Monday, December 29, 2008

My baby isnt a baby anymore

I cant believe my little brat is 1 ! We had so much fun for her birthday. And, just like christmas, she got so spoiled. It was nice to have our friends and family come to her party. Thanks everyone who came!



What a busy time of year!

Before i knew it, Christmas came faster than lightning. Christmas is my favorite time of year, and i was so excited for us to spend Christmas as a "real" family, Me, Zach and Erica. It felt so good to wake up Christmas morning, and run to the tree in our Pajamas with Erica. She did so good opening her presents. And thats when she learned a knew word "Woah!" She got so spoiled for her first Christmas. It is just an amazing feeling to be able to put a smile on your child's face. Me and Zach got exactly what we wanted this year, and of course, like last year, we couldn't wait until Christmas morning to give each other the presents, we actually gave each other the presents on the 23rd.. haha. I bought Zach a Glock 17 gun that he has been wanting for a long time. and he got me a Cricut machine so i can catch up on my scrap booking. We had such a good Christmas. Now, here are some pictures..



Friday, December 19, 2008

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow.. Wait... Its St.George!

We got a whole 3 inches of snow in St.George. I couldnt believe it.. it just kept coming down! I loved it! It was Erica's first time being in the snow. I didnt keep her out there long though because she was sick a couple days before. But i got a few good pictures of her. I hope it snows for Christmas.. i dont think we have ever had a white Christmas..
Well here are a few pictures from our snow day




















Thursday, December 4, 2008

2008 went by so fast

I just cant believe how fast this year has gone by. It seems like yesterday this time of year we were getting ready to bring Erica into this world. And now she's going to be a Year old! My parents always told me that life goes by too fast and to enjoy every minute of it. Now i understand. My baby isnt a little baby anymore. Shes growing up so fast and has the best personality a kid could have. She's just like her daddy, she has to keep going all the time. She has to keep her self busy. She doesnt crawl anymore, :( which is sad. She's walking all over the place, getting into everything! And this little girl is so spoiled. She has to have her way! and she will let you know when she's not happy. haha. but I love that little stinker more than life itself and i would give up my world for her. I couldnt ask for a better family. Zach is amazing to me and surprises me everyday with how amazing he is. Zach is the guy that will hold my hair when im throwing up, give me body massages when im hurting from work, Will make me laugh when all i want to do is just lay in bed and cry. He's just so silly and i love everything about him. He truly is my other half and i cant imagine my life without him. Him and Erica make my life complete and i cant wait to see what our future brings us. No matter what it is, good or bad, we will make it through it with a smile on our face.
So looking back to this year and everything that has happend, i can truly say this has been the best year of my life. and i cant wait to see what 2009 will bring us.



my 2 loves

Thursday, November 13, 2008

My baby girl is sick

For the past 4 days, my little munchkin has been sick with the flu. and let me tell you. Its been a rough 4 days. She doesnt feel good, so she doesnt want to eat or drink anything, and she has been sleeping in our bed with us because there is no way in heck she will let me put her down in her crib. She will scream and scream and hold on for dear life and cry "mama" if i try to put her in her crib. I feel so bad for my little angel. I have tried EVERYTHING to help her get better. But nothing has seemed to work. I am an exhausted mommy.. with zach working all the time, i have no time to relax, no time for myself. I really could use one day of pampering myself. I love my little girl to death. but i hope she feels better soon so she's not so clingy to me.


Mommy loves you baby girl

Monday, November 3, 2008

Before i was a Mom

Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom,
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom
I had never been puked on
Pooped on
Spit on
Chewed on
Peed on
Or pinched by tiny fingers

I had complete control of:
My thoughts
My body
And my mind.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child
So that doctors could do tests
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
When I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
Could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important.
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Family Update

Its been along time since i have posted on here, so here it goes.

Erica is 9 months old.. 10 months old tomorrow! I say this all the time, but i seriously can not believe how fast she is growing. and she is getting cuter and smarter every day. She is crawling all over the place and has just started to try walking. She has 2 teeth and just barely cut 2 more. She is just growing way to fast!! Here are some pictures!













And here is a video of her walking...




We also got family pictures done.. ( i finally talked Zach into getting them )







My brother came from California for the deer hunt and met Erica for the first time. It was alot of fun to see him and Lori.. i got a good picture of her and my brother..



As for me and Zach, We are happier than ever. I love him so very much and cant wait to spend the rest of our lives together. Nothing will ever come between us, no matter what happens in the future.


Monday, September 1, 2008

Erica is 8 Months old

I cant believe my little girl is 8 months old already. Time is just flying by.
She is really starting to get attacthed to me. She doesnt want anyone but her "mama" :)
She is crawling around like crazy and starting to stand up on her own with no help. I wont be surprised if she starts to walk in a few weeks. Then im in real trouble. :)
Here are a few pictures of my little angel.




Now heres me and my little Monkey

Monday, August 11, 2008

Washington County Fair 08/08










We entered Erica in for the Baby Contest this year for the Washington County Fair.
I thought she did really good. For being as tired as she was, she was so excited and so interested in the other babies there. There were alot of babies. I was so bummed that she didnt make it to the finals..
They obviously dont know what a cute baby is.. :)
Here is a picture on the way to the fair




After the fair, we went home and played with Erica all day.






Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Cute little slide show

I got this great idea from Melanie!

Our little girl is growing up so fast! We love her SO much!


Click to play Erica Kaylee
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Monday, August 4, 2008

Weekend is over already :(

This weekend went by so fast! I love the weekends because i get to spend friday, saturday, and sunday at home with Erica. So we went over to my moms house like we always do.. and my mom got her a whole bunch of balls, like the ones you see at the McDonalds, in the play area... So we put her in her playpen and put all the balls in there.. and she got SO scared! She reached her arms up and said "MA MA MA MA"
It was so sad...

So we tried tipping over the playpen out and sat her next to it will all the balls.. and she liked that alot more.
Heres a picture of her playing with the balls...





My little Chunky Monkey! haha...



We went to dinner on Sunday to Texas Roadhouse.. Boy was that fun.. haha.. She was all over the place.. she wanted everything on the table.. and she was even flirting with a little boy that was sitting next to us.. It was so cute... I dont have a picture of that though... :(


But i do have a picture of when we went to dinner with Zach's mom and stepdad on Wednesday.
We went to Wingers :) Heres a picture of her playing with the menu :)



We had a fun weekend.. It went by too fast. Cant wait til next weekend!! :)

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hello Bloggers!

Hello!
We are new to the whole blogspot site.. so ill start off with posting some pictures of our family!

This is me and Zach on our wedding day.. We decided to make our wedding short and simple. nothing too big and expensive. All that mattered to us was that we were Mr. and Mrs.





Here are a few pictures of our daughter, Erica Kaylee.
This is when she was born... She was born December 26th 2007! Yep, a day after Christmas!
She was 6lbs 15 oz and 19 1/2 " long. We were all surprised at how little she was.


This is her at 5 months old...



And here she is at 7 months old..




Here is our dog Buster. He is a Miniature Pincher.