Happy Holidays

Despite my last entry...I've come to accept the fact that I am a true failure at blogging. sigh... I have started to journal via computer in bed. I find it so much easier... and more comfortable too! ;) I find it a bigger pain in the rear to upload pics on here compared to Facebook and my dropshots account. So... I have loaded some fun pics from the past few months on our dropshots link. Check them out if you'd like! It seems to be the easiest way for me right now!

www.dropshots.com/ashleybell3

My life is full of so many blessings. I thank the Lord every day for my amazing husband and beautiful daughter, and all the many wonderful blessings I have! I am still busy teaching dance and being a mom. Cameron is busy working and will take another class in school this next semester. Brooklyn and I are headed to Utah next week to see one of my best friends, Amy (Buff), get married and to spend the holidays with family. I love this time of year so much! May we all remember the true meaning of Christmas, and cherish the things that are most important in our lives! Love you all!

Bienvenidos

Lately I feel like we are part Mexican.... considering we have been there TWICE in the past month! Except the only Spanish I seem to know is... Gracias!! We absolutely love it there! In fact, we've decided that we'd like to go down at least once every other month. It is so relaxing and beautiful! And Brooklyn absolutely loves it! It's such a nice getaway! So, if you'd like to join us... let us know! It's always a good time!

Miracles Do Happen!

Yes!! It is truly a miracle to be updating my blog! It just seems a lot easier to use Facebook these days. But, after talking to my friend Ashley, I realized how this really can be used as sort of a journal (considering I am not very good at keeping one).

Time seems so be flying faster than normal these days. I can't believe it has been 7 months since I've posted. Where did the time go? So much has happened, too much to do a full update, but I will do my best to fill you in on our crazy lives.....



May/June:

Moved into our new home in Queen Creek


Brooklyn (6 months) started swimming and loves it!


Mom and Grandma came to visit


Silly baby!

High School friends came to visit!

Brooklyn's 1st Easter (almost 7 months)



May/June:


starting feeding herself lots of yummy food

pulled herself up for the 1st time

made a trip to Utah! visited Marie and Brinley


Brooklyn @ 9 months

Nationals Competition in Cali



July:

"Cheese" showing off her toofers

trip to Tucson

another trip to Utah

Melissa, Rob, and the kidlets came to visit

hangin out in the back yard

4th of July up in the White Mountains

Hiking, while Brooklyn was so sick



August:
Trip to Rocky Point, Mexico!






with the McCoys



Brooklyn's CRAZY hair!

Cruisin with our neighbor Tristan



So.. that is it sorta in a nut shell! Our lives continue to move at the speed of light.. or at least it feels like it! I can't believe my baby will be 1 this month! What?!

The Face tells it all

After the superbowl..

during the superbowl....
Needless to say... it was a great superbowl game! It just wasn't the outcome we wanted! :)

CARDINALS FEVER!!!

I've caught the bird fever! Wow...What an amazing game! I am so excited that the Cardinals made it to the super bowl! It always makes the super bowl game so much more exciting when your team is playing! So.... GO CARDS!!

I'm back!

Wow!! So much has happened in the past couple months! Brooklyn is now 3 months old (15 weeks to be exact)!! She already weighs 13.5 lbs! I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She found her voice and loves to hear herself talk! She is also figuring out how to roll over! We are also very happy that she is completely sleeping through the night now.... yay!! She is sooo much fun! So here are some of the many highlights from the past couple months!.......................

Mom and Ray came down to visit for the Blessing and we went to see the temple lights.
Brooklyn was blessed on Sunday, December 28th

giving mommy kisses!

First Christmas... (cutest santa I've ever seen!!)

Christmas Eve PJ's

Her first acting role as baby Jesus (in a dress and tights...)

Christmas Eve Smile!

First BYU game, Kimball and Sara got her this cute little outfit!

We met Kimball and Sara in Vegas and stayed at the Buffalo Bills in Prim for $8 a night! We had a blast!!

silly binky from the magic store!

Go BYU.... And WILDCATS!

All snuggled up for the game

We celebrated our 4 year anniversary at Texas Roadhouse!

Cameron decided to shave his head and send me a picture text while I was at a party! Thanks a lot babe! (I'm happy that it's finally starting to grow out... and that he's not bugging me anymore about it!)

My good friend Liz Farnsworth took our first official family pictures! She did an amazing job!

We survived Disneyland with the whole fam-damily! It was awesome!

Brooklyn's first trip to the Happiest Place on Earth!

Kimball and Sara got married in San Diego! It was amazing!

Brooklyn in her beautiful dress that Melissa made!

Brooklyn went to her first, of many, dance competitions!

Melissa and Mathias came to visit for a week. It was so much fun to have our babies together!

Cameron's brother, Ben, departed for his mission to Chile!

Needless to say, it has been an eventfull couple of months! Whew... hold on tight for the new year!