Spreadin' the word...

My super talented friend, Tiffani Miller, is starting to teach performing groups in Pleasant Grove. She has a lot of experience, has been involved in soooooo much, and has an amazing voice. You can also check out her blog at www.vividvocals.blogspot.com.

It's been a while...

It appears it's been a while since I've blogged... what else is new?! We're busy, busy, busy, I hardly have time to sit down at the computer. But, I figured maybe I should blog some updated pictures of my now 8 month old, since my last post was Berklie's birth announcement. It is absolutely crazy how fast time goes! Can I just say I LOVE my girls?! I love how they love each other and are having so much fun together. Every morning Mazee wants to go in and help me get Berklie out of her crib and take a turn holding her. Berklie squeals everytime she sees Mazee, it's so cute how much she loves her.

The girls on Easter

Meeting new cousin McKinlee. They're only 6 months apart, BIG difference in size. We make large children.

Preschool graduation, but not really.
Mazee will still have 2 more years of preschool, poor girl's going to be so sick of it!

Just got back from a week long, much needed break to Palm Springs with the Martinez fam, and loved every minute of it!

So there ya have it. A very, very brief update. Atleast it's an update. It'll probably be another year before I do another one. Enjoy it. Soak it in.

I'm grateful for...

them. Today and everyday.

Our Newest Beautiful Addition

Great Date Night

Jake & I have been looking forward to seeing The Lion King for a while now. We absolutely loved it and were impressed by everything. Jake had never seen a broadway show, so he said he was expecting something like cruise ship entertainment. I assured him it would be WAY better, and it most definitely was! The singing, acting, costumes, and everything were amazing! Other than being hugely pregnant and having swollen feet, I couldn't have asked for a better date night!

All Grown Up... Way Too Soon

Our little Miss Mazee is growing up so fast I can hardly believe it! She will turn 3 years old this next Sunday and started preschool last week. She really likes it and makes pretend phone calls to her teacher all the time. She's attending Airtime Gymnastics preschool, so she does 1/2 gymnastics and 1/2 preschool which I think is a great transition for her since she's still pretty young for preschool.

Mazee, we love you so very much and couldn't be more proud of the cute little girl you are. You keep us on our toes and constantly laughing. We love to hear your new "big word" for the day and are amazed at how smart you are. You are going to be such a great big sister! Even though you're growing up you'll always be my baby and my best friend. Love you sis!

First school project

Big News

I'm so happy to announce that Mazee is wearing Princess panties and is 100% potty trained!! She had it down in just a couple of days, I was so amazed at how fast she learned. Had I known it would be that easy, I would have done it a couple months ago, I was just too lazy. I still keep thinking that it shouldn't be that simple and I'm waiting for it to all fall apart. She's awesome though and we couldn't be more proud of her!! Love that girl to death! Wow, the little things that make a mom happy...

Showing off a potty prizeAnd just a cute little picture feeding the ducks.

Easter

I'm obviously WAY behind, but I've finally gotten so sick of seeing that Man Dance post that I'm going to update. Actually it was more Mazee asking to watch the Man Dance video everytime I came to the blog that I got sick of. :) So... here's a little of our Easter. I was really excited to do Easter for Mazee this year, because I haven't really done anything in years past. She gets spoiled from her grandparents, and she doesn't necessarily need more candy and "stuff," but I really wanted to start some of our own traditions. We had a great Easter, especially with Conference and all.

Mazee's Easter dressLoot from Mom & Dad Hunting eggs at Nama & Dapa Martinez's

With cousins Blythe, Tate, and Creed at Nana & Papa's

Baby chicks at Nana and Papa's that Mazee was not fond of. Notice she will only observe, not touch.

Souvenir from the Riviera

I don't know if you can tell what this little girl is holding, and I don't think you want to know the details. But... while on the cruise we decided we should try to bring Mazee home a sibling, and that's exactly what happened. Yay! I'm almost 17 weeks and little baby is expected to arrive October 15th-ish. We're so excited and have got Mazee practicing feeding bottles and changing diapers on her dolls. She's going to be the best little helper!

Baby, Let's Cruise....

In January, Jake and I enjoyed a much needed vacation with just the two of us, which hasn't happened since our honeymoon (other than little getaways.) We cruised to the Mexcian Riviera and had a wonderful time. We were just lazy, lazy, lazy. Our families were so sweet to watch Mazee, it was comforting knowing she was in good hands. Oh, how I wish I could be back on that ship right now.......

Before dinner one night
Cabo San Lucas
Mazatlan

Karaoke Night

Happy to be vacationing