Happy Birthday Lizzie

I can't believe that Lizzie is 6 months old! My baby is growing up so fast. Everyone told me to cherish these days since they grow up so fast, but they weren't kidding it seems like she was born yesterday minus the pain from giving birth. She ALREADY has such a personality. Happy and always smiling, plus she is the BEST baby.

I LOVE MY LIL' PUMPKIN

Tag from Bekah

3 joys: being married to my best friend Davey, being a mom to Lizzie and enjoying all of her beautiful smiles, and finally being able to buy a house.
3 fears: getting pregnant again before I'm ready (and my body is ready), the house falling out of escrow, and Lizzie's food allergies get worse.
3 goals: to fit back into my pre-pregnancy jeans/clothes, to be organized when I move and have everything put away within 1 week, and to exercise more.
3 current obsessions/collections: blogging and editing pictures, Reading, reading, and reading some more, buying Lizzie clothes.. my husband isn't a BIG fan of my last obsession, but I want her to look super cute!
3 random facts: I'm left handed, I'm nervous about everything, and Lizzie and I are going to take a Mommy & me swim class this summer!

I tag Ashley, Susie, & Kelli

I need your HELP Please!!!

I need your help!!! I entered this picture of Lizzie into a photo contest, and I need you to vote for her picture please! The company will make you enter some information about yourself, and if you do not want any of the offers just don't click on them. Thanks so much for you help Lizzie appreciates it!

Here is the link: https://www.greatamericanphotocontest.com/voter1/index.aspx?referid=EmailFriends&p=539875&x=.jpg

A New Trick Lizzie Would Like To Share With The World!!!

Almost there...
using her arms to balance...
TA-DA!!! I'm sitting! I'm such a BIG girl now!!!

(plus, my hair is FINALLY starting to grow in again... my Mommy is so EXCITED!)

ODE TO MY GREAT FRIEND A-MAN-DUH

Today I thought I would blog about someone dear to my heart, and I hope she will read this! Ever since Amanda and I were 18 months old we were the bestest of friends. We were like peanut butter and jelly or as David would say lamb and tuna fish. Amanda and I ALWAYS could find a way to get in trouble or to find the danger in anything. As time went on and Amanda went to another school our friendship continued to flourish. We would only get to see each other on the weekends, but it didn't matter it was like we were never apart. Either Amanda was at my house or I was at hers.

We learned to drive at the age of 4 when we drove the Fenn's truck across the street, we defied death by riding down the icy hill on the boy's go kart and almost getting hit by a car, Amanda taught me how to drive stick since she didn't have her license yet and we wanted to go see Matt Davis, We jumped the Hoopie everyday going to school, we befriended multiple friends from down the mountain and learned how to drive home super late while keeping each other awake as we drove the 15 miles up our long driveway home. The list could go on forever.

Then as time passed we went our separate ways, and endured a variety of trials. The one thing that we both could count on was that we were only a phone call away. No matter the weeks or months that had passed it seemed like at the very moment we were teenagers hanging out and chatting about what we thought would lie ahead in our futures: who we would marry, the lives we would live, and the dates we would go on.

Amanda we have had the best of times and the worst of times, but I always want you to remember you will always be my best friend no matter the distance that lies between us. Thanks for always being there for me, and helping me to become the person that I am today.

I LOVE YOU!

Our NEW House FOR REALS THIS TIME!!!

The Front of our house
3 car garage
Front shot of door and porch

Kitchen Family Room
Formal Living room and dining room
Vanity in Master
Shower and tub in Master
Our Huge Walk in closet

Our Master Bedroom
The guest bathroom
The office
Lizzie's new bedroom
The Nemo Bedroom


Side yard
3 car garage
view from front door
View up the street
Our backyard that backs a canal

So you are probably thinking wait... this isn't the house that you are in Escrow with. Well let me give you the 411 on the Stratus house. We were getting ready to sign the papers, and we noticed that the owner wanted to keep the stove and take our water purification system out of the house (which would cause damage to the pluming) we asked if those things would please stay with the house since the house was appraised with them. The owner got all sketchy and told us he would rather go into forecloser than let us keep the fixtures with the house so we pulled out of escrow today, (we starting thinking what else would the owner think was his and take with him) and instead got this AMAZING house. We went into Escrow today and we are so excited. It is cheaper, 600 MORE square feet, newer, and in a better neighborhood! So that is our NEW NEWS!

The Greatest Mother's Day!!!

This was the second Mother's Day that I have celebrated... since last year Lizzie was in my tummy and I thought I should celebrate even though she wasn't born yet. Lizzie and David made this year EXTRA special. They are so sneaky! This year they bought me a refrigerator and an hour massage at Massage Envy. It was the BEST day a mother could ever ask for. After church David, Lizzie, Oma, Papa, Lizzie, and I headed up the mountain and spent the day with my family. We had such a great visit. Plus, we got to play the GREATEST game in the world JOKER!!! Thanks to Carly and Brian.

Escrow is coming along great we should be moving around the 1st of June! HOORAY! My new house was another Mother's Day presents, and this present will benefit the whole family. Thanks to my great husband!

Gerber 1st Foods

So Lizzie has had some set backs in her eating. As I have been feeding her the past week I noticed when she would eat that she would always sneeze. I never thought anything about it until one night as I was changing her into her jammies I noticed a reddish rash all over her body. I started getting nervous so I emailed our doctor. He said those are the symptoms of a food allergy. GREAT! So he told me to keep a journal of all the things she eats so we can track down what she is allergic to. I don't wait to put Lizzie through that so I stopped feeding her rice and barley cereals and she has been fine. This is Lizzie eating sweet potatoes and she loves it as you can tell. We will keep you updated on our journey through food allergies 101.