Wedding Planning

So the last time I posted about the wedding it was in California, I believe.

It's now in Texas. 

Caterer - Check!

DJ - Check!

Wedding dress - Check!

Venue - Check! 

Cake - Check!

Videographer - Check!

Florist - still looking :-(

Honeymoon - will be booked tonight! Holla!

Shoes - haven't found the "right" ones just yet

So I think I'm pretty much on top of my game. 

We still need to register 

Look for rental suits

Find a florist that doesn't cost an arm and a leg

do some diy projects 

And I'm sure Ill come up with a few more things between now and then

Am I stressed...Nooooooo

haha

Did I mention our daughter's 2nd birthday is smack dab in the middle of all this?! 

Fun stuff. 

All I can say is :

Christmas Festivities 2011

As a couple with a daughter its like grandparents galore for the holidays.

Which is totally understandable.

Everyone wants their fair share with Brynlee and to spoil her for Christmas. 

But as parents and on Brynlee trucking to 4 Christmases was never an option. 

Brynlee would be a cranky over tired mess and we would prob feel the same haha

So we have decided that we would make things easier on us to form a system. 

This system isn't always do-able or perfect by any means...we are still trying to work our the kinks.

So starting with Christmas Eve!

Daddy and his princess. Why he's not wearing a jacket is beyond me...

Dinner table all filled up! 

This year instead of everyone buying presents for everyone which is insane I think.

Like who really needs that much stuff?! 

Anywho, we wanted to focus and get our families to really focus on the quality of time with each other and not the quantity of presents.

This is both because thats what we want Brynlee to grow up with- knowing theres more to Christmas than just presents and because like I said she and we do not need all those things. 

Brynlee's favorite gifts from this year are her two $0.69 matchbox cars I got her and the play-doh my sister got her.

Enough of my soap-boxing...So this year we did White elephant

And it was FUN. 

I think it will be a tradition. 

And the stealing begins! The funnest part of white elephant!

opening presents

Grumps putting together her little table

Christmas Morning

Christmas was great! 

Woke, up did presents.

My mom had spent the night so in the morning she took pics of us for me.

Which was nice. For once I'm actually in the pictures! haha

Brynlee and her etch-a-scetch

Brynlee opening her tricycle and dalton looking at his Tim Tebow book

What could it be!?!?

A Barbie 4-Wheeler!!!!

Best gift ever

Dalton put this in my stocking. 

I did as the note said and pulled the map out. 

On the map Dalton marked out places in texas, where Brynlee was born, where we had our first weekend together, where our first house was and he marked "Wicked Weekend" in Austin. 

(All in calligraphy he did himself might I add) 

Anyway so the date was Feb4-5 2012. So I was like what?

Then I opened the book and inside were tickets to the show Wicked in Austin! 

And the notebook is to keep track of all the fun and memorable stuff we do together- because I have the worst memory. 

So sweet and such a perfect gift for me :-)

My little bundle of joy

Christmas  Evening

We went to Dalton's family Christmas at his Aunt & Uncles house.
It was a good time ...besides all the cookies brynlee ended up consuming and I was allergic to their cats.

Brynlee trying to pet the cat

Playing with their Dragon Spinners 

Her very own vacuum 

Family photo!

The End

A Gobbling We Will Go

So thanksgiving was spent with Daltons mom's family this year. 

His aunt, uncle and cousin flew in from South Carolina. 

Brynlee had gotten hand, foot and mouth a week earlier so I was worried we'd have to miss out on all the festivities but she was pretty much cleared up by thanksgiving 

And not contagious... so bring on the turkey leg! 

Her doc said keeping her quarantined wasn't necessary anyway, but better safe than sorry

Anywho it was actually a really nice day. 

And good family fun.

Here is Kim fishing for wine bottles - this came in second to my most memorable Thanksgiving event

They were set outside to get cold - because if you were in Texas...you know it was cold outside.

Anywho we're guessing the pool cleaner hose whacked them in 

But it makes for a funny picture.

When everyone is laying on the floor after dinner...you know there was too much food

 The rest of the family after dinner

 Dalton and Brynlee playing outside

 Brynlee wanted dessert too so I gave her some yogurt haha

I know I'm no fun

 This is the after dessert pose

Oh How Pinteresting....

So its been a long time since I have expressed my love for pinterest lately

So i'll cath you up to date with one of my projects

I Love to DIY 

So my first project was to make Brynlee a Grow Chart

I bought some scrap wood at Home Depot $0.50 

Some paint that had been marked down $0.50

I printed a ruler out on the computer because at the time I couldn't find mine $Priceless 

Literally...It was free

So I painted the wood a cream color

Then Sanded it down some to make the wood & paint look rustic

Then I did the markings 

Here Is the somewhat final & Final product

After hanging it on the wall Dalton pointed out a mistake I made

No biggie it was a quick fix

I wanted something movable 

Because if I had made something on the wall it self 

You better believe Im taking that chunk of the wall with me if we move

So luckily this is movable and simple

Halloween 2011

This year we thought to be a little more fun now with Brynlee running about

And it was

the cutest Cowboys cheerleader ever!

My mom came into town, we did trunk or treat at First Fest our church puts on, and then we passed out candy at our house Halloween night

Getting her ready!

Our trunk! Go Cowboys/Rangers!

Daddy helping her through the bounce obstacle course

haha ...I was freaking out on the inside but I held my composure

And then I felt better after seeing this reaction to her face plant

Her friend Emily Daugherty our friends Holli & james girl

Petting zoo with daddy

Horse ride with daddy

Dalton loved this!

He got to play with Brynlee and do all these things normally he wouldn't be able to do because of work

She had a whole crowd watching her too

There was a small jazz band playing and she just ran in front of them and started dancing

Soon enough a crowd stated forming cheering her on

So CUTE

She definitely loves the spotlight

The View From the Edge

So a couple weekends ago I got to experience an amazing event

The View From The Edge

A training even that my company does once a year

The guy who does it Mark Accetta, This particular training he does is the only kind like this in the world.

Of course there will be imitators, but its copy righted so it wouldn't be smart for them to do so.

BUT ANYWAY....

It was a whole weekend thing. 

I went Friday night to the Red Carpet event, training and after party for some mingling.

Me, Jordan (from Canada) and Amy

Me and Amy at the after party
She introduced me to the who's who of the company
It was pretty great. 

Wayne Nugent 

The CEO's and Directors of the company

Mike Azcue

 These are all just pics from the show. 

It's called edutainment, entertainment that educates

Because usually when people try to teach us something we forget it the next day.

But anything that is entertaining we somehow embed whatever we just watched into our minds.

Kinda like the theme song to the Adams Family or the Brady Bunch.

We prob haven't watched those shows in forever, But we know all the snaps in the Adams Family and all the words to the Brady Bunch theme song right?

And most of us can't even remember what an Isosceles triangle is.

Thats why the show Are you smarter than a 5th grader is so successful. 

Anywho Mark Accetta acts out different scenarios to make a point about a certain life situation.

I mean, in your far confrontal about anything and everything. 

He is literally life changing, marriage changing, family changing etc etc.

All in this one show thats only meant to train you to better your buisness

But when you walk away, You have gained so much more.

I only went to the show for Fri and Sat.

Since I had church on Sunday, which I volunteered to bring a breakfast item and Dalton only has this day off besides thurs so I had to miss out. 

But I still took away a hole ton.

I remember walking out of the building on Sat night thinking that was such a God thing.

And then I thought....How many people can say that about something their company puts on.

I mean the presenters and the people who were just speaking weren't afraid at all to talk about God and praise Him in this business atmosphere. 

I thought that was pretty amazing, considering this wasn't a religious event of any kind.

I am so blessed and I want to share this with the world!

If you weren't here you should be!!