tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13743681608093355642024-03-04T21:33:59.887-08:00A life full of butterfly kissesAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-11848287778148186112013-03-13T21:53:00.002-07:002013-03-13T21:53:58.895-07:00Blog lovin<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3491256/?claim=h75qd9322qk">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-60975756339743138432012-11-27T15:00:00.001-08:002012-11-27T15:00:25.458-08:00Preacher's wife. Momma. Love reading other's blogs and stories. <a border="0" href="http://www.frommrstomama.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NCwU4XDnW5LvlTfIZjLZKSnhFZ5EaEv2qzwupynk4BzPbt5H4xdwF0VRJesUf8pn6ht5q2sDYPK7gqBEWlZbjuIQLmAQ-yyGJUoT4DXxgg0gn9gZLiC7k-ae25zpYFGn_aSH6ftNUU0Z/s1600/Untitled+6.png" /></a>
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My name is Alyssa. I am a child of God. I am a missionary baptist. I am a mom to a beautiful little girl named Sadie who will be 2 at the end of January. I am a wife but most importantly, I am a preacher's wife.<br />
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My husband and I have been married for two and a half years. He surrendered to the ministry before I even met him and when I did meet him, I wasn't sure if I even wanted to date him, but you can read about that story in the "Our Story" tab at the top of my blog.<br />
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I was raised in church my whole life. I like to say that I was lucky and blessed to have that. At the age of 9, I realized I was lost and needed to be saved. After the morning message one Sunday, I asked God to come into my heart and I was saved. I was baptized the following week. As I grew and got older, my relationship with God became more and more important to me and I knew that I could do nothing in my life without Him. My teenage years were kind of rough and I had a lot of family problems but God remained constant and I knew that I would make it through everything with Him.<br />
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At some point I had this feeling that I was gonna marry a preacher. It was so interesting when I met my husband and he happened to be one. We started dating and when he would be asked to preach at one of our sister churches, I would go with him. I was determined to show him that I supported his call to the ministry, that I would sacrifice things in my life to support what was important in his. We dated for 5 months and then got engaged. We got married May 1, 2010. We found out we were pregnant a few weeks later and had our precious girl January 31, 2011.<br />
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Our relationship and life has been a whirlwind but God remains the one constant thing in our life. Our relationship was founded on it and our marriage was founded on it. Being a preacher is not easy and neither is being a preacher's wife. It calls for a lot of sacrifices in our life. Not taking certain jobs, not working on Sundays, being in church services at all times, traveling up and down the state to preach and attend association meetings or any other service that one of our sister churches puts on, etc. But I would not change it for a single minute. Being able to share God's word with those who need it is a blessing upon itself.<br />
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I may not blog on here regularly and honestly I still haven't figured out exactly what I want this blog to be but if I can use this blog to share God's word to those who need it then that's what the purpose of this should be. Being a preacher's wife has humbled me so much but I love being one and I love being able to support my husband in the area that God has called him to.<br />
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Go link up with Becky here: <a href="http://www.frommrstomama.com/" target="_blank">www.frommrstomama.com</a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-85174391697955374342012-08-27T13:10:00.002-07:002012-08-27T13:15:07.230-07:00Show and Tell: Marriage <a border="0" href="http://www.frommrstomama.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YBaM8HAuRVvxBJMvuT3aiiy93crx5ArpiCRrXMKSQoQwndK8dHQu1Nl2hFH4oFoEenaTxJ6wipcmBjVtzqroewYhh-TpSwb3b1HC598LkaXIre4hWLiuGkvaaheE-v7ScH_sKGyfXi4/s280/Untitled+23.png" /></a><br />
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Yup!! That's right! My baby girl is 18 months already and I have no idea where the time has gone!!<br />
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Sadie is such a blessing to us and is so fun! She has such a great little personality and loves to ham it up and be funny for us.<br />
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She is also learning so much and surprises me everyday with what she knows. Her vocabulary is enormous! She knows so many words and is starting to put sentences together. Some new ones that she has been saying are: you're funny, I'm hiding, oh no!, oh my gosh! and so many more. She can name almost every animal and make all their sounds. We are working on the Alphabet and counting (she can count up to 3) as well as colors. It is so much fun being able to communicate with her and start to understand what she is trying to tell me.<br />
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Potty training will be starting soon. Sadie does come up to me and let me know when she poops (it's so funny cause she will grab her diaper and say poop and then sometimes wave her arm and say phew). We have been putting her on the toilet before bathtime but she has yet to pee in it yet. So soon we will be getting her a little toilet and actively working on potty training.<br />
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She has surprised me with her sleeping. Normally after bath we read a story and then I rock her to sleep but lately after I rock her she tells me that she wants to go in her crib to fall asleep on her own and I let her. It usually takes her a little while to actually fall asleep by herself and she usually plays for a little bit with her stuffed animals but it is nice to know that she is on her way to learning how to fall asleep by herself.<br />
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Sadie is such a great helper to me. She loves to unload the dishwasher, sweep, put laundry in the wash, put her towels away, help me vacumn and clean. I hope it stays this way!!! Haha!! We are working on her cleaning up her own toys before bath and she does a pretty good job.<br />
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We just recently upgraded her carseat to a "big girl" front facing seat and she loves it!! She loves being able to look out the windows and see what we see. Our car rides have also become a non stop talking ride for her. She just loves joining in on our conversations!<br />
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<i> </i> I've been blogging for almost two years. I started blogging to use it as a way to share memories that we make as a family. Honestly, I don't think my blog has changed that much. I am hit and miss with blogging but I would love to be a better blogger.</div>
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I went to two different junior colleges because of a moving situation and studied Child Development, in which I have my Teacher's Permit in order to teach preschool (I taught preschool for 4 years). I then went to a private junior college and received my Associate Degree in Medical Assisting.</div>
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I live in California and have visited a lot of places up and down California and I have also traveled to Oregon twice but that's about all the places I have been. I would love to travel more and visit other countries, especially Australia!</div>
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I would probably buy by dream house. It would be great to own a home and not have to make a monthly payment.</div>
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1. Water all over the bathroom floor after someone gets out of the shower.</div>
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My all time favorite movie is Speed. For some reason I just love that movie and can pretty much quote the entire movie!! The Sandlot and Twister are also up there as my favorites.</div>
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I love to enjoy a good book or relax in a bubble bath. Sometimes I just like to do absolutely nothing when I have me time.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"> I did a lot of baby-sitting in high school. My first real job was the summer after i graduated high school. I worked at an elementary school on the daycare staff. I worked morning daycare, lunch staff and afternoon daycare. During the summers, they put on a daycamp and I worked for that as well. I loved that job!! When I moved, I landed a job at another after school program. I then started teaching preschool and did that for 4 years, with an externship at a doctor's office while I was going to school for Medical Assisting. I am now a stay at home mom.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div>
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Australia. I have always wanted to visit there!!</div>
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There's not much new stuff going around here. I'm still without a car and we finally sold/junked our car. Now for a new one!!<br />
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Sadie is growing like crazy and is so smart. She knows so many words and is such a talker. She talks all the time!! We are working on learning colors (she can identify blue and yellow), learning our ABC's and she can count to 3. She is so funny!! She repeats every word I say and surprises me with words I didn't even know she knew. She loves to help, she is always helping me with the laundry, making my bed, sweeping, dishes and vacumning. She has such a sweet little heart. We have been spending time in the pool and she just loves it!! Such a water baby!!<br />
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Enjoying some ice cream after the pool<br />
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Fourth of July!!<br />
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She wasn't as cold as she looks...the water in the pool was heated!<br />
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Me and my love bug!!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-80861222595648130672012-05-02T12:07:00.001-07:002012-05-02T12:07:38.019-07:00UpdateI've been hit and miss with posts lately so I thought I would update on what we have been up to.<br />
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- About a month ago we moved to our new apartment and we love it!! We love the area that we picked and our apartment complex is pretty quiet. I've been trying to find things around the city for Sadie and I to do and it has been pretty easy because Santa Clarita is so family friendly!<br />
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- Four days after we moved in, we headed up north to Sacramento for the annual Old State Association. It is a gathering for the churches in our work to get together and discuss some business, fellowship and hear great preaching. This year the church in Citrus Heights hosted it and it was nice to spend a few days up there. Next year, our church is hosting it!!<br />
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- A few weeks ago the brakes went out on my car and now it is just sitting in our garage, waiting to be fixed. It's not very fun without a car of my own and being stuck home all day but Sadie and I are making due. We get out and walk and have even ventured out for walks to the store down the street. I mean, it's only less than a mile but we live up a hill, a very steep hill, so the walk back is a little tough.<br />
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- Sadie is growing like crazy! She just turned 15 months and is so much fun. She has the happiest, bubbliest personality! She loves to jabber away about anything and everything and loves to "read" out loud to us. She has a been a little cranky that last few weeks which is due to the fact that she has a ton of teeth coming in all at once. Poor baby!!<br />
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- Yesterday, Corey and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. We didn't do anything special last night because we are saving that for this weekend. I did make a white chocolate raspberry cake for dessert though. On Saturday we are driving down to his parents house, which is about an hour or so away, to drop off Sadie and she will be spending the night there for the first time ever!! I'm nervous!!! But I'm sure she will do just fine. Corey and I are then driving back home for a couples massage that evening and then dinner. It will be nice to have a night alone with my hubby (even though I'll be probably be missing our baby girl like crazy!).Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-63763766507884675852012-05-01T13:53:00.000-07:002012-05-01T13:53:54.159-07:00Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The hubby and I celebrate our second wedding anniversary today and boy what an exciting two years it has been......</div>
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from finding out we were to pregnant, to having Sadie, to old jobs and new jobs in between, to moving and to all the ups and downs in between......</div>
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He is my rock, my other half, the one I can always count on. He gets me when no one else does and he loves me despite all of my flaws and imperfections. We can make each other laugh over the most ridiculous things, yet we can be there for each other for the serious moments. Through this life, I want him by my side always and forever. I truly have married by best friend and I thank God everyday for him. He is my one and only, my everything. He is such a hard working husband who is always providing for us and keeping us safe. He is the greatest father that a little girl could ask for and watching him with Sadie has made me love him so much more.</div>
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I love you Corey Alexander!! Here's to the last two years and many, many, many more to come!!</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The other day I took Sadie to the little playground in our apartment and decided to snap some photos of her. As I was watching her play and looking back at the pictures, it made me realize how fast she is growing and how I want to remember all of the little details about these days.</span>
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I want to remember how the first thing you do at the playground is find a spot to sit down and pick up the woodchips and how those would keep you busy for hours.</div>
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I want to remember how you show me the ones you pick up and twirl them between your fingers and then try to eat them.</div>
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I want to remember how cute your feet look in sandals and how small they are.</div>
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I want to remember how you would pick up handfuls of woodchips and dump them on you and smile because you thought it was the funniest thing and how your legs were covered in dirt and woodchips.</div>
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I want to remember how small your hands are and how you love to explore things with them.</div>
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I want to remember how cute you look in your outfits and how curious you are about the world around you.</div>
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I want to remember how you have to try all by yourself to climb up the stairs and how you weren't scared at all.</div>
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I want to remember that when you did get a little stuck you still kept on trying and then called for me to come help you and how you stood there for a few seconds, making sure you had your balance.</div>
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I want to remember how in love with these sunglasses you are and how you have to wear them all the time, even in the house and how cool they make you look.</div>
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And last but not least, I just want to remember all the little details that make you who you are. All the facial expressions, laughs, words, movements, etc. Because time does go by so fast.......</div>
<br />Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-3593265622540594072012-04-24T08:37:00.000-07:002012-04-24T08:37:19.816-07:00A little DIY....Giraffe Growth ChartI've been wanting to make Sadie a growth chart for a while now and I finally got around to making it. It was actually pretty simple to make and I am pleased with the results. All it took was some pieces of cardboard, paint and some ribbon.<br />
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-Several pieces of small cardboard or one long piece of cardboard or sturdy paper, such as cardstock<br />
-Paint (I used acrylic paints in pink and brown)<br />
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-Ribbon<br />
-Pencils, Pens and Markers<br />
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Decide how tall you want your growth chart to be. Mine was a little over 6ft but I only measured up to 6ft. Take your measuring tape and mark off the inches with a pen or pencil.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Step 2: Draw</span></b></div>
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Decide what kind of design you want on your growth chart. The theme for Sadie's room is giraffe print so I went with a giraffe. You can either free hand draw your design or find a stencil. I found a picture of a giraffe online that I liked and free hand drew it.</div>
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Decide what colors you want to paint your growth chart with. I went with pink and brown because those are the colors for Sadie's room. I also used acrylic paint. I think that paint is a little more sturdier and last longer. Paint your design.</div>
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I simply used a clear tac to hang the chart with and then I used one of the sticky pieces from those damage free hanging hooks to secure the bottom with. Stand back and enjoy your craftiness!!</div>
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Today I am linking up <a href="http://www.amommasdesiresandpacifiers.com/">Raven</a> with <a href="http://www.amommasdesiresandpacifers.com/"></a>
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Well here's your chance to show of who you look like! Head over to her blog for some fun !<br />
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Although I most often get compared to her........</div>
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So go link up and check out the fun!!</div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-30560639798944822542012-04-13T11:23:00.000-07:002012-04-13T11:23:47.118-07:00Venice BeachMy sister pretty much had only one request while she was visiting, a beach day!! Now I have lived in California my whole life but had only really visited the Orange County beaches and, of course, my favorite beach ever Pismo!! But since we moved, we are very close to the LA beaches so I decided to look up a couple to check out. I found one called Point Dume Beach in Malibu and it sounded wonderful so I told my sister and she was good to check out that one. Well, she realized that we were also close to Venice Beach. She had never been there and neither had I but I knew what the beach was gonna be like. Nevertheless she wanted to check it out so we headed there last Saturday.<br />
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<br />Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-70596929400370894512012-04-11T13:47:00.000-07:002012-04-11T13:47:04.808-07:00Barnyard at the ParkWe are officially all moved in!! Yay!! We moved on March 24th and have been so busy since then that i havent had much time to blog. Four days after we moved, our church's state association was going on so we headed up to Sacramento for a few days and then last week my sister was staying with us during her spring break. I was looking for some stuff for us to do so she wouldn't be bored and so I could also check out our new city! I stumbled upon a park that has a little petting zoo and a mansion/museum. I guess the mansion used to be the home of some famous silent movie actor and it said that there were Bison roaming around the hills surrounding the park so we decided to check it out. It was a nice little park and the petting zoo was small but Sadie enjoyed seeing the animals. We didn't see any Bison until we decided to walk up this super steep driveway and then we saw them way down the hill. Bummer!! But we had a nice time at the park and we will definitely be visiting again!!<br />
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<br />Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-5115201348700483722012-04-10T12:43:00.005-07:002012-04-10T12:44:08.655-07:00Fingerpainting<div style="text-align: center;">
About a month ago (before we moved), I decided that I would try fingerpainting with Sadie and see what she thought about it. I also decided that I would make homemade fingerpaints. Well, the recipe I used I didn't like very much. It was too thick and not that easy to spread but it worked for the time being. Sadie seemed to enjoy it although she didn't really know exactly what she was doing. She was more into the spoons we used to mix it with but none the less she made some pictures.</div>
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For the last 2 weeks, Sadie has such a hard time with sleeping (naps and bedtime), hence why I haven't blogged in awhile. She usually took two naps a day and was pretty much sleeping through the night and then all of a sudden she wouldn't sleep in her crib. I rock her to sleep because that is what works for us right now and then when she is asleep I put her in her crib and she will normally stay asleep. Well it was a normal day and I rocked her but when I went to put her down she woke up, started screaming and wouldn't go back to sleep. That night, the same thing happened and then the next day it happened again so I decided to start trying different ways to get her to sleep. We did the cry it out method for a couple days and it didn't work. Sadie is one of those babies that when she gets worked up, she can't fall asleep plus I have never been a fan of letting your baby cry alone in a room for hours on end so we stopped that method. I then tried putting her down while she was drowsy and still awake. Nope that didn't work either so I then tried rocking her, putting her down, patting her back and laying down next to her crib. Can you guess how that worked out? Yup you're right, it didn't work either.<br />
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I was so frustrated and exhausted so I started doing more and more research. I bought a book, read everything on the internet and so forth. We did the calming bath wash with the calming lotion and reading a book and setting a calm atmosphere but she would still wake up and the only way I could get her to sleep was either let her sleep on me or in our bed and we didn't want to make that a habit. I started to realize that she was most likely going through separation anxiety so I changed my view on how to get her to sleep. I make myself feel relaxed, I rock her and gently put her down and if she does start to cry I talk softly to her and pat her back. After doing that, she will usually stay asleep.<br />
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I was putting so much blame on Sadie for her not sleeping that I didn't realize that I needed to change my way of thinking about it and not get so frustrated about her sleeping habits because let's face it, she's a <strike>baby</strike> toddler and they change their sleeping habits quite regularly. I also decided to change her naptime routine. She now only takes one nap a day, usually right after lunch and then is in bed by 9pm (I know that sounds late but her daddy doesn't get home till later and that works for us). It seems to be going pretty well so far.<br />
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If you are looking for a more loving, nurturing method for getting your baby to sleep, check out this article <a href="http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/fussy-baby/31-ways-get-your-baby-sleep-and-stay-asleep">here</a>. This article is just one that I liked because I'm not a fan of the cry it out method but if you are and that works for you than that's great as well!! Hope this is helpful to any of you who are having sleep trouble with your babies.Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-74662933404800750962012-02-16T13:37:00.000-08:002012-02-16T13:37:05.398-08:00The 1st Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm FINALLY posting pictures from Sadie's birthday and birthday party. We didn't have a huge party, it was mainly family and a few friends, but it was still a great time! We actually had three celebrations for her, one at church so our church friends could celebrate, one on her actual birthday and then her party. Enjoy the pictures!!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Smash Cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The toy she picked out for her bday</td></tr>
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</div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-34168773873141442332012-02-13T12:54:00.000-08:002012-02-13T12:54:49.228-08:00Our Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">We had a pretty fun weekend and was nice to have some family time since the hubby works all week, getting up early and home late.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday night I made some yummy chicken and broccoli pasta and waited for Corey to get home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="021012180645.jpg" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=749b4a3ae6&view=att&th=13578277991b45b1&attid=0.1&disp=thd&zw" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning, Corey was in a good mood and got up early, went to the store and made Cheez whiz burritos for us!! They are one of his specialties and so yummy!! During breakfast making, our microwave decided to "blow up". It started making this weird noise and there were pops and fizzles and then BAM it was a goner. So while we were trying to take care of the microwave, open the doors and windows so it wouldn't stink in the house and so the fire alarm wouldn't go off, our bacon got a little burned and the fire alarm ended up going off. Oh well!! And luckily we had another microwave!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A little while after breakfast we headed out to the outdoor mall for a little shopping and family time. It wasn't raining when we left but as soon as we pulled into the parking lot it was like a downpour so I ran into the store with Sadie while Corey got the stroller out of the car. We shopped around in the store for a little while and then decided to grab some lunch. We decided on Johnny Rockets, which was like across the outdoor mall and yes it was still pouring. Corey carried Sadie while I pushed the cart. We finally made it and Corey looked like he had just had a shower. Lunch was delicious!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="021112154519.jpg" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=749b4a3ae6&view=att&th=1357824c5594fdf1&attid=0.1&disp=thd&zw" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="021112155537.jpg" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=749b4a3ae6&view=att&th=135782396a81f876&attid=0.1&disp=thd&zw" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After lunch we needed to head over to Best Buy and yes it was still pouring!! So we decided to lay Sadie down in her stroller and put the cover on. It would have worked except that Sadie decided to sit up in her stroller and we didn't notice until we had made it most of the way to the car. Poor baby girl was pretty wet!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After the quick trip to Best Buy we were headed to the hockey game. It was a church event and we were some of the first people there so we made our way to our seats. We were sitting kinda high up and I was a little nervous sitting up that high with Sadie but we quickly adjusted. Sadie had a great time and was all smiles and happiness even though she had only one nap that day. The Ontario Reign one and it was tons of fun!! After the game we stopped at In N Out with some friends to end the night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all we had a great family weekend!!</div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-75001181194475289572012-02-10T12:18:00.000-08:002012-02-10T12:18:53.872-08:00What's been happening around here?<div style="text-align: center;">-I've been working on Corey's Valentines present and it's going good so far!! Today I even wrote a rap....but more about that later!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Last night I made these delicious fajitas with an even more delicious marinade and they were a huge hit!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonight's dinner is chicken and broccoli pasta with Philadelphia Cooking Creme, the savory garlic flavor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Sadie has another tooth poking through, which brings her total up to 8!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Little Miss has also been pretty clingy these last few days and her naps have been all over the place!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-She also got these new shoes as a gift and they are pretty cool. They are called Skidders (anyone else heard of them?) and they are non slip and let babies foot grow and move as if they are not wearing shoes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMoqAcerOpIclQ6r1NzWCE-MRQA9TTa0PkEsE-HnpOCc24-3NAT8lV2LuhTJ2NuqM64-EVAE-t_srFw3Q7swRChuXk_NtjBxJuSOjQ0GK-MQvju6ZC0iMq1_42SaKANH8PlWMsX0460A0/s320/SKIDDERS_XY4423TG.jpg" width="266" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-Speaking of her birthday, I'm working on getting the pictures up soon but have just been a little busy!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-This weekend should be fun, we are headed to an Ontario Reign hockey game with our church. These games are usually a lot of fun cause they have a ton of audience participation!! And it will be Sadie's first hockey game. Corey is a little disappointed that her first game is not an Anaheim Ducks game but it will be ok.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY FRIDAY!!</div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-24874030270568302362012-02-09T11:12:00.000-08:002012-02-09T11:12:41.973-08:00Short Story link-up<span style="background-color: white; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Today I am linking up with Adventures of Newlyweds for the short story link up....go check it out <a href="http://comeoneileen86.blogspot.com/2012/02/short-story-challenge-link-up.html">Adventures of Newlyweds</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">It was one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong................</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">The thick, dense fog spread like a blanket through the tree-lined woods. The girl with the red hood walked solemnly through it, on a narrow pathway, as she kicked the rocks with her feet. The man in the plaid shirt had been following her for awhile now but she didn't sense any danger. Actually, a calm and serene peace seemed to engulf her. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">"This is wierd," she said aloud, taken aback by how loud her voice sounded among the quiet nature."This part of the woods hasn't seen fog since who knows when."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">As she walked along, her mind went back to the conversation she had at the little coffee shop in town. The coffee shop was miles away now. The conversation was heartwrenching. She remembered the look on his face when he told her that he had to leave. It was his duty so he had to go. She can still see his outstrecthed hand layng across the table, waiting for her to put her hand in his. But most of all, she can still feel his eyes burning into her back as she stormed out of the shop, nearly knocking over the sheriff as she flew out the doors.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">She can't remember though how she made it to this path and it boggles her mind why it's so foggy. She can hear the leaves crackling behind her as the man in the plaid shirt tries quietly to keep a good distance behind. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">Who is he? and what does he want?, she ponders.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">All of a sudden she stops dead in her tracks and thrusts her head upwards.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">"Why God? Why does he have to go? Can't someone else go?" she screams at the sky. "Me and him had a plan. It was gonna be me and him, finally!"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">She lowered her head and watched as a tear fell from her face and landed with a splash on the ground. She fell to her knees and let all the emotion that was inside of her come rushing out. The tears flowed out of her sad, green eyes like a river and she hit the rocky ground with her fists as hard as possible. She was too busy wrapped up in her own emotions to care about the fast approaching sounds of the man in plaids feet. All she felt was two familiar arms wrap themselves around her. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">"I'm here", he said.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">She turned and let herself fall into him. She loved the way she fit into him and how he smelled. The smell that she would never forget, ever.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">"I know you have to go," she sobbed, "but please, don't be gone forever."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;">"I won't," he whispered, "I won't....."</span>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-90611862441917020732012-02-07T08:48:00.000-08:002012-02-07T08:51:08.731-08:00What's your love story?<div style="background-color: white;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3dCBnjVp1oPbDjR0RnzGnwJ77Gnx3trOmNb2Pu_-T1rFQtiDTR0miR5A7U1UUyd4wuwCfJ_bYLkdBeLw1b4p2aJIXPJN9AaNXHQjUUyfkdgVB39-hp3_mSgL20AylZqnHTNRIIgChq-u/s1600/Untitled.png" /> </div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Today I am linking up with FromMrstoMama to share my love story. It is actually the perfect day as 3 years ago today, my hubby and I went on our first date, also known as Seven day to us, but more about that later. Hope you enjoy our love story and head on over to <a href="http://www.frommrstomama.com/">www.frommrstomama.com</a> and link up!!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1. How long have you and your significant other been together?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>We have been together 3 years today!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><img height="240" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/5615_140977920991_513070991_3264821_2965551_n.jpg" width="320" /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2. How did you meet? <i>{What's your "love" story?</i>}</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>We actually first met at a church function while I was there with another guy. I sat across from Corey and the first thing he said to me was, "I'm working on my preacher's belly'. Later on that day we all headed to the beach and I guess Corey had told someone that he was gonna marry me one day. I, on the other hand, was not interested in him at all. We didn't see each other again until December, when he came to preach for my church (we lived three and a half hours from each other). My sister was actually wanting to meet him so after church I took her over to say hi. Let's just say that he was less than interested in my sis. The next day, I received a Myspace message from him asking if we could be friends and for my number. I didn't want to give it to him and ended up not responding back to him. A couple days after that I was on facebook when he messaged me and asked if I got his message on Myspace. I said yes but just hadn't responded back yet. I ended up giving him my number so we could "keep in touch" for church functions. Well that turned into us texting and talking pretty much all day and night. I guess you could say that we dated and fell in love over the phone.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">On February 7, 2009, I was in my house doing laundry when Corey called me. He told me to come outside but I kept insisting that I had laundry to finish. I finally kinda caught on that he might me outside so I went outside. He came out from behind the bushes and gave me a hug. Corey had drove 3 hours just to surprise me!! It was so sweet!! He had a day planned with a movie, in which I eventually let him hold my hand, and then dinner. When we had got back from dinner we sat outside on the bed of my truck. He had brought me his blanket to keep because I was only complaining that my house was so cold. He also brought me a couple other things which added up to seven things (hence the name Seven day). Corey gave me a card explaining all Seven of the things and at the bottom he asked me to be his Valentine and I could say yes with a kiss. Yup he got a kiss out of me that night!! </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The next few months were spent with three hour drives on the weekends to visit each other and lots of talking on the phone!!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">3. If married, how long have you been married? If not, is this the guy you hope to marry? {<i>do tell</i>}</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>We will be married for 2 years on May 1st!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqeVoRI1zMCDxeFyB2iUSl66aOOg2WLP9i6BYGcnapRuWqHxsAsb5bI46lXJnY-XsDr5pdhtFkVwoCPOhHyaTGHRI2mNrNpNMv_0VebEZ2ghqOR4RVkjOvAOASTScufq-zUExfrIAj2Dm/s320/ido.jpg" /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding?<i> </i><i> If not, where would you like to get married? And will it be big or small?</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><i><span style="color: red;"> </span>We got married at our church and had our reception at a local rec center. My grandpa officiated the wedding, which was very important to me. It was a medium size wedding I would say, with about 150 guests.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i>Do share!</i></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><i style="color: red; font-style: normal;"> </i>We have a couple. Honey, Baby, Babycakes, Sexy bear, I usually call him by his first and middle names.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>I love that he is a man of God. I love that he can be super romantic and I love his heart and love that he has for me and Sadie.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">7. Tell us how he proposed? Or your <i>ideal</i> proposal?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>His first proposal was actually in church. He had wrote on my arm with his finger, "Will you marry me?" I didn't really think he was serious at first but then I reminded he said that he would only ask me if he was serious. I kinda shook my head yes but didn't really give an answer. Later at lunch he said that he was serious and wanted an answer. I couldn't eat my lunch after that cause I was so nervous. I finally gave my answer as yes and later on that day we looked for rings online. I picked one out and we ordered it. I had to drive back home that night which was horrible.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The ring came that Friday and I made Corey drive up to my house so I could have it. We hadn't told anyone that we were engaged except for my sister. He showed up at my house and we went for walk. He kept telling me that I wasn't gonna get the ring that day and so on. When we finally made it back to my house there were rose petals all over the ground and signs saying this way and kneel here. There was blanket with rose petals and a yellow rose with the ring on it. Corey got down on one knee and said the most sweetest things and then asked me to be his wife. The rest is history!!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXOWEwt6AeI2oMR9LC8Mrgk1YwZ55G2MapZdcSGxpWLKWxTKhvVEeo493qgji4aP66wIHQfEVVKe0-GuivjwzDJsdiOYRavGFonKPghyphenhyphenMt2iy5OGJ0eLXrDs2d-tZOj8cSAuNKGDZPnHf/s320/engagement.jpg" /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">8. Is he a <i>flowers and teddy bear</i> kind of guy for v-day, or <i>strawberries<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">, </span>champagne<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">,</span> and rose petals</i>?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>Umm well he is more of a unique gift giver but he gives me my share of flowers and chocolates.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">9. Are you a <i>sunset dinner on the beach</i> kind of girl, or <i>pop</i> <i>a movie in and relax on the couch?</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><i><span style="color: red;"> </span>It depends on the day. I love the beach and sunset but we have spent many times just relaxing and cuddling on the couch, watching a movie.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. <i>If you could do <b>anything</b>?</i> Go anywhere?<i></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>We would definitely love to travel to a different country, I want to go with him to Australia. We have also always talked about going bungee jumping but I don't know if I would actually go through with it.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>We don't have any plans right now. I'll probably make him dinner since he will be at work all day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><img height="320" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386000_331669443517164_100000223326052_1566068_648234969_n.jpg" width="213" /> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>I asked that he would be the spontaneous gift giver that he used to be!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>Communication is huge and willing to do things for each other even when you don't really want to do them.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">14. Show us a picture of what love means to you.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><img height="320" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/388230_331669960183779_100000223326052_1566083_671435597_n.jpg" width="213" /> </div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-91782585977484407672012-02-06T12:44:00.000-08:002012-02-06T12:44:37.450-08:00Not so motivated Monday!After such a busy weekend of preparing for Sadie's party, having her party, church and going to a Superbowl party last night, Sadie and I are having a not-so-motivated Monday. We slept in and have decided to lounge around, hang out, nap and play, which is just what we needed after such a busy weekend. Poor Sadie bug was so exhausted after this weekend but is definitely getting her sleep in today. Her party went great and little miss made out in gifts, mostly in the clothes and shoes department. Pictures will be up soon!!<br />
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I'll leave you with a pic from last night:<br />
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</tbody></table>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-52059283083017259302012-01-31T13:35:00.000-08:002012-01-31T13:35:02.788-08:00Happy Birthday Sadie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpXbV2cLKB8oTLEv2qTZcRwi3S5YUkQ52wOaFcDcfvkJ7TYLBfN1LCa_dI9zMb6r8IWRDszOdynx5iQ-pWTED0aSeYaQJKBhp-Ditij1_3G2rJAycm57-qFVKAviXZgliYCd_ZZjVItN5/s1600/CIMG5165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpXbV2cLKB8oTLEv2qTZcRwi3S5YUkQ52wOaFcDcfvkJ7TYLBfN1LCa_dI9zMb6r8IWRDszOdynx5iQ-pWTED0aSeYaQJKBhp-Ditij1_3G2rJAycm57-qFVKAviXZgliYCd_ZZjVItN5/s320/CIMG5165.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Dear Sadie,<br />
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I can't believe you are one! Where did the time go? What happened to my little 8lb 10oz baby that I held to my chest a year ago?<br />
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You have grown up so fast and definitely no longer a baby. You are walking and "talking" and learn new things every day. You are so smart and so independent. You grasp onto to new concepts so easily and love to mimick everything you see.<br />
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You started walking this month and now you try to walk everywhere! I love watching you walk around and explore the world this way. You get such a joy out of walking across the room, or walk to try and chase the dog. You'll just giggle and laugh most of the time.<br />
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I love watching you "read" your books and point to all the things and get so excited over them. Your favorite books are the animals one definitely and you love to point to the animals and make all the noises. You also love your princess books and will have us read them over and over again. You love your books more than your toys and that is totally ok with me!!<br />
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Speaking of animals, you are obsessed with them!! You love to play with the doggie and pet the cats. Animals on tv always catch your attention, especially the Geico pig commercial. That commercial will stop you in your tracks!! It is so fuuny!!<br />
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You are such a good eating and mommy and daddy are so thankful for that!! You will eat pretty much anything that we put in front of you. If someone else is eating something, you have to try it. Your favorite foods are hot dogs, mac n cheese and bananas. BANANAS are by far your most favorite and if you see one you will say "nana" until someone gives you one! We are almost done with nursing. You only nurse in the morning and night but we will be stopping that soon. You have been on regular milk for about a month now and love it!! We had no problems at all getting you adjusted to milk.<br />
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Talking is a big favorite of yours. Some of the words you say are mama, dada, gmma(grandma), gmpa(grandpa), ash(Crash, the dog), yesh(yes), nana(banana), moo, baa, baby(baby and blankie). I am sure I'm forgetting some others.<br />
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I just still can't believe that you are a year old!! Mommy and Daddy love you so much and we are so thankful that God chose us to be your parents. We love watching you grow and play and learn. We love being able to raise you and protect you. You are such a joy to us and bring us so much happiness!!<br />
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We love you our little miss Sadie Grace!!<br />
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Love,<br />
Mommy and DaddyAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-91303667818082233242012-01-30T13:20:00.000-08:002012-01-30T13:20:26.840-08:00What a difference a year makes!This time last year, I was laying in the hospital bed awaiting the arrival of my beautiful baby girl and now tomorrow she will be a year old!!! Time goes by so much faster when you have a baby!! You can read about her birth story under the tab Birth Story at the top of the page.<br />
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Tomorrow I only have a few things planned for Sadie, as her birthday party is on Saturday. I plan on making her some pancakes in the morning and then we are gonna head off to Toys R Us so Sadie can pick out a toy. We also probably have to run a few errands to get some more things for her party. I can't believe she is gonna be one!!<br />
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I love you Sadie Bug!!<br />
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and I just happened to pick today to go run errands with my baby girl.<br />
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So just imagine wind gust up to 20-40 miles an hour, pushing a shopping cart through a crowded parking lot, and trying to hold onto a cart so it doesn't blow down the parking lot into a car while also trying to load the groceries and baby in the car. Not the easiest thing!!<br />
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But we made it home in one piece and now my sweet baby girl is napping.Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374368160809335564.post-56103468013858570852012-01-26T11:16:00.000-08:002012-01-26T11:16:45.253-08:00Back to Blogging!I've been away from blogging for awhile due to the fact that our computer wasn't but now I'm back!! A lot has been happening around here.<br />
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Let's start with November....<br />
-Sadie had her first beach trip when we went for my birthday<br />
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-Sadie also celebrated her first Thanksgiving (I forgot to take pics). We just stayed home and had turkey with all the fixings.<br />
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-My brother in law got married. My hubby and I were in the wedding. Congratulations to them!!<br />
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Decemeber...<br />
-Not too much happened this month except for the fact that Sadie celebrated her first Christmas, which was a lot of fun!!<br />
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-Corey got a new job and now we have to relocate. We get to stay in California, just have to move to the LA area and let me tell you, that area is not cheap!!<br />
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-Since we have to relocate, I have been apartment/house searching online and have found a few places we are interested in.<br />
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-My baby girl turns one on Tuesday the 31st!!! Where did the time go?!? Her birthday party is scheduled for Saturday Feb 4 and we are so excited!!!<br />
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-Sadie also started walking this month and that has been so much fun to watch!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748397367140222652noreply@blogger.com1