craig and aubs

Portia has arrived

2009-12-06T22:42:00.000-08:00

Friday @ 3:15 am she arrived. Labor was not bad at all and delivery was a breeze, 15 min!!

She weighed 7 lbs and was 20 inches long.

We can't get enough of her!

Thank you for all the love, prayers and support to all our family and friends!!!

goodbye belly, I'll miss you........... NOT!!!!

2009-12-03T12:23:00.000-08:00

Well I'm down to the wire, less than 24 hours and I'll have a new little angel in my arms.

It's a bitter - sweet feeling I have today, we have had such an easy road with Gunner and Mazi, and thought this was our little family and life was good. Now it's starting all over again, diapers, crying, spit up, nursing. You know all the fun stuff!! I'm soooooo excited and nervous all bundled up together in a HUGE emotional feeling today. I can't wait to hold her and to have our family grow, but I'm SO thrilled to see our Gunner and Mazi see there new little sister. I love that they are so excited, they packed her bag last week, and made her each a friendship bracelet. We're so happy to welcome our new daughter and sister in our family!!!!!

A strange place for a fort

2009-12-01T20:50:00.000-08:00

My kids asked if they could make a fort the other day, "of course you can" was my response.

Then 5 mins later I heard little pitter patter on the roof, next thing I know they have our patio furniture, blankets, and half our pantry up there. They love to play, and they even LOVE to do there homework up there too. I guess it's safer on the roof, than the streets. :)

My sweet little angels!!

2009-11-12T17:23:00.000-08:00

Why!!! Why, when Halloween rolls around my kids never want to be a princess, fairy, spider man, or a clown. They either want to be something dead or something scary. My little angels make me cringe, they would rather watch "The Village" or "Signs" in a room with lights out and a bowl of popcorn rather than watch something funny or a cartoon. Seriously what's wrong with my chosen, little spirits. ;)

Diving in Oct?????

2009-10-11T22:18:00.000-07:00

2009-10-11T22:07:00.000-07:00

Yep, it's a warm 85-90 here in AZ. It's beautiful weather!!!! The kids took up dive this season and absolutely LOVE it. It's so much fun to watch them, they are on the same team, so it's wonderful to see them encourage each other. Mazi thinks she needs to wave to us EVERY time she gets done with a dive, it makes us laugh. Anyways, I guess it's a total bragging post, but I had to brag just a little. It was hard to move here to AZ, so it's nice to see my kids get so excited about this.

memories

2009-10-06T00:24:00.000-07:00

We went to our friends cabin this weekend to enjoy some cool weather and make some memories, and we did just that!!!! We had such a good time!! We ate good food, 4 wheeling, tennis, watched movies, canoeing, skateboarding, we even got to watch Craig and Rusty wrestle.

It was fun to watch....... even though Rusty smoked him, my sweetie put up a good fight. :)

We're so grateful for good friends to hang with, thanks guys so much for the memories!!!!

Lake Powell 2009 with the Halls family

2009-09-13T23:49:00.000-07:00

We had a great time this year at lake powell with the Halls family!!! We played in the sand, ate some good food (thanks grandma), bon fires, tubing, surfing, games, and lots of laughs and quality time with family. Thanks to grandpa and grandma Halls for hosting it!!!! We had perfect weather too!

2009-09-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

2009-09-13T23:28:00.000-07:00

We got the giggles.......... hee hee hee hee!

2009-09-02T00:26:00.000-07:00

My family had to run up to Idaho for a funeral a few weeks ago. It was so good to see all my dads side of the family, my aunt Tani and many many friends, and the weather........... well it was PERFECT! My sisters and mom and aunt Tani went to lunch and we laughed till we cried and yes maybe even peed our pants a little. I love having a some girl time. It was exactly what I needed!

Thanks girls for all the laughs, next time we can't forget the depends!

Our little trapeze artist

2009-08-22T23:52:00.000-07:00

So the other day on our way home from Idaho, we drove by several carni workers driving there trucks with there carnival rides on the back. I jokingly said to the kids " hey lets be carni workers, dad could work the ferris wheel, I could work in the 4-h animals farm, Guns could be in charge of the star ship 2000 and mazi you could be a trapeze artist". We all laughed and that it would be fun. Hours later when we got home Mazi came to me and said "I need to start practicing to be a trapeze person" and had Craig put a hula hoop strung to a tree out back. So were banking on Mazi to bring home the bacon! You go girl!

Cali 2009!!!

2009-08-22T23:50:00.001-07:00

2009-08-22T23:45:00.000-07:00

This last July we had a blast with our friends the Guymons in Cali.... We went to the beach everyday and laid out, surfed, ate some really good food and just had a great time. Thanks for the memories!!

A slice of heaven

2009-08-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

I love Nordstroms! I love walking through the shoes, makeup, clothes, perfume etc. I love it all. Nordstroms shows off what hot and what not, It gives us all a glimpse of upcoming fashion. I always create a little wish list when I stroll through the fab store. I really cant's afford much, maybe an eye shadow or a pair of flip flops, but I still enjoy the experience. But............ the other day I found a new love there. There wonderful, fabulous, beautiful A/C!!!!! It pumps and blows a cool air that is so relaxing. I just sat there on the couch with my feet up, enjoying the piano music and letting the kids run up and down the escalator. It was a little slice of heaven!!!! When your living in AZ with temp. around 115, Nordstroms IS the place to be, money or no money.

We're having a baby GIRL!!!

2009-07-28T19:39:00.000-07:00

We just found out this afternoon that we're having a baby girl!!! We are thrilled!!! She'll be here Dec. 10th. Gunner was the most excited, he wants to be the only boy in the family. He said he didn't want to share his dad. Mazi was super happy, she really wanted a sister. Everything looked real good, she healthy and happy, sucking on her toes. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG DADDY!!!!

2009-07-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my sweet hubby, and the greatest dad! Thanks for all you do for our wittle family, and thanks for being MY BEST FRIEND! Love ya

Cooling off!

2009-07-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

It's been 112 to 117 all this week! Thank goodness for pools!!!!! I told Craig before we moved down here 1- we need to have a car with a good A/C and a pool. Well lets just say we got a pool! It has been our lifesaver, the kids and I jump in everyday and then we have "night swim lessons" craig teaches the kids new dives and teaches them to swim better. We had so much fun!

Fun with auntie Lex

2009-07-12T23:48:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago the kids and I went with auntie Lex to Tempe for a little (BIG) pizza and some shopping. We had a great time, pizza was fab and shopping was..................... well you have to ask Lex. Gunner, Mazi and I were worn out so we sat bored as ever and watch Lex shop. We finally drag her out and headed home. It's fun to have her here, the peeps love to hang with her, tease her and watch SYTYCD together. Thanks Lex for the memories!

They rode there BUTTS off!

2009-06-26T18:50:00.000-07:00

Craig and some of his friends went on a bike ride a couple of weeks ago. They rode 226 miles in 2 days. They had a blast, and very proud of Craig at his age to be able to do the ride. I wasn't going to post it, but when I saw the pics I had to. It was so beautiful! BTW Tommy you should know better than to show off the tush in front of MY camera. Remember............... I have a blog!

Happy Father's Day!!!!

2009-06-21T21:47:00.001-07:00

Mazi's top 3 reasons why she loves her daddy

1- he throws me up into the air and into the pool

2- because he takes care of us

3- he protects us

I love you daddy!

Gunner's top 3 reasons why he loves his dad

1- he sometimes lets me drink a diet Coke

2- he goes to the skate park with me

3- he tries dangerous stuff before I do it

love ya dad!

Love you too Craig! Thanks for being a great dad and a wonderful hubby, you are the BEST

2009-06-11T21:06:00.000-07:00

FRIENDS!!! Yep I've got them, lots of them. I am very very lucky! My friends have been there on my highs and lows, good and bad. Thats why I love them SO much! Thanks you for all my friends in Idaho, thanks for all the laughs, giggles, and even the cries. I miss the lunches, weekend dinners, the grocery store runs, sunday at church, and your smiling faces. I love you ALL very much and really really miss you! PS sorry if your picture not in here, I've haven't unpacked my external hard drive to get all my other pixs. :)

Your vote WILL matter!

2009-05-11T21:34:00.000-07:00

My little Guns LOVES his long hair. He thinks it looks cool. Craig and I, well......... we can't stand it! He's always flipping his head, can't see where he's going and we are ready for some scissors, weed eater, lawn mower, anything to see his cute face again.

Craig and I don't need his permission to cut it, but I told him we would do a poll. So should we get his hair cut?????????????

Mother and Angels

2009-05-11T00:13:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day! To honor the mother's in our lives. Yes I have a mom and yes she is GREAT! but I wanted to share about my friend Launa

She is not here on earth, but we feel her in our hearts daily.

It's sad to see her children sitting at church and everyone talking about there moms, when just 5 months ago they lost there own mother.

But at the same time I KNOW she is with them tons, guiding them in life, she's their little angel helping with there time here on earth.

This last saturday Boise had there "Race for the Cure" and my friend Kerry posted these photos.

I had to share them with my friends on my blog. It touch my heart and brought tears to my eyes.

I was SO bummed I didn't go, I should of just strapped a toilet to my back and did the walk.

So here's to all the moms out there.......... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! You are ALL angels!

Mazi's a BIG whopping 7!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-07T15:26:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Mazi!!! We love you very much and so happy you are part of our family!!!

M- Mazing (we skipped the a on purpose, I do know how to spell) (sometimes)

A- always happy, every morning she wakes up with giggles and smiles it can be A-nnoying :)

Z- Zest and Zeal, she is very fun to be around

I- Incredible, she has a fun, sweet heart

L- Loving

U- understanding, she cares for others

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!!