Update Time

Wow I have been a major slacker. My last blog was in February. So we really haven't done much. man our life is kind of boring. In March we got new family pictures done by our really good friend Heather, who is a amazing photographer. In May our little girl turned 2. It is hard to believe that she is that big already. It is crazy. She is just the light in our life. She loves to walk around the house and pushes her baby in her stroller and sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Which sounds more like Pinkle Pinkle Little Star. We are potty training well we have been since December. I swear it is a never ending process. She loves to repeat everything you say and she is very vocal in telling what she wants and she makes sure that you have all your attention on her. She is my shy and loving little girl.

Our little 2 year old. Picture taken by my best friend Brandi

Me and Rae at her 2nd birthday party

March 09 new family picture by Heather

I am going to keep up better on my blog now that life is starting to pick up. There are more summer pictures to come as soon as I can get them uploaded on to my computer.

25 Random things

OK so here are my 25 random things!

1. I love to play karaoke revolution even alone
2. I love adding coco to my coffee thanks to Ali
3. I LOVE when Brandi makes food of any kind she is the best cook and baker YUMM
4. I love watching my daughter sleep
5. I have dyed my hair since I was 12
6. I didn't get my license tell I was 18
7. I don't know how to dance and I wish I did
8. I miss my old apartment in Twin(good times with Ali)
9. I am growing my hair out with Ali to see how far I can get it
10. I love girls night with Brandi
11. I LOVE the Biggest Loser more then any other T.V. show
12. I am not a confident person
13. I have lost 43 pounds in a year and still losing
14. I wanted to name my daughter Avery, tell I found out my friend Kylie had a dog named that
15. I really do not like my name at all and it is weird when people say it. Elizabeth
16. I have 6 half brothers and sisters and 6 step brothers and sisters but I am an only child
17. I am scared to death of needles
18. I have put my feet in both the Atlantic and Pacific ocean all in the same year
19. My favorite place in the world is my aunt and uncles house in Placerville. I wish I could have that time back
20. I was in love with Nsync so much that Ali and I had nick names for each of the members
21. I am a big push over
22. I hate getting dressed in the morning
23. I hate breakfast food.
24. I really want to go on a tour of Europe with Rick Steve's
25. I love it when my daughter plays with her baby and tries to feed it and change its diaper it melts my heart

Project 365 (Feb 2 - 9)

Here is the next addition.

Day 17- The finished project of my hair. Day 18- Precept studying. Day 19- My Birthday! Brandi and Ali took me out. Day 20- Brandi and I played karaoke all night till 2 A.M.

Day 21- Brandi came over and we made pumpkin cheesecake. Day 22- Rock Star Party! Day 23- Recovery day after the Party. Day 24- Rachel needs medicine for her cough :(.

Best Birthday Ever

So I know this is a little late but I had the BEST Birthday ever!! First on my Birthday Levi got me flowers which never happens so it was a really nice surprise. Then Ali and Brandi took me out to dinner. It was a blast we laughed and ate then we got our eyebrows waxed, I know that doesn't sound exciting but it was! Then on Saturday Heather and Jen threw me a Rock Star party. It was great everyone was dressed up and we had a BLAST just hanging out and singing sometimes but mostly just hanging out. So here are some pictures from both events. ENJOY!

Project 365 (Jan 25 - Feb 1)

Here is another addition to my 365 project.

Day 9- Finally got Rachel's Play area organized. Day 10- Read and drank tons of water.

Day 11- Did my hair for the first time in week. Day 12- Made cakes with Sara

Day 13- Sara finished my tutu. Day 14- I attempted to make sweet and sour pork. Day 15- Had a birthday party at my house. Day 16- Jen dyed my hair.

Before and After

OK so my sister in law Jen was here this weekend. While she was here she wanted to touch up her roots. So we went to Sally's beauty supply. While we were there we decided to get some hair color for me. It was a big change but I like it. So here are the before and after pics. Enjoy!

Before

After ( No I am not that white it is the sun)

365 Project days 1-8 (Jan 17- 24)

So I am doing the 365 project that my friend Heather is doing I just started mine late oh well that's OK I will just end later. So here is the first bunch. Day 1- We were on our way back from Rupert. Day 2- We set up and played with the village. Day 3- Reading time. Day 4 - Grocery Time!

Day 5- I learned new photoshop skills from Heather and I had bible study. Day 6- I got a new journal and I decorated my precept binder. Day 7- We had Heather's kids stay the night! Day 8- Lazy day!

Fun Little Quiz

So I got this off of Cindy's Blog and it looked fun so I decided to do it to.
Here's the deal, it's a list of 100 things and everything that I have done is in Pink:

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Have your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Walked in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published in a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Books, Books and more Books!

So I decided to share some of the books that I have been reading lately! I have always liked to read but since I got married and had a baby it went on the back burner. I would read every now and then when I was laying in bed. Now it has become something that I love to do again and I have made the time for me to be able to read and have some me time. So here they are.

I am on the second book. I really am enjoying them but you will
need to take your time with them they are a hard read and need
your full attention. But I am loving them so far!

Really loved this book but if don't want a lot of description or swear

words then don't read it. But I loved it!

I enjoy this one. It was different then Twilight but don't let

that stop you from trying it out. OK so I am a total Twilight fan! I loved then I read them

all in a week. No kidding! I love them I recommend them!!!!

I love a good Nicholas Sparks book or movie.

( A walk to remember, the notebook) he

is one of my favorite authors and I love this

book just as much as any other book that

he has written.

There you have it. These are my most recent book reads. I love them all. They are all very different to. I like to mix it up a bit. I have more books to read thanks to my friend Ali when I am done with the ones I am reading now so I will keep you updated!

Girls Day

I love GIRLS DAY at my house. My best friend Ali comes over and we just hang out and take pictures and paint our toe nails. Most of the time we go get lunch or go to the mall but it was snowing today so we were stuck inside. So she brought over donuts and we had coffee and took some pictures and painted our toe nails. Rachel is old enough now that she wants her toe nails painted to so we paint hers as well. It is just a great day and a great way to relax and be a girl. It is so much fun and I always look forward to my girls day!

We were wearing my moms old jackets and glasses

Our basket of nail polish

The finished product

Us outside in the snow.

Christmas And New Years

Christmas Eve we were at my grandparents in Rupert. We had a great dinner but we always eat well at my grandparents house. We drove to Filer that night because it was supposed to snow the next day which it did. Christmas morning we were in Filer with Levi's family. We had a great breakfast and Rachel amazed me by eating 5 yes 5 sausage links plus a pancake and some eggs. Us girls got our family calenders from my mother in law. They are the best gift I love them because we get to show off our family plus the birthdays are all right there it makes it so easy. Rachel had a blast opening her presents. She got her favorite things ,cars and babies! Plus she got a really nice new pair of PINK cowgirl boots they are the greatest things ever! Plus they are PINK!!

For New Years Eve we had over our brother and sister in law Craig and Jenn who are also our good friends and our good friends Heather and Allen plus there kids. It was a lot of fun. We put all the kids in the rooms up stairs. The older kids were in our room playing video games and the younger ones were in one of our guest rooms watching movies. All of us adults were down stairs playing karaoke revolution. It was so much fun we sang and had a good old time just being goofy. We had lots of good food. Craig brought some fresh smoked salmon from Jenn and Heather's dad in Alaska. Heather mad these amazing Margarita balls and this Taco dip that was to die for. It was tons of fun with great goofy people plus we were up until 3 a.m. so how wouldn't be goofy. It was a blast so here are some of the goofy pictures from that night.

First Timer

This is my first time blogging but I am getting used to it. I have seen other friends blogs and decided to start my own. I am really excited to share my life and what is going on in my world with everyone. To start I have been married for three and a half years to the man of my dreams. We have a beautiful daughter Rachel Maria. She is 18 months old and she is a blast and the most fun ever. We build our house and finally got to move in July of 2007 and we love it. I love to spend time with my family and my friends. I am a goofy person which you will come to find out. More to come.