I love my Dad!

We go to my parents house every Sunday and I love it because we always get the best meals. My dad is the best cook. He made the best chicken tacos. He's always had a hard time when it comes to a lot of noise (such as grandchildren screaming). I told him that a couple of my girlfriends are the same way about noise. They don't like to have music or the T.V. on very much because of it. Anyways, next thing we know he comes out with his shooting ear phones. He can still hear, but it takes the edge off high pitch or loud noises. He's been wearing them every Sunday for about a month, and now he doesn't get irritated. I need to borrow them when Taylor starts teething!
I can't believe she's already 3 and half months old. It's gone by so much faster this time around.

My girls love their aunt Brittney!

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Happy Birthday Teri!

I have a lot of friends that are always sharing their mother-in-law nightmare stories. I am proud to say that I have the best mother-in-law that I could have ever imagined. These are the reasons I love her:

1. She's not controlling in any way. She'll even ask permission to change your baby's diaper and ask you how you want her to do it.


2. She has such a heart! When she gives you a hug she almost squeezes the life out of you. She crys at anyone's pain or happiness because she truly feels it with you. This Christmas I was telling her a story about my family and she started crying and made me cry!


3. She doesn't take herself too seriously. On many occasions she has burped the loudest burps I have ever heard. (Brett definetly gets that from his mom).


4. She's the most relaxed person I've ever been around. On Thanksgiving one year in the middle of making the feast, she set up frosting and sprinkles for the grandkids to decorate cookies in the middle of the kitchen. I'm talking about like ten bowls of different sprinkles. After that I decided I needed to be less stressed when it came to things like that, because the kids are more important than the meal.


5. She's so complimentary. She's always complimenting me on what a good mom I am, how beautiful she says I look, and never criticizes anything I do. She always sets me up, like this Christmas she had the all the tables all cute with the food dishes. She asked me if I would help decorate it. I added a couple of ornaments and she acted like I did everything and then bragged to the 37 people there about how great of a job I did, when really it was her.


6. She loves to please the grandkids. Last time she was at my house she was helping Tori go potty and let Tori use her back as a stool at the base of the toilet. Now that's love. Another time she was helping Tori use her kiddy nail polish which you paint and then sprinkle glitter on. The glitter accidentally spilled all over Teri's nice rug so she just started dipping her's and Tori's fingers into the rug!


7. She worries about me. I am known to have to eat food every couple hours or I start feeling irritable or dizzy. Brett's family on the other hand has to remember to eat when they're reminded of what time it is. She always asks me if I need anything because she knows how I am. If we're coming to visit she goes to the store and buys us all the things she knows we like or need.


8. She's sooo thoughtful. For Christmas or birthdays she gets you anything you have hinted at liking or gives money so you can pick it out yourself. For Christmas in our stocking she always gets me Luna bars, and I love knowing that she really thinks about what I love. After I had Taylor she bought me a digital camera with it's own printer. We'll I ran over my diaper bag and it had the camera in it of course. So what does she do? She sends me another one and adds a cute camera case with it. I almost feel bad to buy her things because I know the next time I see her she'll be wearing the pants I got her for her birthday, the shirt I got her for Christmas, and the necklace I made her for mother's day even if they don't match. She really wants you to know that she loves what you got her. So sweet!


9. She loves her kids with all her heart. She will do anything for her kids when they need it. She's always been the greatest mom to Brett and I know that's why he's so great!


10. Last but not least, she is so cute! She's like 5'2 and weighs probably 105. She has the prettiest blue eyes and big dimples. She's always smiling her big beautiful smile. I love you Teri!

Piggy tails finally!

Tori was bald for soo long. This is her about a year and a half ago. I was so excited yesterday when I could put all of her hair in piggy tails. I think it makes her look even older. I can't stand how cute they are on her! Isn't it amazing what hair can do for a little girl!

I just love how she is wearing one of Taylor's socks on her hand! She wouldn't take it off.

These last two days Tori has played with her cute cousin Audrey and she has been in heaven.



Whenever Audrey has to leave Tori has a hysterical breakdown. Full on tears and all.

Stacey's Birthday

On Friday night we went out to BJ's pizza for my friend Stacey's birthday. I have been trying to diet to get rid of my spare tire so I ate dinner before hand and just watched everyone eat. It was still fun to visit and I did take one bite of her Pazzuci. (That just doesn't sound right!) Anyways, I met Stacey in Mesa when Brett and I lived in our town house. I actually convinced her to move to Queen Creek with us. She's such a great friend to have because she's always there when you need her most.
NO Camie your face does not look fat, you look hot!

After dinner we went to the 10:20 showing of "27 dresses." It was a really cute, funny, and quirky movie. I almost didn't go because I knew we wouldn't get home til about 1:00 a.m. I thought people were always either a morning or a night person, but I decided I'm neither. I am just a day person. I hate being up early and I get grumpy when I'm up too late. I think it has something to do with getting up with kids. (I sound like such a fun person!)

Bowling!

My friend Kimmy let us come with her and her sisters bowling. Tori loved it. They have they cool ramps that they can push the balls down.

Yes, I got a strike! She actually did one time.
This is my friend Kimmy who is due in a month a she was bowling strikes the whole time!

This is Kimmy's little girl Maggie that Tori always looks up to (literally). When we were driving home Tori asked me when we were gonna go back to the "valley." I finally figured out she was talking about the bowling alley. Love it!

Going to the ball

We were at my parents house this weekend when my cute brother A.J. was getting ready for Winter Formal. I told Tori he was going to the ball and she was so excited about it. She was really sad when we told her she couldn't go too.

Here some pictures I took the other day that make me smile!

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This is a short clip of Tori at the Ferguson Christmas party reading the night before Christmas with Brett.

My Favorite Christmas Present!

Tori loves cooking with me so I asked my mother in law for matching aprons for Christmas. She had Brett's cousing make them and they are the cutest things I've ever seen. If you look close you can see the little pom poms she sewed on them.
I bribed Tori with a spoon to get her to pose.

Do you see something missing in this picture?

Christmas Day!

Yea I wanted a big bear, but Santa could only find a big, pink pony!
I love all of these presents!
Who couldn't love me?
Christmas Day, oh Joy!
All looking lovely in our P.J.'s from Santa.

Tori and her cousin Kennadi with their princess flashlights.
Brett's sister Kristell and her family stayed with us at his parents house. They made our stay so much fun. She is due in February with another girl cousin, yea!
Kendall reading Tori books before bed.
Tori, "Mom, leave us alone."
Tori, "Mom, get out of here!"

Christmas Eve

We went to Brett's parents for Christmas.

On our way to California I kept switching from the front of the truck to the back and I had to move all the stuff from the back to Brett's lap. He's actually driving! Tori just got that red furry hat from Grandma Desi and I thought it added the perfect touch to the car chaos! So much fun driving with kids! But actually they were both angels and the ride went smoothly.

Brett'sparents moved into a new house and turned their ten car garage into a play room for the grandkids because the house is not kid proof. Anyways, they decked it out in Christmas Decor and set the table for 34. It was so pretty!
Taylor and her cousins both born less than 3 weeks apart from her.

Tori had so much fun with her cousins. I never had to entertain her our whole trip and we were there about a week.
This is Tori and Kendall. She adores Kendall who is 7 years old. She played barbies, dress up, and read to her all the time. She is so sweet!
Taylor chilling with the Big Guy.
Tori was so excited that Santa came to Grandma Teri's house. When she was done seeing him she told Brett and I that she smelled him again and that he is still stinky! I was dying because I know in this picture that she was seriously smelling him!



Christmas Eve was a lot of fun. Brett's cousins, and brothers, and sisters all came over and we ate, played games, and watched the kids dance.