Help!!!

So my baby girl is crawling... it is so funny to watch! she puts her right hand on top of her left hand, pulls forward with her hands, and pushes with the very tips of her toes to scoot along the floor! Do you know what this means??? This means my OCD about my floors is about to increase ten fold. Here at the BlackHawk Condos, we are blessed to have central vac, but I am not gonna lie, I don't love it. It is wonderful in the kitchen and bathrooms, but terrible on the carpets! As most of you with long hair like me know, shedding like a wookie is a daily thing. I Hate Hair that is not attached to my head! Ahhh! It's like a never-ending sea of disgusting, a cornucopia of Grossness, a Plethora of Nastiness!!! (yes I had to use the spell check on my analogies) (and a dictionary to make sure I knew what analogies were)! And for some reason, I am incapable of its total removal. So Will and I have decided that we need a vacuum. Terribly, and soon! With Ryann scooting all over the place, I cannot have 'fairly' clean floors. So far, the only one we have really looked into is the Dyson Ball, probably mostly just because it looks cool. HowEVER- this is not a beauty contest, this is a make my carpets glorious contest!!! So, if anyone has any recommendations, your help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Mysterious Ways...

Will and I are so very blessed. These past few days have been tough because Will's job hasn't been going as well as he wanted, so he started looking for a new one. Logan is a really tough market for a job, and things weren't looking so promising. We had the worst day yesterday, and were both on the verge of mental breakdowns, it was awful! Then we wake up this morning, and Heavenly Father decided to send us a huge blessing! Will's old boss Dave actually texted Will asking him if he could come back to work because they are so busy. Wow. I love when our prayers are answered and it is so clear.

Mayo Clinic is studying Xango!!!

This is so exciting!!! The Mayo Clinic was on ABC the other day talking about their studies of Xango Juice and its anti-inflammatory properties called Xanthones!!! I know this may not sound very exciting, but I am way stoked about it!! Will and I have been a part of Xango for over a year now, and seriously LOVE it!!! It has totally changed my mom's life, and I will go to my grave singing it's praises!!! She could hardly walk last year because she had such bad arthritis in her hips and knee, and was taking almost 3, 000 mg of ibprofen everyday---3, 000!!! Since she started drinking Xango, she now takes NOTHING!!! I Love Xango, and will be forever grateful for what it has done for my Family!!!

Susie Homemaker...Kinda!

So whilst Will was away last weekend, I decided to ReVamp our living room, and I have been Hating my sofa pillows with a fiery Passion, so they of course, were the first thing on the list!!! So My mom and I went to the D.I. (Gotta Love it) and bought some pillows, and then headed to Joann's Fabric (Definitely Love it) and got the cutest upholstery fabric to recover them! I Whipped out the old Sewing machine, and these are the results!!!

                   Before

                                 After!!!

Boo Bear!

So my little Bean was just so darn cute today after her nap, I had to snap a few photos of her....Just so you can see how stinking Adorable and chubby she is!!!

Girls Weekend!

This weekend was entirely too much fun!!! Mom, Hallie, Kassidy, Ryann, anna, and I all had a small girls night on Friday night, just watched chick flicks and had MilKShaKes...and then Saturday night, Natalie and Veronica joined us for some Chicken Fettucine and Yummy Peach Drinks that my Mom has made since I was a kid! Sooo Good! Veronica is getting such a cute belly, I Love it! And You would think that now that we are neighbors we would get to see more of eachother, but we don't~so that is just something we need to work on V :)! So Then We watched more chick flicks and I worked on my new throw pillows for my sofa! I decided while Will was away I was going to redecorate & Rearrange my Living Room because it has been driving me CRAZY for weeks now! And it now looks SO cute, I Love it!! My mom is just as OCD as I am,  So we made it look absolutely Perfect! She is so amazing, I love having her around, I hate that she lives so blasted far away! Today we went to Church, then everyone had to hit the road :( Ryann and I took a much needed nap on the sofa, she is such a cuddle bug I Love taking naps with her.  When we wake up she is so smiley and wants to touch my face, I adore her!!! She is so happy all the time, and I am so lucky to have her! Now we are going to have a quick dinner and then clean up the rest of the house for when Daddy comes home!!! This weekend = AMAZING

Stick and Stones Definitely Break Bones....

So my wonderful Hubby went snowboarding this last weekend and biffed it off of a rail and landed on his wrist. Being the nice wife I am I made him go to the instacare to see if he busted it, and SURE enough he broke about a quarter of an inch off the top of his wrist bone... He is not happy. Of course this weekend is the big Boys Boarding weekend up in SandPoint, ID, so he was lucky enough to get his cast on today so he could still go. He is such a turkey...but his camo cast is seriously sexy... ;) I'm gonna miss him this weekend, but My mom and sis are coming out, so Ryann and I will have plenty of fun girls nights while he is away!

A New Year, A New Leaf!

Seriously...who ever came up with the whole turning over a new leaf thing, it doesn't even make any sense...whatever. Anyways, I am soooo excited for a new year, I have so many things I am going to improve about myself this year-no matter what! Will and I are making a list tonight of all the many things we are going to do differently, and start to do come Jan. 1st 2010! Here is a sneak peak at what I will be up to:

#1. Be Happier, No matter what the situation!
#2. Go to Church every Sunday, Go to the Temple at least once a month, and study my scriptures daily!
#3. GET ORGANIZED!!!
#4. Lose this extra 10 lbs of baby weight that is hanging on for dear life!
#5. Set aside more time for art, I want to do at least one Piece every 2 months!
#6. Really start pursuing our Xango career
#7. Start going to the cannery and stocking my food storage like I'm s'posed to!
#8. Decide once and for all if I am going to start My photography, and If I do, pursue it Full Force!
#9. Send an Email to Elder Brummond at least once a month!
#10. Find More Opportunities to serve others

So now that I have posted it I have to accomplish my list or everyone will know If I did or didn't!
Anywho...December went by ridiculously fast, I can't believe its over~! My Birthday was the 21st, and it was a fun day, regardless of having to ride in the car for 6 hours on our way to Casper for the holidays! Will bought me that most amazing gift, even I forgot I had wanted it so much! He got me the Planet Earth blueray dvd set!!! Ahhh! ITs My Favorite!!! I have wanted them soooo bad for soooo long! I am so glad I have such a sweet and thoughtful Husband! He took me shopping for new clothes too! My wonderful families gave me money for new clothes, seeing as how all of a sudden, I hate EVERYTHING I own... bah. So Christmas was for the most part, a great time. I love seeing family, and it makes me realize how much I hate not being closer. There was the usual family drama, and I am really ready for everyone in my family to be all grown up and happy so that I no longer have to feel the need to fix everything...its hard not to. When you are on the outside looking in it seems so easy, but I remember my road to Happiness, and believe me---it was not a smooth one. I am just so grateful for the gospel in my life, it truly saved me, and I know it is the only path to happiness. There is no better comfort than to know who you are and what you are working for in this life and the next, and to know that there is someone always on your side, who feels your pain and knows what you are going through. So, I am just going to continue to pray that my family will someday come to the realization that we are all eachother has, and we all love eachother no matter what we say. FAmily is everything. There is nothing more important, and there never will be. I wish Christmas would have been a little bit more joyful this year, but I think we did the best with what we had, and thats all that mattered. Some good things that happened, is that I came to Love my step-sisters so much more this year, they really are so funny! We took them sledding (they live in Louisiana and don't get to experience this much) and they were sooo nervous! We drug a sled behind the corolla, and it was just hilarious to see them all dressed up in snow gear and having fun! We also went once with tubes behind the four wheeler at Jim and Sue's, and I haven't seen my mom laugh so hard in such a long time, she was sooo funny! She would not let go for the life of her, I thought she was going to break her arm! She is the most giving and caring person I know, and I hope she knows how much I love her. Life doesn't ever seem to give her a break, but I am so glad that my little Ryann can just light her up when we are there! Ryann sure did love Christmas, not so much the gifts, but most definitely the wrapping paper! She got so many cute gifts from Santa!! Anyways, I know I write such a novel everytime I get on here, I need to just get on more often and write smaller posts, but I guess that will just have to be another resolution! I wish you all the very best New Year, and Hope that We can All Keep to Our Word and accomplish the Things we Set out Too with Success!!! XOXO

Lately...

Holy cow! I can't believe my baby girl is 4 months old today, it is going by so fast, but I LOVE watching her grow. This week she has found her voice, which I love the majority of the time :). She is starting to reach and grab at things, which led her to the discovery of her Toes! She is so stinkin cute laying on her blanket grabbing her toes and jibber jabbering away!!! The bald spot on the back of her head is finally noticeable.. :( oh well, she still has plenty more hair on the top of her head I guess! She is such a blessing in our life, and is truly the light of my life!!!
We put up CHristmas lights this week, purple lights in our room and Ry's room, and pretty white ones downstairs. We also put up our Tree... yes a stupid fake one. :( We are hoping to go and get a real one, but we will see! Will and I bought a container full of ornaments last year full of bright pink, Teal, Lime Green, Red, and Purple Ornaments--and loved it last year, this year it is officially "The Mardi Gras Tree", and we don't love it!!! :) Too bad ornaments are so darn expensive...or I would get new ones every year!!! So Will tells me maybe next year...
And guess what I did today!!! I made Pumpkin Pies!!! Real homemade ones!!! This last Thanksgiving, I missed out on the pumpkin pie before everyone else finished it off, so I was bound and determined to have myself some good ol' Pumpkin pie before christmas! I'll be honest it was more work than I had planned, but they turned out so yummy!!!
While we were in Vernal for Thanksgiving, I got to take some beautiful Maternity pics for one of my greatest friends that I have known since I can remember, Jessi Labrum. She just has the cutest little Belly, and her and her Husband Colt are so photogenic, it was no task at all to make the pics look great!!! I am so happy with the way they turned out, and I also dabbled into the Adobe Illustrator Program and made her a super cute Christmas Card to send out with her new pics on it!!! So that is my creative endeavor for the week~
As for everything else, Life is crazy as usual, and time flies by like I can't believe. I am so glad to be home in Logan, settling into our new condo, and our old married student ward that we love so much! The holidays are so much fun, but I must admit I am more excited for next Christmas when Ryann can rip open some presents on CHristmas Morning!!! Will and I decided that we are just going to get her a cute present or two, and then just wrap loads of Boxes that she can just tear into and play in!!! I mean seriously, half the fun of Christmas is ripping all of the wrapping to shreds!!! (unless its super cute, then I go all pack-Rat and try not to rip it so I can use it again, don't tell!!!)
Anyways, I am soooo grateful for my wonderful family, and all of the beautiful snow in BEAUTIFUL Logan, for my Amazing Husband, and beautiful little Ryann Bean!!!
P.s.-Elf is Most Definitely My FaVORITE Christmas Movie EVER!!!