a new addition to the family!!!

I wish I could tell you that the new addition was a baby but I'm still SO excited to announce that Maya Mae Robinson has joined our little family!

So for the past few weeks, or months, OK pretty much since we've been married... I have been bugging Jon to let us have a baby! I know it sounds silly but it's just one of those things I've always wanted to do and I think it would be an amazing experience to say the least but ANYWAY... So last week me & Jon sat down and had a SERIOUS discussion about the whole baby thing. (Usually it's me saying "I want a baby!" and him saying "Not right now" and looking really annoyed but trying to be nice about it) So a while ago, when I was in one of my "I want a baby!" moods, of course Jon had already said no so I said "Ok, I either want a baby or a little doggy!" to which he also said NO! Back to the SERIOUS discussion last week... he sat me down and said, "If I let you have a dog, will you leave me alone for a while about having a baby?" I got a GIANT smile on my face and screamed YES!! I couldn't believe my ears!!! I think I even started bouncing up and down... So then we just had to decide what kind of dog. I wanted a little yorkie or chiwawa (however you spell that), pretty much just a tiny little thing that would stay tiny and could be an inside dog. Jon wanted a lab, which is fine, I love labs, but I told him if we got one, it would have to be an outside dog which would make it HIS dog and therefore our verbal contract would be null and void. So we decided to get a medium sized dog! So we started looking on KSL. We found some bull dogs, pugs, and beagles. We decided beagles were dang cute and affordable too. So we found some out in Amalga, went out and looked at them and ended up bringing one home! I've taken about a million pictures already so here are just a few! She's 6 weeks old and so much fun! She'll play around like a hyper little thing and then go right into cuddle mode when you pick her up and hold her! She's a sweetheart and we love her to death!! She is quickly becoming like a child to us so look forward to more on MAYA!!!
You gotta love that face!!

First thing we did was get some food in her little tummy!

Then she got her first bath!!

And then she was ready to play!!

vEgAs BaBy!!!

We had so much fun in Las Vegas!! I wish we didn't have to come home! It was so warm down there too! It was like 60 the whole time. Which isn't super warm but compared to 7 degrees -which is what we came home to- its awesome!!! So we left Friday afternoon and drove down to St. George. We ate at Texas Roadhouse Grill - SO good & way fun place to eat!! Then we got a hotel and got up the next morning and drove the rest of the way to Vegas. We had lunch at In & Out - mmm! Then checked in to our hotel, we stayed at New York New York! It was an awesome hotel & casino!! It looks like New York City. There's a bunch of little places to get food and it's all set up like a city, the fronts of the stores look like buildings and stuff it's so cute! Me & Jon went on the roller coaster that's at NYNY also! It was SOOO fun!!! I was screaming the whole time - it was AWESOME!!! We walked around a ton - my feet hurt so bad by the last day I couldn't walk anymore!! We ate at tons of good places like Stage Deli which had enormous sandwiches that were delicious, Cheesecake Factory - it was my first time! and Rainforest Cafe!! I'm probably forgetting some other places but wow we ate good!! We also did some serious gambling. haha Not like we went nuts or anything but me & Jon's mom sat at some slot machines together while Jon played video poker and stuff. Poor Jack was sick most of the time :( Jon wouldn't really let me sit by him while he gambled because he was convinced that I was bad luck for him!! But we did play Blackjack together - also a first for me! and I actually did pretty good! (with Jon's help of course!) I only got ID'd twice!! I was pretty surprised, I thought they'd be all over me! We also did some serious shopping! They have AMAZING outlets down there!! I think they're kinda new and they are freakin' awesome! I hate it when you got to outlets and they have lame stores and there isn't even any good deals!! At least that's how I feel about Park City, maybe I just hit it at the wrong time but anyway... I got tons of stuff - I've never done that much shopping at one time in my life. I seriously couldn't carry all my bags!! (Thanks Jack & Pam for the birthday money!! :) ) So that was it - we had tons of fun, ate a ton of food, & walked a ton too!!! I can't wait to go again!!

Happy Birthday to me!!

I turned the big 2-1 on January 3rd!! So Wednesday the 2nd, my parents and bro took me to dinner! Jon was in California picking up an inmate for work so he missed out!! We went to Red Lobster in Layton - which is kind of a tradition in my fam. We pretty much all love seafood, so that's usually where we go to dinner on birthdays!!

It seems like I have a picture of someone looking retarded on almost all my posts!! Usually it's Jon so I thought I'd give it a try!


mmmmm! This brings back good memories!! Makes my mouth water!!!

On my actual birthday, the 3rd, me & Jon went to dinner at Blackstone. It was really good!! I had calamari for the first time and it was amazing! and Jon had a HUGE rack of delicious ribs!! Jon got me a couple hoodies and some new shoes!! Then we went up to Jon's parents and had a good old fashioned birthday party!! There were balloons everywhere and a sweet table cloth with matching plates and napkins!! It really took me back! I hadn't had a birthday like that in years!!

I got a cheesecake for my birthday cake - mmmm another thing that makes my mouth water!!!

And Jon's parents gave me this way cute purse!! I love it - its huge! :) and some cash money to buy whatever else I want!! I had an AMAZING birthday - thanks to everyone!! I can't wait to go to Vegas now!! I'm legal!!! only 4 more days til we leave!!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

Then on Saturday, my mom took me shopping! I got a bunch of decorations for the house, including a bunch of Christmas clearance!! That is totally the way to go! Now I have a bunch of stuff for next year a paid next to nothing for it! Well actually I didn't pay for it!! Even better! Thanks Mammy!! and everyone else!!!