means the whole family because you girls well Emma more than Seylah, Emma you're very picky, so we'll see how we can change that. Another is this year I'm gonna start something to contribute to our finances. So far that's it, so 2014 here we come!

But for today let's take a little (it's actually pretty long) look at how fast you girls have grown in 2013!

My Movie 2013 from Arisai Santiago on Vimeo.

Birthday Time!

Getting closer to the BIG 3-0 is not fun! Getting more wrinkles around the eyes....seeing more white hair....and just not feeling the same anymore.....This is not cool at all! Being the youngest of five, feeling and being older is not as much fun as it used to be!

You know when you were a kid the day before your birthday you couldn't wait, for the birthday gift, the celebration, your friends and family coming over! And now you can't wait till it's over! LOL (the getting older that is)

Never the less I had a great time with my familia!
Although it had been a hectic week with the drive back from Chicago and having my sister over and then my brother over, I wanted to drive down and spend the weekend with all my family over in Tampa.
It has been years since I've spent my birthday with mys siblings. Needless to say it was one of the best! Spending time with my sisters laughing and reminiscing its always good times!

A frustrated mamma!

It has been a little while since I've written and even a little longer since I have talked about you girls and how much you have grown. 
There is so much that I want to say but it's so much that I can't remember all I know is all in the noggin, so let's see what I can remember and what I will write about today!

Well first of all let me just say this, I write to you girls about things you do and say, but usually all the goody stuff, the cute stuff the funny things, hardly ever the bad and even those I laugh at...I've gotten better, a lot better about not laughing in your face because I really want you girls to get what I'm saying and to know that I am serious.

I'm gonna be truthful and I know I'm not the only mom out there feeling this way. 

Ever since we moved and we were back to being a family in our own space, I have been feeling like an inadequate mother, and I felt like I wasn't doing my job as a mom. You girls are tough let me tell you, and you both especially Seylah push my buttons....A LOT! At times...many times I have felt like I was going crazy, resulting in your daddy being tough with you girls, because I couldn't handle it. You girls just don't listening, and even now is tough but I feel I'm getting the groove of it again. Never the less feeling like I'm gonna lose it and just leave for a bit crosses my mind from time to time. Sometimes letting out my frustration results in tears running down my face, and on my knees or kitchen sink asking for God to give me strength and patience. And then you both do something that just melts my heart my anger away, and I believe that, that is God helping me through it. At times I don't come to the Father and your daddy comes home from work and needs to step in and I just want to run out of the house!But that is where I have been lately emotionally! 

Regardless of what you girls do, it will never stop me from loving you both! Our (mothers) love is kinda like our Father in Heaven, is so immense is what the bible likes to call "agape love". Agape love is selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, the highest of the four types of love in the Bible. Jesus lived an agape life, by sacrificing himself for our sins and the sins of this world. And I want to believe that the love that a mother has for their children comes close to that. Unfortunately not all mothers feel that way, but this mommy does for you girls!

Okay so what do you girls do so bad that it has me in tears sometimes? 
Well lets name a few things, because knowing me I forget a lot of things. For you girls that can be a good thing! For me....not so much lol.

For starters I have to record this day because it was the first day in a loooooooooong time that going to sleep at night was not a surprise! Because is a battle mainly for Seylah than Emma to go to sleep when I tell you. Cleaning time, bath time, brush time, story time, pray time and then bed! So simple you should both get this by now because is our routine when we are home. But no it's a stinking battle and I have to scold Seylah most of the time and Emma just a little. 

The battles are mainly with you Seylah! Is like you have a selective hearing when it comes to my voice, because I have to tell you over and over and over and over again things. And it just gets annoying and frustrating and thats when the belt comes. Mind you I don't hit you hard cuz you're still little but I've had to come to this, because you wont listen and even with the belt you don't listen after the 3 or 4th time. 
I've tried reasoning with you....but your 2 it doesn't get that far lol. On the other hand I can reason with Emma and tell you why you should or shouldn't do things. And for the most part you say "ok mami". 

You girls are so very different from each other, sometimes and is a challenge....well all the time! But a challenge I would not trade for nothing in this world. I'm learning little by little how to discipline and to teach you girls good manners. And to stay firm when I scold you for something and keep scolding you for the same thing. Believe me it's hard because sometimes I'm too tired or too busy, but I have to do it for your sake. The last thing I want is to raise girls who are ungrateful, destructive and spoiled. 

After all our (mothers) ministry is our home and in that it means I gotta teach you girls how to become little women better than that, Godly women. With God's help and strength that is what I strive for and hope, that someday you will become Godly examples for your little girls. 

And with this I leave you girls with a prayer I came across that says everything I really want to pray for, for you girls! I cannot take credit for it but you can check it out here.

Heavenly Father,

Please envelop Emma and Seylah in your Love. Show me minute-by-minute how to be an example of that Love, so that they may see its Source and give it freely to everyone they meet.

Please let them see the ocean of Grace that they swim in. May it endlessly drip from me to them to everyone they meet.

Please give them a heart for those of this world, while helping them find identity, comfort, strength and peace in You.

May their view of themselves and others never be limited to what’s on the outside. Give them eyes to see souls.

Lord, let them see the problems of this world, but not be bogged down by them. Give them patience, wisdom and motivation to search for, and take part in, Your solutions.

May they not just say “please” and “thank you.” May they know they are entitled to nothing and therefore feel grateful for everything.

Please help Jay and me to be an example of Love and covenant that might inform them always.

Help them to learn from the past, to plan for the future, but mostly, to be porous to the moment.

Please maintain this spirit of curiosity that thrives in them today. May everything they discover with it reveal more of You to them.

May they create. May their creations always delight, glorify and honor You!

May they find joy in running, jumping and playing, but also know how to abide in stillness.

I pray for their friends. May they be many, but not so many as to inhibit depth, intimacy and connection. May they be instruments of Love and Grace to each other.

Help me and their other chauffeurs to model, teach and practice safe driving so that they might be the safest driver ever, and I might sleep at night when that time comes.

I pray for their future husband. May he know, with every fiber of his being, what Love and covenant are.

You know the sound of their deep, belly laugh, Lord? May they have reason to intoxicate those around them with the sound of it at least once every day!

Please be in our relationship. May we daily cherish the beauty and blessing that is mother-daughter relationship. (May that mean that they call me often when they don't live under my roof!)

Please give them enough tomorrows to allow for their hair to turn white as snow, their face to get as wrinkly as their feet get after a day of fun in the pool, and their iPad100′s memory to be maxed out with pictures of their kids, grandkids, great grandkids and even a few great, great grandkids.

In your Holy and Mighty name I pray

Amen!

This was before Christmas you opened your gift while I was in bed! But I couldn't get mad the smile on your face was priceless.

Instead of saying "abracadabra" you said "trick a potato" That was so cute I had to record it!

I text this picture to my cousin so he can come over before leaving to Chicago....unfortunately it didn't work!

On our way to Publix! You girls love to go to get free cookies.

 

Oh this day you girls got punished for not listening!

I took a picture first of you girls walking and then you looked back and said "cheese" I have you girls trained already :)

I looove this pic of you!

This day you woke up said "good morning mami with a smile and grabbed your scooter to watch tv"

Just stopping by to smell the flowers!

My little fashionistas!

Seylah this is one of the things you do when your mad!

I love when you girls are like this!