WELL I am finally updating....I know it is a miracle.

Things have been nuts around here. Where should I start.......
Work is going good. I have been off Orientation for almost a month. I see miracles everyday!! What a great job. For, thoose who don't know I work in the ICU and Renown Regional in Reno, NV. It is the regions only level 2 trauma center and certified stroke center. So many interesting things!! I am learning so much!! Besides that I am going to school and UNR working towards a degree in health ecology. They start a Master's of Public Health/M.D. program next spring. I work, workout and sleep oh and eat. I am offically a nut. We don't eat any processed foods anymore. NO CHEMICALS. I won't start on that subject right now though.
I am reading four different books on the brain right now. IT IS AMAZING!!! UMMM and that is about it for me. Oh I am little down on the gym cause I still am the same weight!!! Oh, And I have a trainer.....HE makes me feel like dying everyweek. But I guess that is what he is for.

Arianna is great. She is getting ready turn 6 at the end of the month. We are having so much fun together. I refused to by a TV so we are playing and dancing and going on hikes and stuff all the time. It is great. She started ballet today. She has a spanish tutor.. my sisters friend is a spanish teacher and just had a baby so she isn't working these days so Ari goes over to her house once a week for about an hour. We just started doing that. She is doing great in school. I got her first report card she has already exceeded all her competencies for the end of the year. Her only problem is......she's a talker....who didn't see that coming. But I work with her after school. Depending on which day of the week it is we pick an animal, planet, body part, or I have science fun activities, or the library/planetarium/ Art museum and we do an art project and look it up and learn about the topic. It is working out pretty well I pick the activities but she directs everything.
Well that is about it. I am super tired right now because I worked the last 3 nights and Ari had half days and so I didn't get much sleep. And I haven't slept since i got off work this morning. But I am off for a few now. I hope you all like the pics. Make sure you go back one arrow because not all the new pics are on this first screen since I took so dang long!!!!

SHE LOST HER 1st TOOTH!!!!

My baby lost her first tooth this week. Actually she really did loose it. It fell out as we were pulling in the drive way and she They tooth fairy brought Disney fairy toys and she must have been really busy that night because some of her pixie dust flew off her wings and was on Ari's pillow!!!! I can't believe how big she has gotten. I didn't realize how grown up she looked untill I see these pics.

was so excited that she jumped to get out of the car and dropped it. So we wrote a note to the toothfairy.

Oh my little girlly!!! She is soo cute and little.

OHHH check out the 'do!!! BUT she is so damn cute

Now look at my big girl!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

ITS BAT GIRL, I meanWOMEN ( Arianna will correct you so get it right)
Trick-o-treating at Auntie J's
OHHH THE GLORY!!

REAL camping at pyramid lake.

It's coldie outside
Skipping rocks with Grandpa
Cheeser!!!!
Preparing to roast some mallows.
Hard at work creating the perfect s'more

!st DAY OF SCHOOL

At our new house with grandma and grandpa heading to school
Watching the kids go by
Ohhh so sad.
She is ready to Go
YEP!! I cried when I got back from drooping her off (by the way, we counted, it is exactly 154 steps from my front door to her classroom door.)

Ari helping with the laundry

The New House

Pics of the house. I hadn't totally moved in when these were taken and I am missing a pic of the living room, and the "Art" room. But it will give you an idea.
The hall into my room. See my pretty floors.

My bathroom
Ari's room

part of the library.

MISC. pics from this summer

Ari at Grandma and Grandpa's house Issac, Kara, and Ari at Dinner
Ari made friends at a concert in the park
3 beauties walking on the river
OFF TO WORK (SEE THE RN ON MY BADGE) YEAHHH

I am still excited.

Our first Camping trip.....to a KOA so I don't know if that counts!

Tent camping at a KOA in Sac. CA!! It is more like a parking lot with grass but it was fun!!

They didn't allow fires so we are making smores over the stove in my parents RV!!

Arianna landed on the plate-0-smores!!!! She was quite upset. They crazy girl actually didn't like smores, I think there might be something wrong with her!!!!

Finally some pics!!

Well I have finally put some more pics up!!
Things here are going well. Work is good. I still like it so that is a plus!! Actually I love it!! Ari starts school in exactly one WEEK!!! AHHH how in the heck did that happen!
We should be moving into our house this week so that is totally awesome after all the repairs the house looks absolutely FANTASTIC!!!It has been keeping us busy but!!
Otherwise we are staying busy hanging out with fam!!! I miss all my VA girls!! Love ya!
Hope to see you soon! Enjoy the pics

Pics again

Arianna Rockin' out!!!
Me, Ari and Grammie reading good ol' Dr. Seus
This Ari sleeps on the plane
YTThe creative mind at work !!

Pics

Cool girl Arianna

Ari and Grammie doing yoga
Ari doing the demo before take off.
At Arianna's favorite store, The Apple Store

Arianna feeding the fish in the pond at Grammie and Grandpa's house



Safari girl on the phone

Pictures

Arianna watching the birds from the window.



kathy, this one is for you. you asked for more pics of me, but the only ones are actions and profiles. lol