It's Rough To Be In Junior High

Being a mom has to be the hardest thing a person does in their life. Having all their emotions and love wrapped up in a little person and watching them grow is sometimes unbearable.

Britesha got a text from a friend of hers that said that Brenner had been in a fight. I was so scared and it felt like someone had just grabbed my heart and started squeezing it as hard as they could. We jumped in the car and went looking for him.

We didn't make it very far, when we saw him walking home with his friends. He looked fine and completely calm, until he got in the van and turned to look at me. His nose was not straight. A million feelings came flooding into my body. I wanted to beat the kid up that hurt my baby. I was concerned that he might be in alot of pain. What is he feeling and thinking right now. And it always enters my mind that he had a perfect little body when he was born and that's just one more thing that was broken. I know it's a weird thing to think of, but I have always thought that way. When they got their first cavity and their first scar. Is this normal? Maybe I'm crazy.

Anyway, his nose is broken, but he is doing great. He's a tough kid! He never complained of it hurting, he just had a headache. The doctor said they wouldn't do anything with his nose unless it didn't go back to normal in a couple of days. Luckily it looks pretty straight again and he is as handsome as ever.

As for the kid who attacked Brenner, the school called the police. He has been suspended and the police are turning the case over to the courts and pressing charges.

I guess this kid has been bugging Brenner for quite a while now. He never really said anything. He's been pushing him around and calling him names. He even hit Brenner in the jaw at school in front of a teacher and nothing came of it. From what the cop told me, he is a regular troublemaker at school. I really hope this is the end of it. I will keep you updated.

I Love My Cousins!

It has been a year and a half since we have seen the Allen clan. It is amazing how these kids live so far away from each other, but have so much fun together when they get together. You would think it would take a while to get warmed up to each other, but it only took a few seconds.
It was great to see my cute niece and nephew. They are getting so big. The kids miss their cousins and ask when they will see them all the time.


Brenner showing how strong he is and Lauren loving the attention!




Britesha loves her Aunt Bridgette and Uncle Mark!




Two beautiful girls!



It was so great to have my big sister here to hug. I hate having her so far away. I only got to see her for a couple of hours, but it was terrific!

Martinez Christmas 2008

Brenner and Tresden were arm wrestling and Amree wanted to get in on the action. She won, of course. She takes after her Aunt Natosha.

Brenner and Tresden got mom a spa treatment in a box. They love me!

Amree sporting her new slippers and wondering, "What's all this about?"

Daddy and Amree just being cute as always.

Tresden with his photo smile as apposed to his real one.

Brenner showing the peace sign, you know the usual pose for a 13 year old. Doesn't it make him look cooler?

Amree says, "I have gotten in trouble for opening these presents for days and now you want me to do what?"

Britesha shows her dramatic excitment for getting gum. She's an actress!!!!!!!!!

Tresden my 12 year old, loves his toys. Hopefully he never grows out of it and is always a kid at heart. He takes after his mom I guess.

Ready For My First Recital

Amree can not resist Grandma Larsen's piano. This little girl loves music in any form. No stereo is safe. She will figure out how to turn it on. We can't wait to see what she will do with it in her life, but I am sure it will most likely be a big part of it. She is always dancing and is fascinated by instruments. Britesha is so proud of the fact that she loves dancing and is anxious to start her in dance lessons. She leads the music in sacrament meeting. I am sure that the Sister Tuttle appreciates the help.

Spider Cupcakes "A Work Of Art"

The kids were off school for Halloween this year, so we decided to get festive and makecupcakes. Tresden loves to bake, so he made the cupcakes. They were yummy. Brenner is the artist, so he helped mom decorate them. We tried to copy cupcakes from a magazine. They didn't turn out as cute, but they were lots of fun to make.

Britesha was too busy getting ready with her costume. She was a pink crayon. I only got to see her all dressed up for a second, so I didn't get a picture. She did look very cute. If I get any pictures later, I will post them. The boys think they are too cool to dress up now.

On Halloween The Bugs Come Out

Amree was a lady bug this year for Halloween. This was a popular costume for little girls this year. There were 4 other little girls as lady bugs also. Of course they all weren't as cute as our little bug. We went and did trunk-or-treat at Grandma Larsens ward. She didn't quite get the idea until the end, where she would hold out her hand and wait patiently for her candy.
Amree is the most polite little girl. Her favorite word is thank you. Every time some one gives her something, she says "tain-do." She will even say it for you when she gives you something. But do you think we could get her to say it to anyone who gave her candy when she was trick-or-treating. No way!

Grandma And Grandpa's House

We visited mom and dad for a couple of days while Darren tiled their kitchen floor. He did a pretty darn good job I must say. (By the way, I have no idea why this is underlining while I type. I am still learning all these things.)

Amree enjoyed her time with Grandpa and Grandma. It took her about 2 seconds to warm up to them. She's usually a friendly little thing anyway, but you can sure tell she loves them. Amree has figured out that Grandma gives the best back scratches ever. She would just lay there forever. She could be all stressed out and mom would tickle her back and instantly she was completely relaxed. It was great!

Here is a picture of her on Grandpa's motorcycle. She kept hugging it. I took about 8 pictures, because everytime I went to take the picture she would hug the bike again.
Look at that smile, do you think that's a proud Grandpa.

Amree had so much fun on the trampoline. It's like a giant playpin. She just runs, falls and bounces around for hours and is happy as can be.

Kaybrielle, Kolten and Kolbey joined in on the fun. They were so good with her. They were very careful not to bounce to high and they played with her for quite a while before they politely said, "Um, do you think you could get her off her. We want to jump now." (Kaybrielle) He was trying his hardest to be patient!