Super Saturday . . .

So since Cory has been on a Memorial WEEK fishing trip . . I decided to go up to Sugar and spent the night with my mom. (Dad went too so she was lonely!) Anyways, Araleigh does not sleep well unless it is in her crib so it took us a while to get her to sleep. Well this morning at 5 am . . . yes I said FIVE. I know. . . I was dying. She decided that it was time to get up for the day. Well, Me . . . who is not a good morning person . . . ESPECIALLY not at 5 AM decided to make her lay by me while I caught a little more zzzzz's. So I got about 30 more minutes in . . . i am not sure if she fell back asleep or was just really relaxed. Anyways, so 5:30 all the sudden I get a hard hit on my shoulder and a little scruffy voice saying "ma, ma, MAAAAAAAAAhm ........." I open my eyes and she smiles and says . . . " I eat?" Apparently she thought she was hungry . . which I knew she had to be since the night before for dinner she threw her cheeseburger that we made her at me . . . hence not eating her dinner. Although I wanted to crawl in a hole and hibernate for another month- it was pretty cute. So I got my butt up at 5:45 and got her a bowl of cereal. She LOVES cereal. Usually I let her eat it herself cuz she does pretty good . . . but I was too tire to clean up a mess so I fed it to her. I finally MADE her lay back down at about 7:00 and I went back to bed. She wasn't happy but she fell asleep eventually. Then at 10:30ish we went and took a nice walk around the neighborhood. . . I absolutely lost Sugar City for this reason. There is hardly ANY traffic and its just so quite. I think we saw a few people out and about and people at the park . . . but its just so quiet and . . . .well small. I love it. I was telling my mom today that I wish that someday Cory and I can move back there so our kids can go to school. I just love the small town feel. Living in Utah for three years and seeing our cousins and how huge there school was . . I don't know. I really like being able to know all the teachers and stuff. That's a while away but got me thinking. Anyways, she had so much fun. She absolutely LOVES to be outside. Which is kinda hard cuz I am more of a homebody lately . . . and don't want to be outside. Not sure why. But we just got her a swing set so as soon as we get it up she will probably be out there a lot. We are pretty excited about it! Anyways, for lunch we went to Thai . . . for any of you who like Thai food and haven't tried it there is a SO YUMMY place on Main Street in Rexburg. It is soooooo good. They are probably the best Thai food I have ever had! Anyways, then we went and spent sometime at G'ma and G'pa Arnolds. They haven't seen her in like 3 wks. Then it was off to Blast Off for my nephews birthday party. She had a blast. I pretty much cut her loose to my niece and didn't see her the whole 2 hours. I would go check on her and she'd be buried in the balls. She loved it. I get so excited when she goes with her cousins and has a great time. She absolutely ADORES my niece Brynne. Every time Brynne would leave her she'd go trotting along to find her and yell for her. Anyways, to sum it all up it was a great weekend and I think Cory got all the fishing out of his system for a while. He caught about 9 fish . . . which a couple were at least 4 lbers. So it was fun for him to have time a way . . now I just got to figure out how to cook fish. Yuck. I am not a big fish fan . . . so if anybody knows a good way to cook trout . . preferably to take that fish taste away -it'd be great if you could let me know how! Anyways that's all for now.

(PICTURE ME)

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BIRTHPLACE...

(Rexburg, ID)

FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION...

(Disneyland)

FAVORITE COLOR...
(Brown and White)


DREAM CAREER...

(Videographer . . . I absolutely LOVE to make videos. I have done weddings, end of year videos, baby and even a funeral.)


GUILTY PLEASURE...
(Cookies)

FAVORITE HOBBY...

(scrapbooking/videography)

FAVORITE RESTAURANT...


FAVORITE ACTRESS & ACTOR...

(Patrick Dempsey & Reese Witherspoon)

FAVORITE VEHICLE...

(Lexus RX09- black, leather seats and loaded!)

FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP FOR MYSELF...


FLOWER...

(Calla Lily - although I love all lilies)

Wow, that was fun! Ok, now I am going to TAGG a few people to do this...then you do the same!
Lacey, Jen, Desi, Ashley B., Lexie and who ever else wants to do it!

Ribbons a go go!

Finally! We bought a new camera. Since our lovely daughter (I am just assuming it was her) likes to stash things . . . and I have looked for months and CANNOT find our old one. So we bought this one yesterday. Its pretty nice so far . . . . it will get the job done and I think that Nikons are nice cameras. So I am excited to finally have a camera! So today I took a few pictures of Araleigh with the new camera. Good thing I had one . . .cuz she found my ribbon stash. (The ones I make bows with) .. . . . and she was all playing in them and getting entangled. It was pretty funny . . . and she had some fun! We haven't done a whole lot of anything today. I FINALLY got to my 7 loads of laundry which I am not wanting to finish folding. I only have one more basket full to fold . . . .phew! Cory is up fishing again . . . apparently he thinks that Memorial Day weekend runs the whole next week too. He is staying up in the camper with my dad and brother in law. Hopefully he will catch more fish to boost his ego a little more . . . . lol. Anyways, here are some pictures of the little runt making a mess . . . . as always!!

Memorial Weekend

So we had a ton of fun this weekend. We spent the day just hanging out and relaxing on Saturday. Saturday night we took the kids swimming at Green Canyon for my nephew birthday. I couldn't believe how much fun munchkin had. She was seriously a little fish. She kept jumping off into the water and would go under . . . I'd get her out and she'd laugh. So I now am grateful we do not live by a canal or something cuz she'd drown for sure! She LOVED it! Cory was to big of a dork to go so I took her by myself. We had a fun time. . . and so did the kids. On Sunday we went to my moms and went to all the graves. It was nice . . later that evening we went out again with all my aunts that had come up from utah and boise to the graves. It was good to see them. Cory also got some of his "me" time in and went fishing with my brother in law and Dustin (his cousin). They only caught 2 fish . . . and of course Cory got the first one, so his head was a bit big for a while. Then on Monday we went out and saw some old friends that grew up with us and visited with them for a few hours. Then it was off to Craigos. YUM. We all loaded up and went there and it was SO good. That place is NOT a good place for dieters. Wow. I really messed up there! (oh well, it was tasty!) Anyways, then to end the weekend we dropped off Araleigh at my parents house and went to the 8pm movie. It was a good weekend and we had a lot of fun. Now its getting back into work out mode and eating right. Sure is hard after a great weekend like that!

Um . . . . WOW

So, did anybody else watch Greys Anatomy . . . . WOW. I am officially obsessed. I can't even think about waiting for the next season. I HATE it when the seasons end . . . cuz we all got ripped off of this season cuz of the stupid strike. Anyways, wow . . . . all I can say is I am all giddy now cuz Mer/Derek are back together . . . and it was TOTALLY perfect. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, the things that prime time television can do to a woman. lol Hope I am not the only pathetic one out there obsessed. lol

Adventures in Mommysitting!

Saturday was such a nice day that we decided to go to the zoo! It was pretty busy and SUPER hot! I couldn't believe it! It was like 80 degrees . . . FINALLY! Well, Araleigh hasn't been feeling well the last 2 days . . . so she wasn't the happiest camper there but I think she had a good time. She mostly cried whenever she saw an animal . . . thinking they were going to get her. I was kinda sad that she wasn't more excited . . . but she has always been terrified of animals. We got home yesterday and I put her down for a nap. Well, when 6:30 hit . . . and she wasn't awake yet I decided I better go wake her up . . . her bedtime is at 8 so that was cutting it close. Well, I went in and got her and her whole body was absolutely on FIRE. She had a fever of almost 103. Then Cory said he didn't feel good. I was like OH CRAP . . . I felt fine until 2 am last night. WOW . .. when that flu hits . . . IT HITS! So what have we accomplished today? NOTHING . . . a whole lot of sleeping, laziness . . and frequent runs to the bathroom. Its days like these that I sit here and think . . "why do I want to get pregnant again?" I just don't know. Araleigh was worth the sickness . . but throwing up for 3/4 of the year wasn't a good experience for me. Last night I had a huge awakening at how crazy I am . . . if my next pregnancy is anywhere near what my last was . . . it might have to be our last. Anyways, so for all those who haven't caught this flu yet . . . BEWARE its going around and ITS NOT FUN!
Here are some pictures from the zoo . . . before we all decided to turn green . . . . (camera is still MIA so we used the phone camera . . . we actually got some good pictures out of it!)

Yay for good weather!

I hope I am not the only one that is THRILLED that it was 72 degrees today! Woo hoo! I wanted to be outside all day! All the windows were open and the doors. . . and it was just a perfect day! I have gotten so much done the last 2 days. I have done some MAJOR reorganizing and cleaning. I feel so much better when things are clean! (Even though it takes real motivation to get me to get into it!) Anyways, I have unfortunately lacked on my work out ethics this week . . . . although Steve kicked my behind HARD on Wednesday. I thought I was trying out for high school basketball or something. It royal stunk! I have been sore for 2 days . . . and for some reason since haven't wanted to step foot in the gym . . lol kinda funny how that would work. Anyways, I am so looking forward to tomorrow and the nice day we should have. I think we are thinking the zoo or something fun for the kid. Maybe a little more cleaning too . . . we will see! Enjoy the WONDERFUL weekend weather!

Happy Mothers Day!

So I thought I would just take a minute and reflect on all the mother figures in my life. I am so grateful for all of the women who are examples to me. Personally, I couldn't have asked for a better mom and grandmother. I am so sad that I have to celebrate how great of a mother and grandmother my G'Ma Bert was . . . at the cemetery. But I know she is will us in spirit. My own mother . . . she's amazing and ultra supportive! I am glad that she is my mom! (I don't know what my family would do without her!! Pretty much not function! . . . . or eat :p )

As I think about Mothers Day and what it means for me . . . I obviously look at it in a different perspective now that I get to call myself mom. It's kind of funny . . . because a lot of people who aren't mom's don't celebrate it. I was one of these people. I didn't understand why I would want to celebrate mothers day for myself if I didn't have kids. But Cory's mom always says, whether or not you are a mom . . . you will be and should be honored on Mothers Day for it.. (not quite the exact words . . but still) I guess I think of that in an eternal perspective. We are all going to be mothers someday. Whether it in this life or the next. I never thought this before . . . but I am grateful for the trials I have had to endure to become a mom. Though at times unbearably emotional and sometimes physically painful . . . I got through it and got the miracle of life. When I found out I was pregnant it was the most unexpected and shocking thing. But I will say that because of those trials . . . I just hold my baby that much tighter. I never thought I would enjoy the cries of mommy . . .when Araleigh is sad. It is such a comfort to know that someone so little and innocent completely depends on you . . . and your love. I love it when all she wants is for her mommy to hug her. Its so funny to watch little girls. As I watch her grow . . . she is playing with babies now (already) and all she does is have me wrap them in HER special blanket (that no one else can touch btw) then she rocks them and says "sh sh sh" then she will kiss them. Its amazing to me how girls just have the mothering instinct right from the get go. I know she gets it some what from how I treat her . . . but still we are born to be mothers. I never knew the love that I would feel until I had her . . . its incredible. It truly is a real statement when people say . . a "mothers love" . . . so unconditional and pure. I hear all these horror stories of how some parents treat their children and it just makes me so angry sometimes. There are so many people out their that are just praying and suffering to have children and yet some people just take it for granted. I love being a mother, even though its hard at times and its mentally and physically challenging . . . isn't it all worth it? I hope that someday I can look back on my children's lives and reflect on what I had a part in. My example will help form who Araleigh will be in the future . . . and I only hope that I can do my best as a Mother to raise her to be a daughter of our Heavenly Father and get all the blessings that she deserves. Happy Mothers Day to all the Women who are already moms or will be . . . . whether it be on earth or in heaven.

REAL TWILIGHT!! AHHH

Okay . . so I posted a trailer for twilight and realized it was a fan made trailer. But the REAL teaser came out this weekend . . . OMGOSH . . . now its for real and I am freaking out about . . . I think I have watched it a ton!! I can't freaking wait! And can I say after watching the TRUE trailer . . . I am now officially excited about the cast. I wasn't so sure about Edward . . .but wow . . . that kid from Harry Potter has changed . . . and he is AWESOME! WOW . . . EXCITEMENT!!! Here ya go!

Just the two of us!

So Cory seems to be leaving town for Utah at least every 2-3 weeks . . . so Araleigh and I have a LOT of bonding time. Sometimes its a good thing . . . other times . . . well lets just say I am itching for him to come home and help me so I can have a break! I love her . . but she is so full of Mischief lately that it is truly hard to keep up with her and my mental state! lol Anyways, so yesterday I decided to have more of a girls day with her. We played a lot . . . I tried to teach her some new songs and we are working on our body parts right now . . . "nose, ears, and mouth" anyways, I decided to tackle the task of painting her toenails. . . . AWAKE! lol She did very well. I was suprised. I only had to use my sweet, ultra fast reflex skills once . . . when she decided to hurry and pull out the brush and almost got it on our carpet. Anyways, I hurried and painted them . . . then rushed her ever so quickly into the bathroom to blow them dry. lol (The Picture is not the best . . . hence I used my camera phone. My camera is still MIA) I into the bathroom to blow them dry. lol I then let her help me paint mine. It was funny. She has been flaunting her cute toes ever since . . . I went and bought her some new sandals (I was so sick of taking 5 minutes to put on tennis shoes just to run outside to change the water around) and she is obsessed with them and won't take them off.

Tonight she actually was such a stinker. She found one of her old bottles . . . that she NEVER used as a baby and decided that she needed to drink out of it. Well, she threw a FIT until I put something in it . . . and gave it to her. I found it interesting that she would never take a bottle when I needed her too (for sanity purposes) and now that she is 19 months old . . . she wants one. Lil turd. Well, I let her play with it for a while and then decided that it was bye bye to the bah bah. I am not going to let her start into that habit when we never had it before. She has also picked up the habit of putting her finger in my nose. I KNOW gross right? Yeah, sicks me out . . . but every time I pick her up - her tiny little finger tries to go right up MY nose. HELLO? Does anyone elses kids do this? Or is mine just coming up with nasty habits? Although I can't help but laugh at her . . . because she laughs her little nose off everytime she does it . . . (because I usually react pretty dramatically) but still. Kinda gross . . . yet its funny. So now if she isn't near me . . . she'll hurry and just stick her finger in her own nose and wait . . . . and wait . . . and wait until I see her to go rip it out and screech "ewwwwwwwww" . . . . I cannot believe how caniving she is . . . she has it down packed. I know that when she is older . . . oh man I don't even want to think about it . . . I am already stressed out! Lets just say "HAND FULL!"

Hallelujia . . . Spring!

I am SO happy that we are slowly starting to have some good nice days. I am getting the itch to be outside and doing fun this with the runt. Today was good. I woke up . . . went and got my morning workout, went tanning, then we went to my sisters in Rigby. We had the kids all dolled up in their sunglasses and hats . . . and Popsicles. Then we went and let them swing and slide and fight with each other. It was such a nice day. Perfect weather for being outside. The breeze was just right. Now I am excited to start the whole summer thing . . . camping and swimming. Maybe a few small trips. We'll see. Anyways, here are a few pictures from our day! Logan and Araleigh had a good time together . . . when Araleigh wasn't making him mad by taking everything that he wanted. She has turned into a bit of a monster . . . and her new favorite activity is making Logan mad. She does it on purpose because everytime she plays with something of his . . . he screams and freaks out . . . so she has made it a point to touch everything of his . . cuz she thinks its funny when he cries. Little Monster. I don't know WHAT I am going to do when she is actually in her Terrible twos. She is ONLY 1.5 . . . I am very afraid!

Leader of the pack

So this picture was taken a month ago . . . and since my camera was lost I haven't put alot of pictures on. Anyways, so I took this picture at my nephews blessing and I think it is SO funny. Because it totally reflects Araleighs personality. She is a leader. She had the whole train running around . . and they were laughing so hard. It was pretty funny. Her personality has just become so huge. She has a mind of her own . . . which I believe will be the death of me . . .hence we are very much alike. But she loves to be with other kids and absolutely loves babies. Anyways, here is the photo of her small little conga line! (is that what it is called?? lol)

HOLY CRAP . . . PREVIEW

Um . . thanks to Desi . . we have an official Twilight movie Preview . . . AHHHHHHHHHH!!! I am SOOOOOO Excited!! Here ya go!