Happy Birthday Mom!

Just wanted to wish my mom a happy birthday! She is an amazing person. I can't even begin to list all that she does! We have a big close-knit family and I attribute most of it to her! I don't think you fully appreciate moms until you become one. I know that I appreciate and admire mine a whole lot more - now that I am a mom and I know how hard it is!

Anyway - Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!

My Poor Baby Girl

So, a couple days ago I took the kids to a birthday party. It was super hot, but I figured no big deal - since it was at the splash pad. The kids were having fun, playing in the water, and playing on the playground. I knew it had to be pretty hot - but figured they were ok because they were wet and because the equipment in supposedly plastic. Anyway - Bailey starts screaming, and I mean really screaming. I run over there and find Bailey with a huge blister. I guess she sat down to go on the slide and got burned! And then went down the slide so she could get down - and ripped the blister off! It looked awful - my poor baby!

So this is what it looked like the next day. It looks so painful! And there's only so much you can do for a 1-year-old who keeps ripping the bandages off. It's gonna hurt her for awhile - she is still limping a bit and sitting funny in her highchair, car seat, etc. It's in such an awkward spot! Anway - I hope it heals soon. I have been so mad about this whole thing - but really don't have anyone to blame - except myself. I definitely won't make this mistake again.

Tag, You're It!

I only have two people to tag - since I got this from you, Mandy. Anyway - here goes.


4 Jobs I have held:

1. Bagger / cart collector at a grocery store (I was in high school and luckily it was only for one summer)
2. Umpire (that's right, I was an umpire. It was for the town of Thatcher at the little league and softball games)
3. Walmart Vision Center
4. Southwestern Eye Center


4 Movies I can watch over and over:

1. Miracle on 34th Street
2. Father of the Bride (part I and II - both equally funny)
3. Sound of Music
4. Sabrina (the newer one with Harrison Ford)


4 Places I have lived:

1. Thatcher, AZ
2. Mesa, AZ
3. Maricopa, AZ
4. Phoenix, AZ (I think that's where we lived until I was about 1)


4 TV Shows I enjoy:

1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Investigation types - Law and Order, Without a Trace, CSI, etc
3. Almost anything on HGTV
4. What Not to Wear


4 Places I have vacationed:

1. Europe
2. San Diego
3. Oregon
4. Washington, DC


4 of my favorite dishes:

1. Chicken Pasta
2. Fajitas
3. Pizza
4. Hamburgers


4 Websited I visit often:

1. Blogs
2. Email
3. FamilyLobby (Matt's family's website and my family's website)
4. My bank's website


4 Places I'd rather be:

1. Reading a good book
2. Sleeping
3. Scrapbooking
4. On Vacation



OK - I tag Maelynn and Teri. Man, I really really need to find more friends who blog! I would tag you, stephanie, but do you have a blog other than your preschool one or your business one? I can't find it. Anyway - Tag, you're it!

Our Shirt-less Boy

So over the past couple months - Kaden has developed a dislike for shirts. It is a huge fight to get one on him (like to go out in public). And once we are home, he rips his shirt off in seconds. I guess it didn't fully hit me until I realized how many picture I have over the last few months - and Kaden is always half naked.....

....playing outside - insisting on wearing his new goggles.

......playing with his new sword

.....on the Fourth of July

......and even while we were camping! It was fairly cold, but after fighting him and fighting him, we finally let him go shirtless! What a crazy kid - but that's why we love him!

Such a Girly Girl!

Bailey is such a girly girl. For one, she loves being the princess. Kaden came home from one of his friend's princess birthday parties and got a crown in his goodie bag. Bailey quickly got ahold of it and wouldn't take it off for days!

Bailey also loves, no - is OBSESSED - with shoes! Any shoes she can get her hands on - mom's, dad's, kaden's , or her own. She climbs in her closet and brings me shoes to put on her at least 10 times a day! I just bought her a pair of dress up shoes and she, of course, loves them. We just went to a shoe store a couple days ago with Auntie Monique and Bailey was in heaven. She kept wandering around yelling "shoes, shoes!" and pulling them down to try on. Luckily, the sales people thought is was cute, and didn't yell at us! Anyway, she is not quite two and is already a shoe queen - boy are we in trouble!

Bailey is such a little mommy - she loves babies and dolls. She kept trying to wrap this baby in her blankie and put it around her. So with a little help from mom - she had a little sling. She kept it on for the next hour and would get very upset if her baby started slipping out. What a cute little mommy!

I only wish I had pictures of Bailey with all of her other loves: the phone, mom's makeup, jewlry, clothes, purses, etc. She is such a Girly Girl!