Life is Good

why good morning!!! I am just sitting here on the couch with my little angel....Lately I've been thinking how incredibly grateful I am to be Roxy's Mom and the wife to an amazing husband. There are just so many blessings BIG and SMALL that I feel almost spoiled rotten that I have. I can't thanks the lord enough for all that he has given us and continues to bless us. Roxy is getting so big and I try to keep in mind just how quickly everyone says their kids grow up....I am trying to just soak up every little moment of each day. She is such a Joy to have in our family. She is starting to be more active, it's getting harder to just hold her now cuz she tries to reach for everything and wants to feel and play with everything she sees. She is so cute.....I love how much she giggles. She makes here dad and I feel like we are the funniest people on earth. She loves to smile with her pointer finger in her mouth when she gets lots of attention...with that look she is gonna get whatever her little princess heart desires! I am totally ok with that since I was a princess once....I have to admit becoming a queen is even better cuz your eternal companion (king) gets to spoil you for ETERNITY although I know my dad still spoils me the 2nd I ask for something he is always more than willing to help me out. My mom is the same way. We both have such great parents to look to as role models they are wonderul!!! Life has been good to us :) Well I best be off to they gym...I'm working at the Spa this afternoon

Roxy's 1st PUMPKIN!!!

Dad carved Roxy's Name into the Pumpkin! It will be fun when Roxy can do her own next year!

The Roxy Logo, I carved. The center of It fell apart while Jake was holding it and Roxy was inside of it. All well at least I got a good picture of it 1st!

Alba is looking super anxious to eat more of the pulp...she loves it!

Roxy playing with her pumpkin pulp....I've actually always loved playing with the slimy gooey pulp....it looks like Roxy does to!

 

Yes Roxy loved sucking on the pumpkin!

Love it!

Daddy's little Pumpkin

Surprisingly Alba dog liked eating the pumpkin strings which made it easier to clean up, I am sure it's got good nutritional value too :) Speaking of nutritional value, I decided to bake some of the pumpkin seeds in olive oil with a dash of salt....they would have been delicious if i hadn't burned it most of it! I guess they contain lots of vitamins in them, I'll have to try it again.

Isn't she the cutest little pumpkin ever!?

Our Little Family

Roxy and I got into our onsies for the movie :)

Sunday Best :)

Roxy is a pro now!

Love, love, love this picture of my two babies!

Green Peas and Bananas!!!

Roxy has started to really build up a BIG appetite lately...I had a feeling that maybe she is ready for REAL food other than her momma's milk. I tried feeding her rice cereal in Utah but she didn't care for it. I don't think it settled very well either cuz she threw most of it back up...poor thing.  I even tried it and I think the stuff is nasty so I don't blame her! I decided to puree some green beans and bananas and they  were a hit! especially the GREEN BEANS. It is so cute watching her eat. I hope that here stomach will be able to stay full longer now especially through the night.

Yummy!!!.....GREEN BEANS!!

Here is Roxy's 1st picture with a MESSY face....still so cute she is!

Other big news is....She can now roll over COMPLETELY....She'll start on her back and roll to her tummy and then roll back over onto her back!  We just love watching her go through every little stage, it's so exciting!
Well no luck with Jake's getting his 1st buck. Jake even worked graveyard last night and right when he got off at 6am he went hunting for a few hours with his buddy that he worked graveyard with. He's crazy for doing it on no sleep! I don't know how he functions so well during the day but somehow he does and he isn't even grumpy at all like I would probably be on no sleep! I guess a lot of the deer died last winter so it is pretty sparse this year.  His last day to hunt will be Monday so we will see if he gets something! The whole Fam bam went with Jake on Tuesday Morning...We saw a few deer that Jake and Alba went to try and hunt down while Roxy and I waited in the truck. We both fell asleep by time they got back..hee.  Also on our way home we were driving on the road next to the sand dunes and there were 5 or so doe and 1 buck that cut us off crossing the street. Jake quickly pulled to the side of the road and booked it down the road to try and track the buck down. He was able to catch up with the doe cuz they had to jump over a fence but the Buck was no where in sight! I'm starting to realize hunting isn't the easiest sport, It's definitely hit and miss. Jake has had a lot of fun being apart of the whole hunting world.

The horse that changed Jake's life forever! hee

On top of the world.... where Jessie the horse took Jake :)

What I like the most is he now likes to ride HORSES!!! Before he didn't really care for horses all that much. I am always trying to get him to take me horseback riding. His uncle Randy took him up hunting this week as well and he got to ride one of the horses(Jessie)...Jake couldn't believe the horse could go up such steep hills like they were. The horse that he was on even fell back once and Jake had to jump off of it. He had a blast riding them tho. Jake may even be convinced to stay in IDAHO forever and be a true cowboy/hunter like his uncle and raise our little family here. We would even have horses and everything! I told him that can be our plan B or retirement if the whole Law school thing and working in the same law firm as his dad's in Salt Lake. I really don't think it would be all that bad to live in Idaho,  We have actually really enjoyed living in the little town...life is just easy going and slow paced, it's relaxing :). 

Tummy time with baby girl!

Grandma Joy got this cute tummy time mat for Roxy, She has seemed to do lots better on it.

Oh the Joy this little girl brings into our lives

Miss Roxanne

Roxy gets her 2nd set of shots on Monday which I'm not too excited for. It needs to be done tho, she is a month behind since I have been stalling to get it done.
Well I'm gonna go drop off some fried rice for my hubby while he works his last day till his break. All is well in our little world!!! :)

My little Day Spa*

 Rose Cottage Retreat

" All things are possible, you just gotta have a little Faith and believe in yourself"

My beautiful Vanity!! My dad is the Best!! He made this for me with only a weeks notice! I helped

This has always been a dream of mine to have my own little day spa while I am a stay at home mom, Thanks to my wonderful husband and our families support my DREAM came true! 

HOME SWEET HOME!

Well Jake came to pick his little family up in Idaho Falls. We spent the night in the hotel and left early this morning after breakfast....Roxy is 5 MONTHS TODAY!!! I can't believe how quickly time goes. I know people always tell me once you have kids time just flies by and soon enough we'll be planning their wedding! It's so true. Jake and I have also been married for 17 months today! Best 17 months of our lives! Really life couldn't be better with how things have unraveled in our lives. I just love that I married someone from my childhood, let alone a childhood crush of mine. it just couldn't have worked out better for us. We realize how extremely blessed we are and we hope to use those blessings to bless other lives; We want to make that  a lifelong goal of ours. Jake is getting ready to go hunting tomorrow morning, hopefully he gets one soon so I can have him to myself on his OFF days! I know i'm selfish that way :). I do have lots I want to do such as un-pack which I always dread doing. Luckily my mom and I stayed up in Park city where they had a washer and dryer so most of our clothes just need to be put away. All in all It's always great to be home. There is nothing better than snuggling up in your own bed. I had a really good time in Utah tho, I got to spend a lot of time with my mims, we had fun up in Park city walking around town and going to the outlets...spend, spend, spend! I got Roxy her Christmas dress! We also got a matching one for Alivia, I am super excited to have them wear them together!

Roxy's 1st Pea Coat! I got it from old navy, I just love it to pieces!Although it is tricky getting her buckled up in her car seat when she has it on.

I love my little Tigger :)

Grandma Rose visiting her favorite grandchild!

YES this would be Roxy's 3 Halloween outfit....She went from a Fairy....to a Skeleton....and now Tigger! She will be a Fairy tho for Halloween.

                 

PARK CITY, UT

I love the Snugli, It's so much easier than lugging a stroller around sometimes! My mom, Roxy and I stayed in Park City an Extra couple of nights.

Jake turned into a Bear! hee

1ST TROLLEY RIDE!

We just went up and down the main street in down town park city. The driver told us about the moose that were at the bottom of the street so he dropped us off there so we could see them

Moose Family

If you look closely you can see a momma moose and two baby calves in the background!! they were just at the bottom of main street, right across from the Marriott Timeshare where we were staying. I wished Roxy was old enough to realize what in the world was going on! It was super cool!

Roxy's Brand new Earrings!!!

 We got Roxy's ears pierced in Twin Falls, ID at a Clairs in the mall. I chose Pink 14kG studs of course, she will have to keep them in for 2 months. Pink also happens to be October's Birthstone. She got them done on October 14th!

Roxy is 5 months!! 

*Back at Home*

Dad got her to do the classic ROSE stand up trick!!! She did it on her 5 month mark! yay!

Roxy and dad celebrating!

We both love her new Earrings! :) The 1st thing dad said when he saw them was..."She looks more serious in them" lol

Last stop!....Twin Falls, Idaho

Roxy got her ears pierced  yesterday!!! I drove up to Twin Falls with my parents since my dad has a cabinet job at the post office here. Jake is also going to meet us down here tonight so we will be able to take my vanity up to Saint Anthony and even better Jake will have his little family back!! He said no more vacations without him, hee :). Ne ways back to the BIG news. My mom and I went to the mall while my dad installed the cabinets. We just happened to see a Clair's store. Jake and I have been thinking about getting her ears pierced but weren't exactly sure when we would do it. Just recently tho she had been called a boy so I decided it should be done sooner than later! So just out of curiosity I asked the lady how old you have to be to get them done. She said atleast 3 months with proof of immunization. Since Roxy will be 5 months tomorrow she was old enough and didn't need proof of immunizations so we decided to go ahead and do it. Of course I chose Pink 14k gold studs. I got knots in my stomach just after deciding to do it since I knew what would come next...the startling piercing my precious little angel would have to get done! I put Roxy on my lap and the very blonde haired lady marked where she would make the piercings with a marker and I approved of it, then she went for it! I had to close my eyes. Roxy let out a gasp and 2 seconds later she had shiny pink studs in her ears! I quickly went to a dressing room in the Macy's department store and fed her. Roxy calmed down right away, she was hungry and it was comforting for her. It cost us $45.00 to do. My dad said that he remembers getting my ears pierced done when I was in between 1 and 2 years old. He just took me to a department store in Salt Lake and got it done. I told Jake right away, he was surprised but is excited to see his little girl with earrings. I also realized we got them done on October 14th...which 14 and 16 is a significant number in our Marriage. While I was waiting for Jake on his mission...we set a wedding date the 2nd half of his mission to MAY 14TH 2010. Of course we ended up just having our wedding reception on that date and got sealed on the 16th of March after praying about it and realizing it would be best if our date be moved up especially since Jake started school up at BYU-I in April and there was no way we would be apart for one more day after 2 years!
I'm excited for my hubby to be here. We will spend the night here and head back tomorrow morning. We hope to make it to church tomorrow.
Well I'm off to the gym but I love my little girls new earrings I can't wait for  her Daddy to see them! My brother nick asked why I got them done and I said....cuz she is a PRINCESS! and he said....'OH NO NOT ANOTHER PRINCESS! haha
Oh and we also got a really good deal on matching Christmas dresses for Aliva and Roxy. They were 40% off plus we got 10 dollars off the discount price so they only cost 15 dollars! I'll have to post pics of them in their pretty dresses!