Winter photo shoot!

Totally forgot we went out and took a bunch of photos of Kitana! We did them for her invites and just cause we like taking pictures of her! So, Ash, Isaiah, Jade, and I all hauled into my little car and went off on a winter photo shoot.

Kitana was amazing as always. Here are some of my favorites. :)

She's such a little DIVA girl! :)

Party planning.

This may be Kitanas first and last birthday party if I'm in charge of the planning and what not. Jk!

Holy cow! Its a lot of work, stressful, and costly!

I am a tired mommy who will probably be up super late prepping food and stuff and up super early tomorrow getting it all put together (or at least trying to.)

Anything for my baby girl I guess. <3

Lunch!

I am so hungry today that I think I might eat the whole pack of Mac n cheese and the whole can of corn. Yummmmm!

Good deed.

So lately I've read a lot of "good deed" or pay it forward kind of stories.( Mainly on fb.) And every time I read them, I get super emotional and think to myself how awesome I'd be if I could do that and help someone a little less fortunate than I.

Well the other night at Wal Mart I had my chance. And sure enough I took it.

The lady in front of me who was checking out did not have enough money to pay all of her items. She was telling the cashier about her life problems...she just had run out of gas, her husband lost his job and something else... I can't really remember.

I could see embarrassment written all over her face when she asked the cashier to put a few things back. All I could think of was wanting to help her.

After getting her total under $30 she said it was okay to try and run her debit card. After it processed, she was relieved. And hurried out of the store.

Without hesitation, I asked the cashier to please ring up the items she put back. She gave me a huge smile and said, "yes dear, of course!."

After I paid, the cashier told me I was an exceptional person and it was her pleasure to wait on me.

After that, I pretty much ran out of the store trying to find the lady. She was just about done unloading her stuff when I met up with her again. She looked puzzled. I didn't really know what to do or say, so all that came out is my mouth was, "here you go." As I handed her her bags she was speechless. Her eyes were filling with tears as were mine. So I fled to my car saying, "have a good night."

As soon as I got in my car, tears rolled down my face and my heart felt like it was going 100 mph. So much emotion hit me all at once that I could hardly breathe.

I wasn't going out of my way or even looking to do something like this but it just happened. It felt so right too. Helping others really does make you feel like a better person and makes you feel blessed for what you have.

Fun day in Tri Cities.

On Saturday after Isaiah's basketball game we decided to head to Tri Cities for some fun.

Kitana, Ash and I pretty much spent all day driving around Kennewick and Pasco from store to store.

It was a nice little get away from Hermiston. I had Taco Time! It was so delicious.

I found a little dress to hopefully be the starter dress for Kitanas birthday.

The solid dress is the starter, and the second rainbow dress is the one I'm hoping to make.

The Rash Is Back.

I am so sick and tired of this ongoing battle of Kitana's butt rash. She is so sensitive to her poop and pee when she's teething. Its terrible! Feeling helpless is not something I'm good at. I sure hope it goes away soon!

PS. Shouldn't she be immune to it by now? Same thing happens every freaking time!

2 babies under 2.

Shout out to all the moms who do this everyday. I would call myself a part timer since I have Kitana 24/7 and Jordan M-F. 7:45-4:00. Its a lot of work. Especially when Jordan is a cry baby and Kitana gets clingy. Thank goodness today isn't one of those days. 2 happy babies that are both down for a nap. :)