Happy Halloween/Gracie B-day

Gracie is 3!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to show off some cute pics my mom took on Halloween and on Gracie's B-day! So crazy that it has been 3 years! The pregnancy is a little blurry to the memory minus the fact I remember being HUGE! First I got sick and was told to gain weight...so I did...then not to gain weight! Freakin make up your mind Doc! :) I don't like to do things half way...Except clean my house! :) She loved her birthday! Every toy was so exciting! I can't wait for Christmas! Her favorite toy...her biko(for some reason with bike and pink she adds an o) Biko and Pinko! :) She also kept asking my mom to take her picture..not the norm..pictures are horrid...that is why i haven't done one in two years! Three has meant more tantrums, but she also is developing personality and it is hilarious! She seriously tells Spence what to do....and he does it! He had a laundry basket over his head for like an hour on Sunday...if he tried to take it off she would yell "Daddy you get in your cage right now!" Sorry Spence if you are going to let her boss you...you deserve it! :)





Halloween
Trick or treatin was a blast! Gracie got to go with her 2nd cousin Arnie(Areyan..sorry Nicole it's just so dang cute when she calls her that :))...she later informed me that I was no longer her best friend! I have been replaced :( Then we went to the Fisher house only to realize I was way under dressed! You guys seriously go all out with the costumes...and I am gonna come up with somethin sweet for next year! :) It will take me a year to plan! :) Gracie was also burned by the curling iron and bit by a dog! Last year my dad ran over her foot with a 4-wheeler! Halloween is not her holiday! :) There is also a sweet picture of my nephew Braxton as a Monster!

Gracie's Flower Girl Dress

It has been awhile...not cuz I don't have anything to post, but because there is so much that I can't decide how to condense it! :) One of my bestest friends literally since kindergarten :) has asked Gracie to be the flower girl at their wedding in November! She is going to be so stinkin cute! After much searching for a pink and black flower girl dress that does not exist in the fall....his bride to be Carly decided on this one! She asked me to pick out the dress but I just wasn't going to make it that easy for her! :) Seriously lets talk about pressure folks! I mean Spence thinks he's got it rough with 4 hours of sleep a night and 2 tests a week! This is serious one wrong dress and the entire wedding color scheme could be totally ruined! Im a little bit of a drama queen with stuff! :) Really though after a few emails and many texts here is the final product! What do ya think guys?

We had a Baby itza Boy!!

Ok so not me! But like the commercial ya know! :) Ha! Ha! My sister had her baby on Thursday September 25, 2008. They named him Braxton Brent Lewis. He was 1 month early so he was TINY! :) He weighed 5 lbs 1 oz. and was 18 inches long! Mom and baby are doing GREAT! It was a crazy week! I got strep throat! Yuck! Was pretty much banned from the baby! :( Practically shunned! :) JK My mom and Spence's mom are the greatest! They are the type that don't make me ask for help (probably cuz they know I won't)! They both took Gracie overnight so that I could barf and be sick for 3 days. They are angels! Spence also did an impeccable job at taking care of me this time! Not the norm! :) We had her shower on Saturday(she wasn't even able to make it) :(! Whatev she still needed stuff so the show must go on right? So now we are back to normal whatever that means! :) Here are also some pics I stole from Ange of Gracie, Mccoy, and Grant at the fair! I am a total picture mooch! :) It is so fun to see Gracie play with the kids of the girls I grew up with! We know they will be just as close of friends as we are! Aah how cute! :)

And For an Update!

Hi everyone! I haven't dropped off the blogging world I just like to read all of yours! :) With Spence in the swing of school again comes juggling the child! I am not that good at it and my mom pretty much watches her! So all of you that do this all of the time...you have my sincere sympathy! I know it is harder on me than Gracie...but lets face it...its all about me right!? :) I am a worry freak! Thus my marriage to Spence is such a blessing because he is soooooooo chill! My sister got Toxemia and the baby will be coming quite a bit sooner than planned! :) What do you do? She should have really consulted me before she went and got Toxemia! Seriously the nerve! :) I know you will probably read this sissy...you know I am joking! Cuz let's face it if you weren't here right now Gracie and Mom may just put on their boxing gloves and beat(or bite) the crap out of each other. Let me fill the rest of you in that my daughter (the little girl that does not bite) bit my mom today so hard that it bruised! She probably senses my stress/chaos! :) On a better note we have been gettin letters from the little bro and he is doing GREAT! He's got a missionary comb over but we won't hold it against him! He is just as picky about clothes/style as his older sis! Sorry we can't help we have good taste(except for right now on his mission):)! My brother Jake is getting married in April so we are excited for that! I really need to get my fitness on now! :) Lots of news for us!

My tag

Tag I'm it so that means you probably will be soon to!


Rules:
1. Each player starts with 8 random habits/facts about themselves.
2. People who are tagged need to write a post on their blog about their eight things and post these rules.
3. At the end of the post you need to choose 8 people to get tagged and list their names.

Here are my 8 random facts/habits/emotionally disturbing pieces of information:

1. I love expensive brands! Before you judge...I love being able to wear the latest trends for cheaper prices! :) I am constantly shopping ebay to see if I can get Gracie clothes! I also am the baby gaps favorite clearance shopper! :)

2. I like to read! I used to read books in junior high in one night! I have recently gotten into the Twilight books but I have a hard time with all things in moderation! I want to indulge myself or not do it at all! :)

3. I actually like to work out! I love going to the gym and doing aerobics! I just never can find the time with working full time and being a mom full time! When one thing goes a.k.a work I will be freakin skinny! :) JK

4. I hate camping. I hate staying overnight outdoors. Even if I have a trailor I would rather make it a day trip!

5. I love all kinds of music! My ipod is extremely diverse! :) From musicals, alternative, rap, some rock! Gracie also loves all music...her favorite is applebottom jeans...my bad! :)

6. I am an extremely messy cook! Even the simplest dishes! There is food everywhere and cleanup is a nightmare!

7. I love my family reunions! We love getting together with the Carlson cousins for volleyball tournaments....it gets pretty intense!

8. I actually kind of like school. Now keep in mind that I haven't gone to school for 2 years, but someday...I will be the old chick with roller backpack :)... I would like to finish my nursing degree.

Here are my 8 random things! Thanks Nanci! I tag Melissa F., Keri L., Amy M., Letitia L., Christy H., Nicole W., Ashley R., and Melissa B.
Have fun guys! :)

It's My Happy Anniversary

It's official! We have been married for 4 years! Craziness! It doesn't seem like that long, but yet I honestly can't remember what it was like without Spence and Gracie! :) We always say we are not going to do anything big...but the more I think about it anniversaries should be big! With so many people getting divorces these days it is almost a miracle to stay married! :) It's not that I think that a divorce is never warranted! I am always looking for reasons to celebrate though! :) I do think that I did find a pretty good match for myself though! :) We are complete opposites that fit together somehow! I love how Spence is always up for anything! Don't be jealous girls but very rarely do I get told no to anything! Lucky for us I do have a slight bit of self control! He works so hard in school and work! I complain when I have to put in 40 hour weeks and in school he's putting in double that for sure! Well we are going to SLC for a little vacation and leavin the baby! I will try to post pics from our little getaway...but I don't like to haul around a camera...so well see! Yah for Happy Anniversaries! May the next years only be better! And they better be cuz we will be that much closer to school being done! :)

Time to Update!

I have been such a slacker on the updating my blog but I've been distracted.... I was tired of being left out of the Twilight Book Circle! :) I have joined! I am totally addicted! I read the first and second book this weekend! Meliss I know you don't believe me but I prepared to take a pop quiz on the first two books...go ahead ask me anything! :) I absolutley love them! It's all I can do to not call in sick to work and finish the third! :) Freakin Work! :) Besides that we went shopping in SLC for my sister's baby to be! It was way fun! Usually on trips I make sure that Gracie is wearing a pull up! Just in case! But she had soaked her pull up in the water so we bought her some new underwear at the gap. She did great for like 4 hours then we were in the Kids Pottery Barn and I look over and there is a pool of water underneath my daughter! I was mortified! Of all the stores she could pick to pee her pants! Potty Training will be the death of me! I was furious! Even 1 hour later when we were eating she kept trying to smile at me and I would give her the death glare! What do you do?
We also have recently had EVERYONE make comments on how it was time for another! Not quite folks! :) But last night at the softball game Gracie was playin with a little boy and they were chasing each other and she kept calling him something. I said what is she calling him? She was calling him her brother! Where she got that Im not sure and when I find the responsible party that taught her that you are in trouble! :) Time goes to fast! As if it wasn't enough that the rest of the world was making me feel guilty about my lack of readiness for a second...my little 2 year old also had to throw a low blow in there! Good thing I get over them quick huh?
I don't have new pics quite yet but here are a few of my little monster!