Day 12*

Day 12*  How did you find out about Blogger?

Um, My cousin Jamie told me about it YEARS ago, when I was getting married. I thought it was TO difficult to figure out so I didnt use it for a couple years.. then for some reason I got back onto my account, played around with it and here I AM! haha..

Day 11*

Day 11* Another picture of you and your friends

I had to post more than one because some of these pictures I just ran across, and they were from years ago!!! I love my Girl Friends!!!!!

Day 10*

Day 10* Songs/Music I listen to when im happy, sad, mad, hyper, ect!

Hm, I listen to ALL types of music. When Im sad I usually listen to old country music, or sad songs to my favorite singers/singer groups.Such as Lady A, Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, so many!  Happy, I listen to pop music, Kesha, Usher, hyper I listen to 80's rock music, if I feel like dancing I listen to old 80's rock music..Ozzy, AcDc, Guns and Roses. When Im mad I dont listen to music, and rarely when I do its just whatever is on the radio?? Country station, Pop, Anything. 

Day 9*

Day 9* Something your proud of in the last few months!

Um, Horrible pict of me.. I was in the middle of getting ready, see I have to go in increments! Especially when Rydge is awake! So, make  up first. then part of the hair, then getting dressed! It takes time. haha!

Of COURSE, this little man is what I am proud of in the last couple months!!! He was born Nov 24th! and its been 3 months of challenges, happiness, hormonal crying, excitement! TOTAL exhaustion!!! BUT, I would NOT change it for anything!!! I am SOOOO proud to be his mama! i Love YoU RydGey bOy!

3 MONTHS

My Little Man is 3 months today :)!! I cant believe 3 months have gone by! He is getting so big!

He is starting to play with his tongue.. alot! He is a droller, Blows bubbles ALOT! Gripes onto things, He is happy happy boy! He stares at things now, and gets big eyes when he is really interested! He likes to stand when you hold him, he hates sitting, he sucks on his hands! He is very strong, no more head bobbing!! He favors his left arm..Yes, we may have a lefty! He kicks his legs when he is standing.. like he is stomping! when he gets excited he fists his hands and wiggles, he is a grunter! He is sleeping longer at night :)! He loves his daddy! I just love this cute little boy!!! And its been the best 3 months ever!!!

Day 8*

Day 8* Short term goals you have for the month and why

1* Doing the dishes EVERY night after we have finished dinner. I have done pretty darn good the last couple weeks making sure the dishes are done every night after dinner. Why, because it doesnt stink, (I dont have a dish washer so I have to do it by hand.) So, when they sit in the sink forever and pile up I get frantic. Plus it keeps my kitchen looking clean!!

2* Lay off the Pepsi! I have done better this month to limit myself to 1-2 Pepsi's a day. i Love pop.. HORRIBLE!  why, because pop is not healthy for you! 

3* Picking up clutter. Usually if we have been out and about I get lazy and just throw stuff in the rooms or on the table :(.. why, because i HATE clutter.

4* Cooking. Why cooking is healthier than snacking!

I guess thats all the goals?? haha...

Day 7*

Day 7* A picture of someone/something that has had an impact on you!!

My Grandparents are everything to me!!! They have had the biggest impact on me.. without them I would be lost!! They are probably the one stable thing in my life, I look up to them and love them so much!!

 ...and my cute little boy!!! I haven NEVER felt love like this before.. He is my everything, and I hope I can be a good role model for him, just like my grandparents are for me!

Looking Homely*

hmmm... Do I Look Like THIS????? On my "homely" days!!! WELL.. My hubby keeps telling me I look homely...Is he telling me something!!! I just dont have the "Umph" sometimes to get up and put make up on, do my hair all pretty, and get cute clothes on, especially when im not going or doing anything important, besides staying home and cleaning cleaning cleanig, and playing with my CUTE boy.. Most days I do something with myself so I look some what decent and not TOTALLY scary!! BUT! sometimes I just get in a mood and dont want to do anything with myself. :(

On days were im cleaning the house like a mad women because it gets so cluttery when I dont clean it for a couple days, sweats are comfier than jeans!! I wish I could be one of those "SEXY" good looking wives, that always looks hot. Make up done, skinny, all done up and the house is clean. I can only do so much. And if I want to look homely some days..Im GonnA!! haha!!!..and I know all of you will go through the same thing..I hope!!!

Day 6*

A favorite super hero and why?

Ok... so I dont have a super hero...BUT, I figured Scooby doo is the GREATEST super hero because he catches ghosts and  goblins!!! Im SCARED of the dark soo he is MY perfect super hero!!

Day 5*

Day 5* Somewhere I have been...

I have been to New York and toured the Statue of Liberty!! We climbed the inside of her, and took pictures at the very very top! I was in 5 or 6th grade. We were headed to Connecticut  for a summer camp and my parents decided to go early and tour New york for a week. We went to that big bull, the empire state building. Ate hot dogs from the cart things on the side walks. And our hotel room was SO small I felt like we were in a plastic bubble! haha! It was a GREAT experience and I wish I had pictures to post and show you but they are all with my mom in a scrap book in Sacramento!!! But, it was a blast!!

Chunky Monkey!

He is starting to suck on his hands

His cute little CHUNKY face!!!

We had to try out the BuMbO!!! haha.. He didnt know what to think about it!

SUCH A CUTIE!!!!

Like Father.. Like Son! lol.

Our Chunk a Monk!!! Isnt he just chunkin up so much!!! :)!! He will be 3 months next week.. It is crazy how much he starting to grow, and change!! We love him!!!



Day 4 of the blog challenge: Whats a habit I would change of myself.

Hmm.. I dont know, When I talk to people I always have my hands up to my mouth or face, and I dont make eye contact alot. I would LOVE to change that because it DRIVES ME NUTS! haha!!! (Would that count as a habit to change..)  It would be nice to have the "confidence" to not have to hide away behind my hands when talking to others.. I probably have a lot others (as my hubby points out ;)..) but, thats one that I would like to work on! 

Day 3*

Day 3 of blog challenge!!!  A picture of you and your friends!!

Well.. this is a little difficult because I dont have 1 picture of all my friends together :)!!!  SOOO your getting a scatter of pictures!!!

All of these ladies have been friends since Elementary School! And I couldnt ask for better friends!!

Shar, Kand and me!

Ashlee, Jen and I (jens 2 little girls)

These are the 2 couples we hang out with all the time!! We are pretty close friends!

Day 2*

The meaning behind your blog name.

The Brackens.. Its my last name :)!!! haha!

Day 1*

Day 1. Include a recent picture of you, and 15 interesting facts!

1) I LOVE being a mommy!!!

2) I am a huge fan of Twilight!! Infact I just had a twilight a thon a couple weeks ago! :)!

3) My favorite time of day is mornings, which wasnt always the case. Ever since I had Rydge he wakes up about 7-730 each morning and is so smiley that It makes me LOVE my mornings with him.

4) I LOVE my hubby, even though he makes me mad sometimes and can be a pain in the Butt!!! lol!I love that he loves his family, and would do anything for Rydge and I.


5) I have the biggest sweet tooth you could ever imagine!!! night times are the worst because I get into snack mode.

6) I am ALWAYS smiling.

7) I jam out while I drive. And bust out into song and dance no matter where I am. yes, it embarreses Brent. But, I love music and I cant just sit there.

8) I would have an animal farm if possible. I take any stray animal in because I love animals!!! But, Brent wont let me have any more because we have 3 dogs already.

9) I secretly love Brents bronco.

10) I hate awkward situations.

11) I wish we could move away from Enterprise, I would love to go to Montana! or the pretty side of Colorado

12) I am very emotional!!! Ever since I got pregnant I cry at everything.. well, it still hasnt gone away. Every little sappy, cute, lovey, sad thing makes me cry. Brent makes fun of me!

13) I like making other people smile and laugh

14) I try to please everyone else and make everybody happy.

15) I dont think about myself as much as I should. I make everyone else a priority before my own.

Wow.. I cant believe I could think of 15!!! Hmm, day one challenge DOWN!! hehe!!!

30 Day Blog Challenge

A few of my friends are actually already doing this! BUT, I thought it would be fun? Get to re-know myself and maybe just give me something to blog about and do!! I dont know if I'll do it every day.. so therfore I doubt Ill be finished with it in 30 days.. but ill get it done one way or another! lol!!!! I challenge ALL of you guys to do this :)!!!!!

So Here is the list:
Day 1 - Include a recent picture of yourself and 15 interesting facts about you.. This could be difficult

Day 2 - The meaning behind your blog name

Day 3 - A picture of you and your friends

Day 4 - A habit you wish you didn't have

Day 5 - A picture of somewhere you've been to

Day 6 - A favorite super hero and why

Day 7 - A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 8 - Short term goals for this month and why

Day 9 - Something you're proud of in the past few days

Day 10 - Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyper, mad

Day 11 - Another picture of you and your friends

Day 12 - How you found out about blogger and why you have one

Day 13 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently ( I may skip that one lol)

Day 14 - A picture of you and your family

Day 15 - Put your Ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play

Day 16 - Another picture of yourself

Day 17 - Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Day 18 - Plans/Dreams/Goals you have

Day 19 - Nicknames you have and why you have them

Day 20 - Someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future

Day 21 - A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22 - What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23 - Something you crave for a lot

Day 24 - A letter to your parents

Day 25 - What I would find in your bag

Day 26 - What do you think about your friends

Day 27 - Why are you doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28 - A picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Day 29 - In this past month, what have you learned

Day 30 - Your favorite song

Some of these are a little intimidating :S... If I skip some, you wont care right! haha!!!!

Happy Love Day!

                                                   HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU!!!!
                                                                      XoXoXoXoXoXo

CuTesT boY eVeR!!!!

Does he put a SMILE on your face or WHAT!!!!! Uh, He is SO darn cute!!!!!

:( AW!

My Rydgey caught the bug :(. Woke up last night to him ALL stuffed up, and the "sicky" croup congested snot cough. My poor thing!!! I sucked his boogers, changed him and started to feed him. He eats fine, he has no fever, he is still a happy smiley boy.. but scared me! I was up half the night reading about sick babies and information on everything, and he is fine. Just has the small bug! I also sat in the bathroom with the shower going for a humidifier for Rydge, it helped a little bit. I texted my mom at like 4 AM and she called me and she said that he is fine and just got caught by the winter bug. Thank goodness its nothing serious :( Although his cough scares me.. but its normal!!! Hopefully lots of cuddles and rest will get him better!! and ASAP! One thing that helps me is when he smiles and coos at me I know he is good :)!!!

V-day GoodiEs

SO! I saw this on lovely little snippets and decided to make them for our valentine treat to give away to family and neighbors. Peanut butter balls!!! YUM YUM!!!! Hopefully I can make them just as yummy as they look here!! And I want to make home made cute Vday cards to go with them. I think I will send a Rydge valentine to all my family in Cali!!! I saw this CUTE Idea on one of the blogs where I use his picture as the Valentine.. thought its a cute touch for those in cali that dont see him as often as the family here does! Hopefully I can get paper, and everything I need to do them!!!
I have been on this CRAFTY kick lately.. I have SO many ideas that I want to do.. I have a project I would like to do every month. I just wish I had everything lying around so I could just make it! BUT, since I dont, I wrote a list of all I need and hopefully I can find everything CHEAP and get to working!!! I Love thinking im crafty.. but it all depends on the final project! haha!!!