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Here are a few pictures of Andrielle:

October 1, 2009

It's October! We are so excited for this month. Not only the weather getting colder (yay!) but our little family is going to be visiting Gavin's sister (& her family) in California for a week. Woo Hoo- VACATION!! And, of course, there is Halloween to be excited for, too! :)

Everything has been going so great for us. Andrielle has just been so much fun. She is crawling everywhere and pulling herself up on everything and putting everything in her mouth. It's really been a good motivator for me to vaccuum more often! She now has 4 little teeth - 2 on top and 2 on the bottom. According to her last doctor's appointment a few weeks ago, she's still really tall and skinny (13% for weight and 83% for height) I don't really know where she got those lucky genes!

Our home remodeling is kind of at a stand-still right now which I'm kinda bummed about. Everything costs MONEY and for the projects I want done, it's going to take alot of it. So for now, we're just enjoying frequent trips to Home Depot, Lowes, and Ikea to dream about what we'd like someday. My awesome visiting teachers came over last month and gave me some great tips on how to rearrange my living room and it is so fabulous. It serioulsy looks like our living room is twice the size now.

My brother, C.J, got back from his mission a couple weeks ago and it's been so great to have him home. And another of my brothers, Jeff, is now attending USU (it should make for an interesting game this Friday night - USU vs BYU, haha!) I can't believe how old my family is getting!

Anybody watching Biggest Loser this season? I love love love this show! I'm really excited about this season. I absolutely LOVE Abby! What an incredible woman she is! And I'm so glad they brought back Daniel from last season. Tuesday nights 7-9 on channel 5, you gotta see it! ;)

Whoa...it's been a little while!

I'm BACK!!! Our family laptop died about a month ago and we've been without internet until now! We just bought a new laptop on Saturday, so I have my internet again. I think I was going to go crazy without it! We even got a screaming deal on our new lappy. I'm a happy girl. :)

Our little family is doing well. Gavin's job is going really well. I think he's actually really enjoying it now that he's been there for a few months. Gavin and I will be going to Lagoon this Friday with his work (FREE!!!!) and leaving Andrielle home with my mom. I'm very excited!

Andrielle is doing great, too. She is now over 8 months old! It's crazy how fast the time has gone. She is quite a handful, but we love her. It's especially fun when daddy comes home. As soon as she sees him putting on hand sanitizer, she knows it's play time. And she even has her first tooth poking through!

And I'm doing good, too. I've been busy at home being "just" a homemaker. My wonderful mother-in-law gave me a sewing machine and I've been busy making skirts and pajama pants for Andrielle.

Gavin and I also just finished our bathroom remodel on Saturday. It took a few weeks longer than we thought and we almost flooded our house, but now it's done and I think it looks pretty good - it definately looks a lot better than before. We tore out the old lanolium and put in tile, replaced our old sink/vanity and put in a new sink, vanity, mirror and medicine cabinet and got new fixtures for our towels. I'll post some pictures once I figure out how to upload to this new computer.

So, yeah, our family is doing great!

For anyone who knows my brother, C.J, he gets home from his mission in 6 weeks! We can't wait to see him! A lot has happened since he left (We got engaged, married, and had a baby!) Fun stuff :)

Brush Family Update

So, it's been a while since I've posted! I've missed Andrielle's 5-month post and she turned 6 months old last Monday, so I barely missed that, too. But I'm posting now! She's been doing great. She had her 6-month check-up on Tuesday. She now weighs 14 pounds 7 oz and is 24 inches long. So she is still tall and skinny - but she's growing! The pediatrician started her on stage 2 foods, and she LOVES them! She's such a funny girl. She likes to bow her back all the time, and she scoots herself around the floor. She's got a big bald spot on the back of her head from scooting around like that. She also flips herself out of her bouncer when she decides she's done being in there, so now we have to buckle her in.

Gavin and I are doing well, too. Gavin's job has been going well and he seems to enjoy it. Not a lot has been going on with me. I've been really into this coupon thing, and I've actually saved a lot of money. So fun :)

Haha... I guess we're kinda boring! I can't think of anything else to say! LOL - I hope everyone else is doing great! :)

8 Things

8 Things
I've been tagged -

8 things I am looking forward to:
1: Going to San Francisco this Fall
2: Andrielle Sleeping through the night in her own bed
3: Going out with some girlfriends tonight
4: Seeing the finale of the Biggest Loser (2 weeks!)
5: Getting a printer hooked up
6: Sending/Recieving my first Q train
7: Getting the mail
8: The weekend

8 Things I did yesterday:
1: Hip Hop Abs with Shawn T.
2: Cleaned my bathroom
3: Cleaned out my car
4: Sent out an RAOK envie
5: Cried
6: Went to dinner with Gav and Andrielle
7: Went shopping to Target, Babies 'R Us, and Walmart
8: Bought a bouncer for Andrielle

8 Things I wish I could do:
1: Move
2: Ride/drive a motorcycle
3: Go to Europe
4: Go on a cruise
5: Have twins
6: Sleep, un-interrupted for 8 hours
7: Have my pre-baby body back
8: Make everything better

8 Shows I watch:
1: Biggest Loser - every week, I don't miss it for anything
2: Ellen
3: Big Bang Theory
4: Family Feud
5: Wheel of Fortune
6: Jeapardy
7: Good Things Utah
8: Price is Right

8 People I Tag:
I don't really care - if you want to do it, that's great :)

Coupon Queen

So...I've started couponing....I have a binder that I keep all my coupons in, I am a member of AFC (there's a link on the side of my page - check it out!), and I must say, I think I'm doing pretty amazing. Check out what I did today:

Walmart trip (See picture):

I bought:

1 Huggies wipes ($2.33)

1 Finish/Electrosol Gel Packs ($3.50)

2 Glade air fresheners ($.97 each)

1 Glade sense and Spray ($5.00)

1 Airwick iMotion ($5.00)

1 Suave deodorant ($.94)

2 Rimmel nail polish ($2.92 each)

My total (w/out tax) pre-coupons came to $24.21 After coupons my total was $8.07 - with tax $10.30! I also saved about $8.00 on my actual groceries taking my total from $42 and some change (pre-tax) to $35 and some change (post-tax).

Then I made a quick trip to Albertson's this afternoon:

2 Aquajuice ($3.79, but with preferred card 2/$5)

2 Challenge Butter ($4.29, but with preferred card $2/6)
1 Right Guard deodorant ($2.99, but with preferred card $2.00)

Pre-tax/coupons's/catalinas/preferred card my total was $19.15, after all that my final total came to $5.21 and recieved 1 $.55 catalina for next time. :)

Rice Cereal and Prunes...Yum!

At Andrielle's 4 month check-up, our pediatrician recommended that we have her to start try eating real baby food. So, last Saturday Gavin and I picked up some rice cereal and a couple of jars of prunes. And guess what - she LOVES it! She eats about 2 tablespoons twice a day. I'm so proud. I thought it would be a little early, but she seems so ready! She eats of the spoon really well and swallows even better. It's so fun watching her grow! :)