Happy Easter, Dawg!!

Too Cool for the Pool

Facts in Four

I got tagged forever ago but just now did it...

Four Shows I Watch:
1. The Bachelor (when its on)
2. Gossip Girl
3. Grey’s Anatomy
4. Private Practice…and so many more!!!

Four Things I'm Passionate About:
1. My 2 boys
2. "Me" time
3. Shopping
4. Service

Four Phrases I Say A Lot:
1. “Awesome.”
2. "Honey, can you please…?”
3. "Dallen, stop, NO”
4. "I’m tired!”

Four Things I've Learned from the Past:
1. Happiness is a choice.
2. Listen to good advice.
3. Everyone has bad hair days.
4. Fashion is moving in the right direction.

Four Places I Would Like to Go:
1. Hawaii (again & again)
2. Paris
3. Australia
4. Back to NYC

Four Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Cleaned my house
2. Hosted a successful baby shower
3. Went to Costco
4. Updated my blog :)

Four Things I'm Looking Forward to:
1. Eclipse coming out (I know it’s a while but I just saw the preview!!)
2. Moving
3. Pool days
4. NOT summer!!

Four Things I Love about Winter:
1. Wearing boots and sweaters
2. Eating soup for dinner
3. Playing outside
4. Holidays

Four Things on My Wish List:
1. A tan
2. Sleep
3. A house
4. Oh so much more!!!

Four People I Tag:
1. Lyndsie
2. Shayla
3. Emily
4. Amy

Have a Swingin' Birthday!!

Here's hopin' your swing reaches new heights on this your special day :) We love you Auntie Aubrey, happy birthday!!

Happy Birthday to You,

We went to the zoo, We saw lots of monkeys, And wished you were there too!! Sending Happy Birthday kisses to the one and only Mimi!! Hope its a good one :) We love you!!

Back and Forth

After living on the East coast we know what it is like to be so far away from our families. Now that we are so close, we are taking full advantage of the opportunities to see them. In the last six months we have driven back and forth from Arizona to California and Texas to see our family and put thousands of miles on the car. In October Dallen and I hitched a ride with Grandpa to CA. In November we drove to TX for Thanksgiving. In December it was back to CA for more holidays. In January we made a special trip to TX just for a basketball game. In February we jumped back in the car to CA for the bar exam (results still pending). And now in March we last minute road tripped it back to TX to be a part of the newest cousin baby blessing. We just had to take advantage of this rare opportunity of ALL the cousins being together. It was short but very SWEET!!Got to spend lots of time with the bestie... And very little time with the center of attention, isn't she precious?!?! The kiddies had a blast all together Most importantly, Chloe and "Jo-Jo" (that's what she called D) were in "WHAcamole" heaven!!Now, let's just stay home for a while. Feel free to come for a visit though :)

Too Many Birthdays!

This little man and I were best buds when I first moved to AZ years ago. Now he is 5 years old!! That will never happen to this sweet little face...will it?{Dallen thoroughly enjoying his cupcake at Caden's 5th birthday party}

Three Little Monkeys...

Escaped from the zoo!! And who knew...their Moms had fun too!!

Bang Bang, Choo Choo Train

I went in to get my hair done today, totally resolved to grow out my bangs and this is what I came out with...Also, Dallen has learned to push himself on his Mickey Mouse train and can be found "choo-choo-ing" around the house all day!!

Dallen Sandwich

Children of the Corn

Look at these three!! These best friends were eating food storage freeze dried corn together and they loved it...I on the other hand, gagged :) Hey, they were happy and that's all I ask for!

These are a few of my favorite things…

My $100 birthday boots that now include guacamole stains, my favorite eye shadow that now resides in the tile grout, a little black dress with a giant hole where the last button used to be, the 20 minutes I rarely get to curl my hair...Being a Mommy sure takes its toll on having your own favorite things. Luckily, I have a new favorite thing...The most handsome fresh hair-cut 17 month old cuteness!!

Wagons and Wheels

Dallen has been having so much fun with other people’s toys. At some of his friend’s birthday parties, Dallen stole the birthday boy’s wheels and decided to go for a ride. That little man just cracks me up!!

How to make a sick kid smile

We had a lot of fun in California. Unfortunately little D was sick for most of the trip which means we really don't have a lot of pictures. Also, my camera battery died. Thank goodness for the iPhone or we'd have none. Here are just a couple highlights from our trip that I think speak for themselves.
Thanks to Mimi for babysitting, to Uncle Scotty for playing "Bball" (lacrosse) constantly and for eventually buying Big D his very own stick :) and to Auntie Aubrey for teaching Dallen to say "That's Disgusting" and to Grandpa for playing in the backyard and letting D help with the yardwork!! We love you and miss you already.

Which way to the beach?

Leave it to Dallen to get a respiratory infection the day we start our vacation in California. Until today we have been on house arrest here at my parents, which is not so bad!! But finally late last night Dallen's 4 day fever broke and we were able to get out and spend some time out in the sunshine.Not only did we get to spend time in the sun, we got to see this beautiful girlThese two are a match made in heavenDallen spent lots of time chasing after SiennaSometimes she let him get almost close enough to hold her handThey climbed on the rocks together
And when Siena ignored him, Dallen was perfectly content finding other things to do, like...throwing sandthrowing sand on mommymaking new friendsand a little bit of everything else.
I love me some fun beach time with my favorite little man and some friends!!

Climbing the Corporate Ladder

We are now in California in an attempt to climb the corporate ladder. Mark is taking the California Bar exam next week and we are requesting all of your prayers and best wishes!! Most everyone has asked, does that mean you are moving to California? I wish!! We are simply trying to open up opportunities and make Mark's impressive resume even more marketable. We are so proud of him and wish him good luck!! We love you :)

Eat my Bubbles

Dallen loves to eat the bubbles in the bath, he's a silly one!!

LOVE

"For what we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do." One of the great talks from the last General Conference was given by Elder Uchtdorf entitled The Love of God. The quote above is one of my favorites. This Valentine's Day I hope that we all remember the greatest love of all.











Thanks to the Browns, we had a wonderful Valentine's weekend and I got to spend lots of time with my sweetheart. And thank you Mimi for the coloring book, I think every page has already been scribbled on, as well as some of the furniture in our house!! Happy Valentine's Day to everyone we love...XOXO!!