Fisher

I don't get it...

2011-09-11T22:01:00.000-07:00

So it seems like everytime I get on blogger I tend to just play around with my page and make it look different and pretty... I never seem to get on and actually write a new post. Weird? I check blogger all the time to see what the rest of you kids are up to but, I've never been able to comment on anything because my "~~smartphone~~" (which isn't so smart. Hmmm....) never let me! So here I am my blogging peeps and peep-ettes! Oh how I've missed you! Don't worry updates to come VERY soon! Yay! I now have a NEW computer annnnnnnndddd.... A semi decent camera! ( ...that I thought I broke earlier might I add! :O ) I noticed I have a tendency to pretty much let my kids take over anything I have that has to do with technology these days, and if they haven't given it back to me broken I usually break it myself anyway... It really is a sad story. :/ Are we still ok to post new- New Year's resolutions? Gah!

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED! I hope your ready... Keep a look out because here they come! Like a bat outta ~~hell~~! (Wellll... Maybe not THAT fast... my internet isn't all that in a bag of chips if ya know what I mean. =]])
*BAM!*
See ya soon ladies and gents!

<3

Some Random Fun With Friends and Fam

2011-02-13T22:04:00.000-08:00

At Oma and Opa's throwing Easton in the air. He's such a smiley baby! =]]

Cousin Luke and Hailey taking a walk holding hands.

These pictures of all the grandkids are just way too cute. We took them to make a gift for Max (Opa) for his birthday!

Luke, Riley, Easton, Braden, and Hailey.

Such a beautiful girl. Our niece Riley.

Easton's cool new trick. :)

We got to enjoy a day at the park with some friends we havent seen in a while.

Hailey and Ella at the park.

Ella got so excited when her Mom pulled up to get her!

Lets play a game.....

... Where is my child??

So cute! :D

A Mini Vacation...

2011-02-13T21:30:00.000-08:00

Drew and I went to a resort with our friends Becca and Scott in S.D.. It was such a fun, relaxing, DARK night! Haha! Here's our story... we got in and checked in at 5 pm on a friday night and we put our stuff in our timeshare and headed straight for dinner. It was a nice dinner and restraunt which we felt VERY out of place in because we had two loud kids and talked kinda loud! Lol! Well right as we were just finishing up our dinner the power went out on the entire resort! Mind you, this resort is in the middle of nowhere! So we take a "rain check" and said we'd go back in the morning to pay for our meal. So we head back to our room (in the dark) and Becca busts a little flashlight out of her purse! We were very greatful to have some kind of light! So we get in our place and of course Becca was the only one who came prepared... so she pulls out Phase 10 the card game for, "Just in case we got bored"! Haha! We are so proud to have such a prepared friend! Well after breaking the same flashlight twice in a row and having to clean up a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper in the dark... the lights came back on about an hour later... too bad it was just a teaser! We go to get ready to get in the spa and not but 30 seconds later the power goes out agian... It was horrible! :D So for another almost 2 hours we sat around and watched Hailey dance in the kitchen and play a card game! The power finally came on about an hour before everything closed for the night so off to the spa and gym we went! All in all it was a pretty fun night! We love hanging out with friends regardless of the lighting situation. :)) Thanks guys! We had an awesome weekend!
P.S.
Again... the pictures are out of order... but you dont mind... right?

Me and Becca.

Hailey and Easton all showered and ready to start the day.

Easton after the spa... ready to pass out. It was his first time in the spa... and he seemed to like it.

Ready to be asleep.

Before Eastons first time in the spa.

I LOVE this picture... Easton has some rolls on him! So cute!

Daddy and Hailey asleep on the way to S.D.

Some random photos:

Our thumb sucker. :)

Passed out on the floor while having a black ops party. (four tvs hooked up in one room to play two people to a tv... it was pretty intense) like what we do in our spare time? Lol.

Our beautiful kids!

They each had their own comfy bed... so spoiled. ;)

A Trip to the Zoo =]

2011-02-13T21:05:00.000-08:00

We had a fun and relaxing trip to the San Diego Zoo with our friends Gina and Cody and their cute little boys. This was Hailey and Eastons first trip to the Zoo. Besides almost all of the animals who were sound asleep all day it was a pretty awesome day! The weather was perfect too! ....We hope you enjoy these pictures! They are a bit out of order but thats okay... :)

Our little happy Easton just chillin.

Aiden and Hailey passed out after a loooooooooong day of running around.

Hailey walking out of the Panda area.

Hailey, Aiden, and Gina watching the gorillas.

Lol... I think Cody got tired of walking....

He loves his sister.

I dont know what these little guys are called... im thinking prairie dogs... not sure but they are my favorite!

Hailey and Daddy.

A big thanks to Gina and Cody Sorenson for inviting us... We love you guys!

Going Private!

2011-02-07T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hello there fellow bloggers! I will be making our blog private in just a couple of weeks. If you would still like to follow our family please post your email address or email me at crystinafisher@yahoo.com so I can send you your invite. Thanks!

<3, The Fisher Family

From Our Family to Yours!

2011-01-01T18:00:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas started with Drew's work party which was perfect for getting us into the holiday spirit. We had plenty of fun mingling, playing games, and stuffing our faces (while talking crap of course). There was a taco eating contest that I was determined to win! But sadly, another girl out ate me by 3 and a half tacos. :/ While I was still tied with our friend Becca I knew I couldn't let her beat me! (This is my competetive bone coming through!) I ATLEAST had to eat one taco more than her.... and I did! Lol. Now I have the pleasure of telling her I am one up on her in life. (Not really though. :]) We decided it would be nice to take a picture next to the nice "fireplace" in the wearhouse. Boy did that keep us warm! ;)

Little Easton ready for Christmas with a nice nic on his forehead... For some reason my kids are prone to havin scrapes and bruises on them for special ocasions... Hailey's first and second birthday pictures both show her with a scrape or bruise on her nose or forehead. Lol... and now Easton with Christmas.

We had some family dinner time with Drew's side of the family. Here are some of the little ladies in the family. Alyson (in the back) Madelyn? (to the left... she has a twin and im taking a WILD guess...) Riley and Hailey!

A couple of the boys and Alyson.

A couple of the guys watching football... what would the Holiday's be like without sports?

Jessica and Braden getting warm by the fire.

We had our first presents at our friend's house a week or so before Christmas. I think he was more excited than we were to get our kids gifts! Lol.

Hailey opening a really cute outfit from Andrew Mccormick and his parents.

She opened up a pair of shoes last and she was more excited for those shoes than her outfit and this awesome life sized baby she got! So funny the things that make our kids happy. =]

Hailey with her new cute outfit on.

Andrew helping Easton open his very first gift! He got a couple of really cute Christmas outfits and even cuter boots.

Easton in his cute "My first Christmas" onsie and his super cute boots! Thank you Andrew!!! We love them! :D

Hailey posing by the Christmas tree, she's not quite sure what she's doing though. Lol.

We tried getting some cute pictures of them by the fire and tree but it's def harder than it looks but this one turned out good.

This one.... not so much. She was tired of the papparazi. Haha!

Easton and his crazy smile!

We are so blessed to have such beautiful kids! I absolutely love them to pieces!

We then had a Christmas party with my Dad's side of the family.

Here are some of the boys playing Black Ops... a new game we are addicted too... and are also making others addicted to! My brother Damion is in the green jacket and my cousin Kyle and his girlfriend Jasmine.

My Mom and Aunt Cheryl and my foster sister Arora! So cute! It's cool to see her in this dress, it was Hailey's dress when she was 3 months old!

My cousin PJ's wife Amanda holding Easton. (We think he has a thing for her... he had google eyes the entire night at her. Lol.)

My little sister Rylie and Hailey playing in the hallway.

A couple of my cousins and my Grandma Smith.

Almost all of my favorites! From left to right: The sister Julia, the brother Zach, the sister Sydney, the cousin Kayla, and the cousin Stephen.

Last but certainly not least... We had Christmas Eve with Andrew's family.

Oma (Grandma in German) with Easton and cousin Braden.

I just HAD to throw this random picture of Easton in here... I need to find the cute picture of Hailey asleep at this age in her Bumbo Seat. But this was waaaay too cute! I guess it was a long day for him... =]

All of the grandkids (and a cousin) reading while the Moms dominate on Black Ops! Lol.

Riley, Chloe, Luke, Braden, and Hailey.

No joke! This girl gets MAD when you try to help... she's a self taught kinda gal. I think this game just makes you violent regardless of the person, personality, gender, or race! Lol.

.... annnnd of course we had to let the boys have a turn or two.

Drew, Preston (cousin), Daniel (brother), Ben (brother), and Josh (brother).

Uncle Justin visited for Christmas from Utah! Glad to see him around these parts of town here and there.

Opa and Hailey sleeping.

Our New Year started out the best way it could have...

We got to spend time with some great friends. We played some games we all love, ate the best food, and drank the best drinks. We even went all out and made some homemade dessert! [root beer floats. ;)]

Hailey and Easton playing around on the floor. I just love their shirts!

Becca enjoying Easton before her little bean comes along!

Hailey trying to help Drew and Scott get things set up for our long night.

Hailey lasted until about 10:30 or 11. We knew it was time for bed when she started laughing uncontrolably everytime Easton would roll over... She would roll him back to his stomach just to watch him do it again! It was so cute and funny!

Dad putting Hailey to bed.

My kids' last picture of two thousand and ten. It's so scary knowing another year has passed and with every year my kids will get older and older... I just hope they stay close to their Mom and Dad! I don't think I can handle anymore heartache with my kids being too grown up. :/

We hope you all enjoyed your holidays, we sure did!

So from our family to yours.... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! =]

MY kids are the cutest!

2010-12-18T15:38:00.001-08:00

Cutest kids around this holiday season....

Hey CRUSTY.....this is jizzy....you were still signed in at Lynne's so i'm taking FULL advantage...

It's not too cold....

2010-12-05T20:08:00.000-08:00

...yet... to have a little fun outside. =]

I feel like Hailey doesn't get out enough. So i've tried taking her outside more often after her nap to draw with chalk and blow bubbles and throw rocks and whatever else she may want to do... Including hitting EVERY mud puddle on our long walks! :D

Hailey always tells me what she wants me to draw and as I draw these things she gets right in on it and draws too... Never by herself though. She wanted me to draw Dad, Hailey, and Easton's stroller she said... She even got me the blue chalk to color their eyes! Lol.

She wanted a blue tree...

And said to draw a pink heart... as she handed me the green. Haha.

The sun.... We need to buy more chalk for her... we are out of alot of our colors. Its fun to see what she knows about.. who knew she knew what a sun was! I've never taught that to her.. Just the moon.

A cloud.. I did myself and tried to tell her what they are... There wasn't any clouds out to show her what it was but I think as long as she knows its in the sky... We're good!

Her favorite! Flowers... she even smells them! Lol.

Drew got us a new camera on black friday for our x-mas gift this year... and after taking a picture or two... I love it! Love my kids! So cute!

Easton will be 3 months old on the 16th!

The End of Twenty-Ten

2010-11-25T20:42:00.000-08:00

Ill start with the rest of our Halloween....

Our family at the trunk or treat dinner with our ward. Had an awesome chili cook off!

Oma and Opa with Easton at the chili cook off! Max's chili should have won for sure! :D

Dr. Aiden and Tinker-Hailey getting kinda cozy together... Ummm... Should I be worried???

Ummm.... Yea I think I should be! Lol. They are just way to stinking cute!

She wasn't too fond of the real life Woody. He was so cute though!

The Renners decided to grace us with their beyond AWESOME costumes! Romney is the cutest dinosaur I've seen yet! Good job guys! You made this fun for us!

My little foster sister Arora! Such a cute little girl. My Mom always has her in the cutest outfits. Loved her little elephant Halloween costume. :D

Dad taking my sister Rylie, my brother Damion, and Hailey trick or treating.

Fun white chocolate Halloween preztel sticks! They tasted yummy. I couldnt stop eating them. :]

Next is Thanksgiving!

We went to Aunt Cami's house for the yummy breakfast Andrew family makes every year! Hailey enjoyed these cool jummpy shoes.

Uncle Justin came down from Utah to visit and Hailey surprisingly remembered him... She usually doesn't.

Im thinking he didn't like this too much! Lol.

My little Hailey Bug! I can't believe she is this big and this beautiful! I love her to death!

Such an adoreable picture... How did I get so blessed. These kids are the best! (No offense to the parents that may be reading this. :])

Did you know that babies can immitate you as early as two weeks old!? How smart! This is apparently all I do with him... stick my tongue out at him! Lol.

Thirdly, some random fun.

Andrew and Easton. He is now 2 and a half months old!

Andrew (a good friend of ours that Hailey LOVES) with the kids!

Just a couple of random pictures of Easton. I didnt realize how blue his eyes were until someone pointed it out at me one day.

My little sister Rylie... So big now! I remember the day my parents brought her home... In just a few years this is how big my Hailey will be... Hopefully she's just as cute and smart. :]

My little foster sister Arora. She is almost exactly a month older.

Welcome home Elder Tanner! So nice to have you here with us again!

Husband and Wife... this is how we roll. :0)

He's so alert and awakke..... and smiley!

So happy to have happy kids. :]

Opa chillin with Easton.

Congratulations to Heather and Michael Case who just had their sweet adoreable little lady Rachel May! So beautiful!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2010-10-22T14:37:00.000-07:00

Ok so Halloween is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! I love cute funny Halloween. Im not very big on scary things because I scare just way to easily! But the cute pumpkins and witches and cats and anything really fall looking is just so cute to me. If I could have it year round I would!

We went to the Pumkin Patch this past Saturday and got to enjoy some time with a few friends and family.

Hailey and Easton in the Barrel.

Halloween Family Picture.

Our Little Pumpkin!

Uncle Adam helping Hailey feed the goats.

Hailey jumping like crazy! (im sure this was cooler than jumping on her bed. haha.)

Raaar!

Mommy, Hailey, and Easton.

Someone thought I was smuggling a pumpkin out of there! Lol. :D Dad helping Hailey down the big bail of hay.

Okay so this is what the boys (Andrew, Adam, and their friend Tyler) enjoyed most! The big balls! They were dead tired after going in these! Tyler in this video gets stuck upside down! The guys said they were really fun but tiring!

Disneyland!

2010-10-15T14:57:00.000-07:00

So we went to Disneyland with our friends Mary and Sam and Hailey loved going this time more than any! I feel like she's getting so big! She actually knew what was going on this time. We went on Columbus Day so we didn't get to go on very many rides but we got to go on the main ones we knew Hailey would love like Winni the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear! She went on the Carosel with Drew and she had more fun on that ride than any of them. When we were making our way between rides we caught a glimpse of the parade for the first time! She was so excited! She kept holding her head and point and screaming, "WHOA! It's Woody! And Jejjy! (Jessy)" and she kept asking, "Where's Buzz?" Lol. It was so cute. I think our next trip we will have to go for just mainly the shows. We walked into a cafeteria to eat and the Billy something show was on and they were playing music and being funny and Hailey liked that one also! Well here are some pictures of our day! Enjoy! :]

The cool Mickey Mouse Pumpkin!

Easton's first Carosel ride with Mary.

Hailey getting Mommy!

Dad and Hailey on their high horses.

Dana, Sam, and Kayla

Aladin and Jasmine in its a small world.

I have no idea whats going on with her hair here. Lol.

Easton wondering what in the heck is going on.

On the Buzz Lightyear ride.

Daddy and Hailey watching the parade. Next time we'll get to watch the whole thing!

Mommy and Hailey watching the parade. (Gave her to Drew bc i was too short to see over the crowd. :D)

What am I doing!?

Just random pictures of our little Easton!

Hailey's 2nd Birthday Pictures/Presenting Easton Arthur

2010-10-03T19:44:00.001-07:00

Here is a sneak peak of Easton Arthur!
7 pounds 7 ounces and 20 inches long!

Hailey's second birthday pictures!

We are computerless so ill be getting on soon somewhere and update you all on the fam!

Moms favorite!

Dads favorite!

A Day at the Beach, Prego Update.

2010-07-19T12:04:00.000-07:00

Hailey and I went to the beach Thursday with Asia, Drew, and Romney and met some of their friends out there so the boys could surf. It was VERY hot and a bit rocky, but Hailey and the kids still had fun.

Emily playing with Hailey in the water.

Asia and Romney.

Hailey peeing out of her swimmer... lol.

An ice cream to end our day.

Hailey and I got in the car and waited for Drew to load up his surf boards and by the time they were done Hailey was already passed out... I take it she had fun. :]

On another note.... We only have about 9 weeks left! We are so very excited! I have a doctors app tomorrow hopefully to discuss a birthday for this little man! I will post what happens tomorrow... and maaaaybe post another belly picture... Im not as into taking pictures of my belly this time around like last time... so i apologize in advance for this. :] But i will try to remember to take one to post tomorrow.

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2010-07-07T15:33:00.001-07:00

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The Beach, Pool, and More!

2010-07-01T09:44:00.001-07:00

We went to the beach this past Saturday to hangout with family and the Ceislaks. They are family friends that we plan something with every year and this past year they rented a timeshare by the beach and stayed there for the week. It was a pretty nice day, a little windy at times but the sun was out majority of the time. The water was freezing cold but it still felt nice! I think I'm making it a tradition to boogie board at my 6 months of pregnancy mark. When I was pregnant with Hailey about 6 months we went to the beach and I boogie boarded the entire day! It was awesome... what wasn't so awesome is the beach we were at had rocks and I got scraped up majorly with Hailey. This beach had a few less rocks and I didn't get scraped once! Lol. So here it is... I dub every time I am 6 months preggers Ill be out in that water boogie boardin! Thats why I think Hailey is so darn active. :] Here are some pictures of the day... I've been lazy about taking pictures bc I broke the nice one my brother bought me for xmas a couple years ago... and now I don't have a good camera to take pictures with! So I stole a couple from my sista n law... I know... Pilfer.

Riley and Hailey eating all of Rileys lunch.

This is a cute picture... although Riley wasn't diggin the water at first.

Hailey lying out to get some sun.

A decent picture of Hailey and I FINALLY... I feel like I avoid pictures while being pregnant... Exp. when Im on the beachh.... I just tend to look like a whale that washed up on the shore to bite my sister. :] Haha... jk. Love you Jess!

Im kinda bummed bc there was the cutest kodak moment with Drew and Hailey and me being lazy didn't take the picture and when Opa went to take it... His camera died. :/ Oh well... Maybe next time...

P.S.
This was the best beach trip EVER bc my husband actually got in the water! I had to double take to be sure it was him out there and then rushed over to the Mother in Law to have her put sun block on me quick so I could get out there before he decided he was done! I don't even think I gave her a chance to rub any of it in! Lol.

So last year... I went to the beach at least 2-3 times in a week for the entire summer and this year I can sadly say I've only gone twcie. :( Very sad.
Buttttt.... We have been to the pool more times than I can count.... I guess its the same sun so I shouldn't complain... And it saves on gas so thats a plus... But here are some pictures from the pool.

Oma and Braden hangin out. Aly in the background.

Daniel playing with Riley and Hailey... While Brooke is in her own little world.. She's very content when you don't mess with her.

Hailey's new word to me is stop. So here's her telling me to "Stop" telling her to say cheese. Lol.

This is Hailey... like usual... Trying to give Aiden love and kisses... And here's Adien.... like usual... all grossed out. Lol. It's so awesome!

Here he is running from her....

And with a little force on Hailey's end... and some giving up on Aiden's part... she finally gets to kiss him.
:]

Here's the little miss getting buckets of water to lugg all the way over to Mommy so she can dump it on herself... What a weirdo!

And here are the loves of my life! (Don't mean to get mushy on ya Gina... Jk.)
Aiden and Dillan! They are the best little boys EVER! And they look so much alike its not even funny. Wish I were so lucky to have boys like these. :0)

Ok... So BIG shout out to Winco! These floaties were 98 cents and Drew n I were a bit skeptical to buy them thinking they wont work... and they work like a charm. Wish they were a bit more prettier.... but beggers cant be choosers! Lol. As long as she doesn't drown.... Im ok!

Little Dillan sleepin the day away at the pool.

Here are a few random pictures and what not.

Hailey and I finally made our chocolate chip pancakes.. Here's her helping.

Hailey and Dad fell asleep one night in our bed. Kinda threw me off bc I could have sworn that I stuck her in her bed before I took a shower... Apparently Dad has a soft heart.

--- And last night he wanted to take her out of her room again to sleep with us and his excuse was that his baby needed him... And when he realized there was no way she was going to fall asleep with us he decided to stick her back in her bed which then made her cry harder... false hope sucks. :/ but get this... as he was walking out of her room hearing her cry he turns around and sticks his head in her door and says if you don't stop crying... Mommy is going to come in here and spank your butt! Lol! Talk about a softy man!

She has fallen off her bed a good few times... So we have to barricade her the best we can.

She fell asleep with these sunglasses on upside down after wearing them all day and in every store.. she wouldn't take them off!

2010-06-09T14:35:00.000-07:00

We are finally showing enough to post belly pictures! Which means we must be getting close. Here we are at 25 and a half weeks prego. We are having a boy! And so far the three names we like best are Colin, Landon, and Easton! What do you think?

14 weeks to go until our due date: September 18th! (Also Hailey's birthday.)
And when we find out we'll let you know asap when we are scheduled to deliver! :D

Memorial Day!

2010-06-01T15:54:00.000-07:00

Ahhh... a fun day of swimming, bbq, family, remembrance, patriotic t-shirts, and homemade ice cream! Memorial Day is an awesome holiday. I think it's one of my husbands favorite holidays... He's very patriotic.

Here's Hailey on her way to pick up Oma to go swimming. She's all ready to go!

And this is leaving Oma's house to finally go swimming after hanging out for a bit while making food to take to the bbq.

Riley frrreezing cold getting out of the pool.

Hailey getting dressed to get in the pool.

The girls playing with Riley in the water.

Hailey being a little snot! Totally asked Mom to get into the pool and as soon as I do she jumps up and snatches my seat next to Aunt Jessica! She's too smart for her own good!

Uncle Justin showing Hailey the waterfall.

The Sista in Law! (She always looks so cute and tan a sporty... jealous. She doesn't even have to wear makeup to look cute! EXTRA JEALOUS!)

Haha... Hailey looking at herself drip dry... she couldn't figure out why there was liquid running down her leg... I'm sure her thought was... .I'm not peeing!

Kaitlyn and Hailey swimming in the pool. (Hailey's bathing suit was at Wal-Mart for 5 bucks! I'm so proud!)

Oma letting Hailey's swimmy drain so she doesn't get Lynne wet... Haha... I just think its a cute, funny picture.

Daddy and Hailey playing in the water.

The cutest! I love this little lady and her little man! This is such a cuuuuuute picture for sure!

Mommy squiiiishing Hailey.

Riley and Hailey eating some homemade ice cream!

The face of a GUILTY woman! "Hailey! How many bowls of ice cream did you eat!?!?!?" screams Uncle Justin. Lol. She didn't eat all of these bowls.. I guess she just looked like a trash can... Idk.

Hope your Memorial Day was as good as ours!

Is This the Only Thing She Does!?!?!

2010-06-01T14:33:00.001-07:00

Lol. Just kidding! She doesn't get enough sleep actually. Yes, more pictures of Hailey sleepin. Enjoy. :]

So I walked into the living room one day with Hailey passed out on Dad like so... and I stepped into the kitchen to get a glass of water and...

... withing 20 seconds I walked into her like this! She was just so tired and I cant put my finger on why or what we did that day that caused her to fall asleep and actually feel comfortable sleeping in these positions. Lol.

And.... I just can't resist her passing out in Mommies bed. Kids just look too adorable sleeping. (This was after a day of swimming.)

And this is what she does EVERY Sunday when Dad is home and she gets to wake up to him! They play in the covers while Mom tries to catch every minute of sleep.. which usually doesn't work because she loves poking my eyeballs and calling my name to get me to wake up and play. :]

Just showin off the new dew!!! (And not Mountain Dew either...)

Just a Nice Little Poem to End the Day! :)

2010-05-26T19:23:00.001-07:00

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table,
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.
Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.

Tax all he has,
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me
to my doom.'

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service FeeTax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

Someone mentioned to me one day not to long ago that they believe that a natural disaster will not be the end of our time... & I am starting to agree.

I'll just leave the rest up to your imagination....

Just a Nice Little Poem to

2010-05-26T19:23:00.000-07:00

I Must Say!!!

2010-05-26T12:16:00.001-07:00

Big props to Dr. Laura for practically shouting out to the LDS Church in Utah! Such an awesome woman! Listen to her online at:

http://player.play.it/player/player.html?id=96

Weekdays, Noon-4!

The Happenings

2010-05-18T10:00:00.001-07:00

So a few things going on in the Fishy Fam lately.
Firstly I am proud to announce that Drew and I FINALLY got our temple recommends! We can't use them yet but we will be able to in a few short weeks! (after we talk to the stake president)
We are so excited for our sealing although, we wish we could go through the temple faster... we know we are still going to get our chance. :]

This is a sneak peak of Hailey as a flower girl in my friend Alysha's wedding back in March! I think im just as excited as her and her husband are to get these back.

Oka... one of these days im going to do a post strictly on Hailey and her many sleeping positions... it would be funnier if I could get my husbands pictures as a toddler to post next to Haileys... Shes just like her Dad! Most of the pictures Lynne has of Andrew are of him sleeping... in weird places and positions. Its so stinkin cute.

Apparently Hailey thinks we're having a girl... she decided to decorate little Colin, or Lincoln, or Landon in princess stickers. :]

This is at Haileys first Dentist appointment.. There is absolutely no preparing a toddler for the Dentist! Lol.

Hailey usually wears sandals these days bc its the easiest thing to throw on her... I decided she hasn't worn teni shoes lately so I put them on her one day just to get her out of the car 20 minutes later (and running late) to a shoe-less child!

She looks like Daddy when she sleeps... without the snoring, of course. ;)

Making brownies at Oma's house for our Sunday desert.

Hailey trying to kiss Aiden... Aiden always resisting! Good boy Aiden! :D

He's so fascinated with her hair bows. We wont be at his house for even 5 minutes and he already has it out of her hair. Lol... probably bc Gina used to try the ones she made for other people on him when he was little. :]

They are so much fun.

This... ahhh this.... this is my child (exact image of me waking up!) who wakes up with crack-head hair! Lol.. watching Winni the Pooh.

Hailey giving Dad kisses before she goes to bed.

Everything is "pretties" to Hailey, whether it is her toes, a ring, a necklace, and recently mommies ears. So we had to give her a necklace of her own to have.... so now she gets excited when she wears it!

Her new "Hugsss" is still going strong. I hope it lasts. :0)

Can You Say WOW!

2010-05-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

Sixth Grader who schools Lady Gaga!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDlC7YV5is&feature=player_embedded

Fun With Friends

2010-05-04T12:48:00.000-07:00

We've visited the pool a couple times in the past week or so and we got some really cute pictures of Ella and Hailey together! Heather has an awesome underwater camera that wont break even if i use it! (if you know me well you know i break any/all electronic devices i get a hold of... phones, cameras, computers, tv's, ps3's, etc.) She took some cool underwater pics the other day! So keep an eye out for her next few posts. :]

On our way to the pool.

Singing the itsy bitsy spider sure gets their attention.

Ella just busts out dancing out of nowhere! She must get this from her Mom. :)
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Hailey is supposed to be giving Ella kisses here but it looks more like.... "wanna fight!?"
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Heather busted out her cool pool for the girls this morning and we got a few good pics of the girls playing in/around the pool. Then the girls led us over to the swing set to play for a bit before lunch and naps!

Here's Hailey saying, "Ella! Ella! In?"

I love having other little ones around bc if Hailey sees them doing something then she tries it too... last time Heather pulled this pool out Hailey wouldn't go near the water... But Ella jumps right on in! So Hailey finally got in this time!
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And she even poured cold water all over herself! Lol.

.... annnddd... when the girls get bored with one thing they move on to another... This is our water tanks that they use as stages... they think their so funny when they play on them... always trying to see how far away from the Moms they can go!

This is where we ended up... the swings. Another thing Hailey hated... and now... thanks to Ella Bug... LOVES! :D

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Just way too cute! And the day is only half over! :]

Some random pictures i felt like posting... hey... its okay to show off your loved ones!
Hailey playing peek-a-boo at the doctors while waiting for her last shots! No more shots until she's 3! Yiiippppeee!

Mommy and Hailey.. her new thing is... "huuuuuugs"... and when she's done she leans on you to cuddle! Im liking this stage... have to enjoy it before its no more. :/

This was after a long day at church... and then to Oma's house for dinner... When you have 7 Uncles, a few Aunts and Cousins to play with for hours.. This is what they'll do to ya! (Oma and Opa only live a minute and a half away....)

Hailey keeps showing me an old picture of herself at Halloween where I made her cry (im such a mean Mom... i know...) bc i wouldn't let her take her bow off for the picture... So she's crying hard in the picture.... She points and says, "She's kying! Uh-oh... she's kying Mommy!"

This is the picture... But doesn't her bow look so stinking cute though!??! IT BETTER! I payed 8 bucks for that thing!

And I just HAD to post this! Drew, Hailey, and I decided to match on Saturday wearing Angels stuff... aren't they cute. :] Well.. when we were at Target finding some b-day and wedding gifts for parties that night we ran into Andrew's old coach! Ironic... and it just made Andrews day... NOT! This coach played Drew all year and decided to sit him for the first 3 innings of their last game that just so happen to be the championship game and against a team that they smashed on earlier in the season... bc of Andrew's hits off the pitcher... he made a few awesome hits against this pitcher earlier in the season... so Drew has never let anyone forget how their team could have won the championship game (which would've been the first championship the team had ever won...ever) if the stupid coach wouldn't have sat him the first few innings!!!!!! How irritating huh!?!? Anyways.. this pictures cute. :]

Some Fun in the Sun,,, And a Few Other Random Things

2010-04-20T00:07:00.000-07:00

To start this blog out.. Hailey had a nice 4 day slumber party with her friends Ethan and Mady. She was so excited to get to sleep on the floor! (Although she never really slept on the floor, I ended up having to stick her in her crib every night bc her and Ethan were up running around too much!) We watched our friends kids for a few days so they could have their weekend to themselves to get home/church projects done.

She even got to break a few rules. :]

Here is Ethan and Mady on their last day with us.

She wasn't quite ready for them to leave on Saturday, she asked for help getting into Mady's high chair on the floor in the doorway and when we told her no she took it upon herself to squeeze right in there!

After the kids left we went with Josh and Gina and his niece and her daughter to Oak Glen to walk around and kill our day. It was fun walking to all the stores and see what there was to look at.
Here's the girls wearing Daniel Boon hats! (My husband is a hat freak and wore it around the store so the girls thought they should join... it was cute!)

Hailey and I sitting on the bench taking pictures right after a goat had gotten loose and tried head butting her bc she decided to chase it down... and then she ate it down these dirty wooden steps so her forehead had a huge brown/red circle in the middle of it along with a nice dirty scrape on her cheek. Lol. She fell when no one was looking but she didn't cry or anything for anyone to worry too much. (I think she was more worried about her snacks that she was trying to pick up!)

Can someone please explain to me why she had to come out with stick straight hair that makes her look like a crack head at times instead of some beautiful curls like mommy!?!?! :] I mean, honestly, doesn't she look like a blond hair, blue eyed Asian to you!!!!??? I guess I should just be greatful for what I get. :D

And last but not least... Hailey and her best friend... Yes... She already has one.. Heather and I agree that its a total love hate relationship, Ella decided to finally by force stay in the freezing pool that we tried warming up with hot bath water.

Definitely her Mother's child... Tanning.. with bathing suit of course, how else sicko!?!? But yet somehow still incredibly white! I don't get it! Thinking about doing a spray on tan for me and Hailey! Hey! Don't judge me! The Moms on Toddler's and Tiara's do it all the time! Whats one time gonna hurt!?!? Haha. JK.

My little lady soaking up the sun.

Disneyland!

2010-04-19T23:15:00.000-07:00

So Drew and I took Hailey to Disneyland for the first time last month and she HATED it! Lol... ever hear that before? It would be my child to hate the infamous D-Land! We took very few pictures that we haven't received from my friends camera yet (since we broke our camera a while back). So sadly no pictures of the first trip. But... I did take Hailey by myself this past Thursday since it was my cousin's birthday and we have season passes... And this time she loved it... Firstly, she didn't want to get off of the tea cups.. She cried hysterically as we pulled her away from the exit gate, so sad. :( And since we are expecting there are some rides I wasn't able to go on. So while my cousins went on those rides I decided to take Hailey on the Winni the Poo ride... Lets just say we went on it a few times bc all she kept saying for the rest of the day was "I want Poo!" I was a little sad bc we stood in line for 15 minutes to take a picture with Poo Bear and he decided he needed a break three people ahead of me... So we settled for second best and took pictures with Tigger and Eeyore. Whom... both... she was terribly scared of. Lol. So we decided to wait for Poo to come out so she could at least see him from a distance... Talk about a BIG mistake! Lol. I stood there patiently as Hailey blew kisses and yelled "Hi Poo!!" from about 5 feet away loving every bit of her new found love! The problem was getting her away from the pant-less bear! She was kicking and screaming all the way to the food stand where it took a pickle to get her to be quiet! Lol. All in all it was so much fun... I believe she had a nightmare on the way home in the car bc she had such a sad face during her sleep for quiet a while. One of the rides might have been a little much for her (Im thinking Alice and Wonderland or Sleeping Beauty). But here are some pictures of Hailey's second trip to Disneyland! Enjoy!

It took alot of workers screaming her name and waving and snapping to get her to even come close to looking towards the camera! Lol.

She wouldn't touch these things even if her life depended on it! Lol.

She thought she was just so cool for getting to control how high and low Dumbo went... Went we would drop or raise quickly she'd say, "weeeeee!" It was so stinkin cute!

Before the Dumbo ride she kept pointing at the waterfall next to the entrance and screaming, "WATER!" Haha.

Our Easter... Somewhat...

2010-04-19T20:53:00.000-07:00

This Easter we enjoyed conference at my in laws with a nice big breakfast and a few spiritual messages. We had a little easter egg hunt for the girls... Riley and Hailey... and Luke got his very own in the living room which was super cute... and Justin got his own... which wasn't so cute! Lol. From there Drew and I went to my families to enjoy a late lunch and had a huge easter egg hunt with all the kids... and even those who still would like to be kids. :] We ended up at Drew's Aunts for an awesome Hawaiian dinner! Here are some pics of our Easter Sunday.

P.S. We have more Easter pictures of Riley and Hailey that Ill post as soon as I get them from the Mother In Law. :]

Hailey Hunting for Easter Eggs!

Uncle Justin and Hailey ridin the skate board!

Hailey just discovered the slide!

Adam and Heidi (Hailey's new favorite person.) with Riley and Hailey.

We hope everyone had an awesome Easter! We sure did! :]

This is a must read!

2010-04-14T08:46:00.000-07:00

So if anyone is looking for a good photographer or a good team to video a special occasion PLEASE don't hesitate to look to these people who are beyond awesome!
First of all... Jen Gagliardi... at www.jengagliardi.com takes the most awesome pictures ever! She took some a while back of Hailey and Riley and they were so awesome... I think I'm ready for more! :D

Annnnnd!!!!! Drew Renner! At www.shadetreefilms.net does the most amazing job at capturing special moments with his team! Check them out! And spread the love... lets not be greedy about the people we think are awesome. :]

Some Random New Updates

2010-02-24T09:39:00.000-08:00

So unfortunately our computer keeps going into a deep sleep and only comes out of hibernation when he feels necessary! And lets not mention that I was almost in tears over the many pictures and videos of Hailey (almost all of them) that we have lost bc of this computer! So... now that we have our laptop working.. FINALLY, you would never believe what happens next! Hailey broke my brand new camera! A HUGE APOLOGY TO MATTHEW! Who bought me the camera for Christmas last year! (this also put me in tears!) I guess it was somewhat my fault... I let her play with it when it was on and she dropped it and the lens went cricked on it! So now we are sometimes computer-less and all the time camera-less! Let's not forget to mention the fact that I broke my newest phone already... not my fault at all! But that's a different story... Luck is always with us. :] Don't you think?

Well aside from that here are some things that have been happening with the Fishy Fam lately...

So this is Hailey's new best friend! Ella! Or in Hailey's case, "Eya!!" Hailey doesn't even have to see "Eya" to get excited and screech her name... We could be walking buy Heather and Michael (Ella's parents) and she starts screaming Ella from down the hallway at church! Or we can just be taking a stroll outside to check the mail and she stops and points at Heather's truck and screeches "Eya! Eya! EYA" Lol... And Ella isn't the only one! She screams for Aiden (Daiden) and Luke! (Loo), and Riley (Rirey). Its fun watching her learn her friends. :]

One thing I LOVE about my husband and bro's job is that they find the most awesome things! Here's something Uncle Matthew brought home for Lynne for the grandkids! And they love it!

Here is Riley with Uncle Matthew.

This is Hailey with Santa this year! Her second Christmas... She wasn't sure about him at first, but he gave her a toy and she quickly warmed up to him.

And just for fun I posted her first Christmas with Santa. She loved him at 3 months old!

We went to the Citrus Plaza to go shopping and we have a friend who words at Jamba Juice so we decided to go say hi! I was so excited that she got her own little cute Jamba cup! It fit her so perfectly and with a little mini straw too! She looked all grown up walking down the strip with her Jamba Juice in her little hands! This one's for you Andrew C.

This is her sharing with Daddy... Something she doesn't often do with Mom! Lol.

I took Hailey to the Ford Park for the first time since she was 3 months to show her the ducks and feed them... she was TERRIFIED bc they got so stinking close... she just kept backing away and giving me dirty looks! Lol. I wanted to put up a picture to compare how little and young she looked her first time but those pictures were lost when our computer crashed a while back. :/

So I took Hailey into my sisters hair salon to give Hailey her first haircut and Hailey was just not having it! Chelsea was such a good sport for being so patient letting her get her cry out! She thought it was hilarious how angry Hailey got so fast! And over who knows what! Lol.

So this is the before... a.k.a. The Mullet!

And this is the after! a.k.a The Baby Bob

She stopped crying long enough after Chel gave her a sucker to take a nice picture with her finished hair!

So my client moved into a new place and Hailey and her son Micah decided to rip apart an entire box of Styrofoam!! At first I thought it was just so cute that they were cracking up laughing together and having fun... and most importantly staying out of my way while I was working... So I decided to let them have at it! Little did I know what a 1 year old and a 4 year old could REALLY DO! I should have taken a picture of the after but I was so infuriated bc all I could think about was how many hours it would take to clean the stinking mess up!!!!!!!!! Her entire living room was covered in white!!! There was no orange carpet to be found, even when I looked under the couch!!!! I couldn't even begin to think how it got so far under the couch of all the EASY places to clean! But I had to count to 10.... or 100... and remind myself I let them do it in the first place so how could I punish them for something I was just encouraging them to do and laughing with them at in the first place! Its a good thing I got paid to clean it otherwise I think I would've exploded! Lol... But it has def prepared me for what I could expect from the future... :] Heavenly Father definitely wasn't going to give me another child until a learned a little patience... and here it is... I learned a little after all!!! :D

... what is there to say about this? This is what I walk into my bedroom to... A child kicking back in her chair watchin her show... while Mom slaves away at the house! Jk... do you see how messy the background is! Lol.

And... Last but def not least! Drew and Hailey and I finally made our first trip to Disneyland with the Sorenson's a couple weeks ago! This is the only picture I caught of Hailey on the way there! The rest are in someone else's camera! So those I will post soon! But just let me say... we have discovered a fear of Hailey's... Mascots! Big characters! (Which is why I don't get WHY she loves her Dad so much! He's the biggest character I've ever met! :D) Anyways.. she hated Disneyland! She didn't like the rides and Mom forced her to go on every one she was allowed to go on... The only one she wanted to go on was Winni the Pooh... and she has no idea who that is... Lol! But Drew and I enjoyed ourselves! And just so we are very clear! YOU ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE A BAG OF FOOD INTO D-LAND! THEY WILL NOT STOP YOU! Lol... we got there before Gina and Cody and we were trying to sneak in a pb&j and we meet up with the Sorenson's a few hours later and Cody whips a bag of grapes out and a few plumbs and who knows what else he had stashed in his food bag! Lol. So now we know for next time... You can make Disneyland a cheap trip! Don't go spend a hundred dollars on just food! Lol!

Do You Sleep Standing Up Too!?

2009-12-28T22:02:00.000-08:00

Lately Hailey has been really good about just going right in her crib and not crying as much as she used to, or hardly at all. But her new (and funny) thing lately is... she gets up when we walk out of her room and close the door and ends up falling asleep on her crib. STANDING UP! Lol. I couldn't stop laughing the first time I went to check on her and seen her like that! Not to mention she's done it a few times since! One thing I like though is when we wake her up and say, "lay down" she throws her body down to the bed and "goes nite nite." Only to get back up when we leave to do it all over agian! Lol! It lasted for an hour last night!

Here is the first time she fell asleep standing up.

Her second time in one day!

Sad but Funny!

Another thing that Mom (not so much Dad) is very proud of is that Hailey has gone "poo poo on the pody" or in her words "pooooooop!" twice now! The first time she went on the big kid potty (we didn't have a little potty yet) and I only made her bc Drew and I had been putting of buying diapers for ever! We thought we had plenty for at least a few more days... turns out, we were down to one at 7 in the am! So when I had taken Hailey out of the bath I let her run around to air dry (plus she likes being nakey!) and i noticed her grunting a little... so I grabbed her and asked is he was going poop... she shook her head yes! So I said lets go poo poo in the pody! I took her in and sat her on our toilet and she cried for a half hour! She was so stressed out but I couldn't let her use the LAST diaper! She cried for Daddy (which she has NEVER done before) and finally she went! I was trying to clap for her and say yay! to make it a positive thing but she was just not having it! Lol! She gave me dirty looks for the rest of the day! Haha! Well I decided a couple days ago that we needed to get Hailey her own potty... maybe she wouldn't be so scared of it! Today she was sitting in her high chair eating lunch and she looks at me and goes, "Uh oh!!" I didnt' see her drop anything or do anything else that required (in her opinion) an uh oh! So I asked her if she had to go poop. She said yes! So I took her to her little pody and sat her on it. At first she cried and then she was okay when I was "going pody too". She played with my nail polish for a good ten minutes before she finally went! As soon as she did she got up and turned around and pointed and said, "Mommy, Uh Oh!!!" Lol! I never laughed so hard in my life! Apparently she doesn't get that its ok to poop where she did! So for all of that she got to flush the toilet (something she tries to do every time Drew and I are going to the bathroom! Lol.)and turn off the light in the bathroom!
We (Mostly Mom!) are so proud of her! I think Dads dreading the day she grows up! :]

Here is Hailey's new big potty! Comes equipped with built in wipes container and your toddlers own personal pull out toilet paper roller! (and a cup to stop little men from peeing on the outside of the toilet! Lol.. something we don't have to worry about!!! Yet... ;D )

Thanksgiving

2009-12-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

For Thanksgiving this year we went to Fisherman's Retreat. It was our first time there but my family has gone a few times. We ate Thanksgiving Lunch and made it back just in time for the Fishy Fam's Thanksgivng Dinner so it all worked out well. :]

Drew, Hailey, & I by the lake.

My cousin Devin with Hailey

Hailey and Dad.

My brother Zach.

My sister Riley and Hailey.

My Dad.

My Mamo and Sister Chelsea.

My sister Chel.

Mom and Dad. :]

Grandma Mary Helen.

My cousin Lex and Drew.

Me n Alexa.

The Family. (Left to Right top): Me, Drew, Chelsea, Zach
(Left to Right Bottom): Hailey, Julia, Riley, Damion, Sydney

Giraffe's Are One of my Favorite Animals! :D

2009-11-04T21:11:00.000-08:00

So this Halloween wasn't at all made out to be what it should have been! Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday! I love cute Halloween decorations and all the parties and dressing up and most importantly all the candy! Well... sadly, the only candy we really have is the left overs from Hailey's first birthday party where we gave out too much and still had too much left over! And the only person dressing up was our poor daughter who was burning up in her costume all night! Oh... and the only decorations I got were from either the Salvation Army or Joann's (after Halloween!) Oh... and lets not forget all the parties we DIDN'T go to. :/ Well... It was still fun I suppose. I mean... getting to dress up your child like a toy doll is awesome enough (something I tend to do 3-4 times on a daily bases. :])! Hailey ended up being a cute giraffe, (it was between that and a Chik-Fil-A Cow! Maybe we will shoot for that one next year! :D)the whole night people kept saying, "Oh! What a cute little boy!", Not paying any attention to her pink shoes and the BIG yellow bow in the giraffe costumes hair! Lol. We managed to hit up three places this year for Halloween. (Same as last year) Drew's family business, my family business, then straight home/to bed! All in all... it was fun watching Hailey run around and falling all over the place looking like a grazing giraffe! Haha. We even ended up going to the pumpkin patch last minute Halloween morning. And.... I DID get to FINALLY carve a pumpkin or two... They were one of my clients and her son and they turned out so cute! Unfortunately I didn't think to take pictures but I'm pretty sure we are all tired of seeing all the awesome pumpkin carvings out there for sure! So here are some pictures of our lovely Halloween night/day.

Hailey taking a stroll through the pumpkin patch all by her lonesome. (Apparently she's a big girl now. :])

She just would not smile at the pumpkin patch! She was overwhelmed with all of the different sized orange balls everywhere!

Uh... Can I touch this Mom?

Of course, Daddy can get her to smile!

I can say Drew and I definitely enjoyed the pumpkin patch too. Its fun watching Hailey frolic around like so.

Our Hailey, Taking a break from homemade donuts at Jolene's house to take a bite out of life. :]

This is probably the cutest picture ever! We tried this giraffe outfit on her a few months before Halloween and she HATED it! Cried the entire time she had it on! Now she's as happy as a... well.. a giraffe!!!!!!

At the end of a looong night... (Got Tristen to smile! Wait... No, scratch that, I got him to laugh!!!!)

My sister Riley was Dorthy! The cutest Dorthy I'd ever seen! My mom even found a cute dog and a basket that went with it! Lol.

My little Foster Sister Alyssa as a cute bunny rabbit!

Say Happy Halloween Girls!

Did I Hear Something About Fernbrake?!?!? (A Post for Aaron and Jensine!)

2009-10-10T18:48:00.001-07:00

To start... This post is for Arron and Jensine Kinser.

First let me say that I went through many foster/group homes to get to my wonderful parents that I have today. (but, shhh... we don't tell who is bio and who isn't! You would be surprised at how some of us look more like our parents than others and we just so happened to be adopted! :D)
In my looong journey of life/many homes, I stayed with a Korean family for 9 months! And I absolutely LOVE Korean food. Although I didn't learn how to cook most of it... I sure enjoyed eating it! And this would be an awesome goal in life, to learn to cook Korean foods bc all of it is sooo delicious!

So for you Arron and Jensine!
Here are a few recipes you can make with you fernbrake! :]

1: Spicy Beef and Vegetable Soup (Yukgaejang)

Ingredients

1 Lb of beef brisket, half an onion, water, 12 green onions, 5 cups of bean sprouts, fern brakes (kosari),1 stalk of celery, garlic, hot pepper flakes, sesame oil, vegetable oil, salt, soy sauce, and black pepper

In a big pot, add beef brisket, 14-15 cups of water, and half an onion, then boil it for 40-50 minutes over high heat.
Cut the green onions, celery, and fern brakes (kosari) into pieces about 7 cm in length. Put them all into a big bowl.
Put 3 tbs hotpepper flakes, 1 tbs of sesame oil, 1 tbs of vegetable oil, 1 tbs soy sauce, 1 tbs of salt, and some grounded black pepper into a small bowl and mix it. This is your hotpepper oil sauce.
Put the hotpepper oil sauce into the vegetables mixture and mix them all up.
When the beef is well cooked, take it out and set it aside to cool down.
Add the mixture of vegetables and hotpepper oil sauce into the boiling beef stock. Boil it for 20-30 minutes.
Slice the beef thinly and add it into the boiling soup. Cook it about 5-10 minutes more.

Serve with rice. Enjoy it!

2: Japchae (Stir Fried Noodles With Vegetables)

Ingredients:

Starch noodles (dangmyun), 150 grams of beef, 1 bunch of spinach, 1 medium size carrot, 1 medium size onion, mushrooms (5 dried shiitake and 1 package of white mushrooms), 3 cloves of garlic, 7-8 green onions, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, pepper, and sesame seeds.

Makes 4 servings.

How to prepare your ingredients before stir frying:

Soak 5 dried shitake mushrooms in warm water for a few hours until they become soft. Squeeze the water out of them and slice thinly.
Slice a package of white mushrooms (2 cups’ worth).
Cut a carrot into thin matchstick-shaped pieces 5 cm long.
Cut 7 -8 green onions into 7 cm long pieces.
Slice one onion thinly.
Slice 150 grams of beef into thin strips.

Now let’s start!

Boil 2 bunches of noodles in boiling water in a big pot for about 3 minutes. When the noodles are soft, drain them and put in a large bowl.
Cut the noodles several times by using scissors and add 1 tbs of soy sauce and 1 tbs of sesame oil. Mix it up and set aside.
*tip: Take one sample and taste it to see whether or not it’s cooked properly. If it feels soft, it’s finished.
In the boiling water, add a bunch of spinach and stir it gently for 1 minute. Then take it out and rinse it in cold water 3 times. Remove any grit or dead leaves thoroughly while rinsing. Squeeze it gently to get the water out, then cut it into 5 cm pieces.
Add ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sesame oil and mix it and place it onto the large bowl.
*tip: When you drain the hot water from the pot, don’t discard the hot water. Put it back into the pot so you can cook your spinach quickly.
On a heated pan, put a few drops of olive oil and your carrot strips and stir it with a spatula for 30 seconds. Put it into the large bowl (don’t burn it!).
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your sliced onion. Stir it until the onion looks translucent. Put it into the large bowl with your carrots.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add the sliced white mushrooms. Stir it for a bit and then put it in the large bowl.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your green onions. Stir for 1 minute and put it into the large bowl.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your beef strips and your sliced shitake mushrooms. Stir it until it’s cooked well, then add 3 cloves of minced garlic, ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sugar. Stir for another 30 seconds and then put it into the large bowl.
Add 2 tbs of soy sauce, 3 tbs of sugar, 2 tbs of sesame oil, and 1 ts of ground pepper to the large bowl. Mix all ingredients, then sprinkle 1 tbs of toasted sesame seeds on the top.
Serve with rice and Kimchi, or as a side dish.

3: Bibimbap (Mixed Rice With Vegetables)

Ingredients:

Cooked rice, package of bean sprouts, a bunch of spinach, 2 small size of zucchinis, 5-7 shiitake mushrooms, fernbrakes (kosari), 200 grams of ground beef (about half a pound), 1 small carrot, eggs, soy sauce, hot pepper paste, garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and vegetable oil.
For 4- 6 servings.

Recipe:
Arrange everything on a platter.

Cook rice. You can use a rice cooker or a stainless pot.
Next, you need to prepare a large platter to put all your ingredients on. Rinse your bean sprouts 3 times and put them in a pot with a cup of water. Add 1 ts of salt and cook for 20 minutes. Drain water and mix it with 1 clove of minced garlic, sesame oil and a pinch of salt.
Put it on the platter.
Put your spinach in a pot of boiling water and stir it for a minute. Then rinse it in cold water a few times and squeeze it lightly. Mix it with a pinch of salt, 1 ts of soy sauce, 1 clove of minced garlic and sesame oil. Put it on the platter
Cut 2 small size zucchinis into thin strips, sprinkle them with a pinch of salt, and then mix them together. A few minutes later, sauté them in a pan over high heat. When it’s cooked, it will look a little translucent. Put it on the platter.
You can buy soaked and cooked “kosari” at a Korean grocery store. Prepare about 2 or 3 cups of kosari for this 4 servings of bibimbap. Cut it into pieces 5-7 cm long and sauté in a heated pan with 1 ts of vegetable oil. Stir and add 1 tbs of soy sauce, 1/2 tbs of sugar, and cook them for 1-2 minutes. Add sesame oil. Put it on the platter.
Slice shitake mushrooms thinly and sauté with 1 ts of vegetable oil. Add 2 ts of soy sauce and 1 or 2 ts of sugar and stir it for 2 minutes. Add some sesame oil, and put it on the platter.
On a heated pan, put some oil and 200 grams of ground beef and stir it. Add 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tbs of soy sauce, 1/2 tbs of sugar, a little grounded black pepper, and sesame oil.
Put it on the platter.
Cut a carrot into strips, sauté it for 30 seconds and put it on the platter.
prepare eggs with sunny side up.
Put your rice In a big bowl, and attractively display all your vegetables and meat t. Place the sunny side up egg on the center.
Serve it with sesame oil and hot pepper paste.
Lastly, mix it up and eat!

*For those who can’t tolerate spicy sauce. : )

Green onion sauce:

Chop 4 green onions and put them in a small bowl. Pour half cup of soy sauce in there, and add 1 tbs of sesame seeds, 2 ts of sugar, 1 tbs of sesame oil and mix it up.

Egg soup:

Put a can of chicken broth in a pot, as well as 2 cans of water using the can from the chicken broth. Boil it.
Beat 2 eggs with a fork and pour it into the boiling stock while stirring slowly. Put some salt in it if you want.
Chop 2 green onions
Serve your soup in a small bowl and sprinkle some chopped green onion over the top.

I also kept the video so you can be sure your doing it right! Hope its helpful! I would LOVE to have you guys come do this with us one night!

Enjoy! :0)

www.maangchi.com

A Whole Lot of Somethings!

2009-10-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy lately! Things here and there and everywhere!
Here are some recent things we have had our noses in. :]

Lisa and Ben had Their Baby Boy!
Baby Luke Fisher! Yay!

Uncle Andrew holding Baby Luke in the hospital! Congrats to Ben and Lisa!

Labor Day at Aunt Vickie's! (Andrews Aunt)
We went swimming and ate lunch and swam some more.
Here is Opa swimming with Hailey and Riley.

And Riley laying out and enjoying the sun. :]

Hailey's First Angels Game! :D

Hanging out with Dad before the game.

Playing in the bleechers with Uncle Chris and Gina.

We honestly feel like she had more fun in the parking lot playing with a baseball after the game! Lol.

The boys after the game. Left to right: Andrew & Hailey, Uncle Eddie, Uncle Chris, and Cousin Josh & Laney!

Hailey's First Birthday!!!
Looking at the cupcake like hmmm... What do I do!

This is just the best picture! She is definitely enjoying this cupcake!

Dad helping her out. :]

Hailey sharing with Aunt Jessica!

Some of the kids having a wack at the pinata!
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Uncle Matthew helping Hailey get candy!

Not sure whats going on. Lol.

Hailey opening her presents! Thanks to all for your gifts! We were so glad you guys came! :]

Awww... Hugs! Thanks to Ella and Heather who helped in many ways!

One way we got the girls to focus their attention away from us ladies in the kitchen! Lol.

A New Fishy!
The Sista N Law Jessica popped out a BEAUTIFUL baby boy! How exciting it was to see him! He is so close in age to Mr. CUTIE PIE Luke which works out perfectly! And Jess got what she wanted... A September baby! :] Congrats you guys. This is our visit to the hospital to see them!

Oma holding Hailey and Braden.

Hailey loves giving kisses!

Riley and Hailey more interested in tissue paper from a present then the baby! Lol.

And one happy family! Congrats guys!

A Blessing... or Two?
This past Sunday my nephew Luke and his little cousin Nathan received a baby blessing.

Little Luke in his all whites!

Opa Max holding Luke.

Uncle Matthew holding Luke.

Oma feeding two grandkids! Better make room for two more Lynne! :D

Riley being silly on the playground.

Going down a slide.

The end of the day after lunch and church! Time to go home!

Hailey was pooped from running around everywhere!

I know this was a long one! Hope you enjoyed! I will try keep my bloggin a flowin! More random recent fun to come soon! :D

Hailey's 1st [Goofy]Tooth!!! :D

2009-09-05T14:51:00.001-07:00

After many months of waiting, worrying, wishing, and wanting Hailey finally got her first tooth! Well... Goofy tooth! Haha. Her first tooth just so happens to be her top left tooth! No others seem to be ready to poke out.

In other news. Hailey wasn't doing too well this past week. We ended up taking her to the ER bc for some reason her legs were hurting her too much to walk. We thought it could've been grwoing pains but turns out that babies dont usually get growing pains so young. Turns out she had a virus, somewhat like the flu that makes your muscles achey and sore, only it was a virus that made her legs sore and achey to the point where she was hurting too much to use them. The poor thing, she just learned to walk only to be restricted to her butt planted to the floor. I didn't get a picture but Drew and I let her sit on the floor surrounded by toys and pillows and had her watching Baby Eistein movies. We let her cry it out since the Doctor said to keep her down so she will walk or crawl again when she was ready. She just looked so misserable. Couldn't get up or do anything! Now Hailey seems to be doing much better Her fever has gone away and she is walking just fine. It was a stressful and scary thing. Thank you to those who kept her in your prayers!

Some Random Fun/Hailey's 1st REAL Walk!

2009-08-05T21:51:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Jen Gagliardi, Jessica and I got some awesome pictures of our beautiful daughters!
Thanks Jen! :]

Riley and her Mommy Jessica, the child inside the belly is known as "THE BEAST"! Haha.

So much love!

Waiting outside the temple for our friends Gina, Cody, and Aiden to finish getting sealed.
Congrats guys! :]

Such a beautiful family.

...and such good friends!

Andrew holding his first nephew! Lucas Benjiman Fisher (Luke).

Hailey taring down the DVD rack yet again! (Dads always asking why his movies are out of order. Lol.)

Hailey riding on a motorbike!

Some fun at Aunty Chelseas house.

Hailey and Cousin Ryan playing on Moms birthday!

At a restaurant being silly.

... And!!! Last, but certainly not least!!!! HAILEY'S FIRST REALLLLL WALK!
She just got right up on my birthday (the 3rd) and started running around everywhere! There was almost no crawling on this day! Yay for Hailey! :D

Hailey's 1st River Trip, 4th of July, "Modeling", Beach/Pool Trips, and a New Milestone! :]

2009-07-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

There are so many things to catch up on! The sad thing is... I hardly have any pictures! Our computer wouldn't turn on so we had to reset our computer which erased all of our pictures and videos.
Here are our most recent activities!

-Hailey's first river trip was a couple of weeks ago with my side of the family!

She loves the water and boat but she isn't too sure about the waves and she HATED the life jacket! Lol. But what kid likes life jackets???

Hailey and Grandpa- Hailey's first boat ride!

Falling asleep on the boat? Or maybe it was just really windy.

Hailey and Aunty Riley playing in their own little pool!

She loved just sitting on the boat at the dock.

Uncle Zach and Hailey. It would've been a cooler picture if he didn't shave his fo-hawk. Lol.

Hailey and Aunty Riley playing in their pool. Hailey's first stand! (all by herself.)

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-4th of July was a blast! We went to the boys scouts fundraiser breakfast in the early morning and had some food! Then we helped my brother and sister in law move into their new home in Beaumont! We went swimming during the day and then ended up helping my client for work move for a few dreaaaaaadful hours! Then made back in time to watch the U of R fireworks show later that night with some home made ice cream with the parents! It was a crazzzy but great day!

Aunty Lisa taking Hailey on a fun ride!

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--Last but not least! Our random beach and swimming trips and other fun new things!! :D

Daddy and Hailey Bug on Memorial Day swimming.

A day at the pool.

The sun puts her right to sleep.

Aiden snoozing as Hailey plans her attack on him. Lol.

My baby can swim lessons!

Hailey's new old toy!

A day at the beach.

Oh the joys of Motherhood. Lol. She cried herself to sleep and this is how it ended!

Ohhh the Joys of Babysitting!

2009-04-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

Its the funniest thing to watch two Cousins go at it! Today Riley decided that Hailey's breath stunk and that she needed some gum... Ha! Not really all that funny seeing how my child's life was at stake here! Lol... I had given Riley a string cheese after her nap today to have as a snack and I thought it was so nice of her to share with Cousin Hailey... little did I know... that it wasn't string cheese in their mouths! I had walked in the other room to put something away and as I was walking out I had seen Riley getting into my purse on the floor... after I told her no and to get out of it and to put my papers back in it... and she did what she was told (sorta...)and slowly but surely moved onto another mission... I had then realized that on the way to her next mission she was shoving another peice of gum in Hailey's mouth!!! I was so scared I didn't know what to do or where to begin... I had seen my time sheet for work (that if I dont have I will not get payed for my hours) in one of her hands and the rest of the gum in the other hand! The sad thing was... I was more worried for my time sheet and where the other half went then I was for Hailey or Riley's life!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I was all of a sudden worried about Riley before my own child! Which I found hilarious bc Riley had teeth! Lol... she could AT LEAST chew! :D So I sat Riley in time out after smacking her wondering hands and totally forgot that Hailey was still sitting on the floor, SURROUNDED by gum... not to mention the other peice that she was just so determined to get into her mouth! Haha... but all in all... I scared Riley to death and I don't think she will be sharing with Cousin Hailey anymore!

On a good note... ;)
We went shopping today and Riley and Hailey fell asleep on the way home... I carried them in and they stayed asleep for about 20 minutes and all of a sudden I hear someone screaming ma-ma!!! Riley was wide awake, as was Hailey, and they were just playing in their carseats talking back and forth!

Here they are smiling at the camera! They were doing the EXACT same things with their hands. It was really cute!

Then I moved them closer so they could hold hands... couldn't quite reach though!

Riley just thought she was oh so funny! (she laughs at herself alot... gets it from Mom I guess!) Haha... Just so you kno Jess... We're not laughing with you! We're laughing at you! Lol... I know.. no throwing people under busses on blogger! :D

-Riley will get down to eye level with Hailey when she is trying to crawl and give her kisses! But when Hailey gets enough smooches she trys to escape... that's when Riley puts her foot down (literally) and says "no no no-NO" and gets back down to eye level with Hailey and keeps dishing out those kisses! Haha
-They love kissing each other... Its something Hailey just learned so its exciting to watch her do it on her own without help!
-Hailey crawled right over to Riley as I was changing her diaper on the floor and started giving her slobbery weeeet kissses! (I grabbed the video camera just in time!)

Hailey's 1st REAL Crawl! :D:D:D

2009-04-27T09:27:00.000-07:00

Ohhhh my goodness! Hailey crawled her first REAL crawl Saturday night! It was only a couple of feet but she did it! On all fours! Then last night at our Sunday dinner at Oma and Opa's house she totally crawled from Jessica (in the middle of the living room) all the way to me... well almost (Dad got excited and picked her up before she could actually make it to me!) It was so exciting! Its so cheesy bc as I was cheering her on I got tears in my eyes! I can't believe she is already crawling! So out of excitement I just had to call everybody last night! Im thinking that the chocolate covered bananas and strawberries she had last night gave her enough energy to do it! Lol! Well here is a picture of her crawling all over the place this morning in our living room! Its funny bc she will get lazy and do her army crawl bc shes faster at it then a realy crawls right now!

Picture the army crawl: A wounded man coming out of a war crawling for safety with a dead right leg! Haha... there's a good picture.

Hailey's 1st Beach Trip!

2009-04-25T20:16:00.000-07:00

Soooo... Hailey's first beach trip was a couple of weeks ago! She had so much fun! Seeing how one of my favorite places to be in the world is the beach... it was pretty exciting for me that Hailey LOVED it! Hailey and Riley (her year and a half old cousin) sat by the shoreline and played in the sand and water. I bought a floaty for Hailey that was a tad bit too big for her and she didn't like it but, Riley had no issues with the freezing cold water, and the crab that was in the water below her, and got right in it and floated all over the beach and back! It was so funny that when I would touch Hailey to move her back so the tide wouldn't swallow her whole she would screetch and get so mad! She just did not want to be touched... she liked her spot where she can be close enough to the water to splash and when the tide went down she was close enough to grab some fresh sand and shove a fist full in her mouth! All in all it was a good trip and one of the many many many we will be taking to the beach this year!

Hailey eatin' the sand.

A little model picture. Compliments of Jessica Fisher! :D

Riley and Hailey hanging out in the freeezing cold water!

Hailey was so excited!

Hailey was so content on the shore juuuust near the water! She didn't want to be all the way in or all the way out!

This is the crab that i thiiiink Riley made her way to and discovered! Jess and I were so freaked out!
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Haha... Hailey just loved this melted chocolate chip cookie!

Hailey chilling in the sand!

Riley loving the little floaty!

She was waaaay too cold for me to carry her close to me! Lol

So one more thing... I am posting a cute video of her eating the sand... it cracks me up! :D
... and someone answer me this... how is it that we were at the beach for 3 hours or so and Hailey did not get sun burned once but a few days later at a soccer game that was only an hour long she got roasted?!?!! Lol.

What a Busy Easter Weekend!!!

2009-04-17T20:19:00.000-07:00

So our Easter weekend was just so fun and BUSY! Friday we went riding out at Hodges with the family and some old family friends and it was Hailey's first ride! She was so excited seeing how her cousin Riley who had a little mini quad zoom (slowly) right by her and Hailey would pant like a little dog (her new thing she discovered she could do only without the tongue!) So Aunt Jessica put Hailey on the back of the quad with Riley! Hailey had such a blast! Then on Saturday we had a full day of fun at an Aquarium in San Diego. Hailey wasn't too into the jelly fish and what not but, seeing how she is too young It's quite understandable! She still loved being able to splash the water having no clue what's in the water! :D Haha... After that my brother-in-law and sister-in-law took Drew, Hailey, and I too the San Diego Temple! WOW! Was it big! ... And beautiful! We took a few pictures (which I will post as soon as we get them!) some funny ones and some cute ones! We went home that night and shopped until midnight! It was def a long two days! On top of that we had to get up early for church Sunday and make it to my family late lunch at 2 and Drews family dinner at 5! Yea! Preeeety busy! Huh??!?! Haha... all in all it was fun... and It was a good Easter weekend! I loved seeing family from all ends and even a few friend! I am very greatful for all of my loved ones! Happy late Easter to all! :D

Pictures of us riding on Friday...
Hailey and I on the big quad! It startled her as I revved the engine!

Hailey and Riley zooming around!

Pictures of the San Diego Aquarium on Saturday...
Daddy and Hailey trapped in a cage with a shark!!! Ahhh!

Hailey being eaten by a shark!

Hailey splashing in the water thats full of weird fish and things that live on the bottom of the ocean floor.

Daddy and Hailey looking out at the ocean.

All of us being eaten by the shark! Ahhh!

And a few pictures of some fish and sharks and jelly fish!

Another Post

2009-03-28T16:15:00.000-07:00

So I havent been on this in a while, and this is because Drew and I finally got our own home! Its so exciting to have your own space and rules! The not so exciting part is the stress of BILLS! But, its all worth it at the end of the month knowing that your working hard for something you really want in life! :D So we went to my Nephew Ryans first birthday and it was a pretty windy and fun day. I have biological brothers that decided last minute to come. (I am adopted) They weren't supposed to because their Grandmother died earlier that week so it was pretty exciting to see them because they live so far away. We got some really cute pictures of Hailey and Drew at my Nephews Angels themed party!

Just wanted to pop in and say hello!
New pictures coming soon of our new place! :D

Me and my Niece Christina (Yes! She was named after me!) Shes only 13 and shes taller than me!

Uncle Chris and Hailey

Uncle Ed, Uncle Joey, and Uncle Chris hanging with Hailey

Uncle Ed, Ryan the birthday boy, Mikey, Christina, & Ro

Daddy and Hailey playing ball at the field!

Salior-ette?

2009-02-22T20:57:00.000-08:00

So my Mother-in-Law had the cutest idea for her 8 boys. She took pictures of each of them in a sailor outfit when they were babies. She now has a Sailor outfit she bought for the grandchildren that are girls so they can have a picture in a sailor outfit to compare to their dads! I think its the cutest idea every. I would love to find something I like and am interested in to start with all of my children but I have no clue what! Riley (the first grandchild-now 15 months old)took the cutest pictures in the sailor-ette outfit when she was about 5 or 6 months old (now Haileys age). Yesterday Andrew decided to help me take some of Hailey in the cute sailor-ette outfit and they turned out awesome! :D Im so proud to have a cute daughter and niece of course! And thanks to a great Oma now they have a picture in an adorable salior-ette outfit!!! :]

Lets go Swimming With the Ducks!

2009-02-22T19:08:00.000-08:00

So a few days ago Andrew and I took Hailey and Micah (A 3 yr old son to the lady I work for.) to the Ford park by our house to feed the ducks some cornbread I burnt! Hey, they arent picky.
Hailey absolutely LOVED it. She just stared at the ducks and smiled really big at them like they were playing with her.
It was the cutest scene. I cant wait to get enough bread ends (or burnt cornbread) to go back! Its such a cheap and fun thing to do! Now I can't wait until Hailey can walk so she can run after them like her Dad does!
Aside from Drew almost throwing her into the pond... we had a good time.

Hailey's 1st Valentines!!! :]

2009-02-15T14:21:00.000-08:00

It was Haileys first Valentines Day and she just looked so cute. I took her grocery shopping with me and she was sitting up in the cart and everybody just loved the little Valentines baby!!! Haha... she was just so adorable! I took many many pictures and my sister in laws mother loves making holiday baskets and what not for Hailey and she put a little photo scrap book of 8 pages in the bucket she made so I can scrap her a little book of her first Valentines! She got her the cutest outfit for Valentines day! Im so excited to finally get started on it! Happy Valentines Day to all!! :D

Slideshow

2009-01-20T19:08:00.000-08:00

8 Things About Me!

2009-01-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

Here are the Rules:
1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six '8' items
3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV shows
1. Hero's
2. Jon & Kate Plus 8
3. The Hills
4. What Not to Wear
5. A Baby Story
6. Bringing Home Chef
7. Bringing Home Baby
8. Extreme Makeover

8 Things I did yesterday
1. watched Ironman
2. played on the computer
3. visited a friends
4. played Uno
5. laundry
6. went shopping
7. spent the fay with the husband
8. ate at Carl's Jr.

8 Things I look forward to
1. Drew getting home from work at night
2. Playing my word game on Myspace
3. Hailey walking, talking, crawling, etc.
4. Getting a house
5. Seeing friends
6. Being with family
7. Having more kids
8. Having my own garden/yard

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Red Robin
2. Red Lobster
3. Cuca's
4. Denny's
5. Pineapple Joe's
6. Chik-fil-a
7. Rosa Maria's
8. In n Out

8 Things on my wish-list
1. A house
2. Another baby at the moment
3. A newer car
4. Never needing to go to work
5. for Andrew to get his dream job!
6. Go to the musical WICKED many many more times... I LOVE IT! (I have to agree with this one!!! I loved it too!!!!)
7. Toys (quads, wave runners, boat, etc.)
8. Many vacations a year

8 People I Tag
1. Gina

Lol. Everyone else has done it already!

Something Dad can be Proud Of!

2009-01-16T22:29:00.000-08:00

This I JUST HAVE to post! Drew *LOVES the Lakers... Well, sports period. But right now its partly basketball season! & I have to say that this is the cutest boy outfit I can put on my little girl! Tonight, Hailey and her friend Aiden did a little photo shoot with this Lakers outfit and it is just too stinkin cute! So as a *good wife (and as I am also jumping on the band wagon... I must route!!!!) GO LAKERS!!! Whooooo! :D

A Happy Life! :)

2009-01-14T22:51:00.001-08:00

I just typed a whole paragraph on who and what in my life makes me happy. Being who I am, I naturally have to type a long essay of a million reasons. That's just what we women do... make things looong and difficult. ;) -we still need to stick together ladies!!! :D

I figured instead of a long paragraph on who and what makes me happy, I should try to list them, short, sweet, and to the point! (kinda like my prayers -I tend to get shy. Hey! Don't judge me... I believe we all do! :D)

So here it goes.
The things that make me happy in life:

-My Husband & all that he does. (I know he tries so hard for me.)
-My Daughter & her cutest laughs and smiles. (She always makes my day an even better one.)
-My Family & all the support and encouragement they give. (For without them, I wouldn't be here today.)
-My Friends & all of our secrets. (They are the best people to vent to.)
-Love &... (No discussion needed.)
-Showers & the soap that comes with them. (Otherwise I'm not too sure about people liking a smelly person.)
-Ice Cream. (It screams eat me in the Summer!)
-Food & all the joys and calories they bring!. (Bring em' on!)
-Laughing & all the stupid things that make me laugh. (without laughter, we'd all be dead.)

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

-Anne Frank

You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.

-Eric Hoffer

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

-John Barrymore

Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

-Helen Keller

The New Year has Arrived! :D

2009-01-12T23:38:00.002-08:00

Well Hello Everyone and Happy Belated New Year!
We are so excited for what this new year will bring. There is so much to look forward to! I know a lot of you are posting your New Years Resolutions and I figured why not one more! :]
I have a few New Years Resolutions actually, my very first is to be more organized. Andrew is the most organized person in the world! He gets irritated over his belt or sock not being in the right spot... INSIDE OF HIS DRESSER DRAWER! Lol. So being in the position that we are in right now and not having a lot of room, I figured that would be an awesome New Years Resolution! So far it has actually gone pretty well. Well... Until the last few days. Its hard to keep up when there are so many other things I would rather do! Another resolution of mine is not to loose weight or eat healthy... but to train for the Mud Run at the end of this year! When I ran in High School I could run 9 Miles in the morning go to Summer School P.E. ... AND do my daily sprints after school! Now I can only run about 50 feet before Im out of breath. That would be an awesome goal for me bc I know my body will never be the same again after having a child. I feel I am well prepared to except that... eh... who doesn't have those.. "My rolls are hanging over my jeans, my shirts just don't fit, and I can't staaaand the way I feel and look right now." -moments? Thirdly, I would like to start reading more. I feel like it would be good for my mind and me time. Of course I read and scan over Magazines or Internet Articles... who doesn't? Im talking about... REALLY READING! Now for those who may not know me very well... I HATE EDUCATION! Haha. I can't stand anything that has to do with school or learning unless its something IM TRULY interested in! So I guess its time to start searching for the right books to read! (any suggestions?)

On antoher post... (A 2 in 1 post... this is my New Years special!!! :D WOW I'm doing good.)
Hailey is doing SOOO well! She's laughing more and more! (Except when Aunt Jess is around, must be sending off some of those Vitamin B (bad) rays! *wink) She smiles SOOOOO much! I can't believe how big she's getting! I was putting aways NB and 0-3 month clothes last week that she is just way too long for and I was in tears doing so.. Its so crazy that I'm finally here... with what I've always wanted... A wonderful husband and with a little girl to cherish! I'm so proud to call her mine & she's def the Apple of her Daddy's eye!

It's Been A While. :]

2009-01-05T12:52:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!

I have to be honest about this whole blogging thing. I was so very excited when my sister-n-law told me about blogger.com and I decided to try it out! Only... that was last month! :D I made on post and that was it... I was done. Blogging is hard to do for me... I worry about what to do... what to say... what NOT to say... etc. So I have decided to give it another try. Im going to make a goal to post at least 3 blogs this month~ Now for those of you who don't know... this is a lot for me. I wanted to blog so this way all of Andrew's family we don't talk to or even hardly see can be updated on all our shinanigans! So here I go.

This year has been a big one for Andrew and I... We got married, had a baby, moved a few times, had our first holidays as a family, our child has had a lot of firsts, (which mommy gets very... scratch that... OVERLY excited about!!!) and now, looking to buy a house! & with the new year, I know we have so much more to look forward to! Hailey's firsts everything else... Our firsts everything else! Its pretty exciting! Here I have posted a few pictures of Hailey and her firsts that I have been meaning to put up. Thanksgiving, Halloween, & Christmas. Enjoy! :D

A New Beginning

2008-12-03T19:31:00.000-08:00

My new family starts with my awesome beyond awesome husband and most lovely daughter. Andrew is a wonderfully funny, extra hardworking, and a very loving husband! Hailey is our BEYOND beautiful daughter whom we are so proud to have in our lives. We are not perfect as a family, but we do try. Things will only be as good as you want them to be and it takes two to get there. :]