New Arrival....

.....Holidays are just C-R-A-Z-E...E-H!!! The decision has been made in my mind that Thanksgiving and Christmas MUST be separated by at least 3 months, right??! ;) I mean.... these are days that we're supposed to relax and also reflect on such joyous occasions of sharing, giving and the Miraculous birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Instead, I'm usually a basket case and pulling out my hair! Oh, and.... nearly about drive over someone in traffic!!!

---Here we are at our fave Brick Oven before and also waiting patiently at the hospital, just hoping she'd come before we had to go!!!!---

WELL... this Thanksgiving was just delightful!!! Instead of a 12 hour drive, we enjoyed an hour flight back home (Utah) to spend some quality time with family. I was actually in tears as we drove to the airport to leave back to our home (Cali) only because we had a new addition to the family coming really soon!! Baby Kenadi Noelle Whiteley was born only 2 hours after we left the airport!!!! I've been tickled pink ever since I found out Nat was pregnant! Kenadi is just GORGEOUS!!!! Oh, I just can't wait to love on her!!!!

Nonetheless, I can honestly say that it was a very pleasant and relaxing time!! I was able to spend some time with my BFF's Shauna & Alisha (we missed you Katie & Care) so glad you're part of the fam though, Care!!! It's so hard to arrange schedules to even see each other for a few hours! But, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules and catching up!!! We definitely have Eternal friendship(s)!!! I love you ladies!!! We also enjoyed some time with my best and sweet dear friend Kim and her family. Her oldest daughter Madison was baptized.... which was very beautiful! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day Maddie!! Kim, you are so beautiful and an amazing woman and friend!..... Love you to pieces!!

Thank you family for putting up with us :) and letting us be able to come "home" and experience a tasty and absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving with you!!!

The memories that always seem to last are those spent with family/friends sharing laughter and time together! Ours was spent playing card games (which are Bentley's fave) and she can be a lil' tricky, but for the most part is pretty darn smart! Yep!... she's a cute and smart lil' bugger! ;)

It's impossible to get a turn playing the Wii with Brayd and Kannon fighting till the end with boxing, tennis or bowling! And!... what a treat to see grandparents and ALL of the extended family as well!

So, beforehand I was a stressed mess and anxious as all get out because there are so many friends & family to see and visit!! And of course... it's just hard to accommodate everyone and everything!!!!! There are so so many people I miss and wanted badly to see! But in the end I was happy with the time I had spent with the ones I love!!

Most importantly!.... a big THANK YOU to Mom and Dad for taking care of us, making our time enjoyable and relaxing and also sharing your amazingly warm and unconditional LOVE!!!

Oh!... and thank you Mom and Jackie for the insane all-nighter we pulled for some crazy shoppin'! I seriously Love doing that! LOL!... we areNUTS! I'm really starting to think that we're part of the "crazy crew"now!!!

Can't wait to see you again!!! We love you.... each and every one of you!! :)

Thought of the day:
"If you continually give, you will continually have." ~PE~

9 years.... already???

Happy 9th Anniversary Love!

If we had never met, I just don't know what I'd do.......

I mean, who would I be my true dorky self with?

Who would I drag along on all my whimsical adventures?

Who would be my voice of reason?

Who would I tell my spontaneous revelations to?

Who would help me analyze all my troubles?

Who would know just the right thing to say to make me smile?? :)

Who else would love and appreciate me just the way I am?

Who would be all you are to me..... my husband, my soul mate......

MY VERY BEST FRIEND!!!!

Thank you for always being there, Love! You are my prayers answered... my dreams come true!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!!!

"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." ~RHK~

Halloween Duel

"Nat Sparrow" vs. "Tommy Trojan "

So... what do ya think about a formal combat between "Nat Sparrow" & "Tommy Trojan"???! This duel would never settle! Only because here are two pertinacious people quarrelling over a point of honor or... looks, I should say!! I give in this time!... Josh definitely took the gold of looking super-fab in his Halloween costume. Can you believe this is the first time he has dressed up (well, at least since he was a lil kiddo)?!!!! Yep!.... I MADE HIM! So, that in itself gives him the best overall sport and costume champ!
Oh, wait!... Chad won the most original costume! Yeah... a couch potato! Honestly, I think he just wanted to keep his "snuggie" on for the night!.... Yep, he wouldn't even take that thing off for Katie (Kelly from "Saved by the Bell") who is always cold! And Nate (Zac) only had on his preppy collared shirt, pegged pants and blinding white sneakers!...... WoWzers!
Next year we're taking Kate and Tanner's costumes! I'll take Kate's prisoner costume with Tanner's hand-cuffs!!! :)
We had a great time at the Gould's Halloween Bash!!! It's just a thrill to dress up!..... kinda makes ya feel like a kid again! :)
More costume pics to be posted!!!!

Thought of the day:
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." ~AU~

AND the Results are........

HE PASSED!!!!!!!! Yay!!!

What a relief... especially for Josh! He has waited for 3 weeks now to get his National Board Exam back. And, yes.... he passed! Which I already knew!... but it was nice to see a score and "Pass" on the results! I'm just so PROUD of him and his hard work!!! I think we can both relax a lil' now, as well. Now!... I'm just being honest (sorry hun) but... he's been a lil' on edge the past little while. So, really... I feel just as relieved as he does!!! Hee, hee, hee!!! ;) :)

Congratulations on your Hard Work babe!!! Now, this is the SMILE I like to see!!!!! :) :) :)

Thought of the day:
"The hardest thing in life, is letting go of what you thought was real."~AU

Beach Babes.... Brayd & Kenz

I can't even begin to express how excited I was for our lil' bro. Braydon and his sexy mama girlfriend, Kenzie, to come vacation during their fall break. We honestly had such an entertaining, relaxing and just... amazing time with them!!!! Not only are they like the most darling couple ever, but they are so fun to be with!!!! There's really nothing better than being able to thoroughly enjoy family, but also to feel as though they are some of your best friends as well!
We experienced the Venice (body building) beach. LOL!.. I tried to talk Kenz into posing with one of the hot dudes! That wasn't gonna happen! We also hit the Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach as well. Yeah... all is 4 days! :) now... that's my kind of girl, Kenz!!! ;)
Of course we had to take them to our Fave restaurant, C & O, just to satisfy my craving for their irresistibly delicious garlic rolls!!
If you come to Cali. and don't get to see some of the real stuff that takes place, like Jimmy Kimmel show, then... you're just missin' out! Serena Williams was a good mixture of amazing beauty and... BACK OFF or I'll kick your lil' tooshie! Dr. Drew was pretty interesting when Jimmy would let him get a word or two in!!! Too bad Kenz or Brayd didn't dare get up on stage to perform their "amazing talents" to win a free shirt!! ;)




And!... all because of me, we didn't get a full day outta Universal Studios! Sorry guys! We enjoyed our tour of the studios and had our fingers crossed that Conan O'Brien would come out and finish the tour with us, or.... invite us into his studio!!! ;)
We MISS you two already!!! CAN'T WAIT to see you again! This was just too much fun for us... we need more!!! :) :) :)
Keep posted!..... pics to come!!!!

Thought of the day:
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." ~JW~