Deru Family

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-27T15:57:00.000-08:00

Gracie's list of things she's thankful for.....

Our family can be together forever

Baby sister

Paper

Glue

Grandma's and Grandpa's

Mom and Dad

Most of all JESUS

She came up with that list all on her own I thought it was pretty adorable...For Thanksgiving we went to my aunt MaryJo's in Idaho and had such a fun thanksgiving. I am so thankful for so many things but most of all my amazing husband, beautiful daughters, and awesome family and friends!

Halloween

2011-11-27T15:51:00.001-08:00

Gracie milking her dad......

Our cute miss Olivia!

Trick or treating...

We had such a fun Halloween with the ward trunk or treat and then our neighbors bon fire in the front driveway. We made some cute yummy treats but forgot to take pictures:(

Zoo

2011-11-27T15:46:00.000-08:00

We put together a trip to the zoo with all the cousins one day and had so much fun! Gracie loves animals and Olivia loves being outside so it turned into a great day!

Six Months!

2011-11-22T15:03:00.000-08:00

My little peanut is six months and she is more fun than ever! She is sitting by herself and still loves to eat EVERYTHING!! She is just a squishy happy little baby that is so fun to be around! She still doesnt like rolling over but she loves to sit up. She loves her sister and will giggle just at her walking in the door.

Stats

Weight 12 lbs 2 oz (she dropped below the chart)

Length 24 in long ( 15th percentile)

Head 16 in ( still below the charts)

She is just our little peanut and I am hoping when we get our boys they take after the Field side:)

5 Months

2011-10-25T13:16:00.000-07:00

Here we are again another month gone by and as a mother i feel as though each milestone is slipping away and even though i love each new stage i am not quite ready for the old stage to be over yet! Things I LOVE about Olivia's new developing personality....She screams at me anytime she wants my attention. She loves to eat and get so excited when I'm feeding her. She will smile at anyone who will talk to her and her whole body spasms because she is so excited. As i kiss her she grabs onto my face and hair to pull me in closer and kisses me. I love watching her play with her sister and them laughing together. I love all of her sweet little baby noises and her perfect little baby features. I love each and every roll on her little legs and her soft perfect skin. I love her beautiful thick long eyelashes and could stare at her sleeping all day. I love that when i am not around her i want to be because she makes me so happy! I love that she loves her mommy but by the end of the day when her daddy gets home she wants only him and she will look back at me as he holds her and then barries her head into his shoulder and smiles. I love what Olivia adds to our family and the joy she brings to all of us. I love sitting in the living room giggling and playing together. It is those moments that make all those temper tantrums and tough days as a mother worth it! Developmentally Olivia is rolling over and is starting to master sitting up by herself. We dont dare leave her alone yet but she can sit for long periods of time all by herself. I am looking forward to seeing my girls grow and continue to develop.

Nursery!

2011-10-03T13:02:00.000-07:00

Olivia is officially in her nursery and out of her bassinet! When she started sleeping through the night we started having her sleep in her room which is such mixed emotions because your happy that you are actually sleeping again but sad that your baby is growing. Anyways here is some pictures of her nursery!

4 Months

2011-10-03T12:28:00.000-07:00

Olivia turned 4 months on the 17th and she is growing more and more everyday.

Weight 11 lb 4 oz 5th percentile

Length 23 1/2 in 25th percentile

Head 15.2 inches Her head size is to small its not even on the charts

Olivia is honestly the most pleasant baby I could ever ask for. She sleeps 12 hours at night she takes two great naps during the day and always has a smile for everyone. She loves her tongue and sticks it out ALL the time it is so adorable. She has discovered her hands and plays with them all day. She will only sleep in her bed with her blankie over her face and gives you the biggest smile when you go to pick her up. She loves her sister Gracie and will always giggle when Gracie talks to her. She is very ticklish and has the cutest giggle you have ever heard. She doesn't ever cry but she has the cutest little wine to tell you when shes tired or hungry. She is getting stronger and can sit up with just a little assistance but still has no interest in rolling over. She is just growing much to fast but each month she gets more fun and interactive. She is such a great addition to our little family and I dont know what we did without her.

Wedding

2011-10-03T12:14:00.000-07:00

Gracie was the flower girl...She was so adorable!!

Wow it's been a crazy month and i have not had time to update so I have some catching up to do...My sister got married Sept 10th and it was beautiful. They had there ceremony in my mom's backyard and then followed by a dinner and then a reception. Mike had the camera and it seems as if he forgot to get one of the bride or any decore so pictures to come:)

Bath Time!!

2011-08-22T07:44:00.001-07:00

Gracie loves Olivia to take a bath with her!! They are getting to be so cute together Gracie gets Olivia giggling!

3 Months

2011-08-18T07:19:00.000-07:00

I tried flipping these but it doesnt transfer to the blog so sorry:(

My little miss Olivia Jane turned three months yesterday and it was mixed emotions. Happy because I am loving her new stage....She is so smiling and she will just sit and talk to you it is so adorable. Sad....because she is getting so big already there are still a few newborn outfits she wears but is officially in zero to three months outfits. Relieved....because I am always soooo paranoid about SIDS and the older she is getting the better I start to feel! Blest....because I have to beautiful daughters that I love so much my heart hurts when i think about them and I cant wait till I can be a stay at home mom to them and not have to go to school! Grateful...Because my sweet little Gracie loves her sister so much and as we drive somewhere she literally sits and giggles while playing with Olivia and it melts my heart as a mother to see them as such good friends. It took a journey for us to get our new sweet little spirit here and I was really worried about Gracie's age and all of us adapting to a new baby but it has been perfect I think we all wanted her so badly that all of us appriciate every little thing about our lives. Mike adores Olivia he has just bonded so well with her and when he gets home from work he takes over, changing bums, bathing, stories with the girls... I just couldnt ask for a better dad to my little angels!

Anniversary

2011-08-14T14:06:00.000-07:00

For Mike's gift i made him a basket of all the reason's I love him!!

He got me two dozen roses!!

Daddy and Olivia

Mommy and Olivia

Me and Mike celebrated our five year anniversary on Friday. I cant believe all that has happened in five years! I dont even remeber my life anymore without Mike in it...We have been together for eight years even though two of them we spent apart:( We celebrated by going out to dinner just the two of us and then rented a movie! Olivia is still too tiny to leave overnight so we are planning our big celebration in Feburary when we go on our cruise that we have been planning on and saving up for since we got married. We made the plans to go on one when we were on our honeymoon and we have been saving up ever since. I am so happy to say that i married my best friend and we have only become closer and happier the longer we are married. I look at my life everyday and wonder what i did to deserve the paradise i am in....and most of all i look forward of whats to come!!!

Camping!

2011-08-10T08:30:00.000-07:00

Olivia's first camping trip!!

Bedtime stories!

Boating at Hyrum lake!

On our way....we got lost:( but then we made it!!!

So this weekend Olivia went on her first camping trip and we took out the tent trailor for the first time(thanks again becky:) It was amazing Olivia loves being outside so she did great and Gracie has always been a little camper she loves it! We went up on thursday to Hyrum lake and then came home on saturday after boating. I HATE camping until....the tent trailor! What a difference we all had a comfortable bed to sleep in off the floor!! We are already planning the next trip because we all had so much fun although my house is still reflecting the trip:( I am offically doing the last load of laundry and the trailor is now clean for the next trip!

Birthday!!

2011-08-09T08:16:00.000-07:00

Yes I turned 24 on Friday and I have to admit every birthday tops the one before. My hubby made my day amazing by taking the day off work and taking me to breakfast and then my favorite thing shopping at the mall!! Then we went and had a BBQ at my moms and swam in her pool..then dinner that night. Mike surprised me with buying me a ton of stuff for my home salon once i actually graduate:( Then he bought me whatever cloths I wanted and didn't ask how much:) And of course my new car which was an early present but still my favorite!! I have an amazing family and between my mom and husband they always do so much to give me an amazing birthday!

2 Months

2011-07-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

Olivia had her two month check up and aside from the terrible shots she is healthy and growing! She was 9lbs which is in the 15th percentile and 21 1/2 inches long 25th percentile and her head was in the 10th percentile which is almost exactly how Gracie has been her whole life they are lucky tall and slender little peanuts even though Olivia seems so chubby right now:) Gracie had tears in her eyes when they talked about giving her shots and she asked if she could go in the hall...it was adorable to see her love and care about her sister so much! I love both my girls so much and being a mother, sometimes challenging, is the most rewarding thing i have ever done.

Fireworks at Weber State

2011-07-18T17:28:00.000-07:00

I love Weber State fireworks and it is a family tradition to go every year. Olivia wasn't scared by the fireworks at all and Gracie always has a blast!

Fourth of July Weekend

2011-07-05T10:03:00.000-07:00

Wow what a busy weekend...We blessed our beautiful baby Olivia on Sunday and it turned out perfect. We had friends and family around us to celebrate our perfect day and it meant so much to have everyones support. Mike did an amazing job on the blessing and I am so grateful to him and the amazing dad he is! On Monday was the fourth of July and it was so much fun. We went to breakfast with the girls and then went to Layton park where gracie rode the train and spent as much money as she could in an hour:) Then we went to a BBQ in Mt. Green and swam with cousins then made it down to kaysville for dinner and fireworks with my family. It was such a fun day but we are ready to have life slow down again. Olivia is still a perfect baby she never cries and is sleeping between seven and nine hours at night. Gracie loves her sister and has yet to show any jealousy toward her and always wants to hold her and be the big sister. I love being a mom of two and life could just not get any better right now!

Newborn Pictures

2011-05-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

Olivia Jane Deru

2011-05-23T11:52:00.000-07:00

Olivia Jane Deru

Arrived May 17, 2011

6 lbs. 13 oz. 20 inches long

Olivia is finally here!! I woke up on tuesday morning and went to school and I came home and around two oclock starting having some contractions. I decided to go for a walk to maybe help them along and by three I decided i better pack my bags for the hospital by four i called Mike and told him we needed to go to the hospital so he headed home from work and by the time he got home i had really progressed so we headed for the hospital and we checked in around six i was a four and ninety percent effaced so they broke my water and things just started to happen. Around nine fourty five I was ready to start pushing and with three pushes our perfect baby Olivia arrived. The cord was around her neck twice but thanks to an amazing doctor everything was fine. We have had lots of loved ones to visit and we are so greatful to friends and family we have felt so blessed and want to thank everyone for everything. We came home from the hospital on thursday and she has been a perfect baby. She is currently going five hours at night and never cries. My Gracie is doing great its always hard to change but she is doing so much better than i thought she would. She loves her baby and is so helpful. Our life feels so perfect right now i wish i could freeze time and stay in this moment.

It's A....

2010-12-14T20:17:00.000-08:00

GIRL!!!

Guesses anyone???

2010-12-13T13:48:00.000-08:00

Well tomorrow is the big appointment where we finally know the sex of our little mystery baby...Any guesses??? We will soon find out.....

Our little miracle!!

2010-11-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

Finally the wait is over... it finally happened no more crying because you want something so bad that you can't have. We have a special new little spirit on the way that we are so excited for. We have been excited but so hesitant just in case something happened again like it did the last time. We had a doctor's appointment at eight weeks and saw the heartbeat then we just went in again and heard the strong little heartbeat and the doctor said everything looked great he said all my levels are perfect and the baby is right on track. We are just about twelve weeks so we are almost out of our first trimester and my doctor said we are finally in the safe zone! So I figured its the perfect time to let all of our loved one know our news! We will be having a perfect little May baby again and Gracie is sure it is a girl...but her dad is sure its a boy!! All i care about is a healthy baby I dont care what it is. Gracie is so excited and is so cute about her new baby. I have been way more sick with this baby but I am finally getting out of that stage and am feeling great other than just always tired. We will hopefully be finding out what we are having at our next doctors appointment so we will keep you posted!!

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T12:44:00.000-07:00

Our beautiful Tinkerbell

Treats I made for our witches night out

Gracie in her preschool class

Cosmo Class

We have had one busy week between neighborhood parties, school parties, and family parties we have had a fun Halloween week and it has gotten me in the mood for the holiday's. Here is a few pictures from some of our fun!!

Mike's Birthday

2010-10-31T12:30:00.000-07:00

Mike turned 26 and we had a fun night at the Olive Garden with a few family members. We had so much fun celebrating his birthday because he is such a wonderful husband and dad!

School Girl

2010-10-05T18:11:00.000-07:00

Gracie started preschool last month....I can't believe she is getting to be such a big girl! She loves school so much and loves her teacher. Everyday she comes home and is so excited to tell me what they did. She is growing up so fast and as much as I love her and each stage she goes through i hate to see my little princess getting older and i wish I could freeze her to be my baby forever!!

My baby turned 3

2010-05-30T08:43:00.001-07:00

Sorry i cant figure out how to turn this around:(

I cant believe it but my sweet little Gracie turned three years old! I have very mixed emotions it is so fun to see her growing up and learning so much everyday but i also want her to still be my little baby! Gracie is such a blessing in our lives and we are so grateful we are blessed with such a sweet spirit...spit fire..but sweet! Gracie knows her ABC's she can count to ten she loves to be read to and is a tv junkie. She loves her dog buddy and favortie thing is to play outside. She loves animals and most of all loves people. She is loved by so many and it such a special little girl. For her birthday we had a family party in our backyard with a few friends mixed in. It was so much fun except we got rained out so we ended up in the garage:( Not the best scenery but it was still so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came and showed Grace support and love!

Alec's Graduation

2010-05-30T08:24:00.000-07:00

So Mike's little brother Alec graduated from high school this week and we are so proud of him! He is honestly the sweetest boy you could ever meet and we love him so much! We went to Morgan to his seminary graduation last Friday and then this Friday we went back up to his school graduation. Now he is off to camp cherry valley again for another adventure we will miss him so much! p.s. ladies he is single..:)

Amazing Vacation!!

2010-05-18T08:10:00.000-07:00

So me and Mike had the opportunity to go to St. Thomas with his family for his little brothers graduation. There was nine of us total all of mike brothers and sisters except Braydon who is on a mission, his parents, and Alec's best friend. It was so much fun and so relaxing this was the first time we have ever left Gracie for longer than a day. We did lots of relaxing and lots of sailing it was so much fun!

Graduation

2010-05-18T07:59:00.000-07:00

Mike finally graduated from college and we are so proud of him! He has worked so hard and he graduated with a 3.7 grade point average and working full time supporting a family! It was such a fun day seing him so happy and knowing that we got through it!! I had just had surgery on my lip so sorry about the pictures i look like i was just in a really bad fight:) I love you babe and am so proud of you!!

Toe nail painting

2010-05-18T07:55:00.000-07:00

Gracie woke up and wanted her toe nails painted and i told her i didn't have time...Well I came out ten minutes later and i found her dad painting her nails for her...so cute!! This is the good stuff in life this is why i love my husband so much and she has her daddy wrapped around her finger!!

Valentine's Fun!!

2010-02-15T21:24:00.000-08:00

We had an amazing Valentines weekend spending time together as a family! Saturday Mike helped me paint our bedroom and I love the way it turned out our little gracie girl wasn't feeling very hot so we did do much but Sunday we made cup cakes because that is gracie's favorite thing to do and so we made them for all her Valentines. We had a dinner at my mom's house with all my brothers and sister's which is so fun to get together with people you love surounding you:) That night we came home and just spent the night together which is so nice because he is my favorite person to hang out with! I also got a new washer and dryer which i love and he got router bits which i dont understand but he loves them. We also got a new desk from Raechel for me to do my scrapbooking and i love it. Here are a few pictures...

Las Vegas

2010-02-15T21:11:00.000-08:00

My sister got married so we went to Vegas with my parents and it was a short weekend but it was very fun she is so beautiful and she is so happy!! Here is just a few pictures from the trip...

Christmas

2009-12-27T19:11:00.001-08:00

We have been super busy this holiday season so sorry we have been such bad bloggers but here is a little catch up....Instead of blogging about everything i will just give you some pictures to overview the month. We had so much fun this year for the holidays because gracie is at the cutest age. She was so excited about EVERYTHING which brings back the magic of christmas. I couldn't sleep christmas eve just like when i was a kid because i was so excited for Gracie to wake up. She got lots of fun things and I think me and Mike both agree it was our best christmas..

Family Pictures

2009-11-12T08:58:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday we went to lagoon trail to take some pictures with my sister in law and brother so we could take eachothers pictures so they arent professional but i think they turned out cute! It turned out to be such a beautiful day we couldnt have planned it better. We woke gracie up from her nap so she was kind of being a pill but we still go a few good ones. Sorry i put a ton on here so give me your opinions because i cant decide which ones to use!

Halloween Fun

2009-11-03T20:47:00.000-08:00

We had such a fun Halloween from parties with friends and family to just the day and watching Gracie soak up everything. We took her to our ward truck or treat and we got through about ten cars and she said mom i think i have enough and i said you dont want to go to all the other cars and she said no i'm fine it was so dang cute. So then we took her to both Grandma's and Grandpa's house so that they could show her off to all there neighbors. We had such a fun night and Gracie is still eating candy.....She is at such a fun age because she gets so excited about everything it doesnt take much to please her. Holidays have never been as fun as they are now watching her love them so much. I am so excited for the holidays this year!!

.........

2009-10-08T14:46:00.000-07:00

Well i had my first doctor's appointment three weeks ago which would make me nine weeks pregnant and things didnt go quite as planned. They couldnt see our little one's heartbeat which should have been present at this point but the doctor was optimistic and said i just might not be quite as far along as i thought i was so he want to see me the following week. Well we went to that appointment and still no heartbeat but the baby had grown a little bit so we still kept our hopes high and he wanted to see me again the following week. Well today was my appointment when i got the horrible news that there was still no heartbeat the baby hasn't grown and my hormone levels have dropped. All of this meaning that i have miscarried the baby and it will not be joining our little family in six months. This has honestly been one of the hardest things me and Mike has gone through. I have never experienced heartache like this and i hope we never have to again. I am not writing about this so that everyone gives me pitty but i just want to let everyone know so that when i see them a couple months down the road they ask me why i'm not showing. We love you all and our greatful for everyone's prayers!

New Addition

2009-09-20T10:23:00.000-07:00

Yes me and Mike are pregnant with our second baby!! We were so excited when we found out we were adding to our little family. Our next one is due April 30th which makes me eight week along...I have had a way harder pregnancy this time than I did with Gracie. It sucks to be sick but in the end it is so worth it. We told Gracie and she is so cute she keeps telling everyone she is going to be a big sister. She at first said she wanted a baby sister but now she is saying a baby brother as long as it is not one of each i dont care what we have:) Well we will keep everyone updated but for now that is all I have!!!!

San Diego!!!

2009-09-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

Is it Almost time to start the Vacation i am sick of waiting......

We left for San Diego on Wednesday but stayed the first night in Vegas so it wasnt such a long trip for Gracie and then drove the rest of the way on Thursday. Friday was our first day and we went to the Wild Animal Kingdom. It was 108 degrees and no shade with lots of hills to climb to see the animals. Needless to say it was not the funniest day there but it was still better than being at home working:) Gracie loved the animals and riding the mary go round. My dad loved riding his electric scooter:) Since it was so hot we left the park around two and went back to our condo to go swimming and dinner.

Saturday we went to the San Diego Zoo which is right next to the ocean so it wasn't near as hot still hot but not as hot. This was one of Gracie's favorite days she was so super cute. She loves animals so much and for some reason calls them all "buds" so as we would see a new animal she would say "HI BUDS" in her cute little high pitch voice. Because we were by the water that night we ate on the pier at an amazing sea food resturant and you ate right on the deck and watch the sunset. It was so beautiful and it was probably my favorite thing we did.

This was us eating on the water Gracie just loves her grandma:)

On Sunday we went down to Cornodo to the beaches and walked the pier with all the cute little shops. We ate at a really cute italian resturant where Gracie got bit by a dog what luck huh? She is two and that is her second dog bite i guess we have learned our lesson Gracie likes dogs....they dont like her:)

The final day was Monday and we went to Sea World. Gracie loved Shamu and is still talking about it she also got to feed the sea lions which she was pretty excited about. We left on Tuesday and got to Vegas where we ate dinner at the cheesecake factory with my sister and her family who lives there. We made it home on Wednesday and had the best time ever. Gracie was a great little traveler and loved spending the week with the people she loves. Sorry this is such a long post we have a million pictures so i tried to pick out the one's that showed our trip the best!!

What a Week???

2009-08-23T20:34:00.001-07:00

Boating at Pineview with the Biddulph clan!! So much fun we love boating:)

Volleyball and BBQ at the park with The Hatch crew and Corrianne!

The girls:)

Me and my sweet hubby bowling the night away!!

On our way up to park city for a romantic getaway! Hurray

Well we had a pretty busy week something every night not to mention Mike leaving for work at five in the morning and getting home at seven:( On Wednesday we are leaving for San Diego to take Gracie to Sea World, Zoo, and wild animal park so i will have lots of pictures when we get back. Sorry for the crapy post sort on time:)

The Best 3 Years Of Our Lives

2009-08-16T08:45:00.000-07:00

Well me and mike have offically been married three wonderful years. All week we have talked about how fast time goes and yet we cant remember life without eachother. We have created a beautiful family together and could not be more thrilled with our lives. Heavenly Father put us on the fast track road i think when we got married. We got married VERY young, got pregnant within the first month(on birth control), bought our first house, and mike is done with school in December and both of us would not change a thing. Mike is honestly the greatest husband he always well almost always:) helps around the house he is always so conciderate of me and still a gentlemen and he still works to keep the romance alive in our marriage. Everyday i love him even more although eachday i cant imagine being able to love him more. There are always ups and downs dont get me wrong no marriage is perfect but each down makes your marriage that much more perfect on the up. We have a had a very fun week our actual anniversary was on Wednesday and we both had to work so we got chinese food and rented a movie and came home and ate on the couch(our favorite). Then Friday night we went up to Park City and stayed in a room for the night and my mom kept Gracie. We had SO much fun we got lost going there which always starts us out on a laughing like we are in high school kick. Then Saturday night we went out with a group a friends to Iggy's at the junction and then went bowling and after went to farr's ice cream yummy! All in All it was a wonderful week and i have a wonderful husband and a wonderful life. Thanks to everyone who have always supported me and mike and our little family we love you all!

Weber State Fireworks

2009-07-22T19:32:00.000-07:00

On Sunday we went to the Weber State fireworks with my family and had so much fun! It started to rain for a little bit but Gracie thought that was so fun because we were all hovered underneath blankets. It was kind of nice because it cooled it off because it was so hot when we first got there. That is one of my favorite events in July because i love seeing old friends and hanging out with the fam. I got to see my dear friend Ashlee who i never get to see anymore so that made my night:)

California

2009-07-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

The two people i love the most in this whole world!

Mike's adorable brother Alec who we were visiting and yes ladies he is single:)

Our long sleepless nights........

Miss Attitude being pulled around on her chariott

Grandma caving into her and giving her what she wants

This was the prettiest light house on the pier in long beach

Its been a long day and she is tired i wish i could do that when i get tired and dont want to walk anymore

The Family

She loves her Grandma and Grandpa.........Thanks for everything mom and dad deru!!!!

She had to pull a suitcase too in the airport....she turned quite a few head!!! It was adorable

Out five minutes after we lifted off the ground thank goodness!!

Landon and Julie

That is in front of the hotel we stayed in.

Thanks to my awesome father-in-law we were able to go to California for a long weekend and visit Mike's adorable brother who is working at camp Cherry Valley for the summer on Catalina Island. We were flying out on Thursday and Gracie woke up at six puking her guts out with a high fever and the shakes. So all morning i was cleaning up puke getting ready to leave in just a few hours with Mike at work making a doctors appt for my sick little angel and her crying for me to hold and sooth her. I was so stressed about now getting everything ready and then my angel mother came over and held her so i could get ready to go and take her to the doctor to make sure she can travel. Well we get to the doctor's office and she started running around and was fine. So thanks to my mom and higher power from above we made our plane, gracie was heathly and happy and there for so was the rest of us and the plane. Can you imagine sitting behind a puking screaming two year old in a small plane not a good thing but she slept the whole time and no one even knew she was on the plane. Anyways the first day we arrived We stayed in long beach and ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp then walked along the pier. It was so beautiful and the perfect weather. Then the next morning we got on a boat that took us to Catalina Island where we stayed on the boys scout camp in a big round tent called a yurt. It was suppose to be really warm at night there so we didnt bring any blankets and to make a long story short it was freezing so we didnt get much sleep but made a lot of fun memories. While we were there we got to go sailing, canoeing, snorkling and hanging out on the beach(or should i say rocky shore line:) We came home on Sunday and traveled home with no problems. We had such a great vacation and our so grateful that we had the opportunity to go. Sorry there is a lot of pictures and i put them on in the wrong order so they go from the bottom up.

4th of July

2009-07-22T15:58:00.000-07:00

She is pooped after a long day of fun!!

Us at the parade!!

Best Buds!!

Okay i know i am way behind on my blogging this summer. It is just such a crazy time and i havent been able to post so i am going to do a little bit of some catch up. We had such a fun 4th we went to the parade in the morning with Raechel and Nate and then Mikes little sister Laura came and then his brother Landon and Julie. It was so fun to watch Gracie experience the parade other than she was a little over stimulated so she was in a bad mood and she was a little young to get the whole candy thing but it was still way fun. Then we went to Mike's uncle and aunt's house for a huge party they throw each year. It is so much fun lots of food, swimming and of course fireworks! Each holiday is so fun to experience with our little Gracie. She brings back the excitment in holidays. It is also so fun to create our own traditions as a family and memories.

Gracie's Big Day

2009-05-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

Gracie Opening her presents

Playing Hill Billy Golf
(a deru favorite)

Gracie smelling our flowers

The Birthday Princess

Birthday Cake

Table of presents

Pedicures with Grandma's

Wednesday Gracie turned two I cant believe she is already two years old time has gone so fast. We had a perfect day she spent the day with both Grandma's we went and got pedicures and then McDonalds and Gracie got to play on the playground. That night we had a birthday party for her and it turned out so fun. The weather was perfect and everyone Gracie loves was there she loved every minute. She knew it was her birthday and she was being so cute. We want to thank everyone for showing there support and loving our little princess.

Dad's Birthday

2009-05-01T14:53:00.000-07:00

April 29 was my sweet dad's 64th birthday and we celebrated it by going to dinner at Braza Grill. We had so much fun and the food was incredible. We went to my moms house after and had cake and ice cream. We love my dad so much and hope he had a great birthday!!

Our Fish Dori

2009-05-01T14:46:00.000-07:00

We were at Wal-Mart and i was buying some face wash. Well Gracie could see the fish from there and was freaking out because she wanted to go see them. Mike took her over to look and them and she wouldnt leave she just wanted to sit and look at them. So......needless to say we bought her a fish. She was so excited she was jumping down the isle's at Wal-Mart it was so much fun to watch her. The best part is we were trying to name it and everything we said she would say "Nooooo" then Mike said Dori and her eye's lit up and she said "YES" so the fishes name is Dori. The funny part is she had never seen finding nemo but for some reason she liked the name Dori. She loves her fish and makes sure we feed it every morning!!

Crazy Girl

2009-04-27T20:06:00.000-07:00

My cousin came over and we were making her new baby girl some hair bows and of course Gracie has to be right in the middle of everything. Well i had all of Gracie's bows out showing my cousin and she was playing with them. The next thing i know her and Bailee had put all of them all around her head. I thought it was so funny i just had to take a picture(and yes she had a very messy face she is two i gave up on keeping it clean).

Easter

2009-04-26T09:58:00.000-07:00

We had a great easter this year with Gracie she loved it so much. When she woke up the easter bunny had brought her so much fun stuff. She loves the movie Bolt and Barney so she got both videos and then lots of candy. We went to church and then went over to grandma Fields house for dinner it was so much fun. Then we went to mikes grandma's house with his family and had an easter egg hunt and treats. We had a great Easter we hope all of you did also!!

Best of Friends

2009-04-26T09:14:00.000-07:00

We had a girls dinner a couple of weeks ago and i have been too busy to post about it. It was so fun to see all my girls i miss them so much. We have all are so busy in our lives we dont get to see eachother enough. Raechel lives close so i do get to see her a lot more which i love and our too girls love it too. We came back to my house and they were having so much fun together. We took pictures because they were being so cute!

Gracie's Pictures

2009-04-08T19:55:00.001-07:00

Gracie got her pictures taken yesterday in downtown Ogden and it was so much fun! I met the photographer in Walmart and she stopped me and asked if she could take some pictures of Gracie. I was so excited and have been looking forward to it all month. Gracie was so good and acted like a natural. The photographer was amazing and took some great pictures. Here are just a few when i get the rest of them i will post them also. Enjoy!!

Update

2009-04-08T19:36:00.000-07:00

Okay so i have been a horrible blogger for a couple of months or should i say not blogging at all but we have been without a computer that works with the internet which makes it pretty difficult to post so here is a breif update. Me and Mike have both been busy with work and he also has school so our life has been busy but boring. Lots we are doing not much people want to hear about. Gracie is getting bigger and will be two next month. I cant believe it i feel like she is growing up so fast. She is developing so much and we enjoy her more and more everyday. She is starting to talk so much that you almost want her to stop sometimes:) Just Kidding She is just taking after her parents. I hope all is well with everyone else and to all our blog followers our computer is now up and running hurray so i will be better now and posting.

Snow Day!

2008-12-30T21:03:00.000-08:00

Today I took Gracie out to play in the snow for the first time because she hasnt had snow gear but grandma Teresa got her some for christmas so we took her out and she loved it but it took her a while to get use to it. Here are a few picts!

Christmas!!

2008-12-30T20:40:00.000-08:00

Sorry it is hard to get a good picture because it is a small space!!

Gracie was so cute at Christmas this year! We enjoyed just watching her because she was so excited about everything she got. She is so much fun right now she is getting such a personality and it is adorable. We ask her who is coming and she says HO HO HO! It is so cute. She got a little purple and pink kitchen from Santa and then just a few little toys and some cloths. Because of the economy this year money was pretty tight so for me and mikes christmas present we remodeled our bathroom since we had all the stuff to do it. Mike just finished on Saturday and I love it so much. It was pretty awful before it had half blue carpet and half yellow lanolium(i have no idea how to spell that) I should have taken pictures before but i forgot. Anyways here is some pictures i hope you enjoy!

Brad's Wedding!!!

2008-12-16T20:49:00.001-08:00

Weddings....Weddings.....and more weddings! December has been so crazy with weddings. Me and Mike both had our brothers get married within days of eachother which is fun but totally exhausting...Brad got married today and it was a beautiful wedding she was such a beautiful bride and they make a very cute couple. They got married in the Salt Lake Temple at nine forty and then we had the wedding breakfast at my moms this afternoon. There reception was at the golf course in Kaysville and it was so fun. Here are just a few pictures from today! Enjoy...

Landon's Wedding

2008-12-15T22:05:00.001-08:00

It's been a long day.............

On Saturday Landon got married and it was a beautiful and very special day. They are so adorable and so in love. It snowed in the morning at the temple but it was just a light snow fall so it was so beautiful. Then they had there wedding breakfast at The White House in Bountiful which was very fun. They that night the reception in Roy at Julie's church where Santa came and we had such a great time! Congrats to Landon and Julie we love them so much and are so happy for them!

Gracie and Daddy

2008-11-25T08:14:00.000-08:00

Gracie loves her daddy but he is very busy with school and work so when he takes a day off he cant get rid of her she has to do everything he does. On Saturday he stayed home all day and Gracie was so excited. He decided to mow the lawn and so she had to do it with him i went out there and it was so cute he had her on his sholders mowing the grass. Then he decided to play a little wii and you can see she thinks she is playing with him. Ha ha yes she is in her pajama's and it is afternoon. When daddy stays home we just hang out and not get ready. We both love and appreciate him so much he is doing so much for our family right now.

Girls night out!!

2008-11-13T08:39:00.000-08:00

Last night we went to Olive Garden for Chelsea's Birthday party and it was so fun to see everyone. It is always so good to catch up on everything you have been missing in eachother's lives. The great thing about friends is you can always just pick up on where things left off. We missed Melissa she was so sick. My sweet Abby wasnt there either which was the one disappointment of the night. Now she lives far away and i miss her so dearly:( I just want to say how grateful i am to great friends. I love them all so much in my live even though we dont have as much time for eachother as we did in high school. Every single person just has such a different personality and each one fills my heart a different way. I know this is totally cheesy I just love my friends and wanted to tell them all.

Bows

2008-11-11T19:22:00.001-08:00

Okay so i have just started a bow business and i would love you all to check it out. My Blog is 2cutebowtique.blogspot.com. Let me know what you think and if you know anyone who would like these please spread the word and get my business going! I attached a few of the bows enjoy!

Gracie and Krammer

2008-10-30T11:43:00.000-07:00

As many of you know Gracie loves her dog Krammer! She is always playing with him even though she can get a little rough he still loves her also. The other night they were playing on the table so i decided to get some pictures. They play really cute together and we love him in the family.

Kitchen Remodel

2008-10-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

Well as many of you know me and mike bought a house in April and we have spent a lot of time remodeling. We have just finished the kitchen hurray!!! The kitchen was by far the worst part of the house it had wood grain countertops yellow floors well you can imagine the rest. Well we finally finished so i thougth i would post some pictures.

Happy Birthday

2008-10-15T18:57:00.001-07:00

Me and mike freezing to death at the game!!!
Gracie helping daddy open his presents:)
Socks Yea!!!
This was his favorite gift! I dont get it better than socks:)??

Saturday was my adorable little hubbies birthday and he turned 24. We had breakfast in the morning and then he opened his presents which Gracie was so excited about i think she had more fun opening them then mike did it was cute! He got a couple movies and some cloths and then i got him BYU tickets for the game on saturday against new mexico thanks to Jordan and he was so surprised he had no idea. We went to lunch at olive garden with his family and then we left for the game around two. It was so freezing but we seriously had a blast. We left Gracie with the in laws and we just spent some time together. BYU killed New Mexico and we had fifth row seats to catch all the action. On Sunday my mom had a big family dinner and we had cake and ice cream. All around i think it turned out to be a pretty good birthday for him. We love and appreciate everything he does for our family and our grateful to him. Happy Birthday sweetie!!!

Dog Bite

2008-09-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

On Friday night we were on our way to our friends wedding and we were leaving my moms house when hers neighbors dog attacked Gracie. She loves this dog and wasnt doing anything to harm him but for some reason he just snapped and bit her right in the face. He put three teeth marks underneath her eye and then his other tooth went through her lip. We took her into the doctor and they fixed her up and she is doing good now but it was a pretty tramatic experience for all of us. I just want to warn all of you to never trust a dog around your kids even if you know the dog you never know when they will snap and the damage they will do!!1

Mom's Birthday

2008-09-18T21:14:00.000-07:00

Wednesday night we went to Chucky Cheese for my moms birthday. It was extemely loud and overwhelming but Gracie loved it! She is getting to be so much fun because she can interact and communicate with other people and kids. She won a sucker with her tickets and she decided to feed it to her cousin who is three months older than her.

Day at the Fair

2008-09-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday me and Gracie went to the fair with Grandma and Grandpa we had so much fun. Unfortunely mike had to work so he missed out but will filled him in when we got home. Gracie loved the animal but she didn't want to get too close. When we walked in to see the chickens and roosters she started saying quack quack it was adorable. She was also amazing by the rides no matter where we stood at the fair she would look and point at the rides and say WOW! We did let her ride the ponies which she thought she was pretty big sitting on it all by herself. We had a fun day and will always remember it.

Family Picts

2008-09-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we went up to Mountain Green for some family Pictures. Gracie was really good for the first twenty minutes and then she was all done. We went to a small waterfall which was a big mistake because all she wanted to do was get into the water. There were a few that turned out cute so i thought i would post a few enjoy!!

Engagged!!

2008-09-05T09:53:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Brad got engagged hurray!!! We had my sister Mindy's wedding in Manti which is Annette, his fiance, favorite temple so he proposed on the grounds after her wedding. We are so excited and Gracie loves her already.

Labor Day!!!

2008-09-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

For Labor Day we went down to the junction in Ogden and went to the pizza Factory for dinner. Gracie thought she was the queen of the world when we let her ride the mary go round four times. She was laughing and just had so much fun!!!

I am new at this

2008-09-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

Everyone has been telling me about this blogging thing so I thought i would try it out so bare with me.