tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663201289188082832024-03-13T14:48:10.155-07:00Tommy Brittany and Our Little MonkeyTommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-66061292371464620962012-05-05T23:46:00.000-07:002012-05-05T23:46:01.797-07:00Back to it...February 28, 2011<br />
<br />
(sorry ahead of time for all of the spelling and grammar mistakes, I am not going to proof read this)<br />
<br />
I went to the Dr. for a follow up appointment in the morning and was told that because I had gained SEVEN pounds in the last week and my blood pressure was sky high I was being put on bed rest. Well, this came as quit stressful information because at work I was not planning on being done for at least another 4-6 weeks. Not to mention, I was sad because I wanted to use my maternity leave while she was here and not just sitting in bed.<br />
<br />
So the tears came poring!!! The whole way from the dr. all the way to work, then for at least another hour once I got to work. Then in and out for the whole day. A lot of stress! Which I am sure did not help what was to come.<br />
<br />
Well, once the work day was over I headed home. By this time I had a massive headache, migraine maybe. It was very intense so I asked Tommy to give me a blessing which did help a little to calm me down. Tommy's sister and brother in law Allie and Brad were so sweet to bring us pizza for dinner. Mmmm! Well right after dinner I went straight to bed hoping to calm down my head. Thats pretty much the last thing I remember clearly...<br />
<br />
The following is an account from things I have been told, mostly by Tommy. My poor husband really had the worst of this whole story.<br />
<br />
After going to bed, I woke up and walked out into the living room where Tommy was and proceeded to tell me that I needed to get back into bed. Im not sure what I said to him but I have been told that it did not make any sense. Tommy knowing that this wasnt just my usual weird sleeping habits, called my doctor who told him to keep an eye on me and if anything changed to call him right back. Well, after going back to bed I got back us and went straight to the bathroom being sick... This was not normal for my pregnancy. I really didnt get sick maybe more than twice in the beginning. So Tommy called the doctor who told him to take me right to the hospital.<br />
<br />
I remember pulling up to the hospital and walking in the entry. Next thing I remember is a girl trying to put my IV in. I don't remember why it was hard for them but I guess she was the second or third to try. I remember her telling me that it was tuff and she was the best there at doing them. I remember thinking, "that doesnt sound good".<br />
<br />
So once they got me all hooked up they decided they wanted to monitor me to make sure that things were stable. I guess. While all of this was going on, Tommy had called my side of the family up in Sacramento to let them know what was going on. As soon as they heard they packed up and where in the car on their way down. Tommy's mom (who lives here in Sand Diego) came on over to the hospital. Thank goodness!!!<br />
<br />
Well Tommy's mom got to the hospital at some point. Not a minute too late! Im not sure what led up to this but at some point I started siezing. I dont know how long it went on for but I know that it was pretty long for a siezure. Tommy said that it was the most terrifying thing he has ever seen. All of the sudden things got crazy really quick! There went from being one nurse in my room to a lot of people. The crash cart was brought in, which was really scary for Tommy. He said that in that moment he started thinking horrible thoughts about me and our little baby. Worried that he was about to loose one or both of us.<br />
<br />
Once this was over there wasnt any other options but to deliver the baby. So off for c section. I do remember getting my epidural. I dont remember pain, I just remember being really sad, and sitting on the bed with someone holding me up. Next thing I remember is lying in the operating room with Tommy sitting next to me. I remember him looking at me and said "we are going to have our baby!" That made me happy. I remember the green fabric/paper that was up in front of my face.<br />
<br />
Somewhere around 2am on March 1, 2011 our sweet little Kennedy Noel Cooper came to our home here on earth.<br />
<br />
Tommy said that they were rushing around trying to get everything done as fast as they could. He said that they were about to start cutting right when he came in the room. At some point while the dr. started cutting I started to seize again. Tommy said that my dr. started, in a very stern voice, started ordering the anesthesiologist to "make this stop!" They were able to stop it pretty quickly I guess. Next thing I remember is hearing our sweet little baby girls cry. I am so grateful that I remember this part. It is one of the few happy memories I have from this experience. I remember looking over at Tommy and both of us having tears in our eyes. Then I remember going back to sleep.<br />
<br />
The next few days are a huge blur. I remember seeing Kennedy for the first time down in the NICU. She had a tubs all over her and in her. It was very sad. I remember her sweet little voice as she was trying so hard to breath. They estimated that she was about 6 weeks early. She weighed 5 lbs 2oz and was 17 inches long. Every time she tried to take a breath there was a sweet little wheezing noise she made. She needed help breathing for a little while since her lungs where not developed all the way. But I think she was off air assistance after a day or maybe two.<br />
<br />
In the NICU each side of the room kinda was a graduation on how much assistance the babies needed. I remember when they moved her to the other side of the room thinking that maybe we would get to take her home soon! Not the case...<br />
<br />
Before we were able to take her home she had to be able to eat on her own (without a tube) and she couldnt loose any weight. There was a family there that got to leave about a week after we were there. I remember talking to them and them telling us that they had been there for 3 weeks. I remember thinking, "dang thats a long time. I cant imagine having to do that." Well, I wouldnt need to imagine it because we would live it.<br />
<br />
Everyday it was so hard leaving her at the hospital and going home. I remember having to wake up every 3 hours to pump and being so made that I was waking up to a stupid machine instead of my baby. There were many, many, many tears. This im sure didnt help my blood pressure. I still had pretty high blood pressure and had to take my blood pressure twice a day to make sure I was okay. Tommy was really worried about this because he didnt want to see me go through it all over.<br />
<br />
I remember having our families visit us in the hospital which was really fun and made the days a little easier. I would wake up every morning and try to get to the hospital as soon as the morning nurse shift change was over which was at 8am. I remember one time I was a little late and when I finally got into the NICU I heard Kennedy crying. This was a big deal to me because every time she would have a crying fit she would loose weight which would move us further away from going home.<br />
<br />
She had a lot of really nice nurses helping her. This whole experience has given me a great appreciation for nice nurses. The nurse that we would have each day a big impact on the type of day we had. If we had a nice nurse we would have a good day, if we had a grumpy nurse we would have a not so great day.<br />
<br />
One morning the doctor was doing her morning checks. She listened to Kennedy's hear beat, her lungs, and looked at her stats. Then she turned to me and said, "She can go home today." I could not believe it!!! That was probably the longest day out of all of them for me. They have to do a lot tests and a lot of paper work. One test was they left her hooked up to all of her monitors and put her in the car seat for 30 minutes and made sure that none of the alarms went off.<br />
<br />
The reminds me. After being in there for 3 weeks all of the alarm noises were deeply imbedded in our minds. I remember going to get food places after bringing Kennedy home and hearing noises very similar to the alarms in the NICU. Every time we would hear them both Tommy and I would quickly look to Kennedy to make sure she was okay. It was kinda funny.<br />
<br />
Well, we made it home. By this time we had had some pretty special training in the NICU so we felt like we knew what we were doing. Kinda... I think more then we would have if we had brought her home after the normal 2-3 days.<br />
<br />
Once out of the hospital she started growing fast. She went from being in the 8th percentile for weight to being in the 89th percentile. She grew quick, too quick. Now 14 months later, her little personality is blooming. She has brought SO much happiness and love to our little family. Its only been a year but we have all learned so much. I think above all, I have learned patience. Oh, and that I need to stop stressing out about everything :-) Being a mom and a wife makes me so happy. I love that our family is growing and love watching all of us help build and grow together.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vrwqt3_0SzY/T6YcJhJfiAI/AAAAAAAAASE/iIMZNRQD-IY/s1600/IMG_0552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vrwqt3_0SzY/T6YcJhJfiAI/AAAAAAAAASE/iIMZNRQD-IY/s320/IMG_0552.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FXiEHmhusxA/T6YcUrNdaOI/AAAAAAAAASM/xJxJc_BsyHo/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FXiEHmhusxA/T6YcUrNdaOI/AAAAAAAAASM/xJxJc_BsyHo/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UIFkzUR5uEo/T6Yck9HEV6I/AAAAAAAAASU/ifJiFS-ENoA/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UIFkzUR5uEo/T6Yck9HEV6I/AAAAAAAAASU/ifJiFS-ENoA/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ACoipddfO78/T6YcyIvXTMI/AAAAAAAAASc/WHqI-tXmLPk/s1600/IMG_0637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ACoipddfO78/T6YcyIvXTMI/AAAAAAAAASc/WHqI-tXmLPk/s320/IMG_0637.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the day we got to bring her home!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yUCOoJCa9o/T6Yc6WR6GSI/AAAAAAAAASk/p5_hd3skqAs/s1600/IMG_0638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yUCOoJCa9o/T6Yc6WR6GSI/AAAAAAAAASk/p5_hd3skqAs/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oeDYD4lTv-A/T6Yd6Cw2WFI/AAAAAAAAASs/cNMZwZEqHxQ/s1600/IMG_2189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oeDYD4lTv-A/T6Yd6Cw2WFI/AAAAAAAAASs/cNMZwZEqHxQ/s320/IMG_2189.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div>
After one very devastating miscarriage and trying to have a baby for 3 long years, we finally found her! I know that our Heavenly Father has had his hand in this whole process. Although things definitely didnt go as WE planned and maybe it hasn't been the most smooth path, we are working our way back and that path looks bright.Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-44413212354800729462011-07-05T21:12:00.000-07:002011-07-05T22:00:38.072-07:00Time To Catch Up<div style="text-align: left;">So… It has been 2+ years since I have been on here to record the events of our lives. So here it goes in a nut shell.</div> <p class="MsoNormal"> First some pictures:<o:p></o:p></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3h5Zul-Fn9g/ThPo792tv4I/AAAAAAAAARo/mTX-WMXl1vY/s320/IMG_0076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626096476429860738" /><p class="MsoNormal"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CEVdvtNf6oE/ThPoX7v4HRI/AAAAAAAAARg/tuW6RfJzT9A/s320/IMG_0078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626095857389018386" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(One our favorite things to do is go walk around the San Diego Zoo for a couple hours)</p><p class="MsoNormal">2009:</p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">We made our way back to Rexburg for Tommy to finish school while I worked as an office manager for a property management company in Idaho Falls</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">After trying to get pregnant for about a year we finaly got pregnant but it must not have been the right time because we at 10 weeks we lost the baby. (Don’t worry, our story gets a lot happier)</li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">This has to be one of the hardest things either of us has ever had to go through. The actual process was physically and mentally painful. Even once the physical part was over, the emotional part lasted for the next year and year and a half</li> </ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Tommy graduated December 2009 with his Bachelors degree in Construction management!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">Although we were extremely excited to move to the next step in our lives we VERY sad to move away from our best friends and family Kaulana, Michelle, and Maddie (We miss you guys like crazy!!!)</li> </ul> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal">2010</p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">Tommy had started looking for jobs months (maybe even a year) before he graduated but with the economy and the construction market in such a down turn, we did not find any leads. Bummer!</li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">After <u>a lot</u> of prayer and thought we decided that it was the perfect time for Tommy to go back to school to study his one of his favorite interests, mechanics.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">Tommy started school right away at Mira Mar studying Heavy Duty Diesel Michanics</li> </ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">The first blessing that we received just proving that we had made the right decision to move to San Diego was that I was offered and started my new job almost right away as the new office manager for Pulsipher Orthodontics.</li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">I still am working at the office and really like my job and love the people I work with.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">Not only did I get a great job but one of the perks of the job is that I have been able to get braces and are currently working towards a new beautiful smile <span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-char-type:symbol; mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol; mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings;">J</span></span></li> </ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">January, we moved in with Tommy’s parents which were such a HUGE help and we couldn’t be more grateful for all of the help that they have been in our journey to starting the next chapter of our life.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">April, we moved into our first place here in San Diego. It was a teeny, tiny little one bedroom house. It did have a nice size yard and a one car garage that we ended up using for storage. </li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">The bedroom was so small that our cal king bed took up all the space except for a 2 foot parameter around the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></li> </ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">THE BEST PART OF OUR STORY: August 2010 we found out that we were pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><o:p></o:p></li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">After a lot of heartbreak, we found out that we were pregnant! Of coarse we were more than happy but we were also very scared that we would have another miscarriage. I really didn’t think that I would be able to go through that process again. </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">Long story short, after 8 long weeks we went in for the ultrasound to make sure that the pregnancy was still going good, we saw our little monkey for the first time along with her little fluttering heartbeat. </li> </ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0in">After a little worry about how we were going to afford the little addition another blessing came our way. Tommy became aware of an apprenticeship position with the Navy as a heavy duty diesel mechanic. After a very, very, very long process of applications and interviews Tommy got the job!!!!!!!!!</li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">There is no other explanation than this was a blessing directly sent from our Heavenly Father! It couldn’t be a better job or a better fit for Tommy. He absolutely loves his job.</li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.5in">The apprenticeship is for 4 years than he gets promoted to mechanic. This is such an amazing opportunity! This program has not been open for the last 20 years because everyone that goes through the program stays in until they retire. So perfect!</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal">Time for break… I’ll be back to finish our update. But first a sneak peak...</p><p class="MsoNormal">Going from:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JBOs2HauSPc/ThPp4hvO-yI/AAAAAAAAARw/aq913dR11pI/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626097516854311714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></p><div>To:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEYTSo-t814/ThPrEZIac-I/AAAAAAAAAR4/AohuubSAGd4/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626098820214060002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QEvRRv-WeOY/ThPrs4-V1LI/AAAAAAAAASA/02bCdB4Zhjc/s320/IMG_0808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626099515956516018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div>Chubby, happy, and healthy</div> <!--EndFragment-->Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-64980693333398841722009-08-23T09:59:00.000-07:002009-08-23T10:07:27.949-07:00Summer Kick Off<div align="center"><strong>Young Family Reunion 2009</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center">For some reason I dont have any pictures of the family reunion on my computer so I will have to post some later off of Tommy's computer.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The Aston side of our family came down to Idaho (for the third time this year!) to come to the family reunion! We started off with a FUN trip to the Bar J! Tommy had never been and was so surprised of how fun it was!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Then it was off to the ranch for a few fun days of festivities! We played fun games, went on a wagon ride to an elk ranch where we got to PET an elk, and it turns out that their antlers are a little oily. Who new? Tommy also led all of the little kids on a scavenger hunt and we also ate lots of good food! It was really sad to have to leave! But in just two weeks Josh will be coming up to school!! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">(Pictures soon to come!)</div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-62391995560338459962009-08-23T09:48:00.000-07:002009-08-23T09:59:18.890-07:00Second Summer Activity<div align="center"><strong>Beach Camping 2009</strong><br /><br />For some reason we were really slacking at taking pictures during this trip! We must have just been relaxing. I'll have to get some coppies from someone : )<br /><br />5 days of nothing but eating, sleeping, and relaxing on the beach with our family! Thats all we really did and that is the best part about the vacation! Of coarse it wouldn't have been a true Cooper vacation without a few card games mixed in! </div><div align="center"> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373204062580706418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpF0oF_PDHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/86ZiCEAfjS0/s320/Summer+09+002.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">To our surprise Tommy split his pants right down the middle! We all couldn't stop laughing!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpF00cN90mI/AAAAAAAAAJo/gc0rQdGdA6A/s1600-h/Summer+09+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373204274706502242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpF00cN90mI/AAAAAAAAAJo/gc0rQdGdA6A/s320/Summer+09+005.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-49019396822197014872009-08-23T09:25:00.000-07:002009-08-23T09:44:55.215-07:00Last But Not Least<div><div align="center"><div align="center"><strong>Mesa Falls Marathon 2009</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I have been wanting to run in a marathon for about a year and now I have completed my first one! (and MANY more to come!!!) My time was 4:20:22.77, which I was pretty excited about because I was thinking it was going to take me somewhere around 5:15. The whole coarse was so beautiful and there was so many spots that I wished I had my camera. One of my favorite things was seeing Tommy and Fred waiting for me at different aid stations.<br /></div><div align="center">On the way up to the trail on the bus, I sat next to an older man who was telling me that this was his 58th marathon! He is trying to run a marathon in every state. I think he only has a couple left. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Overall it was a great experience and I cant wait till I get to start planning my next marathon!</div><br />(Remeber! I just got done running 26.2 miles so these are not the cutest pics of me)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373199553257780098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpFwhnc3s4I/AAAAAAAAAJA/obsx0SSAIAo/s320/Summer+09+043.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373199561418409506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpFwiF2hBiI/AAAAAAAAAJI/28-tI7mEoH0/s320/Summer+09+046.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373198905407757586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpFv76BY3RI/AAAAAAAAAI4/ne4PdV2C8ss/s320/Summer+09+052.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373199849773564546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpFwy4DvgoI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/mnb_7X9Z43g/s320/Summer+09+049.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373198896068468226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SpFv7XOungI/AAAAAAAAAIw/V-rwjcRW4k8/s320/Summer+09+053.JPG" border="0" />Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-50249959528499107662009-05-10T13:54:00.001-07:002009-05-10T14:01:28.994-07:00Our New Puppy Fred!<div style="text-align: center;">Introducing our new puppy Fred! He is a very cuddly and loving puppy! He does have a lot of energy but we take him for at least two long walks a day the wear him out. We have already taught him how to sit and stay. He also is doing really good putty training. We love him and are really excited for him to grow with our family.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc_xm72BXI/AAAAAAAAAIg/KycqZ2Hs_-M/s1600-h/100_3401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc_xm72BXI/AAAAAAAAAIg/KycqZ2Hs_-M/s320/100_3401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334302405141333362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc_Tzlx34I/AAAAAAAAAIY/yxJEOLUBf7o/s1600-h/100_3402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc_Tzlx34I/AAAAAAAAAIY/yxJEOLUBf7o/s320/100_3402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334301893142372226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc_Gdz5ezI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/n8-yYLC1GrU/s1600-h/100_3383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc_Gdz5ezI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/n8-yYLC1GrU/s320/100_3383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334301663957711666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-71175751869743766102009-05-10T13:34:00.001-07:002009-05-10T13:53:08.766-07:00Tommy's Hard Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc-a-wly4I/AAAAAAAAAII/de31ZeczWR8/s1600-h/100_3299.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Last semester Tommy had been working so hard on this project. What is was was to take a picture that you have taken and create a library out of the picture. Tommy decided to design his library around this picture of an orange peel he found.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc9ByMBd9I/AAAAAAAAAIA/RNXFqc398Vo/s1600-h/100_3371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc9ByMBd9I/AAAAAAAAAIA/RNXFqc398Vo/s320/100_3371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334299384505006034" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">These are the floor plans that Tommy spent hours working on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc83047POI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Bc4DFMlfrZ8/s1600-h/100_3369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc83047POI/AAAAAAAAAH4/Bc4DFMlfrZ8/s320/100_3369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334299213431520482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc8NXDurgI/AAAAAAAAAHw/uSJfZ8rzpjQ/s1600-h/100_3368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc8NXDurgI/AAAAAAAAAHw/uSJfZ8rzpjQ/s320/100_3368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334298483869265410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the model that he made of his project. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/Sgc-a-wly4I/AAAAAAAAAII/de31ZeczWR8/s320/100_3299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334300916887964546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-13875791467838942402009-04-26T21:07:00.000-07:002009-04-26T21:22:35.138-07:00Not So Fun<div style="text-align: center;">Three weeks ago we found out that we might be having a miscarriage and this last week we found out that it was for sure. This has definitely been a trying time for Tommy and I but it is reassuring to know that we will always have each other to rely on. Although we are both extremely sad, Tommy has been especially supportive with all of my emotions and taking care of me when I feel horrible. We went and spoke with the doctor on Friday (finally) and I definitely feel a lot better about the whole experience knowing what is actually going on. We also found out that we only have to wait about two months before we can try again. Although there is always going to be a chance that we might have another miscarriage, we are very optimistic about getting pregnant again, even if it does take another year :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I really appreciate all of our family and friends that have called letting us know they care and for their support. Also I want to say thank you for everyones prayers and I know that we have definitely been blessed throughout everything and in the end this experience is only bringing Tommy and I closer together.</div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-20966326684926568212009-04-17T20:37:00.000-07:002009-04-17T20:52:49.536-07:00April Festivities / Tommy's B-Day<div align="center"> Tommy requested a giant chocolate cake for his birthday so I made him a six layer homemade chocolate cake with homemade chocolate icing. Kaulana and Michelle helped us eat it but we only ate about half of it before it was time to throw it away. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325871955521586914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMU2wURuI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/EMQc_8yJlqw/s320/Tommy%27s+B-day+013.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMVHpsJnI/AAAAAAAAAHY/cOnrIpgJauI/s1600-h/Tommy%27s+B-day+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325871960057194098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMVHpsJnI/AAAAAAAAAHY/cOnrIpgJauI/s320/Tommy%27s+B-day+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> The mess afterwords!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872446831524402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMxdBu-jI/AAAAAAAAAHg/zMRL6cH38t0/s320/Tommy%27s+B-day+019.JPG" border="0" /><br />Josh and Dad came down for a few days to check out some stuff for Josh coming up here for school. It was SO much fun to have them both here with us. One night we played monopoly for like 3 hours and ate so much junk food we all felt sick by the end of the night. Just another typical night with us Astons!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMUoLszAI/AAAAAAAAAHI/GVq4188fqN0/s1600-h/Tommy%27s+B-day+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325871951609908226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMUoLszAI/AAAAAAAAAHI/GVq4188fqN0/s320/Tommy%27s+B-day+006.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>One of our Sunday dinners! You can guess what is happening in this picture.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872448529868722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SelMxjWpp7I/AAAAAAAAAHo/nODC16pnbfQ/s320/Tommy%27s+B-day+020.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-66607850500148458902009-03-19T18:42:00.000-07:002009-03-19T19:04:53.117-07:00Baby Time! Finally!!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#3366ff;">D<span style="color:#ff6666;">u</span>e <span style="color:#ff6666;">d</span>a<span style="color:#ff6666;">t</span>e<span style="color:#ff6666;">:</span> 1<span style="color:#ff6666;">1</span>/<span style="color:#ff6666;">1</span>1<span style="color:#ff6666;">/</span>2<span style="color:#ff6666;">0</span>0</span><span style="color:#ff6666;">9</span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/ScL1AHOdumI/AAAAAAAAAHA/LowOpBN18gg/s1600-h/Baby+Time+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315079892539128418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/ScL1AHOdumI/AAAAAAAAAHA/LowOpBN18gg/s320/Baby+Time+004.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Yes its true! Finally, we are pregnant! We had to take two different tests to make sure! I decided to take the test one day just to get it over with (thinking that I definitely wasn’t pregnant). But then there was a positive sign! I couldn’t believe it! Tommy was at school so I had to wait for him to get home, but then Jake came over with Tommy after school so Tommy could help him with his school schedule, so I had to wait even longer to tell Tommy. So while Tommy took Jake back to his dorm I put up a few streamers. When Tommy got back home he automatically new what was going on. I had him sit down and I told him that "we are going to have a baby!" He couldn’t believe it either. So we went out to Craigo's Pizza to celebrate, then went to the store to buy another test just to make sure. Sure enough! Another positive! We couldn’t wait to share the news with everyone and started calling!<br /><br />I went for my pre - OB appointment today just to ask any questions that I might have. I am happy to know that not only is it ok for me to keep running but it is good for the baby and I am all about anything to help our baby grow strong and not to mention; help make the delivery go more smoothly and faster! My first real appointment is on April 7th and we are both so excited! Tommy is really excited and keeps reminding me to be careful with our precious cargo, its so sweet! We are so excited to find out if its a <span style="color:#3366ff;">Boy</span> or a <span style="color:#ff6666;">Girl</span> so we can start calling it by name. I am also really excited to start making a blanket for our own baby!<br /></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-38308208566893138302009-03-10T19:27:00.000-07:002009-03-10T19:36:28.212-07:00Family Night<div align="center">Part of family night yesterday we made some cupcakes together. In an effort to welcome spring and try to bring it in faster we decorated in spring colors. Tommy was in charge of directing the mixing of ingredients, I frosted them and Tommy did a great job of putting the sprinkles on. We need to practice baking together so we will be ready for when we open our bakery!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SbciYNvAAvI/AAAAAAAAAG4/jHixVPTUKic/s1600-h/March+09+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311752084905788146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SbciYNvAAvI/AAAAAAAAAG4/jHixVPTUKic/s320/March+09+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-28907360369818825552009-03-10T18:07:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:25:16.948-07:00Weekend Events<div align="center">This last weekend we went to Bear World. The park just had a bunch of bear cubs born last month and they said that you could go down and see them for free, so we went to check it out. But when we got there we found out that this was not all true. You had to pay $15 to get your picture taken with the cubs and that was the only way you could see them. So these pics are the best pics we could get. We were both surprised at how small they were. They weren't any bigger than a small puppy but with big claws!</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311731590868549826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SbcPvTfwwMI/AAAAAAAAAGg/SY3_TJuJ2_k/s320/March+09+004.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">Since there wasnt too much excitment inside of the park we had to make do:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311733608461571570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SbcRkvnbFfI/AAAAAAAAAGo/k5DdQB3kuSA/s320/March+09+006.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311733609570124402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SbcRkzvuQnI/AAAAAAAAAGw/-UeOMB0pbeo/s320/March+09+007.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">After Bear World we wanted to do something else so we went to the Rexburg Animal Shelter. It was so much fun because they let you take the dogs out and play with them. WELL! There were TWO lab puppies at the shelter that were only like a month or two old and we fell in love with them. It took everything inside of us to not adopt both of them. So we sadly left empty handed!<br /></p>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-24877184145976242642009-03-10T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:07:25.959-07:00It's Alive!<div align="center">Finally Tommy got the jeep running!! It has acquired the name of "The Skeez" because it is so trashed but serves its purpose. We took it out two weeks ago and it did pretty good, I guess there is something that we still need to fix before we can take it out again. This has been a long time coming! We bought it about a year ago and are just now getting it running. Needless to say Tommy is way stoked! I am pretty excited also! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Here is Tommy getting ready to drive it around for the first time since we got it!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311729987565898530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SbcOR-unyyI/AAAAAAAAAGY/5sVGHVvovRE/s320/jeep+002.JPG" border="0" />Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-44849318146923526042009-02-15T13:44:00.000-08:002009-02-15T13:56:29.112-08:00Valentine's Day<div align="center">Tommy went to a construction <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">competition</span> for school this last weekend so we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">celebrated</span> Valentine's early. He said he it was a lot of hard work but he had a good time, learned <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">a lot</span>, and probably wouldn't want to do it again because of all of the stress. </div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZiOBIe5EsI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/b6ORHWxqfm0/s1600-h/Jan+09+038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303144711336825538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZiOBIe5EsI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/b6ORHWxqfm0/s320/Jan+09+038.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Random Pic: Tommy playing with his RC off-road truck. This is what he does when he cant go off-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">roading</span> for real in our Jeep.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZiOBDh-xuI/AAAAAAAAAGI/MZakTOiAcnk/s1600-h/Jan+09+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303144710007604962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZiOBDh-xuI/AAAAAAAAAGI/MZakTOiAcnk/s320/Jan+09+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-783715291350636392009-02-14T11:21:00.000-08:002009-02-14T11:45:45.512-08:00Our 3rd Apartment<div align="center">Here are some pics of our new apartment which is the 3rd <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">apartment</span> since we have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">married</span>. We still need to do some decorating but our current job situation has put that on pause. I really want to make some currents and put up some more paintings and pictures, so hopefully we will be able to do that soon.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This is our bedroom. This picture shows only part of the room, the shape is kinda like a L, so it is a pretty good size for an apartment. This is a good example of a room where we need to hang up more art and pictures.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdlQ9IOiI/AAAAAAAAAF4/7cMtbvUCf3s/s1600-h/Jan+09+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302739612295772706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdlQ9IOiI/AAAAAAAAAF4/7cMtbvUCf3s/s320/Jan+09+043.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">This is our extra room or our "office" or as Tommy calls it "The Dude Room".<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdlGTUaII/AAAAAAAAAFw/IQuWmFBZes4/s1600-h/Jan+09+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302739609436055682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdlGTUaII/AAAAAAAAAFw/IQuWmFBZes4/s320/Jan+09+042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And our living room with our "new to us" couches that we got for a way good deal! They are in such good condition we were so excited about this purchase.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdk-7w9TI/AAAAAAAAAFo/iMmZE7WMBKc/s1600-h/Jan+09+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302739607458215218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdk-7w9TI/AAAAAAAAAFo/iMmZE7WMBKc/s320/Jan+09+040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And this is our kitchen which includes a dishwasher, which other than our washer and dryer, is probably one of the best things about this apartment!<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdkpA2egI/AAAAAAAAAFg/ikhrVbVaC0I/s1600-h/Jan+09+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302739601573968386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SZcdkpA2egI/AAAAAAAAAFg/ikhrVbVaC0I/s320/Jan+09+041.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"></div></div></div><br /></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-51610320753860522162008-11-06T19:41:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:46:17.153-08:00And I cant forget!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO5nctStAI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Q5mE1RMJxhU/s1600-h/Graduation-Yellowstone08+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265756476698440706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO5nctStAI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Q5mE1RMJxhU/s320/Graduation-Yellowstone08+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Grandma and Grandpa Aston and my Aunt Kim came up for the big occasion!</div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-39153482022169183712008-11-06T19:29:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:38:20.976-08:00One More Time<div align="center">Here are some bigger pics of my GRADUATION! </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3DvYqbWI/AAAAAAAAAEE/9xJWK29-VPk/s1600-h/Graduation-Yellowstone08+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265753664213642594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3DvYqbWI/AAAAAAAAAEE/9xJWK29-VPk/s320/Graduation-Yellowstone08+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3CWaWFAI/AAAAAAAAAD8/7xXsQNJYqzs/s1600-h/Graduation-Yellowstone08+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265753640329942018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3CWaWFAI/AAAAAAAAAD8/7xXsQNJYqzs/s320/Graduation-Yellowstone08+031.JPG" border="0" /></a>My family is growing up so fast!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3AWJce3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/eS5CdNsuGvk/s1600-h/Graduation-Yellowstone08+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265753605899320178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3AWJce3I/AAAAAAAAAD0/eS5CdNsuGvk/s320/Graduation-Yellowstone08+011.JPG" border="0" /></a> My cute little brother and my handson husband.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SRO3ADo6hdI/AAAAAAAAADs/cU5zca9CF1E/s1600-h/Graduation-Yellowstone08+010.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-16471524011397952962008-11-06T19:11:00.000-08:002008-11-06T19:22:22.998-08:00Summer TimeWell this summer has been so much fun living in San Diego. Here are some pics of the different things that we have been doing.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzUfu8cSI/AAAAAAAAADk/hxBD6Gx3Ujs/s1600-h/Summer+08+104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265749554023395618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzUfu8cSI/AAAAAAAAADk/hxBD6Gx3Ujs/s320/Summer+08+104.JPG" border="0" /></a> In this pic we went out to dinner at this really fun place, i <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">don't</span> remember what its called but its a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">restaurant</span> that is at the end of this really long pier.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzTw5wKpI/AAAAAAAAADc/yzEE0BhnF1Y/s1600-h/Summer+08+080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265749541452262034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzTw5wKpI/AAAAAAAAADc/yzEE0BhnF1Y/s320/Summer+08+080.JPG" border="0" /></a> We have season passes to Sea World so we go all the time. One of my favorite things we do is feed the flamingos!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzTpejNaI/AAAAAAAAADU/9zH3-WJGtR0/s1600-h/Summer+08+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265749539459118498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzTpejNaI/AAAAAAAAADU/9zH3-WJGtR0/s320/Summer+08+045.JPG" border="0" /></a> And of coarse we had to go to a couple Padre games! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Goooooo</span> Padres!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AtQFIvqiGhk/SROzTcHDClI/AAAAAAAAADM/Vf5B4eYWE-Y/s1600-h/Summer+08+024.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-28134421554414947452008-07-27T19:13:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:23:19.554-07:00Sunny DiegoThis past week has been so great. I just graduated and both our families came to visit along with my grandparents and my aunt Kim. It was really fun to watch Sierra and Tyler perform up on stage in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kirkum</span> building! Another highlight was just spending time with all the big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fam</span>! After graduation my family had to go home to get ready for the big move to Portland for my dads new promotion. Crazy!!! But we are all really excited.<br /><br />After we finished moving out we went to Yellowstone with Tommy's family and that was really fun seeing all of the stinky pots and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geysers</span>. Then after a few days there we went to the Debate grandparents cabin in Utah which was so beautiful and relaxing! We are now in San Diego for the rest of the year completing our internships and are really excited to start working!Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166320128918808283.post-68399305439195223292008-07-27T18:26:00.000-07:002008-07-27T18:33:07.393-07:00The BeginningThis is our first blog and we dont know what we are doing. But here it is, now we can keep in touch with our family and friends. I just graduated from BYU-I on July 18, 2008! Tommy and I both are doing our internships this fall semester in San Diego and we are so excited! I am doing a marketing internship and Tommy is doing one in construction management. In July its back up to the burg for one more year for Tommy to finish school, then we are out for good!Tommy Brittany and our little Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02796254790663125206noreply@blogger.com0