Christmas behind our walls

What an amazing Christmas, Christmas eve dinner with family, Christmas morning amazing, then Christmas dinner at Joeys....I'm so grateful to have such amazing kids...they rock...Merry Christmas

Love these kids to death

Tyler and Sophie my amazing and talented niece and nephew these kids rock!!!!!

My Halloween Costume

Happy Halloween :)

Playing at the park

Remi needed a break so we went to the park to play....

Mom and Dad after retirement

After an long weekend Mom and Dad finally decided that it was time to let loose....little did we know that they would resort back to their old ways...lol I Love U Mom and Dad :)

What a great year!!!!!

This was taken at outside the mansion at MGM.

Just on the other side of Serendipity.

 Anthony and Johnathon came out for Thaksgiving weekend...We had tons of fun

Monkeying around

Yes this is my daughter and NO you cant date her

Look Mom...Holy curly fry Batman :)

My home looks beautiful

and this is the way we do things when decorating

 

Our tree this year

Headed out

Love this Dog hes so cute

Connerys new toy

CONNERY

Connery came to me about a week ago and asked if foor his birthday could he have a tattoo gun. Naturally I laughed and said "NO, Silly what are you thinking" as the week went by I noticed how interested Connery was becomming in art of all kinds and that he was especially interested in tattoo art and how the tattooing field worked. I talked with him many times about how how old you have to be what the rules are when you can tattoo and many rules about it. We also took him over to the tattoo shop and he got to talk to a couple of the artists.

Well after a couple weeks he came again and asked me if he could get a tattoo machine that he had found on the internet that was full of everything he needed to try it and that even though he had only one arm he could do it. I questioned myself for many hours and then decided I would rather be the one to get it and help him understand a industry, and the importance of being an artist tattoo or otherwise. He has spent almost every waking moment learning this and having a blast. Im so proud of him it takes alot of concentration to do this and for those know my son know this is an awesome deal for him.

many people have commented on my desicion to do so and I want you all to know that as a mother I fully support my desicion in this and Connery and I have made rules and deals for him to have this, so please dont swash his imagination on this as its a great "THERAPUTIC" .

I will be posting his accomplishments on his art.

Love you all

Carla

VEGAS BABY!!!!

Hello Blogger Family....What a weekend it was for me and Hailee. We left on the 26th and began our journey to Las Vegas with her friend Ashton....Those two are crazy I'll tell you.
We left at about 10:00 A.M. and began our trip down the road...it was pretty normal listening to music, hanging out talking about girl stuff and what a cool MOM they had...LOL but somewhere along the road the girls founf\d my white marker that I keep in my car for emergencies....hahahahahahaha they thought it was the coolest thing ever...

so on we went and I let them have there fun...but then in a twist to this unbenounced to us we were being followed and when I mean followed we were even being filmed....."COOOL" the girls start to yell "LOOK" they start to yell....as I am driving dow the freeway I look over to my left and there they are some men in a black SUV filming us holding up a phone number for us to call....OF COURSE WE ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW...so we call...Ashton "HI, who are you" SUV "Hi there, we are filming a documentery on comedy..we have just spent the last week in PC, UT Sundance film festical and we saw your car and loved it please stop and talk to us..."  Ashton  (SCREAMING) "They are fiming us OMG they are filming us where should we stop OMG" Mom "OK tell them we will stop at the welcome sign to Las Vegas.....We spent the next hour taling and filming and signing releasments...the girls even sang for them it was awesome

By this time it was time to go...we hopped back into the car and off we went to joeys...We arrived mid afternoon and what can I say but we had a blast...there were so many amazing things that happened to the girls and to Joey and I...between the girls singing on freemont street and me and Joey at kid Rock, of course playing with the kids and always seeing my Mom and Dad...I couldnt have asked for a better start to my year....I love my life right now its calm and collected and I wouldnt have it any other way.

Football and looking at stock in Intermountain Healthcare

I swear I am going take out stock in the Intermountain Healthcare hospitals instacares and Emergency rooms. Connery loves playing football and was having a blast throwing the ball at school before the bell rang.
(K-5th are not allowed to play footbal due to the contact of the sport but 6th graders are...not sure the reasoning behind it.)
The ball takes off and Connery falls back for the catch, the ball is soaring through the sky and it hits Connerys hands, wait no headed to the grass, oh no wait in the air again....oh no Connery stumbles and down goes the ball its a fumble....wait hes hurt...the crowd waits to see and he gets up all is good......Connery heads home and plays games tells me all about it and later he starts to complain a bit about his hand of course Momma tells him "No, worries you probably pulled some muscles" as the day goes on it gets worse by morning we are headed tothe instacare.....WAIT WAIT WAIT for it....yep its a 4th metacarpal fracture...Splint for two days and cast here we come....What a morning.

2012 Behind these CASTLE walls

I first want to start by saying thank you to my Heavenly Father who has carried me through this last year of Major triumphs and tribulations. I have had to reevaluate not only who I was but who I had become in the process. I am happy to report that things are going well.

Many of you may know that after 15 yrs of marriage, my divorce was final on July 1, 2011. All though Mont and I are "dating" at this time we share an amazing friendship that will last forever, our children have both of us in their lives and that is all I can ask for. My children's patience with me has far more then astounded me, they have been loving, kind, patient and above all understanding. I couldn't ask for more beautiful and wonderful children.
In our new lives we spend our days looking forward to new days and living in the moment in the one that is in front of us. Nothing makes sense right now but we know that in the end it all will and we know that everything happens for a reason.

Ciera is living in CT and doing wonderful she is still with McDonald's, attending college, and lives with her partner Sandra. I cant believe that my first born, my baby girl has come so far and overcome so much (OK maybe I can, she is stubborn) I am so proud of Ciera Jade and know that her grandmother "Julie" would be as well. Ciera has made such an adorable place for herself and Sandra in CT, she has pigs, chickens, goats and a million other farm animals that she tells me about weekly. We try often o get on skype but seem to always miss each other. Her hair is long and as always she is beautiful. Ciera does have facebook so please look fro her and say hi :)

Hailee....OH MY HAILEE....miss Hailee has recently decided to go by Zoey a name in which I had wanted to call her by when she was born, so this year in school she is going by Zoey. Its actually very funny because when I go to get her from school I forget that she goes by Zoey so I check her out as Hailee Hardcastle and they have to ask me who she is :). "Zoey" is doing much better this semester she is in a class that helps her get her work done before she gets home from school and she seems to really like it. Now if we can get her to like the classes we will be in heaven. Zoey has more friends then me and my friend combined together, it doesn't matter where we go theres always a "Zoey" being hollered down the hall or isle of a store. Hailee loves to sing and is amazing at it this year she got the SOLO part in her Christmas choir we were so proud her that both Mont and I still cry at her singing. Her voice is like a heaven of angels singing and no matter what she is doing if I hear her voice theres nothing else that bothers me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcbcgHb_21E (forward to 1:59 to hear her)

Connery is doing really good in school and is doing great in scouts. He is excited for his camp out in February that they get to go on and cant wait he is working hard to get all the qualifications done for it. Connery has become very into air soft guns and football his goal is to become a quarter back and he is going to start football this summer. Connery loves music and riding his bike. We are lucky to have him here as he was hit by a car this last summer, we are so grateful that the lord allowed him stay here with us longer. Connery is my little "MAN OF THE HOUSE" he likes to help me and take care of me, sometimes I have to remind him that I am the Mom and in charge (I suppose that has been since he was born). His newest look is his hair..he wants it to be shaggy and I have most definitely had to work out deals with him to keep it somewhat nice. Connery is a ray of hope for me every day and a reminder of how short life could be. I love my son and admire him as well....he rocks :)

Then theres Hunter, my train conductor, swat guy and fireman....depending on the day he is also my Lego builder. Hunters sweet spirit keeps us balanced and aware, he smiles, cuddles and loves everyone. He still has that little guy about him that I hope I can keep for a little longer. My biggest fear is loosing them as children. Hunter is pretty easy he does well in school, cuddles his mom and loves his daddy, hunter is a lover definalty not a fighter but learning as his older brother finds it amusing to continually harass him into unconsciousness. Hunter loves trains and is completely and 100% sure that his life is going to revolve around them. He will spend hours upon hours looking at them online and can tell you anything you want to know or could ever need to know. He is definalty a wealth of knowledge when it comes to trains, but in the end he is still my little guy :)

Then theres MOMMA....what can I say I run a tight ship and find time for myself.....HOLD UP GO BACK did I say find time for me....LOL LOL LOL no I meant if I find time for me, I enjoy a pedi now and then a good night out with the girls. I have found no interest in dating at this time as I am perfectly content just where I'm at....maybe later but, for now I'm OK. My life revolves around my kids and my new business...."Pretty n Pink Power Washing" I don't much time for anything else maybe a shower here and there and if I'm lucky a good full meal....LOL...but I cant complain I am grateful for the ward that my Heavenly Father has brought me and my family to and I am grateful for what I have achieved in the last several months...I look forward to getting recommend back and cant wait for the day that we can all go together....for now we are happy and content and for that I thank you Lord. I will be working harder to update and continue to be more active in my blogging....I love you all

Love

The Hardcastle Family