Farewell Zoe

So having a puppy was short lived. Regretting my decision of buying her since the day after I bought her it was just too much on me right now. Potty Training a puppy is a TON of work. Not to mention other little quarks that I am not used to. Like how attached she was to me and wouldn't even let me go to the bathroom ALONE. So I thought how am I suppose to do this when in a couple of months I will have a newborn? Well the perfect scenario came up and when we went to California, a family in our ward and neighborhood offered to watch her. Now this family already has animals, has had dogs in the past and desperately wants a puppy. So it was no surprise when we came back they offered to buy her. They are the perfect family for little Zoe. They have a little girl who's 9, Haley and a little boy who's 7. Great ages for a puppy. Not so much mine, 4, 2, and 0. So anyways I thought it would be a no brainer to sale her to them but it was a hard decision on our family. I actually longed for Zoe when we were on our vacation and I know the rest of the family did too. But thinking in the future we would have a new little joy to spoil and admire in just a short while. So I know we made the best decision and when the kids are old enough to help with a puppy we can get another. So these last couple of days Haley has brought Zoe to visit us when we need a quick Zoe fix. She actually brings her in a baby stroller and blanket, plus her hair all done up in a bow. There is no doubt Zoe is getting spoiled to death. They are such a great family and I am so grateful that this perfect opportunity came up where they do the dirty work and we still get visitation rights. Today Haley brought over a little thank you note with a picture of Zoe. Too cute.

Vacation In CaLiFoRnIa!

So we went to California for a week and had so much fun. We went to Hollister where Tyler is from and got to see all of our family that we don't see too often. First we flew into San Francisco and stayed the first night there and the next day went to Six Flags Marine World. The kids had a blast and since I couldn't go on any rides I just had fun watching.




Then we headed down to Hollister to see family and go to Tyler's cousin's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and reception.




Drew was such a hoot at the reception. Him and Olivia love to dance and I must say they do have some moves. Drew was in the middle of the dance floor for most of the night with an audience cheering him on. So cute.
Olivia had so much fun with her second cousin Anna. They were inseparable and got along so well. Anna is like four months younger than Olivia and is like the same height which is amazing because Olivia is so tall for her age. They were so stinking cute together. Olivia doesn't have any girl cousins yet so 2nd cousins will have to do for now.


These next couple of pictures are of Olivia and Baba (Great-Grandma), Olivia with Aunt Annie (Tyler's Aunt), and the four generations for Olivia and Drew.



We also had alot of fun just swimming. My kids are definitely water babies.




This last picture is of Drew and my Nephew Derek. They are very close in age and will be good buds all growing up. I wish he lived closer to us so we could see him more often. They don't look much like cousins though, well except the blue eyes I guess.

We had such a great vacation, it went by way too fast. Now it's just recovering from the vacation. I definitely need to put my feet up more.....

Happy 4th of July!

We had a busy holiday this past weekend. But it was so much fun to be with our good friends in our neighborhood. First we had our first Camp out! We meaning I left when I got tired and went to my own bed, are you kidding, I am not sleeping in a tent at this point. Olivia was so excited. We camped out at Jocelyn and Andy's. We watched a movie outside on the big screen as well. It was so great. I felt Tyler crawl into bed around 3:00am though so really Olivia was the only one who roughed it.

Then on the Fourth we did our little tradition with our neighbors and set off tons of firecrackers outside. Thank you to all the people who buy illegal fireworks because we got to enjoy those all around us as well.





So on Saturday we concluded by taking the kids to Seven Peaks. The kids loved the slides. Drew is a wild one around water so we have to keep a close eye on that kid or he will just jump in wherever. He holds his breath for so long underwater and absolutely loves it. Maybe he will be our Olympic swimmer? Well along with playing pro- baseball of course. So anyways the busy weekend made my veins a little more noticeable but it was worth it, I love to stay busy and be with our friends.

10 WeEks tO Go!!!!

Yeah, I am on the down slope and I will have a new little baby in my arms soon. We are getting more and more excited to find out what the little thing is. I still have my bet on a boy and Tyler thinks I will be in for a big shock when it's a girl. It is totally boy season right now though. Everyone is having boys that I know of. Either way we don't care and just want to see what it looks like. Olivia and Drew look so different so it will be interesting to see what traits this baby will have. We have a little me and a little Tyler so is this one going to be a total mix? Who knows. I am crazy for not finding out but I have you know that is has definitely saved us money, I have not bought one single item for this baby yet. I am so proud of myself, by this time with the other two kids, their rooms were totally set up and the closet was full. With this one we just have to wait it out and see before I can go shopping. Anyways this picture is of my poor leg. It's kind of hard to see (on the picture, not in real life) but with this pregnancy I got tons of varicose veins on my right leg. I am so mad about it! I used to have some cute calves and now they are covered with what looks like bruises. I guess it's pretty common and alot of people say they got them with their third baby. Well if they don't go somewhat away when I have this baby and the pressure is gone, I am totally going to get them injected. The things we put our bodies through for these babies...

This is LIFE.....

I don't want to rub it in or anything but right now as a sit and blog my house is being cleaned. Yes, I am not lifting a finger, well technically I am typing but you know what I mean. I have had this house cleaner for about 4 months and I am in love. Don't get me wrong I still clean every day of my life but just to have the toilets and deep down stuff done is such a relief. Especially now with the basement finished, that's way to many toilets, yah no way. I always said I would never hire someone to clean my house because I am super Mom and can do it myself but hello my back hurts and I just don't want to do it anymore. There is so many other things I could be doing, like sitting on the computer and blogging. So if anyone is interested in my little Latin lady cleaner's just let me know. They are great and cheap....

My Tribute to Tyler

So this year me and Tyler's anniversary and Father's day happened to fall on the same day. So it was a double Tyler appreciation day. What if I never met Tyler? Before I met Tyler I thought I knew exactly where my life was heading and then bam, I was thrown a curve ball and introduced to my future Husband. He happened to enter my life at the best and hardest time we both have ever experienced. When the most important male role model left my life, Tyler conveniently filled the shoes and stepped up to take care of a heart broken little girl and her family. What I needed was a strong example to follow and that's what I got. I knew I could never marry someone who didn't go through that experience with me. Since then marriage has been so easy. When you marry someone with the same goals and so much in common life just sails. I remember right after having Olivia, Tyler had to give me suppositories, I thought this is when you know your really in love! Tyler would do absolutely anything for me and his kids. He is the hardest worker I have ever known and is driven to give us the best life possible. In 6 short years he has done such a great job. Tyler will be successful in every form of the word. He is just that kind of guy. He is such a hands on Dad too. I would like to think, I trained him well. He shares full responsibility of the child raising. Even gets up with newborns in the middle of the night. He rocks our babies to sleep every night until they are 18 months old. And without fail bathes the kids every single evening. Not to mention the endless diaper changes. Oh and he is the family vomit cleaner. If nothing else, he is the best barf cleaner. You will not hear one dry heave! There is so much Tyler does for his family and I really could go on and on for hours but I just want everyone to know I married the perfect husband for me and he has turned out to be a great Daddy too. Thanks for everything Tyler, Happy 6Th Anniversary and Father's day!!!!

Sunny St. George

So we went to St. George last weekend for a friends wedding and thought we would make it a little vacation and stay a long weekend. The kids got to swim even though it wasn't super hot it was alot warmer than here. Seriously today is freezing! Anyways we had a lot of fun and the kids loved the cockroaches. That's one thing I don't miss about St. George, those nasty things. I went outside in my grandma's backyard and the kids were playing with the 3 la cocharoachas. They were holding them as if they were ladybugs or something. That's one thing my kids are not afraid of touching, any kind of bug or spider. Sick.