The Barnes

My Favorite Things....

2012-02-14T12:33:00.000-07:00

Travis helping Bryant write his name on Valentines. So adorable.

Hi people. In honor of Valentines day I did a guest post on my friend's blog about my favorite things. If you want to read it go HERE

Fair warning, I was totally drugged on cold medicine so there are a few mistakes that make me sound like a complete crazy person. Guess I should have read through that one more time before sending it. ha.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Here are a few pics from Instagram that I'm in love with (and since it IS valentines day...)

Ps. I can't stop taking pictures of myself. It's really narcissistic and weird. I have about 20 pics on my phone that look like this. Stop it Becca. Stop it. Short hair is apparently tripping me out.

Love love love,

Becca

I actually did it......

2012-02-11T16:39:00.006-07:00

I cut my hair!!

BEFORE (if you can even see it).

And a lot of after pictures. I love it!! I wish I would've done it sooner. It rocks my world.

Yep donating my hair to locks of love. Hair is rather creepy once it's off your head. ha.

The end :)

Ps. I doing a guest post on my friend's blog. Coming soon.......

Bryant turns 3....

2012-02-07T21:49:00.004-07:00

I can't believe my little boy is 3!! It makes me tear up a little bit.

We decided to kinda sorta redo Bryant's room for his birthday (i.e. we are very poor right now so we have a $100 budget).

I looked and looked through beds and fabrics, and then I thought-blah. I'm just going to buy stuff that Bryant would like from Target. Trucks. A Lot of Trucks. It's a little bit embarrassing, but what do you do? Bryant likes it. ha

In other news, Bryant started his preschool through the state, the bus picks him up and takes him to and from school. He cried his eyes out. I kept a semi-calm face until AFTER I took him to the bus, then I came inside and sat against my front door and then proceeded to cry MY eyes out. ha. The good news is, Bryant's bus driver and preschool teacher called me about 20 minutes later to tell me he had stopped crying. Thank goodness for caring people who understand moms like me. Sending a 3 yr old on a bus is brutal my friends. ha

Ok I'm going to go get some more cold/cough medicine. I think I'm dying...

At least all of this coughing is strengthening my abs.

I need advice...

2012-01-17T13:35:00.002-07:00

Hi there, so I'm redoing Bryant's room for his birthday and getting him a "boy big bed". Any recommendations on where to buy beds and cute bedding? Is it better to do a toddler bed or buy a twin? thoughts? ideas? Thanks peoples. :)

Ps. thanks for commenting on my last post. We are doing better around here today!

Rant.....

2012-01-15T15:00:00.009-07:00

So my heart is hurting today. I'm usually not one to have an emotional breakdown on a very public place (such as this blog) but I feel like I need to let go of some heartache. Bryant has now started covering his ears in every public place he goes due to his sensitivity to sound and social anxiety with crowds. We took him to nursery today and it broke my heart to see him in a corner by himself covering his ears looking terrified. No one would go by him or try and comfort him. Ugh. I can't seem to find anyone is my neighborhood who I can be close friends with or will at least bring their kids over so Bryant can have more social opportunities. Maybe I just need to try harder. Who knows?

In other news, Bryant was assessed by the school district to see if he would qualify for the state run preschool. Apparently Bryant is super duper smart and scored in the 99th percentile for his cognitive abilities. Sweet huh? The lady assessing him said she had never seen a kid score so high and thought he was going to be absolutely brilliant. He scored very high in his language too, which was awesome because we have worked on it so much! He ended up qualifying for the preschool because he was so anxious with the interviewers. I hope this preschool can help him with his anxiety! The people from the school district thought Bryant had severe anxiety with no Aspergers and a sensory processing disorder. They recommend we wait until he's 5 to test him for sure, but I still think Aspergers fits him more. It's the same therapy either way so I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Anywho, this was a long rant. I just need to find my inner calm and have faith that everything will work out! Happy Sunday:) happy golden globes! Woot woot

Here is a video of Bryant and me hanging out. We're buddies. This will probably be boring for anyone except grandparents. I think he's pretty darn cute myself :)

Late Night Alumni...

2012-01-13T19:07:00.005-07:00

Nat, Kerri and Me (in case you were confused since Nat & I showed up with the same hair. Another reason to cut my hair. I hate that!)

So Aaron (Nat's violin playing husband) played with Late Night Alumni last night and scored us some free tickets. It was pretty dang cool! They played at the Masonic temple in Salt Lake (which made us want to walk around and open up random doors. What exactly goes on in that Egyptian room? ) Nat's boss and his wife went with us and they were hilarious. They wanted to party all night, it was inspiring to see a couple who's kids haven't sucked the life out of them haha. Travis and I died right around 11 pm. We are old people at heart. I can totally picture us falling asleep at 8 pm in our lazyboy chairs when we are old and grey.

Below is the song that was off of "crazy stupid love"

woot woot

Have a good weekend!

Hair Cut...

2012-01-11T16:01:00.006-07:00

Does it look like I have short hair?

Nope I don't. But I've been obsessing about the idea lately. I'm loving the look of short hair. My inspiration pics are below.....yes I think katie holmes' short hair is so darn cute. What do you think? Am I crazy? Is my face too chubby to pull off short hair? Will I regret it? Will it be awesome and super duper cute? Comments please :)

Yes I joined instagram. No I hardly ever use it, but it is fun to mess with the color on pictures.

Look Nat, we are so happy in this picture :)

and here is a pic my mom sent me. Look at that happy face. Love it!

The Holidays...

2012-01-05T15:27:00.004-07:00

Hey friends & family!

We just got back from Tennessee last night after spending 2 weeks at Travis' parent's house. It was marvelous. Bryant was an angel child on the airplanes, although he did struggle with all of the people at grandma and grandpa's house. ahhhwelll you win some you lose some right?

It was awesome to spend so much time with family! It's sad to have Travis back at work again today and starting his MBA program soon. I get the feeling it's going to be lonely around here.

Anywho, back to holiday stuff........

We did an early Christmas at our house before leaving, I'm an awesome mom so we did the pre-made cookies for santa. haha.

Isn't Bryant so cute?

Christmas morning with his toys

Hanging out at the Chicago airport

Bryant and his cousin Jackson. This picture makes me laugh.

Bryant gave Papa Barnes the longest hug I have ever seen. He held on to him like this for probably a full 10 minutes. It was so sweet.

and of course I dropped my Christmas money on black jean leggings and teal heels. woot woot.

Thank you Mom & Dad Barnes for such a wonderful time!

The Riverwoods.....

2011-12-05T19:03:00.005-07:00

So we decided to venture out into the cold to see some Christmas lights. It was freaking cold. ha. The Riverwoods in Provo has beautiful lights this time of year and they have a little house where santa comes. I figured we could kill 2 birds with 1 stone (lights-check. Santa-check). I'm not a sentimental person so I tend to only do things for the sake of my son.

yep I'm a grinchy becca.

I dragged Nat down to Provo with us (sucker).

Bryant was freaked. It was funny. He told santa he wanted a Lightning Mcqueen, santa asked him if he wanted Emily the train. Now that's all he will talk about. crap.

Cute Nat with the pretty lights :)

p.s. I'm liking these botanicals for my bedroom wall. Far bottom left is my favorite.

BIG NEWS: Travis just got accepted into the University of Utah's Professional MBA program. The next 2 years are going to be painful. I'm psyched. ha. We're hoping the $40,000 is worth it. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about it. sigh.

Spanksgiving......

2011-11-28T19:20:00.004-07:00

Yes I need a tan. I'm so white. So we went to St. George for Thanksgiving. It was epic. We ate (yummy Bear Claw Cafe), went to movies (In Time & Breaking dawn), laughed our butts off in said movies. Bryant even played with his cousins. What more could I ask for? Thanks for letting us come hang out at your house mom & dad. We loved every second :) Next year we should go to a Chinese buffet and skip all that cooking (I'm serious mom. think about it.)

Nat you're a FREAK. HA

This is where Travis found these two after it was silent too long (silence =trouble with Bryant). They were pretend sleeping. adorable.

Cousins!!

In other news, Bryant's speech level was assessed. It turns out he has the receptive language skills of a 4 1/2 yr old and overall level of a 3 1/2 yr old. Thank goodness for early intervention. Isn't that cool? He is doing so much better with social situations too. He is such a sweet little boy, I feel so blessed to have him in my life. Even with all of the challenges they bring, it is so worth all of the heartache and anxiety to have a kid. (hint hint Nat). haha

Alright I'm off to go read a book or watch a show or eat something I shouldn't. :)

Baby Shower......

2011-11-13T21:29:00.001-07:00

Travis is watching The Walking Dead, I'm freaked out so I decided to blog so I don't get sucked into the freakiness and have nightmares tonight.

So my sister-in-law Deb is having twins. I helped plan a shower for her. I love planning & decorating for parties. It's so dang fun.

Here are pictures that she had on her blog of my cupcakes (that my Mom, Nat , & Travis all worked on of course ha). Aren't they cute? I loved them.

The End

Everyone have a good week!

For Travis....

2011-11-09T08:14:00.005-07:00

Here is the video of Bryant "30 day shredding it"

Hilarious (or at least to his mom & dad)

and the video below is Bryant's favorite video of all time. I've never seen a kid laugh so hard. I don't know why I chose to show this to him. haha. Bad parenting moment.

I know. Disgusting. :)

Becca's ramblings....

2011-11-08T17:11:00.005-07:00

Apparently my blog is not the best place to ask for advice on a new dentist. haha.

So what have I been up to you ask?

Watching Vampire Diaries & Hart of Dixie late at night on hulu plus. Yes I realize that both of these shows are ridiculously lame, but it can't be helped. I'm addicted. I'm totally on team Damon and Team Wade. (have no idea what I'm talking about? Good for you. Seriously).

Meeting with social security people-which has the tendency to make me angry & bitter & say bad words.

Reading all of your wonderful blogs. Yes even though I never comment I'm probably number #1 on your stats for who reads your blog the most (no really. go check. It's totally true and creepy). This is also something I do late at night. (see a trend starting here?). Also, Kelly Bentley if you read this I still need to give you my email address before your blog goes private. I keep forgetting. ha.

I buy a lot of $1 teen fiction books off of amazon. It's embarrassing, yet somehow fulfilling. ha.

I'm starting the 30 day shred again. I got halfway through "level 2" today and had to stop. Bryant, on the other hand, mimicked the whole thing. It was hilarious. He calls it "yoga". "Do yoga mommy?". Glad someone is here to motivate me.

I take Bryant to preschool twice a week. It sucks so hard. He cries all the way from Lehi to Provo and he cries so hard I feel like he might throw up. It's the hardest thing I've ever done. I have a mantra in my head that I say over and over "This is good for him. This is good for him." Hopefully one of these days he will realize that school is fun and other people are cool.

Someday. Someday.

Does anyone else think thanksgiving is overrated? I wish we could just skip it and move to Christmas. It's 7 hrs of cooking for a 20 min meal and then 2 hrs of cleaning up. What's up with that? I'm totally catering one day if I ever have money. Cooking is so lame.

Ok that's all. Over and Out.

Dentist......

2011-11-07T09:21:00.002-07:00

Hi Friends,

I have a strange request.

So I don't want to admit this but I haven't been to the dentist in 4 yrs (gasp!). I used to go every 6 months like clockwork, and my teeth used to (almost) glow they were so white. ha. Travis & I didn't have dental insurance for a long time and then I got lazy and didn't want to go (when we did get dental insurance), but it's time to suck it up and get it done. Does anyone know of a good dentist in the Orem area who does free teeth whitening? I have to go during Bryant's preschool (which lasts 2 hrs in Orem).

Thanks friends! I really appreciate it!

Cutest video ever!!!

2011-11-02T19:32:00.003-06:00

Have I ever told you that my sister is one of the coolest people I know? She's dabbled in Italian, German & French. Lived in Austria and performed opera...........has been to Europe TWICE (SIGH). Knows graphic design. Teaches voice lessons and can play the piano. Has awesome clothes (that I steal frequently). Yeah I think she is pretty darn cool. I'm seriously not half as cool.

Anywho, Travis and I went on our first date in 3 months a couple of weeks ago and Nat babysat for us. She taught Bry a french song from South Pacific. He won't stop singing it. It's hilarious. Here is a video she sent me. If this doesn't make you smile something is wrong with you. :)

Another post below on our Halloween :)

Super Why!!

2011-11-02T18:33:00.006-06:00

We had a very Happy Halloween over here. Bryant actually loved his costume! We tried to get one that most resembled pajamas. ha. He even said "trick or treat" to complete strangers!

Wow it was a happy experience for me. The moment where he realized that this whole thing was about a bucket full of candy was hilarious to see on his face.

Thank freaking goodness that all of the practice "trick or treating" at his preschool and a social story I made for him about Halloween actually paid off in a positive experience. wahoo.

On the downside, somebody stole my ridiculously cute pumpkin (that I copied from pinterest). How rude. Travis laughed his head off. It was cuter in real life, and I got to use power tools! yes.

Here is a video of Bryant for the grandmas :) He was excited if you can't tell.

Catch all post...

2011-10-14T15:43:00.006-06:00

I wish I was one of those people who could do multiple posts and cover everything, but alas I'm lazy so I like to shove it all in to one. wahoo. We went to my cabin. It was awesome. Bryant even played with his cousins (after an intense play session of pretending we were all snakes he finally came around). He now talks about his cousin Ava all of the time, and calls her his "friend".

In other news, Travis has been gone for work all week. It has been one LONG week. I was thinking the other day how boring life (sometimes) becomes once you get married and have kids. I'm not even saying that in a negative way, it's just fact. ha. Sometimes I feel like I'm waiting for something exciting to hit. I just want to get on a plane and fly far far away. Maybe I just need a break, Bryant's occupational therapist pulled me aside in his class and said that I needed to leave Bryant with more family members. I think I look haggard or angry or bitter (ha), she was concerned about me. ha. Love it.

Pines Ranch in the fall is so beautiful!

I still think my husband is super sexy even after 4 yrs of marriage.

Cute. funny :)

Also, is anyone else obsessed with monochromatic outfits lately? I don't know if it's my obsession with Mad Men, or Emma's outfits off of glee, but I can't get enough. My mom surprised me with a teal pencil skirt and blouse from jcrew. It is seriously beautiful. What is it about jcrew's pencil skirts that are just so amazing? You just feel them and know that they are going to last forever. Thanks Mom for taking pity on your drab drab daughter and buying me some nice clothes. I know it's totally superficial but having something new to wear makes me feel better about myself.

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend! Travis is finally home tonight so I'm pawning Bryant off on him and am going to go see a movie. Any recommendations? Footloose? That movie with Brad Pitt? The lion king 3D? ha I crack myself up.

Busy dizzy

2011-09-29T17:01:00.004-06:00

Hi there (if anyone is still reading this) so we have been crazy busy around here with Bryant's therapy starting. I'm in a constant state of thinking about the best ways to improve his speech, how to help him learn that other people are nice and that he shouldn't cry every time he makes eye contact with someone new, and how to encourage him to make friends. It's mentally and emotionally exhausting. I hope that I am doing the right things for him. Anywho, we do manage to sneak away and squeeze some fun in every once in a while. Here are some pics :)

I needed a carmel apple fix the other night. Bryant just wanted the apple (sans carmel).

So weird.

I had to sneak this in. Bryant's teacher sent this to me and he is ACTUALLY sitting and playing with other kids in his class. She said that he has been doing slightly better. wahoo.

Bryant's school was cancelled a day so we went to farm country with my friend Mary and her son Issac. I think Bryant could ride horses all day long.

I love this picture :) Bryant and his cousin Simon in the tub tub.They are so cute.

Here I am learning how to can tomatoes at my parents house. I got the crappy job of blanching them. Nat, of course, was sitting and cutting them up after. She always gets the easy job :)

Well I'm off to another class on how to play with Bryant the "right" way. haha

Also, I'm going to my cabin this weekend. I can't wait. It's my peaceful happy place, I wish I could take you all with me so you could experience it.

Have a good weekend!

Fall in Utah...

2011-09-12T19:15:00.003-06:00

It wouldn't be fall in Utah without chopping off my bangs & channeling my inner Zooey deschanel (is that how you spell her name?...... whatever). I even tried out the whole "bun on top of the head" trend. I'm digging it.

(excuse the awkward smiling in this picture).

I made a super duper delicious pasta that was really simple to put together (I HATE cooking). Seriously if you enjoy fresh basil & tomatoes covered in salt/pepper and cheese you will love this. Try it You'll like it (yes that's from Yo Gabba Gabba).

Go Here for the recipe.

My son just bolted out the door. gotta go.......

Pictures...

2011-09-02T13:30:00.003-06:00

Life lately according to my phone :)

He's pretty awesome at blowing bubbles these days

We finally have grass in our backyard! wahooo!

While I was upstairs doing laundry Bryant got out the ice cream and a spoon and went to town. This is how I found him. ha. We ended up eating it for lunch. mmmmm.

Caught red handed

Travis gave me such pretty flowers for my anniversary!! They are unfortunately deader than dead now, but they will forever live on my blog.

In other news, while trying to put an antenna for our bedroom tv up in the attic, Travis accidentally stepped through the ceiling. It was a rather large 3 ft hole in our closet, with insulation all over our clothes. Good times. $200 & about 10 loads of laundry later and it's now fixed.

Our life lately is rather humorous.

I'm now waiting for our car to break down or our house to suddenly combust into flames. :)

Anyway, doesn't it feel like fall lately? I love it so much! Bring on the beautiful fall clothes & boots.

Thank you!!

2011-08-20T20:52:00.005-06:00

Hi friends. I just wanted to say thank you for all of your encouraging comments, advice and phone calls. I have such amazing friends & family! Thank you Thank you Thank you. It has meant so much to me.

We are doing better around here. I'm still stressed out about getting Bryant into some serious-hard-to-get-into-programs and I'm always worried that I'm not doing enough for him (especially since there is an ever-growing list of things to work on) but hopefully everything will work out the way it should (even if it isn't necessarily the way I want it to). I'm working on being content with what I am capable of doing & letting the rest go.

I keep telling myself that it will all be alright no matter what. It's my new positive thinking effort. ha. :)

My son is so amazingly sweet & loving. I love him so much, and I am so grateful to have him in my life. He is seriously the bomb.com (throw back to junior high right now). What a lucky girl I am to have such a wonderful son & supportive husband in my life. I am very very blessed.

Anyway, Thanks again everyone!!

Ps. I need to redo the colors on my blog. I'm waiting to get hit with inspiration. It will come :)

Autism....

2011-08-11T14:14:00.002-06:00

So I'm not sure how to begin. Travis & I have noticed some odd behavior with Bryant (his lack of social skills, anxiety, repetitive obsession with cars, etc.) and decided we should take him to a child psychologist to see what she had to say. The initial assessment is that Bryant has Aspergers with sensory processing disorder. What a whirlwind it has been around here. I have felt so alone, sad, stressed, and worried about Bryant's future to the point of getting no sleep and crying on my closet floor for several days (pretty pathetic I know). It's pretty devastating. I have researched for hours and hours just trying to figure out the best way to go about treating him and giving him the best chance of having a successful happy life.

It costs $1500 to go through the process of getting an official diagnosis for autism, and therapies range from $150-$3,000 a WEEK depending on how much therapy Bryant will need. Isn't that astounding? What is more crazy is that our insurance won't cover any of it. I feel like I'm so scared of what to do and how to pay for this if he needs a lot of therapy. I mean how does anyone begin to pay for this? She said a lot of people skip the official diagnosis and move right on to treatment, because treatment is the same either way, but I have no idea what to do. We are doing Early intervention through the State, but they only meet with him once or twice a month, which doesn't seem like nearly enough time.

I love my little boy so much, and am so afraid that people won't treat him like he is "normal" the second they learn about this. I want him to have friends! I want him to grow up and be able to get married, have kids, and a job. Hopefully with therapy and early intervention it will all be a reality.

Anyway, I have been torn on whether or not to post this, but figured it was probably time for friends to find out about what is going on. Hopefully the next time I post I will have everything figured out and be very optimistic about the future :)

Life Lately...

2011-07-11T12:36:00.005-06:00

Bryant is loving this warm weather! We are busy going to the park, the dinosaur museum, eating ridiculous amounts of popsicles or hitting up the children's garden all week long. He even has little tan lines from his sandals (which Travis is very proud of for some reason). We have discovered that Bryant LOVES splashing in water with his new friend Issac, who is the same age and who he adores.

Life is good!

Ps. We just got back from a weekend at my cabin. It was SO MUCH FUN. It's strangely awesome how the girls in my family can analyze reality t.v. shows for hours on end. ha. Thank goodness for the Bachelorette and it's ridiculous drama. :) Go J.P. or Ben!

Also, I need a new header (Bryant is about 12 mths in all of those pictures.). Dearest sister NATALIE, think you want to design me a cool new header with your mad graphic design skills?? think about it.

Happy 4th...

2011-07-04T10:20:00.003-06:00

We all have the flu today and Travis has to work tonight (right when the fireworks start). Happy freaking fourth :)

At least Bryant and I got a kick out of watching "the world's largest fireworks" on youtube this morning. haha.

I hope everyone has a great day with family & friends!! (We'll be here hanging out on the toilet).

ps. check out my new anthropology birthday dress. Cute huh? Thanks Mom & dad Barnes :) Yes I know it's crazy blurry, but you get the idea right? good times.

Sunny Seattle......

2011-06-10T09:29:00.006-06:00

Seattle was wonderful. It was sunny and beautiful while we were there too! wahoooooo. In fact, it was so wonderful that I might have had the post-vacation blues the last few days, especially with Bryant waking up at 6 am. sigh. :)

Thanks to everyone's awesome advice we bought ourselves a city pass and went to the Space needle, a harbor cruise, the underground tour, Seattle aquarium, Experience music project, Pikes market, went SHOPPING, and ate way too much food. It was heavenly. Thanks Travis for taking off work to watch Bryant for 4 days without one complaint (and sending me with money to shop with). My husband is pretty darn cool.

Now here's an explosion of way too many pictures.

It's obviously very windy on the space needle ha

sleepy becca

modeling new shoes in our only full length mirror (above the tub ha).

Yes we are obviously tourists. ha

salumi's makes the best sandwich I have ever eaten. yummy.

Pikes market with my beautiful momma

EMP

Thanks Mom and Nat for a very lovely time. Let's do it all over again next year in D.C. :)

Seattle..........

2011-05-17T10:03:00.001-06:00

Sorry for the craptastic picture. haha. Anywho, I'm going to Seattle in about 2 weeks for a vacation with my mom and sister. Does anyone have any advice on what we should see while we are there? If so PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE tell me :) Thanks friends!!

Sunshine is good...

2011-05-13T17:28:00.002-06:00

Sunny weather = a LOT of sliding time around here.

Happy Friday!!

I hate running

2011-05-11T21:05:00.000-06:00

Tonight I made the effort to put on my cute little jogging shorts, tank top, and new "run-tone" shoes. I haven't gone on a run in over a year and tonight I decided was "the night" to kick some booty and run a couple of miles. I made it 2 streets from my house, had to turn around and walk home. I then had sit with my head between my knees (for the next 20 minutes) until I no longer felt like blowing chunks everywhere. Dude that was a bitch. Apparently the 30 day shred is nothing to actual running.

Lesson learned. How do people run marathons? or actually WANT to run a marathon. yuck.

In other news. I think Bryant's thomas the train obsession might be getting out of hand.

He has to line them all up on his dresser before he goes to bed. haha. It's ridonkulous

Happy Easter!

2011-04-23T12:55:00.005-06:00

Happy Happy Easter!
The easter bunny came early to our house today. Bryant loved it! (who doesn't love candy and toys? Although Bryant tried to eat his new playdough, which he lovingly calls "goo"). We ended up going to the Thanksgiving point "Easter Eggstreme egghunt" (which was pretty lamerific if you ask me ha). They did have a little train that Bryant got to ride though, and the animal farm is always a thrill for the bubba boy. I think his favorite part of the day has been hanging out with Travis' mom and sister who are staying with us. He adores them (and probably drives them nutty sometimes). GOOD TIMES.

Here is our day in pictures :)

Enjoy mom

Bryant counting....

2011-04-10T22:44:00.002-06:00

Bryant freaks out around people and runs in the opposite direction of adults screaming "bye byes" when I take him to a playgroup, buy hey at least he knows all of his letters and can count to ten. Maybe he'll be a nerdy scientist that finds the cure for cancer (who cares about social skills then right?)

Here's a cute video of him :)

I love my little boy so much!!

More becca ramblings...

2011-04-04T10:50:00.004-06:00

I need to do more posts just so I don't have to look at those pictures of me in a swimming suit every time I come to my blog. :)

So do you ever think about random things during the day?

Such as:

I can't wait for my Alias season 1 to get here from netflix. I'm a nerd.

Cadbury mini eggs are the devil. I can't stop eating them..

I'm hoping the family pictures that we just got taken on Saturday turn out. This link was the inspiration (think bright).

http://www.designmom.com/2009/04/central-park/

I need to work out today still, but I just want to turn on a show for Bryant and sit on my butt on the couch and look at blogs or play "words with friends" or take really creepy pictures in photobooth on the new IPAD (WAHOO). Maybe I'll work out later................(that's what I always say).

It's sucks that dancing with the stars has replaced the bachelor. I can't stand how they slaughter good songs on that show. Oh the horror.

We are just starting the process of putting sprinklers, grass, and a fence in our backyard. Who knew that it costs an arm and a leg to put plain old grass in? (it's not even pretty landscaping for crying out loud).

I saw Jane Eyre. Mr. Rochester was exactly how I had imagined him..It was good (but they did leave out one of my favorite parts of the book). Don't they know that the girls that go to see a movie like Jane eyre want every last detail dragged out even if it takes 6 hrs? come on :)

Bryant keeps saying "momma fart" "momma fart" while plugging his nose, even though he is the one farting. Awesome. haha

My mom gave me a bottle of stuff that supposed to make my eyelashes grow and get really thick, I put it on last night and woke up to my eyes looking all red and puffy. crap. Stupid eyes.:)

Ok I'm going to go play hide and seek with my son. He's now saying 1, 2, 9, 10 ready or not here I come!!! (why bother with numbers 3-8 anyway?)

Anyone know of any good books to read?

blabbering becca.....

2011-03-21T23:06:00.004-06:00

I dare you to watch

Secret Millionaire

and not cry.

It gets me every time (or maybe I'm just a freak. who knows?)

I miss volunteering, I used to do it all of the time when I was a student nurse. I need to get back into doing things around the community. I worry about not teaching Bryant the right things or not living a good example. I want him to grow up to be a good, caring, strong, compassionate person who stands up for the things he believes in, but I often wonder if I am "that" kind of person? and what things can I do to teach him that? How do I make him better than I have been? It's a lot of pressure being a parent sometimes. Anyway that probably made no sense. food for thought. I need to go to bed.

Peace..............

Ray Bans..........

2011-03-15T13:24:00.006-06:00

Yes I'm always saying this, but if I had a $120 laying around I would buy these new wayfarer sunglasses from Ray Ban (I love both colors, but I think I would go with black). They are adorable on (which is hard to do on my face because it's so round).
Love.
sigh.

"after pictures".....

2011-03-12T13:05:00.006-07:00

Before Vs. After

If you can tell which ones are the "before" and which ones are the "after" then you're awesome. Because I sure can't haha.

The "30 day shred" did make me feel better in my own skin though & I think my clothes fit a little better. So there's that I guess :)

Ps. Can you tell I'm channeling my tyra-Fierce-ness on the right?
Yep I tried hard.

Best email ever..................

2011-03-07T21:49:00.003-07:00

I just received the best email of my life from my dad, here's what he said:

"I am going to buy you guys an ipad 2 on Friday it will come FedEx, you
have to pick the case you want and let me know.
I am ordering 32gb wifi+3G."

Dad

I am seriously astounded by the generosity of my parents. WOW. We're excited (since the only "apple product" we own is an ipod.) woot woot.

I love Les Miserables

2011-03-07T15:54:00.002-07:00

So I saw this on a blog I read and loved it! I love both the book & the musical. Such a great story with beautiful music. It's coming to Utah this Spring but the tickets are ridiculously expensive. sigh. At least I can watch youtube videos of it from the comfort of my couch :)

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I will go into the zoo, I want to see it yes I do....

2011-03-05T20:01:00.005-07:00

We went to the zoo today and it was so fun (other than it was FREEZING COLD). My mom & dad and Nat & Aaron all showed up to hang out with us too :) Good times.

Yep we're white and pasty.

I love that Bryant is staring up at his granny in this picture. He adores his grandmas.

Bubba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm kind of feeling like this today....

2011-03-04T12:11:00.002-07:00

I'm kind of blue today

My skin is breaking out for no good reason, which always reminds me of my horrible years in junior high (when you desperately want to feel pretty and popular but you utterly fail because your fugly skin and frizzy hair won't cooperate. sigh)

Bryant threw my phone on the ground in a crazy screaming tantrum of rage and it broke into 2 pieces, now it won't turn back on. It had almost 400 pictures and MANY videos of the bry guy that I hadn't downloaded to my computer yet (which are now lost forever). I'm going to be kicking myself for that one for a very long time.
Ps. I still don't have a phone so if you have tried to call or text me SORRY :(

did I mention my skin?

boo hoo hoo

Feel bad for me :)

At least it's friday and I'm taking bryant to the zoo tomorrow. Anyone want to come with us?

It's Friday!!

2011-02-25T14:47:00.004-07:00

wahoooooooooooooooo

It's finally Friday. Nat sent me this picture today. It made me smile to see my cute kid being sweet and cuddling, especially after a week like this one where he has a new game of throwing toys down the air vents in our house (4 toy cars and 2 balls). Don't worry though they were all recovered except for one. oops.

ANYWHO, anyone excited for the Oscars this Sunday? I love seeing all the beautiful people. It's F.U.N.

Ps. I haven't done my workout for the past 2 days. Instead I dragged my sister to the movies and got a giant bag of popcorn and a large cherry ICEE. Yeah I'm awesome.

I heart Emerson Made......

2011-02-20T17:14:00.005-07:00

Yes if I had extra money lying around I would be buying clothes left & right from Emerson Made, including these jeans. I Heart them. (too bad it's ridiculously expensive. sigh).

I'm loving this new wide leg trend that's coming back. I love the idea of tucking a cute blouse or shirt into these ADORABLE jeans with a fun belt. yes please.

I hate thomas the train....

2011-02-17T15:02:00.005-07:00

Yes my son LOVES watching thomas the train. I hate it. I'm blogging just so I don't have to sit
and watch it ONE MORE TIME. (eye twitch).

Bryant also loves ELMO. cute.

I have a funny child. Isn't is crazy how you can love someone so much but be so frustrated at the same time?

Bryant has been doing this weird thing lately. Whenever we have people over or I take him with me visiting teaching and someone laughs, he totally freaks out. I mean he starts screaming "BYE BYES BYE BYES" at the top of his lungs. It's crazy. At first I thought it was kind of funny, but now it's starting to get a little embarrassing (especially when no one wants to make eye contact with your child in case he starts the screaming again.). What the? What's a mom to do? It's very odd.

In other news. The binkie (binky?) battle is over. Elmo has been replaced as Bryant's new obsession. It's rather cute I must say. (notice the adorable picture above).

Ps. Remember all of those beautiful sugar cookies? they need to go. I've had at least 2 for breakfast every morning since I made them. Curse that delicious pink sprinkled frosting.

ONE MORE THING. If you are still reading this :) I think I am planning a little weekend away girl trip this summer with my sister and mom. Where is your favorite U.S. city to visit? I would probably have to stay more west coast because of money. Is Seattle fun or overrated?

Happy valentines day!!!

2011-02-13T21:42:00.002-07:00

Yes we went a little sugar cookie crazy, which probably isn't going to help with my whole "tone my fat backside" plan this month, but what's valentines day without a little (or a lot) of sugar right?

Thanks Nat and Brittney for spending HOURS decorating cookies with me. It was fun :)

Before pics....

2011-02-09T18:34:00.003-07:00

So you may be wondering why I'm posting such bizarre pictures of myself.

Here's the deal. I feel really out of shape, to the point where I can't buy new jeans (thus why my old ones have holes EVERYWHERE) AND it's nearing spring time with the dreaded swimming suit and shorts weather (shudder). So I decided to start the "30 day shred". I thought and thought and thought about what would motivate me to actually accomplish such a horrible task..........and the answer was HUMILIATION (because obviously humiliation=motivation for me in some weird sick way).

I figured if I posted "before pics" then I would be accountable to make the after pics look AWESOME OR just see if the "30 day shred" ACTUALLY works.

So here we go..I dug out an old swimming suit from my honeymoon from 3 1/2 yrs ago and decided to post the first 2 pics that we took no matter how ugly they were (with no flexing of the abs or tanning just to get a better idea of what areas I need to work on).

ok here they are

Big Sigh

Embarrassment

Hello gut

Hello love handles

Ok so 30 days from now expect some awesome "after shots".........I hope. I Hope. I HOPE.

Bryant turns 2!!

2011-02-01T15:17:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh the memories........

Remember when I was that big fat pregnant lady?

Or when Bryant was a newborn (shudder)?

I can't believe my little boy is 2 yrs old!!!

He is so smart, funny, tender-hearted, and loving. I'm so lucky to be his mom.

We celebrated (early) at our house with family and some delicious homemade pizza and homemade cake (yeah we're cool, or Travis is cool since he did most of the cooking. ha).

I couldn't get any good pictures since Bryant doesn't stand still for a second (and I have a slow camera). But I do have a video of him blowing out his candles (when I'm not too lazy to upload it....Soon I promise).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYANT!!

Ps. I'm taking away Bryant's binkie soon. Any advice? He is so attached to it......I'm scared. ha

Happenings....

2011-01-23T17:28:00.002-07:00

(fugly picture of us at Guster)

Things Becca & Travis have been up to lately:

A fabulous Guster Concert

(yes my nose is shiny, and I'm blue).

Buying new house "stuff" with my Christmas money instead of buying much needed clothes. (Z gallerie oh how I love you).

(purple lamps rock my world)

(Z gallerie sale items. Love them)

Getting called to be "nursery leaders" (Yeah it sucks.......bad......really bad).

Doing 30 hrs of Nursing continuing education hours in 2 weeks when I had a full 2 yrs to do it. (Yes I'm a procrastinator).

Arguing with Travis about whether we should have another kid. I vote no. He votes yes. Too bad for him.

Watching 6 seasons of Grey's anatomy in a month and a half. Thank you Hulu Plus.

Drinking a lot of peach Fresca. Thanks mom for buying us a case. I'm an addict.

Going off of sugar for 3 weeks......followed by an eating binge of 3 candy bars in less than 1 hr.

Getting off of my daily fix of Diet coke. I miss it EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.

Dreaming of warm weather & being tan and skinny. sigh.

Christmas morning...

2011-01-02T10:48:00.004-07:00

Yep our Christmas was awesome. Bryant loved it!!! (except for when he freaked out about his Thomas the Train power wheels, which he STILL fears and hates. classic.) Having a kid makes Christmas magical again. I heart it.

Below are some HORRIBLE pictures of the Bry Guy on Christmas morning. Yes it's dark outside. 6:30 am baby. ugh.

Bryant finding his toys, happy as can be, until Thomas started making sounds. I probably scared him. drat. (sorry the video is so dark at the end).

Ps. I got my new whispy white curtains. I love them. the end.

Ho Ho Ho...

2010-12-13T16:01:00.004-07:00

So the month of December has been a little crazy so far. Christmas parties, work trips to Vegas, shopping, shoveling snow, getting my car stuck in the snow, etc. etc.

I haven't blogged in a while, but since I'm so incredibly bored today (and my son is watching elmo, due to his diarrhea- induced craziness), I decided I would share a sad yet embarrassing story.

So today in Walmart my son was freaking out as I went grocery shopping. He's that kid in the store that everyone scowls at because he screams SO LOUD. (a couple actually approached me once and told me their fears of being pregnant with a boy, after witnessing my son's behavior no doubt. I just wished them good luck. haha).

Anyway, when I went to go pay for said groceries, Bryant got so mad that he threw his toy car and it hit the lady in front of us. I was so mortified. What do you do when your kid does something like that in public? Especially in a situation where you can't leave? Oh the horror.

I pretty much mumbled an apology and ran out of the store (bright red I might add).

Any advice?

Anywho, I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season (with happy content non-tantrum throwing children :)

Love,

Becca

Farm Country....

2010-11-15T16:45:00.004-07:00

(random pic of Bryant in Target. I'm falling into a nasty habit of buying him an ICEE every time we go in because then he stays happy. It's bad I know. Anyone else do that?)

So we recently took Bryant to a magical place called "farm country" at thanksgiving point. He LOVED it. He was completely enamored by all of the animals. Anywho, here are a few pictures (I need to start taking pics on a real camera. My phone camera kinda sucks).

The cow wanted to eat Bryant's hair. gross.

I can never get a good pic with him. He tries to bolt every time.

Riding the horses. Awesome. ha

Little goats are cute.

Pure joy

More goats cause goats are cool.

just avoid my annoying voice. If I would actually stop talking you could probably hear Bryant better. haha. If you listen closely he says "goat" a couple of times. it's funny.

House LOVE.....

2010-11-06T12:00:00.006-06:00

Yes I realize that this post is totally narcissistic. But I don't care.
I love my new house so much I couldn't stop taking pictures.
Although the pics were taken from my phone so they are pretty craptastic.

Enjoy:)

Imagine a pretty cream-ish rug and wispy light curtains above the big window. huh? huh? huh?

I haven't killed my orchid yet. YES.

Guest bedroom

Yes I convinced Travis that grey, plum, and cream should be our master bedroom colors. When it's finished it will look awesome. Imagine crystal lamps and cream side tables with cool artwork above the bed. Oh and a cool bench at the end. :)

I love walk-in closets. I have a whole wall that is ALL MINE.

There you have it (except for Bry's room. I thought I had too many pics already ha), we're still not finished decorating, but alas the allotted amount of money has been spent so it will have to wait :)

Bijou Market is coming.....

2010-10-26T11:46:00.002-06:00

I'm pretty excited about this. I dragged Travis and Bryant to it last year and it was AMAZING. They have incredible handmade ADORABLE things. I bought the cutest shirt last year for $5.

Christmas shopping anyone?

Want to go with me??

word vomit...

2010-10-23T19:56:00.007-06:00

Bryant refuses to look at cameras now. It makes for funny pictures.

HELLO THERE

Guess what?! We are moving next Saturday. HALLELUJAH.

Pictures to come when we are all moved in.

Warning: I sound like a superficial stupid lame girl below. It's word vomit, what can I say?

So this is totally unrelated to anything, but I love Nordstrom. haha. I love when I've had the worst day ever I can go to Mac and get my makeup done and buy a new sparkly "paint pot" (while Bryant watches "mickey mouse clubhouse" from my phone ha).

Yes I posted one of "those" pictures on my blog. I like the eyeshadow they did. It makes my eyes look big (or maybe too big? Travis says I have "lemur eyes" ha).

I love good friends who always seem to know when I need to get out of my apartment and do something totally random. (like going to Costco to taste all of the food samples and letting bry play with all of the fun toys).

I Love my husband. I have been seriously down about my body. So down that it fills me with dread to try on any new clothes because I feel so out of shape. Today he surprised me with a dress I have been wanting from nordstrom. It seriously made my day.

I need a haircut. I haven't had one since LAST MARCH. Yes I know that is a little pathetic, but I just get so lazy....Anyone know how I should cut my hair?

Ignore pic on the left. haha. I've had people tell me I look like Mandy moore so I thought I might as well give one of her haircuts a go. What do you think?

I like her bangs. I feel like my cheeks are chubby though and bangs might add to that.

Anywho, sorry about the lame-ness of this post.

Love,
Becca

Take the good with the bad....

2010-10-08T13:14:00.005-06:00

Hi friends.

So life has been a whirl of emotion lately.

I feel SO HAPPY that our house is nearly finished and we are closing Oct. 28th!!! It seems so surreal and I feel very blessed that we are finally moving out of our little apartment. It has been a good little home for us, but I think all three of us are PSYCHED to be getting a little more space (Bryant screams HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE right when we get off our exit to our new house). I can't wait.

In other news, my momma just had a hysterectomy. I have never seen her in so much pain, or felt so helpless. I kept my composure at the hospital and tried to keep my "nurse becca" hat on, but on the drive home I had a meltdown in the car and cried my little heart out. ha. It is so bizarre to see my mom (who is always so put together and going going going going...) be in such pain. It was the worst. Say lots of prayers on her behalf ok?
I Love you Mom.

We love our cafe rio salads.......mmmmmm

Dry wall....WOOT WOOT....

2010-09-14T20:35:00.003-06:00

So the dry wall is up!! Next is stucco. I'm excited.

and because no post is complete without a picture of Bryant,

Here you go :)

Front entry, Travis looking at the pretty study (i.e. Bryant's future play/party room)

Kitchen!!!!

Pantry/kitchen

Family room

Bryant 19 1/2 months old. Oh how time flies. (sometimes).

Can't wait for Glee to start....

2010-09-07T21:46:00.003-06:00

The title has absolutely nothing to do with my post, I'm just excited for GLEE!!

Life as seen from my palm pixi:

Bryant in nursery. I actually got all teary-eyed when I tried to leave him by his lonesome last week (I'm a little attached). He's my buddy.

His molars make him look like dracula in this pic. love it (I don't love my hair though. gross).

Nothing like chocolate goldfish, tv, and a big bed to make a boy happy.

Ps. I love fall clothes. Everyone with money should be collecting sparkly cardigans from j. crew or buying boots from Nordstrom or getting adorable jackets from Anthropologie. Seriously. Go and buy now :)

Last but not least here is a short video of Bryant trying to say "delicious"
It's probably the cutest thing ever.

The house is being FRAMED!!!

2010-08-23T21:15:00.006-06:00

Here are a few pictures of our little house. The downstairs framing is almost done!

Beware: Lots & Lots of pictures (my mom asked me to post more after I posted only 3 haha)

Ps. I'm SO excited!!!

The front (without the second story) and my shadow friend. I look like a fat giant.

The boys

kitchen looking toward front door

Study window

Our little kitchen

The living room (and my thumb) I took these from my phone, don't judge me. :)
Backyard

The backyard again.....

Vacation, sewing projects, new house & the ZOO

2010-08-11T20:16:00.010-06:00

Yes I know it's a lot to blog about, but I'm lazy lately so I feel like I have to fit it all in while I have the motivation to do it :)

Travis and I just got back from our weekend away in St. George. It was awesome. We went to movies, ate delicious thai food, saw a play at Tuacahn, cleaned up my parents' flooded basement (picture below), relaxed by the pool and, of course, spent way too much money on home decor (I have a problem). ha.

We woke up our first morning there and found this. I was freaking out a little. We caught it before it could cause too much damage but we still had to have GINORMOUS loud fans all weekend long airing out the carpet where the water had seeped into the house. SWEET.

TARZAN. woot woot.

What's a day at the pool without hot tamales?

Yes those are my fat legs. This is the pool that high school musical 2 was filmed at. I made Travis go see Charlie St. Cloud after(who doesn't like to look at Zac Efron for 2 hrs? Although the movie was pretty dumb. sniffle).

Dorks.

In other news, I am sewing new pillows for my couches. The one below is my pride and joy. I love it so much that I have a hard time with Bryant even touching it (yes I'm one of THOSE moms ha).

Thanks mom for all of your help!!!! You are a sewing genius.

AND GUESS WHAT????!!!! OUR HOUSE IS FINALLY BEING BUILT. CAN I GET A HALLELUJAH?

THE ZOO
Did you know that 4:30 is the perfect time to go to the zoo? There was NO ONE there when I took Bry the other day. We seriously sat and stared at the gorillas and Giraffes (that were like 3 ft away) for 15 minutes. It was awesome.

Ps. My Son is SO ADORABLE
(Proof in the picture below)

Ok that's what's going on with us :)
I'm going to go eat some sherbet. mmmmm....................

Hanging out with Papa

2010-07-30T08:17:00.004-06:00

Bryant likes to hang out with my dad in the garden. It's cute. I love his squinty eyes. the end.

Happy Friday!!!!

Less than a week from today and I get to go on a "mini vacation" with Travis. I CANNOT WAIT. It's been 2 yrs since we had a whole weekend away together. The thought of laying by a pool doing absolutely nothing sounds like heaven.

Ps. I'm making pillows. Pictures to come soon. Be excited.

Things I would buy if I had money...

2010-07-20T23:34:00.007-06:00

This one is from West Elm, I LOVE their bedding.

Don't you just love the accessories at Urban Outfitters? I know I do. These are things I want for my house. I have to refrain myself daily from buying them.

Jane Eyre

2010-07-02T18:46:00.005-06:00

Hi there,

Yep just in case you're wondering, glee music is playing and I'm sitting on my bed. :)

So I found out today that a new version of Jane Eyre is coming out this March. I'm SO EXCITED. Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books of all time. I can't wait.

This sexy man is playing Mr. Rochester. Hella yes.

(He's off of 300 and Inglorious Bastards. Man movies. Although I didn't mind looking at

the men in 300 :) sexy sexy.

In other news my son is obsessed with the "fish face"

He's awesome.

Ps. Am I the only girl in the whole wide world who hasn't seen Eclipse?

Summertime and the livin' is easy........

2010-06-29T08:15:00.004-06:00

Hi Peoples
I LOVE summer.
I LOVE how happy Bryant is outside.
I LOVE cute little swimming shorts for my cute little boy.
I Love how pasty white I still am............oh wait. no.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far.

Hey twin sista....

Bryant on the run.....

ummmmm trying to eat the sunscreen....

giggles.....

Sisters.........ahhhhh

(we didn't realize the pool would be pink until we opened it, Travis was not happy about it ha)

Excited about his new baseball........

Forcing bry to take a picture with me......

Wiped out. So cute.

Big Sigh of Relief...

2010-06-23T10:35:00.000-06:00

If this...

and this...

had ruined this moment...

I may have justified ending it all...

GO USA!

Joyous day comemorating thy delivery. Or Happy Birthday!

2010-06-19T09:22:00.002-06:00

So, today is Becca's Birthday. She seems to be pretty upset about the fact that she's 25. I don't really get that. It's not that old. She claims that for a woman it's all downhill from 25,whereas men just become silver foxes like Anderson Cooper or George Clooney.

Unfortunately for Becca, I don't think she has come to grips with the fact that my future probably looks something a bit more like this:

That's my goal anyways.

I thought maybe I would list some things about Becca that make her worth the trouble... err... I mean that make me love her!

~Bec's a great Mom! Seriously, she puts you other mothers to shame. You guys should all feel slightly to majorly jealous of her mothering skills. Ok, don't feel bad, really. I'm sure you're all wonderful mothers, but I'm just trying to make a point. Bec's a really good Mom. She thinks she constantly being compared to my Mother, but that's just not the case. (I made the mistake of commenting how much I liked my Mom's sugar cookies once... right after Bec had made me sugar cookies... I'll never live it down. And she's never made me sugar cookies since then...) So while I think my Mom's awesome, I also envy Bubba and think he's pretty much the luckiest little boy in the world. Though I also think it would suck to have a hot mom, so I don't envy him in that respect. (But Mom, I still think you're adorable...just not like that...)

~Which brings me to reason #2... She's Bangin' Hot! ...The total package... Now I realize that our readers are 99.99999% women, so just ignore me for a minute. You know how they say that pictures are worth a thousand words? Sometimes that's just a flat out lie. Because you know how when a guy sees a hot girl he goes stupid and has no words? That's what these pictures do for me... there are no words. *Drool*

~Bec's a hard worker. When something is important to her (school, a clean house, mothering, special events, convinving me to do what she wants, etc.) she pours her whole heart into it. Seriously, to the point of obsession. On second thought, maybe I should put this in my next list of her faults?? Ha...jk. Honestly, I respect the way she's able to really dedicate all her thoughts and engery into whatever it is that she's working on. I on the other hand, need breaks every ten minutes and eventually just call it quits when I'm tired of working on whatever it is I should be doing. Which explains why she got good grades and I...

~Lately Becca's been all domesticated and stuff. She's housebroken. I think I did it to her somehow. Seriously, when I met this girl, she was all "girl power" and "Ms. You'll-never-domesticate-me". I don't know what or how I did it, but she cooks me dinner...regularly...and it's good. I love it.

~Becca's a good person. For some reason she seems to worry about this quite a bit. I think that alone is evidence enough that she's good. Bad people don't care that they're bad. So let the record show that Becca is a wonderful person.

~T&A

~She helped me clean my car the other day after a long day. That was pretty great too. Made me love her.

~She's a twin. This is more creepy than anything though. Just messing, Nat. We love you. And Happy Birthday to you as well!

~She's feisty. It's a blessing and a curse.

~Bec's totally a girly-girl. While I don't appreciate the impact this occasionally has on our bank account, there's just something I like about a girl who takes the time, if you know what I mean. At the same time, she's a natural beauty. Good luck convincing her of it though. Perhaps it's better that way. But, she's as irresistible in the morning as she is after hours (yes, hours) of primping.

So Beccers, have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We love you lots and feel lucky to have you in our lives!

Love,

Travis and Bubba

Bryant Bryant Bryant....

2010-05-20T11:08:00.005-06:00

First of all I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who commented on my last 2 blog posts. I have seriously read all of the comments like 20 times and it has been a serious self-esteem booster. I think everyone should do it on their own blogs. You are all AWESOME.

Ok so another Bryant post as promised :)

Cute boy in the tub

Oh hey Bryant

I think Bryant may be a dancer. Look at that position. ha.

Pic of Travis just because he's a sexy boy

Bry hanging out in his basket with his books. His new favorite spot. Kind of weird.

This video is really similar to the last one, just longer :)
Please ignore my no makeup ugly face. GOO.
Oh and I think I say "good job" like a million times. I was bugging myself when I watched this again. I had no idea I say that so much. Sorry. haha

The End.

and then this happened...

2010-05-12T20:00:00.002-06:00

After my "honesty" post, my little boy decided he wanted to be adorable. I feel better now. ha.

This is what makes it all worth it:

It's been a long day.....

2010-05-12T18:20:00.001-06:00

Random pic. :)

Hi blog friends. So lately I've been feeling a little bit down on myself. Want to know why? Because I have been comparing myself to other bloggers and the seemingly perfect life they have. Do you ever feel like other people are smarter, more beautiful, more creative, better writers, world travelers, completely happy with marriage all the time, happy with having 5 kids and no career? I know I do.

So honesty time now.

I'm constantly in awe of people who have money & design skills to redecorate their house all the time, even if it is done "thrifty". I can't afford to buy thrift store furniture and redo it most of the time. It makes me wonder if I should be working? But the thought of putting Bry in day care makes me feel guilty and working as a nurse sounds absolutely miserable.

Sometimes I miss being single. Not because I don't love Travis or want to be married. I just miss getting dressed up and going to parties and meeting new people. I miss being validated that I'm one sexy biotch. Sound really superficial? absolutely. Marriage is hard. It takes a lot of work. After almost 3 yrs of being married it takes a conscious effort to keep the "crazy in love" feeling there.

I love my son so much, but the reality is I'm sitting here with yogurt & peanut butter smeared across the front of my shirt. Bry has been crazy all day, so I passed him off to Travis while I went to my bedroom to hide out. I now have headphones on blaring "glee" music so I don't have to hear Bryant whining from the other room. I wonder sometimes why people want more children after living though one and KNOWING what they are getting themselves into. I seriously don't know if I can do it all again.

I suck at making friends. I get lonely, but yet I don't want to make the effort to get to know people. I'm also very choosy about who I'm willing to hang out with. I often wonder if it's bad to be choosy? Probably. I miss my old singles ward sometimes, because it seemed so easy to relate to other girls when we were all single and going through the same "dating" drama. Hopefully my new ward has a lot of girls my age who love clothes, design, photography, reading teen fiction (ha), chick flicks, taking girl trips, & of course the gospel. I think it might fill an empty spot in my life to have girlfriends who I can relate to.

I wish I had more courage to do what I loved. If I could redo BYU all over again I would go into interior design I think. It sucks that you are supposed to figure out life at 18 yrs old. I wonder what I will do with myself when Bry gets older and I have more time on my hands. I want to be able to say that I pursued my dreams and tell Bryant that he can do the same.

I don't know how people run marathons, run a successful business with children, & have perfect fashion sense. Please enlighten me. How do you do it? I feel like it's a successful day when I can get Bryant and I ready for the day by 11 and have dinner on the table by 5:30. Does this make me lazy? I wonder about this a lot.

Anyway, if you are still reading this you're a champ. Thanks everyone out there for your blogs and lovely thoughts. It makes my day to read about your lives.

Love,

Becca

Fabric Headboards....

2010-05-01T21:59:00.003-06:00

Hi there.

Want to know what's been going on?

We are building a house. (what?! yes). Crazy. After looking for a house to buy for about 2 months and making multiple offers which didn't work out, we decided to build a house in Lehi. This is such a scary thing for me, but I felt right about our decision so hopefully it all works out as planned. I am so thrilled to finally be leaving our little apartment. It's been a happy 3 yrs, but it feels like it's time to move on. I'm hoping that I can make a lot of friends and get a life soon :) ha. More to come later.

I've been taking care of the Bry Guy all day long :) In case you didn't know Bryant is the cutest little boy ever. He has lots of funny quirks such as calling a ball a "gall", putting a blanket on his head while running full out around the house, and saying HI (loudly) to everyone who passes by at Target. haha. It makes me laugh just thinking about it. Ps. for my mom: He can point out every ball, toothbrush, dog, moon, sun, and of course "elmo" in his ELMO book. Oh and next time you see him ask him what a monkey says and you will not be disappointed. ha

I'm thinking about making a fabric headboard. I need a creative outlet, and I've been obsessed with cool headboards lately. Such as this:

I LOVE the headboard, the "mirror side tables", the lamps, and the cool wallpaper. Oh and I love how everything is neutral with a pop of blue. I'm hoping to try and recreate it cheaply someday. Too bad this bed is about $4,000.

Go here to check out this awesome but ridiculously expensive website :)

http://www.horchow.com/store/catalog/templates/Silo.jhtml?itemId=cat000001&parentId=cat000000&masterId=&menuPath=cat000000_cat000001&navid=topNavcat000000

Anyway, a picture post of all Bryant is coming soon for Grandma Barnes. Party.

Last Time...

2010-04-23T08:50:00.000-06:00

Hey, Safari and Mac users, are we fixed???

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2010-04-21T08:49:00.002-06:00

*Comments Needed...Nay...Comments REQUIRED*

So, this is a little late, but as you noticed forever ago, we updated our header banner with a little collage of pictures.

Unfortunately, some people let us know that the pictures are all distorted on their browsers when they come to our blog.

That's where you all come in... Leave us a comment if you don't mind and let us know if the banner at the top is proportionate, or stretched weird. If it's out of proportion, let us know what kind of browser window you're using. We just really, really, care about your viewing experience...

You all are the best!

why??

2010-04-07T20:02:00.001-06:00

Why have both my favorite foundation and mascara been discontinued recently? WHY? Maybe this is a sign that I need to update my makeup (since I've used the same mascara since 7th grade).

I know this sounds dumb but I'm stressing a little that I won't be able to find a pretty foundation & I will look ugly the rest of my life (girlie girl & stress case at heart).

What do all those foundation users out there wear? I need help.

(No I'm not a bare minerals-perfect skin girl. I need something to cover up my zit friends. fyi. ha)

Happy Birthday!!

2010-03-31T15:22:00.000-06:00

Dear Travis,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Thanks for being such an amazing husband and father.

Thanks for slaving away at work so I can stay home with the Bry guy.

Thanks for being the best part of my day.

Thanks for making me laugh & telling me to let the "becca fiesty-ness" go.

Thanks for making me feel special.

Thanks for being so dang sexy.

Thanks for watching Bryant when I plan girl adventures.

You're the BEST.

I LOVE YOU. :)

Design Mania...

2010-03-23T18:06:00.000-06:00

After reading a ton of design blogs all talking about the ridiculously cute lamps that you can find at Home Goods, I ran on over there today and found this gem.

I never thought I could love a lamp as much as I love new clothes, but after buying this I think all of my spare money might be going into a fund to redecorate my bedroom.

I'm in LOVE.

I'm Shocked...

2010-03-15T18:48:00.004-06:00

AFTER ANXIOUSLY WAITING TONIGHT FOR A SURPRISE KNOCK ON MY DOOR FROM JAMIE DURIE (WITH BALLOONS & A HUGE $500,000 CHECK) ,

I didn't win the HGTV dream home. Whatever HGTV. You suck :)

San Francisco Pics...

2010-03-14T22:32:00.007-06:00

More pictures below for my mom & those of you who care :)

San Francisco was so AMAZING! Thank you Marci for showing us the city AND making us delicious food AND letting us stay at your adorable house. I loved every second. Especially when I had to come home to a sick baby who has to be held on my hip ALL DAY LONG. HA.

(see below picture. haha).

(I missed my Bry guy, even if he's been a little crazy lately.Three whole days away from my boy was really weird. Oh and his shirt says "mom's daredevil" not "devil" just so everyone's clear. ha. )

Hilarious.....

2010-03-08T21:07:00.000-07:00

Ok so I will write about my trip to San Francisco on my next post ( I know I've said that before. Yep still waiting on bry's birthday? haha). However, I felt the need to post a link to this for those of you who haven't seen it:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/133041/jimmy-kimmel-live-handsome-mens-club

Travis & I could not stop laughing. :) It made me happy.

Enjoy.

Bry's walking & we conquered the mullet.....

2010-02-14T16:13:00.000-07:00

Why can't I think of witty titles? I'm not as cool as the rest of you. seriously.

Here is a video for Grandma Barnes in Tennessee :) Enjoy. Love you!!!

Ps. Sorry about my annoying voice. Ugh.

THE MULLET

With Bryant being my little "1 yr old walking boy" we thought it was time to do a little chop chop action to the mullet.

yep party in the back

cute, but kind of "Tennessee" ha

New Haircut! We decided to cut the whole thing since he had random long hairs everywhere. CUTE!!!!!

Bryant cuddling up with dad before bed. I can't believe I have a 1 yr old!!

I LOVE YOU BRYANT!!!!

I hurt..........

2010-02-10T09:38:00.001-07:00

(FYI: I'm seeing this in San Francisco. So Excited!!!!)

ANYWAY:

I started the "30 day shred" last night (it's a workout dvd. yes I'm a dork). Who knew that a 20 minute workout on "level 1" could make me hurt so bad. I'm sore EVERYWHERE. I'm counting down the 29 days until the torture can stop. Hopefully I can be a hot mama by the end. Boo Ya.

Ps. Apparently I took pictures of Bry's birthday in RAW format, which blogger won't upload. Now I have to figure that out. I hate technology sometimes. You know what makes up for it though? Travis is doing the "7 days of valentines" for me this week. I feel loved, but don't tell anyone cause he says he feels like a "girly man" for actually doing it for me. haha. I'll take what I can get.

A few things.....

2010-02-04T09:48:00.001-07:00

(Nat, remember that one time when we went to New York and it was fun? yeah me too)

Hi peoples.

So to my family:
Pictures of Bryant's birthday are coming soon!!!! I can't seem to find the cable that goes from my dad's kick-ass camera to my computer................but I will conquer.

Funny Story:

I was in walmart the other day (don't ask me why. I hate the place). As usual I was drawn to the book section of the store (any store for that matter) and while randomly walking through the children's books I spotted a girl a row over with a high school musical t-shirt, bushy brown hair, bushy eyebrows to match, braces, and an unfortunate shrilly voice. I stared in shock as she began to cry (very loudly) to her mom that she wanted a poster of a vampire from twilight. Her mom told her that she already had an unhealthy amount of twilight things and finally said No. The girl started sobbing & lovingly caressing the poster and whispered "goodbye my love" with a tear running down her cheek. She looked 15. I was shocked. My mouth was hanging open. Then I started to grin, and then laugh softly to myself. Then quickly walked away before the girl spotted me. Right place at the right time my friends. It was AMAZING.

VACATION:
My sister Nat and I are going to SAN FRANCISCO the first weekend of March to see my amazing and oh so fun friend Marci!!!! I am beyond excited. I plan on spending the last of my christmas money on clothes. Eating large amounts of delicious food. Seeing the beautiful city, and of course sleeping in past 8 am. Bryant is staying at home with his Dad. YES. HAHA.

HGTV dream home.....

2010-01-20T15:08:00.000-07:00

(seriously LOOK at this kitchen. It's ridiculous)

So I have been REALLY fixated on the HGTV dream home giveaway this year. Maybe it's because I feel like I'm never going to get out of this little apartment, or maybe it's the 500,000 dollars that come with the house, or maybe it's the new car that you ALSO GET. Whatever the reason, I have been entering daily for that house to be MINE. March 14th here we come. :)

Ps. You better not enter or I will hunt you down. :) except for you Mom, you can enter, I guess.

Oh and yes I changed my blog background & yes I realize it looks craperific. Oh well. I'm not crafty enough to make it cute. Life just isn't fair sometimes :)

Good read....

2010-01-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

I just finished reading this and REALLY liked it. I don't know if it was just the mood I was in, or if it just surpassed my low expectations (the title did put me off at first), but I cried & laughed through the whole book.

Oh and I wish I was more like Elizabeth Mckenna. You will understand after reading. ;)

Becca Thoughts....

2010-01-11T14:44:00.000-07:00

Here is what I'm thinking today:

My son is crazy. One nap a day has turned him into a screaming maniac. I trade off crying & trying to be grateful that I have him, even if he is a brat sometimes.

The girl at Victorias secret today was a complete idiot or is that just me being judgemental? mmmmmmmmmm.

I wish my son was old enough that I could watch movies with him during the day. I would probably kill just to watch a somewhat entertaining film such as "finding nemo". Who cares about language development? pshhhh.

Bry's face is turning red and I just heard an explosion-like sound. That means crap, and a lot of it.

I think I may be pretty pathetic that the next thing I am looking forward to is valentines day, which is more than a month away.

I may be a hater and not do a big birthday party for Bryant. He doesn't know what's going on anyway right???

My christmas tree is still up. I might still be happily plugging it in every day.

Catching up on season 5 of lost last night has me thinking about how tricky Ben is, and is sayid really a killer at heart? and is kate better off with Sawyer or Jack? and what ever happened to the smoke monster?

I looked up plane ticket costs to London. yeah..... guess that goes in the "next year vacation" category.

Am I really going to make stuffed green peppers tonight? ugh all I want to do is go to a movie by myself with a very large tub of popcorn and a diet coke.

I just got a whiff of large crap. Guess I should go. peace. :)

Tennessee.......

2010-01-06T15:05:00.000-07:00

So this is late coming but here are A LOT of pics from our Christmas in Tennessee!!!!

ENJOY :)

(cute except for Bry's creepy eyes. ha)

(So this isn't from TN, just thought it was cute haha)

(I had to sneak this one in too haha. I bought this headscarf at Tai Pan today. LOVE IT. so cute and warm. Love how it buttons in the back! Go get one, they have them in tons of colors for only $12.)

(Bryant, Travis's best friend Nick, and Alex reading a book. too cute)

(Christmas morning!!!! Posing in front of jackson's presents. :)

(Bryant ignoring presents and eating an orange whole. sweet.)

(a runts candy cane? don't mind if I do)

(Cars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

(cute church outfit from Grandma & Grandpa barnes. Thanks:)

(yep another "staring pic")

(Me and Bry. woot woot)

(cute husband opening his stocking)

(a smiling pic!!!)

(I love my boys. They're cute.)

(weird face. ha)

(Making Christmas Dinner. yummy)

Sorry for all of the lame pictures. This post is pretty much for my mom :)

Not enough pride to turn down a bribe...

2010-01-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

Hey folks! Welcome to the blog. By now you've probably noticed that there aren't randomly sized and colored fonts, which probably means you've figured out that this is Travis, and not Becca. I think I last posted about a year ago, shortly after Bubba was born. Since that time, work has kept me pretty busy and the hours a day spent in front of a computer screen are less than motivating when it comes time to blog in the evening. Becca has done a great job picking up the slack and keeping family and friends informed. Nevertheless, she's been harassing me about not posting in so long and has resorted to bribes to encourage me to assist in documenting our "goings on". In keeping with our policy of providing waaay too much information to the general public surfing the internets, I'll let you use your imagination regarding said bribe. Funny how by not saying anything at all, I'm still giving you all more info than you ever wanted... and your imaginations are all probably spot on! *Wink*

Anyways, now that my Mom has probably dry heaved once or twice and I've effectively ensured that Becca never asks me to post again, I'll proceed with the intent of this lengthy post. Updates...and alot of 'em. Hope you all have plenty of time on your hands. It's been a busy month or so for us. We spent Thanksgiving in St. George with Becca's family. If you've followed our blog in the past you'll know that we love St. George. My little borther and sister joined us as they are orphaned children here in Utah. Bubba cruised around the house in a little saucer walker thingy that kept him happy as can be.

The family in Snow Canyon, St. George, Utah.

Little Brother and Sister on Angels Landing Hike in Zions National Park, Utah.

As soon as we got back from Spanksgiving things at work really picked up for me as we prepped for our yearly Advanced Technical Training- Live conference, which we held in Las Vegas this year. Becca loved the long hours I worked and the extra time she got to spend with Bubbs. We packed an entire semi full of equipment and spent 3 big days setting up, 3.5 days for the conference, and 1 night to tear it all down. It was pretty intense. We managed to have 3 or 4 minutes of fun, though, and got to see the opening of the new City Center (most expensive construction project ever) as well as eat some killer good food on the strip and at the Ritz, where we stayed. Becca spent a good share of her alone time up at her parents with the little monster. I managed to hop and early flight home and surprise her which was super duper. We spent the next couple of days with her parents, which was awesome as always. Bored yet? Because I'd be happy to report the ongoings of our life a bit more matter of factly and with more passive voice if that would make the reading more interesting???

New Las Vegas City Center Casino, The Aria.

We stayed a night at our little Provo apartment and washed our underwear just in time to hop a plane to Tennessee to spend a week with my family for Christmas. It's been a year and a half since I've been home, so I was pretty excited. We hopped an afternoon flight in Salt Lake. Bryant was the spawn of Satan. Honestly, have you seen the Exorcist? Bryant made the devilish little head swivel girl look like a Teletubby. He's not a big fan of airplanes. What's better than a baby on a plane? Sitting on the tarmack in Chicago after 3 hours of delays for another 45 minutes while the attendant tells you repeatedly that "we'll be pushing back any second...teeheehee...club soda?....buh bye" After many Bryant tears, a few from Beccers, and some muttered swearing from Dad, we made it to Knoxville. horray.

This is getting long and Bec keeps saying "geez", so I'm going to move through this quickly. We'll see if she ever asks me to blog again. Wahahaha. Christmas was great. Everyone of my sibs was there, including my little bro.'s girlfriend slash fiance (as soon as she landed in Knoxville after a hellish flight of her own). Bubba was cute as he could be for G'ma and G'pa Barnes after we cast the devils out of him. Until he got sick, anyways. Oh well, at least we got a few good days. We had a great trip. Our week soon turned into two weeks as we changed our flights to procrastinate another aweful flight home. I got to go kayaking with one of my "besties" from home ( can dudes say besties?...probably not). This was a great reminder to Becca of how awesome I used to be before adult life robbed me of everything that used to be cool about me. you can see for yourself in the following video. We also saw Avatar in Imax 3D. Amazing. Loved it. Our families were both very good to us at Christmas and we loved the time we had with them. Can't wait to see the family again in April for the wedding!! The flight home was actually cake, so we aren't giving Bryant away in a basket like we had planned.

Tellico River, Tennessee, December 28, 2009. 28 Degrees F. I'm pretty cool, in case you weren't aware.

Avatar in IMAX 3D. I got violently ill, but it was totally worth it. On an unrelated note, Becca is hot.

Anyways, it's been an exciting couple of months and despite the good times we've had, we're ready for normal life again. Thanks to all you loyal blog readers for hanging in there. The only other thing I would ask is that everyone comment so that Becca will be jealous of my post. Out.

Since returning home, Bryant now rides in a "big boy" carseat and drinks milk instead of formula. Hallelujah for saving $25 a week. No, seriously, Halle-freakin-lujah!

I'll update with more pictures of Christmas once I get them off the camera. Check back later for more.

Ramblings...

2009-12-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

(Found this gem of a picture on my mom's computer. ha. It looks exactly like a picture I have from high school, before prom. Except for a different hair color and boy of course. Classic.)

Hi again.

So it's been a while.

What to write about?

mmmmmm.....

So Travis has been gone for work (in vegas. psh) for almost a week now, it's odd to have your spouse gone for that long (at least for a needy person like me). I find that it has its highs & lows....

Highs:
Reading the Twlight series............again. Why? I'm not sure. It fills the "travis void" somehow. Cheesy love stories are ALWAYS better late at night & alone. With Travis gone I can read to my hearts content. :) (I know MANY of you are out there rolling your eyes right now. haha)

Coming up to my parents house which is gloriously decked-out in christmas decorations.

Avoiding awkward neighbors. ha. Enough said on this one.

Lows:
Having to sleep with the christmas tree on in my room because I freak myself out with Travis gone (too much reading about vampires????). This equals no sleep, which equals tired cranky becca most of the time.

Dealing with Bryant ALL DAY LONG. I've come to depend on the 2 hours that Travis spends with Bryant before the little man's bedtime.

Locking my keys in my trunk with all of Bryant's stuff. Having to wait for someone to come and open my car back up...........and charge $65. Travis had the spare key...in Vegas. Kill me now.

Hearing that my sister's husband is doing the 12 days of christmas for her........again. What the?! Travis isn't even here, let alone doing the 12 days of christmas for me. Whatever Natalie, you suck. :)

THERE you have it.

My life has been pretty dull as of late. I'm thinking about buying a plane ticket for somewhere random in the next few months. San Francisco? London? New York? That is if I find money growing on a tree somewhere. haha. It sucks being poor.

Ok The end.

To Travis:
Love you.

The thing about anxiety....

2009-12-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

I am an anxious person.

I worry a lot.

I get fixated sometimes on a particular "worry."

My worry lately is taking Bryant on a 4 hr plane ride to Tennessee for Christmas.

I seriously had a nightmare last night that he screamed the ENTIRE time, then pooped, then slapped the person next to me. I woke up a little depressed.

So I'm asking all of you parents out there if you could give me any tips on how to make the plane ride a little bit easier for us. :)

Thanks to you all! The anxiety in me is starting to blow this way out of proportion so soothing comments will be much appreciated!!!!!!

Oh and Travis claims that he is going to do a "thanksgiving post" today. We'll see if that actually happens :)

Hulu I love you......

2009-11-20T15:57:00.000-07:00

(Yes random weird funny picture that has nothing to do with my post.)

I may have just watched 2 hours of Glee, Grey's anatomy and Late night with Jimmy Fallon instead of doing anything productive (while giggling uncontrollably to myself) . I LOVE when my son takes long naps.

I feel much better about life right about now.

I think you should all follow my example and do the same.

Ps. Favorite quote from Glee ever, "I have to go they'll think I'm pooping." Did anyone else laugh at this? Hella funny. Yes I said "Hella." I'm cool.

Pss. Yes I have Glee music on my blog now. I'm a little obsessed.

Because I'm bored.....

2009-11-06T15:39:00.000-07:00

Yes another Bryant post with too many pictures :)

"Standing" pics as promised.

(He's obviously not standing in this one. ha. I just thought it was cute. Dad & baby cuddling.)

(found this pic from "witches night out" and it made me giggle. What were we doing katie?) ha.

The End.

Crikey!!!

2009-11-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Crazy eyes for me) Doesn't Bry make a cute Crocodile? haha

Steve & Terry Irwin & Croc. :) Yes Travis with way too much thigh showing. This pic is so awkward. haha.

Sexy white legs. oh yeah.

Short video of Bryant :)

My favorite part of the night?

Bryant crawling in a circle trying to get his own tail. HILARIOUS.

(I'm STILL going to post pics of the zoo & Bry standing up SOON.)

Bubba Monster..........

2009-10-26T09:14:00.000-06:00

aka Bryant, Bry Guy, Monkey.

So I haven't blogged in a long time.

Why? Because my sister Nat has my camera case with everything I need to download my pics.

And who wants to read a blog post without pictures?

No one.

So this post is for me. I want to remember what my little man was like at "almost" 9 months.

Bryant things that melt my heart:

Seeing him standing in his crib staring at the door when I walk in his room in the morning.

The sound of him sucking in air because he is so excited to see me.

The sound of mama, dada, bubba, and nana.

How he follows me to & from every room with his "speed crawl."

The look on his face of pure excitement when he spots a dog.

His irrational love for a toothbrush.

The constant giggles when I read stories to him.

How he immediately stops what he is doing when he hears the sound of water running & begins crawling to the bathtub.

Bath=happiness.

His fetish for his dad's shoes.

How he lays his head down on me and snuggles in when he is watching baby Einstein.

The fear he has of men with deep voices. haha.

How he sleeps 12 hrs at night.

The sight of him standing up holding on to the the side of our bed peeking up at me with his "smile eyes"

His little legs swinging back and forth like crazy in the grocery cart & stroller.

How he puts blankets and pillows over his face until we say "where's the baby??" and then the sight of him tossing them off and giggling. Cutest. thing. ever.

I love my family :)

PS. Pictures of Bryant's first trip to the zoo coming up.......

Mush....

2009-10-08T18:00:00.000-06:00

Do you ever feel like your brain has gone to mush? Yeah me too. Is that even a word? Mush? I guess changing diapers, singing "5 little speckled frogs" and chasing around a very quick little man-child isn't all that intellectually stimulating. I need to find a new hobby.

I guess I'm reading the new Dan brown book. Does that count?

Ps. Is anyone as excited for Halloween as I am? Yeah we already have matching Halloween costumes for the whole fam..............with no where to go. We're cool that way.

Oh and what's with red box not having "My life in Ruins?"

Oh and do you know what sucks about buying an overpriced anthropologie blouse online?......

Having to send it back because it makes me look like a bag lady.

If a blouse costs that much money don't you think it should be lined and not completely sheer? Come on Anthro. I think I might have changed my opinion about you just a little. Grrr.

Ok long obnoxious hate rant over.

Facts about us.......

2009-09-29T18:57:00.000-06:00

So a friend and fellow (better) blogger Andrea did this on her blog and I am SO BORED tonight that I decided I would kill some time and fill it out too. Enjoy learning pointless facts about us ;)

♥ What are your middle names?

Rebecca ANNETTE & Travis SCOTT

♥How long have you been together?

Travis says, "Since September 22, 2006." The day of our first kiss (yes it was BEFORE our first real date). Apparently he was smitten since that day. haha.

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?

We knew each other for about 1 1/2 years before we dated. Travis tried to date my twin sister. (haha funny story). I dated his friend Austin. The stars finally aligned and here we are.

♥ Who asked who out?

Travis asked my cousin Nic if it would be a "weird situation" to try and date me (because of the above mentioned situation). She told him "yes it would be VERY WEIRD" which is normal girl code haha. I found out about it later that day and felt unexpected excitement. I made it very easy for him to kiss me. ha. Then he asked me out that same week.

(wow that was long).

♥ Who made the first move?

Definitely Travis.

♥ How old are each of you?

I'm 24. He's 26.

♥ Did you go to the same school?

Yep yep. BYU!

♥ Are you from the same home town?

Nope. I'm from Hooper, Ut. He's from Knoxville, TN.

♥ Who is the smartest?

Travis thinks he is, which is ABSURD. :) I think I'm smarter at school things, he's smarter at real life things.

♥ Who majored in what?

I majored in Nursing. Travis majored in International Relations. Good times.

♥ Who is the most sensitive?

TRAVIS. Travis. Travis. Unless I'm pregnant. I apparently turn into a crazy emotional mess.

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?

mmmmmm probably taco time. I can't get enough crisp bean burritos. Delightful.

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?

Good old Tennessee.

♥ Who has the worst temper?

We are about even on this one. We can both get pretty frustrated, but we both deal with it by getting silent. haha.

♥ How many children do you want?

I'm done as of right now. I can't imagine doing that all again. :) Travis wants 2 or 3....He's gonna have to bribe me to get more.

♥ Who does the cooking?

MMMMmmmmm I don't really like to cook, neither does travis so we both usually do our own lunch and then snack at night. People think we are weird for not always eating dinner, but it works for us. When we do cook Travis does the meat and I do the sides. We are pretty even on this one. I warned him before we got married that I wasn't the type to have the dinner on the table by 5. :)

♥ Who is more social?

Definitely Travis. I would rather snuggle up on the couch and read a book then go do something social. I'm a hater. ha.

♥ Who is the neat-freak?

Probably Travis. I like things clean, but he has to have the apartment perfectly organized every night. I'm getting used to it. ha.

♥ Who is the most stubborn?

Travis says I am. I think he is. :)

♥ Who wakes up earlier?

We wake up about the same time. Around 7 am. I would sleep into 11 am every day if Bry didn't wake up that early. I LOVE to sleep in. I miss it.

♥ Where was your first date?

Park City. We went to dinner and the rocky mountain chocolate factory for carmel apples. Travis suprised me and brought a camp stove and cooked hot chocolate out of the back of his jeep. It was romantical.

♥ Who has the bigger family?

We have the same family size. cool. This is getting boring now cause i'm watching "shark tank" and can't focus on the questions. haha.

♥ Do you get flowers often?

I LOVE flowers. If we ever have money I think it would be awesome to have fresh flowers in my house all the time. Travis gets me flowers probably every couple of months.

♥ How do you spend the holidays?

Usually with my fam cause his is in Tennessee. This year we are going to TN for Christmas though. Travis is super duper excited :)

♥ Who is more jealous?

Neither?

♥ How long did it take to get serious?

Probably 2 mths. Travis brought up marriage. I freaked out and told him I couldn't talk about it for a few more months. It was fast but it had felt right since that first date. It was meant to be.

♥ Who eats more?

Travis!!!!

♥ What do you do for a living?

Travis works for Novell running online trainings. I stay home and chase Bryant around all day. It's cool. :)

♥ Who does/did the laundry?

Mostly me, Travis will help me fold though. Folding sucks!

♥ Who’s better with the computer?

haha definitely Travis. It's laughable how bad I am at things sometimes.

♥ Who drives when you are together?

Usually Travis, unless we are going up a canyon, then I drive. Canyons equal raging car sickness for me.

♥ What is "your" song?

We don't really have one. We did listen and go to palomino concerts a lot though. So yeah. haha.

yep that was painful. I'm going to go look up more clothes on j crew's website now. :)

I want this.....

2009-09-29T08:55:00.000-06:00

Does anyone else love this Anthropology skirt as much as I do? Too bad it's $160.

Yes I have a new clothes obsession lately. :)

Yes I'm blogging during church.....

2009-09-27T13:20:00.000-06:00

Soooooo after having a delightful day outdoors in Park City yesterday, the last thing I wanted to do was sit in church for 3 hrs today. Good thing Bry can be my excuse to leave sometimes. haha.

Things I love:

I love Park City. I've decided I want to live there.

I love walking main street.

I love getting carmel apples at the "village candy shop"

I love the beautiful fall leaves.

I love girl days and shopping.

I love going out to eat TWICE in one day. blissful.

Thanks MOM for clearing your crazy schedule to spend time with your daughters!!

Ps. I have also decided that I Love TULLE brand coats. I want one.

Too bad that BOTH of these are sold out. My luck :)

http://www.tulle4us.com/

Click link for viewing pleasure :)

Crawling..............

2009-09-14T09:26:00.000-06:00

( Sorry the pics are crap. Trav's camera SUCKS. :)

Bry is crawling! Crazy.

Things that he has learned since crawling:

There is a guitar in the room that makes sounds when you touch it, but the only time to go after the guitar is when mom & dad are not paying attention. Then crawl like a mad man to get it. (irritating).

There is a shiny piece of metal on the front door that shows a reflection. It's the best thing in the whole world to crawl over and look at the baby staring back for 10 minutes.
(funny. hits his head into the door trying to get to "the baby". ummmm yeah).

Discovery of the book basket. It's pretty sweet to get all the books out one by one and then suck, chew (he finally got a tooth) and drool on them. Oh and then getting stuck under the table. Awesome.

It is possible to know where mom & dad are at all times. Just follow them from room to room.
(very weird to walk into the kitchen, turn around and see him coming after me.)

(no pic of this one. haha. bummer dude).

I love my little MONSTER. :)

Well off to go drink a Vanilla coke zero. Yes I have a caffeine headache and it's 10:00 AM. :)

Crap-tastic............

2009-09-05T14:15:00.000-06:00

So I had a chat with Travis and we came to a compromise. I keep the blog if he posts more. So expect to see posts from the Travster coming up........;)

PLUS I had to post because something hilarious happened this morning.....

So Travis & I went and bought a high chair yesterday. I made Travis feed Bryant his cereal and fruit this morning in the spiffy new high chair, but while doing so we looked down and spotted THIS.......

Yes my friends. That's CRAP i.e. feces, poop, log, turd. Travis IMMEDIATELY started dry heaving (such a girlie man), Bry smiled at Trav's ridiculous dry heaving, and I started hysterically laughing while shooting some pics.

The laughter stopped, however, when we realized the fabric on the cheap piece of crap (ha) high chair doesn't come off for washing.

GOOD TIMES.

I have a heart ache.....

2009-09-01T19:56:00.000-06:00

I have a heart ache................but instead of talking about how MUCH I miss my friend Marci who just moved to San Francisco and ranting about how sick I am of my tiny two bedroom apartment and how badly I want to move, I am going to post some pictures (a LOT of pics. fair warning). I hope that it helps me feel more grateful for my life. We had an hour to kill before the Bry Guy's bedtime..........so we had a little photoshoot.

Cute Dad. Cute Baby. I feel better already.

Chocolate shake anyone? Bry wanted some BAD.

Makes me smile just to look at this. Doesn't this make everyone want to go "reproduce" :) and make something this cute? ha.

Pretty blue eyes.

Love it when he finds me in the car and looks up with those blue eyes. My heart feels a little better now.

mmmmmm fingers

Posing on the porch

You can almost just hear him say "hi dad!"

Please leave some love. I would absolutely L o v e to hear from anyone who still reads my bloggy blog. I am deciding whether to keep doing it or leave it in the dust.

(I sounded pretty pathetic just then ha)

Do I have more witty stories to right? More pictures to post? I just don't know my friends.

Oh Hello again. Hello. Do you like my hat?

2009-08-13T13:08:00.000-06:00

Ummm yeah. I've been a bad bad blogger lately.

I've been busy:

Reading Go Dog Go. Obviously.

Giggling in St. George with some totally rad (yes rad) and totally fun-tastic friends before they move to California. (tears).

Attending weddings and thinking of my own wedding. sigh.

Having a week of "acting like we are dating again" with Travis. Do you remember how you acted before you were married? It's hard to make the effort be nice, fun, witty, care-free (haha), but I think everyone who is married should try and make a goal to do the "things" you were doing when your spouse fell "in love" with you. (advice from a wedding I attended). Seriously it has been such an awesome week because of the effort both Travis and I have been put into treating each other better. :) (wow that was long. sorry.)

Looking at blessing outfit pictures of Bryant that my amazing friend Tiff just gave me (above). So cute. I can't believe that little guy is mine sometimes. Trippy.

Trying my own hand at photography with my dad's ridiculously expensive cameras. Getting the right light is a Bitch my friends. (sorry mom) haha.

And of course blog stalking. Feeding, changing, entertaining, falling even more in love with my Bry guy.

The End.

Shoes shoes shoes...............

2009-07-28T10:55:00.001-06:00

It's amazing how fast Birthday money can be spent when you have a shoe buying "problem"

Check out these delicious buys. I feel sassy not going to lie.

Oh Me. Oh my. Sexy Shoes.

Who can resist a pair of boots at Nordstrom's anniversary sale? wahooooo.

Ps. On another seriously superficial note. I have decided that O.P.I makes a color of nail polish called "dutch tulips" that might be my favorite color of all time. Go and buy it if you want to feel extra extra sassy and "summer-y" haha. The end.

It's about freaking time...........

2009-07-17T14:24:00.000-06:00

I finally fit into all of my old shorts and jeans. Does this mean that I am psyched out of my mind? Hell yes it does. Even if I do have a slight "muffin top" and the button of one of my shorts suddenly popped off and flew across the room.

Life is looking up my friends.

Ps. Bry is now rolling around the room to get things instead of learning how to crawl. Crawling is for sissies anyway right?

Bryant 5 months old................

2009-07-07T13:34:00.000-06:00

So I couldn't resist putting up some pics of
Bryant.................again. I love my little man.

Priceless look haha. A little camera shy in this one?

Had to get another naked shot. So chubby. Look at those fat rolls. Sweet.

This is what happens when Baby Einstein gets paused. What's going on Mom? Keep playing it!!!!!! (He doesn't watch it THAT often don't worry).

Happy boy!

Cute smile don't you think?

Giggles.

Blue Steal...........

THE END.

Perfect Storm..........

2009-06-28T08:29:00.001-06:00

I think yesterday was the perfect storm for disaster. Want to know why?

1. Travis leaves early for a reception.

2. I am REALLY bad with direction.

3. I ran around like a crazy person all day.

4. I'm really excited about wearing a new really ridiculously expensive dress I bought with my birthday money (so therefore things are bound to go wrong).

5. Did I mention I'm really bad at direction?

6. Travis's cell phone dies before I can make it to the reception.

7. I forgot the address of the reception at home. That might have been important?

The Perfect Storm:

Drove around for an hour last night looking for said reception. Didn't find it. Eventually drove home and may or may not have cried in my closet out of frustration & pure hatred for my sucky sense of direction. (I really don't cry as much as you may think.:)

BUT THEN:

Travis got home. We decided to pick up some yummy frozen yogurt and rent twilight (so we could mock it profusely. let out that anger. yeah!) to calm my frazzled soul.

Turned out to be a fun night. Even if I couldn't wear my new dress & red lipstick :)