17 Months Old

Just a few things to share about our 17 month old.

SHE...

LOVES taking baths, morning...noon...night! 

Just started liking chocolate. 

Loves to come up to Mommy and  Daddy and hug.

Is always happy when she wakes up from her naps and in the morning.

Loves to be around us at all times and follow us everywhere.

Loves to be around her nephews, friends and other kids. 

Loves shoes...like her ma.

Get's into everything BUT is well behaved when told no and is such a good girl.

Nicname: Sillypie- She is so silly! Smiles all the time.

BITTERSWEET

I'll just say it...Were moving to Utah. Yes...Utah. Todd got a great job offer. We have been talking about moving for some time now, but the opportunity hasn't been there for us. This time around it's meant to be for us to get out of California. It will be a better chance at getting ahead in our life. It's really sad to leave our home, but in a lot of ways a true blessing to get out of here. We're ready to move on...though Utah would not be my first choice, however I am happy and it feels right. The prayers and smooth transition so far on moving has been quite good and hard to ignore...PLUS we have a lot of family out there. SO I think we will be ok and visit as often as we can. Todd will be moving out there tomorrow, while Aila and I will be staying with my parents till he finishes the academy.[ #2 months.] We will be talking, skyping, visiting, you name it...cause we will miss each other horribly!! BUT yet it's a good little plan for the time being. It's funny how everything really does happen for a reason and works out just right. Aila and I will be enjoying California and hopefully seeing family + friends till the official time comes to say 

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye ;)

Merry Christmas from us

We went up to Oak Glen for the day and took our christmas photo's. My sister took mine and I took her's and I also took our good friends photo's as well. It was beautiful up there. Fresh air and green tree's with yellow and orange leaves all around. There is a big part of me that could leave California tomorrow to have scenery that breath taking outside my doorstep. Someday it will happen, but till then we are enjoying what cool weather California can provide us. Especially around christmas time...I mean who thinks its ok to turn on the air on at christmas time!? Sickens me haha. When I envisioned what I wanted our family photo's to be like, they came to life! I wanted green pine tree's, cold air, and a cozy woodsy feel. Well we got it and I am thrilled at how great they came out :)

15 months

Little Miss being her silly willy self ;)

Score

For years/months I have been searching for a vintage sofa or love seat. They go for so much money, even used there just down right expensive. Their so rare and vintage...they go like dogs on scraps! Gone-zo! I was beyond happy and lucky when I scored this beauty with a matching arm chair...in YELLOW for $150! WHOA! It is gorgeous and perfect for when we get a home or even for my photography. I give a huge thanks to the sweet boy that was helping his grandmother out on craigslist, putting them up and selling them to me :)

Day#5

Thankful for food on the table and shelter over our heads. It is so easy to take life for granted, I am grateful for the moments when I get that wake up call on how great our lives really are. 

And living in this great country! 

I am a proud american and I believe in the american dream...

not Obama's dream! 

V O T E

Be Thankful

November says it all...it surrounds Thanksgiving and being thankful all month! Although we do this all year riiiight!? ;)

Day#1-I am thankful for my heavenly father for sending me my husband and daughter. My husband always puts us first before himself...every time! Not a day goes by that I don't feel loved by him in every way. My daughter who is such a little sweetie girl. She always makes me laugh and cry with overwhelming joy. Our heavenly father loves us so much that he gives us the joy of family. 

I love my lil' fam!

Day#2- Being so close to re-election day {4 days}

I have to say that I am thankful for the opportunity to vote. Regardless of the outcome, I know that I voted for the best candidate that loves others and believes in america. An honest decision that will benefit everyone in the end. I have grown to really appreciate politics and understand the paths we need to choose for a better and brighter future. Our children are the future and I would love nothing more than to know what I made the best decision for them. I believe in the constitution and I know and believe in our founding fathers. I believe that they were guided by gods hand and inspired in building a great strong free nation. 

 God Bless America 

Hallo Friends

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PumpKin Patch

It was such a nice evening at the pumpkin patch with my parents and the collins. Aila had a great time and couldn't stop touching all the pumpkins. Now that she a little older she is so much more fun when it comes to fun holiday festivities and I know it will just get better and better. We got some cute family shots, it's been too long since we have had some decent family photo's :) 

Happy Holiday's!

Smart Cookie

Happy that it is finally fall time...GOOD-BYE summer. I LOVE Holiday time! I try to enjoy it as it fly's by faster than it arrives. The cooler weather and nothing but the festive family fun activities. Aila is getting so big and does the silliest things all the time. Like this morning when she woke up, I was cuddling her in bed and she found my phone of course and as we're laying there she holds my phone, turns it on and swipes her tiny thumb across the screen to unlock it. WTH!? Haha! I was baffled! How in the heck did she learn to do that!? She know's exactly what she's doing! She has played with my phone before, but how did she know to do that!?? Silly smarty pants! Their generation must just come to earth with the automatic knowledge of today's electronics. Knowing that it's been such a huge part of life now a days, she's all caught up and ready to go! Haha jk. :oP