Christmas and snow

Merry Christmas! Well... I'm a few days off but still fun to say. So we had a great Christmas with family and got to spend our first Christmas eve at our house! In years past we have spent Christmas eve at my moms then go to alex's parents in the morning. But we we're looking foward to spending it at home and being able to see Kaitlyn's reaction when she saw that Santa came. Video of this is soon to follow. :) but yeah Kaitlyn got a slide from Santa and a revamped play kitchen that my grandpa made for me before he died. She was so e cited and kept saying "SWIDE! SWIDE!" (her L's tend to suffer) . It was so fun!

Besides the fun christmas stuff, St. George got a bunch of snow recently! May not seem like much to most people, but we actually got a snow day for schools which hasn't happened for ten years! It was really fun... But also cold and scary to drive in!

I will post pictures soon since I just discovers I can't do it from my phone; by until then Happy New Year! :)

Out and about

So I thought of a brilliant plan. Since I'm so awful at remembering to update my blog when I'm home, I thought of the idea to use my cool new iPhone to update it when I'm out doing stuff and just sitting in the car.

So... Here is my first blog from my phone! A lot has been going on lately. We've been getting ready for the holidays at our house so it's been fun wrapping presents and putting them under the tree. Kaitlyn is very interested in Santa this year instead of being terrified of him like last year.She also is very into snow. We got her this little plastic snow globe that blows around styrofoam snow and she goes nuts and says "ITS SNOWING!" She's getting so big!

So I honestly have a bunch of pictures to add when I get a chance, so hopefully I'll be able to do that soon. For right now, I'm out!

Quick update

Well.. it's been a while since I've updated, and I have a few very brief moments to make a post.

1- I'm not dead.. just super busy being a mom.
2- Had a fun thanksgiving with lots of good eats.
3-Been very busy doing lots of family pictures and editing them.
4- Had a fun little party for Kaitlyn's birthday as she had turned 2!
5- Going crazy with Christmas coming up, but am super excited for it.

I have to load all my pictures on here, which will come another time (go figure).

OH! super excited about this... Got a rockin Iphone for my christmas gift from hubby. We just couldn't wait for them so we got them early. Love it! really I do! maybe if I can figure it out, I will start posting from there more often. But until then, it's late, my kids are asleep finally, and I'm goin to bed! Peace out.

Good times at Disneyland

Well I finally have a little time to blog, not much since it's so late and I'm wasted tired, but I'll do what I can!

Our family was lucky enough to make a random trip to Disneyland recently and it was so fun! It was Kylie first time there and she actually did really well! We also got to meet up with my fabulous friends Ray and Chilly... LOVE YOU GUYS! They were even gracious enough to watch my children now and again while me and hubby got to go on a few rides! Kaitlyn was so fun cause she is really into the princesses now and loved the "Fantasy Fair". Then loving hubby took the little ones back to the hotel for a few hours both nights so I could stay and go on some big rides with my friends! SO sweet of him, and I had a great time.

Look how cute Kaitlyn is in her Princess outfit!

Me and Chilly went on the Grizzly Rapids in California Adventure... We got a little moist.

Alex and Kylie waiting in line for the Winnie the Pooh ride.

For right now, these are all the new pictures I have loaded on to my computer. Halloween and baby blessing to come soon! :)

In the words of the great and cute Eeyore... "Thanks for noticin' me".

The joys of all the things I do.

So I haven't actually posted anything lately.. so here's some of what's been going on.

Little little one is doing well and growing like a weed. We had some fussiness issues due to formula and acid reflux, but a soy formula has solved this. now look how happy she is! :)


So we took a day trip to Vegas a few weeks back and got to see some big lions, jaguars, a white tiger and tiger cubs, and a bunch of dolphins. It was quite fun.


Here's me and my baby at the Bellagio in the cool gardens they always switch up... it was all pumpkin-y if you couldn't tell.

Kaitlyn is such a good big sister! Seriously she is always giving kisses and wants to help hold and feed the baby. She gets very concerned if Kylie is crying.


Kaitlyn is taking the leap to follow in her mothers footsteps and be a drummer as I was. She loves Rock Band... as do I.

Yay! i got tagged....

Okay.. so because I rarely ever blog, Katria did tag me in hopes that I might. GO ME!

1. Where is your cell phone? on my bed next to me.
2. Where is your significant other? Downstairs talking "business" with someone.
3. Your hair color? Brown.
4. Your mother? where is she?... California with my grandparents for the weekend.
5. Your father? with mom...
6. Your favorite thing? The every rare sleep.. and uh... not crying babies.
7. Your dream last night? Didn't sleep and therefore didn't dream.
8. Your dream/goal? To be a great photographer and have time to do it. and to catch up on my scrapbooking!
9. The room you're in? My bedroom... it's great.
10. Your hobby? I much enjoy scrapbooking... photography... and shopping.. yes i consider shopping a hobby!
11. Your fear? Anything creepy crawly, being alone, and losing one my kids somewhere.
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Enjoying my children being in school and having a hint of a social life again.
13. Where were you last night? My mother-in-laws for a family birthday party. Wee hoo!
14. What you're not? sleeping....
15. One of your wish-list items? Shout out to katria with the macro lens also, an annual pass to disneyland.... and can I wish for more free time?
16. Where you grew up? California and Utah
17. The last thing you did? Changed a daiper and fed a baby
18. What are you wearing? Brown pants that don't fit too well, a blue sweater shirt, a cream little sweater jacket... no shoes or socks... throw in a bra and some undies and that's my outfit.
19. Your TV? Which one? Bedroom one, on showing "What Not to Wear", daughters TV, on showing "My Friends Tigger and Pooh", living room TV... off.... Car TV... off.
20. Your pet? Daisey Duke the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is in the process of being moved temporarily while our gates are installed, then she will have free roam of the back yard! YAY FOR GATES! and Squeeky the peach faced Cockateil is chillin in her cage downstairs munchin on some bird seed.
21. Your computer? on my lap... good ol
22. Your mood? A little "eh" right now... waiting for my new presciption happy pills to kick in
23. Missing someone? my friends...
24. Your car? Buick Enclave.. love it... it's chillin in the garage. soon to be taken out about town so i can get me some lunch!
25. Something you're not wearing? a thong.
26. Favorite store? Roberts... or Tai Pan... or Michaels... or Memoirs... or Times-n-Life... or Target... heck.. any store that I can shop at and isn't a "man store".
27. Your summer? Pregnant... birth giving... house remodeling and yard finishing... overall a reasonable summer.
28. Love someone? always.
29. Your favorite color? Baby blue
30. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday i think... maybe... sure.. lets go with that.
31. Last time you cried? 3 AM when my child would not stop crying... it was a meltdown lemme tell ya!



Well.. that's my tag answers... now I tag.... Shay... and uh... anyone else who feels like being tagged!

And more good posting will come probably later today or tomorrow... much to post about. just gotta make the time.

Brief Update.. too sore to say more.

Okay, So I'm SO bad at blogging it's not even funny, but I'm still trying to get into a routine with the new little one. SO this is a quick note to inform my small following that I am not dead. Kaitlyn is becoming more and more grown up everyday, it's mind boggling! She has learned how to count to ten, is working on the potty training thing, and loves to help me with the baby whenever I give her the chance. The downside of her growing up is she has become fairly manipulative and has mastered the art of temper-tantrums.... oh the joy.

Kylie is just so much fun! This last week she started smiling like real smiles and cooing when you talk to her. It's adorable. She's so exhausting to take care of though because she is a VERY light sleeper like me and much unlike her sister who can sleep through anything. I do love how much more cuddly she is than Kaitlyn ever was. She loves to be held all the time, which is a good thing sometimes and a bad thing other times. But all in all, she is a beautiful little bundle of joy that I'm so excited to be able to have.

So I have many, MANY more things I want to talk about and post, but I just plain don't feel up to it today. I had an awful root canal this morning which required me to see a specialist for and I have to go finish the other half of the root canal in 3 weeks due to severe deep infection which must be resolved first. Yeah... just not fun. SO... hopefully I will get a chance this weekend to post some cute pictures and tell a few more stories of what's been going on with me lately! Thanks for checkin in!

Kylie Grace

She's here! Kylie Grace was born Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 11:01 PM. She weighed 7lbs 8oz and was 20 inches long. It's oodles of fun having her around, besides the sleep deprivation. Kaitlyn is slowly adjusting to having her around. She loves to play with her and give her lots of kisses, but she's not so keen on the shift of attention that's been goin on. anywho, I haven't had much free time for pictures of her yet, but I took these ones in the hospital. As soon as I have some time to sit down and actually take some good pictures (which I'm hoping will be this weekend), I'll post em right up! :)


PS- For friends who also read the Untouchables blog, sorry this one is kind of a repeat of that. :P

Fun with Jewelery and Stickers

So, this is gonna be a pretty lazy post. I went to my doctor today and I'm dilated to a 3 and should be having my baby any day now, which will be much relief for my discomfort and an exciting new responsibility to add to my life. SO! With that in mind, I'm not feeling super high energy, but I really wanted to get these pictures of Kaitlyn up before I forget, even though I didn't really get a chance to edit them just yet! First ones, we played dress up with my jewelery... it was fun. Second group... she got into our left over yard sale stickers and kept running back and forth between me and daddy to get more stickers put on. It was lots of fun and she thought it was hilarious. So that's about all I can manage to get on for right now, but enjoy!

My weekend with Katria

So! It's taken me a few days to post, but hey, I'm here! So this last weekend, Ray came down to visit me and we totally got pedicures! K, given mine was VERY disappointing as far as professional pedicures go, I still had fun just doing something "girly". So after a wonderful day of shopping for MORE craft supplies, as if I seriously need anything else to fill up my craft room, we got some dinner and headed back to begin our big project of the evening. I made a Giselle hair clippie to go with the bow board I made for Chilly. It was rockin... i just have to say. And as I worked on that, Katria made an awesome flower arrangement for me, since she's just so super talented like that!


My awesome Giselle hair clippie!

See kids... this is what you look like when you play around with pot!

Ray with some grass and floral wire.

Making everything just perfect and lovely for my viewing pleasure!

The amazing finished product (in day light so you can see it!). Come on folks, give her a hand!

But I must make a note, I made a few minor adjustments to the final product which is what i took pictures of, and apparently I broke it! Meaning, Ray said I unbalanced it and she's gonna smite me and correct my damage when she comes back down in a few weeks!

My little one on ultrasound!!!

Okay, so I had yet another ultrasound done on me not too long ago, and I was lucky enough that the nurse loved to get good pictures of the baby. And randomly, my darling husband asks what kind of machines they use for the 3D ultrasounds that I've been so wanting to do. So the nurse pushes a "magic button" and BAM! here's my baby in 3D! I think she looks a lot like Kaitlyn... but that's just me personally.... ENJOY!

Shoutin out and spreadin some love! and A GIVEAWAY!

So my lovely friend Katria is having a blog give away, and in order to allow myself more and more chances to win, I am givin her "Massive Props" and a "Word". Lol... wow I'm glad I don't really use words like that... it comes out so geeky. But we have been friends for a REALLY long time and have some wonderful memories together, some crazy ones too, but a lot of good ones!

AND I'll give some sweet shout outs to Chilly, another amazing friend. Though i haven't known her nearly as long as Katria, I have a deep appreciation for her ability to keep Katria happy, and also how well she keeps her blog updated! YAY FOR CHILLY! (And I think it's amazing that she's giving away such a freakin cool prize on her blog! PIRATES FOREVER!!!


Also I'm going to copy this game they both have to see what interesting thing pop up for me! I don't really have anything cool to give away... OH WAIT!! I know!! Whoever wins my little giveaway.. I will make them a custom blog logo (like my pretty Creative Moments one up top here on my blog) made to their specifications. That's about the most talent I have so I'm going with that for now! And even if you don't want my almost cool prize

The Blogging Game

Here is a fun little game... leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time or a long time, anything that you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It is pretty funny to read the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. On your mark... get set... blog those memories!


So getta thinkin about how cool you think I am and any none humiliating memories you have of me! I'm off to get an all ice snow cone!! (no flavor is the best flavor!!)

Quick Update

So I'll be honest.... I'm a big time grump right now because I'm so incredibly uncomfortable! I've reached the point in my pregnancy where I don't sleep, I can't get comfortable no matter how I sit, lay, stand or move. Don't get me wrong, it's all part of the being pregnant and miracle of life thing I know and understand. I just wish it was a little less unpleasant... or that Kaitlyn would be a little more cooperative with me on regular daily tasks that have become so much harder as my stomach stretches to the point that everyone who looks at me says "You look like your about to 'Pop'!!" Nothin to boost your self esteem like people letting you know your still pregnant and fat! lol jk.

Anywho, enough complaining for right now. I had my visit with my prenatal specialist this last week and discovered that my previous complications I was having have pretty much faded away and I'm kinda in the home stretch as far as my pregnancy goes. But that's not the exciting part! As soon as I have energy and am not so busy being in pregnant misery (which should be some time later this week lol) I will post my adorable pictures from my ultrasound. My hubby randomly asked the nurse what kind of machines they use for the 3D ultrasounds, so she pushed one little button on her computer and started bringing up 3D images of our little one on the way! It was really amazing and she was really nice and patient to get us some really great pictures! It's amazing how much our new girl looks like our daughter now! You can really see a lot of similarities in their features just from the ultrasound!

So besides the doctors offices, and laying in my bed, I've been fairly busy around our place this last week. We got a new couch and a complete office set for Alex this week and have been setting it up and decorating here and there. He is really happy with it because he now has a professional work space, but we also added some touches which he says make it feel like his "MAN space" since his previous space has now been painted pink and covered in little princess decor. Also, we had a garage sale this last Saturday, which actually had a pretty good turn out. It was a lot of work, and pretty tiring, but we got rid of a lot of things that were just taking up too much space and made some money on the side... which is NEVER a bad thing.

So for now, that's pretty much an update. So I'll see yall on the flip side!!!

The Trip!

So if you have noticed, I'm very proud of my blog layout. The general layout itself has it's own little credits at the bottom, but i managed to somewhat customize it and please note my very cute Blog Title which I made all by myself in Photoshop! SO ME!



Okay, So I am finally gonna post about my trip which I got back from Sunday afternoon. K So on our way up on Thursday, we saw fit to stop and let the screaming KG run around on the playground at the gas station, which I saw as a good photo opportunity.


With tounge hanging out, KG is focused on sliding!
Husband got stuck in a crawly tube.


She has an obsession with steering wheels as well.


We had some fun! SO! We kept on cruisin' to the great "Up North", where we met up with my little sister who and went to dinner with her and her most recent boyfriend (big improvement from her last one... don't ask!!). Next day was spent with husbands friends at the mall where I proceeded to spend an over an hour and about $200 at one of my favorite stores ever... GO ARCHIVERS!!!!! LOVE IT!! Then relaxed at our hotel, did a little more shopping before dinner, then a nice swim in a FREEZING hotel pool. K can I just tell you when your stomach is huge from pregnancy and nice and skin tight, cold water does not "sooth" in a way you'd hope for!!! No sir!! OH! and we made some wicked awesome Angels and Airwaves flags for my hubby and his friend to take to Warped Tour. He actually got to meet them for the second time, and they signed the flags we made and said they were awesome! I was so proud of myself!

Saturday was awesome! Hubby and friends left for Warped Tour early in the AM, so my wonderful friend Katria came all the way to my hotel just to help me load up my child and all my swimming gear. We spent a few hours at her apartment pool swimming, which was WAY better because it was outside and warm! And believe it or not, my amazingly white self got some sun!.....k so I got a little burnt on my shoulders, but I haven't been able to lay out and get even remotely tan for almost 2 years! That's just the price of motherhood I guess. Anyway! So daughter finally falls asleep and me and Katria saw fit to mess with our cameras... she came out like this....Gosh dang that's awesome! Then guess what....... MORE SHOPPING! I managed to spend another $100 at Archivers. Yes... I am amazingly talented at spending money. So after shopping, we went to BYU campus to this cute little pond for more wonderful photo time.

Poor Ducks never saw her comin... she chased them for well over a half an hour....
My precious baby girl, KG. She's so cute!!!
The ducks finally got smart and ran up a little hill where she couldn't follow them anymore.
K this made me really excited. There were a lot of other people around the pond and what not and there were a few families with little kids. KG decided to share her ball and made friends with a few girls at the park. I was really happy to see her sharing so well and playing really well with the other kids, even though they just met!

So... that's about it for now. We had a good trip, it was a nice little break from the stresses of everyday life. And.... yeah that's about it for now. It'll be a few days before I post again becuase tomorrow is my husbands birthday (he's finally caught up to me and turning 22!) then the 4th of july holiday fun! So I'll see yall soon!

My First Post :)

Well... I have decided to take my lovely friend Chilly's advice and follow in the the great Katria's footsteps and take up blogging. I have another one for just photo's that I've taken, but i thought it'd be a good time consumer to make up another.

So here will be my day to day life, family pics and events, and my joyous digital scrapbooking posts. I don't have much time to post much of anything today cause we're going out of town tomorrow to see the great Katria! So I will probably have some pics when I get back, unless of course I decide to take my laptop with and blog as fun events unfold! WHO KNOWS?!?!

So for now, I welcome you to my new and hopefully entertaining blog and will try my best to keep it updated!