This and that

Yes she is nursing here...7 1/2 months and still going strong! She started playing with her hair while she nurses....or trying to play with mine. It is seriously so sweet. 

Love silly moments with my husband.....

Tj took Rae and I put to eat Mexican food one night. He is such a caring husband. 

Tj and I had our first night out without the baby. The Mizpah had a 106 year birthday so we left the baby with Auntie Jessica and had a few hours out! Although I missed the baby, I am totally a firm believer of going on dates, just the two of us, and spending quality time together as a couple. Here is uncle Dean and I dancing the night away! :) 

Simple blessings

I lay here in bed listening to my husband breathe, the baby sucking her fingers in her crib. I feel the warmth of our dogs at the foot of the bed. I am so grateful for these simple, yet great blessings. Things I normally take for granted I am feeling extremely grateful for right now. I am so glad I am blessed with the knowledge of eternal families. So blessed that Tj and I have participated in those sacred ordinances to seal our family and bind us together forever. We are getting ready to leave for Mississippi for 9 days to visit Tj's family for thanksgiving. As always, prepping for a vacation is utter chaos. These last two weeks.....trying to fit clients in, get/keep the house clean.....I feel as if I have let life get away from me, and I hate that feeling! I am so far from an organized, "on top of it" type person, but I never let my days run together, or my simple blessings in life go unrecognized like I have these past few weeks. My husband means the world to me. Without him I would not be the person I am today. I had never felt this peace, security, and love, at least to this degree, until I met him. He completes me and will be my companion throughout the eternities. I am so grateful for this perfect life my Heavenly Father has blessed me with. Being a mother to the most perfect baby, and wife to the best husband has truly fulfilled everything I've wanted to do in life. Here's to these wonderful blessings! And the simple ones that come along with them. Even as simple as listening to them breathe.....which contrary is the greatest blessing of all! 

Halloween!!

Raelinn and I woke up early to do AshLynne's makeup for school! She was a gypsy :) Then we went and had breakfast with my parents, uncle Danny and aunt Carrie, and Lane! I had to work a little bit that morning, and my parents went out wood cutting. I went and picked the boys up from school. We ate pizza, carved pumpkins and listened to Halloween music. Tj got home from work and he turned Bretton into a zombie. The baby fell asleep so I just put her in her car seat rather than waking her up and putting her costume on. We drove around and got the kids lots of candy. Raelinn slept peacefully in her car seat the whole time. We dropped the kids off to mom and dad and came home and watched scary movies and roasted pumpkin seeds. (They turned out delicious! It was such a fabulous day. I'm sad it's over :( but now the count down begins for Thanksgiving in Mississippi!!!

We have a scooter....

It is November 10th. Raelinn is 7 months and 10 days old, and just scooted across  our living room floor. I know she has been getting around for about the past month, but this is the first time she went from one end to the other to get a toy and didn't stop to roll around and play. I am so heart broken...and proud. Very proud. We are SO blessed to have this beautiful baby in our home. She has such a sweet spirit and her personality is shining through more and more every day!! 

 

Halloween candy galore

With Halloween here we let Raelinn "eat" (really taste) candy! Hahaha she made such a mess with the sucker, and she only had it for about 40 seconds! She LOVED the tootsie rolls! We would just let her suck on one for a minute, but it was so cute!! I just love her so much :)

 

Our 1st annual church Halloween party

Raelinn trying on Tj's Fred Flinstone wig! We had to facetime with Trisha and Tommy so they could see how funny she looked!!! It was hilarious! She was just staring at us like we were crazy....but we were laughing so so so hard. :)

About two months ago I was called to be the 2nd counselor in the primary presidency at church. I really love my calling. The 3 of us girls planned an awesome Halloween party and invited the community. We had everybody bring a pot of chili and cupcakes for the cupcake walk. Jess and I had planned to dress up and decided to order Flinstone costumes for all of us!! :) Tj was not too pleased about it, but further into the night I think he started to like his costume! (Ha! I wish!) I made the baby a pebbles tutu and had Aunt Carrie make a bone to make into a headband. She looked so darn cute!! In only a couple days my baby will be 7 months old :( it breaks my heart. But I must say, these past 7 months have been amazing. She has brought Tj and I closer than I ever thought we could be, and has made our hearts grow 10 times bigger!! Halloween is only a couple days away! I can't wait to dress her up and take her to a few houses. (Family members...I think it would be weird to take her trick-or-treating when she can't even eat candy!) :) 

6 month check up

14lbs 3oz & 24 3/4"

Raelinn is healthy as can be. Still in like the 5th percentile for weight and height, but doctor says she is just a petite little thing and to not worry. She has 2 teeth she got the week of September 11th and is starting to sit up on her own! (Finally!) 

Seahawks!!!!

Dad, Bretton, me and the baby drove down to Arizona to watch the Sea vs Cardinals Thursday night, prime time game. I seriously LOVE football. It was soooo much fun!! Such an exhausting trip driving down Thursday and coming home Friday, but it was totally worth it! Rae did awesome! She fussed a few times when the stadium would get really loud, but I'd clap and tell her "yay!!" and she would realize it was fun, not scary :) She fell asleep nearly the whole third quarter. We were surrounded by a bunch of Seahawks fans and of course would all high five during a good drive or touchdown, but when Raelinn was sleeping everyone would "air high five" me and make sure not to scream right at us. 

We stayed at Tony and Emily's house, stopped at Tyrel and Katies, then when we got to Vegas stopped at Tawni and Nick's house and met baby Ayla, and Trent and JaKell came over to visit also!! I love our big family.