Thursday, December 18, 2008

what a week...

Tessica speaking...
wow, this week has been full of ups and downs. one of the ups is that its Christmas break... alleluia!!! but the downs, Oh the downs... poor Conner, I hope you all have him in your prayers. for those of you that don't know Conner is my cousin, he was born on the 4th of December and he is beautiful! but he's having problems.... last night he went into heart surgery and is doing fairly well but he is still not out of the woods............. please include him in your prayers.
well I must run!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Figuring it out!!!!


So I have really gotten into this blog thing...I think I am on a roll......now to figure out the music thing.......
A while back I had downloaded some pictures of the kids in Haiti- with one problem----I could not find the file on my computer....well in all my rummaging around I found them! So these pictures are a little old-- they were taken by my friend Lindsay in October but they are great ones of them none the less! Though I may be thought as partial- I think that I have six of the most amazing - beautiful kids in the world! Now back to the laundry while Tivi bug is still down for a nap....have a great day everyone!
Cheers!
Airica

Tuesday, December 9, 2008


Have you ever been caught in the "raw"? (this is a term Tru, Tell, JD, and Roman use- it means your birthday suit) for some strange reason the big bugs think it is fun to take pictures of little bugs when they are playing in the pool! What does a girl need to do to get a little bit of privacy around here? I tell you these big bugs can be kinda hard to figure out sometimes.........
Tivi Bug

Old dogs learning new tricks......and many blessings!

So I am again grateful for my children...specifically my daughter Tessica tonight....
I have been procrastinating this whole blog thing for quite a while....see it has always been on my list of "Things to do" It would rise to the top only to be shuffled back down to the bottom of the list with washing windows and mucking out some dark corner of my house. Tessica started this blog for me two months ago (my how time flies.....) but we just needed to take the time to sit down and figure the whole thing out. And today was the day! Tessica must have been avoiding some school assignment or something cause she helped me instead of doing other things and we did it!!!! She is much faster at negotiating the whole computer thing.... I just sit behind her and watch..... She figures it out and then shows me!!!! It works!

I --like you are grateful for many things- having just celebrated Thanksgiving and gearing up for Christmas --I am reflecting on the things I value. The #1 thing is my Relationship with my Family and my Heavenly Father. It seems like I have been on a whirlwind tour for the last several years. See the most important things in my life are NOT THINGS..they are my family....and all the other stuff was just...well stuff. I started going down to Haiti about three years ago doing volunteer work at an orphanage down there--On one of my trips I found my kids. I would have never thought to look for them there--- but Heavenly Father knew and he showed me my beautiful daughter Tayjah Elimene and my sweet boy Titus Chrisphel-- they hopefully will be home by summer-- it has taken two years but they are worth it! And just to prove that Heavenly Father is generous, loving, and has a very good sense of humor-- he gave me the opportunity to "tripple" my kids ------And Tivian Colleen was born July 30th of this year. In One year we will have gone from three kiddos to SIX! What incredible blessings! They definitely have help to soften the trials and blows that have come our way...This of course has/will mean a lot of changes for my family and I....I feel like I am on a great big adventure....are you ready for the ride?......I AM!

I have so enjoyed reading my families and friends' blogs -- With many of them so far away and every ones life so busy- this is a great way to keep up with each other. Hope you enjoy ours--- I will be the primary editor but I hope you will get to hear from my kids too!

hello again!

soooo....two months later we have come again to figure out the blog thing!! life is good :) . anyway. I, Tessica, have finnished my play and now am bored, Tivi has been growing like crazy! Tru and Tell are.......being themselves, Mom is just kinda chilling, Tayjah and Titus will be coming home soon and Dad is up north working with popa. yeah.
Christmas break starts next week!! and it lasts for 3 weeks!! Charter school may be wierd with some things, but when it comes to long breaks, I so agree with them!!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Hey! we finally have a blog! whoopdedo!!
well........right now the family is split up....Airica (Mom)is up stairs, Travis (Dad), Tru and Tell are on the road some where in Idaho, Tivian is asleep in the master bed room, Tayjah and Titus are in a diffrent country and I, Tessica, am in the kitchen, all by my lonesome. way to be united.
well ill update later :) xxoo

Oh the hair!

Oh the hair!
this is our dear tivi.....look at the fro!!! the hair is a favorite :)