Happy Holidays

Recently we celebrated Kaitlyns 4th birthday and it was so much fun. My friend Jeanna graciously agreed to make the cake and as you can see did an awesome job! I could have never done anything so pretty. I love Kaitlyn so much and know that every day is a blessing and every year is a reason to give thanks and celebrate. Her last MRI in November was clear. Her next is in February. She might have actually beat this thing! I have prayed on my knees begging God for this very thing. I hope my prayers have finally been recieved. I am getting super excited about Christmas. $ has been tight and we didnt know how much of a christmas we were actually gonna be able to give our kids. At least I was able to find what they asked Santa for in their letters to him. So he wont let them down. We are also currently on the recieving end of a 12 days of christmas secret santa. I had actually wanted to do it for another family but never had the money to. Ive never seen the kids get so excited. Every night when they here that door bell ring they get big smiles and race to the door. This little adventure has brought some christmas spirit to my heart where currently I really wasnt feeling much at all. So whom ever is doing this for us now thank you so much. One more week till christmas yikes! I will be at my sisters house. It should be fun. Somber at some point since it will be the first xmas without my Dad. Anyway. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday.

Loving the fall

I know its been a while since I have written last but not much has really been going on. Now that the kids are in school all of my days are blending into one another. I have volunteered to be a room parent for Jacobs class. Kaitlyn still tells me every day how much she loves preschool, and Alexis is all over the place and into everything too. I am loving the fall. Cool mornings and the changing colors. Its by far my favorite season. I hope all of you are doing well too. I will drop by probably after Halloween with pictures. Jake wants to be iron man, Kaits going to be a princess and so is Alexis. Take care!

Plumerias and Cinnamon Rolls

I kept telling myself that I couldnt wait to move from Hawaii and I missed California way to much to ever care to return to the islands, but actually Ive taken the Aloha Spirit with me and on occasion longed for certain things. So a few months back I purchased a plumeria stalk at a local festival. Planted it in cactus soil and set it on my front porch where it would get the most sun. Well for weeks and weeks it stayed a stick and then all of a sudden red horns began to poke up which eventually turned into leaves, and then swirly horns began to grow which a few days ago finally opened to reveal the beautiful bloom that was within. Not to bust the sale persons chops but she did sell me the wrong one. I dont mind though because I worked and waited so hard for this plant to thrive that I love it so much. I want it to grow and grow into a beautiful tree, and then when Adam and I finally settle down in our own home one day I will plant this tree as a reminder of our wonderful time we spent in the beauty that was Hawaii.
Saturday is breakfast day in our house so I attempted to make cinnamon rolls from scratch. Thankfully I was successful and 3 hours later my family grubbing on gooey goodneess.
Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend all.

A new tooth!

Alexis finally cut her first two bottom teeth a few days short of her being 7 months. I love those cute little teeth. I love when the top come in more and babies have Spongebob smiles. Haha. She is also crawling all over the place and pulling her self up too, and before we know it she will be walking. Its so exciting. Recently we all took a trip over to the Ventura County Fair to spend some time having fun before school started. There was this ride that Jacob was totally freaking out about not going on and so Kaitlyn said she'd do it. It was not scary and all and a crack up to watch.

Lastly, here is a pic of the kids starting their first day of school. They both are doing great. I like Jacobs first grade teacher, and Kaitlyn comes hoem with all sorts of fun stories and songs that she is learning. Its wonderful. Well Alexis is really squirming in my lap here so I will have to continue at another time.

Kaitlyns MRI

Today we all went down to CHLA to have another routine MRI to scan Kaitlyns brain and spine with and without contrast to make sure that no new tumor growth has occured and thankfully she came back with good results again. I really was scared this time. I had gotten into the habit of hearing so much bad news that for a while I lost hope and began to just expect bad news. Kaitlyns oncology team really has done their best for her. They will continue following her for the rest of her life. With this good news we are able to start the school year with hope and joy. Kaitlyn will be in preschool in 8 more days yay! I just need to figure out the potty training thing, but it may be a medical issue that is out of her control. We will just have to deal with it day by day. Thank you to all the thoughts and prayers of my family and friends. I am so grateful to the Lord for blessing my baby and hearing my prayers. I need to go to bathe the kiddies now. Have a good night everyone.

Cutest Ever!

Okay so how totally cute are these aprons. I like to wear aprons when I am baking and Ive been looking for a new one, and thats when I found this website called girlyaprons.com and the best thing too, they all have matching dish towels and oven mitts. Isnt that so adorable? Anyway just thought I would share that. Have a good day everyone.

Continue please

Alright so Alexis is taking her nap so now I may continue. She may be our last baby but she is definitly the most mellow and easy going so that is a huge blessing. Jacob is such an amazing big brother. He will be staring 1st grade in a few weeks. Kaitlyn has been off chemo since February and so far has had no reoccurant tumor growth. She has another MRI next week so I am really nervous as usual. On a sad note though I did lose me dad this June to an unrelated illness. He had so many things wrong with him health wise and then he suffered a heart attack and after a week in ICU he passed away. He was 55. My heart aches for my poor mother. All of us kids are pretty much grown up and moved out, and shes been left all alone. I dont know what to say or do sometimes. I have been keeping busy as a wife and mother here in Port Hueneme. I recieved the calling for Primary Secretary a few days after my dad passed away and i like to think he may have played a role in that. At first I was so nervous but every Sunday that goes by I feel more and more that I couldnt have been offered a more perfect calling at this time. Its great being in the primary. We have a pretty small ward compared to some. So yeah thats pretty much all. Oh Kaitlyn did her make a wish back in April and that was an amazing experience for our family. Here are some m ore pics to catch everyone up.

Hello I am Tiffany

So Jacob and Kaitlyn are on vacay at their grandmas house and Alexis is crawling around watching Yo Gabba Gabba (a show whci drives me nuts but she likes it.) So I thought I may have time to set up my blogspot. I have been meaning to for quite some time. I guess I will start at the begining of this year which ushered in baby number three for out family. Alexis Grace Bedard was born on January 23rd and was such a beautiful baby with enough hair to make every mom in the world stop and tell me how jealous they are.