Happy Birthday old lady!

Well yesterday was one of my best friends birthdays!! so HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA CECIL! I hope you didnt think that I forgot, I just didnt get a chance to get on here yesterday because I was trying to get everything together so that I could go back to work today :( I hope you had a fun day, love ya!!
p.s. I hope Kevin got the leopard out wink wink

My Peyton Bug

Ok so here a just a few pics that my wonderful friend Sara took of my little man when he was about a month old. These are some of my favorite ones! He is getting so big and its hard to think that he is already 10 weeks old. Time flies when you are having fun. He is smiling all the time and make those cute little noises. This also mean that I am on my last week of maternity leave :). It will be good to go back because I always have fun at work and I miss my co-workers but NOTHING can take the place of being home with my babies. I know it will be hard for me to go back but I know it will ease the burden a little bit for my husband with the economy being the way that it is. I guess that saying holds true "The Lord never said it would be easy he just said it would be worth it."

** Oh yeah I also forgot if you are interested in hosting a candle party in July just let me know.. the host incentive is the best one I have seen all year!! There are so many good summer scents out right now as well!

What a fun day

Yesterday was such a fun day!! I have been a stay at home mom for the last 2 months so the rare times that I get out to do something I always enjoy. I went to lunch with my hubby and then Jana I have been planning to go shopping for what seems like forever... and we finally went. For those who know me.. you know some of my favorite places are victorias secret and the MAC store so we went to both! I worked at Vickies for awhile so its always fun to go back in there but I dont miss working there. Vickies was having a sale so it was even better and I have tons of makeup already.. but its one of those things that you can never have ENOUGH of. It was just nice to get out and spend some time with a good friend and no kids. I love my kids but sometimes you just need a break. I have to enjoy the 2 weeks I have left before its back to work for me.

Happy Anniversary

Well I have been meaning to do this flashback friday thing so how fitting was it that this sunday is my 6 year anniversary. The past 6 years have flown by and they have been the best years of my whole life. My wonderful husband bought me a spa package for mothers day so I went today and I had a lot of time to relax and think about what I wanted to say.
Just a little background on how we met in case you didnt know. We met on LDS Singles in the end of 2001. Matt has just moved to vegas from North Cali and I was going to UNLV full time. We met in person in Jan 2002 and from that day on we spent every day together. We got engaged on valentines day and we were married on June 8, 2002 in the Las Vegas Nevada temple. That time was also one of the happiest and saddest in my husbands life as well. My inlaws were in town for the wedding and my father in law is a severe diabetic and we were going on our honeymoon to LA to go knotts berry farm and my father in law had a meeting that he would be going to in LA before heading back to Stockton. Two days after our wedding on our honeymoon my husband got a call that his father had a stroke and was on life support. We were able to be at the hospital with him in about 10 minutes and my husband signed the papers for life or death brain surgery for his father. This part seems like a blur to me but the one thing I do know as that the lord was looking out for us this day. Who would have known that we would be in the same city with his dad when he would need us the most because everyone else was a few hours away. My father in law pulled through it and he is still with us. Every year since that happened we have always tried to make up for it by taking a vacation but this year we cant since we just had a baby. I realized that is not what is important, what is important is that we have each other and the love that we share.

To my Hubby,
Before I met you I had always wondered when I would find the person I was going to share my life with, have kids with and grow old with. I wondered what they would be like, if I could be myself around them, would they live the gospel and would we last through eternity. I met you and all my expectations came true. Immediatly I could be myself around you. You get me like no else does. You understand my dry weird sense of humor, you dont take my sarcasm seriously, you always put me before yourself, and you love me for who I am and never asked me to change. I knew you where the one for me because whenever Im not with you I am thinking about you, and sometimes I wonder if I love you more than I love myself. You are my best friend and the light of my life. I hope you know that you have my heart now and forever. Love you Mandy <3

Lake Time Finally

So I finally got to go out on the lake on Monday!! We went with some friends and it was super fun, it was not to hot and the lake was like glass, and not crowded. Kim and I had fun listening to some crazy music from our single days :). They did some wake boarding and cliff jumping but I did not go swimming because the water was freezing cold!! So I was the only one that stayed in the boat. I left the kiddos with my parents because we were going to be out late so it was nice to just get away for awhile. Our boat has a few electrical problems but we always have a fun time. Maybe one day we will get a nice Malibu that I am always jealous of when Im out there! Well here are some of the pics :)

These are the days...

I have to admit its a lot harder to keep up on this with having 2 kids but here is a little update on what we have been doing lately.
I had company here for over 2 weeks so that was a little crazy but its always good to visit with family. Peyton I know its sounds crazy but is almost 2 months old!! The time has been flying by probably because I dont get to much sleep these days. I switched him to formula about 2 weeks ago and he was spitting up constantly and very fussy so I took him to the doctor and just like Laynie and myself he has acid reflux. So he has to go to a specialist and have some tests done and probably go on some stronger medicine. The good news is Laynie grew out of it at about 6 months so hopefully he will too. He smiled at me the other day which just made my heart melt <3

Laynie is just busy being a big sister most of the time she wants to help with him other times she doesnt want to be bothered. She started having this new phobia of bugs and wont go outside, so we have been trying to work with her on that. Every day she surprises me by the things she says. Most of you who know me, know that I put random words with things and give it my own meaning, well she must having been listening to mommy a lot because the other day she called my sister a gift! Like mother like daughter I guess.

Im in much need of a vacation but I doubt that will be happening anytime soon. I finally passed my 6 week mark so I can finally start working out and losing some of this baby weight and fit in my shorts and my cute new tankini. I am a weight watchers addict so I am going back to meetings!! I love them! and I swear by it.. it really works as long as I stick to it. I also only have one more month off from work
:( its going to be hard to go back but its only for a few hours a day.

Well this was kind of a random post but most of mine usually are :)

Busy Busy Busy

I cant believe it has been this long since I posted anything but things have been crazy busy the last few weeks! I also cant believe that my little Peyton is going to be 4 weeks old tomorrow.
I have had company in town for the last week for the blessing and it was also Laynies 3rd Birthday so we had a party for her that was lots of fun with lots of friends. Then on mothers day we had Peytons blessing so we had a luncheon for that after so we have had a lot of parties. Mothers day was a really nice day with doing his blessing and I felt the spirit so strong. It made me grateful to be a mother and also grateful to have such an amazing mom. My wonderful husband also surprised me and got me a spa package to Euphoria!!!
I really thought staying at home I would have more time on my hands but I feel like the days just fly by and I am always busy. Being a stay at home mom I decided is much harder than going to work because there are definetly days where I wish I could go to work!! I love these kids more than anything and when I do go back its going to be really hard to leave them with my hubby.

Being with my family has made me realize that it is the small things in life that really make us truly happy and I am so grateful for what I have in this time of a bad economy and so many problems in the world. I am so glad that I have the gospel to fall back on.
Well here a some pics over the last few weeks. Enjoy!