Just the two of us!

Our little man!

Happy that daddy's home!


I've been pretty busy lately and I haven't been able to update at all recently. So, I'm finally getting around to it! Anyway, here's what's new with us! After Chase's brithday we were busy getting appointments ready for his 1 year old pictures and with the pediatric ophthalmologist. Chase has a clogged tear duct in his left eye that the good doctor will just "rotor rooter" right out! They didn't have any available appointments until way into September though, so until then he just tears a lot out of his left eye and gets a lot of "sleepies" in his eyes when he wakes up. Nothing too horrible though. We did manage to get his 1 year old pictures, which we think turned out adorable! He had so much fun during his session. He just loves cheesing it and flirting with the photographers.


Kyle went on a trip to Tucson earlier this week for a three day training and he really enjoyed it. He said that by the last day though, it was getting pretty monotonous and he was sick of eating out. (Honestly, who gets sick of eating out for free?!) Anyway, we really missed having our Kyle and daddy around the house. Every morning when Chase would wake up he'd crawl into the bedroom to check for Kyle and would whine a little when he couldn't find him. It was hard on me because I'm so used to getting a mental and physical break when Kyle gets home, just being able to talk to someone and just relax after Chase goes to bed. So to say the very least, we're glad he's back!


Tomorrow, Chase and I will be "leaving on a jet plane" to Colorado, for my niece's baby blessing. I'm so excited to go and see my family, but I'm a little terrified of flying alone with Chase, and I'm sad I already haven't seen Kyle at all this week and now we're leaving him for a few days! I think Chase will have a lot of fun with his cousins though, and I'll have a good time once we land and our flight experience is over! If anyone has any last minute tips and tricks for flying with a 12 month old, please share!

***Tagged By Jamie***

4 things I LOVE about my Husband!:
*He helps out so much with Chase and loves sharing parenting responsiblities equally. He's just a great dad period!
*He always tells me I'm beautiful! When I get all dressed up for a night out, or even just for church, he looks at me in a really sweet way and tells me that he feels so lucky that I'm his. *(sweet huh?)
*He provides for our family so that we can live comfortably
*He loves the gospel and has a beautiful testimony of it, and he is always striving to better himself.

4 jobs I have had:
*Sales associate at Famous Footwear
*Hostess at Valle Luna
*Phlebotmist, receptionist, and Quality Assurance at Bio Medics (favorite)
*Gymnastics coach (current)

4 movies I have watched more than twice:
*How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
*Sweet Home Alabama
*Just Like Heaven
*Hitch

4 tv shows I watch regularly:
*Biggest Loser
*The Office
*Friends (re runs)
*Sesame Street (with Chase, every morning)

4 places I have been:
*Mexico
*Brazil
*California
*Idaho

4 of my favorite music artists:
*Carrie Underwood
*Taylor Swift
*Rascal Flatts
*Natasha Beddingfield and so many more...

4 of my favorite foods: (I'm gonna name restaurants cause I can't choose just one food item)
* Johnny Carinos
* Pretty much any good mexican restaurant
* Chik fil a (waffle fries, yummy chicken, and splitting a handspun cookies and cream milkshake with Kyle and Chase, YUM!)
* Wingers

4 places I would like to go:
*France
*Hawaii
*Ireland
*Italy

4 things I am looking forward to this coming year:
*Moving into our new home
*Furthering my education
*Getting into better shape
*Hopefully a new sibling for Chase (although that will work against my getting into shape prospect!)
5 people I tag: (all my sisters, who blog at least, and I couldn't leave one out. Hence 5 instead of 4)
Cassandra
Christina
Nicole
Carrie
Christy

Happy Birthday My Little One!

Playing with his new toys

His cake!

Blowing out the candles (with Daddy's help of course)!

First taste test...

Hmmm, that's not half bad...

Taking care of business!

Coming up for oxygen. "It'sa ME, Mario!" (the resemblance is uncanny)

Getting a little messier...

...and I think he's achieved his messiest of the night! Do I see some up your nose?!

Nice and clean after his bath and letting mommy give him a big birthday squeeze!

Today is Chase's first birthday! I keep thinking about it and how amazingly fast one year has flown by and I'm still in shock that my little "infant" is no more! I bawled great big tears last night thinking about the excitement and longing I had on this day last year. My baby was finally making his appearance into this world and into our lives. Ever since we first set eyes on his sweet little face, he's lit up our lives and filled our hearts with such indescribable joy!

Tonight we had a little party for Chase and our close friends and family all came to share in the celebration. Thank you all so much for your love and support, and for making Chase's birthday such a wonderful one! Here are some pictures from the special occasion!

Some brand new information!

Our new baby neice Brinley! Isn't she beautiful?!

What our house will look like when it's finished!

The cabinets we chose, throughout the house.

These will be the lights in the dining room. All of the light fixtures and hardware throughout the house will be oil rubbed bronze.

Sample of our cabinets, tile, carpet, and countertops (the small sample on the tile)

Close up of the cabinets, tile, and countertops

Yes, I know it's been awhile since I've blogged. We have been really busy lately, and I haven't had much time for blogging. We do have some very exciting news though, that I thought I'd share with everyone. We bought a house!!! It's a new build so it won't be finished until like January/February, but we couldn't be more excited for it! It really ended up being the perfect time for us to buy a home. The housing maket couldn't be better for buyers right now and with the new housing bill that President GWB passed we're definitely looking forward to the $7,500 tax credit that we will receive when we first move in. We just went to the design center this last week and chose our options for the house. Kyle just about had to put a leash on me because everything inside was so beautiful and tempting to upgrade to, but we tried to keep oursleves in check.

I'm back on the job search so that we can save, save, save for a really good down payment when the time comes. The gymnastics place I used to work at has offered me a job whenever I want it, but we don't know if that's the best place for me right now. It's a bit of a commute and I'd only get about 9-15 hours a week because I don't want to work during the day, and leave Chase with a babysitter. I have had one interview with a medical career placement agency and I have another one this next week. The first agency only does placement for doctors offices and private practices which makes it difficult for them to place me since most of the offices close at 5 or so in the evening. The agency I'll interview with this week, does its placement for hospitals, which would be perfect for me because then I could work a few night shifts a week and be at home with Chase during the day. So hopefully they'll be able to find a good fit for me.

Chase is turning one year old this next week! Wow, I cannot believe how fast the time flies, and that we were anxiously awaiting our little bug this time one year ago. He's so close to walking and whenever there's a will for him to be on his feet he finds a way. He's just so determined to walk! He's also been talking more. He'll copy a lot of what we say but often won't repeat it if we ask him to. He says, Mama or mom, dadda or dad, grass ("gass"), duck ("uck" or "guck"), and all done ("ah-duh").

Anyways, I think that about covers the White family news. One more thing, a BIG congratulations to my sister Christy and her husband Ben on the new addition to their family, our little neice Brinley! She's so gorgeous and sweet, and we can't wait to see her in a couple weeks, we love you guys!