You know what? I realized something new this morning while running errands. I realized how thankful I am for everything. I was driving and looked in my rear view mirror and saw my son dozing in and out of sleep. See normally we would get the girls ready for school carry lil Bryan in a blanket to the car and on the way to school at some point he would wake up. Then Isabella, Bryan and myself would normally come home make breakfast and have a pretty relaxing day of playing, stories, naps and definitely snuggle time. We do this everyday until a day like today.Lil Bryan is surely not used to getting up before dark and running around town, he was exhausted. Then it hit me! If I were a regular mom out there driven by money, pedicures and nice things. I would be dropping my kids off so I could go work all day. I would miss out on soooo much of their life.

Some days I'll wake up and think oooh man now here comes the diapers crying the "I'm hungry" or "Bubby hurt me", and I don't think about how someone else could be enjoying my children instead of me. If you don't know me you might would think I always talk about what I have like I'm bragging, but the truth is I'm not. We don't have a lot really.I don't mean to get personal but a lot of people live better than us. There were a couple of times in my life (because of bad choices I made) all I had left were our (my girls and I) clothes.Believe me I know what its like to be at the bottom and that's why I'm sooo thankful for what I have. Because of bad choices I made in life I thought for a moment that the best life I could give my girls was one of just me as a parent. I trusted 2 other people in my life and they both let me down (real hard). So I figured if I just raised them alone we could be happier cause I could control what went on in the house. Then all of a sudden I meet Bryan and after many many hoops and rules he had to go through he proved out. He had many of the same ideas and thoughts of life I had. We always joke that we're free spirited. Our #1 goal is not money or wealth but that we spend every waking moment loving and enjoying our children, and we truly do it. I'm not about material things but I want to make sure I give my children memories they can treasure .Bro.Owen said it pretty good. He said" I've never met a person on their death bed saying man I wish I had paid that electric bill off." Not that we don' t pay our debts but selfish things like pedicures vacations without our children are not things we'll hope we did when we die.

Anyone who knows my mom knows how wonderful a person she is. This is probably where I get my ideas and thoughts from. She did her best. Its hard to explain to people but no matter what life situation she had to live in she shielded us from these things and made our home as happy and a safe place to live. We all 4 embraced this and no matter what other influences were in our life we took the good out of it and were always happy. Now that takes a special person to teach by example to her children, and that's why all of my siblings have so much respect for our mother.

Wow!! Can you believe all this came from lil Bryan falling a sleep in the car. I just had to share. Because of my moms prayers I'm now able to enjoy my children and life to its fullest, and it feels right~

You Are an Iris

You Are an Iris

"You are a very sensual person. You like to experience all the sights, smells, tastes and textures the world has to offer. Ordinary be doomed, because you want to do it all." ~This is funny because Iris was a name option for Olivia~

Here is some vacation pictures.

Almost the whole family Olivia was sleeping.

Me and Olivia on Thomas The Tank Engine.

YES they finally lost their top front teeth and they are extremely happy about it. Kenzie has a band aid on her nose if you were wondering.

We have been soooo busy. Lets see we went on vacation, Kez moved out , mom got a job and I finally got a doctors appointment after trying for 4 months. Everything is finally starting to feel a little normal now, and that's a good feeling. I've got this horrible idea that just because we have 5 children we're not gonna slow our life down that sometimes it gets a little CRAZY. I'm normally a very private person meaning I only like being with my family I'm not to social, but every year we like to take the kids somewhere to relax and enjoy them. This year we decided to go to Disney, Epcot, Naples and Miami to see Thomas the tank engine. We had a good time specially cause mom and Kez could join us. It was nice to see family in Naples and Miami. For those who know moms family abuela and abuelo are doing great. I wish we lived closer to them. There's just something about visiting your grandparents nothing can match. I'll post pictures for ya'll.

Then Kez decided to finally leave the nest. What a relief that has been for us.
Hahaha just joking Kez. We miss you like crazy, and her place is beautiful. Her bedroom is amazing, and she couldn't have chosen a better place to live " BEAUTIFUL NSB FL" . I know it had to feel good know ing thats home again. I on the other hand am stuck her in DIRT-TONA know by the rest of the nation as DAYTONA. Yeah we hate it but soon we'll move home too right mom?

Then mom found her dream job. Now I don't want to take any posts away from mom but lets just say "SHE'S SET FOR LIFE". Yeah she's livin the life. I'll stop there. Thankfully mom and Bryan both have landed some pretty cool jobs that they both love. Bryan is working for a company that fuels planes and mom is doin what she loves most talking all day.

Then after the biggest battle of my life I have finally received a doctors appointment that is well needed, thanks to the saints praying. Hopefully now I can get the treatment that I need to go on. Let me tell you, when you know you have a serious problem that could effect you watching your children grow up it surely wakes you up. I believe I'm more thankful for my family and my life. I soak up every moment I have with my kids. I'm not to openly affectionate but I've definitely been working on it. I appreciate mom and Bryan for for being very patient with me.

So that's pretty much whats been goin on here in the Cash home. I have been keeping up with everyone else though. Its so nice to see the up to date pictures of everyone. I'm sure tonight mom will be updating her sight. She's got alot to say and we will only have Olivia tonight. The other kids are going to Bryan's moms house. YEAHHHHHH!!!!!

Lil Bryan needs a peanut butter sandwich yuck, and Isabella is up from her nap so I'm gonna have to say good bye for now.

EASTER