The Christian Clan

Please feature us or link us

2011-01-27T12:23:00.002-08:00

On your blogs or facebook. It only takes a second and you never know who is looking ... Thanks for your help. We are so excited to hopefully adopt again! www.brandonandcorrine.blogspot.com

2011-01-27T12:23:00.001-08:00

Oh Me oh My...

2010-08-25T22:38:00.000-07:00

It's time to check out all my friends blogs. I have been so busy with building our adoption family blog- it will eventually turn into our ONLY BLOG for our family- after i make a BOOK out of this blog:)

Can't wait to see what you have all been up to. Go to our adoption blog to see what we have been up to!

8 is great!

2010-07-05T06:53:00.000-07:00

Today we were married- 8 years ago!

I am the luckiest woman ever!

I am so happy He's Mine and I'm His. With all our flaws, we are so perfect for each other. The only thing that could bring us more joy is being blessed with another child:)

For the Latest...

2010-06-15T07:31:00.000-07:00

on US go to our adoption blog! please

a rundown:
I have a tiny fracture in one finger
a cyst the size of a racquetball (not Cancer)that will be removed here shortly (early july)
and we are still hoping to adopt!

here's some pics...

2010-05-17T20:32:00.000-07:00

It was a great time!
Keep reading our other blog... www.brandonandcorrine.blogspot.com
for more up to date events and goings on in our lives!

we're here and swimming

2010-05-13T00:24:00.000-07:00

in a sea of boxes still. Yes, we have our beds up and stuff but nothing on the walls, practically nothing in the right spot and so on and so forth. So, i sucked it up- went to HD and got some shelving and in the morning i will finish organizing the girls room and our waist deep boxes in the office (which B and i now share)!

I have to say though... I LOVE IT HERE in COLORADO! I have barely made any friends yet but, am not worried b/c I HAVE PROJECTS TO FINISH. Like sewing curtains and dresses, painting the girls vintage wood armoire, dresser and night stands! Hanging pictures, setting up home, working out and editing about 5 peoples pictures!

Today was EPIC though! It snowed last night and we woke up to 1.5 inches of a winter wonderland. The girls couldn't wait to get their coats and boots on and ate it up, since Vegas had little to offer in the way of frosty white stuff. Brielle insisted she use the snow to cool down her hot cocoa too!

We also put our OFFICIAL ADOPTION PAPERS in! YEP, we did it! To answer some ?'s:
Yes, will will always try to get pregnant as well but as you all know, The Odds have never been in my favor with that (call me for more details if you wish) and NO we aren't Putting in for a BOY!

We want whatever the Lord sees fit for us to have. No preference. In Fact we can honestly say that we would love another girl or a boy!
If i had my hand in it i would have boy /girl twins. Or get pregnant a year after we adopt (here's hoping with my crappy ovaries:) I don't want our kids spaced too far apart. They need siblings to grow up and play with and we want a bigger family, if God sees fit to give us our wishes.

Please add our adoption blog to your sidebar with a special category FRIENDS HOPING TO ADOPT and have our link under that ! We will shortly be adding our list here of all our friends who are on this same journey with us too! There's no greater work than building eternal families!
Thanks for all your help and prayers and for opening your blogs, facebook and mouths!
***our adoption blog and facebook will have the most current updates of us:)

okay so for the time being...

2010-04-05T21:24:00.000-07:00

look on our adoption blog please! There are no back links/blog rolls etc... as we need to respect YOUR privacy by not sharing all our peeps blog links so, for now spy on us via www.brandonandcorrine.blogspot.com

News... we are moving in a few weeks- got a house today! It's cool and about 1.3 miles away from the Temple! And not too far from Aurora's Fam. Services Offices where I will be kicking it a lot with the new FSA fam! So excited for our adventure!

fun times...

2010-03-25T23:58:00.001-07:00

I'm just figuring out digital Scrapbooking- lots of fun, mostly!
Here's what we've been up to lately!...

A little Detour in our Quest For Colorado

2010-03-21T20:09:00.000-07:00

So, Things are looking like we could be in Henderson for a few more months. Things are really up in the air the next few weeks but, It's generally looking like we will be waiting for the CO licensing process after B finishes his RE test- that can take 4 weeks or longer. Then he will do his mortgage school during those 4 weeks and then take that test and wait for that licensing process to come through- who knows, we could move in June at this rate. Pretty much everything is unknown for sure so, CO peeps, You'll just have to wait a little longer for the awesomeness you call the Christian Family!

well, There's lots still to do!
~C

Getting ready

2010-02-23T18:38:00.001-08:00

Castle Rock

for the big MOVE!!! To CO!!! t- minus 4-6 weeks! We are sad and happy all at once!

My Mom and Aria

2010-02-09T11:40:00.000-08:00

My mom sent me a picture of her when she was little today.
I asked Brielle who it was and she said ARIA!!!! Man, does Aria ever look like my MOM!
~C

Disney On Ice

2010-02-02T20:27:00.000-08:00

This show was awesome and the girls loved it! Brandon and i loved watching their reactions to all the neat effects and Brielle and Aria especially loved Tinkerbell and all her fairy friends!

I realized that i don't think the girls have ever seen Lion King!
The cars were real but were equipped with softer wheels and no rear suspension. It made them easier to slide on the ice. It was cool!

hope your families are all doing well!

Brielle's Part-tay!!!

2010-01-19T00:40:00.000-08:00

Her party was so fun but a bit crazy. i about lost it there for a bit when all the kids started ran-sacking her presents.I was trying to just at least get a few pics of her and a bit of recording done so, she could remember when she was four forever.

The kids blew out her candles before she could even get to them so, we had to re-light them for her! It's kind of humorous now!

The bouncy castle was a success and resulted in only 2 injuries. one being Aria's noggin! The man who set it up said that ths was the first time he has ever seen the 13 x 13 ft. castle ever fit IN someone's home.

Most people i guess underestimate it's size but, man, we pushed around the 800 lbs piano and moved the furniture before he came so, he could just blow it on up. Brielle liked controlling the house and turning the blower off when she felt like it. Not really a good idea. Luckily, she didn't do it with kids in it!

There were about 40 peeps there and it was fun but, NEXT TIME... I will throw it at the Bounce U or Pump it Up or have it in a Backyard ( for Aria's B-day) for sure. It was so big, it just kinda felt cramped but after all the friends were gone and the ice cream was all melted, I whisked the girls off to bed and brushed their teeth and tucked them in and Brielle said

" Mom, this was the Best Birthday Party ever. I love you!"
It was all worth it!

It was so nice to have Brielle's Birth-mom come for a bit too! She is expecting a boy in a few weeks! We are excited for her and nervous- birth is crazy sometimes!

Man, I just can't believe 4 years have gone by sooooo fast!

i know....

2010-01-13T21:39:00.001-08:00

I am the worst Blogger as of late. You can find me on facebook, you know!!! And do not be upset if I don't know all the latest on all your families ongoings! ( i love good old fashioned Talking to ya on the phone:)
I am in the process of CLEARING OFF MY PLATE right now! Yep, I am winding down my Boutique clients and passing them off to other ladies, getting geared up to move in 3 MONTHS to Colorado ( douglas county) and we are LOOKING TO ADOPT AGAIN! I know, like what horrible timing!

So, this is a pic of the girls Christmas Eve Night at the 'rents in Fallon! I lost a few of those pics from that night but i have some others of Christmas morning later! I know, you are reading this and thinking" later?, riggghhhhttt!!" I know, stop all the yelling. :)
Now, on a Serious Note... here's our adoption Blog and our
My Adoption Profile

We Know that God has a Nutty plan for how our Children are going to come into our family. We have Faith that people will help this come about by opening mouths and when someone is saying something about a niece or cousin or friend who is looking to place a baby, you will remember that we are looking too! We are putting it in the Lord's Hands! We will be officially putting our papers in when we move to CO! But, i have just been feeling that we needed to get the word out right now and i needed to start making some space in my life for another baby! I have no idea why all this urgency and the timing of it all. I KNOW- it's crazy! I get it already! Love to you and all your families!
~C

what a great

2009-11-29T16:33:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving we had. We had Todd and Di and Glen and the Christian Gang over and we played games and had good food and relaxed and so on. The day before we took pics of the girls ( and a few of us) at the Wetlands park and after I'm done editing all my client photos, you will see more. For now, here's the headlining twosome. Brielle had the Chicken pox the week before Thanksgiving week and now Aria has them. So, i will be at home, editing, sewing decorating and such for the next 4-5 days. So, if you plan on coming by leave your little ones at home. So sad but at least they will be done with them and NOT have to get the shot b/c now they are immune anyways! Luckily too Aria's is milder than B's was.

Anywho, More to come and hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Re-hash: Lahontan Lake

2009-11-10T15:35:00.000-08:00

Playing at the Lake was so much fun! Uncle Todd was such a hit with the kiddos! He's going to be such a great dad in the future!
Peter made his best face playing pirates on the boat.
The twins! Who is who?

aunt Cristi and Brielle. we all loved playing on the Jet Ski! So much rip roaring fun! Brielle especially loved it!)
Aria preferred water that she could put her feet in and splashing or chasing Cali( mom's dog)

My water girls did so great this summer. ISR lessons paid off well!

Re-Hash: Owen became a BIG brother

2009-11-09T03:27:00.000-08:00

so, after the day at Tahoe- Tirza had CHASE and we got to see him before we went off to UT. Tirza had a great birth and Chase was such a good sized, healthy , cute boy! Here's Chase at the LAKE before his grand arrival( this is Lahontan not Tahoe)
And out to a family BBQ
Almost 2 days old!!!

and totally tired from so many visitors! It was a great way to end our NV trip!

Re- hasing the summer: Lake Tahoe

2009-11-08T15:06:00.000-08:00

So, just getting to Tahoe was a bit of a time as we took the three kids and 3 adults and a bike to the Lake with us all in one car! We dropped Brad off away from where we were going to be and let him bike down to us through the winding trails of the Sierra Nv. Mountain range! A few minutes in, he has a CrAsH!!!He was okay but it left a small gash in his arm. Me and Tirza played with the kids in the water and the sand for a few hours. It was so nice and relaxing. A bit colder than our pool and lake in LV! Still fun nonetheless. I swam out to a buoy and back- good practice for my upcoming Tri at the time. I actually really like OPEN WATER SWIMMING! I guess lots of people have water fears about swimming but, water has always been soothing to me- not scary.

Well, the girls played on borrowed tubes and chased schools of these tiny fishes. Tirza relaxed in the water as She was kind of frustrated that day. Her Dr. Had told her that she was only a couple cm's dilated and she was at her due date. That is the last thing a pregnant woman wants to hear- LUCKILY she had baby Chase that next morning/day! Silly Dr.! what did he know?

Here's more pics of the kids!!!she LOVED her goggles all season long!-she even chased the fish wearing them in case she needed to dive down and catch them up- said she!

look at Owens Muscles! He and the girls had a great time playing and being silly

dads make the best sharks to play chase with!

Too much fun! I already miss the summer and hanging out with the cousins!

re-hashing the summer: Circe Du SO-LAME!

2009-11-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

So, growing up in Fallon, i used to see these circus tents go up occasionally and i NEVER got to attend a circus before( except for Ringling Bros. in Reno with a friend) so, when i heard a circus was in town, i thought it would be fun to take the kids. I was thinking tigers and elephants and juggler etc... Well, it wasn't really all what i cracked up to be.

You can tell from the disdain in the children's faces!. There was no big tent, it was broadcast in spanish and english practically at the same time. The kids got in free b/c i picked up some tickets at the car repair shop( then i later saw them everywhere i went) but i ended up paying 30. for 3 adults . It would have been fine but...
Some kids got bored, wanted a red slushie for 6.00(x 6 kids you get it). There were no tigers or elephants. Just a donkey and mini pony.
some ameteur bikers in a ball a wierd, not funny clown, a boy with ropes and whips. In a cowby town that's not that impressive:(
Can you tell how much fun they are having? I kept thinking" i woke up Aria out of her nap for this?" I guess it was a lesson learned.
The acrobat lady was not half bad, thank goodness!
Aria really wanted the Red Slushie drink but, i said no!

The BEST part of the show was seeing the RAINBOWS! There were two( only one pictured) and the kids thought that was the coolest thing of all. Thanks to our Lord for making the Best show on Earth. Here's a Tip: If the tickets are free, there's always a catch and if you see a sign tha says Circus Osorio it really means: Circe Du SoLame! DON'T WASTE your time or money!
~C

Halloween Pics!

2009-11-03T06:36:00.000-08:00

So, luckily we did stay home b/c I got pretty sick and had to spend a couple hundred on meds and Aria's wolf costume came in on FRIDAY( finally). It turned out to be so cute and i took it pretty easy all weekend. Here's pics of the girls and their costumes!

trick or treat!

grumpy wolf

SAD/ Pouty wolf ( do't you just want to squeeze her:)??? I think she looks like Peter a lot here when he was younger!

we had to add a bow so no one could mistake her for a BOY wolf. Aria kept growling and roaring at people( too cute) and she ket saying she was a Din-oh-so!

Twik or tweet ( how she says it)

you must pack some flowers for Grandmas basket:)

We had so much fun just going around our little neighborhood. The girls loved it and Aria would not let us dump out her candy a bit so she could carry it better. She ended up just dragging it as much as she could. Brielle opted for Daddy to hold her basket until it was "showtime"!
We are so lucky to have such fun little girls!
~C

Boutique Market

2009-11-02T09:13:00.001-08:00

The Pumpkin Patch

2009-11-01T22:26:00.000-08:00

SO, we didn't get to take our trip up to Fallon( bummer) but, we did take the girls to the parking lot pumpkin patch here. They got to slide, swing, go on rides, in a bounce house and petting zoo too! We had so muvh fun with Gma and Gpa Christian and Uncle Brian! Their Favorite ride was the boat one that swun back and forth. They went on it twice. But, the slide was what the styaed on the most!
Aria got to go twice b/c B was sick one of the times.

Aria got kicked out of the Petting Zoo b/c she kept chasing chickens and making them crazy. She loves to scream in excitement too! Here's few cute shots i got of them before all the excitement!

silly faces! Too cute!

Let's go way back to JULY!

2009-09-21T01:32:00.000-07:00

I'm still trying to play catch up on my own personal pics so, i am dedicating myself to doing that this whole week:) Finally! I swear, my pics are always LAST!
So, here's few from the BBQ at Bruce's house so, far. It's from July in Fallon!
she puckers her lips so funny!
Owen is getting so big! What a mini hunk!
Uncle Brad swung Aria and Owen and well, probably all the kids that day!

Gabe was so much fun and Uncle Bruces bubbles were a HIT!
Oh boy, when Tirza has a girl- it's over for Brad! He's going to be wrapped around his little girls' fingers! He's such a great father and uncle! Love ya little Brother!
mmm! sherbet and 7up! Grandma Beach and Brielle couldn't wait till after dinner. It's a Beach thing!
can you guess who this is???

I forgot to tell you...

2009-09-13T20:08:00.000-07:00

MOMMASASSY is holding an auction for our RACE TEAM!!! So, jump on there and start your bidding! More items will pop up tomorrow and Tuesday! The auction goes till next Friday! There's items like: Photo sessions/ packages, bows and bow holders, pediped shoes, 2 night stay and B&B in CA and more! Love you all! And thanks for supporting our race team!

The first week of Pre-school

2009-09-13T14:47:00.000-07:00

It was such a great day and Brielle was so stoked to go to pre-school.
Daddy and the girls always wait for me to get out the door and the are normally not seated but on daddy's lap waiting. Moms always come last when it comes to getting ready.

Here's B's teacher Miss Lindsay! She loved class so much about 1 hour after we got back home she asked if she could go back again today:)

Her fav. thing is to wear her back pack in her car seat b/c it means she's going to preschool- so she says!( i made that skirt she's wearing!)
She loves learning and is such a smarty pants! Keep up the good work, little lady!
We love you!

Date Night

2009-08-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

Last night we went on a great Date with our friends, Cachay and Joey! It was spur of the moment and was so awesome!
We ate at Black Pepper Grill off Eastern( Formerly White Chocolate Grill)
and then we saw Cirque Du Soliel's Le Reve at the Wynn Theater. I was awe-struck the whole time! The show features on of the world's only water/pool stages and it was incredible how the performers swam and some glided through the air on certain apparatus's. It sometimes had so many things going on at once that my eyes couldn't stay affixed on the main parts but really, every small part played a major role.

There was syncronized swimming in red heels, white suited funny men, red men in skirts doing japanese-ish flips and karate moves. acrobats flipping over suspended tables, lots of good dancing and the moveable floor that rose from the water. It was a spectacle for sure. I recommend it and am grateful for the invite, friends!

I had so much fun and can't wait for another date night with my hubby!
to see more of Le Reve, youtube it!
~C

I must be crazy...

2009-08-08T00:51:00.000-07:00

Well, all of those who said: of course you are- this time it's okay b/c i just signed up to run this nutty thing called a Ragnar Relay with my friend Marsha and 11 other people. Check it out. I may be running in your town or by your house even.
During this relay i will run 3 legs in about 28 hours. each leg is anywhere from 3-6 miles each. I asked for the easiest ones since I'm probably the most in experienced runner there.
What have i got myself into. Thanks Marsha:)

Oh and the week after that's over, I plan on doing my first Sprint Triathalon with Marsha too! Man, If this kind of training can't shed off those extra lbs- it has to be my thyroid!
~C

Day after the Party!

2009-08-03T00:25:00.000-07:00

We held Aria's B-day Party last night( sat) and she stayed up till about 9:30 that night. Today we went to church like normal and when we got home, i decided to make some snow cones to cool off. SO, i had the girls sit on the tile and eat theirs while i got to sit on the couch( b/c i don't spill anymore:) a few minutes pass and i notice B is almost done with hers and wanting more. I don't hear Aria at all so, i get up and walk around the other couch to find this:

the snow cone worked at cooling her off but the tile was cool too. who could pass that opportunity up to capture her, right?

Brandon wanted in on the action too! Man, she looks like Daddy!

we sure love you BIG GIRL! If you ask Aria is she's a Baby she says" NOOoooo! if you ask her if shes a big girl She says " Yeah! ask her her age and she says" I two!"
Her sentences are like this now" Mommy, mymy ruff ruff loud!" quiet, mymy, stop it, mymy!
She loves bossing the dog around and also hugging Myla! She is still very much obsessed with shoes, babies, puppies. I will have to catch a weeks worth of Aria and her shoe fetish!
Brielle loves being her big sister and teaching her the ropes. She has almost taught Aria how to climb out of her crib but, Aria is short so it's much harder and I'm in no rush this time!

I've decided to put some effort into making thier room more of a priority. Since they've been sharing it, i've put little time into making thier blankets, pillowcases, curtains. BUT Sara has inspired me. I have all the stuff now it's just time to get to work!
~C

so, i never told my sister until the day before...

2009-07-27T23:15:00.000-07:00

for the past 2.5 months i have been upping my running to prepare for the 10K that i ran last weekend! my sister, Cristi, wanted to run it and i told her, i'd see her at the finish line cheering her on.
Little did she know, until the day before the race that I'd be running it with her.
On our vacation in Fallon, we ran together and worked out and such, just as i would normally do but a little more running of course. She obviously smoked me, though! Her stride was about 1.8 mins faster, per mile, than mine.

Anyways, my goal was just to not Stop! KEEP RUNNING! so, that's what i did. On July 24th, i awoke at 4am, ate a small breakfast, cleaned out my car in the dark, stretched and at 5:24 Cristi picked me up and we went to Chipeta Way( Research Park) where we started at 6:10am the 6.25 mile race!

I was not in it to WIN, obviously, just to do it! See if i cold push this body more than i have been lately. The shot was fired and off the 2,700+ people went.
Now, i won't go into full details but I'll give you some tips:

Avoid the Honey Buckets before a Race, if you can!

Drink LOTS of Water the day before you race

Don't buy new running shoes until you finish your race!

Be Optomistic and Realistic in your Goals!

Have FUN and don't look back!

So, here's the stats of how i finished:

I was in a special division for those women over 140 lbs. ( shh don't tell) Called the ATHENA division. Out of the 81 women in that division i was #20. Out of my age group i was 151 out of 272.

If you put me in the regular division i would have beat another 813 people as well!

My official chip time was 59.26 mins- an average of a 9.34 min mile.

My sister's was a 8.33 min mile which put her 7+ mins ahead of me in the finish time.

All that is great and fun but i was most excited that i didn't STOP or walk. I grabbed water at the second aid station and continued to run on. It was a great 1st race and awesome experience and i can't wait to do another one soon, and also to be in the regular divisions soon as well.( I'm getting close)

ps( i hate that photo but until wade and cristi get back home that's the one you get. I look like a cow:(:)

I want to sleep in my very own bed...

2009-07-26T23:17:00.000-07:00

says B on our trip home today!!! Our vacation was soo fun( i will elaborate later) bu it's nice to be home. I can't wait to share all the fun stuff we did and the great people we got to spend time with.
I must say that when i leave there's always a bit of sadness for me, b/c i wish that i could have spent a little more time with each one of you that i saw- just one-on-one time talking about the MEAT of our lives.

I enjoyed having that time with my sisters( Cristi and Nancy) and I'm so happy to have them in my life. When Mary( Nancy's Mom) married my dad, we sure got lucky to have Nancy as a part of our lives! She and Cristi became instant friends and I got to know her through Cristi at first. She saved me in UT and I'll get to that later. I am so happy i got to spend some time with Cristi and her boys and to have time with Tirza and Brad and Owen and Chase! I'm a lucky auntie to have such cute boys and nephews! More later!
~C

Going up NORTH!

2009-07-11T23:56:00.000-07:00

YAY! Tomorrow Hayley and girls come for the night and then Monday we are off to Fallon!
I'm so excited to see my sister and her boys and my family and friends and so forth!
We plan on having a girls night on Tuesday night, I'm shooting pics Weds. morning of Erin's girlies, then heading to either reno or Tahoe. One of the days we will go to Wet n Wild, Lake Tahoe and maybe even Virginia City. I love that my kids are older now and we can do some fun stuff together.
During the nights and nap times, i plan on sewing up a storm finish projects for my girls and maybe a few things for my mom's shop too! we will be there from Monday to Monday! I'll close my Etsy store while I'm out and I'm not bringing my computer( though ,i will have access through my mom's comp) So, if you need to reach me just call me!

Brielle kept asking all day if we could take our LONG LONG trip now! She wants to see Gma Leslie, Gpa Carl, the cousins, horses( feed them carrots), Madison and other things.
It should be a great journey there as well, in our new ride, hopefully. Hays and i will caravan up.
Fingers crossed there's no barf from Aria or Brielle on this trip. It would be great to be car sickness free:)

Oh, and Tirza 's going to have her baby while I'm There. I'll get to see Baby Gibbs, Kyle and Laila too( hopefully) I'm so excited for Lori and Hanna and there adoptions! Children are such a blessing!

See you there( maybe)

Our Freecation and anniversary getaway!

2009-07-07T20:17:00.000-07:00

So, Gma Betty watched B & A while we went to Primm for a freecation weekend. We took advantage of the offer that we found on Fox 5 News. We stayed there for 2 nights, for free:) we also got 2 for 1 buffet dinner and Breakfast and a 55.00 free slot play card. Now, you know, I'm not a gambler( never have gambled before) so first, we checked in( after a 1.4 hr. car ride b/c of CA peeps making there way back home and 1.5 hours of line waiting-uggh) rested then went to grab a bite at the mall and on the way there we stopped by the Bonnie and Clyde Death Car exhibit and then we went to do some window shopping to see what we wanted to get the next day. We got rushed out of William Sonoma as they were closing in 1 minute. The lady was ready to go home, i guess.

So, we went back to our room and drifted off to sleep and woke up to silence!!!! WOW! I woke up at 8:30. i must have been dreaming. I loved it.

we went for a run right off the bat before it got any hotter. we finished our run with 13 flights of stairs! We changed and went down to the wonderful breakfast buffet and the headed to the mall. We got some amazing deals like guess jeans for 22.00 and some cute tops, t's , some pink Havi flip flops, a cute hat for me. I guess it's called a true religion hat. It must be a big deal b/c this chick stopped me. I just thought it was a cute hat. I'm adding some bling to it soon. Then we got some nice sunglasses and a case that holds my big sunnies! We headed back to the hotel for some roller coaster time and were disappointed by the Vault ride but loved the Desperado Roller coaster. it has a 225 ft drop that goes into a tunnel and has a 95 mile an hour plummet! It is crazy! We did it 3 or four times! So, fun but, wow, open your mouth and your saliva can't help but come out!

After that we rested for a moment then had an early dinner since we skipped Lunch. oops. after the dinner buffet we went back to the mall, did a bit more shopping and ended it with a reflexology foot and leg massage by a nice chinese old man. It was wonderful!!!

We went back and chilled, i watched the BACHELORETTE and was so glad to see Wes, the SCUM bag, go home. He's such a sleaze. I hope that other chick dumps him! What an arrogant, crappy singer too!Okay, venting aside...

So, we went to sleep early and awoke and proceeded to pack. As we were walking out we decided we should spend the 55. they gave us for free- why not, it's not our money.

Well, we had to spend at least 1.00 on each machine to begin the play. The first one we won. 8 or 11. or something. The second one, we won 6 or seven. The third one we won 314.00!!! We won another 14-20 after that so we cashed out only having spent 11.00 of our own money and walked away with 347.00 ish. It was nuts! I see why we are instructed NOT to gamble. It's addicting for sure. It was neat to have that experience but i don't want to gamble again. People lose lots of there hard earned $$$ all the time. It's really a sad thing. It's a mind game, an ego game and a quick fix game. Well, at least i know what it is like and that i don't need that kind of entertainment in my life.

We had a fun trip and are happy to be home and getting ready for our next big trip up to Fallon/reno/ Tahoe and then to SLC after that! I won't see LV for awhile. we will be going up on the 13th morning. We can't wait!!!
~C
Oh, by the way, i didn't take any pics so, these are courtesy of those who put them on the web to share. Thanks!

7 years of love

2009-07-05T12:46:00.001-07:00

Today we were married- 7 years ago!

I am the luckiest woman ever!
Man, We look sooo young! I still chase him and he chases me.
Sometimes when we are play-fighing, Aria starts to cry and gets scared and we just look at eachother and giggle b/c we are having fun that she can't understand yet. We can joke and laugh and be serious when it's needed. Mostly, we just love who we married!

He still sweeps me off my feet and i always feel like I picked a GREAT MAN! I love you , Babe. And i know you love me b/c you tell me and show me by the way to take care of me, our girls, our home and your attitude of service towards us. You pick up the slack for me and you still flirt with me all the time. I couldn't ask for more. You are the best husband and there's no 7 yr. slump here! Thanks for all you do for me! Happy Anniversary!

Gains and losses!

2009-07-05T12:34:00.000-07:00

So i have good and bads news...

Sad news... We lost a wonderful friend this past Friday. He died from HAIRY Cell Leukemia, in conjunction with Swine flue and double pneumonia. He didn't know he had it until about 8 days before his death. Brantley Gubler was a huge part of Brandon's life. He was a scout master, a mentor and a friend. He was closer to him than any of his uncles. So, really he was an uncle/ friend to him and to Brian.
He did anything for anybody. He was the sweetest man and had such a wonderful, giving heart. It was hard to see him go at the age of 51. He left behind his sweet wife, Angel, and 3 daughters and 1 son who will miss him.
The day i met him, we were engaged( me and Brandon) and at a ward function of theirs. Brantley talked to me not as a stranger but, as an extension of his family. He always left a warm feeling in my heart as though he deeply cared for me, Brandon and for our family. I am so grateful for his loving kind heart and will never for get this amazing man and father!
This is a picture of Him singing at Brian's Eagle Court of Honor. I believe the song was entitled "Soar like Eagles" or something like that. It was a tradition that he sang this song at many of the scouts courts! His wife learned the sign language and would sign as He sang.
I can only think that Brantley is singing in Heaven and hoping that we all can soar as Eagles, Back to our Father in Heaven, and be reunited as one big happy Family.
Thanks for blessing our lives, Brantley!

Gains...
We got a SUV and are now a 2 car family again! It's a Navigator and in great shape!
~C

Girls Pics For Father's Day!

2009-06-21T10:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T10:02:00.001-07:00

To the world's BEST FATHER and HUSBAND...

We love you, Daddy! You always cuddle us and play chase the tiger or tickle us. You practice counting and math with us and you support mommy with her little business. You play Candy Land and help feed and wash us and never deny us when we need your hugs and kisses!
You help Mommy by changing poopoos even when they are horribly disgusting, folding laundry when it piles up 3 stories high, brush our teeth and sing songs even though you might forget the words. You are BIGGER than any other dad's I've seen, with your muscular arms and strong Chest.

You always make mommy feel special and you treat her like a Queen and us your princesses! When other dads are rude and lazy and tired - You still help mommy out. You are a great communicator, helper, provider and Mom's BESTEST FRIEND!

We couldn't ask for anything more! You really do put other dad's to shame with your BBQ and marinating skills and your amazing the way you love mom. We see how you give her hugs and kisses all day long and how you talk sweet to her too. Our future husbands have a lot to live up to b/c we will be comparing them to our BEST EXAMPLE OF WHAT A MAN SHOULD BE!
Love you Heeps, Daddy!
Happy Father's Day!

sew crazy again!

2009-06-09T01:10:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to post pics of what I've been sewing now! I love keeping you in suspense. Also, we are on the verge of buying a great car. Let's see what we end up with:)( more suspense, i know, it's killing you) Can't wait to post again! Love you all!( well, almost all of you- some of you blog hoppers- not so much:)

Great, Sad and interesting news...

2009-06-04T00:02:00.000-07:00

( the pet's home sweet home!)

Great news... i have handful of friends due within the next 4 weeks! I can't wait to see these tiny babies! My etsy store is hoppin' with sales and so are the boutiques with my products! Sara S. , my new assistant is awesome and catches on quick!
Aria Graduated swim class today! She is a good little swimmer. No a fish like B but good. Now, since she's done all her hard work, she should have more fun when we all swim together.

Brielle is done with gymnastics for the summer and i feel like we can have a life again with our friends. I look forward to many trips to water parks, the children's museum, local splash parks, movies at the district or town square, playdates with more friends and traveleing this summer.

We are still in the market for a car. Brandon is still getting loans closed, thank goodness.

My nieghbor and old assistant is moving tomorrow. She will be back for a short visit as she gets the last of the stuff but , it sucks b/c b"s losing one of her best friends- Erin. we will miss having so much fun with Susan, Codi, Taylor and Erin and Mike, ocassionally. we loved to jump on the tramp, swim, make bracelets, share meals together and we swapped a lot for sitting. I'm totally bummed.B doesn't quite get it. She says" erin is moving tomorrow but, she will be back today!" She says she will miss her. It's hard:(

We have a NEW-ish type pet who actually lived here before we did. She's a bit shy but lives in our jasmine bushes and on our wall. We call her LIzZiE! the girls always like to peek out the window and see if she's there or not. Brandon said he saw TWO on Sunday. He took a pic on his phone to prove it. SO, i guess Lizzie found herself a MAN! ( that's what we will assume) I told Brielle we should give him a name. I suggested LEO. HOw Cute, right Lizzie and Leo? Well, she said she wanted to call him BIG RED. I said' He's not red Brielle. and he's not big. B's says to me so very seriously" it's just a name, mom- we will just call him BIG RED" So, there you have it!
Lizzie and BIg RED!
more later!

pics of swim

2009-05-30T08:24:00.000-07:00

this is aria in the turn where she floats on her back
swimming to the stairs

Thanks to Cachay and her cool mini cam that goes under water. I want one now:)

Cakes and Wierd(nosey) People

2009-05-30T01:04:00.000-07:00

Last week i made a wedding cake along with many other crafts! I also encountered a weird lady at OfficeMax on Tuesday of this week. Why bring these both up? b/c they left a weird taste in my mouth. Let me explain...

The wedding cake... I just left the place feeling sad that it was so windy for the big day of this Bride i never met but only talked to. The ribbon on the cake wasn't working very well. The bride's mom was having a very stressful few hours and little things just seemed to be going wrong like the caterers were 2 hours early, no trash cans were designate for the outdoors( except for an ugly one with a crack in it, the cake ribbon was odd, and its was super WARM like 89-91 outside. Oh, and the B&G didn't even show up until after i left ( many mins. after the reception was supposed to have started at.) So, I left there with a weird taste in my mouth.

OfficeMax...
I took only B with me to OfficeMax on Tues to get shipping stuff and i get down this aisle and this hispanic lady says to me - what a pretty girl you have, who does she look like? i said she looks like her b-mom but a lot like Brandon( blue eyes, blonde hair) Oh, you adopted her? the lady says in somewhat of a shocked tone. I said yeah, we did and she says- does she know she's adopted( all of this in front of B) and i said yes and briefly explained that it's an open adoption and that B loves her Tummy Mommy and Her Mommy. the lady said- well of course she loves her REAL mom. Does she see her? i told her she does from time to time and then she asked me how long have i had her? I said she was placed in our arms at 5 days old and we finalized her adoption a few months after that. So, what do you tell her about her adoption?, said the woman. I told her that God had a special Plan for B to be born to her tummy mommy so she could find her way through her, to be part of our family forever. It's a very spiritual thing.The lady said "So, I guess she's pretty much Your daughter and your her mom then, anyways!"
I was thinking in my head "Duh, you silly person. "poor lady, she just doesn't understand that every child deserves a MOM and DAD", i think all babies Deserve to have 2 parents and Every opportunity to live in healthy family enviroment.

anywho, it left a bad taste in my mouth.

Okay Happy NEWS...

Congrats to:
Traci and Jake (our fingers are crossed and we are praying for a smooth placement in the next few weeks)
Vanessa and her hubby - congrats on being prego with #2, you ahve been trying forever:)
Cachay and Joey- Cograts on #3 due in January( please land on my b-day if you can, baby!)
Jamie M-Green in Idaho and her hubby on #2 on the way looks like another winter baby too!
Belated Congrats to Lori and her family with the recent adoption of baby KYLE! YAY!
To Cousin Corrie and friend Lori H.- Glad the cancer is gone. You both have battle scars on your necks that remind me of how strong you both are. Our prayers are with you that you may always stay in remission and never have nasty thyroid or lymphatic cancer again!

Annalisa, You are our baby Cousin of all the Beach Clan and we are so happy you are graduating next week. You are like the sparkling Gem that ends the long strand of pearls in our family. Keep being a great girl!

Things i can't wait to see:

Baby Chase
Baby Kace
Baby Shea
So you Think You Can Dance in Vegas, next week
me get pregnant soon( still working on it)
pics of Crystal's Home
my friend Katrina call me
The Sandy Beaches of San Diego
My cousin graduate
Us get a family car this next week
My daughters's smiles tomorrow
My sister call me back
Pics of all my nephews

Love you all!

Gym n Swim

2009-05-29T00:54:00.000-07:00

Here's our girlies!
Aria Finally LOVES to swim and float! Today in her class she splashed and smiled while being challenged to turn and float on her own when she needs a breath! She got out of the pool HAPPY!
It takes a while for little ones to enjoy something new. But once they have confidence in the gained skills- then it's FUN! I can't wait to play with Aria in the pool on Saturday. She loves swimming from person to person or from us to the steps. Remember she's not quite 2 yet.
Brielle had a fun month of gymnastics as she went 2 times a week. The first couple times she loved it. She still likes it but would prefer to swim in this crazy heat.
She loves everything like frog hops and beam work. She' s almost got a kiddo 4 pack abs. She's getting strong! we will resume gymnastics in the fall!

Gotta Love them two! They are both sassy and loving sisters and often times Brielle will come and whine to me that Aria hit her or took something and I'll respond with something like( just to see what she will say or do) " Go hit her back!" Then B will say to me" I don't want to" I ask her why and she says" cuz she's my baby sister and i love her" I am so glad B is such a good girl!
~C

Too silly and more...

2009-05-20T22:35:00.000-07:00

Brielle always amazes me with things she comes up with. Yesterday she said to Aria( very matter-of-factly) "You are NOT wearing a Necklace so, you CAN NOT be in the Strong Bug Club, Aria!
(referring to Miss Spider's show)

I was doing her hair the other day and had the water going as i kept putting the brush under the water and she said" turn it off, mom, your wasting water!" I said Your right and i turned it off!

Today she said " look at this yellow-orange spot on my leg ( a very old bruise). It looks like a tiny cantaloupe"

I also tell her that we can do certain things together once Aria is down for a nap. She will tell me "mom, Aria looks ready to go to sleep now, Can we go swimming?"at like 10 am "Aria said she's tired can you put her down now?" " Can you put her in her bed now so we can go shopping" She finds reasons why Aria needs to take a nap! It's funny!
Aria naps at 1 ish so people should call me then but, i might be swimming with B or out at the store while brandon works from the home office! It's great!

Have a Great Memorial Day!

Here's what I've been up to...

2009-05-17T17:11:00.000-07:00

Click here to see!

Also, Aria is getting really good at swimming and I'll take pics of her this week. We had a great fun Saturday in the pool, at the splash park for Sophie's B-day and then I went to the Wyson's for a little visit with Cachay and Friends.

I finished a ton of projects and am looking forward finishing Diesel's pics, the girls pics, making about 15 or so baby bracelets and a couple sets, maybe more, fulfilling another crochet flower order for Candy Elephant, sewing a Diaper clutch for i class i will teach in late June at Quiltique and maybe whipping out a few more dresses for MY girls this time-I'm probably just going to use fabric i have and make these dresses more like Play Dresses or something to throw over the swimsuit when the towel dresses are dirty or just not enough.

Oh, and this Saturday i will be delivering a 3 tiered wedding cake for Jessica Penman's wedding. That process starts Thursday night with a few hours of baking. Now, that i have a double oven, it speeds up the baking process- loving the Viking Professional, baby! Then Friday, I ice the cakes and stick them in the freezer-.Saturday, I detail and deliver them around 5-5:30 then i plan on going over Angie D's for a BBQ/pool party! It will be a nice way to end a semi-stressful cake day!

Hope you all have great week!

funny things from B's lips...

2009-05-14T00:31:00.000-07:00

Brielle said this to me in the car this morning on the way to the gym...
She was really trying to tell me so seriously....

"Mom, Baby Jesus was a baby, then he got big, then he was a baby again and He cracked open, like an egg and blood went everywhere!"( her eyes were huge in my rear view mirror)
She said CRACKED OPEN with so much emotion i could help but laugh. It was so cute.

I think she got confused with last Easter's talk and Last Christmas's Talk.

HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY!

2009-05-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

YAY! It's Mother's Day! I just wanted to congratulate all the 1st time Mother's Day Moms! It means so much more once you become a mom. You understand that your mom sacrificed so much for you. You also realize what YOU want to do different as a mother to your own children.

That aside, Every Year i have talked about the amazing Birth-mother that placed Brielle with us. She made me a MOM first. I am so blessed and grateful for that selfless gift. I wish you a Happy Mother's Day too! But, this time I want to write about my girls and my own mother, mother -in-law and grandmother's...

The Late Grandma Hellyar (Florence) was such a lover and so sweet and loved to tell us amazing stories about her childhood in the pre and post war era, with 8 brothers. She massaged our feet and legs everytime we visited! It was something we looked forward to and she told us her stories and family history and she rubbed our soles! She was a nurse back in the day and loved taking care of others. I always saw her have other people living with her that she was taking care of. Some were older than her, some were just in need of physical help. She loved to cook and always had some sweet bread or pie made or something nice. She was a true nuturing mother. Thanks for Loving me, Grandma! We all LOVE and miss you!

Grandma Billie Jean ( my Mom's Mom) is such a LIVELY grandma. Some of my favorite memories were of Grandma teaching me how to dance or talking a walk with me around McGee Creek. She loved music and dance and danced professionally as a young woman. She loved Musicals and recanting stories of her youth as a dairy hieress( or cattle, i can't remember if her father raised dairy cow's or angus)She had servants and private lessons and was her dad's jewel!
She has a Major sweet tooth and LOVED to feed treats to us too. i remember one day while at McGee we had 2 pieces of cinnamano toast and Milk for breakfast, a popsicle after our lunch, and a Bowl full or Rootbeer and ice cream all in one day. we might have even had Marshmallows too! Gma has always been so sweet in every way. She has a heart of Gold just like her late husband, Leonard. they both love everyone unconditionally.I LOVE YOU GRANDMA!

Betty, ( Brandon's Mom) I am so lucky, YOU are the mother Brandon had! God knew what he was doing when He sent Brandon to your family! I love that Man you raised! You taught him to be sweet and respectful to ladies and to me. He's a FANTASTIC DADDY to his girls! He is a great communicator and helper and provider. You did a Terrific Job! You are also a fabulous Grandma to our girls! You watch them on the occasional weekend and they always are asking to go back to your home. They love their special time with You and you too have such a great Heart. I'm so glad we have grown so close in these last couple years! I'm lucky to have you as a Mother in Law! Love you to pieces!

My Mom has always been a huge-hearted person as well. even so that sometimes it leaves her open to being hurt. She loves unconditionally as well. we are commanded to Love as Christ and God Love US, so we are to love others. My mom showed me this when she would bring dinners to those in need, take in a nephew who needed help, talk to us and made sure we knew she loved us. She sacrificed so much so we could be taken care of. She left notes in our lunch or on our pillows. She supported us at games, plays, concerts. She made us realize we had great potential and she taught me to LOVE as well. Mom, is very honest and candid and BLUNT. which i prefer that people be direct in communication instead of beat around the bush. She loves adventure and the outdoors. She so motivated in many ways and reminds me often that i need to SHARE the gifts that God gave me with others. I appreciate all she did for us amid her struggles in her personal relationships. She is so Happy with Carl and He's an amazing addition to her life and Mine. I'm so lucky to have a trusting loving relationship with my mom. thanks so much for taking care of every need i ever had growing up. I LOVE YOU!

My Girls... Brielle, you made me a mother! Aria, you helped Brielle become a caring big sister and me become a better Mother. I'm so lucky that you picked me to be your mommy! You two drive me bonkers sometimes but, i mostly can't get enough of you. It's wierd how at night I look forward to you going to bed but after about 2 hours, I wish you'd hurry and wake up so we can play and snuggle, swim, jump, laugh and be together. I am so excited to see you both grow and progress but i want you to SLOW DOWN! Brielle, you are way too smart!(and you keep me on my toes) How do you understand things like planets and counting to 25 so fast! Aria, You are way too physical! You can figure things out and move just about anything anywhere. Many times, i have seen you unlock the baby gate and try to hold it as it's falling down on you and you yell for help. How did you figure that out? You girls amaze me everyday! I love you both so much and am so glad I'm your mommy, even when I'm grumpy. Brielle and Aria, You are the best Mother's Day gift anyone could ask for. Just keep giving me kisses and hugs! Love you Sugars and Teeny Bits!

Happy MOM'S DAY EVERYONE!

Christian Photography

2009-05-08T07:10:00.000-07:00

A place to land all my Photos, or at least the BEST OF my pics! A few people were getting disgruntled that i had my photos of NON-CCBABYINC related things on my CCBABYINC blog. So, here's my dedicated Blog just for Photography. Watch it progress! Also, If you haven't figured out, I'm kind of using Blogs as folders. Each blog contains something specific. That way i don't just jumble everything into one blog and make a huge mess.
~Corrine

Say, Hi to the world, Myla! (our pug)

real address: cchristianphotography.blogspot.com

Teey Bits...

2009-05-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

O' Sass! Aria is full of energy and Sassiness! She's been swimming all last week and Brielle did 2 trial gymnastics classes. Aria is thinking she can just throw fits all the time but I'm reading up on my Love and Logic tools. I put her in time out at Brielle's gym class. She hated it but made it through and was a better behaved girlie!
Brielle has taught her a bit of sneaky-ness too! what am I going to do with these girls of mine? they make me CRaZy sometimes! Maybe I'm not PREGNANT b/c God knows i couldn't handle three yet. I've got my work cut out for me.
She looks like she'd hiding something from me, here!
More later!

Good to go!

2009-04-23T22:37:00.000-07:00

So, we determined Aria just had a stomach bug. In the process i learned a lot about stomach issues and viruses. I read up on Rotovirus, Makes me even more of a fanatic about washing hands and sanitizers! YUCK! Luckily, it wasn't that. She's all good now.

Aria seems to be growing up before our eyes. She's turning two in July! Yep, already! I'll have 2 and a 3 year old.

Brielle just took her 1 week refresher course with Miss Frankie, Her ISR swim instructor. She did great, she's a fish. I love it! She walks around and tells people" Guess what? I am going to swim with Miss Frankie today" Or I can swim really really good, you wanna come watch me?"
It's too cute.

The girls jump on the trampoline about 2 times a day and they love to play with eachother so much. I'm so glad Heavenly Father gave them to us and to eachother!

This week, we did swim lessons, the workout routine, Talmage's B-day party( oh so fun) and had lots of people over as well. I folded mounds of laundry, did loads of dishes and tomorrow, I'm cleaning my floors and the girls rooms. Deep clean style! Finally putting the late spring/winter clothes away. I might need another plastic storage bin!

On My Mind:
Will the recession ever end?
Am I pregnant? Do i want to be right now? Probably not till May or June, really!
When will i get to see all my cousins again? My sister and her boys?
Still hoping for my cousins and the adoption's in the future for them. My ears are peeled. I have knowledge of 2 girls who are deciding what to do. I'm praying for you, Cousins!
What's Brandon's new business going to be like?
Our 7 yr anniversary is in July( the 5th)? Should we vacation in SD( where we were married) or CO( where we will move in the next year-hopefully)? Probably CO. i already looked into another whitewater rafting trip, sounds fun.
We are looking for a SUV to buy right now. Must haves: leather, DVD player(s), 7 seats, less than 60,000 miles, fold flat thid row( optional but preferred), if possible, enough trunck space once the third row is up too!
Cars that fit those parameters: QX56, Armada LE, GX470, Tahoe, Denali-Yukon, Navigator
Keep your eyes peeled for us!

Love to you all!

ONE Long week!

2009-04-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

So we went up to UT last Sunday and about 3 hours into our road trip, Aria surprised us with a vomiting episode in her 4 hour old car seat cover, i just purchased. It seems a familiar circumstance yet again. Brielle did the same thing to me when she was about 20 months on the way up to visit my Sister in UT. We had just got the car seat as well. SO, aria puked in the same one just with a brand new cover on it. Oh and to add to that, she had the runs streaming down one leg. So we ( meaning myself and brave Uncle Brian Christian) had to pull over on the side on the freeway on the pass between st. george and cedar city. Strip Aria down, hose her off with a water bottle, clean the car seat as best as i could with pretically all the wipes i had brought for the trip and put her back into the car seat after changing her on the hood of the car. 3= hours after that we arrived safely at Aunt Peggy's home and i began cleaning and feeding my girls before bedtime. We had diiner at 9 an dthe girls went to sleep at 9:30, Way too late! Thankfully, Gma Betty had bathed them while i was frantically cleaning the car seat and clothes so dinner was peaceful and the night went well, since we all slept hard!

Monday morning we enjoyed delicious pancakes from scratch, went to one of my fav. stores, Naartjie, then to Ikea for lunch, then to gorgeous Wheeler farms to see all the animals and feed the geese and so forth. That afternoon, Aria threw up again at Peggy's house. Then she napped.
It's really wierd b/c she had no temp. and after the episode she would just go back to having fun.
We couldn't figure it out. That night Brian and Denise came over, we enjoyed dinner and rootbeer floats and lots of talking and looking at Brandon's old baby pics! Too cute. we found ones that look almost Identical to Aria!

On Tuesday, we went to Gma Thayne's funeral services and it was actually surprisingly really nice. I HATE FUNERALS! I NEVER look at the open casket. I like to remember people as i knew them, not remember them in a box. Those kind of pictures linger too long in my mind. So, i'd rather not put them there. I know Gma T is healthy and Happy in Spirit Paradise and she is in no pain. I guess funerals wig me out b/c it's about the physical body being buried. I prefer Memorials. This funeral was more like a Memorial. Many talked about about memories and secret gifts from Gma. It was like i got a second view at who she was.

When my physical body is to be rested into the earth, I want everyone to have a PARTY. A Memorial Party of Sorts! I wnat them to share the memories they had of me and be happy that I'm in a better place now. I don't want an open casket. I don't want a Funeral service. I just want my children and family to have a quite burial and then go and have a big CELEBRATION!
And after watching SEVEN POUNDS, i'll probably donate my organs. Why not right? Our Bodies will be made whole in the resurrection, so, why can't another person benefit from my healthy parts.

ON A LIGHTER NOTE:

I had a great Saturday strating my day off with a Pedicure and massage with my friend Melyna! Thanks so much Melyna! You are awesome! Then Brielle and i wen to Phoebe's Party( she turned 1) and Phoebe didn't want anything to do with her birthday cake.. Poor thing was crying when she got icing on her hands. Then I took senior Photos for Jensen and Ellen. Then Q and heidi and girls came over for a movie and BBQ and we had a lovely time. Church was great On Sunday and we spent dinner with Betty, Claire and Brian and man. Aria love her Uncle Bri!
It's too cute. She better love him too b/c He helped clean her up on th eside of the road last sunday! He's going to be a great DAD one day!

Oh Aria Puked 2 more times after that trip here in GV. The jury is still out on what it is. I say she has a slight allergy to some foods, Brandon thinks she's gagging her self with her fingers on accident or from Thumb sucking. Who knows. No throw up for 2 days now. Lets see how tomorrow turns out. Here's some pics i took of B and A today! ~C

Big Losses!

2009-04-09T23:37:00.000-07:00

So, a bit of SAD news. I know it's not fun, but it has made me reflect a lot lately. First, 2 of my friends, Free and Melanie are moving far away. Mel is moving to SLC and Free is moving to Hawaii. It hit me today that i won't have these ladies and my fingertips anymore. I was calling Melanie and leaving a message on her phone and i broke down at the end. I am a wreck. I hope to see her when we visit UT, which isn't much anymore.

Melanie is one of those people who are genuinely nice and kind to everyone they meet. She is a great mom, super fit, loves her life and learns to deal with reality well. She has helped me become a better mom and is a motivating force behind why i stay fit. When i get in even better shape, i want to look like Melanie:) She is super talented and creative and I have tremendous respect for her and her family! Brielle will miss playing with Halie and Caleb on an almost Daily basis. She loves them heeps!

Free, is the kind of women who is so grounded that you just feel more at peace right when you walk up to her. Her energy is vibrant yet soothing and calm. She's taught me about essential oils and living the life that makes me happy. She reminds me to slow down and not to put too much on my plate. She let's me know when enough is enough and I love her sweet and motherly attributes. Brielle will miss India and I will miss our days of parks, beading, museum outings, and catch up lunches. Hawaii is so far. I hope to go there someday though. She will now keep us informed via Facebook.

Lastly, Great Grandma ( brandon's Grandma- Betty's Mom) Lorraine Thayne passed away around 2 pm today. She was a vivacious spirited lady to loved BYU sports and all her many ( over 40 ish +) grand and great grandkids. She always called me on my birthday when i became part of the family. I got to talk with her almost everytime we went up to UT. She had a LONG full life and I know she's Happier looking down on us, now that she's free from pain and surrounded by all her other family members in Heaven. She will always be with us in our hearts.

People are meant to be in our lives sometimes only for a small moment. Some stay in our lives for along time. Either way, we are supposed to learn something from every person we meet. It may be a characteristic, a lesson,a communication, or even we are meant to just connect through feelings of the Spirit for a moment. Our Earth Life is so short and we are to learn so much from/because of others. So, remember to be kind to everyone and to Listen and Learn from others. There's a purpose behind everyone we meet. Only Heaven knows beforehand but, if we are open- hearted enough, we just might be Ready to Meet Our Creator, when it's our turn to pass from this mortal state. I love you all. anyone who REALLY knows me, knows I mean that too. Thanks so much for being a part of my life, even if i knew you for a second. You've changed my life for the better!

~C

More Births to come and ARIA'S GENES

2009-04-07T18:38:00.000-07:00

I forgot to add a couple of people to my last post...

Sarah and Michael
Lisa and James

We are so excited for you!

I also figured out what GENES ARIA gets from ME. Since she so dominantly BRANDON, just the fem version. She's got my EYE shape, my cheeks and my LOWER half! Yep, today as i let her run around bottomless in our backyard (to help clear up a small rash) I realized...Hmmm, her legs and booty are JUST LIKE MINE! Just miniature. So, there you have it. Aria is me from the waist down!
Bubble butt and muscular legs. Sorry, future Aria as a teen, just work out and you'll be fine!Love you!

ps. I'm finally having time to read all your lovely blogs, dear friends!

Still busy, getting help

2009-04-04T22:14:00.000-07:00

So, this week went by with a flash of lightening. We did the gym routine, shopped at Target, Trader Joe's and so on. I started Training Alexis, my new help for when Susan moves or when i get overloaded with work. She's so sweet and is a new mom of a 1 month old. Good news- I MOVED FROM SIZE M TO SIZE S:) in my gym clothes a least. Still a size 6-7 depending on the brand:)

I took pics of her baby, Ginger and of Sara's Baby too, Kylie. I edited the Rollans family photos, as pictured, and made tons of hair clips and finished off more jewelry. My girls and i went to the Springs Preserve and played for a few hours last Tuesday.
It's been mighty windy here for the past few days but today it finally settled down. We had a great time at the Miller's home dying eggs, eating a nice lunch, letting the girls egg hunt and get some nice goodies from the family! We Love the Sanders and all extended family. thanks for being so wonderful and loving. You are eternally part of our Family forever b/c of Brielle:) We are so lucky!

My fav. part was watching Brielle and Aria dip their tiny hands and fingers into the perfect cups of dye and splash around( aria) or put the already dyed egg back into another dye( brielle) just b/c she likes the process. Aria danced a jig in a sweet barret ( the flatish hat thing) that Dawn brought back from Ireland for the girls. They love the lambs too! So Cute!

Brielle is going to love the hunt this year. Brandon and I are getting her a bike and Aria a Trike( that we can push too:) We like this cute 20 inch Trek bike in aqua blue with hibiscus flowers on it! Very cute! Aria will get a radio Flyer/ pushy thing but, in two years she'll get Brielle's sweet bike.
I am a younger sister and i didn't mind hand-me-downs. I sure hope she's good with them too. Everyone tells me she will start caring when she's like 8 or 9. till then, I'm buying Quality for Brielle so Aria can have a good product as well! LONG TERM thinking!

This week ahead: shooting a birthday boys' 1st b-day pics!, Senior pics, editing 2 boys senior pics and baby pics/ playing playdough with Brielle, making some more cute wipes cases anc burps. Making more bows and flowers, and gearing up for Easter!

Brielle understands WHO Jesus is, i just wonder if she will understand what He did for her and Us at such a young age. we will be talking about it a lot this week. She's such a great and smart girl.
She is going to be in Preschool this fall and is an early admission student! She's so bright, why make her wait. The kids will only be 4-8 months older than her. SHe already has teacher approval and will be attending the LDS Private school- American Heritage Academy! We are so excited for her.
Cute things she said this week:
" Mom, Home is where my heart is"

" Look, i see Jupiter, and there's baby Jupiter" ( just another bright star)

" Mom, we are in the air right now" I said no, we are on land on the earth. She said" the earth is in the sky" Yep, you are right. we've been talking a lot bout the universe and the moon lately!

"Mom, can i have a treat or should i just be sneaky and get one?"
-nipped that one in the butt!

" I'm just a little bitty kid, i can't clean very good"
Nice try again. 0% success rate with me

"I wanna go with you Daddy, cuz' you're a GOOD driver"
~C

Red Rock Canyon after 6pm

2009-03-29T21:55:00.001-07:00

is closed. So, if you decide to park your car at the first parking lot (about 2 miles in) and car pool with someone the rest of the one-way eleven mile stretch, Make sure you do it long before 4:30. Otherwise, you will have to be dropped off at the closed gate of the park's entrance ( at 6:15) and walk or run uphill , with your camera bag, in your jeans and not your workout clothes, to your car, by yourself. You see, NO ONE is coming in the park behind you, the gate is closed! And it's a one way street so, You will be getting to your car on foot!

That's what i did Saturday! I also took 2 Senior photos at Red Rock Canyon that day. I took some kids photos on Friday. I played with my girls and Daddy. we went out with Jeantiel and Todd Saturday night for a nice dinner! Sunday we went to church and to Mike and Natalie's then Heidi and Q's place to stare at Baby Tatum and have great food. It was nice! I love weekends like this. i am rested and ready to edit LOTS of photos now, make more jewelry, train another assistant and edit more photos:) As well as take 3 peoples pics this week. And my regular 5 day week workouts!
Bobby( My Trainer), You are a MEAN guy! You never let me quit and you are a BRAT! Thanks for pushing me. And YES, I'm more flexible than practically everyone else my age( minus the cirque du soliel dancers) So, don't be shocked anymore.

Brandon, I LOVE you so much. you are the best husband ever. You help me get the girls ready every monrning, you do dishes and want me to hug you all the time. You are still flirty with me and so motivated to be a great provider. You are so fun and such a good daddy and MAN! LOVE YOU, BABE!( GUSH,GUSH!)

Oh yeah, i want to publicly congratulate these people for having BUNS in the Ovens!

Sarah and Michael S.-?
Hayley and Erik-?
Kierston and Kyle-Boy
Kierston and Matt-Boy
Catina and David-girl
Tiel and Todd-?
Denise and Brian-?
Tirza and Brad-Boy, Chase
Chelsea and Darin-Shea
Danielle and her hubby-Diesel

I'm so excited for all of you! I can't wait to be on your team( prego mommas) and to see your sweet babies!
~C

Been Busy- Need Vacation...

2009-03-18T23:11:00.000-07:00

So, I'm headed to San Diego tomorrow( thursday) and i will be hanging out with my dad and Mary, The beach clan, my brothers and possibly a few other friends. The REAL reason behind the trip is my Aunt Diane is getting SEALED to her husband GLEN in the SD Temple.
This temple is where Brandon and I got Married and also the place of many special memories for me.
On Thursday we will visit, relax and take a walk with MIMI, ( dad and Mary's Dog) and maybe play with the Basso Bunch. Friday we crazy Mommas( erin and me) will take our kids to play in the sand and slides with grandpa in tow! I hope to hit up Ikea for a few necessities( ie. shadow box frame, gallery frames, round mini hatboxes etc..) and Friday night we will do whatever.
Saturday will start with a nice walk to the local park, then to the temple for the sealing then a restaurant, then more time with the family as we watch ANNE in her AIRBAND performance at El Cap! How fun, right?

Sunday we will go to church at 9 amd head back home around 10:30-11. Or possible just leave Monday morning. Hmmm? We shall see.

Good News... My Friend/cousin-in-law( 2 times removed) Hiedi, Just had her baby girl today!) Congrats and also a newly re-aquainted friend from Santee, Angie just had her baby , Zoe, last Saturday . Both girls are healthy and surrounded by love!

Sianara!
~C

Progress and Learning

2009-03-06T15:37:00.000-08:00

Brielle is AMAZING! 3 nights ago she woke up at 4 am and knocked on her door. I came to he door and asked her what she wanted and she said she needed to go potty.I thought" how odd, she has a diaper on yet, she wants to go potty? I looked and beheld no diaper in sight. She was sleeping with only little big girl panties and she KNEW she didn't want to sleep soaking wet in them. I thought" Brandon must have forgotten to put them on her. So, Brielle went potty then back off to bed.
I couldn't believe it. We barely even talked with her about not wearing a diaper to bed anymore. We really didn't expect her to do this all on her own. It's been 3 nights now and NO accidents since. She literally trained herself! Crazy! We are so proud of her.

She also shows much enthusiasm about coloring INSIDE the LINES now. She getting very meticulous about her art these days. It's awesome. I need to take pictures of that too!
Brielle likes to point out where Jupiter is almost every night and she is also recognizing what instruments are being played in radio music. She says" i hear drums, mommy. That sounds like the guitar. The piccolo is like a tiny baby flute, mom" It's awesome.

This week was so BUSY! I worked out hard as usual, i did Photography of Melyna's Baby boy Ryder, and did some C.C. Baby Inc. Photography to get out my new spring/ summer items. It went really great today! Gorgeous babies. I'm now super exhausted but looking forward to helping with yard work tomorrow and getting a 50 min. massage at the massage school tomorrow as well!:) Hope you are all well. Oh, On MOnDaY, I'm teaching my first class at Quiltique! Cute Little Smarty Pants! It should be sooo fun:)
~C

Luv my girlies!

2009-02-22T11:40:00.000-08:00

Just some cute pics of my girls!
she's mostly like this when she's happy. Very wide-eyed and lively!

And loves to give her big sister hugs as well as Myla!

Happy to play BOO in and out of the tent.

She still has those sweet cheeks i love to munch on and kiss! Brielle was kind of camera shy this time, very weird and unlike her normal self. Hey, we all have those days!
We had such a fun day this last Saturday just doing nothing- almost. We went to the park, made tutus with our neighbors and friends, jumped on the tramp with Daddy and Brielle, made yummy waffles with Blueberries and Bananas, read stories, played playdough and just laughed like kids. Daddy watched the UNLV game with his bro and cousin. And had a fun time watching them barely win.
Then, i woke up Sunday with a worse cold than i had before and an earache. It SUCKED. it's almost gone now. I didn't know adults could get them. It's awful. Anyways, I'll write again later.

Valentine's Day!

2009-02-18T21:32:00.000-08:00

Marshmallow roses for Brielle and Aria!
Valentine's Muffins, i made the week of Valentines, not on the actual day! We went to IHOP for Breakfast and had fun with the girls. we rarely got out for Breakfast but, thought this would be a fun tradition to start- breakfast out with our kids on Valentine's Mornings! we will try a new diner every Valentine's too!

She's such a HAM for the camera now, what a poser!

Aria LOVES LOVES LOVES lollipops! She calls them PA- Pops! She will see them in the pantry and almost say it like a question. Pa-pops? mommy? Peez? Peez?
My attempt to get them having fun together at the mini valentine's party at my friend, Cachay's house!( i know it's blurry ,silly)

I LOVE this blouse i got for them! It's just too sweet! I bought it last year on clearance at a boutique.

more silly pictures!

SUgaR FaCe, baby!

The Valentine's Loot!

I'm a good hider, mommy!

we got to see Dawn, Kara and Megan on Valentine's too! It was a great day. I got a massage as well that morning after breakfast. Brandon got his TV and stand and receiver and speakers and so forth. Now he wants a HARMONY remote so, we don't have to have 5 remotes. I don't blame him. I'm not a big sound system person. It's too noisy and it wakes the kids but he's been great about it! The flat screen we got has weak sound compared to our booming huge old 55 inch Big Screen on wheels. Oh, BTW, we are selling that TV for 300. if anyone wants it! It's great Brandon just got a great deal on a 45? inch plasma flat screen. It's really thin, kinda wierd but cool.

I get to get a Double jogger and a bike trailer for my bike. I'm looking at a few right now, Joggers- of course, what i already have the Bob Rev. but i want a Duallie in Black with 12 inch wheels all the way around, the Valco, Dreamer Design, and a couple others. Trailers- I'd love a used Burley, used Chariot, Bell, Trek, really anything gently used or new but not super pricey or super cheap. My sis gave me some good advice on bike trailers! Thanks, Cristi! I'm still looking.
well, Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day!

ARIA UPDATE!

2009-02-11T07:02:00.000-08:00

Obviously, it's been a while since i updated you all on Aria!!! She's almost 19 months now and is doing great. Her teeth are all starting to fill in a bit. She runs like crazy everywhere and has NO fear of anything. we call her Bruiser and Teeny Bits b/c she is exactly that. She's the smallest of all her friends and won't hesitate to try and get her way. Brielle has to watch her back with her sometimes and we are teaching Brielle to not whine when she takes things from her but to Take it back from her! Heck, She's the OLDER sister.
Aria is speaking tiny sentences like: Mommy baby down! Be-l seeping! Baby seeping nigh night!

No mymy( our dogs nickname) mommy eat food. etc...

She LOVES her baby dolls and Brielle likes dolls too but Aria likes them more. Aria loves humming, singing, dancing to music, playing with big girl shoes, trying to get socks on her feet( that takes about a half hour!) and climbing up and opening things!
she's a doll and lots of cuddles and work. She will be such a great bigger sister someday!
That's her in a small nutshell:)

Brielle's 3rd B-day post 1

2009-02-05T18:59:00.000-08:00

Brielle got to celebrate her 3rd b-day in high style with a Princess Tea Party at a local boutique in town, Pattycakes, and had her a few of her great friends there to have loads of dress-up fun with her. Here's some pics...
The girls got to make a wooden princess craft and Brielle LOVED decking her out in sequins!
All the girls got to pick out thier own ball gown, get there hair styled, do a craft, pick out the crown and shoes of their choices!
They walked in a mini princess parade then sat down for tea.
The girls loved twirling outside and in and loved the 3 course catered tea party. Brielle got a BELL to ring whenever her or her friends needed anything.

It was so adorable and i got to actually enjoy it quite a bit. i have more photos of this coming up. they will be done in some creative fashion though. more to come

Updating and Labeling

2009-01-24T08:11:00.000-08:00

So, i still need to update my header for our blog but that's not really what i want to update you all on. I PUT MY LABELS on our sidebar, So please check out Brielle's to see her 2nd yr pictures and so forth. I'm trying not to repeat too many blog posts about the same thing. But, i kind of already have so, look at her posts and I'll post on some sweet pics of my girl this last year!

Other things to update you on...

Brielle is 38.5 inches tall and weighs 27.5 lbs.
Aria is 25.5 inches tall and weighs 22 lbs.
( went to the Dr.)

Me, I'm 5ft 4.5 inches tall and my new body fat measurement is 22.4% Yep! Still losing it!
I started with Nora at 39.6% then i started with Bobby at 26.9%
I lost 8 lbs from when i weighed in last time too! My goal is 18%

Growth is wonderful and so is weight loss!

Brielle's B-day post 2

2009-01-24T07:35:00.000-08:00

We loved Brielle's first year and at the end of it she got to announce that we would be welcoming a new addition to the family! Literally a week after her sealing I got pregnant! We loved playing and chasing her all over the place. She developed a bit faster than most her age but, we didn't realize that till people pointed that out to us. She was such a vocal little girly and picked up signs and words so very fast! She was a great toddler and i must say from about 1-20 months was probably her most chubby time as a baby. It was adorable! Here's some more pictures.

Now to see how she grew into her 2 yr old self, next time!
~C

Brielle's Birthday post 1!

2009-01-12T15:53:00.000-08:00

So, 3 years ago our little girl was born to a wonderful birth-mom in hospital about 15 mins away from our home. We were invited shortly after she was born to come see her.
We walked into a hospital room with 5 generations of B's birth-family's relatives! Yep, great great gma got to be there and we've never felt so much love from a family like that before. We awed and adored this sweet little girl who we couldn't believe would really be OURS? It was like a movie or a dream. After 4 years or failed attempts at having a family, our wish was made possible by one strong young woman and her family stood behind her all the way.

5 long(government holiday weekend) days later, Brielle was placed in our arms. Our placement day was amazing and so sacred i can't share too much without losing it! We were both just so amazed that anyone would do this for us and for their child. Brielle's birth family is so strong in the gospel and we still see them every so often. We have a deep respect and love for her birth family and we always will.

When she we took her home it took us another 5 days to figure out her name. We kept praying and running over our name list and Brielle kept sticking out to us. When we decided and told her birth family they said that was the name they liked the best too.

On her adoption day the judge looked at us and said that she had never seen a more glowing family and such a beautiful little girl. She told us that adoptions are what get her through the ugly divorces and custody hearings, she saves her adoptions for certain days so the end of her week can end on a happy note!
It was a perfect note to start on for us!

On her sealing and blessing day, she lit up the temple and peeked around the room's mirrors to see her own reflection in it. She was all smiles. So were we. It was a moving experience and we are so blessed to have her in our family! She's the duaghter we were wating for to help our family go forth. A week after her sealing day, i got pregnant with Aria but, i didn't know for a couple more weeks:)
It's like God knew she had to come first in order to have our family begin.

It's not like we are the only people to adopt and then later get pregnant but, i sincerely know that children are meant to be part of these families that they are placed with through adoption.

Brielle's first year was awesome!...

New and ever Changing and Growing!

2009-01-08T22:19:00.000-08:00

So, ever changing and growing... We had/have 3 birthdays in January. Mine the 4th( i turned 27:). Myla, our pug turned 4 on the 7th and Brielle is turning 3 on the 12th!

New.. is the year 2009 and all it brings, the sweet 15 ft. trampoline in our backyard, and my new lenses for my camera( well, new to me:)( thanks Jimmy the nikon guy in Reno:) I got a 70-300mm, 50mm fixed AF, 55mm micro-nikor M lens( you got that for me Betty and Clair with your very generous gift card:) and a ProMaster flash. Buying these lenses gently used was the way to go. I saved heeps and got lots and Jimmy has been so helpful- if anyone needs Nikon gear email me, I'll give you his info!
Here's few pics i took of our upcoming Birthday girl while Aria was napping...

I still can't figure out why when i upload my pics to blogger they never come out quite as bright on the blog. Anyone have answers?
~C

Playing Catch up!!!

2008-12-27T10:43:00.000-08:00

SO the week before Christmas, we had some cool things happen( besides the snow!)

Hayley and the girls stayed over for a night and Brielle had her 1st official sleepover with little Ava!
watching Cinderella on DVD and playing was what the girls did until about 10 or so. They were so tired the next day!

Aren't they too cute?

I went to my friends Christmas Party where i was the designated( and payed) Photographer for the event at the Anthem Country Club and it was a Blast! They have such a fun company and i enjoyed taking pictures and such and at the near end of the party, John, ( melyna's Husband) responded to some of my friends in the crowd who were shouting for me to sing. I said sure but then sat down( thinking it was just a joke) and then John says"Many of you met Corrine, the photographer, who is a close friend of ours and is a great photographer but, she's also an amazing singer.. So, give it up for Corrine!"
I stood up an pointed to the singer who was already there and said" and JOBELLE was one of my teachers- so give it up for JoBelle!" I wnet over to the band gave them my pitch and started singing...

I didn't sing the best i have ever sang but it wasn't all that bad. It so fun singing with a live band. The people started getting up on the dance floor and slow dancing with there significant others and i continued to sing. It was so much fun and i don't know when the last time I have done something that Spur of the Moment, in who knows how long!
It was like i was living a movie right then. It was so much fun! Here's some pictures of my sweet girlies!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T07:04:00.000-08:00

We hope you all have Wonderful Holidays!

SNOW!!!

2008-12-18T00:27:00.000-08:00

Yep, You heard Right! This is probably the most snow Vegas has had in MANY years!

We had a blast building snowmen and playing with our neighbors out in are hood!

Here's Pictures...
Brielle had way too much fun and didn't want to come back inside and get warm. She got hungry so she decided to come in. I must say, she ate like a champ too! Let's see, i bowl of cereal, a piece of cheese, a half PB&Honey, a bowl of creamy tomato soup, and a quarter of my grilled cheese. She must have played hard. SHE NEVER EATS like THAT!

Aria was just in shock and awe and really didn't like moving around much b/c it's slippery! She would just take a couple steps and then stay there till she go tired. Then she would try to crawl but get stuck in a downward dog position( YOGA) It was funny! She loved it though and we brought her in a few times but she just whined to go back out and be in this incredible snow park!

My friend Melanie S. , does awesome vinyl and this was her Christmas gift to our family! I love it! Our door just looks a bit SASSY! It's a great gift and it peels off when I'm done with it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! and if i don't post again until after Christmas it's b/c i have many projects to finish and people coming to visit like Hayley and her girls for a night, my dad and brothers and Aunt and Uncle. Loves to you all!

oh ...cute things Brielle says will be posted soon:)

Tree Time!

2008-12-02T23:33:00.000-08:00

So getting out our tree(s) is always an ordeal but, this year we got it done pretty fast. Like everything was up in four days. Not bad, considering in between the decor getting up, we went to a UNLV basketball game one night and had family over for Thanksgiving( which went great and relaxing, mostly) and. then on Black Friday we mostly decorated ( except for the gym and target) and we got a lot accomplished!

I must Thank all who helped. Codi, our neighbor and young friend, you watched the girls a bit while watching football. You also were the perfect person in the attic helping us get things down! I also went up in the attic and now, I'm not so scared of it anymore. Maybe it was Home Alone that did it to me, or the fear off falling???

Anywho( nice tangent, i know, right?) Thanks to Elders, Vaitia , and Elder H and one other elder Allen maybe? i forgot your names so sorry! Anywho, they were excellent service men. Since it's hard for them to actually get service hours in our area( everyone hires things out, pretty much) They came in really handy and got there hours in that week.

So, that's my Thanks. Here's tree pictures. It turned out okay, so far. i still feel like it's missing some aqua? I think it would brighten it up! What do you all think?

Brielle loves to take off the little RUBIES and make a collection( so she calls it)

I left the bottom part kinda bare for now b/c we have four little hands that just take things off a lot but, about 95% of my ornaments are KID SAFE. i used a lot of acrylic, plastic, resin, and foam ornaments! And so far, what's on the tree is stuff i already had from years past. I love this feather ornament! It's Just Silly and whimsical and soft! More on my girls later!

found this on Cristi's Blog you can do it too!

2008-11-30T07:14:00.000-08:00

Copy and paste the words. Bold the things you have done...

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run .
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language ( just for the trip to Italy not many words though)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone .
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (Don't get any crazy ideas, it was a FISH!)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (Heimlich on a baby counts right?)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Made amends with someone who offended you

101. flew in a small Cessna plan with just you and the pilot

102. visited a monastery in Tuscany

103. ran out of gas

now add something that's not on this list and keep it going, if you'd like.

Making up for LOST time!!!

2008-11-30T06:49:00.000-08:00

SO. I've been so busy with EVERYTHING! So i apologize for it all but if you've seen any part of my other two blogs you should fully understand! But, now i have bit more free time to cavalierly blog what ever i feel like.

here's our situation:

Currently, Brandon is still doing well in the Lending end of Real Estate. Not sure how long that will last but, mostly all his clients have good credit and money to throw down. It seems you must have impeccable finances to purchase anything these days! He had fun playing football on Thanksgiving and his Hamstring got really sore. He is having so much fun getting ready for the Holidays and LOVES to shop for his girls and He helps me tons with watching the girls and house stuff. I'm not the best housekeeper but, He's there to help a lot. And currently, i don't feel like paying someone to lean our home for a while.

Brielle, is going to be 3 on Jan. 12th and is so full of things to say. Some silly or mean but mostly all sweetness. She loves Aria and loves to play. She says to us " Mom, you are the best in the whole white world! She also learned how to sing jingle bells and a few other songs. I don't know how she remembers so much in her little brain. she counts up to like 28 or something and always surprises me when she say " hey mom, there's 7 pillows in here!" I know she enjoys math, playing house, dancing, dress up, gymnastics, singing and so much more! ( we got them a trampoline for christmas-shhhh:)

Aria, is almost 18 months and she loves to parrot your words. she's understanding what facial parts are like eyes, nose, teeth( tees) ears(ees) mouth( mouww). She says all kinds of words and is starting to communicate in more understandable ways. She told me brielle took her monkey by saying be-L, ( then pointing at her toy) oohoh ahah( monkey sound) then she made a small grunt to tell me she wasn't happy about it! It was funny! She's still really tiny( all except her belly:) She's fitting in 6-12 an 9 month clothes still. her shoe sizes is a 2 or 3 but the 3's are still big on her! She loves animals like crazy and loves dancing, singing and playing with any kind of baby doll. Brielle and her occasionally argue over toys so, now we just get two of everything. It's easier on us:)

As for me, just check my other blogs but, I'll keep you posted on me more!

For now, Here's some pics of us in October at our Local carousel!

These two EXTRA girls are ERIN ( above) and Taylor ( below) They are some of the neighbor girls and Erin is one of Brielle's Best Friends!

MOre to come soon!

What's up with Us?

2008-10-28T16:53:00.001-07:00

Well, Brielle and aria both had rounds of the FLU and thankfully we made it through unscathed!

Brielle has been trying to avoid taking naps and this is what ends up happening about 5 ish or so!

She was very cuddly during her two days of sickness and i enjoyed it , even though i missed my normal morning routine of the gym and back.

Aria had only a short bit of it and she bounced back really quick. It's been hard trying to keep them apart and i feel like i lysoled my WHOLE House!

SO, we are on the mend and looking forward to Our Parties coming up and Halloween night and then bright and Early Saturday morning we will leave back up to FALLON, to help my mom set up her shop:)

Reno Hot Air Balloon Races

2008-10-13T20:11:00.000-07:00

So I'm obviously catching up on OLD NEWS. But, I had so much fun in Fallon and Reno and one highlight was waking up at the crack of dawn and hauling the kids to the Balloon Races.My little girl loves to clap for just about anything.
Cousin Owen and all of us had so much fun looking at this amazing spectacle! I remember doing this as a little kid myself. Brielle was fascinated and kept asking when she could" go for a ride".

Some Hot Buns on that Bunny:)

Brielle and Aria Help roll up the tarp for the Sands Hotel crew too. ( this was Aria's favorite part) Aria ran everywhere she could and had no fear of these giant balloons.
I had to catch this image as we walked towards our cars home. It was a very tiring day but super fun. Oh yeah, i haven't edited the kids bounce house pics. But, they had a blast at the many bounce houses that were there:) We miss being up there heeps!

Like Father, Like Daughter

2008-09-28T10:30:00.000-07:00

So, when Brandon was a bitty little boy, he used to fall all the time. He learned to run very soon after he learned to walk. He has kind of a big melon ( custom sized hats usually) and he'd fall straight forward onto that melon of his. Many bruises happened but this was his first big one!Aria has had four bruises so far but this is her first BIG ONE! She did the same thing and used her head instead of her hands to catch herself. She fell on a door track at the sitter's house. I knew this would happen soon, i was just wondering HOW! Hopefully she doesn't get as bad as daddy did, though!
I must warn you this picture is a bit scary and it's after Brandon had repeatedly fallen on his noggin in the same place. Once, he landed on bricks, once he tried to jump off the church stage and fly like superman and many other Boyish stunts! OUCH! Poor Bitty Brandon!

He turned out alright though. I just put Aria's big flowers on and try to cover that honking bruise for now.

Thanks Betty for these pics of my man! Love ya!

A Bit of Last week's adventures

2008-09-16T07:04:00.000-07:00

Last week was a bit of a roller coaster for us. I tried to unpack from our trip up north, clean and organize my house and get some of my business stuff done. Also, i am continuing my workouts every morning as usual. I needed to re-stock our fridge and do the normal home things as well.

We've been debating wether or not to keep Myla now. She's a good dog but, i still feel we don't give her that much QT. She deserves more from Owners. So, that's been on my mind. i also realized last Monday that the Tri-athalon i wanted to do was on a SUNDAY and I'm no

t really interested in Breaking the Sabbath so, I looked into 2 other tri's. One is in AZ and one is in ST. George. I'll let you know what i decide to do. I was way bummed about that SYK!

I got my temporary crown on my tooth and while the sweet hygenist( she really is

very kind and sweet) was putting this nasty tasting crap in my gums( i mean packing it into a place tat used to have tooth their) the novacaine started to wear off( or whatever it is they use). It started to throb. They gave me more numbing stuff and it was fine after that.

The next morning, i woke up in minimal discomfort and went on with my daily routine of getting the girls dressed fed and out the door to the gym a

nd while i was preparing some food, I heard aria fall and she yelled/cried so loud, I rushed to her and snuggled her and brought her over to the kitchen. i put her finger under water, thi-

nking she had slammed it or something, then, i went over to wear she was and lo and behold, there was a HUGimous ( Brielle's word) SCORPION ( Scerpie as B's says)!

Yep, i automatically looked a little closer to Aria's finger and thought OH CRAP SHE"S BEEN BIT! So, i ran to my Surgeon/neighbors home and I was advised to call 911! So, i did and as i got off the phone with the lady, Aria stopped crying? WHat? Maybe she didn't get bit! So, i

called 911 back and told them i was probably a false alarm since the scerpie was practically dead anyways when i found him( of course it's a male bug:)!

But, the lady said they were already on their way and it was FREE for them to analyze her and unless she needed to be wheeled off there was no charge. So, i said, okay, sure! So in came the men and we had a photo session.

Of course Aria was fine and just as happy as pie! She won over the hearts of these guys and I'm so glad I was wrong.

Anywho, i forgot about doing a Poll for my hairstyle. I already got it done. I got coppery/red and honey highlights and a new cut! I love my colors so much and my cut is cool for now. I just keep wanting to cut it shorter. But, i probably won't.

Anywho, I'll post pics of my hair later!

Oh yeah, last week, i made about 6 custom bracelets and 8 flower clips and this week I'm filling a few wholesale orders so, i will continue to be busy!

I had a great weekend though. i'll post on that later!

Here it goes! Fallon post 1

2008-09-09T17:16:00.000-07:00

So, i will have many posts on my trip to fallon and you are free to roam my other two blogs to see more of what i was doing up there! But One really neat thing happened. My brother, Brad turned 25! Yep, I'm 26 and he's 25. My birthday is in January, you do the math. We are close:)

On his birthday we went to church, went to the Grastiet's home for one last party and then came back to mom and Carl's and Tirza and I made him a delicious Reese's Peanut Butter Dream Cake! It was HEAVEN! If you like peanut butter and chocolate, you'll love this! If you are interested you can call me and I'll give you the 411 on it! It's way more simple than you'd think.

Anywho, in me being SLOW, i for got to tell Everyone something!

Yep, She started walking almost a month ago and she's starting to walk really fast now! She often falls on her bum and her face looks like this!
It's like she's saying" how'd i get here again? I was just up walking and now I'm back here already!"We also got to spend lots of time with our little nephew Owen! He's so adorable and he got the nick name BamBam while he was with us. He likes jumping off things just being a boy! Him and Brielle played pretty well. More on that Later!

Brielle was alseep in the car( doors were open and she was safe!) during the whole party at the Grastiet's so she's not pictured. Sorry Big Brielle Fans. But, there's plenty pics of her to come! More later!

Being featured!

2008-08-25T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hey gang of sweet friends and family ( and blog-hoppers)! So, If you haven't checked out Petit Elefant yet, you should. It's another cool mom blog and they are featuring CC BABY INC. right now. And in a few days or so, she will tell you that you can enter her blog for a giveaway for a $20. credit to my store. So, if you missed the last contest here's your 2nd chance!

I'm Coming to FALLON AND RENO!

2008-08-24T22:20:00.000-07:00

Hey family and friends and peeps!

I'm needing sweet girlies for my Fall photo shoot and I will be in Fallon and Reno this wednesday thru the following wednesday(27th-3rd). So, if you have a baby girl 0-1yr. or toddler 1.5-5 yrs. that you'd like to model for my company please send me an email with a

picture of them or two and a few words about their personality.

I'm looking for a few older girls too, ages 5-7.

I will be constantly checking my email while I'm up there so, as soon as you read this post, email me!

Each model will get a free set of clips or a headband and %20 off their order. Plus, they will get free photography of their sweet kiddos( always priceless:)! My times are pretty open so, don't hesitate to call or email me.

I also plan on enjoying the cantaloupe festival, Lake Tahoe and seeing my family and their growing babies!

Remember, i lost all my numbers b/c i lost my phone so, please call me!

702-373-8193

For some good news!

2008-08-23T23:12:00.000-07:00

My new phone is good and I love VERIZON! I've been happy with the service since i had it! (brandon takes care of the bills and most of the CS stuff so, maybe that's why I'm so happy:) So, if you are in my network call me all the time.

Also, We have lots of interest for Daisy and not so much for Myla but, we will see what tomorrow brings and it's the last day the ad runs for them.

We took advantage of the $12. and $7.00 jeans sale at OLD NAVY and I got two pairs of new jeans! And guess what??? I fit a size 6 quite nicely now! I was freaking out. i haven't been this small since like the 2nd year of our marriage!!!

My tooth is feeling lots better! And both the girls are sleeping peacefully. So, though it has been a long day, filled with ups and downs, we always come out on top, Happy and Healthy! (and a bit skinnier every day.) I'm seriously sticking with this triathalon training!

I lost MY PHONE!

2008-08-23T14:43:00.000-07:00

Okay so, i've had it for almost 3 years. I was really careful with it while i had it. i barely took off the protective case and the plastic liner over the screen like last january. But, somehow, I lost it. So, i no longer have anyone's information so shoot me an email corrine.ccbabyinc@gmail.com or call me so, i can re-program you into my new phone.

Other than that, i had a great 11 mile bike ride this morning, much of it was uphill this time followed by a root canal at 9 am.

On another note, we are trying to find good homes for both of our doggies! Yep, it's a sad reality but. We just aren't being very good dog parents to them. I never walk them or take them to the park. They deserve to be appreciated and cared for more and with 2 kids, multiple business ventures and someday wanting to have another baby, they are just not fitting in with our lifestyle. They need good new owners! That's just it! I already cried about this b/c part of me feels like a big failure but, at least I'm mature enough to admit that they deserve better homes.

Here's a couple pics of them if anyone is interested!

The Boxer is Daisy!
She's obviously Myla!

Both are pure bred dogs!

Well, that's all for now, my half botoxed-numbness is starting to wear off from my wonderful 2 hours in the chair so, i better go. Oh, i got to watch a movie with a headset while i got my tooth worked on! It was very nice! If you live in GV or Henderson, Go to Gubler Dental! They rock. Tell them I sent You!

Little known facts!

2008-08-16T23:18:00.000-07:00

I have decided that from time to time i will do posts called " Little known Facts" about my girls or my life. It's just a fun way for you all to get to know us better!

This one is all about ARIA...

Aria LOVES Baby wipes! She will walk around holding one for as long as she can, until it's totally nasty. When i take it away she screams in high tones and sometimes cries like she just broke something. It's sad! Maybe i should just keep them out of her reach. But, how would i keep her occupied when i'm changing her diaper? I give her toys but she goes straight for the wipes container until she gets at least one. Silly baby!

A little change...

2008-08-16T15:53:00.001-07:00

Will do me good.

So, as you know, i have lost a lot of lbs. and last week Brandon came home and gave me a few hundred dollars and said" you need to get yourself some clothes that fit!" What a treat! i couldn't have asked for a nicer husband. He has been such a trooper with this and has really let me do my own thing. Never criticizing or REmInDing me to get to the gym. I just did it anyways.

So, i got some new jeans and skirts and tops( bla bla) and now I want to do something with my hair. i was thinking about adding some copperry bronzy highlights (not blonde). I have also been thinking about doing it in a cute cut. i am just not sure exactly where I want to go in the Hairdo dept.

So, my cousin Crystal, did this poll on if she should cut her hair or not. I think it was a great idea. her reaction was great. so, I think I'll take a pic of my current hair and put up a poll and you all can tell me what you'd lie to see. It will be up soon ( within the next week.) Have any ideas? Leave a comment!

2008-08-11T07:45:00.000-07:00

Our happy girls in one of my favorite outfits!

Our Littlest Cupcake is ONE!

2008-08-10T22:22:00.000-07:00

These are some of my favorite pics of my baby as she has grown this past year. I started writing this post before her b-day and i finally have a bit of time to finish it. Enjoy!

nordstrom fashion show
Easter o8
Aria was born on July 24th of '07 . My labor was great and under 4.5 hours. Brandon said that when he looked at her_ she's an ARIA. B/c we were deciding between Layla and Aria.

And she truly is. Her names is Italian in origin and means a Solo Melody , usually in an Italian Opera. It also means "Lion" and both fit her very well.
She sings itty songs all the time and she squeals with excitement in octaves I've never even heard.

Just a few days ago we were in Trader Joes and Aria got a balloon from the lady and she squealed so loud everyone's ears were pierced by the sound of her glee.

She has been such a great baby and so different from Brielle. i am glad they are so unique and so special i their own ways.

Aria loves banging on anything that makes a noise, singing songs, squealing, playing with the doggies, playing with Brielle and her family, pushing chairs or her car around, eating anything off the floor, waving a baby wipe like a scarf, sucking her thumb, and waving her arms like a maestro.

She says baba, daddy, doggie, puppy, mama, mommy, nana, uh oh, nu huh, nigh nigh and is working on more. She loves climbing the stairs and she has taken about 3-4 steps at a time walking. And i'm glad she's not rushing it. They all grow up too fast.

She's so much fun and when she goes to bed i still get the urge to wake her up so we cn play again or just so i can hold her and cuddle. She's a major cuddle bug and will even cuddle on your leg, a soft toy, a blankie, anything. It's so cute.

We've enjoyed this first year with our little tiny bits, sugar baby, pickle, peanut, snuggle bug, sugies( shu- gees) and all the other multitude of nick name we give her. She makes me so happy to want to have another baby. ( no, that's not news) She has blessed our lives in so many other ways it's hard to name them all.

WE Love You Baby Girl!

Love Mommy, Daddy and Brielle

Our Pediped MODEL!

2008-08-07T07:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Gang, So Brielle is on the site now! click here to see her! i actually think it's not that great of a picture from a photography standpoint but, she still does the job well. i like this pic better!I wish they would have done outdoor/ natural lighting with this group as they did with another group. The pics would have been way better! Anywho, i can't change that now.

2.5 years and already a DIVA!

2008-08-07T07:25:00.000-07:00

So, every morning upon waking up Brielle says something very straight to the point. Sometimes she says things like, I had a long long nap mommy, or I peed in my diaper and it's over there. She has also let us know what she wants in these waking moments with things like My tummy says it needs lotsa lotsa dinner now, or My tummy hurts mommy. A candy will make it feel better.

Yeah, so, it's really cute.

Today, though she was still lying in her bed when i opened her door and she said as her opening line" I NEED my PRINCESS CROWN, Mommy!"

Good morning to you too, Brielle!

I'm tired

2008-08-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

I have been getting ready for the Lake Las Vegas Tri-athalon at the end of September. Though i have only been training for this for a few weeks. I tell you all now. I'M TIRED. My bum is sore for learning how to bike and sit (or not sit), my legs are sore from running and pedaling 15 miles yesterday. my Arms are sore from gripping handlebars and lifting weight in my cross training. My abs are getting tighter and loosing some leftover baby flab. My hair is either unwashed or over-chlorinated( or salty) most of the weeks. My legs get a shave now and then, i need to just wax, for goodness sakes and my body fat has dropped again. So, it's all worth it, right? I'll keep telling myself that. I am so glad my sis is doing the half marathon b/c that means we are both kicking our butts! Go sis.

Oh, BTW, if I don't blog as often as i have been lately just know, that, I'M Tired!

More pics from San Diego-Clingers!

2008-08-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

We got to attend Tommy Browning's reception and see my good friend IVY and her clan while we were in SD. I got to see her darling little girl, Violet and attend her son Sam's Birthday party and go to Green Valley Falls with the kids and Carl's Birth Family ( GV Falls in SD not GV , NV and Carl, her husband, not my step-dad). I only got a few pics off my erased card from that so here they are.

What a major gorgeous baby! she's going to model for my boutique company next time I come down. I got to give her a white bling bracelet as her baby shower gift and I also made a bracelet for my cousin, jessa's baby, madeline. That one was pink and lilac crystals with all sterling silver! I hope both girls enjoyed their bling.

I wish Ivy could live next door. I think the world of my dear friend and she has given so much to me just through her friendship.

More pics from San Diego

2008-08-04T13:32:00.000-07:00

These pics are from OLD TOWN and we had fun going out to lunch with Diane, Uncle Todd and all of us. We got some candy at the shops and Brielle dipped a candle. Unfortunately the LDS Mormon Battalion Center was closed. We did have fun though. it was relaxing for the most part. after that we went to IKEA. i can't wait to get ours here. they are building one in Summerlin.

Brielle had so much fun with her cousin, Riley! She and Riley would play dress up and ride everywhere together. Brielle was her shadow for a while. I am so glad she has a girl cousin to play with occasionally.

They both loved the zoo and Aria did too.
Aria loves giving big kisses too! We miss all you San Diegans!

CC Baby Inc. Blog is having it's FIRST GIVEAWAY!

2008-08-03T23:40:00.000-07:00

So, if you dig what i do. Check it out, along with my store and get entered to win! Just leave a comment on that blog of what you'd pick from my store if you win! This goes till August 25th!

More to come on our little clan!

Aria graduated ISR classes too!

2008-07-29T00:21:00.001-07:00

Aria took 5 weeks but nailed it. She now floats very well even when flipped upside down or sideways. She's not happy doing this kind of survival training but, she's much safer if ever she falls into water unsupervised. Hopefully this will never happen but, if it does, she's got the skills to FLOAT instead of SINK/ DROWN.

Yes, her pants are not buttoned b/c i put six month pants on her. oops! ISR requires a few days of practice with clothes on b/c most accidents happen when kids are fully dressed. The baby/ kid needs to feel the weight difference of being in water with all that extra weight on.
We are so proud of her and she's our Tiny Floater Girl now!

Aria's ONE and still so much FUN!

2008-07-28T14:30:00.001-07:00

Aria had her birthday on July 24th and it was great. I have whole post typed up but, not enough time to finish it but, it will come soon. for now just enjoy her pics ( a few of them).the NEW CUPCAKE PAN from Wilton.
Betty iced the cake for me b/c i was pressed for time. Didn't she do great?
We used pastry pride for the icing so, it wasn't greasy and mike 'n' ike for the sprinkles
she screamed when i took it away but, i left her a small piece.

this morning

2008-07-22T09:34:00.000-07:00

Brielle sees Brandon with his shirt off as she's walking down the stairs and says excitedly" I have boobies. Do you have boobies too dada?" He said no and we explained how men have a CHEST.

Brielle said " okay" and proceeded to count how many she had. She exclaimed that she had two and counted hers again and daddy's and says" Mommy has big ones and you and me have little ones" i asked her if Aria had any and she said no but Myla ( our pug) had lots and lots and she licks them and her bum too."

I don't know how much skin we will be showing around our 2.5 yr old anymore. She's really observant with many things like when we spell N-A-P or B-E-D. Brielle will say" i don't want an N-A-P, i'm not tired but, Aria can take mine."

She's just growing up too fast and she's saying such funny things!

I just made this dress for her and to learn more about it click here.

Our ISR Graduate!

2008-07-21T14:27:00.000-07:00

Brielle graduated from her ISR swim/survival class this last week and she finished her training at 4 weeks. the average toddler+ takes usually 5-6 weeks sometimes 7 so, this means... Brielle is a little MERMAID! Yep, I asked her and she's not a fish, she a mermaid! She tested a few days swimming fully clothed and with that extra weight she still did great. We are so proud of her and she's so much fun to swim with now!

Frankie was a great teacher and we are lucky to have her teach Aria for one more week. She's also a mother of 4 boys. That deserves an award by itself. More on ISR as Aria finishes her last week this week.

Cool Game of TAG!

2008-07-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks Spring!

I just might like this one...

Tag! Here's the drill (This one's kind of interesting...)

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

More pics from San Diego

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Whose cuter the sweet goat or Brielle?
Cousin Riley! She and Brielle had so much fun together!
Hey look it's FLOWER from Meerket Manor. J/k They all look alike but, don't tell them that b/c they will say I'm profiling them!

feeding time for our spotted friends!
Us in an almost fully happy picture.
I'm still playing catch up! More to come!

Yay! for RescuePro

2008-07-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

If you have no idea what i'm talking about, RescuePro recovers your lost, deleted info, photos, videos and so much more. So, thanks to that program( google it if you want it) i get to start posting on our vacation to SD. (thanks Jan!)

Here's the first installment of LEGOLAND Pictures. Brielle loved it and every ride she would say" Let's go on it again, mommy!" Waiting in lines was a bit odd to her but, she got the hang of it and was such fun! It was fun to go with my Dad, Mary and niece Riley too. We loved it for the little ones!

This water bucket drenched us!
So soaked it scared Brielle a little!( good pics Brandon)

My dad, Danny and our cupcake, Aria!

Are you in Vegas? Nope it's made of LEGOS!
My cutest Big Girl ever!

Still more lego monuments! They are impressive.

More to come later!

6 Great Years!

2008-07-06T09:17:00.000-07:00

Yep! We've reached that milestone already! It's been 6 wonderful years full of so many great times together. I am so grateful I got to marry my best friend and that we are still so much in love. Brandon is the best father, husband, friend, and so much more to me and our family. He's always seeking to be better and do better for himself and the welfare of his family. I love who he is and who he has yet to become. I know he feels the same way about me too.

We we're sealed on July 5th 2002 in the San Diego Temple. It was wonderful and just as i pictured it would be.

We love going on dates and I just can't get enough of this hot man!
We also love Colorado and hope to be living there sometime in the near future.
This is of our Adoption Profile pic. and we had so much fun getting ready for little Brielle to come to our home!
For our anniversary Brandon took the girls over to his mom's home while i went and got a needed pedicure and manicure. Then we went looking for new cabinetry for our kitchen and to the BEAD store for a few necessary items for my store. We went and grabbed a bit and then saw GET SMART(totally worth it, so Funny!) and Brandon bought me a special NEW diamond ring. He was going to do it last year but, we had Aria on the way and it wasn't a priority then. So, He splurged and got me 2.88 carats of loveliness. Thank you HONEY! I'd love you even without a ring! (my fingers aren't pretty so, i just put it on cloth instead and the ring box was so contrasty)

my new blog

2008-07-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

Hey friends,

I have yet another BLOG. Yeah, i know, I'm sick or something. JK!

I actually set it up for business purposes as my boutique items are starting to get some more attention and i keep getting custom orders that I like to showcase as well as what's upcoming on my Etsy store or what will be sold in local boutiques. It's a place where I can unload the crafty side of me in one particular spot. If you did'nt already figure this out. I've been keeping my family blog just that- my family blog- not the mom or craft blog. So, now you have 3 choices of what to view! Love to you all!

Aria's First Hair Cut!

2008-07-02T14:25:00.000-07:00

Look at her little whisps of hair!

Cachay was kind enough to BUZZ her for me so all her hair could grow in the same length.

Look at that SMILE. She was pretty wiggly but did great!

HUGE BUMMER!

2008-07-01T20:15:00.000-07:00

So, the other day, i had a gal up in my craft room that was purchasing some cute items for her baby and Brielle was sitting at the computer pushing buttons ( me not paying attention). When I did finally realize what she was doing, she got down and went off to play in her room.

Now, tonight, when i went to edit my pics from San Diego and some ones that i took of a friends baby, i pulled up the card info on the comp. and it said that the CARD was blank.

I tried redoing it 4 times and then stuck it in my camera and tried to check the images and the heart stopping words FILE CONTAINS NO IMAGES is all I see.

Brielle must have erased on the contents when she was playing. I AM SOOO BUMMED! I had so many cute pics. If anyone knows how to get them back. please let me know.