HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

Ya my birthday was a couple months ago but it happened so I'm still gonna talk about it. I won't lie, it wasn't a birthday really worth remembering. I felt a little sick all day long and it was on a sunday. Nobody likes sunday birthdays. BORING! I had once told Brystal I liked mermaids in casual converstion so when my birthday rolled around, she assumed that I really wanted a mermaid party so this is what Brystal and Nate came up with for my birthday cake.
The kids were pretty excited about the cake and the candles.

Oh and did I mention Nate used to tie balloons for a living? Well he dusted off his old balloon pump and got to work for the birthday party and made me a balloon hat. What a great skill to have in your family around birthdays.

I turned 27 this year, and yes Nate put on 27 candles on the cake. The kids liked this part.

Sorry these pictures aren't the greatest quality.

We finished off the evening with balloon sword fights!!

2 YEARS OF BRYSTAL

I can't believe my little baby is 2 years old!!! October 27th we celebrated Brystal's 2nd birthday. So lets take a trip down memory lane and remember Brystal and see the changes she has made in 2 years..........

1 Day old

1 Month Old




2 Months old




3 Months...

4 Months...

5 Months.....

6 Chubby months....

7 Sneaky look Months.....

8 months...

9 Surprising Months!!!

10 Adorable Months...

11 Happy Months...

12 Months.....

13 Funny Months...

14 Months... 15 Months!!!

16 Pretty months....

17 Playful Months...

18 Months...

19 Creative Months... 20 Months of Random....

21 Months of Getting Bigger... 22 Months......

23 Months..... and....... 2 Of the best years of my life!!!!

We love Brystal so much and can't wait to see what the years ahead will be like with her. Happy Birthday Little Brystal!!!

HAPPY BARF-DAY TO ME

Well my birthday was last Friday, I wouldn't exactly call it one of my top 10 birthdays or lets just say it wasn't even on my top 20 list, and since I am 25 this year, that's not saying so much. I spent the week last week dealing with Brystal throwing up with diarrhea and by the time I woke up on my birthday I wasn't feeling so good myself. Nate was home from work that day, we were supposed to have a great fun filled day together that day but instead it was spent on the couch watching movies and sipping 7up. So I decided that Saturday would be a redo birthday.

Saturday morning I woke up and felt starving. This was a good sign since I practically ate nothing the day before. We had eggs and bacon for breakfast. Mmm good. Then we were off to the Strawberry Festival! Nathan got me my very own GPS lady for my birthday which I have been begging for since we moved here. Well I pretty much know my way around here now, but for little trips like the Strawberry Festival on the other side of town this was a perfect opportunity to use her. I programmed her to have a british accent, punched in the address and off we went. We had a great time there, except my camera battery died so I have no proof that I was there. They had this big huge strawberry cake the size of my back yard there that you wait in line for and they cut you off a piece. They had some pig racing which Brystal loved, she sat right in front of the gate where the pigs run by and saw all the other kids clapping so she knew that this is what you were supposed to do when the pigs ran by. ( please imagine this all in your head since I have no pictures) We ate some really good food and looked at some cool vendors, and Nate got a free massage. Oh why didn't the birthday girl get one you ask, because she is pregnant and couldn't fit in the massage chair. Dang it! Nate promised me a good birthday massage at home, so when we got home we watched a movie and then Nate announced that the strawberry cake he ate earlier was not settling too good and he was sick, but I think he was trying to get out of the birthday rub. Don't worry I'll get my birthday rub.
So the redo birthday ended up being a million times better than my original birthday. Yea!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATE AND A ROCKETS GAME!

I know this is late but March 2 was Nate's Birthday. He is 28 now, man he's getting old. Anyways, I started off the morning by attempting to make pancakes. Now I'm not a bad cook, but if there is one thing I'm not good at making, it's pancakes. Don't ask me why but I can count on one hand how many successful pancakes I've made. Their either too thick, too doughy or just plain gross. So I'm making pancakes and I'm so nervous that they won't turn out. What a way to start out a birthday, messed up pancakes. But by a miracle my prayers were answered and Nate had some delicious pancakes for breakfast.

When he got home from work we went to dinner to the Texas Roadhouse with Nate's parents. It was very tasty of course and I didn't have to do any fancy cooking. But then we went home for birthday rice krispy treats. Now if there is something you shouldn't be able to mess up on, it's these, and guess what? They were so hard and crunchy, I was so ashamed of myself. How could I mess up the birthday rice krispies? At least the pancakes were good.

For Nate's Birthday present, I gave him Rockets tickets. So that weekend we enjoyed a basketball game together. Now you may have seen me standing by this Yao Ming before, but I thought I'd do it again, because it's fun, ok?

And Nate next to Tracy McGrady.

And here is my hand and foot next to Yao's hand and foot. The guy wears a size 18! Anyways, it was a great game and Yao wasn't hurt this year so we got to see him play we were so excited! Not to mention they played Pheonix so we got to see him play against Shaquil O'Neil! The 2 biggest guys on the earth playing basketball together. It was like seeing a celebrity in the nose bleed section. They even looked big from up there.

THE BEST OF BRYSTAL

Can you believe it? Brystal is 1 year old now. This has been the best year of my whole life. She has been such a blessing from the very beginning, and brings a lot of joy into our family. Here is some flashback of Brystal month by month, Look how much she has grown and changed.

1 day old
She came into this world cute, and she obviously stayed that way. I knew she was a good baby from the moment I layed eyes on her.

1 week old
She was an angel. She was so tiny, and barely fit into her clothes.

1 month old
Smiled. She was still so tiny and loved to listen to her daddy sing primary songs to her.

2 months old
Learned to roll over from front to back. Also found her thumb which she has never forgotten about still.

3 months old
Was blessed this month, went on her first plane ride.

4 months
started to get a little chubby finally. She slobbered alot.

5 months
had rice cereal for the first time. Started watching Baby Einstein.

6 Months
Started rolling over and sitting up. Always a smile on her face.

7 months
Learned to dance, and to drink from a sippy cup.

8 months
Got her 2 bottom teeth at the same time. She could clap and wave bye bye.

9 Months
Finally gets piggy tails. She would always suck her thumb after each bite of food she would take.

10 Months
Starts big girl food, and learned to crawl!

11 Months
Starts to stand up, and says daddy, loves food and books, laughing.

12 months!
Loves her mommy and daddy, and sophie. She can now say Bubbles. She loves to make us laugh, she can do patty cake, and mark it with a B for Brystal. She makes her mommy and daddy so happy. We can't wait for another year of this cuteness. How can you resist her?