Our first Christmas..

What a wonderful time of the year. Even though we live in Vegas where the snow doesn't fall and not many people put lights up anymore, I still find myself in the Christmas Spirit with family.

This year has had many changes, most for the best...

Sophie - As you know she was born in April and she is growing everyday. The doc says shes two months ahead of her age in physical development. She has been pulling her self up to standing position since she was 6 months old.She is using her vowels sounds so much even though she doesn't understand the vowels she is saying(like mama and dada), that normally develops around 9 months so the Doc told us. She is crawling every where and looks more and more like her daddy as she gets older. She still doesn't have any teeth hurray for me!! Also we started giving her table food and oh boy does she go crazy when she sees it.

Dan - Has had a great year, with doors opening and closing. He started UNLV and plays a Trombone in a band. His major is International Business with a French and Economics minor. He was released from Elders Quorum Secretary and got placed in the primary as the 12yr old's teacher.

Val - So many changes I must say!! I quit my job at the firm that I had for the past 7 years in order to substitute teach, (I mainly work with Elementary students since that's where my degree is) this has been such a great experience and has let me know that yes, I would love to be a teacher some day. The biggest reason I made this change was for Sophie, I felt prompted that I needed to be with her more, so this gives me the advantage to stay home when I need to. I got released from my calling as the achievement day leader and now I am a Miamaids advisor. I love it so much and feel as though I need to be with these young women. I will also be working on my personal progress.

Royal Fam- We both graduated from community college together in May with our associates. We are just so busy with everyday life and grow more and more in love with every new task!! I am so happy we can share our lives with you so please enjoy your Holidays and have a Happy New Year!!

5 Months

Wow how the time is passing us by!! Our little baby is growing like crazy. Today she is 5 months old and is smart as can be.

We started giving her cereal a few weeks ago. It took a few tries before she really got the idea of what to do with it.

She coo's all the time (even at 3am) And when she is mad, she, in my words goes off on us. She will coo yell as I would say. When we talk to her she is fixated on our lips trying to figure out how to imitate us.

She has started rolling over. Her first time was in her sleep and it freaked us out but we realized its normal and thats the only way she will sleep now, on her little tummy.

She crawled haha scooted herself right off of the bed (Shes becoming mobile sooner than we would like)

All in all she is a pleasure to have with us.

UPDATE YOUR BLOG VAL

AS everyone know or little Girl was Born in April and we adore her.

I was so scared of giving birth but its was pretty easy. I went in on Monday the 6th and they started me on cervidil (which made it easier to give birth) I woke up around 3am to throw up but thats ok!! Then about 6 I took a shower, they came in at 7am and started patosin, I got my drug shot around 8 and it felt like heaven. I felt nothing, you see people screaming and in pain and all not me I was just chillen. Dan almost misses everything around 8:30 he leaves to take a shower cause I was only at a 4 soo he had time. He forgets his cell phone and I am at an 8 a few mins later. We are calling neighbors and my house everything. So they get ahold of him and he rushes back, the doc comes in a min later (not aware that the baby was coming so soon either) so at 9am exact so was here.

Then we blessed her the first weekend in May. Her father gave her a beautiful blessing and she was encircled by those who love her most. My uncle came down too that was so sweet!!

We also graduated from CSN TOGETHER!! so exciting.

There were four of us together. Me of course, Dan, My best friend(I have known him since we were 8) Brian and his brother in law all walked together.

And Last my of course not least Sophie turns two months and is smiling and talking like crazy!!

A contraction is worth a million pains!!

Wow just a little update!! No pains yet just uncomfy, not fun tightening that makes it so I cant breath and it has been going on for 2 days now!! Blah someone cant sleep. Thats all...

Just a few more days ok or a week or so!! We shall see!!

Waiting for you!!

Ok this has been along time coming!! But well worth the wait..Laura We love your work you amaze us!! http://www.vegasbanana.com/

Say I love you with one kiss~

Baby your ready!!

Awww Daddy's Little Girl

Someday maybe a baby will make three...

Worth the wait

Fun Times

Wow where do I start...

So yesterday was a long but very fun day!! I went to work for a short time and than the fun began. I called my hubby and told him I wanted to be a house wife. So I went to my girlfriend Simone's house(She works for Mac and does the best job, she did my face for my wedding) And we played with her cute baby while she made me look like a super star lol. Then I went to my friend Jessica's house (She was off of work, she works at Regis) to do my hair and make me look even more star studded. My last stop for all of this was Laura's house who is my photographer (she has her own business called Top Banana link on my page) She will be taking all of our family and baby pics over the next year and beyond. We talked a min. about what I wanted then we got started, so many wardrobe changes and sexy posses MMMMmmm.

Later I went to the church to host Achievement Days since I am the leader, we made cute little heart pillows and had yummy frosted pink sugar cookies FATTY!!

last IT WAS THE BEST!! I haven't had a girls night out in over a year and my my my it was soooo worth it and so much fun. I miss those days and plan to do it more often. Laura and Julia and I went to the Redrock and watched hes just not that into you.(Im happy I didn't see it with Dan, I just don't think its appropriate for men) And we just had so much fun..So cheers to the good OL' Days and Cheers to them coming back.

Pictures...to be CONTINUED!!

Started Birthing/Lamaze last night

Wow ok..So we started our month long every Mon. night venture about birthing and certain techniques. Its really interesting and scary, I learned so much more about having a baby there than I have on the Internet (and she cleared some myths up that the Internet tell you are true) We got to watch a yucky vaginal birth video and next week we get to watch a C-section OOOO I cant wait. The part that excites me the most is that Dan and I are bonding tons in this class. Getting together and learning to breath and prepare for this baby has advanced our bond.

Precious Moments

Ok so this SAt. we went and got to see the baby in 3d! She looks and acts like her dad thats all I have to say. Poor baby is already head down and ready. Her little feet and legs are folded over and touching her head. She is crunched in there because I am so short. Thats ok 13 more weeks..

Reflection~~~A year ago this month....

Last January started out pretty bad for our tiny Family.

First off to tell all my issues, I had to have a colonoscopy in Oct. of 2007 just to make sure I didn't have Endometriosis. So in January a HUGE story breaks that the center I went to failed to clean their tools correctly and I could possibly gotten aids or Hep C, no biggie right??? SO I freaked and got tested immediately and I am fine of course but its still pretty scary. And they had the nerve to send me the remainder of my bill later that year. Good thing my brother is a lawyer and he sent a letter saying UHMMM not going to get paid.(THINKING ABOUT THIS..IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN Feb. MY BAD)

But before that broke, at the first of Jan. I started bleeding really bad. And it continued for 3 weeks, I had the worst cramps you could ever feel. I joked to Gabe and Wendy that I was having a miscarriage. I finally sucked it up and went to the Doc and he thought for sure it was endometriosis. SO we were setting up a time for surgery and I asked him if there is anyway I could stop bleeding while I wait for a hospital date? He said yes but we have to do a pregnancy test even though we know your not. WOW little did we know the test came back positive. This changed every thing. A week later I was rushed to the hospital to get a D&C, Oh man and I was in pre-labor(I like to call it even though I was only like 5 weeks that pain was unbearable)

So next Dan already had a choir trip scheduled that weekend. As you most of you know he and my parents sing with the Saints Unified Voices. So they left me, home alone that weekend. I had Gabe and Wendy helping me a little but it was hard. I felt alone and sad and really emotional, go figure. Then to ice the cake that Sunday our Beloved Prophet passes away. Did I mention I was emotional, Ohhh I cried so hard.

That was last year...This year, This Jan. Our family is doing much better. Im as healthy as can be. We have our precious little nudger preparing to enter this world and expand our family.

Our church is so organized we have an amazing new first presidency.

And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that a faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

Ether 12:6

The JOYS of pregnancy

I dont have much to say but most of you know I have had this nasty pain in my left leg for a few weeks now. So I went to the Doc (since it was time for my four week anyway) And told him about it. He did a few stretches on both of my legs and he told me that the pain im feeling in my knee could be a blood clot, he said he doesn't think it is and that's its just the sciatic nerve but he said better safe than sorry. Sooooo he sent me to go get a Doppler ultrasound all up and down my leg and the Tech said she didn't see anything!! YIPPIE I just get to walk with a limp for another 3 months, to be honest I pick this over a blood clot any day!!

That's about it for our lives. We both just started school this week, Dan is teaching a french class on Weds its free if anyone wants to go. I go and I have learned some basic things I obviously didn't know before. We bought the baby's bedding the other day and that's the Highlight of the Royal life.

Its MLK day

And the both of us are at work !!! Im confused!!!

Thats all...

Just a random update!! Not much to say

We have been busy since we got home a few weeks ago lol.

1. GA was nice. We got to spend time with Dans family and see some of his friends. Sorry Lisa that we missed you. You were in our prayers and hope to see you soon. Dan got to go to all the fast food places he missed like; zacksbys (I cant spell names of places i never heard of till I met him) Checkers and much more. We baptized his nephew AJ, Dan confirmed him ( I have never heard a more beautiful blessing than that one, I have a real winner on my hands) And I gave a talk, I broke down, of course. Dan also made a new Friend that was getting baptised and they asked him to bare his testimony at that. Wow it was pretty too, he started in french and turned around and told us non-french speakers what he said, you have got to ask him about the 5. by the end of the 12 days I was ready to come home and prepare for this baby.

2. The week we got back was busy. Tues we went to sushi a tradition with best friends for every ones b-days but mine lol. It was Kristi's Birthday and we had a lot of Fun talking..Ned, Kristi, Gabe, Wendy and Brett and Simone were all there. I love when we come together like that, it needs to happen more often. Wed and Thurs we went to the movies with Gabe and Wendy were nerds we know. Also hit up a few gun stores because my hubby has turned gangster jk. Friday was Corey's first fight. He beat that boy down. Well worth the money to watch. Sat we did a lot of cleaning and went to the temple and played a game that only a select few out of our friends loved but that's ok we gotta find new friends to play it worth because those ones are LAME JK i LOVE YOU GUYS!!

Now onto my little baby. Im getting bigger by day and she is attacking me more and more. The lack of sleep im getting since she loves to wake me up at all hours of the night. I guess she is prepping me for later. I think she is sitting on my sciatic nerve because my left leg from top to bottom has been killing me for almost a week. BLLAAHHH Oh well just a few more weeks and she will be here.