Videos of Amaia

Here are some videos of Amaia. Some are new, others were too big to post to Picasa. I'll probably just post all future videos to the blog. Enjoy!

Amaia's first birthday cake.


On Monday Amaia decided to stand up and start walking around:


Dancing queen.


Getting ready for a night on the town.

Toe Fettish!

Amaia is so funny. She loves toes-anyone's toes. The other day we went to a Japanese restaurant and the hostess was wearing flip-flops and of course Amaia had to touch the hostess's toes and try to stand on them. She really likes to try to take the hair off a Daddy's hobbit feet! It's funny. What a girl!

Eleven years

Today marks the anniversary of my dear brother Darin's death. To this day I can't believe it actually happened and that he is gone from this earth. The last I saw Darin before he died was six months before. I remember when we were leaving his home in Las Vegas to go back to Elko that I felt impressed to give him a hug and tell him I loved him. I'm glad I did. Three days before Darin died, I was awakened in the middle of the night while still in a middle of a dream. In the dream I was talking to a young dark-skinned boy with curly hair. He was all dressed in white. I know that the conversation was lengthy, but the only thing I remember the boy saying was that everything was going to be all right. It was at that moment that I realized my eyes were open and I was still talking to this boy by my bedside. I believe that boy was some sort of guardian angel to prepare me for the tragic accident that took my brother's life.
During the funeral services for Darin, I felt him put his arms around me and in my mind he said, "Everything is going to be all right, little sister." That was so comforting to me and helped me remember that he is not very far away. I can't wait for the day when I can see him again in person.

Welcome to my blog!

Hello world! I decided to create a blog to join the now growing population of bloggers. I really have no idea what I'm doing, so hang tight and come along for a view of the life of the Simpsons; that is, the real Simpsons, not the cartoon!