I Got a Nose Job!!!

Ha! Well not the good kind of nose job... I had surgery on my nose yesterday to fix a bunch of things that were wrong with it. I had a deviated septum, an extra sinus, and a concha bullosa.... Now I'll be darned if I knew what any of those things were, but anyway they had to be fixed. So I am now just chillin with my mom because she was nice enough to stay here with me. Here are some not so pretty pictures of me now.

Please don't use these pictures as black mail later on down the road

**** T.I.G.F.****

So this week I found a lot to be grateful for, but these are the things that I am going to highlight....

#1- Band aids! So my feet had all these blood blisters and I didn't know how to protect them from rubbing in my shoes... so I thought really hard and whalah! Band aids came to my mind. They saved my feet from a very sore week!

#2 Toothbrushes and toothpaste.... okay seriously people.... have you ever thought about what are teeth would look like without these objects.... oh wait we wouldn't have teeth because they would have all rotted away! I love my toothbrush!
#3 Last, but my favorite thing that I am grateful for this week is.... smiles.... So have you ever had a bad day and someone just out of the goodness of there heart smiles at you. Don't you feel like a million bucks afterwords? I know I did... so thank you stranger for smiling at me when I needed it most!
Until next time.....

P.S. Don't forget to tell me what you were grateful for this week!!!!

... A special day

A more serious post here. Today was Grandpa Irby's funeral and it was so beautiful. The speakers were great and the musical numbers were beautiful. Grandpa Irby would have been very proud of his family. We love you Irb and we hope you are watching us from above..... maybe you can give us some pointers on my back swing in golf...





With love Jon, Mandi, Eli and Paige

Three Little Piggies

So my brother Brad and his family came down from Seattle for a wedding and we got to meet our cute little niece Sierra.... well she isn't so little anymore. She is now 16 1/2 pounds and she is only 5 days older than Paige. It was so fun to see everyone and I can't wait to see these three grow up to be great friends.

Sierra, Mckinley, and Paige

aren't they adorable!!!!

*** T.I.G.F.***

So I have been thinking of something that I can blog about every week that would actually make me feel like I am doing some good in the universe.... So I came up with this..... Things I'm Grateful For.... I will blog about certain things that have helped me through the week that you usually wouldn't think anything of, but that serve a purpose in so many ways... THEN I need you to comment on the things that you are grateful for that have helped YOU in the last week. I will post them always on Fridays..... So here goes.... whew.....

#1- These baby tools are a necessity in any home with a small child. I don't know what I would have done without the nose plunger this week..... AND all I can say is butt paste.... it's the best!

#2-My dad freakin rules! He came over to help finish my bathroom. Could you see Jon or me doing it all by ourselves?... If you are shaking your head NO then you are correct.

#3- Last but not least.... THE DISHWASHER! I don't know what I would do without this sweet baby. Think about how many bottles and sippie cups you would have to wash if you didn't have one of these.

I hope you have enjoyed what I am grateful for this week... And until next time BE GRATEFUL!

Mandi + Jon = A good time!!!!!

Well Jon and I went to Park City for the weekend to celebrate our Anniversary. I had so much fun. We went golfing, shopping and out to dinner. We stayed in a nice resort called Westgate. I can't wait until next year to see what we do next!

Wow I just read through that and it sounds like a 2 grade paper... All well :)

Thanks Kyle!!!!

So we had a photo shoot for Paige the other day for her six month old pictures and I think they turned out beautiful. Thank goodness for a talented brother in law.

... So let me torture him a little bit more

So Eli has discovered his dream job.... a ballet dancer! lol.... Please no! Well he found Paige's tutu and has been wearing it for almost 2 days now! How did I ever let this happen... It is pretty cute though. I am sure he will hate me when he gets older for this... but for now lets all just sit back and enjoy.

Today is a special day....

....It is special because it is My mother in law and sister in law's birthday. They are two wonderful people. I am so happy to be a part of their family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADIES and have a rockin good time!

3 years and counting.....

This post is for Jon mostly..... Happy Anniversary babe!!!!! Thanks for being able to put up with my weird shananigans for this long. I love you tons and can't wait to see what happens in the next three years... hopefully there will be no kids in there too. Love ya Chewy!!!

Eli taking a bath..... in the sink?

So while our bathroom is getting remodled, we get to bathe the kids in the sink... Lets just say when Eli is done.... there is A LOT of water on the floor!

What we've been up to....

So I tried to do a slide show but as you can see.... It didn't work. So I will just post some pictures of the weekend.... Are you ready to have fun?....

The Arrington Boyz..... Once again.... They are single

(except for Jon...he's all mine!)
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Eli is serious about rocking out
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Aunt Aimee and our cute little Paige

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" I love to brush my hair.... If I had any."

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We are very much in love!

(Check out Jon's sweet scar on his left arm!)

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Eli thought the grass was a slippie slide

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Two cute sisters Emily and Susan

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY!!!!!

2 YEARS OLD! WAY TO GO!
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"I'm soooo tired Grandpa"

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Future rock star right here

***** IT HAS BEGUN!!!!!!*****

So I just wanted everyone to know.... I AM A HUGE GIANTS FAN!!!! They played there first game last night and won. The final score was 16 to 7 against the Redskins. Now you might be asking yourself.... Yeah she is only a fan because they won the Superbowl last year.... To all those people I say..... WHATEVER! I have been a fan for years and years!

Here is to a great start of the football season!

We made it back!!!!

Well we are back from Lake Powell we had so much fun too... rain and all. Check out all the cool pictures....



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Where did they go...


one second I know there around here somewhere......



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Oh yeah my camera broke so we don't have any pictures of Eli's first trip there and the fun boat rides. So Just imagine that you are looking at us playing in water and having a great time okay?