Our Little Puppy Is 1!

I can't believe it has almost been a year since we got Harley!!! We got her when she was 6 weeks old, so that means she is having a birthday sometime this next week!! I was looking at pics of when we first got her and I can't believe how small she used to be!!! Why can't they stay that sweet little size? She is massive now!! The last time we weighed her she was 66 pounds!! She still acts like a puppy which can be a bit frustrating at her size, but we still love her! I feel bad for her because she doesn't get the exercise that she needs with me, she is so strong and it is too hard for me to handle right now! So she has to wait for Seth, when he gets home she gets SO EXCITED!!!! I'm definitely not her favorite, Seth is by far! :) Oh well, I'm okay with that!!!

This is her at 4 months old

And this is her now! I miss her as a little puppy, but she has become a really good looking dog luckily!


We have unfortunately become pretty bad in training her lately due to the holidays and the baby on the way. But we are trying to step it up before the baby gets here so we aren't so worried about her around him! Seth has been working with some firefighters who are dog trainers for search and rescue dogs and they recommended a great book for us to read about how to train your dog and keep them happy, healthy and obedient!
I just finished reading it and it has really awesome info on the dog psyche and how to communicate with your dog better so they understand what you want them to do! I guess dogs really don't know what we are saying... they don't speak English, who knew?! LOL! It says the trick is hand signals, treats, calm one word commands and socializing, that would probably work for some humans too! :) Anyways, we hope that we can give her a good birthday present by helping her understand us better and helping us enjoy her more!! On a side note we watched Marley and Me (in theatres now!) and we really enjoyed it! Good flick for you dog lovers out there! Happy Birthday Harley! And sorry to those who don't appreciate this dog stuff(Kyra - LOL!), I know this post must be excruciating! :)

STOMP!

Last night Seth took me to see STOMP! at the Orange County Performing Arts Center as an early birthday present(really early, my birthday isn't till next month! I should have thought of it for his birthday!), he is too good to me! It was so AWESOME!!! Those people are so talented! It is amazing the music they make out of stuff like trash cans, brooms and paper! We saw it on Broadway in 2003 when we were in New York and it was good then too! They are playing here till this weekend and the prices were really reasonable, if you want more info click here! Also if you want to see a short video of what they do click here! I tried to get it to play on my blog but it wasn't working!! Not only are the sounds really good in Stomp, but it is really interactive and funny!

We had a great time! We went to eat at Maggiano's first, a yummy italian restaurant at South Coast Plaza! It was SO GOOD!!! We shared (it is family style with really big servings) a Chopped salad and the Four Cheese Ravioli in Pesto-Alfredo Sauce! Then we had their Creme Brulee, HEAVEN!!! Then we walked over to the theatre for the the performance, hopefully we burned a little of that delicious dinner off! I really should have taken pics of it, it was so good!!

This is us stuffed and ready to watch the show!!! We got there a little early so we wern't able to go directly to our seats in the theatre just yet!

This is a beached whale! LOL! We thought this was hilarious! I was so full and the seats in the waiting area were huge, very uncomfortable for prego me and totally made awful noises when you sit on them!! This pic makes me laugh so hard cause as you can see the belly is really starting to take over! I love it! Thanks baby for the really fun date night!

Happy Birthday Baby!!!!

My man is another year older today! He is 31 now and he looks like he is 25 and sometimes still acts like it! :) I love that about him! He really knows how to have a good time, he helps me relax and laugh until I cry! He is truly the BEST!!! Watching him and experiencing things with him this last year has been so awesome, I can't believe how blessed I am to have him as my husband and BFF! He is so hard working and would do anything to support me and the family we are growing. He has become such a great example to me and others of what it means to have the Priesthood! I watch in awe and he puts smiles on the kids at church and see how much they adore him and vice versa! He is going to be the BEST DAD!! He is so good with kids and he looks forward to hanging out with our friends and family in order to get a chance to interact with them! I love watching it! AND he is SO HOT!!! I love that he doesn't even realize it, even though I tell him everyday!! He gets so shy when complemented and I'm so glad that he is that way and doesn't have a super size ego, makes him even hotter!!! He gets really embarrassed when I post pics of him, so for his birthday I will not post one - this is hard for me because I have the perfect one!!! But I will wait till later! :) Happy Birthday Baby, I love you and you are everything to me!

Going Private in this New Year!

Happy New Year!! I spent my New Years Eve with my family playing games and EATING of course! :) I didn't get pics, I decided to relax and my sisters got enough that I can steal later!! Seth had to unfortunately work, but he got home this morning and we were able to have a nice breakfast and enjoy some of the parade together. We weren't able to enjoy all of it because we are again having issues with our DISH Network! We wore out another hard drive on the receiver box! We had received a brand new one in July!! I guess we watch too much TV. Maybe we should have a New Years Resolution about that... yeah probably not! :)

We have decided to have our Blog go private this year, before our little guy gets here! We have heard a few horror stories and decided we would rather be safer than sorry! It won't go into effect until February 1st though, so I have time to get everyone added that wants to be - just wanted to get the news out there! So let me know if you would like to be invited so you can still view our blog! Just leave a comment with your e-mail address and I will get you in and delete your comment so your e-mail address isn't out there!

We hope you have had a wonderful Holiday Season with your families and that you will be blessed in this new year!!! Happy New Year!!!