Ashley 2nd Birthday

Ashley turned 2 on Sept 5 th! I know almost a month ago! I have been really busy with homework and life and forgot to post! She had a kids birthday party the saturday before and we invited all her nursery friends to come swimming at our community pool. Sunday we had a small family birthday party since my mom and Tyler mom were both in town to celebrate with us. She seems to have a really good weekend and I can't believe she is 2 already! She is growing and getting bigger everyday.

Quick Family weekend Trip

Since school was starting again Tyler wanted to take a quick trip away! So we went to Long Beach, CA. It is about a 6 hr drive from our place which is not too bad. We woke up really early Saturday drove to Long Beach and spent the day getting to know the area since we had never been there before and going to the beach of course. Tyler and I and Ashley love the beach! Ashley and I did not care for the water since it was so cold! We also took Tyler's brother Jay who is living with us! He has never been to California or seen the beach so he was way excited to be doing so!

While at the beach Tyler and his brother were swimming in the ocean and I look over Tyler is on the beach and called me over to him. I went over just as the beach medical was coming also. He was in a lot of pain and blood was pouring out from his foot. I asked him what had happen and he said he had no idea what got him but it hurt. The beach person said he got stung by a stingray and it does hurt. Well they had to take him somewhere to put his foot in hot water but could not get the water hot enough so they sent us to our hotel to be able to put his foot in hot water to help with the pain. I have never seen Tyler in so much pain. Once in the hot water the pain got so much better. The life guard said that it is like someone taking a steak knife and stabbing you and pulling it out and leaving stuff in there that hurts worse. Well all in all it was a pretty good day! We spent the night walking the main pier. Here are some pictures of our weekend.

This picture above was taken right before the stingray happened!

Ashley was loving the feel of sand on her! She would rub it on her arms and laugh!

Picture above is off the Long Beach pier and that is the Queen Mary and it is huge! She looks just like the titanic so cool! You can pay and walk on the boat but we did not have time!
LA Temple! We wanted to a least stop and take pictures on our way home! Such a peaceful temple grounds. It is surround by city and busy streets but become so quiet once you enter the grounds. The picture before is Ashley on the temple grounds.

where has the time gone?

Wow it has been over a month since my last post! I was hoping that because I was home more that I would post more but so far that is not the case so here is a little update!

Tyler is busy going to school and work! He is gone Monday thru Friday from 7 am to 11pm! Not sure what his schedule will be this next semester but I am sure it will be about the same! We miss him and look forward to spending time on the weekends! He is such a hard working and I am proud to have such a wonderful husband.

Me, well I am staying home and making the most out of my time. Going to the gym and enjoying being a mom! I love being a mom maker and I love that I finally have the time to do so! My house is clean more and the laundry is done and I don't have to worry about doing it at night or on the weekends! I have time to do things I love to do and look forward to crafty sewy stuff I can do!

Ashley is great! She is so much fun and gets a lot of her humor from her dad (not too sure if that is a good thing yet.) She is always saying gross when she does not like things. She is very talkative and is very good at telling us what she wants, such as hungry or wants some juice! This weekend we finally were able to throw away the pacifier!! She cried a lot the first night but finally went to sleep and did fine. The next day we bought her a new doll for her to sleep with and for some reason it calmed her down and she has not had a problem with not having it at all! Her newest thing is her diaper!!! She hates to wear a diaper or anything for that matter! it is not that she wants to wear underwear or do use the potty chair she just like to take her diaper off! So we always have to check during naps and night time to make sure she still has a diaper on! She will wake up take it off and than go back to sleep! Not sure why but it has been a mess to clean up! So we bought a potty chair and we will see what she thinks! Any Idea feel free to share!!
She is very good little girl and i am thankful for her and the energy and spirit she brings into our lives!


Where have we been the past month? going going gone!
Ashley and I decided to head back to farmington with my parents after they were in AZ for the weekend! We stayed a couple of days in NM and enjoyed all our family! We got to celebrate Molly's birthday with her! Ashley loved playing and did not want to leave! We than decided to go with my mom to Idaho to see my brother Derek and his wife for the weekend. We left and drove the full 12 hours! I was not sure how this was going to go over! Ashley gets car sick and that is a long time to be in a car for a almost 2 yr old! She is awesome! We were able to give her something to help her not get sick which helped a lot. Movies got to love movies! She watched so many movies and she did not cry or get upset the whole trip! She was wonderful! We got to Idaho and enjoyed spending time with Derek and Amanda! They are such a cute family and I just wish we were able to see them more often and spend more time with them. We took a day trip to Jackson hole, Wyoming. It was such a pretty drive and a cute little town and we ate the best burgers there! We stayed for a couple more days with Derek and we headed from Idaho to AZ! Another long day of driving decided to stay in UT for the night and than continue on our way the next morning! All in all it was a great trip and it was the longest trip I have spent with my mom in a long time and I really enjoyed our time together! My mom ended up staying the the rest of the week with us so we spent 2 weeks with her! Ashley was sad to see her go and still asks where her Grandma is! I look forward to maybe planning another trip with my mom again!

4th weekend fun!

The fourth of July weekend is one that Tyler has looked forward to for a month! Saturday night we went down town Mesa for the Freedom Celebration! They close off main st for miles and have a car show and on the side street they have things for the kids with lots of food and things between everything. You would think being outside in Mesa, AZ would not be fun and did I mention we hit record highs that night, 118 degrees that day! Thank goodness for misters and fans that were covering the streets keeping everyone cool, and it really did not feel that hot! We walked the whole thing checking out all the cars and walked around the kids stuff! To end the night they shot off fireworks off the top of the buildings that everyone was standing under. We decided to get away from the crowd and went and found a grassy area to sit on and watch the fireworks. Ashley had a great time and she did get a little scared at first but than decided they were Pretty! She keep say pretty oh pretty the whole time!

Getting ready to go to the celebration on Saturday!
First time french braiding her whole hair!

Watching the fireworks!

One of the many cars on the street! Just one of my favorite cars!

This girl was there for the play Cinderella is going on this next month and Ashley thought she was great! She even told her thank you after we took her picture!

Monday we had a BBQ and of course made homemade Ice Cream. We decided to set off a few fireworks off that night and Ashley was not so sure about those fireworks! The ones that were loud she did not like, all the others were pretty! All in all it was a great weekend!

Hot hot hot

Well living in AZ of course it is HOT! it has been around 112 lately! Most of the time I love the heat! Saturday Ashley got to go to her first pool birthday party that was not for her. All of her friends from nursery were invited. It was a lot of fun. We played at the pool for over 2 hours. Ashley had so much fun to have kids her age in the pool with her. Tyler and I got really burnt and are now paying for it! Ashley thank goodness only got her head burnt a tiny bit! We look forward to the time spent at the pool and are thankful to have a community pool we can use anytime we want!
on other notes Tyler got another Job offer and excepted. He will be working for Boeing! He is very excited and will start the end of this week! He pays way better than his current job so I am way excited for him! It is also really close to home so less to spend on gas!!! We have been blessed in so many ways and I am so thankful for all that we have been given!

much needed update!

Hello hello out there! It has been a crazy past month and a lot to update.

Ashley
She is doing good. She is teething a lot and not eating very good still. We are still working with her to get to eat more and different things. She loved pizza and yogurt, and always a great eater if pizza is put in front of her.

Tyler
He began a new Full Time Job a couple of weeks ago. He has not worked full time since Ashley was born. He finally after some thing like 8 yrs got to quit working at applebee's! He is working for ATC which i can't remember what it stands for and way to hard to explain what he does. All I know is he is fixing airplane parts! He is still going t school at night so he has very long days. He will be done with school next May. He loves his job and he is getting experience in the career field before school is completed which is awesome. Just better pay after school is completed.

Me (Brittani)
I decided to become part-time and asked my office manager to do so about a month ago. I was given permission and while on vacation was fired. So I am now a full time stay at home MOM! I have not been home with Ashley full time since she was 6 weeks old. It was hard at first to get used to. While Ashley was napping I found myself very bored. I decided to take up Couponing! I have already saved lots of money and I find it very exciting! I am so glad to be at mom and I am glad Tyler is working so hard so I can stay and home!


Trip to Farmington!
A couple of weeks ago we took a trip to Farmington for my little brother Dalin's Graduation. We had planned on leaving thursday during the day but decided to leave Wed night and surprise my parents.Which we did very well. Tyler was not able to go since he had work and school. Dalin Graduated Thursday night and it rained all day long. Yes we sat in the rain for graduation. It was cold also. We decided to leave ashley with Krystal my sister in law so she would not have to sit in the rain and be cold. The graduation was over quick since it was raining. Friday night we had a party for dalin at my grandparents. Good to be around family. In ways like family be close I miss living in farmington. Saturday we drove to Albq. and picked up Tyler at the airport since it was cheap to fly him in and went to the zoo for the day! Tyler's sister and family and my family got to go. Ashley and Kaitlyn had a fun time with each other and seeing all the animals. All in all it was a good weekend. (besides getting fired while there)!! Can't wait to plan our next trip to back to farmington again! So Glad my brother graduated!

4 yrs

4 yrs ago today Tyler and I were married. I am so thankful for Tyler and all his has done for me. Thanks babe for the best 4 yrs. I don't know what I would do without you!

18 months old

Short update: Ashley had her 18 month old check up! She is 20.2 lbs and 33in tall. So still tall and skinny. Her doctor is concerned she is too skinny for how tall she is! So she is on a fat diet! Eat and drinking lots of calories to try and get her weight up! As we explained to her doctor she eats a lot but I guess she needs to eat more fatty foods! So pedisure, whole milk, and lots of snacks! She is learning and growing more each day. She has a big vocabulary and she learns a new word everyday! She tries to sing the spongebob song at the beginning of the show!(which i don't care for but Tyler and her watch it during the day while I am at work.) She still loves Tinkerbell and would watch all three(soon to be 4) movies all day long if we would let her! She loves to write on the sidewalk with chalk and color! She loves books and loved to have a book with her all the time. She is a bundle of fun and I can't wait to be a stay at home mom with her as soon as Tyler is done with school!

Trip to Utah

Tyler grandma who was one of the nicest ladies I have ever meet passed away, so we got to take a trip to Utah! She was sick and the whole family was glad that she did not have to suffer for a long time. This funeral made me really really grateful for the plan of salvation and for belonging to the true church. She was a great lady and you could tell how much she was loved and I am grateful to be part of that family. I am glad that she was finally united with her husband and family that has gone on before her. We were grateful for the opportunity to see all of Tyler's family. We don't get to see his brothers and sister very often. All the kids loved playing with each other and boy are there a lot of girls. 5 girls all under 2 and of course 2 boys who are older, who had a great time playing football with Tyler and his brothers.

We also the the chance to visit Tyler's good friend, who he served the same mission as, and his family. They are some of great friends and we wish we lived closer to them so we could hang out more often!! They have some really cute kids and Ashley loved hanging out with their little girl a lot. We needed more time so we could stay and play for a week, that would be nice.

We decided to not drive the 12 hours back in one night like we did on the way up, so we stopped and stayed in Las Vegas. Tyler's brother Jason has never been so we had a good time walking about and see all the light. Tyler and Jason even rode the ride at the Stratosphere. All in all it was a great weekend and we were glad that we got to go. Below are pictures taken while in Vegas and of the new bridge over the Hoover dam but others we forgot the camera so I will post if we get copies from anyone!

V-Day Gift

(3 posts today sorry I know I am bad about posting more than once in a day)

Tyler is the best and I could not write with out saying how grateful I am for hm.I thankful for what a wonderful artist he is and that I can have a home full of amazing artwork!