playing Catch up

WARNING!!! TONS AND TONS OF PICS ON THIS ONE

Okay So I am finally ready to play catch up!! I have a lot to tell.  Lets start with the first set of pictures! Kody finally had her first hair cut!! My next door neighbor, Heidi was so kind to cut Kody's hair. THANKS HEIDI!!! She did such a good job! Both girls actually. Kody did really well and Heidi did a cute cut that I'm happy with. My friend Laurie and her lil girl Victoria were there with us to keep Kody looking in the right direction and help her smile.

This is the before shot. She's holding her hair because she knows its getting cut. We talked about it for days so she wouldn't bee scared of it. 

And now it begins. She wouldn't sit on the chair by herself, but that's okay. I don't mind making it easier for Kody. 

She did a good job looking down when she needed to or looking straight ahead. Thanks Victoria for being a big help!

She's almost done! Come to think of it, I didn't take an "after" picture. Hmmm... how odd of me.

BOWLING: It's a little older, but on the night of our final, my school family and I all went bowling! It was so much fun. We had a good turn out too which I was happy with. Even though I didn't pass I still wanted to hang out with my friends. They sure can make me smile and it was an awesome night. I love getting together with friends from school. Usually in college you don't get too close with any of your classmates, but since we are going to be together for a while, you make really good friends. The support we all have for one another is amazing!! School is so hard and if didn't have that support, i don't know what we would do. 

In this pic: Mike, Jessica, Kym, and Kym's fiance... Jason (?). Oops... I don't remember. I think it is Jason... let's go with that.

My good friend Amber and her husband Jimmy.  I love her!!

Part of my school family!! I love them all

Next: My brother-in-law's girlfriend Erica graduated with her Masters!! Whoo hoo!!! congrats Erica. This is at her graduation party at her parent's house. 

Me and Erica. She's so cute!!

My brother-in-law, Seth and Erica.  Anyone think he looks a little like Kole? Yes No?? I think so to a degree. We arrived before they did and when we were meeting some of Erica's family members I think it was her dad that said "oh you must be Seth's brother!"

I think she is so sweet! I love her lil dress too

Big smiles for the camera! Oh so get this! I made her hair curly because i made Reece's hair curly too and within an hour or so... Kody's hair totally went flat in the back. I can't keep her hair to stay no matter what! it is so fine and it is so hot outside that it's just sad. Oh well. She still looks super adorable in this picture.

My niece Reece loves, loves, LOVES Kody to death!! She is always picking her up and trying to carry her around. Reece definitely puts on a "motherly" role when she is around Kody.  After a while Kody started to stand up for herself and yell " no I don't want to be picked up! Leave me alone!"  Kinda sad, but that's what she said.  Kody loves reece too, but Kody isn't a baby anymore.

They were playing around so much on the floor rolling around and laughing!! It was so much fun to watch!

This would have been a super cute picture if kody was looking up with that smile!! Oh well. Kids don't comply all the time. 

I love my lil family! I can't wait til we can add another little bug to our family. The time will come soon enough. I need to get done with school first. I would go crazy otherwise.

They're both making cheesy smiles I love it!! Kody is getting pretty good at making silly faces just like the rest of us! I'm sure I have some pictures on this blog that shows that. heck scroll down near the end and you'll see a lovely one of Kole. Ha ha

CAMELBACK MTN: The other day I took Kody up to camelback mountain to play around with the camera to make sure that whatever we wore would look good with the desert landscape. We were planning on having some family pictures taken there and I wanted to make sure that place worked out and it did! Plus Kody had so much fun climbing around. We didn't go up the mountain. To the right of the trail is another little trail with stone steps and Kody had the best time going up and down those steps. When we left she was soooooo upset. Cried for a good 7 minutes about it. She finally calmed down when I convinced her that we would be coming back with daddy. 

I love my little girl. she is my life

Girls just wanna have fun! Ooooh girls just wanna... have  fuunnn.

Hee hee! I love this

This picture couldn't be more perfect! I didn't even tell her to pose like that. I was just taking pictures playing around and this is what happened!! I love it

My sweet little happy girl! She was such a good sport.  There are times when she loves getting her picture taken and other times where she will not look at the camera to save my life! I love her smile in the top picture! The true happiness of a child is the best thing to see!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!! I turned 24 yesterday and I had such a great day!! I went to the gym that morning- treat for me!  After that my friend Laurie came over to give me a little gift- Cold Stone GC! Thanks Laurie! I love ice cream. Laurie's girl Hannah and Victoria were with kody is Kody's room and I don't know what they were doing the whole time, but all 3 girls were laughing so hard it was so funny to listen to! I love hearing my girl have fun with other kids. It takes her a while to warm up to people sometimes.  Then my mom came over and brought me flowers and a zucchini/carrot cake. It's pretty dang good. Then My mom and I drove down to Gammage and my sweet momma bought me WICKED tickets for my birthday!! I am so super excited to go! I've always wanted to see that musical. Kole doesn't like going to musicals. I already dragged him to Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera and that was almost torture for him. I told him he only had to go with me once and that was all. I am looking forward to going to WICKED with my mom. Then after that I had to drive down to school for register for my summer session. I am just happy to get back into school. Again I feel bad that I don't get to spend my summer with Kody.  When I got home my friend Kathleen brought me a Sonic Cherry limeade! My favorite! Thanks Kathleen. I love birthdays!  That night we went to Texas Road house with a few of my friends for dinner and then to Mesa Frozen Yogurt afterwards. I had so much fun!! It was nice birthday. busy, but nice.

Here is that picture I was talking about Kole making an awesome face!! It makes me laugh so hard

Finally him being serious! I love him so much

My dinner group!!

Don't be jealous of me being on the saddle!! You can ride one too if you go to Texas on your Birthday!! And they give you the best ice cream ever. It doesn't taste like freezer burn or anything (do you sense the sarcasm)

Jessica and me! thanks jess for coming out to celebrate

 

My BFF Lauren and I bought BFF shirts. They go together without making us look like we're in Jr High wearing the same exact shirt. Peace and Love go together like peas in a pod!! I love our shirts!! and I love my BFF. She is such a good friend and I am so blessed to have her in my life and that she is in Kody's life. Thanks Lauren for being such a great friend to me and Kole and Kody.