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Today I celebrate 6 years of marriage to this incredible man. Words cannot express my deep love and feelings for him. I am so blessed.

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I'm currently laying on the couch with Evie, watching Book of Mormon movies as she snuggles me and strokes my face(one of her little comfort quirks) and she says to me, "What dat Mama?" "It's a zit." I say. "I see zit, Mama?" She proceeds to sit up and look at my cheek and says, "Ohhh." Then touches another one. "And dat one. And dat one. And dat one." Then starts looking at my other cheek. "Anudder one?" "And dat one. And dat one."

Oy! The skin of a pregnant woman. I can't help but laugh tho. Evie says the funniest things these days.

Love her zit loving guts!

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Oh man...it's been a long time since I've set foot on this ol' blog.

But guess who might be making a come back?!

Thanks to Blogger for finally getting an iPhone app that is is simple and quick to use, I'll prob manage a small post pretty regularly.

Thinking about playing catch up totally stresses me out so I prob won't do that...but I will go back to addressing the fact that I am pregnant once again.

About 11 weeks ago we found out what it is...

A GIRL!

We're so happy to have two sisters close in age. It's perfect in my opinion. Who wouldn't want a built in best friend? Evie is so excited and loves "Baby Sister" so much already.

So far, all is well and mama and Baby Sister are healthy.

Baby Sister already wants out. I know she's dying to meet Big Sister and is ready to make herself known. She's wild and super strong and is constantly moving and kicking. She's gonna be a dancer like Evie and is apparently already just as flexible.

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Another video I conjured up on my iphone. 

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Lately I've been exploring some video apps on my iphone. I was pretty happy with the way this one turned out. I love that it captures Evie's fun loving personality and documents the little every day moments that are easy to forget down the road.

I'm not ready for my baby to grow up. It's heart warming and wrenching at the same time. But inevitable, none the less. So I'm trying to bottle up all the memories I can.

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More pics from our last beach visit, because she's just that cute:

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I've been getting anxious for summer to end and fall to begin. Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. But looking back on pictures from last weekend's visit to the beach I know I am really going to miss Summer. Luckily enough, we will be visiting our favorite beach(Newport beach in CA) before fall officially begins and after the selling season is over. I can't wait!

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Sometimes it's hard to discipline your child when all you want to do is laugh at them.

Evie's latests:

-Growling at me when she's mad.

-Interrupting me with, "Bye bye mama." When she is sick of listening to me or doesn't like what I have to say.

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How did she get so dang cute?

Is she really mine?

...two questions I still ask myself daily.

Man, I love this girl!

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7.4.11

 Day Festivities: 

Our ward had a pancake breakfast the morning of the fourth, followed by a bike parade for the children. I caught wind of the parade the day before at church so I threw together Evie's trike decorations Sunday night with stuff I had on hand. We were both pretty pleased with the turn out. My favorite part was the denim pendants I made from old jean scraps...and those straggling cans. I love it when light bulbs go off in my head;)

Night Festivities:

That evening, Boyd got off of work early and we went out to Kemah where we had dinner with our selling family at T Bone Toms (featured on Diners Drive-Inns & Dives...One of my favorite shows). It was pretty good. Fun atmosphere. Best sausage I've had and that's saying a lot cuz I rarely eat sausage! After dinner we walked over to the Kemah boardwalk to watch the fireworks. We intended on riding a few rides but after how crowded it was, we not only didn't do that, but nearly walked away without seeing fireworks due to a big building obstructing our view. On our way back to the car, we luckily landed a spot with a great view of the fireworks and it was a great ending to our night. I love making memories in this big state with my little family. Evie is at such a fun age to be doing these kinds of things. She loved the fireworks...almost as much as she loved that cotton candy!

I'm blessed to live in this land of the free!

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We had a lovely Father's Day this year. Boyd deserves everything this day is celebrated for. He's truly an amazing father. Sweet, hard working, patient and fun. Evelyn is one lucky girl! And she knows it. She loves her dada very much. (She even blesses him in her prayers...all on her own.)

Oh, and I had to include a picture of our Father's Day meal because Boyd described the day as "Mmm, mmm,  mmm, yummy!"

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Evie & Jaycee

Happy Anna

Berkley & Anna

Evie & Cooper

This weekend we made a little day trip to the beach in Gavelston. It's about a 45 min. drive from Houston. It was such a nice treat. Evie LOVED it. (Ps. Doesn't she look so grown up in these pictures?) We will definitely be going back.