matt's birthday.



Matt's 27th birthday is this Saturday, September 1st. This will be the 9th birthday that he has celebrated with me in his life...I know, he really has put up with me for a long time. I am so grateful for him. He is truly a dream come true and an answer to all of my prayers. He is patient, kind, sweet, cute, silly, dreamy, and we all know he's easy on the eyes. I love him with all of my heart and am grateful to my Heavenly Father for giving me him. Matt, I 52 YOU!

MODBE SWIM SUITS

Yes, they are finally back in! Now you can order a fabulous modest tankini for your fall or winter cruise at the same time you get some new jeans, skirts, and shirts for your fall wardrobe! Isn't it great? And all you have to do is leave a comment, call me, or email me.

Check out the new fall stuff at: http://www.modbeclothing.com/download/lookbook/fall07limited.pdf
Check out the swimsuits at: http://www.modbeclothing.com/download/lookbook/swim_reprint.pdf

And you know if I think these are cute they have to be because I am a swimsuit snob and have just recently retired most of my bikinis (that's what babies do to you!).



4 Reasons to Throw a Modbe Party

1. Earn 10% of sales at your party in Modbe clothes! ($1000 in

sales means $100 of free clothes for you!)

2. Help your friends so that you don't always have to be on "G

Patrol"! The new jeans are super cute and made just to do so.

3. You get to spend some quality time with me and you get $24

towards something no matter what along with a modbe beach bag!

4. Remember that you are helping a sister out (me). My hubby

is going to dental school soon and that equals poor poor

poor!



LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE FEELING UP TO IT...IT DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE AN EXCUSE TO HANG WITH THE GIRLS, GET FREE STUFF AND SHOP AT HOME. LOVE YA ALL!

utah. august 13-18.

We flew to Utah to drive back Matt's truck, get a few random things that we left, and to go to our friends' wedding. We hung out with lots of friends ( I saw 4 groups of friends in one day...is that a record?). And we got to see Janni, Marvin and Luke. We went out on the boat with them and did some wake skating ( so sore!) and took the little guys with us. They did really well for being smooshed in life jackets and being bounced around for 3 hours. They both insisted on having their binkies most of the time. They looked like two booies!

On Wednesday, August 15th, Bentley rolled over from his back to his belly for the first time! He did it with ease and grace, but he hasn't done it since! I'm sure he'll be rolling all over the place soon.

Shalee and Chet were married on Friday in the Salt Lake Temple. At one point the Temple Sealer asked them to look at him for a few moments, and Chet replied, "But she's so pretty!" She looked gorgeous because she always looks gorgeous. Way to go Chet and Shalee Blasucci!

My bestfriend Faith spent a day with us, babysat Bentley while we were at the wedding, and came to the reception with us. Bentley loves her! Really, who wouldn't? She is amazing, beautiful and the best bestfriend a gal can have. Love ya, Faith!

build a bear.

Bentley made his first Build a Bear on Saturday. Ok, I made him one and I named the dog Dexter. Why Dexter? Because when Matt and I finally reach non student status and live in a house with a yard we will get a big dog and name him Dexter. Yes, though I already have our first puppy's name picked out we will still be waiting another 10 years to get him! For now Bentley and I will have to survive with our stuffed dog.

so many cousins.

This past week my brother Brick came and stayed with his family. Lots of fun was had along with yelling, laughing, swimming, shopping, and much much more. As you can see, they are a very LIVELY bunch. Each one has to have their turn holding Bentley when we awake every morning. And Bentley has become a great bargaining chip to get them to do what you want. For example, they jumped at the chance to have their pictures taken with him here! Oh, and I kicked all their trash at crockett, but they will tell you that I "won them". Don't worry, these aren't all of Brick's kids, three of them are Trace's.

These are Brick's spawn.

precious=grams+bentley.

benefits.

Thanks for the comforting comments about my recent hair catastrophe. Its loss is slowing down and I know that I expressed some of my negative byproducts of pregnancy. So now I would like to share the benefits of pregnancy with you. Here they are:

1. Complexion: Finally, my face has cleared up. I thought I was going to have acne forever, but with the help of my amazing estetician and pregnancy my face has never looked better. Hopefully I will be able to say that my acne only lasted 13 years! After trying everything who would have thought all I had to do was get knocked up?!
2. Cravings: I no longer crave my most favorite foods anymore (cake, cookies, oreo blizzards, candy, and anything sweet). I think that the realization that I had to lose 40 pounds was enough to break me of my bad eating habits. And I got to eat those things shamelessly while pregnant so I no longer feel the need.
3. Melting Heart: I get to watch my husband go ga ga over our baby! This makes my heart melt every time. He is the best daddy.
4. The Cutest Baby Ever: I am so proud of my son... how cute he is, how silly he is, how smiley and giggly he is, and how he loves everybody. Matt and I just sit in amazement that he is ours, and we laugh a whole lot at him too.
5. Constant Companion: Those of you who know me know that I hate being by myself and that I often cannot stand to be alone for more than half an hour. I attribute this to being a twin. Now I have a friend who goes everywhere with me once again.

What are Yours?

cereal.

We fed Bentley his first helping of rice cereal on Saturday (8.4.07). He definitely did not have a problem with it! Why is it that you have to open your mouth and move your lips like you are the one eating the food when you feed it to your child? It was quite entertaining watching Matt feed Bentley, and then I realized that I do it too. But I also pucker my lips and make funny faces in the mirror while I put on my make up and do my hair!
date night.

Matt and I went to a wedding Saturday night and left Bentley with his aunts, uncles and crazy cousins. He has been sleeping all day and is so tuckered out from his cousins already and they haven't even been here for 24 hours yet. It was fun to get all dolled up and go with my handsome husband to celebrate a friend's marriage.

4 months old.

Bentley is now 4 months old. Time flies by when you have such a cute kid! Matt has stopped working and we are planning on playing hard before dental school starts (some advice a current UCLA dental school student gave us).

Our plans so far include:

1. A trip to Utah to see friends and go to Shalee's wedding
2. Sportfishing out of the Dana Point Harbor
3. Magic Mountain
4. BYU vs UCLA football game (I might sit this one out)
5. Dan, Lydia and Kaitlyn coming to stay (for the football game)
6. A trip to La Costa Spa with Joselyn (Matt gets to watch Bentley)
7. Hanging out with my fabulous nieces and nephews next week

We have lots of time to live it up before I am husbandless and stuck in an apartment and forced to make more friends!

too young to be a diet pepsi addict like his mom?

help.

I have recently experienced another post pregnancy dilemma (aside from the stretch marks, cause for starvation, and sagging boobs). HAIR LOSS? Can anyone tell me how to keep my hair? Yes, I have been dying my hair for about half of my life, but that is not the cause. During pregnancy my hair was very healthy and stayed attached to my head. In the past couple of weeks I have been losing my hair like mad and fear that someday it could progress and be a problem. Please let me know how to stop this madness!