Just hangin with Great Grandma, the Wrench, & Bouncer!

Just Stopped To Smell the Flowers!

I went to this website and found all of these family things to do here, that is either free, cheap, and some that are a lil expensive. We have plans to do fun stuff to do every week as a family till February. I am so excited! So these pics are the new revamped Bellagio flower Garden. We went there because lately Addie always wants to touch, and look at flowers in the house, at the store, everywhere. It is so adorable I wanted her to experience the ultimate flower extreme. It worked out because there was a yummy chocolate shop next door toowith a chocolate waterfall (so cool) (which she and I loved) Cuz you know I luv my chocolate.

Hanging Out with friends

Bye We Luv You Niki & Mandi & I am nine months old!

Having a go away dinner with Niki & Mandi they finaaly got to see me crawl!

10k Boo-ya!

Yeah!!!! I finanlly ran my 10k! This last saturday was our stake pioneer day and my sister-in-law and I trained all last week for the 5k, but I kept feeling like I could take on the 10k, even though it was hot. Well I am so glad that I did! Because my sister in law Mandi totally did the 10k with me too. We had so much fun. She was worried that she was going to have to walk it at some point but she never did! I am so proud of her, because for reals.. I have been training for a 10k for the past few months, she hasn't. The most she was running was 3 miles, so for me I was pretty much ready for it, but for her she was pushin it, yet she rocked it! That girl has got heart! Yet another reason I am so blessed to have such wonderful in-laws. Mandi is such a beautiful, sweet, hard working, no-quitter, big hearted girlie girl. I am so dang proud of you Mandi and I hope you are proud of yourself. Let's run that 10k every year! (I should have taken pictures, hopefully someone did so I can post em!)

Nighty -night!

What is this you are looking at? Well it is one of the new two sleepers I just purchased for Addie. Why is it on here? Because I would just like to tell the world that even though I am now a brunette, I am still a blonde at heart! I thought I would be a smart mommie and buy her some 9-12mos. sleepers since they were on sale. Well Carters sometimes only puts one of the months that the clothes are meant for meaning if it is a garment for the months 3-6 they will put "6 months" on the tag instead of 3-6 mos. like most companys (okay so I already knew that way before I bought these). Well I bought two "9 month" sleepers (meaning: 6-9 months) got home washed them, washed her, put her in the sleeper and was like "hey she has almost out grown (height wise) her 9-12 mos. sleeper something must be wrong... Yup something was not wrong, I was just having a good ol' blonde moment. So Addie at least has some new cute sleepers she can wear for another month (hopefully). Well at least it is so darn cute! I just love the feet! luvins!

Me gusta musica! (Uncle Tom i know you will appreciate this!)

Brian was trying to teach Addie a lil peruvian music. Addisen caught on so quick, she is such a future musician. Look at her go!

How do I luv you Mac? Let me count the ways, one 1000, ...

Mac Makeover! Long over due! Okay listen up ALL mothers out there, after you lose most of your post pregnancy weight, go get a mac makeover! My friends and I went to the Fashion show, with our hubbys, sent the hubbys with the babies to go play in the mall somewhere (probably Gamestop) while we got beautified! I just had to show this picture of my eye makeup. It is so cool (although I do not dare to where that much makeup normally) It still looks crazy cool. I have since then tried to recreate it, (no success). Anyways I love makeup, so for those of you who appreciate the art of makeup, enjoy! Oh and a must buys are the paint pod for your eyelid (prep-eye makeup), and the liquid pod eyeliner in brown. These products are amazing! luvins!

Yeah Swimming!

Yeah! Addisen finally went swimming. She loved it! At first I think she was a little confused about the whole thing, and yes I did find her a cute cherry swimsuit with a cherry hat (cherry stuff is so cute). It is a 12 month size but hey it fits, only a lil baggy. Swimming with her is so much fun, and now that girls camp is over we are going to try to go at least once a week. I just luv her cuteness!

I love my Aunt Niki!

Rubber Hippo You're-da-One!

Okay so I swore I would never put any bathtime photos on this blog, but... this is so dang cute, and bathtime is so much fun with her and her duckie tub and rubber hippo. She loves to chase after the floating hippo in the duckie tub, once she gets it she bites it's little bum! Brian grabbed this photo pretty quickly, and I just think it is the cutest!

SO SORRY!

Well here is my apology. I am Sorry! Sorry for what you might ask? Well... yes I am ready to admit it, I AM A BLOG SLACKER (well only temporarily). The update... well the reasons for my slacking; girls camp, traveling out of town, and and just plain busy, busy, busy (not a bad thing since those who know me know that I am pretty much always up to something that is keeping me busy busy busy). I am just not one of those people who can just sit around. I have to be doing a project, or playing, or anything. Which works out for my daughter and hubby because that means I am either doing something for them, or cooking dinner, or organizing, etc. So yeah I guess the only thing I have not payed attention to is this blog (I know doom on you!). Anyhoo! I am officially retiring from slacker blog chica, so here are the cute updates!!! Luvins!

yeah finally home playing with mommy on the floor

More Family Reunion Pics! We luv our family!

Family Reunion Utah here we come!

Some cute pics from the reunion! It's confirmed Addie loves doggies!

Let's play MarioKart! Nin-ten-do Woohoo!

I roll like a log to where I want to go....and I always go to the gamecube controllers. Addisen has figured out that why should she crawl when she can roll like a log to get to where she wants to go. SILLY GIRL!

Seven Months old, here are some of my new tricks!

I can push the luvs diaper box down the hall! I can eat my toes and foot!

I don't like applesauce I don't I don't I don't!

Poor Addie! She hates applesauce. Why I don't know because I love fruit and I was so excited for her to try it, but nooooooooooo she dislikes it terribly (as seen in these photos). She makes the funniest faces while she eats her fruit, and recently she has started gagging on some of them, I never knew babies would know how to gag when they ate stuff they didn't like. On the flip side though, she loves all of her veggies!

My Hubby (what a catch!)

I just wanted to take some blog space to say Happy Birthday Boo! I love you so much and I love growing old with you! I seriously have the most amazing hubby. He is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I know he is my soul mate, and our love was always meant to be. We went to middle school, and high school together, but never dated, we were barely friends. We flirted in High School (I used to grab his bicep and call him popeye), and then at a party which I barely remember now I grabbed his cute baseball player bum, I couldn't help it (he has a cute bum okay too much info I know!). I went to homecoming with his Best Friend Matt Higgi, and thats how we pretty much started talking as friends, then he left, and didn't return back into my life until years later when we saw each other at our singles ward. Brian came up to me and was like hey you are mormon? I was like who is this hottie? (in my head of course). I couldn't remember who he was, but I played it off like I did because you know I wanted to date that! Then he said its me "popeye". After he said that I sort of knew it was him, then he turned around and I saw that cute bum (I know I know too much!) and I knew exactly who he was. After a couple of years of being friends and then dating we got married! Thank goodness, because I really wanted to grab his bum again (okay thats it no more mentioning Brians Assets!). So in tribute to the most amazing man in my life besides the Lord here is a list of what makes my man so incredible! I love you babe! Happy 28!

1.) he has a great sense of humor
2.) his charity
3.) his testimony (so strong)
4.) he is so hot!
5.) he is the best hubby
6.) he is the best babys daddy! he helps out with everything, and he loves too!
7.) he is such a natural when it comes to children
8.) he is a great athlete, (especially baseball)
9.) he is patient with me
10.) he loves to serve the Lord, his family, and friends.
11.) he is so smart, I swear he knows everything, and how to find it.
12.) he is so good to Addie and me.
13.) he is the hardest worker.
14.) he is so loyal and honest.
15.) he knows the gospel so well
16.) he is nice to everyone, even if they aren't very nice to him.
17.) he is thoughtful
18.) he is the best back and head tickler, when I was preggers he would tickle me to help me sleep when I was so uncomfortable.
19.) he always supports me
20.) he has always been a worthy priesthood holder for our family.
21.) he loves the outdoors
22.) he is the most unselfish person I know, besides his mom, and my mom.
23.) he has a great family, that has made me feel like apart of the family since day one.
24.) he doesn't flip out, he is always calm in every situation, even when I am not being my best self.
25.) he is the best friend you could ever have.
26.) he plans for the future (but doesn't go over board)
27.) he likes to surprise me, and when he does it always a great surprise!
28.) Happy B-day Boo!

Yeah 4 1/2 Miles!

First of all sorry that I have been a slacker blogger the past week. I will do better! Now for more important stuff! I finally made it! I am up to 4 1/2 miles running without stopping. I have been training for a 10k the past two months. Before I got pregnant last year I was running 4 1/2 miles a day no prob. I was going to run the Rachel, NV midnight UFO 10k in Aug, but Brian's School Reunion is that weekend so no soup. Nonetheless, I am going to run a 10k in Sept/Oct this year that I am helping out with in our Stake. I am so excited though because my friends and I have been running the past few weeks 4-5 times a week and we are getting faster and more in shape! Yeah Yeah Yeah! Running is the best! The goal is 6.5 miles by beg. of July so we can get faster for the 10k. I know we can do it!

Just a Thought...

I went to this special Stake Relief Society program a few weeks ago that was incredible, but left there with an experience I didn't expect to have. First of all there were a ton of sisters there, the stake program was mostly musical pieces (which were gorgeous), and it was so nice to catch up with alot of people from our old ward. However, amongst all of this amazingness something more amazing happened. When we walked into the sacrament room I ran into a new girl from our ward. She is a great and beautiful person, who always seems to be happy. I spotted her, and asked her to come sit with me and my friends. Once we were seated, the program started, and of course Addisen wanted to sit and play on my lap, and not in the car seat,( which I secretly love). Anyways, Addie was being so good and sweet, she could not stop smiling at my new friend in the ward. I have never seen her be so amuzed with someone, but she just loved staring at this girl and smiling. A few minutes later I apologized to her for my daughters infatuation, with staring at her and trying to grab her over and over again. This sweet sister friend just smiled and said, It's okay, I think this is the first time I have smiled all day, today has been really hard. I almost cried when she said this. When I got home that evening while I was putting Addisen to bed, rocking her in my arms, I could not stop thinking about this. Then it became so clear to me. Your children teach you how to be better, even when their vocabulary is bababgagaahgoo. We should be more childlike, that we could look into a strangers face, and if we see pain or distress just smile at them with honest love, until they smile back. Ever since I have been a member of this church I have been trying to let the truth of the gospel help me become a better person, but I always feel like I continue to fall short. Now having Addisen in my life, I realize that I want to work even harder to be a better person, and I want to be the best mom, wife, saint, sibling, daughter, friend, co-worker, and person possible. I never want her to be ashamed of me, I want her know honesty, love, & charity . I love my family so much, and find it hard to believe sometimes the blessings the Lord has given me in this life. Thus, the Lord wants us to raise a family in Zion because if our heart is truly in the right place, we find hidden greatness we never knew we had in us by becoming a mother to a child of God. Just a thought (a very long one)...

Cute Sunday After Church Pictures! I just love her cute baby self!