Nash and Scout photo shoot!

So I got a half off photo session at the Photography Boutique by Harmony Jones, and they turned out SOOOO adorable. I'm in love with them all.....

Nash was being so good to hold still not to wake up Scout...

My princess in her blessing dress, so cute!



The shoot was mostly for Scout, but Nash was a little jealous and so he was putting on quite the show posing for the camera!

Look at those blue eyes!

Adorable... Love it!

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A little Gratitude... and Halloween!

I realized I haven't even posted our Halloween pics... now that it's THANKSGIVING. That's how my life seems to run these days though.

This time of the year I feel like I have so much to be thankful for. This last year has been very eventful!! I can honestly say though that in just this one year of my life, I have never been able to see my Father in Heaven's hand more strongly. I have never been able to see his influence so great. It didn't always come in the ways I wanted it to, or expected it to, but it came. Many of times it came through the love and support of my family and friends, how thankful I am for them. God's love was shown to me so often through the acts of kindness others showed me.There is a saying "let go and let God." This is extremely hard for someone who's a bit of a control freak(like myself) but sometimes you have no other choice, and honestly once you give in and do just that, there comes a bit of serenity. AND heaven knows I need that, possibly a bit of SANITY too! lol ;)

Isn't this little girl adorable? What a huge blessing she has been to us. I know Scoutie girl came to our family at a time we needed to experience that unconditional love that only babies bring. And look at that smile.... ummm I just want to kiss her all day!

Our little werewolf Nash(why i need sanity)! Honestly though, this little boy is such a light in our lives. His little personality is just the best. He was INSISTENT on being a werewolf. He was true to character when in costume, and would only growl or howl at you. I swear he scared most little kids off his age!

I've waited a long time to have a girl to dress up in a tutu! A little diva princess ghost!

Nash and Izy at trunk or treat! They made out with quite the stash this year.

I hope you all have a FAB Thanksgiving, I remember just finding out I was pregnant this time last year, and thinking I'm going to eat so much. This year I'm going with the "I'm gonna start my dieting and exercising AFTER the feast." Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Nasharoni!

I can't believe Nash is 3. I mean really.. he is getting so big. Justin and I were just saying the other day how blessed we have been to have him. He just has the funnest personality. He is always on the go, but it's hard sometiems to be mad at him because he is just so curious and doesn't know any better. He keeps us constanly laughing with what he has to say. "Oops just a second mama," or " I wub you really much" and then theres the ocasional "oh my hewlll" (don't know where he got that one!!!) He's such a little cuddler and LOVEs nothing more than to watch Toy Story in his undies laying by the heater.

For his big day we took him to lunch, and then to Toys R Us to pick out a present. Then we had a big bash at our house with most our family. Nash was in heaven, and loved his Birthday this year!

Admiring his cake! HE was so excited about his cake... the week before his birthday every where we went he would ask "mama we goin to get my toy story cake?" My sweet friend Arynne (with the help of her mom) made Nash's dreams come true... he got his Toy Story cake and he LOVED it!

Nash also kept telling me that his Papa was going to buy him a new tractor for his birthday. He's been saying this for about a month. He got his tractor... and really.. look at that smile on his face. I have never seen any kid so excited!

He really got spoiled! He's obssesed with Toy Story if you can't tell! He's actually quoting lines off of the movies, and if you've ever met a Randall you know this is a trait. I am a little suprised it started at 3 though. When he gets mad at me I get the " YOU ARE A TOY!" Nice...

Happy Birthday Nash... we LOVE you!

Cousins

Nash loves his cousins... every single one of them. Every one of his prayers goes something like this, "Heavenly Fader the prayerrrr, bless dizy, jacknrhett, ben, listen to mom, nice to sis, bless my cousins to play AMEN."

I'm so glad that Nash has cousins close by to play with. We have some far away, and Nash loves to look at their pictures on our fridge and ask me to tell him a story about them. He just loves being around them!

Nash and Kash.. these 2 are hellions together. They love to fight over stuff, but if me and Krystal just ignore them and leave them on their own, they get along great. They love to run around the farm, dig in the dirt, and swim in the hot tub! They crack me up!

Nash, Izy, and Kash at Nana's house. They love to go to their Nana's and play!

Seth, Kash, Nash, Baby Gray, Izy. This is at Kash's birhtday, quite the bunch!

Sloan, Nash, Jack. Nash loves to have these guys come over and play, this is how I found them all watching Toy Story. It's so funny because Nash is one of the younger ones on Justin's side, but all his older cousins ADORE him. They play with him so good, and he is just in Aw with them all too. I think it's because he's not afraid to get rough and tough with the big boys!

Scout's Blessing

So I know I've been terrible about blogging lately... but life has been a little crazy to say the least! I'm going to try to do better from now on though. Little miss Scoutie is just growing and getting cuter by the second!! Yesterday was her blessing and she was just a doll. Justin gave her a sweet blessing and then we had lunch at our house. We were so glad that most of our family was able to be there. Everything was perfect... besides the almost 3 years old naughty little boy running back and forth between church and yelling. I mean seriously who lets their kid do that... ;)

Naughty little boy and Scoutie

My princess....

I loved her blessing outfit. Debbie bought the dress for Scout when I was still pregnant. I just fell in love with it . I've always wanted a little princess to doll up, so for the last few months I have been obsessing over her outfit. (I admit, I'm a bit crazy like that). She looked perfect though.

I loved her little bow.. I had it made from http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sillymebb on etsy. Bows are possibly my biggest weakness! And if you share this same weakness... you may or may not want to check out her shop! ;)

Such a little angle

Scout is honestly, SUCH a good baby. She is so mild mannered and always happy. She really came into our family at a time when we needed some joy... and she hasn't been anything but that. Just her smiles and baby noises... you could eat her up! Nash is at such a busy age, he is always on the go. Unless you turn on Toy Story, and I don't think you qualify for mother of the year if you let your child watch it over and over all day. (I won't be in the running this year)! He however has a very sweet side to him as well. He is very tender hearted at times. I'd say hellion a good 90% of the time though. ha! So you can see why I'm so thankful to have such a good little girl right now. Honestly though, we love them both so much. They keep us in check and on our toes, reminding us what's most important.

Scoutie Girl

Little Miss Scout is just growing! It's so funny because with Nash I just couldn't wait for him to crawl, to walk, to talk, ect. However, with Scout I just want her to stay small. I think it's because you realize just how fast it really goes. She's going to be 2 months here soon, and that makes me kinda sad! She is so fun though. She is finally starting to plump up and look cute in all her little outfits. And she is also SUCH a good baby. Thank goodness for that! She is a little piggy though, and can throw down a 4 oz bottle every 2 hours! Between her and Nash we stay pretty dang busy!

This was one of the first outfits I ever bought when I found out I was having a girl. I have been dying to put her in it! So cute!

Such a sweet little girl!

She is wide awake a lot more now and getting so strong. She holds her head up so good, and is gooing and smiling at us all SO big. We live for those smiles!

And of course she has a pink tutu!

I'm determined to have a girly girl. My luck she will probably be like my sister Cassie and never let me dress her up or put bows in her hair. Nash has been such a wild boy, I've been so waiting to have my girl. I know I'm partial, but I think she's about the most darling little thing ever too! ;)

Our SIssy!

Isn't this girl darling.... Not to mention, I am loving the bows and all the pink!

Justin always call her little Missy... so Nash calls her "miss me." She is definitely the Princess at our house!

Our Princess

Our sweet little girl is finally here! Scout Marie Randall was born June 21st right before 3 in the afternoon (thank goodness for being induced). She came out with a full head of dark curly hair. And is just a doll! Here poor little swollen face! She was 7lbs 11oz and 20 1/2 inches long. She has some seriously long fingers and big feet too! I was honestly shocked at what she looked like. I was expecting a little fair blonde like Nash. But out came this beautiful dark little girl with SO much dark hair!

I used to babysit an adorable little girl named Scout growing up and since the age of 12 I have been dead set on naming my 1st little girl Scout. But honestly I had a hard time naming her what I had picked because she looked so different from what I had pictured!

THe girls.... Izy, Scout, Oakley

This is right after I had her. Nash kinda just ignored me for a couple days.. I think he was mad at me! But we are adjusting every day and he really does love Scout. He always wants to hold her and help!!

Both of us a little swollen!

Mom, Dad, and Scout

Kendall, Oakley, Me, and Scout! Oakley and Scout are going to be best friends!

This is about 10 days after she was born. I think she is just precious! Having 2 kids is a big adjustment, but we know this little girl was meant for our family. I felt such a strong love for her the moment I saw her. I think that every Mom should be able to have at least 1 girl! We are all just in love with this little princess!

My baby Sis!

My baby sister Cassie is graduating here next month... it's hard to believe! For those of you that knew her as a little kid, you know what I mean! I remember her as a baby, and I absolutely LOVED her. I would pack her around and really she was like my own personal baby doll. I can't believe she is going off to college this fall. Where has the time gone... it makes me feel so old!

Cass has quite the personality. She is brutally honest, by far the funniest, and keeps us all laughing. She is Nash's favorite person too (possibly because they are on the same level?!) She really is such a good kid though. We are all proud of her. However, I am a little worried about how she is going to take care of herself at college. She is my dad's baby, and he has spoiled her beyond any measure of explanation. I don't think that she could ever do any wrong in his eyes. And I don't think that he will ever be able to fully "cut her off." We like to tease them both about it, but really she is kinda all of our baby too. So even though we are so excited for this next chapter in her life, we are going to miss our Aunt "Dassie."

Here are some of her Sr. pics ... she is such a tom boy so it was fun to see her get all cute and see how cute her pics turned out.

This last pic is classic Cass. She has her own style, and this pic pretty much says it all! She was kinda nervous about getting them taken, and says she HATES taking pics, but she seemed like a natural to me! They turned out adorable, and I can't wait to see her announcements!

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Friends

About a month ago one of my good friends came home for a quick visit, so we decided to get some of our girlfriends together. I've been terrible about keeping in touch with everyone, but it is so fun to see how my old high school friends have changed, and their cute little growing families.

As we were all sitting around talking about our babies, birth, and other important motherly things; someone made the comment, "Who would have thought we would all be sitting here talking about our kids instead of our boyfriends and who we were fighting with at the time!" Oh how being a Mom changes you! I was such a brat in my teenage years... I was selfish, I was concerned about such stupid things, I was a fighter, and I was just actually MEAN! Now I cry on a daily basis over milestones in my child's life (plus I'm a bit emo pregnant!), I nearly pass out at the sight of a 2 yr olds cut head, I'm lucky to make it out of my sweats for the day, and on a Friday night you will find me at home watching Little Bear and asleep by 10! Needless to say life is a tad bit different. I love to chat about old times. I have the best memories with these girls too. It was so fun to get together and see everyone. Plus, I think we all some adorable kids!

Chelsi & Griffin, Abra & Trinley, Me & Nash, Noelle Easton & Kenna, Dana Kale & Kiera

New baby

We have a new baby girl in the family! My sister Kendall had her baby girl Oakley May on St. Patrick's Day around 1 in the morning. She was trying not to have a St. Patty's baby... I mean who wants their little girl to have a green cake every year for their b-day?! I actually got to be in the room and see this princess be born. She is absolutely a doll! Izy was so blonde when she was born, and Oakley is dark. Lots of black hair, dark eyes, and beautiful olive skin. She's such a sweet baby!

Nash calls her his baby Oadie, and tells me he wants to play with her all day!

Holding this precious baby girl makes me so excited to have my own here in a couple months. Congratulations Kendall, Cody, and Izy... we love you guys and our baby Oadie!

Fam Dam

My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com



I saw this cute little widget thing, but for some reason it wouldn't let me post it on the side. This is as close to any picture of me pregnant anyone will ever see. Sorry, but I hate getting fat and am just not into the whole baby bump pics. Mama here gained 10lbs just in the last month and nearly passed out on the scale... can you say 200 lbs here we come! I know, I know.. the baby is growing blah blah... well so is my As...bottom! We are getting so excited for this little girl to be here though. Some sunshine would be nice too!

Wrinkles

This Christmas as I was walking through the mall, I got mauled by one of those Egyptian guys that sell the Dead Sea Salt facial products. You know the annoying ones that badger? Yeah so this guy put some $300 dollar wrinkle cream on half of my face and nothing on the other. After sitting a few minutes and washing it off, he held up a mirror for me to look in. I about fell off the chair. It was the first time I noticed that I have WRINKLES! I try to keep telling myself that the guy had some weird mirror that fooled you into seeing this so you would buy the product. Truly though, I know I have them, and I know who to blame! Mr. Roni... I'm turning 23 this week and I have flippin' wrinkles thanks to Nash(as if stretch marks weren't enough). I'm sure these delights have appeared at times like when he burnt his hand on the fire place, or when he tried to jump off the trampoline and got a black eye, or when we had to go get stitches in the head! I never knew boys were so crazy.... and Nash just happens to be all boy.

This last weekend we spent the morning in the ER because he got into the sudafed, only to find out he didn't even eat 1. And as he was jumping off the chairs, running around in the waiting room, and eating candy and pop. I was near a panic attack thinking the worst. Motherhood is not for the weak... In fact I feel like a certain 2 1/2 yr old kicks my butt every day.

And yet a simple "dank you mama,' or a " Yove you Mom" seems to make you forget.

However, I am seriously considering asking for some expensive facial cream for my birthday!

4 years

It's hard believe that Justin and I have been married for 4 years! I've said it once before, but I really hate the long corny dedication posts, but once a year why not! Besides, it is the month of love right?

I actually knew from the time I was 15 that I was going to marry Justin. I even wrote this in my journal. After high school I went to college for one semester to experience the life... and within a month knew what I really wanted was to marry Justin. So one night I called my Dad and told him that, I was shocked to hear him say he thought it was great. Then I called Justin and told him I wanted to get married. I think he was shocked... but we went to the ring store, I picked a ring, and a month later he formally asked me to marry him. We had a beautiful wedding. And here we are 4 years later!
The last 4 years we have experienced happiness we never knew existed, trials & disappointments we never thought we would have to face, but through it all we seem to love each other more and more! Who said marriage was easy.. not us! I have had to learn to accept that Justin will never pick his dirty crusted socks up off the floor, that putting a banana in his boot will bring on a temper tantrum, and that the half empty pop cans... he will never throw them away! And I think that at this point of our relationship he has learned that no matter how hard he fights me on something I will get my way, that I am always going to complain about his socks and pop cans even though I pick them up anyways, and that I'm never giving him the good pillows in our bed! We can both be quite stubborn, but all the same we make each other laugh harder than anyone else. So my dear Just, I love ya!

And of course a picture of our greatest blessing and accomplishment over the last 4 years! And another on the way....

Its a......

Yesterday we had an Ultrasounds... and we are breaking Randall tradition!

We are having a GIRL!!I'm not gonna lie, I cried when I found out! I'm still going to be holding my breath until I go to my Dr. in a couple weeks and he tells me it's a girl too. But 2 of the US Techs were in the room and they both were certain. Like I said, either way I am happy as long as we have a healthy baby. It's just the bows, the pink, and the matching shoes! My sister in law told me to be ready to throw down some serious cash... Justin may have to get a 2nd job, because I can't wait to go shopping!

Christmas!

This year we had another great Christmas. Nash was amazed with everything and was so happy about every little thing he got. All day long he kept going up to everyone and giving them a hug and saying "Dank Youuuuu." Seriously, just when you think you have a devil child they do something like that and melt your heart! Kendall, Izy, Nash, and Me on the FREEZING carriage ride!

The day after Christmas we went to Salt Lake with my Dad and Julie. We just went to eat, see the lights, swim, and ride the horses. It was the best time of Nash's life. I'm not even kidding, he was bouncing off the walls!

How cute is that?! Kynlee, Nash, & Izybel

This kid is a nightmare with water. He won't let anyone hold onto him, and he tries with everything he has to swim away from you. A couple times he would get away and sink right to the bottom. The first time he got up and just had this mad look on his face. He slapped the water and said "water did it... no no water." Can you say swimming lessons for mom and Nash this summer!!

No big deal... just thinks he's too big for any help!

We went to the Myan to eat. The kids loved the diving show, and the fire show. The whole time I know Nash was just thinking of ways he could get himself on top of one of the cliffs to dive in the water!!

This year I could not keep Nash out of the Christmas tree or away from my decorations. As you can see....

Look at the look on his face.... like what ya gonna do about it mom! By the end our tree only had about 4 balls on the very top and half of it was smashed in by being rammed by the tractor!

On Christmas Eve we went to my Mom's. She hit the jackpot with a pack of little horses for Nash. It was the weirdest thing, but he was so into them. Honestly, the kid never holds still, but for about an hour he carefully placed each horse side by side. He does it at our house too. He will line them up on the kitchen floor for hours. I will say the BEST present ever.. for me too.

Our family has been so blessed this last year. We truly have so much to be thankful for. Again, I am always reminded of what great family and friends we have. Thank you all for your love and support. Each of you are special to us!