Happy Anniversary!

3 years we have been married (almost).... It seriously feels like yesterday that I said yes to Monkey. Last night we celebrated a little of our anniversary, because on our real one December 29th Monkey's brother Caleb will be getting married... I think that is so cool that we will share the same day and get to see them sealed, It will bring back a lot of memories. So anyways I wanted to try my wedding dress on again and made Monkey model his tux... hahah church clothes again. He was so nice and did it! Hey if I spent that much on a dress I might as well wear it as many times as I can. Then we ordered Tai food which is our favorite... we opened the time capsole Monkey made for me last year, It was so fun seeing what he put in there! I married the most amazing person. There is no one like Monkey. I love him so much!! Thanks Monk for the best 3 years of my life... well 2 haha the first year was a doozy!!! haha just kidding I love you! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
(lots of red eye in te pictues!! I will have to edit that later!)

Belle has learned a lot about Baby Jesus and Mary this month. She saw a picture of Mary and I helped her dress up like her and she pretend to hold baby Jesus. Now I catch her pretending to be Mary all the time. This one was my favorite time, she held her baby so nicely and sang to him a lullaby. Then she went over to Cash and explained that he was Mary now and He had to hold the baby so softly. Belle put the blanket over Cash's head and she gave him her baby and she started to sing. It was so sweet and Cash was so excited! He was just grinning from ear to ear! I love sweet moments like these...

Best time of year

Monkey is done with his first semester of Optometry school!!!!!! I was am so excited...He did absolutely amazng!! we had a party!!! We ate way too much and had chocolate cake hot chocolate. Monkey didn't even know what to do with himself... All he has been doing for the past semester is studying like 24/7! So when he had free time he didn't know what to do with himself. It has been so wonderful to have him home. The kids love it,Monkey is chasing them or crawling after them or something!! It sounds like I have a zoo in my house. Then Saturday night our good friends Cali and Makay came over and we had a Ginger bread house decorating party... hahah Makay and Cali are so much fun we didn't stop laughing the whole night. We played the best game called Imagine iff... my favorite game! It was such a great night. Then last night we had our family christmas sleepover. We went and played at the new McDonalds because all it does is rain here. But we had a blast! Belle made friends with this older boy and the were chasing each other everywhere... it was hialrious!!!! Then we drove around looking at Christmas lights... then we pulled our bed out and watched Santa Clause is coming to town! What a week so far! I can't believe Christmas is this week. Where did the time go!? It seems that everytime I look... Belle is under the Christmas tree admiring the lights. This Sunday for Christmas Sunday the kids looked so cute. I was pretty proud of them as usual! I am just so grateful for my kids and my husband... and just everyone!
Well we head off the Monkey's house for Christmas on Thursday... and we are so excited and ready for a break! Merry Christmas everyone!

Big boy Cash

Cash Man is 10 months! Where on earth did my baby go? I feel like Cash's life has flown by. It feels like yesterday that I was getting ultrasounds every time I blinked!! haha! Now he is old and almost a year old. He has finally started to crawl. Which means he is getting into everything. He eats everything I do... I make him a separate plate of whatever we eat and he eats all of it! He is always laughing! Cash has the best personality and all the girls and women love him, like for real... people will come hold him and sometimes I have a hard time getting him back from them. He is definitely a mama's boy!!! Like if I am not by him he will cry and cry till I come sit by him!!! He is crazy and I love him so much. He is the best sleeper... he won't stay up past 7pm unless I make him and he sleeps through the night till like 7 am I feed him then he will go back to bed till like 9 sometimes 10. He has 8 teeth and I think he is getting 2 more. All in all Cash is my buddle of joy and I love him to death! Belle is so excited cause Cash will play with her now and actually crawl after her! I always hear her saying, "Okay come on Buddy, good job, you did it!"





So this is Cash....

and this is Belle... They look so much alike it is ridiculous!!

And this is crazy mullet me!!!! But when I was younger I looked so much like Belle and Cash!

Dear Santa-

Belle just got her 24 month check and and she finally has passed 23 pounds- she weighs 28 pounds!!!! She is getting so big and so smart and just so beautiful! She is starting to be a little girl and not my baby anymore and it's a little hard for me for some reason. But I love watching her grow... She is just such a sweet heart!







Belle was all wrapped in the blankets on my bed and I decided to have her tell me what she wanted from Santa this is what she said in this order-

Dear Santa-
I would like
a Necklace
Tanna
Grandpa
Grandma
Christmas
dreams
happy
Dinner
movies
wheels on the bus
lip gloss
strawberries
the moon
pretzels
and ummmm...
waters
For Christmas! Thank You!

Love-
Belle

Video catch up!

December Happenings

December my favorite month of the year... why you may ask... Because of the feelings and the things to do and see! I think my kids are loving this month the most as well. Belle and Cash are amazed at all the Christmas lights! Everytime we get in the car Belle is singing her lungs out to all the Christmas Carols. Especially Santa Clause is coming to town. Cash tries to sing along but he sounds like a turkey or a screeching bird!!! It's hilarious I will have to video tape it. This month has already been so fun we got to go to the light parade and at first Belle was having a heart attack cause all the loud cars and honking! But when we found our neighbor kids she lightened up a bit. Cash had no idea what was going on! After the parade we went and looked at Christmas lights and found the coolest house I have ever seen.... we pulled up to the house at there was a sign that asked us to turn the radio station to 96.7FM and the house lights were synced to the radio station music. Now this music was not cheesy Christmas music it was like hard core trans siberian orchestra music!!! It was awesome and we couldn't leave and more and more people came it was like we were having our own concert! It was RAD!

The next night we went to the ward Christmas party and I was so proud- Belle saw her friend Lilly eating all we food so Belle tried everything on her plate..... which never happens these days! I was happy! Then we all sang Jingle Bells and Belle got so excited she started clapping and dancing and she yelled so loud, "EVERYBODY DANCE!" haha everyone started cracking up laughing and we all had so much fun. Cash actually started crawling that night. I didn't see it of course but he did!!! Now he is trying to crawl everywhere! I can't believe it. They rest of this month so far has been spent inside mostly because it rains ALL December!!! Except if you look at the last picture it looks like summer and all green when it isn't raining. It is so odd to see GREEN on trees and the grass is Green in DECEMBER. Nothing is really dead here.... WEIRD. I am use to brown everything and lots of snow! Belle and Cash have enjoyed being home... They can't get enough of watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas- cartoon!" Belle will run up to me and grab my hands and go around the Christmas tree singing da voo door est! as she calls it (the song welcome christmas from the movie)! I love it. Belle has really started to play by herself in her room lately. I catch her playing tea party with all her animals talking to them like they were her friends. I am lovin life right now. I am really also lovin life because the picture of the crib: fitted sheet, Blanket, Bumber, mattress, and the crib we just bought for 20 BUCKS!!! All of it, so I could care less what the design was but now our 10 month old Cash can finally get out of a pac n play!! I am so excited about it.

Oh hahaha and Monkey got his lens kit finally and he was all excited about it and know he keeps telling me all these optometry jokes and laughing really hard at himself.... He is turning into a dork hahaha I love it! This week he has been studying like crazy he has 3 finals this week and 9 next week!!! He is so burnt out but I am so proud of him because he is getting such great grades and trying his hardest to not stress out! He amazes me at how hard he works. I can't wait till next Friday DECEMBER 17TH he finally gets a break and we have him all to ourselves!!! YAY FOR CHRSITMAS!