Merry Christmas

  I want to personally wish a Merry Christmas from our family to your family! God has richly blessed us (again) as we get to celebrate another year of Jesus' birth, spending time with loved ones and friends and enjoying each others company.

  This month hasn't been the easiest for me, seeing as how Christmas is only 6 days away and the fact that my dad isn't here to celebrate with us. I am selfish and want him here with us, but when I think of how much fun he is having right now in Heaven, my earthly self is a little jealous.

1 year ago on Christmas, my mom & daddy came over to watch Jayden "unwrap" his gifts. I never thought it would be his last one. Never in a million years. So as I write this, please remember to tell your family that you love them, even if you say it a million times a day. Remember to squeeze them a little tighter and don't take them or the time you have with them for granted, because only God knows when he's calling us home.

Wonderland of Lights

This past weekend we had the pleasure of going to Marshall Texas: Wonderland of Lights with the Salinas' as well as mom. Best part, it was mom's treat!

Mom, Brady, Jayden & I loaded up the car Thursday evening and headed down there, because the weather was supposed to be nasty Friday (the actual day we were to leave originally) and I'm thankful that we did because pretty much everyone in DFW was iced in on Friday. Christine, Pete & the kids waited until Friday to come. They didn't get there until like 5 something because of bathroom breaks and changing a tire....the devil sure was trying to ruin the weekend, but we defeated him ONCE AGAIN!!

Friday night we celebrated Noelle's 3rd Birthday with pizza, cake and presents.

I think it's safe to say she had a good early birthday!!

Saturday was our day of fun!! We went downtown around 11 and slowly waited for things to open.

Ball Pit Fun

Piling on Santa's lap---good thing he wasn't a real dude, cause he wouldn't be smiling anymore lol

the best shot I got lol

Christine was reading the historical marker like daddy used to!

Pete & mom making sandwiches!

Brason ice skating!!

My handsome Hubbers didn't fall once! Show off ;-p

Paige & I! Trying to stand there and take a pic is not the easiest thing to do!

Poor Aiden's skates were too big!

Landon & Paige

Brason & Paige

Christine & I. Jayden & Faith. All snuggled up watching the parade!

This truck was decked out in lights!!

Jones-Salinas-Davidson Family Christmas picture!!

Brady & Jayden watching the parade!

We ended our evening with a Double Decker Bus Tour of the little town. We got to see all sorts of lights and homes! This was a huge set up of the word "BELIEVE". When I say huge, I mean, HHHUUUGGGEEE!! LOL 

 Sunday, checkout was supposed to be at 11, but the clerk at the front desk extended our stay until noon (how sweet of her--she probably knew we were going back to Dallas) So during the time that we had, we decorated Gingerbread Men. Big 'ol Gingerbread men! We paired up and had a blast!

Mom was supposed to be my partner, but she took pictures instead.

Christian & Aiden teamed up!

Christine & Noelle teamed up and made a gingerbread girl in her tankini LOL

Paige has a partner too...Jayden, but the only thing he wanted to do was eat the icing! lol

Landon & Brason had a TON of candy on there man!

Pete & Brady teamed up and were such good sports! That's why we love both of them!!

We left our men & women in the room for the cleaning ladies to enjoy :) I wonder if they threw them away or if they snagged a bite of two?

Overall, I think we all thoroughly enjoyed our weekend! Thank you again, mom!

Thankful for Thanksgiving

   Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving. It was also my family's first Thanksgiving without my daddy. The days leading up to it were about as hard as anyone could imagine. I dreaded not being with my family on Thanksgiving. But, the Lord saw me through. He blessed me with Peace to get through that day without a single breakdown. Sure, I cried, but it was nothing like I thought it would be. We spent the day with my in-loves (Brady's family) and every time I saw Jayden play with his Papa, I thought I was going to lose it, to be quite honest. It reminded me of how proud my dad was of all 9 of his grandchildren. Oh he loved them all so very much! And as I would start thinking, the tears would slowly come down, but then in an instant, God would pick me up, brush my knees off and say "you're ok."

    So I'm blogging to tell you that I've never been one to make Thanksgiving Day a huge deal, but this year, I'm definitely thankful for Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for my family that I still have here to hug and love. I'm thankful for my in-loves, Angela, Kal & Jena for the many things they have blessed me with. I'm thankful for the thoughtful friends that I have, that have prayed for me as the holiday drew closer and closer. I'm thankful that God has blessed me with such a caring husband and an easy going child. I'm thankful for the home we have to raise our child(ren) in. I'm thankful for the wonderful church God has put us in, he's showed us that it's just as good as our last one. I'm thankful that I can blog about anything, to vent, to write about whatever and I'm not killed for it. But most of all, I am thankful and blessed for having a personal relationship with Christ. I'm not perfect and I sure don't make it out to be, but somehow through all of my heartache and pain, love and laughter, he completely blesses my life.


God Bless each of you!

Until next time!

Kim

Diving into the Word

  The last few weeks I have been doing "ok", but not great because I was missing something that I used to cling to for EVERYTHING. Then a few days ago I felt a tug at my heart strings, and it was God, he was telling me I needed to get back into his Word. He said "you need it for you, for Jayden, for Brady and for the rest of your family. If you don't get back in, you and I won't have that relationship we used to." I was like "ok, whatever, I'll see if I have time." 

  
 Then yesterday at my MOPS meeting, Mama Monda was talking about the words we use, and how we say them. She pointed out a few scriptures and I listened (even if it didn't seem like it since I was chasing a tot around). Then she read a book in James--I LOVE the book of James because he's so blunt--anyway, God tapped me on my shoulder AGAIN, said the same thing he said the other day, but this time I listened.
 
 Woke up this morning with the yearning to "dive into the Word" and my verse for today is:


"Casting all your anxiety on Him, because he cares for you" 1 Peter 5:7



   I NEEDED this!! I mean, I really did. God is beyond amazing, I've never doubted it, but it's hard to remember it when you've just lost someone close to you.

Have you dived into the Word this morning? If not, make it your FIRST priority, even before getting your daily dose of coffee. 

Hope y'all have a blessed day!!

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Jayden's 1st Birthday

9/25/13--his actual birthday!!

"Little Monkey" banner CLICK HERE TO GET IT!!

Table decor---I went with red & brown and accented with sock monkeys

Cupcake Toppers CLICK HERE TO GET IT!!

BIRTHDAY BOY!!

LET ME JUST GRAB A HUGE CHUNK OF ICING

MMMHMMM

HE FELL ASLEEP

MY SWEET LITTLE FAMILY :)

Missing my Daddy

It's taken me 2 weeks to write this and I can't guarantee I'll be getting through this without tears. 

My daddy went to be with Jesus on September 14, 2013. He was 60 years old, married to his best friend for almost 40 years and had 2 daughters, Christine & me (Kimberly). 

Although he's no longer with us here on Earth, I find comfort in knowing that I'll see him again one day in Heaven. 

My Sis and I were blessed more than ever to care for him the last 2 weeks of his life. I'm really thankful for that time and the many conversations we had on our way home from dialysis Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. My dad wasn't one of those guys that wanted help, he always wanted to do it himself, but I'm so very thankful that he let us care for him. After all, he cared for us growing up. 

I miss him more than anything and it's moments like right now, as I sit in a room, nursing my sweet Jayden, that I start reminiscing and I start crying. He was a handsome man, loving and also very stubborn, (hmm, wonder where I get that from ;)) he also knew history, was goofy, loved making songs up about farting, (lol) best of all, he was a Christian, a fellow believer in Christ! He was a wonderful daddy, the best dad I could have ever asked for! I'm thankful for all the wonderful memories we shared as a family. I'm so very thankful he was able to be apart of Jayden's life for 11 1/2 months! 

Thank you daddy for everything you taught me! You are greatly missed! I love you more than you'll ever know! 

Cleaning time!

Lysol Power & Free







Have you tried this stuff yet? I suggest you do! It works great in the bathroom or anywhere else that needs some cleaning! I cleaned the bathrooms last week with this & they're still clean! Best part? I was able to clean while Jayden was in there with me & you couldn't even smell harsh chemicals! So, what are you waiting for? Go out and get you some of this awesome stuff!

Pics of Jayden!

He turned 10 months on 7/25/13

Fun at the park! He LOVES this swing!

Mommy couldn't help but buy something preppy for him to wear ;)

Future In-N-Out Employee...well maybe not, he sure does hate wearing hats :-p

Jayden's Almost One!

It's crazy seeing how much Jayden is growing up! He'll be 11 months old on the 25th (this coming Sunday)! He's currently trying to stand on his own and he's taken a few steps, nothing too serious though! Everyone always says that we don't need to rush it, but the thing is, he's doing all of this! It's not us at all!

Next month we will be celebrating his first birthday with family & friends and I'm sending out invites this weekend! The theme is Sock Monkey! I've had a blast planning this party! I'm sure one of these days when he's a lot older, I won't get to choose his theme for him, so for now, I'm enjoying it ;)

(For Privacy Purposes, our address has been removed)

We CAN'T wait to celebrate this day with all of you!! More blogging later, right now I am going to do my quiet time! Also I haven't been blogging as much because my battery in my laptop is dead & I'm waiting on a new one!

Have a blessed day!

9 months old

I can hardly believe our little man is 9 months old!! Happy 9 month birthday sweet boy! Mommy & daddy love you!

P.s. Jayden decided he would wake up at midnight (no big deal) and wanted to play. So that's why I'm up. 

8 months...already?!

I'm sorry, can we please stop time just for a moment so that I can enjoy my 8 month old?! 

Yes, you read that right, Jayden is 8 months old today!! I seriously can't believe it!! 

This little guy has brightened our world so much more! Brady & I are more in love since Jayden entered our lives! 

Jayden just cut his top 2 teeth on Wednesday! So once they make their way down, he'll have 4 little chompers! He is also scooting backwards & is rolling over like it's no big deal. And he's mastered sitting himself up when he's laying down! For 4 months he's been trying to do that & he mastered it just this past week!! 

Proud Sis-in-love

My Sis-in-love will be graduating from The University of Texas in a couple of weeks! I couldn't be more proud of her and her accomplishments! In the 3 years I've known her, she has brought so much joy to my life! Way to go Jena! God has great things in store for you! Hook 'em \m/ 

Bed Head products

I just received my first freebie from BzzAgent! In the Bzzkit, I got "On The Rebound" curl cream & samples of "Elasticate" & "Recharge".

I have tried the Recharge shampoo & conditioner as well as the On The Rebound curl cream! I enjoy the smell of both products! To me, that's always a plus! The recharge shampoo & conditioner is suppose to help make your hair shiny again. Although, I really can't tell a difference. The curl cream did exactly what it's supposed to do. It helped my hair go from frizzy to curly with just a few scrunches!

I will be trying the Elasticate tomorrow, so please be on the lookout for my post about that!

Happy 7 month birthday, Jayden!

I can't believe it's been 7 whole months today!! Where has the time gone?! Loving my little man a whole lot more each day!!! Thankful to God for blessing me with him!!

Twincesses are here!!

Just in case you haven't heard, my beautiful nieces are here! God is so gracious when we follow him, when we follow his will & do what he asks of us.
Hope Ann was born at 4:58 pm 4/4/13 weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Faith Emilie was born at 5:00 pm 4/4/13 weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Both are doing great! Mom & daddy are doing great!