Anyone love purses???

I am excited to share that I've decided to start selling purses (and wallets, sunglasses, jewelry, etc.) via at-home purse parties, instead of just putting in orders here and there with the company I used to order through!! I'm SUPER excited about this!

I need to book my first parties... so does anyone want to invite a few of your friends/family to a party (which you would benefit from by getting free and/or discounted purses)? I've hosted many of them and it's EXTREMELY easy and everyone has a blast! You just tell people where and when to be there and I bring LOTS of purses and inventory for them to look through and pick out what they want and they get to take their stuff home right then -- or they can book their own party off of yours and you will benefit from that too!! If having your own party is just not something you would be able to do, can you think of anyone that you know that might be interested in having their own party? I'm just trying to get my name out there and build my customer list -- and I have to start somewhere! =) Please let me know what you think! I'd so appreciate your input.

Well, that's all, just had to share about my new adventure! =)

Have a great day!

Kealani loves her new ball!

She even says "ba" when trying to say "ball" =)

Daddy has the touch...

to get her sleepy-by... =)

Out on another walk!

I love my baby girl so much, can you tell?! =)

Alicia's Baby Shower

This past Saturday, my mom, sister, Kealani and I went to my friend Alicia's baby shower. Alicia's mom and my mom are best friends so Alicia and I grew up together (we are only 2 months apart in age). We both got married around the same time and now our kids will be the same age too! Anyway, we had a great time, here are a few pictures from the party! Alicia has got to be one of the most beautiful pregnant mommies I've ever seen!

Alicia and me with our babies (though hers is still in her belly, but that counts! lol.)...

us and our mommies!...

Alicia and baby Owen... =)

Pammie and my Mom... best friends...

Pammie is excited to be becoming a Grandma! =)

Want a free photo session?!!! Kealani is a baby model/rep! hehe. =)

Have you been looking for a great, experienced photographer in the Lacey/Olympia area? Well, look no further!! =) Our photographer, Marie Martineau (owner/photographer of Timeless Memories Photography) decided to use Kealani as her baby model/rep -- which means we can save you money!! =) Just print the card below and redeem it for a free photo session (baby pics, family portraits, whatever!). Marie is AMAZING and has been our family's photographer for many years! She did both mine and Noah's senior portraits, our wedding pictures, and of course Kealani's baby pictures since she was born! She has been doing this for 20+ years, is nationally known and has LOTS of national awards -- we love her and are confident you will too! Give a try and see what you think! Let me know if you have any further questions or you can contact her directly...

9 month pictures!!

Here are just a few of Kealani's 9 month pictures (photos by: Timeless Memories Photography). Keep in mind that she got sick the day we had these pictures taken so she was definitely not her smiley self! But that's ok, we still love her anyway cuz she's just so darn cute no matter what she's doing! (ok, maybe it's only US that think that! haha!)... let us know what you think and which is your fav! =)

Happy Anniversary, to us!! =)

We are in disbelief that it was 3 years ago today that we said our vows to eachother and became husband and wife!! This month also marks 11 years of dating (not including 1st grade, of course! hehe)! I have to admit that we both messed up and thought this was only our 2 year anniversary -- we had to actually sit there and do the math to see if it REALLY had been 3 years instead of 2!! Isn't that crazy?! Where has time gone?! But truly (I know I speak for myself, and HOPEFULLY I speak for Noah too -- right, honey?!), these past three years have been the most amazing years I could have ever hoped for! Marriage is the best! We have LOVED married life to the absolute fullest, and then of course brought our beautiful little princess into this world, and things then just got even better! WE ARE TRULY SOOOOO BLESSED!!! We have a sitter tonight and are looking forward to the evening together -- remininscing and just thoroughly enjoying one another's company. Below are some pics I pulled out to show a little part of our journey thus far... we have so many more memories to add to this in the many, many years to come -- I cannot wait!! Honey, thank you for being the most amazing husband and father any women could even dream of. I love you "to the stars and past heaven".


of course I had to throw in a pic of us in first grade! can you see where we are?!...

high school dance...

senior pic...

high school graduation...

I caught the garter and he caught the bouquet at Alyson's wedding (oddly enough, he had just ordered my engagement ring earlier that day!!!)...

at Tumwater Falls right before he proposed!...

engagement pic...

wedding pic, of course...

another wedding pic...

just us at one of our many little mini vacation trips we try to take...

he's such a goofball! but that's one of the things I love most about him... =)

just us...

pregnant with Kealani...

...still pregnant... =)

a new lil family was born!!...

admiring our precious gift from God...

on another little mini vacation trip... now with our daughter!...

us as of right now (a couple weeks ago on Easter Sunday)...

There's a little snapshot of our lives together so far! I cannot wait to keep adding to those snapshots!!! =) HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, TO US!

New word!

Yay for new words (and an understanding of them!)!! Last night, Kealani started saying "up"! I've been trying to teach her this everytime I put my hands out to pick her up. Well, apparently she was paying attention! She said it a few times last night and then she kept saying it all day today, and she even puts her hands up to be picked up, most of the time! It's so awesome to see her learn and retain something new!! Just had to share! =)

Tumwater Historical Park