Five Months Ago

Who would have thought that five months after this:



We would have this:



Dang she is cute!! She is getting bigger and bigger. Last Wednesday she weighed 10 pounds 8oz - that sure is a far cry from 2 pounds 12oz!!

Side note - Rueben is the proud papa of a new baby boy as of this morning. Chance came in weighing 9 pounds 5 ounces - - WAY TO GO DAVINA!! She is a trooper. I'm going to go try to visit later today - I'll post the pics when I get them!!

The Family Star

Gabe was followed around a few weeks ago by ABC's Nightline. They were doing a story on illegal immigrants and since he works for MCSO and is part of the ICE program, he was featured. Here a few pics, and if you click the link above - you can read the story. I'm hoping to find video of the story and post it on here. Ahhh - ain't he cute?!

Love Letter

Okay, so when I was young I promised myself that I wouldn't be the type of mother that snoops around. So technically, I wasn't snooping last night when I found this letter in Elle's pocket of her pants. I was doing laundry and saw it sticking out. I about died when I read it. Totally cracked me up!! What a first love letter to receive. It's from a boy named Devan in her class that totally has a crush on her (according to her teacher) and when Elle and he get around each other they tend to get into trouble.

For those of you who can't read 2nd grader spelling this is what the letter says:

Dear Barbara (side note - they call her Barbara at school - she prefers it over Elle) okay back to the letter:

Dear Barbara

Do you want to catch Dragon Flies tomorrow It will be a big one. We will hit them with a stick. From Devan For a fun time.

Then it's a picture of them at the bottom hitting dragon flies.

I totally thought this was cute, and plan on keeping it for a long time!!

Love them legs!!

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

I Know - It's been a while

My Friend Tiffany Browne sent me this poem. I thought it was moving and decided to share it with all!!

A Fart

A fart it is a pleasant thing,
It gives the belly ease,
It warms the bed in winter,
And suffocates the fleas.

A fart can be quiet,
A fart can be loud,
And some leave a powerful,
Poisonous cloud.

A fart can be short,
Or a fart can be long,
Some farts have been known
To sound like a song.

A fart can create
A most curious medley,
A fart can be harmless,
Or silent, and deadly.


A fart might not smell,
While others are vile,
A fart may pass quickly,
Or linger a while......


A fart can occur
In a number of places,
And leave everyone there,
With strange looks on their faces.


From wide-open prairie,
To small elevators,
A fart will find all of us
Sooner or later.


But farts are not all bad,
It simply is true--
We must never forget...
Sweet old farts like you.


Here are some pictures from our little trip up to Aaron's parent's cabin. Ashlee was at Disneyland with my parents - their gift to her for her fifth birthday. Elle, Tiffany, Aaron, and I really enjoyed the weekend away!

On the Quad
Pinedale, Arizona
Juniper Ridge Lookout Tower
Monkey face!

As soon as I steal my parent's camera, I'll post some pictures of Ashlee's Disneyland trip!

Our Family

I'm the T-Rex, Aaron's the pig, and the girls could be the small dino - NO JOKE!!

FREE PIZZA

Most people who know me, know I'm a bargain shopping, free stuff fool. Here is my latest deal of the day that I thought I would share with ya'll.



Dominos.com is offering a Free Medium Pizza when you enter coupon code CLICK. This deal may not be available in your area. Enter your address and Zip code to find out if your area is eligible for online orders and whether the code is accepted for your area. This is valid until October 10th - so enjoy a pizza during the D-Backs game!!

I did this tonight, and spent $1.89 on the pizza (I had to pay taxes). Side note - you can get a Oreo Pizza for a limited time for $3.99 - if you want to splurge.

Crazy Weekend

So, usually one weekend a month I call it my crazy, psycho, hell weekend! This happend to be it! We had Aaron's work bowling party on Friday at ASU, my family reunion on Saturday, and I got suckered into cooking fry bread with my family for the General Relief Society meeting on Saturday night. Needless to say, it was crazy.



The bowling party was AWESOME!! The girls and Aaron had a blast. Aaron's work rented out the bowling alley in the basement of ASU's Memorial Union Building. This was the first time Ashlee had gone bowling, and she just loved every minute of it. Aaron loves to bowl, and there were several times where I had to tell him to remember he has children and make sure he helps them. I like to bowl too, however, Tiffany wasn't too keen on the loud crash noises that came from the ball hitting the pin. So her and I spent most of the time watching Law and Order in the Student Lounge.

Tiffany Chillin at the reunion

Sam and Colton. Isn't he so stinkin cute?!

My family reunion was nice too. We celebrated my great aunt Moneta's 80th birthday. Now, I think I would have had more fun, had I gotten the chance to go home and get ready between setting it up, and the party starting. Needless, a quick wipe down in the church's bathroom with diaper wipes was not sufficient for me, so the whole time, I kept my arm's close and avoided most people. I probably would have gone home and arrived late, but Aaron and I were in charge of setting up the projector for the party. I was asked to make a video. It actually was really fun to see all the old black and white pictures of my family.

***** TIFFANY UPDATE*****

So I guess I should get ya'll up to date on Tiffy Beth - since she is 4 months old now (can you believe it?!) She weighs 9lbs 8oz as of this morning. She is growing like a weed and fits into size 1 diapers. She smiles, but very rarely. Consider yourself lucky if you get a smile. Usually Aaron, Ashlee, and Grandpa are the only ones to get one. The rest of us have to put up a lot of effort, and end up with nothing, but we still love her.

I took this picture on Friday from our front yard. Even though it is crazy hot, this is the reason why we love Arizona. We have the most beautiful sun sets!!