My life in a nutshell

Its been over 2 months!

2011-12-21T21:09:00.000-08:00

Wow, its been a long time! I cant believe how busy I have been.
34 photoshoots this holiday season! I am so blessed and thankful to all my friends and clients! For without them we would not be having a christmas this year. I am hoping to learn more and get better and better so I can keep my little business busy all year round! :)

Its nice to have a little break though. Christmas is just 4 days away! I haven never gotten to spend everynight with my kids before, and I am Loving it! tucking them in at night, watching christmas specials and lots of snuggling! & a little yelling too, lol :) but thats what a mom is for.

**Baby**
We are expecting our 3rd!! I am so excited!! :) I am due around Aug 14th. and I have my first ultrasound appt tomorrow. Riley and mike are excited too! Turle of course is to young to know, but I know he will be a great big brother. he loves babies!

Since I have been taking so many pictures of everyone elses family I havent been taking many of mine. But I will get them back in front of the camera before they know it :)

We got a dog, her namr is Molly, she is adorable.. but she pees alllll over!! It drives me nuts! so I think she will be an outside dog. I have tried to potty train her with no luck yet. Maybe after the holidays I will try again.

Turtle is talking allot, he repeats everything and is eager to learn and try new things. He loves to Climb, and Jump and get into mischief! But.. he is so sweet! & such a mammas boy.
Riley Lost his first tooth!!.. then the next day.. he lost his 2nd tooth! The toothfairy left him $2. he was very excited He is doing well in school, although he doesnt try his best. I do not like his school or at least the class he is in. and I cant wait for him to start 1st grade. Hopefully he will get a better teacher.
Mike is working.. and whining about working :) lol but he is doing great, and I am so proud of him. He went out and got me a few christmas gifts yesterday, he is very excited about them and I cant wait to see :) I am thinking he got me a pop cake maker! :) we will see.

Thats about it for the update.. I will be blogging more now since I will have the time to do it :)

Un-Birthday

2011-10-14T23:51:00.000-07:00

Turtles Un-Birthday was monday! 18 months! I cant believe it, he isnt my baby anymore!~

Words:
Bye-Bye
Scarecrow
Mommy! ( he usually yells it ) Daddy
hot dog
cookie
puppy
Bubbles
Cheese
Please
grape
mooo , meow, and quack quack
"i dunno know" is what he say when I ask him where anything is! even if he is holding the thing I ask him for.
Iley.. = Riley
NO!.. when as I ask him if he wants something..like pretzels.. and he doesnt he yells NO!.. if he wants something he throws his hands in the air and says "Yay!"
happy-happy
and when he finds his picture.. he brings it to me and says. "mammas baby" :) awe, it melts my heart.. my sweet boy.

Today he was playing with Riley's gameboy and eating a cookie.. he looked so.. old! like a little boy, his own little personality. it was bitter sweet.

His hair is crazy! its 80% mine and 20% of mike's curls. I need to cut it. he is a dirty stinky 100% boy..& I love him!

On the down-side..
He bites.. grrr..
he scratches.. I think he thinks he is tickling, but it hurts!
he gets into everything, all the time.. trash, cabnits DVD cases all over the house, two days ago I caught him running thru the house with my thong! what the Heck kid! going thru my drawers!.. He is a full time job, but worth it :)

Sunny-Side Up!
this week I have a newborn shoot, Riley's first parent teacher conference, and then we are going to the Pumpkin Festival! Im so excited! & tomorrow. we might be getting a PUPPY! wow! I am nervous and scared.. I dont know anything about dogs... but I know it will be more work for me! But the kids will Love it :) especially Brady, he loves Puppys! :)

Have a great week! I need to catch up on reading my favorite blogs! :)

Boooo...

2011-10-03T13:27:00.000-07:00

well, we have been sickies allot lately..
This last one was a dooosey! and everyone is still feeling the effects of it.

I think the worst part is when I realized.. Turtle got my Cold Sore gene. :( It breaks my heart.
Riley was lucky, he got most of michaels gene's...which is a bummer for me!. lol But poor Turtle.. is all me! When I first saw the small red spot above his lip, I instantly remembered back to my childhood. being so embarrassed! and having people look at you funny, or say "you have a booger on your lip". I missed weeks and weeks of school because of them, and most of the pictures I have of me when I was little I have cold sores. My sister paige shares the same horrible memories, she gets them worse then I do. now that I am older I rarely get them, and thank goodness for makeup to help cover them up, but poor turtle wont have that option.

I'm hoping it was a fluke.. a one time thing. I suppose we will see..
I'll just have to make sure he is the "cool popular" kid, so his friends wont think much of it.

Wow!~ its been awhile

2011-09-26T01:00:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile, I think i've been feeling Un-inspired.. Trying to get it back, but its slow coming

Greer, Az
Our first family camping trip.. in a cabin of course, my hubby doesnt do tents. He was so skeptical about it, but when we got there he was so impressed! our little cabin was cute, and even had Dish network, our own little road, 2 bedrooms, updated kitchen and outside grill. We were located right next to the "lobby" cabin, so we walked over there to get movies, a telescope, UNO, and a porta crib for turtle. Everything they have there is free! (after you pay for the cabin) of course :)

Turtle LOVED the outside, tasted everything.. flowers, grass.. silly kid. Riley ran around a bit, but he is more like Michael so they stayed inside watching TV allot and napped. I cant wait till turtle is older so we can do fun things together. No one even wanted to fish with me! :(

here are a few pictures.

Of course Buzz Monkey had to come allong..

Turtle carried him nearly everywhere we went

He showed him who the boss in the relationship was :)
But they are truely best friends :)

We have been sick around here allot lately! Dang stupid school, Had to take Riley to Urgent Care for the first time ever! He had pneumonia and ear infection and had to take his first round of antibiotics.

Lately:
I cant seem to get ahead on anything, falling behind in school work, & Turtle is TROUBLE! seconds after we wakes up he is into everything he isnt suppose to be, taking off his diaper, jumping in the tub sitting down and turning on the water, throwing everything in the trash, unplugging everything around the house, climbing on everything,.. and he is sneaky about it, he moves the chairs slowly so I cant hear them .. then hops on the counter and starts throwing things on the floor. Riley was Never like thism, he is a High Maintanace Baby! but I'm sure he will grow out of it, He is SOOOO lucky he is Cute!

Sunny Side Up:
Its getting cooler!! well.. it was for a few days under 100, then back up to 107 this week, but its getting cooler at night and in the morning (not that I would know the morning side of that)
But its like.. You can almost feel fall in the air, and its rejuvinating and well overdue. I got tickets to a few fall festivals and I cant wait to take the kids! Feels like forever since I have had something to look forward to!

& My father in law finished my newborn bed! Its SOOOO Awesome!! its perfect and so cute. I need to figure out how to stain it, then people have to start popping out babies so I can take pictures of them :)

8-10 mins a day

2011-08-31T00:46:00.000-07:00

8-10 mins a day.. we try and play outside..

Yep. thats it.. thats all we can stand in this 115 degree heat

I Am Going CRAZY!!! thank goodness for my photography or I would have jumped off the roof or something.. maybe not, its HOT up there too... Maybe instead I would lock myself in ourdeep freeze! then someone could thaw me out when my children arent crazy and it cools down enough to be able to take them to the park :)

Here is my submission for "ordinary moments" this was in our 8-10 mins of outdoor time :) and you can see he was getting a bit hot and ready for a nap.

I usually post all my photo challenges at
crazydaisypictures.com :) so you can head HERE to check it out and follow me if you would like :)

I love the colors in his picture.. :)

Going out of town tomorrow.. Im bursting i cant stand it I am so excited! and I am so happy my hubby is excited too!! :) woohoo
see you in a few days! :)

Oh Yeah!! I totally forgot! I am selling   Scentsy again!! I had to stop because I had turtle, but I started again because I LOVE IT! and I missed my scents, and really need some newo ones for the fall :)
so if you need anything or know anyone who does.

https://casey.scentsy.us/Home

Casey's Scentsy Page! click here.. or well    <----- over there :)
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what!??.. Pneumonia?

2011-08-30T00:10:00.000-07:00

3 weeks into kindergarden
week 2.. Riley get a slight fever and cold.. it goes away by the end of the week. but yet. beginning of week 3 he began to cough and cough non stop for days.. I think as a mom you can tell when something isnt right.

I was trying to convince him to going to the dr. he seemed fine except the coughing all the time, and he had a slight fever..
On sunday night I went thru his backpack which I forgot to do on friday after he got home. I found a notice in his folder stating.. there had been reports of strep throat and scarlet fever in his classroom..

so No more nice mommy, we headed to the after hours children urgent care just in case. My son hasnt been to the dr's since he was 1 year old! I know I know.. I should have taken him, but life gets busy and we have healthy kids (thank god).. while he was sitting on the white paper covered bench .. and the dr put the little scope up to his lung and told him to breath deep.. I begun to cry.

Looking at my son, watching him grow up before my eyes, knowing that someday,. he wont need me to go to the dr with him anymore.

I know he is only 5 and we have along way to go, but it still got to me, and knowing that this was the first time.. I couldnt make him better.

I couldnt hug him tight and mentally send my "good vibes and energy" to him to make him heal.. he actually needed medicine

light case of pneumonia, and slight ear infections in both ears..
antibiotics
gatorade
and gummy crabby patties..
will make him better.

yet I am still sending him my good healthy mommy vibes, and I am sure its helping him heal faster :)

Today.. He was still coughing up a storm..

but, he was back to his crazy 'ole riley drew

The Sunny Side Up!
Riley took his first "test" testing his skills to see what he knows, he scored at the top of everything.. of course he is smart, he is His Fathers Son!
Going to greer on wed! I'm so excited, and finally got michael to get excited too, he hates camping, but we will be in a cabin. so.. does that really count?.. im so happy! To get out of the heat and spend some family time together :)
My school started, I'm ahead of the game already, and Im so excited to learn more about photoshop, I really think it will help take my photography to a new level!

These days!..

keeping the vaccuum plugged IN!.. whats the point of putting it away if I use it twice a day.
I catch myself watching lame shows like the news, or people court.. because the fall shows havent started yet.. I need to turn the tv off for awhile. its a horrible addiction.
I get bummed out when I have to "get dressed" lol, the only think I have found that I love about this new SAHM thing.. is the dress code! But I know it will be awesome once it gets cooler, just have to make it thru this 113 degree weather!

have a great week!

LiTtLe BiG tOwN

2011-08-16T23:39:00.000-07:00

about 6 months ago, my hubby and I were driving by Queen Creek high School. On their sign out front, it said Little Big Town in concert soon! We Love them :) So we jumped online and got tickets for $30 each.. 2nd Row center! It was awesome, and they performed in a high school auditorium. I was 6 steps from the stage.

The first group was called FireFly, and they are 3 sisters, they were really good! I got their CD.

We got a babysitter for the first time! well a real babysitter. Miranda came to the house, so we got to take Mike's truck, it felt like a real date! not having to worry about dropping the kids off anywhere, and having to be back to get them. It was awesome, and the boys had a great time too! They just adored Miranda!

I am so glad we got the tickets, since I am not working money is SUPER tight.. I hate it.. Im not used to Not being able to go to the store and get what I want. Having the sales determine what we will be eating for the next week... But I am learning.. and hopefully it will get cooler soon so Mike can pick up extra shifts.. :)

Thats all we have been up too! and its the 2nd week of school and Riley already has a Cold! Crud!... missing 2 days this week. bummer..

The first day......

2011-08-08T23:38:00.000-07:00

Kindergarden

where it all starts..

Today was Rileys first day. The night before he ws very upset and didnt want to go. He was so depressed that he went to bed early.

I was surprised how "ok" with it he was when it was time to get ready and go. He is in the afternoon class, our school only offers half day, or full day for $250 a month. This is just one of the things that irritates me.

We got ready to go, he looked so handsome.. :)

we took some pics..

one where he is really tall..

one where he is really small :)

One of us.. my little boy on his first day!

we got to school early.. they playground was closed, we werent allowed in till 12:10 its 105 degrees... all the PM kindergardeners and their parents are standing outside the gate waiting..
at 12:12 they open the gate and we heard in toward the class rooms. where the teacher stops us. one at a time she asks the kids name.. then tells them to drop their backpack and go play. Of course Riley didnt want to do that. it was so hot! Turtle was in the stroller and overheated. I took the huge bag of supplies into the classroom, and the teacher asked everyone to come back outside and wait..
One little girl asked for a drink, the teacher said no she will have to wait till she is done.. did I mention its 105 degrees outside?.
All the parents looks confused as to why the children werent allowed inside the classrooms. One at a time she started calling the kids to get their backpack and go sit on the carpet.
I hugged riley and cried a little.. They made all the parents leave as they continued to call in one kid at a time.. I waited outside the gate as he was the 2nd to last called into the classroom.. standing there alone all sweaty.. his name was called.. 12:38..

I was so upset I called michael. I hope tomorrow is better. I met another mom, who turns out she lives just a couple of houses down on my street. it will be nice to have someone for Riley to play with.

When Michael went to pick up riley.. he had to park 3 streets down from the school, and walk up. stand in line with the other parents and wait till each kid was called out one by one.. The bell rang at
3:05.. they got home at 3:25 and we only live 5 blocks away.

Waiting.. and waiting,, and waiting.. his poor little red face..

Im hoping this cluster was just beacuse it was the first day.. :)

Riley seemed to like it, he met 2 kids and he isnt scared to go back tomorrow.

Turtle is ALL over!! He LOVES to climb, and fall and then climb again. I was doing laundry in the bedroom, Riley was sleeping, and I come out to put stuff away, I find my little sweet turtle.. Half on the computer desk, and everything knocked off on the floor! and moved around.. he smiles a cheesy smile.. I take a couple of pics, as I let him sweat out being stuck :)
last time I checked on him about 5 mins earlier he was snuggling with his blanket and watching UP so quietly.. He is a sneaky little thing.

He drew on the computer monitor with a crayon.... I had to scrub it out. silly kid..

Snack Attack!!

2011-07-31T01:06:00.000-07:00

My kids are Snacking Monsters! All day, Riley would rather just have snacks, then actual food. before I quit my job, thats all they ever had. Mike is a snacker too. He only eats One meal a day! Which I feed him, otherwise he snakcs all day.
Since I have been home, its been driving me crazy! "mommy can I hae a snack?" over and over every 20 mins! Among other things.,. so I discovered Pintrest a few days ago. and I LOVE IT!! :) Its inspiring.

This is how it works.. ever google image search??. its just like that except when You find something cool! You can put it on your "Board".. I have 3 or 4 boards now. So when I have time.. or wanted to remember to make something or get something, I go to my board.. when you click on the picture it takes you to the site on how to make it, or where to get it! :) You can also follow other peoples boards, which is great, because sometimes you dont know what your looking for.. until someone else finds it! :)
Here is what I did.. tonight :)

I made these.. I changed a few things of course.. because I dont like Hummas... well actually I have never tried it.
I used ziplock snack bags, and filled them with everything.. One for the fridge and one for the pantry.. I figure I will tell them.. They will last2-3 days, and when its gone.. Its GONE! I pre-made about 50 more bags.. so I can easily replace them. :) I hope this works!

JOIN PINTREST!! its fun..

http://pinterest.com/caseysmiles/ Click here to see my boards :)

5 question Friday!

2011-07-29T16:28:00.000-07:00

This is my first time participating in 5 question friday! But I think I will try every week... and I know I have been slacking at the vlogs lately.. but my goal this week is to Vlog :)

So here are the questions this week...

1. Vow renewal ceremonies-yay or nay?

YES!! Of course, Since we are having our vows renewed in may 2013.. There are several reasons. One reason I think they are a good thing, is after so many years.. both people have changed and hopefully grown together, kids families new friends.. and you finally know what you want.. and there is less drama, no real nervousness about the whole thing.. just pure enjoyment and sharing the time with your family and friends. :) Plus its a great reason to get everyone together, and an excuse for other families to take a vacation and enjoy time with each other also.

Question for you...??... Do you think its ok to have a honeymoon registery for vow renewals?.. since we never got to take a honeymoon the first time we got married?.

2. What sound/s annoy you the most?

Hmm.. tough. There are lots of sounds that annoy me. I used to have tons of patience, not so much lately.. I think the most annoying sound is Riley playing his video games next to my head when I am doing something else.. That drives ME CRAZY! and Mike too. and he almost refuses to turn it down.. or he does a little trick.. when I yell "Turn it down".. he turns it up.. then down.. like I am not going to notice.. Duh.

3. If you had to pick, would you have only all boys, or only all girls for kids?

Oh NO what a horrible question for me.. If I had to pick I think... I guess I would pick girls. just because I dont have one. Eventhough I know girls are harder then boys. BUT I wouldnt trade my boys for anything they are great! .. I'll have a girl someday :)

4. Do you believe in alternative medicine?

Yes, I think the brain is very powerful.. and so if you truely believe in alternative medicine. it will work for you :)

5. Would you take a family member's children and raise them if they needed it?

Of course! :) even friends kids, and I would love them like my own.

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Click here to get in on the fun! :)

So Behind!!!

2011-07-22T16:49:00.000-07:00

My sister Paige came to visit end of June.. I Love her SOOOOO Much!! she is the glue of our family. She reminds us to call each other, and to tell each other how special they are. Dani my other sister is so close.. but yet so far away! only an hour or so.. & I miss her.. I miss being with them more often. Sisters have a special bond like no other!.

We had fun when she came.. We went to the Vine for wings, then Rawhide and got some really cool pictures taken. I have lots of pics to post but will just post this one for now and will update later.

We got to see my aunt D , and cousins Hannah and Jay.. and my godmother Rose ,. It was perfect,. it felt like Home.. to be around family, smile laugh and completely feel free to be 100% yourself is an amazing feeling. Its different around some of mikes family.. I just dont feel like I can totally be me.. but I think its like that in every family. and thats ok :)

then we went to Missouri to see my other family. Hot Sticky Horrible weather, but it was great to see the people I love, My grandpa is .. sorry honey.. but the most important man in my life, and I was so thankful to see him again. The whole family got to meet our little turtle, They Adored him! We played, mike slept.. Next time we visit it will NOT be in the summer.. I know we livel in AZ but Dry heat is SOOO much better, and less exhausting. This is just a quick posting.. So here are a few quick pics. :)

My dad and Turtle.. :)

My hubby.. Nearly melted the whole vacation. poor thing

My Pa :) the kids had such a great time with him!

LOOK! Riley playing.. and happy!! I dont see that allot lately

Turtle drives a Limo

My beautiful step mom and my brother brandon :)

ok.. yeah thats a Few! We were there for 11 days, so I have hundreds! :)
I feel like these last few months have just flown by! Riley starts school in a couple of weeks.. Im a bit nervous of how he will do, but I know when he gets used to it, he will love it.

I'm still not on a schedule.. I feel like I am the Laziest person on the face of the earth!

I've been.. taking pictures.. studying pictures. I have a boudiour photoshoot coming up in a couple of weeks! I am so excited and think I will do a great job!

Mike and I are getting Re-Married in May 2013.. So I have been planning that.. (the main reason I havent posted in awhile) So much went wrong with our first wedding, and we have been thru so much, grown up, and changed.. and thru everything we are stronger, and in love.. not only with the good stuff about each other.. but all the flaws too and I am excited to do it again and share it with out kids :) I know some people think im nuts.. But we are in the part of our life.. when people dont get together anymore.. and honesly people need a reason to visit, and take time out of their life to enjoy themselves..So mike and I thought this would be a good reason to get everyone together. :)

......kinda sad......

2011-06-25T03:24:00.000-07:00

Its nearly 3 am...

the house is quiet and I have a big day tomorrow.. (or today really)

however I cant sleep, I've tried.. laid there for nearly 2 hours, then decided I should try taking my ipod outside.. maybe the stars would help me relax, and put things in perspective

I learned tonight, that me starting my little..(little) photography business hurt some people that I love :( I think I know why, I didnt do it to hurt anyone or take it away from anyone else, It made me think back to other conversations I've had with other people.. who also do photography or other things, and when I or my hubby mentions it, they react snide, roll their eyes and shove me off.. I know that I am not great yet, and that I have allot to learn.....

Its not like its a new thing for me, I have several photo albums of pictures I have taken, that date back to when I was in 2nd grade.. I'm always the first one with a camera pulled out, ready to document the memories for everyone... So when I heard that. it made me feel like I was copying people, and thats not what I meant to do.. :(

I started Crazy Daisy Pictures.. because.. Like 85% of my other jobs, I wanted to challenge myself, I started being a waitress because I was tired of getting bad service, I started police dispatching because we got a Rude dispatcher when we called about a fire, I became a radio DJ because the one I listened to put me to sleep. & I started taking pictures of people, because I hated when I got the pictures back of myself... and I didnt want to use them.... I like "being in other peoples shoes" its challenges me, and helps me be well rounded, and that I hope to pass on to my kids.. Not to say that these pictures were bad, they were great and beautiful, But not of me,(or what I thought) It might have showed my double chin, as it does exist.. but I dont want to see that in family pictures.. and I wanted to make sure that others had that option also. & if I learn to take good pictures of others, maybe I can take good pictures of myself :) (it better be soon cause I aint gett'n any younger!)

I have a Horrible memory, and to be honest, pictures are the only way that gets me to remember things. Its truely my passion, and something I have searched most of my life for.... I was just never really able to do anything more... until my sweet husband gave me the gift of Time... the time to do whatever it is that I wanted to do. be whoever it is that I want to be.. & I heard once on a movie...the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning... That is what you are suppose to be. & I truely start the day thinking about pictures... all pictures of all things, but I love faces the most...

Most of my life I wanted to be an actress... do I still??.. Yes... someday when my kids are grown, I will do theater again, and I want to do voiceovers as well.. I think that everyone has so many talents, but its up to them to put them to good use. There is no point in having a Dream... if your not willing to make it come true. I have learned that. someone's not just going to come up to your door, and hand you a big bag of everything you've ever wanted...I've been waiting for Ed Mcmann for Years!

So, my dream right now is to have this little business of mine, take great pictures that people and families can have the rest of their life, memories.. that they might have forgotten otherwise... someday I hope to make money on it, or at least by christmas! :)

as always I'll leave you with a few recent pics.. of my silly silly boys.

If your bored and want to check out more photos
http://www.crazydaisypictures.com/

I think everyone should be a photographer :) There are so many amazing moments that should be photographed..... & So many Beautiful Unique faces

A little behind & something pretty :)

2011-06-04T01:09:00.000-07:00

Since I quit my job, I seem to be Blogging Less! which is weird, So I am a little behind on things.
Riley graduated Pre-School! I am so proud of him! He actually stood up with his friends and sung the songs. He did a great job! & is growing up to fast! :(

I forgot I took this picture for Amy.. As we were flying out of Salt Lake I noticed there was a random mountain in the middle of Nowhere! With a T on it :) So it made me think of her, (her last name starts with a T )

Something Pretty :) for twisted fate's photo challenge
Here is a pretty picture I took in Vegas a couple of weeks ago, someday I am going to actually go to Paris and take a picture of the real one.. Someday.. Everytime I look at it.. I feel pretty.. I dont know what it does that.. But it makes me feel.. romantic and pretty, So I am getting it blown up to put on my bedroom wall :)

Turtle Hates baths!! But I wrestled him into one the other day, and then took a few cute shots of him running around in his little robe that Aunt Tammy got him. Its so cute! He makes me laugh, he is just the cutest thing!

Took a few pics of Riley playing outside here are my fav's

and took a few of turtle playing outside.. here are my fav's

I love this one! Look at the shadow! :) Its so cute! that hair sticking up, its priceless :)

I have been trying random things out to make better backgrounds for my photography! But I gave in and just bought an at home photo studio! I am excited! I cant wait to try it out! :)

Turns out... Turtle.. is a Sea Turtle!! He LOVES to Swim! which is weird since he hates baths, But as soon as we got into the pool, he started splashing, and trying to jump and kick in the water.
Thank goodness Aunt andrea and Nana Linda got them floating things for the pool! I wish the pictures were better but I stood pretty far away.. oh well

Together! This is my favorite, my boys my family .. playing together..

Riley had a blast! eventhough at first he was refusing to go in the water because he wanted to sit inside and play his game instead! He didnt want me to put the sunscreen on him.. So we had a fight.. I won,, he put the sunscreen on and got in the water.. I made empty threats.. but they still seems to work at this point in his life, so.. What the heck! :) After he got out.. he said "you were right mommy, I did have a great time!" I told him.. "Honey, you will soon learn that Mommy is always Right!" :)

Turtle wearing Rileys old shoes.. he has had shoes on before, but not for long, because he didnt need them. So here are a few pictures of him with his shoes, and taking his first steps in them.. He fell Allot wearing them, but he will get used to them.

I like it how my wedding picture is in the background.. :) its cute, I dont even have that picture of us! .. We are getting our Vows renewed in 2 years, Im so excited! :)

& I leave you all with one of the FIRST Pictures of Turtle.. The day we were bringing him home from the hospital.. It makes me Crack up everytime I see my little vampire baby :) I dont think he will ever live this picture down. I cant wait to one day show it to his wife :) and since.. one day he will be President.. I will save it for his campaign too :)

A Walking Wee One.. & Vegas Baby!

2011-05-23T00:56:00.000-07:00

Turtle Walks!!!
He had been standing by himself for about 3 days, I was in the kitchen and I saw him stand up like usual, I was doing the dishes but glaced in his direction to see his little foot slide to one side, then the other.. He took his first real steps! I was so excited of course I cried, and grabbed my phone to record it. I took a few videos them grabbed my camera. This video was taken about 10 mins after he took his first steps.

he is walking all over now, crawls then stands up and walks, its so weird to see him "Walk" in a room, because a week ago he couldnt do that! I cant believe they really change so fast! In front of our eyes! its amazing.

We went to the Rainforest Cafe, and Ikea the other day.. We had a great time, and I got steak and ribs at like 1pm.. I totally forgot it was only lunch time! and they were clearly Not ready to serve those because they were Chewy and tough :p boo..

Mike and I went to Vegas for our anniversary! We got married 8 years ago, but we have been together for nearly 13 years.
Since the kids have been born we havent taken a single trip together without them.
So Here is all the stuff about our Vegas Trip!

A Little Bit of Trouble..
We had a little trouble at the airport on the way out of PHX, we fly standby since Mike works for southwest. The flights were all full, but we managed to be the last 2 people on the plane!.. The only 2 seats left open were both middle in the front rows. I got up to put my purse in the over head bins, and Mike looked at me with Panic! He forgot our Backpack with all our clothes in it! It was back in the airport sitting area, the flight attendant started to close the doors, mike jumped up and ran back to get it..

We finally got off the Crappy flight and headed for the Cabs.. It was weird like a convayer belt of cabs and people everywhere. We told the guy to take us to the Wynn! We were having dinner at their buffet, mike thought it would be cool since its a newer hotel, but I thought it was WAY to expensive. The Dumb Cab driver took the freeway all the way around and the cab ride was $30! Holy crap! Mike said it would be ten bucks.

The Wynn hotel is Beautiful! There are fresh flowers everywhere and the trees where covered with tiny lights, it looks magical.

We headed for the buffet.
It was $40 a person! Holy Crap! But Mike said They have Hundreds of food choices and vegas Buffets are the BEST! He was WRONG!
I am not a classy enough person to eat food like that, I headed for the crab legs and shrimp.. There was a huge stack of crab legs, but they were COLD! I ran my hand over the top of them, wondering if the dummies forgot to turn on the food warmer.. and there was no Fried shrimp, just sushi :(
I even looked around for a mircowave! Was it suppose to be like that? Weird.. all the food was "weird" Salad, didnt actually have any lettuce, just weeds from my backyard, lamb stew, corn suckatash, season veggies, aka- yams and some white cubby veggie with a cream sauce, yuck! I ended up having an entire plate full of mashed potatoes and a little bit of dry turkey... the desert was Beautiful!! but not edible. THis was lemon merange pudding or something, to cute!

But the spoon didnt fit in the little fancy plastic container.. so you could only eat the very top whipped cream. and the ice cream was served in one of my Neices tea party cups, and it was Not american ice cream, the vanilla was SOUR! weird.

The candy apply was ADORABLE!. so cute and Hard as Candy.. Tried taking a bite, nearly broke my tooth and didnt make it to the Apple part.
& then at the end, we realized we still had to leave the waiter who didnt refill our drinks a tip :( after wasting $80 on a meal.. I couldnt imagine wasting anymore money, so we felt horrible, but we snuck out.. I dropped a few Karma points that day.

After dinner, We decided to try and walk back to our hotel at the other end of the strip. I was thinking "yes! burning off those 300 calories I had at dinner!" :)

We started walking, tiny little ethnic people kept throwing SmuT at us, Tons of cards with naked chicks on them, these people were all standing in a row and would put then in your hand as we walked by! There was at least 5 on every corner! It was creepy.

We had a little trouble getting to the light show.. ended up on the wrong side and had to walk all the way back.. but here is a video in case you have never seen it, The fountain show is about 4 mins, and its the most amazing peaceful thing I have ever seen, there was at least 200 people surrounding the water area, all silent listening to the music and watching the water fly into the night sky, the breeze bringing a refreshing chill which always seemed to be at the perfect moments.

We walked more..took pictures.. Mike HATES when I stop to take pictures..
Here are some of my favorites

We kept walking.. for Hours! until we could barely stand.. realizing we were still about 5 hotels from out hotel.. it was midnight by them. we decided to take the tram.. then still had to walk to get to our hotel,
New York New York, its a Beautiful hotel!

Our room had a bathtub spa right in the room area, so you could watch TV and relax. We were on the 30th floor, and this is the view from our room. We were on the corner so we had 2 sides that were all windows. :)

In the morning I was STARVING! so I made mike get up and leave the hotel an hour early so we could hit the breakfast buffet at the MGM grand. It was much better then the other place and half the price! Thank Goodness.
We took a tram back to the other end of the strip, since our feet had so many blisters!

We went to the Wax Museum, It was great! :) So much fun! and this is when I started to REally HATE that I brought my old camera, the lighting was horrible and the pics turned out Crappy, but I didnt want to take my chances of taking my good camera.

Hef's new plus size blonde girlfriend!, Just kidding he is nearly 100 years old! Creepy

Me and My hubby. awe how sweet :)

He looked pretty real to me! There was a guy dressed up outside who kept standing still and scaring people.. So I made sure to poke this guy.. just in case

After.. we went walking again, around some shops, Mike was whiney he felt horrible, we both hurt and I had a migraine.
Somehow we ended up sitting in a food court.. talking about our kids and how much we missed them both! We decided to come home 3 hours early and couldnt wait to see them!

So we took a cab back to the airport..
We had a little trouble getting home..
We took a detour to Salt Lake City and had to wait there for 2 hours them finally fly back to Phx.. We ended up getting home 2 hours late.

Vegas Cons:
Walking!
Crazy People
some things are expensive
not enough benches
loud, and they dont have real money in the slots anymore
its not fun to gamble, the machines didnt even make fun noises and you cant pull the handle on most of them anymore either.
So here is my gambling slip from Paris Hotel.. yes it says .04 cents. LAME, I actually won .70 cents but lost it all again..

To Classy for me! Dress code for all clubs and things, Although someday, I would lOve to go to a dance club in Vegas, Just for the Heck of it! :) Maybe a Girls weekend or something.
Rude people who wouldnt move out of the way
Saw WAY to many ta-tas for a 24 hour period.

Vegas Pros:
The light/fountain show, amazing!
the people who dress up as statues on the street
the homeless people play music for money
the hotels are amazing and Beautiful!
There is so much to look at!
A Jaccuzzi tub for relaxing with my Hubby
Everything Sparkles!
Just visiting Vegas.. Makes you feel Insanely Normal

When we go back next time we will do it differently and now we know the tricks to saving LOTS of money and time, and not having Blisters on your feet at the end of the day.

One day when the kids are older we will take them too..

If I were still working, I would have missed Turtles first steps, and our mini 0ne night weird vacation in Vegas, So.. I am thankful to my Husband who is giving me the oppurtunity to be there for those moments that I used to miss out on.

Vision Board & Bees

2011-05-02T18:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to a Birthday party for a sweet little girl who turned 1 :) The party was past Florence, and on the way there I found this really Super Cool bridge! So on the way back we stopped to take a few pictures there.
I started with Riley, we got some great shots! Then thought, I bet I could get turtle to sit for a couple of mins.
I took him out of the car, he was soaked thru his short :p ewe. in just 20 mins! so I had to change him in the back of the car,
we went to take a few pics, Riley ran around. about 4 pics in, Riley said "hey this fly is chasing me, Oh its a Bee" Oh crap, I look up and there is a Huge Bee Hive right above our heads, So I take one more pic.. of course, but not of the Hive, which I should have, and grabbed Turtle and we left..
Before anyone got stung.
Somewhere between the Party and the impromptu bridge.. I lost my Debit card that was in my back pocket :( Boo, its a Huge pain in the butt, to have to change over everything from one card to another.
Here are a few pics I took :)

When I got home my friend Becky came over so we could do our "Vision Boards" :)
Have you ever watched the Secret?.. well you should its so great, and make so much sense, by just watching it, you will think of several times in your life where you "Thought" something, and it happened, kinda weird,
In the movie, a man makes a vision board, of what he wants his life to be in 5 years, he got busy moved a few times, got married and one day him and his son were going thru his old stuff and he found his vision board, Turns out.. He was living in the Exact house that he cut out f the magazine and put on his vision board, and many of the things on the board had already really happened to him.

I have been wanting to make one for about a year, but kept thinking.. How weird. cutting pics and words out of a magazine.. pasting them on a silly Board! Im not in Jr. High anymore.
But why shouldnt I do things I did in Jr. high.. I had fun, I was myself, and I enjoyed life! So this was great way to Jump back into thinking about what I want.. and .. Becoming More of Myself :)
Here is my board..
I got the Board at Walmart, Its cool and was cheap....

In the middle I put some scrapbook paper, and words, and phrases of things I want my life to be.. as a reminder..
I also put my future daughters in there, I hearted out there faces because I didnt get permission to post them on the internet, but they are cute :) lol and its what I think my daughters will look like someday :)

Just a few things I wanna have in the back of my head.. to work on and have ten years down the road :)

Make One.. :) It will make you feel Good

Bountiful Basket!

2011-04-30T23:16:00.000-07:00

My first time getting a Bountiful Basket!
http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/

If you intersted go to this link above, register and On mondays.. you can purchase your basket to be picked up on Saturday mornings. :)

It was the first time.. in years that I have gotten up at 6am, and left the house! Usually I am up with the kids in Zombie mom mode. But today was different.. My eyes were Open! and the sun was shining,
I drove the 1.5 miles to the community down the street, followed the directions to the park, where there were a few people there, and about 40-60 laundry baskets in rows. Each basket was paired with another, 1 had veggies and 1 had fruits, I gave her my name, and they set out my baskets. I tranferred everything into my basket, took some boxes to dispose of to help them out, and left..

So.. Here is what I got for $15..
Veggie's.
4 corn on the cob,
califlower
lots of brocolli
2 cucumbers
spinach
cherry tomatoes

Fruit
a watermelon
bunch of bananas
a pineapple
2 containers of strawberries
4 oranges

enough for my whole family for a week or more :)
It was kind of like watching a documentry.. as I was leaving several people from the neighbood were walking with reusuable shopping bags, and empty laundry baskets.. toward the open area of fruit and veggies, kinda cool :) and a good deal too!

So.. this Stay @ home mom gig.. is going ok so far, ok.. Its only been like 6 days, but I am filling my days, before I know it..the kids are in bed, :) I have so much to do! and this week I am excited about going to my first activity with the Moms of Queen Creek :)

Easter Family Fun!

2011-04-25T00:02:00.000-07:00

Love Easter

It might be the spring, the colors, the fresh air, the candy..

Might be the peaceful feeling.. Of Easter and the whole reason behind it.
There is just something that I like..

I found out that someone who had an impact on my life when I was a teenager, died today :( I loved her, more then she knew, and thought about her and her family often, eventhough I hadnt seen them in over 2 years. She was a strong woman, Like my mom, cancer took the best years of her life. Cancer sucks.. I hope her family can find peace and remember the great things about her and what joy she brought to their world.

Today we went to my mother in laws for easter,
We were late.. nearly an hour late!! and we were still the first ones there. Mike was actually excited to be the Last ones there! :) but that didnt happen, maybe next holiday. :)

The kids had fun! good food, great family, relaxing day.
Here are a few pics :) 4 more days of work and counting!! :) Im excited! Cant wait till its over though.

Hope everyone had an amazing easter! :)

Turtle is 1 years old!!! & the combo birthday party!

2011-04-19T23:27:00.000-07:00

Brady Michael.. is 1 Year old! Its crazy, I cried, and snuggled him, because he isnt a baby anymore :( well he will be my baby for awhile longer anyways.

We went to the snow for his special day! I was so excited, I had been wanting to go to the snow all winter and it was our last chance this year.

We had a blast! drove for 3 hours.. played for about an hour and drove back home :) it was a nice family roadtrip.

Riley had fun throwing tons of snowballs at us, and playing with turtle.

Mike tried to teach turtle to kiss.. I dont think Turtle has it quite figured out yet, We have a snapping turtle!

I love my boys :)

We had a Combo birthday party for both of the boys this year, Since its a big birthday for both of them, I think it went good! :) it was nice to see everyone. and I cant wait till I can see them more, since in 2 weeks.. I wont have a job anymore.,. I am still struggling with this, more then I thought I would, but I am sticking with our decision. :)

here are a million pictures of the party! :)

The morning of the party.. We waited for the spiderman Bouncy house guy to come by.. waited and waited, I forgot their number at work, somewhere in my locker, So after 3 hours of waiting, I jumped on craigslist and started calling people. I found one, who had 1 left! and gave us a $15 discount.. But it was a princess castle :) I dont think anyone cared, or even noticed, We didnt have the tables and chairs I was hoping for, Beacause I figured we would be outside most of the time, I didnt spend much time cleaning the house like I should have, but everything turned out ok :)

the kids bounced.. allot.. and then the adults did a little too..
Turtle and I did, after everyone left :)

we had cake on Bradys birthday on the 10th.. Spaghetti for dinner,.. then his own personal little cake Just for thim!.. Ok. we all had a litle too, but he did get his own slice, and LOVED it! Then I had to Dip him in the Bath.

Then we had cake at the party..

Brady's shirt after the cake

I made over 120 mini cupcakes.. I think they turned out pretty good, I thought they were yummy, in 5 different flavors! :) Thanks tammy for letting me use your mini-cupcake maker, I have to get one of those now!

we played games.. water balloons.. I got hit first.. drentched my white shirt.. that wasnt suppose to happen, but the kids had fun.. Riley fell on his butt but laughed it off, it was a good time..

we had a pinata :) I dont know why, but I love those things..

we ate, we talked,, we opened presents,, so so so many presents! and the boys Loved everything they got! :) Thank you guys so much!!

Jay and Brody! :) they are both adorable! :) I am so glad they got to come!

Chris and Emily, I love this picture because.. Its what girls do :) and how husbands, sit thru it and pretend to smile to make their wives happy :)

Nerds.. I dont know what either of these crazies are doing, But I love that they both look funny in this picture :)

Riley has played with EVERYTHING already! oh except te scooter I got him and the sand aquarium, which I am making him wait till wed to do :)

He has tried on all his clothes, and costumes.. Turtle thinks he is funny when riley is "spiderman!"

Wow! What a LONG post!.. I wanted to squeeze it all in one, It was a great party, I hope everyone had a good time, I wanted to make it bright and colorful! and fun, and rainbow-ish. :) I think it worked!

I'm Gunna be a WHAT??...

2011-04-12T00:06:00.000-07:00

Housewife: Married woman who stays at home to manage the household

SAHM. Yep, in 3 weeks, that will be ME!
Its so weird, I have had a job since I was 15 years old..
Total I I have 30 jobs! I know weird.. and I am only 32 years old.
1. nanny
2.Denny's
3. Target 4 years
4. telemarketing Chiroprator
5. Dillards
6. Telemarketing (newspaper)
7.Innate incorportate
8.Place Dept store
9. KMEM radio Dj
10. Target (again) 1.5 years
11. Icing in the mall
12. Mae West Rest.
13. Village Inn
14. JB's
15. Walmart
16.Feed Bag
17. Avon
18. Southern Desert Pharmacy
19. Telemarketing
20. Chueys
21. The Rusty Pelican
22. Scottsdale behavorial health front desk Banner hosp.. 5 years total
23. SBH- Admitting
24. Banner Desert - labor and delivery tech
25. Banner Desert- Antipartum, preterm labor CNA
26. Banner Baywood - ER Admitting
27. Banner baywood- Inpt
28. Hyatt Law coverage sales
29. Scentsy
30.Apache Junction Police Dept dispatcher 4.5 years

I started and stopped selling Avon 3 times, inbetween all of these!
Allot of the time I have had two jobs at once.

I have always been finacially independant, and thats the way I like it.
But I have realized that after 5 years of juggling schedules with Michael, and working opposite shifts, so we dont have to trust a babysitter, or pay for one.. its time for a break. The kids need stabilty, and a schedule, I need a break., getting 4 hours of sleep a night at least 4 days a week is starting to wear on me.

I have been thinking about my mom allot lately, how near the end of her life.. All I did was work, my stepdad, grandparents ect. told me I need to get more then 1 job, so I worked 5 days a week from 8am to midnight!.. I came home early from work, when she took her last breaths..

The family vacations I missed, I was working, the visits with my out of town family, I missed, because I was working..

Now that I am older, and have my own family I see the same pattern emerging. I am missing Holidays, Birthdays, Family visits, important events, ... and I am old enough to know, that those moments,, are really the only moments in life that truely matter.
My hubby is giving me the freedom to be the Mother and Wife I want to be. and To be the Casey that I am.. that somewhere along the way, in the midst of all of these jobs, I have lost small pieces of me. But.. also learned so much about myself and what I will put up with.. and What I wont.
I know that working at the Police Dept has made me a stronger woman, and I am glad for that.

I have learned allot.. I have lots of skills.. and I am not worried about getting another job if I need one.. I am worried about.. what to do?.. How does one be a SAHM..
what goes into it, and How we will make it.. Will I do enough around the house, and in general to make my hubby happy that he wanted me to stay home?

I will coupon, I will price match, I will bargin shop, I will keep my house clean. lol, yeah that last one was Funny!
But I know I will do better then some people I used to know, Lol, I always was disguested when I went to her house, and I kept thinking.. she stays at home.. Why does it smell like urine.. why is there jelly from last week smeared all over the walls, and couch and door handles! Gross.. But I know depression played allot into it, Sadness and not feeling like she was worth anything, I felt bad for her, and her kids and her husband. I wish things would have been different. & maybe they are for her now abnd I know that I will keep that in mind, to make sure I dont end up that way. Maybe her house isnt sticky from wall to wall anymore :)
Not that my house is anything even near what i would consider clean.. but it will be soon.

I will make sure my kids get balanced meals, most of the time.
and brush their teeth everynight, and have a bedtime.. that is going to be so Weird!

I am going to go see my bestie for a few days in the fall. I am going to learn to get great at being an ametuer photographer! and take beautiful pictures for a great price! Because I really love doing it!, I am going to cook! and learn to sew, and just ..... be happy :) I hope.

Coming into work tonight, just reaffirmed my decision to quit. Its crazy how things change, and people change, when someones dies, or someone quits their job. Lol.. but thats ok, because I am sitting here.. minute after minute, second after second, being so amazingly thankful for the decsion for the Mike and I have made together :) Thankful that soon I wont have to listen to "this" anymore.. woohoo!! There are so many things I WONT miss, and so much Drama and crazy people, and POLITICS!

All you successful moms out there.. Do you have tips?.. any ideas?... and fun things to do?... I am excited to start this new chapter in my life, and see where it takes me..

I hope you will follow my journey and feel free to comment or offer suggestions :)

If you made it this far! and actually read it, lol your a better woman then I!
go to my Crazy Daisy site, and enter the giveaway! My first ever giveaway and I know there will be more to come.

http://crazydaisypictures.blogspot.com/

Kinda sad to leave this place,Women I have come to trust and Love, Full of men, some kind, caring and sweet, some total jerks!, But together we were family. They are my brothers in blue, and I was looking out for them every step of the way. but just as I thought I was truely part of the team, I learn that there is no real Loyalty.. with most of them. And thats ok, its the job, just like every other job, just people I worked with, and most I will never talk to again.. but they have taught me valuable lessons in life..... Like Codes. and I will forever think of Lic plates in words not letters, :)

So 3 more weeks of working....

then Freedom.. ,. Maybe this is the Liberty I have been waiting for..

My First Blog Party!!

2011-04-03T00:06:00.000-07:00

This is my first time at a blog party! But since I love to get to know new people, and love to blog, this is the perfect way to do both!
5 min mom is hosting this party!, at their site you will find thousands of other people who love to blog! just like you :)

Thanks for visiting, and here is a few things about Me!
This is Me..

I am a wife.. to a now shaved headed man.... I honestly miss the hair, but since we live in Arizona and if officially hit 100 degrees yesterday, I can see why he wanted to do it, I fear its going to be a horrible summer! ( picture to come soon)... or.. check out Mr. Handsome (with Hair) at the Top..

I am a mother.. to 2 Awesome boys!, both of their birthdays are this month, and Riley will be 5 and brady (Turtle) will be 1 in 8 days!!

Riley is
.Dramatic, but extremly loveable, & Handsome,& kind and one of the funniest kids I have ever met in my Life!

Turtle is .. well.. Turtley Awesome! & one of the best babies in the Whole Wide World. :) I know I am biased.. a little :)

I am a Police dispatcher full time. Somedays are good, and some days are bad, But after all the D R A M A I really love what I do.

I am a student, at MCC & Scc for some classes.. I should be done by now. I have been going for over 7 years now!! To a 2 year community college!
The #1 reason I havent graduated is because I would have to start paying back my student loans. & to graduate they make you take ...Math.. :(
Booo.. I started off wanting to be a teacher.. But then I saw how much money they make.. or (dont make) and decided against it. So now I am going to school to be in Crime Scene Investigations. which I love.

I have a cat.. her name is Phose. she is a Grump, but she is pretty and soft, and what more does a cat need to be?

If you scroll down on this blog, you will find.. Vlogs, and general things our family has been up to..

If you love photography, or are just a pathalogical blogstalker.. Like me :) You should visit my Crazy Daisy Pictures blog, link at the top right, or click Here..
http://crazydaisypictures.blogspot.com/

Be careful.. if you go back to far on the posts you will find a "Curvy-Plus girl" attempting the wild world of acrobatics... aka- Trapeze..
its a video, I fall, its bad.. but quite entertaining.

Thanks for Visiting!! Leave a comment so I can visit your blog, and I cant wait to get to know you!

Oh random Facts.
1. I love to try new things, even if in the end.. middle or beginning I looks like a dummy.
2. I watch to much tv, I love ice cream for breakfast, I rarely use my turn signal, I use lysol wipes for everything, I pretend I can cook, YoGabba Gabba-Freaks me OUT!, & OObie.. weird.
I have a million projects I want to get done around the house, without my father in law Nothing would ever get done.
I cut out coupons.. that I Always forget to use. If I have to Mail out a payment.. It is Guaranteed to be LATE!
I seem to have developed a Phobia, about blow drying my hair in the bathroom, and it can only be done sitting on my bed.. (i'm a weirdo)
I love bananas dipped in grape juice, and My Hello Kitty toaster makes me insanely happy!.. if it ever breaks, My heart will go with it.

I am honest, and hardworking (unless I can figure out a way to get out of it)

if your crazy like me... :) Friend me on Facebook! or follow me on here.

Oh to Join the Blog Party
go here!!

For some reason I cant find the code for the Blog Party on the site.
But.. I am a blonde, so for all I know it could be Right in front of me. :)
So here is the banner! but to go to the site, click on the picture link above! :)

Have a Fantastic day!!

All About Me!.. vlog #3

2011-03-23T16:31:00.000-07:00

Me.. me .. me ... me ... Me..

I'm boring, but once in awhile it has to be all about the mom.. The wife. the employee, the student.. the.. Lovely lady of the house :)

This is me if I was black and white with a hint of redish brown :) I think I like me at this color. :)

I got a hair cut, and new earrings :) I dont wear "dangley" ones.. but I got some anyways..
This is me totally uneditted.. except cropped.

this is me Airbrushed!! :) I have never airbrushed myself before, its kinda cool, and I am sure as I get older, and the wrinkles are more plentyful. I will be doing it more :)

Me.. a little cross processed.. I love LOVE cross process, it seems vintagey, and neat-o.

I was at my sisters and we took mirror shots.. um.. cause we are silly :)
I have some great ones to post of her, and Brady, and pictures of all the kids..
But hey.. this is all about Me... remember :)

The mirror is a bit dirty.. But it might have been because she has 2 kids and we were all touching it, lol

Here is my Vlog this week! the theme is.. Guilty Pleasures :)
yep, I know everyone didnt share all of theirs.. .. I didnt, and this is a G-rated blog.. so this is all you get. :)

Go here... to see more vlogs and their guilty pleasures! :) If you watched it, and made it thru the whole silly video let me know.
Have a great Wed!!

Ok, thats Enough of ME! I'm tired of me already!..
off to Serrano's we go! Yay Chips and Beans!!.. should have added Mexican food, to my guilty pleasures list! YuM-O!

My first Senior Pictures!

2011-03-22T01:45:00.000-07:00

I am not a professional, But I love taking pictures, and I am learning with every shot! Someday I hope to have my own little business, that doesnt charge an arm and a leg for family pictures. One of my favorite people in the whole world asked me to do senior pictures for her daughter! I was so excited to do it! :) I got 62 great pictures out of the shoot.. I posted a couple already, and here are some of my other favorite shots.
If you have any helpful hints or ideas of what I could do better please let me know. :)

let me know what you think :) yay

Have a groovy day

Vlog #2 :) & other Super Cool Stuff!

2011-03-16T19:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Double Chin Show! :)
Note to Self:... please place the camera in a location higher then the equal level to the person you are filming.

Otherwise you get a bunch of "chinny" shots :) lol, oh well I didnt think about it when I put it on the computer table that is slightly .. lower then most of me.

Here goes! :)

Phone pics :) Took a couple of Turtle in his Lion costume. It is 6-12 month size and it didnt fit him this halloween, and it wont fit him next halloween either, but it was only 1.50 at walmart on clearnce a few years ago. My fav, is the phone pic I took..

I took my first "client" pics yesterday!! Well.. Ok they are her senior pictures, and She is going to babysit for me! woohoo. But I am going to post a few later, and if you have time to come back and give me feedback on them. Let me know what you like, and what I could have done better :)
Here is one of my fav's

Here is another one of my favorites :)

I am Bridget Jones...

2011-03-13T00:25:00.000-08:00

Lately.. I have been feeling like Bridget Jones, without the obvious Man Drama..
Or the smoking which I trade for food.. and Drinking which I trade for loads and loads of caffeine.

I have had sooo much cake in the past two days, I wont even share the total piece amount with you.
We had our annual Apache Junction Police Dept Awards ceromony yesterday...

They had Cake, and lots of it. Since I was having a Craptastic day, I decided to have a little, then once I got back to work just a couple blocks away, some mean person brought a HUGE sheet cake totally untouched and sat it in the room next to me.. A room in which I am destined to be in for 20 hours over the next 2 days, How Rude..... so.. I had (some)....

Over the past few weeks at work... I felt Like Bridget Jones in the first few scenes..
where she states.. that woman at work, who is slightly senior to her so she thinks she is the boss of her.. and she would rather just staple things to her head :) yes, I have felt that way.
or.. having several people stare freely down my shirt with no idea who I am or what I do.

Or when she is wrapped up in her blanket eating out of the carton of ice cream.... yes I have felt that way too

Or when she has to decided to wear the scarey granny stomach holding in panties... yes,.. that was today, mostly because of the cake from the recent days....

I have realized that when you "hate" so deeply... you actually start to become what you "hate".... This has been a hateful week, and I have my moments of laugher and joy, but they have been fading fast..

Although, I did learn.. That.. if you put a certified Crazy Person on hold.. for a long period of time, they forget why they called you, and hang up :) Very valuable lesson to any future 911 dispatcher out there.

Next week will be better, especially since I am taking a mental health day on Monday..

So tomorrow I hope to wake up less like Bridget Jones, and more like.. well.. Me!

Although I do find her charming and hilarous and I have on occation walked out of the house looking like a prostitute with too much blush on, and symbolic bunny costume.

& making a complete fool of myself in front of strangers.. and putting my foot in my mouth on several occations, I think I will talk in a british accent for the rest of the night, maybe it will be fun,
At least I have better hair then she does ;) thats a bonus,

So this week.. I am going to "Hate" less, Eat less, Drink Less, Laugh more, sleep lots more! & enjoy my "spring break" week.. doing.. whatever it is, that I wanna do :)

Maybe.. take magic mushrooms and dance in an ocean..

maybe not....

11 months old!!

2011-03-12T00:55:00.000-08:00

Turtle is 11 months old as of yesterday. Its Crazy!

I took his 11 month pictures, & I compared then to a picture I took of Riley at 11 monts, which I forgot to copy off my cpmputer, so I will post it next time. So you can see how much they look alike at this age.

NEW FACE!!.. I am not sure where he got this face.. but all the sudden lately he will stop.. and squinsh his whole face up, and pout.. with little whines.. it makes me laugh. then he will go back to the Happy Turtle!..

It's funny and kinda cute, it makes me laugh

Its such a fake little pout.. But I love it :)

Trendy Treehouse challenge.. Emotions..
This little pouting face.. that oddly looks allot like me when I pout.. Its perfect for this emotions challenge..

Turtle claps his hands, loves to play the "drums" on everything, and will even do a little rythm. He likes to stick out his tongue..

Love this picture.. He looks like a little old man.. Trying to hear..

I dont have Photoshop :( boohoo, So I used microsoft suite to edit, then picnik.. One day.. when I actually get a tax refund.. I will get photoshop, :) I hope my pictures, so far are ok without it,

Shhhhhh....

He had an orange.... bit the outside of it.. YuCk!.. he even got a little piece in his mouth.. eww.. Daddy kept trying to tell him "thats not the yummy part turtle"

Orange.. well.. all of the pics are Orange.. but this is the one I think is the best :)

Live Every Moment.. challenge is Orange! perfect fit for these pictures, I love how that works out :)

Peace...
Brady's best friend is Buzz Monkey, and he loves him so..
He is at peace when Buzz Monkey is around, and totally content. & usually he falls right asleep when he gets to snuggle with buzz monkey.

Counting My Blessings...

2011-03-09T01:54:00.000-08:00

Marla @ Blue Skies Photography started a Blessings Wed :)
She had some super exciting news to share! and it gave me allot to think about.. All the amazing things I am so grateful for!..
1. My boys..
They are truely the Joy in my life.. Even on those Time-Out days with Riley, I wouldnt change a thing!

2.My Husband.. who down right REFUSES to do the dishes.. But helps out in so many other ways. I am blessed to have him!
3.Stupid people.. I am truely thankful for Stupid people .. because, they are Job Security.. Eventhough I Hate my job most days.. well not the job itself so much, but everything else about it. I am thankful to have it, since I am able to do other things while at work.. edit pictures, homework, email, facebook, blog stalk, ect. :) That makes me happy, So.. Thank you Stupid People.

4. Mt.Dew ..I know.... I quit Mt. Dew about 4 weeks ago, but then started again because I love it, I really do. the way it tingles on the way down, and its sweet and refreshing in the morning.. its like "personality In a Can" & Some days I truely need it!

5. Blessed that my hubby had enough faith in me to get me a decently nice camera :) He's happy when I am happy, and Pictures.. make me happy :) memories of these little moments here and there.. I love my camera! :) & I love that I am learning to use it.

Blessed??... click here to link up!

grrr.... crap!

2011-03-07T13:29:00.000-08:00

Lol, at work last night ...
Someone.. who will not remain nameless! Tyler!!! was playing with my blog, and posting weird things.
& delted them but noticed they still show up on the recent posting .. under blogs I follow section! Crap..
lol, so please disreguard these 2 postings, that I am sure you will know as soon as you see them..
Have a Nice day :)

2011-03-05T23:57:00.000-08:00

My first Vlog :) (video blog)
I read the paper mama and she started vlogging, and I thought it was a great idea, so .. here is my first try.
I noticed watching it back that I am very animated! my face is funny. and does funny things. lol, but thats ok. I tried,
Plus, it is 1am, and I am at work, while the rest of the world sleep, I got about 3 hours of sleep last night, and get to only get a few hours for the next 5 days.. Bummer! This is going to be a very long week.
I'll be surprised if I survive the week.

Check out this site :)

Try it!!
I think there will be new questions on Monday.

&.. if you think I look retarded.. try it.. Its harder then you think it would be :)

Blue Bell Ice cream.. YummO!

2011-03-03T23:22:00.000-08:00

This face...

Is because of these...

They are Fantastic! You can find a couple varieties at Fry's..

and the Choco covered cherries ones at Target :) Thank you Target, they are my favorite!
There are 12 in a box!! Yes 12! which is so great, usually you only get 4-6, so 12 will be sure to last you 2-3 days! :)

Daddy said "No, Hands"... Booo..

He Loved it, and Michael barely got any of this one

One of my favorite, eventhough you cant see the ice cream, Brady is looking at daddy, and so happy that he is sharing with him

What a good daddy! :) So patient and so Kind :) I love him so

He just realized it was all gone! :( Poo sad turtle,

But. He was happy with option #2, the stick

This is our cat Phose, she isnt in many pictures beacuse she is GRUMPY!
Pretty kitty cat, but a grouch.. and she didnt like that Turtle was eating Ice cream for some reason, :)

This is my.. everyday Life.. I am Happy & blessed.

Monthly roundup..

2011-03-01T20:30:00.000-08:00

WoW!! I cant believe how fast Feb went by. I love that its march, but its almost bitter sweet. its getting so warm out already, there most likely wont be any more snow :( that makes me sad, Since mike and my schedules are Horrible and we dont see each other much, we didnt get to go this year again! :( and Turtle is 11 months, I cant believe it! This has been the fastest year ever!

Brady Michael.. is standing.. not moving yet, but now he doesnt want to sit down

he is going to be my messy kid I think, He doesnt really like to be changed, and he HATES to have his nose wiped. otherwise, he is happy 90% of the time. whines when he gets tired, says mamamamama over and over,
then me or Michael tuck him in his bed, with buzz monkey, and his baby..
He pulls the blanket over his head and rolls over, within mins.. he is sleeping.

There are so many things to look forward to, I'M starting to plan the boys birthday party :) I figure A big combo party is the way to go this year, since its a big birthday for both of them.

This week has been a sicko week. Turtles first cold.. he gave it to michael and poor Riley who has been caughing up a storm! I hope he is better by tomorrow so we can go see Dani and the boys.

Here are some pictures that slipped thru the cracks that i've been meaning to post.

Riley started sleeping in his bed.. well sometimes. He is all about "patterns" lately. so every other day, he sleeps in his room and then on the couch.. he is silly, I cant believe he will be starting kindergarden in Aug!.

I cant wait to see what the rest of the year brings!

Turtle Poofs

2011-02-26T18:50:00.000-08:00

**note** floor was just cleaned :) in case you were wondering.. sorry its a little bumpy at first.

Its been nice, sunny weather lately. Very BRIGHT sunny weather, but in the low 80's so not to bad, Im going to squeeze in as much park and outdoor stuff we can before it gets 115 degrees in a few months.

Linking up.. I love all the weather pics :)

Here is the little Monkey Butt on the move! :) He is getting pretty quick!

I'm linking to :)

A few weeks ago, its rained.. for about 20 mins! and we took Full advantage! Riley and I played outside under the umbrella, it was the 2nd time we have used that thing in a year!. This is my submission for live every moments challenge 'blue'

Renaissance Festival!!

2011-02-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

This was Mike's and of course. Turtles first time at the Renaissance Festival! :) We went on Presidents day, and Jason and Tiff came with us.
It was their first time too.
I couldnt believe the line to get in!
& Of course right after we got in, I got a large Mt. Dew and Riley wanted to play a dart game. I put my Mt. Dew in the drink holder in the front of the stroller... Yes I know that my 10 month old is sitting nearby, but for some reason I had a brain freeze.. and forgot that Turtle likes to grab things,
45 sec later.... Turtle is covered in Mt. Dew
MIke Freaked out!.. Of course being the wonderful mommy I am. I came prepared for this.. knowing that something like this might happed..
In the middle of the festival, I stripped my child down, changed in while he was standing up, grabbed the handful of napkins I brought and soaked up the soda in the stroller, put down the blanet. and put the kiddo back in the seat :)
Moving on... (mike was still freaked out) but I found that if I ignore him and be happy.. It helps him get past it faster.
We went to see the Fire Whip SHow! It was awesome!
& He was so funny

we walked around, ate stuff

took pictures,

saw a camel,

watched peoples backsides as I tried to stand on my tippy toes to watch the jousting show..

Riley got a sword, and a shield.. I am against this. or well I was. Because I know kids, and how they are about hitting things.
But.. Riley is doing really well with it, and I am proud of him. He was very happy!

& I got a fairy princess butterfly wand :) yay.

Turtle did great! He just hung out and enjoyed watching people and eating fries.

I cant wait to go next year! :)
& do more fun stuff!

Hopelessly in Love

2011-02-20T01:31:00.000-08:00

Did I spell Hopelessly Right? :)

Valentines Day came and went, & my hubby got me a wonderful new toy..
I love music, I love to dance and sing in the kitchen.. I had my Hello Kitty Ipod speaker/alarm.. but when I listened to my ipod, it made a horrible static sound, and it would set the alarm by itself and come on really loud in the middle of the night! I was crazy!.. but yet.. so cute, since its Hello Kitty

My hubby got my a pretty new one.. It looks like this.

Its awesome, clear crisp sound and Beautiful and Pink :)   and has a remote! :)   I love it. and he is taking me to ANY event, concert, play I wanna see coming up! There are so many choices, I'll have to think long and hard about it.

We have been together nearly 12 years now... and you know how that "in-Love Feeling" comes and goes through the years.. but when that "lovin Feeling" sneaks up on you, and you get those tingley's back, Its Lovely..
That.. smile when you get a text from them. cant wait to hug them when they walk in the door feeling.. Its nice.
I love that hopelessly in love feeling, and I hope this feeling lasts Forever and ever..   :)   I love him..
I wish I got to spend more time with him, but our schedules are crappy.
Marriage is hard, and takes allot of work, but worth it..
Worth the work when you wake up and realize your hopelessly In LOVE with your Husband and kids.
That husband, that cant wait for me to come home, and says I love you a million times, and tells me I'm beautiful even when I look Horrible.
that 4 year old with the Giant attitude, that loves to snuggle in the morning, and tells you, your the best mom in the world! and that your his best girl! even after you yell at him to pick up his toys,
That 10 month old, who we refer to as Turtle.. who crawls all over the house, with a Huge smile and a glowing spirit everyone can feel when their around him.
& that you would do it all again! :)   well. most of it anyways.

Can Big girls fly?

2011-02-14T19:48:00.000-08:00

Trapeze! Trapeze U, is in Gilbert, They offered a Groupon... and I'm a sucker for a great deal. & the thought of flying thru the air upside down sounded AWESOME! I was so excited to try it!
In this excitment.. I completely forgot about 2 very very important things..
1. How do you get up on that bar to hang upside down and swing?
2. Gravity

I knew it was going to be challenging since I'm a "curvy chick" but I am always up for a challenge!

Before I left the house, I made sure to put on a long tank top under my shirt. and took a picture of me.. just in case I didnt come home looking the same or fell to my death :)

Can you see the...Nervous Optimisim.. on my face :)

I got lost on the way there.. of course, Mike and Jason met me there.
I brought the boys.
I went with Tiffany and Emily. Who both did a great job!
we signed in, and headed outside to see this

Here are a couple of Before pics :)
When I was still Positive and Excited! :)
Emily.. cool as a cucumber :)

Me and Mike.. he thought I was NUTS for even trying it, but he was So Proud of Me! :)

My and Tiff and our belts, I think that if I would have seen this photo I would have thought twice about this...

me & tiff again! :) I'm so glad she went with us!

Ok! all us girls Ready to go!..

we had a quick lesson on the ground, then one by one we climbed up the ladder for our first attempt.

the other women there were So nice and supportive! :) there were also 2 little boys who did a great job!

Emily went first out of our group.

Then Tiff went right behind her.

As tiff lept off the platform, I was suppose to start climbing the ladder..
After 4 step ups. I thought WHAT THE HELL! Why is climbing a Ladder so hard!.. the ladder was about 10inches wide, barely able to fit 2 feet side by side, No shoes, and it was Straight up!.. the bars on the ladder were covered in a tape like material that had been weathered and torn and had become really rough!
I climbed my big butt all the way up, then had to step onto the platform that was quite a distance from the ladder. then hold onto the rope and swing around to the other side.
Once on the right side, in the center of the platform the guy clipped on the safety ropes to my belt.
He told me to put my feet over the edge of the platform, .. hold on to the rope with my left hand, and press my hips all the way forward learning toward the ground, Grab hold of the Bar in front. then he will hold me up (not an easy task!) while I let go of the rope and put my other hand on the bar.
The bar was covered with that same tape stuff that made the bar like Sandpaper on my hands.
They gave the cue, and I leaped.. well.. free fell from the platforn.. This is when I was reminded of my dear friend GRAVITY :) the belt lifted up! and took my shirt with it, and I couldnt think of anything else but my "Brady Belly" hanging out there for all the world to see. and I forget to lift my legs up.. so that was it for this try.
yes.. here is the video.. Please.. laugh quietly

I was hoping.. I would looks small 100 ft in the air.. Nope.. I think it was the opposite. Lol Oh well

After the first try Riley came up to me and said in his little attitude voice "mommy, are you sure flying high was a good idea?"
I tried again.. NOT showing you the 2nd video My belt went all the way up to my "girls"! but at least I almost got my legs up there the 2nd time.

The nice man came and adjusted my belt allot lower To be honest I wasnt going to go again, but I thought NOPE I'm going to do this! If my belt doesnt slide then I wont be so worried about my shirt coming up. and I will do a great job! Ok.. well the only reason I didnt want to do it again was because I ddidnt want to climb that Ladder again! Holy crap! my feet and hands were so sore. But of course. I didnt listen to the little cricket inside telling me to quit while I was ahead.. but No, I'm stubborn like my 4 year old son and wasnt going to quit tha easy.
I climbed up the ladder once again, this time slower... and stopping at the top for a breath..
I put both my hands on the bar.. something didnt feel right. I re-ajusted and they gave the cue! what i'm not ready.. but yet, I leaped to my fate.. As gravity was yanking on my feet I felt my hands start to slip, I held on for dear life, but my hands had a different idea, I FLEW OFF!!
I found out the answer to the Question of the day.. Yes, big girls can Fly.. we just dont do it as gracefully as the smaller ones :)
here is the video.. feel free to laugh. I'm secure enough to know I'm still pretty cool, even after showing this video to the world.. and the one before with my 'brady belly" hanging out.

As I landed, (which didnt hurt by the way) Riley ran up next to me "Hi Mimmy"
and I did the walk of shame back to the edge so I could do the flip off the safety net (which was fun!)
I notice my hands. eventhough I didnt have blisters, the sandpaper bar ripped layers of skin off my hands and skin was sticking straight up 5 big circles of Skin!! Emily took a pic with her phone but you cant really see it. The instructor came up, grabbed my hands and RIPPED off the SKIN! I nearly died it hurt so bad! He said... "thats what we call those souvenirs" I stood there in shock for a few mins and realized I couldnt open or close my hands, I washed them. They hurt I held back my tears, I really really really wanted to cry though..

I sat with mike and jason and the kids while I watched the rest of the girls go on the 2nd round.

Look I'm smiling. You cant see my hands very well, but at this point they were leaking some sort of clear fluid.. and on FIRE!! Turtle didnt seem to notice, he was having fun chewing on my necklace.
I could Barely drive home! They are Huge Red circles today! I can open and close my hands but I cant put anything one them. using my fingers for everything..
Ok ON to the GOOD stuff!

Tiffany did AMAzing on her 2nd attempt, but her hubby didnt take the video of that one, but she did SO good her first time too!
This was one of her last attempts, I love the commentary in the background :)

Each time after climbing the ladder, got a bit tougher.
Emily got to go in the 2nd round. this is cool! :)
She did AMZING! she should join the Circus!

So, the lessons I learned.. Wear Gloves!..
Emily Graduated and got a certificate! I'm so proud of her! and Tiffany too! They did awesome and I'm so super glad they didnt think I was totally crazy when I asked them if they wanted to do it with me.

I'm giving myself until I'm 40! I will do it! and I will get that certificate one day :) I just know it! I figure that will give me time to have our last child (out little girl) and then make ME a priority.. so.. It will happen on day :)
I am so glad I tried it, eventhough my hands, and my tummy, and my pecks, and my knees and my forearm are KILLING me! I used muscles I didnt even know I had!
& I can check something off my yearly goals :) TO TRY SOMETHING NEW (check)

Thanks for going girls! :) I had an...Intersting time! and I am so glad my hubby was there to support me in my crazy idea.

My Valenitne (s)

2011-02-12T00:28:00.000-08:00

Valentines day is nearly here!

Turtle is crawling like crazy all over! This morning, I was watching TV in the bedroom, and I heard Riley say "No, Turtle" in a mildy desperate voice, "mommy! come help! turtle is going to get Phose's (the cat) Food"
I found them in the kitchen, Riley had both of brady's feet and he was inches from reaching the cat bowl.. But that little sweetpea only looked at me with a Huge Smile! not a care in the world. :) good thing Riley is an excellant babysitter :)
Oh yeah.. I quit Caffeine.. lord help me!, I do miss my Mt. Dew.. but I know that I needed to, at least for a little while :) and cold turkey too! I'm awesome! :) or well.. I keep telling myself that to keep my spirits up.

here is a groovy picture I took of Riley, I think he is awesome, and I got this shot after I tried to take the sucker away from him, beacause.. well.. I wanted it.. It looked yummy and I dont have Valentines parties at work were people give me heart shaped suckers anymore.Boo.
I love his big smile, and his belly laugh, and I love the shadow. its just an honest, stunning picture of my valentine.

Click here

and here to see some more amazingly talented people and their valentines

These people inspire me.. & I love being inspired.

Touchup Tuesday...

2011-02-09T00:50:00.000-08:00

Tuesdays are my fridays...

was going to post a picture of my dishwasher.. sad and broken :(
unable to do what its entire purpose in life is!

then a Shiny Happy dishwasher after my father in law fixed it..
But, then I realized how boring that would be for all of you..

So, here is something cute to gander at...

Started like this..

Ended up like this... I think this one is a wall picture.. I sure do love this Turtle. He is perfect in every way.

Touch up tuesdays :)

People do awesome things these days :)
check them out.

how asd is it.. that I cant wait to go home and do the dishes...
I'm lame..
But.. I'm a mom and a wife, so those little things.. excite me :)

Thanks papop for fixing my dishwasher, Your the Bomb-Diggity!

Black and White Love

2011-02-07T01:25:00.000-08:00

Its nearly Valentines day.. This year I have 3 valentines..
I love this picure of the boys, Riley is so helpful with Brady and Loves him so much, I am blessed :)

Visit Happy Monday!! and check out other black and white pics!

Mean dishwasher, Riley loves Papop

2011-02-01T23:49:00.000-08:00

My dishwasher is broken :( Gross, I Hate it, Its Horrible!! A Misrable Horrible thing!!
Beacuse.. we dont have a dish strainer.. bummer, so we have been washing a few dishes at a time, while the rest Pile on the counter. When I say "we" of course I mean "Me".. but mike did help me one night, he dried them for me :)

Papop came over it, and the part needed wont be in for about 8 more days! I am thinking about just throwing all the dishes away and buying new ones :) SInce 80% of them are cheap-o- walmart dollar bowls and plates. But I wont, I'll keep washing them.. a little at a time and have to deal with the counter for now..

Riley found a Balloon in the drawer, It has to be years old, from his 2nd Birthday party if I remember right,
Papop blew it up, and they played :)
It was cute.

I love how much Riley loves Papop, & watching them play together, makes me happy.
& Papop made me a FarmVille SIGN!! for my Garden! ITs so cute! :) I forgot to download the picture but will tomorrow :) Its awesome! and I cant wait to start planting things!

New BLOG!!! yeah just what I need, another reason Not to clean the house..

2011-01-26T02:51:00.000-08:00

Crazy Daisy Pictures

I started this New Blog, for a place to put all my pictures! I want to do some more of the photo weekly challenges because they are really helping me to learn to take better pictures! and I LOVE seeing the amazing pictures other people take, there are so many talented people out there. So I didnt want to Clog up my family blog with all the photo challenge stuff, since non of them will be in my blog book. I will still post my favorites on here though.

If you like pictures! or are just nosey... check out my new blog :)
and follow me!

http://crazydaisypictures.blogspot.com/

I heart Faces!

2011-01-24T15:43:00.000-08:00

I do, I love faces... I love this site because its full of beautiful faces of all types :) sizes, shapes, freckles, dimples, colors!

I think I picked my perfect "innocent wonder" picture..

Turtles eat grass right?... my little turtle might be having second thoughts, but he gave it a try :)

Help me choose!? :)

2011-01-23T23:42:00.000-08:00

Ok so the I heart faces weekly challenge is "innocent wonder"
I have so many shots that fit this theme perfect! Here are a few I was thinking about, but I need help picking one thats perfect :)

1. brady eat grass bright

2. brady eat grass vintage

3. brady looking at ducks w/sun

4. Riley at the aquarium, with his little reflection looking back at him.

I took a vacation day last tuesday..
We went to serranos, the park and then to the aquarium at AZ mills mall.

Here are some pics, Riley didnt want to do park pics, but he had a great time running around, and some little meanie kid thru sand on his shirt!

Turtle kept picking at the duck poop.. lol, thank goodness for wipes. I couldnt get him to stop :) silly kid

Learning to Love...Tints

2011-01-17T23:28:00.000-08:00

Shutter Love Tuesdays... Tints :)

This week is tints! :) I'm still learning to have a love for them.. I'm a bright and shiny girl, but expanding into other things.. sepia.. its nice, and warm , Its Lovely...

I love this picture of Turtle, I think he was surprised by the sun.. Lol Since we see so much of it in our family :)

If you love the pic.. or even just enjoy it a bit.. go Vote :) at this great site :) leave a comment about your favorite picture, if its not mine thats ok, there are so many great ones to choose from :)

Click on the site, then scroll down to TINTS :) and under all the submissions leave a comment and tell what one you really enjoyed. Thanks, have a groovey day!

Amy your tints are great :) Cant wait to see what you do. Hugs

I know.. I know... more pictures! its horrible

2011-01-17T00:48:00.000-08:00

ok, these are his 9 month pics :)

I know.. I take allot of pictures.. But I LOVE it :)

Simply Beautiful toes

2011-01-17T00:29:00.000-08:00

From his curly top, to his soft pink toes.... & everything inbetween.
these little piggys belong to me.... until one day... Hopefully Far far away..
I have to give them away to his future wife.. but at least by then..
They will be hairy and stink! :)

Show and Tell.. looking up!

2011-01-16T16:03:00.000-08:00

Show & Tell : Looking Up...

Show

Tell:
I was cleaning under my bed.. I know! Weird! and I'm so proud of myself..
When I looked up my little turtle looked so cute sitting up in his port-a-crib.
This picture was taken through 2 layers of mesh surrounding and enclosing the bed.
I like the texture it gives,

I love this paperheart camera site, I love the pictures, I know I'm not good enough to win yet, but I am getting better, and I love seeing what creativity people have. They inspire me.

He's Back!

2011-01-15T23:45:00.001-08:00

Oh, Riley My Riley! :) How I have missed you so MuCH!! (wondering where he went) he went to temporary insanity pre-teenage attitude land for a visit.. But he is BACK! woohoo I noticed the change almost instantly.. It was amazing, like I gave him a Alice in Wonderland "eat me" cookie and that little back talking, eye rolling monster inside shrunk down so small I can no longer see him, and only the sweet, helpful kind boy remains to hug me :) I LOVE IT!

I told him the other day.. if you be good you can have that for your birthday "toy story 2 play set" he said "I'm going to be good for the rest of my LIFE" I've been good for 7 days! isnt that Crazy?!" Yes it is crazy! and it was nearly 7 days right on the dot! So its like he knew, when he made the choice to be good, and he is following thru.

even today, I changed Brady, put the diaper on the table, by the time I stood up and went to grab the diaper, Riley had already got it, and was throwing it away, and putting the bottle on the sink!. :)

Today Papop came over and cut up the tree in the back yard! I am SO thankful for him, he is awesome! and Riley helped.. He did a good job!

Im so sad for our tree, It was beautiful, the biggest on in our area, and full of leaves and branches.. although we can use it for firewood now..

But I am determined to plant another tree there.. and maybe in the corner. An apple tree, an orange tree.. or both :) or a lemon tree

Riley fell asleep on the couch a few nights ago.. like this

Does Not look comfy

What a Beautiful 9 months it has been

2011-01-13T21:46:00.000-08:00

9 months!
I cant believe it!

My sweet baby boy is 9 months, I cant believe how fast time flies,

I look at him and see.. Bliss and Happiness..

it took us so so long to make him, it was so so hard, everyday, every hour of everyday.. every thought, every breath was filled with Hope, Sadness, Excitement, Disappointment for years..

Now look what this 9 months has brought me....

I am so greatful, & so blessed....

Sometimes I sit and think.. Why did it take so long, ? Why was it So hard!?..

Because now.. I can truely enjoy and appreciate him, for all that he is, and all that he will be..

to know him from head to toe...

every eyelash

every curly hair....

Every tooth.. that seem to be growing in far apart..lol.. :)

every laugh & giggle..

Thanks God, :) your awesome... Now lets work together to make a Girl :)

the simple things...

2011-01-11T01:36:00.000-08:00

Something that made my heart happy....Oh How I would LOVE to have those eyelashes..Boys always get the best eyelashes..

smile

2011-01-10T22:49:00.000-08:00

A smile that makes me smile.. A smile that warms my heart... A smile that makes me laugh.... A smile, that nearly makes me cry.. knowing that you my sweet baby boy are growing up so fast.. you may change a little everyday, but A picture never does.

funny things kids say

2011-01-08T20:39:00.001-08:00

Riley.. he is a character! there are a few things recently I need to blog about, that Riley has said.. we were all in the car going somewhere, Riley was in the back/middle.. we were coming up on a red light and it just turned green, but there was a line of cars still stopped.. Riley grabs the arms of his carseat, and lifts himself a bit higher and says with shock and emotion "Holy SHIT!, those cars are stopped at a green light!" mike points at me! hey what did I do?.. lol I know, I have a potty mouth and its odd the moment when you stop to realize your children are really paying attention to you... unless you tell them to clean their room.. Mike and Riley love those dumb commericials, about the pothole, and the cheese commercials,, ok, I admit they are funny. Today mike said Riley saw a new geico commericall. and right afterwards said "that wasnt funny, that was boring! Car Insurance is suppose to be Funny!" ssshhh.. dont tell Riley... I think thats his spiderman.. being used as a chew toy His teenager attitude is getting better, We are trying harder to follow thru with our whole "we are the parents" deal. :) he is a Fantastic big brother! as the mean mom I am.. I told him a few days ago, that brady was starting to eat more, and that we could only afford to keep one of them.. and asked him who we should get rid of.. He looked at me like I was crazy, and said, NO ONE! You have to keep us both because you love us and we love you. and I love turtle and he loves me. :) Smart kid, I guess I'll have to keep forking out that $2.00 a day to keep Riley filled with cold hotdogs, goguarts, cereal, and spaghetti O's.. :) He even throw a bit of a fit when I have to take brady out of the living room, for his nap time, or to change or feed him. He wants him to stay with him, and he watches him pretty good :) and I LOVE to hear them laugh from the other room.this is at red lobster.. a waiter came up and talked to mike about the Buffalo Bills, and when he left Riley said "daddy tell that guy why he doesnt have any hair" lol good thing the guy was already gone.. then he said to me later "Mommy, why did You really just eat that CRABS ARMS!" lol yummy crab legs! :) he refused to tough the claw.. but Turtle however wanted to eat it. last week.. when it snowed in Mesa, I was driving, it was snowing,.. I know this because when I looked down at my windshield there was ice all over it! I looked up, and this is what I saw.. a beautiful sky, while it was snowing on us :)

Happy..Happy..Happy!

2011-01-06T23:36:00.000-08:00

Hello & welcome to my Happy World :)

I had a great day yesterday... a day that reminds me of how Blessed I am...

I woke up.. there in itself is good,
Mike was happy :)
We got ready and went to lunch with Andrea at Peter Piper,
Brady was happy
Riley was.... well.. hmm.. ok so everything wasnt perfect.. moving on
After lunch mike took me to Best Buy..
to get my new CAMERA!! He got it for me.. well he gave me most of the money for it
Its on my goals list this year, and I get to check it off my list! woohoo

Its beautiful! I love it, but I need to take the time to learn how to use it..
I played with it today and pics are below... lots of them

after lunch we came home, I cleaned the kitchen and my friend Becky came over to hang out for a bit.

A few hours later, Mike took me and the kids to Red Lobster to use my gift card I got for Christmas.. Excellant Food, great service and good kids.. and a Strawberry Daiquiri, YUMMO! then we came home and stuggled on the couch to watch the Bachelor.. I love that show!

Great day :) Loved it.. happiness Here are some pics I took with my new camera..

Houston...........we have curls...........
Brady has a natural Mohawk.. straight down the middle, after washing his hair, it dries curling up like a mohawk.. Crazy!

I'm not sure what this face is all about, but its funny...

Yes I know Riley is in only 1 of these pictures.. I kept asking him to stand still and smile.. he would say No..

and he would run away... Is he 5 yet? cause 4 sucks.

I took these pictures thru the mesh on the pack and play, I think it gives it an awesome texture! I love them :)

2011 Already??...

2011-01-01T20:55:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!

I spend mine at the Police Station, basically behind bars.. well at least tied to the chair unable to leave until 2am, just after the fun was done and gone.

We celebrated a little.

we set off some fireworks, since they are legal now, and we got a million calls about them, I think its only fair that we got to enjoy a bit ourselves.

There are my goals for 2011.. I did put allot of stuff on here this year, but, because.. Since this is the year of accomplishment, I wanted to be able to check allot of them off, Hince.. the Accomplishment part.

I figured I would wake up newly refreshed, and energized! Ready to take on the world. .. well I woke up in the same sleepy state as usual, and the only thing I was ready to take on was Breakfast!. but some great things start slow, and progressivly get better as time goes on by.

its kinda like jr, high.. for girls anyways, when you had a Birthday, in the age rage of 13-16 every birthday, you wake up that morning 100% positive that this is the day! The day you wake up with boobs! finally, or your amazing slender and your hair is full and long, and you have perfect skin! just like the 15 year olds in the movies. then you look in the mirror, and realize its still you, just plain old, frumpy you. new years is what birthdays used to be.. A fresh start, A new beginning. As women we have finally come to realize that nothing changes on our Birthdays, and being anywhere over 28... isnt exciting at all.
So.. we gave up on those Crappy birthdays and turned to New years for that false sense of hope and immediate change for the better we all seek. Yay New years!!
But.. This is the one, I can feel it.. this is the new year where I finally fall into myself and start living my Best life.

First Spaghetti = Bath

2011-01-01T19:42:00.000-08:00

Turtle has had allot of Firsts lately, but its because he is growing up so fast! i HATE IT.. but I know it happens.

I made spaghetti, and thought what a great time to introduce our lit"l turtle to one of the family favorites. Mike said NO SAUCE... he thought it would be to messy. (DUH) so we started without sauce, just noodles.

HE LOVED IT! Surpirsed?.. me either..

He did a great job, with little mess on the floor this time. got most of it in his mouth,

then it was BATH time! Turtle used to scream when I would give him a bath, it was so sad, I used to hate it, and end up giving him sponge baths for the first 5 months of his life instead,

Since he can sit up now, he did a great job in the tub with Riley.

Riley was so excited to take a bath with him, and even washed his hair for him.

They played with toys, and Turtle was very confused and kept looking down at the water,, splashing a bit, But ...no screaming :)

I love this picture :) its funny you can tell what different complextions they have here. Riley has michaels complextion and turtle is all me. except.. I did see those curls sneek thru...

we must have been playing for awhile, cause Riley hands and feet got all Wrinkly

After bath everyone went to bed, Riley is doing better listening, and is usually so helpful. :)

Brady was teething and woke up at midnight, so we laid under the Christmas tree.. Since we have to take it down sometime this week.

he was grabbing the lights, and trying to eat them, this pic, because of the camera makes it look like the electricity is going straight into his mouth!

Green Beans

2010-12-29T20:43:00.000-08:00

He has had them before...

in squished form, and in normal big people out of a can form..

and stealing them off mommys plate while laying on the couch next to her but..

he has never had them like this

He was a bit confused when I put him in the big boy high/low chair.. and when I dumped green beans in front of him..

I forgot what a mess those babies make when they are first learning to feed themselves. Green Beans everywhere!!! but well worth it...

The day after Christmas..

2010-12-27T00:46:00.001-08:00

We had Christmas.. again :)

we went to Chris and Emilys for Cristmas with Gene and Jenny. Emily made an dinner,

and the kids ran around and played. They got a wii for Christmas and Harlee is an excellent Boxer! and Riley got his first ever strike in the bowling game.
Harlee got the cutest little hampster! I want one!

Kingston :)

Papop and grandma Jenny brought so many presents and the kids had a great time! They got us a computer chair, which I have been trying to get for 2 christmas's in a row, but always ended up taking it off my list because there were other things people needed more, So Mike and I are so happy!!
& I got a movie! I already watched it, its so funny and one of those that I can watch over and over again, dumb girl movie.. but... they make me happy :)

After dinner and presents we went to play in the backyard, Chris and Em have a quad and a big yard! Chris took the kids for a ride

then mike went on! Yes Michael! He had a blast, and I saw that excitement and joy from him, that I havent seen in a long time :) It was awesome! He even got dusty, :) I LOVE IT! I rode around for awhile and then tasted dirt in my mouth afteards,, bad to smile with an open mouth while riding fast.

Turtle went on his first quad ride, mike said after they started going, turtle started bouncing like he was in his jumperoo..

Riley is staying the night there tonight, its so nice to have a break from the noise, but I had to admit, I sure do miss him,

Christmas is over, and on to the New Year! we had a great Christmas and I am so Thankful to have a Wonderful Family!

Twinkle Twinkle little star....Christmas..

2010-12-25T22:25:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2010,

Our first Christmas with two boys. It was great.
We stayed home all day, in our jammies. and just opened presents and played together. Riley was so exicted that santa brought him the batcave that he wanted.

and Turtle got a wagon/walker from santa.

Brady loved the wrapping paper, and the bows and the ribbons :)

Riley wrapped his buzz monkey to give to turtle, He loved it :) I think he was most excited about this gift!

brady is just learning to sit up by himself. he has been doing great! today while we had presents and papers all over the house, he fell over and hit his head on the corner of RIley remote control truck :( He cried, a so sad mommy what the heck happened cry.. I dont hear him cry often. It broke my heart. his poor little head.

I put to: Riley from: buzz on a gift, and when Riley read it, he looked so confused.. and he said to mike.. Um?.. its from Buzz? well.. cool but I dont know how he got in our world. (smart kid)

He loved everything, even the pink leapster 2. I said is this color ok. He said "this one is for ladies, but I dont mind I can still use it" :) Thank goodness!

Mike got me awesome gifts! I was so proud of him. I got 2 gift cards/ red lobster, itunes, and farmville (lol, I know) a wii game deal or no deal, a sandwich maker, a cordless drill (yay!) a big boiling pan, hair clips, & a set of Paula Dean Knives!! They were set up on the counter when I got home last night, I was so excited! and they work awesome! they are sharp, and beautiful! & in a few weeks he is going to give me money for a new camera :) woohoo

I got mike a GPS, colonge, espn subscription and ateam the movie, a case of monsters, and tv trays, a sweatshirt.

Sharon came over to have dinner with us. Its was nice! the boys had a great time, and Riley loved his 2 cars she got him. and Brady likes his new toys too!

A very nice relaxing Christmas, Turtle is snuggly in his bed, Riley is playing his new video game system and laying in his bed with his new spiderman bedding. and I am about to go to bed..

Merry Christmas.... all the prep, worries, wrapping, cleaning, cooking, thinking, planning, money, ect.. all over...

until we go to Chris and Emilys tomorrow to have christmas again :)

Christmas Eve...

2010-12-24T19:35:00.000-08:00

I'm working... and have over 5 hours left.
my dear fammily is at home.. Mike baked cookies,, yes,, he really did and they are watching christmas shows and enjoying this merry night. While I sit at work, blogging and answering the phone for ridiculous people that are drunk and crazy!
& Fireworks! oH THE FIREWORKS CALLS! Since they are now legal in Az. people who dont know of this new law yet are calling in Gunshots everytime they hear one go off.
We made fun cookies,
Lori at work found these melted snowman cookies on a website. They are so cute,.
I did the very easy cheap version. I started with..

then once the cookies are done you frost them in all white icing, then you

put marshmellows in the microwave for about 25 secs.. till the bottoms start to puff up.

then you.. put the marshmellow on top and decorate something like this,

what I did wrong.. Should have made the cookies bigger. and flattened them out more.
then I should have melted the icing a bit to make it slide on.. I used a regular can of icing.. yay betty crocker.

then they would have been perfect! Here is me and mike :) arent we cute,
and they were yummy!

Here is our Tree, and the Presents. Riley wrapped a few of his old toys and shoes for gracee, and baby kingston. it was cute. He is a giver.

here is Rileys ornament this year.. If you know him, it fits him well..

here is Brady's 1st ornament, I made it on artscow. its awesome.. The dang postman put it in the wrong mailbox, some nice lady brought it to my house.. she was my angel today. :) thank you unkn neighbor.

Here is our family one.

Some pics of the boys I took today.. I couldnt get a good one, but they are cute anyways.

It started pouring rain the other night.. it was cold but Riley and I really wanted to go outside and play in it. Riley started off in just underwear.. he ran in, put on sandals, then ran back in to put on a shirt.. A Button down Polo, which he put on backwards. :) It was cute,

we had fun

I love our new umbrella

I love this crazy Boy!

Temple lights, family visit & a bday party.

2010-12-19T21:27:00.000-08:00

Here is our pretty house :) with star lights, that rotate flashing on and off, they are rainbow.. I adore them :) wish I could get a better pic. Big thanks to my father in law for putting them up, he made my day!

We went to Target and it was Raining!! I love the rain. Brady hasnt really seen rain yet, so he seemed a bit confused. I kind cut part of his head off in this pic, oh well.

We went to see Aunt Deb, Jay and Hannah! & then out to dinner with Rose! It was so good to see everyone! I wish we could do it more! my goal next year is to make more time to see the people I love!
Riley had a great time! Aunt D got him a giant truck full of little cars, He LOVED it! He races the big truck around the house and even found out he can ride on it!
Then Serranos.. which is my favorite, Im in love with their bean dip :) I forgot to take pics.. bummer

Last week we went to the Temple lights. They were Beautiful! The kids had a great time running around. there were tons of people & my camera sucks in low light situations, but here is what I got.

Then we went to Dennys. I was great! I forgot how yummy a moons over my hammie was! woohoo!

We went to a Birthday party today for Olivia, who is the daughter of one of my officers. She is such a sweetie & a cutie as you can see below.

Her little sister Claire is due anyday and Im sure she will be just as beautiful as her mommy. I cant wait to meet her.

Riley had a good time running around, I pushed him on the swings for a bit and then right before we left he threw a fit.. a crying.. i dont want to talk to you fit. and went to the car.

this is my camera on full zoom, pouting...

when I get to the car he says "all those people I dont know ruined my whole LIFE" lol he is SO Dramatic! but after 5 mins he was fine . :)

Turtle sat up most the night, and he learned how to make that clicking sound with his tongue. Its so cute.

learning something new

2010-12-17T23:44:00.000-08:00

Brady is Finally starting to sit up!,,Not that I want him to move around quite yet, but its nice to see him sit up and play with his toys. Aunt Deb got him this little cookie jar with shapes and it sings. he loves it and was his motivation today to get him to sit up :) His top tooth broke thru a few nights ago. Poor little teether. I love him so much Riley.. Oh my! I love him so much too ..... he is driving us up the wall!!! he had his christmas party at school and now is out for two weeks. I cant believe the New Year is just around the Corner.

Pictures

2010-12-16T23:52:00.000-08:00

Just a few pictures I have been meaning to post.....

Candy Houses

2010-12-11T23:05:00.000-08:00

I think I will just get Turtle a pack of hangers for Christmas! It's his favorite toy!

I love the holidays!

we made Graham Cracker houses.. Those dirty rats at the graham cracker company changed the way they make and package them. 2 different kinds! insteac of the long rectangle pieces, they are just smaller squares! Meanies, Its nearly impossible to make a sturdy wonder edible house with them being so small, But we tried.

I didnt do the best job decorating it, but it was fun, and YUMMY and thats the whole Point anyways :)

Riley did good! & he looks cute with his rudolph nose!

We even wrestled it on Brady! He looked so cute!

We all had tons of icing & graham crackers! & I suppose riley will be eating the houses for a week!

Thats all have a jollly day.

I better blog...

2010-12-08T23:35:00.000-08:00

Turtle.. he is a laid back baby :)

Riley made reindeer hat, its cute.. he is what is making it cute.

decorated the house and tree..

My father in law put up Christmas lights, He is great! My house looks great, pictures to come next week.
Threw my back out... Ouch for about a week!
Christmas party at work, :) Not many people are there, but it was fun.

At the beginning of the week. or end of last week.

Brady sits up :) Finally!! he could before.. he just didnt, not really sure he does yet.. but we will see.

Turtle is teething! this is his sad turtle fuss face :(

You can see his top gums here were in a few short days there will be a little white tooth, how I will miss him just having those 2 cutie bottom ones. He is growing to fast.

School ends this week, So many activities coming up.

The end..

Busy Busy Busy...Holiday week,

2010-11-27T01:17:00.000-08:00

my sister Tiffany came to visit from missouri. I havent spend more then a few hours at a time with her ever! Since I didnt meet her till she was 11 years old.

We have the same dad. She has a 6 month old named Jacob. He is a cutie!! such bright eyes and a big smile. He was teething the whole time, I felt so bad for him,

He is a normal baby, sometimes he is happy sometimes he is sad, sometimes he whines, and spits up.. Im not used to this, brady hasnt really spit up since he started the medicine for his acid reflux (which he doesnt need to take anymore) and he rarely cries, which I LOVE. when he wants something he just says (ma-ma)

it was great to get to get to know tiffany, and jacob we didnt really get to do anything because I had to work 2 out of the 3 nights she was with me, and I had to get ready for Thanksgiving.

Here are some picts we tried to take of the boys, We wanted to get a good one to give to our dad for christmas....... that didnt work well, with 2 babies and Riley.

here is tiff and brady..

My Birthday!! Holy WOW!! I am 32... Yep.. 32

What a year of changes for me, Instead of the new year being an evaluation moment I seem to use my birthdays instead, when I start thinking about the year that has past and what I have learned and how I have changed, but.. if anyone cares to read about that stuff.. lol doubt it.. it will be on my other blog,

Mike and Riley went to get me a cake the morning of my bday, and flowers and a card,,

He also got me an external dvd/dvr driver for my new netbook, I cant wait to try it and burn home movies to dvd :) woohoo.

Riley picked out the card and cake..

It was a princess cake, I love that he thinks Im a princess. :) and he got me the cutest Hello Kitty card. that said flower girl on the front,

Riley wanted to try the tiara that came on the cake, when he put it on He said "do I look like a handsome prince mommy?" Yes he did!! :)

wow was awesome that night, the girls got pizza and cake and I dont remember actually working at all that night. The officers came up and a few of them tried on the tiara. It was funny. Tyler, Crystal and Olivia came up to say hi. it was great :) and I left early.. I love leaving work early is that bad?. Thats pretty much it, I didnt do anything special, but I was in a good mood and had a nice day.

next day.. bad the guy at tmobile made me cry.. he was new and like used car salesmen make everything sound so Great Amazing and like they are getting jipped by trying to give you a Great deal!! Low life scums,, at the end of my hour at tmobile I had internet for my netbook, but had to open a whole new account, add a line, pay in advance, and not get the refund and waiving of the activation fee as promised,, But I had to have it for school and work. so oh well,

Thanksgiving!!!... I woke up with a horrible migraine, and a bad attitude, I think it was because I wasnt suppose to do thanksgiving at my house, and I wanted more notice to plan, and my sister had to leave for the airport before I even started cooking. I was such a grouch I even put myself in TIME OUT.. 32 mins of just laying there trying to turn my frown upside down, Riley thought I was crazy, and I couldnt get him to leave me alone so I could finish my time out. I dont bother him when he is in his 4 min time out.. geeze.

see the giant dead tree in the background? it was huge, the biggest prettiest one in our area.. it broke during the storm :( boohoo

I cooked.. Turkey = so dry mashed potatos, pan #1 = great big pan #2 CRAP, the top was done but the rest where to crunchy, so I already started adding stuff to them before I realized so I had to put them in the microwave!! for 8 mins! and they still werent quite right,

I forgot to make the apply cobbler, oh well,

family came over, kids ran around yelling and playing, turtle bounced we ate and talked.

It was nice, oh and we finally put up my firepit I got last christmas!! Its awesome, we raosted marshmellows, and hung out for awhile.

Then,, BLACK FRIDAY.. emily, I and Tiff went thru the ads, looking to make a plan. plan was since walmart opened at midnight for non-electronic items we were going there first, then coming home for a couple of hours, then target at 3am -430am then walmart again at 5am.

Riley had his frist sleepover with his cousins! He had a BLAST, Im so glad they are close and he has someone his own age to hang around with, and that they are outdoors people and he has someone to show him things that he wouldnt learn from me and michael.

Emily and I met at Walmart at 1130pm, Holy BUSY, I was parked at the end of the parkinglot. Emily and I got the last two carts! and headed inside to find 300 people (at least) with there carts full waiting in line that was wrapped around the entire store. we had to try and squeeze thru only to find that most everything was already gone!, the movies, the wii games, the cd's, sheets, toys everything. I found a few superhero movies for riley stuffed in the bottom of the pallet for 1.96. and then found the 2 baby toys for brady, and the last 5t jammies for Riley. No jammies for turtle. I really wanted to get Riley the Leapster handheld game system, by the time we got there, of course the whole pallet was gone :( I ran over to the toy section thinking there might be a few on the actual shelf. I found a pink one, and there was an older lady looking to for her granddaughter. I then saw what appeared to be a green one and I gave the pink one to her and grabbed the green one. I helped her in the aisle for a bit and explained how to pricematch the games to save an extra $4 per game. when I took a better look at mine,, it was only the charging station :( oh NO!! I was so sad, and kept looking, as I was helping the lady to find a few other things on her list. Emily and I continued thru the store for another hour looking for things, abnd waiting in line way at the back to start and had to wrap around. I ran to get baby formula and they had the whole baby section taped off because there were about 60 people camped out!! they had sleeping bags and camping chairs!! nuts.. waiting for the tv's.

When I was 3 peole from checking out a lady runs by me, stops and turns and says "there you are, I've been looking for you for over an hour!, I found another game system" :) YAY!! what a graet lady!! im so glad I took time to help her, and when she found one she returned the favor! :) its pink.. but I doubt Riley will even notice! lol. I was so excited, :) yay for good people!

after spending 350 bucks at walmart... I was pretty much done, and went home, skipped target, (ok I bought the sheet online at target,, and mikes gift too) and I didnt have to take Turtle out in the cold, so we slept.. RIley wasnt there, so we slept really good for a long time, I would say I got 12hours of sleep nearly.. 12 hours, Its been nearly 1,5 years since I have gotten that much sleep. then I woke up, and now I'm at work.. all night long.

Black friday = Success

Thanksgiving = 75% Success

Birthday = 90% Success

Sister visit = 60% Success, Busy busy, but overall a great week. :)

Cant believe Christmas is so close!

dinner.. and a show

2010-11-23T18:15:00.001-08:00

Last wed mike and i went to see Hairspray! The musical @ the phx theatre.. it was amazing!! Awesome!! So great!! I wanted to dance and sing along.. but the seats were for normal sized people. So i sat.. squished and watched. Mike liked it too. And we have a few others we want to go see too. We went to red robin for dinner, it was yummo! We had a fantastic day and night :) great way to start my birthday week. I only took 1 picture the whole night!! I know. Just one. Of my hubby. Fun... we had.. fun :)

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Utah family pictures :)

2010-11-14T22:46:00.000-08:00

Amy downloaded our pictures from the Utah Trip!!
They turned out great!!
so here are a bunch I love :)

This 4th one is my favorite.. cause it doesnt show my overly round face which I hate,
I love the different colors she used :) and I ordered some for my walls from artscow :)
Next time we wont fly in take pics, go to bed get up take pics and fly home.. LOL to hard.. I told mike we should have stayed 2 days! then everyone would have been smiles the whole time..