Christmas 2010

First of all I just want to say that I can't believe how fast Christmas comes and goes. Tayzli is over 5 months old already! When we got to Idaho she got really sick and hasn't been able to sleep as much, which I shouldn't complain because before she got sick she went to bed at 8 and didn't wake up once until 8 the next morning. Amazing, right? Her bed time is still 8 but she wakes up once and wants to stay awake at 7:30. Once again, I shouldn't be complaining huh? Jori's mom(Jana) told me she thinks she is teething. I was shocked because I didnt think she would start to get her teeth for a while. But it makes sense. Tayzli is teething...at five months old!

this was Christmas morning, opening all of Tayzli's presents.

She didn't care too much about any of it. haha My cousin dustin drew our name for Christmas and got us all matching Texas Longhorn tops. Jori fell in love! haha Thanks Dustin!!

We have had so much fun being here in Idaho, especially being able to spend the holidays with both of our families. We are lucky to have such amazing people in our lives.

little models

Erin let me know before I came to Idaho that she wanted to get pictures done of the three Inns grandbabies and wanted to make sure it was okay with me. I had totally forgot about it until she reminded me that we needed to go shopping to get some matching clothes for the three of them. So Jana Erin me Tayz and Lex all went shopping(which was a blast).I was so excited to get these done especially when she told me Heidi Davenport was going to take them!! I absolutely love her as a person and as a photographer. She took some family pictures of me jori and tayz before we went to Colorado, and she is taking my families pictures this thursday and I can't wait. She is amazing, to say the least.

You can say i'm a little biased when I say she is by far the cutest thing ever!! But i'm her mom, I think im allowed to say that ;) Most babies all look just alike..and thats what I love is different with Tayz...she's very unique. She has the darker skin, hair, and dark blue eyes. Her eyes definitely aren't as cute as Lexxi and Creed's eyes. But it isnt possible to have eyes prettier than theirs. The Inns babies are our little models.

Catch Up Time!!

I decided that since I've been in idaho I have been horrible with updating the blog! So I'm sorry to those who follow this and feel like i've disappeared ;)

Before we came to Idaho, Jori and I were discussing what each of us wanted for Christmas...I'll admitt I usually can think of a list of things I want. But Jori spoils me all year round..

But of course I came up with something. I got a Yorkie puppy while Jori was on his company cruise, my early christmas present. Lets just say the little guy adored Tayzli.

To make a long story short.....I sold the little guy a few days after I got him. I really thought I could handle Tayzli and training a puppy but it turns out it was a lot more stressful than I'd hoped, especially without Jori. I am glad to say I sold him to the cutest little family that lives in rexburg who has two little girls and mom that are going to spoil him rotten. I miss him but he's better off where he is ;)

Celebrating our Anniversary

JEFF DUNHAMWhat better way to celebrate our anniversary than go see a Jeff Dunham show? So thats what exactly what we did. We went thursday night the 18th and Jori got us tickets in a suite. Even though we weren't way close, we still could see way good! We were on the upper deck suite so we didnt have to worry about people being in our way, it was awesome.

They also wouldn't let me take my camera in so we couldn't get any good pictures. These were taken with our phones.It looks like we are sooo far away, I mean we weren't way close but it looks like we are miles away! The show was almost over, he had done all of the characters....then started telling us about the new character he had just finished, he said he didn't have anything prepared for us but he still brought him out. Introducing....AJ (achmed junior) Achmed's son! I wish i had a better picture but half of him looks like achmed and the other half just looks like a little boy. Supposedly Achmed thinks AJ is dead...After Jeff introduced us to AJ he brought out achmed at the same time. HILARIOUS!! he had nothing scripted, he was just wingin' it the whole time. It was such a fun time.

Jori had one more thing planned....DANE COOK!! I love Dane he is honestly so funny. We were at the same place as the Jeff Dunham show was at, it was on Saturday the 20th. But they had a center stage instead for Dane Cook. And we had second row seats!! We were so close I wanted to stand up and grab him! haha literally. Jori and I even got matching Dane Cook shirts that we were rockin in all night ;)

Here's a picture trying to show how close we were. But I thought they wouldn't let me bring my camera just like at Jeff's show but apparently they didnt care with this one...so once again, we used our phones for pictures! haha we were much closer than it looks by the way.

Now here's a little video of when Dane Cook first came out...sorry if its hard to see.

Happy Anniversary Babe.

Oh and one more thing that I want to mention on here, yesterday November 20th was my amazing dad's BIRTHDAY!! I wish we were there to celebrate your birthday dad. We will have to do a little something for you when we go to Idaho in two weeks. I'm sure you had a good one though. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!! Love and Miss you.

Goodbye October

October is such a fun month, and by far my favorite. The weather is great, my birthday, and halloween! This year was even better than all the others, I have so much more in my life to be grateful for. Thinking back to last year, Jori and I weren't even married yet. And that also means there was no Tayzli. Crazy! I've only had her in my life for almost 4 months now and its hard to even remember what it was like without her.
Jori has an obsession, one that I'm definitely not too fond of.... SAW movies! The new one came out on the 29th ...SAW 3D THE FINAL CHAPTER so we had to have a SAW-athon (of course we have all of them) we watched one each night every night until the 29th because Jori wanted to refresh our minds and make sure we knew exactly what was going on when we watched the new one. I was actually pretty excited about this movie coming out because it said that it was the final one but after watching it, I highly doubt it will be the last one. Which means SAW movie days are not over :( The things I do for him!

HALLOWEEN... I was so excited this year to dress Tayzli up, too bad she wasn't as excited to wear it. Which is too bad because she looked hilarious! She was a little poodle and on the collar it had a name tag that says Fi-Fi...so cute.
When we first put it on her she looked at us like really? what are you doing to me? But of course she is such a champ and let us take a bunch of pictures of her.
I wish the family could have been around to see how she looked in person, she looked a million times more adorable, but pictures will just have to do! I cant wait till next year when she will be moving around and we can actually take her out and go trick-or-treating! haha see, i'm already looking forward to next October and it just barely got over! Living in Colorado is so different from Idaho or Utah, talking to everyone at home and even looking at people's posts on facebook I noticed how Halloween was celebrated on Saturday night the 30th. That totally made sense to me, thats normal for Rexburg or Salt Lake but not here, I was going to put Tayz in her outfit on saturday night but I realized we arent in Idaho anymore. Halloween was actually on Halloween haha, just becaue its sunday doesnt matter here. Sunday is the day everyone usually goes out and has fun anyways, thats hard to get used to. My days get so mixed up because it feels like sunday is SATURDAY! But i'm sure i will get used to it, i'm just used to mormon-ville...which I loved at times by the way. Anyways, we are still loving it here and are doing great! Hope everyone is doing well also ;)

Growing up

I've noticed that everyone is "growing up" so fast. People are getting married, having babies, and even getting a divorce. And I remember always thinking to myself (even telling people) that I would never be one of those people that got married right out of high school. But look what happened. I got married 6 months after I graduated and had a baby the next year. I've been thinking a lot lately about certain people that used to tell me to "grow up".... well, I guess I took it literally. I look at those people now and love that I can say I've grown up and they are still busy telling people to grow up. Honestly, I have been through so much in the last year, how many people can say they had a baby and got married at 19 years old? Maybe I didnt CHOOSE to grow up, maybe it was something I knew I HAD to do. For Jori, myself, and especially for Tayzli. But it still doesnt change the fact that i DID grow up. I'm sick of hearing that im too young to be married, or im too young to have a baby. All the rumors that went around, and still go around about me and jori used to bug me, to the point I wanted to just give up. I learned not to listen to people, they will do anything to tear you down, just to make themselves feel better or to get a reaction out of you. It still hurts and always will hurt to hear bad or untrue things about you. But dont ever regret doing something in your life, just LEARN from it. Never in a million years did I think I would have a family at 19. I'd like to see anyone go through all the drama, lies, and tears i've gone through in the last year THEN try talking crap. I promise this last year has been the hardest I've ever had to deal with. And I'm sure there's many to come. But i know now that i CAN do it, I CAN get through anything.

Besides the fact that its been HARD. And I've wanted to give up, I wouldn't change ANYTHING thats happened. ever. Its made me realize who i really am, even how strong i really am. I LOVE where i'm at in life. I have an amazing husband that does so much for me daily, and sacrifices so many things for me. I have a daughter that I couldn't imagine NOT having, she doesnt know she does it but just by looking at her puts me in a better mood. she brightens my day just with her smile. and she has a laugh that can melt anyones heart.

Anyways, the point of this post is for me to get out some emotions and also to let anyone else reading this know....that if you are ever having a hard time, you CAN get through it. Dont give up no matter what is being said or what is happening in your life. Most of my HARD TIMES have just ended up being a blessing in disguise. Things that were happening that I never thought I'd get over, now i can look back and laugh. Let your trials make you stronger and be more aware of all the good things you DO have in life. Do what makes YOU happy..

Husband and Wife

I thought i'd do a little questionnaire about us.

What are your middle names?
His-Philip
Mine-BreAnn

Who is older?
He is, but that's exactly how I like it.

How long did you date?
Well..the highschool stuff doesn't count. So starting when he got home from his mission...its been almost two years.

Who said I love you first?
That would definitely be jori. My response was uhh thanks? Haha he felt so dumb but it didn't stop him from telling me even though I hadn't said it back for about two weeks after he did.

Who is more romantic?
Jori tries to be. Haha we have a lot of inside jokes about being romantic.

Did you go to the same high school/college?
We sure did. Good ol sugar Salem high

Where is the furtherest you have traveled together?
We went to Mexico, it was way fun.

How long have you been together?
Almost two years.

Do you have any children together?
Just one for now. Tayzli kamiko inns, we will eventually have a few more though.
What about pets?
Not anymore. Myles has a new home with my parents and he loves it!

Who is the smartest?
Oooh jori is "always" right. Haha no depending on the subject that's why we make a great couple, the things I know he doesn't and the things I don't know he does.

Who is the most sensitive?
Surprisingly it alternates. You'd never know jori can be very sensitive.

Who has the worst temper?
Oh that's a tough one, I think I do.

Who does the cooking?
We both do. Jori really likes cooking though

Who is more social?
Jori is easily more social. I don't think anyone could be more social than him though.

Who is the neat-freak?
Neither one of us. Not that we have a messy house all the time but we aren't obsessive about it which is really nice for both of us.

Who is the most affectionate?
I used to be, but he is more affectionate now.

Who is the most stubborn?
I AM!

Who hogs the bed?
I'd say we like to take turns, but majority of the time jori is hogging the bed. Even though he says its only cause he likes being close to me...good excuse! But I have noticed he always has to be touching me.
Who wakes up earlier?
Jori for sure!! He's such a morning person and I'm a night person.

Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Depends on what we are in the mood for, neither one of us are too picky about what we eat. He loves Mexican I love Italian though.

Where do you shop the most as a couple?
For groceries we go to Walmart for clothes we go to buckle.

Who is the first to admit they are wrong?
Jori. When its something serious. He's a lover not a fighter.

Who proposed?
You don't really think I would propose do you? Haha of course jori did. At temple square, the most romantic he had ever been ;)

Who drives when you are together?
Usually jori, I don't mind driving though.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
facing the bed, he does. But it changes when we move or wherever we stay, I have to be further froth closet and the door. Because yes, I still get scared like a little girl.

Personality

I've actually been recording tayzli quite a bit lately, I keep saying how much fun she is getting and each time I write on my blog I realize she gets more personality each time I post. I have a few videos I want to post but this is the only one working for now...I will keep trying though.

You wouldn't guess it, but she loves kasia. But even more than kasia she LOVES Jake, anytime he's around she just stares at him or gives him the smile where she tilt her head and shrugs her shoulders. I asked her if she had a crush on him and she gave me a huge smile and a little giggle. It is hilarious. so watch out kasia, looks like you have some competition. Anyways, this video just proves how much personality she's getting, she was screaming at one point because kas kept tickling her stomach.

Tayzli meets Brylie

Tyson and Meghan decided to come visit us in Colorado and we definitely had some good laughs while they were here! I'm so glad they came...

Brylie has gotten SO big, and she is has the cutest personality. It was hilarious to watch her with Tayz, she gave her loves everytime she could. (We had to watch her pretty close because i think she liked tayzli a little too much haha)Tayzli is a little champ though. Even when Bry Bry was climbing all over her she would just sit there and look at bry like...whoa...she's so tough. We went bowling one day while they were here which was way fun too. Meg and I aren't great bowlers, to say the least. but we beat the boys the first game so i wont say much about how good the boys are! haha then Tyson decided to throw Jori's socks and look where they happened to land...we didnt even try getting them down. She slept the whole time, i had to wake her up to take this picture, but she went RIGHT back to sleep. I cant get enough of her!! and neither can everyone else whenever we go out in public.

Brylie was ALSO very good. she just hung out in her carseat the whole time. It was funny because everywhere we went people would ask if they were twins....which was weird because to us, they look nothing alike. Maybe its because they have the same carseat. But it was still fun to hear people talk as we would walk around with them saying how cute they were.

Tys and Meg
Us

This is MY new phone. You can be jealous, it IS awesome. ;)

But of course, theres a story for everything so here goes.....We went to the mall just to get out of the apartment. Meg and I decided to go our separate ways with the boys so we went shopping while they took the girls and walked around and did their own thing.

Well anyways....we left the mall and went to go get something to eat. Jori went in to get the food and we all stayed in the car, well all of a sudden we heard a phone ring and it came from my purse. I was like guys, this isnt my phone...is it yours? and i kept repeating myself. I was so confused. Then i thought to myself....did Jori STEAL this? because he had my purse while we were at the mall and i thought he had been playing with it and had accidently put it in my purse not thinking. haha so im sitting there like guys did jori steal this phone? and they wouldnt answer me, i was getting SO frustrated. then i looked at it and the missed call was from jori's number and he comes back just laughing, then tys and meg started laughing at me too. They all still give me crap because i kept thining jori stole it. haha I was super embarrassed but way glad to have a new phone! I love it! And i'm very glad he paid for it ;)

Thanks babe!!

Feeling Guilty

It's been almost two weeks since we've been here in Colorado and I will admitt that I actually do like it here. Which is surprising because I thought I'd be wanting and begging Jori to let us go back home. I KNOW one reason I like it here is because Jake and Kasia are here and live just right across from us! I LOVE kasia. Jake tried this insulation thing out before in Utah and it didn't work out but he decided to give it a shot here in Colorado. I really hope they stay because Kasia has become one of my really good friends, she's so easy to talk to, and fun be with... and not to mention we both have someone to hang out with all day while the boys are gone. Another thing i'm looking forward to is Kevin and Heidi oh and Kaleigh ;) will be coming sometime soon. I know they are nervous about it but i CANT wait!! Besides the fact that Kev and Jori will probably spend WAY too much time together, it will give me and Heidi some girl time too!

Anyways, I dont really know why but for some reason I have been feeling guilty for just sitting at home all day. Jori works extremely hard all day and does an amazing job at supporting our little family. I feel like he does EVERYTHING and i'm just along for the ride. It doesn't seem fair. I'm torn because I want to work so then I feel like im putting in some effort for us as well, but I cant seem to grasp the thought of someone else taking care of tayzli. And not to mention that most of my paycheck would go straight to the day care. I dont know, Im really confused. I mean, I got my Phlebotomy certification so eventually I could work in a hospital and work nights. That was my plan, but nobody seems to hire anyone unless you've had at least 6 months of experience as a phlebotomist. So I've considered volunteering to get my experience, which brings me back to having to leave Tayzli. I know parents do it all the time, and i have nothing against parents letting other people raise their kids. I actually give you props for doing it. Maybe when Tayzli starts getting older I'll feel differently and wont feel like i need to be with her ALL of the time. But as of right now I just dont want to yet. I can barely even go to the grocery store without her and im already going insane wanting to hurry back to see her. Or calling Jori to make sure she's okay. Someone help me out! Am I just being a baby? Do I need to stop being lazy and go out and get a real job, not JUST a stay at home mom?

What good is a post without pictures? Here is a video for our families(mostly you jana hehe) I know you guys wish you could see her more but I'll make sure to keep posting videos and pictures of her so you dont miss out on ALL the fun.

I swear, she is a different girl the second I pull out the camera. Its like she KNOWS! and shes being shy. Im not joking, the second I put the camera away she starting smiling way big and makes tons of noises. So I'm sorry I couldnt get a very good video. Better than nothing though.I dont know why this picture went sideway but it was the closest thing to a smile that I got.

We made it!

Well, after about a ten hour drive...we finally made it to colorado! The drive wasn't as bad as i had anticipated but i definitely cant say i enjoyed it. Tayzli did GREAT! and im not just saying that to make people think she is such a good baby- but we only had to stop twice! (and we had to stop twice anyways to fill up on gas) Our apartment is really nice too. Its only a 1 bedroom 1 bath so that's rough because in utah we had two bedroom 2 bath apartment, but this one seems a lot bigger than other 1 bed 1 bath apartments. I'll put pictures up someday soon. The people here are a LOT different than in Idaho or Utah, weirder. haha. just kidding- we are probably weird to them. I dont think im ready to call this place home yet. Sometimes i feel like Rexburg will ALWAYS be home to me. I love it there. anyone that wants out is insane because i'd love if we could just stay there. But we cant. ;) so im gonna do my best here and try to keep a positive attitude here without all my friends and family! even though i WANT to be around them, i have tayzli and jori.... I dont NEED anything else.

Getting Tayzli to smile for the camera is a challenge because the only way to get her to smile right now is when she can see my face. apparently i have a funny lookin face :)

But i did it!!
She is starting to be so much fun, smiling and responding to our voices, facial expressions, and weird noises. (isnt it crazy the things we will do to get our babies to smile) She is also making tons of different noises, i swear she said hi back to me the other day. haha. Bath time is her FAVORITE!!! she can be screaming her head off about nothing and i can take her into the bathroom and turn on the water and she will be totally fine. I think she's a little spoiled. And although she may not look too happy in this picture, i promise you, she is!! Tayzli is scooting around a lot and TRYING to roll over, she hasn't quite figured it out yet...but she is trying. She sleeps through the night though!! Never thought it would happen so soon, every once in a while she will wake up maybe once. I love it. I honestly cant imagine live without her now. She isn't the easiest baby to take care of, shes stubborn just like her parents! But I wouldnt have it any other way. ;)

a look back.....

Okay, so this is a random blog post but its just something i wanted to do for kicks and giggles. I was looking through some old pictures and figured I could share just a few of our old memories together with everyone...

...if you read "our history" this picture was taken the day he came over when we MIGHT have kissed ;) they were sitting in the driveway of my house. I think this was when i was getting chewed out by my old boyfriend so i made them go outside and wait till the drama was over. haha good times!

Our first picture together, and our first time hanging out since he got home from his mission. As awkward as it SHOULD have been, it really wasn't at all. He had only been home for a few days...and look how dang skinny he looks!

..I will admitt THIS day was awkward. It started off with Jori's homecoming talk, i was tempted not to go but enough people finally convinced me enough to go with Eli. I mean, the actual talk and being at the church wasn't awkward (even though all the girls that were in LOVE with him were there). Well...we ALL went over to his parents house afterwards to eat. this is where it gets awkward for me. Living in such a small town everyone knew I had been in a serious relationship with joris ONLY enemy in the world. Lets just say a few people decided to give me crap while i was there. I wanted to leave SO bad, i felt so out of place!! then jana and erin called me into the kitchen and reassurred me that jori wanted me there and that i didnt need to feel uncomfortable. jori kept coming by me and giving me a little kiss or hug. which made me feel a LITTLE better. Anyways, two of his friends/old companions from the mission came and they wanted to go see the rexburg temple.......guess who jori asked to go with them...you betcha...it was me! probably the smartest thing he could have done ;) even though he went and talked to his ex afterwards that night, i wanted to get mad but i couldnt. im glad he did it, i think THAT was the reason me and him got closer.

thank goodness for christmas break! it seemed like we were together 24/7. I dont think i went home till 3 or 4 in the morning the whole break. we had so much fun just being together. OHHH...before i forget, right before i got out for christmas break, we had "the talk" you know, the one where you officially become a couple. haha well being jori and the tough guy he is-he tells me he is okay with me dating other people so he doesnt ruin my senior year, he just wanted me to have fun. (of course i was a little butt hurt about it but i just told him that was a good idea) Well...not even 5 minutes later he goes jamie i cant. i dont want to date other people i just want to be with you. haha awwhh cute huh? so we were officially together. and our relationship just went uphill from that point on.

Okay. maybe im kind of a dork too ;) We got bored one day, and i put some of his clothes on OVER my own clothes. he was proud to be dating such a gangSTAR! haha

Jason kev me and jori decided to go to the mall in layton, lets just say we know how to have fun! they were putting on all the girly sunglasses and taking pictures, it was hilarious.

-Neither one of us really like this picture BUT this is the night where our life REALLY began, you cant really tell but we were at temple square. and he PROPOSED!

And this was the day after he proposed, we went to lagoon with jason and allee.

we had a blast...

Jori-We have had so many good memories together! we have been through thick, we have been through thin. You see the best in me, you get me, you love me for me. You have been there for me when i was at my very worst, and i know that will never change. You've stuck around when no one else did and i cant thank you enough for that-and everything you do and sacrifice for me. You have no idea how much you mean to me. Jori, you have become my world, LITERALLY! Through our ups and downs i know we will always pull through, because nothing can keep us apart. You're irreplaceable, incredible, and amaze me every single day.