Keaton and Marie

Snow

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all dressed up to go out...

anxiously waiting by the door...

deciding she really doesn't want to be out in the cold...

bringing the snow inside...

happily playing with snow at the counter in snow suit!

Earlier this summer...

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Happy Fall!

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This is the wreath that I made for $3.50! All the fabric we used were left over scraps that mom had, the bird was one dolla from the dollar store and the wreath was only $2.50 @ 50% off at Hobby Lobby. It was so much fun to put together and I absolutely love it. Mom made one too but it's a little bit different because she used different fabric.

Close up
Here is an update of the one that mom made! I LOVE hers!!

Post of pictures

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BREAKFAST WAS A MESS BUT FULL OF FUN AND LOADS OF LAUGHTER:

She thought it was the funniest thing to put her plate over her face! She would laugh so hard every time she did it!

You can see how the bananas got smashed in her hair

It makes me smile knowing how much fun she was having

Keaton was playing with her so she's looking at him

Not too interested in eating!!

It's not just over her face she's smashing it into her nose

I just love this little girl!

MY LITTLE PROJECT:

This is the Before shot of the lamp I made in 7th grade I tried getting a bit more up to date this was the best I could do.... so BEFORE and

After...I'm kinda bummed it looks too much the same...

RANDOM PICTURES:

She took my water bottle and started drinking it like a pro, didn't spill a drop! Such a big girl!

Keaton's friend just got a job at the logo shop and saw this design for the Italian Stallion, sense he knows how much Keaton loves Rocky he made him a shirt and gave it to him for free! I thought that was pretty cool!

She loves to play with these babies. She kisses them, snuggles them, puts the binkey in the mouth and gives her a bottle. Here Keaton is helping her. She is such a girly girl I love it!

I just think this one is so cute of her! She looks like such a little girl where did my baby go?

Look what I made!!

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And I only burnt my finger once making that flower!

Fun Fun Fun

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Keaton and I have been busy this last month. We went to vernal for a friends baby's blessing. While we were there we took a day and went to the dinosaurs museum. It was so much fun!

Laundry basket + Baby + pillow and blankets + A daddy =A Rem Laundry Kart
Keaton ran her around in this for a long time and she wasn't done when he stopped. She loved ridding all over the house! It was super cute!

Keaton showing Rem the Dinosaurs she kept saying "wow" for each new thing she saw. I think she had fun.

Me and Rem

Rem playing in the kids lab at the museum

Family picture with me as the photographer! Gotta love these kind of shots!...We try...

Playing on the trampoling and Rainbows

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Tonight we took Rem and played on the trampoline. When we went out it was warm and beautiful but within 10 minutes a storm started to blow in. We got just a bit of rain and then it started to blow east and the sky parted and the sun came out and a rainbow slowly appeared getting bigger and bigger every time we turned our heads! It was awesome! My pictures aren't in order but you can see it so small in some and then big in others! I love making memories with my wonderful beautiful family that I love!!

Feeling the wind blowing through her finger tips!

She has been making the funniest faces lately. It just makes us laugh!

No idea what they are pointing at!

Cuddling with daddy

Beach Trip 2011

2011-07-09T17:07:00.003-06:00

This 4th of July my family rented a beach house for the week! It was so fun to spend time with everyone and be at the beach! Keaton has only been to the coast a handful of times now and spent most of the trip on the beach exploring. He found some caves with a lot of baby sea life and wanted to show me but when I went with him the tide had come in and we could no longer get to the caves. However we had an awesome time walking on the beach together and found some other really cool things!

The entrance to Beverly Beach

Keaton testing the waters!

Steve and Jakob joined us later and we hiked up to the road. These are a couple pictures from up top!

Devils punch bowl

On the way back Keaton found a tunnel from the beach that led into this forest, It was so beautiful!

Rem's one year photo shoot!

2011-06-09T16:47:00.005-06:00

Yesterday I took Rem in for her one year photos...a little late but we do our best!! She was so shy and I think she thought the photographer was a little crazy when she was trying to get her to smile. However I was surprised to see that we actually got a lot of really cute shots. I can't wait to get the actual photos in my hands, these one I just copied into paint from the sight...don't tell!:) sorry for the quality it was the best I could do!

Summer Days

2011-06-04T14:43:00.004-06:00

Today is such a beautiful day I had to take Rem outside to play for a bit. She loves going outside. Rain or shine she would be out there all the time if she could! It's SO nice today that I actually put her in shorts and a T-shirt and I don't feel bad about it!

This is a big accomplishment for her to be walking in the grass; a few weeks ago she would beg to go outside but if you put her down she would freak out a bit, now she loves to be on her own running free!

Not sure what she's looking at; maybe the neighbors?
(This applies to the picture above and below!)

SOOOOO serious!

In this picture she is clucking her tongue something she loves to do all the time!

This is her waiving bye to everyone who came to look at my blog today!

Rem: "Bye" :)

Crafting

2011-05-29T20:47:00.003-06:00

Mom and I have been working on Crystals baby shower all last week and here are a couple of the things that was made for it. I am loving to craft!! There are so many more fun things I've been looking at on line that I want to try. It's so much fun I want to do more!

I made this banner and I loved how it turned out! I looked on etsy at fabric banners and I saw one kind of similar to this. I knew how to make the fabric flowers on the end and then I just sort of figured out the rest!!! Mom helped me with some of the sewing. I even think that mine turned out cuter than the one I copied!

ALSO Mom made these tissue flowers. I thought they were so cute I had to post them.

A Birthday Party

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Mom and I had so much fun planning this little girls party but I couldn't believe how much work it was to put together!! We were in the kitchen all day the day before baking...I made her cake all by myself It's a butterfly if you can't tell and since I didn't want to use food coloring I used beet juice to make it pink! I thought it turned out cute. When we gave it to her she just kind of poked at it, I thought she would go crazy when she tasted the frosting since we haven't given her any sugar until this but she really wasn't interested in it...oh well.
We celebrated with Keaton's mom and brother and sister and Michael and Laurie and the boys came from Payson and then just mom and dad and us. We were going to have the party in Penny's (Keaton's mom) backyard but it ended up raining that day so we did it at mom and dads.
It was a fun day and this little girl got a lot of fun stuff! She is a very loved baby!

The cake

Singing to the Birthday girl!!

Family Picture

Tasting the frosting

I love this one, I think her expression is so cute!

I can't believe my baby is now one, it's CRAZY! I love her so much, she has made our lives so wonderful and happy. We are always laughing and playing. I love it!

Mom

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Happy Mothers Day Mom!

Today I want to remind you how awesome I think you are. It’s also a great time to let you know how much I love you and how thankful I am that you are my mother. Thank you for all that you do for me and my family. Thank you for being a wonderful example of how to be a mother. Thank you for all the things you have taught me. And lastly but not least Thank you for being my friend. I love you mom and I hope that your Mothers Day was wonderful! Love Marie

Also here are the best pictures I could get of mom’s new mothers ring that we all pitched in for!:) I couldn’t get very good pictures of it so you’ll just have to wait to see what it really looks like next time you come visit!

(Modeled by mom)

Passed!

2011-04-30T17:25:00.004-06:00

Keaton took his nationals test for massage yesterday and he passed!! I was so proud of him and very impressed that he remembered enough from school 4 years ago! He only started studying about 3 weeks before the test and in those 3 weeks only actually studied about 5 or 6 times. He said a lot of the things he studied ended up not even being on the test and that it was easier than he was expecting! Before he took it we heard that most people don't pass it the first time so we were a little worried. I really am so proud of him. I knew he was smart but I think this just proves it even more!! I love you Keaton and I think you are amazing!!!!

Happy Easter

2011-04-23T14:42:00.004-06:00

We are over at Mom and Dads today enjoying an amazing Easter lunch. Michael, Laurie and the boys are also here. We just had a small Easter egg hunt which Rem missed out on because she was sleeping! We may be doing another small one later if so I'll post pictures. I had to post now to show off Moms amazing Easter baking. YUM!

FOR LUNCH:

FOR DESSERT:

Isn't mom amazing? I think so!

Rem's 11 months and New Pillows!

2011-04-19T18:43:00.005-06:00

Today Rem is 11 months old!! That also means I only have one more month to start planning her 1st birthday! Callie made me an awesome book that I can put pictures of Rem in every month for the first year of her life and slowly see how she is growing! I love it but the last 3 months I haven't been the best at taking a picture on the day she turns that month! I'm so mad at myself for not doing such a simple task and missing out on this awesome thing. I do have pictures close to the day but they aren't of her all dress up and cute like I was doing. Today I decided its not totally ruined and I gave her a bath got her dressed up and took 100 picture of her playing. I got a lot of cute ones and now just have to decided what I'm going to use for this month! (neither of the ones I'm posting are options just liked them!)

I thought this one of her looking at me in the mirror was cute!

Also mom and I went to Joann's today and I picked out some fabric to cover these pillow inserts she gave me a couple months ago. We came back and she helped me sew them up and I love how they look. Only thing I just picked out the fabric without knowing where I will be putting them in my apt and not sure they go with anything! Oh well the fabric was on sale and total I paid less than 5 bucks so couldn't go to wrong with that! Here how they turned out...

REMREMREM!

2011-01-03T19:50:00.004-07:00

These first pictures were taken this morning when Keaton and I were drinking our green drinks. I brought them into Keaton who was in the family room and him and I started drinking. I looked down and Rem is looking back and forth at both of us wanting some so bad! I jumped up and grabbed a bowl and spoon and Keaton poured some of his into her bowl. When he put it in I thought in my head that's way too much she's never going to eat all that! To my surprise she ate that and then had another serving and another and still wanted more but by that time Keaton and I had both finished ours and there was no more to give her! She LOVED it. It was so cute I had to snap some pictures!

YUMMY!

Green smoothie HEAVEN!

MORE?

This was Rem's 7 month old picture. I just loved her big smile I needed to share it!

And this one I wanted to share because she always does this cute little pucker with her lips and I don't want to forget it when she stops!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-03T19:07:00.005-07:00

This is a bit late but I haven't even thought about blogging in awhile so I apologize!

Our Christmas was wonderful and very busy. For Christmas Eve we were invited to Keaton's Dad and Brenda's house and had a delicious dinner and Rem got to play with her cousins Dawson and Radley. Dawson is only 2 weeks older than her and they were so cute playing with each other. Radley is only 2 months old so she didn't do much playing but she sure was cute! I didn't bring my camera so I didn't get any pictures but I know Keaton's dad took some so I might have to ask him for copies. We got home that night and I put Rem to bed and then put up our Christmas tree...Yes I realized Christmas eve that even though I didn't care about having a tree Rem needed one so we borrowed a small one from mom and dad that they weren't using and TADAH Christmas! Sadly I thought I had more lights than I did so this tree only had one string of lights but whatever I worked with what I had and even though It looks very sad in these pictures it wasn't so bad to look at in real life. I also only put up a fraction of the ornaments we have because I knew I would be taking it down in a few days and I didn't want to go all out. In all honestly Rem won't know the difference! That night while I was finishing last minute wrapping Rem woke up and was wide awake I had too much to do so I just brought her out with me while I was finishing up. I think it ruined the Christmas morning surprise but when I brought her out into the family room and she saw the tree and lights in our house it was priceless! She looked at the tree and then ever so slowly got a huge smile on her face! I LOVED IT! I finished up and then we all went to bed.
Christmas morning we let Rem pick what time to get up and lucky us she wanted to sleep in until 9:30am!! We took her out into the family room again so she could experience that Christmas magic and this time she wasn't too fascinated! We set her down with her stocking and she pulled out the traditional orange and played with it for a while before getting interested in what else was in that sock! We kinda had to rush things along because we were supposed to be at Keaton's Mom's at 10am and as it was going knew we'd be late. We all opened our stocking and then helped Rem open her gifts and she seemed to really like them, lots of toys and books!! Then off to Keaton's Mom's where we opened gifts with her and Kallie and Kordell. Rem once again got spoiled with more presents. After that we headed over to Mom and Dad's to have Christmas dinner/lunch. It was wonderful but I had to leave early to go to work for just a few hours. I got off at 7pm and then went back to Mom and Dads and opened more present from them to Rem and from the Moon's to our family! AND holy cow did they go above and beyond with the cutest clothes for Rem and books for Keaton and a trip for ME! Talk about a surprise! It was wonderful. We had a wonderful day and feel so blessed to have so much family to spend the holiday with. Here are a few of our pictures...oh yeah I only got ones from that morning at our house whoops!

Playing with her Orange

Surrounded by presents

Excited about her new book

With Mommy and all her presents opened!

Keaton with his presents

This isn't our Christmas picture...but close

2010-11-27T19:04:00.004-07:00

Today we went up to second dam and took some pictures with Keaton's family. It was sOOOoo cold but I think they will turn out really cool. I got all excited about taking family pictures that when we were done I went over to mom and dad's and asked Mom to take a picture of us so that I could see and have something until we get the ones from today. Here's the best one with my poopie camera.

Speaking of poop....Right before we went to get the pictures we stopped at the mall and guess who decided to have a big blow out in her white picture clothes...I can tell you now it wasn't me! This girl has the best timing for things like this, luckily I came prepared and there is little evidence of poop left for the pictures.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEATON!!!

2010-11-27T18:51:00.004-07:00

Keaton's 24th

Yesterday was Keaton's 24th birthday. It was pretty low key he just wanted to stay home and play games all day. Rem and I made him his favorite carrot cake and sang him happy birthday and he opened up the game he wanted. I went out and got some junk food for the Gears of War party he had with some friends later that night. When the party started we ordered some Pizza Hut and I think everyone had a good time since they stayed up til about 4am!

I can't help it MORE REM!!

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After her bath

Sitting up in the swing at Mom and Dad's(she will not lay back no matter what)!

This is her in her new high chair Keaton's mom bought for her.

This is one of the pictures of Rem the day she turned 6 months, I think it perfectly captures the happy little girl she is.

Here is a picture of Rem in a dress that I wore, I can't get enough of the smile!

November 12th at our house

2010-11-13T12:15:00.004-07:00

Yesterday was one of those days where not a lot happens but when its over you feel really good about it. Keaton and I both had the day off and decided we were just going to hang out around the house. For some reason I love days like this!

Rem takes a bath

Sucks on her toes

Smiles while getting dressed

Poses for the camera with mommy

and non stop giggles with daddy

cuddling with mom

Our little family

The picture of Rem in the tub was actually not the start of our day but more of a round 2 after she pooped through her original outfit of the day all the way up her back and down her legs! The tub was our only choice to get her clean. I don't know how she does this ALL the time. She's my supper pooper!

Sunday best

2010-11-10T13:54:00.004-07:00

Better late than never..

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My baby is sitting up!! She's been doing this for over a month but now has mastered it (she doesn't fall over anymore...usually!!) Rem is always so happy and loves to play with her toys! This is so nice because now I can leave her and get some things done and she'll be happy just sitting there for so long. A new freedom for both of me and her. Keaton has noticed that she gets board of some toys after playing with them for a while and if you just change the toys around her every so often she will stay entertained a lot longer! She also gets mad at toys when they don't do what she wants them to do! Why do I think this is so great...I don't know I guess I'm just in love!

Playing with some toys in the morning surrounded by pillows just in case. I like this picture you can see her tired eyes...soo cute!

Sitting on Grandma and Grandpa's bed. This outfit is 12 months! My baby is a giant! luckily most of her 12 month outfits still don't fit her. She still fits into most 3-6M. She is getting so big so fast, I feel like I just had her yesterday.

Keaton got her dressed this day, notice the unbuttoned shirt and those white socks with her shorts!! I love it, and trust me this is a BIG improvement from the first time he got her dressed. He's such a good daddy and amazes me everyday how good he is with her!

My baby girl is growing!!!

2010-09-19T18:35:00.002-06:00

Today Rem is 4 months old! She is learning to sit up and do lots of other things! She loves to dance to music with Keaton and read books with me. Her favorite book is Babies by Gyo Fujikawi. It's one that my mom read to me growing up. Her 4 month check up is October 16thish around that time...anyway...I think it's lame because she'll almost be 5 months by then and I want to know what her "stats" are now but oh well!

This green lovey bear is Rem's Favorite toy. She loves him on her face while she sleeps and when she's awake she loves to chew on him!

These are Rem's new owl jammies I got at Old Navy.
I loved them as soon as I saw them, I think she looks so adorable!

That smile is for Keaton. He makes her laugh and smile all the time like no one else can. She is definitely a daddies girl. Also look at those chunky legs!! She is getting so big!

This is a picture of her mad because she wants me to pick her up but I was also making her laugh, so this is her laugh cry...She does this often!

Blessing Dress and Baby

2010-08-13T22:14:00.004-06:00

First of all I have to thank my mother so very very much because she is the one who spent hours making this dress and going on many many trips to the fabric store with me picking out all the things that make this dress just how I wanted it! Thank you Mom, I LOVE it so much it is so beautiful!! I also need to thank Melissa because she is the one who took and edited these pictures for me...I LOVE THEM!! She did an amazing job I was so impressed. Thank you Melissa. And now here are the pictures...

Here is a picture of the dress maker herself with the babe.
I want to keep a copy of this picture with the dress.

This was the bottom of the dress. I love all the layers!!!
It looks even better than I imagined.

These were her shoes. Even though you
couldn't see them they definitely made the dress!

And here is another one of my beautiful baby girl. That bracelet was given to her by her Grandma Penny. Thanks Penny it was just the icing she needed on her special day.

And lastly I just loved this picture.
She looks so calm and peaceful, my beautiful baby girl.

Thank you everyone for all the things you do for us! It means so much! Love you

The Crazy Eyes Family

2010-08-13T16:04:00.003-06:00

Need I say more?

Rem's Blessing Day

2010-08-13T15:50:00.003-06:00

This day was so much fun and we had so many family and friends come I couldn't believe it. It was wonderful to get to spend time with everyone that we don't get to see enough. I want to thank everyone who came. It meant so much to me. THANK YOU!! Here are some pictures of later that day!

Bath Time

2010-08-13T15:22:00.003-06:00

Rem loves her baths. She loves being in the warm water and loves it when I wash her hair. This was one of the things that scared me to death when I thought about having a baby. I was so scared she would be screaming and squirming the entire time and that it would always big pain in the bum every time she needed a bath. It's not and in turn I love giving her baths now because she likes them so much!

2 months old

2010-07-27T19:09:00.001-06:00

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

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Sleeping Baby

2010-07-03T15:45:00.004-06:00

I woke up this morning and as I was getting ready I looked over at Rem and saw her sleeping like this! I thought it was so funny I had to take a picture. Unfortunately I left my camera at mom and dad's so all I had was my cell phone. It's quality is very low and the room was dark so the picture isn't very clear.
As I was taking pictures of her she got startled and moved to now sleep with her arms like this! SOOO FUNNY LITTLE GIRL!

Tummy Time

2010-06-30T16:16:00.002-06:00

Here is a video of Keaton doing tummy time with Rem. He's so good about remembering to do it (I always forget)! She seems to like it too. In fact I think she'd rather be on her tummy than her back. Every time I lay her flat on her back she gets the hiccups...it's weird. Anyway here's the video if you're interested!!

2010-06-30T15:22:00.008-06:00

Right now Keaton is standing by me holding Rem bouncing her to the beat of the songs on our blog. She's enjoying it quite a bit and I think it so cute! She was being fussy and as soon as he started doing it she calmed down.
Mom and Dad left for Provo this morning to help Michael and Laurie move into their new house. We're house/Apollo sitting for them until they get back tomorrow night. Keaton has the day off today so we're just hanging out together.
Today Rem is six weeks old. I know I say it every post but she is such a good baby and I just love her so much!
Yesterday Michael called and told us they are expecting their 3rd baby!! I was so excited for them and to hear that Rem will have a cousin that is close to her in age. I hope they will be good friends growing up. Congratulations Michael and Laurie!
I had my last doctors apt yesterday. Everything checked out good which I knew it would but is always good to hear. When they weighed me I found out exactly how much weight I need to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Its more than I've ever had to lose before...I've never had to lose weight before nor have I ever really tried so this will be interesting. The doctor said that my weight was actually healthy for my height. So really I just need to start working to shape my body and make better eating choices rather than be concerned about what the scales say. Wish me luck!
AND... last but not least I hate post without pictures so just for the sake of it here are a few.

My Joy for you to Enjoy!

2010-06-21T21:28:00.002-06:00

Happy Fathers Day Keaton

2010-06-21T21:12:00.004-06:00

Yesterday was Keaton's first fathers day. I think he enjoyed it. He is such a great father, he truly amazes me. He loves his baby girl so much and I know that she loves him too! He loves holding her, playing with her and sometimes just staring at her. He's always commenting on how cute she is and giving her kisses. He is a huge help to me in taking care of her, I couldn't do it without him. Here are a few pictures I got of him playing with her yesterday. Keaton I love you. Thank you for being the best father. Happy Fathers Day love!

Highlights of Rem's Nursery

2010-06-21T20:47:00.003-06:00

These are a few of my favorite parts of Rems Room. Callie was a big help in the decorations i.e where to put them. the pictures above the crib, the shelf and the gold R that I was sure was going to look awful but is now one of my favorite things in there! The pictures above the crib turned out really dark but they are only temporary until I get professionals taken... I need to do that soon. It's so fun to go in there and look at all the fun things I have for my baby girl.

3 weeks old

2010-06-09T21:55:00.006-06:00

Here are a couple of pictures of Rem that I took yesterday and today. I think she's changed a lot sense she was born. Time is flying by too fast. I'm trying to remember every cute face she makes and everything she does and I can't! I can't keep up! She is such a good baby. She hardly cries and if she does all I have to do to get her to stop is pick her up. She loves to be held and cuddled with. She loves to eat. I think if I let her she would eat 24 hours a day. This last week her cord fell off so I could put her in her baby bath. She loves being in the warm water, she loves her baths. She always smells so good, I love her sweet baby smell. I hope she keeps that for a while! She has her days and nights all mixed up. She sleeps ALL day long and then is wide awake for hours at night. I'm going to start working with her more this coming week. I feel so bad to wake her up during the day because I know she's got to be exhausted from being up all night!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pictures.

More Pictures of Rem

2010-05-23T18:42:00.002-06:00

These were all taken today at Mom and Dad's house. She was trying to sleep while most of the pictures were being taken and I think this last one She was done being good for the camera. Once again crying but I think her bright red face is the cutest thing! This one with her eyes open is pretty dang cute too! She has the prettiest eyes I love looking in to them She is such a good baby and is getting very spoiled by us, we really can't get enough of her. She's getting bigger and bigger by the second. I'm trying to remember everything that happens but it's all happening so fast! I can't wait for everyone to come see her. It's wonderful having her here and I can' imagine our life without her. Hope everyone enjoys the pics!

Rem Nicole

2010-05-23T17:58:00.004-06:00

She's here! I have to say sorry for how long it's taken me to post. When we got here today I realized I forgot our camera! I was just trying to get out the door and remember everything I might need for the baby and totally spaced why we were leaving. So these are a couple pictures Dad had on his camera from the hospital and the later ones we took today.

Keaton and Rem. I loved loved loved this picture when I saw it. Not only because it has my two favorite people in it but this was taken just a little after she was born and she's sucking on her fist. She does that all the time and I think it's probably something she did before she was born. I think it's so cute. No words how much I love this baby girl.

Me and our new baby minutes after she was born. I look awful but at least my eyes were open in this picture. I was so tired that in most of the pictures my eyes are closed!

Rem Nicole. My beautiful baby. Just thought this was cute! She really hardly cried which is probably why I think this is cute!!

No baby yet

2010-05-13T18:49:00.003-06:00

I had a doctors appointment today and nothing's changed in the last 3 weeks!!!! I'M DUE IN 4 DAYS WHATS GOING ON!!!???? My doctor started talking about setting a date to induce me if labor doesn't come on its own. May 24th is the day....I came home a little more than depressed. It was almost 1pm and I went straight to bed put the blankets over my head and hid from my thoughts (slept) for 2 hours...! When I woke up I actually felt much better. It wasn't all bad after all at this appointment I didn't gain any weight! Also having a date I know I won't pass has given me a light at the end of the tunnel feeling. With nothing happening I have more time to get our apartment the way I want. I'm going to plan on her not coming until the 24th and try to fill my days with things to do to keep my mind off it. She can't stay in there forever!!! (Well that's what people tell me!)

New Pillows!

2010-05-08T20:16:00.003-06:00

I had to show off the pillows that I bought at Ikea and Mom made covers for! I love the way they look on my couch. Thank you Mom! I think they really brighten up our apartment and gives our family room just what it needed!

Pregnancy Pictures

2010-05-08T19:57:00.003-06:00

Here are a couple pictures Keaton took of me at our apartment this last week. I'm so ready to have this little baby. I'm excited to meet her, see what she looks like and bring her home. I'm ready to not be pregnant anymore! At my last doctors appointment nothing was different from the appointment before that...still just 1cm dilated and 70% effaced. It really made me feel like she's never going to come. I've been having more contractions lately but not anything regular so I try not to get my hopes up. Only 9 more days til I'm due but that doesn't mean anything. My doctor said she didn't think I would go over my due date but I'm starting to doubt her.
I can't wait for her to get here so I can show her off. I'll make sure to post pictures as soon as I can so everyone can see my sweet baby. I'm hoping sometime this week!!! Wish me luck, I need it!!

Baby update

2010-04-01T23:51:00.003-06:00

I had a doctors appointment this morning and everything is looking just like it should! That's always nice to hear! I have another appointment in 2 weeks and after that it will be once every week.
At my last appointment my doctor told me to start doing the kick counts. She said I should expect her to kick at least 10 times every hour. So I went home sat on the couch and started to count...in about 5 minutes she kicked more than 10 times! I don't know if I need to keep counting after 10 but I have no doubt she is very alive and active!!! Every time sense then I sit down to count it's the same thing. I like it. Keaton says she is training for the Olympics...maybe!
I need to take more pictures of myself pregnant. I hate them when I do because I feel so ugly and fat but I know I'll want to see them later. When I get batteries back in my camera I'll take some and post them. But for now this post will have to do!

Just a few pictures...

2010-04-01T23:25:00.006-06:00

My handsome husband and His chubby pregnant wife.

Me feeding the ducks at Willow Park.

I love Keaton's facial expression in this one! I think it's so funny.
No matter how much the boy trys he's just can't help being cute!

Family Picture Day

2010-04-01T23:04:00.004-06:00

Here are some of the many many pictures that were taken that day! Sorry they're a little grainy I had to scan them from the photos themselves!

Keaton and Me!

My Big Big belly!

The Family! This is not one of my favorites of me but it's better than others! Unless I'm facing side ways I think I just look fat rather than pregnant! Blah. Everyone else is really cute though!!!

The Guys! Very handsome I must say...especially the one in the middle!! (I may be a little Bias)

The Girls! I think they were trying to also look pregnant. Haha sorry but it didn't work!

Letter to my baby

2010-03-02T21:30:00.002-07:00

As I was laying in the bathtub tonight, the water filling up around me I was looking at my growing belly wishing it looked like it used to. Wishing my back wasn't hurting, and that I could sleep on my stomach again. I was wishing every time I got on the scales the number wouldn't be higher than the last and thinking about how scared I am of the pain I have to look forward to when it's time for this to be over. Just as I start feeling REALLY sorry for myself I feel you move and suddenly I'm filled with the enormous amount of love I have for you. It reminds me why I am this way and suddenly I just don't care. I start thinking about how excited I am to meet you, to see you. To see if you are really a girl like the doctor said or a boy like the crazy stranger at the theater told me you were! Either one I love you. I want to hold you, I want to wrap you in blankets, I want smother you in kisses, to hold you, bathe you, watch you sleep, I want to know what color your hair is and how much you have. I want to know what your toes look like, I want to hear your cry! I can't wait to dress you up and show you off. I want to read you books, sing songs with you and see your smile and hear your laugh. I'm so excited that you're mine and I want to thank you for reminding me that even though this is really hard it's all going to be worth it in just a short time when I have you in my arms. Thank you baby, I love you more than you will ever know.
Love your mommy!

A Few Things I Love About Being Pregnant

2010-02-27T19:15:00.005-07:00

Feeling my baby move inside of me. It is such an amazing feeling. The bond we're making now before we even meet. I already love her SOOOO much. There are days when she's not so active and I REALLY miss her. It's probably my favorite thing about being pregnant and ironically some days she's so active I beg her to stop because it's too much!
Learning about her growth and development. Every week I read about what's happening in the week to come for my little girl. How big she is, how much she weighs etc. I remember learning this stuff in high school but now it's 1,000 times more interesting. Something about it being your child who is going through it right now inside of you! Even though she can't help it, for some reason it makes me proud of her!
Knowing I'm going to be a mom. This one is exciting and scary at the same time. I know I am going to try to do the best I can to raise her but I really feel like I have no idea what I'm doing (sorry baby)! Still there is something I can already feel that is very special about being a mom and taking care of somebody else. I just want the best for her.
Keaton. Keaton is so sweet making sure I'm eating enough, resting enough, taking my vitamins not working too hard etc. I love it because I know he does all those things not just for me but to make sure his baby is being taken care of. I love it.
Making our nursery. It's still in the process of being converted from our junk room to a babies room but slowly we are making it a place just for her. Buying baby things is so much fun and even more fun is getting lots of gifts! Everyone is so generous and it means so much to me. Thank you.
Comments/looks from strangers. This one just makes me laugh. Working at the theater I see a lot of people and get a lot of random comments. Some are really sweet and some I wonder what they're thinking to make them so bold. The looks I get are just as priceless.

Pregnant Pictures blah!

2010-02-21T12:13:00.004-07:00

This is the first picture I took of me after I found out I was pregnant. I was about 6 weeks along.

For all the people who haven't seen me in a while here is an update on what I'm looking like now. I took this today at 28 weeks.

I've been following a few different sites on the web of my week by week pregnancy. Below I posted what one said. If anyone knows of some good/fun sites to go to for this kind of thing let me know, I'm very interested.

How your baby's growing: (According to babycenter.com)
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

I'm having all sorts of mixed feelings. Very excited, nervous, anxious, worried, tired...etc. We got our crib on Friday and I was so excited to have it that I set it up that night when I got off work. I love it, it's beautiful! I'll post pictures as soon as I get the rest of the room set up. We're doing the best we can to make sure we're prepared for this baby but I'm sure when she gets here we'll realize how unprepared we are! I am so curious to meet her see what she looks like and get to know her sweet personality. Sometimes I think it is still so far away and other times I feel like it's coming before I'll be ready.

2010-02-20T17:00:00.002-07:00

I just finished the book The Giver by Lois Lowry and I'm not sure what I think of the ending. I thought it left it up for you to decide how it ends and I didn't like that. Keaton somehow interpreted the ending with him dying, I like happier endings so I don't think he dies but I haven't decided how to make everything wonderful and okay. I'm really interested in what other people think so if you've read it and remember what happens you should let me know how you've interpreted it. Over all I really liked it. It made me thankful for my freedoms and all the things we have around us and take for granted. If you haven't read it I recommend it. It's a really easy read I read it in a day... and then you can let me know what you think happens.

Kandice's Wedding 07-25-2009

2010-01-03T15:51:00.005-07:00

These are a few of my favorite pictures from Kandice's wedding way back in July. It was so much fun to be a part of and I am excited that she's married now. Everything was so beautiful and she did such a good job planning...so many little details that make such a difference.

Dinner

2009-09-17T21:38:00.003-06:00

This is what Keaton made us for our midnight snack the other night! I was so impressed by it I had to post it. My awesome artistic husband, it not only looks good but it tasted delicious also! I was doing something in our bedroom and started to come out to grab something and he told me I could not come in the kitchen. I knew he was up to something! He is so wonderful and I just love how much he cares about things. If he's going to do it he always does it the best he can and I just love that!

Depeche Mode Concert

2009-09-17T21:24:00.003-06:00

This is posted way late but I still wanted to blog about it! On August 25th Keaton and I and everyone else in the picture below went to the Depeche Mode concert in Salt Lake! It was so much fun! They did an awesome job and played a lot of really good songs!

Love or Starvation????

2009-08-10T21:47:00.004-06:00

I CAN'T COOK!!!! I've told the stories over and over again about the disasters I've had while trying to make food. Last night was just another one of the many failures. If you did not believe me before here's my proof.
Keaton got home from work and was so hungry. I told him I'd make him something and he asked for pancakes. I've had problems with these in the past for many reasons but I thought I was getting them down until last night!
In my defense it's a little bit difficult to cook for the boy because I can't use just any recipe. I have to alter them using the ingredients that Keaton is willing eat.
I think the pictures will explain what happened better than I can.

Here is my version of Buckwheat Pancakes! Anyone want the recipe???? jk

Here one is after trying to flip it over.

Here it is all done ready to eat on a plate!!

Here's the sweet man who gets to eat everything
that I make! I tell him he doesn't have to but he
always does. Which brings up my question Love
or Starvation???? Poor guy!

Here's a little closer look

The last 3 turned out okay but it was too late
he'd already eaten the others!! He ate these
for breakfast this morning, even though they
look okay I don't think they tasted very good!

MY very own Dragonfly

2009-06-25T23:46:00.000-06:00

Today at work I spotted a dragonfly. I got down on my knees to look at it and as you can see he flew into my hair. I let him stay there long enough to take a few pictures with my phone and show a few of my co workers. Over all it was about 15 minutes that he was in there doing who knows what! When I tried to get him out he didn't want to let go of my hair. I guess he liked it in that mess! He was a very sweet little guy. It's too bad I couldn't bring him home and keep him as a pet!

You know it's Wednesday when...

2009-05-13T13:18:00.000-06:00

Every Wednesday Keaton and Dad get together to Sword fight. I am so glad that they can do this together. They both really seem to enjoy it and it's always entertaining to watch them. This week I decided to take a few pictures for your enjoyment!

New things

2009-05-09T19:44:00.000-06:00

Here are a few of the things I bought on our shopping trip the other day!

I thought these bottles were really cool, I've discovered that I like glass and have been collecting glass things lately.

These are meant to be hung on the wall. I haven't decided where I want to put them yet so they are still sitting on my vanity.

New shoes and I love them. They look even cuter on! Now I just need some new clothes that I can wear them with!

Shoping trip

2009-05-07T17:57:00.000-06:00

Yesterday Mom and I took a spur of the moment trip to Layton and went to Target and Tai Pan. It was so much fun to go shoping with her and I got a lot of fun new things. I'll take pictures of them later and post so you can see some the things I got. Sorry I havn't posted in a while life keeps busy but mostly I just don't have anything exciting to report!

Happy St. Patricks Day

2009-03-19T17:46:00.000-06:00

I know this is late but I just wanted to share some of our St. Patricks Day with you! This is one of Keaton's familys favorite days of the year. His mom always does so amazing at planing fun things to do. This year we all met at the house to eat some green food. Next we got our "orders" from the leprachans. The boys all went rock climbing and the girls all got pedicures and new summer shoes. When that was done we met at the fun park for some laser tag. After laser tag we met back at the house and made a couple crafts before we went on a hunt for the gold our hunt ended back at the house for dinner and a bag full of gold dollars! It was such a fun day to spend with family. I only took a couple of pictures, I guess I was having too much fun to remember to bring my camra everywhere!

I pick out Keaton's hat! I didn't know if he'd go for it but he ended up wearing it more than i wore my head band! I thought he looked very cute! He's not smiling because he really is playing the piano and is focusing!!

Just for fun!

2009-03-06T21:12:00.000-07:00

I just came across this picture of Andrew and Dad. I thought it was so funny and I wanted to share it with everyone! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I believe it was taken at the San Antonio TX HardRock Cafe.

My little project!!

2009-01-29T15:58:00.000-07:00

This is the board I made for only 4 dollars!! I had the wood I just needed to paint it. I love the color. Then I bought the sticker from a lady in my parents ward. I got the saying from a board I saw at the mall! I now have it hanging in our bedroom and I love it! The picture didn't turn out that well. It's kinda fuzzy! If you can't read it, it says: "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams" Dr. Suess

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T22:21:00.000-07:00

Keaton and I did a Christmas card this year. It was a lot of fun and really easy. The first picture is the one we put on the card. The bottom 2 were other options! It was a really cold sunny day not the best weather to be taking pictures in! Red noses and squinty eyes are not the best looks for us!

This year has been so wonderful and we have been very blessed. I'm so excited for the new year. It gives us a fresh start to look at our lives and see what we can improve on. I love setting goals and even better being able to accomplish them. I have many to write down this next year.

I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas tomorrow. I'm so excited to give Keaton the gifts I got him. He's very difficult to surprise but I have a good one that I know he's not expecting! I can't wait! Once again Merry Christmas!!

Keaton's Birthday

2008-12-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

Keaton at breakfast ( you can tell he just woke up! I LOVE the hair) !

Last Wednesday was Keaton's Birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEATON!! He is now 22 years old!!! I went Birthday shoping early for him this year. I thought it would be a good idea to get things done way before so I wouldn't have to worry about it later. It wasn't a good idea because I was so excited to give him all the stuff I almost couldn't wait for his birthday. I think I was more excited for the day to come than he was! That morning I got up before him so I could make him waffles (his current favorite breakfast). It didn't turn out too well because when I got up I woke him up too so he had to wait for me to finish! I decorated the aparment and made it all Happy Birthday like. We opened up presents through out the day one of the first things I had him open was a game. He played that until he was hungery again. For lunch we went to the Korean BBQ (his favorite place to eat). Later that night his mom took the family bowling at Logan Lanes. It was so much fun. After bowling everyone went back to our apartment and had the cake I made him! We finished off the night watching a movie and he played more video games! I think he had a great day!

This is the cake I made him!! It's a sword if you can't tell! He liked it. I guess he never had a cut up cake before! This was the first time I ever made one. It was fun and it tasted really good! It was a carrot cake yum! I was going to take pictures all day but my camra died after breakfast so this is all I got.

Bad Bad Night

2008-12-03T19:28:00.000-07:00

Wow so it's been a while sense I've blogged! A lot of things have happened one of the most traumatic is this right here!

side view

front view

This is our car now and this is the story....Keaton and I were driving home at one thirty in the morning. Keaton was the one driving and I was in the passenger seat zoning out half awake. All I really remember is Keaton saying something and me turning to look out the front window and BANG I started screaming OH NO OH NO OH NO. We hit a deer, and yes it's dead. Our car isn't very big so when we hit him he came onto the hood of our car. Some how we flipped him over because all I remember seeing was his legs in the air. Then he rolled off the hood and our front tires rolled over him, then he got stuck under our car for a bit before the back tires rolled over him, I was screaming the whole time!! It was soooo awful. I refused to drive the car or even look at it for about 5 days after. When we got home we called dispatch to let them know we got in an accident with a deer. They found the deer and moved him off the road and the department of wildlife came and picked him up later. I couldn't sleep that night at all, I felt like a murderer!
We are still in the process of fixing the car. We had to order some parts. They were suppose to have come yesterday but we havn't heard so I don't know!! We've been pulled over twice for driving without a headlight, one cop was nice when we told him what happend and just let us go, the other one was mean and gave us a fix it ticket! OH WELL it's not like we weren't going to fix it anyway!! That's the story of our car!!

My new wallet

2008-11-03T22:13:00.000-07:00

This is my new wallet and I love it! I've had the same wallet for about 5 years and have wanted a new one for a long time!! I saw this one at Dillards for $48 and I fell in love. However I never seem to have an extra 50 dollars with me to spend on whatever so I didn't buy it. But it didn't end there. I decided that I would save all my little pennies for as long as it took so I could go back to get it. The next time I was in the mall I went to look at it and it was on sale for only $36 dollars! OH!!!!! I didn't have that much yet so I still didn't get it. THEN...we spent Halloween with Keaton's family and my wonderful mother inlaw gave me some money for helping her out. This just happend to put me up to the amount I needed to get this wallet...if it was still on sale...I went to Dillards today and there it was still on sale!!!!YAY! So I bought it and here it is in all it's glory.

Music

2008-10-17T12:51:00.000-06:00

Keaton's new favorite song of the last month: Viva La Vida by Coldplay. I knew Keaton liked this song because everytime it would come on the radio in the car the volume got turned up! A few days ago Keaton came to pick me up from work and took me over to his mom's house so he could show me what he taught himself that day. He figured out how to play this song on the piano. This wasn't a first time thing. The boy is crazy talented. He can just hear a song and play it on the piano. I thought it was really cool when he showed it to me that day. It makes me want a piano so bad so I can listen to him play more often. If you don't know the song heres a video of it from youtube.

Tag

2008-10-17T11:42:00.000-06:00

So Laurie taged me and I wasn't exactly sure what I was suppose to do. This is the picture that came up the way I did it!

As you can see it is a picture of Keaton holding our TP! The story behind this is: It was last December when we were moving from our first little tiny apartment to our new BIG apartment. We were so excited when we got the key and the OK to move our stuff in that we started packing right away. We couldn't get a truck for all our big stuff until the next day but we wanted to sleep there that night so we packed up our car with as much as we could and moved in. The next day was the big moving day. We had so much help from our family and friends we got everything done that day. I even got all the cleaning done for our old apartment. I am so thankful that we have such a wonderful family who is willing to help us out when we need it. Thank you to everyone!

Oh yeah, I think Keaton was making fun of me wanting to take pictures of everything so he grabed to TP and posed! In spite of the thought of it I think it turned out very cute. However all pictures with Keaton in them turn out cute!!

blog rules: Go to your picture file, open the 6th folder, and the 6th picture! Tell a story and then post it and tag 5 friends.

As far as picking 5 other people goes, I don't think I know 5 other people that blog that haven't already been named or haven't already done this so I pick any 5 willing people! Have fun!

Our first Anniversary

2008-09-28T18:57:00.000-06:00

This whole last month I've been remembering what I was doing a year ago...very busy planing a wedding!! I can't believe how fast time flys. It's been such a wonderful year full of lots of ups and downs. I am so happy being married. I remember measuring the time we've been together by when we finished an entire bottle of shampoo or used a whole tube of toothpaste. Now it's been a whole year and we have gone through many bottles of shampoo and used up many tubes of toothpaste. I know these things are silly but for me it was so much fun! Here are a few of our memories!

This was our Cake and I loved it!! I think it is timeless!

Newly weds!

This was us leaving our reception. I love that you can see the bubbles.

We got all of last week off so we could just play and celebrate together! It may be irrisponsible but I figure it's okay because we'll only have one first anniversary!

TV in our bedroom

2008-09-16T21:01:00.000-06:00

Keaton and I moved the tv into our bedroom and have been watching movies in bed at night. It has been a lot of fun however it will not be permanant. I am a strong believer that tv's do not belong in bedrooms!! In my mind bedrooms should be full of peace...tv's do not help promote this! Plus I don't care how pretty a tv can get it will never be pretty enough for a bedroom!! This is just my opionion, what's yours?

2008-09-14T21:32:00.000-06:00

I had work today. I didn't have to go in until noon. I liked that because it gave Keaton and I more time to just hang out with eachother in the morning! I got to work at 11:45 opened everything up and waited for my employees to show up. At 12:05 my first employee showed up...5 minutes late. At 12:10 another one decided to show up...hummm 3 more to go...should I call them? at 12:15 the projectionist shows up! Well that's good because now the movies will be able to start. Still waiting for 2 more employees......I call and call and call and of corse no one answers. At about 1:00 I get a call..."I didn't know I worked today I'm in ogden I'll be there in an hour!" great you're already and hour late whats another! I didn't actually say that but it was what I was thinking! At around 3:00 I get a call from the last one saying she was out of town and couldn't come in! It didn't get busy so it wasn't that big of a deal but it still bothered me! I got off work, came home, cleaned my house and then came over to my parents to eat there food because our cupboards are empty. Thanks mom and dad! My day really wasn't as bad as I just made it sound; Those were just the highlights!:)

another busy day

2008-09-11T21:32:00.000-06:00

Keaton and I had to go to Salt Lake today. It was very last minute as most things in our lives have been lately! Yesterday we were both getting our shifts covered for work so we could go. I am so glad that our coworkers are willing to help out and take our shifts! While we were in Salt Lake we ate at the Thaifoon restaurant in the gateway mall. It is one of my favorite places to eat there. It was nice to go out and spend the day with Keaton. We got home around 6:30 and then went to my cousin Melissa's new house for dinner and games with Andrew, Erin, Laurie, her boys, and my parents. It was a lot of fun and it's been a good day. Later tonight I have to go into work to get some stuff done that I was supposed to do today...not looking forward to that! I'm so tired I just want to go to bed! That's about it for today!! Glad I posted?

Nature walk around Hagg Lake

2008-09-06T13:49:00.000-06:00

Yesterday we went fishing with Aaron, Andrew and Steve around Hagg Lake. It was more of just a nature walk for Keaton and I. Aaron was realy the only one fishing. It would have been more fun but I left the house in flip flops. Walking through rivers and and rocks was quite a chalange. Even though that part wasn't fun I was still glad I went because everything was so beautiful.

Cannon Beach

2008-09-06T13:27:00.001-06:00

Keaton and I spent a night at the beach together Wednesday night. We got a really nice hotel and just hung out! We had a lot of fun going into all the shops and walking on the beach. The weather was perfect...well the best the Oregon Coast gets! We ate lunch at Pig'n Pancake and got dinner at some pizza place. Keaton said it was the best pizza he's ever had. It was really good. Too bad I don't remember the name of it. Here are some pictures of our trip.

I really like this picture of Keaton. I think he looks so handsome

I think that is Haystack rock behind me. Keaton and I walked to it when the tide rolled out.

This is one of the many pictures I took of Keaton and that's our hotel in the back ground.

Our sandy feet

This was the view from our room!! We could hear the sound of the ocean. It was so peaceful.

Another trip

2008-09-06T11:14:00.000-06:00

Keaton and I are in Oregon once again. It's so nice being here. Everything is so beautiful and we love it. We have done a lot of fun things and I will post pictures of it all later...maybe today!

Lava Hot Springs

2008-07-15T21:13:00.001-06:00

Keaton and I decided to be spontaneous and drive to Lava hot springs Idaho today! When we got there it was lunch time so we ate at this Thai food restaurant. We both really like Thai food however I probably wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone!!:) After lunch we went and walked around at all the little shops they had! One of the shops Keaton liked so much he told me he could live there!! He bought a magnetic bracelet and a few other little things. When we were done shopping we were ready to go swimming in the hot pools. I knew they were going to be warm but I wasn't expecting them to be soo hot. We sat and relaxed in the pools and I'd say they were well worth the trip! Here are a few pictures of our day!!

Keaton relaxing in the hot pool...he's so cute!

and

Me posing for the camra before we jumped in the water!

Day at Lagoon

2008-07-13T13:40:00.000-06:00

Yesterday Keaton and I went to Lagoon with his family. We had a lot of fun and the weather was really nice. I brought my camera to take pictures but I left it in the car because I was too scared it would fall out on a ride...I didn't get any pictures. Keaton and I hadn't been sense the new ride wicked went up. Waiting in line I was getting nervous just looking at it! Finely it was our turn I held on to Keaton's hand not knowing what to expect...it wasn't that bad!! Actually it was a lot of fun only it wasn't long enough!!! The rest of the rides I went on were all ones that I've ridden before; fun but nothing new! We didn't stay all day. We were ready to go home at around 3:30. On the way home we stopped at one of those fruit stands and bought a pound and a half of dried cherries!! We've eaten about half of them already!! They are sooo good! yummy. Keaton's brother Kade and Kade's friend Cory came over and played games at our place for the rest of the night! When they left Keaton and stayed up and played Mario Kart for a while. One of my favorite games! It was another fun day!

Thursday

2008-06-19T21:27:00.000-06:00

I'm glad to report that I got a lot of things done yesterday! I was very proud of my self. Today has been very busy as well. I woke up at 7:30 to take Keaton to the dentist. He has a baby tooth that he never lost and now it's giving him a lot of problems so he's getting it pulled out! He didn't get it pulled today they just took a mold of his mouth so when he does get it pulled they can put in a replacement tooth! I'm not a dentist so I really have no idea what they're doing! Anyway, after the dentist I got ready for work and then went to the library only to find out that they don't open until 10am (which is when I had to be at work)! I skipped the library and just went straight to work. When I got there I had a invitation waiting for me. Tisha (a friend of mine from work) was having a bridal shower at 6:00 tonight! I got off at 5:00 ran and got a gift and then went to the shower. It was so much fun. Now I'm home and I think Keaton and I are going to go on a walk then watch a movie or something! Whatever we do it'll be very relaxing!

Home sweet home!

2008-06-18T13:06:00.000-06:00

I am home from Oregon! I had so much fun with Callie, Steve and the kids. I was so happy that I could be there for Jakob's birthday; it was a lot of fun! It was sad to leave but it's also nice to be home...well I'm kind of home! Right now Keaton and I are house sitting for my parents while they are in Texas helping out Laurie! I haven't been back to our apartment yet but I will go later today because I need to pick up a few things. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now with my things to do list! Luckily I have the day off so I'll be able to get most of the important things done today!

Oregon update

2008-06-12T21:36:00.000-06:00

My plane landed around 8:30pm Tuesday night. I was a little worried about finding Callie and Steve, which ended up being pointless because everything went perfect! I love being here. I'm so glad that I can help out Callie even though it's just a little here and there I can do. It's great spending time with my niece and nephews too. They are soooo cute and fun to play with. I took a few pictures today of the kids playing in the back yard. Aaron and Melissa and Noah stopped by to say Hi today. It was great to see and talk to them! Here are some of my favorite pictures I took! The one of Jakob and Noah making faces is so funny to me because I didn't even tell them too they just did when I took the picture. Hope you all enjoy!

Keaton's hair

2008-06-12T21:25:00.000-06:00

BEFORE AND AFTER:

Keaton got his hair cut last week. He was due for one but was putting it off. I love his hair longer but it gets in his eyes and bothers him. He got it cut while I was at work and when he came to pick me up I couldn't believe how different he looked. It took me a while to get used to it but I am and I really like it! What do you think?

My Birthday

2008-05-21T16:55:00.000-06:00

I didn't post any pictures yesterday of my birthday because I didn't take any! Stupid me! However I decided I would post this picture.

That's my family and me 21 years ago!

You can't really see Andrew behind Callie and I can only guess why Aaron is making that face! It may be flawed to some but I love this picture! I think it says a lot! It's always nice to have family all around. I've been so blessed with the best family!

Marie's Birthday Update

2008-05-20T22:06:00.001-06:00

IT'S MY 21st BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

I love my birthdays. It's my favorite day of the year! I woke up this morning and Keaton rubbed my back for a half hour then I got in the shower to get ready for the day! We went birthday shoping and I picked out a few things at Bath and Body Works that I've been wanting! Then we went out to eat at the Olive Garden! YUM YUM! When we went home Keaton gave me a 2 hour massage. It was WONDERFUL!!! (Thank you Keaton!) I love American Idol so I had to make time for that! We went over to Mom and Dad's and they bought me pizza and I had cake and ice cream! It's been a great day! I got a call from Callie and Aaron wishing me happy birthday. It was good to talk to them! Callie got me Stephanie Meyer's book The Host! I'm looking foward to reading it as soon as I finish Eclipse. My parents had a birthday dinner for me on Sunday and Andrew and Erin's gift to me was a pedicure from Erin! It was very nice and I have orange toes to prove it! My mom surprized me with a message board that I think is very cute! Mom and Dad also got me a nice card with great birthday $$ to spend!! Thank you to everyone for making my day great!! I'm so glad I have such a wonderful family that I can share this day with!! I love you all! Thank you again!

Oregon pictures

2008-04-20T14:19:00.000-06:00

So posting something every week isn't going so well!! When we got back from Oregon I wanted to post these pictures that I took but everytime I've been around a computer I havn't had my camra. I'm not giving up! Even though they are a bit old now these are a few pictures from our trip!

I was taking pictures all day when we were at this water fall but this is the only one I have of Keaton and me. It turned out okay!
My very handsome husband!!

I took this picture of me, and even though its not the greatest, I thought that the light rays looked really cool!!

Our day off

2008-03-22T17:44:00.000-06:00

Keaton and I both had the day off yesterday so we decided to go on a date. We started out the morning by going to Rock Haus. His mom gave him a gift card for Christmas and he's been wanting to go for a while. I was a bit hesitant to try something new but I ended up having a lot of fun.

After all the rock climbing we went to the park. I guess Keaton didn't get enough because as soon as he saw this tree he climbed up it! I thought he was cute so I took a few pictures.

To finish out the night we went to chiles for dinner...YUM YUM and then to a movie!!! It was a great day and we both had a lot of fun!

Trying Something New...

2008-03-19T13:46:00.000-06:00

Hey Everyone!
So i've been wanting to start one of these for a while, but have been putting it off because I feel not enough goes on in our lives for anyone to be interested in! I decided i'll just do it and post what does happen and we'll see how it goes! I love looking at Callie's, Melissa's and Lauries blog so much. It really helps make it feel like we're not so far away. Thank you all for inspiring me! I'm also hoping that this will help me take more pictures. Keaton and I are coming up on our 6 month aniversary and i've taken maybe 5 pictures sense we've been married. I don't want to lose memory of this wonderful time in our lives. I know if I take more pictures it will help me to remember what was going on!
Right now Keaton and I are keeping busy with work and looking forward to a very needed vaction to beautiful Oregon! I am so excited to see all my family.