what else do i talk about? Gabby this and Gabby that. she has totally devoured our attention.

July 15 which made her exactly 6 months and 15 days.... well, did she surprise us? i know that she've been working hard on it, i've watched her struggled: scratch and claw, determined but she still managed to amazed us. first she could kneel down but then suddenly, she stood up, balancing herself on her bouncy seat. i'm sure she's not the most davanced baby on this matter and i know that this isn't the first time i've seen baby do this but still..... she never cease to amaze me.


we have this huge mirrow on the floor that should have been hang on the wall the next day moved in to this new house but no.... so this is what you see on the mirror:

it's time to adjust her crib...... because look at her!


and i just know, she's just around the corner and then before i know it, she'll be taking off on her feet. adventuring, exploring, running, and just being Gabby the free Baby.

yesteday we survived Phase 1- the funeral service. The service really went great even beyond expectation. The eulogies were spoken gracefully and touching, and yet we had a good laugh. Blaine created a tribute/commemorative video which we All watched right after the service. And one of the video clip, there was one of Kent walking on the beach, he sorta looked back for a brief moment, sorta was saying goodbye, you know. Oddly enough, during the Sunday service, Mom had mentioned when she was teaching that she saw a vision of Kent, holding God's hand, walking across the field and then he briefly looked back and Blaine wasn't told about the vision and he somehow included that in the video. how amazing is the Lord?
Everyone gathered together in harmony and in peace, people were not in sorrow and i suspect that's what Kent would want us to do: to rejoice and not be in depth of despair. both Kent's and Sue's parents are just wonderful to be around with. and i'm glad to meet all their siblings too.
i have say this about Abby, i salute her. i'm delighted that she stood and shared what God had told her... why her dad was taken away. And I am so delighted that she had the strength to stand up and shared the revelation because it had answered people's questions, anger and disappointment towards God. and she said: "we don't have to wonder because God have mercy on us".
today they are going to Powell, Wyoming and do Phase 2: grave site ceremony and i believe that what occured yesterday will help today. God always do miracles, and i expect one, or two..... or more.
the way Kent got teleported to the next level of life (it was way too uber fast), I am personally delighted knowing that Kent served the Lord and He was his personal saviour and i believe, he went straight to the heavens. to be with the Lord and to be with the rest of the saints that had gone before us. I can't imagine where he could have gone if he didn't know the Lord. You know?
so truly, today is the day that the Lord hath made and be glad and rejoice in it.
God bless the Camposan's Family and again, to the God be the glory!!!!


(gosh, Steve looks just like his Dad)

"finally" and i thought it was never gonna be.... i had Miss Mary over for dinner. no, i didn't eat her, get it? hahaha!!! i am laughing at my joke. i was so excited when i heard the doorbell rang and seeing her at our doorstep. she didn't have to but she brought me this humongous bouquet of gorgeous flowers. it must have cost her an arm and a leg and not only she brought this bouquet to our crib, she surprised me with scrapbooking goodies.... wow! what a guest!!! i should invite her often!!!!





we ate our dinner in the backyard. we had Thai Food and everyone loved my favorite: the Tom Yum soup with shrimp. we had a wonderful time and we laughed a lot- and also because our little dachshunds were pulling out their the best of the best antics. like: hmmm, i better not. though Sam really had Mary occupied him with throwing his ball over and over again. and Sam had mini crush on Mary like he always does with all our guests. because you see, they would always throw his ball for him.

toward the end of our dinner, the wind was so strong that it was almost impossible to clean up. i wish now that i had a picture of Mary holding the plates and trying to hold her skirt down..... hahaha!!!! she said "i don't want Joe to see my underwear" however, we never did take pictures. we were so busy just having a great time that we forgot to snap pictures.

i held Mary hostage 'till the weeeeee hours. Miss Mary left 12:30 A.M. how rude and inconsiderate of me. did i forget that it would take her 45 minutes to get back to her Mom's place? what was i thinking? or did we just talk and talk that we lost track of time? i hope it was that, you know? i truthfully feel bad for all those hours that i held her hostage for eating, chatting, laughing, talk scrapbook talk and stuff. drrrrkkkk?!!! she was taking off overseas? there's nothing worse than taking an overseas flight and you are already exhausted, you see?

though seriously, i have been wanting her over for lunch or dinner and it worked out today. she had the chance to be here in Billings again before she'll take off for an Italian vacation with her Mumsie.

right after i watched her drove off, i hit and skipPED to the loo!!!! that SPICY Thai food hit me so wrong... My God... i'm surprise i didn't lose 24 lbs!!!! and i prayed that she didn't have what i had: aztec two-step. i didn't want her to suffer that and she'd miss the great food in Italy. it totally would be my fault.

it's official. Gabby is a crawler. yesterday when i came home from work, the family was so excited telling the story of Miss Gabby. and i couldn't believe when she crawled to me!!! she's not using a lot of her crawling maneuver but when she wants to crawl, she can and will.
and now, her new thing is to stand from her crawling/sitting position. it's so weird watching her do all her stunts because she's tiny!!!
and today she's 6 months and 8 days. where did the time go?

Lobster with Steaks dinner

i created Mom and Dad a card- well it was more leaning toward a sort of a...... redeemable card for their 39th anniversay. it said on the card: REEDEMABLE FOR LOBSTER DINNER ON MONDAY NIGHT- just the night before the 4th.

so the story goes:

i went to buy lobster tails and the steaks, and 2 lemons at Albertson's. i drove home and when i got in the garage, i looked for the grocery bags- and it wasn't there!!!! i have left the grocery bag in the cart, in the parking lot. you could only imagine how upset i got.

i quickly drove back to the store. i asked this cart dude if he has seen a bag of grocery. he said "no. but go inside. ask the lady at the customer service. do you have your receipt?" and i replied "no i don't. i threw it away. but i think it's still in the garbage, just outside the exit doors". so before i went inside, i search in the garbage for my receipt and lo and behold, it was still there! though the lady at the customer service said that no one turn in a lost and found groceries. she called out " Jerry.......(this was the cart dude)..." and before she could even finish her sentence, Jerry said "i already helped me" then she goes "but ask Kelly". but then again, no such luck. she called the meat department and she said "they want you in the meat department". at that point i thought someone had turned it in. but no, not really. someone turned in the lobster tails and not the steaks and 2 lemons. we were puzzled by that. or perhaps, they just don't like seafood. though the manager at the meat department, gave me steaks that were more expensive than the ones i bought and she gave me 2 lemons and gave the Lost and Found: Lobster tails.
so glad that i threw away the receipt because if not, the person who found my stuff would have just taken it too along with the steaks and lemons in the bag.
i was elated yet i felt so stinkin' guilty because i told God while i was driving "God, it better be there because if not, i'm gonna be mad". you see, that was the last money i had ( as i justify my own sourness)

geeeez, if i could just cool my jets and not throw so much hysterics, i think life would be so much easier.

though frankly, i don't quite understand God's sense of humor but i know He always meet my needs and beyond. even when i'm not deserving :-(

GABBY's first 4th of july........






and first time seeing these whole works, her eyes were fixed to this incredible show.