disneyland and the la county fair...

We started our Disneyland passes back in July and try to go as often as possible, especially since I could probably throw a rock at Disneyland from my work...it's pretty close..so it's been nice to meet Heath and the kids there after work :)  The best part is, since we have passes, we can just go for a couple of hours and not have to rush because we know we can always come back :)

It's Halloween time at Disneyland!

Last Thursday, Papa couldn't pick up Tyler from school because he had a doc appt so Nana took off work early and picked him up.  She kept him for the night since she had to come back on Friday anyway to watch the kids...her and Grandpa Al took Tyler to the LA County Fair.  I was kind of bummed we didn't get to go this year...but from the looks and sounds of it....Tyler had an absolute blast!  Thanks for the pictures momma!

He won Superman..haha

This picture is priceless! My mom is quite the photographer...hahah

'happy' 7 months to my precious little angel...

Today is a bitter sweet day...my little princess is s-e-v-e-n months old..WHAT?! What happend to months 2-6?  Holy smokes...things are so different this time than they were with T....with him I just couldn't wait for him to grow up and see what he would be like, what his personality was going to be, when he would walk, how he would talk, etc....but with Brielle, since I know she is my last I am trying to cherish every.single.moment,  I really want her to stay a baby forever.  Now that I am back at work I think I hold on to this a little more.  Every night after her last feeding and she falls asleep I rock her and hold her in her sleep for a long time...I just love on her, hug her, cuddle her, kiss her...all while she is sleeping because I know first hand how fast they grow and am afraid to let her grow...I want her to stay my innocent little baby forever...

Brielle,

You are my angel baby...your brother was a pretty happy baby but you have him topped {I think}, even with your miserable, very bad, no good itchy, itchy eczema you still flash a smile all day everyday.  How did we get so lucky...you are such a joy to be around and everyday when I get home I run to you so excited to see you and your brother....I miss you.

You love to put EVERYTHING in your mouth, much opposite of your bro...you spit up often, still to this day your brother has never spit up, thrown up, nothing...you are my little girl.  I was getting my nails done the other day {for the first time in a VERY long time} and my eyes welled up with tears because I was thinking of you and how one day I hope to share those little fancy treats with my daughter.  My 'daughter'...wow....you are 7 months old and I still can't believe you are mine...well I guess I should say 'ours', your daddy thinks your pretty darn special too :)  I just love watching him with you...he was pretty affectionate with your brother but oh boy....it's different...it's a love I can relate to with your Grandpa, who is in heaven.  I watch you two and am giddy with excitement knowing you are going to have an amazing relationship with your amazing daddy.

You are SO active....whoa..momma isn't used to this....again, your brother was NOT a mover...at a year old his crib was still elevated to the very top and his bumpers stayed in because he never moved...he slept on his back barely tilting his head from side to side....you girl..you are EVERYWHERE...you turn on your little in crib aquarium all the time, you start on one side of the crib and an hour later in your sleep you somehow move to the other flipped around.  You have never had bumpers because you not only like to sleep on your stomach but you like to burrow your face into the mattress...no good for mommy's worry wart self.  You are such an easy baby to calm and please.  We took you to Disneyland tonight and you loved it...

I love that we found an AMAZING nanny to care for you all day so mommy doesn't have to stress out even more about your health and safety...I also LOVE that you get to grow up with your cousin Reid...I love that you guys are together all day 3 times a week.  She is going to be like a sister to you one day, I just know it!  {Now if only we could convince daddy to let you get her ears pierced with her next week---that would be awesome!} ;)

Today we got some not so good news...we got your blood test results back and found out you are allergic to eggs, peanuts, milk and dogs...In the spectrum of 1-6 - 1 being low, 2- moderate, 3- high and 4-6 very high, you scored eggs - 3/6, peanuts 3/6, milk 2/6 and dogs 1/6.  I had a mix of emotions when I got the news..as much as I was expecting SOMETHING, I wasn't expecting ALL of this.  I was relieved to have some answers finally but devastated by what they were.  I hear you can outgrow some of these over time..or not....I hope for the best but until then, I am going to do whatever I can to keep you safe and healthy....I love you baby girl.

Sorry for the silly iPhone pics...my camera isn't working right now :( BOOOO

september fun..

Things have been quite busy around here....as I am sure you have noticed from the lack of posts...I am working on managing my time...still...this new house, new baby, new job and now new car thing is really getting to me....too much 'new'! 

Here is a teeny 'sliver' of what we have been up to...

We have fun at work... :)

Heath's work rents out Knott's Berry Farm every year...here is Tyler, Dada and Papa gettin' crazy in Camp Snoopy ;)

Fun with my little man...

After about 7 years..I am FINALY getting my beloved pink and whites back on...ahhhh

Love....its been a while...welcome back 

Football season has begun and dada is a happy man....

B likes to eat e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.

I LOVE watching these two together...something special about this father/daughter thing ;)

We bought a brand new car...in our living room, totally randomly...I guess that's what you do when you live next to the owner of a car dealership!  Went green and bought a hybrid..we have had two BIG SUV's for a while and it feels good to get more than 14mpg.... :)

The projects around the house are never ending...never...got all the trees trimmed up

Bye bye shade....

Last Saturday I was at my wit's end...I felt like I had tried everything with Brielle and her horrible eczema...look at my poor poor baby's legs?  You name it, I have tried it....well...we FINALLY found an answer...last week..more on that in my next blog post... :(

My poor poor pumpkin....still as happy as ever though!

We got out first date night in a REALLY long time..just the two of us...so we didn't eat until 8 :GASP:, had some really tall beers, drove to really random bars and just enjoyed the two of us for once! 

First stop...Woodranch

Heath promised me this would never be us...this went on for a good 20 minutes :(

I have never been to this infamous cougar bar so we thought we would try it out...thank goodness they had a 'no flip flops and collared shirt only' rule...saved me from this madness Heath was trying to talk me into! 

Driving around looking for a fun place to go...even if it was only a couple of hours out...it was AMAZING....love you boo :)

I hit 888 miles in the new car! Woo Hoo

We attended a GORGEOUS wedding....my lil' bro from college days and his beautiful WIFE! 

Gorgeous!

It was right about here when my BFF Erynn text me her water broke and she was going to the hospital!  Wha? The ONE day I told her she couldn't go into labor..More on that later.. :)

Hung out with these two munchkins as much as possible :)

Even though I don't bleed maroon and gold it was pretty cool to listen to the SID from USC talk to our boys at school about Social Media and media prep....

Look who is sitting!

Thanks Jen for this idea....Tyler is driving us c.r.a.z.y. and we are pretty much at our wits end with him....so I implemented a sticker program....lets see how it goes...pray for us! 

Up next..Brielle is 7 months...her 6 month pro pictures, our anniversary, and theme park hoppers :)  I hope to catch up this weekend! Happy Friday!