Circus Fun...

That's right, we went to the CIRCUS!!! It was so much fun!!!

The elephants were so cool!! Almost the best part...

This one really skipped as it walked!!

My brother is SOOO excited! lol

Aubri is a slobber monster!!
our cute family!

Jayci really was smiling..
Aubri was so into the circus, she just sat and stared the entire first half! She fell asleep during the intermission for a minute. We really had a fun time, it was a lot better than I remember as a kid. I love the trapeze people the best.

So this is the jumper I told about. Aubri LOVES it!! I think she will like it more when she can reach the floor with both feet and can turn around to the different stations herself. but it works for now. :)

Now for the BIG NEWS!! My husband and I have finally bought a HOUSE!!! woohoo!! We found the cutest house in Orem, it's close to Michael & Trish and Chandler's brother and parents!! I am so excited!! We should be moving around the end of October! It happened really fast. The house was listed on the 25th, we went to see it on the 26th, put an offer on the house the 27th, the owners countered and we accepted on the 28th! Now we just have to get approved for the loan and get the inspections done and close the deal!!! I am so excited to be back down in Utah County, I love it there!

So ya, that's how my weekend went, pretty sweet eh?

So Much...

...has gone on around here lately!!

First, at Aubri's last docotor's appointment, he said she was just fine on her weight and a little short, like her mother but hopefully not that bad. :) Soon after that we put her in her own room to sleep and she is doing great! I still am working on putting up pictures and some other things so when I'm done I will post pics.

Second, Chandler and I are finally looking for a house down in Utah County!! We have seen a couple we like and are going to look at a few more in a couple days. I am so excited to be back down there around lots of family!! We just love that area and want to be back asap.

Third, I have started cooking at home! I bought a cook book and bought ingredients and I actually am doing half good at it! Currently I am making lemon chicken and it should be done in about 5 min, we'll see how it turns out....

Other than that we have just been doing the usual, raising a baby and working our tails off!

The Room...& Hourly Wages

This is the newest addition to Aubri's room!! I absolutly LOVE IT....
...and THIS is what I use it for....
...It's a perfect tutu holder/displayer. :) I still am in what seems like a never ending struggle to get Aubri's room totally finished so she can actually sleep in there, but now that our carpets have finally been cleaned the end is near and I will then be able to post pretty pictures. So I had a pleasant surprise today...Chandler and I have been putting our spare change (you know, the stuff you find in the washing machine because you didn't empty your pockets) in the cutest "piggy" bank (Aubri's is a ladybug), anywho, today I went to get the change turned into dollars and there was $20.00!! That might not seem like a lot, but for a 4 month old to have $20.00 seems to be pretty cool to me....Chandler and I would like to start some kind of savings for Aubri mostly for schooling but we are not quite sure what kind of savings account we should get, SO if any of you have any ideas for us that would be great!!

Now as some of you know, I have been butting heads with my boss about my hours and I have been getting frusterated. Well, we had a meeting on Monday and my boss came to the decision to have me go on an hourly pay instead of my usual salary pay. Oh man, I was not a happy camper at first. When I get mad and someone is talking about how they feel, or telling me what they think the way I react is in silence. I like to just take in what said person has to say and then I process and eventually come up with a response. So I reacted to what he was saying to me in the above listed manner and when he was done talking he goes, "So Natalie, is this fair? What are you thinking?" So instead of telling the boss what I really thought about the whole thing I simply said, "eh, it's ok." so he proceeded to tell me that was a cop-out. So then I spoke with out prior approval from my brain and said, "well ya know, I have told you what I do at home I don't know how many times. (cause he said he has no idea what I do when I leave for the day) Yeah I may not get 8 complete hours of work done every day but I do feel like I do get 40 hours a week, which I thought was the whole point of being on a salary. SO if you REALLY don't feel like you are getting your monies worth (cause that is what he said at one point of his rambling) then yeah, lets do hourly. I actually would like the extra time with my child, so really thank you!" He seemed flabbergasted and didn't quite know what to say after that so he kept talking and I kept not quite listening. then he asked if I was mad at him and/or if I hated him, so there I am being put on an houly pay and consoling my boss telling him that I don't hate him......wow what a day. But in retrospect I think it will be ok. I really don't mind cause now I DON'T have to worry about lame work stuff when I come home and I can keep my house clean, etc it's great!
I guess that could be considered as a "funny Monday" to add to Sarah's blog eh?? I think so. :)

Blessing Day...

Today was a Wonderful Day!! This morning Chandler said to Aubri, "Aubri today is your special day!" and Aubri got this big smile and gave him a pleasant sigh of joy as though she knew what he was talking about.







What a Beautiful Child we have.

3 Generations...


In the days leading up to Aubri's blessing I kept finding myself asking heavenly father to remind Grandpa to bless Aubri with this or that, I actually had a LIST of things I would have liked Grandpa to say!! Even last night as I was blabbing off my list I suddenly stopped and said to Heavenly Father, WAIT, I probably should be saying, please remind Grandpa of the blessings YOU want Aubri to have, because I'm sure you know much better than I do what blessings this child will need in her life. Well Aubri's blessing was Beautiful! Grandpa did a wonderful job. How silly am I??

Our Beautiful Family...I couldn't be happier

I decided to bear my testimony today....wow I have not done that in a long time. At the start of the meeting the bishop gave a call out to all those who had not born their testimonies in a long time to take the opportunity to go ahead and do so today, well all I heard was "Natalie, it's time to get up there" I really was not going to do it until Chandler got up first. Then I was like, GREAT now I HAVE to do it...haha but I really am greatful for a husband who will show me the way. That was the first time I have heard Chandler's testimony, and I am so greatful for his testimony.
MUCH MUCH MUCH thanks to Aunt Val. This dress was more than I could have ever dreamed of. I absolutly LOVE it!! I can't say thank you enough. I love you.

Look at all these handsome men!! I am so lucky to have all of you in my life.

Traditional BIG family Photo. Thank you all for your support!! I love you all!!

I wanted to say sorry to those of you who may not have known about the blessing in advance. I really should have done some kind of invite, but call it lazy-ness (cause that's really what it is) as to why I did not.