CATCH'N UP!

Wow! where does time go? I can't believe it is already February. Crazy Crazy !!!

In perfect Eilisa fashion I am now just getting around to posting our Christmas Pictures.

So here is a quick recap of the last 2 months....

We had an amazing Christmas, one we will never forget and made a ton of wonderful memories.
Love, Love being with family. Maddy wasn't into Christmas morning at all! She is such her mom's little girl and is not a morning person at all. It was fun watching my Niece's open their gifts and seeing their faces. Maybe next year Maddy will be a little more into it. (We can always hope :)

Maddy has been so cute lately and such a good little poser for me when I take her pictures. I wanted to share some fun ones we took at the park a couple weeks ago.

Maddy and I made some cake balls for her friends they were so fun. She was such a good little helper.

We are going to be moving into a house in a couple weeks. Our Apartment contract is up so we needed to find a place that would work with us while we are still in school. We were so blessed to find this amazing house and wonderful owners that were so sweet and understood what we were going through. They just happened to be Members and also the Husband was from Alabama and the wife was from Utah. It gets even more crazy the Husband served the same mission as Casey in Utah and they actually knew of each other. Wow what a small world hu?

So that is my unorganized recap.. Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day

Maddy's bathtub Masterpiece.

Maddy Christmas Morning

The Wii, So much fun.

Dreams do Come True

Last week was such a great week. To start off the amazing week my wonderful husband bought me the best Christmas gift ever... tickets to the a NFL football game. Now those of you who know me know that I am a freak about football. I LOVE IT! I have never been to a pro game but always knew one day it would happen and it did. To top it off not only did I get to go the game but it was my favorite team in the world the Denver Broncos. I was in heaven, I honestly had to choke back the tears when we walked in the stadium. I know I am a weird one. So if that wasn't enough we were on the 9th row. 9th row. Can you believe it. I swearer I felt like I could reach out and touch the players. SO AMAZING. I have the best husband in the world and was so happy that we got to go together. Oh and another on top of that Casey also bought me an authentic John Elway jersy to wear to the game. I know I am such a lucky women. Now the one bad part was that in all my excitement I forgot to take my camera. Yeah I know. IDIOT! But we did have our trusty phones so we took a ton of pictures with them. Now if we can just figure how to get them off the phones and on to the computer he he. As soon as we do I will load them, don't you worry :)
That was the first half of the amazing week the second half was also great. I was finally able to buy my new camera YIPEE! with all my bows that I had sold I had enough money to pay for it. I was so so happy. I wasn't quit able to get the camera I had my heart set on but. And before I got the camera I bought I started to have doubts but once that baby arrived and I held it for the first time I knew it was meant to be :) No seriously I am so so so happy with this camera. It is the Canon 7d. I was aiming for the 5d mark ii but just couldn't see myself paying and extra grand for it when there wasn't that many differences that I saw. So to break it in I had 3 photo shoots last week. They were all great and I was extremely happy to be shooting again. I love being a photographer it truly is a part of me.
The rest of the amazing week was just great because I was able to spend a ton of time with Maddy and not worry about bows just spending a ton of time with her.
Wonderful Wonderful week!
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Daddy was taking a nap...... Maddy had other plans.

My new love! The Canon 7d

Aren't these kids adorable! To see them more clearly just click on the picture.

Such a fun family and so photogenic.

Some extras

Santa and Photo Shoot

My sister-in-law had her work Christmas party and was so sweet to invite us. It was so fun. We had a huge breakfast of coarse Jolly old Santa was there and than they had cookie decorating. Uunfortunately I don't have a picture of the cookie Maddy decorated because I was a bad Mommy and accidentally dropped it, whoops.

Friday I had a photo shoot with my niece and nephew. It haven't had one in about 7 months and it felt so good to shoot again. My Camera acted up only a few times, not bad for old Betsy (my Camera). Hopefully soon we will be able to afford my dream camera. Fingers Crossed

Maddy and her Cute Christmas T-shirt.

My cute niece and nephew

Phoenix children museum

Maddy and I finally got out He He. I know we are kind of home-bodies. Anyway we went to the children's museum with our friends and had a blast. There was so so much to do. There was a huge room that was set up to be a store where the kids could go shopping with their little carts and fill them up.
A room full of kitchen stuff, hundreds of pots and pans and play stoves and play microwaves. A room to ride around on bikes.
A craft room for painting and crafting.
A noodle forrest where the kids get to run through hundreds of these noodle (water floats) things.
Sandboxes and a ton more.
I think for sure we are going to have to get a year pass, I don't know who liked it more Me or Maddy :)

Our little Cat

Just wanted to share some Halloween pictures with you all. Maddy was a Katrina the cat. We went trunk or treating for the first time and she loved it. Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Trials and Blessings

So this past month has been a tough one full of trials and heartache. Everyday gets easier and easier. With this trail (and most all trails) it has made me even more grateful for all the wonderful blessings that I have in my life. Thank you to my Family and friends who are always there for me, with thoughtful e-mails, sweet phone calls, uplifting text and all your prayers. We Love you!

My mom was able to come down and spend a short couple days with us. Maddy was stuck to her and cried when she had to leave. We are so grateful she was able to come down.

Last month was also Maddy's 3rd birthday. Her birthday was on a Thursday so we had a tiny little celebration with just us and than on Saturday we had her Birthday party at chuck E cheese. She loved it and had a great time with her cousins and her new friends. Also for her birthday, she had a special surprise. Her favorite show is sprout it is a kids tv program and everyday they give birthday shout-outs. You have to send in a homemade card and than they will choose 2 or 3 to show on T.V. Well Maddy is always asking me "Mom when is it my turn to be on TV?" So for her birthday I made a card and sent it in hoping they would choose it so I wouldn't let my little girl down. Well fingers crossed... they did. Maddy was on TV, well her card was. She screamed so loud. It was the cutest thing ever to see her so happy. We tivo'd it and have to watch it everyday.
Maddy's birthday outfit.

Her gift "pillow pet"

Dancing at chuck E cheese

fun with Dad.

Blowing out her candle.

Her cake. She loves Winnie the pooh. So her dad and I made her one. I think it turned out pretty good.

Her card that was on T.V

Dads playing with their girls.

Grandma!!!