Monday, November 25, 2013

a nice getaway to Rocky Point!

 My mother-in-law Capri planned a family trip to Rocky Point to celebrate everyone's birthdays this year! I was VERY weary about going there because Mexico just makes me nervous but we were totally fine and I never felt unsafe. It was seriously one of the most relaxing vacations! We rented a house right on the beach, so we had our own private beach which was AWESOME! And the food was yummy and cheap. And I loved that we went in November (we moved to Prescott the first weekend and went to Mexico the second weekend!) because it gave us a slice of summer in the winter:)
our view!
all the girls (except ki) got braids!
(and I will never get them again:)
she was so proud:)
in HEAVEN!
beautiful sunsets
fire pit on the beach!
roasting marshmallows!
allyson checking out the tide in her PJs!
fun in the sun:)
papa paid for her to ride a horse on the beach!
she wanted to lead it haha
ricardo the merman!
ready for the beach!
amazing!
we already want to go again!

Taking a leap of faith...

 On July 29th, Ben quit his job at GCU...a business opportunity was presented to us and we decided to take a leap of faith! We put our house on the market, with hopes that it would sell quickly but wouldn't ya know, we didn't up end selling it until November! And during that 3-4 month timeframe, Ben was up training with his business partner Monday thru Friday each week. Being a "single mom" was NOT fun! I am SO glad that we are finally a family again! We are now living in Prescott Valley, renting a house. We just opened escrow this week to purchase a nice two-acre piece of land in northern Prescott Valley and plan to build our dream home within the year...I am SO excited! We are starting our own Screenmobile business in the Prescott area (along with our taxidermy business). Ben is so glad to be back up here and I think I am really going to like it as well. It was harder than I thought to say goodbye to our beautiful Chandler home. It's funny how quickly you get attached to your home! But I know this change is good and that we will be happier here. I am not one to take risks, but I know that these businesses will pay off in the end. Pray for us!

Family pics 2013

 
TUDE much kilee? lol!

Halloween 2013

 My two princesses!

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Apache County Fair 2013

well, my house still hasnt sold! and it is very difficult to keep my house clean with two very busy girls running around, which means we have been going up to St. Johns a lot recently! Its MUCH easier to keep a clean house when we are gone;) the fair in SJ is one of my favorite times of the year! It was also Eli's last year of 4-H...AND his steer won GRAND CHAMPION! It only took my parents five kids and LOTS of years to finally figure it out! haha. my mom helped the girls put some baking goods and flowers in the fair, Ben and I took them on some rides, and they got lots of cousin playtime! Allyson's favorite was playing with cousin Ronnee! too bad she doesnt live closer to us!
Eli with his pig
watching the piggies!
the pig show starts early (and she's not a morning person!)
his champion steer!
keeping these two entertained...
her fav!
she had no fun
cuties
daddy took her on a big kid ride! and she LOVED it
4 wheeler rides!
loves from cutler!
me with my girls:)
love my ki:)
best buds!
cousin fun!

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Kilee Jo ~ 18 months old!

Kilee's 18mo STATS: 25lb 14oz (75th %)
                         32.5in tall (75th %)
                         size 6 (almost 7) shoe

Allyson's 18mo STATS: 21lb 6oz (10%)
                                      32in tall (50%)
                                      size 5 shoe

I love to compare my girls stats at the same ages...I love to see all their similarities and differences! Needless to say, Kilee was much bigger than Allyson at 18 months. Makes sense because Kilee is a much better eater! She is also a tad bit taller but her feet are WAY bigger so I am thinking she is going to be even taller than Allyson, which is crazy because Allyson is already very tall for her age!

So what to say about this spunky little girl....

She has SO much personality! She is one of the toughest little girls I know...she gets new bruises every day and I hardly ever see her cry (when falling). Now when Allyson takes away a toy, that is another story! haha. I call her my "hick" child (the first picture below explains it all!) She even has a chipped front tooth! She can be an ornery little thing but will still cuddle up on the couch with me. She is still a thumb sucker (mostly at night). She will not fall asleep being rocked. But she MUST have her blanky and her thumb and her own space. She of course wants to do EVERYTHING that big sister does. she loves to dance. she loves baby dolls. when she is being naughty, she knows it and will run away laughing (little turd).

she can say the following words (in her own distorted way): night-night, bye-bye, hi, mama, dada, allyson, hunter, juice, drink, diaper, ava, papa, gramma, nose, eyes, mouth, ears, toes, soft, shoes, no, yes, please, thank you, cheese, hot, what's that, and I am sure there are others but these are just the ones off the top of my head. She can point to all those body parts I listed, including the infamous belly button haha

she is a busy busy bee and gets into EVERYTHING! she gets embarrassed easily and will try really hard not to smile. she likes most all food. she loves to jump off anything and climb up anything. she has been to nursery about 6 times and didnt ever even notice I left! she is a fighter...she hits allyson quite often and pulls out her hair (and I mean, literally she has bald spots). poor allyson! but she is also a lover and LOVES to give lots of "loves" and kisses. she is definitely a mommy's girl...which can get annoying for mommy at times but I do love it:) she sleeps great and still takes a nap every day.

She has the curliest hair!! Allyson had curls but nothing compared to hers. And I love it because allyson's is mostly straight now so I have one of each! Everyone says she looks just her daddy and I tend to agree...the only thing she got from me was her blue eyes I guess! Ben's family has told me she looks alot like his sister Samantha's baby pics:) She has Ben's curly hair (I actually also have curly hair), his big calf muscles, and even his seating gene (unfortunately). the poor kid sweats so much! she walks on her tippy toes all the time! We are thinking she is definitely going to be an athlete!

I could probably go on and on, but I guess thats good for now:) I love you kilee jo:)
prettiest eyes!
looks like auntie Sam in this one:)
best pouty face ever