Do you see the boy in this picture? That's Alex, my amazingly wonderful, sweet, selfless husband. I'm in the middle of trying to accomplish one of my dreams and he has been so supportive and helpful. He's pretty much the reason I am doing it now. I had lost some of my passion for music and he's pushed me to find it again. I'm am so grateful that he cares enough about me to push me sometimes. Well, as you can probably tell, this picture goes quite a ways back. I believe I was 15 years old and Alex was 16. We had already been dating for at least a year...ya I know, nuts huh? We were so in love then and we're so incredibly more in love now. It's just crazy to think that we've ended up where we are. With all the adversity and everything we went through, I think most would've just given up. There was just something that made it so we couldn't let go. I know that Heavenly Father had a plan for us. I know that we are meant to be where we are and we were meant to have little Maxwell. I think Al would agree that Max has been the biggest blessing in our lives. He has brought so much happiness to our lives! It was so hard sometimes, but it was completely all worth it in the end. My little schoolgirl crush is now my eternal companion and we have the most beautiful little boy! You don't see that happen very often. It gets me so excited that I get to spend forever with them both! It really makes me giggle!! (I just did! Haha) I know this all sounds mushy and what not, but ya know what? Love IS MUSHY!!! Love is love. (inside joke) I'm in love! I'm in love and I don't care who knows it!!!!! Ok, now I'm just getting slap happy. I'll leave you with just two things. Number one...when Heavenly Father gives us great trials, if we have faith and push through it, there is ALWAYS and even greater reward. Number two...never forget to be grateful for the one you love. I LOVE YOU ALEX!!!!!

I'm just sitting out by the most freaking cool fire pit Alex made with some of the coolest people in the world. Ya, life's been good today, but yesterday.....oh my goodness....life SUCKED! I'm pretty sure I had food poisoning. Stupid Taco Bell. I threw up about 10 times (no joke) and ended up in the hopsital extremely dehydrated and with the worst stomach pains I've had since giving birth. One of the worst things was I couldn't be around Max. I missed him so much! I had Alex get me a hospital mask for when I was feeling up to holding him. Oh ya, I don't know what they gave me through my IV while I was there, but it was beautiful. The pain completely went away and I fell asleep at the hospital when they gave it to me, came home and slept for about 16 hours more. I tell you what though, I kept saying to Al that I would way rather have been in labor than be as sick as I was. Ya, it was NO fun. On the bright side, I realized yesterday how amazing my family is. The moment they found out I was sick, I had help right there by my side. Lisa came over early in the morning to help me out. She played with Max, put him to sleep TWICE, and went above and beyond and did my laundry for me. Not to mention, she brought over quite the selection of movies for me to watch. My mom came over as soon as she was done working at the temple and watched Max for us while Al took me to the hospital. When we came back, my dad was there too, to make sure I was ok. It's just amazing. I have the most amazing family. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father gave me such a wonderful family. They truly are such a blessing in my life. I can never be thankful enough.

This is definitely something you don't see very often. Max sleeps in his crib all the time now and I can't tell you how much I miss sleeping with him. This was just after our trip to California and Max was a little sick, so Mommy decided it was ok to take a nap together. I remember when Max sleeping by himself wasn't even an option. I can't believe I used to complain about that. It just goes to show how important it is to just cherish every moment. There's no use complaining about anything cause you never know if later you'll wish for that very thing.

It's Mother's Day and I'm a MOM! CRAZY!!! The day I became a mother was the HAPPIEST day of my life. To be entrusted with my sweet, beautiful little Max has given me more joy than I ever thought I could have. I can't wait to do do it all over again! Well, I guess I can wait. I just had to throw in these other pictures cause they're so stinkin' cute!
Here's cousin Brayden with Max. They were having fun playing on the floor at grandma's house. Brayden is too cute with other kids. He has such a good heart.

Cousin Bella had way too much fun at Disneyland. Yes, that is a Mickey shaped waffle in her hand. LOVE IT!!My little Max loves his Aunt Lisa oh so much! I think she kinda likes him too....just a little.

So Cal Trip

We recently took a trip with some of my family to Southern California. It was quite the trip. I will admit it was pretty stressful, but sooooo much fun. Here's just a few pictures from the trip. This is one of the not-so-stressful moments right before bedtime. This was at the Sheraton next to Universal Studios. Those beds were fantastic! Maxwell LOVED his little bed at the Grand Californian. We actually kept him in the closet. I know it sounds aweful, but he really liked it! It was dark and quiet, just like he likes it.
This was Maxwell's first bath in the big boy bath tub. He's just mastered sitting up by himself so we thought we'd reward him with some splash time, which he definitely took advantage of.
The teacups, what can I say more...