C e l e b r a t e good times, come on!

This was earlier that day jumping on the tramp.
Kyra, Cory & Jade helped party with us.
Emmie & Adam Cooley
The crazy fam
Lo & TC
Lily & I
The Bouncer - too much fun!!
Lily had more fun playing with the ice than she did her toys that night - silly girl!
Lily & Raylee played with the ice for about 30 minutes
Lily broke open the pinata!! Haha. Yeah Right! After going through about 10 kids, Lorin had to bust it open!

The kids running to get the candy (along with the parents).

Lily had no idea what to do with the cake, but she soon figured it out...
She started out putting one finger in the frosting and licking it, then she realized how good it was and started grabbing fistfuls. :D
LAY OFF! I'M STARVING!!
In the end she was pretty messy but it was fun watching her dismantle the cake!

It was Lily's first birthday this past Friday. To celebrate we had the fam over to eat, hang out, and have lots of fun!! Our friends, the Brinton's, were kind enough to let us use their bouncer (if you ever need one, check 'em out at: http://www.arizonaairbounce.com/). It was definitely a HIT with all of the kids! We couldn't call ourselves real mexicans if we didn't have a pinata, so we were sure to have one of those as well. ;)

We REALLY cannot believe that Lily is already ONE, but we sure do love her and feel SOOO grateful that she is ours! Happy Birthday LILY!

Turning ONE!! Warning: Picture Overload

Yes, I know... Lorin kindly reminds me she looks like an ewok. I think she looks like a CUTE ewok! :D











She's pulling a George Costanza (see below)....

Lily turns ONE next week!!! I know, where has the time gone!?! I have no idea, but it sure has flown. Since we really haven't taken any professional pictures of her, I thought we would do it today. It was a little crazy trying to get her to hold still for a few seconds, but the photographer managed to get some cute shots of her any way. I think I sweat 5 pounds off chasing her around, but I'm glad we did it. They were a little more expensive than what I wanted to pay, but can you really put a price on these? I think not. :D

Busy but FUN weekend

Each flag represented someone who had died due to 9/11.
Getting ready to walk the 5k.
Lily was so good during the walk and either played with this flag or slept. It was great!
My bro, Tyler, was in charge of the event.
The newly painted kitchen... you can barely tell it's green in this pic.

You can see the green better in this pic... kinda. :(

The living room is a pale, antique-ish yellow. Can you even tell?

I had to break out the cobwebs and halloween decorations. I know, I'm sick...

I am a little obsessed with the vintage Halloween decorations. Fortunately, you can find them for like $5 at most stores now.


Aren't these skeletons the bomb?! My aunt made them for me for my bridal shower. I love them!


This weekend was crazy busy (as always) but super fun!! Friday, Lorin and I hung out with our good friends, the Turleys. We played some fun games with them, and I enjoyed kicking Justin's bum in a game that was very similar to Boggle (you can pass that along to him, Sus). Haha ;)

Then, Saturday we were able to participate in an Amputee Walk that my brother put on. It was great to walk the 5k and to see all sorts of amputees and supporters, including the Mayor of Tempe. It was at Tempe Town Lake which was also cool cuz they were having their 9/11 Memorial there. They have displayed a flag for every person who died due to 9/11. Each flag had a picture and some info about each person so it was an emotional reminder of that fateful day 7 years ago.

Later that day I realized how much my husband really loves me because he said we could paint the living room and kitchen. I have always wanted to paint, but Lorin really likes things plain (I know, he married the wrong person), but he lost the fight Saturday. We spent the rest of the day painting. It was A LOT of work, but I LOVE the finished product. He even let me pick the colors (a light yellow for the living room. and a light lime-ish green for the kitchen). Lorin really does not like yellow so he was so nice to let me paint with that color. ;) He also let me put up Halloween decorations. I know it's a little early, but I have a very busy month and a half ahead of me so I knew this was the only time to do it. Like I said, Lorin must REALLY love me, and I am so grateful he does. He was such a sport working all day and night to get the painting done. He is the best - I love him SOO MUCH!!

That's right... we put her in the big girl carl seat, and she loves it!

Say buh bye to the small car seat... it has now become a toy for her.

I know, I'm crazy, but I had to try...

The curls lasted for about 15 seconds...

Man, I love this little girl. We have so much fun together and I'm trying to soak it all up, because she is growing up waaaay to fast!!

KTAR Talk the Vote - LIVE with Glenn Beck

On Friday, Lorin and I were able to go to the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix with some friends to see KTAR's Talk the Vote Live. This consisted of an hour of the "War Room" with Pat McMahn, Darrell Ankarlo, Mac Watson and Glenn Beck discussing the presidential race and the war. This might sound really boring, but it was actually VERY entertaining. After the war room, Glenn Beck spoke for about an hour doing some bits from his show that he has been touring for. He was awesome! If any of you know him, you know that he's a little extreme, but I REALLY like him. He's a convert to the church and is a little rough around the edges but he was so much fun to watch. I haven't always enjoyed politics (and sometimes I still don't) but they made some great points tonight that helped me realize who I needed to vote for. I haven't really been a fan of either politician (when it comes to character really), but at this point I've realized I need to vote for "the lesser of two evils" as Lorin tells me. It's not that John McCain or Barak Obama are evil, I just don't agree with any of them whole-heartily. Any who... as you can see from the pics, you know who will be getting my vote. :D

This is a snippet of his show. It was hilarious!!!

I wonder....

Whenever I watched Back to the Future II I always wondered if any of the things in the movie would actually be invented. So... yesterday Lorin, Lily & I went to Chandler Mall and we found this pair of glasses that I made Lorin put on that ended up being a movie screen. Can you believe it!? I tried it out myself and low and behold, a movie played right before my eyes (and for only $200)! The glasses reminded me of Back to the Future II (remember... they are sitting at the dinner table and the sister puts them on to see who's calling.....). Any who, it got me all excited. I mean, technology these days truly is amazing. I still can't even figure out how texting, cell phones and emails work, but they do, and it's awesome!! I wonder if the hover board is next.... you might think I'm crazy, but maybe I'm not. I found this article about some scientist in Scotland who have solved the mystery of levitation. If you don't believe me, check out this article. I wonder...

Back to School Blues

I think I could just eat her up!! (and all her rolls)

Lorin went back to school today. I'm kinda glad that we will get back on a normal schedule of things, but I'm also so sad that once he's home at night he'll be busy with homework, projects and all that boring stuff. We've had a little too much fun this summer enjoying our nights together as a family and I'm sad to say that that's over til December. Bummer!! Fortunately, Lily keeps me busy and we have fun playing together. I feel like she is growing up WAY too fast. She already has her two front teeth!! Time flies by way too fast!

When Lily isn't keeping me busy I try to check out one of my new favorite websites. It's called ETSY (etsy.com). Have you heard of it? My sister in law, Kristi, told me about it and now I'm obsessed! It's a website where different people can post things they make and they can sell them. There are so many talented people out there. I love 'em!! If you haven't been to it, check it out. There are thousands of sellers on there and they are awesome!!

My current favorite seller:
pumpkinseedmama - She has some tags I'm getting to use as ornaments on a black tree I have for Halloween. I LOVE, LOVE her stuff!