One of my favorite things about Sydney is her adorable laugh ( I think that most parents would agree in saying that their kids laugh is the best sound in the world). However, Sydney's laugh can make any day a better day. One particular day she was extra giggly, so naturally I had to take a video. I hope you all enjoy this video of our little girl. Happy Holiday's
Yep, you all read that right. Yesterday was my 26th Birthday. My O my how has time flown by. For my Birthday present Quinton took me to see the Transiberian Orchrestra ( actually it was my 4th time seeing them. I love them!!!). Then on my actual birthday Quinton and I went out to a nice restaurant and saw a movie. It was wonderful just to have time to ourselves, even though Sydney was dearly missed. It was such a wonderful night that I got to spend with my wonderful husband who I love so much. Thanks Quinton, you are the best.
On a different note, I thought it would be fun to put some facts about me. So here goes...
Born December 16, 1982
8- Got baptized
13- became an Aunt
16- Went on first date
17- Got drivers Licence
18- Graduated High School
21- Got Associates Degree in Art
22- Met Quinton
23- Got Married
24- Became a mom
26- Mom to a toddler
So there is my life at a quick glance. Hope everyone is having a great Christmas!!!
As some of you know Quinton is very modest about how good of a guitar player he is. He is so awesome and he really does not like me to put video's of him playing for some reason. However, I am very proud of my husband and all of his accomplishments. So here is a video of Quinton playing with his friend Brian, they are play the song "Sweet Carolina" by Ryan Adams. It is one of my favorite songs that he plays. Here is a little tid bit... hope you all enjoy it.
t have noticed that Sydney has sorta of a orange glow about her, you are not miss taken. She already has beautiful olive colored skin, however, since she loves carrots, squash ( orange things) and have eaten them so much for so long. Her skin is orange. The really funny thing is that my mom also has orange ski
n because she juices carrots every morning. We are just a orange family. The orange is not harmful in anyway for those who where wondering, and it will eventually fade away. But our little girl is growing and developing everyday. She loves puppies and now is not afraid of them and will pet them and tell them to sit. It is so cute. Sydney is the joy in our lives, she truly is such a happy little girl.
We all hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving... we did. This year Quinton and I went to his parents house for Thanksgiving. It was a great time that we all had, for the first time I made stuffing ( well Stove top with cranberries, apples and nuts) and it actually tasted good. I also made homemade truffles. My mom found this super easy recipe and I had to try it out. Even though I need to work on their presentation ( they 
kind of looked like poop), but they tasted awesome!!! I am so proud of myself for trying to expand my horizons. And to top it all off, we had our first real snow too. It is highly uncommon for us to go this long without snow. We normally start getting it around October. So for us to go to Thanksgiving was awesome, but I do have to say it was nice seeing all th
e snow everywhere. It was so beautiful. Quinton and I are truly thankful for all the wonderful family that we have in our lives, and to have them so close. I know that Sydney's life is blessed even more because of all the loving Grandparents and all the rest of the family that she has so close to her. We could not of asked for better 
families.
r for about 5 min. total, it was a great time that we all spent as a family. Quinton's brother Ashley, his wife Bianca and their boys Addison and Aaron all came up to for the night. We even had a little jam session, Quinton's friend and band member Brian came up with his girlfriend Whitney as well. Even though 
it was a short visit the memories were great. 
So, I recently have been tagged my cousins wife and friend Erin. So here goes...
Here are the rules:
Link the Person who Tagged you.
Mention rules on your blog.
Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
Leave a comment to let them know
1. I cannot go to bed with dishes in the sink ( yep, I get this one from my mom). Even if I have to do the dishes at 11 pm at night. I have to have the kitchen clean. There is something in me that just cannot stand waking up in the morning and having a dirty kitchen.
2. Everytime before I go to bed I have to look out our window. I seriously cannot go to bed without looking out our window. I know it is so weird, but I cannot help it. I guess I have to see if anything is going on and I always check out our cars.
3. Yet again, another bedtime routine. I cannot go to bed if our closet doors are open. I am consistently closing them all day. For some reason I do not like them open, especially at night. Maybe I think that monsters will come and get me if i do leave them open?
4. I always check to see if my Zipper on my pants is down. Consistently all day. Yet again, I don't know why but I am so paranoid that one day my zipper will be down.
5. When I first meet a person I first say hi and look at their face. Second I check out their shoes. It does not matter who the person is, if I know them really well or if they are a stranger. I will always check out a person shoes EVERYTIME if say hi to a person. It is not a mean thing or anything, I just have to see what kind of shoes they are wearing.
6. I am frantic about the car and our front door being locked. As soon as you come into our house I will automatically lock you in, everytime, without fail. I am always asking Quinton if the car door and front door locked. I guess it is one of those things I do automatically and then don't remember if i did it or not.
So i just realized that I am a lot weirder then I thought. No wonder Quinton is always laughing at me and all the funny things I do.
Tag you're it. Amber, Tiffany, Jennifer, Liz, Noelle and Ashlie.
Yep, you all read that right. Quinton and I bought another car. This was our first real big purchase since we have been married. So we bought a GMC Jimmy. This car or our little "Jimmy" will be Quinton's work car and that means I will have my focus back.!!! We are so excited. Just though you all would like to know.
Happy Halloween Everybody!!! Quinton and I both hope that everybody had a great Halloween. Sydney did... for sure. This year she dressed up as a lil' witch ( a good witch that is). She loved her dress and even though she had a matching hat, it did not stay on too long. Quinton and I also dressed up, Quinton went as a pirate and I went as a 70's chic. I love dressing up and it was a blast dressing up as a family. Even though none of us matched. We all went over to our church for our annual ward " Trunk or Treat". There were tons o
f games for all the kids and then when it is dark everyone decorated their trunks and kids went trick or treating to every one's trunks. It was so much fun and we had a huge turn out. The weirdest thing about Halloween for us this year was it was actually warm. To the point kids could actually wear the costumes and have them be seen as opposed to being completely covered by coats and everything. It was great time that we got to spend together. Sydney really did not know what to do since she is only 13 months old. However, we still tried to do "some" trick or treating. I think she had a great time seeing all of her friends dressed up too. Well hope everyone had a safe Halloween.
There has been a lot going on involving engagments and all that fun stuff in our lives, so here goes...
was just our little baby that weighed 5 lbs 11 oz.... a LONG way! She loves music and dances to it anytime she hears it, whether it is at church, car or on the T.V. She truly has music in her heart. Even on occasion she sings, if you are lucky enough to hear it. Hearing her sing is probably one of the most wonderful sounds she makes, I love it. She still has her blond, curly hair and the bluest eyes you have ever seen. Her newest thing is that she loves puppies, any commercial that she sees and has puppies she starts barking and just starts giggling. She is the pride and joy of our lives and we can not ever imagine our lives without her.
For her birthday we had all of Quinton and my family over and some friends to my parents house and had a great party. We played games, opened many presents, had great food and the best part.... her cupcake cake. She loved it... chocolate and icing .... everything. However, the huge diaper rash she got afterwards was not as much fun, but she loved her cupcake. Thank you to everyone that came and sent cards to Sydney. She loved everything that she got. It truly was 
a special day filled with lots of family, friends and most of all... love.About a month ago Sydney started to take her first steps. It is truly amazing how all of a sudden everything just clicks and they are on a go. We were fortunate enough that Sydney was in a walking mood when I had my camera out. Hope you all enjoy this video that I know Quinton and I will always cherish. Have fun.
f her Great Grandma's ( she has 3...yep 3). My Grandma also got to meet Quinton as well. It truly was a wonderful site to see and to have 4 generations under one roof. My Grandma is one of the cutest grandma's you will ever see, she is about 4'11'' and is 85 years old. She is a little pistol, and we love it. It was great just to sit around and tell old stories about when my brother, sister and I were all little and visiting them is Arkansas. It truly was a great weekend that I will treasure for 
always.
ver, the second and third week we did tons and tons of stuff. We went to their swimming pool, beach, zoo, water park, Picasso Museum, and took a lot of day trips to little towns nearby. 
not a daddy's girl before, she is now. Quinton is such a amazing father, he mostly took care of Sydney while we were there ( since it was my vacation too). However, by the end of 3 weeks I was ready to go back to how things used to be. I do have to say I have never been out to eat so much in my entire life... It was nice. We love this little town about 45 minutes away called Rhonda. It is probably one of the most beautiful little towns I have ever seen. Quinton and I went there twice since we loved it so much. Rhonda has the oldest bullring in Spain, it was beautiful in architecture however, we did not want to see any bullfighting. I think that would give Sydney and I nightmares. Some of the other towns we went to was Tarifa, Malaga, and Fuengirola.
will just 
let everyone look at the pictures. It was an absolutely wonderful time that I got to spend with Quinton and Sydney. We all will have wonderful memories that we made and are thankful for all of the new friends we met there. Click one of the Albums to see most of our Pictures. Album 1. Album 2. Album 3
