YELLOWSTONE!!!

 The beginnings of our road trip to Yellowstone!!! We were excited!!

 We decided to break the trip up and stay in a hotel one night so that we wouldn't have to do so much driving with the girlies!!! Worked out much better! Happier girls, made for a happier mommy!

Okay so this was pretty much our first family vacation that was outside of Utah and I feel bad that it had to be with certain people who shall remain nameless but I think overall it was so much fun!! To tell you the truth I really didn't even care to ever to go to Yellowstone.  I didn't get why people would want to drive around all day just to see some wildlife here and there and a bunch of trees! Boy was I surprised when I got up there and I felt like a little kid again everytime I saw an animal even the buffalo that we saw a million times! Not to mention how beautiful it was up there, I LOVED LOVED LOVED it! Being in those kind of places just leaves me feeling at awe with how amazing and wonderful our Heavenly Father in heaven is and this place that he created for us to live in.  I can't imagine what the celestial kingdom will be like!! It's at these places that I feel humbled and blessed for the knowledge and testimony I have of our Savior! 
Any way .... there were a TON more pics but I might post those lata!!!! I am very grateful for the opportunity that we had to go on this wonderfully beautiful vacation!

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 "Guess what uncle Dallas? My birthday is coming up!"  I love that she said this and has been so excited for her birthday! My little baby is growing up! It's not fair that time goes by so fast and we only get a little bit of time with them before they get their own families. I need to love every minute with them now!

 Taking a break from opening all her presents.  It is a lot of work!

 hasn't stopped playing with this since she got it!

 LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!

cute jammies!

Kaydence, You are already three.  I remember when we found out that you were going to have a birth defect , it was the day we found out we were having a girl.  I remember feeling so overwhelmed and feeling sad by the thought of you in pain as soon as you came into this world.  I received a blessing shortly after we found out and an overwhelming feeling of peace entered into my heart and I knew that everything was going to be okay.  You were in the hospital for two months.  It was hard for me and daddy to see you in there but I would come up everday and just hold you.  I hated leaving you at the hospital but I knew that you were in safe hands because my blessing told me there would be angels that would be with you!  You were such a little fighter, it was like you knew before you came here that you were going to have to go through this trial, and you were so strong.  Your personality now explains why Heavenly Father new you could go through it!  You were a fighter and you still are.  I hope you will always keep that fiesty attitude of yours and always remember that Mommy and Daddy love you so much and that Heavenly Father Loves you too! He will always be there for you no matter what! Mommy and Daddy will not always be perfect parents, we will always be striving to be that way but it's just a plain fact that we will never be perfect but Heavenly Father is perfect.  Even if you don't decide to come to mommy and daddy at times I hope you will always remember that you can go to Him.  Through him we can become perfect.  I love you so much!!!! I can't believey you are three!  Happy Birthday!!!! :)

Love, Mommy

UPDATES

Ever since I bought Kaydence's swimsuit she has been dying to wear it, so I thought it would be fun if they wore them for bathtime and they looked so cute!!!!  I love these pictures!  Kaydence loves being a little mommy to Adallyn! I especially love Adallyn's smile in these pictures!

I got Kaydence's haircut again and she was so tired the poor thing fell asleep. I ended up having to hold her head up so that Courtney could finish cutting it!!! I thought it was all good and she would just stay asleep the rest of the night but I was wrong, she woke up at 9 and didn't go back to sleep until 12. You kept mommy awake Kaydence, but I still love you!!!! :)

IKEA FUN!!!!

I am so mad because I had to redo this whole post over again when I pretty much had everything done!  There are no technical difficulites when you are writing in a paper journal!!! any way .... Let's try this again!

My precious little girl!

don't know how to turn the picture

the love of my life

Oh mom, why must you hide your beautifulness

sisters, sisters never were there such devoted sisters!

Oh tony, we all know that you love taking and seeing pictures of youself!!! :)

cuteness, nothing else to say!

I look like my daddy and I love it!

We had so much fun at Ikea.  Kaydence, you were so tired because you as usual feel like you are going to miss something if you go to sleep earlier than 8. You gave Megan a run for her money when you were throwing a fit and she ended up getting mad at a guy who was making fun of you and Akiah. You apalogized and gave her a peace offereing which was a cup of pepsi which she gladly took and was grateful for! She deserved it!  Adallyn, you loved all the colors there and you wouldn't stay in the stroller that we brought for you because you always feel like you are going to be missing something new that kaydence is doing!  You love her so much and you know what, I kind of have a feeling that she loves you too! You smile and laugh more for her! Well that is my post for today, I love my family and I love you guys, you bring so much joy into my life!

Love mommy!

I hope you Dance

 

As I was changing Adallyn's diaper today, the end of despicable me was going and I looked over and Kaydence was doing every single move that they were doing. I wish that I was able to catch that but I got a pretty good second take!! I love when she dances and is so happy!  I hope she dances through life with this same enthusiasm!! I love you kaydence, Keep on dancin'!

Love Mommy :)

Sorry I guess the video isnt' going to work! I will have to try later! 

My quest to be a good mommy.Something I will always be striving for

So the older Kaydence gets the more and more I think about this question, "What can I do to be a better mommy?"  I realize that although Kaydence is almost three she will be a teenager sooner than I know and to be honest .... that scares me to death!!!  I would much rather deal with poopy underwear (which is a big deal for me) and her throwing fits a hundred times over than even think about life with a teenager.  Not because I think she will be a horrible teenager but I think it will be hard to deal with all the temptations they have to overcome, the big life questions they will have, the rebellious stage, and her not being able to forgive me as easy for my shortcomings, etc. AND having me to look too when all those things come up ... SCARY!  I decided that I need to start now!  I need to make sure she knows where she came from and who she is .... A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER OF GOD!!! I need to make sure she knows what the plan of happiness is all about and what her purpose is here on earth.  I need to make sure to teach her the right way so when she does get in those peer pressure situtuations she will know what her decision will be already and even if she doesn't always make the right decision, (which will happen), and even if she does make mistakes, (who doesn't?),  she will always know that I taught her the right way and I will always be someone she will be able to fall back on!  I (underlinded a million times more)  need to be prepared! 
It seems so easy to prepare and want to become a good parent but with a world full of opinionated people,  which I am not saying it is a bad thing because I have recieved a lot of good advice it's just that some people can be a littlt TOO opinionated in thinking their way is the right way and only way, it can be hard and to tell you the truth sometimes depressing.  I have decided that everyone is different, therefore parenting styles are going to be different.  I am not a bad parent because I don't do what so and so is doing! I just need to do what works best for me!  I think the important thing to remember is that I am always trying to do my best and that is all we need to do, Heavenly Father will make up for the rest!
I love my little girls and I hope the day will come that they will look to me and call me blessed because I did my best and I always strived to be a better mommy!  I love you guys!
Love mommy 

My Happily Ever After

I chose "My Happily Ever After" for the title of my blog, not because I think there will be no hard times and trials that I will have to overcome but because I know through those trials is how I can obtain that happily ever after status.  With each trial that comes my way I know that I can look back and find that it brought me closer to my family and most importantly my Heavenly Father.  I look at my wonderful husband that I get to spend forever with and my two beautiful girlies and I can't help but think how could I not have a happily ever after ending?  I am Lorissa Nicole Gillespie and I am a happy mommy of two. I am head over heels in love with my husband and this is my story of My Happily Ever After!