The Adams Family!

The Messy Bun

2012-02-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

I love messy top buns! I have always wondered how people make it look so cute. I finally found this tutorial http://www.promisetangemanblog.com/lifestyle/promises-messy-bun-hair-tutorial#more-16198 on pintrest and tried it. I love her earrings and want some for myself! I love this bun because it doesn't give me a migraine from being so tight. I didn't have dry shampoo but I definitely will be investing in some because it is nice to have when you need some dirty hair sprucing. I like Big N Sexy brand because I am a firm believer in salon products. I tried this 2 weeks ago and have worn my hair like this 4 times already can you tell I love it? I was worried that my husband wouldn't like it but he said it was wild and liked it. I switched it up by pulling my bangs out and bobby pinning them back and since that picture (it was my first try) I have perfected the do a little bit more. I also like to make it more of a bun by bobby pinning the two sides up to the front to make it more of a bun shape. Don't be afraid to pull your hair if it falls out you can always bobby pin it back in. I am going to try to do more hair posts from now on.

The day it felt like the world ended

2012-01-23T17:48:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was one heck of a day I thought I would blog about it so I can look back on it and laugh

(this was awhile back we should of known we were in for a ride!)

Note: E isn't sleeping through the night any more and has decided to eliminate his naps via his choice

I am one of those people who can't function properly if I don't get my full 8 Hrs of sleep at night. Motherhood put a kink in my hose when E was a newborn but he has been a pretty good sleeper since and I got use to him sleeping through the night. Unfortunately babies have unpredictable sleeping habits. So Sunday I didn't get my full 8 hrs of sleep and we wake up to having no hot water. One of the downsides of being in an older home unexpected breakdowns and floods.(we still don't have hot water as of right now) So it being an hour before church we grabbed our stuff , drove up to my In-law's to take a shower and get ready for church.

We went to Sacrament Meeting with them which was nice to have my mother in law entertain E so Zack and I could actually listen to the talks. We decided to head back to our ward for our last meetings. I thought for sure E would cooperate since he ate his lunch but boy was I wrong. Church falling in the middle of lunch and nap time can be tricky. Lately we have had to spend most of church in the hall due to E obsession with banana's and Elmo because he frantically yells for them. He was being pretty cooperative for about the first 45 minutes of RS (I am impressed we made it that long) then he was standing up on the chair singing, making buzzing noises with his lips and throwing toys so I decided to go back to our usual destination the hall.

He then ran up to an easel knocked it over and got his sweater stuck on a chain and started freaking out. I was trying to help him free when I noticed his arm got stuck inside his sweater out of the armhole. Just when I put the easel back in the upright position he was squawking about his arm and I couldn't help it I just started laughing really hard. I put it back in the armhole and let him walk around. Where does he go? Straight for the door and someone opens it smacks him to the floor and instead of sneaking off before any one sees us his shoe gets stuck under the door. I felt like the lady in the foyer watching all this was about to hand me the worst mother award. I was overly emotional so anything small that happened felt like the world was about to end.

We went straight to the car since there was 5 minutes until church was over. We came home and E refused to nap until we were heading to dinner at my Husbands parents. Zack just kept trying to make me laugh and kept telling me the world wasn't ending. I am so grateful he is in this crazy thing called life with me and is my PARTNER IN CRIME.

At the time it seemed like the worst day ever but I think about it now and am actually grateful for hard days like that. I have came across some blogs where people share the rough days and it makes me realize they aren't perfect but a human just like me. It can be draining reading peoples blogs when it's all perfect and nothing ever goes wrong. I feel like reading articles about challenges in life and motherhood help me grow!

15 months!

2012-01-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

E is 15 months and it is just so weird to think about! I don't like the thought of him going into nursery (in 3 months) because he is my little buddy at church! He has such a great sense of humor and is constantly making me laugh all the time. Yesterday I decided to slow down and let him feed himself, went and took a long nap between errands, read stories and even stopped at a toy store so he could check some toys out. He woke up at 11 pm last night and I just brought him in bed with me and Zack to just spend some time with us and he was just giggling and so happy. Sometimes I am in such a big rush I just hurry and do things to get to the next task. I need to start enjoying the moment instead of what is ahead. I hope I can stick to it! He loves Elmo and has this one cheesy grin he does that makes me laugh out loud every time! He is so adventurous and loves to get his hands on everything that is electronic, cell phones, remotes, ipods, cameras. He also laughs at this one part in Elmo in Grouchland every time he watches it. He is full of so much energy and I am just so glad I get to spend everyday with him. He makes my days a lot more entertaining even if some are full of me worrying about him! (He is allergic to quite a few things including his recent antibiotic for pneumonia) I love him so much and can't believe I went 22 years without him in my life!

Christmas finally!

2012-01-10T23:03:00.000-07:00

I thought I would finally blog again. I have to pull myself off of pintrest so I can blog. So here is a few pictures my camera died and we didn't get very many pictures. We spent Christmas Eve with my family we did the annual Robinson Bowling and then went to my parents to eat delicious dinner and play games! Zack and I opened our Christmas to each other on Christmas Eve when E was asleep. It was a nice change and we figured we might as well do it while we can. On Christmas we went to church then had brunch and let little E open his Christmas! He got a very ELMO Christmas and he loves everything he got! All day long all I hear is Elmo I have no idea how he got in this Elmo Craze! But they do market him fabulously I might add. Later Christmas day we went and celebrated with Zack's family and had a sleep over it was a lot of fun. We were definitely blessed this Christmas!

Breakfast with Santa and our tree!

2011-12-18T16:45:00.000-07:00

A week ago E and I went with my sisters family and my mom to have breakfast with Santa at Thanksgiving Pt. It reminded me of when ZCMI use to do breakfast with Santa when I was little. Oh how I miss those days. E decided to cry when he sat on Santa's lap this year so we got the classic crying picture it was pretty great. We haven't been up to anything crazy just trying to enjoy this holiday season and what Christmas is really all about. I didn't get too many pictures because my camera died and it was dark in there. Hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas!

LIONS tigers and bears!

2011-11-14T10:37:00.002-07:00

This Halloween we carved pumpkins the weekend before and enjoyed hanging out with our families. Easton enjoyed his first carved pumpkin he put his hands in all the goop and kept holding his pumpkin. On Halloween we went to eat at Texas Roadhouse then we put E in his lion costume my awesome sister let us borrow(thanks Chan) and we went trick or treating at my parents and Zack's parents. E fell asleep in the car on our way over to Zack's parents because the costume was so comfortable and warm we had to wake him up. He didn't get to eat much candy because of his allergies but hopefully next year he will get some sweets! Can you believe that was E last year on Halloween as a spider? Crazy how fast it goes by!

Oh what a crazy life!

2011-10-07T13:09:00.000-06:00

September and October have been crazy busy so far so we will start of with my Birthday. I had my birthday and it was a 3 day celebration. Saturday before my bday we went to Outback with my family and then Monday we had burgers and a delicious Bday cake Zack's mom makes every birthday. It's a spice cake with chocolate whip cream frosting and it is served chilled heavenly with a cup of cold milk (good for breakfast too!) On my actual birthday I woke up to birthday donuts then Zack and I went to see Crazy Stupid Love. After I got to enjoy a Hydrofacial from my dear friend Ashley (thanks my skin has never felt better) and then went to Spaghetti Factory with my Boys! It was a fabulous 23rd Birthday thanks everyone for all my birthday loot! I got a sewing machine from my In-laws, sewing stuff from my sister in law, Anthropologie apron from my bro and sis, a music sheet wreath for my fireplace mantle from my parents and lots of clothes from my dear husband.

A few days after my birthday it was our anniversary. We decided to go to a Bed and Breakfast since I have always wanted to go to one. Last year we didn't get to do much considering Zack had school all day and I was almost nine months preggo. We went to a place called Castle Creek Inn which was really nice and fun. Zack picked me up from work with some beautiful roses and then we were off to Cheesecake Factory. After we watched Failure to Launch in our room and ate our delightful cheesecake! The next day we went shopping at the Fashion Place mall and saw the movie Warrior which was pretty good. I can't believe it has been 2 years. And holy moly it flies by fast. I sure do love you Zack and I also love that you still laughs at my jokes after all these years!
Flowers Zack gave me

Then that Saturday I got to go to the General Relief Society Meeting with my mom and sister. I have never been or watched the broadcast before but WOW when President Thomas S. Monson walked in the Conference Center the spirit was so strong and I was glad to be a part of it. My favorite talk was by President Uchtdorf Forget Me Not if you haven't seen it I would suggest you to go do so NOW! Stop waiting for your Golden Ticket!

After The General Relief Society Meeting I came home to a very sick little boy. He couldn't keep anything down come to find out it was cows milk. Little Babies should not be able to be that sick I felt so helpless! So we are back on formula and will be on that for awhile.

Conference weekend we went swimming at our good friends pool. It was a lot of fun and it was a first to be swimming outside in October. Later that night while the boys went to Priesthood my mom, sis, her clan, E and I went to get some stuff for caramel apples and ate sticky fingers at Wingers and came home and made our delicious caramel apples. I sure do love that tradition and look forward to it every conference!

Sunday after the last session we had little E's birthday Palooza. We had cupcakes in baby food jars and I made photo booth props so that we could take pics of everyone at the party. E ripped his cake apart I have never seen a one year old dig into their first cake like that. It was awesome he loved his party it was probably the best day of his life. He is so loved and spoiled thanks everyone who came and also for all of the presents!

About 4 days ago E had a crazy allergic reaction. If any of you have seen the movie Hitch then you know what I am talking about. Poor little boy was swollen and had really bad hives. We ended up in the ER on the night before E's bday.(hope we don't make it a tradition) The guy who checked us in was laughing because he couldn't believe how swollen E was. E is such a strong little guy and smiled through the whole thing. He was making the nurses and the Dr laugh. We just have to stay away from Nutmeg, Milk, Honey, and PB. He has a very strict diet and we got an epipen yesterday at the Dr because if he has another flare up like that one it get's worse every time so we hope it doesn't happen again. I am pretty positive it was nutmeg since he has history of smaller reactions from that.

Sorry to overwhelm you but here is the last little bit of info. E has been walking for about a month and a half now. But lately he takes off in long strides and even stands still for a good amount of time. He says "Whats that?" and "WOW" he also says something that sounds like the Shiz word. He graced us with that one in the hospital. He loves brushing his teeth and pulling all of the cards out of my wallet. He also loves stuffed animals and I see him hugging them all the time. He is such a bundle of joy and I really can't imagine life without him. I can't believe I am lucky enough to have him around all day as my partner in crime. He makes me laugh constantly chatting (we are in trouble when he really starts talking) We have been through so much since we have had him but I wouldn't change it for the world. Being a mother is the best thing ever I am excited to have more kids one day.

Swiss Miss

2011-09-08T15:34:00.000-06:00

This year I finally got to go to Swiss Days with my mom and sister. It is a pretty serious thing in my family and I have always had work so this year I took off the morning to head up to swiss it up. We had to leave at 6:30 am so we could get there with the rest of some crazy people. I had know idea what the protocol was but my mom and sister showed me the ropes. Things were super pricey but I got a lot of good ideas of things I am going to make in the future. I got E a sock monkey hat that I just love now if he could keep it on his head longer then 3 seconds that would be SUPER! We enjoyed some delicious scones with heavenly jam and some with cinnamon. I enjoyed hanging out with my mom and sister and can't wait to go next year! Here is some pics of us being goofy borrowed from my sisters blog!

E is now taking a few steps by himself and is just as entertaining as ever. He is 11 months and likes to click with his mouth when he thinks he is cool stuff. I am constantly having chats with him since he is a chitter chatter and often find the car is a good place to talk. He loves books and just sits there and looks through them all day and pretends to read. He can say mama, dada, hi, bye, uh oh, something that sounds like thank you, and shoot haha which sounds like shoe. (my bad) He loves swimming and is quite a daredevil. He wants to just dive right in and play in all of the squirting water at the pools. I am never able to eat my food by myself again. He sees me eating and wants everything I eat! He has become quite the mama's boy and I usually love it until I am doing someones hair or trying to get dressed for the day. He has quite the set of teeth 4 on the bottom and 2.5 on the top! I can't believe this little chicken has been with us for almost a year! I can't imagine life without him!

Snickers Cupcakes

2011-08-21T15:56:00.000-06:00

I made these last week for my family BBQ and they were quite delicious I thought I would share the recipe. I found the idea off of pintrest and just did a fast version. Here it is enjoy!

1 box of devils food cake mix
1 jar of caramel sauce (I used the ice cream topping one)
1 bag of snickers mini's(cut up in 4ths)

For the frosting:
16 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 lb. confectioners’ sugar
1½ tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 cup caramel sauce
Pinch of coarse salt
2 tbsp. heavy cream

You bake the cake according to the directions and put them in cupcake liners. When they are cool cut a cone shape in the top and insert a few pieces of the snickers and pour a bit of caramel into the cupcake. Then I got the delightful caramel buttercream frosting from this website http://annies-eats.com/2010/09/03/snickers-cupcakes/ It also has how to make your own caramel sauce if you are feeling fancy! To make the frosting, add the butter to the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed 1 minute until smooth. Blend in the confectioners’ sugar until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Mix in the vanilla, caramel sauce and salt until incorporated. (Note: the caramel sauce should be just warm enough that it is workable, but not warm enough to melt the butter in the frosting.) Add the heavy cream and whip on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.

Transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip. Drizzle the frosted cupcakes with additional caramel sauce and garnish with chopped Snickers bars.

VIP Tim Mcgraw Concert

2011-08-19T09:19:00.000-06:00

I have been slacking on blogging lately but I don't want to overwhelm so I will just do little posts at a time. We are back in our home and out of Albuquerque! Zack and I got to go to the Tim Mcgraw Concert a few weeks ago in NM. Zack's aunt and uncle live out there and had extra VIP tickets to the Tim Mcgraw concert! We got to go with a few of his cousins and his aunt and uncle. The Band Perry and Luke Bryant were the openers for Tim Mcgraw. We just so happened to be close to this small stage Tim Mcgraw was going to come do the opening song on. They cleared the way so Tim could come through and he touched my hand when walking by. I was surprised how small he was but man he was in pretty darn good shape! I started freaking out and Zack thought I was going to have a heart attack! I don't know why I got so excited I just did it was kind of funny. We had fun swaying to the music and people watching. I hope to go to more country music concerts! Thanks Aunt Eugenia and Uncle Ernie for all the fun and hospitality while we were in Albuquerque!

1st day of Utah Staycation

2011-07-15T21:52:00.000-06:00

We are calling it a staycation because we just went to Ut and stayed at the house we have been living in and the house we will go back to in a few weeks. We decided on Friday night that we would leave that night and go down with our friends Jay and Corrisa and enjoy some golf before we headed off to our house. We left at about 9:30 in the night and got to Montecillo at 2 In the morning. It was nice to drive in the night when there isn't too much traffic and not to mention the stars were amazing they were hugging us it felt like. E and I enjoyed our first time out on the Golf Course driving around in a cart with Corrisa.E was laughing every time Zack and Jay would hit there balls it was pretty funny. Zack and Jay wore matching golf shirts it was pretty funny. We enjoyed lunch on the go and drove the rest of the way to our journey. We got in about 6:30 and went to dinner with Zack's parents and went home and went to bed! E did really well on our trip to Ut. He is now waving and crawling and standing up on everything and even balances on things. He is nine months old and still is a small fry for his age.

Life is a ZOO!

2011-06-27T16:20:00.000-06:00

Three weeks ago Zack's family came out to visit us. We went to the Zoo out here in Albuquerque while Zack's family was in town. It was pretty wild I haven't been to a zoo in like 15 years so it was fun to see the different animals but I forgot how sad it was because they are just cooped up in small places. I would have to say the lions and jaguars are probably my favorite. E had a good first experience at the zoo he actually fell asleep before we got to see the big animals.

We got to eat a lot of good food at Zack's Aunts house and then one night we ate at a place called Bravos it was pretty good. E had lot's of fun with his cousins. Here are a few pictures from our week of family fun.

E is crawling as of last Wednesday! He has been scooting around and finally he got the hang of it! YIPEE now we just need to keep a close watch on him at all times! The other day I found him underneath the coffee table like the pic below haha he is so silly we love him so much!

Also we go back home in 6 days YIPEE! I am so excited to see my family friends and eat CAFE RIO oh ya! If anyone has any advice on how to travel with a baby I would love to hear it!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies ya you heard me!

2011-06-03T00:02:00.000-06:00

Brownies and Cookie dough are my two favorite things and what could be better than putting them together? I found this delightful recipe today on Pintrest I am still not exactly sure what it is but it seems to be a blogging twitter. Any way I decided to make it for my husband and some of the guys he works with so that they could have some goodies while they watch the NBA playoffs. I was pressed for time so I used a box of brownies which I absolutely love. Go ahead and try this recipe out you won't be disappointed. Also dip it in a glass of milk it's UNBELIEVABLE. http://www.recipegirl.com/2011/06/02/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-brownies/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRecipeGirl+%28The+Recipe+Girl%29

Niece's and what we have been up too!(sorry sideways pics)

2011-05-30T22:26:00.000-06:00

Before we left we had a sleepover with our two nieces. We started off the night by eating pizza and playing with each others hair then we headed over to our local Family Dollar to get a little toy. We had a niece's sleepover back when Zack and I were first married so it's a fun little tradition his niece and mine to have a sleepover and get a toy at the family dollar. After we went there we hit up artic circle and got ourselves some ice cream cones and walked back in the door to find E and Zack completely asleep on the couch like this.

We watched the Barbie Fairytopia Movie and some of Madagascar 2 before the girls fell asleep. When they woke up we had waffles painted finger and toenails and watched Barbie fairytopia one more time and also made a fort for them to play in. We had lots of fun and I love hanging out with my nieces they are pretty funny girls!

We have been to the pool a few times and it is so much fun E loves the water and does not like to get out! The days we do E gets a little sleepy and falls asleep eating his bottle. Here are a few pics of E! He has been so close to crawling lately and wants to soo bad! He also loves to dance to the music and try to stand he
cracks me up!

Corrisa and I have been doing lots of things to keep busy and we decided to do our hair ombred style! There is so many different styles of doing your hair that way Ombred is when your hair goes Dark on top to light on bottom it can often look like you have roots if you don't do it right. We played with a few different ways and we both like the way it turned out I will have to post pics of my hair later!

We have been doing crafts as well this is the latest one it is a weekly meal board and we made it out of a pic frame here is the before/during:

Here is the after:

New Mexico Adventures so far!

2011-05-18T16:53:00.000-06:00

Well we made it here in one piece about 6 days ago. E did good on the plane it was only an hour and 8 min flight and he slept for about 30 min at the begining so that was fabulous! He got sick with a cold the day before we left so that wasn't any fun but he is getting better.

We haven't had the internet or a TV so the last 6 days have just been trying to keep busy. Our internet signal FINALLY kicked in today and still isn't a hundred percent here so lets hope this goes through. NM is a pretty interesting place there is quite a mix of people. Native Americans, crack addicts, there is quite alot of girls who dress like Kat Von Dee from L.A Ink haha and Latinos and white trash people and some Asians even saw a transvestite who works at the local walmart. Our apartment is nice and clean so that is good I like only having a few rooms to keep clean and can't complain about the laundry since it has decreased and our washer and dryer are on the deck so its fun to do it outside.

Zack has been going out with a couple of guys so luckily we have had a car to play around in except for today he drove, so me and E are stuck at the apartment today. Zack's friend Jay has his wife Corrisa here for us to hang out with so it is nice. We go for walks and watch HGTV shows and dream about decorating a house of our own one day... haha

We have a nice pool but the water is pretty cold so we are waiting for warmer weather. We went on Monday and no one really goes to the pool so it was just E, Corissa and I it was so nice! E seems to like hanging outside and wants to get in the pool. As far as eating goes we have only tried out two new places to eat there is one called Taco Cabana which is delightful and cheap and another one was called Blakes lots a burger. It is fun to try out new places since we were getting stuck in eating the same things all the time back home in UT.

We went to the mall last Saturday and they have such fabulous shopping. They actually have clothes in their stores and even little baby boy ones. I spent a few dollars on fabulous finds at forever 21 because the one here is so organized and easy to shop in. They also have a sephora which I better stay away from haha. The people here are so nice and actually talk to you in the grocery stores. We are having fun but it is tough not seeing Zack from 1-9 pm but at least we get to see him in the mornings. Hopefully next time we will have pics to post. Feel free to suggest some ideas of things I could do while I am apartment bounded!

Easter Festivities

2011-04-30T13:33:00.001-06:00

We had a pretty fun Easter this year! We went to Church with Zack's parents and then went to my families for an Easter egg hunt and a delicious turkey dinner. We finished it off by going to Zack's parents and watching the movie Salt. Mr. E had a fabulous Easter I think he was confused why he got so many new toys but he just enjoyed them and played with them wildly. He got weeble wobbles, two bunnies, a stuffed dino, a swimsuit, and a singing clock. It was a lot of fun and I think E was exhausted because he slept the whole night without waking up.
E and ms Bryn playing with toys.

We also tried taking family pictures with my family last weekend. I am not a very good picture taker considering more then half the photos I was making funny faces and looking at everyone else. It was a lot of fun and we did get one good picture of me Zack and E!

We are going to New Mexico in about 2 weeks or so. I am excited and nervous at the same time it still is a little surreal I think it will hit when we are actually there. We are also trying to see if we can sell my car because we won't be using it at all this summer.

This weekend we have been house/dog sitting for my inlaws. Easton has been a bit confused not sleeping at home and the first night sleeping was rough. I have been playing theWii, biking,did a bit of Zumba and got in the hot tub. It's like we are on a mini vacation! Bubba their dog just stays in his room so he is really easy to watch. Zack is also done with school for the summer. Today is officially the FIRST SATURDAY since before we were married that he hasn't had school. Last night it snowed so he can't go golfing and is staying at home with us HAHA. I am excited that we get to spend more time together as he takes the summer off of school!
New swim suit!
E is quite an explorer he is trying to pull himself up on things, says mama and also loves to talk. We let him try the hot tub out two nights ago and he LOVED it! He just kicked his legs and was trying to swim. I can't wait to go swimming with him this summer.

Here are some pictures of the BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS in front of the house. The tulips are just so pretty when they pop up I wish they would last all summer.

DeCiSiOnS dEciSiOnS!!

2011-04-18T22:34:00.000-06:00

Well friends and Family in a few weeks I could be spending a lot of time this summer lounging at this place!!

We might be moving to Albuquerque, NM (300 days of sunshine a year:D) for the summer so Zack can do some summer sales. I am pretty excited I don't think I have ever lived in an apartment( Zack isn't too excited about apartment living because of his mission days) I am also scared I have never lived outside of Ut or even more than 5 miles from my parents.Not to mention what do I pack? But I feel like it will be an adventure and hopefully a fun one for us. I checked to see if there was a mall close it is less than a mile away from the apartments we would be living in. We are still debating about going because e needs insurance. So if anyone knows how we can get insurance for 3 months just for a baby please let me know that is the deciding factor.

Lately we have just been trying to get through Zacks finals and papers which has led me to many nights cleaning or watching hair tutorials on youtube.We also got a jogging stroller and have been trying to go out for walks but the weather has been awful lately. E has two teeth and loves to smile at everyone he also laughs at dogs barking at him. He loves to sit on the floor and play with his toys and also loves to roll across the room. He says DaDa and Hi I don't know if he knows what they mean but he is quite the chitter chatter. It is so weird he is growing up far to fast! E has also been sleeping TERRIBLY lately I don't know what it is but he wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes twice. We also tried juice and a sippy cup for the first time two days ago he still is unsure about the sippy cup. I made the mistake of letting him have tiny bits of whatever we are eating and now he always expects to try what we are eating. He is so much fun and don't know what I am going to do when he starts crawling.. YIKES

Day 3- My idea of a perfect date!

2011-03-25T09:34:00.000-06:00

I have always wanted a romantic dinner on the beach! With candles, sunset, nice weather and also my husband! We would east some delightful Mexican food sour cream, guacamole,salsa, chips, burritos the whole shibang! We would have chocolate covered strawberries and brownies with hot fudge. Then there would be dancing involved (on the beach) because lets face it Zack has the best dance moves in the history known to man! He seriously cracks me up and I wish we could go dancing more. Then we would just get to gaze at the stars and some skinny dipping(it's a private beach) I would love to do that.

Side notes
-E has decided to wake up twice in the night again like his newborn days. Naps are my best friend
- It's a gloomy day and I would rather stay home and snuggle and drink hot chocolate then go stress about doing a full weave at work.
-I hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!

Day 2- A picture of something you ate today

2011-03-24T16:22:00.000-06:00

Ok the challenge is back on! I went to Walmart and they had these Cinnamon burst cheerios I have been wanting to try them forever. I used to put cinnamon on my plain cheerios so I was ecstatic! They are delightful I suggest if you love cinnamon to head over and try it!

-On a side note E is teething and a bit more whiny then usual he also likes to cry for no reason.

- Highlight of my day finding a medium flowing nipple for E's bottle! Yipee now it doesn't take 20 mins to feed him only 10 now! And E taking a 2 1/2 hr nap so I could take an hour nap!

Have a fabulous day!

dRaStIc ChAngEs!

2011-03-18T12:08:00.000-06:00

Well I have been super busy lately and that's why I have slacked on my blogging! Hopefully this update will make it up to you. As for the 30 day challenge lets just say I slacked on that and hopefully I can try to do it again sometime soon. We just got home from E's 4 month really 6 month Dr Appt. (long story short) He is 15.7 lbs of pure suga and rolls and is 24.5 in long. He was a trooper getting shots he cried but no tears just whine cried for like 2 mins and then babbled on about stories of summer sunshine days. He is now asleep and is smiling so he must be having a good dream!

little E

He is quite the player (no not that ladies) we have him sit up and play with his toys which he LOVES to do. I pick him up and he gets pretty angry so I put him back down and he can just sit and play for hours until it's naptime or feeding time. He is such a talker and is constantly smiling, making jokes and laughing at his own jokes (he takes after me). The other day I was playing with him and I did something and he gave this confused look like mom your silly and smiled huge. I don't know why it was so funny to me but I laughed so hard I cried. I haven't done that in a really long time and felt like myself again. I don't know why but being pregnant was tough for me and trying to get back to my normal self was a long trip but I am back! Anyway He is such a happy kid and I can't help but smile at him every time I see him. People ask me why he is so smiley and what my trick is I have no idea what I do other then smile every time he looks at me.

E's version of Johnny jump up time

On another note E and I went up to a condo with Zack's sister,her kids, and my mother in law two days ago in Midway. We had so much fun just hanging out, watching movies,eating delightful food and doing fun craft projects like lovely spring banners. I forgot how funny Toy Story 3 is and laughed my bum off the entire movie! It was nice not to be at home and worry about house work or any other projects I have lined up on my long list. Thanks Krissie and Kathie!

Spring Banner

Yesterday I woke up as a blonde and went to bed as a brunette. I have been wanting a fun change for awhile and decided to go dark. My inspiration was the luscious locks of Adriana Lima and thought what the hey it's hair right? I can always go back to being blonde. I never thought it would be so dramatic but the instant the dark locks flowed past my face I felt like a different person. haha Sounds pretty lame but I feel more MYSTERIOUS haha I don't know how to explain it but I am still the same old bubbly laughing till I cry cracking up jokes slightly dumb blonde that I have always been. I have been dark before but my hair was pretty short. I feel like it works well with my complexion haven't had the urge to be blonde again quite yet.

Hair Inspiration

I came home expecting E to not recognize me but of course he was kicking his legs babbling about glorious things and smiling at me when I came through the door. Zack how ever had a different reaction haha he looked at me like a stranger and wasn't sure how to act. Later that day he was saying our dinner prayer and blessed for my blonde locks to come back. What a goose! After spending sometime with my brown haired self he decided that he likes the brown and thinks its a fun change. He called it a PHASE like I was some teenager or something which maybe it is but it's fun!

Brown Locks

Can we talk about DAYLIGHT savings? So what we loose an hour of sleep but gaining that sunshine time is totally worth the sleep hangover. I feel like I have more energy and have been on 2 walks with E but man but we can't wait to go on more! I love the Spring (when we actually have it and its not taken up by longer winters)I love the TULIPS, kite flying, birds chirping, sun and the smell when it rains! I hope you all are enjoying the Spring as well! I'm out!

Day 1 - a photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.

2011-03-01T00:33:00.000-07:00

(E was so tired in this pic)

My day started off with listening to a few bubble blowings and little chit chats from a baby monitor. I was greeted by the sweetest smile when I approached E's crib. We fed the young chap and just hung out for a while and watched him roll from his belly to his back. (his newest trick) I did a few blog surfing (Zack calls it stalking) and reminded myself that I would love to find a thrift store where I could find cute clothes to dress in like some people do. My dreams were then crashed because I don't even know where any are besides DI. Then I tried to take a nap when E was sleeping but he only took a 15 min nap so I probably slept for about 10 min didn't feel like much of a nap. We then took Zack to work and headed over to the grocery store. I had never been to Buy Low before and was scared of what to expect for their low prices but I went in and saved a butt load of mula. Which was pretty stellar! E is pretty good at falling asleep while being violently rocked in a grocery cart so that makes it a bit easier to get grocery shopping accomplished. I talked to my sister on the phone who I love so dearly and we swapped hilarious stories and saved a lot of money on our car insurance haha not really but had to throw it in there. E and I then went to pick Zack up from work and headed straight to Fuddruckers up north so we could celebrate his nieces birthday. It was pretty fun and I tried to be healthy and give up my love for burgers and fries and FRY SAUCE! It was hard but I have been wanting to save my craving for that good food for my favorite burger place (right now) Five Guys. I got a grilled chicken caesar salad and it was huge and probably could feed a small family of five. I saved most of it for lunch tomorrow hopefully I remember to eat it. Then I got a nice kick in the butt workout with Mr Tony Horton of P90X. I finished the night of by bathing E and rocking him to sleep after his night feeding and now I am going to bed! I hope you had a good day too!

tHe 30 DaY cHaLlEnGe!

2011-02-27T23:27:00.000-07:00

Alright starting tomorrow I am doing the 30 day challenge just for fun because I like to read other peoples and I thought it would be fun for me to do and look back at one day!

A post a day for 30 days...

Day 1 - a photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today & three good things that have happened in the past

wHaT wE hAvE bEeN uP to! (grab some hot chocolate and buckle up, its a long post!)

2011-02-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

Yes those are socks on his hands he scratches his head way too much!

Well it has been awhile since I posted so here I am posting my life away. It seems like everyday I have a list of things to do and I try to see what I can accomplish before E interrupts with his own plans. I have learned many things, that you can feed a baby a bottle in a car while driving, while trying on clothes in a dressing room and pretty much any where.

I was at the mall the other day getting my own personal shopper experience(I knew a girl who worked at Nords and she was picking out clothes for me to try on) I felt so special and as soon as we went into the dressing room with a large pile of clothes to try on Easton started to get hungry. Luckily I had the bottle filled with water and all we needed to do was put the formula in and shake n bake! He was in a stroller and I just propped the bottle up with his blanket and burp cloth and WALA it worked.

After that we strolled on over to Victoria Secret to get a new bra for my lady friends.If you haven't ever had a bra from there I would suggest you save your pennies and get over there it will give you a BOOST of confidence no doubt.(especially after having babies) As we were walking in Easton was making awing noises and I jokingly said to him I can't believe you are already cooing at the scandalous women in the pictures. I also told him not to tell his friends when he is 16 that his mom took him in Vics when he was 4 months.

Two days later I was in Target going down the baby isle with E and we were getting a formula feeding divider. When we got to the selection our pickings were slim it was either green with pink or purple with blue. I told Easton I was sorry there weren't more manly colors for him. A guy with his pregnant wife who were also in that isle said that he thought it was funny that I was talking to my baby.
Hmm after all he is only a baby right? He can 't understand what I am saying anyway why would I even strike a conversation with him? I just thought it was interesting that someone would think that way. His mind is a little computer and he is just storing away every thing he hears and sees. His wife is in for a good run if that's his thought process on babies. I talk to Easton all the time I am my own personal narrator, at times I feel goofy but his big smiles are a reassuring reminder that he is listening.

We have also tried to feed the little monkey rice cereal lets just say it's not on his favorites list but we just keep on trying. He sits up by himself for a total of a few seconds and also laughs at everything. The other day I was vacuuming with Easton in my moby and I could hear a few chuckles I wasn't sure if it was laughing or not so I turned the vacuum off to find Mr. E giggling away like he was on an amusement park ride. He also likes to pull everything over his face, he laughs when I freak out and run over and take it off his face.We also have lip buzz offs and yell offs since he is starting to find out he has a screaming voice. He also is so not liking church at all and makes me want to be inactive(not really but he is a fussy munchkin only at church) He takes off his socks constantly and kicks off his shoes at every opportunity he gets. He also gets a kick out of scratching everything that comes within arms reach and mainly it is his head and even his legs. Self abuse at age 4 months I just don't know what to do... Any suggestions?

For Christmas my Mom gave Chan, Jess, Grandma, and I an over nighter at a hotel and tickets to attend a lovely conference called Time Out For Women. It was so much fun and weird to leave my husband and baby at home overnight with out me. But I returned and they were both still alive and smiling so it was comforting. For all those who don't know what it is, It's a bunch of speakers and singers who talk and sing to inspire women. They share uplifting experiences about their life struggles and rely strongly on faith to keep moving forward in this crazy life.

I often find myself struggling with the need to be perfect at everything from motherhood, to being a wife, a sister,friend and even just dance on the Wii I mean come on I danced my whole life and I can't get a perfect score? I feel like that's quite pathetic. Anyway here are a few quotes I thought I would share, "It's okay to be average at many things, we don't need to be perfect at everything." "We need to take pressures of the world off ourselves and focus on what really matters." Those were said by Dean Hughes. DeAnn Flynn said, "If we hurry less we notice more, If we expect less we get more and if we talk less we hear more. I just thought those were inspiring and thought I would share.

On Valentines Day Zack had to work till 10:30 pm so My Mom, E and I ate Kneaders and watched the Bachelor. On the 15th we celebrated Valentines day with a candlelit dinner and a nice night at home it was fun. We also realized that our 1st date was 4 years ago on the 15th so it was fun to celebrate it then. Hope your Valentines was a Peachy one!

Christmas Eve,Christmas and Easton’s Blessing!

2011-01-06T16:59:00.003-07:00

Easton’s Blessing

We had Easton’s blessing on January 2nd it was such an awesome experience. He ended up crying the entire time of his blessing and flustered Zack a little bit but it turned out really good. It was also his first time at church. He really likes the music at church I can’t wait to bring him every week now. We had our Family come to his blessing and ate delightful food, a cheese and ham braid and an assortment of muffins and fruit. He looked handsome in his little blessing outfit.

Christmas eve eve, Christmas Eve and Christmas day

Zack’s extended family does a Christmas Eve Eve party. It is full of tasty foods, a program of music, the nativity, a gift of love presentation(tradition of Zack’s recent grandparents) and a visit from Jolly old St. Nick. Easton did pretty good sitting on Santa’s lap!

For Christmas Eve we spent the day with my family bowling and then we went over to my parents for some dinner, games and a nice program about the birth of Jesus. My mom had lost her wedding ring when she was up at the hospital visiting my niece and has been using a ring from claire’s as her wedding ring. My dad being the clever man that he is came home from dropping my grandma off at her house and proposed to my mom again! He had proposed to her 31 years ago and had her ring remade for her. It was like a movie it was so cute and I bawled like a baby! After that we went home to our house and opened our Christmas PJ’s! I love this tradition!

On Christmas day we woke up at 10 opened presents had Cinnamon rolls and headed over to Zack’s parents house to open more presents. Than we went to my parents for dinner and more presents. It was such an amazing Christmas this year. I have never felt the spirit so strong, I truly have been blessed with so much and it is so fun to have Easton with us this Christmas.

More on Easton he is such a smiley and happy little baby. He can sit in his Bumbo and holds his head up now. He also likes to blow bubbles with his mouth when he is angry and also when he is happy. He tries to grab things and put them in his mouth it is so crazy to have a 3 month old he just grows more and more every day. I love him to death and can’t imagine life without him. Hope I didn’t bore you!

tWo MoNtHs!

2010-12-08T10:47:00.007-07:00

Well our little chief is now two months! He finally weighs 9.65lbs and is 22 in! He is still a small tater tot but he had a crazy growth spurt! It has been a bit frustrating trying to figure out if he is getting enough to eat. He would act like he was hungry every 2 hours and that was out of character for him. I guess it was because of his growth spurt he was only 7.3lbs last month. He likes to watch tv, coo and smile and is extremely cuddly. Not to mention his hands are always in the air like he is boxing some one. I have no idea what that is all about but I just go along with it. I asked the Doctor about him having acid reflux because he is quite a little spitter. He just told me that 80% of babies have it and it goes away after a few months. Well I was up at 4 this morning and my baby projectile spit up about 10 times. I do not do good with throw up it makes me feel bad for him and makes me stress out! Thank goodness Zack keeps his cool and keeps me under control. I think it had to do with the shots they gave him yesterday. Well enough of that a few days ago I tried to be a photographer so here are some pics I took of him!

Here are pictures of Easton!

2010-11-07T03:57:00.005-07:00

Going Private

2010-11-05T10:39:00.000-06:00

I am setting my blog to private! So we can put pics of mr E up! Leave your email if you would like to be added to the list! Thanks!

Easton is finally here!!

2010-10-22T13:20:00.000-06:00

I will try to not make this the longest post in the history of my blogging and keep it short and sweet! I don't have any pictures of him due to the lack of a camera and also my husband doesn't want Eastons face out on the internet for everyone to see! Bummer I am trying to talk him into it! Maybe I can if I put my blog to private...debating.
Well on my 39th week check up I showed up to the Doctors office and my blood pressure was really high so the Dr sent me over to the hospital to get monitored.They thought I had Preeclempsia so I went in 3 times to be monitored. They put me on bed rest which wasn't very fun since I am a procrastinator and still had errands to run and things to buy before the little man showed up. On the 4th of October we went to the Dr for my last check up and he sent me over to the Hospital to be induced!
We were excited and arrived at the hospital at about 10:30am they got me all ready and then at about 12pm the Dr came in and broke my water. We waited and waited and I wasn't progressing and Easton's heart rate dropped a few times. I was so worried that his cord was wrapped around his neck but the Dr didn't seem to be to worried. After 14 hrs of labor and no progressing the Dr finally decided we should take him C section. They did find out that the cord was wrapped around his neck but not very tight! I was so glad that we were able to get him out safely!
He spent the whole time in the Special Care Nursery when we were at the hospital. They thought he had Pneumonia so they kept him in there for a whole week. It was hard not being able to have him in my room and getting to see him all day. I was just so greatful that he was doing well and that he was the healthiest baby in that nursery. A ladies baby had been in there for 3 weeks and she had to leave him there. The day we left the hospital we had to leave him there 2 days after we left which was hard and I cried but I had to remember he was in good hands. Plus I was able to get some rest before he came home!
He is such a sweet little baby and I love him to death! He has a little bit of auburn hair and his eyes are starting to turn blue. It is hard not to just stare at him and check his breathing every five seconds. Zack is such an awesome dad and I love to watch him take care of him its so sweet! He is almost 3 weeks it has just flown by now we just need to fatten him up. He barely fits in his newborn clothes and was born 6.6 lbs and 19 in long.

1 year Anniversary!

2010-09-22T08:48:00.000-06:00

This last Saturday September 18th was mine and Zack's first Anniversary! I started the day off by going to get a pedicure with my mom at this fun place where they do trendy toes! Then we went shopping while Zack was at school. When I returned home there was a beautiful display of two dozen roses on the table! I got a total of three dozen roses in one week boy am I spoiled! We went to dinner at Outback and followed the evening at the movie theater. Then we went home and make some delicious shakes! It was a fun anniversary I wish we could have done more but I am almost about to pop. I guess we have Eternity of anniversaries to go! I look forward to our future and starting our family in about a week and a half! I love you Zack you are a amazing!

BirThdAy FuN! (warning humiliating picture)

2010-09-22T07:33:00.000-06:00

Lets just say I get a little excited and start the Birthday count down pretty early! Zack says he has never met anyone who gets all excited for their birthday. Since everyone's schedules are crazy we had my birthday dinner early on September 11th.
The celebration feast was at TEXAS ROADHOUSE. Ever since I found out they had you sit on a saddle for your birthday I have been wanting to go there! So I humiliated myself and at 37 weeks you bet I jumped up on the saddle! It was great to see everyone's faces around they were all laughing pretty hard. My family spoiled me by giving hilarious cards with money in them so I can go shopping when I am no longer with child in my belly!
Then on my real birthday September 13th I woke up to the kitchen decorated, donuts on the table (which is a Robinson tradition) and a dozen beautiful read roses. Not to mention a great card with money in it to go on a shopping spree! Unfortunately I had to go to work and had a miserable time people didn't show up because they were sick so I was answering the phones like a crazy daisy! (Note to self working on your birthday is a miserable experience) Since I was having a bad day at work Zack told me he would leave his credit card on the table so I could go get a pedicure for my largely inflated Oger feet ( My feet have been so swollen these last couple of weeks). He spoils me rotten! I wasn't able to get in for a pedi but I went and bought some makeup from MAC and shopped at the mall while I waited for Zack to get out of school so we could go eat dinner. We went to Cafe Rio since I am addicted to it and then retired home and I fell asleep on the couch snuggling Zack! It was a perfect way to end a 22nd Birthday!

dReAm LiSt!!!

2010-08-27T14:14:00.001-06:00

These are a few things that I am dreaming to have......
I love that Hint of turquoise I got it at the website http://www.houseofturquoise.com/ I also want a BIG COMFY BED with lots of Pillows a claw foot tub and a Dyson Ball vacuum. I am so into house decorating right now and hope to have a house to decorate one day until then I am creating my dream house!!

I aM a BloG sLAcKer!!!

2010-08-17T09:34:00.000-06:00

Well I have about 6 weeks and 5ish days left before this little bundle of joy enters into our lives! I am getting larger and more tired everyday! I don't have any pictures yet of the belly but I currently do not like any picture taken of me so I might just have to come to my senses and post one! I am trying to find a stroller, carseat and baby bedding if any one has any good suggestions feel free to post them. I found this bedding that I like but I am not sure if I should get it quite yet!

We GoT A CrIB!

2010-05-21T12:41:00.000-06:00

Here is the crib we got!! I was so excited because I feel like we got it for a good deal. We went to a place called the liquidation team and snatched it up. I searched the internet and went to many stores and also went and saw this crib 3 times just to make sure it was the right one I decided to go ahead and get it! I am pretty excited we just need to set it up and then find cute baby bedding like that picture! If any one knows of good places with good prices where I can find some let me know!

BlOg WoRtHy WeEkeNd!

2010-05-17T10:49:00.000-06:00

It started on Friday night Zack and I enjoyed some delightful food at Los Hermanos and then we ventured over to the movie theater to see IRON MAN 2! We got there 45 mins early because we knew that it was the 2nd weekend of it and it would be packed. We like sitting in the back because I absolutely hate when people kick my chair it drives me BONKERS! We had one seat next to us and the whole movie theater was pretty much packed. 3 mins before the movie starts a lady and her husband came wondering up the isles and asking people if seats were saved. Finally she comes up to our back row and screams across the room to a lady on the other side and asked her if a seat was saved. It was available so she asked the whole row except for 4 of us to move down so she could sit by her husband. They weren't very happy about moving down even if it was just one seat because we all had been there a lot earlier to get those seats. She told them if she was in the same situation she would have moved for them. It was so ridiculous and then she was like well I am not sitting in the front row no way! I can't believe the NERVE of some people next time come early! Then the lady next to me was filing her nails for the first 20 mins of the show. This is not your living room please keep all your nasty movie watching habits for when you are in the comfort of your own home not when you are in a jammed pack movie theater. That is one thing that I don't think I will miss when we have our baby boy I just have an issue when people are being loud and rude at the movie theater. In the end it was a good movie I like Iron Man and Robert Downing Jr. I seriously laughed out loud so much in that movie. Then on Saturday night I got to do hair for the girls in the Miss Orem Pageant. They were all so sweet and it was so much fun to be behind the scene and see what goes on during pageants. I wish I could do it all the time, secretly I wish I would have done more pageants in my life besides the one in 7th grade. We also got to meet Ashley and Ryan DeLilo from season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance because the former Miss Orem is Ashley's sister. They performed and were simply amazing they both had awesome personalities and were so humble about being on tv and making it so far on the season! We got to do their hair because the owner of the salon I work at is good friends with the former Miss Orem as well.

bAbY bOy RoW

2010-05-13T08:25:00.000-06:00

This isn't the actual picture but on Tues Zack and I found out that we are having a baby BOY! I was pretty shocked because I have been so sick so I thought for sure it was a girl! But we are pretty excited to have a little boy. Yesterday I was thinking about how he is going to be a mama's boy and then I was like oh my goodness what am I going to do when he leaves on a mission and instantly started crying! That's not for a good while and I just have been so emotional lately so it was no surprise that I was already crying about his future haha. Anyways I am sad I can't dress him up in the tutus and put the cute bows on his head but I am definitely going to be there to all of his basketball,football, golf,soccer or even Ballet recitals haha :)! We don't have any names yet......Zack is pretty picky when it comes to naming a child but my cute niece Maddison keeps calling him baby boy Row so that is what his nickname is now!

biRtHdAy BoY!!!!!!

2010-05-04T09:44:00.000-06:00

It is my wonderful husbands BIRTHDAY today!! He is the big 24 today! I can't believe I am married to such a wonderful person! I hope he has the best birthday ever! We have only been married 8 months but they have been a blast!!! Happy Birthday Babe I Love You!

Ps. one week till we find out what we are having...........

4 wEeK cOuNt DoWn!

2010-04-16T13:50:00.000-06:00

I went to the Dr. this last Tuesday and things are going well. I am 15 weeks now and still find it unreal to hear the babies heart beat! It reminds me that there really is something in there! I am FINALLY over the throwing up part (at least for now I guess). My belly just pokes out a little bit but I hide it so well that no one at my secretary job really knew I was pregnant haha I still feel big! I bought one of those belly bands and just wear them with my pants for not but I need to invest in some preggo pants! The Dr. said that in 4 weeks I get to find out what we are having! I am pretty excited and can't wait I am getting so impatient I just want to know! So May 11th is the day and the next day someone very close gets to find out what she is having too so I am so excited!! I will try to post some pics of the belly soon sorry I have no pics for this one I feel boring but I just had to post!

ChErRy LiMeAiDeS

2010-04-02T14:27:00.000-06:00

Yesterday for April Fool's Day I got on Facebook and announced that I was having twins and got a lot of reactions. I didn't think so many people would fall for it but they did and it was classic. My uncle on my mom's side had fallen for it and called his wife and told her. She then called my grandma and grandpa and told/asked them if I was having twins. Finally they read everyone's comments and realized it was an April Fool's Joke! It was great!
I went to Zack's work and decided to move his car while he was at work so when he came out he would have no idea where his car was and get scared. It worked pretty well considering he didn't know that I knew where his work was. Then the joke turned on me he leaves his phone in his car because he can't use it at work so I called him over and over again scared that he called the police or something. He came home about an hour late and I was freaking out. He had to stay at work and finish a project so in the end it worked out he wasn't too happy about me being a jokester!
Also I was way sick yesterday and was having some serious tummy cramps. At about 9pm I went and threw up and I was freaking out because it looked like blood and something else looked like blood too. Me being a pregnant and paranoid person broke down crying and thought I was loosing the baby because I read at the Docs office that blood is not a good sign. I panicked and called my mom after scaring Zack about what just happened. After a few minutes of talking to her I remembered that I had a Cherry LimeAide earlier that day and that is what all the red was about! Whew what a scary slash Blonde experience that was. Everything is going good I am almost 13 weeks along and slowly feeling better. Just taking one day at a time!

ECLIPSE!!!!!!

2010-03-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

So I absolutely like Twilight books and movies, I wouldn't say I am obsessed but I get excited when the new movies come out! Eclipse the 3rd movie is coming out this June 30th! I can't believe how close these movies are together but I am excited here is the link to the trailer! Check it out!
VIEW ECLIPSE TRAILER!!!!!

Ten weeks

2010-03-10T16:18:00.000-07:00

I am now at ten weeks and after a lot of nausea and throwing up I am starting to not throw up as much. I just feel exhausted and hungry all the time. I find myself eating a lot of fries and fry sauce hopefully it doesn't last long cus if I keep that habit up I will be HUGE! I am going to the Doctor in less than a week for my first ultra sound I am pretty excited but nervous. Having a baby is soo expensive and I am hoping we won't get too far behind! Hopefully there isn't two babies in there or we are in trouble!

Valentines day and surprises!

2010-02-22T13:01:00.000-07:00

Zack worked on fri and sat before valentines day so we celebrated it on Mon. He brought me two things of gorgeous flowers that made the house smell delicious. We went out to the Old Spaghetti Factory and then finished it off with seeing Valentines Day in the movie theater! It was also our 5 month anniversary of being married! It was a blast and then on Thursday we had a $100 gc to La Caille a very nice restaurant. It was way fancy and a lot of fun but I had a hard time eating because I am already a picky eater and it didn't help that I have been nausea's. It was fun to dress up and see how the rich people live but however I don't care for their over the top prices and am more of just a casual eater. Okay since it is such a hard secret to keep I am just going to let it out I have kept it a secret for about 4 weeks now. I have been really extremely sick and I cant take it any longer! I am not sure how far along I am or when the due date is because I am still trying to get into a Dr! We weren't really expecting it but life is quite an adventure and if things went the way I planned they probably wouldn't end up happening. But we are way excited and continue to debate about names. Hopefully I don't look like a blimp at my bros wedding in a month haha. Its kind of funny I feel fat and can't wait till I actually look pregnant so I can feel better about things! As of now my life consists of crackers and gatorade and lots of toast! I am trying to adjust to smells that are over whelming and feeling nauseated every second of the day!

50 questions

2010-02-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

I was tagged! These are questions about me and Zack

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary?
June 18th 2009

2. When is your "marriage" anniversary:-
September 18th 2009

3. How long have you known your spouse:
two years

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged?
1 1/2 years

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?
We met at the oak canyon singles ward when my brother introduced us and I loved his smile.

6. What is your spouse's full name:
Zackary Craig Adams

7. Do you have any children:
maybe

8. How many - boys/girls:
don't know yet

9. Do you have any house pets:
No I want a great dane one day haha

11. Do you live in the country or town/city:
I guess city

12. What are some of your favorite activities together:
We like to eat out and go see new movies then rent them right when they come out if we really like them, we like to hike, go on walks, snuggle, and watch Arrested Development, Lost and American Idol
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot:
We have been to st. george, palm springs cali and san deigo cali so we haven't picked a fav vaca yet

14. When did you first kiss?
He remembers it more then I do but it was a few weeks after dating and we saw each other like everyday so it felt like we knew it each other for a long time but we talked about going to hike a waterfall and have our first kiss there. The night before it just so happens clever Zack pulls out a line like lets get a preview of our kiss before tomorrow and kissed me! It was awkward but the next day we made up for that!
15. What church do you attend?
LDS Church

16. Did you get married in a church?
No the Timpanogos Temple

17. What town is your current address at:
Orem

18. Do you work or stay at home:
Work work work but one day!!!!

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon:
Palm Springs Cali and San Diego

20.What was the funniest gift you gave when dating?
I am not sure right now haha

21.How long have you been together?
2 years but married 5 months

22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
about 3 months

23. Who asked who out?
Zack asked me out!

25.Where do you each work or go to school?
I am a secretary at Itok and do hair in the afternoons to evenings and Zack works at Jasons Deli& Thanksgiving point and goes to school at UVU ya we keep busy!

26. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
Probably budgeting and finding out how much things really cost/ our surprise that we weren't expecting

27. Did you go to the same school?
Yes but we never were there at the same time

28. Are you from the same home town?
Yes we are both from Lindon

29. Who is smarter?
Probably Zack he is always saying words that I have never heard before or don't even know what they mean

30. Who is more sensitive?
Def me I am such a ball baby and I get my feelings hurt easily luckily Zack knows how to cheer me up and make me feel better!

31.Where do you eat out most as a couple?
We like Texas Roadhouse and subway is pretty common for us haha

32. Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
cali

34. what attracted you about him/her?
His hair he had a faux hawk, Amazing blue eyes and a Smile to die for!

35. Who does the cooking?
We share cooking responsibilities zack is great with meat and I am more of a chicken and baker kind of girl!

36. Who is more social?
I would say me haha I like to be in the social situations I guess

37. Who is the neat-freak?
Me I must confess I go go go even when I work 13 hour days I just can't stand the kitchen being messy but zack def helps out a lot and cleans so when he cleans he is pretty stubborn about it getting dirty again.

38. Who is more stubborn?
Oh good question we both are in our seperate ways I guess

39. Who hogs the bed?
Mr. Zack I constantly find myself halfway off the bed at night while he is laying diagonally one the bed!

40. Who wakes up earlier?
I do because I have work at 7 and he has school at 8

41. Where was your first date?
Well official date was at Macaroni Grill and then watching a movie back at his house with his best friend and his girlfriend at the time

42.Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
I did

43. Do you get flowers often?
On special occasions and random occasions as well!

44. How do you spend the holidays?
We try to make it to each of our families gatherings

45. Who is more jealous?
I don't know haha maybe we are equally jealous but we never have really dealt with that before.

46. How long did it take to get serious?
hahaha about a year and a half

47. Who eats more?
Zack because he is a man but pretty soon I will be eating more

48. Who does the laundry?
Mostly me because I can't dry certain clothes but he does it too

49. Who’s better with the computer?
Me;macs him;pcs haha

50. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples:
Never go to bed Angry it makes the next day unbearable!

Tag: Chan, Lexi and Ang

Valentines Decorations!!!!

2010-01-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

So this isn't the best quality of a picture but this is some Valentines decorations that I made and also purchased! I think I am going crazy because I love decorating my house for every holiday so far! I learned how to make those pom pom balls on the idea room blog and I rushed to the store to buy the stuff! When I was getting the fabric the lady cutting it asked me if I was there yesterday. She said she looked like me and was buying the same stuff to make these balls with styrofoam. It was bizarre that we are looking at the same blog! Any way I am so excited and I love crafty blogs they make home decorating easier for the crafty challenged like myself.

Bored BOred BORED!!!

2010-01-20T14:25:00.000-07:00

I have been growing out my hair for which seems like 40 years but it only been about 3! I am getting so impatient right now and I am getting my hair done in a week! I have talked myself out of coloring it brown and also cutting it off. I think changing up the bangs and adding some layers might help. Lets hope! Here is what I want to do and what I am going to do haha!

A lOoK bAcK oN 2009!

2009-12-31T13:57:00.000-07:00

First of all I want to say congrats to my big brother Ry for getting engaged to Jessica! She has been in our neighborhood for about 15 years now and lives 6 houses down from my parents. I am so glad she is going to be a member of the Robinson Clan! This is the only picture I have of her. They are getting married in about 3 months!
HOLY COW this year has gone by so fast! I am trying to figure out what I did this year but my mind is drawing a blank. So here are a few things that I can remember wow I am getting old!
I turned 21 and now am a legal(wink wink)
I married my best friend
We went to Palm Springs/San Diego for our honeymoon our first road trip together!
I moved out of my parents house for the first time ever haha
I ate crab for the first time(it's not my fav but I don't mind)
I found out that I like cooked shrimp thanks to my inlaws
I have 2 jobs doing hair and also being a secretary
I rekindled my addiction with Mtn Dew (not a good thing)
I got a new cell phone that is up with technology!(finally)
Me and my husband Bought a Nissan Altima(the oldsmobile killed over touchy subject with Zack)
I found myself loving to be around babies and little kids(no not any time soon)
I am working on being crafty and also cooking and am addicted to crafty housewife blogs( I would love to be one of those one day)
I am wanting to decorate every corner of the house
Zack and I had our first Christmas as a married couple
We got my first REAL Christmas tree
I had to put the lights on the tree for the first time ever(its harder than it looks)
We love to watch movies! we should become movie critics
I have learned quite a bit in the first 3 months of marriage haha and that people don't do things the way you do and that my husband is an excellent cleaner!
that is all that I can think of right now but I am so excited to see what this next year has in store for us!!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!

ThE tErRiBlE hOrRiBlE nO gOoD VeRy BaD mOrNiNg!!

2009-12-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

Today started off with the feeling of grogginess(just made the word up)and waking up way to early for my liking. I was up at an the uncomfortable hour of 6am when I had gone to bed way too late about 12:30 am. I was way too excited to go to sleep last night because I was making my ornament wreath and finding ways to decorate my house. I was trying to be all crafty and it was a blast until I woke up feeling like a bus has just completely hit me full force. I was running late to work and then had a ton of calls that I could barely keep up with. I forgot to grab something for breakfast so I had to fight off the ugly hunger pains and yelling of my uncontent stomach until lunchtime. Had some drama with people yelling at me on the phone and then I wanted to say a few swear words go home and crawl in bed. So I decided since my morning was terrible I wasn't going to let the rest of my day be that way either. So I started to think of things that made me happy and it really helped! These are just a few of them; Mtn. Dew(total day saver), Sheeps baaing makes me laugh really hard, Fainting goats if you haven't seen it on youtube I suggest you go see it, Chocolate, watching Rob & Big(I did this at work it made my day!), Christmas Music, Laughing so hard you cry, being completely random it confuses people, Having random conversations with my husband and laughing about it, when my husband cleans the house, Being with my older sister when it's way past her bed time she gets pretty crazy, taking overly long showers and feeling extra clean after and putting my pj's on and snuggling with zack, cute babies, being with family members, lots of snow when I have no where to go and a fire place next to me, thinking about a few of my past blonde moments such as Arsenic poisoning, watching the dallas cowboy cheerleader show feeling bad for those girls who put up with that criticism, my pillow, the warmth of the sun, having a new outfit, flowers from my hubby, falling asleep on the couch and having zack carry me while I'm asleep to our bed(it reminds me of when I used to fake sleep when I was little so my mom and dad would have to carry me to my bed.) Cheetah print, looking at such crafty stay at home mom blogs because I hope to be one of those one day,doing someones hair and knowing they absolutely love it, having your hair freshly colored and feeling like a million bucks! Anyways long list but I will stop there. I hope who ever reads this has a great day!!!!

ThAnKfUl HeArT!

2009-11-19T13:08:00.000-07:00

It is about that time of the year again where we reflect on the things that we are thankful for. I don't like the winter but I think if I have a more positive attitude I might enjoy it this year! I put some pics of a few things that I love about fall which is PUMPKIN everything I just love the flavor! I also love the beautiful colors of the leaves and last but not least HOT CHOCOLATE! I love hot chocolate it warms my soul when everything else is cold! Here is a few of the many things that I am thankful for: My husband,My family, My adorable nieces and nephew, A garage to put my car in so I don't have to scrape my windshield off at 6 in the morning, My two jobs during these hard economic times, A roof over my head, My inlaws, My husband leaving the last bite of anything we share for me to finish, Music that makes me in a better mood, Computers so I can have a second job, Internet so we can keep in contact with friends and loved ones,My car that is awesome and gets me place to place, Electricity so cooking and seeing is easier, Temples how peaceful you feel when you go and leave them,My education elementary-hairschool, Cell phones so you can be anywhere and talk,Tv so I can keep my boredom under control, Chewy bars the peanut butter chunk ones, Pumpkins, Water so I can shower, drink and wash things, Clothes to keep me warm and covered, Food so I can be nourished, learning things the hard way so you have more gratitude for other things, Church to keep me grateful and on the straight and narrow, Chocolate (do I need to explain?) The ability to laugh through tough times and many more!! Happy Thanksgiving!

Wedding Day Preview!

2009-10-12T17:08:00.000-06:00

We got married on September 18th 2009 in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. It was such a fun and memorable day I loved every minute of it. We are very anxious to see our pictures of the temple and the reception. Unfortunantely we won't be getting our pictures for quite sometime considering the photographer went out of town without finishing editing them. So here is just a small preview as we anxiously wait for the rest!

And a few more.....

2009-09-10T10:31:00.000-06:00

Here are just a few of my bridals, we got them taken at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building outside the capital and the Lion House. It was fun but I couldn't never be a model I don't know how I feel about holding poses and trying not to smile. Zack and I tried to be serious but every time we just would laugh so hard at each other it was great. The wedding is just 8 days away! Holy cow it came so fast and I get to go through the temple to receive my endowments tomorrow! I have been waiting for this day to get married in the Temple my whole life! It's so exciting and I can't wait to start mine and Zack's life together. We are going to be living in south Orem at his grandparents old house. It really is such a blessing that we are able to live there it is still so unreal that we get to have such a great place to start off in! I'm so grateful for it! Zack is going to school right now at UVU and I'm still working at Evolution Salon building up my clientele. These last couple of weeks/months we haven't really got to spend time with each other with all the showers and wedding planning. We will get to spend a lot of time next week with each other I'm so excited!

A Few Bridals!

2009-09-10T10:18:00.000-06:00

Donuts and Exercise

2009-03-28T17:35:00.000-06:00

I have been going to a personal trainer for about two weeks now. One of the owners at my salon husband is a personal trainer so he let me and five other girls at my salon do a group training session free for one month. We started two weeks ago and he measured our body fat weight and all that fun stuff. I can't believe how you can go to the gym and do all this stuff and not really see results but when you work out two weeks with a personal trainer you start seeing results. Wouldn't it be great if everyone could have a personal trainer? No wonder movie stars look so great they have people to cook for them and exercise them! Well he does so many different exercises that target everything its great. Anyways the other day before we went me and this girl ate a donut bite before we went to training and he saw us with it and made us stay after and do a ten minute intense cardio session to burn that donut bite. I will never look at donuts the same. They may seem delicious at the time but they are not worth it thats for sure!

2009-02-17T13:40:00.000-07:00

2009-02-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

Hey I'm setting my blog to private please send me your email addresses thanks!!!!

New Things!!

2009-02-09T13:03:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness!!! For anyone that has not seen Madagascar 2 I would highly recommend you go and rent it right now!! It was hilarious I can't believe however that the show is so popular for kids because it has a lot of adult humor but I seriously loved it!! Well I have a new job as of December and so far it has not been busy. No one seems to want to get their hair done these days and its pretty discouraging especially when you don't have a built up clientele so I have been spending my time at work with the esthetician and we have been trading services. It has been really awesome because I hate shaving more than anything but I can't stand having hair. So she has introduced me into the world of waxing! It really is amazing I wish that I would have started doing this a lot earlier. Everyone is so afraid of it but it's not even that bad. I was brave enough to try the brazilian wax which is a little painful but it's worth the pain. I have also been introduced to facials and all those fun skin things. I am so glad that I am able to trade services with her because all of this stuff is so expensive but totally worth it!! So I am just hanging out hoping that things will get better!!

THANKFULNESS

2008-11-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been thinking a lot about what I am thankful for. I think it might have to do with the holiday coming up but it has made me have such a positive attitude and a better outlook on life. I just thought I would list a few things that I am grateful for and thank people in my life who have been there for me. I am so thankful for my wonderful family and everything that they have done for me! My mom has been such an awesome person and has always made me work for everything that I have or ever wanted she has taught me so much about life and not just about the wonderful things in life but also the challenging. She is such a wonderful comforter as well she listens to me babble about everything and lets me cry on her shoulder when I need it the most. My dad has been such a great dad he is always joking around and teaching me things about my car, money, and life things that I am just so clueless about. I am so grateful for him and his wonderful father figure I don't know who would be able to teach me all the things he knows because he knows so much. I am also so grateful for the sacrifices he made for me when I was younger so that I could dance, go to hair school and even drive his car to get to work. My sister has been an amazing example to me she is always looking out for me and makes me laugh when I need it most. Its like she has a set alarm in her brain that goes off when I need her to call me its such an awesome blessing. I am so glad that she is my sister. I really look up to her and the choices she has made in her life. My brother he is always making me laugh and doing funny things. He is also very protective and looking out for whats best for me I'm grateful for having him around at family parties church and at home when I get off work so that I can have some extra entertainment. They are so wonderful and I appreciate them for keeping me after what a brat I was growing up! I am also thankful for my boyfriend and what a wonderful person he is. He is always looking to make me laugh and wants me to be happy and will go out of his way to do whatever makes me happy. He has also helped me get out of my shell and try new things that I probably would have never tried. He also lets me be my goofy self and still loves me even though my family and I have elementary humor HAHA (inside joke). I'm so thankful for the wonderful people in my life.

My 20th Birthday!!!

2008-09-22T13:23:00.000-06:00

As of September 13th I am no longer a teenager. It feels weird. I was looking forward to turning twenty but now that I look at it I am halfway to being 40 which scares me. It was a good birthday except for some missing family members were not able to attend due to an illness. The day started out with my mom and me getting massages, washing my car and watching BYU dominate UCLA. My Mom, Dad, Ryan, Zack and I went to the cheesecake factory and then went to Gateway and shopped for a bit. Then we ended the night by watching Baby Mama. The next day Zack's Mom made a glorious spice cake for me to enjoy and she even put twenty candles in it for me! I had a great birthday hopefully I will continue to enjoy them as I get older!!