New Addition To The Family!!

I am jumping for joy right now!!! Joel finally gave in to getting a family dog. We picked out sweet little girl up tonight and have been having tons of fun with her since we got her. Peyton just loves her to death and doesn't' want to stop holding her and following her around the house. Bedtime tonight was a huge ordeal because Peyton wanted the puppy to sleep with her. We asked Peyton what she wanted to name the puppy!! Peyton's first response was "puppy?" Then it was "doggie?" Then after a few more names like Gretchen (who is my moms dogs name) then Maddie (who is my aunts dogs name) she finally decided on Zoey!!! We love this little puppy so much and can't wait for the fun she brings to our daily busy life!

June 20th

I am looking forward to this Friday June 20th!!! This Friday my brother Tyson is getting married!!! WAHOO!!! I am so excited for him and can't wait for the new adventure of marriage to begin with him and his beautiful wife. I am also so excited because I will be getting a new sister in law. Taryn is so awesome and fits so perfectly in our family. I so glad that Tyson found Taryn. She is so impeccable for him. I really hope them a happy marriage and can't wait to be there to spend it with them. It will be so wonderful to have all our family there. I will be sure to post lots of pictures!!! Peyton will be a flower girl and I am a bridesmaid. It will be fun and a great memory to look back on!!

A Fun Visit

Today Peyton is SO excited!! She knows that someone special is coming to visit her today. She can hardly wait for her Jim and Jim mom to get here!!

Jim and Jim mom is my aunt and uncle who live in Twin Falls. Since living there we have gotten very close to them. Peyton thinks of them as grandparents and they treat her like a granddaughter especially since they don't have any grandkids. Peyton LOVES them so so much and is so excited to see them today. She calls my aunt Sandy Jim mom. We don't know where she got it from but it's really kinda cute!! They also have a dog named Maddie that she adores so so much. I think they will be bring Maddie along for the ride. Every dog Peyton sees she calls Maddie!!! Today will be a fun day for all of us and are excited to have a familiar face come and visit.

Vacation Time!

I am getting more excited as the days pass on for our cruise. It's only 13 days till we leave. Joel and I both NEED this trip more than anyone knows. We both need a break from the real world and need a week of relaxation and sun! This will be the first "real" trip we have ever gone on together. We didn't really go on a honeymoon we went to Victoria, Canada but it wasn't anything romantic. I just hope this next week and a half goes by fast!!!

Home Sweet Home

In my earlier post I mentioned we went back to Boise to find a house. Well we found the perfect one!!! It's so cute and in the cutest little subdivision called Mosher Farms. Our house is a pretty yellow color with red door and black shutters. It's just perfect and I can't wait to move in. When we got there Peyton loved the house and ran around covering her mouth screaming!! Thats exactly how I feel about it. I think Joel really likes it too but you know him........he never likes to act excited!!!

Potty Time

So here we go with the potty train. I was talking to my neighbor this weekend and she we was telling me how she trained her kids to go potty on the toliet. Both her kids were trained by 18 months. Now that Peyton is 20 months I think it's time to really start. She has been showing signs that she is ready by waking up with a dry diaper from naps and from night. It's not dry every single morning up I think that is normal. So this weekend we all went to the store to buy some pull-ups and some panties!! We tried to make it a big deal so that Peyton would get excited. We let her pick out some cute panties. Her first pick was the Happy Feet panties and then we told her to pick one more, so she decided to pick the my little pony ones. She was so excited and carried them around the whole time at the store!!

Today when she woke up with a dry diaper I hurried and put her on the toliet thinking she has to go pee!! Well after about two minutes she peed in the potty. She was so excited and was clapping and saying "yes, yes, yes!" I think she was very proud of herself. So my chore everyday is to take her every 30 mins. Until she can tell me she has to go potty!! I will keep you posted on how things are going. Today is the first day so check back tomorrow to see how it went!

New Makeup

Today I am getting all new makeup. I don't remember the last time I went out and bought nice makeup. Lately I have just been getting by with what I have but Joel decided I go out and get some new stuff. It always feels better when your husband actually gives you permission to buy something because then I don't feel so guilty. I love clinique makeup. It my favorite!! If you would like to buy some of your own clinique just go here!!

Back home!

Well Peyton and I made it back home from Washington. We had so much fun with my family up there. It was great to just hang out and relax. My mom actually flew home with me so that means we just get to spend more time together. And then in 6 weeks Joel, Peyton and I will be flying up to Washington again for Taylors graduation. We are exctied to see my family so much this summer!!