My eye twitch

So I used to have this eye twitch....a REALLY BAD eye twitch. It got so bad I thought I might have it for the rest of my life. Just kidding. Well, the optometrist said it was stress induced - and to take a bubble bath! WHAT!?!? Well, it went away earlier this year after we moved into our new house. I actually didn't have it the entire time I was pregnant nor did I have it after Sasha was born....but it came back last week....


The same time I went back to work.....


Any good recommendations on bubble bath?!?

Sasha has so many Halloween outfits (not including her costume!) So I put one of them on her the other day since I was going to an appointment with her - and she looked so cute I had to take some pictures! Here are the few I got of her on Saturday! I'll post some more soon!

Sasha was so great when we were traveling to Utah to go to the airport! She smiled and cooed for a while before she totally zonked out!













I aspire to be as buff as my brother, Korth. We constantly joke back and forth about who could "take the other out". I had a lot of fun hanging out with him. I didn't get to see much of him the last time I was in Idaho, so it was fun spending some more time with him.



My sister-in-law, Autumn, had a nice little visitor this last weekend! Her friend Josh drove down from Washington to spend a few days with her. He just got back from his mission! He seems very nice!
Joey is just a ham. As soon as brought out the camera he would start smiling!!

My mom came 2 weeks ago and spent another week with us. She fell asleep next to Sasha one night and I had to take a picture!!

On our drive back to Idaho we stopped at Glen Dam to stretch our legs.

Glen Dam Bridge

Sasha, my mom, and my mom's friend - Bobbie!

Can you believe this girl? She fell asleep like this while we were waiting to have my oil changed! She is so precious!!!

Sasha LOVES her sling. I take her everywhere in this thing. She always "clings" to her binki (on the days she actually feels like using one).

We took Sasha swimming!! She really liked it. She is such a water baby!!!

This is my daddy. He got Sasha to laugh!!!! Which she has only done 3 times...she loves her "Poppy!"

Snow?!?!

Well, I am off to Idaho for a small little trip (I'll tell you why later!!) but my sister called and said it snowed a little at her place there yesterday!! And it is supposed to snow all weekend!!! Can you believe that?!?! Hope you all have a fun weekend - I'll blog soon!

Funny picture

I finally downloaded the pictures that my mom had taken while I was in Idaho - and I thought this one was hilarious. Joey (my soon-to-be new brother) sure loves Sasha. He called me today and wanted to webcam. He was so excited! "Hi baby Sasha!!" "Why isn't baby Sasha talking?" "Hello? Baby Sasha??"

Meet Ben!

It's official - my sister is getting married!! Ben proposed to her about a week and a half ago- we are so excited to have him in the family!! I had the oppurtunity to meet and hang out with Ben a lot during my 2 week visit to Idaho and I just love him to death. I guess we have a guaranteed trip to Idaho again in January! :)

Sasha's Play Date

Today Sasha had a play date with her friend Sedona. I met Sedona's mom during one of my child-birth classes, and today was the first time I was able to meet her little one! Sasha has a new facination with her play mat, so we put Sedona under it to see if she liked it also, and it was a hit!!

Sasha's Blessing - 8-31-08

 

Family Pictures 8-31-08

After Sasha's blessing, we walked over to the park and took family pictures! It was a lot of fun having everyone there! I thought they turned out great. Sasha looked so pretty in her dress! Thanks mom for making it so PERFECT!!!

Birth Announcements

Here are the two birth announcements that we made for Sasha! Thanks to my two TRICIA'S for helping me. Tricia L. took my pictures and did a FANTASTIC job, and Tricia A. put my announcements together! We couldn't decide on just one, so we used both. One cute-sy and one more elegant!

And a random pregnancy photo just for fun!

I'll post pictures of my trip soon!!

One week down, one more to go

Well, I have some FABULOUS pictures to post, but for some reason it won't let me attach pictures right now, so I guess we'll just have to wait!!!

But this first week has gone by so fast. I flew in last Friday, Saturday we were planning and getting things ready for the baby blessing, then on Sunday we had the baby blessed, had a HUGE lunch/get-together with both sides of the family, and entertained the rest of our family on Monday. So I really didn't sleep well for several days, but it sure was fun!! I love being here, and it is going to be really hard going home. Although I miss Mark more than I can say, I love being around both of my families! (this is the longest we've been apart - and I still have 8 more days till I go home!) :(

Sasha is growing like crazy - I can't wait to post some of the pictures I have taken of her. Ahh! I just love her so much.

Well, I will try to post pictures another time! Hope you are all doing well!!!

Pocatello invite

To my friends in Idaho and Utah, we are going be blessing Sasha this Sunday at the church building on the corner of Hawthorne and Chubbuck Rd. at 9:00 Am if you would like to come!! If you want directions or anything, please feel free to let me know!

We are flying out tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM! I am so excited to see my family!! Sasha had her one month check up today. The Doc said her neck muscles are to the strength of a 3 month old!! She grew 2 1/4 inches since birth and weighs 9 pounds, 13 oz!! (Hard to believe that I was bigger than that when I was born!) She is so beautiful and has started smiling on her own! I'll try to post some fun pictures of her smiling!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Make sure to read my post below about Nie Nie.

Lets help our fellow Mesa Family!!!

If you know NieNie, you know the story of the plane crash that happened earlier this month here in Arizona. This family needs our help! They are going to undergo months of recovery and we all know how hospital bills can be.

One of my funnest friends, Sheena, is holding an auction of some of her beautiful photographs for Nie Nie's cause. Visit her blog here.

Happy Anniversary

Tomorrow is our 3 year anniversary! And what a wonderful 3 years it has been!
Mark and I were talking the other day about how so much has changed in the last year. We bought a house, moved, had a baby, and have had some pretty large changes in a few other areas. It is amazing how when we got married I didn't think I could love Mark more, but I watch him now and wonder the same thing.

He has been such a help with Sasha. At night he gets up with her EVERY time she crys and only really brings her to me if she needs to eat. He even helps with feedings in the middle of the night if I have pumped milk. It is such a great help. We've become so much closer, and he is the best friend I could ever wish for!!

We have known each other since we were 12 - it has been such a fun journey!

This is one of my favorite pictures!

My two beautiful ladies!

I took these pictures of my mom this morning before taking her to airport. It has kind of been a sad morning, I miss her already.

Little update!!

My mom has been here since Sasha was born, and I couldn't have asked for a better week!! I had a great time taking pictures of Sasha and getting to know her sweet little personality.

We then designed and decorated her nursery!! This was so much fun!!!


My mom painted the room and the three canvas pictures. My pictures don't do her talent justice at all!!! I am so grateful for her and all the help she has given me. I can't even start do discribe all she has done while she has been here! She is leaving tomorrow and I am going to miss her so much.

Her Lady Bug bedding

We did a lot of other fun things that I will post about later!! I love you MOM!!!!!!!!!!!