Great Grandma Wilson

On Sunday October 23, Douglas' sweet Great Grandma Wilson passed away. She was 102 years old. When we found out, I knew it was coming soon due to her age, but knowing that she was gone was difficult, but bittersweet to me. Having her return to her loved ones that have passed before and being united with her husband made it easier, but to not have her here is going to be hard getting used to. Ever since I have been a part of the family, she has always been there for family to support them whether it being a wedding, baby blessing, baptism, ect. Even at her age, she amazed me with how on the ball she was! I loved talking to her about her life and stories about the family visiting her in San Diego when she lived there. She did so much for others and still did even in her last days. I am so blessed to have known such an amazing lady who had such an unconditional love for her family! I am so glad that my children was able to know and spend time with her too!! Here are some pictures I was able to find over the last years of her life.

 Just after Haiden was born

January 2007

 Grandma's 99th Birthday

July 2008

 Mekenzie's Baby Blessing

November 2008

April 2009

                                         

Grandma's 100 Year Birthday Celebration

We celebrated her 102nd birthday in July, but I unfortunately don't have pictures of her then, except the one on top. That was the last time we saw her. 

Her funeral was this last Saturday. Everything about it was so nice! She looked so good. The talks were good and the music was beautiful. One of the Grandsons played 'Be Still My Soul' my favorite hymn, and I could not help but cry listening to the beautiful song. It was good to hear so many special stories about her and again celebrating 102 wonderful years of her life and the amazing things she experienced. Definitely a century of so many changes!!

We love you Grandma and know you are in heaven continuing your work and watching over us!! May we all learn from your example and strive to be the same to others around us. Until we meet again.

Much Love

Back In The Groove!!

So, about 3 weeks ago, I started dancing again!! My old dance teacher Nicole put together an all Women's Singing/Dancing cast for Christmas and Summer next year. The first week was fun, but HARD!! A lot of us haven't danced for years, and so we do an hour technique, half hour cardio, and an hour and a half learning stuff for our shows.  I consider myself quite athletic, but when it came to dancing again, it is such a different feel on your body with the kicks, leaps, movements, ect that the next 2 days, I literally could not move!!! I couldn't believe on how inflexible I was too! I was impressed though that I could still catch on to all of the choreography pretty fast. These last two times going, I have felt stronger every time and back to my old self!! I am loving every second of it!! It is just so fun to be a part of something again where I can perform and show my talents!! For Christmas, we will be doing a fun show, but I am really looking forward to our Summer show!! We will be doing a Las Vegas theme show consisting songs of Poker Face, Viva Las Vegas, My Last Name, Waking Up In Vegas, and many more! I can't wait to be on stage again!!

Busy Busy and More Busy!!

Wow! Where did the summer go?? It's gone by way too fast! August especially! With selling Paparazzi, The Nielsen family reunion, Colorado, going to Lagoon, and working tons at Jetblue, I guess that can make time fly by! It's sad in a way, but then exciting for what is coming our way! On the 6th of September, Haiden starts preschool which he is super excited about! He's been counting down the days to go learn and play with friends! His teacher I think will be lots of fun, plus his cousin Ethan will be going with him too, so that'll be awesome for the both of them!

For me, I am just starting my training on doing a half marathon in October. I'm really nervous since I hate running, but I'm doing it no matter what! We shall see how it plays out with training and such! You can check it out on my Training Blog with my progress if you'd like :) Another fun thing that I am stoked about is PERFORMING again!!!! Nicole from OnStage, where I danced at in High School, asked me if I wanted to join an all womens cast for this Christmas and next Summer. Of course I said yes, since I have been wanting to get back into that!!! I am SO dang excited! I hope I do as well as I did back then!

Paparazzi has been going very well for Trisha and I!! We just started doing home shows and love it!! If any of you are interested in doing a party, let me know! Everything is so cute and only $5.50 with tax! This fall/ winter is going to be busy busy with shows!!

And of course the biggest, most fun thing that us Belshes are looking forward to at the end of the year is DISNEYLAND this Christmas!! I can't believe it's almost here! We'll be staying a week with Douglas' family and I can't even explain just how excited I am in going!! It's been YEARS since I've been and to get to take my kids and see their faces will be unforgettable!!

So like I said, it's sad for summer to be at an end, but this fall and winter will be even more busy and exciting for us to look forward to!!

A weekend where I love most!!

This past weekend, we went and visited Douglas' parents in Colorado. Bill has an annual BBQ he puts together for family, and since we hadn't been there in over a year, we wanted to go! They live in Red Mesa on about 55 acres of land. Living in the city my whole life, it was definitely something getting used to at first, but now I am completely in love with the country! It is just so peaceful and simple out there. 

Bill and Susan have a cute little home as well as the barn which they recently added a cool loft and bathroom in it. We were lucky enough to stay in there! It reminded me a lot of the mountain hideaway room we stayed in at Anniversary Inn. So fun! The kids got to sleep on the top of the loft where you had to climb a ladder to get there. They thought it was the coolest thing ever! 

Uncle Lon and Aunt Josie came as well as Bill's brother Charles, his wife Joni, and Grandson Vaughn. We had a great time together! The guys helped Bill with the roof on the barn, we rode horses, played on the tire swing, had amazing food, watched movies, and played games. For the BBQ, Bill cooked different meats in the pit he has in the ground and it is SO dang good! We had pulled pork sandwiches and beef. The best stuff ever! 

I always tell Douglas that if I had a choice to move there, I'd be there in a heartbeat! I just LOVE it there!! It just makes you forget all the hustle and bustle of the craziness that goes on! 

 Thank You Bill and Susan for having us!! It was such a fun weekend! Hope to visit again soon! 

Happy Birthday Mekenzie!!

This last Monday July 25th, my sweet Mekenzie turned 3!! We had a fun day swimming at Lagoon and then watched fireworks at my cousin Megan's house. Mekenzie got her first set of barbie dolls, a rapunzel dress, crown, and a purse of hair stuff! She is definitely a girly girl!! She also requested for pink cupcakes to eat! She is one who knows what she wants!

Words cannot express on how blessed I am to have Mekenzie for a daughter! She is such a sweetheart with such a spunky personality!! I love her dearly and am saddened with how fast she is growing up, but at the same time, love the different stages she's gone through so far! She is my beautiful princess!! Happy Birthday Mekenzie!!! Your dad and I love you so much!!!!

Paparazzi

Last night, my sister in law Kellie hosted a Paparazzi party. It's a company that sells jewelry and hair accessories. I didn't think going would have me leave with such an excitement for my future! Some of you know that I started selling the Us Borne books. I've been trying to earn extra money besides of what I do at Jetblue. I like working for jetblue, but needed something different to get extra cash for Disneyland this Christmas and other things we want to do. I just cant handle working more than I have to on the phones! Anyways, Us Borne wasn't what I was hoping for in getting that extra income and to be honest, a little frustrating. I haven't been enjoying it like I should be. With that, these last few days, I have been really frustrated on trying to figure out what to do. I was thinking of maybe serving at a restaurant or something else, just to get out of the house. Then, with the party last night, walking into the room with tons and tons of amazing jewelry, 5 dollars each, I instantly got to thinking of what it would be for me to sell it. This jewelry is awesome and I would LOVE to sell the product!! I got to talking with the consultant about starting up, and with what you get out of it, it is so worth the parties and such!! Much more than Us Borne. Plus, everyone loves jewelry, especially at a great price!! So, I became a consultant!!! I have never felt so good about something! I know i wont know what to expect with booking parties and such till I actually start doing it, but from the consultant who just started 3 months ago, she has paid off her 5,000 loan she got to start her business and on average makes 2,000 a month. She did start big, but if I can even earn 500 extra each month, Douglas and I wouldn't have to stress so much about the extra things!! I am so excited on starting!!! If any of you would be interested in taking a look at the jewelry or even doing a party, let me know! It seriously is awesome!!!!! I pray that this will lead me in the right direction of helping my family!

  The Jewelry I got last night!!

A Fun Weekend!!

This last weekend was tons of fun! On Saturday, Douglas and I went and saw the new Transformers movie, then went to my Uncle Golden's house for our annual 4th of July BBQ. The water was perfect this year and the food was great! My cousin Tyler had his in laws over. His Bro in Law just got back from his mission to Brazil and cooked us different meats the way they do it there. It was really good!! After swimming, we watched the Riverton fireworks. I just LOVE fireworks!! Sunday, we didn't do a whole lot since I had to work, but on Monday, I took the kids to the West Jordan parade and carnival. They had fun watching the floats and getting candy. Mekenzie also loved all the "princesses" that were in the parade. Since Douglas had to work that morning, once he was finished, we met up with him and my cousin Megan and her family, and saw Cars 2. The kids did pretty good as long as they had their popcorn and drink :) It was a cute movie. Just very different than the first one. After the movie we ate at chik-fil-a (our favorite) then went home. I went for a run, then went to the store and got some sparklers for the kids to play with. Haiden at first was scared of them, but once he got used to them, kept wanting more and more to play with!

  I know the kids are still at an age where they don't quite understand the meaning behind all of the parades, fireworks, ect, but for me, The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. Not just because of all of the parties and such, but because of the reminder it brings on how blessed a country we are to have our individual freedoms and rights. I am grateful for those who made it that way for us and for fighting for our freedom. While singing in church on Sunday and singing the Star Spangled Banner, I was overcome with the spirit and couldn't help, but tear up a bit! It's just a special time for me to look at my life and thank my Father in Heaven for all the things we have for living in this country and spending time with my family and friends!