Daddy's Birthday!

Aaron had a BiG birthday while we were in town with family.  It was so fun to get to surprise my husband with his close friends for lunch at the Olive Garden.  Then we went bowling on our annual bowling challenge with his family.  It was lots of fun!  I'm so proud of my husband and think he is the best looking/smartest/fun man and Kieley and I love him tons!  Happy Birthday Daddy!

Christmas Fun

Family Party

Christmas Breakfast

Family & Friends fun!

My little girl enjoying Christmas

Family fun!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!  

For the past two years my friend Laurie has been designing my Christmas cards and they have been awesome!  This years was no exception.  Thank you Laurie!

Our Princess is 2!!

My princess is 2!  I cannot believe it has been two years..aah where has the time gone?  We had such a fun time celebrating her birthday this year.  Since Kieley is going through a major Tinkerbell phase right now I decided it would be a Tinkerbell theme this year.  It was so darling to see all the cousin arrived in the fairy costumes.  I have to give a special thanks to my "ONLY" nephew Jaden for putting up with all the girly fun!  It was lots of fun.. Thank you to all our family for spoiling Kieley and celebrating with us.  We love you all!  Ps.. special thank you to my friend Laurie for you help with Tinkerbell on the invites, you're the best!

Tinkerbell looking at her presents being opened..kinda concerned?

She loved the Tinkerbell flashlight..great idea Aunt Missy!

It was so funny..half way through her presents being opened the birthday girl decided she wanted to watch instead of participate so we went and sat by her grandpa's.  She is too funny!

Her cousin Makelle was loving opening her presents for her and she found a doll and was soo excited but Kieley wasn't as excited..what a face, huh!

The cutest "Tinker" fairies :)

Jaden did dress up but it was as far from a fairy as you could get..hehe!

We played pin the wings on the fairy.. the kids had a blast!

Birthday girls turn

They all did a great job!  Jaden won!

Sleeping Princess

All week I have caught Kieley is the funniest sleeping positions.  Nap time is usually a struggle because she doesn't like to slow down but she must be growing because she has been randomly falling asleep everywhere! :)

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had such a fun Thanksgiving this year.  First of all it was our first time being around family in four years for Thanksgiving, crazy!  Aaron's parents, sister and brother came down and we enjoyed every minute!  We miss you guys :)

Proof that Aaron's Dad was wearing a Utes t-shirt. (He is a BYU alumni) naughty grandpa!

You can't come visit us without eating some yummy Mexican food!

Kieley insisted on trying her first lime...she is NOT a fan!

Full bellies.. time to go home! :)

Kieley Lauren = 23 months!

A collection of pictures that describes Kieley Lauren to a tee! :)

The little princess has been a dream ever since she arrived!  When we found out we were having a little girl I immediately started dreaming of what she would be like, what she would look like, etc.  And I have to admit other than the blue eyes I wanted she is exactly how I pictured her.. she is literally a dream come true!  Kieley keeps Aaron and I on our toes.  She is so energetic, smart, funny, talented, she is such a princess (literally).  Right now she is going through a Tinkerbell/Ariel phase. :)  I can't believe how well she communicates with us.  Everywhere we go people think she is older than she is because of how she talks, it's too funny!  I am so blessed to be her mother and love every minute of it! We love you princess Kieley!  

Balloons

 Aaron and I kept hearing about the Hot Air Balloon Festival and how neat it was when they light the balloons to music from a lot of the local people so we were pretty excited to see the balloons.  Before I go on I have to explain my thoughts.. when I heard the balloons would light up to music I was thinking Vegas the fountains at the Belliago kinda deal.  So when we arrived and I heard music playing and saw the crowds keep gathering I thought it was going to be quit a show.  Every once it a while I heard the man come over the loud speaker and say,"light them up 1,2,3 light the balloons!", and the balloons would light up I thought thats pretty cool I can't wait to see the program to music.  Haha.. well that was the "program" the balloons where lighting up to music.  When it finally dawned on me what was going on I just started to laugh.  We still had a great time and Kieley enjoyed the balloons! :)

Daddy & Daughter

Taco Festival

The "Bull"

Kieley, our new friend DeAnn, and I decided to go to the Taco Festival.  We thought there was going to be some great Mexican Food, my new favorite food since moving to Arizona. :)  To our surprise when we arrived there were only TWO taco vendors and a few booths.  However, the taco's we did get were amazing!  Thanks for going DeAnn, we had lots of fun!

DeAnn and Kieley

Mommy & Daughter

The Best Birthday!

I had the best 30th birthday!  I don't know where to start but I have to thank my husband and mom for making is soo special!  I started the birthday celebration in San Diego, one of my favorite places.  We stayed on Coronado Island at it was amazing!  I woke up to getting a couples massage on the beach, then sailing in the bay, and to my surprise Aaron took me shopping to a fabulous mall walked me into the Coach store and said pick what ever one you like.... I was shocked!  The story behind the Coach purse was in Dental School some friends and I always joked when our husband finished school to reward ourselves for the long journey we would get a new purse.  I never thought I actually would let alone have Aaron insisting on getting "whatever" I wanted. :)  The day ended with a fabulous dinner at Flemings Steak House, yummy!  Thank you to everyone for all the birthday wishes and love!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from our little "tinker fairy"!  She looked so cute in her costume I couldn't stop making scrapbook pages.. enjoy!

Pumpkin Patch

I LoVe the Fall season! Not that I really get one living in Arizona but I have been soo excited to take Kieley to a Pumpkin Patch this year. So on our weekend trip to San Diego we looked up local pumpkin patches and took her to one. It was so much fun! Kieley loved all the pumpkins and thought the rides were great! Next year I want to find one with a corn maze. :)

When we first arrived Kieley was so excited looking at all the pumpkins! It was so cute she kept saying, "MOM, DAD look PUMPKINS". :)

She REALLY wanted to ride in these cars and REALLY wanted Aaron to ride with her.. so of course he will do anything for his little princess. Look at his legs..hehe!

My little driver waving to me :)
My favorite two people!

Then it was my turn to go on the train with her.. she kept waving to everyone it was so funny!

She tried so hard to carry her pumpkin. What a fun afternoon at the pumpkin patch!

San Diego Wild Animal Park

Our seasons pass to the Zoo includes the Wild Animal Park. We decided to check it at this weekend and it was awesome! We had so much fun! I can't decide who liked it more Kieley or Aaron and I. :) I'm loving this age with Kieley everything is so exciting and fun to explore.. we love this little princess!

Daddy & Daughter with the giant Elephant.

The Wild Animal Park was HUGE. They have this safari tour that was amazing! I honestly didn't feel like I was in California.

This was a view from our tour on the bus.. the safari area was HuGe!

Kieley was in awe after the safari ended.. I had to get a picture of her face it was too cute!