Happy Birthday Buddy

Keia had just turned 4 when we moved into our apartment here, and now Mattix is four!!! I freaking love this kid! He is the perfect middle child, he lets Keia get her way 90% of the time, and he is always helping me with Kalli- he is literally the only person who can get her to laugh really hard. Here are the top four things I love about this rascal:

1-He is extremely sensitive, but with that he is super sweet. He will randomly tell me or Keia that we are pretty, or just out of the blue tell me he loves me. He lets me know when the flowers are growing by our door... I know I should expect more toughness from our only boy, but it is too cute! (I guess I should add that he thinks "tooting" on his sisters is funny, constantly poking or pushing Keia is funny, and pretending to pee on someone is funny... that makes him a boy, right?)

2- He can be really easy going- he is not demanding at all for my attention, sometimes our days are based around Keia's schedule, but he never complains. I would take him grocery shopping with me any time- the girls, not soo much.

3-He is ALWAYS the first to tell us to pray, and he gives the BEST prayers of anyone in our family!!

4-He is really smart, he has learned a lot from watching Keia, but holds his own.

We love you sweet boy, even when you test my patience, I am so glad you are in our family.

Opening presents with my fam.
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Four- at his Monster party with his Joy school friends.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

I could pretty much write one word for Kalli... Happy. First of all, I really can't believe it was a year ago that she joined our family, she has been a dream baby. I don't know if it is me really cherishing every age with her, or if it is her easy going, funny personality. Without over doing it, let me just sum up my thoughts on Kalli in ONE thought (since she just turned one):

You know when you have moments when it seems like everything has gone quiet and Heavenly Father is showing you a moment of how great your life is... Kalli gives me those moments often.

I love you sweet baby.
Kalli's first time having ice cream, and being a girl, it won't be her last!

Earth Day

I love Earth Day because I am a wanna-be environmentalist... each year I get a little better and trying to do our part. I love this day especially because it is Kalli's birthday. She is our Earth Baby- so starting with her first birthday we are going to make a donation in her name. This year for Earth Day, I am pledging to you all that I am not going to use one paper towel on Friday. This is my biggest weakness- I use way too many paper towels! Just want to give a shout out to the Earth and hope we can all make one small difference to do our part.

I love to see the Temple...

We went to the temple last weekend to walk around, and Keia wanted to be our photographer, so all the next pictures are taken by Miss Keia. It was nice to walk around as a family and tell our kids about when we were married there. We saw two brides getting their pictures taken, it brought back some good memories for me and Matt. Except when I kept bringing up things about our wedding day, Matt kept saying he didn't remember it happening... finally he said- I was a robot that day, that I remember! So romantic.....


This next picture obviously Keia didn't take, some elderly lady took it for us and was still looking through the tiny peep hole to take it- you've got to love digital these days ;)















Me and the Robot lived Happily Ever After... (pic taken by Mattix)

That was fun...

Okay so we have had some serious FUN lately... it started with last last weekend with the Featherstones- we went up to the snow- I had a great time, the best part is hanging out with our good friends and getting spoiled by them. Then this past week we started our Spring Break by going to the beach on a beautiful San Diego day, then the next day Matt's mom came out and we took the kids to Legoland for their birthdays and had such a fun day- the weather was beautiful again! On Saturday the kids ran in their first official race- the Junior Carlsbad race. They did awesome! Anywho- I hope the fun keeps rolling in this next week while the kids are off of school. Here are some pics for you to all enjoy =) You can obviously tell the ones Sara took compared to mine- the girl's got talent.


Don't be fooled by this picture- Matt didn't have as much fun as this picture shows, however I LOVE this picture of him- so hot.

Here is Kalli-bird at the beach- I know she wouldn't win a Gerber commercial, but I freaking love this happy girl!

Legoland- loves to have her face painted.

RACE DAY!!!


Mattix didn't want to run alone, how cute holding hands-right?
My little runners... so proud!

I have a six year old!?!

Okay, so today we had Keia's 6 year Dr's appt. It blows my mind that she is six- it sounds soo old. Anywho- the doctor is asking me questions about Keia, and it felt so good to know that she is healthy and excelling in all areas. I know no one cares about how my kid is doing and I don't want to come across as one of those braggy moms, but I am really proud of this girl and here are 6 of the latest things going on with Keia.

1. Keia has now started gymnastics and is a little obsessed. All she wanted for her birthday was leotards- so we went to having one- to six- thank you family. Her week is now based around the day she has gymnastics. It is the perfect sport for her- she is a perfectionist and has always been my monkey- so she is fearless and precise at it.
2. Keia is doing awesome in Kindergarten- I am so proud of her. She loves learning and currently wants to be a teacher.
3. Keia is a great big sister and loves to TEACH Mattix everything she knows (which to her is a lot), whether he wants to know the info or not.
4. Keia is very friendly- we make a friend everywhere we go.
5. Keia is really observant, especially when it comes to others feelings
6. I couldn't ask for a better oldest child- she is setting a great example so far for the others and I love how independent she is- it helps me to work on my control issues =)

I love you Keia, and you truly are special.

Keia winning some awards at school (blah blah blah)

Kind of dark I know, but Keia at gymnastics

Love you baby girl!

I Heart Japan

After watching the footage of the massive Tsunami that hit Japan, I was blown away by the force and power behind the water, to where it could wash away cars, homes, and entire cities! I then thought of a much stronger force and power, and that is prayer. We are praying for you, the beautiful people of Japan.

Dr. Laura

Some of you may not know who this is, but this is Dr. Laura from the radio. Matt loves listening to her- yes that is right- Matt! She is a relationship therapist and rips into people when they call into her show... anywho- she seems to some very Husband supportive, hence Matt ENCOURAGED me to get her book: "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands". Since I am all about improving our marriage (even though I feel it is pretty good myself) I decided to give it a whirl. Conclusion: EVERY WIFE should read her book- it is very insightful and I learned sooo much!!! Women- you may feel he should be the one to change, but if you plan on staying married to your hubby- take matters into your own hands and be the best you can be!!

The sweet life...

Life was sweet in the Huffman House... the kids never fought, I always prepared 3 Healthy meals a day, I got a full nights rest every night, life was perfect! Okay- so not even close, but I did use to brag that having 3 kids wasn't that bad.... then it all changed!

Kalli started crawling and teething and now I find myself a little crazy at the end of the day... I'll just keep dreaming of the good old days =)

Happiest Valentine's Day

So this brings me to the end of my "deep thoughts"... I was thinking the other day how a marriage is like trees. We are two trees standing next to each other, but still on our own. However, our roots are intertwined. And our children are the monkeys jumping all over us!!!!

I just want to give a shout out to my boo- we celebrated V-day on Friday and had the best all day date together. He seriously still makes me laugh and I always look forward to spending time together.

I always want to shout out to my kids- I love you rascals and the love you bring into my life makes everyday worth it.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE- TELL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU LOVE THEM TODAY!!!!!

LOVing it quote #9

"In the opinion of the world, marriage ends all, as it does in a comedy. The truth is precisely the opposite: it begins all."

LOVing quote #8

"You are happiest when you are making the greatest contribution."