My "Little" Brother Has Been Called 2 Serve...

My little, or should i say 'younger' brother, Ron has been waiting for his mission call for a couple weeks now. Everyday, he would walk to the mail box and check to see if he got it yet. And everyday he would get more and more upset that he didnt. Well, on Thursday, he came back from the mailbox with a huge smile on his face :) All he said was "i got it". His plan was to go into his room and open it by himself and then, later that night, read it in front of everyone. But before he went upstairs i asked if i could be in the room with him when he opened it hehe he just smiled and said sure lol So we went in his room and I was shaking with excitement. He was shaking pretty bad as he was opening it lol He read aloud that he will be serving in Puebla Mexico! He's VERY excited about it. He reports to the MTC on my dad's birthday, November 11th. So we get a few more months with him :)
I'm so excited and happy for him and i know he will make an awesome missionary. When he sets his mind to something, he definately gets it done :) I still picture him as a little boy and i cant believe he's actually old enough to go on a mission! It's going to be weird not seeing him for 2 years :/ im so proud of my brother :)
Since Ronnie dosent have a blog, i can put up any pictures i want and he cant get mad at me haha So here's a flashback...











Love you, Ragnall Alien :)

It's Been A Whole Year :)

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Welp, thats right :) Max and i just celebrated our 1 year anniversary! We spent it at a resort in Scottsdale. It was SO nice and it was definately something we needed lol We decided that it will be something we do every anniversary :)

I cant believe its been a year! in some ways, its seems like its been a lot longer lol I am happier now then i was the day of our wedding :) Its been an amazing year and i know that its only gonna get better with each year. I have the most amazing husband. I fall more and more in love with him everyday. i cant wait to see what else this year has in store for us :)

Lindsay Loo Is Preggo! :D

On Mother's Day, my best friend announced that her and Trent were expecting :) She told me about it a few weeks ago but she didnt want anyone to know until Mother's Day. She was gonna have her brother Tyler (who is on a mission) tell everyone over the phone lol It's been really hard not telling anyone about it but it was SO worth the wait :) She actually videotaped Tyler telling them and i got to see the video yesterday. It was perfect :)
I'm so excited for the both of them! Lindsay and i have been talking about this since we met and we always talked about how exciting this time would be. Lindsay is my bestest friend in the whole world and she is going to make the BEST mom :) I have no doubt that this baby will grow up in the best home with the best family. And to have grandparents like Keith and Lora, this baby will be so loved and super spoiled hehe I'm so excited! I love you tons, Loo :)

It's Been WAY 2 Long!

i know! Its been forever and i've been promising to put up a new post. so here it is :)
Well, Max and i have been really good :) It's been a little hard the past couple of weeks cause we got in a car accident a couple weekends ago :( We totaled our car beyond repair so we have been frantically looking for a new car since we heard the news. we finally found one on Monday! :D Its a Honda CR-V that we were able to fully pay for with out insurance money :)




we really like the car and are so glad we dont have to make any payments on it lol

Other than that, everything else is usual. This weekend, my mom,my sister alicia, and i are going to California to go to my cousin Wil's wedding :) i'm SO excited for Wil and i cant wait to see family!

Well, i Promise to write as often as i can lol we just got internet in our apartment so, hopefully i can stick to this :)

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year :)

So, Max and i were able to take our neice, Leah, and our nephews, Ethan and Maverick, out for the day. We all had SO much fun :)

We went to Carl's Jr and got TONS of fries for all of us to eat :) (they all thought it was amazing lol)

After eating as many fries as we could, we went and played on the HUGE indoor playground they had!

After that, we went to Target to do some Christmas shopping. Leah had to try on almost every necklace lol She kept saying, "Im pretty. Right Heidi?" haha

After the long day, Maverick fell asleep in his stroller :) Who woulda thought that boy can get worn out?
Big News! Ron got his eagle! We are all so proud of him! All his hard work at this and now, he can rest easy :) The court of honor went really well. It was combined with Tyler Loomis. The boys (or men i should say) looked great in their outfits :)

Well, thats about all the news for now. I hope everyone is having an awesome holiday season! Merry Christmas!!!!

Max And The Boys

So, lately, I've realized that my nephews basically want to be Max's shadow :) Ethan has decided that he wants to be an artist like Max. He has always watched Max draw but now, Max has given him his own drawing pad and he's teaching him some drawing techniques. It's so cute :) He's really into it and he's also asking Santa this year to get him all the same art stuff that Max has hehe
My other nephew, Maverick, will follow him EVERYWHERE lol If Max and i were both holding out our arms to hold him, there would be no hesitation for him to choose Max. Whenever he sees Max he just runs as fast as he can to get to him :)


He's going to be such a great dad someday :)

P.S. Alicia had her baby last night around 11 :) It's a girl named Madelyn. She was 6 lbs 9 oz. 19 inchs long. Max and i were able to be at the hospital when she had her and she is adorable :) Looks SO much like Maverick! Last i heard, they didnt have a middle name for her but i'll keep ya posted :)

Remembering a friend...

These past couple days have been really weird. A friend of Lindsay and i died in a car accident. I cant help but think of what his family is going through. He had a beautiful wife and a 3 month old baby girl. It just really makes you think of how precious life is. I know that he's in a better place but my heart breaks for his family right now. I cant even imagine losing anyone like that. Lindsay and i got to hang out that day and we just talked about the fun times with him. It really puts things into perspective. When Max got home that day, i couldn't let him go. I just started crying and holding him. It teaches you to cherish EVERY moment and hold the ones you love a little tighter.
Shane was very loved and will be missed tremendously.