Halloween 2009

MINNIE MOUSE AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!

AND!!!

This is how I felt reading New Moon:

This is how I feel seeing the previews:

A little Excitement!!!!!

A New Addition

After a very long year, I am happy and excited to announce that Brian and I are expecting a baby boy due in April. I had a miscarriage in January, something that is so completely devasting, and makes you that much more grateful for what I do have. Then after what felt like forever, we were able to get pregnant again, and found out Friday that it is a boy! Everything so far has been going really well, and the baby is growing and is healthy. Im so excited for Easton to have a little brother, and Aislee is excited too (even though, she told me at first, if it was a boy, she wouldn't hold it) Me and Ais were shopping the other day, and she said to me in her excited voice......Oh...I can't wait for our baby boy to be here....I wish he could be here right now. Mom, I wish you were going to the doctors right now to have him cut out of your stomach. (she knows I have C-sections--and apparently shes not afraid of me getting hurt!!) I love having her, she is my little side-kick, and is going to be such a big helper!
I'm so thankful for families. Heavenly Father has blessed me so much, and I'm thankful for another chance to mother a little boy!

Aislee is FIVE!

And she has never been prouder! Her birthday was on October 1st, and me and Bri surprised her and took her to Disneyland. It actually was a girls trip, so me, and Grandma Lorrie, and Aunt Kailee took her. (Brian, of course, took little Easton to the BYU game that weekend!) She was so excited! (I'll post more pictures when I get the stupid internet at my new house.) Her friends from Pennsylvania who live in California met us there, Ellie, Chloe, and Sydney! It was another surprise for her. They all had so much fun!!! Then Grandma Lorrie took her to the American girl doll store in LA where she got to chose out her first doll. After much deliberation, she chose Felicity. (because she looks the most like a princess!)

Aislee is such a sweetheart and enjoys life so much. She gets the most satisfaction when her brother gives her hugs and kisses, when her cousins pick out her clothes, and play princess/dress up with her, and when she creates a new art project. She also absolutely loves to cuddle with her Daddy, and loves to ride her bike with him too! She loves attention and has recently begun putting on shows, where we get to hear her made up songs...they are my favorite, I love them!

I can't believe I have a 5 year old. Life keeps going on, and I'm so thankful to have Aislee to share it with! We love you Crazy Azy!!!

UPDATE!

Ok, not a real one, but just wanted to post that Brian and I and our children (of course) have moved into a new home down here in St. George. We have no internet yet but will soon! HOPEFULLY! We're alive and well!!!!!

True or False: Washing Pull-ups Will Save you Money

FALSE! Me and Bri thought we would try it anyways because they are so darned expensive and we're on a budget---but it will only cause you more work!! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
Okay, just kidding. We didn't try on purpose to wash a pull-up...there just happened to be one in the load that Brian put in........and what a MESS...There was little gel balls everywhere.....and guess who had to clean it all up???? ME! Cause my cute hubby got to go golfing instead. Your welcome babe! That's how much I love you.
By the way, I had to hand wash each and every piece of clothing...and it's still not all out.
So, thats a definite FALSE. It will not save you money! Only cause you stress and work!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I want to live on the Channel Islands, be surrounded by the sea, grow potatoes, and belong to a book club with charming neighbors!
I loved this book. It was so easy to read. It reminded me of another one of my favorites-These Is My Words. Probably because it's written in letter/journal form. I loved the characters in this book--they all added so much and brought it all to life. It also made me aware even more of how much WWII was present in everyones lives in some way or another. How can one evil person have such an affect on millions of people? Probably the same way one good person can affect a million people. It also made me realize how thankful I am for human nature, for friends, and the desire in your heart to want to be apart of someones life, to help them, to enjoy company, and to find joy in life. I'm thankful for books, and stories, and learning of how someone else interprets life. It plants a little happy seed in mine!
And I love the name Dawsey--I call it...no battle.

All you need is love!

Okay, hands down to whoever can figure out these blog designing things, I tried to do something new.........and screwed it all up.......and I'm sick of working on it...so this is it for a while. Terri, I'm going to need you to design something for me again...you're amazing!!!
BUT--on to my post!
Life is hard. I called my mom crying the other day, because I just wanted to give up. And I knew she could help me put things into perspective (she always does, even if it comes down to her telling me I'm "bitchy")But, I'm thankful for our conversations, they keep me strong, and remind me who I am, and that I can do ANYTHING. Me and my mom like analogies, and I made one up, and maybe that was why I was drawn to my blog design......here's my analogy.......
My life is like a tree.....and the things that I am dealing with right now are only affecting the leaves on my tree. I still have my branches, and my trunk, and life will NOT take those down. I'm so thankful I have a husband who loves me, and children who are healthy. And that's all there is to it. That's all I need---and life --as far as you go. You can't get me.....I'm strong, because my mom said so! So go bug someone else's leaves!!!

Newport Beach

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