Mother's Day 2012 {just a little late}

I never did write about my Mother's day this year! It was such a perfect day! We went to church and then my boys sent me off the the spa! It was heavenly! After the Spa we met up and went and saw my mom at the memorial garden! I needed to see my Mama on Mother's day too :) Then we just hung out the rest of the day! Such a great day! Thank you to my sweet husband for making me feel so special!



{Me and my little man the day before Mother's Day}






Sunday, Funday!

This post is going to be short and sweet. I am trying to type this on my iPad, which takes forever! Nick and I took Luke to the Wild Life World Zoo today! We had a really good family day! Luke seemed to have had a good time! Other than it being a little toasty out, Nick and I enjoyed it also! Here are a few pics from our day!(actually I lied, my stinkin' iPad won't let me add pics.... They will follow soon!) Happy Sunday!

Kelly's Korner- Friends!

Good Morning!!
Yesterday I linked my blog to Kelly's Korner. Her link was for people searching their area for people that blog or to become "friends" with. I am kind of a shy person, but really enjoy meeting new people. Friends can be hard to find, and yes I have a handful of amazing women in my life that I am lucky to call friends, but it never hurts to meet new ones! Becoming a mom has opened a whole new window for "friends". It would be nice to have a network of moms to share the everyday happenings that go on! Anyhoo I guess a little about me is in store in case any new "friends" read my blog!

I am a mid 20's(actually more like "later" 20's, but who's counting) Wife and Mom. I have been married for 3 years to a wonderful man! We have a 13 month old son, Luke that has been the biggest joy in our lives! I have lived in Arizona for most of my life, but have moved around a few times in between. I am currently a 1st grade teacher, that has had a crazy teaching year! I truly believe it is a blessing in disguise and everything will work out for the best! I love to spend time with my family and friends, shop, read, photography(my dream is to be a photographer someday) and traveling (Hawaii is my favorite vacation spot, and hope to back again, hint hint to my hubby if he is reading this :). I love being a mom and never in my life did I think I could ever love somebody so much! I look at him and realize how much my parents love(d) me and I never truly knew how much until I became a parent! It's amazing how life changes when you have a child. My life is crazy, trying to be the best wife, mom and teacher has been challenging. I thank God everyday for the many blessings he has given me, but I couldn't get through this crazy life without him!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Breanna

The first year!

I am VERY late on this post. I started it on Luke's birthday but then never finished it! Life has been CRAZY busy, but I didn't want to forget to "write" it all down......

We celebrated Luke's actual birthday (on 3/17/12) with a small little family/friends party! We had such a great time! My in-laws were so great to let us host the party at their house! I tried to make it as simple yet memorable as possible! I went with a red/aqua color scheme and really loved how it looked! We celebrated the life of my sweet boy and am so blessed to have such great family members and friends to share it all with!

We just had simple BBQ foods for lunch and enjoyed the rest of the day just handing out!

Here are a few pics, I am still waiting on some from my MIL, so I will add more later....I realized how few pictures I took...AND I didn't get one picture with Luke...how sad is that? I am always behind the camera or I was just too busy I didn't even think about it :( I really need to be better at stepping around the camera and letting someone else take pics!

Luke,
My first born, my little love,

I can't believe you are ONE year old! This past year really flew by! You have changed our lives more than you will ever know! You are such a little character and have become such a sweet, crazy little man! You are growing so fast, and I miss your babyness(is that even a word?) but LOVE watching you develop such a wonderful, unique personality. I still look at you and wonder what I did to deserve such a wonderful, perfect gift? God is SO good and created you so perfect for us! Your dark eyes, blond hair, and chubby cheeks are just a few things that make you who you are, but the way you babble, walk, laugh, play, smell, are all things I will never forget. You make me such a better person my little love and I am so thankful for YOU!

Here is what you are up to:

~You weigh close to 27 pounds
~You wear a size 4 diaper
~You are wearing mostly 24 month clothes (some,but very few 18 months still fit)
~You are about 32 inches long
~You say mama, daddy, ball, no, yes, uh oh, Sllll(for sleep), and you sign the words, more, all done, sleep, ball, baby, and eat. (we are working on please and thank you at the moment)
~ You are now drinking whole milk. You like it, but will only drink it from a bottle. You will drink water all day long in a sippy cup, but if we put milk in the sippy cup you won't drink it. We have been caving in and only giving you your milk in a bottle still, but are really trying to get rid of the bottle all together!
~You are practically running these days. You never slow down unless you are sleeping! You get so excited about certain things and squeel and run in circles.
~You have 9 teeth and two more are popping through as we speak.
~You love food, but getting you to eat has been a little challenging. You want to be on the go all day long, so putting you in your high chair and actually getting you to eat is a battle.
~You sleep through the night, and take 2 naps during the day. Naps are a little unpredictable, but they are usually about 2 hours each.
~Daddy is still taking care of you during the days, and then when I get home, daddy leaves for work :( we miss him at night :(
~You LOVE to be outside. You would live outside if you could. If you are ever cranky, just take you outside and you are good to go! I try to take you to the park at least a couple times a week, and take you on my workouts in the stroller. You love Auntie Britt's house because they have such a great backyard for you to play in!
~You are hard to taking shopping with. You just want out of your stroller/cart and if you can't get out you will let the whole world know it! You have a little voice on you and can scream really loud! You are pretty easy going, but if you are doing something you don't like, you will scream!
~You love playing peek-a-boo and think it is hilarious!
~You love cars, Elmo, balls, and bubbles!

You are such a JOY!!!

Well my love, we made it a whole year! I can't wait to see what the next year brings us!!

love,
Mama

A year in photos

I can't believe Luke will be ONE tomorrow!! It just baffles my mind that he is already 1, but at the same time that he has ONLY been in our lives for 1 year!

I will write more tomorrow for his 1 year post, and birthday party!

Here is a little year in photos collage....

Happy Friday Friends!

March

Well here it is....March, my favorite month of the entire year!

There are many reasons I love the month of March, not only is it a beautiful time of year here in Arizona, but I have had some amazing things happen in this month. Lets start off with a list...

1. In March of 2004, Nick and I began "officially" dating. I went to Oklahoma with his family to see him graduate boot camp. Keep in mind I had only known him 2 weeks, when I met him that previous December before he went back for his last 3 months of boot camp. His mom must have known this was the real deal to invite a girl on a family trip to go see him! (oh, how I LOVE my MIL)

2. Nick left for Afghanistan in December of 2006, but had to go to North Carolina first for training. He got to come home for a week in MARCH before he was off to Afghanistan.

3. Nick got horribly sick in Afghanistan with Malaria when he only had about 3 months left in Afghanistan. He was sent to Germany to get treated at their hospital. He got sent back to the states, but he still had to got to Fort Huachuca until the rest of his troops got home, and guess which Month that was...MARCH! He was finally home for good!

4. I really wanted to get married in March, but the location we wanted only had February 28th available. So we took it. It was only 1 day away from being in March. I know this technically doesn't count, but still, it was so close!

5. Last, but certainly not least, my sweet, sweet baby boy was born in March. March 17,  2011 was the best day of our lives!!

March will forever be such a great month for me, for so many reasons. I look forward to it every year!!

Speaking of March....my little man will be 1 in 13 days. I can't even believe it!!

Anniversary

Today is Nick and I's 3 year wedding anniversary! I feel like it has been so much longer than that!! Marriage has been such an amazing adventure! I love my husband more and more every day. With him becoming a daddy this year, it makes me love him even more!!

Nick is such a great supporter, lover, comforter, and friend! I am so lucky to have such a great man by my side! Life isn't perfect, but we get through this crazy life together and I couldn't be more grateful!

Thank you Nicholas for being just what I needed to come into my life 8 years ago. I love you so very much!!

We are just staying in tonight, since it's a school/work night!! I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate my marriage than being with my two boys!! We are going to go out this weekend while Luke is at his Granpa Rays house!

Happy Tuesday my friends!