What a Trip!

Well first off taking a baby on an air plane by yourself is definatley an experience. I have the cutest pictures of Gracy on the plane, we got so lucky and noone sat by us on the way to KC so Gracy got her own seat and just sat there like a big girl :)

We were so excited to see Tiff, ry and Bailey after our little adventure we have been dying to give them baths together, its so funny how bathtime is such a special time with babies. Its honestley one of my favorites and on top of that we got to let them spend time together. Bailer kept pulling Gracys hair and Gracy would just laugh. She just loves her cousin so much.

We Shopped probabley ten days out of the 11 I was there :) seriously there is nothing better than having a sister you can shop for hours and hours on end. We got the girls matching easter dresses and also matching plka dot dresses for their first birthdays...... Tiff and I are the biggest bargain shoppers of the universe. so we spent alot of time at khols and target :) seriously they have the cutest baby stuff. Well I have to say im so jelous of both of my sisters, they both can cook and both are so stinkin creative, tiff taught me how to make the cutest baby bows, I loved it because Gracy's head wont keep headbands in so we made a few. Our #1 store we spent most of our time at was Hobby lobby, we just printed off our 40% off coupons and spent like 4 hours there everyday lol. we got lots of fun projects to keep us busy :)

I am in love with this picture so much. Bailey is seriously growing up so much, and she flashes her baby blues and I just melt. She is so funny. I miss her so much already.

So as many others I am in love with the Cheesecake factory, Last year around the same time danny drove me out to see tiff and ry and we were about 6 1\2 months pregnant nd we totally couldnt enjoy the food. it was torture. Its the worst feeling to know that you like something but because of pregnancy it tastes awful lol. anyway we had to make amense and we ordered the Chicken Madera.....and its amazing ....we totally just share everything when we eat out. I love it. Anyway, the girls are there just out of the picture,,,,,i think both of them each ate there own loaf of apetizer bread, They both are a bunch of copy cats if one of the girls do something the other has to try it. its amazing at 7 months they have already got that figured out :)

This is one of Gracy's new things she learned while we were gone. she found her toungue and just sticks it out so far. I think its so cute.

I love my brother in law, he was so good about letting Gracy and I stay for so long. He is so good with Gracy, I even caught him picking one of her boogers out for her lol. He is such a good Dad, The first couple days I know Gracy was missing her daddy and Ryan really helped her .

This is at this out door shopping mall called Zonerosa, its soo fun, Ry took all us girls to The Trex restoraunt its really pretty neat, he knew the Dinasaurs would make me feel at home.....or make me feel like more of a hic lol. but they decorated the entire restoraunt with moving machanical lifesize dinosaurs lol. they theamed the levels in the building the upstairs was like the ice age, Gracy loved it so much it was really pretty amazing. Ryan baught some Nachos and we all flipped i know the picture doesnt really show how big it was but it really was a heaping pile of nachos lol. They had these huge cylindars full of tropical fish and Gracy was obsessed with them and so we got a picture by one.

we made the girls some cross bone iron on t shirts, we thought they were pretty funny

"Wipe Me Booty " lol

We went over to the Grady's house on Sat. it was 70 degrees! seriously heaven. I was just loving the weather. Anyway The Grady's are Ryans parents and so they pute up a volley ball net and we played for a while. It was one of my favorite parts of our trip, Anyway, I asked tiff to take some pictures and she took them all with me in it, sorry lol. I dont even know what I was doing.

Here is the cutest easter dress ever, and yes we know Its not easter yet but we couldnt wait so they got to wear them to church. it was so fun, they jabbered to each other all through sacrament meating :)

So we did drink a 24 pack and also two other12 packs yes ...... we may need to go to pop rehab, when the gardner sisters get together we tend to suddenley retain these addictive habbits lol. in a week and a half that may be a world record>

Please please dont think Tiff and I are terrible people lol. But this was one of my favorite nights ........seriously Tiff and I get pretty silly when it gets late and poor ryan was such and easy target, he didnt even seem that mad wehn he finally woke up to us busting up laughing. seriousley he is the hardest sleeper I have ever meet. lol. Anyway, the picture kindof says it all. So we also made a few valentines cards for the family back in utah. Tiff takes teh most amazing pictures. She has this super nice camera and we did a TON of photo shoots I will have to do another post for the pictures we took .

So first off I was so happy to get to spend so much time with my sister and seriousley it was much needed My sisters are by far by best friends and Im so blessed to have them.I am so thankful I was able to take a vacation. But I missed my Danny!!!! I cant tell you how sweet all the things he did for me when I got home. For one thing, I left the house a tornado before I left, and it was seriously spotless, I didnt know a man could clean like that and he did, and he even made the bed exactley how I like it. He also made me the most amazing Valentines dinner ....... Fillet minon` and Lobster tail with cous cous :) I know fancy shmancy, . Anyway, I just love love love my husband, my good little girl and my family, I had so much fun on my trip but sometimes you forget how much you love your life, I love Danny and how he is such a great Daddy and a great Husband.

Kansas City Ready or not!!

Gracy and I are going on our FIRST plane ride this sunday. Danny got me a plane ticket to go visit my sister in KC Missouri. He is always so good to let me go. The problem is ive seriously been so sheltered Ive never flown in a plane before..i know...iknow....its sad, but on top of that I will be taking Gracy with me so I think it will be interesting. We got a non=stop flight so it really wont be to bad...I think I just have the willy's from that flight that crashed into the Hudson. I dont think I would even care if it was just me going but Im all nervous for her. Anyway...im forsure a winer about it but more so....very very excited, because.....Ive been saving my pennies, and Tiff and I are going to do alot of shopping. :) Im going to stay for 11 days!!! I know, Tiff and poor Ryan are probabley going to get sick of me but I figure .....hey lets get our moneys worth.....plane tickets arent that cheep, Also We are really trying to let those girls see each other as much as possible ;) And I cant go to long with out seeing Tiff. Seriously, I wish I could explain the relationship I have with my siblings, we all have so much fun and are so close .... Ill never forget when Tiff, corinne and I all lived in the provo orem area ..... we always had sleepovers and seriously tiff was like our mother for a few years........she always cooked for us, an amazing treat maker by the way..... I probabley owe Tiff and Ry an entire years worth of rent for how much I was over there :) It was so nice to have somewhere to go besides the appartment :) Still to this day I just love her todeath.....I look up to her and Ry so much. infact.....it even comes as close as me having the same diaper bag her lol. I know........ im a dork. but for realls .....I just am so blessed to have my sisters, I miss them so much, its really hard to be apart for so long......and live so far away from each other.....thank goodness for email, and blogging :) I cant wait to post our adventure in the next week. I cant belive the girls will be 7 MONTHS!!!

Eclaire Cake!!!!!!

I honestly feel like a failure to the woman club. I see everyone with there holiday pie's and turkeys that they cooked over Christmas and the one thing I attempted was really hard for even me to choke down lol. I will now admit it......I CANT COOK!!! not only just cook....but I REALLY CANT BAKE. I really really try. Honestly I do. I follow the recipes to the T. Poor Danny, he chokes down every bit of dinner every night and still gives me a kiss and asks for more. And something else Danny is a Fabulous cook. He really really loves it to. He picked up some really good skills in Spain when he was there on his mission. He maid the most delicious lemon chicken the other day, no recipe , just whipped up this whole chicken. Anyway...the point of my post is that I found a really yummy recipe that is a NO BAKE, Eclair cake :) I cant even mess this one up. So I thought I would share it with everyone.

2 boxes instant french vanilla pudding
1 container of whipped topping
Graham Crackers
1 brick cream cheese.
Chocolate frosting

mix both boxes of instant pudding as directed, fold in the entire container of whipped topping. Layer a 9 by 12 pan with Graham crackers so the bottom is covered, distribute 1\2 of the pudding mixture on top of Grams. another layer of pudding and Grams. Let set up in the fridge for a few hours and then mix the desired amount of Cream cheese in with the chocolate frosting and spread over top. refrigerate again. :) Then just cut it like a cake and its got these pretty layers and surprisingly tastes allot like an eclair.

AFter Christmas

This is our family pictures this year......yup point and shoot :) nothin fancy shmancy but its seriously getting harder to get pictures with everyone in it. especially with everyones schedules. Our family is growing growing!
Giving luvs. They are already Best buddies!

My beautiful mother and NOT so little Brother. (Hes already 16!) I swear I used to totally beat him up and push him around now hes totally huge and he could throw me across the room. LOL. Funny how that comes back to bite ya.

Me and Tiff.....K so we have this bowling after christmas tradition and seriously Tiff beat me and she is so tiny she cna hardly hold up the bowling ball, lol. I know ive always been able to Womp on Tiff but how the heck did she beat me ??? I totally sucked it up this year. Bummer.

More Christmas.

This is such an Imbarrassing picture of me and I hate posting pictures with me in it...but I had to show our first christmas....also, danny and I promised not to get eachother anything because we got our presents early......like a small shopping spree and a pistol. He is so thoughtful and cute and got me a ZEN, I know. havent heard of it huh...yeah its a cool little MP3, WITH RADIO i kow my husband it the best.
Gracy figuring out the present thing....she liked the wrapping better than the gifts :)

This is Aunt Lisa and uncle Konrad in his clone suit...Gracy could not figure out why he was wearing that the entire christmas morning :)

Her are the kids with their Christmas jammies on!

Adi, Konrad, Bridger, Annie, Jeramy, Gracy and Preston

It was Gracy's First Christmas! we were so excited to spend it with Grandma nd Grandpa Bingham, to be honest it was my first year away from my family this year and it was so fun. It also was Danny and I's first year as mommy and daddy. I seriously was so excited to watch my little girl open her first present. I am so affraid of missing all of those precious moments. what a blessing to have such amazing family.

RedNeck Christmas!

So I still have a bunch more pictures to post from christmas but here are some of my favorites......yeah, Gracy got alot of CAMO ....... and I just love it so much, I dont think anyone can pull off Camo like Gracy Lou can. :) Danny also decided to go ahead and put on the cute little Gap skirt Corinne got her so she matches really well :) and ya know I seriously laugh so hard at this because danny would totally dress her up like this ........he has before. I come home from work and hes got her all duded up. I just love it. I seriously live for moments like this.

Regis and Kelly

Hey everyone!!! yeah its me the blogging failure! i havent updated in forever......I am home sick today and my parents took gracy for me sooo Ive finally got some time to post some holiday pics and such. But I have a favor of all of my blogging buddies.....so my mom told me about the Regis and Kelly cute baby contest.....( Tiff,Ashli, Adree and Nahomi you guys need to register the girls in this aswell) and so I was like.......shoot, its free and you can win stuff, I didnt even go take any new pictures of Gracy I just went through and picked out a cute one from like a month ago. Just a heads up......they arent shooting for super professional pictures just "in the moment" pictures, and then you email everyone and send them the link and they go on the site and Vote! Please Vote for Gracy! Love you forever, (that is unless you enter your own little one ... then vote for them)