Seriously. . . Go Charis!!!

Dear Charis,

You are seriously amazing. What an incredible accomplishment. Fourth Place in your Figure Competition! We are all so proud of you. You look so amazing. All of your hard work and dedication completely paid off. You are in inspiration to us all.

I just want to say that you are one of the most kind, beautiful, and funny people that I know. No one makes me laugh like you do. I love being around you as do so many other people. I am so glad Heavenly Father made us sisters. He knew I would need you. I love you so much! You R-O-C-K, and so do your buns! Yes!

Love,

Candee

Welcome Nick Sherman Johnson

Finally a REAL post and not some Lame-Brain advertisement! HA

So Mark called us at about 5:00am this morning and said, "Can Kaden come over"? We were so excited!!! They left our house around 5:10am. Nick came into this world at 5:29am. Mind you the hospital is about a twenty minute drive from our house. I believe Mark made it in about 8 minutes. We don't ask questions, all we say is HECK YEAH MARK, YOU ROCK!!! By the time they arrived at the hospital Nick was already well on his way. Five short mintues, and four pushes later, he was here.

Nick came weighing in at 7 pounds 15 ounces, and 20in. long. He is so adorable and we love him so much already. Shalice looked great and that of a queen, the only thing she was missing was her Hot Red Lipstick!!!

We are so excited to have Nick as the newest addition to the family.

and yet another CRAFT NIGHT!!

So thanks to allllllllllll the women who made our last Craft Night so successful! I had a blast and definitely enjoyed the time away eating and crafting. We are working on making more space for everyone. It will be good. Anyway here are the next months products. Let me know if you are interested.

My Mom "The Photographer"!!!

I finally figured out the small picture issue (Thanks again Mom). I added a few of the girls!

I am totally laughing right now because these pictures are so small. I know there is a way to fix that but like I know what that is. HA! Anyways, here is Jett at 8 months old. My mom did such a good job. She pretty much has her own studio in her house. It's Great! THANKS MOM!!!! Your the Best!
Jett is so special to all of us. The girls can't keep their hands off of him, Brik always says, "Mom, I can't believe how cute he is", and Matt's heart melts every time he looks at him. My feelings are, well, everything combine plus so much, much more.
He is always, always smiling. Even if he gets hurt, he cries for a second and then smiles. It's so awesome. He is our ray of Sunshine! How can you be upset or grumpy when you have this little baby always smiling at you.

In Loving Memory of Shane Figueroa

Our hearts are breaking today. On Oct. 25th Matt's cousin, Shane was killed in a car accident while on duty as a Phoenix Police Officer. He was 25 years old and leaves behind a beautiful wife and 3 month old daughter. What a sad, sad day for us all. We find comfort in the gospel. I am so grateful that Aunt Jeanine and Uncle Lavar are home from their mission to provide support for Cory, Jerilyn, Austin, Bronson, and Cassidy. We visited with them all on Sunday night and felt their sorrow and strength. There was ache in their eyes as their heads hung. Uncle Lavar's home was peaceful, there was a source of strength there. Jerilyn's family was able to go there and be fed spiritually and physically. What a blessing!

Shane was loved by so, so many. I think about all the stories that I hear about him and I know there are no regrets. He always did what was right. Such an example to those around him. As Popsie said, "He has moved Upward and Onward".

I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and the "Tender Mercies" He bestows upon us here. In times like these I believe He surrounds us with more angels to provide strength to handle those things that He knows are going to be hard for us. He doesn't abandon us He carries us and tries to prepare us. His heart aches with ours. We are so blest to know what we know. The power of the Priesthood surrounds us.

I pray that all the Figueroa's will be blest with an added measure of strength this Friday and Saturday. They will need it. They will be surrounded with love.

I am grateful that Shane's legacy lives on through Kenzlie!

crAAAAAAfty!!!

So here it is. One of the many reasons blogging has so been on the back burner. Anyone who wants to come and enjoy is more than welcome!!! No pressure!!! I am doing a Craft Night on Oct. 21st featuring the items above. Check out the kick bum prices. YEAH!!! We love cheap especially right before Christmas. Let me know if you see something you like. Thanks Y'all!!!