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SO here is a REAL post! :)

2011-04-20T22:40:00.006-06:00

SOOOOooooo basically... well It's been a really long time, huh? Where to start?... I guess I'll look through the pics & show some favs!!! Here we go...

Well, we had a baby... (yes, another one)

Emma came to join us Feb 5Th 2011!

So Here is our first picture as our completed family. (Be nice... I JUST gave life to a human)But boy we are a good looking group! :)

Since then, well it's been crazy. But you know that good kind of crazy? You know where you can't find time to shower or pee for that matter?... well I do, and I know it all to well. Here's our updated "Christmas Card" to get you all caught up!

AVA

She is a very lucky girl, who has had a BIG year!!! She is now in Kindergarten!!!! She got to go to Hawaii with Daddy! She is also riding on 2 wheels, loves singing, does gymnastics 3 times a week, she is learning to read, she now has her own room OH & she just lost her 1st tooth!!! She is such a fantastic big sister, cousin, friend, daughter and example to her siblings!

ELLA

Well she just turned 4!!!! WOWZA, i don't know why really, but this birthday was hard for me. Bitter sweet and yet SO exciting! She is such a unique little one. She has the most loving personality but can burn you with just a tiny little look... she has a fire inside of her that both stands up for what she knows is right and yet the kindest nature. She loves to ride her bike, go to preschool, attend gymnastics & everyday without fail... she wants to see her cousins! Any of them, all of them, she just wants them!!!

MASON

Will soon be 2, June 1st!!! (WHAT? yeah, I know my last post was his birth!!!! hahahah) You look at Mas and can see only kindness in his eyes, untainted purity. He loves his sisters more than anything in this world!!! All of them. He literally "takes roll" when he wakes up in the morning, after is nap.... ALL THE TIME!!! And if someone is not there, be prepared to answer when he asks!!! :) He loves to play! Balls & Cars... he's a boy! But lately, he LOVES bikes!!! We don't have one that fits him just yet (his baby bikes just won't do) so for now... He rides on 2 wheels, while I balance and pull him! :)

EMMA

Well, she is fabulous. She is healthy, strong & tolerant... which might be her best quality, cause she is hugged/hounded, kissed/smothered ALL day long!!! She truly does kinda groan out of happiness when Mas sticks his head into her car seat though!!! She loves her siblings. She is a quiet baby, and truth be told... sometimes I forget she's in the room at all! :)

All in all, life doesn't stop. It just keeps going, whether I blog or not... but I will honestly TRY to be more diligent! :)

How time flys!

2011-03-12T11:51:00.001-07:00

Lots of Pictures!

2009-06-23T20:30:00.012-06:00

So we've been busy, to say the least! Mason is now 3 weeks old and a joyful baby. Ava is almost 4 and Ella is 2 years. For all those who have been asking I'm doing good too, althought Iam sleep deprived! It is so much harder to "sleep when they sleep" like you are told to do when you have a baby!!!! In fact it is impossible when you have 3 cause one of them is ALWAYS awake!!! Ava no longer naps, so even when Ella & Mason are sleeping, Ava needs her mommy and I've found that that is good 1 on 1 time for her & I! But we are hanging in there and things seem to get better each day. We're figuring out how to function as a family of 5 !

Mason is a great baby & loves his sisters. Though sometimes he gives a little cry, I think of it as a warning cry, when the girls are kinda "to much" for him... that's when I know to ask them to back away.

He loves to lay in the sun, which is good cause he's still a little jaundice. So early morning he bathes... in the sun that is, we open the blinds and lay him in the bright sun light and he is calm so long as the sun is on him. It is so cute, he just kicks it for like an hour. I know when the sun has moved, cause he fusses.

Cross your fingers for us, still no Colic!!! :) He really has only one fussy period during the day and it's from about 9 PM -11:30 PM. I think he'll be a night owl like his parents... Oh man!

Mason does however have a clogged tear duct in his left eye which then turned into an infection, so he saw the doctor Monday morning.

We were given drops and massage techniques to help open the tear duct. In just the last day I see a total difference in his eye infection.

The tear duct is more something that he will grow out of, so his eye is always watery, cause it can't drain. But he does seem less uncomfortable with his drops, I think that they soothe.

Ava is completely into playing outside. She loves it! Anything outside, walks, bike rides, swimming, sitting, anything outside.

So that is good, cause we have a large backyard that can keep her busy. She is not in school any more, and misses it. She asks often when she gets to go again, which is really cute and hopefully lasts for a long time cause I hated school! She is the greatest helper that I could ask for.

Not only does she put binkys in Mason's mouth when he fusses, she get diapers, wipes, onesies, outfits, blankets and toys for Mason, but since I had Mason she also help SO much with Ella. (We've actually had a little problem with it.) Ava will ask Ella to "take 2 more bites then you can get down" or"I'll read to you, Mommy's feeding Bubba" (Ella calls Mason Bubba cause she can't say brother) Ava helps so much that the other day, Roni was here, but we all the sudden heard Ella crying in her room... turns out Ava had put her down for a nap! Ella was NOT happy about that.

Ava also likes to put Ella's shoes on for her when we are leaving, and not to get to "detailed" but I even caught Ava wiping Ella! (I'm just thankful I caught that one, so I could explain that only Mommy does that(unfortunately!)) And not only is she helpful, but she is so loving! Her kisses for Mason have now turned into multiple at a time... and she doesn't back away in between kisses. She just gives him like 5-6 like I would all over his head!

I love when the girls hold their brother, cause they are so caring, and soft.

Ella is getting so big, she now enjoys reading books, trying to ride her bike (we're still teaching her), & holding her brother.

Ella has become SO attached to Brett since Mason came into the home. It is very cute. First thing when she wakes, she wants to know where Daddy is. She cries for her Daddy when she is hurt & always wants to help Daddy with everything. But I guess that's true with everything.

Ella is our helper. Today both her and Ava were carrying in one bag of groceries each. Ava gave up half way to the kitchen and dropped her bag. Ella picked it up! When I tried to help her with her now 2 bags... she said "No, I do." And they were not light when both carried together. Our little champ.

She also likes to make her own bed, at age 2. Brush her own teeth(which I insist on doing after too!), dressing herself and going potty alone too! Now she wants "acy" (privacy) cause we've been working on privacy with Ava.

Mason is here!

2009-06-04T22:39:00.004-06:00

Mason was born at 4:10 PM, Monday June 1st, 2009!!!

Weighting in at 6 pounds 14.4 ounces.

Length 19 1/2 inches.

We became a family of five!

Summer Fun

2009-05-29T19:52:00.005-06:00

So here are some photos of our adventures over the last few days. Unfortunately, I am pregnant/forgetful so the camera missed a bunch! :(

So the last few days, or rather, since we found out we are to be induced this Monday... I've been thinking a lot about about how our family will never be just us again. It will forever be Ava, Ella & Mason. So the last few days I've tried to keep them entertained... making fun memories! I guess you could say.

We've been outside everyday, thank heaven for the weather! We have great front and back yards, but our back yard is shady, cause we have mature trees back there so we play back there, but don't swim, or run through the sprinklers. So we've been out front a lot, with the sprinkler on and our little pool filled up! It's been so much fun, and the girls play with their cars and bikes in between swimming and running. They are so active.

The other day I took the girls down to the river. It's about 2 blocks from our house and it has a great walking trail... goes for like 2 miles... but then we walk back so it takes us a while!

The girls are so happy when they are outside, I guess they are just active little ones like I know I was! In fact the other day Ella ate a bug! Yep! The whole rollie pollie, swallowed it whole! Whatever, I guess you can just tell them not to do it again. Oh and today Ava came to me and told me, "Mom, I think I have a rock in my tummy..." to which I replied, "okay, how did it get there?" she calmly asked, "you're not mad at me?" and I said, "well did you do it on purpose?" "No, she replied" then I proceeded, "Are you gonna do it again?" "No" she replied. So I figured that was over. I guess, when you take kids outside, stuff happens! Can't keep them in a bubble like those Clorox commercials... huh... oh sorry just day dreaming about that for a second! :)

We've also been around to Baum Park in Ogden, it's a great medium sized park with a pond, ducks, seagulls, geese and walking trails. The ducks were great, seagulls annoying (though the kids loved them), and the Geese... well they weren't very nice... more like aggressive! The trails were nice, for the girls to "explore" off in the trees a bit. And we all love outings that Daddy is there too! Plus, we got ice cream on the way home.

A few nights ago we rented a Red Box movie, as Ava calls it "Raining Gumballs Bedtime Stories" every time she says it, it's just like that :) We then waited for Daddy, popped some popcorn and snacked on some candies... Oh and with every good movie night, the girls got to stay up late too! (only 8:30 PM) but to them it was perfect. They talked about it for days!

Well if anything else comes up... I'll be sure to post it!

Mason is coming!

2009-05-26T19:14:00.004-06:00

We had a doctors appointment today, all is well! Heartbeat is strong, blood pressure is great and no swelling! He and I are healthy and strong, even though we are still contracting. (so frustrating!) But count your blessings right?

We didn't get an ultrasound at this appointment, 38 weeks, cause he is doing great and it was not needed, so sad (I love seeing him...)

Our doctor did ask if we would like to be induced or wait it out? And I thought to myself... huh...

"did she really just ask me that?... I've been contracting for 11 weeks now, on and off of bed rest... and Oh! wait she meant today? Do I wanna be induced today? That's gotta be what she meant... (cause any woman in her right mind would know I'd jump at the opportunity to get him out of me)" So I responded...

"today?" she gave me such a sympathy smile and said "I'm sorry, but no. Next week, Monday." I just about died...

Of course, I totally would have done it today, but am relieved to have a week to plan/prepare. It will be so nice to take my girls to my mom's house Sunday afternoon... get them settled, come home... straighten up and have a good nights rest. Plus this way my sister can be there, and Brett can get the restaurant in order and ready for his paternity leave. So Monday June 1st should be Mason's birthday!!! It's nice to have an end in sight... finally.

At Graduation...

2009-05-23T21:50:00.003-06:00

Pre-School Graduation!

2009-05-23T20:56:00.008-06:00

The wonderful preschool we found up here, called Preschool Express hosted their 5th annual graduation today. This preschool teaches 3 years-Kindergarden, however, every kid got a "diploma." This graduation ceremony was held at Weber State University, a huge confrence room was all set up and ready for us. When Ava saw the stage she got so happy that she was gonna be able to go up there, "but Mom & Dad you have to stay here with Ella" she would say, "It's just for the biggest kids."

Every kid was on stage singing song after song (all with actions ;)) and Ava just glowed as she was so proud that she knew both the words and the actions. She sang (I swear) directly to us. And luckily, Ava got to stand right up front! :) Then the children were presented in a slideshow (of which we all got a dvd :) copy). Then the kids were taken and there hats were placed on their heads and lined up. Each kid was called up by name, asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, to which Ava responded, "a princess" with a large smile. Then "diplomas" were given and they were done. It was great, and Ava loved having a special activity to look forward and participate in.

Oh, and yes, I would not be my mother's daughter if we didn't celebrate with a little ice cream afterwards!!!

SURPRISE, it's a Baby Shower!!!

2009-05-17T20:21:00.004-06:00

Our Cafe Rio "family" through us a surprise baby shower! (Well, Brett knew & I didn't)

(Pics to come soon!)

All the ladies came by our house together, piled in with cake, flan, games, gifts and smiles! Let me just get this out there, most of the 15 women who came by speak spanish and understand some english. I however, speak NO spanish! So communication was an adventure. (Thank heaven for Elizabeth (a daughter who speaks english well)she translated a few of the conversations/directions for me!! :))

We started out by guessing my belly size... in toilet paper(10 squares exactly, by the way) :o Then they had this game where I looked at the present (didn't open it) and had to guess who it was from. The rules of this game are when I am correct, I get to "doodle" on who the gift is from. But If I guess wrong, They get to "doodle"on me. These rules were not translated... or translated well, Brett told me to guess without opening... and failed to mention that they were gonna doodle on me! (He's a rotten man!) So like 12 gifts... I MISSED EVERY ONE! (horrible) But the "fun" part was that, when I missed on the first present, the lady I guessed came over to me with bright red lipstick, pulled up my shirt and drew a big huge face on my belly! OH MY! No kidding! Second gift... I got big/over sized lips drawn on my face!!! 3rd a maroon nose like Rudolf... and it continued with lines on my cheeks, dots on my face, eyebrows on my belly baby... Oh he(my belly) also got a hat... and I also got a huge flower on my arm! It was really fun to see the different traditions/games different cultures have and to interact with all the Cafe Rio girls on a more personal level. Each one of them are so sweet, caring and giving of their time. Brett and I are so grateful for the friendships that we have been so blessed to have made since working with Cafe Rio. We really are so happy. Thank you girls!

Family Picnic

2009-05-15T23:54:00.006-06:00

Unfortunately, my photo card had some sort of malfunction today cause all the photos I took today are gone! My camera says no images, and the computer thinks that the card is empty... sad (I got some really cute ones too!) So sorry, photos were supposed to accompany this summary, but I guess you are just stuck with words... lame I know!

So today was a good day... still contracting, but able to be up and around with our girls! We had the Preschool Express Family Picnic today... that was great! Ava loves to show her friends off to us, and loves to show Ella to all her friends. She is so proud of our family & I love it. The picnic was at a park/playground & both girls had a blast.

Ava brought her bike and was teaching Ella how to ride. It was priceless, she held the handle bars and was trying to steer her... Ella at this point can not peddle, so Ava is "pulling/holding" her back depending whether it was a hill or not... kinda funny!

We then went to Cafe Rio for lunch/dinner, saw Daddy & finished the day at home. At bedtime prayers Ava thanked heavenly Father for and I quote... "Thank you for Mommy not being mad today." It totally BROKE my heart! But yes, yesterday was a patience trying day... (though I'm not proud of it) we all have those.

So that's life, oh and as I'm typing this Ava woke up. Brett's putting her back down and she's saying..."Daddy you hurt my heart when you put me to bed, you hurt my heart." Kids definitely have a way to say things. Well, that's our story for the day...

36 Weeks & counting!

2009-05-14T12:35:00.006-06:00

Week 36 is here! We are 36 1/2 now with something like 20 some odd days to go!!! :) We were bed rested for the last 2 weeks... but no longer!

(Roni's gonna love it! She's always voiced how much better she likes it brown... Oh the love!)

I've been contracting since 28 weeks and my doc put me on medication and bed rest to ensure that there would be no progrestion & there was not! So now that we are 36 weeks she says "nature can take it's course." We are so excited to welcome Mason Steven into our home! Even the girls can't wait... Every morning Ava says "Mom, I just don't know what his face is gonna be like." It is so cute!

Quick Update...

2009-05-12T19:55:00.004-06:00

Here are some really quick pictures so you can see what we've been up to. Then tomorrow we see our Dr. again and we will make a post with a belly photo and all. For all you "belly people" who keep asking. We will also have an update as far as my "progress", or lack there of... and on our bed rest orders. Hope you enjoy the pics!

This would be Easter... The Girls loved their Easter dresses and even Ella wanted to be called a princess.

We have been outside quite a bit lately... "helping" Daddy in the yard. Our favorite place to be is out front where we can see all our friends pass.

Ella got potty trained!!!! Yippee. It's about time, I buckled down and just did it. (she had been ready for months!)

We went to Disney on Ice and took our very own princesses! It was so fun, except when Ella FREAKED OUT at Mickey, Minny, Donald, Daisy and Goofey! She HATED the people in the masks!!! So sad, but also kinda funny :) hehehe

Bowling has been our Activity of choice lately. The girls love it, in fact when asked what they wanted to "treat" Mommy to on her birthday, Ava responded..."I'm gonna take her bowling..." They have so much fun together.

For Friends & Family Near & Far...

2008-11-01T19:30:00.003-06:00

Yes, this is an announcement... Number 3 is on the way!

Due June 9, 2009

We are in week 9, and crossing our fingers... we made a boy!

Just kidding, either way, our lives will change for the best!

We are so excited and will keep all the aunts, uncles, cousins and loved ones up to date!

Carving Our Picked Pumpkins :)

2008-10-28T00:04:00.003-06:00

I wanted Ava to carve a pumpkin, you know, stick her hand in, pull it out and experience pumpkin carving at it's yuckiest!

I LOVE it, Brett dislikes it, and well... she liked it for a few minutes! I finished it and she told me it had to have a sad face... Oh, and I believe that kids should not hold knives (you give the "okay" once, for a reason like this and from then on they think they are "big enough") So my children do not CARVE pumpkins!!! (They gut them..) So Ava really only gutted it... So here is Ava's first carved pumpkin! :)

Oh and I hope that all mom's hear about making pumpkins this way, cause for kids, it is so GREAT!!! I did one for each kid... It is kinda like "Mr. Potato Head" pieces, but made for pumpkins, you can find them at Robert's, Micheal's and even WalMart. So here are our kids pumpkins...

Oh and here are Brett and I's pumpkins too! I told you I love it!!! I carved the castle and Brett did the amazing one with Cinderella!

Who notices first??? I bet Brynn and Holls... maybe Mandi!

Pumpkin Picking!

2008-10-27T23:24:00.004-06:00

Picking pumpkins is so much fun for me every year. I totally get kiddish!!! I guess it's the Tom-Boy in me... any excuse to get dirty right? So we took our girls to a vegetable stand close to our home where I had noticed some huge pumpkins... (not a patch I know, but I don't know where one is up here and it was kinda a quick trip to get um) So we got there and of course Ava is so excited, and Ella is, you guessed it, Pissed! The pictures aren't great, but pics are pics! I posted Last year and this year... so you can see a years difference! CRAZY!

Time at Play Park...

2008-10-17T16:22:00.003-06:00

Ella loves to slide!!! (About 3 Times)

Then she retreats and sits here...

She loves it, she watches the puppies, laughs at other kids and just watches... then eventually she will come and join back in with Ava.

Ava can't get enough of the slides and recently the monkey bars too. Of course she can't do it by herself, so it's me holding her by the legs and praying not to drop her. Time after time after time, she's up and down and then again and again.

Our Perfect Children

2008-10-16T20:56:00.005-06:00

So at bedtime, we have a routine. Bath, teeth, hair, read, sing and prayer... then of course bed.

Tonights routine went so well the girls (BOTH) girls participated!!!! It was fun to have Ella join in too. She typically wonders around and just kicks it while we do routine with Ava... so tonight was nice! I even snapped a few cute photos!

One of the songs that we sing is Book of Mormon Stories(yes with the signals).

(..."if they live...right-ous-ly"!)

("Book of Mormon stories...")

Daddy had her pose for prayer so everyone could tell what she was doing...

We said "Prayer time" & Ella took a seat and "folded" her arms! :) Proud moments as a

mom.

It's a Daddy TAKEDOWN!!!

2008-10-16T19:58:00.005-06:00

Ya know every man loves to wrestle, especially when it's with daddy's little girls!

Boston thought it would be good to nip at him here and there too... :) He's gotta help his sisters some how!

I think Brett lost... Two on his back and Boston nipping at his wrists, head and feet... Brett gave after a few minutes!!! A good Daddy always does!

First Snow!!!

2008-10-12T20:16:00.003-06:00

So we woke up this morning to at least 4-5 inches!!! It was so bitter sweet... huh... it's nice cause it's fun, but in my mind i start thinking "bundle up, everyone is gonna start getting sick" it's the season of runny noses! It stinks! But it brought a good morning. :)

Brett was home so I cooked breakfast, pancakes, eggs, bacon & rolls. We lit a fire in the fireplace, went over "fire safety" for a 3 yr old... :) and had a slow morning. After church, Ella napped and Ava bundled up (under mom's orders) and Brett and I went outside with her to make snow balls... it was a good day. By the time we got outside, about 4ish, there was at least 8-10 inches! it was crazy!!! A slow day... do whatever day and hangout day. It was great. Somedays I just need to slow down. I think that everyone just needs to slow down... I don't know about anyone else but Oprah (yes, I'm a housewife...) has been talking about being OVERWHELMED. And some of the horrible, life changing things that can happen, cause people are not thinking about what they are doing at that moment, they are always thinking one step ahead... so today was nice. My mind was on what we were dong at that moment and not worried about what was next, or getting things done. I love spending time with my husband, he calms me. I'll post pics of "snow time fun" soon! :)

Brett's Birthday

2008-10-01T22:22:00.005-06:00

Today is my husband's 29th birthday! I was so excited to get to "do" a birthday again... I love to make the cake and decorate the house and plan little surprises behind the 'birthday persons" back!

For days before I plan, shop, and scheme. I am as sneaky as sneaky can be! I even had Ava trained for when days asked what we bought. She was trained to say..."Stop asking Daddy, it's a surprise." And I can not count how many times she had to use it... It's just sad how Brett was trying to pry information out of her. But she held like a lock box!

Even once Brett asked her where we went...(as in what stores we went to) and she dropped her chin in disappointment, looking at him through her eyebrows and replied "Its for you birtday, now do not as me again, dad." It was great!!! I

didn't ever train her to say that, I think she w

as just fed up with him trying to be sneaky.

The girls and I woke up early and made eggs, french toast, bacon, muffins and pancakes (oh yea, I can cook!) We also hung blue (BYU) steamers all over the living room, and kitchen/dining area, blew up 24 blue balloons, and made noodle necklaces (daddy's had a "birthday daddy" sign on it.) This is all while Brett slept in (which is much deserved!).

Then we sang and opened presents... he made out like a bandit! We then played it lay-Z, Ella napped. Daddy and Ava went on an errand got a treat. (Roni... treat will never sound the same, but I can't find another word, thanks...) Then Ava went to school and Brett played his new game.

After Ava's school, we went for a picnic at the park by our house... we were there for like 1 1/2 hrs it was good to just have time out with Brett and the girls.

Then we came home changed and ate a Texas Roadhouse. YUM! (they finally got my steak right..3rd times a charm!)

When we got home we had our neighbors over for cake and ice cream! It was really nice to have some company. Overall Brett's birthday was a hit!

Rain Forest Cafe

2008-10-01T21:14:00.006-06:00

Anybody who's ever been to the Rain Forest Cafe knows that you walk in and you are in a rain forest. There are vines, trees and big (fake) animals all around... I mean really you can't see a painted wall/ceiling. It's really great!

Then about every fifteen minutes or so, a "rainstorm" comes and the animals go crazy making sounds and hooting 'N holler in'... This is entertaining, unless you are a tender heart. Our little Ava was sat facing the Gorillas, 3 of them...

The first time to rain and thunder noises came on, I swear she almost wet her pants! The Gorilla arms started moving and it started "Ooo, ooo, ah, aahing" and she kinda freaked!

Ella didn't really

seemed to mind she was actually kinda oblivious! But that's just Ella, kind is in her own world...

Ava actually ended up in Grandma Dawn's arms and still wasn't OK... like I said about every 15 minutes so just when we would calm her, it would happen again... Great food, good company but not for the naive, tender, and oh so sweet little child.

Lego Land!

2008-09-30T21:58:00.003-06:00

We visited Downtown Disney on our trip and we were all like kids in candy stores! It was fun... Brett like Lego Land a lot, of course cause he's a boy... but the girls loved it too. Everything except play area was made out of legos...

Last Few Years

2008-09-24T17:01:00.001-06:00

Disney World!!!

2008-09-24T14:14:00.006-06:00

We went to Disney World and upon entering we were greeted by a lady who offered us a personal "date" with a princess. All we had to do was show up at a certain time and Ava and Ella would meet a real princess... anyone who knows Ava knows that she was jumping at a shot to meet a real true princess. Well we showed up about ten minutes early and waited our turn.

The lady took us behind a curtain, where we said the magic words..."Bibbity, Bobbity, Boo", and who was it??? Cinderella herself!

Ava's mouth hit the floor, and she walked over in shock...! Ella jumped

in my arms and wouldn't go near her... huh? We got the chance to sit there for about five minutes and she spoke one on one with Ava who was is shock the entire time.

Ava got to kiss Cinderelly on the cheek and we even go a family photo!

This Cinderella was amazing! And for those of you who know me, know that this is not to crazy, but i actually started to cry... Ava was happier than I have ever seen her!

Florida!!! :)

2008-09-24T13:42:00.006-06:00

We visited Florida with Brett's family and had a blast! We were there for 6 great days and stayed in a suite that had 3 rooms. That was nice cause everyone had their own place. The girls slept in the bed next to us, and nights were interesting.

Unfortunately, Brad Sr., Mark and Aubrey had to leave early. But we all had a bunch of fun, while we could. We hit Sea World before they left, and all got to see Shamu! The rest of the week will be in the next few blogs!

And we were all BEAT!!! At the end of each day we would pretty much crash! :)

Ava's 3rd Birthday

2008-09-24T13:25:00.003-06:00

Ava's 3rd Birthday was a Hit!!! Unfortunately, Brett and I do not have a camera, so we missed a lot of the good shots!!! We borrowed our new neighbors camera and were able to get a few pictures... So here they are! It was a princess dress up party! Each little girl came dressed to impress! And each little boy, came in a costume of some sort! It was great!!!

I even made the princess cake all by myself! :)

New Posts!!!

2008-09-24T13:22:00.003-06:00

It's about time huh? We have had a lot going on in the last 6 or so months!

Let's see, We moved! Suprise suprise. those of you who know us, know that that is not rare!!! But this time it's gonna stick! We finally bought! We also, went to Florida... saw Shamu, and Disney world!

We've been busy... so here's an update! If you know someone who also knows us, send it on... I wanna find more blogs of friends!

Thanks!

Recently...

2008-07-31T23:27:00.004-06:00

Recently... that kinda means whatever you want it to right...? Cause recently in our lives, we have had Ava and Ella, or it seems recent. Anyways,

Ava is 3 and every bit of it! She is a wonderfully beautiful ball of learni

ng energy... what i mean by that, is she doesn't stop... ever,

and she is also so interested in learning (unlike her mother... :))

Ella came next, and stormed right in and made herself known... For real, she came early and spent some time in the NICU, nothing to serious... she just needed to develop her lungs a bit more. But she is healthy, happy, wild and CrAzY now! Walking, running, (keeping me running!) and livin' life...