Flowers are Blooming

Flowers seem to be popping up everywhere! Now that it is Summer it only seems right to have pretty colorful flowers everywhere here is just one of many!

Bella Grace TuTu Co.

Hi Everyone I know it's been awhile but we have been busy tutu Diva's around here! My cousin and have started our own TuTu Companies! We started this in honor of her daughter and I am so happy that it seems to be a big hit and we are having alot of fun and that's what counts. I will be posting any fundraisers for my family,information on sales and promotions for Bella Grace and Bella Boo also any updates about our little Diva Ellie!

Thank you again for all your support and all your prayers and here is a little more information to read and become more aware not just for Eliana but for any child suffering from this horrible Cancer.

Eliana Sofia was diagnosed with Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma a VERY rare brain cancer in September 2009 at four months old. She has since had multiple surgeries, 19+ months of chemotherapy, MRI's, CTScans, second and third opinions & the list goes on and on.




Eliana means "God has Answered".. and he most definitely has. Regardless of Eliana's long term outcome we are determined to create awareness and do OUR part in FIGHTING back against cancer!



Ironically Eliana was born in May which happens to be pediatric brain cancer awareness month. So in honor of Miss Ellie Bella Boo we are starting a company making tutu's and other girly accessories to help raise money for pediatric brain cancer research.



Currently there are 130 different types of pediatric brain tumors, making diagnosis and treatment very difficult. At this time, brain cancer research is UNDERFUNDED and the public remains unaware of the magnitude of this disease. The cure rate for most brain cancers is significantly lower than that for many other types of cancer. Pediatric brain tumors aren't like those in adults. Children's brain tumors require specific research and different treatments. Even though survival rates for some pediatric brain tumors have increased over the years. Survivors often suffer from lifelong side effects of treatments. Survivors can have physical, emotional and learning challenges that will limit the quality of their lives all the way into their adult years.

Research that focuses on specifically on pediatric brain tumors is crucial to saving the lives of these children. Only two new brain cancer treatments have been approved in the last 25 YEARS!



A few daunting statistics:

*Brain tumors are the deadliest of childhood cancer.

*Ten children in the United States are diagnosed with brain cancer EACH DAY!

*One out of FIVE of those children diagnosed with cancer will DIE (the rate of brain cancer diagnosis is much higher, around 1 out of 3 children will die from brain cancer)



Please help save our innocent children who need our help in fighting back against cancer. They can't do it alone. It is up to us to fight their fight!



Thank you for your donation or purchase.

May God bless you!
 

Good Friday 2011

Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.


Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.




Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Winter in Cali

Really can it get any colder!  This year we have had some weird weather I can say though winter in Cali usually isn't ever this cold!  I hate it being so chilly in the morning it's fine but all day come on now I want the Sun to warm me up!  Even my pups hate it so cold!  I guess I can't complain to much I am pretty spoiled to lived on the Central Coast pretty much only 15 minutes from the beach never really too hot or too cold usually.....LOL and I can pretty much go walking to some pretty neat places such as Nojai Falls, La Purisma Mission really I am Lucky I live where it is so Beautiful!

Let's EAT!

I am going to make a new listing for a foods section I LOVE to bake new things and make new deserts I Love Cupcakes those seem to be a favorite of mine right now and coming up with new designs!


These were cupcakes I made for Johnny and I anniversary
of 12 years!

 I also have been making more bread.  I have always loved to make home made bread ever seeing that is one of the first things I learned to make years ago when Haylie was just a baby from her Great Grandmother that we lived with in Utah.  She was such a blessing and ever so sweet she showed me alot seeing when Haylie was born I had just turned 20 and I am a only child I never really had the chance to perfect my "homemaking" skills since mom did it all and she was the BEST HOMEMAKER I know!  Anyhoo I was only 19 when I married for the first time and had no idea how to cook except recipes my mom showed me which were either mexican food of course or organic foods seeing I was allergic to lots of different things.  So my cooking skills were limited but sweet grammy showed me the basics and I was off and running.  I always like to use fresh I try hard not to use can as much as possible.  My kids are great they only love fresh veggies and fruits hate them cooked and really I never really like that takes out the VITAMINS!  So I have tried some new version's of my bread and changed things a little her and there and it has been fun and nothing beats fresh Bread!

This is Amish Bread my friend Misty
sent me a recipe I added a lil honey
to sweeten and it is YUMMY!

These are just some of the yummy things we love I'd love to try some new recipes so if you have them send them and LET's EAT!

THANKFUL

I just had a quick not to write it's been on my mind this past Thanksgiving I have alot to be thankful and could write a whole list but I heard it very plain and simple this past week from my Pastor.  He said we should all be thankful we can be "thankful"!  Which is true and with out the Lord in our lives we wouldn't be able to that what a Awesome Blessing that is what a glorious Lord we have who loves us this much and gives us the privilege to be THANKFUL!

How Could I Forgot!

Omg! Really,Seriously....(our fav line in house!) Sometimes annoying...sometimes funny right now funny!  I can't believe I forgot our newest edition to the Family and this was in June!  Back slide a little here June we got a new PUPPY a new baby girl....Shyloe Cadillac Sheffield

this is our little pumpkin then I will update with more later here are a few more shots of here first day home! Born May 1, 2010 we love our Piggy!

She was so tiny when we brought her home unlike Sluggo our oldest Bulldog who was a moose at this age and we brought him home when he was about this old too, she was about 8 weeks when we picked her up and brought her home and she has been spoiled ever since!  She has completely won Daddy over and he tells her every day she is his baby girl!  She is a Brat and we love her! Now we have 3 girls and a Boy and Sluggo he is still the Prince!