A little bit about us

Life in a nut shell

2011-08-13T11:24:00.000-07:00

It's been over a year since I've blogged so I decided that I better do it. This has been one of the busiest years of my life. I thought that since I had already worked and had one baby, that I would be able to make a smooth transition in the fall with 2. I was very wrong. It's been interesting how one little person can make you so much more busy. Besides having a baby within the last year, we have also bought a house which has also added so much time to my life plus all the other things that take up time.

I've been thinking about what I thought my life would be like when I was 16 or 17 and what it actually is. It is so different from what it actually is. I thought then that I'd be married at 20, have all my kids by now, and I would be a happy little stay at home mom. It's interesting how things are so different but there is not one thing that I would change. Sometimes it's hard being a working mom that is almost 30 and still has kids to have, but there is not one complaint that I have. I love my kids, my husband, and my job. I am so grateful that I have an education that has helped to support my family when we have absolutely needed it.

Now, that's not to say that I wouldn't love to be home with my kids all the time (most days anyway) and that we aren't working towards that, or that in the fall it is easy for me to go back to work ( because it isn't), but I have realized that sometimes what we have planned for our life is not what the Lord has planned for us, and that it is different for every person. I have also understood lately that it's not usually what we have planned for ourselves. It's funny because every year that I start the school year, we say, "One more year, that's it, just one more." As of yet, it hasn't worked out that way, but I know that soon it will be," One more year."

One thing I have definately learned being a working mom, is how precious the time is that I spend with my kids. When I am home, I am home. I don't bring work home, I don't like to be interrupted with other things, the TV doesn't get turned on, and I try to spend every minute with them. Sometimes there are piles of laundry, dirty bathrooms, a messy house, a sink of dishes, but honestly, I don't care.

Anyway, on a lighter note, I can't believe how much my kids have grown. The first picture is of the girls last summer. The bottom is Hadley's birthday pics. I tried to get a more recent one of Aurah, but I couldn't get my camera to work.

So there you have it.

I never intend it to be this long...

2010-08-12T16:59:00.000-07:00

...but it always is between blogs. We are enjoying summer and have been pretty busy. June Hadley came, July we went to Kanarraville for the 4th of July and then to Minnesota for 2 weeks. When we got home, we got ready for Hadley's blessing and now I am getting ready to get back to work. The summer break is almost over and I am nervous about getting two kids and me ready everyday in the morning. Thankfully Drew helps me a ton. Here are some pictures to enjoy!

Aurah and Hadley on Blessing Day. This was the best we could get. Hadley was slipping because they both had silky dresses on.
Our family of 4.

Hadley's photo shoot with me.

Matching dresses.

Aurah loves this girl and want to hold her all the time. She is so sweet to her most of the time. She is her 2nd mother. She's pretty sure she is in charge most of the time and will tell me, " Your kid is crying." or " Hadley is hungry. Feed her." I'm not sure how I could do the mother thing without her help!

Beautiful pictures we had done of the girls. They turned out so good. I was worried because it was quite the crazy day. My baby that sleeps all the time and never cries was wide awake and crying. She also peed or pooped on every surface she touched. It was a day to remember. Just ask Aurah how they went!

The New Girl on the Block

2010-06-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hadley Opal

June 4

1:20 a.m.

8lbs 12 oz

20 in.

She's here! I thought since it's been 2 weeks I should post. She is a great baby and we are all doing great- a lotta tired- but great. I was able to have a VBAC this time, and I can't believe the difference of how I feel. Aurah loves her new sister and is a big help to me! I need to catch up from the last 2 months, but that will have to come later!

2010-04-03T14:03:00.000-07:00

After a lot of drama and going back and forth for about a week, we decided that we would go to California for part of Spring Break. Drew is starting his new job(Woohoo!!!!!!) on Monday and we decided to get a little family vaca in while we still could. We had a blast. The weekend started out with going to Drew's cousin's wedding which was beautiful. Sorry- no pics- we didn't bring our camera to that. The next day we went with Brittney, Brad, and Emerson to the beach. It was a beautiful day and Aurah loved the water even though it was frigid. Drew tried to get her to help him with a sand castle, but she would rather be in the water.

She is a hard girl to get a picture of these days- always on the move- so most of the beach pics look like this- her back.

Then after the beach we drove down to San Diego to get some Wild Animal Park time in. Aurah loved the animals and besides some crabby girls here and there (me and Aurah) we had a great time. It was a lot of walking and hot- why I was crabby- and I think that really I should have taken pictures of the bathrooms because I saw more bathrooms than actual animals. The joys of being pregnant.

We stayed the night and came home on Tuesday. It was really a relaxing trip!

Yesterday we decided to get some egg coloring time in. Aurah loved it and was so excited to color the eggs.

We hope you all have a fantastic Easter and I will hopefully blog about that soon after, but I can't make any promises!

What we are up to

2010-02-27T21:16:00.000-08:00

Really, not too much. This is going to be a quick update since I haven't blogged in 2 months and they are sending me messages on my email. We really haven't been doing much.

*We went to the Phoenix Zoo during Christmas break. It was our present to Aurah since she had been asking me for months if we could go. She loved all the animals and the cotton candy.

* We found out that we are having a girl. We are excited, but have to admit that we were hoping for a boy. It will be really nice not having to buy too much since we already have anything and I am making a list of the things that I do want that I feel like I can spend money on this time. I am getting bigger by the day and wonder if people think I should be about ready to deliver even though I am only 6 1/2 months. We have no ideas really for names. We really don't ever agree and take about 3-4 names to the hospital and pick one there.

*Drew is still looking for a job since he graduated in Dec. We are hoping he gets one soon!

*We had a great Valentine's Day and Aurah wakes up every Sunday since then asking if she is getting candy.

* Just a little perspective on our life, after Aurah wet her pants for the third day in a row, I was a little irritated to say the least. When I was mad at her she told me that I was being, and I quote, "rude, and mean, and crusty" and that she didn't like it. Funny, but irritating at the time.

*We are all just hoping that we make it past this "stage" and I have decided that 3 is way worse than 2, and we haven't hit 3 yet.

There is our life in a nut shell. I told you, not very exciting!

A Christmas Miracle

2009-12-25T23:58:00.000-08:00

And the miracle is that I am actually blogging. We have had a busy last few months. Although this won't post until Saturday, I started it before midnight and that to me counts as Christmas! I can't move my pictures around tonight so this is going to be a countdown instead of the other way so we will start with Christmas and end with Halloween. ( Just work with me and humor me- it is 1 in the morning).

5. Christmas!! We had a great day. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well. We were a little unsure if the big man in the red suit would be making an appearance due to the unsurety of what list we were all on (umhmm- Aurah) but it turns out he must average the behavior of the whole year and not just the last week.

I can't believe that this picture I am putting up, but whatever.

Christmas morning bright and early at 8:30
Getting ready to open presents

Our girl on the steps

4. Cruise to Mexico- Drew graduated from UNLV-woohoo- so we decided that to celebrate we needed to go on a cruise. We went on a 4 night cruise to Baja Mexico and we had a great time. Really, we had a very relaxing time which is what we both needed!

Ensenada

"The Blow Hole" in Ensenada. AKA right by the best shopping.

Catalina

Our cruise ship from Catalina

We rented a golf cart and toured the island. It was a lot of fun besides the time I almost fell out. Thank goodness for seat belts!

The wind blowing in our hair

A beautiful sunset

3. The Closest Aurah and Emmie ever got to Santa. Both would not sit on Santa's lap or go anywhere near him.

2. Halloween- Aurah was Tink this year, and I think the cutest one around.

She wasn't so sure about Trick-or-Treating until she realized people give you candy. Then she was running from house to house.

Carving the pumpkin

1. I am pregnant! Yeah! The baby is due on June 8th and we find out what we are having on Jan. 5th. We are really excited but a little nervous for 2. I am feeling great now. I was a little more sickly for a few months and I feel like I finally have some energy.

There is our life in a nutshell.

The Last 2 Months In Pictures

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( Cuz let's be honest, who cares about the words!)

Planting a tree in Kannarra

At the apple orchard

UNLV Basketball First Look

RE-BELS!

First movie in the Theatre

Toy Story in 3-D

Drew's Birthday dinner at Osaka's

Drew's 28th Birthday

Just Had to Share

2009-08-18T10:04:00.000-07:00

What a crazy girl!

I know!

2009-08-01T19:51:00.000-07:00

It's been a while. May went by like a whirlwind trying to get the end of the school year wrapped up and getting ready for our trip to Minnesota. Most of June and part of July- for a month- Aurah and I went home for a month. It was a great trip and we had so much fun spending time with my family. We went to the Zoo, Nauvoo for a family reunion, and my sister's property up North. In between we had fun relaxing and swimming. We both missed Drew, but had a great time! Since we have been back we have been potty training and swimming. Potty training is highly over rated. I have decided that kids should just come potty trained. I have enjoyed the summer so much and am sad I only have 2 1/2 weeks left. Aurah does pretty good, for a while about 1 accident a day, and the last few days we have had no accidents. I hope it keeps getting better! I am going to post some pictures from our trip!

I forgot we also went to Duluth. This is a picture of Lake Superior from a light house.

Aurah ready for a 4-wheeler ride.

My sister's family eating malts while in Duluth.

My niece and nephews with Aurah. Brock, Riggs, Aurah, Cael, and Hailey.

A huge barge coming into the Duluth Harbor.

Aurah playing in Lake Superior.

The Mississippi in Nauvoo

At Carthage Jail.

The outside of Carthage.

Joseph's, Hyrum's, and Emma's grave.

A picture of Nauvoo while the temple was there. Unfortunately every time I wanted to take a picture of the temple, it was raining, or we had restless kids or adults. It was so neat to be able to do a session. I was in it during the Open House, but had never done any work in it. It was such a great experience to be in the Nauvoo temple with about 50 members of my extended family.

A funny pic of Aurah to show you how crazy she is. Yes that is her in her pajamas with Spiderman sunglasses and reading book! So funny.

At a baby shower of my friends. It was 2 freinds from high school and these are my friends kids with Aurah. Aurah is 2, Aubrey is 1 and Raynee was about 2 months. It was great to see them!

April

2009-05-01T18:10:00.000-07:00

Oh how the time flies. Here is what we have been up to in April.

Easter

Of course there was Easter. Aurah really understood the Easter Bunny this year and was excited for him to make a stop at the house.

The second she woke up she was eating candy as you can tell. She loved finding the candy.

All ready for church in our new clothes.

Aurah turns two!

How sad it is that my little baby is two. Aurah loves:

to talk ( my favorite word is bikobikle - motorcycle)

boss people (especially Emmie)

animals

to sing

to do your hair ( and she isn't all that gentle)

dance

feed the ducks

and princesses

For her birthday we started with 2- shaped pancakes,

opened some presents,

went for a ride on her new wheels ( that is seriously how we went- she got ready herself except her outfit and I think her sunglasses were in her purse),

went to Metro Pizza for dinner,

and of course, ate some birthday cake!

The birthday party

The next day was Aurah's big party. We rented a jumpy house which she loved. She kept saying it was Aurah's castle because there were princesses on it. (she doesn't look as happy as she really was because I made her get out of the jump house for the picture.)

She blew out the candles,

ate some cake,

opened presents,

and then crashed. I don't know who was more tired, her or me!

Sesame Street Live!

Last weekend we took Aurah to Sesame Street Live. We had great seats and this is what she looked like the first half. After intermission she got up and danced. She loved it!

First dip of the Season

It was a little cold, but nothing keeps this girl from a chance to get in the pool. She loves to swim.

and last...

A new haircut

She was in the need for a change so I decided to cut her hair off. She looks even bigger than she did before!

before

after

There you have it!

California

2009-04-10T21:33:00.001-07:00

We love California! We had so much fun. We went with Drew's family to California and Disneyland. We spent part of the day at the beach. Aurah loved it. She'd been there when she was really little, but it has been about a year and a half since we have been back. She didn't want to leave and didn't care that the water was cold.

That would be sand on her eye and not a black eye. That was how much fun she had.

Then off to Disneyland for two days.

The favorite rides were the horses ( i think we went on 3-4 times),

the Storybook ride, the teacups, and Dumbo.
Just a few random pics from the trip. We had such a great time!

A few pics

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Aurah loves the park and especially the swings.

We bought her a tennis racket because when we would go play she would want to use ours. She had a great time chasing the balls and even sometimes hitting one! Doesn't she look so big. It makes me sad. Drew loves it that she is becoming more and more independent, but it makes me wonder where my baby went.

For about a year, Aurah has needed breathing treatments when she gets sick. I am so glad that finally she can hold it herself and she isn't afraid of it. She doesn't even cry anymore! Whoohoo!

The Longest Post in the world

2009-01-31T11:57:00.000-08:00

Life seems to be crazy busy lately. I thought that I should post since we have done a lot and I really haven't posted since Halloween. This post is long so here you go:

HALLOWEEN

Aurah was a monkey this year. It was just so fitting.

THANKSGIVING

A picture of the girl eating her dinner.

CHRISTMAS

This year we went to Minnesota for Christmas. It was so fun to see family. Aurah did excellent on the plane and I think we watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at least 50 times.

Christmas

Aurah was a opening present pro by the times all our Christmases were over. We had to wake her up at 10:00 because we wanted to open our presents. I am thinking that will be the only year like that for a while.

CHICAGO

We flew into Chicago and the visited with my sister,Debbie, and then drove to Minnesota with her for Christmas. We then drove back and spent about 3 days in the Windy City. It was so cold but we loved it and we can't wait to go back to visit. Next time it will be in the summer we've decided.

Wrigley Field

Soldier Field- home of the Bears

Wolfy's- Drew wanted his Chicago hotdog and he got it. I think we went there two times during our short stay.

Downtown. Just a few scenes while driving downtown.

The Sear's Tower from the street.

The Science and Industry Museum

Walking the streets. This is the big tree they have in the center of the city. My sister said it is a whole bunch of little trees to make the one big one. It was huge!

The "Bean" with the city behind it.

Chicago style pizza. It can't be beat. It was so good and so thick. This is Drew pulling some cheese for Aurah off the pizza.

Seriously 3 inches thick. SOOOO YUMMY!!!!The aquarium. I think this was Aurah's favorite part of the trip. She loves fish so this was the perfect place for her.

She was sitting in this boat singing "Row Row Row Your Boat" No joke. It was hilarious.

MOUNT CHARLESTON

Every year around Christmas time we go to Mount Charleston for breakfast. We love their hot chocolate!

FEEDING THE DUCKS

This is one of Drew's and Aurah's favorite thing to do. They go to Sunset Park with Kallen and feed the ducks. I guess last time they went they were attacked by them and the geese, but they still plan on going again.

THE REBEL GAME

I know it's sad, but this was Aurah's first Rebel basketball game. She loved it and was cheering with the rest of them. We had a great time and they won, so what more do you need?

Love

2008-11-24T21:48:00.001-08:00

I Love you...

but are you sure you didn't come with an instruction manual, cuz I could really use one about now! It's not cool if you're hiding it from me!!!!!

Getting Older

2008-10-19T16:39:00.001-07:00

This girl...

was 18 months on Friday. Today was her first day in nursey and she didn't even bother to look back. She gave me a kiss at the door and went in like a champ. They did bring her in for a diaper change and then about 10 minutes before church was over because she was so tired she was falling asleep and started crying. Here are just a few pictures of her I thought were cute.

This boy...

turned 27 yesterday. We had breakfast and then he did homework most of the day. We were going to go to the UNLV football game but then Drew decided that he would rather just stay home. We went to Viva Mercado's, one of our favorites, and then watched UFC. This year Drew had the choice of any kind of birthday cake he wanted and he wanted a funfetti cake and frosting from a box. It was easy for me so I was compliant.

I keep teasing him about how old he is even though I am only three weeks younger than him, but younger non the less! Check out the smoke coming from this cake!

I'm Back!

2008-10-12T11:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry that it's been so long since I updated. Life just got busy since I started to work again and started back at school. Here are just a few fun things that we've been doing in the last few months. One fun thing that we did is we went to the apple orchard again this year. It was really fun but again we couldn't find any apples till be found out we had been looking in the wrong place.

We also went to Balloonapolooza. Aurah loved the rides and cried when they was over. It was too windy for the balloons to be up, but we still had fun walking around and going to the circus. Brooke, Paige, and Dane came with us too!

Anniversary and Bubbles

2008-08-10T18:34:00.000-07:00

Last week was our 3rd anniversary. We ate at the White Chocolate Grill which we both liked and then this weekend we went to Mesquite for the weekend. It was filled with massages, sleeping in, mini golf, and relaxing in the pool. I forgot the camera.

Today we decided to get out the bubble machine that Aurah got for her birthday. She LOVED it! Here are some pictures and a video if you want to watch it.

Sorry it's sideways. I couldn't fix it.

My Little Fish

2008-07-29T17:03:00.001-07:00

So... ever since Aurah was born she has loved the water. Last summer we would go to the pool about once a week and she loved it. This year, we are in the pool at least 3 times a week and Aurah loves it. Just give that girl some floaties and she's off. She seriously swims with her floaties on, by herself, the whole time we are in the pool. She's a fish and I love it because I was always a little afraid of the water and don't really enjoying swimming.

Getting her floaties on.

Kickin' it in the water.

Reading

2008-07-23T14:09:00.001-07:00

Aurah loves to read. Everyday she takes out most of the books on her shelf, sits in the middle of them all, and "reads". Every once in a while she'll bring a "buk" to us and say "up" which means read me this book. She is getting bigger everyday and I often wonder where my little baby went.

Sorry for the dark picture and the crazy hair. We had just gotten up for the day.

The 4th of July in Kanarraville

2008-07-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

It's Drew's family traditon on both sides to go to Kanarraville Utah. For various reasons we haven't been there since the 4th of July before we were married- three years ago. It was really fun and Aurah especially had a GREAT time.

Drew's Grandma Cheryl decorated a float for the parade. This is Aurah "helping" decorate.

That same day Aurah had her first 4 wheeler ride. From then on she would try to get on if it was parked or if she was inside she would stand by the door and say "ride, ride". Needless to say, she loved it.
This is us after the parade.
Aurah was a little tired that afternoon. I think if took her about 3 minutes to fall asleep after we got into the car.

And my favorite part was the fireworks. We went to St. George to watch them this year and I would say they were close if not the best I have ever seen. It was a lot of fun. And of course, Aurah loved them. It was so sweet because Ethan loves her and he wanted her to sit on his lap. We all had such a great time in Kanarraville!

The rest of our trip

2008-06-20T10:10:00.000-07:00

The rest of our trip to Minnesota was so fun. It's crazy because I felt like we were so busy the whole time we were there, but I couldn't really tell you what we did. There are a lot of pictures in this post so I'll keep the writing short. One fun thing that we did do was go to the Como Zoo.

This is what Aurah looked like the whole time at the zoo. She was so excited and keep laughing and screaming and clapping. It was great!

We saw giraffe,
And lions, (this picture is kind of scary I think)
And orillyas ( as Aurah called them).
Just a cute picture of Aurah loving something she was seeing.

This was the Zoo group. We went with my sister Holly and her four kids, Hailey, Brock, Cael and Riggs, and with my sister Kati. This was in where the monkeys were - and Aurah's favorite place in the zoo.

There is a new part of the zoo where they have this huge butterfly house. You walk through it and there are butterflies everywhere. There were all different kinds and they are all flying around and they will even land on you. Before you leave you have to be inspected to make sure there aren't any on you. It was really cool.

It was pretty cold the whole time we were there and really rainy, but the day before we left it was nice enough to go swimming. The lake was still really cold, but Aurah loves the water and a little cold water wasn't going to stop her. She sat by the shore and kicked her hands and feet for about 45 minutes. When she finally got out she was shivereing because she was so cold.

The Park

2008-06-09T14:13:00.001-07:00

Sorry I've been MIA for the last month. There has been a lot going on with moving and the end of the school year. I am so glad for the summer break! On Friday night, Aurah and I flew to Minnesota to see my family. Today we went to the park with my sister Holly and her kids. Aurah loved it and spent most of the time sitting in the dirt and trying to eat it.

She also loved the tire swing with Hailey and said, "Wee, wee, wee!" the whole time she was one it.
Cael and Riggs had fun "playing in the bushes and the woods."
Brock had fun playing on the playground and going up and down the slide.
When we left, we were both tired and Aurah was dirty from head to toe. I think that's how you can tell that you are having fun!

This is what it looks like...

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When Aurah is tired.

Just a few birthday pictures

2008-04-20T11:14:00.001-07:00

Well, I've made a lot of mistakes already as a parent, but I think this one was the one I'll learn the most from. On Thursday Aurah had her 1 year old shots. The Dr. said that the MMR shot could cause a temp. and that it could last from 7 - 10 days. Well, I wasn't worried because Aurah has always done really good when she has gotten shots. A few times she didn't even cry. This was not one of those times. That day she was a little crabby, but she had been sick the day before. This is a picture I got that afternoon. She looks good, right?

Well, it all went down hill from there. Friday she was sad all day and the day of her party- yesterday- was no different. This picture sums up how she felt and how the party went.
She cried most of the party. She cried while we ate. She cried while we sang happy birthday to her. She cried while she was suppose to blow out her candle. I think that the only time that she didn't cry was when she was eating cake and ice cream...

and while she opened presents.

Please, to all those first time parents out there who like to be up on their child's shots, I beg of you, learn from my mistake and get them done after the birthday and the party. One week won't make a difference and then maybe your child will enjoy their first birthday.

Really? It's Been a Year?

2008-04-17T15:06:00.000-07:00

Today is Aurah's 1st birthday.

I can't believe that it really has been a year. People always say that it goes quick and I thought that it was cheesy, but it really is true. I've been contemplating today how much my life changed for the better a year ago and how it feels like she always been ours.

Who would believe that this 8lb 12 oz baby would grow up to be an even bigger girl.

Today at the Dr.'s she weighed in at 23 lbs. 31 inches. We are so glad she is in our family. We love you girl.

She loves bananas

She is into EVERYTHING

She loves any silky blanket

She climbs onto eveything

She loves to be sung to and sings along with us

She is stingy with her kisses unless you are Jen

She knows the actions to Popcorn Poping, Patty Cake, The Wheels on the Bus, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and more but I can't remember any more right know

She loves planes and can spot them before anyone else

She loves to be outside

Sorry

2008-03-29T12:44:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I updated. Here is what we've been up to the last month.

The MTC

The month started off with a quick trip to Utah to see my brother before he went into the MTC. He was called to the Peoria, Illinois mission. He left this week for the field. It was great to see my family and spend some time with Clark before he left.

Spring Break

It was fun to be home for a week. These are a few pictures that I took. Aurah loves this chair that used to be Grandpa Tony's and she loves to read books. I think this is the only time that she will stay still. She is lovin' the piano.

We got a dog

I finally gave in and we adopted a dog. Her name is Doja and so far she has been a really great dog.

You would think I would be a good Mom and take pictures of my baby's first Easter, but I didn't. I did take video of it, though. Sorry!

Let me tell you 'bout...

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The Springs Preserve.

Since we had the day off today, it was such a nice day, and we had a pass, we decided to go to the Springs Preserve. It is really a neat place and we only saw about a fifth of what is there. This picture of Aurah was at the Preserve. She is big with her tongue.

P.S. after looking at the above picture, I realize why I never put pictures of myself on here.

Finally

2008-02-11T21:06:00.000-08:00

So at almost 10 months, Aurah finally cut her first tooth on Thursday. No pictures for proof because she won't let me take any. Drew and I are glad because we thought we were going to have to invest in a nice pair of baby dentures.

9 Months

2008-01-17T21:17:00.000-08:00

Can you believe that she is 9 months today?

I've been reflecting today on how different my life was 9 months ago.

Here are some Aurah favorites:

bananas, tags, remotes, and anything she shouldn't have

baths, the Johnny Jump Up, applesauce, and Sing n Play Stage

her bed, the mirror, her tongue, and music

patty cake, the phone, the stroller and keys.

Her favorite songs are The Itsy, Bitsy, Spider, If You're Happy and you Know It, and whatever we listen to.

She's into everything and nothing is safe when she's around.

Random Pictures

2008-01-13T21:16:00.001-08:00

Since I haven't posted yet this year, I thought I would. These are just random pictures that I've taken recently. This was on the plane to Minnesota. She looked out the window for a while. I couldn't get my camera out fast enough to take a better picture, but this is what I got!

The two of us on Christmas.

I took this picture while I was in Minnesota. She looked so cute I couldn't resist.

Amazing!

2007-12-22T14:42:00.000-08:00

Two posts in 2 days. I think it's a record for me.

Every year, since Drew and I have been married, we go up to Mount Charleston right before Christmas. Last year we stayed in one of the cabins that are by the lodge. I was really fun. Our first year we were married and this year we just went up to eat breakfast at The Lodge.

It was really cold and there was a little bit of snow up there. We always try to get a table next to the fire.
We left our house at about 7:15 and got there at 8 because Drew had to work today.

It was cold even in The Lodge so Aurah kept on her hat, sweater, and blanket.

I love going up there because it is so pretty. I hope this is a tradition that we can keep going for many years to come!

Not enough time!

2007-12-21T21:55:00.001-08:00

Once again I've been slacking. My life is too busy! Here is what we have been up to lately.

The first weekend in December Aurah secured her list with Santa.

Aurah is all over the place. If she can reach it, it's not safe. She's starting to rock on all fours and lunge forward. I'm counting the days until nothing is safe in my house. She found the laundry basket and played in it for about 45 minutes.

And she was sick. Last Wednesday she was up all night. Thursday she didn't sleep either. I think that Friday was the first good sleep she had and I was grateful cuz I was tired too!

Most important and exciting... I don't have to work for 2 weeks! I am excited for Christmas and to go home for a week. I am trying to start packing and getting organized. It's a lot harder when you have a baby to pack for too. My Mom told me to pack light to make it easier. I laughed!

On the Naughty List

2007-12-03T21:40:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we decorated our Christmas Tree. Sorry for the blurry picture but her pajamas I think are so cute. And it might be true that she'll be on the naughty list. Especially since she's still up tonight and won't go to sleep!

The finished product!

Aurah looking at the tree lights. She loves them and will stare at them for a long time!

A picture of Aurah on her first Thankgiving. It's a little late, but time is something I haven't had a lot of lately.

I still need to do my 6 facts about me, but that will have to be another night! I promise I will get it done sooner than the time between my this post and my last!

Halloween

2007-11-01T17:23:00.001-07:00

Aurah the kangaroo with Jen. I wish you could see her little tail in the back.

Halloween was really fun. It was really fun to dress Aurah up. She did pretty good in her costume.
Our first Trick-or-Treat house

Aurah done being a kangaroo

Halloween Costume..Almost

2007-10-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of September, I thought that I would try to get ahead of the costume rush and I bought Aurah her costume. At the beginning of October I tried the costume on her again, and it barely fit. I was so sad because I think she looks so cute, so I took it back, but before I did, I couldn't resist taking a picture. Her new costume is a surprise!

This is just a random picture that I took of her about a week ago. I think she looks so precious, but I am probably a little biased.

My girl gots rolls!

2007-10-09T21:03:00.000-07:00

So I have NEVER denied that Aurah has rolls, but seriously, check out this picture.

These pictures were after her bath tonight. She's sucking her toe.

Here she is loving on her bear. I just love this girl!

This ones for you, Jenni

2007-09-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

Remember when...

we used to make these at least once a week in college. I made them today and thought of you! It's been years since I made them and when I ate them I remembered why- cuz they're so good and I want to eat all of them!

The Apple Orchard

2007-09-29T14:09:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Apple Orchard. Who knew they had one in Las Vegas!

It was quite the adventure because we took Aurah and my friend's baby, Ella. They are 3 weeks apart.

It was really fun! Please note that Aurah is sitting by herself! She just started yesterday!!!!

I think that this was about the only apple that we saw in the whole orchard. The orchard was picked over already.
I think next year it will be really fun when Aurah is a little bigger.
Here is a picture of all of us. This is about as good a one as we could get. Let's just say that I am REALLY glad that I don't have twins! We didn't get any apples, but we did buy some really good apple cider, we got out in the fresh air, and we had a really good time. In about 2 weeks the pumpkin patch opens in the orchard, so we are excited to get a pumpkin then (me more than Drew).

5 months...

2007-09-17T19:26:00.000-07:00

And counting

Aurah is 5 months today. Time really does fly.

We thought we would take some pictures of her and all of us...but Aurah wouldn't look at the camera...

AND she was having fun eating the grass. Oh well, we tried!

Happy 5th month girl! We're glad you are in our family!!!!

2007-09-11T20:55:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated lately because not much has been going on. Here are some pictures of Aurah that I took on my phone and we just figured out how to get them on the computer.

This weekend

2007-08-18T18:38:00.000-07:00

I've been slacking, but there really hasn't been a lot going on in our lives. But starting yesterday, we got a little more exciting.

Aurah was 4 months on Friday. We had to go to the dr. to get her four month shots. I figured that since she was already going to be sad, I might as well...

pierce her ears. She cried only for a minute. I think it looks so darn cute!

She also got to eat her first solid food today. She didn't really like it and cried almost the whole time, but when she gets used to it, I bet she won't be crying.

Anniversary

2007-08-07T22:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Drew and I's 2nd anniversary. We went to Becker's Steakhouse for dinner. It was nice to get out and the food was REALLY good!

Rolling

2007-08-03T09:06:00.001-07:00

Last night Aurah rolled over from her back to her front. We were excited! A few weeks ago she rolled from her front to her back, but this time she wasn't screaming when she was doing it. It's crazy how big she is getting!

My baby

2007-07-31T22:15:00.000-07:00

I am a blogger. I tried to put a picture of Aurah on here that I took today, but it was on my phone and I couldn't get it to work. So.. this is a picture from when we went to San Diego a few weeks ago. I love that girl!