your 2 favorite girls :)

Life is great!!! I am now currently only working 4 nights a week over night at a nursing home. so i have soooo much more time with my hallie. We are loving our new house hoping to get the back yard all finished this winter :). Everyone tells me hallie is the smartest 2 year old they have ever met. she sings full songs! Holds full conversations! I am loving this stage. I am missing the little sweet baby she use to be that didnt talk or go try and make her own food haha. Now she is just like her mommy very independent and silly all the time. She is the best thing that ever happend to me she changed me so much and made me realize what life is really about :). I love you Hallie Nicole.

BEST FRIENDS???

THEY WILL BE FRIENDS NO MATTER WHAT!

In these pics they are getting along but i have to admit Hallie and Lilly are more like sisters. They fight over everything!!! Even when they are not together Hallie will do something she is not suposed to and she will say " Nilly did it!!" Maybe its a girl thing!!! it just brings back memories of me and my best girlfriends when i was little!

miss I.N.D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.T

These days my life consists of work, working out and potty training. She is doing very well going in the big girl potty. I wish i could just keep her small. Im scared when she gets bigger she will want to hang out with friends all the time. I dont wanna lose my best friend. :( Hallie is at the stage where she does EVERYTHING HERSELF. Shes a little like her mom!!! half the time her clothes are on backwards because she throws a fit when i try to help her. Shoes are on the wrong feet. pantys on backwards!!! I am realizing how much patience my parents had to have for me. i just pray she doesnt put me through whatr i put my parents through.

Lady Antebellum - Ready To Love Again w/ lyrics

this song has touched me more than any other song ever has. Music speaks louder than words...and if i could sing i would sing this song..Its like how my heart feels...I love Lady A so much

Terrible twos!!!

They say your child will end up being 10 times worse than you were...Im starting to believe that is coming true :(. I can honestly say this is the hardest stage i've yet to accomplish as a mother. Everything is NO, I dont want that. I cant seem to please her. When i give her food all she wants is candy, when i say bath she says NO bath, When im watching a movie she says NO I want barney. Tantrums for no reason. Im stuck I have no idea what to do with her. So on my next 2 days off im gonna try and lay down the law and show her whos boss. I hate letting her cry but i guess she cant always get her way... All I can say is im in for it, wish me luck!

~2011~

I am up way past my 8:00 bed time so i decided to write. I've been thinking about how much I've learned about myself this past year 2010 was a great Learning year for me. I learned not to depend on anyone but my family. Ive learned not to trust anyone but myself. Im the only person who can give myslef what i truly want in life. I want to give my little girl the best life possible. I will never settle for less or let anyone stop me again. This year im going to focus on ME and my DAUGHTER. We may be small but we are a FAMILY. Sometimes I wonder how people juggle having a husband and 4 kids. When i can barley juggle Hallie and Work, and Bills of course. Why do people get married when it means focusing on one other person besides there child. Not to sound negative but why would you put a man before your kid, how could you love a man more than your kid. I guess im just not ready. My mom tells me when i find "the one" they wont just seem like a burden on my shoulder. For me even having to text a boyfriend during the day is pathetic, sorry guys i just dont have time to worry about what you are doing when i dont even have my whole life planned out..haha i know my thoughts are bizaire. I use to always say "when i get married". but forget that i am making all my wildest dreams come true without a husband without a boyfriend. Go back to school, get a house, move far far away from arizona people. Except for the few i love. so thankful for my amazing best friends and my wonderful family, and most of all my biggest blessing HALLIE NICOLE RICKS!

November 2nd 2010

My little Hallie just Turned 2. It was such a fun day for us...but so sad for me, i cant believe 2 years ago i was holding my precious little angel in my arms. Now she is sassy and spunky as can be. Im so blessed to have her in my life, its amazing how much my life has changed in the past 3 years because of her. She has changed me into such a stron woman, without her I would be lost in this crazy world. It just helps you believe in God even more. Hallie is now talking so much...yesterday she told Grandma she was "pissin her off." She has such a sweet, loving personality, I love you Hallie Nicole Ricks!