my brother jons costume

this is hilarious how clever of a costume my brother was a Lego my dad painted the box he is wearing and the head is mad out of Styrofoam! it was so creative and funny!!

halloweeeeeen

i know everyone has probably seen how freakin cute laddys costume is but these are just such cute pictures i can hardly stand it i had to post them! he didn't really like it so i had to get pictures while i could ha ha he is so funny!

ladd

we had a neighborhood Halloween party so i decided to go look for something for ladd and when i found this lion i seriously could not resist!! he hated it ha he was so mad that it was on and he kept trying to un zip it he was so funny about it! so we had to give him a bottle just to make him take a picture. hopefully for Halloween he wont freak out and will get a few pictures but its seriously the cutest!

shaylee lynne sievert

well i cant not blog about my so cute niece. she was born on September 23rd laddys same birthday. what are the chances! ha but we are so excited to share that day with her she is so amazing and so cute she looks just like her daddy big lips and all! I cant get enough of her! she is so sweet and i am so excited to get my girl fix now so that i don't have to hurry and have my own ha ha~! but Luke and Jamie are great parents and shaylee is so lucky to have a cute mommy and daddy that love her so much!!! love you guys!

lots of birthdays

matty had his 27Th birthday on September 29Th. we had a good day we went to his favorite restaurant braza grill. and he wanted homemade ice cream and Sheppard's pie so everyone came over for dinner! he got lots of clothes and as all of you know Matt is a huge Micheal Jackson fan and in fact he is also a Micheal Jordan fan. so after hours and hours of searching for the perfect gift that Matt would appreciate i found them!! 3 of his favorite things Micheal, Micheal, and SHOES!! he had a good day its weird how fast time goes!! he is so cute and i am so happy to get to be his wife and share that day with him!!

tell me this isnt the cutest thing i had to post it!

5 years later ha ha ah

wow i know it has been so long! i have been so so busy! but i am going to be better now i swear! well where do i start! ha life has just been so crazy for us! well we are home and done and situated from Chicago. what a crazy summer this was. i can say i am beyond happy to be home and back to life. we did however find a few fun memories there! i miss you portillos. best best food. ha ha ladd turned 1 on the 23 of September i seriously can not even believe that he is 1 i am sad and happy and just in awwww that i am a mom! I am so grateful to get the opportunity to be a mommy and to be able to raise such an amazing fun little boy! he has touched our lives in so many ways! and i would defiantly not be able to do this with out Matt! he teaches and helps me so much! we have had so much fun with ladd he has the funniest sense of humor and does the funniest things! he kisses you and when you "ask for some sugar" he blows you a kiss ha cutes thing alive! him and Matt have a special code and when Matt points at laddy he points back only to Matt ha its funny! he does so much new stuff and every day its something new! he has been walking since about 2 weeks before he turned 1 and he is so good and is so cute watching him do it! he also has a huge love for handy manny he loves to watch the show and he got the toys for his birthday. so he is in heaven. grandpa also mad him a handy many cake. we had a small get together with his friends and i thank all of you that came and for all the cute gifts. he seriously is the cutest thing all around! laddy loves to hang out with my brothers and its so cute that they play with him they cant wait for him to come over and to play with him! i am so glad that he has so much amazing family around! i also am so grateful to have my mother in law! she loves to come visit ladd and hang out with me! she has been through so much and never thought that she would be where she is today and i am glad that laddy gets to have her in his life. she helps me so much and loves to shop and buy us presents. who doesn't love presents ha ha.

michael jackson

so matt and i love michael jackson we were so sad to here he died! matt was so sad the day of his funeral he took the day off ha ha he wouldnt even do that for my birthday! but the cool part about this is matts area is only 10 min away from where michael jackson grew up! his childhood home! so he went to work a little early to check it out! they had a million stuffed animals and flowers and i guess the house was so full of them they had to load up almost all of them and move them! and they have like all these booths set up for people to buy shirts and sll his stuff! they even named the street after them! how sad it is he is gone! but he was getting a little to scary for society lets be honest!!

shout out G ma kath

grandma kathy told us today that she might be coming we hope so bad that she comes we have not seen her forever! ladd misses her and going shoppin with her every saturday! we love her and miss her! matt and i were just talking about her so i though i would blog about her! she does so much for us and we love her! thanks mamma! we had a bbq before we left and i just found these pictures!

ha ha i had to blog about this ladd climbed into jeffs golf club box and he couldnt get out he was trying so hard than finally did it but it was so cute! that sad face!

bath time

ladd loves to take a bath and loves the pool he is a little water boy! but in the tub he gets a little risky and loves to climb on the sides and throw the stuff off the edge ha ha so i get so nervous now and sit right there he is so funny in there he would stay all day if i would let him!

my first car

matt knew i had been wanting to get ladd a walker bc he stands on pulls himself up on everything! so matt came home and suprised us both with this its the cutest thing ever! ladd loves it but he doesnt get that you walk with it he just sits and we push him but he pulls his feet up ha ha ha he is so funny! but seriously i laugh everytime he is in it! and matt likes it bc he cant put anything in hes mouth ha ha! thanks daddy!!

here is us at the park while the boys play

a little frisbeeeeeeee golf! Matt and the gang have picked up playing FG before the meetings they just love it so last Sunday we all went it was fun to get out and go to a park and watch the boys! ladd and me played on the swings he loves the swings! he just really loves to be outside! the weather has been so so bad here like cold so when its sunny we hurry and go out ha! but needless to say i lost any amount of tan i thought i had ha ha its long gone! my girlfriend Lindsay out here wears sweaters and jeans that's how cold me i stay inside ha ha!

okay so here is the cutest thing ever ladd crawling ha ha its not that great of exactly how he does it but you get the picture its so funny! he is so cute if we take him to the hallway he loves to just go go go! and its even funnier when he thinks your leaving he goes so fast and falls all over the place ha ha ha!

how cute is ladd with his uncles he loved when bridgy was here he watched movies with him and played!

ladd loves when daddy gets home lately its been so late that he is barly hanging on when dad gets home so this is what we get! so sweet!

i know i have been a slacker i am sorry so i am going to give you the ultimate update! well we are no longer in Florida! we packed up in 1 day our entire house okay apartment and drove to Chicago Illinois! (okay so we flew) but still everyone had to drive all Matt's reps and everything! but it is so worth it! it rained non stop and not just little sprinkles full on flood rains! ha ha it was crazy! but we have the nicest apartments ever! they are seven story's up with elevators and granite counter tops and stainless steal everything i love it! so much better than those worst apartments ever! it feels so Good to be in these brand new apts! well the other news is the office girl quit so.... ya i am the 1 and only office girl! worst! its fine except the days they threw in 37 and i seriously couldn't even keep up! but hey i am not complaining! okay fine we can talk about why your really reading this!! LADD.. ha ha and oh boy is he just the cutest thing ever! and he is learning and has so much personality! ha ha he is funny! he has two teeth and they are so cute he learned to crawl and he has a little bunk leg when he does it it is seriously the funniest thing ever! its so cute! and he claps and kisses! i cant even explain to you how blessed i am to have such a beautiful fun little boy! i am grateful for such a great husband that works so hard for us and such a healthy and happy family! i see so many problems in this world and feel so much joy and count my blessings that we are so lucky and even more lucky to have such amazing family and friends that are here for us! we love all of you!

I HATE SPIDERS

i was doing our laundry and i went to put ladds clothes away and when i opened the drawer the biggest ugliest spider i have ever seen was in there i wanted to die i am now scared for my life! i have the creeps now i hate bugs especially spiders don't worry we had to call Marcos to come kill it it was so gross! we put it in a box and killed it outside well marcos did! we love him!!! scary! but dont you worry i did get a picture! he is not photogenic!

boys

its crazy how curious babies are! especially boys! ladd wants to see know touch hold eat smell lick stare at everything! i love to watch him learn and figure stuff out! for all of you that know Matt he is not so big on it! in fact Matt wants to put a mussel on ladd and make him sit on his lap all day ha ha! i am 100 percent serious! and so was he!ha ha he doesn't do well with this ha ha he ladd has found stuff and puts it directly in his mouth and than gags i swear Matt almost dies every time ha ha its so cute and i am glad we are so different it helps us both be better parents!! (i am the best though) ha ha but i am helping out in the office these days and things have been so hectic! so i went to grab a phone call and put ladd on the floor for seriously 2 min well that was 2 min too long! ha ha i was trying so hard to say no ladd and be a little mad but how can you really ha ha!

Fun in the Sun

I didn't know how Ladd would take the water! He loves the tub so i was hoping he would like the pool! right now out here it hurricane season so it rains everyday for a half hour some days all day so if its sunny you grab your suit and hit the pool! so i took ladd the first time i just sat him on the step and let him figure it out for a while! than held him and when in deeper! he freakin loved it!!! ha ha he laughed and splashed and had so much fun! he kept trying to push me away like he wanted to go alone! so we went to target and got a water raft the cutest thing ever ha ha! he is so cute and i love taking him to the pool he just gets so relaxed and loves watching everyone! ha in some of the pictures he looks mad for some reason but he was just so relaxed it was hilarious!

yuck

here is the spot on the way that i used a half a bottle of hair spray than vacuumed the spider off the wall bc Matt is gone!!! i was so scared! and here is the nice porch would you want to be out under that????????? :) oh ya don't forget the top notch wall paper! Missy likes using that in her staging houses!!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ♥ you!

dont even hate

dont hate on my 1965 stove!! and the light swtches for the 1913s!! ♥ ha

I know I know

Its been 5 years i know sorry everyone has been having to look at the same stuff! ha well ladd and i surprised Matt and flew out here on the 23rd he was so excited i don't think he put ladd down for a week straight! ha its cute and ladd was so excited to see his daddy! it seemed like it has been for ever! its feels so good to finally be out here with Matt we were sad! well a lot has been going on first and for most never let 2 males pic apartments! Lets be honest they went off the 4 pools! ya needless to say the apartments are ghetto ha ha! okay they are not as bad as i make it seem but.... i made sure Matt got a bottom apartment so basically they put us in the seller with the spiders! ya i am just so creeped out! so of course i am like well at least everyone here has to suffer like i do! Oh wait try again Pick on shannyn! Zach and Preston's apartment is so so nice ashyln our office chica and my new friend okay they got the presidential suit and than our lame dirty spider infested ugly wall papered smelly apartment! not cool! next year i call dibs on picking the apartments! oh ya and p.s. they look nothing like they do online they SOLD us! ha ha well enough complaining ha ha at least i have somewhere to sleep right!

SHOUT OUT to MRS. BOBBI GARCIA

yesterday was bobbies birthday happy birthday bobbi! this would have been posted yesterday but my internet sucks! so.. just wanted everyone to know we were thinkin about you on your birfday!!! here is my present to you! p.s dinner on me girls night when you get here! ♥♥

dee dee and ladd

Well diesel didn't really know what to think about a baby i follows ladd around like its his child its funny and when ladd plays now diesel goes and lays by him ha ha its so cute and ladd just plays on him and smacks him puls him diesel just takes it its no cute!!! i didnt think diesel would like having a baby around so its nice that he is so protective!! they are so funny!!

we miss daddy!

I just wanted to write a little about Matt! i am just so proud of him for working so hard for us and our family! i am grateful for him and all he does! he honestly means the world to me and i couldn't do this with out him! he is amazing! Ladd is blessed to have such a good daddy and person to look up to!! we miss you daddy and cant wait to come out and be with you!! see you soon! i love you babe!

7 months

can you even believe that Ladd is 7 months he is getting big so fast! I hate it i just want him to stay little tiny!! so today my amazing dad took some so cute pictures! It is rainy and over cast so i came up with something to go right along with it!! the coat he has on my favorite aunt sue had made for the little mister it is straight from new ulm! but it is the cutest thing! we had so much fun!

gone baby gone

well i thought i would now blog about the boys leaving!! they left! they drove i swear 4 days! 5 guys piled into the lade and off they went josh followed i swear that is the longest drive! it was about a 32 hour drive! crazy! but they finally made it to sunny Florida!! where Philly juice was the only one to greet them! well not really... Zach my brother is going out to do installs and him and Chris traine drove all the 32 hours straight through with out stopping is that not the craziest thing! and whats crazier is zach has a cat lloyed and lloyed was just a trooper for doing that drive! zachy passed matt in whyoming the first night ha ha funny bc matt left at about 12 zach left at about 4 ha ha ha but they are all there safe as can be which i am so greatful for!! they are really liking it down there and i am excited to go out there and have book clubs, pool clubs, sewing clubs, gum clubs. with bobbi we are going to have a blast!!!! ha ha ha ha well i will update you more about the boys later! xoxox

kissin cousins

our fun cousins came from idaho to visit us! we call the the frew frews and we just had such a good time ladd has not been around too many kids so when he gets around them its so cute to see them interact! i sorta want to punch amber because she looks like a million bucks and ya dont worry she has two kids! ha ha between mother of the year mrs horner the two better start eating some cheese burgers! ha ha but amber came to utah with 10 inches of hair and left with out the ten inches! but such a cute cut on her! and we had the baby wisperer matt frew(we love matts)! geez ladd would fight it and fight sleeping for me but sugar hands matty picked him up and we have a sleeper! whats a cute and great dad he is! we had fun thanks frew frews

mr ladd(give me a break its been a while)

on that note

so while i was wondering around at Gardner village my DAD and i found this super cute fabric that we thought would make great curtains for my amazing shelves! ha but there was one problem... they were place mates ya never EVER under estimate my dad!!!! her you go!

my dad

i just to tell everyone how amazing my dad is! he honestly is my hero i have never met a more genuine caring man! he is always there when i need to talk or an opinion or just to say hi! i can call at 4 am and he will listen! and no matter how far i am my dad will come and visit me come to say hi look at the color i painted the wall get a stain out of ladds shirt! seriously he would do anything for me my family and his he is an amazing person i couldn't ask for a better dad and friend! and i think anyone he comes in contact with knows that too!!!!

lucy and diesel

our friends the astills went out of town and Lucy diesels girlfriend (English bulldog)! stayed with us! and it was so funny they are hilarious together i laughed so hard every time you looked Lucy was staring at you and diesel was all up in her grill! i would feed ladd and the two would be all up in it ha ha they even did a little wrestling with matt ! so i thought i would post about this and show you how cute!!

ladd justus

i got ladds pictures done you are going to love them thank you erin summerill your amazing! these are just some of my favorites i swear i love everyone that she took!!!

cardioke

so i am on a diet i started on the 6Th and i have lost 9.5 pounds pretty exciting! you cant tell at all so i decided to step it up and start working out! well... its a little hard with Matt busy busy and ladd i decided to do a TV workout! so we have comcast and on demand gives you free work out videos! so i went through and i went for cardioke! its a work out and karaoke and let me tell you by the end of the 30 min video i was dripping wet ha ha i thought i was dying and i was out of breath! ha ha ha wow so either i am so out of shape or that is the best work out video! ha ha ha i dare you to try it! it was so fun and a great work out! if you don't have it come over lets do it together! HA HA and ladd thought it was funny watching me jump all around like a crazy women! ha ha now i am sitting on the couch! don't worry!

also on the fat note... i went to the rascle f;atts concert and seriously come on about jessica simp being fatt she and my thigh are like twins! she has s great bod and it makes me mad someone said that! although i am team nick that skeezer is not fat!!!!!!!!!!!!

cool this is like a two in one post!

the gator and more fam

part 2

While we were in minnesota the boys loved to ride on the gator and matt enjoyed buggin sue dontcha know!!! ha ha we love sue we love to hang out at her house matt talks about it for months after we leave!! its fun to hang out with them! it sucks we never seen them! but we love going to hang out! i was so excited for everyone to meet ladd especially burzie! my cousin we are a lot a like and i knew she would be so excited to see him! he fit in well out there all his cousins loved him! sue has a lot of land so the boys had so much fun! it was freezing tho the night before we got there it was -10 so the whole time it was so so cold! it never snowed but the day we left there was a huge storm they closed the schools! how crazy! so it was good we left although we could have stayed for atleast another week it was way to short! but it was so fun we love suezoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i know tell me about it!!

I know i have not done a post forever! geez so so much has been going on! FIRST on the agenda on the 25th of feb was my dads birthday! and we decided to head to good ol new ulm minnesota where he is from! and we had a blast! matt has been wanting to go so so so bad and i have been wanted to visit my good friends kurty and missy!! so when we got there we made arangments and we decided they were going to meet us in new ulm!! they live in ramsey i think is and a half hours away! so we were so greatful they made a special trip to come see us! we just had so much to do in so little time!! so we celebrated at carl's pizza! they have the best pizza ever! and its this little bar in town! it was so fun! the whole day i was just so so excited to finally be hanging out with them! it had been 10 years since i had seen them.Iwent and visited them when i was about 12! and i talk and think about them every day so to finally be able to visit adn introduce matt and ladd was such a treat! they mean the world to us! it was just so exciting! we are excited for them to visit in april!

my hair

so i put brow in my bang as you can see in some of my pictures well i dont even know why i ever venture bc i always go back blonde i swear i was supposed to be one i just dont feel like myself without it! si to be a little spicy i put some red in it!! stupid bc 3 weeks later i want it blonde!! well when you take red to blonde you get.............

the adventure

so... this is funny!! well me and my parents were hanging out while Matt was at his usual meetings in Provo! and we were driving to orem to go visit grandma and than we were going to lunch!! well it was mind you 32 degrees and started snowing!! well my parents car has not been feeling so well so as we were getting on the freeway my dad decided we better not go just in case the car acts up!! so we drove to Jordan landing to famous Dave's! well my mom suggests we go see a movie so we pulled in to see movie times before we went to eat and to our surprise the car starts over heating so we park and my dad shuts the car off to take a look! big mistake the car will not start! its completely dead!! ha ha and so we just sit there and start laughing well as you know Jordan landing is about 10 to 15 min away from my parents and Matt is an hour away and everyone else that's normal is working at 3 in the afternoon ha ha so we WALKED to famous Dave's to eat to pass time! me ladd my mom and dad! ha ha this was a site so later after we ate and went to a movie to pass time Zach comes to jump us!! its now 830pm and so so bitter cold!! well the pictures sum it up! ha ha we are nuts!

p.s. forgot the cutes part in the movie my dad was holding ladd and he just leaned his head back and crashed it was so tenderoni!! ha ha so cute!

almost forgot!!

WE ARE GOING TO LOISVILLE KENTUCKY! we also get to travel to Lexington! home of horse racing! i am more than excited! its going to be a great area and so much fun to explore!! also i have been told it is so beautiful! so we are pretty excited! 1588 miles! what a long drive!!!! good thing i am flying!!! ha ha!

THE BUMBO

HOW COULD I FORGET!!! THE GOOD OL' BUMBO! well i have been looking every where for the bumbo for ladd bc he just loves to sit and watch us well jamie my favorite sister in law knew i was and her and manning came over to give me gift!!! well it was a blue bumbo!n i was pumped i could only find purple ones and they found a blue!! thanks poop heads!! ha ha well i had to blog about it bc it seriously is the cutes thing! you will laugh!!

busy bee

sorry its been a while i get all caught up in life i forget to tell you about it!! ha ha well love day is on saturday!n crazy we are not all that big on this holiday but we do go to five allls a great resturant its midevil themed and is a course meal and it seriously has the best food ever! its so yummy! so that will be fun!! some sad news!! ladd has been so0 sick and i was feeling so bad so i took him in and come to find out... he has tonsillitis so so so sad! and whats worse is there is nothing that i can give him!! boo! but he is feeling better poor guy i justb want to snuggle with him right now!!! but on that note mr ladd gets to eat solids now it was so funny but he tookm it in so fast i guess he was ready it was too cute!!! its weird the differnt phases in life that babies go through! so fun!! ttfn!

ha ha this was so cute

ha ha ladd is so cute he totally fell asleep and because its been so cold ouside i cover him tons and when i got home i just carried on doing my thing while he slept ha ha and when i looked at the carrier i laughed so hard how cute is this!!

he has so much personality now

the new year

wow i can not believe that this year is over! we have been through so much this year good things amazing things and the not some fun! i truly can say that i have no regrets! i am loving who i am right now and most of all i love being a mom! i didn't think that i was ready at all to do this and it came so fast and i truly think that our heavenly father knew Matt and i would be perfect for the job! i can not tell you how impressed i am with Matt he loves ladd so much he plays with him he watches the game with him feeds him!! he is still nervous and that's the cutest part but he is great! ladd is not big on sleep ha ha so i have to try my best to get it whenever i can and Matt is so amazing he takes him for a few hours to help me catch up! he is a great daddy and husband i couldn't ask for more!! Matt is loving being a manager and working with his guys and he is such a great leader i cant wait for the summer! recently Matt went out of town to train some of his guys in Arizona and while he was gone i put his office together! (kinkos gets pricey!) and it was so fun to see Matt so excited! he got right to work and every second he got he was in there! ha he is so cute! as you might know we moved into a new house its so cute and i am loving fixing it and making it my own!! its hard when you don't have much to make it cozy and full but hey its a start! ladd is getting so big i cant believe it he is now outgrown all his new born and 3months it makes me sad! well thanks so much for everyone that has been there and backed us up 100 percent good friends are rare and right now i defiantly have the best ones! i9ts crazy what life throws at you! thanks and i am so happy all of you are are here to make this year the best!! go 2009!!!!! (cheese ball)

this time of yesr is so so fun.....and hectic

its been so crazy i cant believe that it has come and gone!! wow! well we are doing so good!! we have a new house and its been so fun fixing it and making it cute!! i miss being at my parents all day but its nice just being Matt and I! Christmas was so fun we got so much! Matt and i put together a great Christmas present for my parents! all my brothers went in on it as well we all went a took family pictures and we framed it and put it on the wall so when they woke up they saw it on the wall it was honestly the best present they loved it!! it was so awesome! ladd is getting so big i don't even know what to do its so sad i see newborns and i cant even believe that ladd is 3 months!! he is so fun and playful now he laughs and he smiles and he is alert! its the best feeling being g a mom!! lets see what else...Matt and i are just figuring out where we are going to go for the summer we are excited to go somewhere new! its fun going and seeing different parts of the world! well i know this is short and sweet but hey at least i wrote one ha ha!

geezzzz

i feel like i dont even have 2 min to sit down and blog! for one i love my brittle i got to thinking about the few friends in my life but i have got to say the ones that i do have i love and i am greatfull for! its good to have good friends!!!!!!! well lets see thanksgiving was good i wish that i had some pics but..... i am a little airheaded and for some reason forget everything lately its weird! so more or less i forgot my camera! lame lame but it was fun we had the whole family over to my parents we ate than did the traditional kickball.. my team won thanks! and back to the sievs for some pie! it was a good night! i can not believe that its already dec freak its only going to get more crazy from here!! well ta ta for now

NOVEMBER 16th 2008

well ladd got blessed on the 16th! it was so so fun! matt did the blessing and did a fantastic job! i am so proud of him! well...ladd wore a blessing outfit that my grandpa wore when he got blessed! that outfit is 86 years old! it was perfect and fit him so well! the blanket that he was wrapped in was hand made by a lady my parents work for! it took her 48 hours to make its so pretty! it was such a meaningful day and i am greatful to belong to such an amazing church! well her are the cute pics of mr laddy!

the Gs!!

***besties***

this is what we left

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i know i have been so slacking!! well alot has been going on we went to see our amazing friends in arizona matt and ladd and i drove 12 hours!! which is so unlike matt he hates driving but it was the only realistic way! we actually had a great time! we have not seen the Gentrys since the summer and we missed them! so we packed up and went out there! we left the freezing cold snow and came to 80 degree weather ! so much better. we actually suprised them it was so fun they had no idea and we took a picture of there house and sent it to them bc they went to the store! it was so fun! we atayed 7 days probably wore out our welcome but we loved it and didnt want to leave!!! we love you guys! had so much fun we had one night were we got a punch of food and had a cook out! we made little smokies and pizza! WELL WE SENT MATT AND DAVID they came back with 80 little smokies! ya we ate those for breafast lunch and dinner! we had such a good time! we cant wait to go back! xoxox

tagged...
I HAVE BEEN TAGGED! thanks kassy well its my turn...

Two names you go by: 1) wiggy (love dad) 2) Babe

Two things your wearing right now 1) a bra (save everyone) 2) black sweatshirt

Two things you want right now: 1) to be skinny 2) edward

Two things you did last night: 1) MIDNIGHT show of twilight!!! 2) rocked ladd.

Two things you ate today: 1) alfredo from OGs 2) a cookie

Two favorite drinks: 1) diet coke (which i dont drink anymore) 2) orange juice
that was fun!!!! I TAG>> BRITTLE & BOBBI & EEERRRNNN

ITS OUR ANNIVERSARY

well nov 2nd was my and matts anniversary its been one year i cant believe how fast it went! its been an amazing year a few pumps in the road literally ha ha ha ! no its been an amazing year and i am so greatful for matt and for the opportunity to be able to be a stay at home mom and be here for ladd! i am thankful for that everyday! my life would not be the same without him and i would not be half the person i am today! i love you matt manzanares! matt is working so hard to make this summer the best one! he is an amazing leader and great manager! i cant wait to find out where our new summer adventure will be!

matt got me two super cute pair of boots some uggs and some snow boots! and the brand new camera that i wanted! i am so excited for some good picts! i got him the cutes winter coat that he wanted! i did hair while he was gone during the day a few days so he wouldnt know! im so sneeky! who wants a present with there own money! ha well thats all! xoxox

phew... crazy week is over

well i have to say sorta glad holloween is over i felt like it was so crazy this year and i just dont know why! but i just have to say though ladd was by far the cutes tiger!!!! WELL mmmm i had a holloween party so i dressed up like a baseball player i know i know i am so orignial! it was fun it was fun to gwt out! i hate taking ladd out right now bc the weather is getting so cold! i cant belive its almost winter well is... it boggles my mind! well here is our holloween!

happy holloween!

i had to post this bc this is so cute today laddy was a ghost! we went to the doctor today and ladd is 10 pounds ha ha ha! my little chunk! i love it! he is supposed to gain 1 ounce a day and he has gained 2! its so cute! well here is this cute little muncher! xoxoxoxo

p.s who goes out on a limb and buys a cute puppie?? ha ha love you!

we are just havin some holloween spirt!!

here is some of laddys cute holloween outfits!

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freak well i am sorry i have been slacking! i have been just busy and running off no sleep ha ha! well lets see the 21st was my birfday and it was so so so fun well my amazing mother took ladd all night so i actually got a full night of sleep! it was the best Matt took me to the mall and went shopping i was in need of non maternity clothes! and my mom cook a great dinner with all my favorites! i got cheese cake, rice pudding, mashed potatoes and tons of stuff it was great! well ladd is 1 month NOW it makes me sad i feel like i just had him! he grows so fast! so he has gained all his weight and more i love it he is now getting chubby! i just want to eat him! Matt is just running ragged like always trying to get things going for the summer he is always so on top of things! but i feel like i never get to see him! i cant believe how good of a dad he is though he always steps in and takes ladd and helps feed and get him to sleep he is amazing and ladd loves to hear him talk! the only thing Matt doesn't do is change diapers yet ha ha he says he is still in training ha ha ha that's gonna change soon ha ha! i am amazed at the people in my life right now that are so supportive of us and ladd and for the gifts and love! really i cant thank you enough! we get the cutest things! we have friends that live in Minnesota that have this baby so so spoiled and me! i got the prettiest flowers for my birthday! its fun to stay in contact with everyone! it sucks being far away from our friends!!!! my parents love being grand parents its great! and my brothers are so cute with ladd! oh ya.... i recently changed my hair ha ha whats new so tell me what you think! i love being a blond but sometimes its fun to get creative! i cant wait for the holidays i can feel it in the air its so fun! this year has gone by so fast its weird to think i am married and have a beautiful baby all in the same year! WHO DOES THAT! HA well i cant think of anything else! hope that caught you up to speed! xoxox

i just want to post my little LADD

sosoosososoosooosososoos cute!

bustin the move

here is matt messing around.

getting back in the groove

well i feel like i am getting things situated Im learning more everyday about parenting its very rewarding. I would recommend it to anyone. matt and i have grown closer now that were parents hes doing alot better than i thought he would ha ha. LaDD is up all through the night so it forces us to be up together and talk about our lives and everything we do its been nice also diesel are dog is very protective over little ladd its so funny he follows who ever has the baby everywhere they go.

so sweet

our boy

ladd and dad

dad took ladd on a walk and he loves to be outside he is so cute and matt is so cute with him! i am so blesses!

better pic

the caddy from daddy for LaDDy

This is are new ride matty suprised me with it he said I needed something safe to drive now that we have a baby i love it.

DaDDy and LaDDy

daDDy and LaDDy

here ia LaDD getting a bath he was a little upset! but after he got used to it he peed in the water and he just relaxed haha! he is funny! and he loves to lay with his dad he always cries with me but his daddy knows how to make him not cry!!

friends family and baby LaDD! we love being a family and we love having evryone involved in LaDDs life its been so fun!

SEP 29th happy birthday

i am so lame i am a slacker!! well the 29th of sep was Matty's birthday it was so fun my mom made a huge dinner and the whole family came over! and my dad made him and ipod cake it was the coolest thing! Matt turn 26n old man!! ha it was super fun he got some cool things! plus mom made the cutes mummy treats! they were so fun!

my little burrito

he is here i am so excited ladd Justus manzanares was born on sep 23 he was 6 lbs 14oz! phew the doctors were predicting he was going to be 8.2 so ill take the 6.14! i was only in labor for 5 hours and pushed for 15min hahaha so it really was not that bad! i guess i got lucky! enough about the labor! ladd ladd ladd i cant get enough of him i feel so blessed he is honestly the best thing that ever happened to us! Matt and i are so happy! he is so cute he actually looks like my little brother but with his eyes opened he looks like Matt!! so we have decided that he has my lower half and Matt's top half! ha ha well i just thought i would let everyone know how things were! thanks to everyone for your support,prayers.and gifts we wouldn't do this alone! well its Matty's birthday today and we are partying like rock stars! ha ha so i will try and keep up on this blogging nonsense! xoxoxo

not here yet

well he is still not here! apparently he is just not ready for this crazy life! today has been a weird day! i thought i was gonna have him BC its been weird! i don't feel well and i cleaned a lot! but i think i am just sick of being so huge and not being able to do everything that i need to! well Matty is playing in a golf tournament tomorrow at 7am so we have to get up super early ! i LOVE to sleep! but that will be fun for him! he had a softball game last night and won 12 to 8!m woohoo its so fun to watch! well nothing else too exciting! to be honest right now mr jeff shaw himself is here and matt and him are playing some madden!! my worst nightmare! here is some pics sorry they are not very good they are from my phone! camera is m.i.a! but thats all will keep you posted!

xoxox

COME OUT BEBE!!!!

well i am due today and yet he is still just avoiding any contact with the real world! i don't blame him but i want to see him so so bad! i have had some bad contractions so that's a start! thanks Terri girl for talking me through it!! well thanks everyone for being so supportive and helpful during this pregnancy! well we have pretty much just sat on our butts all day today! i love being lazy!! well that's really ALL i thought i would tell you whats going on!! xoxox

few pics of me ready to pop

SEA WORLD

MATTY AND ALL THE BIRDS AT SEA WORLD SAN ANTONIO!

SORRY

SORRY I AM SO NEW AT THIS I AM JUST TRING TO CATCH EVERYONE UP ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING!

this was our summer

we love our gentrys! our so cute friends! all the boys at sea world!

this is ALL i did this summer!! poor matty he had to knock doors and i laid out!

here is us on our wedding day!

november 2, 2007

well we are the Manzanares's shannyn and matt! we have been together for 4 years and we just got married november 2nd 2007. we HAD a 5 year plan of not having kids! well....i got pregnant a month later!! oops so i am nine months along and due on the 15th with a boy! we are so so excited! we have 3 names and can not agree so he is nameless for now! what we have been upto.. well matt plays flag football on saturdays with a team of his friends and loves it! he also plays softball on wednesdays! so between selling alarms and playing sports we are busy with that! but its super fun to watch him! he is just so cute! me well i am still doing hair just on the side! i love it its so so fun! i am on a break right now till after the baby! it takes way to much out of me! haha well other than getting ready for this boy! we stay pretty busy! thats all for now! :0