THE BREAK

Well we have officially started TRI 5 I can't believe it, after this tri we will be half way done, considering there are a total of 10 tris. Tyler just had a break so his mom, brother, and brother's girlfriend decided to come visit us in good old Texas. We had so much fun we went to the zoo where we got to hold some parakeets, see the lions roar, come face to face with an alligator, and had the opportunity to be mooned my a gorilla...spread eagle and everything lol! We also got to go go-carting, golfing, and eat at Babe's, Dickey's, and good old Cristina's Mexican grill! We had so much fun! WE MISS YOU GUYS ALREADY!

















































Easter was fun, we got to spend it with my family. We colored Easter eggs the night before and got to go on an awesome Easter egg hunt! Ashlyn had lots of fun, thanks for the sweet eggs, candy, and toys Easter bunny!

















































Tyler and my 4 year anniversary was May 5th, I can't believe that it has already been 4 years...and that we have been together for 6 years, amazing time truly does fly when your with the one you love and having fun! Tyler and I got to go golfing, see a movie, and go out to eat, and to top it all off after all was said and done we got to lay our heads down on the Hilton Hotel's pillows, located in no other than downtown Dallas. It was beautiful! I had so much fun! Tyler got me the best present ever.....a bright red.....wait for it......GUITAR!!!!! I have been having so much fun playing on it, thanks love. I have been learning to play the guitar for a year now and have been slacking on my practicing until recently, so as my reward Tyler decided a new guitar would be perfect and he was right! She is like my 2nd child, now if I could only play better =(

TOY STORY 3 ON ICE

Well with my new nanny job I have acquired some perks, which is a welcomed surprise. For example my boss has a suite at the American Airline Center where all the NBA, Hockey, and other events are held. And it just so happens that she gave me tickets to go see not only the Dallas Stars hockey team play with my friends but also I had the chance to take Ashlyn and some of my family to see Toy Story 3 on Ice! It was so fun, she had a blast seeing Woody and Buzz skating around. Oh and Tyler had fun buying Ashlyn and me some souvenirs too, but I think I enjoyed them more than Ashlyn, sad! She was so mesmerized by the lights, fireworks, and music. She definitely had a blast!

UNEXPECTED

Well, Tyler and I have been wanting some sort of toy in our backyard that our whole family would be able to use, since spring is here. Our grass is finally growing now and turning green, and it has been consistantly warm outside......so we decided on a trampoline. Tyler did the research and finally found a tramp for $50 on craigslist. What a steal of a deal! But when he got to the seller's house to pick it up he didn't realize he would be walking away with a bunny too, that's right bunny! They were giving away a bunny with its crate and food for free and asked him if he wanted it. So he called me (which in retrospect probably wasn't a good idea if he didn't want a bunny) and of course I said, "HECK YES!!!"

Anyone who knows me knows I am a sucker for animals, especially ones that have been rescued, which this bunny had been! So Ashlyn had 2 surprises when we got home that day! So fun I love surprises, especially when I am part of the giving process. Ashlyn just loves the bunny she will sit there forever just singing the bunny to sleep and stroking its soft fur. And she just loves the trampoline too, but I'm pretty sure its Tyler's new favorite toy. He is like a little kid when he comes home from school, just runs out to the trampoline and starts jumping, so funny/cute!

Anyways we named the bunny Jasper. He is so cute black with long floppy ears! Adorable. Oh and for those of you who were wondering, yes I can still do my back flip and aerial on the trampoline ha!

I will post pics soon!

Exciting News

SHE DID IT, I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT!!! SHE USED THE POTTY ALL BY HERSELF!

Just to update you guys I am not only a mother which is a full time job, but I am also a nanny and have another job where I teach a parent toddler class. I haven't started that job yet though, hopefully I will start next month.

Anyways I was putting the little boy to sleep that I watch and had been trying to get Ashlyn to go in the potty all day. I would say "Ashlyn you don't wanna make your panties sad do you, they don't like it when you go tee tee in them." I had tried this last week for a day and 3 panties and 2 pants later I realized she wasn't ready so I waited a week, and started again today. She tee teed in her panties once and the rest of the day I was on top of it. Rushing her to the bathroom every 15 min. and asking her every 5 min. if she needed to go. But nothing was happening. So I was putting the little boy to sleep and after he was asleep I walked out of my bedroom to find Ashlyn had pulled her panties down all by herself and she was sitting on her little potty. "Mom look yellow!" she said. I ran over and to my surprise she was telling the truth. I don't think I have ever been so happy. Hooray!

HOLIDAYS!!!!

I just love the Holidays!!! I didn't end up writing for Thanksgiving but I thought I would share now that I have some time. We had a lot of fun, we traveled with my parents down to Austin, TX to visit my sister Christina and her cute little family. We had Thanksgiving there and the food was awesome!!! The next day Tyler and my Dad played in a fund raising golf tournament put together by Christina and her husband for Muscular Dystrophy. My two nephews have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and I was so proud of my older sister for putting together such a self-less event. I know God was proud of her and everyone who helped that day! So bazaar that one can feel the Spirit so strong at a Golf tournament. I also had the chance to have tons of fun at the park playing tag with my nieces and nephew.









































Christmas for sure is my favorite holiday, there is just so much to it....the music, the food, the presents, the decor, I just love it. I decided to have a Christmas/house warming party the other day and had my family over. It was so much fun! I made turtles, caramel and chocolate covered pretzel sticks, cheese ball, punch, and lil' smokies! We visited and got to play guitar hero world tour, I love that game. So ya it was pretty fun! Here are some pics of my fun x-mas decor and some awesome Goodwill finds I found the other day for Christmas. Have a Merry Christmas !

CRAFT TIME

I love new fun craft ideas, so the other day I decided it felt like a finger painting/window marker day. It was so beautiful outside that we went out and colored on the cement, painted, and used some window markers. I love my little girl, she is so fun!!!

MUSIC TIME

Okay so Ashlyn lately has been obsessed with "music time". What is "music time" one might ask......? Well I'll tell you it was created by none other than myself, just pop on some favorite jams, turn the stereo up, and dance your heart out haha. I know I'm weird, but I started doing it with Ashlyn since she was just a tiny little thing and now she has added her own little spin on it. She has to wear her tutu her Grandma and Grandpa Bradshaw gave her. She loves it so much she wanted to wear it to the store, so of coarse I let her. She is so cute I just had to post some pics of our fun day of dancing, playing outside, hide-n-seek, and running errands. ENJOY!!!!