The Pauls

Thanksgiving and Black Friday

2010-11-29T16:11:00.000-08:00

Well the Thanksgiving started out with a bit of a let down cause my family was supposed to fly in but because of the weather they could not. So last minute we were stuck with nowhere to go for turkey day. Luckily our Bishop was having something for those that were not going out of town, so we went to that. IT WAS AMAZING!! Bishop Lamb has a PHD in meat or something like that. He cooked 2 smoke turkeys and they were DELICIOUS! After that we can and put the girls down for their naps and we played games with Kelsey.
Later that night we went to stand in line at walmart for black friday sales. It was 9 degrees outside so Jason and I took turns standing outside while the other sat in the car and got warm. We got there at 7:30 and the doors opened at 10pm. But stupid walmart wouldnt let you take anything of the shelves till 12:01am. I was so mad, in fact, I yelled at 2 managers. Why the crap did they let us stand outside and freeze if they knew we would not even have an advantage. Oh well, we got all we wanted from there and thats all that matters. Sam and Danny met us there at about 9:30 and when we got done with walmart they guys went home to sleep while Sam and I went to Idaho Falls and did some more shopping. We stayed out way too late and spent way too much money, but we had A BLAST! It was so much fun and we got some great deals. It was a great weekend! I was sad my family could not come but spending money made me feel a little better.
We got a ton of snow from the blizzard in Utah and Addyson had a blast playing in it.
We found a tree for 25 bucks at target on sat so we set it up on Sunday. Addyson loves it! When we turn on the lights she cracks up and dances around and says"free"(Tree). She loved helping Daddy put the ornaments on. She is stinkin cute. Here are some pics.

H- A- double L- O- W- double E -N spells HALLOWEEN!!!

2010-11-01T18:45:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun this year taking Addyson trick or treating !! She loved it! Thursday our gym had a trunk or treat and lots of fun activities. Addyson had a blast! The city of Rexburg had a fire truck out there and Addyson would not stop staring at it. Everywhere we walked she had her eyes glued to that thing. Which in turn caused her to fall several times and run into all the kids in front of her. Friday night we went to Melaleuca. They have a big party every year. She just loved gettting candy from everyone. And saturday night we went to our old wards trunk or treat. IT WAS HUGE! We got to see lots of people from our old ward. We had a blast! Saturday during the day we had our 2nd annual pumpkin carving party with Mitch and Melanie. The Taits joined us this year too! We had so much fun and everyone's pumpkin looked awesome!! It was a long weekend but we had so much fun. Here are some pics from our fun filled weekend!

WOW! It's been a long time

2010-10-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

I had no clue that it has been like 4 months since i last posted something. We have a lot of catching up to do. July, August and september flew by. We had both Jason's and Addyson's birthday. Addyson turned 2 and Jason 26. I post pics of Addyson's party but not Jason's. We had a fun little get together with a few friends. Sydney turned 2 months old. She is such a sweet little baby and we love having her in our family.

August we got to go down to Salt Lake and see my good friend Katie Jackson and her family. It was alot of fun. We also got to see my other Tory and her family while we were there. It had been like 5 years since i had last seen Tory. It was so nice to get together with Kate and Tory and have a our kids play together.

September was a treat! Not only was it my birthday and my husband bought me great gifts, but my mom and sister came to visit me for a WEEK!!! We had so much fun together! My mom took us to yellowstone too! That was so cool. We had a blast there and got a lot of cool pictures.

October has been more relaxed. Sydney turned 5 months!! I can't believe she is so big! Addyson LOVES her sissy or Nenny as she calls her. They are so cute together. Addyson loves to make Sydney laugh. It is a treat to watch them together.

Addyson's 2 year and Sydney's 3 month pictures!!!

2010-09-05T13:40:00.000-07:00

Here They Are!!!

Addyson turns 2!

2010-07-19T12:10:00.000-07:00

I can't believe i have a 2 year old!!! It is crazy to me how fast time has flown! She is so big and a personality as big as the the sky. She is talking alot more now. She love to read and sing. She is constantly walking around with a book in her hand. She LOVES babies! Ever since Sydney came home she will wrap anything she can find up in a blanket and put it in her highchair or Sydney's swing. She is so cute! She refuses to go to sleep or take a nap unless you read her book " You are special".I just love this little girl more thank anything.

Addyson I want you to know how much we love you. You are such a joy to have in our family. I never understood love until I had you. Now i understand the love that Heavenly Father has for all his children.I feel so blessed that he trusts us enough to send you to our family. You are so smart and so funny. I just love to watch you learn and grow. I hope you had a wonderful birthday. We love you so very much.

Melaleuca Celebration!!

2010-07-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

We had our company picnic on sat. It was a blast! I played in a volleyball tournament in the morning then Jason meet me later with the Girls. We made it to the championship game and got killed. It was really fun. Every year the CEO spends millions of dollars for our picnic. They give out thousands and thousands of dollars in gifts. Like tv's, xbox, wii, kids toys, trips, Ipads, Ipods and so much more. It's nuts. We didnt win anything but we had a great time.They had pony rides for the kids, face painting, huge blow up things for the kids, 50 kiddie pools and the fire dept came with their truck and sprayed all the kids. Addyson loved the swings! She got so mad when i took her off. We went last year but Addyson was too small to do anything. She had a much better time this year. And the best part of it was EVERYTHING WAS FREE!!!! I just love Melaleuca!

FAMILY PICTURES!!!

2010-07-13T13:02:00.000-07:00

We finally got family pictures done! We got snagged by the people in Sam's and they got us to sign up for a 10 dollar 11x13. I thought hey not a bad price! So we go get our pics taken and they take tons of us. Little did I know it was to con us in to buying a package for way more than we could afford. It clearly worked. They turned out so good though. It would have been a lot easier to say no if they were ugly. Well after all was said and done we walked out with a huge package of pictures. I am very happy with them. Addyson was being so nasty and looks horrible in the family one but the others came out great!

4th of July

2010-07-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

We didnt do much this year cause Jason had to work till 2 and the girls were napping when he got home. When they woke up we got ready and headed down to Idaho Falls for the Melaleuca Celebration. We met up with Mitch and Melanie for the firework show. They are always so fun to hang out with. We had a good time and the kids loved the fireworks.

THE BEST MAN A GIRL COULD ASK FOR

2010-06-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to take some time and write a little about Father's Day. All my life growing up we never had a reason to celebrate Father's Day. We used it as an excuse to go fishing. Yesterday while we were at church and we were celebrating Father's Day I started thinking about how lucky my girls are to have such a wonderful dad. He is seriously amazing! I cant even imagine what it would of been like to have a dad like him. He is so good with girls and he treats me like a queen. He does so much for our family. When i watch him play with Addyson I cant help but smile. She loves her daddy. I am so thankful to our Heavenly Father for Jason. He is seriously the best man a girl could ask for. I still cant believe his is mine for eternity, not till death do us part, but ETERNITY!!! What a blessing. I LOVE YOU JASON! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Our ONE day of summer in Rexburg!!!

2010-06-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

We went to the splash park today and the kids had a blast. I went with Melanie and Addisyn and then Abby(the family that lives in the basement) and her kids. It was so nice out. It was a little cold when a cloud came but the kids still had a good time. It was so nice to get out and do something in the nice weather. I hate that there is no summer here. I miss the sun! It is supposed to rain the rest of the week :( But i will be thankful for the ONE nice day.

Yellowstone National Park and The Girls

2010-06-05T21:19:00.000-07:00

We finally got up to Yellowstone. IT IS BEAUTIFUL!! I cant wait to go back. We went with some friends and made a camp fire and had hot dogs and watermelon. We had a blast. It was the first time we have done something where i could take advantage of this great camera i have. There was so much to see and most of it to hard to do with a newborn but here are some pics of our adventure.

I have been so bad of taking pics of the girls. I realized that we have hardly any pics of Sydney in the hospital or the 1st month so i have been taking alot of pics during the day. They are both growing so fast.

"Look how cute i am"

I AM THE DEVIL!!

Now i am cute again

Loves her Daddy

This is why

Such a good big sister

My brown hair blue eyed girl

Sydney's One Month!!!!

2010-06-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it! Sydney is already a month old.Time has passed so fast. She is so big already! When we went for her 2 week check she was almost 9 lbs. Who knows what she weighs now. She is growing like a weed. She loves to be held and Addyson loves to hold her. Things are starting to calm down and we are adjusting to life with 2 kids. I went back to work this week. I am just working a few hours a day until i get used to it again. We are doing great and we just love our new addition. Here are some pics.

At the Park with Gangy!!

2010-06-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

I forgot about these pics we took at the park when Gangy was here. One of the last days she was here we all went to the park. It was nice to get out of the house for a bit and it was so nice outside. Addyson loved going down the slide with Gangy. They had such a good time. Here are some pics of the event.

She's Here!!

2010-05-14T12:57:00.000-07:00

Sydney McKayla Paul was born on May 4th 2010. She was 7 lbs 14 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. She has dark hair and blue eyes. She is just beautiful! I am hoping her eyes stay blue but i seriously doubt they will. She is a great sleeper so far. She only wakes up once a night right at about 3 am. Addyson had a rough couple of days getting used to her being here with us but she loves really loves her little sister. She is constantly wanting to hold and kiss her and every time she hears her cry or make a noise she says "baby". She is so cute and is learning to adapt very quickly.

My mom was here with me for 11 days and it was so great to have her. She was such a huge help. She stayed in the hospital with me the whole time and let me sleep all that i could. Jason had school so he came home with Addyson at night. I was really sad to have her leave. She did so much for me. She bought a sewing machine and was busy like a bee making covers for my rocker/glider and for a swing we had for Sydney. I will post pics of them cause they are amazing!

Jason's parents and little sister also came in for the blessing, along with Grandma Pat and Papa Dean. It was so great to have everyone here. We did the blessing here at home and it was so great! Jason did a great job and Sydney slept the whole way through. It was really neat to do it here at the house. Jason's mom and sister are staying till the 19th to help out and let me tell you how thankful I am. They have been great! I don't know what i would have done with out all this help. It has really been a huge blessing.

I am healing fast and feel great. I sometimes try and do too much and end up paying for it later but Jason is really good at telling me to stop and take it easy. He takes very good care of me. That is all i have for now. Here are some pics of the past week events.

My sweet Jason

2010-04-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

So I am probably just really emotional because i am prego but I just wanted to write down a few of things I am feeling as i get ready to have this baby. Jason is working till midnight tonight and I am sitting here with Addyson and just started thinking about how lucky I am. I seriously don't know how I got so lucky. I don't know what did to be so blessed with such an amazing husband. He is seriously amazing! He goes to school all day then works and then comes home and plays with Addyson. He is there for me when i need him, he rubs my legs and my feet, he does the laundry, he gives Addyson a bath, he puts her down for bed, he sings to her and so many other things. All that he asks that i do when he gets home is to sit down and take it easy and relax. He is up early for school and home late from studying late on campus. I don't know how he does it. Anyways I just wanted him to know how much I love him and how much I appreciate everything he does.I love you Jason!!!

I LOVE THE SPRING!!!

2010-04-21T12:41:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how nice it has been outside. All week it has been like 75 degrees. It is just amazing!! We go outside and play everyday, sometimes even twice! We have also had a BBQ with friends and family almost every single night this week. We have had so much fun. Jason's sister Kelsey started school up here this semester so Michelle came out to drop her off. It was nice to have them out here and we look forward to spending time with Kelsey and getting to know her better. Michelle or "Gangy" as we call her had fun playing with Addyson and Addyson loved playing with her Gangy. We played with sidewalk chalk and even played in the pool for the first time. Addyson loves the water!!! We better get her into swimming lessons ASAP so she can learn to swim and give her Daddy a run for his money.

I on the other hand am ready to get this baby out! I am done with not being able to touch my toes or really even move at all. I can't wait to meet this little girl and see what she looks like and see how Addyson is with her. I am scheduled for a C Section on the 4th of May. The Dr said that was the safest way since I had to have an emergency C Section with Addyson. I am counting down the days! Unless I go into labor before which i doubt but we shall see. My mom gets here on the 1st and will be here till the 11th to take care of me and help out. I can't wait! Then we have Jason's grandma and papa Dean, mom, dad and little sister coming out for the baby blessing on the 9th of May. It is going to be great. Michelle and Olivia will stay for about a week after to help me out after my mom leaves. They are all so good to me. I just love them. Well enough about that for right now.

Jason is back in school and has a full load of classes. He was off track for the last 4 months. It was a nice break but it is nice for him to be back in school. He is such a hard worker and does so much for our little family. He is so good with Addyson, it just breaks my heart. Sometimes i think he is a better Mom than me. Addyson just adores him. I love to watch them together!

Here are some pics from the last few days.

Yeah for nice weather!!!!

2010-04-16T19:12:00.000-07:00

It has been so nice out these last few days. Addyson was a little nervous to play in the grass at first but now she loves it! She loves to chase the bubbles and go down the slide. Our neighbors Mitch and Mel bring their little girl over to play and they just have so much fun. Carter joins us on occasion. They all have so much fun together. We were inside playing games today then we decided to take the kids outside which in turn turned into us having a BBQ. It was YUMMY!!! Hamburgers and grilled chicken, cream corn, green beans and potato salad. That is the 2nd time that has happened this week. I just love this time of year. Here are some pics of the kids enjoying themselves.

Easter!

2010-04-06T13:26:00.000-07:00

Well I wish I could say that we had a nice warm Easter filled with playing outside and fun Easter egg hunts but sadly I live in freaking Rexburg Idaho where it decides to snow all weekend. I sure do miss my Texas Easters. Other than that we had a great time. It was General Conference, which at first I was sad that it fell on Easter but it was actually quite nice. I made Jason and Addyson's baskets while Jason was at the Priesthood session on sat night and I had so much fun. They both loved their baskets. Addyson wasn't really sure what to do with hers at first but once she figured out what it was all about she loved it. We have never really given her candy so it was very new to her but let me tell you she LOVES M&M's. She went through everyone of her eggs till she found the ones with the M&M's. She wouldn't even touch the other stuff. My basket was great! Jason got me the movie Taken and a magazine type thing on Michael Jackson, since he knows I loved his music. We just hung out her at the house and played games. It was a very nice weekend.

Alma's Wedding!

2010-03-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

We went down to San Antonio for my sisters wedding. It was so amazing! The ceremony was great and Alma was beautiful. It was a a crazy week with my mom in the hospital and trying to get everything ready for the wedding but it sure turned out beautiful. It was great to get out of the cold and back to the nice weather in Texas. It was a quick trip once again but I at least got to see Kyle, Bre and Amy. We had lunch with Kyle and Bre on friday in the midst of doing some last minute shopping and waiting for my mom to be releases from the hospital. It was so good to be together again. It was so much fun. Amy and Tim came to the reception. We did not get to see them long but it was great to spend some time with them. All in all it was a good trip but i wish we could have stayed a little longer. My brother gave me my honda back so we drove back to idaho. It was a long drive but we were blessed to have great friends along the way that allowed us to stay and break up the trip a bit. The first day was the worst. 17 hours in the car to get to Phoenix. Addyson did so well. She just kicked it in the back seat watching her movies.We stayed at the Wilks that night and then met up with them the next day in St.George. They were there visiting their kids and grandkids. It was so good to see them. They are so good to us and we miss them so much. We cant wait till Jason is done with school so we can get back to Arizona, we love it there. Jasons parents are amazing and got us a hotel room for that night. It was so nice and the beds were AMAZING!! The next day we hung out with the Wilks, had lunch and then drove to Salt Lake where we stayed with my amazing friend Jamie.She was so kind to let us stay with her, she even cooked us dinner!! It was great to get to see her again and meet her little boy. Then next morning we just kinda took it easy and did some shopping and then headed back up to Rexburg. Like i said , it was a long trip but breaking it up made it so easy and fun. We had a blast! I have pics from the wedding put Alma has not even seen them yet so i will get them to her first then i will post some.

Addyson's 18th Pics

2010-03-04T13:04:00.000-08:00

So they were really done at 19 months but hey close enough for me. I am not in love with them but I do really like them. It was so hard deciding on which to get. Here are the ones we decided on.

Clearly I Forgot... Thanks Kate

2010-03-02T11:55:00.000-08:00

My good friend Katie pointed out to me that I forgot to tell you all what I am having. So here it is......
ITS A GIRL!!!!! It is true. Since i really dont like girls Heavenly Father has seen it fit to send me 2. I guess I am supposed to learn something here. Just kidding. We are very excited to have another baby around the house and way excited to see Addyson take on the role as BIG SISTER! She really loves kids and loves to play. She is going to be so good. We are not 100% positive on the name but for right now we have decided on Laney Ann Paul. Both our mom's middle names are Ann/Anne so we wanted that as a middle name for sure and we really liked the name Laney. We will see if it sticks. I am 31 weeks and doing great. This baby is sitting way diff than Addyson did. I never was really uncomfortable with her but this baby is killing me. She is still feet down so she uses my bladder as a trampoline. It really sucks.But other than that things are great!!! That's all i have for now.
Till next time....

2010-02-20T12:06:00.000-08:00

wow so i realize I am really bad at this whole blogging thing. I always forget to update. Things have been crazy around here the last month. We all have been sick at one point or another. Addyson got it, then Jason then me. It was not run. I am just starting to feel better. Still no energy but at least i can breathe out of one of my nostrils. That makes me happy. Things here are great! The snow is beautiful and it has not been too cold. Jason is off track and FINALLY got a job at Melaleuca. We waiting about 2 months for them to find him something. He started last week and seems to really like it.

Valentines day was great. Jason got me a really nice camera I have been wanting for a long time. Also when i got into work on Monday there was a big thing of flowers sitting on my desk with a box of chocolates. HE IS THE BEST! I got Jason a subscription to one of his favorite magazines called Dwell and somethings for his new XBOX 360. Here is the best part we paid nothing out of pocket for it. We had a wii and never really played it. So we put it up on craigslist just to see what would happen and it sold that same day! We were able to get the 360 and like 5 games plus the whole set of rockband and still have money left over! It was great! We LOVE it!

Addyson is getting so big, I just cant believe it. It makes me so sad that she is not my little baby anymore, but as i watch her grow my heart is filled with such joy. She is such a happy little girl and boy does she love her daddy. It makes my heart melt to see them together. We got some pics taken of her yesterday and we should get them back in about 2 weeks.

Baby #2 is doing great as well. I am 29 weeks and doing great. We cant wait to meet this one. Addyson is going to be such a great big sister. She loves to fed other kids and push them down just so she can help them back up and pat their backs. She is too funny. She is so much like me, it is nuts! I am screwed!!!! This is where I get my payback huh?

My sister is getting married next month!!! I am so proud of her! She is going to be a beautiful bride! I cant wait to see her!

Here are some pics of Addyson for the last month.

Time for a new post.

2009-12-15T23:05:00.000-08:00

ok so it has been a while since i last posted anything on here so i have alot of catching up to do. So we had Thanksgiving and it was so much fun. It was my first year to cook a turkey. It turned out so good! We had so much food! It was amazing. We ate alot and played alot of games. It was a fun 4 day break from school and work.
Addyson is getting so big so fast. She has so much personality it is crazy. She still signs and is learning more and more everyday. She doesnt really say much but i am ok with that for right now cause once she starts there is no stopping her. I can already tell she is very independent and stubborn. I wonder where she gets that? She is so funny though.I just love her!
As for the other baby it is growing fast. I started to feel the real kicking this week and it moving like crazy! I love this part of being pregnant! It is the best. We find out what it is on mon. I think it is a boy but will be crazy excited for either. We shall see.
We attempted to take family pics and they turned out ok but I have decided to go get them done somewhere, i just think they look ghetto and cheap just taken in the house. So i am on the hunt for a good photographer. We shall see what i find.
Other than that things here are great! Jason is done with school tomorrow and he has off for 4 months! He has applied at Melaleuca as well . Everything went great with his interview they are just trying to find a spot for him. That is a really good sign, it is so hard to get a job there. We are going home to Texas this year for Christmas and i am so excited! It will be nice to see family and friends. Here are some pics of the the last couple months.

LET IT SNOW!!!

2009-11-24T22:23:00.001-08:00

Clearly winter has hit here in Rexburg. Sunday morning we walked across the street to go to church and it was not snowing and by the time we got out this is what it looked like.

Halloween!!!

2009-11-04T11:38:00.000-08:00

We did not get to do much for Halloween because i had to work till midnight, but my boss was nice enough to let me off for 2 hours to take Addyson Trunk or Treating! She didn't know what to think at first but then she warmed up and started taking candy from people. It was fun. We also got to take her to Melaleuca for some Trick or Treating. She was really scared there. She would not let Jason put her down. She is getting so big. It is so sad. She is learning so much and so fast. She can sign baby, eat, milk and last night we think she did the sign for mommy but we are not sure. She is so freaking cute. She is already starting to test limits and see what she can get away with. She will try and grab Jason's phone charger. She starts to walk over to it and I say "dont touch" and she will stop and look at me through the corner of her eye and wait for me to turn my head and then she will inch along the bed till i say "dont touch " agian and the she will do it all over again. She is a nut!
Here are some pics from the last couple of weeks.
Oh also she loves music. Last week at church she was flipping through the Hymn book and singing really loud during relief society. It was really funny.

Pumpkin Carving Party!

2009-10-27T11:00:00.000-07:00

We had a Pumpkin carving party the other night with 2 of our neighbors and Michael and Stephanie. We had a blast! Here are some pics from our night. We forget to get candles so forgive us.

Addyson being Addyson

2009-10-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of Addyson. ENJOY!!

2009-10-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

It was so nice outside yesterday that we took a long walk to the park. I went with my neighbor, she has a daughter named Addisyn as well. They are only like 2 months apart. They have a love hate relationship. Sometimes they play nice sometimes they don't. It is very funny to watch them. Anyways, we went to the park and I put Addyson on the swings for the 1st time and she LOVED it. She just laughed the whole time. I forgot my camera so i only could take pics with my phone. I will get a video next time. Here are some pics of her at the park.

Baby # 2 on the way!

2009-10-08T11:22:00.000-07:00

We just found out last week WE ARE PREGNANT! I went to the Dr. yesterday and turns out I am already 2 1/2 months along. It was weird to just find out i was prego and and then see a baby with arms and legs already. We have no idea what was happening cause i had not had a period since Feb. I guess my body was freaking out when i stopped breast feeding Addyson. Oh well things are apparently working just fine.
I have been more sick with this one. Not bad just a little. I have not thrown up but i feel like i need to every now and again. Nothing sounds good to eat but i am always starving. I am real tired. We are due May 8th and we are very excited to meet this one. I am so happy Addyson will have someone to play with. She plays great by herself but it will be nice for her to have a brother or sister.
I will be better about posting during this pregnancy. I didn't do very well with Addyson and there is so much I forgot.

Addyson is doing great. She has so much personality. It cracks me up. She is so freaking funny. She can be a terd but for the most part she is perfect. She is walking like crazy now and she says yes, mama,dada and stop. Jason taught her stop. She weighs 20 lbs already. She is no where near as tiny as she used to be. She wears 12-18 month clothes and about a size 3 shoe. Her hair has turned alot darker. There is still some red in it but not much. Thank goodness! She can climb the stairs from bottom to top in about 30 sec flat. She is quick she just cant figure out how to get down yet. She is into EVERYTHING!!! She loves to play with kids. She just laughs and laughs. She laughs at her cousin when he cries. It is kinda funny. We love her so much. She brings such joy into our lives.

Here is a pic of me and Jason just for fun.

For all the G-parents! and everyone one else too.

2009-10-01T08:36:00.000-07:00

I know I am so bad at updating this thing. I should be so much better at it. I did not not do it for a while cause my camera broke at vacation and I just got another one for my birthday! Thank again MOM! So not that I have a camera again I will be better at updating.
So here are some pics of Addyson from the last little bit. My mom got her the halloween costume and I love it! She is so freaking cute! I also love her new snow pants, she looks so funny in them.

Oh and for those of you who don't know, I AM PREGO AGAIN! I will find out next week how far along I am. This one will either be Jaxon Carter or Mia Ann(maybe Mia Ann, I am not sold on it yet.) We will see.

Addyson Walking

2009-09-18T10:28:00.000-07:00

Addyson has been walking for about a week now. She is in EVERYTHING! She is so fast too. She can crawl up the stairs in about one minute flat. It is nuts. Here is a video of her.

July and August

2009-09-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

School ended and we took of to Virginia for 2 weeks. Jason's family has a family vacation every year and this was the 1st one we were able to go to so far. It was a blast! We spent a week right on Topsail Island in North Carolina. Our condo was right on the beach! It was beautiful. The week started out a bit strange. Clearly i pass out like it is my job, poor Jason, he has had enough scares to last through out eternity. So 2 days before we left i got a cavity filled. I have heard u are not supposed to fly with an ear infection but i had never heard anything about dental work. So we get on the plane and everything was fine the 1st flight. We get on our connection flight and about an hour into the flight I felt the most painful pain shoot down my jaw. My heart started beating super fast and i got all hot and sweaty. about 2 min later it happen again. I was holding Addyson so i gave her to Jason and told him I was going to pass out. It happened again and I passed right out. I woke up and Jason asked the flight attendant for some juice she looked and me and said "oh my goodness she is as white as a ghost" Long story short, they had me on oxygen and were checking my vitals, and wanted to do an emergency landing. It was crazy.

The beach was great though. We had a ton of fun playing games and watching movies. I did not get in the ocean once. I hate the freakin ocean, but i did go fishing! I went with Aaron, Jason's little brother. I caught a ton of stupid crabs, a baby shark, a flounder and some blue looking fish. Aaron didn't catch anything, hehehe. Better luck next year Aaron.

After the beach we went back to Culpeper and hung out with Jason's Dad's side of the family. It was a fun week. We went to the park and had a picnic and played games. It is always nice to get to spend time with them. They are all so kind and loving. It was really great to see Jason's grandma with Addyson. It made me wish my grandma was still her to see Addyson, but i feel so blessed that she has 2 grandmas and 2 great grandma's that she will know growing up. And grandpa's too.

Here are some pics from our 2 week much needed vacation!

I love you Alma

2009-07-21T11:46:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to take a second and tell my sister how much i love her. I am so greatful for the opportunity we had to live so close to each other this last year and for the friendship we were able to build.
Alma as we grew up I was not always the nicest to you. You were so perfect and so spiritual and so smart and I was a lost cause. I was so jealous of you. You tried so hard to help me be good and it just went in one ear and out the other. I remember you writing me from that summer program you went to at BYU and you bore your testimony to me. You will never know how much impact that had on my live. Time went one and our lives began to change, there was a long period in time where i thought we had lost you forever, but on my mission I learned the miracle of forgivness and the power of repentence. I saw the Atonement work in the lives of the people I taught and saw them change their lives and put away their sins. I knew then that it is never too late and I made a promise to myself that I would never lose hope for you and Andre.
Alma this last year meant so much to me. Being able to rebuild our friendship and getting to know you all over again meant the world to me. I remember as Jason and I were praying to know if moving back to San Antonio was right, besides getting out of debt, you were the biggest reason. I remember one day as i was mopping the floor, i had my itunes on shuffle and "walk tall you're a daughter" came on. Tears filled my eyes and the Spirit said, as if someone wispered in my ear, "She's going to be ok". I bursted into tears and sat down and said a prayer.
I am forever greatful that you are my sister. I have learned so much from you. As i watch you make these changes in your live my heart is so full. I am so proud of you. You have no idea the blessings that await you. The Atonement is real and with the power of repentence you can get rid of all that bagagge holding you down. Alma I love you with all my heart! Thank you for all you have done for me and the example you are. You are simply AMAZING!

Addyson turns one!!!!

2009-07-20T10:36:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Addyson is one years old already. Time sure did fly. She is so funny. I love her little personality. We had a very busy day on sat, we had my company picnic and Addyson's birthday party all in same day. Addyson's birthday was great. We had some friends come over for a Barbque, it was so much fun. Our friend Steven made a cake for Addyson to dive into and she loved it! She ate so much cake! We had a great time! Here are some pics from the days events.

It wasn't Landa, but we had fun.

2009-07-06T10:38:00.001-07:00

The 4th has been my favorite holiday since I don't know when. I love everything about it. Growing up we went to Landa Park and there is nothing I have ever been to that has topped it. I am very open to trying new things but nothing is as good as Landa.

Even though it was not Landa we did have a great time. We started the day at Rigby Lake. It was way cold so we did not get in but we played frisbee and ate great food. Then we came home so Addyson could take her nap and while she was napping we played a little game of HORSE and washed the cars. Then It was off to Idaho Falls for more great food, fun and fireworks. We went to my mission compaion's house. She lives right in front ot the temple and river where they set off the fireworks. We had a blast. Addyon loved the fireworks. She just sayt back and watched them along with an occasional oooh and ahhhh. It was great. Here are some pics from our day.

FATHER'S DAY

2009-06-22T15:15:00.000-07:00

Father's Day was great! I made Jason Chorizo, potato and egg tacos for breakfast. We went to church and had hamburgers, mashed potatos and cream corn for dinner. It was yummy. Then we had some friends over and we played games. We had alot of fun. Here is a pic of Jason's gifts. He loved them.

Addyson is growning so fast. She will be a year next month. I cant believe it. This year just flew by. It is just crazy. Things here in rexburg are great. We love our house and we have fun decorating it. I will pics up soon.
Jason is doing amazing in school. He loves it. This semester has gone by so fast. Only 32 more days till we will will be chilling on the beach in N. Carolina!!! That has really gotten us through the semester.Well thats it for now.Enjoy the video.

Gangy and Kelsy come for a visit!

2009-06-14T22:29:00.000-07:00

So Jason's mom and sister came for a week to visit. I was great! We had so much fun. They actually came in to watch Addyson while i was at training for my new job. It was so great to have them here. The left on saturday and we miss them already. Things here are going great. I love working at Melalueca and Jason is doing amazing in school. Things could not be better. Addyson is getting so big it breaks my heart. I love watching her learn new things. We have been working with her on clapping and while Gangy was here she worked alot with her. By the time she left Addyson was clapping! She is so dang cute. Here are some pics from the week.

Gangy ho'in it up in the garden

Kelsey and Addyson enjoying the sun.

Gangy reading to Addyson

Oh my! We make em' cute

Gangy bought Addyson a high chair. Thank you again Michelle and Mike!

She really is that cute ALL THE TIME!

Wow and there is my whole heart.

Moving again

2009-05-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Clearly we start a moving company! This move makes five major moves in the last year. But we are done for the next year and a half till our contract is up here. Then hopefully we can have some of jason's brothers and sisters out here and they can live with us and we can stay in out big house. But we will see. We finally got out of the pee townhouse. It is so nice not to smell dog pee everywhere you walk. We are almost all moving in just a few more boxes to go through. We love our new house. I will post more pics soon.

I start my new job at melalueca tomorrow! I am real excited! I am doing collections on their spanish accounts. I cant wait. I LOVE CALL CENTERS! I know i am weird. I also got a job as a spanish breastfeeding counselor with WIC. That is only like 10 hrs a week and i get to chose when i want to work or not work. I have my training for it next week. I will have to train for WIC from 8-3 then work at melalueca from 6-10. Jason's mom and sister are coming for the week to help with Addyson. We are so excited to see them! It should be a crazy but fun week.

Thats about it for now. I will post again soon.

May

2009-05-12T12:32:00.000-07:00

Mothers Day was great! Jason made me breakfast and bought me beautiful flowers. I am not really a roses kind of girl, but i do love me some lillys and he did so good. Then later that night we went over to Michaels and Stephanies for dinner. It was a great day.

We have started putting Addyson in the tub instead of her little bath. She hated it at first but now she enjoys it. Oh i also found out she was scared of the vaccum this week. I used to vaccum all the time with her around when she was smaller, but she hates it now. She screams her head off and turns around so she cant see it. And it doesnt even have to be on to scare her, if it is just out of the closet she freaks. It is funny but sad. And like i said earlier she is now drinking formula and she can drink down a 4 oz sippy cup in like 60 seconds flat. It is pretty much amazing.

Stephanie works every saturday so Michael comes over in the morning and him and Jason play video games all day. It is so funny to see those two together. It is like they are 12 years old again. I am so glad that Jason has Michael close. While those 2 are watching the kids i get to shopping! It is quite nice i wont lie. I drive to Idaho Falls and go to all the fun stores rexburg does not have. I also get to go see one of my mission companions, Missy Storm, and that is always fun. Addyson is so funny with Carter, she usually tries to climb on top of him or pull out his binky. poor guy.

Check out Carter's face, now look at his left hand hahaha priceless!

We have internet people!!!

2009-05-12T10:42:00.000-07:00

Yeah! We finally broke down and got internet. I thought we would be able to get by by picking up other peoples signals but i am tired of sitting on the porch and balcony to check my mail. And Jason really needs it for school. So yes we are here in Rexburg. I actually really like it. The summer that is, i cant promise anything for the winter. Things have been going great, but i will catch you all up on the last month.
So we moved into our Townhouse and clearly there had been a dog that urinated on every square inch of the carpet cause i about passed out when i opened the front door. After alot of smooth talking we were able to get out of our contract. I only let Addyson crawl on a 5x7 rug, i just dont want her on the carpet. The owners have been really great. The even offered to lower our rent substantually but we had already made other living arrangements. Which leads me to the next things going on. We are moving into a house with Jason's cousin and his wife and baby. We are so excited! We get to move in in June but Michael and Steph cant move in untill their contract ends in Aug. The house is huge and so nice. It is 3 stories so we will each have our own floor. we will only have to share a kitchen and laundry room. We have been with them pretty much every day since we got here and we just love them. We feel weird if we go a day with out seeing them.
Addyson continues to grow and her little personality comes out more and more everyday. She is crawling like crazy and pulls up on anything she can get her little hands on. She talks to herself all day , it is so cute. She is still a bean pole like her daddy, but i think she is starting to gain some wieght since we started giving her formula. The dr said her iron was low so he said we needed to start giving her some formula. She hated it at first but now she loves it!
We are in the 3rd week in school and he is doing great. He is so dedicated and spends most his time in the library after his classes. He was also chosen as one of the head coaches for the swim team. He loves his classes and he is very excited to be back in school. We decided that he needed to focus on school and that I would work. I got a job at Melalueca and also as a breast feeding counselor with WIC. The melalueca one is from 6-10 pm and the WIC one is really on my own time and is only about 10 hrs a week. I am very excited. I get to spend all day with Addyson still and i will be working while she sleeps. The most important thing is for Jason to do well in school, and if that means that i have to work i am fine with that.
This next month is going to be crazy. I am going to Seattle to visit my best friend, then jasons mom and sister are coming out for a week, and then we are going to san antonio for my moms wedding. It will be a crazy month!
My really good friend Katie, who also got me into blogging, got me into this thing called blurbing. It is turning my blog into a book. It took me about 5 nights staying up until 4 am but i finally finished it. We are not really good at writing in our journals so we both thought that this would be a great way to document our lives. I will do one every year. The first one was the first year and a half we have been together. I ordered it on fri and should have it by the end of the month. I can't wait!
That is about all i can think of to write . Since i will be using my blog as a journal i will be writing alot more often and about more meaningful things so i do apologize ahead of time if it is a little boring. Here are some pics from the last month.

WE MADE IT!!

2009-04-22T14:07:00.000-07:00

ok so i know this is a little late, but we made it to rexburg about a week ago. I have not had internet so i could not post any pics or updates. We had a great time traveling and got to see lots of friends. We drove 18 hrs straight the first day and made it to Phx safetly. Addyson did great up intill the last 2 hours,then she screamed her head off. We stayed in Arizona for 2 days with the Wilks(Jasons old boss). We had a blast with them. They are our family away from home. Then we drove up to St. George utah. It was only supposed to be a 6 hour trip but it turned into a 9 hour trip. We drove so we could go see the new bridge they are building at the hoover dam. Aparently we were not the only ones with that idea. There was about 2 hours of bumber to bumber traffic. But we did get to see the bridge. It is AMAweZING!!! We stayed in st. george for 2 days. Our townhouse was not ready like they said it would be so we stayed in idaho falls with one of my mission companions, Hermana Storm. We had a blast. We are all moved in and things are great. Jason started school on monday and he is really loving it. Addyson has adjusted well and is just as cute as ever. She is crawling all over the place and is pulling herself up onto anything she can get her hands onto. I will take pics of the house as soon as i can find my camera. We miss you all.

Easter

2009-04-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

We had Easter with my family yesterday cause we will not be here for the real Easter. We had a blast. My mom even got us Easter baskets. Here are some pics.

Addyson

2009-03-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

Addyson is growing so fast. she woke uo the other night and i walked in her room and she was standing just like this only the mattress was 5 inches higher. she was right about to flip over. my heart about jumped out of my chest. She has started crawling this week. It happened so fast. I will get some video. She is so dang cute.

Tired of taking pics.

What a little flirt. I wonder where she gets it from. probably her father.

Look out boys here she comes.

We miss you grandma

2009-03-15T21:54:00.000-07:00

Yesterday would have been my grandma's 97th birthday and i thought i write a few of my memories of her.

I REMEMBER...
when she would always ask if it was raining outside.
when she would always ask what you brought her if you walked in the house with plastic bags
when she would ask for a little swallow of your soda so she could burp
when she would try and feed the dogs her left overs behind our back
how she would let me sit in her lap and she would just rock me
how she always asked me if i had clean underwear on in case i got in accident
how she would always be the first to crack a joke
how strong she was
how much she loved her husband and never looked at an other man after he died
how she loved to be out side playing in all her plants
what a good cook she was
how much she taught me
how much she loved me
how she would cheat at any game we would play
how funny she was
her laugh
her smile
her spirit
how she would never let you say goodbye, it was always so long. cause goodbye means you are never coming back

Grandma i know it was not goodbye when you left. I know that we will be together again. I feel so blessed to have the gospel in my life and for the knowledge i have. I feel so blessed to know that through our heavenly Fathers plan families can be together forever and that we will be with our loved ones again some day. I know that you are in a better place and that it is so much better there than it is here. I know you are happy and i want you to know that there is not a day goes by that i dont think of your beautiful smiling face. I miss you so much. I love you with my whole heart. I know the time is not far away till we are together again. so long till we meet again.

Addyson's checkup

2009-03-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

We went today for Addyson's checkup. She is doing great! She is 14 lbs 10 oz and 25 1/2 inches long. She is in the 10% for weight so the Dr wants me to feed her more. I dont know how that is possible cause the girl eats like a freakin cow, but we will see what we can do.She is just a skinny girl. I was like that too. I dont know what the crap happened but i was just like that till i was about 14. stupid puberity. We go back again right before we leave for her next round of shots. She is growing so fast and it makes me so sad. I mean i love to watch her grow but i cant take how fast it happens.

Things here are going great. We are packing slowly and getting things ready to go. We leave in a month from today. I am going to miss the fam but i am very excited to be on our own again. I am excited to watch Jason grow and start down his career path. We have been so blessed to have been able to live with my mom and pay off debt and save. We have done so much in such a short period of time. It is such a huge burden lifted from our shoulders. Things are amazing. I will write again shortly.

Sleeping through the night!!

2009-03-10T12:21:00.000-07:00

About a week ago we started Addyson on a different sleeping schedule. It was killing us that she was waking up 3 and 4 times a night. I got an email with some different techniques to help your baby sleep through the night. THEY WORKED!!! The first night we did it she slept 9 hours. She has slept every night since. It has been great!! She sleeps from 8:30 to about 8:00.Naps from 10 to 12 and 3-5 like clock work. It is amazing. She is growing so fast, it blows my mind. It is so fun to be able to watch her learn and grow everyday. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to be home with her.
Here she is with her glasses. She loved them!

2 Years Sober! I am so proud of you brother!

2009-02-27T09:31:00.000-08:00

Last night we went to Andre's 2 Years sober celebration. It was so great to see him receive his 2 year coin. I cant believe it was 2 years ago that he was so close to losing his life. And no to see how much he has changed and grown. He is my hero. To come back from where he was,broken and beat down, and see what he has accomplished in the last 2 years blows my mind.To hear him talk about his experiences as a drug addict and how he decided to turn his life around brings tears to my eyes every time. And to see how many people he is helping, IT IS SO COOL! I wish i had the will power that he has. He has overcome so many things. He is my everything. I ADORE him with my whole heart. He is a healthy, successful, handsome, kind, loving, selfless, giving, humble brother and I feel so blessed to call him MY brother. I LOVE YOU ANDRE!!!

Addyson eating

2009-02-19T14:48:00.000-08:00

So Addyson has started grunting when she eats. It is so funny. And she gets real mad if you dont feed her fast enough. Here is a video i took today.

Random pics

2009-02-19T14:08:00.000-08:00

2009-02-18T23:00:00.000-08:00

My friend Katie tagged me in this. In honor of valentines day I decided to to it.

My Sweetheart

1. Where did you first meet your sweetheart?

We met in Georgia selling alarms.

2. What do you remember most about him/her

That he had no hair.

3. Who asked who out first?

We never actually went on one single date before we got married. We worked all day everyday except sundays. It was very hard to find time for a date. So there was no really asking each other out. We just become great friends and then with the help of katie figured out we were interested in each other.

4. What did you do on your first date?

Our first "date" we will say was about as good as they get. we were going to go to the beach one weekend but the night we were supposed to leave i got sick. Jason called his mom and asked what med to give me and went to the store bought me medicine, a thermometer and a movie. Came back to my apartment gave me a blessing and sat with me till i got better.

5. What were your favorite things to do together when you were dating?

Like i said we were selling alarms that summer so there was not alot of time to do anything. So after we would start knocking doors i would call Jason find out where he was and go pick him up. We would just hang out and talk all day in my car and of course that was in between out make out sessions. :O) Those were some great "talks". No really, besides the make out sessions just talking to him for hours was great. We always had such great talks.

6. When was your first kiss with your sweetheart?
May 2007. We were sitting on bed talking and in mid sentence he jumped right on top of me and laid a big one on me.

7. When did you first realize you loved him or her?

We had driven to the beach one weekend with some friends. I remember thinking how amazing he was. He was so good to me. I had this very strong feeling that he would be the man i spent the rest of my life with.

8.Who said it (I love you) first?
When we got back home from the beach we were laying on the couch and I started crying and i told him i was falling in love with him and then he told me that he had wanted to tell me that that whole weekend. Weeks before that thought were talking and he said that he wanted to tell me something but didnt want to scare me. I asked him what and he told me he would do whatever it took to marry me. So technically he said it first.

9.How did he/she propose?

We had talked about getting married for a few months before he propsed so it was not a surprise but still good.It was the night before i was flying back to san antonio for the 4th of july. He bought me a rose and put my ring inside the rose. I was sitting on my bed trying to peek out the window to see what he was getting out of the car. He came into my room and handed me the rose. I didnt see the ring till i went to smell it. He got down on one knee and told me that he was planning on doing a big proposal but when it came down to it, it wasnt important. He then told me that all that was important was that he loved me and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. It was so perfect.

10. What are two things you remember most about your wedding day?

Sweating my brains out. It was so hot outside. I thought i would die. And how happy we were.

Addyson Update

2009-02-13T10:05:00.001-08:00

Wow time sure does fly when you are having fun. Addyson will be seven months old in just a few days. She is getting so big. I have been giving her cereal since we got home from christmas. She loves it. It is so funny. When she eats she does this grunting thing. It cracks me up. She has also started getting up on her hands and knees and rocking. Then she gets mad cause she cant crawl and falls down and just lays there. She is so smart and is learning more everyday. Here are some pics from the last week or 2.

Addyson Update

2009-01-19T20:08:00.000-08:00

Addyson is growing so fast! I cant even believe how big she is. She is 6 MONTHS already! Where does the time even go. It is such a blessing to see her grow everyday. She has learned so many new things. I started giving her cereal once a day and she loves it. She tries to feed her self and she gets real mad if i dont feed her fast enough. It is very funny.
She is going to start crawling any day now. She is already trying to get on her knees.She tries for a while then she falls down and justs lays there. I cant wait! Here are some pics from the last week and some videos.

Addyson eating cereal for the first time.

Addyson playing in one of her favoite toys, Thank you brother and Jayme

My goodness she is so cute!

Daddy and Addy

Thank you Aunt Alma!

Together again... at least for a few days

2009-01-09T22:57:00.000-08:00

I forgot to post these pics cause they were taken right before we left for vacation but my best friend kyle came in for christmas and a bunch of us went shopping and met for lunch. It was great to all be together again. This was also the day i got Addyson's ears pierced.

Jason and Hal

After Addyson got her ears pierced. She did so good.

The girls

Our fish Amy bought us.

Bex, Carly, me and Kyle

CELINE DION!

2009-01-08T09:59:00.000-08:00

My in laws got me tickets to Celine Dion for Christmas. The concert was last night and let me tell you it was amazing! I wanted Jason to come with me but he said he would rather i go with someone that would enjoy it, so i took my sister. We had a great time. I had to take Addyson with us cause she wanted nothing to do with a bottle. I pumped so i could leave her with Jason but she would not have it. She did so good. She fussed for a little bit but as soon as the lights came one she just sat back and watched. She loved it. Then she fell asleep and slept through the whole thing. The concert was so good. I have always wanted to see her. It was the perfect gift. Thank you Mike and Michelle! You guys are fantastic!

more pics

2009-01-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

Paul Family Picture

Day after Christmas at Grandma Pat and Dean's house with the Paul and Young families.

Christmas Vacation

2009-01-06T15:33:00.000-08:00

We just got back today from a 2 week long vacation in Virginia. It was so much fun. We had a blast with Jason's family. It was great to get away but always nice to come home too. We did so much. Went shopping at target like almost everyday. It was fanfreakintastic! We also blessed Addyson the Sunday after Chistmas. It was so cool to see Jason bless her. He did such a great job. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband that is worthy and honors his priesthood. He is so amazing to me! I balled like a baby like always. It was an amazing experience. My mom fly up for it too and that really meant alot to me for her to be there. Thanks mom. I was very sad that my brother and sister could not be there though. It would have been great to have everyone there.
Here are some pics from the last 2 weeks.

All the people in the circle when Addyson was blessed.

The Paul boys

I'm Back!

2008-12-15T06:50:00.000-08:00

Ok so just in case you were wondering, I'm not dead! I know it has been almost a month since my last post. Things have been a little crazy. My computer is set up to the tv and we took our tv back to buy a new one on black friday. Well it turned out the one we got was broken so we looked for another tv for almost two weeks. So i could not use my computer for those 2 weeks. But here i am now and i promise i will be good from here on out. Except when we go to Virginia for 2 weeks for Christmas. Other than that i will be on the ball.
So here are some pice from the past month. They in order from most recent and back. My sister came over last night to bring Addysons's gifts over and to hang out. It was great to see here. We ended up opening one of them cause she was so excited about it. It was so funny. Addyson loves her new toy.

Last weekend we went to Dallas to see Jason's cousin Jennifer and her husband John. It was so good to see them. We did not get to see them for that long but it was a great visist. Here we are after dinner at Outback.

Addyson and Joshua

We stayed with my friend Suz for the weekend. It was so good to see her again. We had a great time with her. Here I am at Ross, i found this vest. It was so ugly i just had to get a pic.

The Suz

We also got to go to lunch with Misty and Pam, my most favorite people from the PM school in Dallas where i used to work. I just love them so much!

This is Bailey, me and Misty.

This is Pam and Addyson

The Suz and Addyson

My brother got addyson this monkey during thanks giving and she loved it. She is just so stinkin cute!!!

Fun times for Alma's Birthday!!!

2008-11-24T07:22:00.000-08:00

My sisters birthday was last week but she was on a cruz so we got together this weekend instead. It was a blast. Mom had to work so she was not there. Andre and his girlfriend came in from Kerrville for the weekend. It was so good to see them. Sat night we all went out to dinner at this place called Teka Molino. Seriously the best mexican food in san antonio. I have not had food this good since before my grandma died. Anyways, we had a blast. 2 of my brothers childhood friends came along too, Roy and Angel. They have been friends since they were in diapers. It was great to see them. Sunday my mom made lunch and we had a blast just talking and goofing around. Here are some pics from the weekend.

Everyone at dinner

Angel, Andre and Roy

Andre and Jayme

Addyson fell asleep while daddy and ger were watching football together.

Uncle Andre and Addyson

Pics of Addyson

2008-11-18T08:43:00.000-08:00

UPDATE!

2008-11-13T12:11:00.000-08:00

Things have been so crazy with moving and unpacking and all that. I finally have time to sit for a bit and update this thing. We got all moved in and are almost done setting everything up. It has been crazy around here. I will be glad when it is all done!
Addyson is growing like a weed. I Just love that little girl to death! She is such a happy little girl. As long as she is fed, if not she is satan on wheels. Just like mommy and daddy.
Here is some other news Addyson has grown out of her bassanet. We started putting her in her crib 2 nights ago. The first night she only slept in it for 2 hours cause i could not sleep knowing she was not right next to me. So i took her out and put her in bed with us. Last night was much better. She slept till about 3:30 and then i put her in our bed to feed her and we fell asleep.
Also she might be in love with The Backyardagans! I put them on for her this morning and she did not even blink for about an hour. Then Dora came on and she wanted nothing to do with her. She was so cute just sitting there watching TV. Who can even handle it!
That is about all i have for right now. As soon as i can get to my camera i will take some more pics!

Thanks Kate!

2008-11-13T11:54:00.001-08:00

What Board Game Are You?

You Are Chinese Checkers

You live a hyper, fast paced life. You rarely ever slow down.
You are good at juggling many things at once. You are the ultimate multi-tasker.

You enjoy being in a group - in fact the bigger the group, the better.
You are an enthusiastic competitor, and you can be a little ruthless when you play games.

UPDATE!

2008-11-05T14:04:00.001-08:00

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Jasons mom was here for the week and we were too busy playing. It was fun. Addyson had a great time with her. Addyson has started laughing!! It is so cute! Michelle had her cracking up! She also started rolling over. She has only done it twice then she gets pissed when she is on her stomach, it is very funny. Here are some pics!

Here is Jasons new hair style. It was only that way for a week, now it is all one color again.

Weekend events

2008-10-25T23:53:00.000-07:00

My sister came over fri and took me out to dinner and then we went shopping.Jason stayed home cause he was not feeling well and was really tired from work. Alma is such a good aunt. She was worried about Addyson being cold when we go to Virginia for Christmas so she got her a coat. It is so nice! We put Addyson in it as soon as we got home. Then on sat night Alma and her boyfriend Mike had a UFC party so we went to that for a while. It is always fun to get together with them. Here are some pics from the weekend.

Mike got Addyson this monkey. She loved it! Look at her going cross eyed trying to look at it. ha ha

How freakin cool is that!

Alma and Addyson

Addyson's pictures

2008-10-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

I finally got Addyson's proofs back! Here they are.Let me know what you think!

More pics

2008-10-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

My new hobby

2008-10-20T14:19:00.000-07:00

I have been playing around with our wedding pics in photoshop. It is so much fun. When Jason goes to bed at night i sneak out and play on photoshop SHHHH dont tell him. Here are a few of the pics i have messed with.

New Longhorn pics

2008-10-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

So Jason said that Addyson looked like a boy in those other pics so i had to take them off. I will have to agree with him. So we added a bow and that made all the diff. Also there was a new addition to the outfit. My sister found longhorn binky's! They are so cute! So here are some new pics i took today.

ADDYSON IS 3 MONTHS!!

2008-10-18T15:10:00.000-07:00

We finally got Addyson's pictures taken! I am so excited about them. She was really fussy during the session so we only got like one or two good shots, but they are cute. It was so hard not to order all of them but they were way expensive. So we only got prints of one pose. We dont get them back till nov 2nd though. We get our proofs next week so i will see if i can post some. I cant even believe that she is 3 months old already. She is growing up so fast. I want her to be small newborn like again. I guess we will just have to make another one already! I joke i joke i kid i kid:O) We still have about nine more months to wait for that play, but i'll tell you what dress rehearsals sure are fun!!!
These are not the pics we got taken these are some we just did after church.

I LOVE THIS PIC!

Smiling for Daddy!

This is me at 3 months. Just think it is cool to see how much we look alike! Well that we are at least starting to look alike.

Is it halloween yet?

2008-10-16T11:24:00.000-07:00

Ok so i might be a little excited about putting Addyson in a costume. She is just so freakin cute. She is going to be a lady bug! I already put her in it and took pictures but i will wait till halloween to post them cause lets face its not like they will look that diff on halloween night than they do now. oh who are we kidding, like i can wait for stuff like this . Here is a preview!

This is from a few weeks ago at target. She was going to be a Hot Pepper but that green looks real bad next to her face so we decided against it.

Update

2008-10-13T20:26:00.001-07:00

Sorry it has been a while since we posted anything about what is going on in our lives. We are finally getting settled into our new house! Yeah! oh but guess what! WE HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN!!! We are so bummed. The stupid owners of this house want to move back in. For those of you that dont know, my mom stages house that are on the market. She lives in them till they sell then she moves to the next one. So we are going to look at a few houses this week. Ill let you know what happens.
Jason and I are doing great! It has been hard adjusting to not living on our own but we are greatful to my mom for letting us live here. I am sure it is not easy on her either. She is great! We will be sad to move so far away but happy to be on our own again. We have been able to pay off alot of debt which has been a huge blessing! Jason is such a hard worker and has been working his butt off to get us out of debt. He is just amazing. I on the other hand sit at home and do nothing. well that is what it feels like any ways. I wont lie it is weird for me to be at home and not work but i would be lying if i said i am not starting to love it. It has been so much easier since Addyson got here. She just makes my day. I love that i can stay at home all day with her and watch her grow. I am so lucky! We may not have tons of money but no amount of money is worth getting to be with her all day.
Jason is starting new work hours this week. He will now have weds off!!! We get to be together all day on weds now. I am so excited. We will see how he likes it. It is hard to have a day off in the middle of the week cause then you dont want to go back the next 2 days.
Here are some pic from this last week

I just love her!

This is one of her new outfits that my sister bought her the other day! Wait till you see the others!

We found this hoodie thing the other day and thought it was so cute. Here she is throwing up her gang signs!

This is her in the outfit we brought her home in. How it still fits i am not sure cause she has just outgrown all her newborn stuff, but this for some reason still fits. Good buy grandma Paul!
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so cute!

Big smile

2008-10-07T10:43:00.000-07:00

Jason finally meets my extended family

2008-10-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to post about this but i keep forgeting. Jason finally got to meet some of my aunts and uncles. I wish i could say that things are just like they had always been but sadly that is not so. My grandma died 3 years ago and since then my family has never been the same. We have not seen anyone since the funeral, due to some legal issues and my moms brothers and sisters fighting over money.
I grew up with my aunts and uncles being a big part of my life. I mean there were ones that i did not like but there were some that meant the world to me. When Jason and I got married I knew it would be hard and that some might not come, seeing how the lawsuit was still going on but i thought that the aunts that i wanted there would for sure be there for me. Instead all i got was "well see if we can make it" it was so hard on me. I was so angry for so long. Not 1 person from my family showed up to my wedding. I swore that i would not speak to or see them again.
Well this past september was 3 years since my grandma died and i really felt that my grandma was very sad at what happened to her family. All she ever wanted was her family to be together.I know how important that was for her, so i swollowed my pride and went to meet my family where we would always go to eat before we went to the grave site were my grandma and grandpa were buried. It was very weird being there. I felt like i was eating with complete strangers. For the most part everyone was very nice to us. It was just very awkward. I am happy that Jason got to meet some of my family. And there were some that i was very happy to see. They loved Addyson! They welcomed Jason to the family and were very kind. I just did not feel like I belonged there anymore.
It is so sad to me but i really feel that there is nothing that can be done to heal this broken family. There is so much anger and hurt there and they are so prideful. I pray that one day my mom can mend the relationships with her sisters that she was so close with.

My sister and I at my grandma's grave

My Aunt Mary holding Addyson.

Addyson kissing me

2008-09-29T21:44:00.000-07:00

My Birthday surprise!

2008-09-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

So yes my birthday was weeks ago but we were moving. So my mom thew me a surpise dinner last night. It was great! My friends and my best friends family came over. I was so surprised. After dinner we had a Dr.Mario challange. It was so fun. I love that game . I dream about it night. Here are some pics.

Amy and Addyson

Jason and Hal

Paul and Carly

My peeps

My Cake. We forgot candles once again so my smart mom just took one right off the wall. Yes we are mexican.

DR MARIO!!!

Carly

Tim beating us all.

Addyson is smiling all the time now

2008-09-26T17:17:00.000-07:00

She is smiling all the time now. She spits out her binky all the time now so she can smile. Everytime she hears her daddy voice she gets all excited! It is so funny. She is just growing so fast!

Waking up from her nap this is what she looked like. She is so good at getting out of her swaddle.

She is such a happy baby when she wakes up from her nap.

She sleeps just like me when i was little.

Her BIG feet. They are half the size of mine already!

All Smiles

Pics of Addyson

2008-09-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Addy watching tv.

Adyyson loves to watch Friends with us before we go to bed.

No need for words. SHE IS SO FREAKIN CUTE!

Addyson is 2 months!!!

2008-09-18T19:43:00.001-07:00

Who can even believe it! Our little girl is 2 months old already! Where does the time go? She is getting so big. We went to the Dr. today for her 2 month check up and her shots :O( She did so good! She is 10 lbs 9 oz and she is 23 inches long. The Dr said she looked like a 4 month old. Here are some pics of her and a video of her starting to smile for us. We just love her.

Could she be any more adorable!

Nap Time!

Shots:O(

Hanging out with daddy!

Keeping it real

2008-09-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

Here's the deal. Once you see this, you take pictures of your house AS IS; hence the title, Keeping it Real! No cleaning, no tidying just take the pictures! =) Ok here they are but we just moved so dont judge!

MY FAVORITE SHOES:

KITCHEN SINK:

LAUNDRY ROOM:

MOM'S BATHROOM

Jason was showering in ours. Sorry

FAVORITE ROOM:

So i forgot 2 pics sorry. We just moved and things are crazy.

WHAT ADDYSON WAS DOING:

2008-09-15T15:41:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been a while since my last post. We were moving and i didnt have the internet for a few days. It was crazy madness around here.
So for my birthday Jason got my close friends together and we went t0 the Olive Garden. It was so much fun. It was really nice of him. We did not have alot of time cause we had to go pack but it was really fun. They got me some clothes and a gift card to JCPenny. It was a great day and an even better night! :O)

MARRIED ONE YEAR!!!

2008-09-10T11:32:00.001-07:00

I cant even believe it. ONE YEAR!! My life has changed so much in the last year. It blows me away. It went by so fast yet i cant remember my life before Jason. He is so amazing. Sometimes I catch myself staring at him and thinking to myself "How did i get so lucky". I have been so blessed.

Well everyone says the first year is the hardest, i guess we got lucky. I mean dont get me wrong it was not perfect, but it was far from hard. Our arguements have only brought us closer together. I would not change them for the world. They taught us how to love each other more. We have grown so much. I love him more than i ever thought possible. He treats me like a queen and he for certain is my King.

For our Anniversary he got me the nicest card and my favorite perfume, Abercrombie 8. He also took me to my favorite place to eat. RUDY'S!!! It was so nice. We talked alot about this last year and how much things have changed. When we first got married we set some goals for this first year and I am so happy to say we accomplished all of them! At dinner we set some for this year. Lets see if we can do it again. We didnt get to do much after dinner cause Addyson was getting tired but we still had fun.

I really wanted to take some pics but we did not get to. Jason said we could go get pics taken somewhere so stay tuned for those.

Tomorrow is my birthday! Jason has planned something but he wont tell me what. I am so bad at surprises. If any knows what is going down please tell me. Ill give you 5 dollars! We will see. I will post pics. Also we are moving this week. We have to be out by fri. I will keep you all posted on how that goes.

Birthday party and outlet mall

2008-09-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

Sat we went to my friend Erika's little boys birthday party. I know her from high school. It was really great to see her and some other friends i had not seen in a while. It was outside and we almost died of heat. Addyson did so good. It was her first time outside, other than walking to the car and back. After that we went to the outlet malls with jason's friend nate from work. It was really nice to get out of the house for a change.

2008-09-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

ok so I NEVER do these things but Katie tagged me and i can't let her down.

1. Where is your cell phone?... On my ear I am talking to kyle.
2. Your hair?...Dark Brown with orangy/redish chunks
3. Your significant other?... My sweet sweet Jason
4. Your mother?... Terri
5. Your father?... Who knows. If you find him tell him i have some words for him/
6. Your favorite thing?... watching jason and Addyson together
7. Your dream last night?... Dream... you would have to be asleep to dream. I wish i could remember what that is like.
8. Your favorite drink?... Coke
9. Your dream/goal?... Lose this baby weight
10. The room you're in?... Our bedroom
11. Your child(ren)?... Addyson
12. Your fear?... Heights
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Have Jason done with school and 3 more kids :)
14. Where were you last night?... At home with some friends watching a movie
15. What you're not?... tall
16. Muffins, bluberry or poppy?... Blueberry, but just the tops of them
17. One of your wish list items?... I have no idea
18. Where you grew up?... San Antonio Texas
19. What you read last?... Nothing
20. What are you wearing?... A black dress thing
21. Your TV?....BIG
22. Your pets?... nope
23. Your computer?... Patrick
24. Your life?... The best it has ever been
25. Your mood?... GREAT
26. Missing someone?... My BR FR Kyle and of course katie bear
27. Your car?... Nissan Sentra
28. Something you're not wearing? pants
29. Favorite Store?... Target
30. Your summer?... Hotter than hell
31. Like someone?... I LOVE JASON
32. Your favorite color?... Orange
33. Last time you laughed?... on the phone with kyle. she always makes me laugh
34. Last time you cried?... who knows

More random pictures

2008-08-28T16:11:00.001-07:00

Getting ready for bath time! She is getting so big. She was so skinny when she came home but now she is starting to put on the pounds! So i wasnt quite sure what her eyes were going to do but it looks like they are brown in these pics. We shall see

She is such a funny sleeper!

WOW! We make a freaking good looking baby!

2008-08-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

So i was looking in the closet this morning to find something to put on Addyson and i found this. So cute! It looks like her blessing dress but it is not. She looked so pretty! We make a dang good product. Can't wait to see the next one!

Addyson's 1st attempt at getting in the pool

2008-08-21T13:34:00.000-07:00

Jason got home from work yesterday and we decided to see what would happen if we put Addysons feet in the pool. This is what happened.

2008-08-20T11:44:00.000-07:00

Random pics from the week

2008-08-19T13:39:00.000-07:00

Sitting in Daddy's lunchbox

Laying in the clean clothes

This is how is slept till i was like 14

Addyson is 1 Month old!

2008-08-19T13:22:00.000-07:00

Holy cow it seems as if time has flown by so fast. I cant believe she is a month old already. She has changed so much too. I can start to see a little bit of me in her now. I look at her every day and pray she stops growing. I just cant handle it. We went to Rudy's BarBQue last night with some friends. For those of you who are not familiar with Rudy's, i weep for you and for those that are familiar with it, i am sure you are jealous. It is what heaven is. They have cream corn that is so good it should be a food group. It is clearly a gift from God. We stuffed ourselves. It was well worth it. Here are some pics of Addyson yesterday and us at Rudy's.

ONE MONTH OLD!!!

Pretty little Girl

Daddy making his usual picture face

Us at Rudy's.

This is same thing my grandma would do with her arms
in pictures

Hanging with the parentals

2008-08-12T10:17:00.000-07:00

Well Addyson is now 3 weeks old! I cant even believe it. Jasons Parents came in last week for a visit. Mike stayed till sun and michelle leaves this coming sunday. It had been a great visit. It is nice to just kinda sit around and not have anything planned like the wedding or christmas. It has been a very chill week. We went to the Alamo for Mike last week and had a great time. It has been really nice outside, not too humid. Addyson did great for her first outing. Here are some pics from our week.

More pics

2008-08-06T13:40:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Addyson

My friend Bre's daughters and Addyson

Bath Time and First Sunday

2008-08-05T12:17:00.000-07:00

Bath time was fun. She hates the water. She screamed her head off the whole time. Good thing mommy and daddy are fast. She was in and out in less than 5 min but she was yelling the whole time.

Sunday was our first day back to church. Here she is in her sunday dress.

Addyson's swing

2008-08-02T17:30:00.000-07:00

WOW! Time sure flys when you are having fun. Addyson is 2 weeks and 2 days old and she is getting so big. I ask her every day to stop growing. She has gotten so big. It makes me so sad. I know she is going to grow up so fast. Here she is in her swing my brother and sister got for her along with some pics of her and daddy sleeping.

Break my fat little brown heart!

More pictures

2008-07-27T18:25:00.001-07:00

Here are some more pictures that i got from my sisters camera from the hospital. This is going on like 3 hours of sleep in like 2 days. I look wretched! What is a girl to do.

Addyson's Foot Prints

2008-07-27T18:18:00.000-07:00

My sister and her boyfriend got us this tile you can paint on, then you bake it and it cooks the paint into the tile. They come over on sunday and we made a tile with Addyson's foot prints on it. It was fun. She was asleep at first then she woke up. It took us several times to get the foot print right, but finally we got a good one.

ONE WEEK OLD

2008-07-25T18:57:00.000-07:00

So Addyson is one week old today. Boy did that fly by. She is such a good little baby. She is just so cute i can hardly handle it. Being a mom is great! It is just has hard as i thought but i love it. We went to the Dr. today for her 1st check up and she is doing great. She now weighs 7 lbs 6 oz and is still about 20 inches. She also got her 2nd PKU screening, where they poke her heel. She was screaming. It was real sad. But we got through it. Other than that things here are great. Jason turned 24 this week, we had some friends come over for dinner and cake and ice cream. It was fun. Also my brother and sister bought us a swing for Addyson. SHE LOVES IT!!! The first night we had it she was screaming and the minute we put her in it she was out cold! It was amazing! Thank you brother and sister.

Pretty Girl!

What you talking about willis?

I LOVE HER!!

I look like my daddy

SHE'S HERE!!!!

2008-07-22T15:56:00.001-07:00

Addyson Summer Paul is Finally here! Born July 18th at 12:33 PM. She is 7 lbs 3 oz and about 21 inches long. She is just the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.
Friday morning at 3:30 my water broke. I thought i just had to pee so i got up and stood there for a min half asleep wondering why there was water running down my leg. Then i came to and thought, why am i peeing myself, then i thought " OH CRAP THATS NOT PEE". So i woke Jason up and told him my water had broken and he said" Are you sure?" to which my response was, "Either that or am i just standing here peeing my pants" he jumped up and got dressed and we were off to the hosptial.
We got there about 4 Am. The hospital is only about 15 min away but i made Jason stop and get me tacos. A girl has got to eat! We got in and settled and were just waiting for her to come. At about 7 Am they gave me Patocin to speed things along. Shortly after that Addysons heart rate fell very low for about ten min. That is when the Dr came in and checked me. She said that Addyson was coming through face first and that it would be very risky to deliver like that. They told us that the best option was to do a C Section. I was very nervous, but Jason was as calm as a summers day. He reassured me everything would be ok. And it was. At Noon i went in for my C section with Jason at my side and at 12:33 pm Addyson was born. It was the most amazing thing to hear her cry for the first time.
After it was all said and done i thought to myself, " That was a piece of cake!" I did not have to do anything. And it was all pain free! C SECTIONS ARE FANTASTIC!!!
Recovery has been ok. It is not as pain free as i thought, but it is not that bad. Jason has been amazing. He is so good to me. And to see him with that little girl just breaks my heart. He is such a great Daddy!

Daddy and Addyson

Mommy and Addyson

Sweet Little Feet

Addyson

Acting Like Mommy!

Addyson Summer Paul

Proud Daddy

Daddy and Addyson

Best Friend Kyle and Addyson

Grandma and Addyson

Filling the Pool

2008-06-19T11:38:00.000-07:00

So our pool has been broken since I got home and they finally finished it. Hal and Reese were staying the weekend with us while their parents were out of town. We had a blast! Reese had a good time playing in the water as the pool filled, Jason joined in on the fun too. Later we did the usual and played hair! I have been cutting these boys hair since they were born. WOW I AM OLD!

Moving Kyle's Love Sac

2008-06-19T11:07:00.000-07:00

So I am trying to get better at this whole blogging thing. Kate beats me daily for not updating, so this is for you Kate. Last weekend we helped kyle move her 7 Ft love sac to her parents. Now when I say we I mean Jason and kyle's little brothers. It was the funniest thing I have seen in months. Jason was shouting at the boys to lift and Reese just kept getting stuck under it. I was rolling. Then after getting it down three flights of stairs we took it to Kyle's parents house and had to stuff it into the smallest elevator ever made. It was just fantastic!