Dear Dominic and Peyton J.

Today.

2012-01-05T10:43:00.000-08:00

Dear Sons,

Today i don't want to forget this moment. Where you, Dominic, are playing with your cars on the couch, rolling them across your tummy, taking every toy Peyton touches away from him, rolling around on the ground with him.

Where you, Peyton, are watching everything Dominic does, trying to do everything he does, laughing at everything he does, talking all day long-but no one knowing what your saying. Moving your little feet and arms trying to go places.

Dominic, you talk to your brother when he cries, mostly because of something you did. Peyton, you smile and laugh at your brother when he talks to you. You are 2 and 7months today. In a blink you will be 12 and 10. Please don't forget the admiration you have for each other today, and try to remember that you are each others best friends.

I love you,

Mom

3rd wheel...

2011-10-27T14:11:00.000-07:00

Sons,

You two are so amazinly cute, I want to eat you! You both love eachother so much, I feel like the 3rd wheel sometimes. Peyton, you smile like i have never seen when dominic is talking to you, and Dominic, only baby can you smile ALL the time. Dominic, all you talk about it BABY, you tickle him, love to feed him-although you tease him with the bottle-are always willing to give him is blanky or "B" when he spits up you make sure to tell me. Peyton, your face lights up when your big brother comes in the room. You two have so much fun together, im so lucky i get to enjoy it now. I know you are best friends, but im sure there will come a day when you have your fights. You two can make eachother laugh like no one else, Dominic, you think you are so funny when your teasing peyton. You have started to tell him "NO" for no reason at all, and take his toys, but are quick to give them back when you notice someone has seen you. I just can't say enough how happy it makes me to see you two together, and it's only been 5 months :)

Love you,

Mom

Brotherly Love

2011-09-08T14:50:00.000-07:00

Sons,

You two love eachother so much. Dominic, the first thing you do whenever you get up from a nap or the night, is ask for baby and point to my room ( peyton, you are still sleeping with me). You love to talk to him, try feeding him, wipe his face when he spits up, try to hold him and kiss him, you LOVE it when he lays in your crib with you. While we are in the store, you will tell people walking by that he is your baby. Peyton, you love it when he talks to you, you look at him like he is the only person in the world. You smile at him when he is being silly, and try your hardest not to cry when he is to rough with you. As you grow, you will know how much i wanted girls, ( there is still hope for a sister) but im over the moon that god gave me you two peanuts. I hope you have what your uncle Garrett and i didn't share, which was friendship. We were only 3yrs apart, but just didn't have much in common growing up. As you get older, you will realize the pricelessnes of siblings. It makes me so happy to see you two be so intriguing by the other, and it's only been 3months. Im so excited for the future with my boys!

I love you,

Mom

Dominic, your 2!!!

2011-08-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

Oh Dominic!! What can i say to you....that i fricken LOVE you soooo much!!! And today you are 2 yrs old. Wow, that went fast. Hoepfully when you are reading these letters, you will be able to really grasp how fast time goes by. Right now you are very into cars-like the hot wheel kind, and balls. You got an awesome monster truck from Uncle Scott, Your papa Jay's brother, and you LOVE it. The noises you make while playing is darling and you try to carry all your little cars with you everywhere. As im typing, you are on the floor behind me pretending to drink some tomato soup, saying "awwww" after every gulp! You are jabbering all day, you LOVE your brother, but are not quite sure how to express it, you love to see a big truck when we are driving, you talk into everything electric like it's a phone, we are attempting potty training, you wipe your face, clap your hands and dance immediately when some awesome music comes on. The only song you sing to is Britney Spears "Dance until the world ends" Probably because all you can say is "oh oh oh" You love your cousins more than ANYTHING. Especially Landon and Kailyn, and let me tell you, they love you just as much. You all will be great friends. Im so glad your dad and I made the decision to move home to be closer to family. Even if that meant living in an apt for a while, until we could afford a house. Family son, is the most important thing. You will realize that someday. It took me a long while to learn that. I can not wait to watch you grow the next 2 yrs.

I love you,
Mom

Peyton J. Jasperson

2011-06-23T22:31:00.000-07:00

It's been so great to know you my love! You started to come on a Friday night, we had pasta for dinner and were watching Despicable Me with your brother. I had my 39 week check up the day before or that day, i forget. I had been having small contractions all day, nothing serious, I remember thinking you were never going to come, but joked you were coming that weekend. At about 8pm we started timing the contractions, we went to the hospital by midnight, and your MiMi came to stay with Dominic. The contractions were unbearable, i could not take it and got an epidural. You were born 20min later, i should of waited! You were born at 3:25am, and the cutest thing ever. I am sitting here now, looking at you laying on the couch in the boppy, making baby noises. I am so lucky. Your brother ADORES you, first thing he says every time he wakes up, Is "BABY" he tries very hard to be helpful, by giving (throwing) your binky at you, covering you up (just your face) with a blanket and comforting (hitting) you when you cry. You have very generous grandparents, who love you more than you know. I am so glad you were sent to me safely, your brother and yourself are my life! I hope i make you proud my love.

I love you,

Mom

My sweet first born

2011-05-07T11:04:00.000-07:00

Oh Dominic, today we are having a baby shower for your little brother. As exciting as a baby shower is, it can not compare to that of your first child. Nothing is comparable to your first anything when it comes to having kids. I feel more prepared, although i am prepared to be surprised with having 2 babies under 2. Im so excited to celebrate the coming of a brother for you, however the gifts become less meaningful, the clothes become less cute and the diapers seem less exciting. I say this only because reality set in when you arrived, and life becomes less about the material things. I love thinking back about my pregnancy and labor with you. It was a breeze, probably to save my energy for when you got older :) You came 6 weeks early, just to meet us! Sometimes i don't feel like a mom, i feel like your are just my best friend i get to hang out with all the time. I love being with you!! In these last few weeks that we have to ourselves, I want to cherish them. I want to stare at you, smell you, kiss you, hold you and watch you play until were no longer alone. You have been more than i could ever thought having a child could be, in a good way. You are hilarious, sneaky, stubborn, smart and ADORABLE beyond comprehension. You will be an amazing big brother, i hope you someday understand how much i love you, however i know you cant until you have your own baby one day.

I love you Dominic,

Mom

Learning Fast

2011-04-27T10:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Dominic,

You are learning so fast these days! People tell me you can tell something is about to change at your house, with the arrival of your brother, Im not sure i believe it. You can't possibly know there is a person in mommys tummy, i think! Sometimes i have a hard time comprehending how that miracle works. You say baby when you pull up my shirt, and sometimes even daddy's, yours and your cousins shirts :) You throw things in the garbage for us, put your clothes in the hamper, grab your diapers and shoes when asked. Lately you love to put shoes on, mine, dads and yours. It is so wonderful watching the things you learn. You copy me with my makeup, eyelash curler and hair brush. Today we are looking at our new stroller and you point to the car seat and say baby, while trying to do the buckles. I know you will be an amazing big brother, and such a big help. I can't wait to see you teach your brother the things you learn, hopefully only the good things.

I love you,

Mom.

Not my idea

2011-04-20T13:28:00.000-07:00

Dear Sons,

I have to tell you that this Journal was not my idea. I ran across it from a former co-worker, that i have much respect for, and knew i had to have one for my kids too. I had already had a blog, but wasn't good at keeping up on it, and it wasn't just letters to you, it was about our life-which became to busy for me to write about. Anyway, as i struggle sometimes on what to write to you, i think that i need to go to this co workers blog to see how she writes to her kids. Then i get mad that i can't do this myself and don't look at her blog and dont end up writing to you. Well there is a big difference between me and this co-worker, therefore there will be a difference between what we write our children. I wanted you to know that it is ok to do things the way you want to, the way that things come to you and are executed by you, are who you are. I spend so much time analyzing how to do things perfect or better, that it takes up to much time and i don't end up doing them at all. I hope that you don't struggle with that, and are able to just do things. A lot of times, your first instinct is the right one. I love you boys,

Love your Mother.

Changes

2011-04-08T09:38:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to do this for so long, gosh.....20 months to be exact. I thought I would document every diaper change, feeding, outing, movement, and accomplishment of you. Boy was i wrong. I underestimated the job i had just hired myself for, for the rest of my life. Oh, Dominic you have kept me so busy i get exhausted just watching you. And im still in my roaring 20's!! I will make it my passion to give you and your brother the memories of your childhood. Today you are 1 day away from being 20 months old. I had no idea what happiness you would bring me, and sometimes pain. I want this journal to be a way for you to look back and hopefully see how much you mean to your dad and I. You are growing so fast. You learn a new word almost everyday, but no word can compare to your favorite "No". You say no, to EVERYTHING you are asked, even while nodding your head up and down. You love mickey mouse clubhouse, you will smile,sing and dance when you hear it on the TV. You dance the second you hear any kind of music. Right now you love Katy Perry, Bruno Mars and Anything else on the radio for that matter. I have to go put you down for a nap now, you love to take naps with dad or I. I love you!

Eggplant

2010-07-02T07:52:00.000-07:00

Im the first to admit cooking is not my fortay. But, in our house there are just some things i cook, and some things aaron cooks. We both love FOOD, especially anything fried ( lucky for my butt, we don't fry things often ) So while at cheesecake factory a few years ago, we discovered best of both worlds, healthy and fried!! The incredible edible eggplant sandwich!!! Our other favorite food is fried green tomatoes, and fried zucchini, you see a trend. Anyway, i cooked eggplant parmasean the other day, and oh my gosh it was good!! So i thought what else can i do with eggplant. Well, why not make a sandwich! So here it is, one of the most yummiest things ever, and I made it!!! It's sooo easy. On a muli-grain ciabatta roll, toasted with garlic butter. Fry- or im sure you could bake, which i will actually try next time-, in grape seed oil thinly cut rounds of eggplant. I use panko bread crumbs that i season with garlic powder, onion salt, oregano and some parsley. While those are drying i saute red pepper and red onion. Then i attempted to make a garlic aioli, but didn't have lemon juice, so just used mayo. I put slices of eggplant on the ciabatta, then topped with fresh mozzarella, toasted to melt the cheese, then topped with tomato and pepper/onion mix and was in HEAVEN!!

Mothers day

2010-05-10T19:09:00.001-07:00

Not only was my son physically here this mothers day, as opposed to being in my tummy. But so was my mother! It was great. I have to be honest and say this holiday has never meant so much. I was always a mom to my dolls, and pets, but come on-as much as i treated them like humans, they let me sleep through the night, didn't teeth, pull my hair, throw up on me, need to be taken in and out of a car seat several thousand times a day, have as many cute clothes that i had to make a very hard decision buying, continue crying when i consoled them, hurt when i got them, or keep me from working. Of course, those are my favorite things about being a mom. Aaron was deathly sick this mothers day, so we will be celebrating next weekend. Me and my mom had a great time. She cooked me an awesome breakfast, we went on a great walk with dominic and he went on his first swing (pics to come) and we went to springdale which is the closest thing to home here in So Ut! I love my mom, and every day i see things in myself that remind me of her, to the way i talk and sound, to how i clean and decorate. She is so generous, and i know now how much she loves me and why she called all my friends house's to make sure i was really there, and only wanted the best for me.

Dominics room

2010-05-05T21:48:00.000-07:00

Im finally posting! I feel kinda funny saying that because im not sure anyone reads this. But oh well.
I finally have D's room done,well, with what i can do on our budget and the fact that were renting and i can't paint any walls. The biggest thing i was working on was his bookcase, i bought it before he was born and it was BRIGHT red. I knew i would paint it, i just never knew what color. so alone in the closet it sat until recently. I was blog surfing and came across a blog where this girl painted a dresser and nightstand YELLOW! I would never think to paint anything yellow, but it turned out great and now i am inlove with yellow! The primary colors in his room are blue, cream and brown so i was planning on painting it brown. Boy im glad id didn't. Painting and sanding sucked more than i thought it would, but all in all, im glad i got the experience and now know what i have to look forward to when i buy something and plan on changing the color. I also recently got 4 new dining chairs that need painting, so we will see how that turns out. Besides the bookcase, i bought some boat shaped hooks for the wall that i was also going to paint, and good heavens was that a disaster. Long story short, i finally spray painted them, thanks to my sis in law kendall, and it was a done deal. I do love his room, and am so in love with him.

The before: The after:

The before: The after:

Curtains for his closet

I found really cheap floating shelves, which i love floating shelves. I am debating on painting these as well.I love my antique rocking chair i found for $50 at a consignment shop. And the chandelier above it is a little feminine, but it really doesn't go anywhere else in my house.

this art desk i got for 50% off, and i figured one day he will use it.

I found these darling canvas prints for super cheap online! I hope they aren't too babyish, and can grow with his room.

I got three of these huge toy bins at big lots, one is red. I have that in his closet for now.

Iron Man

2010-04-15T10:05:00.000-07:00

No, im not going to be in the iron man competition that is coming to St. George next month. But it has found a way to become an inspiration to me. Lately in my spin classes, I have been getting emotional while im spinning away as fast as i can. The awesome lady who teaches this class is also the one who teaches the kickbox class i go to once a week and she is competing. I also wonder if she is a motivational speaker, the power of her words during my workout have made me push harder than i ever have before and are the reason for my feelings. I have always been active, i can't remember a year in school i didn't play volleyball, soccer or basketball. All i said was "play" I didn't say i was good. Even while attending a HUGE university i had the guts to play inter-mural soccer (what i was thinking-i have no idea), But i never gave it my all. In any sport i played. Since becoming an adult and working out, it is completely different experience than playing sports as a teenager. I actually care what im doing! I love love love the feeling after a workout, when your sore, sweaty and just pushed yourself to feel stronger. I have never done spin before, just the past month, but it's so much more than just a workout. It's an hour to myself to just think. I have no desire to ride bikes....i like the atmosphere of my class a lot. The lights are turned off, the music is loud and Nicole, the instructor, is telling you how hard you have to work to get what you want. And what i want is to feel good about myself, in a bikini! Most the people in the class are avid bike riders, they have those special shoes, do all the marathons and have really cool workout clothes. Even though i can say i will probably never be as great as athletes as them, being there knowing im part of their workout is a great feeling. Working out has become something that makes me feel better about myself, i have total control over it and after every class or home work out i do; is an accomplishment i am proud of. So here's to the iron man competitors, i look up to you and you must be crazy to do what you do!

A week in the life......

2010-03-06T14:03:00.000-08:00

of the Jaspersons. Let me begin:
Monday: Aaron goes to work at 8:30am and gets home at 9:30pm. Sabrina and dominic stay home cleaning, singing, dancing, cleaning, eating, eating, sleeping.
Tuesday: Aaron goes to work at 8:30, sabrina takes dominic to sitter at 10:30. Sabrina works until 5:30, picks up dominic, picks up aaron, we all go grocery shopping and get home around 8pm. Dominic gets a bath, aaron cooks dinner and sabrina un packs groceries.
Wendsday: Aaron goes to work at 8:30, sabrina goes to kickboxing and takes dominic to daycare at 9. Sabrina and dominic come home and clean, sing, dance, clean and eat. Aaron gets home around 8pm. We eat dinner, give baths and go to bed.
Thursday: Aaron goes to work at 8:30. Sabrina and dominic stay home. Aaron gets home around 8pm. we eat dinner,give baths and go to bed.
Friday: Aaron works at golf course from 8-2. Sabrina works from 3-7. We eat dinner and go to bed.
Saturday: Sabrina works from 8-2. Aaron works at golf course from 2-6. Sabrina and aaron attempt to spend time together, but are tired and leave eachother alone.
Sunday: Sabrina works from 7-1. Not sure what aaron does on this day. We prepare to do it all again next week.

Im not sure i remember seeing my husband lately, and this schedule is only gonna get worse when school starts and I want another baby!!

Ive waited 27yrs to hear that sound....

2010-02-08T16:18:00.001-08:00

The sound im talking about is my baby. The other day i was getting ready in my bathroom, and dominic was laying on my bed, and he coughed. This wasn't the first time he had made a noise, but it made me smile. The door was closed, and just hearing MY BABY on the other side of that door, knowing that a person I created is out there living his life happy as can be, is still amazing to me. It just reminded me how lucky i am to have a healthy baby boy, who is perfect. He is growing so fast i can't believe it. He is 6 months old today, and the cuter than i ever could of dreamed. He loves rice cereal, and eat's it once a day. I gave him a little banana today too, which he loved even more. I know i should start with veggies, it's just i was eating a banana and he was staring at it, and i felt bad. He rolls and rolls to his heart's content. He LOVES his jumper, and can jump all day if you let him. I caught him staring at his hands today trying to figure them out. Im not gonna lie, I want another baby. I know having such an easy pregnancy and labor, and such a good baby is making it much easier to think about it. We'll see. Aaron works 4 days a week 9am to 8pm, and just started volunteering at the golf course one day a week, and we both want to start school. But, i want my kids close. And im not the type of person to let anything stop me. We'll see.

Just plain lazy...

2010-01-10T15:47:00.000-08:00

That's the reason i have not been blogging. And that most my family uses facebook and that's how we keep in touch. I really like blogging, and i feel like everyone has just let it go. Id like to at least do a post a week, that will be my goal! So dominic is 5 months, i can't believe it!!! every month i tell myself i can't believe it when he is gonna be another month older and it came and went, sad how fast time goes! He is HUGE! Well, to me anyway. He is 15.7lbs and 24in long! According to some baby books, he is right on track for a full term baby of his age, which is great! However, he is wearing mostly 3month clothes, i know all the clothing sizes are different. Some shirts he wears are 9months, so go figure. He just rolled over the other day, and loves his bumbo and aunt kendalls jump a roo- i mean he loves it!!! I attempted cereal, but his tounge reflex is still so big he pushes it right out. He has been sleeping through the night since about 4months, and that's when we put him in his crib. He had no problem making the switch. However, he does make it into our bed sometimes. Im sure all mom's love it, but it really is the best sleeping with your baby! He smells so good, and i could just tickle him all day! He loves to laugh and play with us.

Every mom must have one

2009-12-11T11:56:00.001-08:00

I must admit wear i first saw and got the idea that i wanted one......On Britney Spears. At the time i didn't have any kids, but knew when i did, this is what i wanted. Now that i do, this is what i asked for for christmas. I ran across this site off NieNie, and here is where you can get one.

The tree

2009-12-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

It has been forever since I have blogged!! This thing called facebook has consumed my life! But anyway;
This will be the first of the last three christmas's I will actually be home, so Im a little excited to say the least to have my very own christmas tree!!! A christmas tree is a huge deal to me. My mom always made it a very important part of christmas. From the day after thanksgiving going to tree farms to pick one out, to the gorgeous orniments and lights that go on it. Yes, i love christmas trees! Back home there were tons of parking lot vendors that would put out their trees, or a nursery called angelos that we would go to. My mom always had the guy pull it out, twirl it and we would decide what one was the best. Grand Fir's were what I remember getting the most of, they smell so good! This year i picked out a douglas fir and im in love. The house smells wonderful, and it's a perfect shape and height! 7ft is all we did this year, until I inherit my mom's christmas ornimants, I don't have enough to go any bigger. I also forgot to put the ribbon around the tree, so it looks kinda plain. I actually don't have enough now, but Im not gettin a tree that is shorter than aaron.

Dominic is 4 months today, and has been the best part of my life! He is getting more fun to hang out with, and he laughs and talks all the time. We have his 4 month tomorrow, which means shots. He didn't do to bad last time, so im not to nervous. He has just about tripled his birth weight, and im not sure how tall he is. He is wearing some 0-3, but mostly 3 month stuff. Some 3-6 and it's so much fun to dress him!

Here are his christmas PJ's. I just had to.

Here is the before.....and the after!!

Just keeps getting better

2009-10-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

Wow, has dominic grown the last week or what! He is 9lbs 2oz and looks like a chucky monkey! He is so great to hang out with, he smiles when you talk to him, he is cooing and he can just hang out on the couch or bed and be fine with it. He can actually make his bouncer move now when he is in it, he used to be too lite. He can hold his head up pretty good and had just about outgrown his newborn stuff! I knew i would love being a mom, but this kid has far surpassed my expectations of how much i could love anything! I dont know if any other child could be any cuter. I finally decided on a video camera and it should be here soon so I can start capturing these precious moments.

Too cute

2009-10-08T20:53:00.001-07:00

Blessing

2009-10-05T13:53:00.000-07:00

Dominic was blessed by his uncle Adam, great uncle Rick, Papa Terry and the bishop yesterday. It was a great experience. Aaron's brother adam put it together and had a delicious meal planned for the family after. We are so thankful for that, thanks everyone! MK let us borrow a blessing outfit, which looked like a dress on little D, just so you know it was not a dress.

Shane had to take some pics.....

Luckily becky was there to actually aim.....

Cousins

2009-10-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

Here is dominic and his cousin Jake, who is 11 weeks older than D. Two opposite ends of the spectrum, Jake is a little over 4 months and wearing some 9-12 month clothing, and D is 2 months and barely fitting into newborn stuff. I love it!!

Looks who's wearing socks!!

2009-09-28T16:09:00.000-07:00

That's right, Dominic can now fit into his socks. Well, 3 pairs of them. And he can wear his newborn pj's-but his feet don't make it into the foot things and he gets mad when they get stuck. Thus far in his life he has only fit into onesies. By fit, Im meaning clothes that I would actually take him out of the house in. I obviously put on all the clothes I can to play dress up, but they are all to big for public. And you can put his hair in the littlest mohawk, you can't tell from a picture-or else I would post one. Other than that Im pretty sure he is about to crawl. Whenever he is laying face down on my chest, he somehow scoots his way up and I have to catch him before he tries to sco ot onto the couch. And he is so strong!! Since he was a few days only he can lift his head up and turn it off my shoulder! I guess this could be normal for newborns, but since he was a preemie, I figured he would be slow at everything. He seems to be on track, besides the feeding thing. I just love him! We are best frie nds and I love more than anyth ing being home with him all day!!!

Thanks Teresa

2009-09-24T17:58:00.000-07:00

My friend Teresa, who is a photographer, offered to take pics of Dominic so she could get some newborn practice. So last week we headed to her house and dominic did great! He was awake for some and finally fell asleep for some too. He was kinda hard to pose, but didn't mind us trying to get him into a ball. Here are the final products and I love them! Thanks again Teresa, they turned out great!

Gettin bigger

2009-09-20T17:54:00.000-07:00

Here is a newborn outfit I figured Dominic could maybe wear home from the hospital, and that's it. Well, lucky me ( i guess ) he doesn't even fit into it yet :) It is by far one of my favorite fit's for him that my grandma bought him! And he is sucking his thumb!!! I do not want a child that is a thumb sucker. He doesn't do it too often, and only for a few minutes, usually when he his hungry. Ill tell ya, this little guy is the most adorable thing in the world!

My little guy

2009-09-09T18:56:00.001-07:00

Turned 1 month yeterday!!! Holy cow, I have a 1 month old. He is such a blessing to our life, and I couldn't imagine anything more perfect! I still think of bootsy often, who was adopted. I don't know the guy, but plan on asking the place she was being boarded if I can get a hold of him. I wish I new what she was up to everyday. I love her so much too! Dominic had his 2nd Dr.appt toaday, he is 6lbs 1 oz, 19.7in and the cutest baby ever. So he has gained a little over a pound since leaving the hospital 3 weeks ago, and grown almost 2 inches. He also got circumsized, he held my hand the whole time and did pretty good. I think since the numbing has worn off this evening he has been having a hard time. I can tell I will need to sleep holding him tonight. My days are getting a little less hectic, im still working on a schedule and trying to keep the house cleaned. Since my mom got us a swing, that has made things easier. Now he can watch me while I clean. Aaron has been the best dad you can be, doesn't ask twice when I ask him to get me my phone or a drink that are 5 inches away from me when he is in the back bedroom because I can't get up if I am pumping or feeding. He loves to fall asleep with dominic on his stomach, and he loves holding him. Im still getting used to the whole mom thing, and don't feel much different. I thought I would feel different. I guess having considered bootsy my baby for 5 years, I have always felt motherly.

He's here, he's here

2009-09-02T18:55:00.000-07:00

Well, i have a son, I actually have a son!! Nothing or no one could of possibly given me a glimpse of what to expect when giving birth, and that's what I expected. So I wasn't let down to say the least! It started saturday morning at 5am, my water broke, you could say it was what I imagined it to be like, however not august 8th. I was at the hospital by 7am, accompanied my aaron, who I told to go play golf like he planned but he insisted he come. I figured I would sit at the hospital for hours and be sent home. We took our time getting there, I packed a bag just incase, threw in a load of laundry and carefully picked out what I would bring our son home in, if this was the real thing. When we got to the hospital, I said I think my water broke, within the hour I was in the delivery room and by 9:36 my love was here! I had no contractions until about 8:30, when I was a 6 or 7, so I am pretty lucky. Actually I must be the luckiest girl in the world if I only had to go through an hour of that. With going natural, I can't imagine it being any longer. Not to mention the fact little Dominic was only 5lbs 2oz. We were in the NICU for 11 days, I spent all but 1 of those nights in the hospital, and aaron spent all but 3. As weird as it sounds I was not at all scared about him being in the NICU, i didn't have any bad feelings. I knew he was fine. Needless to say those days could also not of prepared me for what it was really like to have a child. He has been home for 2 weeks and it has been pure chaos!!!! What was i thinking I was going to have all this time on my hands not working!!! It could have to do with the fact I am pumping as well as breastfeeding, that takes up most my days. Dominic isn't getting enough while on my breast, so I pump and give him a bottle so I know he is getting enough food. On the other hand, It's absolutley amazing to be a mom. A little different than caring for bootsy, who I miss more than anything. Im so blessed to have a healthy baby and a cute home to live in, I can't complain!

Dominic Demille Jasperson. 8/8/09. 5LBS 2OZ

29 weeks (but I think 30)

2009-06-29T19:58:00.000-07:00

Baby shower #1

2009-06-29T19:43:00.000-07:00

I had a baby shower!!!! That means I am actually going to have a BABY......OMG! I still can't believe it. I really really can't believe it. Im not at all upset about having a boy first, but still can't believe I produced one. I guess his dad had somin to do with it.

So about the shower. I have this sister in law, kendall. She has a sister in law, becky. Together they are my friends and the best girls to throw a shower ever!!! They put together a great time on saturday for me, and I love them! The games we played were perfect, all about celebrity moms and their kids, I won both :) I don't get why that is weird that i know so much about famous people's lives. It's a guilty pleasure for kendall and myself. The food was great, and I got my first diapers. They are so cute, which goes back to the fact that I still can't believe I am going to be in charge of a human can fit into a newborn diaper! I had such a good time, thanks girls!!

I am so sad I didn't get any pics of becky, kendall or I-so these are the best i could do :)

Golfing

2009-06-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

I don't know what it is, I don't think Im easily persuaded, but I ususally end up enjoying the things aaron does. MMA (the cage fighting guys), basketball, football, and now golf. The first three for obvious reasons-there is usually food involved when watching-but I used to despise golf. If you catch me on a off day I will probably have a few choice words to say about it, but i think I actually watched 30 min of it and didn't mind!! So latley I have been wanting to go play at a real course with aaron, going to the driving range is a common occurance for us, but playing 18 holes, I have never! And i still never have, we finally went and I made it 3 holes. Which equaled about 30 swings for me ( your supposed to only swing about 4 per hole) It was a lot of fun, and I actually can't wait to go back! I love riding in the golf cart, It's a great way to get your legs tan with out your face and I can sit and try to catch the chipmumks while aaron's plays.

My husband

2009-06-08T19:34:00.000-07:00

I know it's a little bit early, but I wanted to do a special Fathers day tribute to Aaron. I was going through my pics and realized I have so many of aaron, but I ususally just post pics with me in them :)

So, Happy early FIRST FATHERS DAY sweetie!!

I have to say how proud I am of aaron recently, but especially the past year. Everyone know's what a "rocky" (to say the least....im not ashamed) relationship we have had over 9 yrs in the making. It was febuary of 08' when aaron proposed and ill tell ya-he had a lot of guts to want to be in my family and he was just in time to turn his life around in a better direction. Aaron has had to deal with things that most people would of given up on themselves by now, but he keeps trying to make it. I love how he is so optomistic, sensative and caring. I can tell him anything and know he won't judge me. He gives me advice that I would never hear from other people, sometimes that's a bad thing....hehe, but other times it's just what I needed to hear to make the right decision. He want's more than anything to be a good provider for our family, and with times as tough as they have ever been, he is willing to do anything to do so. Luckily I am able to support my spending addiction on what used to be household goods and purses to now baby goods and maternity clothes, so aaron will never have to have that on his plate. But I know if that is what I wanted, he would do what he could to give it to me. He recently has started to quit smoking and started a 4 week workout course with his brother to get in shape!! I couldn't be happier, and he already has started to feel even better. So thanks so much for all you do my love. It means the world to me!

Here is aaron last week with long hair

And here is what I came home to a few days ago

Here we are at Toquerville falls last month

Aaron showing Kailyn the stars, he loves her so much!!

Cooking for his Iron chef cook off

First time at the ocean, Newport beach

A real prince, my babe!

25 weeks

2009-06-01T19:14:00.000-07:00

The coolest thing about right now is maternity pants dont have zippers or buttons.

My idol, My muse, My star

2009-05-28T17:15:00.000-07:00

So, last christmas aaron got me my ultimate gift-Tickets to see BRITNEY SPEARS!! At the time, we didn't know i was pregnant, so it was a great gift! Still a great gift, but would of been more fun not with child. So back on april 25th becky and i headed to Las Vegas to watch this wonderwoman perform. Plus the pussy cat dolls opened for her, so it was bound to be a great show. The pussy cat dolls were awesome, and so was britney's opening show. There were acrobats (?) and people doing amazing things before the princess of pop came on. Then she came down from the ceiling, and lip synched her entire show. All 2 hours of it. I can't say im not surprised, she was doing all sorts of dancing and flying, so ofcourse it would be hard to sing. Our seats were good, lets just say i wasn't in the front row-but not in the back row. Although I could touch it......anyway, I love my husband for the wonderful gift!!

Here are beck and me at the VIP lounge, we also got a free back massage.

The stage

Just britney

PCD

24 weeks and counting

2009-05-27T21:52:00.001-07:00

Since I am in the mood, might as well post all i can. So, lets see......it is still pretty unbelieveable i am pregnant and continues to surprise me everytime i catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and notice i look like a "who" ( from dr. seuss) or i catch myself waddeling. I am officially in my 6th month, and my dr. says i might be a few days ahead of scheduale. Which to me means if my due date is 9/15, Im hopeing he comes 8/30.......i can hope right. I have officially gained 20lbs and am really letting myself go, Not at all how i envisioned pregnancy being. I thought I could still do all my workout routnines, just modify them to that of a pregnant lady. Well, i didn't realize while being pregnant you don't feel like doing anything. After being on my feet all day at starbucks, lifting weights is the last thing i want to do. So instead of kickboxing I have started a new routine.....walking! It get's the job done of burning some calories, but I can't wait to start working out again. Walking is for wimps. Thus not being the reason for no pics, i will post some. I just need to find cute enough clothes that fit, im in a bit of a odd stage now where everything i wear makes me look like a piligimist.

Mothers Day

2009-05-27T21:19:00.000-07:00

Oh what a wonderful day! This post is a little behind, but better late then never. I was sure not expecting all the goodness that this day has to offer, but I was pleasently surprised! Aaron got me a pregnancy journal and a book called " Secrets of the Baby Whisperer". I also got cards, and a cute outfit for baby boy!! Aaron's sweet family took the time to send little ol' me mothers day gifts-which was so unexpected! So i guess this was my first mothers day, but not officially until I have to deal with a baby for a few months, then I will feel like a real mother. My favorite part of the day was the hike we went on with Kendalls family. It is a place called Red cliffs, just about 20 min up the highway and it was amazing!!! Brad's sister becky had gone there the week before and after seeing pictures I knew that's where i wanted to spend my day off. It is filled with pools of fresh mountain water and natural water slides from the rocks that the kids can play in , and then you have to climb up a rock and waterfall to continue. Becky, aaron and I went so far where you had to literally swim to keep going. You start off in a few feet of water walking in between canyons, and then it gets so deep your swimming. It was odd with shoes, pants and a shirt on-but oh so fun! Thanks beck for taking us!

Here's aaron with landon and kailyn

Isn't it beautiful! This counts as my 22 week prego pic.

Here is one of the slides

Brad climbing up to jump off. The water was plenty deep

Amazing!

Its a boy, not a girl

2009-04-23T12:12:00.001-07:00

Everyone was right. and it is all my fault. If i didn't boast so much about how much I wanted a girl, everyone probably would not be thinking "oh well then, she will have a boy" But i couldn't help it!!! I really feel so differently about pregnancy now, and feel even worse for feeling that way!! When the Dr. said there was outdoor plumbing, in refernece to the ultrasound picture, i stopped breathing.

"Are you sure"

"Yes, it doesnt get any clearer than that" ( pointing to "it" on the computer screen)

I couldn't help it. I started crying. I didn't know if it was because of actually finding out, or because it wasn't what i had been expecting to hear. I was releved to not hear any bad news about the babys health, and feel very blessed for that. However I can't fake this. My point was proven when i went to take back the most adorable clothes ever (for a girl) and was searching the store for baby boy clothes! They just don't make any......reason #1 for my feelings!!!! Now you say, if not any cute boy clothes is the only reason your disappointed, grow up sabrina, well i would, but there is also no cute boy ANYTHING!! They just dont make boy stuff! It's like the world is telling us, we have enough boys, here is a store full of girls clothes and a corner for those of you that have boys. I shall be in shock for a while and want to be alone.

On another note, as promised. Here are some pics of the boy inside me, not a girl.

16 1/2 weeks

2009-04-04T19:33:00.000-07:00

My sister in law made me, and if you know kendall, you know she won't leave you alone until you do what she wants, literally ( love you ken) So, she said you just HAVE to take a pic of your belly, i swear i had no idea you could tell this much, I guess i never walk around holding my stomach like this. So here is the first official pic, i will start doing regular post's now that I know you can tell.

Here is me last night, april 3

Here is me today, april 4th.

Lets see......

2009-04-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

Where have I been? Well, all over the small town of St. George, thats what happen's when you work 3 jobs and live in another zip code. My jobs could not be farther apart, well actually they could but oh well. And when I try to eat lunch at home, I wonder if it is worth it to drive the extra 40 min round trip. So far i work at starbucks, free coffee and tips-pretty cool. Tuesday Mornings, have sheets and towles in every color and enough stuff to stage a 4 bedroom house-even cooler. And a personal assistant for a guy who really needed one-very busy. None of these jobs are careers, which is frusterating. I can't wait to have to be at home so I can start school again and a life full of knowledge-I am dying to learn and feel like part of this world so I can make a change! My 2 previous yrs of college were a waste because I did not know what I wanted to do, therefore doing nothing. Pregnancy is going well, I always new i was special and it was just confirmed. I have a blood type that only 15% of woman have, which means i have to get a few shots so my body doesnt fight off my fetus. Actually pretty mad, I thought pregnancy would go perfect, instead im finding out everything that could go wrong! Im not in pregnant clothes yet, so pictures are no fun. Unless you want to see what i looked liked in college when I gained some weight, just chubby. But I can't wait to start showing! I saw my stomach move last night and almost threw up, it reminded me of the matrix when they shoot those bug things into Keanu Reeves and you can see them crawling through his skin. Probably not how I should feel, but oh well!

Mom car

2009-03-11T17:32:00.000-07:00

Well, i guess im pretty glad i got pregnant because it made me have to get a new car. The jetta was not cuttin it for a car seat and a 6'3" husband. So i went out and bought a new Mom car! I love it, well i don't love it, it's no BMW........but it will do. We looked for a while, and decided a saturn vue was in our price range, plus we liked the way it looked. This is only the second time i have gotten a "new" car, well it's not new but an 05' isn't that bad, and I always end up getting the car i think I could never get. When he showed it to me, with how cute it is, the low miles,the fact that you can tell which direction your going plus the temputure in the rear view window and the year, I thought I cant afford that car-but what do ya know- I guess I can! It will be perfect for my new lifestlye filled with strollers, car seats, and crying baby. Plus the bass rocks and tinted windows makes it extra hot for a new mom.

Im taking prayers

2009-03-04T20:32:00.000-08:00

This could be all wrong, I could be going to hell for just the thought......but I want a girl. Now, I also want a healthy baby much more than a little mini me, but Im just that girl who is meant to have girl. I feel awful for thinking it and even got quite upset reading an article about a woman who had two boys and was devastated when she found out her third child was a gonna be a girl. She says she doesn't understand girls and they are manipulative, and she loves her boys. I felt bad for this baby girl. Now this won't be me, if i have all boys I will be happy with them and then adopt a female. I feel it's an experience I couldn't imagine going through life not having. I love the relationship me and my mom have, and me and bootsy.....id like to have it with a human too. Sisters are amazing too, I never had one and would love to give that relationship to my children. I love my brother more than anything, don't get me wrong. I want more than one child and I want my child to have a brother and a sister, but for now I hope this person inside me is a girl. I cry when I look at little girl clothes, and I get bored looking at boy clothes. I have amazing girl names and can't decide on a boy name. Im pretty horrible, if my son reads this in a few yrs, I love you and im sorry if I put you in a few girly outfits and made you listen to britney spears.

Just perfect

2009-02-25T21:12:00.000-08:00

September 15th!!

2009-02-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

Is the due date for my princess/prince!! I had my first appt today and it was great! They said everything looked great, Im 11 weeks and we even got to see it!! The Dr. tried to get the heartbeat up on the doplar, but she said it was a crappy one so she went to get another one and came back with the actual Dr. who will deliver and he offered to do an Ultrasound. I must say Im not sure aaron and I actually believed there was a person in me until now. It was even moving!! How cute-its head is HUGE and it's little legs and arms short, and we saw the brain! How amazing! Cant wait to find out the sex in 9 weeks!

Valentines

2009-02-15T20:40:00.000-08:00

Well, this was a great day. It started off with aaron golfing, which I usually don't mind because it gives me time to do things I want to do, and I know he is doing something he loves that is kinda exercise, i guess. I had to work until 10pm on valentines day so I figured we would just do something on sunday because we both had the day off. Aaron comes home from golfing right before I leave for work and I don't notice any roses, diamonds or puppies, so I figure ok-there will be a surprise when I get home. I tell him I wont be home until 10:30, so don't wait to eat for me. I know it will be to late to go to dinner, and I also know there is no food at the house he can cook for me. I get home at about 10:30, and give aaron his valentine: 4 new pairs of socks, heart shaped snickers (which i ate most of) and a card. He loves new socks, and I thought i didn't like snickers, he was happy! So Im looking around the room for flowers, a bag, an envelope....anything and am not seeing it. So I assume i will be getting the big surprise tomorrow, which almost made me cry I didn't even get a card on the 14th. So he tells me to go into the TV room, I open the door and the room is FULL of candles, rose petals and dinner from Olive Garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow am I surprised, and absolutley in love! It was a great day!

These were some of the most beautiful roses i have ever seen!!!

Rainbow cake

2009-02-01T11:53:00.000-08:00

I saw this so incredible looking cake on my friends, Becky's blog and it looked so amazing I had to try it!!! It could also be because I was craving cake at that minute. Here are where you can find the instructions, http://omnomicon.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-make-rainbow-cake.html I didn't make any frosting becasue I wasn't sure how to, even though i did read the instructions I didn't get how you made frosting out of jello. So instead I bought jello and put banannas in it, so good. Anyway, i used cool whip to dip the cake in and it was mind blowing to me. This was the 1st cake i have ever baked so i was still learning and right now just about any food is award winning to me. It turned out pretty cool looking and fun to make!!

Here is the finished product, i did make 2 pans and I guess your supposed to stack them.

It's happening

2009-01-20T17:09:00.000-08:00

Im on my way to fullfilling my destiny, besides being a back up dancer for britney spears, as a MOM! I was going to wait to post until I went to dr. but to consolodate visits i am waiting until I am 12 weeks, as I have been told that is when you can hear the heart beat. I have been a mom to many of things: dolls, cats, dogs, rats any other animal that would let me hold it and now I will finally get to hear "mom" eventually. Im pretty much hating everything my body has been doing to show me something is different, it has been much more obvious this week. And then there is Aaron. I knew I married him for this and his role is finally kicking into high gear, he has been more supportive, sensative, willing, happy and excited to have this baby than I have. If this is what i get my first month, I can't wait to see how things are in the ninth! And bootsy has been great too, she is still confused about where her room is. I moved her room to rid where we will put the crib of cat things so baby will have a clean space. Not that bootsy isn't clean, I keep her clean, but she's still a cat and licks the carpet.

Home for the Holidays

2008-12-31T16:12:00.000-08:00

We are so blessed to have family who are able to give us the gift of being home! Thanks to our parents and Alli and Johnny, our first christmas as Mr. and Mrs. Jasperson was spent with our parents. Seattle had a major blizzard this yr and It was so fun to be there! A total of 15 inches was the most we saw. Luckily we were not some of the people who were stranded at the airport for days. When we flew in we went to snowflake lane with my family and aaron ate his first thai food! He loved it, it was bomb. We spend christmas eve with his family and got to meet our new niece Mia, what a fricken doll she is!! Here is aaron holding her, to bad you can't see her face.

Christmas day we went over to my parents house and relaxed, ate a good dinner and went to see 7 pounds. I highly recomend this movie, and count on crying like a baby.

Here we are at my moms house.

Our front yard on christmas!!

On friday we went out to my grandmas house, she lives in snoqualmie and was stuck for days! Aaron and my brother shovled her driveway, but only so she could back out, not drive down her hill.

Aaron helping my mom with the gravy!

OMG OMG OMG OMG

2008-12-29T17:04:00.000-08:00

I have a lot of pics of the wonderful time we had back home for christmas, but kodak is being slow. So I will write about my christmas present. Let me paint the scene for you, it's christmas eve, we are at aaron's parents house with his sisters and nieces sitting around the tree. Everyone gets to open one gift tonight, so we start......im in no hurry mostly because most my presents are at my parents house, I am already in seattle so what could be better, and aaron and I have yet to get eachother extravagant gifts for christmas, so I wasnt expecting much. So its my turn, aaron hands me what seems to be a book, I open it and there is a sticky not on the cover which I glanse at but am more concerned about the title. Im assuming this as got to be a book on how my husband is ready to have kids, or how to work on getting the husband to clean the house-which would be a great book to get!! But it titled something so meaningless to me I dont even remember, so he tells me to read the sticky note: IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 110 YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY YOU WILL SEE I REALLY AM A SLAVE FOR YOU. So i notice those are britney spears songs, but whatever........so he wanted to somehow throw in britney to my present by letting my know he know's some of her songs, great. So I turn to page 110 and a pair of tickets fall out....................................................................................my heart stops, I open the tickets and it IS TWO TICKETS TO SEE BRITNEY AT MGM IN VEGAS!! I start crying, im shocked this guy who I sometimes think does not even know I am in the room with him got me such a priceless gift. It really means so much to me, just the thought of him wanting me to be so happy!! I knew how much the tickets were, and didn't even plan on buying one for myself even if I found someone to go with. So, what a great christmas this was. The best until i have babies to buy for.

Lights........

2008-12-18T17:17:00.000-08:00

I love christmas lights! Who doesn't, really? So I was so excited to finally be living in a house and not an apartment this yr! A few weeks ago Aaron, Brad and Brad's brother in law Scott did the guy thing and put up the lights! They did a great Job, and I'm sure it sucked pretty bad. I had no idea what went into putting up lights. It's quite the project. Here are a few pics of the process........

And the BEAUTIFUL after product....

Advice, thoughts....suggestions!!

2008-12-10T19:05:00.000-08:00

I don't know what's going on, Well maybe I do....... I know I can't be at the age your at when you feel like its now or never-so it must just be that EVERYONE i know is having kids, or more kids. I knew from an early age I was destin to be a mom, and now that I'm a wife I feel like it's time. Only it's not........nothing is right in my life. I'm not at a job I want to be at, I don't have my own kitchen and my husband has been feeling the effects of the economy worse than anyone ( or so I like to think) So my question is when is the right time? Well, for one I know my husband has to agree-strike one. you have to have your own kitchen, right-strike two. you have to of been to europe, on a cruise and new york and do all the things you can't do when you have kids, right-strike three. There are many more strikes we have against us, but is that what normal people do before they have kids, add up all the strikes? What if it changed our life for the better? To have something we have never had, we have to do somehting we have never done-right? Well maybe that something is create the most beautiful thing little girl in the world (im pretty set on having a girl)! I just don't know!!! So can someone tell me when is the time-how do I make it happen?

I have to go!!!

2008-12-02T20:09:00.002-08:00

Oh Landon

2008-11-30T09:36:00.000-08:00

So this pic was taken a few weeks ago, but it's to funny not to post about. So it's a sunday and I'm on my way home from shopping and aaron text's me saying I need to get home asap, well lucky him I am pulling in the driveway. I go upstairs to see what he wants and he tells me he was up in our room and he looks over at the door and sees landon, wearing a monkey costume. Come on, that's funny.........a 3 yr old wearing a monkey costume just cuz!! So i go find landon, and he is still wearing it-refusing to take it off and it's a little small for him. But the cutest thing EVER!!! I love living with these kids :)

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T21:18:00.000-08:00

First off, i need to admit that I dont know if I spelled thanksgiving right. But other than that I had a great day!! I wasn't able to spend it with my family, but knowing that I will be home for christmas is good enough. Even though this was the 2nd year I was not with MY family, It was a very heart warming day. I am fortunate enough to have such loving in-laws to invite me to spend the day with their family. It was as close to home as I could get! The food was amazing :) I am so thankful just being able to be here on this world and lived a healthy 26 yrs and counting. It's hard to realize how blessed we are sometimes, I am so happy to have a family who loves me and a home to go home to!

Lets do the right thing

2008-11-19T14:58:00.000-08:00

The California Supreme Court has just agreed to hear the legal challenges to the recently passed gay marriage ban!
The state's highest court could have chosen not to hear any of the oppositions to the new amendment to the state constitution.
They've done the right thing today. They've done the right thing in the past. And they will (hopefully) continue to do what's right with regard to our rights! I myself am obviously not a homosexual, but feel very strongly about the right to choose who you love. Aaron and I feel very differently about this and I am sadened by the way what was written in a book by people just like us can have such influence. If a rapist and killer can get married-so can two people of the same sex!

The big 3

2008-11-15T12:01:00.001-08:00

So it looks like I have 3 friends. On the other hand, I am very happy for those 3 and the lovely things they had to say about me. So thanks friends-I love you!

I'm bored

2008-11-10T16:54:00.000-08:00

So if you read my blog will you leave a comment so I know how many friends i have. Maybe just a little something about me you like, or dislike, whatever works. Thanks.

I know

2008-11-06T14:30:00.000-08:00

Ok, I know it has been forever since I posted and the reasons being are as follows:

1) We moved and the internet in our computer room still does not work, so i havent felt like blogging on someone elses computer. It's like wearing someone elses' underware.
2) Our life is not that exciting.
3) i feel like the lack of comments left on my posts is a way of people telling me our life is not that exciting and i should keep blogging to myself.

I will however say a few things about myself. I love living at our new house, Even though brad and kendall are there alot-J/K i totally love it, and have decided I will work full time and get a nanny when I have kids. I love being married to aaron, i have been surprised at how much we can love eachother when challenges come our way. We will be coming home for christmas and that's about it!

Cameron J

2008-09-07T12:14:00.000-07:00

I am finally officialy an aunt!! Even if not by marriage, carly is one of my best friends so I would still be aunt sabrina :) Her daughter cameron is perfect! Here are some pics of the little thing!

"Honeymoon"

2008-09-07T11:36:00.000-07:00

We didn't go on an official honeymoon, but being home is as good as any. We went on my parents boat over to Bainbridge Island and walked around the cute little town! What an amazing boat they have, you could easily live on it! We had so much fun, thanks guys!!

Rehersal Dinner

2008-09-07T11:27:00.001-07:00

Thursday night we had dinner with both familys at a great pizza place. It was nice to have everyone together and get to know eachother before they became relatives!

My dad and brother, love them!

Mom and grandma, the best!

New sista in laws and lindsay!

Mr and Mrs. Jasperson

2008-09-07T10:58:00.000-07:00

Wow, what could of possibly prepared me for this wedding.....well, nothing. I tried to be organized and have it togehter, but I didn't. And you know what, it turned out PERFECT! I truley can't describe the appreciation we have for everyone who helped out. My mom first and foremost-what a blessing it was to have you care so much, Rosemary-you need your own cooking show, Dana-this would not of happened without you and your ability to be so creative, my new in-laws-all of you did exactly what I wanted (thanks for putting up with me), my maid of honor liz-you put other maid of honors to shame. My wedding turned out amazing, pictures can't describe but you know if you were there! I am so happy to be married. I don't have the real wedding pics yet, so here are some from Liz's camera, more to come!

Really??

2008-08-25T07:05:00.000-07:00

Below is the forecast for some of the time were are in WA, oh and MY WEDDING DAY!!!!

WednesdayAug 27
Showers
Hi: 64° Lo: 52°
Chance of light rain. High 64F and low 52F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
30%
ThursdayAug 28
Fair
Hi: 72° Lo: 53°
Cloudy skies. High 72F and low 53F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
10%
FridayAug 29
PM Rain
Hi: 73° Lo: 51°
Cloudy skies. High 73F and low 51F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
10%
SaturdayAug 30
AM Rain
Hi: 72° Lo: 49°
Partly cloudy skies. High 72F and low 49F.
10%
SundayAug 31
Clear
Hi: 67° Lo: 43°
Mostly clear skies. High 67F and low 43F.
40%

Our Funeral

2008-08-24T18:42:00.000-07:00

I know, sounds sad. It was, but totally worth celebrating for!!

Our friends Angie and Jen threw us a "Funeral" for aaron's and mine last weekend as single folk. We had no idea what was going on and we came over and everything was black? I was a bit confused at first, but it clicked after a min. We had a great time, got to eat great food! Aaron made jalepenos stuffed with goat and cream cheese with prochuto on top. I don't think most of the words in that sentance were spelled correctly, but you get the point! They were bomb! It was a special night, were so greatful for the friends we have made here in Utah. It made us feel special! Here are some pics of deco at jens house, I didn't get to many good ones :(

If you look close, you can see aaron in a hat. Yes, it's the Gilligans hat- I wasn't fond.

Here is the funeral setting outside

Jen, Me and Angie.

Jen pouring the champagne fountain, didn't work to good

I just love'em

2008-08-11T21:34:00.000-07:00

You know those times when you just think to yourself...Geez I love my Fiance? This is one of those times :)

Bridal shower #2

2008-07-26T18:25:00.000-07:00

Pottery and Cupcakes :) This was the 2nd bridal shower I was blessed to receive and I loved it! My almost sister in law MK and another friend I have now in St.George, aubrie decided to do something special for me since I am becoming a Mrs. It was such a great surprise- I can't wait to do it again! They took me to 2 of my fav places, Brushfire and 25 Main. Brushfire is a place you can paint your own pottery, which I pretty much suck at, but sure had fun. I did a plate, MK did 3 little ice cream dishes and aubrie did an amazing job at her very own bowl of popcorn!

Then we went to this so cool restaurant called 25 Main, where they have the BEST cupcake I have ever had. And I dont really like cup cakes. MK's youngest chloe was there the whole time and i'm so glad I got to spend time with her.

Aaron is at his bachlore party this weekend, so I am getting ton's done with the wedding-which is 5 weeks away!!!

Feel Good Quotes

2008-07-21T13:53:00.000-07:00

I'm a quote junkie. I love the small books you find with quotes in them that always make you cry, usually on your way out of Barnes that you just can't help but pick up and read. I think I like them mostly cuz I have a hard time reading long novels. I'm not very patient and like to get to the point. Here are some that always lift my spirits and remind me how lucky I am.

Before you were conceived I wanted you
Before you were born I loved you
Before you were here an hour I would die for you
This is the miracle of life.

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there.

To laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.This is to have succeeded.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.

The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

Road Trip

2008-07-20T20:05:00.001-07:00

We took our first road trip together! It was not what I expected, singing along to madonna and cindy lauper with our hair blowing in the wind and my bandana blowing off my head into the wind, but it was fun. It was more singing along to michael jackson, watching aaron seat dance, and seeing how long I could listen to madonna before he turned it. We went to visit my grandparents, who have never met aaron. They wont be able to make it to the wedding and it had been a while since I saw them. They live in scottsdale, so it was a pretty ride from St. George. Our way there we went through lake powell and I believe some of the north rim of the Grand Canyon. The drive was beautiful!

I would consider moving to scottsdale for this mall. I don't want to talk to much about it cuz it makes me mad how great it is and I dont' live there. Here we are at a great restaurant where aaron tried edamame for the 1st time and actually liked it!!

On our way back we stopped at the Hoover dam, and it was big. There is enough concrete in the dam to build a highway from LA to NY twice or something like that-if you want the facts you will have to ask aaron.

Below is a european man wearing a hot pink shirt, hot pink and black shorts and hot pink slip on's. I thought it was pretty funny.

They are building a new bridge to get across the dam and it is HUGE!!!!

This will be the death of me..........

2008-07-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

Centerpieces, who would of thought they could be so time consuming? I have been engaged for over 5 months now, I have seen centerpieces my whole life and I'm a decorating junkie.....how can I not know what I want in the middle of a table? I have spent my days latley looking on line until I can't click anymore at flowers. All types of them.......all colors........all sizes. I just had no clue........no clue at all. I feel I need to have at least 8 weddings ( all to the same person) just to get to do all I want with centerpieces. but I only have 1 wedding, and 10 tables. I could do 10 different things on 10 different tables, but I'm too much of a neat freak. I decided on 2 different, just to keep myself sain and from decorating the parking lot, just cuz i love so many. I decided..........i actually made a decision on my own about my wedding. I didn't ask everyone I know, I didn't even send pictures to anyone to get advice. I did it. The verdict: 1 tall and 1 short. 2 different flowers, 2 different colors, 2 sizes of vases. The only thing is, I'm scared. What if someone has a better idea, what if someone is like " oh i saw that at a wedding once and it sucked" or what if I discover in person it does look stupid!!! I have to do it, I have to get this centerpiece nightmare over with and pick. Here are pictures of what I want.
The talll ones will just be callalillies, very elegant and pretty I think.
The short ones will be a deep pink bunch of roses that the bridesmaids will have carried down the aisle. The pic i have is gerberas, which are a close second cuz i can't find a pic of the roses.

Now these are obviously not centerpieces, but these will be in the ceremony. They are called pomanders, just balls of flowers. They will be hanging from shepards hooks down the aisle! I can't wait :)

As requested.......

2008-07-10T14:11:00.000-07:00

More pics of our house. It's kinda a weird layout, the master bed with full bath is downstaris, and kithen, half bath and family room. Upstaris is 2 more bedrooms, full bath, plenty of storage and the laundry room. It's actually pretty cool for kids, there are half doors in the 2 bedrooms upstaris for storage and one door leads into the other room. Kids love it!

Independance day!

2008-07-08T20:48:00.000-07:00

We had a great 4th this year! Mostly cuz we had the whole day off! It started with breakfast in the new park at 9am, Our friends made ice blocks-which looked fun, but for some reason I wore a skirt? Then I was off the the veyo pool with angie and her son, which is filled with natural spring water- I still didn't go in- spring water still has 300 kids doing you know what in it. I just bronzed myself. Aaron was at angies house with her husband and other son putting up their pool-its a large pool only 2 feet deep, but does the job. And the boys also picked up and succesfully installed a mister system! You really need that with the heat here, in kirkland you don't need a mister system, maybe we should move back :) I don't if I am spelling mister right-but i'm sure you know im not talking about a guy. We had a great day relaxing, BBQ and watching fire works! I must say,. I was impressed with St. George firework show!

Below is aaron yes, but no he is not still wearing a shirt.

Where have I been??

2008-07-08T20:32:00.001-07:00

I will tell you-in hopes to have the "WEDDING OF 2008" on the cover of people magazine, I have been working 60 hours a week at 2 jobs! And also in hopes of being on the cover of people's " 50 hottest bods of 08" been trying to work out as much as possible. I figure if the girls from Laguna beach, now the hills can do it-so can I. Might I also add, we moved and when I move I don't sleep until every picture is hung, plate put away, sheet on guest bed and bootsy nice and comfy. So that has been the last while of our life. However I have had this whole week of my second job in which I have to........on I don't know PLAN A WEDDING IN LESS THAN 8 WEEKS!!! Not that I haven't done all I could-but i must say I work better under pressure and am very indecisive, so when I realize I really have to make a choice it makes it easier.

I also had my bachlorette party in Vegas-great time! My friends from St. George drove me down and we stayed at a amazing hotel, 6 girls one king size bed, 1 large couch and 1 floor :) We were at the same hotel at Paris Hilton that night-however we were having too much fun to notice! My maid of honor came too from alaska! Here is a pic of the bed-i felt like a celeb, well maybe a c lister.

Bootsy just LOVES stairs! I had a feeling she would, cuz I like them too. But i mean she loves them. She will walk up them on the other side of the railing-kinda scary! Or she will lay on a stair and roll over backwards and attack anyone who walks up them with her little from paws! Other times I catch her spying on us from the very top....what a doll!!!

Were Moving.....

2008-06-12T20:43:00.000-07:00

Across town, we have been spoiled long enough living in kendalls gorgeous home. We will be moving into one of my boss's propertys, a 3bed/2.5bath townhome. Luckily I happen to be the propery manager of the subdivision, so we say what goes.Im excited about it becasue it has a 2 car garage, and stairs! I have always wanted stairs. There are some downsides, like the kitchen is isolated and it's not very good for entertaining, which after were married we will be doing a lot of, because once your married that's what you do. And our nightstands won't fit on both sides of the bed, so it won't look like a magazine anymore-i mean who doens't have 2 nightstands on both sides of the bed?? But we do have a door off the master to the backyard, and aaron will have to keep his clothes upstairs in the guest room because the closet isnt that big in the master. I will actually have to keep my shoes upstaris as well, they just don't make closet's bigenough these days for the modern girl :) But overall it's a cute townhome and cheap rent! Hopefully we will be buying a house in the next yr.

Engagment

2008-06-05T20:29:00.000-07:00

So we did it! We got engagment photo's-just one step closer to actually getting married! We are so blessed we know 2 people who are willing to take out photos for FREE....Kendall and my boss krista. These photos were on a complete spur of the moment, I actually had a whole weekend off work!!! So Friday I told my boss this is pretty much the only day I can take photos-and luckily it worked for her too! She doesnt' have 2 little rug rats like kendall, so it will have to be carfefully planned when Kendall and I both have free time-but don't think we forgot about ya kendall! This was a very strange day in St. George-it was may and raining, besides the 2 hours we were taking photos :) Now, I can only imagine what an actual photographer would cost and am gald we ended up with these amazing shots at no cost! I think krista did a great job, so good I can't decide what one's to pick!! It's very weird seeing good pics of aaron and I, most our pictures are off my camera and pretty much suck! I'm so excited for the big day-what a wonderful week that will be (when it's over)

Forever Young Prom

2008-06-02T19:04:00.001-07:00

Here is aaron in his Miami Vice suit lookin hot
Becky, Leah and Me lookin Hot. Love becky's face!
Trying to stick my butt out as far as I could
I had to take a pic of aaron's sandles. This would of been our prom pic, if we dated in the 80's.

So our friend scott had a "prom" theme party, and aaron and I decided to go early 80's/Miami Vice. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure what era my dress was, I guess it was just short :) We had a blast, and most girls thought my dress for reals...haha!! Aaron got these great sandles to go with his white suit-he was smokin!

Flower girls and Ring Bear

2008-05-25T18:14:00.000-07:00

I have been looking for a while now for some baskets for the flower girls, and a pillow for the ring bear. I didn't plan on them matching, but while on Ebay today I ran across these and absolutley fell in love!! I think they are just gorgeous, and can't wait to see them in action.

And ofcourse the best part the darling dresses!! I just love them, I want for myself. I can't wait to see aaron's perfect nieces in them!! I am still deciding on a tux for the ring bear- Do i want ivory or black?? Either way little landon will be a stud.

More about last weekend..........

2008-05-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

So i didn't get to finish bragging about my wonderful weekend back in seattle, so let me finish. So after pikes place we ran over to bellevue square to go see made of honor, it was sweet and very fitting for the weekend!! Then came saturday. Up at 8am to go cake testing at 9am at Mikes amazing cakes, evedentially this is pretty popular cake place-even featured on The food network :) So we got there and what a suprise for me-the cake i thought i wanted would end up being almost $1000!!!!! Turns out fondent is pretty expensive and they can make the cake out of buttercream just the same. So I added a tier, now 4 tiers, which will serve 146 and just get a sheet cake from costco to feed the rest. i decided on square, ivory buttercream with sage green deco, which is yet to be decided. I am still unsure of the green- I might just go with all ivory, so your suggestions will be appreciated.

After Cakes we headed to Michaels were I picked out a bunch of little goodies, like vases and books and darling little boxes to put candy it!!! And my dad stopped by to have lunch with us-what a treat to have both my parents there!!!

After we re-fueld at PCC ( an all natural market which I pray Utah will get one day ) we headed up to Blakley hall for my 1st time at seeing were I will become a Jasperson!!! It was a little different than what i pictured, but even better. I have to say this wedding is going to be quite the event :) I sure have a lot of changes to make to this place to make it up to par-but we can do it. After hours at blakley hall moving tables, measureing pictures and deciding where the cake table will go- my mom and I were off to Joanne fabrics! !Here we picked out fabrics to cover the ugly pictures on the wall, my mom made an amazing fake bouquet of what I think i want my real one to look like and some flowers to go on the arch we get married under!

By this time it was 7pm and we were exhausted! So we went off to home to get ready for the bridal shower the next day. I have to say I am so blessed to have such an amazing mom who cares about perfectionism as much, actually, more than I do. This bridal shower was gorgeous!! The food was amazing, the flowers were out of this world!!! And I had a great time and got wonderful gifts, It was the best time ever! I was so happy to see old friends, get new presents-a lot more than i expected i must say- and get a glimpse of what the wedding will be like!!

My mom made me wear this veil, i didn't look good in it. Then she wanted to wear it!

So manyt gift, so thankful!!

I have to praise mine as well............

2008-05-22T07:17:00.000-07:00

Since we are not officially married, I can't call him my hubby, but since everyone else is talking about their husbands, I will talk about my Fiance. Since I have gotten home from seattle Aaron has been extremely helpful around the house. First off, when I got off the shuttle he was standing there with flowers and a balloon for missing my birthday. Then when i got home, he had kept the house in the exact way I left it.........even bed made, and bootsy happy!! Then when I get home from working or the gym, he has dinner in the oven and makes the bed-I'm so lucky!!! He even let me eat the pizza he got all for himself for dinner. Aaron also has been working esecially hard at his Job, trying to make the company more money in any way he can! It can be very stressful at times when he doesn't get 100% from all other employees, but he always has a good attitude. His goal is to not have me working in 5 years, I hope it happens! We are so excited to be married and start our family, bootsy needs some friends at home :)

What a weekend............

2008-05-20T20:39:00.000-07:00

First off I have to say what an AMAZING mother and friends I/she has. I had the best weekend yet, and the wedding hasn't even happened! I have never been so busy, or got so frusterated shopping!! What forks, plates, colors, ribbons, vases, tableclothes, runners, candy, cake, tiers, dot's or stripes, AWWWWWW!! But, it was amazing!

My mom, amazing bestest friend Dana and me started the weekend on Friday heading to TJ's to grab some candles, then off to get a trial run of my hair, which is still in the works and I'm not very satisfied. Then to R&R party rentals to pick the chairs (blond wood), tableclothes (beige), Forks (simple), Plates (white square), Punch Fountain (amazing), and what to put in the middle-which almost killed me. Now keep in mind what you have in your head-is not always what is seen with your eyes. Once I put this very elegant table with centerpiece together and put a white chair up next to it-it looked like throw up. Thus the more expensive chairs come in. After the rental place looked like a tornado hit it, we were off to Pikes Place Market to look at fresh flowers!! After only seeing tons and tons of tulips, we decided to have some lunch over looking the water, you can't get better than that! I'm getting beckened to bed, so will have to write more tomorrow!

I get to go home today!

2008-05-15T06:46:00.000-07:00

Yay!!! My first trip back to seattle since November, I cant wait to see all the people, the places to eat, starbucks everywhere I look, shopping and traffic!!!! What a glorious day! I can't wait for my Bridal shower that my lovely mom is putting on, and to celebrate my BRITHDAY on Sat! Man, I miss Kirkland :)

Blakley Hall

2008-05-13T09:10:00.000-07:00

Here is Blakley Hall, the place we are getting married!!! Boy, did we have a tough time choosing a place! We had looked at hotels, manors, and community centers but finally found the perfect place!!! It is in Issaquah Highlands and we are so excited.

Here will be me (only way hotter ) outside where the ceremony will take place.

The Fam Dam

2008-05-09T19:09:00.001-07:00

Cuz I miss my family so much I think I will post some pics of them. This is us in Panama for christmas, How amazing to see a 15ft alligator a few yards away from you when your in a boat that is bound to sink any min!!
Here is my Dad. I love him!!!
My bro and I being tourist is Panama.
This is a friend watching us eat breakfast.

Bootsy

2008-05-08T21:48:00.001-07:00

Here is bootsy and me sharing a candy cane

Here is aaron and bootsy browsing the web
She loves being in the sun
She also likes laying on, pulling on, hanging off of and being around my clothes. Here she is on my hat shelf. I try to keep her hip by changing her collar colors often, I know she gets bored of the same color. I recently bought her a white one, with black jewels on it. She has had quite the attitude since I put it on her, she knows she's hot stuff.

Cakes

2008-05-08T21:42:00.001-07:00

I like the idea of this cake, the box and ribbon.
I like the simplicity of this one
I like the flowers and elegance of this one
I love the originality of this one
Love the ribbon here, but not on the top.

So here are some pics of cakes I like, i know I want square and 3 tiers. I like the ribbon idea, but also the simple designs. I want fondent, and it has to be cream. There are so many options I might have 2 or maybe 3 cakes. I am very indecisive and this is a full time job planning a wedding.

A little about us.........

2008-05-08T21:27:00.000-07:00

Since I am a neat freak I will have to start from the begining. I can not have pic's or post on here that are out of order or don't go with a flow. So Here we are on Feb 2 at Zions National park, just out for a drive-or so I thought. Earlier in the week aaron suggested we stop to look at some rings just for fun, now when your with someone for almost 8 years, ring shopping means nothing. But oh was I wrong. As you can tell I was pretty surprised and excited!!

OMG I did It!!!

2008-05-08T20:30:00.000-07:00

Omg I am so cool. I just did something I thought I could never do! Im growing up so fast. I thought to myself as I have all these friends who don't know they are friends with me, why don't I make a blog so they know who I am. So here I am, and I have to say thanks only to MK who said I should do this cuz of the wedding coming up. So being that I don't have a litter of kids, and my almost husband enjoys doing nothing and I don't know if my mom even knows how to use a keyboard, my blog will mostly be about myself, my kitty and the people who's lives I follow that are my friends, but again, don't know who I am. Such as most people on TV, and the girls of the hills.