Enjoy the Sunshine!

Another week in the Hauck's home...

 I had the fun privilege of babysitting these two cuties last week. It was therapeutic to walk in the sunshine to the park then to run around a be a kid. It's little moments like these that make life so beautiful and bright. I love these two and we had a blast!

 Throughout the week Jeff and I tried to squeeze in the Parade of Homes. This is Marie Osmond's dream backyard with the dream view. One day!!!

 We got distracted playing games along the way.

 I could have stared at this beautiful stained glass window for hours, isn't it gorgeous???

 Saturday Morning Jeff and I spent some time in the yard, and I loved EVERY moment of it. I also got to wear my cute new gardening belt that my parents got me for Christmas and I loved it!

This little beauty surprised me and you wouldn't have believed how excited I got haha. It's the simple miracles that get me, like a beautiful flower in bloom.

 After spending time in the yard, me, my mom, Cec, and my Aunty Tia all went to hang out with my grandma for her 66th birthday! We spent the day hanging pictures on her walls, Cec gave her a pedicure, and then we went to visit Grandpa's grave. It's always fun spending time with family!

 I took Sydnee's Preference pictures, first time I've taken any of her dance pictures. It was a lot of fun to meet some of her friends!

 She took Britton to the dance and they had a blast!

Cec had the cool idea to take a detail shot of their shoes, and I love how it turned out! Super Cute!

 Every third Sunday each month Kalamity and Kaos go and visit our friends at St George Rehab. This is sweet Viola and she loves "Crazy" Tia, if you can't tell. It always brightens my life when I get to go visit these sweet people, they help me to remember how blessed I am and how we need to cherish our health and strength while we have it. Make the most with your life while you can, you never know when something tragic will happen to you or your loved ones. Make each moment count.

Sunday night Brad finally popped the question and Emilee said yes. It was fun to be able to see their love start and then grown and now it's about to become eternal. So happy for them and their future! It was fun to be involved in the planning, set up, and capturing of this special moment in their lives. 

So everyone mark your calendars for August and come celebrate their love!

I've had a lot of spiritual soul searching recently and I just want to remind myself and everyone that our wonderful lives and our eternities are all possible because of our loving Father in Heaven and our brother, Jesus Christ. If not for the plan of Salvation and the Atonement, we wouldn't exist, literally. 

I hope everyone makes the most of this week! 

Enjoy the sunshine, I know I will!

My love letter to Jeff...and my life!

Well it's nothing new, but I love my life and this week was full of blessings and love!

 I love this wall and all the beautiful memories it holds! I have danced for every cause but one, and that one I was in attendance and knew I wanted to be a part of it! I love kalamity and all that it stands for!💜

 The hair lightening process this far! I love that Cec is doing hair now and I'm loving the blonde!!!

 Every Monday I get to chill with Jilly! I love this little girl, she is so smart and creative it blows my mind! She built this awesome block fort all by herself and I was really impressed!

 With my schedule this semester I get to spend more time with my Mom! I love when she randomly calls or texts me and asks if I want to go shopping. She is truly one of my best friends and I love how we can laugh, hang out, and talk so naturally and easy. I love you mom!!!

 Sydnee had sick eyes this last week and it was causing her eyes to swell to the point of not being able to open her eyes so she went to the eye doctor and was taken care of by my hubby! Thanks for the action shot mom! 

 I've been bugging Jeff for weeks about going ice skating, well he made it a reality for me Friday night!

 We DEFINITELY weren't good, BUT we didn't fall on our face either so that was a win in our books!

 For Valentines we heart attacked only a few of the people we love, starting with Grandpa Ah Quin and Tierra. We also attacked Grandma Ah Quin, (I did) Jeff's car, my parents, and Jeff's parents. I love love and I love that we celebrate it.

 We had our Valentine's Ball fundraiser for Calum Saturday night and it was a blast. I had to take this picture because Jeff performed and he sounded amazing, but I couldn't stop laughing at his mic stand. Andy and Jeff are the funniest friends because they are so opposite, but it's fun to see them together.

It's fun having our siblings (future sibling) involved in the same things we are. These two are adorable together and I love when we get chances to hang out!

For Valentines Day I made Jeff a little video of secret footage I've been gathering throughout the year. I love him and I think he's the greatest thing since Oreo cookies and I hope this video gives you a glimpse of how I see him. He's the milk to my oreos, the peanutbutter to my pb&j, the music to my road trip, the soil to my flowers, and the key to my heart! I love him so much and words or videos really can't capture it, but I tried. 

I love you Jeff!!!!

No Jinks Here.

I can honestly say I am happy and content with where my life is at this very moment.

I know I should be careful in saying that because it almost feels like I'll jinks myself, but I am blessed and I am grateful!!!

 Last Monday night I went and played soccer for the first time in over 8 years with Cec and Angel.

I'm not even going to try to explain how sore I was and how bad my foot/ankle/calf hurt from all that kicking! 

BUT I LOVED IT!!!! I realized just how much I've missed it and it made me sad that I ever stopped.

 I'm LOVING my job working for Castle Medical, it is a great job that is rewarding in so many ways! One of the ways being this beautiful scenery! I know I've said it before, but with each year I feel like my eyes are opened to more of the treasures of this world!!! The Lord is good!!!

 Thursday and Friday night we performed at Hurricane High's "Broadway Magic" Grad Night fundraiser show and then had the pleasure of stopping by Calum's house Friday night to drop off checks. Calum was asleep, but it was a treat to see his family!

 Saturday morning we had my parents over for a waffle, scrambled egg, sausage breakfast and the waffles may or may not have followed us the rest the weekend. MMMMM :) they were whole wheat in our defense haha.

 Sunday I taught the combined YW lesson and put A LOT of time and thought into it. (I should not be allowed to teach, because it takes over my life and I am too OCD.) On the bright side, I loved putting thought and time into the lesson and I learned SO much through the process. 

I gave the young women this "DREAM HOME - PLAN OF SALVATION" family home evening lesson plan and puzzle and thought I'd share.

PLAN OF SALVATION DREAM HOME FHE

• Have any of you thought about your dream home??? 
• What do your dream homes look like??
• Like any great and beautiful home we need a plan or a blueprint 
• Without a blueprint, nothing would be done correctly and buildings would be off balance and unsafe.
• Blue prints lay out exactly what needs to be done in order to build a sturdy, solid, beautiful home that won’t crumble or break with rain, wind, snow, etc.
• Make sure your blueprint plans are thorough and well done for the best results and most satisfying outcome.

• Like the Earthly dream home we have hopes for, there is a Heavenly Dream Home that puts our earthly dream homes to shame. Just like the blueprints for our earthly dream home, heavenly father has provided us with a plan or blueprint to building our Heavenly dream home.
• “Like the designers and builders of our time, our loving and kind Father in Heaven and His Son have prepared plans, tools, and other resources for our use so that we can build and frame our lives to be sure and unshaken. The plan is the plan of salvation, the great plan of happiness. The plan lays out for us a clear picture and understanding of the beginning and the end and the essential steps, including ordinances, which are necessary for each of Father’s children to be able to return to His presence and dwell with Him forever.” -By Bishop Dean M. Davies

• The plan of salvation teaches us where we came from, why we are here on earth, and where we will go after this life. It maps our eternal journey through premortality, mortal life, death, resurrection, and to our life in the eternities. The plan also explains what our loving Father in Heaven does to help us make this journey successfully so that we can return to His presence and become like Him. The plan focuses on the mission and Atonement of Jesus Christ in overcoming the effects of the Fall and making eternal life possible for us.

Do the puzzle and learn about the plan!

• If we want to have a beautiful home in Heaven we need a plan or a blueprint 
• Without a blueprint, nothing would be done correctly and buildings would be off balance and unsafe.
• Blue prints lay out exactly what needs to be done in order to build a sturdy, solid, beautiful home that won’t crumble or break with rain, wind, snow, etc. (Also known as trials.)
• Make sure your blueprint plans are thorough and well done for the best results and most satisfying outcome. To reach your goals you need to do your best, use your agency wisely and be thorough.

SHARE YOUR TESTIMONY AND CLOSE :) 

Prepare "NOW" to have that beautiful Heavenly Dream Home "LATER."

Again it was a great week and I hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!

Vegas & Kalamity, Hair, Prom, Call, Talk, State, & Everything Else.

Kalamity has a new cause!!!!!
His story, in his Mom's words...
I'll start with a quick (hopefully quick-I'm not good at short explanations) synopsis of what's been going on, for those of you that aren't completely aware.

Calum has been officially diagnosed with STAGE III T-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LYMPHOMA. 
Shortly before Thanksgiving he developed a small cough,and was experiencing malaise and loss of appetite. He was taken to urgent care twice, and treated for pneumonia, through oral antibiotics. 
When he wasn't better after completing his round of antibiotics, I was advised by an inspired neighbor/medical professional to take him back to the doctor, soon. I took him to Red Rock Pediatrics night clinic at 5:30 on December 11th. After an alarming xray was reviewed, we were escorted to the ER for an immediate CT Scan. The CT scan showed a mass, 3 times the size of Calum's heart, in his chest, and his right lung was completely filled with fluid. 

At 11:30pm, Calum (with me joining him) was life flighted to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Cade drove up that night/morning, arriving at 5am. The remainder of that night, and the entire next day was a whirl wind, and frankly, quite overwhelming, so I'll leave out most of those details (because it's foggy from my frazzled brain). Calum received his official, "official" diagnosis today, December 14th, although we have known/assumed it was cancer since Saturday.

Edit: I want to add that this type of cancer, in children, has a very high survival rate, so his prognosis is very good. 90% survival rate. Calum is in very good hands, and we have faith that he will kick this cancer's butt. It may be a long road getting there, but, in the words of his oncologist, "HE IS A LITTLE WARRIOR!"

Kalamity hit Vegas with an awesome weekend planned to teach and serve in the name of Calum!!!

 We headed down to Vegas at 5:00 am Friday morning to get there in time for our 4 assemblies we had lined up.

 Our first 2 assemblies were at Stuckey Elementary school!

 Our second two were at Charolette Hills Elementary school.

It is always so fun to see the joy in the kids faces as they watch us acting silly while teaching them the importance of making good decisions!!!

Directly after our 4 assemblies we headed to The Rock dance studio to take class from Daphne. It was fun to let loose and just dance.

Saturday we went shopping in the morning then headed to the Salvation Army to feed the homeless. It was so humbling and such a great experience. I love seeing all the good in the world being done by others and the people at the Salvation Army feed the homeless or those struggling 3 meals a day every single day of the year! 

AMAZING!

That night we went to dinner and a show as a team!

We saw 'The Variety Show' at Planet Hollywood and it was so great! 

I laughed the whole time and was amazed by all the acts in the show.

Posing in mirrors is what we do best.

All crammed in for a picture, waiting for our big white van in valet (haha that's a whole other story.)

 Sydnee finally said yes to her dance date the week of the dance, typical Syd. Thank goodness for her more then willing brother-in-laws.

 I'm so proud of this amazing little brother of mine. He is such a great example to me of hard work with a smile. He was made District Leader and has been feeling the weight of that calling but doing his best!

 This is lunch and dinner every day for us over here, pita bread sandwiches...mmmm...never gets old!

 I got my hair did, like really did. 89 foils later and....

 ...this is our ending result! Believe it or not, we are actually going blonder, this is just the first stage!

 I love getting Syd ready for dances. I think Cec and I have more fun with it then she does, but I'm just glad she lets us do whatever we want.
(Yes I did try on her dress...I'm such a kid.)

Kiana got her mission call!!!! She is going to the Scotland/Ireland mission and leaves May 9th. I'm so proud of her and her decision and I know she will be an amazing missionary!

 Jeff and I spoke in our ward a week ago and my family and Jeff's parents (they left before the picture) came and supported us. It's always nice taking time to prepare for a talk, it always reminds me that I need to be studying the gospel like that all the time.
Anyway, we did our best and I think it went okay!

 This last weekend we headed up to State Cheer with my family. It was dumping snow, so we took a snow selfie, of course.

Snow Canyon did AMAZING, they sure made me proud to be a Snow Canyon Cheer alumni!!!

 They took STATE!!!!
3 first places and 2 second places!

 After State we went ate, shopped, and had a couple snow ball fights.
I always love seeing the temple!

Then we got up early Sunday morning and started our way back home to catch Jocelyn's farewell.

As you can see life has been a little busy and the pictures aren't even all that has been going on.

NOT PICTURED:

-I am working on my Senior capstone and Internship that are keeping me busy.

-I got an AMAZING job with benefits and a great schedule that works perfectly with my schedule.

-I just found out I'm going to Europe, Hawaii, Texas, and Illinois all this summer, YAY!

-I've been going through fertility treatments to try to get pregnant (obviously no success yet, it's harder to ovulate than I thought.)

-Lots of kalamity.myshopify.com clothing orders to process and organize.

-The Vault studio work, that I love.

-I've been busy with my personal progress girls.

ANYWAY...I love my life and I'm so grateful for the place I am. I am so blessed and I love all the challenges and blessings that are present every day!!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful week, I know I will!!!