I keep sayin' it...

I do keep saying that I am going to be a better blogger, I would love to keep better track of my life's happenings because, well, they all just seems to fly by so fast.  I blink and my little baby is 18 months, is the height of a typical two year old and  the weight of a 3 year old! WHAT!?  She is speaking to me in sentences and understands so much of what is going on around her, it blows my mind.  Here is just a quick run down of what has been up lately:

April: Elsie decided to walk on Easter Sunday.  Elsie rode her first pony and went on her first Easter egg hunt! We spent Spring Break in UT.  Natalie and Brandon (bo bo and nana to Elsie, J's sis and hubby) are awesome hosts and we love staying with them.  Ryan (Jordan's lil' bro) left for his mission to OK!  

 

May: Jordan was crazy busy working and going to school.  Jaimie, my sis, flew into town to make some money working with Jordan, stayed about 3 weeks.  Love, loved it.  Went on hikes, ate sushi, took Yoga classes, had dance parties in the living room.  Good times.  Jordan surprised me with VIP American Idol tickets for Mothers Day!  

June: I turned 29 (ew)  Gotta fit in a lot, being this is the last year in my 20's...why?  I don't know, I just feel like I need to for some reason! Hah!  Went to UT, visited fam (we were all there for my sister's canceled wedding...that's another post, but a great and happy one!)  It was so fun to be all together, parents in from Seattle, Phil and Jaz and kiddos in from NYC.  Went to Lagoon, Elsie rode her first roller coaster (yeah, scary).  Loved watching the cute cousin play together.  Visited my grandparents in Ogden, Jasmine took some great pics of them:)

 Elsie's great grandparents

I just love this picture.

Easter dress from grandma

hi. I'm 18 months old now!

Went to a screening of the movie I star in.  It's crazy to watch yourself on the screen and to see how it all came together!  Good things may be happening with the film! Fingers crossed! Check out the trailer here:  http://www.hydethefilm.com

July:  Spent the 4th with friends, beach and BBQ.  Jordan left for UPenn to finish up his Masters program! 2 more weeks and he is done!!!  Well, done leaving every month and done with mad amounts of homework, now he just has to write his thesis.  I am so very proud of him.  Its a lot to work full time and go to school and be a dad! 

Aaaannnd....drum roll please... I finally booked a national commercial!  It's been a while and I was getting quite frustrated with the lack of work this year for me so hopefully this one does well.  It's a Kay Jewelers commercial, which means CHEESY!  Woohoo! And I have to kiss some random guy after he proposes to me. It'll be an interesting day:)

Well, that's just a quick summary of the last few months!  Next week I am off to Seattle and maybe it'll start to feel like summer vacation.  Hopefully it won't be another few months until I post again....

Lil' Update

How cute is this baby girl?! I obviously didn't get around to posting on Valentine's Day, but better late than never. Her Grandma sent her this shirt and its quite true. She tends to pick and choose what guys to flirt with but its hilarious to watch. I am laughing now, but I hope this isn't a sign for what's to come!

Last month we visited Utah for a week and Elsie got the chance to play in the snow for the first time! She absolutely loved it. This lil' girl loves being outside--rain or shine, it doesn't matter. Sometimes she bangs on the door while inside yelling in her own gibberish clearly stating that she needs to get out doors. Her snow suit in this pic was a bit snug. When I got her all layered up she lie on the floor unable to sit up and it reminded me of the boy in the movie "The Christmas Story. Too funny. It was nice to visit Grandma and Grandpa, my sister, some friends and my sister in law and brother in law.

My mom and dad were there for while too. I got to sneak away to Vegas for the weekend for a girlfriends reunion and left Elsie with my mom in UT. It was so fun to catch up with all those girls. I sure miss them. We are all over the place now, so only a couple of us are still in LA, but we have managed to stay friends over these past 6 or 7 years which is amazing!

Lil' Chubber Buns

Elsie truly loves to eat. I think this is a blessing. She doesn't seem to be very picky and when she really enjoys something she follows her bite with a "mmmm". She is my lil chubbers and I love it. I can't believe how fast she is learning! I am running out of body parts to have her identify...that sentence sounded odd...anyway she has all of these down: Head, hair, eyebrows, eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, nose, tummy, belly button, legs, knees, feet and toes. It is a great distraction game while quickly trying to change her diaper. She is 13 months now and about 30 pounds...I think she outweighs a lot of 2 year olds... She does wear size 2T quite often. Hearing her talk is the best. Watching her little face study and figure things out is amazing to me and when she does accomplish something she becomes quite proud and often claps for herself. She can point out many objects and animals in books, ones I don't even recall working on very much with her, she'll find it and point to it...never guessing. If she doesn't know she will usually look for a bit then, look at me to help her. She surprises me daily and I just love being with her and being able to witness all her firsts and teach her things. I just taught her to put her hands on her cheeks and cock her head when I ask her if she's cute....hah, cheesy, I know but I LOVE it!

Why I love it here

The sun is setting and Elsie and I are finishing up at the park when I took this pic. I love living near a park we can walk to! I also love that today was a flip flop and t-shirt kind of day. Its JANUARY! Yay for LA weather. I love you and appreciate you. I can always visit seasons elsewhere, so I am glad you stay quite nice and sunny most of the time. So thank you.

And someday Elsie's hair will appreciate the weather too because it looks like its going to be pretty curly!! Cute!!

Sleepy girl

Elsie has been starting to get a little upset when its time to go to sleep...she thinks she has too much to do and too much too see. This is the first time I think she has fallen asleep like this! Hilarious! And I dared to take a pic...I know...But I felt like I had to lie her down on her back...wouldn't her legs fall asleep??

Time--Yeah, I know it flies, but how can you make it walk?!

Oh happy day!! NO pain and pure JOY.

It's the kind of love you never knew existed until this very moment.
Sweet lil' girl 10 days old, you forget how tiny they start out!
Sleepy Elsie--How grateful I am for such an amazing sleeper, I know I am LUCKY!
3 months old and such a happy baby
Who knew such a big personality could fit in such a little baby:) Elsie 6 months
She got her little poses down! Hah! 7 months
9 months!
Halloween--BABY GAGA!!
Christmas 2011
Elsie turns 1!!
Life is good. Doesn't mean it doesn't have its challenges, but all in all I am truly, amazingly BLESSED.

New Year, room for plenty of new things to go down.

Well it is a new year. Who thought 2011 would fly by so fast? I resolve to do a lot of things this year, one of which is to start up this whole blogging thing once again. So here we go. I'll update this past year gradually so that I don't overwhelm everyone within a single post. But who am I kidding? I don't think very many people read this blog, so I will just try to keep it up as a way of journaling.

Elsie turned one last month. I can't believe I have a one year old. She is the size of a two year old and I swear she just keeps getting cuter and smarter. She says mama and dada, buh bye, nana (banana), more, and nuh nuh for no no. She is a good litter signer too, always using her please and thank you signs, but more often 'more' and 'eat'--what can I say? She's my little piggy going on 28 pounds:) Love it.

Jordan is at UPenn-- Yay Ivy League schooling! Its hard and expensive but it'll be worth it--I mean hey, he'll have a Masters Degree in a little over a year plus he is still working full time, which makes for a hectic life, but monthly income is always a plus!

We moved out of our home for 6 months to rent it out to pay for school. We lived with our good friends in their home, renting out a room from them. Our tenants moved out a bit early and our friends moved away as well, so we decided to move back into our home. A lot of moving in under 6 months, but its good to be back, and it was nice being able to rent out our home for over 4,0oo buckeroos a month...I love my house but I must say I'll miss that monthly check! Plan is to work--soooo, that is what my fingers are crossed for. How about a commercial or two this year?! Pretty please? These past few months I have worked for MaryKay, Target, Oil of Olay, Silpada Jewelry and I did a segment on E news--not sure when or if it has aired yet though. So, it seems to be picking up! I also starred in my first feature length film in December--more to come on that! Elsie also starred in the film:) I may shoot another feature this summer--another lead role! It would be shot in Texas and will be incredibly different from this last film so that would be amazing and exciting to shoot two films in a year. So, things are looking up (I think) career wise for me. Its fun to work again, to be acting more--I may even try to do a play this spring...we'll see.

So there is a little update--I want to put up 12 pics of Elsie, one for each month of this past year and include some Birthday and Holiday pics as well in the next few posts. I'll get better at this blogging business...hopefully...

Here's to a Happy New year!!