We Signed!!

Yesterday morning Chris and I went down to sign the final papers for our house!!! its ours, the last thing that has to be done is for the bank to take one last lok at the papers and they give us they key to OUR HOUSE in a few days. Im so excited and today we picked up our awsome new sectional couch! I cant believe that in a few days We'll have a house thats ours. its cutting it really close to christmas but its okay i dont even care anymore as long as we get it. ill keep you posted.

48 hours!

Chris and I find out within the next 48 hours if we get the house and when we can move in which should be immediately. Im so excited even if we dont get the house we decided that we'll get an apartment and keep looking. We've got all new appliances and our house is pactically new! The house was built in 07 and the pervious owners only lived in the house for about 8ish months. Its off of the 60 and Crismon and its in a small community. the house has 2 bed rooms, a loft and 2 1/2 bath rooms and a two car garage. Its bank owned so its been a little bit of a process but if we get it then it was worth it. It'll be nice to finally have quite and our own space and away from all the drama my parents house is having. Well wish us luck and hopefully we'll be moved in our new house by the end of the week!!!!

Early Christmas Pics

the first two pictures are of us in Salt lake at the joseph smith building. Every time we go see the lights is wear that tree gets bigger and even more pretty. and the last few are of Bailey and her cousin Joseph in Idaho playing dress up. ok well its more like the adults playing dress up with them but they looks so cute! and thats my aunt doris holding bailey.

Family Pictures

A few weeks ago our friend took some family pictures for us. We had a ton of fun well for a while until bailey decided she was done and didnt want to be a very happy camper but most of our pictures came out with her happy in them. we took a few at the temple and the rest at a park. these are just a few of my favorite.

Everyday Bailey loves to spend time with Daddy! The two of them have so much fun with each other, I just can't seem to catch up with them to take more pictures. Bailey loves to be naked and take baths and daddy took her with us on the election day and gave his sticker to her. We have so much fun watching her grow but i have even more fun watching the two of them play.

Welcome Home Marine!

ok so i know i was suppose to do this right after Chris got back home but we've just been so busy catching up and getting settled again but these are a few of the pictures that were taken by a friend and hopefully ill get a few more soon. oh incase you didnt know the Chris served in Djibouti and is pronounced ja-booty. im so thankful and blessed to have him home and he is loving it too and bailey just adores him!

BIG NEWS!!!

ITs finally happened, Chris and I are getting a new home!!! We got a call last night from our realitor and he informed us that everything has been approved and that we can move in to our new house in DEC. I cant tell you how excited we are its so cute and fits what we need perfectly, its like it was made for us. (ok that sounded way cheesy) Oh and Chris got a new truck a little over two weeks ago! its an 05 green nissan Titan. Well pretty new its used but its sure new to us! he loves it and now has a new toy to work on. oh other big news Im Pregnant! no way i was just kidding, we are not ready for another baby just yet but a lot of our friends thought i would as soon as chris got home, so no worries im still pregnant free and for a little while let hope.love ya all!

YOUR INVITED TO A PARTY!!!

OKAY so Chris is now on his way home from Africa and should be home this weekend! So my family and i were thinking of throwing a welcome home party for Chris and you and your family and kids are invited to celebrate with us. We will have hot dogs and hamburgers for everyone. It'll be so much fun even if you dont know him your still invited.
I hope you can make it, just let me rsvp please so i know who is bringing what. and anyone else that knows chris please pass the word along.

It'll be next week on the 14th
@ 6:30pm to 8:30 pm.
@ 1312 N. Barkley Mesa, 85203(my parents house)
Its a pot luck so bring your favorite side dish, salad, pasta salad, or dessert.
contact me if you have any other Questions

Baileys baby pictures

Last Tuesday i took Bailey to get her first baby pictures done. She loved it! our session lasted a good hour or so and she was wide awake and happy until the last ten mintues when she passed out. She loved the camera's flash.

Bailey was born on July 17th 2008 @ 3:14 a.m. weighing 6 pounds and 7 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long. We went into the hospital on Wed. afternoon and was released Sat. evening. We were to have Chris on the phone with us for most of the delivery and what a blessing that was to be able to at least listen to his voice. I had my mom, best friend megan and my sister inlaw Sonia in the Delivery room with me and they were all so amzing in helping me through this, thanks guys! Bailey is really something she loves to hold her pacifier and suck her hands and thumb. Oh and she smiles like crazy its so exciting! well here are jsut a few pictures of her first few days and ill be sure to put more up asap. Love you all and thank you again to everyone who's helped me through all of this while Chris has been away, and to Chris for being so loving and patient with me. I love you!

Hi From Djibouti

Hi everyone its me Chris, sorry it has taken so long for me to actually add to this blog. Jessica does such a wonderful job at it. I look at about every other day. So anyways nothing new on this end. So my day basically consists of waking up at 4am to go running, then work from 7 to 3, then lift weights, eat and watch movies till i fall asleep. The orphanages her are something else. The baby orphanage is very scary in the sense that the "sisters" shove as much food down the children mouths as fast as possible. i feel so bad for them. The boys orphanage is pretty fun. We go visit them and play basketball or soccer for about two hours.
So Jessica is amazing. She is doing such amazing job going through this pregnancy. i feel horrible for not being able to help her. But i know Heavenly Father is watching over them.
Ok well everyone take care and i will see everyone in about 3 months. Love ya

3 More Months!

I just got the most amazing news today, Chris called and said that on October the 4th he is leaving Africa and heading back for the States! The only thing is all the guys will have to report to NC for debriefing before they are allowed to come home. So were hoping by mid October Chris will be back. I cant even start to express how happy and reliefed i am to finally know when i can have him home again. By the time Chris comes home we will have been separated for 9 months (not by our choice of course) well except for the few days i was able to fly out there to see him. Well other news for those who dont know ive been put on bed rest the last three weeks b/c i cant stop contracting and my blood pressure was going crazy. Let me tell you it sucks, I hate to just lying around and not be able to do or go anywhere. Good news though my Doctor says Bailey and I are doing well so starting on Sunday they are taking me off my medication and im not at high risk for early labor! I still am on "Bed rest" but for the most part they are allowing me to go out as long as i keep my walking and activities to a minimum. OH so my baby shower has been postponed til after Bailey is born ( again not my Choice) But i want to thank everyone who has helped me out with getting the little things that i really need for her frist few weeks before the shower, your amazing!

A peek into Africa

Okay so i know its been a while since my last post, but im starting to catch up now. So here are some more pictures from Africa. Chris isnt in any of these but i really felt these pictures just jumped out at me and i wanted to share them with you. The 1st is a handful of the villages children gathering to watch the marines band play for them. They are so cute! The 2nd is a women walking with her baby wrapped in this beautifully brigth yellow fabric. The 3rd is i a bunch of marines with i believe Djibouti Soilders After a game of soccer. The 4th is a picture of a house built out of i think its clay and stone. There were another picture that showed many more houses like this one but i couldn't get it downloaded for some weird reason. The last one is of a young girl showing off her tattoo's. It amazing to be able to see how other people live and what there culture is like. Chris did say it kind of reminds him a bit like Mexico ( the poor area's that is). Ill try to get more pictures up soon.

Mother's Day

I love Mothers day, its just one more day that i can show mine how much i appreciate all her hard work and endless love. This past year she has really has become my bestfriend. The day that Chris was deployed, she automatically stepped in and has taken the role of being my "husband" until Chris comes home and she's done it so well. She has helped me so much with all the changes in my life and has been there to keep me busy and cheer me up when i start breaking down. She is my hero and I love her so much. I did get a call from Chris that morning! I can't tell you how good it is to hear his voice and be able to be so blessed with todays technology. He did get me a beautiful neckalace for mothers day. Thank honey I love it! He did receive news that we would be able to get him home for the birth of Bailey however the military will not pay for his flight and he found out that it's going to cost us about $4,000 to fly him from Africa to Europe to AZ then back. I wanted to cry just because we both new that even with permission to come home we can't afford it. That and to now know that i can have him back for a little bit and then have it yanked away was heart breaking but we are both trying are best to stay positive and still are discussing, hoping and praying to find another way that wont cost us an arm and a leg. We are very thankful though to know it wont be very long before he'll coming back to us. Well i just wanted all know and to wish all you mothers a happy mothers day and I cant wait to join the group.

The wild!

Okay so the first two collages I got from a website that a few marines put together for all their adventures while being deployed in Africa. If you look close at the second one on the right hand side their is a picture of Chris. The third one is Chris chillin in the tower ( I think thats were he's at) on his laptop. The next one is so cool, Chris said while he was on duty one day a cool looking bird flew down and rested at the end of his machine gun (It's like beauty and the beast. The beast being th gun of course. ya that was a dumb thought). The last one is of Chris just posing with so kind of weapon that I dont know the name of. Well I hope you guys like the pictures I will be posting more within the next few days of the village and some of the children. Chris is doing well, his latest news is that he now has his own room! He is really excited about that oh and he went to the boys orphange last week. He misses everyone and sends his love.