Thanksgiving!

Well Its been a couple weeks lol, so I better update! Things were crazy with Thanksgiving! We went to Utah and got to spend time with family, and just relax! I am glad Cory was able to go with us, he NEVER has a time when there is not something going on lol. So we just did whatever we wanted no plans were made it was sooo nice. We had Thanksgiving at my parents house with all of our family it was really nice and a lot of fun! After dinner the "ads" were spread all over all the tables haha its was funny we were all looking to see if we just had to have something, and then if it was worth it to go out and get in line. Of course Cory is a big black friday shopper. I think its his favorite time of the year :) So we made a list (mainly christmas toys for the girls) and headed out. We left my parents house at 7p.m. and I think we got back home around 1a.m. My brother Cayden went with us so we left my parents with his 3 girls (ages 7,5,4) and our 2 girls! So they  had their hands full, but said it was fun and went well. We ended up with all the stuff we wanted to get and a little more! The next day we went to Hurricane, we got to see Brett and Xi'a it was fun to visit. Tylee had a lot of fun with Aunt Xi'a. Cory ended up helping with some computer issues and made plans to do more the next day. So Tylee and Cory went out the next day to help/visit, and go shooting, while Rylee and I headed with my parents to help Cayden and the girls move into their new home! We had a great weekend with family and cant wait for Christmas to go back and see more of the family :)

Minnie/Paisley

For quite a while now Tylee has asked about getting a dog! I think at least once a day we have heard "when I have my very own puppy..." I started hinting to Cory, to see how he felt because I would have a dog in a heartbeat but Cory doesn't really like them. After a few weeks of hinting to get the just of things, I finally came right out and said I think we should get a dog for the girls (Tylee). To my surprise Cory was pretty on board with it. He just had a few minor stipulations, had to be an outside dog, small/medium size, minimal shedding lol and he didn't want to have to clean up after it (pretty fair). So last Thursday after dropping Tylee off at school, I thought Ry and I could go see if we could find an animal shelter or someplace just to browse, to get an idea of a "type" of dog we would like. We went to the Maricopa animal shelter and it just so happened they were closed that day. So I had another little errand to run, then after Ry was tired so we decided to wait till another day. In the meantime I started looking online for a breed we might like. Saturday Cory ended up having to work so the girls and I decided to go out and have a "fun" day. We went to the mall and to lunch, other little shopping outlets and mommy was getting tired! lol Tylee wanted to look at animals and we happen to be driving by a Petsmart, and there was an adoption going on. We stopped and of course had to pet/hold the animals. As we were leaving we saw this cute little black dog. As we talked to the people we found out she was a pug/chiuawa mix(they think). So she was as big as she would get. She was 2 yrs old and her name was Paisley. I of course thought she would be perfect just what we were looking for. Ry loved her and was excited petting her. Tylee wanted to take her home then. I got more information and told them I would have to talk to my hubby :) I called Cory and he said he would come back down with us after work to look at her. I found out they had a foster type program, so we could actually take the dog home and make sure she would be ok with us then choose to adopt her after. The girls and I headed out to get "dog" stuff, and as long as she was not adopted by that night we could take her home. Tylee was sooo excited! She decided we needed to call her Minnie though, because that was a great name lol (They love to watch Mickey Mouse) Cory came home from work and we went back down and Minnie was still there. I filled out some paper work and she was ours for now. We are having a blast, she is such a good dog. She is a little shy, but quiet and sweet. Tylee has been outside all day checking on her dog. It looks like she will be a perfect fit for our family! Here are a few pics from our adventure to the park today

Rylee's 1 year old pics

Love her soooo much!

Whenever we pull the camera out this is the face we get!
Love it :) 

Seriously The happiest girl ever!

Rylee Turns 1!!

It's been a party at our house all day long! Its Rylee's birthday, wahoo! I think Tylee was more anxious and excited for it then Ry. But I have to be honest I was excited and had a lot of fun making cupcakes, decorating and wrapping gifts! Tylee was my helper while Ry took a nap. (Ry takes the best naps! She will sleep for 2-3 hrs!) So we had to wait for Daddy to come home from work to officially start our party. Then we got both our laptops and skyped my parents and Corys parents. It was a lot of fun. Rylee loves Minnie Mouse so we did a Minnie theme! Turned out great. Cory ended up recording it so not to many pics, but a great movie :)  Enjoy what we have! 

Rylee Loved the decorations. She kept looking up at them and smiling! 

So I decided to try and make the minnie/mickey                 

     cupcakes. I saw them on Pinterest. I think they turned out pretty good!

                                                                 

We love this little girl soooo much! She is such a sweet girl, and so full of personality! 

We planned on going to this off road event Saturday but then had a little too much fun at the Carnival with the girls! :) So we ended up going Sunday(I know we are horrible lol) But we had a great time! The girls even loved it. We were covered in dirt by the end of the day, but had a blast! The stands were packed and we didnt want to mess with trying to find a spot and get the stoller up, so we ended up right next to the race. haha again lots of fun, but lots of dirt!

Well to start off I thought I would post a few pics of our most recent activity! Last night we went to a Halloween Carnival. Tylee loved it she played lots of games and won prizes, and she got to go on a pony ride(Highlight of the night) After we decided to go out to eat and if you know us you can guess where we went….yup Chilis. This is our family favorite, Tylee is always asking for Chilis chips and salsa. We went to a different one last night, it was in downtown Tempe (next to ASU) So it was a happening place. Tons of parties up and down the main road, so after we ate we decided to go for a walk and check out all the lights and action. The girls loved it, as we walked by one place a guy gave the girls glowsticks Rylee thought it was the best thing ever! After our adventures we headed home the girls were happy and exhausted, so was mom! 

Way too long

Ok Its only been a year since I have written on here! No big deal right? I enjoy reading others blogs, I always think aww they are cute what a fun way to keep a "journal" of what is going on in your life. :) So I have been inspired by my friend Stefani who has 2 awesome blogs. She has her family one which is adorable and always updated! Her other one is http://www.onlyamotherblog.com/ this is fun and helpful, you should check it out! Stefani so kindly offered to help me update/simplify my blog and I gladly accepted! So this is it new and improved and ready to be written on!