It must be love..

So if you know me at all you know that I love to read.. anything and everything from magazines to scriptures, fiction/non-fiction, and if really want to know a dirty little secret... I'm a sucker for a good, steamy romance novel!! Well I may have hinted (not-so subtly) that I thought a Nook would be super handy for a birthday present. I am so lucky that I happen to have the best husband in the world because he conspired with my sisters to get me a Nook and not just any Nook the new color.. wi-fi.. newest and greatest Nook.. Man- I love him.. And as if I didn't think he was a big enough stud.. he bought me a cover in my favorite color... Purple!!

So just to state one more time for the record.. I am thrilled, over-joyed, ecstatic about my birthday gift.. it makes me forget that I am one year closer to the big 3-0.. Yikes!

One birthday down.. one more to go this week.. next week I'll post pictures of my sweet KC's

Winter "one"-derland birthday party..

A Familia 2010

Family Pictures 2010 and here are a few of the star of the show...

I honestly could just eat her up!! I just love her sweet little face...

I had to use a different photographer than I normally due but I am soo happy with the way these turned out.. If you are looking for some family pictures definitely check out

Veronica Reeve

Pura Vida

2 years have come and gone so Jesse and I decided to celebrate big-time this year... by traveling to Costa Rica!! There is so much I could say and a million pictures I could post but I will just quickly sum it all up

While in Costa Rica we:

woke up to this view every day...

Missed this munchkin like crazy...

Had this balcony to watch the sunrise/sunset from...

Played in the ocean & sand...

were begged for food by these little rascals...

caught this guy scurrying around our room....

took a zipline through this...

Over that...

next to this...

and looked pretty awesome while doing it (remember safety first!!)...

oh ya and we also went through this...

rode horses to this waterfall where Jesse decided to jump in, I opted out of the wet shorts/chaffing...

covered ourselves in volcanic mud to release our "inner beauty"...

watched this every night...

and made out while doing so...

saw crocodiles...

iguanas...

while riding in this down the tempisique river...

we looked so fun this little fella decided to jump on our boat and join us...

So that's it.. if you are dying to hear more details or see more pictures I would gladly oblige!

We had the best time and totally took advantage of no baby and the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door ;)

The past couple of years have gone so fast but I can say they have been the best 2 years of my life!

P.S. we are planning a trip to Brazil next August.. let me know if you'd like to join us!!

Holy Halloween...

Let's start things off right.. Carli and Preston pull out all the stops on halloween and never disappoint.. here they are as Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter... Here's a close-up of P's make-up.. doesn't it look incredible.. I love the family Halloween party.. everyone gets dressed up and it makes it so, so much fun!!

Syd and I.. she is the purple teletubby.. ha ha

So KC hated (which is actually more like despised) her costume so here is one of a very few shots of our little chick-a-dee

And here is mommy with her sweet chick.. I went as a clown (kinda)

Daddy had to miss the party so he could sit in the mountains and shoot a deer!!

And let's not forget my mamma and pappa.. a pirate and his wench!!

Here's Cade as a wizard and Samantha as Medusa.. She had a million snakes in her hair!

So there's our Halloween party.. i didn't get very many pictures- Let's be honest I struggle in the picture taking department but at least I got a few!


Stay Tuned to find out how Jesse and I celebrated 2 years together...You won't want to miss it!!!

oh babeh babeh

Is it just me or doesn't KC just look like a big girl in this picture? Aunt Carli wanted her to ride the little things they have in the mall.. you know the ones you used to beg your parents to let you ride when you were little because you thought is was soo cool?? Well our little chica loved the ride (which doesn't surprise me because she is an adrenaline junky like her daddy) and I am sure it won't be long before she is that kid throwing herself on the floor of the mall because I won't let her ride one of these things ;)

We went to the zoo last weekend, I thought that we would miss the summer rush by going in October but I should have known with Utah weather that it would feel like a HOT summer day on October 2nd.. and there were plenty of people who were at the zoo enjoying the nice weather!

So our little KC had been held for most of the day and so Jesse tried to put her in her stroller but she was not having it- until he held her hand which magically made everything ok.. Here's KC, her daddy (holding her hand) and my daddy pushing the stroller.. to say she has these two wrapped around her finger would be an understatement!!!! Did you know that they have a baby elephant at the zoo?!? I am sure I had heard somewhere but had completely forgotten. Here is momma elephant with her baby.. I know this baby is like 1000 pounds but I still think it's so stinkin cute!!



oh and incase you can't tell this little baby monkey is nursing... it took me a minute to realize the it was eating and I thought it was so funny once I did... Maybe because the mom's nipple is like 6 inches long.. Whoa am I glad my nips didn't stretch that much from nursing!! ha ha

What?? me get in trouble?? She may look innocent but this little monkey is a mischief maker.. I literally can't turn my back for 5 seconds or she has crawled onto our fire mantle or climbed the stairs or chewed a cord or... you get the idea.. so that's my explanation for the messy floor.

And last but not least... here's what face you get when she is not happy with you complete with deep nose breathing (you know what i mean?)!! ha ha I know it's supposed to be intimidating but seriously?? I think it's so stinking cute!

What did i ever talk about in my life before having her?? I can't even begin to say how grateful I am for our princess.. she is spunky and sweet and funny and cuddley and I don't know what I would do without her!!

Hello Again...

Where has the time gone?!?? There's really no explanation for my absence, just busy and no motivation for blogging. As you can imagine our little chica has been growing like a weed and is so much fun. Here's a quick recap of some of our summer...

So little KC loves playing in the grass.. weird i know most babies hate the grass but not our little one... she doesn't even mind when she is nakey! KC went to her first parade and her is her cute Aunt Carli with her.. they seem to be enjoying it!!
And here is momma with her baby.. I know she doesn't look much like me but she is mine- I promise.

Nothing much to say about this picture except that I absolutely adore this little girl ;)

KC and Lilah have a love-hate relationship. I would say KC loves Lilah always but Lilah has good days and bad days...

Enjoying her first (and last) Oreo- who knew that an Oreo could get EVERYWHERE!!

Just another "cute" picture.. I know I am completely biased but I just want to eat her sometimes...

So our little girl is quite active.. she crawls everywhere- climbs on everything- and has tried (very unsuccessfully) to take a couple of steps.. here she is crawling through a little tunnel at a barbeque we had with some friends..

Here we are again at the bbq with our friends lori and Kapri.. Kapri and KC are 2 days apart- but pretty sure KC already makes Kapri look like a dwarf.. It's going to be so fun to watch these 2 grow up together!!

So there's a small portion of what we did this summer.. I will make sure and update more often

We went to the Dr. last week and here's the update on stats

Height 26 inches- 10%

Weight 17 lbs.- 25-50%

She has come a long way from where she started and we feel so, so blessed and grateful for how well she's doing-

This week I had to attend the funeral of my friend's 3 year old little boy.. He passed away on a day when KC had not slept well, she took the worst naps ever and was the grumpiest little girl, she cried when I put her down, and whined while I held her- to say it was a hard day would be an understatement- as soon as I got the call, however, I picked KC up and cried as I held her because the reality is I would take a million "bad" days as long as I can hold my baby and kiss her and love her... I hope we can all spend just a few extra moment to tell the ones we love how much they matter to us- because who knows how long we will have them!

a night to remember..

If you are not reading "brunette bombshell" you are missing out on one of the greatest blogs!! I fell in love with Meg's heartfelt and genuine writing from the first time I read one of her infamous "letters to the many I'll marry"- the romantic that she is instantly appealed to me. Since that day, a little over a year ago, I have been a dedicated fan of all that she writes... When I heard that Meg would be spending the summer in Utah I wanted so badly to finally meet this person who I felt like I had become friends with but I was hesitant to ask to meet her but I also feared that I would pass up a great opportunity... I am glad that I got over my initial apprehension and invited Meg over for Sunday dinner with my parents.. We had such a great time and I can honestly say that as inspiring as Meg's writing is- she is even more incredible in person!!

Here is Meg and I eating grilled pineapple... sooo yummy! My mom also make a strawberry trifle- it was so so delicious... I wanted to eat all of it.

It was so nice meeting you Meg... I hope that we can do it again sometime before you return to the big apple!!

ps- I promise I am not a weirdo- just a little over-outgoing at times!

Would any of you ever have done this?!?