Flash Back Friday ~ 80's Hair & My Mom

One of my earliest memories is of my Mom and I sitting watching Doris Day and Rock Hudson movies on Saturday nights while she would braid my wet hair into teeny tiny braids. Then in the morning my hair would look like this.

This is what my hair would look like on Monday morning.

These pictures were taken in the house I live in now. I had totally awesome 80's hair didn't I?

This next one is one of my favorites of my mom. I just love the expression on her face! This was taken in our old house on Bluebird St. just around the corner from where we live now.

Unfortunately my Grandpa sold that house about 10 years ago. I always wanted to move into that house after I got married. I was and still is the perfect little Craftsman Style House. I'll have to drive past it today and take a picture. I used to dream of restoring it, I guess I'll have to settle for restoring my house.

Flash Back Friday - School Pictures

Okay these are the last of my school pictures. I was such an awkward pre-teen, so please try to hold back the laughter.

Here's 6th grade

Here's 7th grade

Here's 8th grade

I don't have any pictures from High School. I think I might have some old Show Choir pictures up in the attic I'll have to look and scan those in.

Flash Back Friday - Catch Up

I'm super behind on Flashback Friday Posts, so here's a few to make up for it.

This is my 5th grade picture



This is my 4th grade picture



This is my 3rd grade picture



This is from my Baptism Day in 1989



This is from the annual dan ce festival held at my elementary school. This is from 4th grade.

Flash Back Friday - Philippines

My oldest Brother, Danny served his mission for our Church in the Philippines. The girl in this picture's name is Delhia. My brother was teaching her family. We became Pen-Pals. I remember getting a letter in the mail one day in a red, white and blue envelope with a lot of stamps on it, and being very excited that I received mail from so far away. I wish I still had the letter, but unfortunately it is no where to be found. I often wonder what happened to her and what she is doing.

Flash Back Friday - Grandma

Hello! I'm back and after re-installing my computer with all the software and pictures I'm finally done, except for the printer. Anyway. On to Flash Back Friday.

Today I am sharing a letter that my Grandma Bigler wrote to me for my First Birthday. I have always cherished this letter, even more so now that she's gone. Tomorrow is her birthday, and the 10th was the 2 year anniversary of her death. It was a hard day, and it's hard not having her here. She was truly the best Grandma that anyone could ask for. When I was little every Saturday she would fix me an omelet and grits and we would read the funnies curled up in her bed. I hope you enjoy the letter.

Flash Back Friday - 1982

This picture was taken in 1982 at my Grandma and Grandpa Bigler's House. That's my Brother Joey holding me. Sage and Aurora call them Grandma Sugar and Grandpa M&M's.

My Grandma passed away 2 weeks after Aurora was born but she knows who she is and loves to see pictures of her. My Grandpa has this awesome candy machine filled with M&M's and Sage and Aurora always have to have M&M's when we go see him. I'm so glad that my children have a good relationship with my Grandparent's, and love to spend time with them.

Flash Back Friday - 1988

Today we're going back to 1988. I was in 2nd Grade, Mrs. Grimes was my teacher and she was AWESOME!!! I wore this black dress everywhere I went. I remember my mom washing it at night, so I could wear it again and again.

Flash Back Friday - 1985

I am Four in this picture. It is one of my favorite pictures. My Mom tells me that everytime she would try to have pictures taken I was always doing something with my hands.

Sage does it too.

Flash Back Friday - First Grade

Today I am taking you back to 1987. I was in First Grade. During that Summer my Beloved Bunny Rabbit "Thumper" died, I remember crying for days, until my Mom sat me down and told me that Bunny Rabbits went to Heaven too and that one day I would see him again. My favorite Movie of all time was released this year Dirty Dancing ."Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

Flash Back Friday - Kindergarten Picture

Once again it's Flash Back Friday. Today I am taking you back to 1986. I was in Kindergarten and my teachers name was Mrs. Katella. She was so awesome, everyone should have a teacher like her in Kindergarten! I can honestly say that year was the best year ever. I got a rabbit for my birthday that year, I named him Thumper. My brother Danny used to pick me up from school and take to Mc Donald's for lunch on his Pay Day's. That's also the year Danny left on his mission to the Philippines. That was also the year that my other Brother Joey got an awesome game for his Commador Computer that he would let me play, I don't remember the name of it, but I do remember thinking that I was SO special!

Flash Back Friday - Science Fair

When I was in Elementary School they had an Annual Science Fair and every other year it switch between and Invention and Collections. In Second Grade I decided to do a Seashell Collection. The winner's were chosen by classrooms, and I won 1st Place in my Class. Here I am posing with my Collection.

Flash Back Friday - Kindergarten Graduation

My Kindergarten Graduation in 1987

Flash Back Friday - Chuck E. Cheese

I was 7 in this picture. I was at my friend Anya's Birthday Party. I remember it vividly because it was my first time going to Chuck E. Cheese. I loved that place and still do even now.

Easter Dresses

Every year my Mother would make my Cousin Christine and I matching dress for every holiday. Here we are in our Easter Dresses at my Grandma's Home.

First Birthday

In my family we have a tradition, that on your first birthday you get your very own chocolate cake. So here I am enjoying my cake.

Mischief Maker

My Mom used to call me a Mischief Maker. I was always getting into things or as she likes to call it, "Nothing was safe or sacred!". Unfortunately it has come back to bite me. Aurora is always into something. Oh well... like Mother like Daughter I guess.

Blessing Dress

This is the dress I wore on my Blessing Day. My Mom had pictures taken of me every year in this dress, until it was too small for me. Aurora also wore this dress on her Blessing Day.

Mommy & Me

I have always been glued to my Mom's side.

Citizen of the Month

As promised here's another picture. This is my Friend Alivia and I at a Citizen of the Month Awards Ceremony in 4th Grade that was held at the end of every school year. We were such little kiss ups, we were each Citizen of the Month at least 3 times a year. The students who were chosen got to go to the ceremony and eat lunch with the principal. I looked forward to it every year! Don't you just love my pink Alice In Wonderland dress? I did!

Awkward

I was going through some boxes this weekend and ran across some old pictures. I thought it would be fun to share them with all of you. So, I'll be sharing one everyday. I was 10 in this picture which was a very awkward age for me. When I was in Valiant Miss (LDS version of Girl Scouts) the adults decided it would be fun to take some silly pictures. Can you tell how excited I was to be there? Just in case you can't figure out which one is me, I'm the one in the front. I really disliked this age. I was constantly teased for being short among various other things. Regardless of that I wouldn't trade that for all the things I learned from Valiant Miss. I had so many great leaders who taught so many things that have made my life better. I learned the art of flower arranging, and that's also where I was exposed to stamping for the very first time.