The Moses's Livin and Learnin

Sparklers and Birthdays

2011-01-14T06:04:00.000-08:00

My mom got some sparklers from our local fireworks stand, so we got to have some fun!! Mayli loved them! She actually did really good with them. It's so fun to watch kids discover new things, and the fascination that comes with it. It makes me happy! :)So busy Working on the computer!
Muah hahahaha!!! She throws her head back and laughs. it cracks me up.
I couldnt find the right numbers, let alone 30 candles!!! But we did celebrate a birthday over here. One for a mr colin. It was great. We got to go out two days in a row! Thank you mom and marcy! Friday we went to barnes and noble and just browsed, then went to lunch. Saturday evening we went to dinner and then out to the movies. We had a great time!

For his birthday, he got an awesome tv! 46 inches of beauty. Thanks momma moses for the donation :) Cheers Old man!

Christmas Day

2011-01-14T05:47:00.001-08:00

Apparently I only took about 5 pictures on christmas and they all looked like the one above. Bummer. We had an AWESOME christmas filled with lots of family time.This Picture was after church, mayli looked so cute in her little Christmas dress...but she was NOT in the mood for a picture. Nap time for sure.

My sister Marcy had our names for christmas and she made us this beautiful picture....well she had the photo enlarged and then made the frame around it! I LOVE it.

Christmas Eve

2011-01-14T05:15:00.000-08:00

Our 2010 Moses Family Portrait. We thought we would save some money this year and just create our own family pic. haha. jk. This is what we did for our white elephant gift :)

Let the festivities begin! Mitch and colin face off in a race to see who can win pictionary!!Present time! All the kiddos in their cutie jammies!! I LOVE the jammie tradition!!I took this cute pic from jen's blog! She always gets the best pictures....I don't know where I was when this happened....BUT I LOVE this BOOTY picture!!! (thanks Jen!)

Seeing Santa

2011-01-14T04:57:00.001-08:00

We Took Courtlynn with us to Bass Pro shops this year to sit with santa... Mayli LOVES court. We had a lot of fun walking around looking at all the stuff in that store....busy! We kind of waited last minute to do the santa thing...so needless to say, we had quite the wait. Oh well.
Mayli didn't like the idea of Santa at all....She did however, enjoy the candy cane she got afterwards!!!

Mega Update....Lots of pictures!!!

2010-12-08T04:39:00.000-08:00

This is going to be a long post with a lot of pictures!! I figured I might as well get updated mow before the holidays festivities hit hard and I get too far behind....so here ya go!

I celebrated my 25th birthday last week!! I had SUCH a good day! So many birthday wishes, and then I got to spend it with my babe and my colin. In the morning he made me some breakfast, I got to open my presents, and then my mom watched mayli so we could go to the movies. We saw tangled! It was soo stinkin cute! LOVED IT! Then Colin had to go to class so my mom and sisters took me out to lunch! thanks!!! then mayli and I came home and took a nap...then to top off the evening it was our ward christmas party. seriously it was an awesome birthday! I got some really great things :) Thanks everyone!!
Colin has this problem with keeping his eyes open for pictures! Looks like Mayli inherited it too!!

Bwahaha!!

My family has a tradtion every year....we call it our desert party. We build a big bonfire out in the desert, eat dinner, tell christmas stories, and sing songs. This year was a special year honoring Jordan (my oldest nephew) who will be leaving on his mission in a week!!! All of the men told christmas stories from their missions...it was fun to listen all of the different traditions in different parts of the world.

We celebrated Thanksigiving with the Moses family this year. It was so fun, and so nice to not have to worry about rushing to get to 2 families. Mame had these fun twirly ribbons and the kids had a blast playing with them!!

Is that NOT the sweetest face ever!?!
Kadence was so happy...you can tell by her face. Pure bliss!
ahhh little jakey!!!

Mayli ADORES her cousins!! They come over and she jsut wants to spend time with them!!! Especially all of the little girls! She will hardly even come to me when they're around! I love it.

This is at Pops birthday celebration! Happy Birthday pops...here's to another year!!

Notice the closed eyes??? It takes colin about 20 pictures for me to get ONE good one with his eyes open....I don't know why but for some reason he cannot keep his eyes open for pictures. Especially when theres a flash!!! Someone needs to invent eyelid tape!

May was LOVIN this jeep!! It wouldn't go so keri had to push it around :)

Mayli with cousins keaton and brody....Brody is 3 1/2 months older than mayli, but about 2 times bigger! They just moved back from kansas. We are sooooo excited to have them close again! (notice mayli's hair..hahaha)
Grandma Potter Painting Mayli's little fingernails. She sat really good for the painting process....the tricky part is getting her to sit long enough to let them dry!!

These glasses were a hit with the kids. They thought they were sooo funny!!

Pops

2010-11-16T05:45:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago we were able to go to the temple with pops and have him sealed to his parents. It was so great the have the family there! Jen got this awesome picture of all of us outside the Temple. (except jake) After the sealing we went out to dinner, and it was so fun to just sit around and talk for almost 3 hours! It was great to look over and see pops there with us. It is a very rare occasion when he gets to come out and be with us, but when he is, we always have a great time. He has the best sense of humor and always keeps us laughing!!! When we lived in the west valley we would go visit him weekly. We enjoyed our time with him. Now that we are on the east side, it is a little bit more difficult to get over there. But we do cherish the moments and time we have with him.

50 FREE Holiday Cards

2010-11-05T04:34:00.001-07:00

I saw this promotion on a friend's blog...too good to pass up. Plus, It's getting to be that time of year again when we all have to start thinking of sending out cards!!!

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I'm sooo excited to get our holiday cards out this year. We missed last year so we're about due for one. Plus, with just getting family pictures....it's perfect timing!

Thanks Shutterfly!

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Picnik

2010-11-04T05:55:00.000-07:00

I had a ton of fun editing these pictures using Picnik. I had never heard of it before I saw it on a friends blog, and tried it out. I love the caption that I can add to the picture...that's mainly what I used it for. It has a lot of restrictions if you are not a "premier" customer....but still fun to play around with!

Look what a year will do!

2010-10-31T22:52:00.000-07:00

HALLOWEEN 2009

HALLOWEEN 2010

Sneak Peak

2010-10-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

We FINALLY got our family pictures done!! My sister was able to take them and they turned out really good! Taking pictures with a little toddler is no easy task....I can't imagine adding more kids to the mix!! This is just a little sneak preview....I'll post more in a little while when I get them uploaded.

First Birthday

2010-10-29T04:53:00.000-07:00

I'm over 2 and a half months late on her birthday post. Oh well. It was a good day. We celebrated by having family and some friends over for dinner and cake. Nothing too fancy. I thought mayli would get more into the cake, but she didn't. I think she was nervous from all of the people watching her.

Puppy....hoo hoo hoo

2010-10-27T05:54:00.000-07:00

Mayli has this little puppy that she absolutely LOVES!!! "puppy" is probably the word she says more than any other word...she will say it, and then do the sound it makes. At one point she would say what a kitty says...but not anymore. Now it's ALL about the puppy!!

Awhilebackwe.....

2010-10-27T05:07:00.000-07:00

Moved in with my parents
Celebrated a 1st Birthday
Went to disneyland
Switched to a big girl carseat
Took our last swim of the summer
Played with friends
Visited Pops
Got a haircut
Celebrated another 1st Birthday
Went to ballet under the stars
Played at the splash pad
Went to the beach
Got A's on tests
Worked Hard
Got a new calling (cubmaster)
Got family pictures...finally
Got a phone dropped in the toilet
Had an anniversary
Cut a few more teeth

Wow....It's been sooo long since I have updated!!! I guess I have just been putting it off because I get so far behind and I hate playing catch up....It's that way with journal writing too. Hopefully I can be more regular about my posts. These are just some of the things we have done lately, and I feel like I'm forgetting a ton.

Jordan

2010-10-27T04:21:00.000-07:00

This is Jordan.

Jordan is my oldest nephew. He made me an aunt when I was 5. We were pretty inseparable when we were younger. I would spend the night over at his house probably every other weekend. We have a lot of good memories :)

Jordan is a very smart kid. I remember when we were younger, he would teach me the right way to hold a spoon....he would tell me about all the stories in the Book Of Mormon. I always remember thinking he was sharp. Jordan has decided to serve a mission for our church. I am soo happy and excited for him. He will be serving in the Baltic States mission, mainly in Latvia. He will be such a great missionary!! The other night we were all able to witness Jord go through the temple. It was a great experience. Congrats Jordan for the choices you are making!!! Love you!

My ONE Year Old

2010-08-18T04:06:00.000-07:00

ONE WHOLE YEAR!!! Crazy! That's how long I've been able to be a mommy to my little Mayli! She really does make us smile...all the time. We Love having her! She has really developed this cute little personality.

* She shakes her head no and yes.

*she says mama and dad (im not sure if she relates the words yet...but she says them :)

*She does the sign for milk and more.

*She folds her arms

*she loves to sing

*she LOVES balls

*She took her first steps a week before her birthday.

*She just finally cut her 6th tooth. Every time she cuts a new tooth she has gotten sick so far :(

*She Does this cheesy smile (where do they learn that!?!) love it

*She lloves food! She wants whatever we are eating all the time!

*She is definitley going to be a talker! She's babbling all the time...this is newer.

It's amazing how her little personality has just popped out in the last few weeks. She has preferences. Likes and dislikes. She's just her own little person. We love you Mayli!

(I had a cute vid of her walking...but for some reason its not downloading:(!

11 Months!

2010-07-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

(is she not the cutest thing!?!)

Life is BUSY!!! That's why I haven't blogged for a while! I have started working. So now I'm a workin momma supporting our little fam while chuck goes to school. It's good. Kind of. It's temporary!!! That's what I have to remember. We are so blessed.

We are also getting ready for a move. So that's keeping me pretty busy! We are moving in with my parents for a bit, so we are having to downxize majorly! This means a good, deep clean through the house determining what we REALLY want to keep. Garage Sale Saturday!

Not to mention I have a little baby who is mobile...and likes to "help out" by unpacking everything we seem to pack! I don't know how people do moves with more kids and no help!! Sheesh! Luckily we have help! Thank everyone.

I figured I had to at least get Mayli's 11 month post up here because I didn't want to be missing a month in her first year....I guess it's tradition now. So at 11 months our little girl:

waves hi and bye-does the sign for "milk" and sometimes "more". She claps-she is crawling like crazy and will stand by herself for short periods of time-babbles a ton-I love her little baby talk. She gets sooo anxious around food still- she wants food and she wants it now-she will play more independantly by herself which is nice- but lately she's been pretty whiney (darn teeth). she has two on the bottom and one of the top ones just broke through-with 5 more on the top right about to bust through.- she loves her daddy. like a lot! and when i try to get her to come to me, she'll cling onto his collar, turn her head, and shake it no.-she shakes her head no. I dont know if she really knows what it means all the time, but she def knows what it means sometimes.- i love that she loves colin-it's the cutest thing to see, but i try and remind her im her mom...and she should still love me! she loves to dance! she loves music. she loves looking at/reading books. she LOVES balls. I think they are her favorite thing to play with....any type of ball...basketball, ping pong balls tennis, fuzzy, any type. i always tell her to go get her ball and she'll crawk right over to it and start playing with it. she knows a few words. i'll sya things like, go play with your toys, get your blankioe, get your binky, things like that and she'll do it. talk about smart girl! she def has her opinions about things....i wonder if she's going to be a little bit high maintenance.?? hmm. i guess we'll see. we love her!

I cant believe she's going to be a year old already! Time really does fly! I think we'll keep her!

10 months.

2010-06-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

WOW. I haven't blogged for a while. SOOOO much has been going on, so I have a lot of updates but those will have to wait for another day. For now I'll just do Mayli's 10 month update.

**Mayli is becoming little miss personality. She is soo funny to watch. She just plays and plays and babbles all day. It cracks us up.

**she is becoming more of a daddy's girl. This makes me sad...but I guess it's ok. If it's not me, then I am glad it's her dad.

**She still has just her 2 bottom teeth.

**She LOVES her cousins. They are starting to actually play with eachother now. so cute!

**she sleeps really well during the night. usually she sleeps from about 8pm-8am

**she loves playing the piano.

**she definitley has her own preferences about things...and if it's not going the way she wants, you'll know.

**she waves hi and bye sometimes, and give hi fives.

**she WIL NOT give kisses. I try every day to teach her. I think she's just stubborn.

**she pulls herself up on things and walks around.

I cant believe that in two months she will already be a year old!!!

MQTFM: Study & Balance

2010-05-17T10:34:00.000-07:00

Scripture study: why is it hard to be consistent? How come I can read a book, magazine, watch tv...but not manage to get my scripture study in??? I guess it will forever baffle me. That's why I need to fix it.

Life is Good

Before I got married, I was a pro at scriptures and prayer. Like a pro. I never (usually never) went without a night, or morning of studying. And I was always praying. Always giving thanks to my Heavenly Father for all of the people, things, blessings he put into my life. When I got married..I guess I was under the assumption that I could still be spiritually strong and not have to have my OWN personal scripture time. Looking back now that seems like such a silly thought. But when I was first married I guess I just thought Colin would fulfill all of those other things, and we would do it together. The thought never even crossed my mind that I needed to still have my personal study as well as companionship study. Colin and I did great (and are still good) at reading together, and saying prayers together. But that's where my PERSONAL study faltered. I guess finding the right balance between MY STUDY and OUR STUDY was hard. I didn't recognize it at first. But then I slowly realized that my PERSONAL study is just as, if not more, important to keep doing. It's my tank. It's my life. I still struggle to read consistently. I think this is one of the main reasons I have felt "not myself." I don't feel spiritually strong. I know how it used to be, how I used to feel when I was reading on a consistent basis. When I was just me. And I could invest all my time on ME. But I don't (and wouldn't want) have that luxury anymore. If it were just ME again, that would mean i wouldn't have mayli and colin...my world. So I will just have to figure out balance. You'd think after almost 3 years of marriage I would have figured it out. That's why it's part of my quest.

I never thought that the transition into marriage was that hard. In retrospect, there are so many things I let slip, because I failed to see. Failed to find the balance between ME and WE. So now I'm trying to find it. Three years later. Realizing I am still my own individual IN a marriage. Realizing that there are things I can achieve with colin, but also realizing there are some things I still need to continue doing on my own.

9 Months

2010-05-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

My Mayli girl is 9 months as of yesterday!!! wow. We love her sooo soo soo much! It is a ton of fun to just play with her. She is learning so many new things.

Stats: 15lb 3oz- 3%

27 1/2 in - 49th%

42cm- 6th%

She's still in the lower percentiles but definitely on the upward trend. My dr. was happy, so we were too.

New Things:

**Pulls herself up onto things

**eats a lot of the stuff we eat

**drinks bottles...(i'm not breastfeeding anymore)

**has two teeth. tooth #2 came in on 4/24

**she crawls all over the place!

**is starting to clap her hands

**loves the bathtub (like LOVES it)....she gets sooo riled up from it that it takes a while for her to calm down after she gets out. so funny.

**gets sooooo excited when her daddy comes home

**she hardly ever cries anymore. only if she's hurt. or hungry. or tired. but hardly ever. it's so nice, since she was a crier for a long long time.

**she goes to other people tons better. no anxiety.

**she can entertain herself for a long time!! it's great.

**when we sing...she'll sing along, and wave her arm around. ( I think she's trying to lead the music. she watches me do it every sunday. it's cute)

**I think she has enjoyed this stage of her life the most so far :)

We LOVE our little Mayli. We will still just sit and watch her play and talk and laugh. It's so much more fullfilling (being a mom) than I could have ever dreamed!! It's wierd I have a 9 month old baby....now she's been alive just as long as she was cookin:) crazy!

MQTFM: Messy Hair

2010-05-11T10:46:00.001-07:00

I used to take pride in my hair. It was pretty. I loved my blonde. It went well with a great tan. When Colin and I were dating....I feel like I was in the prime of my life! Seriously. My body was fit. I worked at it. I took pride in it. Anyways....one of my favorite hair-do's of choice was to backcomb. I wore my hair this way often. Afterall...it was the style. At least it was the style to me. (and I had a very very good hairdresser;)

After Colin and I got married, I was getting ready in the bathroom one day. I took out my comb and started pulling up sections to tease it. Colin walks into the bathroom and with the most puzzled look on his face asks me what i'm doing? I guess he'd never seen it done. I proceeded to tell him the art of teasing your hair to make a nice little poof. He starts to laugh. I ask him why he's laughing. And he says...."you mean you intentionally do that to your hair??? the whole time we were dating I just thought you had MESSY hair! I just thought you didn't comb it or something"

WHAT?!? really? (apparently I hadn't done a very good job if he just thought it was messy)

Then I started to think...what if he took me on dates and was thinking to himself ....this girl has really messy hair! Why doesn't she comb it once in a while....It totally could have been a deal breaker!!! Wow. I'm lucky he could overlook my messy hair and still love me! It cracks me up to this day!

So in all....I loved my hair back then. Pregnancy took away my beautiful hair and replaced it with regrowth and laziness. Maybe step one would be to just start doing my hair again. (i sport the ponytail quite often.)

**sidenote: it's kind of sad in church when you have almost been there a year and you finally wear your hair down and people are in shock because they've never seen you with it down.**

Besides, with a "bump-it" nowadays, i would never have messy hair again! haha.

MyQuestToFindMe

2010-05-10T13:54:00.000-07:00

Life is good.

As I was laying bed the other night I started thinking about who I am. What I stand for. What kinds of things I like to do. What makes me happy, etc. I think I take life too much for granted. I don't think I internalize the "little things" as often as I should, or use every day to reach my potential. I realized... I feel like I have lost myself. I feel like I have lost my identity. Not because I'm married, not because I'm a mom...but because little by little I have let myself go. I guess I just don't feel like the person I once was. Happy all the time, bubbly, cheerful, productive, skinny(er). Physically. Spiritually. Emotionally. I just feel like I've digressed. Just me. Personally. I LOVE being a mom! I LOVE my husband. This is just about me. About how I feel about MYSELF. I feel like I go throughout my day every day the same exact way. Not doing the same exact things, but i go throughout it with the same exact feelings. Guys, my life is not horrible in the least degree. Actually, I have a pretty amazing life and I am soo soo blessed. I don't want you to be confused. I just feel like I need to do some own personal Tweaking. Make sense? ok. Then let's get started. I am going to start blogging more regularly. About me. (sounds kind of selfish) But it won't really always be ABOUT me....but just about finding me again. Things that make me happy, things I like to do, new things I learn....etc. I think it will help me take a step back and realize I AM the same person I always was.

**This post was not written in sad spirits. Just contemplative, "i want to be better" spirits :)

Teefies

2010-05-07T22:48:00.000-07:00

Look at those cute little teeth!!! I love them!
She's singing.
So pretty! ( but im a little biased)...and, I think she's def chunking up!!

8 Months!!!

2010-04-17T13:46:00.000-07:00

Mayli is just getting so big!!! Highlights:

**reaches for us when she wants us.

**spits into her food when i put the spoon in her mouth! it's cute i cant help but laugh everytime!

**says baba, lala, yaya, dada. no mama yet :((and when I ask her where's dada? she'll look around the room for him.

**bounces up and down when music comes on

**3/31- first bath in big bathtub

**3/30- first formula bottle

**flaps her arms up and down when we're getting her bottle ready. she gets sooo anxious for it!

**4/6- her first bottom right tooth broke through.

**4/15- I went into her room to get her in the morning and she was SITTING UP in her crib...WHAT?!?

**she's been rocking back and forth for a while now, but lately she's realized she can also move her hands...she will take a couple of crawls.

**4/16- had her first haircut.

She got really sick this month. It was so sad:( It seems like it all came on at once. Fever. Runny Nose. Goopy Eyes. Cough. Diarreah. Cutting her first tooth. (all in a week!!)Then from blowing her nose and her rubbing her eyes her face got all chapped. Poor girl. Her temp got up to 103 at one point to so we ended up taking her to urgent care. They just told us she had a viral infection and gave us some different creams. She's doing a lot better!!

She's had a lot of firsts this month and I feel like she's just growing up and learning wayyy too fast! We LOVE her!!!

It really happened....

2010-04-09T11:01:00.000-07:00

Guys....I WON a giveaway. Really. I spent a long time entering all the giveaways on cjane's blog. Did you see them? They had some really good stuff. And I thought there was no way I would win with the billions of comments she gets. But I did. I'm living proof it really happens. I won this adorable little pillow pet. HAHA. Ok, I was just so excited I won something and had to tell someone. That's all.

ps- check out the Family Volley blog that hosted it all...people ask her questions and she answers. It's actually really pretty good. :)

She Did It!!!

2010-04-02T12:31:00.001-07:00

Mayli had her first REAL bath in a bathtub!! I have tried before to get her to take one in the bathtub, but it freaks her out....so she was fine with just her little baby one. But finally, after seeing what a big girl she could be (by watching her cousins) she decided it wasn't so bad afterall!!!

ALSO....more importantly....She had her Dr. appointment today.....she GAINED 6 OZ!!!! In 2 and a half days! She only needed to gain 3....but she gained six! Little overachiever...(watch out Jakey and Monca) Yay Mayli. I am sooo happy. Her blood work and urine tests came back. Everything was normal. So she just needed a little bit more food is all. On wed, She woke up at 5 to eat. I didn't really want to to struggle with a bottle. But I tried anyways. She fought it for maybe 15 seconds and then took it. Then the whole rest of the day she OPENED her mouth for it! Thur was awesome. No struggles!!! It's truly a MIRACLE! And colin got to fee her which he loved! So sweet! YAYAYAYAYA!! She's doin it people! So this is what I've decided. I'm going to feed her all I have at each feeding... (which when I pumped it was only like 2 oz every 3 hours...duh. no wonder she needed more food.) and then supplement with formula. That way at least she's still getting breast milk. And She doesn't have to have ALL formula. But let me tell ya....I think the bottle thing is going to REALLY convenient! Wahoo....Yay for dates and stuff :)

Failure to Thrive!?!?!?!?!?

2010-03-30T20:35:00.000-07:00

Does THIS look like the face of a baby that's starving?? I didn't think so, but apparently she is. Ok. Well not really starving. I promise. And even though she doesn't like rice cereal, she does eat other things. All kids of things. Like carrots, squash, bananas, applesauce, pears, sweet potatoes, ice cream, sour cream meatballs, lollipops....etc. Well. She's not eating enough. I found that out today when I took her to the dr. for a weight check and she had actually LOST weight. Seriously. I was so nervous for that. That's why on sunday I pulled out my mom's scale to make sure she had gained for this day, so I wouldn't have to go through this. Well we weighed her, realized she was down 10oz since 6 weeks ago and the dr. wasn't very happy. And the tears flowed freely from my eyes. I felt like a failure, and a bad mom because I wasn't able to provide my baby with everything she needs. The dr. told me that she didn't think it was anything medically wrong with her (but ordered up a urine sample and blood work just to be sure) but just said she thinks it's as simple as her diet...and she's not getting enough of the fatty hindmilk that she needs. She was very nice to me and said that it would be ok and nutrition is a very easy thing to fix. She told me i would have to supplement with formula because I'm probably not producing enough breastmilk. I even told her mayli eats like 4 things of baby food a day....she said it didn't matter because all the calories are in the milk for her right now. So with those words, she left. The nurse came in to take my little baby away from me so she could do a urine sample. And I wasn't allowed to go. They had to use a catheter. After the first failed attempt because of an empty bladder...and a quick feeding, and then a second attempt, they were able to get back a couple of drops to send off to the lab. When the nurse brought her back in to me, and she was still crying from the urine sample (mayli, not the nurse) the nurse says "i dont think she likes me very much." really? neither would i if you stuck something up my bum! sheesh. the things people say. Anyways, she handed me the paperwork to take to the lab for her bloodwork tomorrow, and on it, mayli was labeled as "failure to thrive." Bring on the tears again! No mom wants to see that. At least I didn't. Made me feel super inadequate. Like I couldn't do the only job I have or something. So as I was checking out, the receptionist confimed my appointment for this friday to make sure she's gained 3 oz!!! 3 oz people. Mayli WILL NOT take a bottle. AT ALL. pumped, formula, doesn't matter....she won't take it. I've tried MULTIPLE times. Trust me. The receptionist just said to give her ice cream!! She said it works wonders for her :) I laughed. With that we were out the door. Multiple phone calls were made. To Colin to tell him about everything. To Tausha, to see if we could use the pump. To my mother in law, to see if she could come over tonight and try to give mayli a bottle (it might be easier coming from someone else right?) and then to my mom and wonderful sis for emotional support. I headed over to my good friend Sarah's house, while I was there we decided to try and give Mayli a bottle. You guys.... she took it within 5 minutes. Without ANY fussing!!! It was a miracle. Seriously. I started crying....again. I just couldn't believe it. And that my baby was doing it. I was sooo proud of her. Like soooo proud. She drank 3 oz and then was done. We came home. My mother in law came over. She fed her some applesauce. I pumped a whoppin 3 oz of milk. Tried to give it to her. She would hvae nothing to do with it. She cried and cried and was sooo frustrated. Then we decided to try and give her formula. She took it!!! Another 3 oz. What!? I coudln't believe it. So....that was just today. I hope tomorrow brings some more hope. Prayers are answered....because i have been praying ALL day for her to be able to figure it out. And she did! And, thanks for those of you who knew and said a little prayer! They worked!

Funk!

2010-03-21T22:27:00.000-07:00

What do YOU do when you're feeling slightly down....or at least less than perfect? I feel like I'm in a little bit of a funk, and I need out. Ideas?

7 Months....what?

2010-03-11T21:09:00.000-08:00

My little Mayli is 7 Months!!! Crazy! I think I say the same thing every month when she turns a month older. But it's true. It just goes by sooo fast! She really lights up our lives! Colin and I were talking the other day and he said, it's so crazy our whole lives are run by a little 7 month old!! seriously. But I can't think of anyone else i would rather have it run by! I love her!!! Things she's doing at 7 months:

**She is ALL OVER the place in her crib!! We find her with her little legs dangling out the side often!

** She has one particular blankie that she has latched onto. She loves to nuzzle her face into it and fall asleep.

**Sitting up like a pro! She caught on really fast.....again, probably has to do with her small head!

**As of last week she has started to get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth....mostly when she gets frustrated.

**She LOVES food!!! She licks her lips all over the place when we sit down to eat. She grabs for everything and wants what were eating! She doesn't really like rice cereal or the green veggies. Mostly, she just wants to eat what were eating!

**She has started sleeping a lot better! I will just get her ready for bed, and lay her down with her binky and blanket and she goes right to sleep! WAHOO!!! Well she sleeps from about 8-530. I feed her and then sleeps somemore until about 9. she's doing good!!

**She still won't really sit and play by herself for very long. Any ideas anyone??

**No teeth yet.

**She's still just a little skinny mini! Her cousin who is 6 weeks younger has already passed her up by a few pounds.

**She has the cutest little babble/squeal. She is blowing raspberries less and less but still does sometimes.

**She startles really really easily. She has big wide eyes and is so curious and doesn't want to miss out on ANYTHING!!! Another trait from her momma!

**She gets really excited when colin comes home. She hears the door open and instantly starts lookin garound for him!!! SOOO cute!

** She has started putting things up to her ear....at first i thought it was a fluke....but now i really think she's trying to use it as a phone. Must take after her momma!

** She will reach for me when she wants me...which is all the time!!

**She loves the little gerber star puffs....and she's drinking out of her sippy cup really well on her own! She holds onto it with both hands and even understands the concept that she has to tip it upside down to get stuff out of it....smart girl....again takes after her mom!!! :)

Mother dear I love you so

2010-02-26T08:48:00.000-08:00

Today is the Birth-Day of my best mom in the whole world!!! My mom is so wonderful!! She has taught me so much, and sets a great example to me of the woman I want to become. She is one of the most selfless and kind hearted woman I know! Growing up she was always serving....serving others, serving in the church, and serving our family. She taught me right from wrong. She taught me key principals to the gospel and how to live it. She raised 7 kids (with the help of my dad who I love too!!) and now has 21 grandkids, all of who are active and strong in the church! She is very inspiring and always has words of wisdom. She worked really hard to make our home a place where the spirit could reside! All of growing up I can remember her always getting us up early for scriptures and prayers and never complaining....but always sooo cheerful! I want to be a mother like her someday! I owe everything I am to her! She helped me get through hard times when i was just a stubborn teenager. She has helped me recognize the spirit so when I had difficult times I knew where to turn. I am so grateful for her example! I am so lucky to have been placed in her home. It was always a place where I felt safe and nurtured. She has so many talents and things about her that i admire and wish to be someday. Happy Birthday Mom! I love you!

WINNER!!!

2010-02-23T21:58:00.000-08:00

Head on over to my sewing blog to see who won the giveaway!!!

New Blog!!! (and a giveaway)

2010-02-18T10:48:00.000-08:00

I'm starting a new blog!! It's a sewing blog!! Where I can keep all of my projects and dreams of projects all together in one place! And the BEST news is, I'M DOING A GIVEAWAY!!!!! I've never done a giveaway before....GO CHECK IT OUT HERE, become a follower and leave a comment telling me what you're favorite sewing project i've done is, then you will be entered to win ONE ITEM OF YOUR CHOICE from ANY item on my new blog so far!!! The giveaway will end Tuesday night 2/22 and I will announce the winner Wednesday Morning on my sewing blog!!!! Now Go tell your friends :)

Pop's Bday

2010-02-18T09:33:00.000-08:00

Wayyy back in November we celebrated pop's birthday! It was fun to have the whole fam together and the three little babies. This is the only picture we have of pops and Mayli so far (Thanks for the pics jen). They have all grown so much since then! crazy what a few months can do.

Snow Princess!

2010-02-18T09:28:00.000-08:00

On New Years day (i know a little late) we went up and played in the snow with my sister and her family!! We had a blast!!! We made a snowwoman, and sled down a big hill! I think

this will become a new tradition!

My Valentine's.....

2010-02-15T12:43:00.000-08:00

Valentine's day this year was such a special day because it marked Mayli's HALF BIRTHDAY! That's 6 whole months!!! Crazy! She's been with us a half a year!!! We had a great vday....low key. Church, Family dinner, Olympics! Can't get better. I made her a special dress for her day. And Colin and I exchanged our little things! I gave him a year's worth of dates...(like i planned a date each month for the next year)....it guarantees us to go out in spite of our busy schedules. And he got me a teeth whitening gift certificate. ??? Do I need to take a hint? No, he did it out of love, and Im actually excited for it!!

Today Mayli had her 6 month appointment, and got 5 shots! really?? is it necessary? in my opinion that's wayyyy to many! poor girl!

Stats:

Weight: 13lb4oz (5th%)

Height: 26in (61st%)

HC: 40.5cm (6%)

She's really tiny and long. Takes after her daddy, but the dr. said she wants her to come back in 6 weeks for a weight check...I guess she's too thin for her liking (but if she knew her dad she'd understand) I'm not worried about her because I know she's eating...(i guess im in the same boat as you Wendy!!)

6 Months has gone by sooo fast! It's amazing how fast she's learning things....as of now, these are the things she does:

Chews on EVERYTHING! Brings everything to her mouth. When she sees us eat she gets all antsy and wants what we're having! Ive been feeding her solids and shes lovin it! She wont eat rice cereal though....just the baby foods.
Chews on her feet. She's pretty flexible!
When we put her in her crib at night (or anytime she's in her crib) we know she's awake because she'll lift up her legs and then bang them down really hard. She'll do it over and over and over....colin and i just laugh.
She's still not a great sleeper.....i just keep tryin and tryin. I've tried a lot of different things, and she's doing better....just not to where I know she could be.
She's rollin all over the place....she's way more mobile and not quite scooting yet, but can turn herself in a circle to get what she wants.
She loves her bath, and me singing to her!
She won't take a bottle AT ALL! Even if I pump....she'll gag!
She is getting strong enough to sit on her own....she'll sit for a while before falling over
No teeth or signs of teeth yet!
She's a babbler and a squealer....and I just LOVE her smiles......she's not really a giggler....and it's rare to hear her laugh. I dont think she quite has the hang of it.
She had her first solid poo the other day and it made me really sad :( No more of the sweet little innocent watery breastfed diapers! This is the real thing now!!! It reminds me that she's growing up!
She has this hairy little dark patch of hair right above her bum crack. I love it!
She LOVES watching tv with me.....she just cuddle right up and sit and watch. It's nice :) It's about the only time she cuddles!
She doesn't have a very long attention span...must get it from her momma...but she won't just lay on the floor and entertain herself. bummer. or her exersaucer. she can only handle about 10 minutes before she gets fussy and wants to be held....any ideas people??

I know there's more and I just want to document it all so i can remember these precious times that go by soooo fast....but I cant think of anything specific right now! I am soo thankful for the blessing to be a mommy! Mayli is such a sweet spirit and im excited to help her learn and grow!!

Just ask Chuck!!

2010-02-11T21:07:00.000-08:00

Chuck who??? Funny you should ask....well that would be colin of course!! After a 5 year hiatus from Glendale community college....a marriage,baby, and bachelors degree later...he has returned! An upgraded version of course....colin 2.0! So in honor of this new adventure (AKA returning to school) he has decided to do something drastic. True, you heard it here first. When starting a new chapter in life...many tend to take on another name. When babies are born they receive a name, when women get married they take on their husbands name, and heck even physicians ADD a name when they graduate! All of these events have great significance and are life changing. As for Colin, well, let's just say he has given himself a new name in honor of returning to school..... his new name will be CHUCK! What significance does this new name take on you ask??? He is returning to school people!!!! That is significant!!! Just when we thought he was done!A little bit of history: Colin always goes by C Colin Moses.....so on teachers records it just shows as C Moses. His real birth name is actually CHARLES (hehe) And ironically enough he came up with this great idea in his psychology class. His professor asked him what he goes by...and wittingly enough said CHUCK! He thought of different names he would like to be known as throughout his GCC career....Charlie, Carlos, Craig, Chad, Chaz, ....and the list goes on...needless to say, the best he came up with was CHUCK! People at school know him, high five him, and wave to him as chuck! He's like the coolest guy on campus! Well with a name like t

hat who wouldnt be!? It's like he's a completely different person at school....when he walks into class people stand and cheer and yell chuck chuck chuck!! Who would have thought this new name would have given him a brand new life??

So, here's to a bright future for Chuck! Good Luck Chuck!

(So if you're sitting in class at GCC next to CHUCK....It could really be Colin...bwahhahaha!!)

My latest....

2010-02-09T13:33:00.001-08:00

I didn't make this.....

2010-01-30T09:14:00.000-08:00

but it is soooo stinkin cute I would LOVE to WIN it!!! I think I would feel more inclined to cook....or clean, or something....wearing something THIS cute...!!! Check out and enter her giveaway HERE

Now would be a good time???

2010-01-27T11:05:00.000-08:00

(for journaling purposes)

Mayli is now 51/2 months.....but i thought I should still write about her 5 month....I'm sooo behind, I still haven't even blogged about Christmas...maybe i'll get to it, maybe i won't...we'll see. But as for her 5 months she.......

** Blows raspberries! It's the cutest thing ever! She'll do this cute little high pitched squeal and then blow a raspberry. funyn girl.

**Rubs her eyes when she gets tired.... it looks so cute!

** She's starting to really reach for things. She sees something (especially when were eating) and reaches for it!

**The first time she rolled over was on 1/3. She did it twice and I missed both times:( Since then she has mastered the art of rolling over....but usually only rolls to her left.

**She loves taking drinks of water out of our cups. We got her a little sippy cup and she loves to hold onto it and drink from it!

**Whenever she sees us eating she always licks her lips and gets really antsy like she wants what we are having.

** She talks a lot!

** She's found her feet and chews on them.

** She gets stranger anxiety. Colin laughed at me when i told him this....but now he sees it! She has seriously known who I am and has been partial to me since like week 1...no joke! It took her the first three months of life to warm up to her daddy! She does great with him now, but when we walk in to a room full of people, if they come up instantly and start talking to her and crowding around she gets this really scared look and starts crying....it takes her a little while to warm up. Or if someone else holds her and she doesnt know them she cries. I even left her with my mom the other day while i went to the temple and she cried almost the entire time...(talk about perserverance!) and as soon as I got home and held her she INSTANTLY stopped, and looked at my mom like HAHA I got my mom back!.....little turkey! She then stared at her for the nect five minutes to make sure she kept her distance....and it's not even like she doesn't know who my mom is! crazy....i'm sure its something she'll grow out of!

I just LOVE my little girl!!!!! It really is amazing how quickly they grow and develop. Pretty soon I'm sure she'll be talking my ear off :) It will be so much fun to see how her little personality develops....will she be more quiet like colin?? Or really talkative like me? I am soo glad that we get to be the parents of this little baby!

Dress #2!

2010-01-24T07:50:00.001-08:00

i love the fabric on this dress! i wanted to add a ruffle to the bottom and a big fabric flower to the upper left part....but maybe later, i was too anxious for mayli to wear it......:) i got the dress tutorial from THIS fabulous blog!!! go check it out!!!

The Model Herself!

2010-01-21T16:17:00.001-08:00

Time Taker.....

2010-01-21T13:28:00.000-08:00

So I have a brand new hobby!!! SEWING!!! Have I ever had an interest in sewing? no. i never have, until maybe 2 months ago! I saw the CUTEST outfits on Etsy and since they were selling for $98.00 I figured I could just make my own! It couldn't be too hard right?? Well on Mon I picked up a nice little craigslist find and got me some fabric.....I was going to start out super simple making a little blankie thing....but then I ditched that idea and decided to make Mayli a dress....collectively it probably only took me about 3 hours. It turned out cute, and hopefully eventually ill be able to make some really cute things! like the $98.00 outfits i saw! I can see how this hobby could turn into a huge time taker upper....so i just have to add it in and not get carried away, because I can see how it could be very easy!!! (the dress is reversible...the other side is striped like is on the straps)

OLD man!!!

2010-01-15T13:27:00.000-08:00

On the 7th....k i'm a little bit late.....Colin celebrated his 29th!!!!! birthday! I can't believe it! He's getting old!!! When we were dating and I found out he was 26, I remember asking him, "why are you 26 and not married....is there something wrong with you?" HAHA! I was being totally serious too because I wanted to make sure he had no problems!! He responded that he just hadn't found the "right one" and now I know I'm the luckiest girl in the World! I'm so glad he waited for me!! When he was just getting home from his mission, I was just barely 16 and able to date! So it's a good thing he waited cuz I really lucked out with an AWESOME guy!!! Just to prove it, I'm going to name 29 things I love about Colin!!!

1. He's the BEST daddy!

2. He loves me EVEN with all my imperfections

3. He's a fun guy to be around and talk to

4. He truly is my best friend

5. He has a very creative mind and is always thinking

6. He is soooo passionate about the gospel and I love that!

7. He's an awesome young men's president to the boys!

8. He thinks things through thoroughly before making any decisions

9. He provides for our family and is a very hard worker

10. He lets me be myself!

11. He's soo kind to others and always thinking of others.

12. He is not argumentative at all....very relaxed

13. He is constantly trying to improve himself

14. He LOVES basketball and plays it well

15. He keeps a positive attitude in not very positive situations

16. He is a worthy priesthood holder

17. He loves my family and puts up with them :)

18. He LOVES to read any church type of book....he is always reading something

19. He is very obedient

20. He has such a big heart

21. He is always striving to do what's right

22. He is a homebody and loves to spend time at home

23. He is sooo stinkin handsome

24. He is very loyal and trustworthy!

25. He is a very neat person

26. He likes things to be organized

27. He always has some sort of plan on how we can make some more money

28. He can't function without sleep (found this out when I was having Mayli)

29. He is the BEST guy in the whole wide world and I'm lucky to be with him for time and all eternity!!!!

LOVE YOU COL!!!!

Making this list was a piece of cake! Colin is so wonderful and I am a really lucky girl! I'm excited that he will be my other half in raising my kids because his testimony is so strong and I know his kids will always see that through his example!!!

LOVE love!

2010-01-10T22:33:00.000-08:00

Today was our ward conference in church! It was AWESOME! We have the BEST stake leaders! They truly know how to bring the spirit into the room! I walked away wanting to be a better friend/mother/wife/person/all of the above and more!!! But perhaps the best thing I learned today is love!!!!

As I was walking down the hall after church had ended, the halls were pretty full....I overheard the sweetest conversation go on between two sons and a dad! It went something like this.....

"Hey when we get home you wanna make friendship bracelets??" said the younger brother to the older brother....."ya! but we don't know how." Then the dad, holding the younger sons hand says "i'll help!" and the younger son with pure joy in his eyes says "You're the BEST dad! THANKS!!" while he then proceeds to kiss his dad hand 4 or 5 times out of excitement. Then the older son says to the dad, "How do you know how to make them?" And before the dad could respond the younger son looks up to his dad ans says, "dad can do anything! huh dad?"

It seriously was the SWEETEST conversation I have EVER heard i my life between a dad and his two sons! And it was so innocent and the boys were soooo excited!! You could just tell they thought their dad was sooo cool and I just LOVED the interaction they had with eachother. I guess it may not seem like a big deal but it really reminded me of how I want to be just like that for my kids! I want them to look up to me as an example and someone they can trust and have a good relationship with! I want my sons to look up to Colin just like these little boys did with their dad! The light in their eyes was just so innocent and pure, and full of joy! I Loved it and I'm thankful for overhearing it!!!! It really helps you put life into perspective of what brings the most joy into life! I'm sure this father had NO idea I was listening or probably even thought twice about the scenario......but I'm thankful for good examples, even when they dont know they are an example.

I need some new Ideas :)

2010-01-02T11:17:00.000-08:00

I'm the Relief Society music director/coordinator, and I would LOVE some new ideas of what I could do with my 5 minute music moment!!! If any of you have any ideas they would be sooo much appreciated. Maybe something someone did in your ward that you really enjoyed.. I just want to spice it up a bit....I feel like I do the same thing every week! I know you will pull through! Thanks guys :)

Better Late than Never!!!

2009-12-18T22:25:00.000-08:00

RAYOR (read at your own risk) a bunch of updates below!

Rice Cereal

2009-12-18T21:58:00.001-08:00

We gave Mayli rice cereal for the first time the other night. She did pretty ok with it! we'll see how it goes.Are you sure about this mom??
sick! disgusting! what are you giving me?bleck bleck bleck! HAHA

4 Months!!!

2009-12-18T21:43:00.001-08:00

I guess I'm a little behind. Mayli turned four months on the 14th! Crazy!

*She's still NOT rolling over

*She's talking up a storm and loves to sing. She has the cutest little squeal when she talks

*she has the biggest open-mouthed smiles that I love with her little dimples

*her favorite toy is her playmat

*she has just recently started to actually reach for things

*She's not a great sleeper....I put her to bed around 8, and I couldn't tell ya when she'll get up. It changes every night. And in the day....she's good at taking little 20-30 minute catnaps to get her recharged for a little while. Bummer. Makes it hard to get things done.

*she's becoming a LOT less fussy, and will actually go to other people now.

* AND this possibly could be the BIGGEST news of all....She started taking a PACIFIER. Random! I guess this little girl just has a little mind of her own and wants to do things on her own terms. Oh well :) I still love her!

Statistics

w: 12.8 lbs/25th%

h: 25 in/ 78th%

hc: 39.5 cm/13th%

Love Love Love My girl!!!!

Some of my Fav's :)

2009-12-18T21:32:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to pick out a few of my favorite picture's of my sweet little girl!

Ward Party

2009-12-18T21:27:00.000-08:00

Mayli finally got her chance to sit on santa's lap....(for free) and get her very first picture with him :) They had someone there taking pictures too....and today a boy from our ward came and delivered the pictures. Between Santa's glove and his sleeve, Colin and I noticed on his wrist he had a nice little TATOO!!! Funny. First picture with santa and he has a tatoo....at a ward party. Nice! But funny.You can't see the tatoo in these pics, but maybe i'll download one....we got a kick out of it!

Sky Diving

2009-12-18T21:21:00.000-08:00

A bunch of sky divers we saw! Cool!!

Last year for christmas Jake and Amanda gave all of us vouchers to go indoor skydiving, but since all of us were pregnant this year, we just now got a chance to use them! It was soooo fun!!! You just float in this huge wind tunnel....(think of willy wonka and the chocolate factory when theyre floatin up and up and up and they have to burp to get down or they'll get trapped in the huge fans) Kind of like that! It was fun....a little scary not know what to excpect but fun!! Colin went first and he started flying really high really fast and kind of freaked out. Funny to watch...probably not too funny to him. We all had a great time leaving all the kids and hanging out as adults :) Thanks guys!!

24 Years!!!

2009-12-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

I celebrated my 24th birthday a few weeks ago! IT was such a nice day! Colin took the day off, and we just spent it together as a little family. He made me breakfast, got me some roses, and we went to the mall for Mayli's first time sitting on Santa's lap. Well, she didn't end up sitting on santa's lap because the cheapest picture package was $20.00 and we didnt really wanna pay it. So we just walked around and the poor girl was just tuckered out!!!

Then, we tooke her to get her ears pierced!!!!! I was sooo nervous the whole way there, and I wasn't sure if I really wanted to do it or not, but in the end I decided to and she just looks sooooo stinkin cute! Poor girl....she had no idea what was about to happen :(

It broke my heart to intentionally inflict pain on her and to hear her little cry. But it really didn't last long at all. No worse than a shot.....ok maybe a little bit worse.Then we took her over the her grandma's to watch her while Colin and I were able to go out to eat and enjoy a little time together alone. It was an awesome birthday!!! WAYYY better than our first year of marriage, but that's a different story for another time : )

Cousins

2009-12-18T20:54:00.000-08:00

Mayli is so lucky to have so many cousins! On my side of the family she is the 21st grandbaby!! Colin's side she is the 3rd. She's a little higher up on the totem pole over there: ) This past year was so fun because amanda (colins sister) jen (sister in law) and me were all pregnant at the same time!!! So Now we have 3 cousins within 3 months of eachother on colin's side. Way fun!!! Mayli and Monica Bff's
Jakey and Mayli.....this poor little boy is outnumbered 3 to 1.
Kadence, Jakey, and Mayli. Kadence loves the little babies and is always wanting to help out!
Mayli, Jakey, and Monica.....i'm sure many more of these types of pictures will be taken in their lifetime! : ) Fun!

Piano

2009-12-18T20:53:00.000-08:00

We got a baby grand piano off of craigslist for waaaayyyy cheap! Love it! Mayli loves it too. She loves music!! She likes it when her daddy holds her and I play....sometimes she sings. Cute.

Halloween

2009-12-18T20:49:00.001-08:00

Mayli was a little pumpkin for halloween. She was so cute, but didn't love the costume....I guess I wouldn't either if I felt like I was being smothered. Colin and I took her trick or treating with all of her cousins, and we made them carry around a bag and collect candy for us....i mean for her : )

Twins!

2009-11-15T21:10:00.000-08:00

This is Colin as a baby! Do you think she looks like her daddy??!!! So cute! Click on his pic to make it bigger!

3 Months!

2009-11-15T19:11:00.000-08:00

Yesterday! WOW!!! I can't believer how big my little baby girl is getting! I LOVE her!!!! Some things she's doing at 3 months:

*She LOVES Mommy and Daddy!!!! It used to be that I could only calm her down when she was fussy, but now she lets daddy take her too! I love it.....gives me a little bit of a break :)

*She's starting to arch her back now when I put her in her carseat, or she's laying on the floor. It's pretty cute!

*She smiles a lot! Mostly for mommy and daddy, but occasionally for others. She's starting to coo a lot and trying to laugh! Colin and I just can't get over how dang cute she is. We could still seriously stare at her all day!

*She still doesn't take a paci! Oh well.

*She loves chewing on her hands. She really hasn;t found any particular fingers....just the whole fist.

*She still likes to be swaddled to sleep....fine with me

*We just barely bought her a little play mat, and I swear it's the best thing we've gotten her so far! It keeps her really entertained with her little legs kickin! So cute to watch!

*She's still not rolling over, or really even close....she doesn't like tummy time so it makes it kind of hard. someday

*She's doing a lot better in her car seat and car rides! I think she actually likes them.

*She really loves bathtime. She's really calm and just looks around!

*She just started doing the cutest thing. Sometimes when I feed her, she'll just reach her little hand up to her head and hold onto her hair....not pull it, just hold onto it. Love it!

*She's doing pretty good at nights. Still not sleeping through the night, but she usually goes to bed around 8 and wakes up at 130 to eat and then back to sleep til mornin.

Colin and I just adore her and the sweet little spirit she brings into our home!!! We can't wait to watch her grow!! It's fun to see all of the new things she's already learning. I always thought it was so funny when people would talk about their kids and the new things they do!! Like cooing....or something. But when it's your own, it seems like the world should stop and just admire your baby! Funny. But we love her and feel so blessed to have her!

Great Deal!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!

2009-11-13T12:45:00.000-08:00

I have a nursing cover, but I always wanted one with WIRE in it. It makes things a lot easier. Well today must have been my lucky day because there is this AWESOME promotion going on over at uddercovers.com! You can get an awesome nursing cover for FREE!!!! You only pay for $8.95 shipping. You have to use the promo code CHATTER. Seriously, if you nurse, this would be a great buy! So get your little booty on over there and check it out. I don't know how long the promo goes on for so hurry!!!! They would make great gifts too!!! Thank me later :)

Multiple Sclerosis

2009-10-31T14:13:00.000-07:00

As many of you may know, Colin's dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis many years ago. For the past 6 years he has been living in a nursing home/hospital unit fighting this disease. He is immobile and can only use his arms and hands very little. Enough to be able to wheel around his wheelchair. Although he is immobile, his sense of humor and loving spirit remain the same! He is a great guy despite his challenge with MS. On Saturday, November 7th, there will be a walk through the Phoenix zoo to help with research and to find a cure! You can come and walk with us, (for free!) and then enjoy a FREE day at the zoo! It would be awesome to get ALL of the support we can! All you need to do, is to register under our team's name which is POP's UNFORGETTABLE POSSE. Go HERE to register and click on join Amanda's team....If you can't make it to the walk but would still like to support the cause, there is also a place to donate. Details of the walk can be found HERE. But remember, just by participating in the walk, then you also get an all day free admission to the zoo!!! So put on your walking shoes and pack up those strollers and come have a good time!! What a perfect way to spend a Saturday with your family and in this beautiful weather!

We Love You Pops!!!!

2 Months!!!

2009-10-15T15:24:00.001-07:00

Mayli turned two months old yesterday! Crazy how time flies like that. We LOVE her to death, being a parent is the BEST!!! It's nice becasue we're now getting into more of a routine. Some things about Mayli at 2 moths:

Stats:

Height- 23 in (75th%)

Head Circumfrence-36.5 cm(4%) she has a small head I guess

Weight: 10lbs 10oz (44th%)

**one of her most favorite places to hang out is her changing table! wierd i know, but that's where we get the best smiles out of her. I figured this out a few weeks after she was born. We would change her somewhere else and she would totally cry, but when I started changing her on the changing table, she absolutely loved it!! Funny girl. Very particualr.

**she likes being held outwards and bounced. it's the best way to calm her down

**we're getting into more of a routine...she does pretty well with nights.

**she still has to sleep being swaddled. she likes it that way. fine with me :)

**she's starting to give us the cutest smiles with her big dimples. love her face!

**she really likes looking at herself in the mirror. we just discovered that the other day. it's pretty cute/funny. If you're my family you'll say she takes after her mom that way....but I would disagree.

**she enjoys car rides, she just doesn't love when we come to a stop.

**she's still testing out her fingers. she loves them, and still won't take a pacifier. I wish she would!

**she's TOTALLY a mommy's girl. I can calm her down in an instant....it takes other people a little while longer. I think it's mostly because she know Im food! That's all im good for.

**she doesn't really like baths....i wish she did.

**she likes car rides, but doesn't like getting in her car seat!

**she's totally a snorter!

**she sticks out her tongue all the time. funny girl

**she's been a very fussy baby her whole life. it's ok because she is just too dang cute! this past week and a half she has been doing MUCH better with her awake time. usually she would just cry and cry all the time until she either slept or eat. now she is actually happy for a good majority of the time she's awake, if she's being held!!!

Frankie

2009-10-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

We have a Gecko. His name is Frankie. Remember that one time we had a turtle? Well Remember he died? Poor guy. I decided to not let Colin get a pet for a while. He just couldn't take care of it.

I'm glad he does better with our baby. She's still alive. But then again, she doesn't depend on him for food. She depends on me. Good thing because I'm not sure if she would be here if it was up to Colin.

I think this gecko is a good pet. He lives in our screen of our sliding glass back door. He shows up there every day. I'm glad he lives out there. He takes care of himself. Doesn't depend on Colin, or he could end up like our turtle. But it makes me happy when I look at the door, and there he is. So we thought it fitting to give him a name. Frankie. I like to think Frankie is kind of giving Colin a second shot to prove himself. What an easy way to prove yourself when you don't even take care of the thing! He shows up when he wants. Usually at least once a day. I don't know where the other half of his days are spent. But that's ok. As long as he greets us once in a while.

I will be sad when Frankie doesn't show up anymore. I will worry. And wonder where he went. Did he find another home? Did he move to another state? Did he join the traveling circus? Perhaps he found a family that laid out food for him. I hope not. But for now he's still here, and alive.

At least when he finally does stop coming to grace us, I will have the peace of mind that it wasn't because of Colin's neglect.

ps- colin didn't really kill master uguay....i just like giving him a hard time about it : ) i really do think my husband could take care of something!

Flashback!

2009-10-08T15:52:00.001-07:00

I came across these pictures from when Colin and I were dating! I must say, we had the funnest dating times together!!!! We went to the mall on this particular night and picked out outfits for each other to wear (although Colin will still insist that guys don't wear "outfits") haha.

Blessing Pictures

2009-10-04T21:20:00.000-07:00

I realized I never posted pictures of my baby on her blessing day! Here they are....she seriously looked like a little angel!!!

My mom made the dress....it turned out gorgeous!

Zoo!

2009-10-01T21:54:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo.

Saw lots of animals.

Walked around in the heat.

Had some cold water.

Laughed some good laughs.

Ate some good snacks.

Cried some good cries. (mayli)

Slept some good sleeps.

Played really hard.

Took a few pictures.

Found a yummy thumb!

Got really tuckered out.

Let's do it again sometime!!!!

Thanks Sarah

for inviting

us! We had a blast!!!

Today...

2009-09-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

I am grateful for a husband who loves me for who I am. Who doesn't judge me when he comes home from work and I still look disheveled. Who doesn't judge me when the dishes are still on the counter from the night before. Who still loves me when there are a few dirty diapers laying around the house still. Or who puts his arm around me when He comes in to see a tear streaked face. Or who will take the baby for a while so I can take a shower because she hasn't let me put her down for the past 48 hours. It's been a rough few days and nights with Mayli. Last night thankfully was better. I think she knew I was tired. I remember how fun it is to cuddle a baby. When I was a nanny, I would cuddle that little baby all day....but there's nothing as good as cuddling your very own baby. And then I think, It's OK my house isn't clean, or my hair isn't done, or there's no dinner on the table tonight, because I got to spend themost valuable loving time with my sweet baby girl. I know she'll grow up too fast and then I'll think, I should have let the dishes go a few more times, just to cuddle with my sweet baby who I may not know why, but is fussy and needs her mommy. And I have a great husband who realizes this!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!!

2009-09-14T10:51:00.000-07:00

Mayli is ONE MONTH old already! That's just so crazy to me! She's been living with us for a whole month already! Colin blessed her on Spetember 5th. My mom made her dress and she looked soooo beautiful! Both of our whole families were able to be there which made it sospecial. Thanks everyone for making the effort to come and support us and our baby!

Mayli at one month....

*She LOVES to be swaddled. I think it's because her arms just flail too much and get in the way and make her fussy.

*She still won't take a pacifier.... but we keep trying

*I swear she smiled at me the other morning

*She's doing really good in the nights, she'll wake up, eat, and then go back to sleep

* She Loves music. It has to have a good beat and lyrics. She especially likes Taylor Swift.

*She gets pretty fussy a lot....hopefully its something she'll grow out of. What did you do with your fussy babies???

She's super cute and we love the new dimension she brings to our lives!!

Two Weeks!! (and three days)

2009-08-31T15:24:00.000-07:00

My sweet girl is already 2 weeks (and three days) old! Being a mommy is the best! We just adore her! She's doing so good with life so far:) At her 2 week appointment she was back up to her birth weight 7lb8oz (26th percentile) still at 20.5in (61st percentile). And a head circumfrence of 35cm (29th percentile). She's so perfect! For me, it really hasn't been a hard adjustment. I just feel like this is always what I was meant to do and be. A mommy!!! I haven't felt any type of post partum anything which I am thankful for, but I think that after my pregnancy and how hard it was, I am just so happy she's here finally! Colin is seriously the cutest little daddy ever! It was sad when he had to go back to work, but it's fun when he gets home. He's just so sweet and tender with her. I LOVE it!

Some of the things we've been up to these past two weeks....

**Mayli got her first little sponge bath. She didn't love it! But she doesn't love a lot of things yet.....especially her carseat. Her little cry

is so cute though, just soft and mellow.

**She LOVES music already! Especially when I sing to her. I love how she already recognizes my voice and just will sit there and listen to it. So cute.

**I think she's goign to be a thumb/finger sucker. Her hands are ALWAYS up by her face or she's trying to suck on them. She doesn't take a pacifier at all!

**Colin and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on the 24th! I love this man more than ever!!!

**We have been in our new ward about a month and Colin just got a calling..... Young Men's Pres. I know he's going to do an awesome job! I'm excited for him, and a little jealous....I would love to be in Young Womens!!

**My dad built us this beautiful cradle for Mayli! He is sooo talented! Thanks dad for taking your time and doing this for us! It will be somethig we will cherish forever! ( I couldn't get a really good picture yet, but it rocks back and forth...we LOVE it, and so does Mayil)

**My sister came out and took Mayli's baby pictures when she was a week old....they turned out so stinkin cute! I'm sad now I never got belly pictures. Oh well!(if you wanna look at all of em, you can go here) Thanks Nat! They turned out great!!!!!

My sweet baby

2009-08-23T10:53:00.000-07:00

My sweet little Mayli baby came a week early so I didn't even have to worry about the induction issue:) The wednesday night after I had my membranes stripped, I had a few contractions in the middle of the night that woke me up. There were only a few and then I went back to bed and thought nothing of it. Thursday at work I could feel my uterus tightening all day but nothing painful. Then on my drive home from work that afternoon I started having some more contractions. I started timing them and they seemed pretty consistent at 15 min apart. I didn't really think anything of it because they were far apart. Then they started getting closer and closer and were more intense. Colin and I thought maybe we should pack our bags and install the carseat. We had a few things left to get so we headed to Walmart. When I was walking around Walmart they were coming like every 3 minutes and were pretty intense! We decided that this was probably the real thing so we left to the hospital about 1:30 am. By then the contractions had slowed down a little bit. The nurse checked me and I was still dilated to a 2. They made me walk for an hour and then luckily by the time they checked me again i was dilated to a 3 so they admitted me. Thank goodness! I spent the entire night in labor without meds and then finally by the morning they sterted me on a little bit of pitocin around 8:30 to help things along. Around 9:00am they gave me an epidural and then at about 9:30 the dr. broke my water. At 11:30 I was dilated to a 5 and then by 1:30 I was at a 10 and ready to push!! The nurse told me to go ahead and do a couple of practice pushes so I did. She quickly told me to stop and that if I pushed anymore the baby would be out before the dr. had a chance to get there. The dr. got there at about 1:50 and I pushed through one contraction and little Mayli was out!! Needless to say I tore quite a bit because she came so fast. But I was really nervous about pushing because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do a very good job, with the epidural and such. The dr. said I did awesome and I should give lessons. haha. Overall it wasn't as bad as I had imagined : ) Now she's here and as precious as ever! I get so emotional looking at her because she is so perfect and Heavenly Father has entrusted us with this precious little spirit to take care of and teach! I'm so excited to be a mom!!!!

THIS IS NO JOKE!!!!!

2009-08-14T23:24:00.000-07:00

I repeat........ This is NOT a joke.
I know there has been some confusion as of late regarding the birth of children to the Moses family. Please rest assured this is NOT another false alarm. A child WAS born today. And it was a GIRL!

Mayli Kate

was born at 2:00pm
She weighs 7lb8oz & measures 20.5in

And just in case you still are in disbelief, seeing as she did arrive a week early........
A family picture to satisfy you. (trust me...I'm not so good with photo shop that I could fudge this one! Besides- when else would I have gotten a picture of Ginny in a hospital gown!!?)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW PARENTS!!!!

Dr. Appointment

2009-08-12T19:19:00.000-07:00

So I had a dr. appointment today and she said I was 2cm dilated and 70% effaced. She said she could feel little Mayli's head pretty low and my cervix felt pretty soft. She stripped my membranes but I can't really tell a difference. I have not felt ANY contractions this entire pregnancy yet. My due date is not until next friday the 21st, but she said that if I wanted to, then she would induce me on Monday if I wanted to be. Well I dont really wanna be induced Monday, I still have lots to do. The only thing I know is that I don't want to go over my due date, so she told me if I didn't want to do it then, we could just wait until friday, see what happens and then have one scheduled for then. It sounds so nice, but then again I just want my body to be able to go into labor naturally. I don't know.....Im on the fence with induction. I'm totally not against it, but I don't know if I want to be or not. I guess I just fgure if I don't have her by my due date, then it's ok to be induced cuz I really don't want to go over. What are your people's thoughts/feelings about induction? I know it's a personal decision for everyone, but I am interested to hear how you feel. Ultimately, I know we'll do what's right for us and our little family, but I just want to know what people's thoughts are on induction......Thanks for the Advice!!! !

CORRECTION!!!!

2009-08-10T17:03:00.000-07:00

I AM STILL PREGNANT.....WITH A GIRL!!!!!

My cute sis thought it would be funny to play a little joke on me, and hacked into my blog posting that I had a BOY! I guess she knows my fears!! But to assure you all, at my last appointment I had the dr check and make sure she was indeed still a GIRL! And she is.....so no worries! But thank you to all of you offering boy clothes and the well wishes :) It really created a lot of confusion! I'll be sure to let you know when it happens!!!

2009-08-10T07:11:00.000-07:00

here is a picture of our new bundle.

enjoy.

one question: what to do with that hair?

oh, and check out yesterday's post :)

April Fool's?

2009-08-09T22:33:00.000-07:00

So, this will be a short post just to let you know that someone played a cruel little April Fool's joke on us. Remember how I was pregnant? Did you catch that? I said "was". Well, we had a cute little baby boy today at 9:07 pm. Did you catch that? I said "baby boy". Remember how we were supposed to have a girl? Well, we got ourselves a beautiful little boy. And he is beautiful. But that is a silly little April Fool's joke to play on a girl when she thought she was having a girl.

more details to follow... sooner than expected people, hello!

SA-LACKIN

2009-07-30T19:50:00.000-07:00

It's been soo long! 7 Weeks I think! Not too good. So much has been going on and has happened that it will take me forever to catch up so I'll just highlight some of my favs and hopefully this post wont be too long!

I've been making the dang cutest bows for Mayli! I swear she will have a bow for every outfit! And I like BIG bows.....so stinkin cute!
I got this carseat cover from my mother in law for my baby shower! I Absolutely LOVE it!!!!! I've wanted it for a long time! : )
We just moved into our own little house last week and Im sooo exctied for it! I was especially excited to get all Mayli's things put away and finally have a place for her. Needless to say, her room was (and still is) the only room in the house that's put together! I LOVE her bedding set, and got it on EBAY brand new for 39.99!!!

My fam, and I mean WHOLE fam on the Potter side, went on vacation to our family cabin in Durango Co for my Grandma's 90th bday! It was a nice relaxing time, but Colin couldnt go so I was happy to be home!

My G-ma at 90! Funny Lady!
My baby shower (s) were AWESOME!!! I had 2 since I have friends in Gilbert and now live in Glendale.....I didn't think it would be very nice to make anyone travel. They both turned out sooo nice! My best friend Melissa and my mother in law threw my Glendale one. Mayli got so many cute things! I cant wait to dress her!
Melissa made this awesome cute cake! She is sooo talented! It turned out great! Thanks soooo much!
My baby shower in Gilbert was awesome too and turned out sooo great but I didn't get any pics :( My sister's threw it, and It was hosted at my sister Ruth's house! Thanks soo much Ruth for the effort you put into it!!! I'm totally posting some when I get them.

Highlights of this past month and a half (with no pics)

**Colin and I saw WICKED!! Loved it, and so did Colin even though he might seem indifferent if you ask him about it! (he Secretly dreams about it! )

**This Wise looking Indian Man came into my bank and told me I was going to have a boy just out of the blue, so now Im freaking out Mayli will really come out a boy. I Won't cut the tags off her clothes yet and wash them because I'm afraid I might have to take them all back!

** We have gone to our new ward once and I totally already LOVE it! The people just seem sooo nice! So many ladies introduced themselves.....I guess it just makes you feel good!

Well I tried to make this as short as I could! I am getting sooo excited to have a baby! only 3 weeks left I cant believe it! The crazy thing is, is that this trimester has been my best one.....even with all the other uncomfortableness! We totally cant wait to meet her!!!!!

30 weeks!

2009-06-12T18:32:00.001-07:00

WOOT WOOT! Now the real coundown begins!!! I have been feeling sooooo much better! I love this stage of pregnancy! I can actually say this has been the first time I have felt this way so far. Even though I'm getting bigger, I'm having more problems breathing, I have heartburn and acid reflux, it's harder for me to sleep, and it feels like it's 180 degrees outside.....it seems like none of those things even come close to how miserable I was before and I'll take any of those symptoms any day over Nausea!!! Life is good! It's so fun to just be sitting there and feel your little baby move inside of you. I always press around on my tummy trying to figure out which parts are which. Colin's convinced I have already poked her eye out or given her brain damage. I asked my dr. about it and she said not to worry, so im not worrying:) I wonder all of the time what she's going to look like, what type of personality she'll have, what fun things we'll teach her. It's just so unreal. But sooo exciting, and even more exciting now that I have been doing so good and things are starting to come together. Ok, maybe not a lot has come together yet but I'm sure we'll get there. And Im so excited to start "real family" things, although according to Colin, you're not a "real" family until you have 2. Funny guy. Speaking of two, my sister Amanda had a perfect beby boy a week and a half ago. It's their second. They are a "Real" family :) congrats!!!!! We're so excited for Jake Jr. to be here. He's gonna have a blast with all these new girls that will be around him from now until FOREVER!!! Oh, and we have a name! I always wondered if I should wait to tell people, but I've never waited yet, so I guess I'll just tell. Her (which we have been calling her by this for a long time now) is Mayli Kate. I love it! Colin wanted to do Mayli may....but mayli may moses is just a little much don't ya think? Well we're soooo excited for our cute little Mayli to get here. I hope the last 10 weeks go by fast......will it???

The other day....

2009-05-26T20:14:00.000-07:00

someone called Colin the wrong name again.....this time it was Colleen! What!? Just thought you might like to know : )

The many names of Colin...

2009-05-17T20:58:00.000-07:00

Well, my awesome husband GRADUATED!!!!!! We are all soooo excited for him .... (it's about time)!!! He has worked so hard for this day to come, and put a lot of time and effort into his schooling so he definitely deserves this little time to relax, before he goes back to it! He cracks me up.....let me tell you a little story. For those of you who know colin, yo uwill appreciate this. And maybe those of you who don't know him will appreciate it too. He's just a funny guy. A little background......When we were married, the sealer pronounced us usband and wife as COLON and ginny. So I'm not really married to Colin, I guess Im married to COLON. We have kind of a joke since then that's like , "take care of your COLON, and your COLON will take care of you". Anyways, on graduation day, he was walking up to receive his diploma....he handed the man his paper and the guy pronounced his name CALIN! I don't know about you, but to me Colin is not a very difficult name to pronounce. It just seems self explanitory. After Colin had sat down and the graduation proceeded I noticed that there were probably 5 more Colin's but the announcer NEVER mis-pronounced any of their names. I couln't figure it out. Whatever. Well after the ceremony was done and we were walking back to the car I asked Colin if he had noticed that the guy pronounced his name wrong. He said "ya, I even wrote it down on the paper phonetically so he wouldn't miss pronounce it!" DUH.....my wonderful husband wrote on the paper CALLIN. Like CALL-IN No wonder the guy misread it.....he doesnt have times for phonetics! haha. So Needless to say, if he would have written it correctly, the guy would have said it correctly. My husband.

On another note, I'm feeling really good! I love it.......it's so great! I think it's about time, right? I'm 26 1/2 weeks so not too much longer......just the hottest hugest months of the summer ahead of me......no biggie :) And so I thought I would post another belly shot, since this is only my 2nd! I always SWORE when I got pregnant that I would take a whole lot of pictures...let me tell you it has not happened. I've taken a total of 3 belly pics. It kind of makes me sad cuz I wanted to make a flip book at the end with my belly getting progressively bigger. I think that would be cool. But oh well. And notice how my face is in NONE of them? I don't really love my profile, especially because I think my face has filled out a little bit......my sister says it's water retention and will go away after....I'm really hoping so:)
Two weekends ago we went to see STOMP at gammage! It was sooooo good! I would totally recommend it! Then last night we went to see Brian Regan at Dodge theater. He is HILARIOUS! I'm so glad that I feel so good that I'm able to do those things again with my husband....after all, it's not like we have a lot of time left just the two of us. I think that's about all I have to say, you'd think after not blogging for over a month I could come up with some more interesting stuff....but no. Except, my brother in law got a smart car, and I got to drive it. It was pretty cool. That's all!!!

21 weeks....

2009-04-14T19:10:00.001-07:00

** I'm pretty positive that this pregnancy has been hard for me. It seems I've gotten every symptom in the book, but I guess Heavenly Father thinks I just need a little bit of spice in my life. The month of march went pretty well, but recently my sickness has been picking back up again! :( It's definitely not as bad as it was before.....but it's just a little bit frustrating and discouraging. I'm 21 weeks so it seems like it should be gone by now. Oh well. I don't want it to sound like I'm having a horrible time being pregnant, but it's been a lot harder for me than I have ever imagined it being. I love feeling my little baby move inside me. It's so cute! It's fun to think about having a little girl and all the fun outfits I'll be able to put her in. I'm a little jealous of the women who don't get sick at all, and love being pregnant....i totally WISH I was one of them. I guess I just feel like i'm a complainer or something. Did any of you ever experience anything that maybe you never really realized was part being pregnant? I don't want to feel like I'm the only one! I'm honestly so grateful that Heavenly Father would entrust Colin and I with one of his little spirits.....just getting her here's been the hard part! I feel like a whiner so I'm going to stop....here's a pic of me at 21 weeks!!!

our ultrasound!

2009-03-19T11:55:00.000-07:00

So yesterday was a very exciting day for us! We Got up early, I drank my water....(then threw it up) so I drank some more and we headed off to our appointment! I was sooo excited that the day was finally here!!! When we got there, and settled into the room I was really nervous! I don't know why..... I just wanted to make sure my baby was healthy. I think I kind of worried about the a lot because of how sick I got! Well It was the neatest experience in the ENTIRE world!!! The baby was sooo cute and moving all over the place! She checked all of the measurements and said that everything looked healthy and good! I was so Relieved! At the very end she asked us if we wanted to know what we were having and of course we said YES! So she looked around for a while, and was pretty quiet for about two minutes while she was looking, so in my head I was thinking, great she cant find anything and we won't be able to find out today. But then she turned to us and said, looks like youre going to have Little.........

GIRL!!!! we are sooo excited! Im excitecd for bow, and pink, and girl things!!! YAY!

I'm BAAACK!!

2009-03-15T20:32:00.000-07:00

Well I don't have any pictures for this post but I thought and update is better than nothing. I've been doing really really good these past couple of weeks! I went back to work last monday and have done better than expectedly well! I got a good blessing before so I think that helped a lot! I'm so glad that this sickness is going away! I can't even believe how out of commission I was. Thank you to all of you for your prayers and thoughts and notes and cheez-its :) I don't think I will crave them again for a VERY long time! I am starting to FINALLY be real excited about this little baby! It was hard for me to get excited about it before because well you see, I just didn't have the energy to even think about it let alone be excited for it. We get to find out what we're having on WEDNESDAY! I cant even wait! I can't believe it's already here! I have started to feel it move a little bit this week. It's totally the coolest feeling in the world. Although it's pretty sparatic right now, I'm sure it will start getting more and more frequent! I can't wait!

The Scoop

2009-02-12T12:02:00.001-08:00

Hey it's me. Not me, me. But ME, me. You know- the sister of Ginny. I am here on her little ole blog to do a little ole guest-post. And It's gonna be pretty informative. Because I like to provide people with a little info now and then. Plus you may be wondering what is happening to our favorite pregnant girl. (not that you're not also our favorite pregnant girl, Calli, but I have never guest-posted on your blog. But I can, if you want.)

Ok- this is about Ginny. She is sick. And she has been in the hospital. All last week. But now she is not. She has been diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. And it's pretty serious. She is feeling a bit better this week. And she is staying at our house so we can take care of her whilst her lover boy is working and schooling. So we can make sure she eats and sleeps. It has been fun for us. My children are loving having their Aunt Ginny here. We should have thought of it sooner.

If her condition doesn't improve it is possible that she may have to be put on an IV and have an in-home nurse come and check on her periodically. We hope it doesn't come to that.

She is on short-term disability from work, so she doesn't have to worry about the employment thing right now. What a blessing. And she got up the guts to call her boss and tell her she won't be back in the near future. Props, Gin.

I am managing her people, scheduling visits and such. And it makes me feel important. But Colin is in charge of packing her diaper bag. And he does a good job. And it makes me believe that if Ginny had never gotten pregnant, how would he have ever learned to pack diaper bags, clean up vomits, and care for little sick ones? And now I think he can be a great daddy. It was meant to be.

But don't try to call Ginny. I have learned that she doesn't answer phones- she will wait for you to leave a message and then she probably won't call you back. But she totally listens to the message. You should text her.

And she likes Cheez-its and Uncrustables and apple juice. And whatever I cook for her. Because I am a good cook. Totally.

One thing that you will find so important is that she is sleeping so well. And this is why: she is slumbering in my son's bed. And she loves it- for her it is like a glorious reunion every single night. Because she loaned us that bed when she and Colin made their recent move. So, we babysit the bed for her. And I think the bed is glad to have her back. (But it still loves my son, too. Because he plays cars and Star Wars on the bed, something I don't believe Ginny has ever done.)

So for review:

Ginny--- alive

at her sister's house

text her

pray for her

send Cheez-it gift certificates

PS- I think it would be appropriate if you left a little comment-love. I'm pretty sure she checks to see what sympathy you all have to offer. (like you did last time- she says "thanks"---in her raspiest sick-y voice possible)

No one EVER told me......

2009-01-22T12:14:00.000-08:00

*when you FINALLY get pregnant and are sooooo excited, that you will get hit with a HUGE blast of morning sickness!

*like not only morning sickness but all day every day nasty throwing up, wish you could die, sick!

*like the kind where you lose 15 pounds because you cant keep anything down

*like the kind where you end up in the ER TWICE because you need an IV to get re-hydrated.

*or like the kind where you haven't shaved your legs for the past three weeks because you don't have the strength

*or the kind where you have to cut your hair off because it became such a tangled mess that was too hard to comb through because you only washed it let's say twice in the past 4 weeks!

*or even the kind where you have been put on like 5 different medications but nothing seems to work

*or the kind where you think that this might possibly be the only child you may be having even though you dreamed of a lot more! (good thing adoptions available)

*or even the kind where you cant even work and have to go on short-term disability

*or like where you cant even celebrate your husbands 28th birthday because you cant even live!

YA, no one EVER told me any of this! It might be the best kept secret alive. It's true, I am pregnant which is totally what I wanted and the best surprise of my life.....and People DID tell me i'll be soo happy when I have the baby, and that it does get better after the first trimester! I'm really hoping....because this has been nooo fun! All I do all day is lay on my bed, waiting for the time to pass, or maybe if im lucky ill make it down to the couch. Im not writing this for a pity party at all! (ok maybe a little bit of sympathy) Im writing this for every girl's benefit so when she get's pregnant she can't say no one ever told her! (im only writing this today because it has been the very first day in a lonnnng time that I have been on the computer and feel a little bit better!) oh.....i'm 10 weeks along!

For all my Fans!!!

2008-12-15T19:53:00.000-08:00

since all of you have been asking about what camera and photo editing program i use here it is! This is my new BFF! The Canon EOS40d! I totally LOVE it! It just takes the most amazing pictures ever! And then i have photoshop elements 7 for the editor that I am using! I love it for now and think it does a great job! Eventually I want to get the really expensive photoshop program. That's all, thanks for all your comments and support! : )

EVERYONE!!!!

2008-12-09T21:10:00.000-08:00

check out my new PHOTGRAPHY blog HERE! You know you want to!!! : )

Day #4

2008-12-04T19:06:00.000-08:00

So I made this little thank you card for Colin this morning and hung it up in the bathroom so he could see it when he woke up! (like I said, nothing big.....but at least it's a thought. )

PS- I LOVE my new CAMERA and my new PHOTO EDITING program!!! WAHOO!

I named this picture "beautiful"

Keeping my Promise.....so far

2008-12-03T19:19:00.000-08:00

Even on my "special day" I found a way to do something for Colin. I was afraid I was going to run out of ideas,(HAHA its only been two days) but it's pretty cool how different opportunities present themselves. He did a LOT for me today considering the day. So when I woke up I automatically made the bed. (that wasn't my thing.....just a bonus:) Well, we both had the day off so we got to hang out today which was super fun! We headed up to Norterra for lunch and ate at the Pita Pit! It was DELISH!!! Then we went to Prociutto's for some yummy gelato. He did a great job of putting up with me and all the stores I wanted to go into.....including Victoria's Secret. For the lotions of course! Well as we were driving over to Circuit City, which by the way is "going out of business" and their sales are kind of a joke!, he saw Dick's sporting goods. He asked politely if we could stop there and without hesitation I said SURE! This was definately my MARTYR moment! (that has a nice ring to it....martyr moment) I knew Colin could spend lots of time in there and I was not especially excited but did I murmur once? NOPE! I might have said something like....on my birthday!? But in a joking tone. I even let him buy a pair of shoes. Am I a great WIFE or what!? haha. Day 3, mission accomplished. I thought today, of all days, would be hard to focus on him a little bit instead of myself considering. But it was a piece of cake! I love doing this. He did comment on my bed making the other day, and today as well! It's nice to have a husband who notices the "little things" It makes my martyr moments a lot easier. : ) I even shared my dinner with him tonight! I think that by the time I am done with this little "experiment" I am going to just gloat about what an AWESOME wife I am....haha. Totally Joking. But I do hope it helps me to think of him a little bit more. Even on my "special day"

When I came down to breakfast this morning these BEAUTIFUL GORGEOUS roses were on the counter :) He's Awesome.....I think trying to make up for my birthday last year......but that's a COMPLETELY different story.

I took these pics with my NEW CAMERA!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!
(p.s.) I'm going to do a recap of my whole birthday week at the end of this week......since I've been celebrating since sunday and it will continue until next sunday! But thanks everyone (so far) who have made my birthday special!!!!!!

25 days of Christmas....I mean, Colin!

2008-12-02T17:57:00.000-08:00

So this is my handsome husband as many of you know! Well, a few days ago, I was thinking of ways I could be a better wife. Afterall, I've never been a wife before and there's lots of things you need to know! I have been feeling like I have been slacking in the wife department. And by slacking I mean that I really don't do a lot of the things "wifes" should do. Granted, some of them have very good reasons. Like....I don't EVER make dinner for him (or if i do it's on real rare occasions) I feel really badly about this some of the time because It's something I should be doing as part of my wifely duties. The reason for this is because our schedules are so crazy and he goes to school until 10 at night mon-thur. By the time he gets home he just gets something quick to eat. Anyways, that's just one reason i should be better. That is why I have made this post...... I am going to do something small for Colin everyday until Christmas to show my love for him and to improve my "skills". I figured if I blogged about it I would be more accountable. He doesn't know what I'm up to, but he never reads my blog anyways : ) So I started yesterday, and I made him DINNER when he got home. Yep. Good ol pancakes and eggs :) It was really good if I do say so myself. Then today, before I left for work.....I made the bed! Now this may not sound like a big deal....but I NEVER make the bed and Colin makes comments sometimes because he''s really good at making the bed. I know he's going to notice! I guess even if he doesn't my heart is a little bit happier by doing something nice for him. I totally love him....he deserves the best wife I can be!

Meet Master Uguay!

2008-11-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

This....my friend's is Master Uguay (oo-gway) I know youre all saying it out loud right now :) Anyways, this is a true story and will give you insight on my husband's life and his "sense of humor." A long long time ago, when Colin and I were dating (i'm sure we were talking marriage by this point) we had a conversation. One like no other.....funny guy. We were talking about children's names that we liked. I told him A few of the girl names I loved and thought were soo cute! I then asked him what he wanted to name his kids. He told me he loved the name Paulie. But not just pronounced paulie....oh no....it would be pronounced PO-LEY...(like with a new york accent) I know youre saying it out loud! That's ok, because to get the full effect of it, it needs to be said out loud! When he told me this name I just laughed and laughed. He seriously thinks it's the coolest name EVER! He said, how can you get mad at a kid named Poa-lie! Like, "Poa-lie geat ova hea! I told you listen to yoa mudda! Why do I have to tell you Monda, Toosda, Thesda!" HAHA (that should all be said with a new york accent! Funny guy! I told him NO right away that we were not naming our child Poa-lie! I think he thinks that maybe I'll give in or something! YA RIGHT! Well anyways, well time has gone on and I think he has come to terms with the fact that our first (or last) son will NOT be named PO-LEY! So you might be wondering why we didn't just name our turtle Po-ley?? Well, this is the reasoning: I secretly think Colin is holding out for our baby......but if it can't be a baby, then he'll settle on it for a dog's name. I said....Colin, let's name our turtle Po-ley! He said no.....you don't call turtles very often. At least if we have a Dog I can use the name I love! He's such a funny guy! I totally love him! He has the funniest sense of humor and most of the time it is with crazy ideas he has.....i just roll my eyes! Well then we were struggling for a name for our turtle! Po-ley was going to have to be saved for years down the road. We thought of using his second favorite name....T-roy. I don't know where he gets it.... but believe me when he picks these names he's totally serious and then doesn't get why I dont LOVE them!?! are you kidding me? We thought t-roy the turtle was pretty cute.....but Colin again wanted to "save" the name for future use....HA HA! Anyways, we finally agreed on a name after watching Kung Fu Panda! I think master Uguay suits him. Colin thinks it would be cool for when the kids come over to have to "bow" to master Uguay before playing with him....(again his sense of humor) Where did I get this guy?

Random Thoughts

2008-11-06T17:55:00.000-08:00

Since I haven't blogged in a really really long time, I figured I would just write down some of the things I've been up to or thinking about lately.....

**I really want a baby! (more on that subject at a later time)
**I figured it was time to dust off my violin, so I am participating in the Messiah this holiday season. I'm pretty excited about it.
**I voted for the very first time in my life and it felt good!
**Life is busy...I'm only working and taking 2 classes but I feel like I NEVER have time to do anything!
**I was supposed to be going to Eurpoe next week for three weeks but I'm not anymore....sad:( I was going to go with a family to help out with their two kids. Would have been paid and everything. They still want to reschedule for the beginning of next year!
**I need to start working out....Ive gained weight since I got married!! UGH
** Colin will be graduating in May....YAY!
**We went to the fair for our annual demolition derby experience....(Second annual) I think it will become tradition!
**I really want to just quit working and go to school full time and finish my degree....hopefully soon!
**But really what I want to do is quit working and be a MOM! I totally can't wait for the day!
**I am doing some observations in a third grade classroom for one of my classes....those kids say the most HILARIOUS stuff.
**We are getting a little turtle since I wont let Colin get a dog. I told him he has to take care of it. He's like a little kid at Christmas.
**Speaking of Christmas, I can't wait!!!
** Colin and I are learning Magic (more on that later too)

I think those are all the things that I have been thinking about lately or we've done. I really need to be better at posting, but I just feel like work takes so much out of me....and then I have things going on like every night. Does life ever get less busy? And this is without kids even!

Did you hear about this??

2008-10-22T21:09:00.000-07:00

No Surprise at all.....my bank AGAIN!!!!
Go HERE to see the story! What's the deal! We live in a SCARY world!

HELP!!!! CALLING ALL FRIENDS!!!!

2008-10-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

My whole BLOG list got DELETED so I need everyone's blog address again! If you were on my list....(You know who you are, maybe) Even If you weren't on my list, I still need your address! Thanks Friends! And for those of you who peek at my blog occasionally and were not on my list, now would be a good time to come out of the closet! I'm expecting answers people. I'm desperate. Just put yourself in my shoes....how would your heart feel if all of the friends you ever knew on your blog were GONE!? There's no way you could find ALL of them again without a little bit of HELP!!! One quick comment from EVERYONE with your Blog address.....it will only take thirty seconds! I know we can all pull together and do this! I'm not even asking for any money! Maybe I should.....ok ok, this time we'll just stick to the ADDRESSES!!!! Thanks Friends.......If i have ANY! I guess we'll see!

Happy ONE Year to me!!!

2008-10-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

Well actually my one year anniversary with CHASE bank is tomorrow, but in lieu of the events of today I thought I would post! I have jury duty tomorrow anyways, so how could I properly celebrate if I wasn't even at the bank to celebrate? I guess he knew when he came in, that he would make my day very very special, an unforgettable one even! So I guess ill just come out and say it.... I got robbed. Me, personally. I think I need a new job....that's twice at our branch in 2 months! The guy didn't even look suspicious one bit. At least no one was hurt! He wrote on the note that he had a gun and to give him all my 100's 50's and 20's. I should have not listened! I should have said, "do you have an account with chase sir?" or "I'm going to need to see your drivers license!" or "Im going to need to get a managers approval for the amount you want to take out!" But in the moment, my mind blanked. I couldn't think of anything intelligent to say! He was soooo calm too, like he's done it a lot before.....didn't seem anxious or antsy or anything! just calmly walked up, slipped the big manilla envelope with the note attached through the tray and waited. Calmly! I wish I could have done something else, but I did exactly what the note told me to do... all 100's 50's and 20's. It even said no tracking devices or dye packs. So I didn't give him the tracking device. Looking back I really wish that I did! I put all of the money back into the envelope and gave it back to him. Its not like he would have stood there and counted the money and made sure there weer no tracking devices right in front of me. Im a failure! He got away with $4587.00! Im angry! At first I was scared....now im just frustrated. Oh well, Id rather be alive and well and I am thankful no one was hurt! It's a little bit surreal getting robbed ya know? Anyways, thanks mister for making my first year anniversary at Chase a memorable one!

Job......anyone??

2008-09-26T19:42:00.000-07:00

So I think I'm pretty much tired of working at the Bank.., so I think Im going to go on a job hunt! If anyone hears of ANY openings ANYWHERE please please let me know!!!!

Weekend Fun!

2008-09-21T22:13:00.000-07:00

We had a real good weekend this past weekend! Friday night we got to go to the movies with some friends. We went and saw "ironman"! It was super good and I strongly suggest it. Saturday morning I headed out to Avondale for my friend Marice's baby shower. It was sooo fun seeing everyone from my old ward whom I dearly dearly miss!Marcie is the cutest little pregnant lady ever! I can't believe she's already having her baby! When Colin and I were first married we moved into the ward and became instant friends with the Austin's (marcie and Jared) They had been married for just over a year and I remember talking to colin about how crazy it would be when we have been married a year....it goes by sooo fast!
She got some way cute things! It was sooo fun watching her open all her gifts with the cute little outfits and everything!
Saturday night we got to go to the temple while jen (mitch's fiance) got out her endowments. I was glad to go because it was a good excuse for colin and me to finally get back to the temple again! I feel like such a slacker because life gets so hectic and then you realize you haven't been to the temple in a while!! On the way home we got into a car accident. I guess traffic had come to a halt and grandpa was driving. Well he slammed on the brakes and the guy behind us slammed on his brakes and then all of a sudden we felt a huge bump. Well I guess the guy behind us had stopped in time but the person behind him hadnt and he ran into the guy behind us and pushed him into us. We pulled off to the side of the road and we had NOTHING on our bumper or the front of the other guys car! The other two cars were a different story. So we got to go on our merry little way and not have to worry about legal stuff. I know it's because we just came out of the temple :)

My nieces are way too cute! I am lucky because I am the youngest in a family of seven so I have 19 nieces and nephews! 9 of which are girls! Since I got to spend lots of time with all of them, Im totally the favorite aunt! They will do anything for me:) It's soooo great and I think Sometimes I take advantage of it way to much!! But I guess I figure that if theyre willing to do it, then why not let them right? Well tonight we went to my parents house for dinner, and since it happens to be the "hang out" on sunday evenings, a few of my nieces were there. I brought all my new Makeup I was sooo excited about. (minus the stolen blush because I took the back....remember?) well they all loved it and of course the girls all wanted to try it out! I put makeup on four of them, and did their nails....we then had a little photo shoot! I love spending time with them....they make me laugh soooo hard!
Who does she take after?? (reference the pic on the right side of my blog :)
So so cute girls! I love them all....and although some of them aren't pictured....I love them too:)

I'm a Criminal

2008-09-19T17:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday after work I decided to go to Ulta because I needed some new makeup, and I haven't bought any for a very very long time. So I get there, and I'm trying to find the color blush that I get from bare minerals....so I call my mom and she tells me they discontinued it. I was pretty bummed out. Well I went through all of the other blushes, I probably had like 50 products in my hand. I was picking things up and setting things down and trying to decide which ones I liked. Well when I got it all situated, I went and checked out and set of on my merry little way. I was so excited about all my new purchases that I had failed to realize that I had totally stuck one of the blushes in my purse! Although I did not find this out until I was all the way home and getting out of the car! I couldn't believe it! I just totally had walked out of the store with a $22.00 blush in my purse. I was super lucky that the alarms didn't go off or something. Can you imagine? They would come over to me and say, "empty your purse lady!" so I would protest saying I'm innocent and stuff and then the blush would fall right out. How would I really explain that one....then I would go to jail, Colin would have to live alone, and I would never have any kids....(i thought of the worst) Anyways, I knew that I needed to take the blush back right away. I knew it was the right thing to do, but it was kind of a pain because I had just barely gotten home. I will say, for a fleeting second (and don't judge me) I thought maybe I could just keep the blush. I mean, after all, I wasn't intentionally stealing it, and I didn't get caught in the detector. No one would ever know. I thought of it like a task that I had won, without really knowing I had won it. And the blush was my prize for winning. Needless to say I ended up taking the blush back and I'm still around to talk about it!

Why do we live in the desert?

2008-09-10T21:07:00.001-07:00

Yesterday when I walked into the house after work I felt like I had walked into an OVEN! I went directly upstairs to find the temperature had been turned up to 88 degrees! What in the world!? SO I thought to myself....I know Colin turns the temperature up during the day when we leave to work....but 88 degrees? Come on! I instantly tried fiddling with it just to find out, Colin didn't do it.....it was just plain broken! So needless to say, we packed our belongings and headed over to grandma and grandpas for the night! Which leads me to my point.....why in the world do we live in the desert. If anything were to ever happen, we would totally be S.O.L! It's really nice here to get a tan, play in the pool, and so on....but when it really matters, we thrive off of air conditioning. Let's face it....none of us would be here if we weren't able to go inside to a cool refreshing place after being outside. There's no such thing as relaxing in the heat. We need air conditioning! We have to have it. So I have realized I love AZ, but my love for az is conditional on good air conditioning.

Out of this whole experience I can only think of a 3 good things that have come out of it....
1st -Getting to have a "sleepover" with the grandparents.
2nd- Eating a delicious breakfast of Biscuits and Gravy with bacon made by grandpa.
3rd- This beautiful melted chocolate bar that was calling my name when I got home..... (that picture was AFTER it was eaten and licked off the wrapper)

You like!?

2008-09-08T15:48:00.000-07:00

So I was looking at a friends blog and he found this cool photo editing site. You can upload a picture of yourself and then see how you would look with different hair styles....Ive always pretty much gone blonde, but after seeing my hair in so many different ways, im thinking of maybe changing it....what do you think? Which one's your fav?

If you want to test this out on yourself....go here!

Inspired.....or not?

2008-09-08T14:37:00.000-07:00

So we're in our new ward and have been here for about a month. Well I have been having a really difficult time with it so far. It's wierd because Colin pretty much grew up in this ward, and his mom has been here forever. I LOVED my old ward. We fit right in and got into the swing of this really fast! There were a lot of young couples that we became friends with and clicked with. But so far, I don't see any potential in this ward. Ok, maybe thats a bit too harsh....but the whole ward consists of well established families. Not that that's a bad thing, but I swear we are the youngest couple in the ward by like 10 years. Plus the fact that Tammy and Colin know everyone doesn't help because I don't know if they just assume they already know me or what, but seriously maybe 4 people have introduced themselves to me. I don't hink it's too much to ask for someone to say hello. And im not even exxagerating. Im not a person to sit in the sidelines and throw pity parties all of the time so I know I'll get over it, but in the meantime I would love a friendly Hello, or introduction! Well....last week we got our callings for the ward. Colin gets to be a third sunday elders quorum teacher and the valiant 9 primary teacher. Guess what I got called to be!? ......... a NURSERY LEADER! I was really excited to find out what our new callings would be. I was really hoping to be in the Young Women's. At least I could probably relate to them more. I think that when we were sitting there talking to the guy who was giving us our callings, I had a big smile on my face of anticipation, and then when he said nursery, I really think my face dropped! Ugh. Ok, so maybe I have a bad attitude right now but hello!? how am I ever going to meet anyone being in the nursery??? I try to look at the bright side of things and it's getting better. I really didn't feel like it was an inspired calling. I just felt like that's what they do to all the young couples who are new in the ward....oh, just throw em in nursery. Whatev. I do love kids and Im way excited to play and eat snacks, and the new nursery manuals are awesome, but I just wish they wouldn't have stuck me in there so soon. Oh well, I guess we'll only be here a year, and everyone has to serve their "nursery" time. Afterall, I did accept the calling un-inspired or not, so I guess I should just make the best of it. Who knows, maybe I'll learn a few things. I know I'll end up loving it and loving the kids and probably even end up feeling it was "inspired" afterall.

Flat Tire

2008-09-08T14:27:00.000-07:00

Last night on the way home from my sister's house in mesa we experienced a flat tire on the freeway. We pulled off to the side of the road and the only thing I could think about was , What if someone swerves off the road and hits us? Freaky. I t was then I really wished I had one of those reflector vests that construction workers wear. note to self: keep an orange and yello reflector vest in the trunk. Anyways, one of my other sister's was behind us and pulled off with us and we sayed a little prayer and we were on our way! Im so thankful that Colin was with me to be able to change the tire. I think i would have freaked out and sat there and cried. Freeways are scary! (Thank you big sis for being there as a buffer, for the baby wipes, and the good prayer that kept us safe :)

Piece of cake

One Whole Year!

2008-09-08T14:17:00.001-07:00

It's so crazy to think that Colin and I have already been married for a whole year already! When we first got married we had some friends who had been married just over a year and us thinking that was a looong time! now were actually there. This year has been a great year! For our year anniversary we went up to Sedona to just relax and have a nice time. It was sooo nice to get away, expecially because most of the time I feel like I dont have a husband with both of our busy schedules.

I'd never played chess before, and i never really had the desire to learn, but when we found this lifesize chess set I couldn't resist. Colin taugh me all about it and it actually wasn't as hard as I imagined it to be. He beat me a few times but then I caught on and actually beat him a few times. Now im addicted :)

The Big Move

2008-09-08T14:05:00.001-07:00

Colin and I moved in with his mom a few weeks ago. It was kind of a last minute decision, but we prayed a lot about it and it felt like the right thing to do. We now are living up in north phoenix while we're both working full time and going to school. WE plan on being here a year to save up money and finish up school. It actually worked out really well because Colin's dad has MS and lives in a hospital/nursing home unit, and Mitch is getting married, so Tammy would have been home alone. Colin and I decided we would live with her for a year and it helps both of us out so it works perfectly. We totally miss our old ward and all of our friends, but I guess this will be a fun new adventure!