The upcoming week!

Well a new week is just around the corner and a busy one it will be! I will be busy cleaning houses, our ladies Bible study starts and Alyssa's birthday party will be at the end of the week leading into our trip to Vegas!!

First of all..I cannot believe Alyssa will be 7!!! It still seems like yesterday, I was a young, naive teenager, peeing on a stick while attending Bible School and wondering what turn my life would take. I'll admit, I was sooooo scared when I found out I was pregnant with her. I was 18 when I got pregnant and 19 when I had her. And yes, that was young and no she wasn't planned! I still had so many things I wanted to accomplish before I got married and had kids. But even in the midst of my sin, God had a greater plan for Chris and I. And on September 22 at 8:54 am our lives were changed forever and Alyssa Katie-Lee entered our world!! She has been the hugest blessing in my life. She was and still is my guinea pig!! As I have never been a parent before having her, everyday is a new day with new parenting skills being put to the test! I have made mistakes and have had triumphs. She is such a great big sister and a great daughter. She loves to try new things and is quite adventurous. She is so smart! I see so much of myself and Chris in her (more me though!!). I love that she still needs me to be a part of everything in her life and I know one day that will change but for now, I'm cherishing every moment. So to my girl, I love you and my love for you grows stronger every day!!






Ok...enough with the sappiness!! As some of you may have noticed at the top of my blog, I have a countdown til when I get to go see Celine Dion and my very good friend Brandi!! Brandi comes down from BC with her mom and a bunch of friends once a year and they go to Vegas! I met up with her last year and of course we laughed and reminisced like crazy! We went to school together for almost our whole life and she was one friend I kept in close contact with once I moved from BC to Manitoba and then to Nevada! So of course when she said she was coming down again, I jumped at the chance to meet up with her again and this time we're going to see CELINE DION!!! This is her last year in Vegas and I HAD to take advantage of being so close. So on Sunday, I'm ditching Chris with the girls at the hotel and I'm off to the concert! So excited! We're leaving Saturday morning for Vegas and will be back Tuesday night. We're also hoping that on Saturday night, we can find some cheap ticket and surprise Alyssa with the Tournament of Kings show. We went in April and we all had a great time...especially Alyssa!! But before all the fun, Chris and I both have to work, I have to clean our house and others and have the birthday party that will include eight 7 and 8 year olds :p We're hoping it will be nice that day so they can go swim in the pool in our backyard. Yes, it's still nice down here that we can still swim outdoors!! Hope everyone has a great week :o)