Gabby Girl

This may be kinda boring for some, but I think it's cute. I'm mainly putting this up for the grandparents....the video was too big to email. Now anyone who wants to can enjoy my chubbers! As of last monday, she is two months old....so I guess she is 2 months and 1 week!

Hannah Montana dance

So we rented the "Hannah Montana" movie from redbox, and Charley fell in love with the line dance song they do....you'll have to watch the movie. But this is what Charley has been doing all day! It isn't really what they do, this is just her interpretation of it. And she calls it her "Hannah Montana Song".

The Results are IN.....

.....Ben Passed!!!!!.....Last Thursday the girls and I were already planning on taking Ben out to lunch. On the way out to meet Ben I decided to check the mail. In our mail box was a letter from the Utah State Bar. We hurried to meet Ben to give him the letter....we knew the results were supposed to arrive any day. It was really exciting to open the letter, and for it to tell us that he passed! So our lunch turned into us Celebrating! The letter enclosed his score....and for the amount of hours he actually put in studying, he did really well! We were a little scared because the month he took off of work to study was filled with moving, the new baby and family in town. We know the Lord really has blessed us! Congrats Ben! I always knew you could do it!

Ben says that you can now call him Esquire!!....He even got his business cards made....so official!

Halloween Preview

I asked Charley what she wanted to be for Halloween this year, and even though she has been Tinkerbell for the last 2 years....she said she wanted to be Tinkerbell again. Her old Tinkerbell costume is a tad small, so I am going to make her a new one....and since Charley wanted to be Tinkerbell, we are going to make Gabby a Rosetta outfit (the Spring Time fairy in the movie)...and I am going to be Silver Mist, the water fairy.....don't even ask....Ben is not dressing up this year.....Ben dressed up as Peter Pan Charley's first halloween...and I was Wendy....but I had to pull out all my favors on that one.

I still have to finish making the shirt and wings....but here is the skirts/tutus that the girls will be wearing! I think they turned out cute!

All Smiles!

Gabby is about 7 weeks, and she has started smiling! It is so cute. And each day she smiles more and more! She is such a happy baby!

Cougaretts!

Football season is HERE!!...and we LOVE IT!....
Go Cougars!!!!

First Haircut!

So Charley is about 2 1/2, and a few weeks ago we finally trimmed her hair. Ben wanted a lot more cut, off...and he almost gave me a heart attack when he was teasing me that he was going to cut more. We only cut an inch or so to even out some of the awkward strands. Ben had to cut it, I couldn't bare.

Before

After

She is getting so Big!!

I love my beautiful girls! They have been such a blessing! They are growing up so fast, it's hard to keep up!....Charley needed new tennis shoes, and she has been wearing a size 7, but when we went to the store, the size 8's just looked too big. We didn't believe that she actually wore that big of a shoe. So we bought a size 7 & 8 just to be sure, and sure enough, we have to take the 7's back. Gabby is getting to be a little chunk!....I just want to squeeze her all the time!

Gabby Blessing

I didn't get a picture of everyone that was at the blessing/lunch....but here are the Schramm's. Atuaia's, and Zendejas'. My parents have more pictures on their blog of the blessing and of Charley and Gabby on Temple Square during the Sealing, while they were watching them. Their link is off to the side under Grandpa & Nana Z....if you were interested.

wedding part 2

wedding part 1

Family/Wedding/Blessing

I am going to write about our week, then post pictures later, then I wont have to explain...I'll just post pics.

This week was so much fun......Emily, Jake and Amaryllis (Ben sister & family) stayed with us this week. The whole family was intown for their youngest sisters wedding. They live in NC, and because of various reasons, we haven't been able to head out that way in over a year. So we loved having them stay here. Plus Charley got to play with her cousin. We had lots to do this week....we threw Char a bridal shower, had family night with the whole family, went shopping, and went to chuck e cheese. Friday we were able to go to the temple with Char, and Saturday was the wedding.

The wedding was in the morning, followed by pictues and then the luncheon at the Joseph Smith Bldg. then we came home to let the kids nap then off to the reception early for more pictures, then the reception. It was a crazy day, but it was so much fun. Everything was beautiful, and looked great.

Sunday we decided to bless Gabby because so many family was in town. Because Ben's family is in NC, they hardly get to come out this way anymore. So we decided to take advantage of the oportunity to bless the baby. And because we were blessing Gabs, my parents came out as well! My parents even watched the girsl while we went to the temple on Friday and while we were in the sealing on Saturday. I was stressing over who was going to watch the girls, but it all worked out! THANKS mom and dad for watching the girls!

The blessing was perfect! Ben did such a good job, and I am so grateful he is a worthy preisthood holder and good husband and dad. The blessing circle was HUGE, and filled with many of Gabby's uncles (that includes uncle kiki!), both grandfathers, and some of Ben's uncles. In total we filled 5 rows, with 40 people. ....Then after those 40 people came over to our condo for left over wedding food! It was a sight to see, but it was so much fun! we loved it all! It was a wonderful day filled with family! We really do have the best family ever!

I'll post pictures of the week soon!

Not the Crib, not the Cradle....

....but the baby bouncer. Yes, that is right, Gabby does not like the crib or cradle. She prefers her baby bouncer to sleep in. For a while, she was doing okay in her cradle...but she was still waking up every 2 hours, and the past week or so, she would wake up every time I set her down in the cradle. Most nights I just gave up and would put her in bed with us. We realized that she slept great in her bouncer, and any time she was propped up. We think it is hard for her to breathe laying flat, because he makes these weird noises. So after many sleepless nights, we decided to try letting her sleep in her bouncer. It worked perfect!!!!!!!!!!

She woke up at 5 am to eat, then went right back to bed, and slept until 10 am!!!!! I got so much needed sleep!

Concert!

Last Friday, Ben and I took the girls to a concert. It wasn't your "regular" concert. It was a concert put on by the church. Every Tuesday and Friday during the summer, they have concerts at the Historic Brigham Young Park next to Temple Square. This past Friday, our friend Liz and her sisters sang. In the past 3 years we have been in law school, we have become very good friends with Liz's family (I may have mentioned some of her family before...Ben went to law school with Mark aka "uncle kiki", and Charley's BFF is their youngest daughter Abi)...and Liz is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet... But we love all of their family!

It was such a fun family activity, and this was the first time we got to hear Liz sing live! She put a CD out with her sisters, and I LOVE it, but everytime she has sung, we haven't been able to go. So I was really excited when she told me about this concert.

I found a link to their web page.....click here....

CowGirl!

We can literally see Thanksgiving Point out our balcony....so today we took advantage of the animal farm there, and took the girls. We need to get a family membership there....It is a fun place to go with the museums, gardens, and animal farm, it will be worth it...especially in the winter when we need something to do!