The Smith's

Christmas 2011

2012-01-07T09:10:00.000-08:00

I don't seem to post as often as I used to. Hmm Oh yeah it is because Ellie requires more of my time at this age. But it's okay. She is totally worth it. Christmas came and went so fast this year. I always look forward to the long break from work. This year it ended that I got 17 days off (counting the weekends) but I was so excited to get to be a mom. I usually come home, play with her for a bit, feed her, bathe her, and get her to bed. It was fun once I figured out her daytime schedule.
We went up to Utah for a couple days. We left late Thursday night after Roy's work Christmas party. We decided that would be perfect so Ellie would sleep the whole way home. This worked wonderful. Ellie slept the whole time. We got there in 5 hours and 11 minutes. But Roy on the other hand should probably not have been driving. He was so tired he was imagining he was going under imaginary over passes and ducking from them. He also could swear he saw hundreds of deer lined up on the side of the road doing the Conga. ( He is much more paranoid about deer since his incounter with the one in Park City 3 weeks after he got his new Mustang.) Anyway we did make it safe.
We spent Friday finishing up a few gifts. Christmas Eve we went to the cemetery to decorate Roy's dads headstone, and then spent the evening at my house. My Grandma Prisbrey came up to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with us. We woke up at Roy's house early Christmas morning to open gifts. Ellie was completely spoiled being she is Grandma Smith's first grand kid. She loved the wrapping paper, but soon realized there were objects within the paper she would be able to put into her mouth.
We then got ready for the day and headed back over to my parents house because my little brother Zach was Skyping from England. He has been out on his mission for about 14 months. It was good to see him, but he is still just goofy old Zach. We went to church with my family and then headed to Roy's house for Christmas dinner. He invited his friend Wayne over since he didn't go out of town to see his family. It was pretty fun day, and I was beat by the end.

Our Gingerbread House

Ellie in front of our tree in her Christmas dress.

Ellie with all her gifts and what Santa brought her.

Pulling stuff out of her stocking.

Ellie eating the wrapping paper.

Happy about her singing cow she got from Aunt Aubri.

Mom and Ellie interested in her Twilight Turtle.

Ellie showing off her book "Everyone Poops" (If you know Ellie she is not a fan of pooping. Hopefully this will help. Her face is priceless.

Ellie looking at her guitar from Aunt MaryAnne.

Ellie enjoying her laptop from her mom and dad.

Oh and how can you not end with this picture. Good thing Santa's beard was real.

Naughty or Nice

2011-12-22T14:03:00.000-08:00

Ellie has been such a good girl this year. I am not sure after this picture if she will still be considered on the nice list... She has got a death grip on Santa's beard.

Gingerbread House

2011-12-15T19:03:00.001-08:00

Growing up I usually got to go to my grandmas house and make a gingerbread house. It has been a little difficult since I moved away, but this year my grandma had all the pieces baked and ready for me to pick up at Thanksgiving. I finally found a few minutes in my busy life to decorate it. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Johnny Elf

2011-12-01T16:59:00.000-08:00

When I was growing up each year on December 1st Johnny Elf appeared in my house. He was there to help Santa Clause keep a closer eye on my family. (mostly the kiddos) He would move around each night and I always looked forward to searching for him in the morning. As my family grew, a second elf began to come. So for years Johnny and Eddie Elf visited our house from Dec. 1- 25. They disappeared on Christmas Eve catching a ride on Santa's sleigh. 6 years ago I got married and moved out of the house. Maybe the elves didn't know where I lived, but they have never found me. Maybe it is because we have little Ellie in the house now, but Johnny has found his way to 3267 Casey Dr.

A Day Out With Friends

2011-11-20T20:09:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was a very busy day for me. I usually get lots done around the house on Saturdays but not yesterday. I started the day watching my friends little girl while she played the piano for the primary program practice. Then I had an old friend come into town (we have not seen each other in 3 1/2 years). We went out to lunch and ate at Smash Burger. Mmmmmm! We had lots of catching up to do.

Angie Marie and Angie Marie. Hehehe we call eachother twins because we have so many silly things in common.

same name

both have a little brother named Zach

both played the flute

both were FCCLA president in HS

Both worked at Prestwitch Farms

We both have 3 kids - just 2 of mine are dogs

I am sure there were more things we came up with 10 years ago, but at least you get the idea.

I ran to JoAnn's to get some fabric for some Christmas gifts I plan on making. I got home, changed and went to a baptism for a guy in our ward. (We are ward missionaries so we try to attend all of them, seems to be 2 or 3 a month lately.) After that I rushed down to the Sunset Station Casino where I met some more friends at the theater to see Breaking Dawn. It was pretty good to me since I never got around to reading the last book. I have been distracted by a little "bean" who always wants to play. Anyway it made for a busy day and it is good to know I can still get out with friends even though I am a mommy now.

Megan, Michelle, Tara, and Angie waiting for the movie to start.

Just Because

2011-11-06T16:43:00.000-08:00

Just posting this because I have the cutiest little baby in the world.

6 Years

2011-10-31T18:50:00.000-07:00

Well I am a little late posting this but Roy and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary on October 20th. We hardly got to see eachother that day. Between my job and his school schedule that day I felt happy to get a kiss. I did have a little message written with dry erase marker on the bathroom mirror. But don't worry. We did go out together (even without Ellie) to celebrate 2 days later. Roy's mom was here to watch Ellie. We went out to dinner at Panera Bread. (Kind of lame but I was not too hungry). Then we went to the Vertical Horizon Concert at the Silverton Hotel/Casino. We had pretty good seats. I would say the 5th row. Then we got to meet the band afterwards. Trust me we didn't wait for hours in line. We were some of the first out so we were 2nd line to see them. So we bought their new CD and had them all autograph it. They were pretty nice.

These past 6 years have flown by and I am sure we are on warp speed now that Ellie is here. She will be 6 months next week.

New Scooter!

2011-10-23T20:05:00.000-07:00

Four years ago we had this scooter...

And now we have this scooter.She only scoots backwards right now and she got herself stuck under the couch.

Fun and Busy Weekend

2011-10-16T18:55:00.000-07:00

Friday night Roy had his annual softball game with the PGA students. Ellie and I were the only spectators... It was still fun to watch Roy hit a home run! On Saturday we attended the 17th annual Bite of Las Vegas. It was our 3rd time attending. It is something fun and cheap to do here in Vegas. We got there early before it got too hot since this year we have Ellie to worry about. We got to see Colbie Caillat perform and we also tested food from a few restaurants around town. We have found two new restaurants we can't wait to visit. Maybe this Thursday we will check one out for our 6 year anniversary.

Ellie and Roy listening to the music.

The most delicious drink from Hash Hash a Go Go. We get this every year and it is YUMMY!

Trying to keep Ellie in the shade. Everyone thought she was so cute. The security guards there couldn't get over how funny it was that she had sunglasses on.

With all these fun events going on I still had my usual weekend list of "things to do" plus extra stuff that has not been getting done. Having a baby makes getting things that you can put off done... so I think I am almost caught up. I wish I had time to clean the carpets, but instead here I sit writing a blog... There is always next week, Right?

Cozy Ellie

2011-10-09T15:56:00.000-07:00

I know I am posting a lot of Ellie lately, but she is much more cute and entertaining than me!!! This past week has been very cold in Las Vegas. We have had lots of rain too. Ellie wasn't sleeping too well and we decided it was because she was too cold. She is a kicker and won't keep a blanket on at night. I remembered we got these awesome sleeping bag sleepers at her shower up in Utah. I dug them out and she is sleeping much better and just looks so cozy. SEE.

Oh and this picture was also taken at 5 months. Can you believe she is that old already. AND I finally reached my pre pregnancy weight. It only took 5 months. Better than the 9 it took me to gain it! Now to keep losing.

What a Cutie Pie

2011-10-02T20:47:00.001-07:00

Ellie stays very active all day. She doesn't stop talking and is rolling from side to side all day long. Apparently she wore herself out and crashed.

Today Ellie is 21 weeks old. One week shy of 5 months. I can't believe how fast time flies when you have a baby. They really do grow so fast. I love how happy she is all the time.

Oh and we can't forget about Macie. Isn't she cute too? She found a warm pile of Ellie's laundry and decided to get comfy. Ellie really thinks the dogs are funny. If she sees them she usually laughs and then sticks her hand out for Molly to lick. Don't worry I clean her hand very well after she has done this.

What a Busy Week

2011-09-17T18:50:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a busy week.

Football season is in full swing so Ellie and Roy are sure to not miss a game.

Trying to figure out a whole new curriculum, with new standards for the district and a new way of having to do lesson plans is pretty much making me go CRAZY. I am slowly getting it figured out, but what a lot of extra work some of it is.

This past week I turned 27. Yep one year older. Still feel young, so that is good I guess. Roy was an amazing husband. I will just make a list of ALL the things he did to keep it exciting for me.

Breakfast in bed with the Beatles birthday song blasting!

Flowers at work and he had them sing and guess how old I was. (the kids thought I was only 16)

Ice Cream cake

New sheets for our bed (that I wanted) he washed and dryed them and had the whole bed made when I got home from work.

He aslo got me an excercise ball since I really don't have time to go to the gym to work out after work.

Then we went to dinner!!! (Thanks Aubri for the Cheese Cake Factory gift card)

I think my husband should win Husband of the year!

My teenie tiny ice cream cake!!! I am pretty sure it cost more that my plate at dinner! But is sure was yummy!
Happy 27th Birthday Angie!!!
We also had Open house at school last night. I think this should be done before school even starts, not 3 weeks after. Oh well. I had an amazing turn out!!! NOT. I had 5 families come out of 19 students. I believe that is 26%.

Well now the week has come to an end. I have been able to clean my house a little and help out with some laundry. It is much harder to rest because Ellie is very active and wants to be doing stuff all the time. Hmmm I wonder where she got that gene from??? Well better get back to my family! Thanks for reading.

Sleeping In Her Crib

2011-08-31T19:09:00.000-07:00

Well we finally got around to putting Ellie in her crib to sleep at night. It seemed we kept postponing it. Not sure if it was because I wouldn't be able to reach over and check on her really easily or if I just didn't want her to grow up. I blame it because we kept going out of town or she would have a stuffy nose, or a sick tummy. Anyway she has done 4 nights and is doing okay. I would love to say she is perfect, but some nights I get up with her more than I want to. I really need to let her start crying it out before running in.

3 Months

2011-08-23T21:34:00.000-07:00

Okay so I am a little late on posting this. Ellie is now 3 1/2 months but when I took a last minute trip up to Utah to visit family one last time before I went to work I had my sister in law take some pictures of Ellie. I have to say they turned out ADORABLE.

I know, lots to look at. These are only my Favorites. She is just a cutie!

Ellie weighed 13 lbs 4 oz on her 3 month appointment (she was not supposed to have one but we had to take her in for a pretty nasty goopie eye)

She decided she likes to suck on both her hands at the same time.

She has started turning her head from side to side

And now Roy's back hurts...

2011-08-03T17:08:00.001-07:00

So yesterday I got this wild hair up my butt that I wanted to paint Ellie's crib white to match her changing table. Roy was going to go along with it and even help. He told me to go to the store and get all the supplies so when he got home from work he could get started on it. We decided to wait until today since Roy didn't have to work. Roy got up early and went golfing and I got up early too so I could work out, get my other craft projects done before we started another one and clean up the kitchen before he got back. He walked in the door and said "so yeah, we are not painting that crib. My mom said she would give us $50 dollars to go towards a new one since the old one was a drop down anyway." I of course was not going to complain about that. Now I didn't have to sand down the old one and try and make a paint job look good. So long story short we went and found this cute white crib at Burlington. Roy took the other one apart right away and got started putting this one together. He has been having back problems on and off all week and all the crawling around in such a small space, this one together was the cherry on top. BUT I love the crib soooooo much and am very happy with the purchase. Oh and also I can reach Ellie to put her in and out of the crib. Since the other one was a drop down (but you're not supposed to use those anymore) we had the drop side against the wall. So the sides were so tall and with me being so short it was kind of awkward to get her to go to sleep in it. The Old Crib

Oh and I just had to post this picture of Ellie ready to go for a walk to the mail box. We can't go for long walks because for some reason it is too hot. Oh well. Hopefully in the Fall/Winter we will enjoy some nice family walks with Roy and the dogs.

Favorite Thing

2011-08-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

Ellie's Favorite thing is to have her diper changed. She could be screaming and then everytime she ends up on her changing table these are the faces I get!!

Ellie's Blessing

2011-07-12T13:33:00.000-07:00

While we were up in Utah for the 4th of July weekend we blessed Ellie in my parent's ward. It went very nice and Roy did a great job. Ellie looked absolutely beautiful in her dress. Unfortunately it was so hot in the chapel I am sure she was not too comfortable. After church we had a get together with family and friends to eat at my parents house. We had lots of BBQ chicken sandwiches, salads, and lots of deserts. It all came together very nicely. Thank you to everyone that helped make it happen. I took lots of pictures and couldn't decide what to post so if you are patient enough you can watch the slide show. Ellie's photo shoot in her dress are also included.

4th of July Weekend

2011-07-04T15:08:00.000-07:00

Conner sharing the phone with his cousin Ellie.

Conner has a call...

Grandma Prisbrey hanging out with Ellie

Grandpa Prisbrey chillin' with Ellie

Yes I was able to get Roy to match his girls.

My sister and I at the balloons.

Uncle Roy and Conner.

Her 1st 4th of July!

What a busy 4th of July weekend we had this year. We drove up to Utah with a car load of stuff. We are very happy we upgraded cars and no longer have the mustang. We spent Friday catching up with family and old friends. Saturday we headed up to Heber City to attend my cousins baptism. Saturday night we watched the fireworks that were shot off at the Stadium of Fire. Sunday we blessed Ellie in my parents ward. (post/pictures of that to come later) Monday the actual 4th we got up early to head down to Provo to watch the hot air balloons fill up and take off. Instead we watched them fill up and blow over with a wind burst that came through. That was more fun than watching them go up. You would have thought there was a tsunami or something. The people were screaming and running away. We came home and my dad cooked breakfast. Mmmmm. My favorite part came next. I got a nap. Yes this doesn't happen much because I like to be busy. But life caught up with me. Unfortunately I dreamed of taking care of Ellie so it was not to restful of a nap. Roy's mom had a BBQ for lunch and it was fun to show off Ellie to the family. Now to relax a little for a week before we head back to Vegas!

A Random Post

2011-06-29T07:15:00.000-07:00

I first have to start out saying that I think my baby is the cutest in the world. Yes this picture was taken very early in the morning when I could have been sleeping, but she is worth being awake for. Roy got this idea that we could save some money by giving Molly a haircut by ourselves instead of paying $40+ for one by a professional. I have to say during the whole process I was willing to pay $100 dollars for a haircut. But all said and done, she doesn't look that bad... I guess I am happy we still have the extra $40. I heard once that the difference between a good hair cut and a bad one is a week. So Molly sorry if you hate it just wait a little bit!

Oh also since I am a stay at home mom for now I am trying to be a little more productive than just sitting on the couch perusing the Internet while Ellie sleeps. I have decided to clean out one cupboard in the kitchen a day. (obviously I do more than this around the house.) My most recent tackle was the pantry. I wish I would have taken a before picture. Just imagine it so full you could not even tell what there was in there to eat. I threw out a lot of expired food... Now we can see what we have and hopefully we will eat it before it goes yucky.

Just Playin'

2011-06-27T06:07:00.000-07:00

Here is Ellie playing with her toys. She is really starting to focus and realizing that somehow she is making the toys move.

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-19T18:34:00.001-07:00

Happy Father's Day to both Dads in my life.

My dad is amazing. He has done so much for me and my family. My favorite thing is how positive he always is! Thanks for being such a good Dad from so far away. Thanks for listening to me stress out over the phone and always wondering how we are doing out here in Vegas. He is such a fun dad and I love him so much!

Me and "Frankindad"

The newest dad in my life is my little girl's dad. So far he is doing a great job. He really stepped it up when she was born and helped out a whole lot. He loves to come home from work and hold her. He is always pulling faces at her and making her smile. When Ellie is upset he will play the guitar for her and it quiets her down immediately. When I was pregnant, Roy would play and she would move around a whole lot.

Roy did get a Father's Day gift this year. He is impossible to surprise so he found it a week early. He got a new putter. Yes this is putter #44 for him. Hopefully his last. He also got a golf theme Father's Day card. You have to understand golf to get it... Roy loved it!
Roy and Ellie pulling faces at each other.
Roy is enjoying a round of golf today in remembrance of his Dad. We love him and miss his dad lots.

How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

2011-06-12T16:21:00.000-07:00

Since we have lived in this apartment this window has been known as "Molly's Window". This is where she spends a good portion of the day. She barks at anything I mean everything that could possible come near our place. She is our guard dog... This is where she lined up her stuffed animals so they could look out the window with her. Shortly after that we got Macie because we decided she needed a friend. Lately I have noticed her at the window behind the blinds in the afternoon. She loves to lay in the sun and since she doesn't go out side for long amounts of time this is how she figured she could "lay out"!!! Silly dog. We love her lots.

And it was all MY fault...

2011-06-11T19:09:00.000-07:00

So I just made a stunning discovery when I was doing laundry today. I washed all Roy's golf shirts and was hanging them up. As I hung the last shirt up I couldn't help but notice how many green shirts there were. Lets rewind to earlier this week when Roy woke up early and got dressed and left before I saw him. He came home and I immediately got blamed for dressing like him. I happened to be wearing a green shirt and khaki shorts just like him. Neither one of us would change. His excuse was that he got dressed first... My excuse was that I only have like 5 shirts that currently fit since I still have some baby belly going on. So we went and ran errands dressed alike. Now who should have really changed??? He has at least 35 different colored golf shirts...

When You Live in a 2 Bedroom Apartment...

2011-06-08T14:01:00.000-07:00

and you have a lot of stuff the baby only gets a corner of a room. I was unable to finish making "Ellie's Corner" cute before she was born. I really tried the night before. Roy says that night was when I had my burst of energy. Roy worked all day so he didn't feel the same way . He didn't want to help move things around. He told me we would do it in the next day after he got off work. Well Ellie decided to come that day instead, so now a month later it looks decent enough to take a picture. (I probably could have taken the picture a few weeks ago but am now just getting around to it) It is a good mix of a baby's room and a guest room and the left overs of an office. One day she will have her own room, but for now this is what she gets. I have yet to hear her complain!

Also this is her newest toy. THE SWING. I was not going to get one of these because they take up so much space. (remember we live in a 2 bedroom apt) But soon changed my mind when all she wanted me to do was walk around the house with her in the middle of the night.

Ellie went to her 1 month check up today and saw a new doctor. We were not big fans of the last one so we changed already. It is also a much shorter drive which also helps. She weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces. She gained 2 and a half pounds in her first month. She is growing fast and I sure hope she fits into her blessing dress in a month.

4 Weeks!

2011-06-05T16:25:00.000-07:00

Can you believe my baby is 4 weeks already. I now understand when parents say they grow up so fast. Ellie also went to church for the first time today as well. Everyone thought she was so cute and loved all her hair. She was a good baby and never really cried. Here is a picture of her in her dress.

Mom and Ellie ready for Ellie's first time at church. Dad had to go to a meeting so it's just the girls in the picture.

First Bath

2011-05-30T10:11:00.000-07:00

Ellie got a sponge bath for her first few weeks of life. She hated them and screamed everytime we tried to clean her up. I was afraid if she hated those so bad a real bath would be a nightmare. I was wrong. She slept through the whole thing with her binki in her mouth. I guess it was better than screaming right?

"Why is She Crying?"

2011-05-27T13:36:00.001-07:00

It has almost been 3 weeks since little Ellie was born. Yes it is a little strange knowing that she still "shouldn't" be here yet. BUT we are super happy she is here. If you remember a while back Macie has had a love for Ellie even before she was born. She would lay on my tummy and listen all the time. When we brought Ellie home from the hospital I was prepared to take Macie out of the room when she started to bark and growl at this new person at our house. But she didn't. It was like she knew exactly who she was and was so happy to finally meet her. Of course Molly had no problem with her either since she LOVES kids.

As the days went on after we all came home, I kept telling Roy that Macie looked different. I was trying to convince myself that Macie wasn't my baby anymore and she was growing up. Well I soon realized why she looked so different. She is so worried about this baby that she watches her all the time. She sleeps on the edge of the bed so she can keep an eye on Ellie while she is in her bassinet. I rarely catch Macie with her eyes closed. I decided she looked different because she was so tired from always watching her. Probably more tired than me.

Ellie has been quite a content baby so far, but she is starting to discover that she can really scream when she cries. When she does this it really concerns Macie and she doesn't know what to think. She is a dog, she doesn't understand what that sound coming out of her is for. When Ellie cries Macie will do what ever she has to do to get right up in her face to make sure she is okay. In fact, the other day we had her car seat on the table and we were buckling her in. Of course she was crying and Macie jumped up on the chair and then the table to check on her. It is kind of sweet that she loves her so much.
Don't get me wrong, Molly loves her a lot too, but she is more jealous of her than worried about what she is doing. She also looks for any opportunity to kiss her face when we are not looking.

Over all I am very happy the dogs enjoy having her around. I was so worried I would have to lock the dogs up all the time.

Welcome Ellie Lynn Smith

2011-05-13T09:55:00.000-07:00

Ellie Lynn decided to come a little early. I guess she really wanted her mom to be a mother on Mother's Day. She came 3 weeks early and is absolutely perfect.

Saturday morning I was up doing chores around the house while Roy was at work. I had been doing laundry, getting chap stick stains out of Roy's new golf shirts, and picking up all of the shower gifts I had received the night before. I had so much on my list of things to get done that day.
Around 9:45 I was just hanging up with my friend on the phone. I bent over to pick something up and pop. My water broke. I was a little startled because it was 3 weeks and 1 day before her due date. I called my mother in law who was a nurse to confirm I was not an old lady who just peed her pants... I then called Roy and text him. He has been checking his phone at work every 10 minutes just in case this moment happened. He called me back with in 3 minutes and left work without even telling his boss. He got home, walked the dogs and we left.
We got to the hospital in about 15 minutes. We walked into the labor and delivery portion of the hospital. There was no one there at the desk since it was a Saturday. There was a phone with a phone number for us to call. We called and told them our situation. Roy said they sounded like they didn't believe us. Once they finally came out to get us (10 minutes later) and I explained what happened and how much fluid had come out they took us right to a delivery room.
It was about 11:00 by the time I was all changed and hooked up to the monitors. I filled out lots of paperwork and then we just sat there. I apparently was having contractions because the monitor said I was. I couldn't really feel them. About 3 hours after laying there just chatting with Roy I started feeling the contractions, but they didn't hurt too bad. They checked me and I was only a 3. We decided Roy would go home and take care of the dogs, walk, feed, and water them. He also wanted to shower and change out of his work uniform since he had been at work since 4:30am.
While he was gone they started me on pitocin. This kicked in fast and I really started to feel my contractions. Unfortunately it didn't move me along very fast. Finally around 5:30 I was at a 4 and able to get my epidural. That went well. It took a little while for it to kick in on my right side, but after a little time I was loving life!!! Thank goodness for epidurals. I remember telling Roy I wanted to kiss whoever invented them.
Well for the next 6 hours I laid there in labor. I didn't get to a 10 until midnight. Then we started to push. After one set of pushes I thought I was not going to be able to do this. It made me so tired. I had been awake for almost 20 hours and was already exhausted. Luckily I discovered how much better it felt to push through the contractions rather than lay there. It was still an hour and a half of pushing before they gave me the "if you don't get her out soon we are going to have to do a c-section." talk. She had been in the birth canal for so long and her head was starting to swell. Lets just say that scared me enough that within 10 minutes they were calling the doctor and 5 minutes after the doctor came in she was out. I wish they would have scared me a little sooner.... hahaha
Well little Ellie was here. Roy said the first words out of my mouth were "wow, I just pushed a baby out of me!" She was perfect. She had 10 fingers and 10 toes. She was a little white but turned pink real fast. She had the cutest little cry. It sounded like a little hiccup at the end. It was so fun to see her dad hold her for the first time and just look at her. Then they handed her to me and I just stared at her, and she stared at me.
I feel very lucky that I had such an easy pregnancy and nothing horrible go wrong at birth. She is a very content baby. She doesn't cry much. She does sleep A LOT. This makes it hard for me to feed her because she won't focus long enough. Hopefully she grows out of that quick.
We have had family down from Utah and it was fun to see them and watch them meet their newest granddaughter. They have all left and now we are now spending some one on one time with each other.

This is no surprise if you know me

2011-04-28T19:50:00.000-07:00

As the days continue to count down to the arrival of our new little family member I feel more and more stress and anxiety. HOW am I going to do this. I am more stressed about all the things that need to happen before she comes. The fact that I don't know when she will come is making me the most crazy. What if I run out of time and don't get report cards and comments done? What if I don't have sub plans ready? What if I don't know if I am really in labor? AHHHHHH I am sure everything will work out, BUT if you know me at all this post is not a surprise. Wish me luck in my next months adventure.

Oh and this is pretty accurate after work these days. I spend every extra second assessing my students one on one to hopefully get it all done. All while listening to a constant "Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, over and over and over. It is very hard to concentrate.

Easter and 5 Weeks Left

2011-04-24T13:21:00.000-07:00

Well Spring break has come and gone. Man time goes by fast when you don't have to work. I spent most of the week sitting and watching TV. I felt so pathetic but it also felt good to just sit and do nothing. I kept up on the house cleaning and laundry so when Saturday came around yesterday it was nice not to wake up and do everything! I made Easter dinner today. It was delicious. We left church a half hour early so Roy could enjoy eating it since he had to go to work. Boy did he enjoy it. He couldn't stop talking about how it was the best meal he had had in a long time. He said "Wife, you nailed it!" Kind of nice to hear. Maybe I will cook more often. But before I can do another crock pot I need to get a new one because mine broke. :( OH well I am a little happy because I have wanted to get a bigger one for a while now. Now I have a good reason to get one.

The Easter bunny also visited our house last night... MMMmmmmm candy.....

Well here is my 35 week picture. White shirt was dirty so I am in black, which is probably a good thing. Black is slimming right? Could you imagine what I would have looked like if I didn't wear black? YIKES!! 5 weeks or so and counting. I have got to start cracking down at work and prepare to leave. I need to get all my students assessed for report cards and write comments. My goal is to try and get them done by the middle of May so if for some CRAZY (maybe good) reason Ellie decides to show up early I am ready. I also need to find someone who wants to sub my class and do some plans for that. Ahh so much to do.

It's Finally Here!

2011-04-18T13:00:00.000-07:00

Spring Break is finally here. It came late this year and I was in much need of a break. I am 34 weeks and am starting to feel pregnant. That means I am tired and it is becoming difficult to do things like bending over to pick stuff up. Oh and climbing the stairs to get to our apartment makes me feel more and more out of shape each time I do it. Anyways, now I get to kick back for a whole week and rest. Of course I have to do some projects because I can only sit still for so long before I go nuts. Here is my first spring break project. I am not sure what else I will make so if you have any ideas let me know.

Yes those are the instructions for the carseat. I had to take it out of the box to make sure it fit. Then of course I had to put the stroller together. Man this baby stuff takes up a lot of space. We are going to need to move before we know it.

32 Weeks

2011-04-02T17:13:00.002-07:00

Hope this doesn't bug people that I post my growing belly but I figure since we live so far away and family doesn't get to see me they can watch me grow. Here I am at 32 weeks. Not the best picture but the camera died and I didn't get anymore before Roy left for the Priesthood session.

I Think Macie Likes Ellie

2011-03-21T20:06:00.001-07:00

Today when I got home from work I was sitting with my feet up, Macie came over to sit by me. She rested her tiny head on my belly. As I could tell the baby was moving around, Macie would also move her head to where the baby went. I am sure Macie knows something is up, but I am not sure she knows exactly. I just hope she is as happy in 10 weeks when the baby gets here.

Crib Skirt

2011-03-19T15:35:00.001-07:00

BeforeAfter

This took way longer than it should have because of my lovely sewing machine. It would sew about 3 inches at a time then I would have to take it apart to fix it and so on. BUT it is done an I love it. Now I can hide stuff under the crib!

New Relationship

2011-03-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

I have been involved in a new relationship on the side. It is kind of a love/hate relationship. You see it is with my new ruffler foot I ordered for my sewing machine. I figured with having a little girl it would come in handy. I got it in the mail yesterday and got the machine out today. I put it on and it immediately worked... For about 2 seconds that is. Then it stopped. I couldn't even get my machine to make a simple straight stitch. I took my machine apart and stared at it. (I didn't know what else to do) I knew what it needed to do but I didn't know how to get it back to that point. Roy's friend who is staying with us looked at it and immediately figured out the problem and we fixed it. I put the ruffler foot back on and it got it to work for a few more seconds and then... yeah it broke again. I played this game for about 2 hours and decided to give up for the night. I got bored and played with it again and had quite a bit of success. I started on the dust ruffle for the crib since it was working so good. I cross my fingers that it continues to work better tomorrow as I would like to finish my project before the baby comes. Wish me luck. Here is the fabric that I am using. It kind of ties all the colors in together.

29 Weeks

2011-03-12T11:08:00.000-08:00

I had a lady ask me how much longer I had yesterday and I responded about 2 and a half months. She said "oh that baby is going to be as big as you!"

Pampered

2011-03-05T19:42:00.000-08:00

Molly got a hair cut today. She was beginning to look like a mop. We took her to a new place and they even added little pink bows. She came out strutting her stuff. It was like she knew she looked good. We tried to get a good picture of her to show "grandma dog" but she doesn't really like her picture taken so she had a random we will chase you around the house photo shoot. These are what we came up with and well you can tell by the last picture she was done. I think she looks skinnier. Maybe next time we take her to the vet they won't tell us she needs to lose some weight.
Poor Macie didn't get a hair cut and I think she is a little jealous.

26 Weeks

2011-02-21T15:18:00.000-08:00

I am posting this a few days late. We have been out of town in Arizona visiting some friends. Here is my huge self at 26 weeks.

How Sweet

2011-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

So I always get lots of chocolate and stuffed animals for Valentines Day from my students. This year one little boy brought me a bag up, I opened it expecting to find a stuffed animal of some sort, but instead found this cute little outfit he and his mom picked out at the mall for our little Ellie!

Lamp Before and After

2011-02-07T20:45:00.000-08:00

So I found this lamp at Burlinton on clearance for $12.99. It was normally $44.99. I was not in love with the colors so I figured I am crafty I can revamp the lamp! I basically was buying the bones for $13 bucks. I finally decided I had the patience to sit down and repaint it. I first spray painted the entire thing white and then with my oh so steady hand (haha) I repainted each flower to match the new color scheme. Rather than trying to get straight lines I used cording to break up the different sections. I then ripped off the brown trim on the shade and added some pruple flower trim. It turned out super cute. I probably ended up spending $20.00 total including lamp and supplies. Sorry the pictures are not great but I am sure you can see the difference. What will my next project be???
Before

After

Moving Right Along

2011-01-29T20:13:00.000-08:00

Well I keep growing. I am sure that is a good thing, but it is starting to get uncomfortable. Especially at night. I love to sleep on my back and my stomach. I can kiss those days goodbye for awhile. I sometimes can't wait for my alarm to go off in the mornings so I can get out of bed. By morning my hips hurt so bad. OH well. Here I am at 23 weeks. Sorry I don't look lovely, it is Saturday and I have been doing chores. We also recieved or baby mattress in the mail this past week. I of course had to get it out already and see if I liked the color I ordered. When you order something lime green you may worry.... I think it turned out great. We ordered it from a company called Secure Beginnings. It is a breathable mattress. If you know me at all you know I am the biggest worry wart. I had a friend lose her baby on New Year's Eve from rolling over in his sleep during a nap. I know this mattress can't stop that kind of thing from happening completly but it sure will help reduce that risk. It is complicated to explain how it works so if you want to know you can visit http://www.securebeginnings.com/
Well I have been keeping very busy and time is flying by. It seems like we just found out we were pregnant. Now we are over half way. I have been tutoring after school 2 days a week and usually have a meeting 1 or 2 days as well. I have been studying my brains out for the Reading Praxis test I am taking on Monday. I missed passing it last time by only one point. Wish me luck!!!

I have also started a few little crafts for the baby corner. It is going to turn out cute!

Our cute little dogs finally got a bath, their hair combed, and their teeth brushed. I am now known as the "mean mom" They hate baths and I was the one to give them one. I had some mean glares and boy were they excited to see Roy when he got home from work today!

The Beginnings of the Baby Decor

2011-01-22T19:14:00.000-08:00

Many of you requested that I post a picture of my little craft I made. Here it is! I bought 3 10"x 10" framed canvas boards, covered them with batting and left over fabric I had from a previous baby quilts. Then I glued a flower on the front. Very simple and it probably cost me $15.00!!! I am glad I got them done because life seems to keep getting busier and busier each week. Hopefully by the time she gets here her little corner will be very cute.

Another Inetersting Spot

2011-01-20T20:20:00.001-08:00

Remember a few posts back my lovely husband put Macie inside the cupboard? Well here is where he decided to put her when we were up in Utah at his mom's house. She is on top of the cupboard this time. I am not quite sure what she is thinking in this picture.

Day Off

2011-01-17T19:17:00.000-08:00

It was nice to have a day off today. Roy played golf!!! He is getting back to his routine. He can only play 9 holes for now because his hand starts to hurt. But he is making great progress!! His surgery was only 2 months ago. He says he putts better now than before too. I cleaned the carpets, did laundry, and went to the craft store without Roy. I wandered around for an hour and a half. Usually when Roy is with me I get 5 minutes to get what I need and get out. I thought up some cute little crafts to make for our little girl's room. I love to decorate so you can only imagine I am getting very antsy. We just can't wait until she gets here. I would love to sleep on my back again too!

Thanks for reading!!!

This is Roy hitting at Desert Pines. We usually go here for a date night but I didn't get to hit balls. I just watched this time around.

You Get This Instead

2011-01-08T15:30:00.000-08:00

Well I just spent the past hour catching up on my blog. I did this whole Christmas Break 2010 post almost had it perfect and my computer died. I didn't have it plugged in... I had pressed save now numerous times throughout because I know my luck. Apparently it doesn't save. If anyone knows how to find it let me know because I am fuming right now. I do not have the patience right now to do it again. So you get to see my 20 week picture and the super cute girl clothes we bought for $10!!!

Yes, We Couldn't Wait

2010-12-30T09:16:00.000-08:00

Of course we couldn't wait clear until May to know what Baby Smith would be. Here SHE is!!! They said everything was perfect so far. Just what every parent wants to hear!

Sorry the pictures aren't great but you get the picture.

We Want to Know What You Think

2010-12-20T09:54:00.000-08:00

We are moving right along through this pregnancy. Not too many complaints other than my clothes don't want to fit me anymore. We get to find out 4 days after Christmas what our little Smith will be. Vote on our poll located on the right side of our blog.

I Love My Husband BUT.....

2010-12-06T20:56:00.000-08:00

My husband is a great guy. Tonight I am not sure what he was thinking. I asked him to take out the trash. He is usually really good about doing this. 15 minutes later I walked by and the trash was not taken out. So being the wife that didn't really want to start anything I just did it myself. Next thing I knew Roy had emptied a kitchen cabinet and stuck Macie inside and told me to come quick and bring the camera. I guess this is more entertaining than taking out the trash. Yes I will understand if you never want to eat at my house again!

School Beautification Day

2010-12-05T10:10:00.000-08:00

Our school held its first School beautification day yesterday. All were encouraged to come out and help clean up our school and make it pretty. I was assigned to paint a mural by the kindergarten classrooms with my friend Nichole. It was actually kind of fun. I think we did a pretty good job. I was also impressed because I didn't get any paint on me other than the bottom of my shoe!!! Any of you who have seen me after I paint I am quite a mess. Here is our finished product.

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-11-27T18:12:00.001-08:00

This year my family came down to Vegas for Thanksgiving. It turned out wonderful and it was fun to have them here to visit. My sister had never been to Vegas before so we had to show her around a little.

Prisbrey Family Thanksgiving 2010

Dad carving the turkey

All six of us were very cosy around the table!!!

Thanksgiving Menu 2010

Cranberry Maple turkey

Mashed potatoes and gravy

Green bean casserole

Pasta salad

Rolls

Deviled eggs

Hammies

Veggie Tray

Cherry Juice

Dessert

Apple pie

Banana cream pie

Chocolate cream pie

No bake cheesecake pie

A Purchace with a Purpose

2010-10-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

As you all may know we have had many cars in our past. Everything from a scooter to two different mustangs. Most people thought we were crazy and the truth is we probably were. Recently we have done it again. Roy got a crazy idea that there wouldn't be enough room for the family in either of our cars. So we went from this...

To this...

All because Roy doesn't think 3 people and 2 dogs can fit in a Mustang. Thats right, I said 3 people. We are having a baby!!!! This little Smith will arive in late May. We are very excited and can't wait.

A Little Bit of Halloween at Our House

2010-10-25T19:34:00.000-07:00

I grew up in a house that was always decked out for Halloween. Now I do not have the space or the brains to come up with some of the creative decor my dad did. Here is my attempt to keep the Prisbrey tradition alive.

Nothing too Exciting

2010-10-11T18:14:00.000-07:00

I never thought I would go weeks at a time without blogging. It is hard to get motivated to blog when nothing very exciting seems to be going on. We went up to Utah last week to say "See Ya later" to my little brother who is leaving on his mission to England in a couple weeks. We also had the opportunity to go to the temple with him and the rest of my family.
It was a quick trip and back to work and adding to the many students I already have. I guess admin either hates me or REALLY trusts me. They keep giving me more and more students. Students that are extra smart but too young for 1st grade they say give to Mrs. Smith because she will challenge them. Kids with behavior problems that other teachers can't stand they give to me because I must be good at fixing that too???? I don't know... All I know is my class is 5 students more than the other Kindergarten classes. Ahh sorry I am beginning to vent.
Roy is finally going back to work next week. We are very excited for him to go back, not only to make a little extra money, but he is BORED out of his mind.
Sorry this post was so boring, but maybe soon we will have more exciting happenings.

Caricature

2010-09-26T18:07:00.001-07:00

Roy and I went to the outlet malls last week to spend some of my birthday money. On our way out we saw this lady who drew caricatures. I have always wanted to get one of these done of Roy and I. There was a sale going on and so we got it done. Hehehe

Catching Up

2010-09-17T18:33:00.000-07:00

It has been a very crazy year. Lets just say I am glad I did not have to change grades this year. It seems each year the amount of stuff I "have" to do besides teach gets more and more. I can't imagine starting from scratch and trying to juggle all the additional "stuff" teachers have to do. I have 28 little 4 and 5 year old kids right now. Some days, Yes I want to pull out my hair. Other days they really do remind me of how lucky I am to be a teacher. As always I have my hands full of a variety of problems, very gifted, ELL, attitudes, behavior, lack of motivation, talkative, wiggly, selective hearing, winy, cry babies, and I even have a few that are VERY RESPECTFUL. Those will be the ones that keep me going. We have just finished up the 3rd week of school and I just hope I will have them ready for 1st grade because it will be here before we know it.

This past week I celebrated my 26th birthday. I woke up before the alarm went off not because I was incredibly excited but because I HATE the sound of that NOISE. As I went to kiss Roy good bye I got in a little trouble because he didn't hear the alarm go off... He WAS going to make me breakfast in bed... Oops! It was probably for the better since he woke up sick. I went to work and was trying to get a few things done when my friend Michelle (she teaches 1st grade right next door to me) walked in with her girls. She had donuts, chocolate milk and present for me. We invited some other teachers who taught in our same pod to come join us for breakfast. I opened the gift she brought me. She had made some blocks that said FAMILY on them. We had went to a craft fair two days before and I saw them and said I liked them but they would be way easy to make instead of paying a ton of money for them.

Later that day Roy showed up at school with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. He brought them into my classroom and had my students sing happy birthday. He also took and filled my car up with gas. AHHH When I got home we went out to dinner. We decided to go to CPK since we had a million unknown coupons and decided the chances were pretty good that we would end up with a pretty decent price on dinner. We were right one of them was 50% off!!! Then we came home and just hung out since Roy didn't feel well.

I didn't really get any presents on my birthday since I got them all a week early. Roy doesn't believe in waiting to have something if it is already purchased and you know you will get it anyway. I got new golf clubs

I also got a new phone

and a new lunch bag.

Like I said I am catching up, not only on my blog but hanging up cute stuff I have had sitting for years. I finally got this up and I wish I had decided to hang it sooner.

Thank your for staying in touch with us. I am pretty sure we are headed back up to Utah at the beginning of October.

Molly Got a Hair Cut

2010-08-31T20:20:00.001-07:00

My little Molly is not a scruffy little orphan dog anymore. We got her hair cut because of the heat down here in Vegas. Roy got her Cubs collar and so between that and the short hair she looks like a boy. But we still love her.

I'm No Photographer

2010-08-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

I know I have no clue what I am doing when it comes to being behind a camera. I am pretty sure I just got lucky with this one.

My Little Spacie Macie

Isn't He Cute?

2010-08-04T10:48:00.001-07:00

Isn't my little Nephew Conner cute? My little sister just posted this picture of him today and I couldn't help but smile!

A New Me

2010-07-09T18:38:00.001-07:00

Summer Update

2010-07-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

I know it has not been that long since I last blogged, but I really feel like I have neglected to write about my summer. As you know I am in Utah living with my family for a few months while Roy is on his internship. I have stayed quite busy doing crafts and chores. But I did get to go out to Nebraska and visit Roy a couple weeks ago. That has been the highlight of my summer so far. While I was there we went to Mount Rushmore, and visited a few tourist attractions along the way. It was as blast to spend some time with him.

Standing at the bottom of Smith Falls. Don't we look awesome with our pant legs rolled up?

At Snake River Falls in Nebraska

Smith Falls Haha our waterfall!!! Isn't it pretty?

Two days after I got home from Nebraska I packed again to head down for our families annual Lake Powell trip. It was much more relaxing this year knowing I didn't have to be back to work and figure out how to teach kindergarten the very next week. There was lots of wind but it didn't stop us from enjoying our time there. Everyday we packed a picnic for lunch and went to see something like Rainbow Bridge, Hole in the rock, and the Indian Ruins. We also found a water cave that we could go in to get out of the sun. Finally on the last day the weather was finally good enough to ski on, so we postponed our packing up a few hours to get some skiing and wake boarding in. WOW are my muscles sore now... Well worth it though. Now I am home and am trying to keep myself occupied before I leave for Las Vegas on Sunday to attend a conference. Water cave

Rainbow Bridge with everyone: Dad, Mom, Angela, Zachary, Ariele, Alyson, and Alyce.
Me, Aunt Alyson, and My mom before got pulled behind the boat.
Hanging out in the shade of a canyon. AHH

I Couldn't Resist

2010-06-19T20:54:00.000-07:00

Maybe I just need to have kids!

So I have wanted to get this for my little Macie since they came out. I mean she practically matches the picture on the box. They were like $15. Yeah right. Since I don't buy anything at full price I waited and waited. I found it on clearence for like $3 today and couldn't pass it up. Isn't she cute? Now when we get back to Vegas we can both snuggle up in our snuggies. (yes I have a zebra stripped one my little brother gave me for Christmas)

Keeping Busy

2010-06-11T14:15:00.000-07:00

If any of you know me well, you know that I can't really stand to sit and do nothing for too long. I have been here in Utah a week and seem to have done a lot. I went up to Logan to see my little nephew Conner be blessed by his dad. I started making two rag quilts and finished both of them in three and a half days. I am helping my mother in law throw a bridal shower for my niece who is getting married next month. I have ideas of things I would like to do to my mom and dad's house. We will see if they will agree... Anyway here are a few pics to start out the summer with. Hopefully I will have more project pictures to post soon! I love this part of being a teacher!!! As one of my students from last year would say "it rocks!"

Quilt for my cousin

Baby quilt for a friend who is having a little baby girl at the end of the month.

My Students Learned SOMETHING!

2010-05-26T20:38:00.001-07:00

On Monday at work I was in the lunchroom watching the kids for my duty time. One of my students raised her hand and asked me "does this make me fat?" and she held up her milk carton. I said, "not if you only drink that much. Why do you ask." So she pointed to the nutrition facts that she had been "reading" and came along a word she could sound out. Total Fat 13g. All she could understand was fat and she was worried, I thought it was cute and so all the girls around her tried to read their milk too. I thought it was funny, maybe you had to have been there.

A Few Things

2010-05-14T19:08:00.000-07:00

Well I really never posted the pictures of when Roy and I went up and saw our new little nephew Conner. He is a cutie pie!!! Plus I am now an aunt by blood... not just married into one.

Me holding Conner!!! Apparently he likes to sleep during the day...

Roy was a little nervous to hold him. Hopefully when we have kids he will get over that!!!

Also today was Field Day at school. Remember how AWESOME I was and we tie-dyed t-shirts to match. We all looked GREAT!!! What a cute class I have. Plus we were all here today so I snapped a quick shot of them in ther green shirts.

There are only like 12 days of school left. Not to sound rude, but I can't wait. My students are checked out. I can not get them to be quiet if my life depended on it. AHHHHHHH! Thank you Michelle my school neighbor and whom I visit teach invited me to go get a pedicure with her after school today. It was much needed. Thanks!

Now I am off talk to Roy online, hang out with the dogs, watch TV and go to bed. That is my new life.

Happy Mothers Day

2010-05-09T17:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day Mom!!! Thank you for everything you do and have done for me. You have been a great example for me. I love you! I made this for you in kindergarten this week. Sorry it is just a picture, but it is the thought that counts right???

Seeing Green

2010-05-05T20:13:00.000-07:00

Field Day is coming up next week at our school. Because I am the "perfect teacher" our class tie-dyed t-shirts to look like a team. They turned out so cute. Roy and a friend of mine came into help. You could only imagine me trying to dye 25 shirts alone... Thanks guys! I am excited to see all the kindergartners in action next Friday. They will be so cute. More pictures to come soon!

"Happy Birthday Rory"

2010-05-01T20:57:00.000-07:00

Friday April 30th was Roy's birthday. We both had to work that day so we did most of our celebrating on Thursday. I took work off and we spent the day together running errands, eating, and we also went to the Lifehouse/Daughtry concert. We had lots of fun!

Us at the concert! So Jason from Lifehouse came off stage and wondered through the audience. He walked right past us. Roy being silly after the concert.

On Friday after I got home from work I attempted to make Roy a birthday cake. Well as you can see I don't have any skill in that area.

It doesn't even look like a birthday cake. I didn't have enough frosting or a small enough tip to write "Happy Birthday". So it is green like golf...

When Roy got home from work we went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. We love eating there. It is YUMMY! Anyway they came out to sing to him. When they asked for his name they must have heard Rory and not Roy. So throughout the whole song they sang his name wrong. It was pretty funny. Then at the end of our meal of course Roy had to make the waitress feel bad and tell her what his name really was. She felt awful. But we tipped her well so we don't feel bad about it. It will be a good memory.

Now for the next four and a half months we are the same age. Happy Birthday Roy!!!

P.S. Roy did get presents for his birthday, but he got them all before his big day and the list goes on and on... He is sooooooo Spoiled.

Why We Have Dogs

2010-04-28T21:04:00.000-07:00

I often wonder if I should answer this question in a positive or negative way... But we love them even when they do this while we are gone out to dinner.

See they can be sweet and loving. This is the reason we keep them around. They are always so fun to come home too. They run to the door to greet us. Who else do you know that is that excited when you come home? They love us too, they wait all day looking out the window for us, if you ever drive by you will probably see one of them peeking out the window. So why do we have dogs?? Because we fell in love with them and can't seem to stop. EVEN WHEN THEY CHEW UP A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL!!!

Am I Really This Mean?

2010-04-27T17:27:00.001-07:00

Aunt Angie

2010-04-10T12:14:00.000-07:00

My little sister MaryAnne had her baby about 2 weeks ago while we were on our cruise. We get to go up to Logan, Utah next weekend and see him. Here is a sneak peek of him. Isn't he cute? I love the dark hair. (I hope my kids have dark hair)

Conner Clark Hansen 5lb 10oz and 19 inches long. March 29, 2010

My sister is amazing, she is a trooper, she made it through so many complications at delivery and still has a smile on her face! GO MARYANNE!!!

We Didn't Sink

2010-04-03T14:58:00.000-07:00

We have arrived home from our spring break vacation. On Monday we drove down to San Diego, CA to get on the Carnival Elation ship. We practiced what to do if there was an emergency and then sailed off out into the Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday we had a day at sea. We slept in, ate breakfast,I laid out, Roy gambled (as if he would never get a chance again. ha ha) ate lunch, took a nap, ate dinner. Yes we enjoyed all the sleep with out interruptions from the dogs. Each night we came to our rooms to find a towel animal sitting on the bed. They were kind of fun to see.

Tuesday night was also the elegant evening. Roy and I went out to dinner in our "fancy" attire. We didn't really want to pack to much, but I must say we ended up looking pretty sharp.

Wednesday we arrived at Catalina Island. It was very windy this trip so it wasn't very warm. Of course I forgot to pack a jacket so I had an excuse to buy a souvenir sweatshirt from the island. Roy and I wandered around the island for a while and then found a miniature golf course. We played and Roy only beat me by 5 shots. I felt pretty good about that!!! We bought our souvenir magnet and got back on a small boat to get back on the big boat. We sailed all night long through the very rough seas. We both had to go to bed early since we were sea sick. You can see in the picture how windy our trip was the whole time.

Thursday morning we woke up in Mexico. We really slept in, until almost 10. We got up ate breakfast, got off the boat to head into Ensanada, Mexico. We laugh now, but we were only on land for 45 minutes and spent $7.00. We didn't feel too safe there in Mexico with the hummers driving down the street with big guns sticking out of them with a person ready to shoot. So we got our souvenir magnet, and were back on the boat. We napped, ate lunch, and just watched a movie. That evening we went to a hyptamatist show and watched people do some pretty silly things. After that we went to watch karaoke. Ha ha people are funny.

Friday morning we woke up back in San Diego, we ate breakfast, and got ready to get off the ship. After waiting and waiting we finally were back on land. We are still walking like we are on water though.

We got back in our car and paid a million dollars for parking and off we went. We drove over the big bridge to Coronado, CA and found a beach. I laid out some more and Roy walked the beach alone looking for sea shells. We decided he must be ADD because he can't just sit/lay around like I enjoy doing.

One last trip we had to make was to a Chick-fil-a. Roy loves this restaurant and there is not one in Las Vegas. Now that his tummy was happy we made the long trip back to Vegas. We had a very relaxing trip even with all the wind. It was only a 4 day cruise, but I feel like I hadn't been to work for weeks.

While we were gone my little sister MaryAnne had her baby boy. It was a relief to find out while we were in Catalina to know everything turned out well after many complications. I am now officially Aunt Angie by blood. We can't wait to see him in a couple of weeks when we venture back to Utah.

The countdown is on

2010-03-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

Spring break is right around the corner. Roy and I have decided to go on a cruise. We are so excited. We are leaving from San Diego and going to Mexico. We haven't been on a vacation together alone since before we moved here to Vegas. But we used to vacation here in Vegas so it seems that we haven't gone anywhere together since our honeymoon.

Roy's mom will be watching our little pot guts. She is meeting us in St. George on Saturday morning to pick them up. I am sure going to miss the girls but they will enjoy time at their "grandma dogs" house. Roy will enjoy not waking up at 3am to take them out.

I Must Have Looked Like a Pig

2010-03-16T09:24:00.000-07:00

Yesterday all the girls and I went out to see a friend that was in town from Texas. We went to Metro Pizza. I had never been there before and Roy was very jealous that I was going without him. I decided to be the best wife and order a pizza by myself so I would have left overs to take home to him. Well when they brought out my pizza it was way bigger than I thought a large pizza would be. I mean we are talking Costco size pizza here. All for me!!! At least that is what it looked like. Well it was delicious and I am sure we will be eating it for days.

Finished

2010-03-07T18:54:00.000-08:00

Lots of things have been finished this weekend.

The 2nd trimester of the school year has come to an end, and that means I am finished with the students' report cards. We are to do mandatory comments for each student and that has meant late nights for me.

Also my bed spread came in. The red color was different than I had expected. It is still cute though. I also found some curtains that look cute with it the set.

Also my car has been in the shop getting fixed since it was hit a week and a half ago. Our insurance is still trying to catch this guy. We will just keep our fingers crossed so we can possibly get our $500 detectable back.

I had to take this picture. While my car was in the shop I had the yellow beetle as a rental. My friend I teach kindergarten with has one too. On Friday she couldn't help but to park next to me.

Here is Macie I just had to share this with you. She just finished begging for food and didn't get any. She is my cute little girl.

While My Car Gets Fixed

2010-03-04T16:40:00.000-08:00

On Saturday last week a few days after my car got hit by a stupid person that ran off we drove my car on the freeway. It was a little shakey and we think it was due to the accident. We decided it was not too safe to drive around while we wait and see if we can catch this guy. So we decided to get it fixed and pay our detectable hoping to get reimbursed if this idiot gets caught. Well in the mean time I get to drive this around. I used to want one, it is fun to drive around but I still miss my Mazda. Hopefully it will be done tomorrow.

The Ups and Downs of Life

2010-02-25T16:45:00.000-08:00

So yesterday I had my bedroom furniture delivered. I love it, now I am just waiting for my bed spread to show up. Look how cute it is, I think it is totally my style.

So now this morning I was walking out to my car as I do every morning, but had to take a second look to make sure it was actually my car. This is what I came out to. Yes a hit and run, luckily someone saw it happen and got the licence plate number, and called the police, but who knows what will really happen. I could think of much cooler things to spend $500 dollars on than an insurance detectable. Wish us luck. Now I know why our car insurance more than doubled when we moved from Utah to Nevada.

The Decision Has Been Made

2010-02-23T17:07:00.001-08:00

Thanks to everyone that gave me your input on which bed spread to get. I ordered it last night and the winner was #2. I am so excited to have my new bedroom set delivered tomorrow. Yes I finally get one, i have waited for years and years.

Input PLEASE!!!

2010-02-20T15:14:00.001-08:00

So on Wednesday I am having a very special surprise delivered. I need to pick one of these to go on it when it gets here... I love them all, but I can't make up my mind.

An update on the previous post... Mmmmm Cookies

2010-02-16T20:33:00.000-08:00

Well while I was so proudly blogging about my lovely cookies I had made, Macie thought they looked good too. Apparently the chair was not all the way tucked in at the kitchen table. As I had just finished posting my blog the thought popped into my head, "I hope Macie is not eating the cookies" So I stood up to walked out and see her standing on the table with cookies dumped off onto the chair and floor. I did notice that she liked the regular flavored frosting vs the strawberry flavor... All I know now is that I have half as many cookies and will probably be up late with my little friend Macie. Like I have said a million times before, it is a good thing she is cute!

And this is the reason we keep her. Isn't she just precious?

Mmmm Cookies

2010-02-16T18:49:00.000-08:00

As many of you may know my most favorite cookie is the sugar cookie. I don't make these very often because of the mess I make to get the final product. This only happens like once a year so we had better enjoy them. They also turned out a little better than last years Easter cookies. I actually bought some decorating tips. The Easter ones got decorated with zip lock bags with a hole in the end. Look at us moving up in the world ;) Mmmmm

Macie

2010-02-13T16:03:00.000-08:00

Well last year on Valentines Day we got our sweet little Macie. I can't believe it has already been a year. She keeps us on our toes. She has been such a good friend for Molly and for us as well. She is so pretty and loves to cuddle with us. She is my little baby for now. She loves when I hold her as a baby, but Molly gets jealous... Seriously they are like our kids. We say that it is a good thing she is pretty cute otherwise she would be living on the street. She is very neurotic and has to have a snack right before bed, wake up at 2 a.m. have breakfast right at 5:30 or 6:00 or she runs around in circles on our bed. She is always so excited to see us when we get home. She makes us feel so loved. We love you Macie!!!

Molly and Macie have not changed they still play like this all day long!

Awesome Mom

2010-02-11T17:51:00.000-08:00

Isn't my mom awesome for making me this cute header??? I think so. Thanks again mom you are the best!

It's Been 100 Days

2010-02-02T20:20:00.000-08:00

Yep we have officially been in school for 100 days. In Kindergarten we celebrate things like this. First we (well most of us) counted to 100, then we made 100 glasses, and topped the celebration off with cupcakes with the number 100 on them. What a fun way to start off the week on a Monday. Isn't my class cute in their glasses?

Homemade BBQ Pizza

2010-01-31T17:42:00.000-08:00

Roy and I were able to spend the day together since we had to stay home and watch to make sure Molly didn't have an allergic reaction to her shots. Anyway we cooked dinner together and it was so YUMMY!!! We even made the crust from scratch.

Late Christmas

2010-01-27T19:51:00.001-08:00

So I know I already got spoiled for Christmas by getting a new sewing machine, but I had volunteered to host a Lia Sophia jewelery party in the middle of January. Roy and I decided that I could have an allotment of money to be able to spend at it. Well as a host you get some amazing benefits. I had a perfect party which meant I had 10 orders and 2 other people signed up to throw a party of their own. Well, because of that I was able to get some AMAZING deals on some very fashionable jewelery. Maybe I am turning into a girly girl??? I don't know, but I was so excited to day when it showed up. Here are my prizes.

Before I opened them all.....

Ta DA!!!!
6 pairs of earrings
10 necklaces
2 bracelets

Thanks to everyone who ordered and made my show a success!!

Now I think I need to invest in a jewelery box.

New Calling

2010-01-24T18:06:00.000-08:00

Well apparently we will never have kids. I will not want to because after being with them all week at school and I now get to spend my Sunday afternoons in the nursery. Yup Nursery, ah and Roy lucked out and doesn't have to be in there with me.

Not Too Exciting

2010-01-20T18:01:00.001-08:00

I feel like I have not blogged for a while... But nothing has happened in our lives. Roy is back to school, I am working a lot, and the dogs, well they are just their silly selves. We have continued to house hunt. We found out yesterday that we had an offer accepted on a house we had put on offer on just after Christmas. But we pulled the offer because on Monday we went to go see it again and found some water damage in the garage. I am bummed big time. It was a perfect house, but we don't want to get into a mess to start with. So we are back at it, we have an offer in on a short sale, but those take forever so who know when we will have more news. Now I just heard today that they are making getting an FHA loan even more ridiculous. It is going to cost us even more that it already would... AHHHHH sorry I guess I am just venting.
Again hopefully something cool our fun will happen so there is something interesting to blog about.

A Big Update From Our Winter Break

2010-01-09T12:24:00.000-08:00

I know it has been less than a month since I have posted, but a lot has happened. I will of course give the readers digest story of it all. (since you probably don't want to read it all and I don't have hours to spend writing it)

Christmas break was wonderful. I was able to have 16 consecutive days off work. Boy did I need a break. Roy was also able to take 6 days off of work so we could go up to Orem, Utah to spend Christmas with our families.

22nd- Got last minute gifts.... mostly stuff for us.

23rd- spent the day with Roy's family and had a nice dinner with his sister Aubri and her family. Also went to the Robert's craft Christmas sale and got tons of decorations for 75% off!!!

24th- Had a nice Christmas dinner with my family, then went to Nephi to see my Grandma Prisbrey.

25th- Christmas morning, slept in til about 7:00 Utah time (6:00 NV time) and went to Lehi to see the Bale's Christmas. Went to my house, opened presents, took a nap, and the boys all played poker. Then we went to Roy's house and opened more presents. Then we just RELAXED.
We got some pretty awesome Christmas presents. even the dogs. Macie was very excited to get a rawhide hot dog.

I got a sewing machine and Roy got a guitar. He is learning to play it so fast I can't believe it.

26th- Took my parents to dinner and a Jazz game for my dad's Christmas present, don't worry it was fair, we got my mom a new sewing machine.

27th- drove back to Las Vegas.

Had a nice few days off and also looked at houses again, wrote an offer and are still waiting to hear back. Then our friends Ellie and Steve and their cute little girl Lilly came to spend New Years with us. We have decided we might make it a tradition since we have now spent the last 2 years with them at this time.

Lilly seemed to enjoy the basket of dog toys.

31st- Drove up to the temple and watched the fireworks that were shot off the top of the hotels on the strip (very cool, but they all looked like they were on fire.)

Happy New Year!!!

1st- Went shopping with Ellie and Steve while Roy worked, then made chicken fajitas for dinner.

2nd- Ellie and Steve skipped a wedding and spent more time with us, but eventually they had to leave. We washed the cars, took the Christmas tree down, and then had more friends over that evening.

3rd-New church time 1:00. I am not a fan, yes I love to sleep in but I don't like to go to bed right when I get home... Cooked dinner and took to friends house and played some Wii games.

4th -BACK TO WORK :( but it was fun to see my students again.

Level 1 Kit FINISHED!!!

2009-12-20T16:28:00.000-08:00

The past couple semesters Roy has been putting in many hours trying to finish his level 1 kits for the PGA. It has been quite the process making sure every single important piece of paper is in it. He is not completely done, in February or March he has to take level 1 check point, which is a huge golf test. I am sure he will do awesome. He knows so much about the game he loves. Good luck Roy! I am happy you finished the book!

Doggie Christmas

2009-12-06T16:23:00.000-08:00

I never thought I would have to hide Christmas presents like you have to for kids. Roy and I took the dogs to Pestsmart yesterday to buy some dog food and try on new collars. Molly and Macie have out grown their puppy collars. We found some really cute ones for them. As we were checking out they had rawhide in different fast food shapes. They had hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, and chicken nuggets. I thought they were so cute and they were only a buck. So we bought the fries and chicken nuggets because they were small enough for them. We got home, put everything on the table and ran out the door to run a few more errands for the day. We came home to find all their treats opened and scattered on the floor. Usually Doggie Christmas is just a few days before Christmas we decided to just give them their collars anyway. They look so cute in their bigger collars. Molly even got new jewelry since she lost her name tag a few weeks ago.

I picked up the treats and put them in a zip lock baggie. Apparently I didn't put them up high enough. I think during Church they found them and hid them. I didn't realize this until this afternoon I hadn't seen Molly for a while and went looking for her. She was under our bed with the zip lock bag chewed open and her little stash of fast food. WHAT A PIG!

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-11-29T15:00:00.000-08:00

This year we spent Thanksgiving here in Las Vegas. Roy's mom and sister came down to eat with us. Roy was in charge of the turkey and did a fantastic job. He stuffed it with fruit and bathed it in butter and spices.

Dinner turned out delicious. But of course we ate too much and had a 2 hour nap.

At midnight we went to the outlet malls for some shopping. I don't feel as safe here shopping on black Friday as I did in Utah. We decided to sleep in a little Friday morning since we were out late. We hit up all the stores around ten and still got everything we wanted. Roy and I got some great deals. I am just trying to explain to him why he has to wait until Christmas to have it. He argues that he already knows about it so why can't he have it now. Boys...

Today I put up the Christmas tree. Roy is eagerly working on his PGA kits so he wouldn't help. He came out every now and again to check on me and give me a kiss. This year is our "red tree". We alternate the "golf tree" and the "red tree" each year. It looks so cute. The only problem is that we have such a little apartment there is no space in our living area for it. So it is in the dining area this year. Macie was scared of the tree as I put it up. Molly soon showed her there was noting to be scared of. Now Macie is curious of it and smelling everything around it. Now we just cross our fingers that she doesn't chew anything up.

Kids Say the Darndest Things

2009-11-20T16:40:00.001-08:00

Today two of my students called me mom. I finally said, "Do I look like a mom? I am not one, I don't have kids." The students laughed and couldn't belive I was not a mom. Then I said back, "Well I guess I am a mom to my dogs." One of my very smart boys said back to me. "You were pregnant with dogs?"

Bath Time

2009-11-11T20:59:00.000-08:00

Macie is getting bigger so indstead of giving her a bath in the sink we have moved her to the tub. As you can see she really likes the running water. If you need a good laugh just watch Macie! It sure made us laugh!

I think she likes to drink water. What do you think?

A Late Halloween Post

2009-11-09T20:57:00.001-08:00

For Halloween we made our way up to Orem, UT to see our families. Like I have said before my family really gets into Halloween. We were very busy while we were there and were able to see a few friends. Ellie, Steve, and Lilly were dressed up as an i-pod. Lilly was the i-pod and they were the L and R headphones. How creative are they?

I was my usual doctor/nurse, or as my parents' neighbor Josh called me a dental assistant!!! We had lots of fun seeing our families. I love that my parents have so much fun on Halloween despite all the work that goes into it.
Yes my dad is Frankenstein and my mom is a Pirate.

And of course I am not sure what the dogs thing of all this Halloween mess. I guess they don't really get a choice!!!

If you look closely in the car window you can see the witch flying!

Halloween Costumes

2009-10-24T20:45:00.001-07:00

If you don't know already my family (my dad) has always decorated a lot for Halloween. I think we decorate more for Halloween than for Christmas. Anyway, since I have been raised to love Halloween I am raising my dogs to love it too. This year since we have two dogs that both names begin with M, we decided to have them be the yellow and red M&M. I made the costumes myself and am quite proud of how they turned out. Hopefully they will keep them on.

Now to figure out what we will be so we can celebrate with our family this weekend!!! Yes we are coming up!!!

4 Years

2009-10-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

Yes it has been 4 years since Roy and I were married. Well 4 years and 2 days. We were married October 20, 2005 in the Salt Lake Temple. We have really enjoyed every moment so far and can't wait to enjoy the moments to come.

We have accomplished a lot together and also experinced a lot as well. We are a team and that is what makes marriage fun!

To celebrate our anniversary we headed out to the strip to eat dinner at the new Hard Rock Cafe. It was good, VERY LOUD, but fun. We then wen to the NY NY to get some ice cream and play the arcade games, and of course put a couple dollars into a slot machine... no winnings :(

It was fun to just be together, catch up and reminice on exciting moments we have shared together. One of our favorite moments was getting Molly. I can't believe how fast time flies and soon it will be 5 years and then 25 and then.......

Learning A Lot

2009-10-19T16:44:00.000-07:00

Well I am learning a lot about how to get stains out of carpet and clothes. On Saturday Macie must have thought it would be fun to chew up a black pen. Well I didn't think it was very funny when I came home to a good sized spot of black ink on the really light carpet. Not in a spot where you can just put a rug over it. Roy immediately got online to look for ways to get it out. We tried all sorts of concoctions, but soon realized that rubbing alcohol worked the best. Yay for alcohol!!!
Then on Sunday night right before we had some friends over for dinner I noticed there were blood spots on the carpet. Molly had cut her lip on a rawhide chewie and dripped blood all through out the house. Luckily I knew that hydrogen peroxide gets blood out easily because Roy gets bloody noses all the time. Any way I quickly dumped some hydrogen peroxide on all the spots and broke out the carpet cleaner that has really come in handy since we have had it.
So now for all of you that have to get ink or blood out of something you know how!!!

Yahtzee

2009-10-14T19:34:00.000-07:00

Roy and I have been playing a lot of Yahtzee on the Wii. It is a little addicting... Actually Roy won't stop at night until he wins a game. I just had to brag little more about my amazing game of Yahtzee. I crushed him!!!
CHECK IT OUT! 534

I know it is kind of pathetic that I blogged about this, but wouldn't you?

Bumps in the road of life

2009-10-10T18:39:00.000-07:00

Well as many of you have probably heard, we have had a taste of the American dream and and felt a piece of the American reality. We had an offer on a perfect house accepted. Well as many of you know, money talks and someone else put in a higher offer and they accepted theirs after they accepted ours. RULES.... Apparently there are none in the game of buying a house. We have decided to put the brakes on this house thing for a while.

In the meantime we are trying to make our little apartment feel more homey. I got so excited about getting a home I started to neglect keeping up on house work and fixing things that needed fixed. Today we cleaned the carpets, loaded the kitchen with food and replaced our down comforter on our bed that had multiple holes in it. Which meant feathers were everywhere!!!!

We were almost done with all our chores for the day, all we needed was one last trip to the grocery store. On our way we took all the trash out, even the old laminator that had been sitting on the front porch for a month. We got in the Mustang and went to start her up.... Click click click... What??? Dead battery. We jumped it and took her to Auto zone. A few precious dollars and a new battery later we were finally off to the grocery store.

I am finally starting to recover from being sick. Many of you know that I don't get sick very often and when I do, I don't let it stop me from doing much. I had to take almost 3 days off work to recover from this one. I am positive I got sick from the germy kindergartners I teach on a daily basis. I am not really looking forward to going back to work. I am sure it will be a disaster in my classroom after 3 days of substitutes.

Well sorry to vent today, there really isn't anything exciting to write about. We are just crossing our fingers for something positive to happen anytime soon!!!

25 and Counting

2009-09-14T19:59:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my birthday. I turned the big 25. The problem I have is that I don't feel that old, but now I have this number attached to me that means I am not in my young twenties anymore. Oh well, what matters is that I feel 19 or so.

Sunday Morning I woke up to breakfast in bed made by my fabulous husband. He made me bacon, eggs, toast and even orange juice. Every bite was delicious!!!

We went to church and I got a spatula from the relief society!! Woo Woo.

We were evil and went out to dinner after church to the California Pizza Kitchen. They might make the best pizza ever! I had a BBQ chicken pizza and some lemonade.

After dinner we walked around Town Square and shopped a little. I purchased some new makeup at the MAC store with some birthday money that was given to me.

We came home and had some ice cream cake and Roy was supposed to sing happy birthday to me, but instead of singing a solo he played "So You Think It's Your Birthday" on the computer. Of course I am too old to just buy one pack of candles so we purchased the numbers 2 and 5. Sticking them into a frozen cake is not the smartest thing. Roy lit the candles and I picked up the cake to make a wish and blow them out when the 2 fell off and hit the ground. Luckily the wind on its way to the ground blew out the candle other wise we could have had a birthday fire... So we tried again and had success. I made a wish and blew out the candles and we both enjoyed some ice cream cake, even the dogs!! They love ice cream... Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!!!

Take 1 oops

Take 2

Made my wish but I don't think it came true... :(