Going Private

I just wanted to let everyone know that I've decided to make our blog private. If you would still like access to our blog, please leave you email address in the comments, and if you're not comfortable showing everyone your address, you can email it to me at tieman03@cox.net. I'm not exactly sure when the big switch will happen, but sometime after the New Year. I've been so bad about updating it lately, but I promise in 2009 to add our Christmas pictures :) Thanks to everyone that got our sitemeter up to over 4,500 hits, and almost 9,000 page views just in the past 11 months! I know for myself that we can't be that interesting, but thanks for the huge ego boost, LOL :) Have a safe and Happy New Year everyone and I'll see you back here in 2009!!!!!

Glendale Glitters

Glendale Glitters-It really does! We ended up going with our friends, The Quirozs' tonight. Cody was so happy to see Caden again! That's two nights in a row! (Greg and I went to their ward Christmas party last night). I have lived in the Valley my whole life and have never been to Glendale Glitters. There were so many people there! I don't know what my problem was, but I could not take a good picture for the life of me.

Cody had to pet the horses for a good 5 minutes.

Ok Meghan, I didn't realize you were sticking your finger in my ear. I laughed when I saw this picture.
I swear, Cody and Caden had more fun playing with this tree and running around than they did looking at the lights. What ever works, right?
Meghan and Me-Notice Greg is the background reading the paper.
Trevor was so happy to get out and stretch his legs. He was all over the place!
Notice Cody's bruise on his head (how could you not) It's not as impressive as it was 5 days ago though! Oh, and the two black eyes. I swear, we don't beat our children! Although, he does look homeless in this picture. It was like 45 degrees out and I promise we had a jacket for him, but he would not put it on.

Britney Spears, Here We Come!!

Yesterday Tina, Jacy and I bought our Britney Spears tickets for her concert that's in April! I am SO excited about this! Four months and counting!

New Moon Director Announced

Summit Films is moving forward with a new director for New Moon. They've asked Chris Weitz, director of American Pie, About a Boy, and The Golden Compass. I saw American Pie back in the day, and it was a pretty funny movie. I've never seen 'About A Boy', but Stephenie Meyer herself said it's one of her all time favorite movies. As for 'The Golden Compass'...I saw the movie and I liked it. I know there was a lot of controversy surrounding this movie, but the directing for it was good. In a letter to all the fans Chris writes: "For the last decade of my career as a director, I have chosen to make adaptations of complex and involved works of literature. This has always begun with the love of a book and its characters, story and theme; and it has always involved a respect of and responsiveness to the feelings of other people who loved those books."
I think he has a great point of view going into this and will do an amazing job with New Moon!

Has anyone heard that Taylor Lautner may loose his role as Jacob? Summit executives have expressed dissatisfaction with the casting of Jacob and are rumored to be looking for a new actor. They said his baby face look might not be able to carry the role of a lead love interest in the movie. But Taylors agents are not giving up easily and are said to be in talks with the people who made 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" movie. I guess they are thinking about giving him some digitally enhanced height and muscles. I dont know if they have enough money for all of those enhancments? :)

Falling Snow Widget

My sister had this on her blog and I loved it! Go to http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/12/simple-snow-effect-widget-for-blogger.html#links for the falling snow widget. Click on the 'Add snow effect to your blogger blog' button and valla, falling snow!

Trevor Walks

Trevor has been walking for a while now, and I have been so bad about posting any video. Maybe it's because I have to face the fact that my baby really isn't a baby anymore.

Trevor tries his hardest to keep up with Cody. He loves all the same toys that Cody does, he wants to be outside when Cody is, and he really wants to be able to ride Cody's tricycle. I'm afraid Greg and I might have to get them all the same Christmas presents this year, just so there is no fighting :)

Nothing Like AZ Sunsets!

Yesterday I looked out the window, and everything was red. I went outside, and this was the beautiful sunset I saw.

Birthday Festivities Continued

Since Greg and I didn't make it up to Parks, I was able to go out with my friends all weekend. On Saturday Jeanne, Tine, Jacy, Meghan, and I went to Westgate for dinner. We ended up eating at Bar Louie. I love that restaurant. Our waitress wasn't all there in the head, but the food was great.

After dinner Jeanne, Tina, Jacy and I decided that dinner wasn't enough, so we went to Bj's Restaurant for dessert. Thanks for the great time girls!

Then on Saturday Laura, Kate, and LeAnne treated me to lunch at The Vig, which by the way is my new favorite place. We ended up staying there almost 4 hours. I guess time flies when your having fun. Here is a picture of us playing Bot chi ball (I dont know if I spelled that right?). I can't wait to go back for Kate's birthday in a week:) Notice Laura and LeAnne looking adorable being pregnant. We're adding 2 more boys to the bunch this spring!
Thank you to everyone that made my birthday week so fun...and paid for all the dinner I ate!:)

Enrichment

On Thursday, Meghan invited me to Enrichment. It was that night that Jacy and I figured out what we both want for Christmas... We were lucky enough to hold Gingers twin baby girls. They were so sweet and cuddly and it made me want to start all over again.

My Birthday Rocked!!!

Thanks to everyone that made my birthday so special! I had such a great day! Thank you Mom for taking me shopping. You spent way too much money on me! Thank you to everyone for all the text messages throughout the day, and for my singing telegram last night. I loved it! And specially to my favorite person EVER! Gregory! I love you so much. Gregory took me to go see Twilight again last night at Westgate for our date. Before the movie started, we had fun playing in Quicksilver and trying on all the beanies and hats. I felt like I was 16 again being so goofy. I love you all!!!

My love!

I LOVE this picture of us! Westgate has this HUGE Christmas tree and lights everywhere!

Gregory being silly
I think they brought snow just for my birthday! How did they know? :)

A Special Thanks

Tomorrow I will be 26 years old! I think I have had a pretty good 26 years on this earth and it's because of the special people in my life. This will probably be pretty cheesy, but I just want everyone to know how much I love them. I'll try and make this short and sweet.

Greg:You are my rock, my best friend, my other half. You have helped me become the person that I have always wanted to be. You know me better than anyone in the world, and you still love me for me. What more could I ask? You are my everything and I love you more than what seems humanly possible.

My Boys: Sounds funny, but without my kids I would go completely insane. Everyday I want to be a better person because of the 2 of you. You are my fresh breath of air, my heaven on earth, that makes my life absolutely wonderful. I love that you make me laugh every single day. Without the 2 of you, my life would not be complete. I love you!!!

Mom: You have to be the smartest, most caring and kind person I have ever met in life. I have learned so much from you and I can only hope that I can be as good of a mom to the boys as you were to me. If I could pass on just an ounce of the things you have taught me to my boys, they should turn out just fine. I don't know what I would do without you. Thanks for not letting me quit the violin.

Keri: Your compassion and service for others absolutely amazes me. You have always been there for me over the past 10 years, giving me great advice and setting a great example of what a wife and a mother should be. I think of you more as a best friend rather than my mother in law.

Rachel: I love that we share the same compassion for animals. I love that I can say the dumbest things around you and you always laugh. I love that you are brave enough to drive with me, even when I'm distracted with smelling my hair.

Dad: I love that you always wanted to teach me something. You taught me how to play, what seemed to be, every single sport there is. You taught me the value of money. If I wanted something, I had to work for it. I didn't appreciate it then, but I do now!

Sis: You are probably one of the strongest people I know. You have been through so much in your life and I hope that someday I will be as strong as you are. There is a lot I can learn from you. I'm so glad we have reconnnected because it feels great to have you in my life again.

Oldies But Goodies: Kate, LeAnne, and Laura- Oh my gosh, this is going to make me feel old. I have known LeAnne for 21 years, Laura for 18 years and Kate for 16...WOW! I really think the person you become when you get older has to do with the friends you make when your younger. And I don't want to toot my own horn or anything, but I have some pretty awesome friends! You have always supported me and being with you feels like being home, like comfort.

The Newbies: The friends that I have made over the past 2 years are all amazing women. I love just hanging out and being able to talk to people that I have so much in comman with. You are all such great wives, mothers and friends. I love how much you value your faith and families. I am very lucky that I have gotten to know all of you.

Jellooooooooooo Anyone?

Yesterday while I was catching up with the daily blogosphere, Cody decided he wanted some jello. And just to clarify, I don't mean he wanted to eat jello, I mean he wanted to play with the jello and splatter it all over my kitchen...and the dogs. Poor Cassidy looked like a candy cane for a bit. Lets just say I was a little less than thrilled about cleaning up red jello for 45 minutes.

Pee Pee in The Pot-tay!

Here are the pictures of Trevor on the potty. I'm sure he'll love me for this someday :) This is his very first time going number 1 and 2 in the potty!



Just to clarify: I dont want to miss lead anyone into thinking that I'm this amazing mother who potty trained a 1 year old. No-No, this was a one time deal...for now :)

Playing Catch Up

Oh my gosh! I cant believe it's been so long since my last post! This will be my catch up post.
Last Tuesday, I put my Christmas tree up. I couldn't wait any longer. I love my Christmas tree! Wednesday, my Dad took me shopping for my birthday. I hadn't seen him in so long, and it was nice to hang out for a bit. Thursday of coarse was Thanksgiving. We went over to Greg's parents house and had a great dinner. The only bad thing about that day was the Cardinals game :(. Friday, I started putting Christmas lights up outside. Saturday my sister came by to drop off mine and Trevor's birthday gifts. Thanks Sis! I could use a coffee right now actually :) Today Greg and I made a Babies R Us/Toys R Us run. We took the boys and it was a good insight of what they want for Christmas...Everything!! It was also grocery shopping day and putting the finishing touches on my Christmas lights. I'm finally done! Somewhere in between there, Trevor pooped in the potty! I have to post some pictures of that, b/c he was so cute! Even when he's doing his business, he's cute. And, Greg and I decided not to go up to Parks. I was super bummed at first, but then thinking that Christmas is right around the corner, it seems silly to waste so much money on gas. But...! I am excited that I talked Greg into going to see Twilight on my birthday. This week will be another busy week. I need to get my hair done for my birthday, we have preschool at our house Tuesday and Thursday, my birthday Wednesday which means shopping with my Mom. I'm excited! It's going to be another great week!.

Number of times I said "Christmas" in this post=6
Number of times I said "Birthday" in this this post=5
Can you tell I'm excited?!

Trevor's Birthday Party

Here are some pictures of Trevor's birthday party. I think he had fun!


Trevor's so sweet to share with his Daddy!
I love this picture! Great job LeAnne!
I'd say his cake was a success :)

My 2 best friends in the whole world, LeAnne and Kate

Trevor needed a sink bath after the massacre of his cake

Cody thought Trev might need some help opening his presents

Twilight Movie Review

I don't think I'm putting any spoilers in here, so if you haven't seen the movie yet, you should be fine.

I would definitely say "read the book before you see the movie" Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie, and will probably see it another 20 times and will for sure buy it when it comes out on DVD the first day. It's just that Stephanie does such a great job in the book putting everything into Bella's perspective. Reading the book, you really feel all the characters emotions and know the reason for all their actions. The movie isn't narrated by Bella, and some of the things may not make sense if you haven't read the book. Example: The first time Bella and Edward are in Biology together, you get a good sense of what Bella is thinking to Edwards reaction to her. In the movie, you just might think, 'whats that guy's problem'. Anyway, that part was really funny. One of my favorite scenes in the book was the meadow...the long hike, the beautiful way she describes the meadow, the way she feels when she sees Edward laying there, but the movie didn't have anything about the meadow! I was pretty disappointed about that. Also, the Cullens house. I pictured it to be this huge, white, old Victorian looking home with stairs and a big porch. In the movie, it's this very modern and contemporary looking house with no long driveway. Before even seeing the movie, I knew it was a low budget film. Some of the scenes were a little cheesy to me, but it was still a great movie. I love Kristen Stewert as Bella and I think Robert Pattinson did a great job of playing Edward. I know every girl in America has HUGE expectations for Edward, but I think he did a great job. I can't wait to see this movie again and again!
I'm very proud to say that we were the first people in line...getting there an hour and a half early paid off.
After the movie, I went over to John and Keri's and helped with Trevor's cake for tomorrow. Trevor helped too.

Happy 1st Birthday Trevor!!!

I honestly can't believe that our sweet angel was born 365 days ago! This year has gone by so fast. Trevor has been such a wonderful addition to our family! He is so calm and angelic and has such a cute personality. He loves music, he loves to dance, and he loves to play chase. He makes me smile every single day and I feel like the luckiest women to be able to call myself his mom. Happy 1st Birthday Trevor! We Love You!!!

We were at the park on Wednesday and I was able to snap some cute photos oh him.

I just love his little hands
I love this picture! It looks like he was trying to blow the flower, but really, he was trying to eat it.

I am learning some fun things with Photoshop. One of my favorites is keeping just some color. And yes, that is his real eye color :)

(If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can see what a pretty color they are)

Yah! YAh!! YAH!!!

I am so excited about these next two weeks!!!!! First off, Trevor's first birthday is tomorrow!!! My little baby :) And how could I not mention this little movie called TWILIGHT!!!!!!! Tomorrow morning baby, bright and early! I can't wait!!!, Then Thanksgiving is next week and the week after that is my 26th birthday and I'm sooooooo excited to go up to Parks for my birthday! I absolutely love it up there. On the 6th, Flagstaff is having their Winter Wonderland Festival with Santa, and the lighting of the Christmas tree, and music, and cookies, and hot chocolate!!! I just LOVE this time of the year! Thank you Uncle Gary and Aunt Jan for letting stay in your cabin!

G.N.O Cancelled

I just wanted to let everyone that was planning on going out with me for my birthday know that it was cancelled. Greg and I decided to go out of town for my birthday, which is very much needed! We haven't been on a little vaca in almost a year! We were planning on going to The Shout House, and they have a $10 cover charge, which I know is a waste right before the holidays.

A Little Early

I couldnt help but make my own holiday background. I know I jumped the gun a little bit early on the christmas background, but I was so excited.

Making Life A Little Easier

I have some very talented friends that are making lives a little easier for the holidays. Check out some of their sites.
If you love holiday goodies, you will love Tiffany's Sweet Tooth. She has all kinds of baked goodies that she makes herself and they are amazing. Just looking at her blog makes me hungry!
T.J designs her own blog backgrounds on her Sugar and Spice page. If you get tired of the same old designs on The Cutest Blog on the Block, then check out T.J's creative page. My own background is a fun example of the pages she makes. And she added some winter ones to get in the holiday spirit.
I just found Sarah's new blog, Sarahs Custom Digi Creations. If you ever stress about those family holiday Christmas Cards, Sarah can help with that stress by making them for you. One less thing checked off my "to-do" list sounds great to me! (My favorite was the blue snowflake card:)
Thank you ladies for making my life a little bit easier, and I hope everyone enjoys your sites!

Happy Veterans Day!!!!!

I love Veterans Day! I love that there is a day to show our support for all the military personnel that have served our country. Thank you Veterans! And of course a big thanks to Gregory!

Speaking of Gregory...Gregory was invited to an awards program at the VA yesterday.
His social worker submitted his name for a special quilt, and he was one of the 10 chosen. Their service ranged from the Vietnam war to the OIF/OEF war.
Actress Connie Stevens was there to hand out the quilts and give them hugs! I really didn't know who she was, but I guess she play "Cricket" in some beach movies. One of the AZ quilters guild made the quilts.
This is the message that was on each quilt given out:
Quilt of Valor
This quilt was created for you out of our appreciation, admiration and respect for your service to our country. With heroes such as yourself America will continue to be the best in the world. We salute you and hope this quilt brings you comfort and cheer when you need it.

Channel 5 was there and The Arizona Republic. Here is the link to the channel 5 http://www.kpho.com/video/17951053/index.html. It shows Gregory, holding Trevor, accepting the quilt. I still need to go get a copy of the paper this morning and check it out.

After the awards, I took my mom to get pedicures. It was her birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday Mom! And then I ended up staying at John and Keri's to watch the Cardinals football game, that they won by the way! It was a long, Great day!

Here is Cody thinking maybe he should get an award as well

G.N.O For My Birthday!

I just wanted to let everyone know in advance that we are having one of our famous Girls Night Out for my birthday and everyone is invited! It will be Friday December 5th @ 7. We will be meeting at the Shout House at Westgate. Hope everyone can make it! Can you leave your RSVP under comments? Thanks!

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Today is my friend Natalie's birthday...Happy Birthday Nat!

Last night 12 of our friends got together to celebrate at T.G.I.F. We always have so much fun everytime we get together, and with this group of beautiful ladies, there is never a shortage in conversation topics.

The birthday girl, Natalie and me
Tina, me and Jacy

Me, Meghan, and Jeanne

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