All about serena.

I just wanted to use one blog to post pictures of my little serena. She have grown into a beautiful little toddler full of energy. She has the heart of gold and is so fun being around. Just captures the eye of all.

 She did not wan to wake up for church that Sunday. Cute face.

 I was trying to make some cake cookies for my neighbour and my little helper wanted to help. She ate more than actual help. But it is fun that she wants to do those things with me, even if it is just to make a mess or just to eat.

 This is the first time I let her eat by herself. But instead of eating off the plate, she threw the stuff on the sheet and ate it off the sheet.

 Look how messy she is. Messy eater.

 My pretty little princess, all ready for church.

 Just driving her car.

 when I look at this picture it just reminds me of how much serena has grown and will continue to grow. If I could hold back the hands of time I sure will.

 Her favourite thing to do. Climb the couch and just look out the window.

When I go lift weights with friends this is what she and the boys do go play on the treadmil.

 All those cute funny faces is priceless.

I just love her so much. I'm so lucky to have been blessed with her

Memorial day

On memorial day serena and I took the opportunity to think about our love ones and those that passed on. Well serena may have not taken that opportunity like I did seeing thaat she is still little and clueless about things like death and stuff. But I was able to go through pictures with her of my family and those who have passed on. There is something about pictures that seem to capture hr attention. She would just stare at one pic for a long time before, like she is studying it before she moves on to watch another one. The iphone is pretty easy to use when it comes to watching pics so of course she knows how to scroll through the pictures. Kids seem to know alot about technology.
But I was able to go through a couple of videos with her about my sister who had passed on and to show her one pic of my mom I had on facebook. So sad but yes I only have one picture of my beloved mother whom I miss alot. But I knew her calling here on earth was done and it was time for the Lord to embrace her.
I sure do learn alot from serena. So humble, so peacful, so loving and carefree. Yes she is a child and is suppose to be care free but if we were to put away the natural man and be like a child the world would be such a better place.
As I took the opportunity on memorial day to remember those who have passed o and watched serena carefully study those pictures it made me realize how important it is for me to do my family history and to get that work done to be sealed to them some day so when we have moved on and stuff she to will have that opportunity to meet the family I have that she never met. How important it is to do family work and to realize the benefits of doing family work. For those who were not members and who have past on are waiting for us to do the work for them. They rely on us to help them to get to the next step. Serena often times help me to realize and see alot of things. It is like she  she is my guide in life when truly I am her guide. But looking at it, I think we are each others guide in life. I just love her so much.

Easter Sunday

Wow it seems like kids do grow alot. I remember it like yesterday when serena was first born and now she is a little toddler and she keeps growing by day.
Anyway I want to go back a little back in time up to easter.
Easter Sunday was great. My only regret was I did not give serena any easter candy just because I am trying to keep her away from that stuff. Trying to keep her on that healthy path but a little bit of candy every now and then will not hurt right.
But we spent our easter together alone at home. Robert was out of town again so he missed out again. He was gone for serenas first easter as well but back then she was still a baby just a few months old. Oh how I miss snuggling with her when she was a baby. Now she would not even snuggle no more. She just wants to run around all the time and do her own thing. Makes me sad sometimes because I love cuddling with her. Now I think it is time for baby number two lol.
But easter sunday was no special day but just the day where i focussed all my time and energy on the Lord and ways to get spiritual path where it needs to. Serena and I had a good sunday. I love watching her play and run around. It is nice that she is walking and hopefully soon talking to.

Getting Ready To Walk!!!!!!!!

My little serena is still not walking yet. Some people may argue that she needs to be walking already but all babies go at their own pace, at their own time and they learn when they are ready to learn things like walking. I may try to help her everyday all day long but truth is she will do it when she feels most comfortable, ready to do it on her own..

I must say she is a little ficey one. She talks alot. I think she will start talking soon. I don't really know when babies start talking but hopefully she starts walking and say lil words soon.

Serena is able to stand with no hands. She is not taking any steps yet but she can stand with no hands. Today she fell down from standing with no hands and this time she tried to get back up with no hands. That was very impressive. She has never done that before so I was pretty excited. I just want her to start walking because she is heavy and it will help us both out . 

But she is getting better at balancing and she is trying to walk so that is a good thing.

Other than that she is growing healthy and strong. She laughs alot, smiles aot, plays alot, the eating part not so much but as long as she is getting enough to eat so I am happy. She is very friendly and lovable. She gives the best hugs ever and when she gives kisses  they are the best. Her hair has grown out much, she is just growing. I can't believe my baby will soon no longer be a baby. Soon she will be walking and talking and wanting to do her own things. 

She already does her own things. She is 14 months turning 15 this month. She will 2 this year. Wow it is amazing how time flies. But I have a beautiful baby girl that continues to grow strong and healthy

Amazing Serena.

My lil serena got sick four days ago with a cold. I just hate it when she gets sick especially with a cold. She get fevers, her stuffy nose, watery eyes, coughing and all those different cold symptoms.
I'm here doing everything so she can feel better soon. I'll rub her down with vicks, give her some medicine feed her and put her to bed. But this time around she is so much stronger than she use to be. It's almost like she now has the strength to fight the cold. I'm here feeling sad because she is sick and she is just like whatever, i'll get over it.
She would sit there and dance along to the music that's playing, play with her friends, crawl around and laugh her guts out. She is just so amazing and strong.
She is still a crawler. She is not yet walking. I tend to say that she is just lazy, but it is not that she is lazy she is just taking her time. Though many may say she should be walking already, it'sok she will when she wants to. She has no older siblings chasing her around. She is the only child right now and she is just enjoying it and taking her time. She knows how to hold stuff and walk around, she takes one or two steps at times not holding anything, she can feed herself, she can get upon the couch and bed on her own, she can get off them on her own, she can do lots of things even if she is not walking. I'm ok with her not walking yet because maybe if she was walking she would be in everything she is already not in all the time. Kids they are always just so busy.

But I just wanted to point out how strong she is and how amazing she has been.
I now see how much she is growing. She would not even let me carry her tonight. She just cried and wiggled around so I can put her down. She just wanted to do her own thing and be her little self. As spoiled as she is, she does know yes means ok and no means no and bad behaviour is not acceptable. I think she will be a talker. She talks alot. I love when she would just sit there and talk and point to things she wants you to watch and when you don't know what she is talking about she would turn your head for you And when you don't get it she would cry and keep turning your head and she would keep pointing until you got it. She would not quit until you got it. She does not give up and I love that about her.

I took her out to play in the snow last week. Not really play but to have that experience of walking in the snow and feeling it. She was just the happiest. I know she is a winter baby but not all winter babies like winter and not because you are a winter baby that means you have to love winter..lol. But she liked it. She was laughing and having fun. I on the other hand was done being outside so I took her in. But i'll take her out every now and then.
Growth such a beautiful thing.

All babys are different and move at their own paste. Some move faster than others and some move at a slower paste. Let them move at their paste and learn to love and appreciate it because they grow so fast and as they grow the less they want you to carry them, or kiss them and such. Can't believe how much time has gone by and how grown serena is. I treasure every moment

Serena's Christmas....

Christmas for us this year was just like any other normal day. Robert was out working in North Dakota and Serena and I were home sick with the cold. We had just gotten the cold three days before christmas also around the time Robert had to live to go to work. We just could not do anything but lay down on the couch and watch television. We had no harm or turkey or anything christmasy this year. Although it was serena's second christmas I still wanted it to be special and sweet.  But inspite of me not being able to cook a nice food and robert not being here it was ok. I still made an effort to send out a Merry Christmas to most ppl in my phone book and hardly anyone responded. I got one or two back but thats it.
Anyway serena and I laid around and ate pretty much anything we did not have to cook.
I forgot the most important part. Serena got to open her christmas presents. So out of the entire day i enjoyed watching her open her presents. She had a little bit of strength for that and i opened my gift way before christmas.
But to sum this up christmas day was ok. I had my serena with me, spoke to my husband on the phone, I pretty much slept all day and watched tv and did nothing.. It was a good day and im just grateful that we got to see another christmas.

Serena got to see santa claus and have that experience, so that was really fun. She did not sit in line to wait her turn to see santa. As soon as the line was formed she just crawled up there with no hesitation for her gift and she did get her gift. I thought she would have been scared but she was not, She enjoyed it and I was happy she did. I have such a strong little girl.

Serena and santa claus..

I think she is staring at his big white beard.

Interrupting her santa time.

Finally she is paying attention to the camera.

She is just the sweetest.. I love her so very much.

Us just taking a picture with santa clause.

Catching up on Serena!!!

The last time I wrote in here was October 2012. Two months ago. Seems like a pretty long time but its not as long.. So I will talk about Serena and halloween first.  Her first halloween experience I am sure was pretty fun. Not just fun for me but fun for her as well. Robert was gone working in North Dakota so it was just serena and I.  I shopped for a halloween costume on the day of halloween, cuz I always do things late. Luckily I found a pumpkin costume for serena. It was the very last pumpkin costume and it was the only costume I found that fits her. She is just so short and tiny. She still wears 6 month baby clothes.

But anyway moving on we went home, serena took an hour nap then woke up around 5pm and got her dressed and left for trick or treat. I must say it was cold outside and being outside was no fun. If it was not for serena I might have just stayed home. But we all know Idaho is a pretty cold place. We first went to our ward trunk or treat. We spent an hour there collected as much candy as we could then, mingled a little as well then headed home. We then went trick or treat around our apartment complex and mingled for a bit as well. Then around 8pm we headed home and checked out serena's candy. I gave her a lollipop so she could taste one piece of her candy and for being such a trooper.  I do believe she had just as much fun as I did. I have never been trick r treat so to do it for the first time with my daughter which was her first time as well was a joyous moment for us both. 

Trying to get some candy before going trick or treat but im     not letting her have it.

Showing me the candy so I can open it for her.

All dressed for trick or treat and looking good...

She already wants this costume off her lol.. 

What an adorable little pumpkin..

Checking out her candy.. Daddy will enjoy it for us.

So very adorable. cute cute cute!!!!!!

Tasting one of her halloween candy.

Finally got that heavy costume off, but inspite of the chilly weather i dressed her pretty warm.

Serena Turns A Year!!!!!

On December 21st my little angel turned a year. What an exciting time of the year it was for her but more exciting for us the parents. We decided to celebrate her first birthday with her lil play dates Baron and Silus. Being out here in Idaho Falls we do not have to many friends so she got to hang with her two play dates and of course my husband and I hang out with the parents. We had some drinks and eats and serena and the boys had a blast making mess, stuffing themselves with food and just being kids. Little Baron was not able to eat because he is still a little one.  We started out the night by preparing the various dishes, chilli cheese dip, cinnamon sugar biscuit balls, barbecue  stuffed biscuit, pizzas, sodas and some doritos.
We then continued the evening with serena opening her presents. Although she could hardly get the paper wrap torn apart she was just so determined and cute to tear that paper to eat, rather than to see what is inside the package. But she does not know that deep inside the paper lied something more special. But we opened up all the gifts and enjoyed the rest of the evening talking, laughing and get serena to overcome her fear of crawling through her new gift a tunnel. Took her 2 weeks before she finally started to crawl through it. But she did it.
We then took out the cake and candle to sing happy birthday for serena. It was a fun an exciting moment. we sang happy birthday helped her blow out her candle and had her cut her birthday cake with her hands and of course she stuck her feet in it. I think first birthdays means more to the parents than the child. Of course they know nothing about that. But birthdays are big things for the parents. I'm so glad that though we had just a small get together nothing special or big, serena got to have both of her parents with her and her friends around to celebrate her first with her. What a great night it was. Memories that build on as times goes.

This is Serena opening her presents.

Serena Birthday cake. The big one. Growing so fast.

Serena's birthday cake. A princess cake for my lil princess.

It's time for Serena to blow out her cake.. Yay!!

Serena's just cut her birthday cake with her hand. 

Now it's time for birthday girl to taste her cake and enjoy.

I had to change her pretty bday outfit before she got into her cake.

She finally gets to eat her cake and enjoy.yummy!!

See her little tunnel behind her. Took her 2 weeks to get use to it.

Look at her dirty face from eating. Had to switch her clothes for that too.

What a messy lil girl, but still so cute.. 

 My lil serena is the cutiest, most fun little girl ever. She has a great personality that shines even as a baby. She makes you laugh when you are around her and always smiles no matter what it is. She is just a bundle of joy. The love of our life.