BUSY!

Wow.. This year has brought a ton of changes already! I started going into work a few times a week, leaving Nic with Mae for a few hours and they have so much fun together. I have been taking a ton of pictures and figuring out Photoshop (thanks to my awesome cousin Gabe <3) I have been sticking to my flylady pretty well, and I have to start packing here any day now. Not only have I been going into work but they are giving me more work to do which is awesome. Needless to say I have been NON STOP. I dont mind one bit and loving every second. January was probably one of the best months we have had in a LONG time. Many changes are coming our way and we couldnt be happier.

Im tired and wanting to go hang out with Nic so I'll leave this post short and sweet. Oh heres a picture from Kylahs birthday at Build-a-Bea.. I love Shalaynas face, and I love how Kylah looks at her as if Shes the only person in the whole world that matters :) Oh the love between a Mother and a Daughter is so amazing.

4 day weekend and Sedona

First thing Checked off my 104 things in 104 weeks!! woohoo!!

It feels like we have been non stop since the holidays and this past weekend we somehow managed a 4 day weekend! Nic had some random day off thing that he needed to use or something like that on Friday and my job was moving buildings so I had done all my Friday - Monday work on Thursday. So Friday and Saturday we lounged around the house and actually got a ton done. We ventured to Ikea Saturday and dreamed about our "perfect" house.

Sunday Nic decided we should get out of the house, of course I was all for it! So we packed up and drove out to Sedona. We had an amazing day! We decided that we needed to do things like this more often. We talked about so much and really reconnected again. And of course Mae had quality time with her "friend"

I love her chubby toes!!

 

We pulled over to look at the view... Seriously... hes Hott!! 

I love him <3

Then we stopped at a outside market thingy where they had a bunch of home decor srtuff and random things... but we looooved it.. I just loved the way they did this ally way.....

These were hanging everywhere! I wanted to buy one sooo bad!

Its a walking stick... and if it wasnt $150.00 Nic would have bought it...... Dork....

Nic actually took this picture!! it cracks me up because the indian has such character!

She was so tired!! but she did sooo good :)

Such a perfect day!

New Year, New Goals...

Every post from last year I said I would write more. I am SO mad at myself that I didn't. It was Mae's first year of life and I wanted to document her accomplishments. But of course I slacked and didn't keep up at all. (who woulda thought right!?)
Anyway this is a new year and I have decided to change a lot in my life. I have never been a very organized person. I'm not a slob but I don't keep everything "perfect" like I would like. Well that worked just fine until I had a baby. I realized that it is a LOT harder to keep everything up with a little one in tow. I looked up ideas and found Flylady.net and many different blogs that have really helped me this first year as a Stay at Home mom. I have pretty much figured out everything I need to do. Now I just need something to keep me accountable. (Enter blog!)
So this is the year I get it down. I made a list of things that I want accomplished in the next 2 years. It's actually 104 things in 104 weeks. (2 years) The list is way too long to put on here so I thought I would just put a few on here now and as I cross them off my list I will update the blog. So here we go.....

Update Blog at least 3 times a month
Lose 50 lbs (I started the list at the begging of December and so far lost 10 of those lbs sooo 40 more to go!)
Go to San Fransisco
Pay off all Credit Cards
Get Family Pictures done
Start my own Photography Business (anyone want to get pictures done for free right now? let me know!)
Do Dave Ramsey classes online
Make weekly meal plans
Get a Tattoo
Organize Garage
Date night once a week
Get Pregnant (this is probably going to be at the end of the 2 years ha!)
Figure out where we will settle down.

This is just a few for now. I will accomplish as many as possible, and hopefully this blog will keep me accountable. Im excited for whats to come!

Just have to add one picture... seriously how freaking cute is she!?

FIVE GUYS!!

 Back in May, Nic and I went to Texas for a really good friend of mines' wedding. (The first time I left Maemae) The first place we ate after we got off the plane (we were STARVING!!) was a place called five guys. We were looking for something fast and this place kinda looked like In and Out so we decided to try it... Can I just say we WERE IN HEAVEN. Oh my goodness.. the food was AMAZING... Anyways since we've been back we have been dreaming about Five Guys. So I decided to give it a try and to see if they have one in the good ole AZ. To our surprise theres TWO!!! WHOOOOHOOOOOOOO One is in Tempe on Mill Ave and the other is off the 60 and Val Vista. So today we treated ourselves to Five Guys and no joke it was worth the little bit of a drive and not eating all day (Its a burger place and I had ran 2 and a half miles... JUST so I could have five guys haha) Nic and I have never been sooooo excited!

WE FOUND IT :) 

Nic was SOOOO excited... waiting for our food :) 

MaeMae was excited too 

My Burger.. Seriously best burger EVER

The Fries are literally the best fries ever

We each had a burger, Shared a fry, and Nic also had a Hot Dog... We were stuffed but SOOO happy 

Having Five Guys again made me think of my Shalli from the Valley my long lost white sister haha.... I miss her so much and I really was so lucky to be in her Wedding. Nic and I want to go back to Texas to visit Mike and Alli.. Hopefully soon :)

Isabella Lynn Murphy 7/20/10

Today is a very very special day. Maelynne was name after a my dear friends baby, Isabella Lynn Murphy. Today is her first bithday. Isabella was born too early and God called her home 4 short days later. Nic and I talked about it and decided that our child will be named after her, so came Maelynne Isabella.

Like I said today is Isabella's first birthday. My heart  breaks for my friend and I wish more than anything I could take some of the pain away but I know I cant. So while we cant take away the pain we can help Celebrate a life that was cut short way to soon. So this is what Mae and I did today...... 

We ventured to the park (our first visit) and we wrote a note

And attached it to two pink balloons... one for Mae and One for Isabella

We said a prayer and put lots of love in the balloons

and we sang happy birthday then we let them go so the could fly to heaven and deliver the message to Isabella

 Even though it is heart breaking to say Happy Birthday to a child that we cant touch or kiss we can still celebrate the life she had even if was for only 4 precious days. We smiled and wished Isabella a Happy Birthday and we wont ever forget her

Happy Birthday Isabella Lynn Murphy! We will see you one day and celebrate together.

Missing Camera :(

I think our camera is lost :( makes me so sad because there have been so many precious moments I have wanted to capture and unfortunately I have not been able to. Breaks my heart. However, my Iphone has been a good replacement and I am counting my pennies to get a new and maybe even better one (wink wink)

Mae has gotten sooo big and has changed so much. She "talks" all the time now. And just yesterday she signed her first sign.... MILK!! She is just amazing! Now I have to learn more sign language to keep up with her growing mind! (Nic thinks I'm crazy for teaching her sign language) So if anyone has any good signs or websites I can go to please let me know!

We also went swimming yesterday (we are house/dog sitting for my sister so I have a HUGE house and pool for a week woop woop!) Mae has been in a pool before but wasn't very fond of swimming. I thought I would keep trying this week, and yesterday she fell in love with the water! She kicked and splashed and laughed and tried to get me to let her go!! Water Polo Player in the making!!

So much is going to change in the next few months and I cant wait! Ill keep looking for my camera but I dont think I will find it :(

An AMAZING DAY

Yesterday Bro called up and asked Nic, Maemae and I to go swimming at Seeesters house. We had nothing to do so swimming it was. We bought Pizza crazy bread cookies grapes (for K2) and tons of candy and headed over there. Mae wasn't feeling to well because she was teething :( but Seeester has the magic touch and put her to sleep while we all swam. And We had SOOOOOOOO much fun!

All the kids were in the pool, splashing and having a good time. K5 was soo funny just floating along in one of the pool floaty's. K1, Bro and Nic played water basketball and did some crazy running/jumping dunks.

Then when Nic and I got home Nates present had arrived! He is an ammmmazing photographer (www.natejensencreative.com) and he took some pictures of Mae last time he was here and OH MY GOSH... this picture is BREATHTAKING!!It is SOOO nice having a professional photographer in the family!! :)

Now we are just trying to figure out something to do today :) Life is simply amazing.....