2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Dave and I celebrated our TWO year anniversary this past weekend. I really don't believe it's been 2 whole years. By far the B E S T two years of my life!!

Dave is my best friend, the love of my life, and without him I would be a huge wreck, guaranteed!! I love him to the moon & back and I can't wait for the rest of our lives together and to see what life throws at us!

Just like last year, we stayed up in Park City at the marriot mountain side! The first night was just the two of us- it was the first time we left Olive overnight!! The next day we drove back down to get Olive and went back up as a family for one more night! So much fun!!!

I love you Daveey Baby!! Happy Two Years!

11 MONTHS DOWN

i can't believe another month has passed, and little Olive bug is E L E V E N months old!!! time is flying. Olive has quite the personality, that continues to show more and more! she definitely has a little snotty attitude at times (don't mess with her!;)) but she is also really fun & outgoing! i love her huge smile and her little laughs & giggles. she sure lights up our lives!

olive has 4 teeth and workin on more!! she loves food, anytime anyone is eating she'll come over for some! we decided to switch her to a front facing car seat about 2 weeks ago. she H A T E D her other one. it was a nightmare to go anywhere so we made the switch & we are loving being able to see her beautiful face!! she is being stubborn about walking. she C A N do it- she is just choosing not to. she will walk from furniture to furniture with no hands but she just hasn't taken off yet!

her hair is getting crazy long!! and thick! headband don't do the trick- so if her hair isn't in a little pony her hair is constantly in her face! we love buns, bows, spider web hair-do's and we've even done a french braid! her current obsession is mickey mouse.... especially mickey mouse clubhouse! obsessed. it's cute how much she loves it and how excited she gets!

olive loves music & dancing, her blankets get carried around with her every where. she L O V E S dogs and is such a people person! she will go to anyone! she also loves to play and watch other kids!! she can say mom/momma, dada, dog and her favorite word, no!!

we love our little olaf and can't imagine our lives without her!! she brings so much joy and happiness into our family. i can't believe in one month she will be a year old!!

TOP 4 FAVORITE YOUTUBE CHANNELS

i'm not sure if you're one of those people who are subscribed to youtube channels and check them daily or not, but if you are.... and you're into fashion and make up, you probably want to keep reading. about a year ago (right before i had olive) my little sister got me hooked on a few of the make up channels that she was into. once i got started, i couldn't stop. and to this day, i check them daily and if i don't i make sure to get caught up when i do.

there are FOUR channels that i love and for many reasons. pretty much, these are the only four that i check. and on occasion i'll check out the others that i'm subscribed to as well.

number 1 || carli bybel || she is by far my favorite.  first off, she is gorgeous. but she is also so professional and is amazing at what she does. she does all sorts of videos.... make up, hair, monthly favorites. she also has a fashion blog . now if only i could look like her.

number 2 || jaclyn hill || she is gooooooood at make up guys. every time i watch one of her videos, my husband always gives me weird looks and asks "what the heck are you watching"?  this girl has such a spunky personality which makes her videos entertaining to watch.

number 3 || nicole guerriero || pretty much all these girls have the same review, they are all in my top 4 because they are so good at what they do. nicole is another one of them. she posts a lot of videos.... fun & different hair styles, make up looks, etc.

number 4 || missglamorazzi || this channel is my go to channel when i'm looking for something other than just "make up & fashion". although she does do those videos she also does soo much more! apartment tours, what's in my bag, monthly favorites, spring styles, etc.

if you are into make up, beauty and fashion. definitely check these channels out and also follow them on instagram...... enjoy......

carli bybel : Carlibel
jaclyn hill : Jaclynhill
nicole guerriero : nicoleguerriero
missglamorazzi : TheGridMonster

TEN MONTH UPDATE + LIFE LATELY.

holy cow, life has been so insanely busy the last few weeks! i don't even know where to begin!! let's just stick to the MAJOR events.  first off || olive turned TEN months old on the 29th of march. it still blows our minds that in just a month and a half we'll have a 1 year old!! what?! second || moved out of the parents/in laws the last week of may & are FINALLY settled in! moving and unpacking with a 10 month old takes a lot of time! and with the major OCD that i established after giving birth, these last few weeks have been stressful and there have been quite a few anxiety attacks. but! i think we are finally settled into our new "home".  and last but not least || i finally became an aunt on my side of the family!! my brother and his wife had their beautiful baby girl the end of march, her name is river ky. and oh my is she adorable!! i just love her already. and i may be a little (okay, a lot) baby hungry! baby #2 soon?!

okay, let's get to little olive babe's monthly update. . . . .

^^ she weighs (about) 18 pounds. and either she is getting longer by the second or i just have a hard time NOT shrinking clothes. but soon she will be out of the 9 month clothes!

^^ she jibber jabbers A LOT. and it's my favorite!! i just wish i knew exactly what she was saying.

^^ she has 3 teeth & currently cutting another. :(

^^ she is super fast at crawling. likes to crawl on her hands & FEET.  and with one hand, holding a toy in the other.

^^ she's SO close to walking.  in fact, i'm 100% positive she would be walking today if we hadn't moved.  it kind of threw her off. but! she's getting there!!!

^^ she's pretty much over her baby food, all she wants is big girl food.  she loves chocolate like her momma, chicken nuggets, ravioli, veggie straws, water, noodles, just pretty much everything.

^^ we wanna switch her to a front facing car seat so badly, we think she would love it! maybe on her birthday?!

^^ she's still a horrible sleeper. shocker? nahhh. ever since i started this nanny job, our regular afternoon naps together don't happen. so when she wakes in the middle of the night, i kiiinnnddaaa just let her stay in our bed. i just miss her at night, okay?!

^^ she loves playing with other kids.

^^ she can drink from a straw now!! such a big girl!!

^^ and she loves music!!

we just love our little munchkin and love watching her learn and grow every single day. we can't imagine life without her!!

MEMORIES

i have a lot of memories of my grandma moultrie growing up!! she was a big part of our lives and we spent a lot of time together. back in 2009 (during my ACT test, in fact) my grandma passed away.  i remember getting a voicemail from my mom during our break of the test, letting me know that my grandma had died and to come straight to the house once my test was over. i was in shock. and it was hard.

i remember my grandma always taking us to five points mall, or to get ice cream, playing "magic carpet ride" on her big rug, taking us birthday shopping, and once we got older (and she got older) she started singing her dope shop song (which was hilarious) and many, many more memories!!

the other night i had a dream about my grandma moultrie, i woke up in the middle of the night crying.  i miss her so much and have been terrible about visiting her grave.  i so badly wish that dave could have met her. she would have loved him and he definitely would have loved her. (someday!!!) so yesterday, olive and i took a little visit to her grave.  it was nice and peaceful. olive sat on the grass playing with the flowers. i can't wait until i can see my grandma again someday!!

BED BUGS

The worst thing (okay, I'm being a little dramatic) happened to us this week. I had noticed that I was waking up with bites all over my body. The weather has been amazing lately so we've been sleeping with our windows open. I figured that it was justmesquitos. A few days later when we were getting back into bed in the middle of the night from putting Olive back in her crib we found a little bug crawling across our sheets. Immediately I thought "bed bugs"!! We looked at it closely and then flushed it down the toilet. I got on my phone and looked up bed bugs and of course, the photos looked exactly like the little guy that was in our bed. At first I was grossed out (I still am) but then I started reading and then we met with the pest control and found out the treatment process and I just became pissed. Something like this is not supposed to happen to me or my family. They sprayed our bedroom and then were told we had to put EVERYTHING in the dryer. Clothes (clean and dirty), blankets, pillows, bedding, olives toys. AND THEN store them in sealed garbage bags until the process is over!!! With my intense OCD you can imagine my stress and frustration!! Putting everything in the dryer isn't what bothers me most, it's that everything has to sit in garbage bags for a week, maybe two weeks, maybe THREE weeks!! You know what all that clutter is going to do to me?!! The number of mini chocolate candy bars I consumed the first day is unreal. I had a headache by the end of the day from all the chocolate!! Guys!! Bed bugs are becoming more and more common in utah! Those nasty little buggers are the best little hitch hikers! Please be aware so that no one else has to suffer!! Wish us luck the next couple weeks!