No Bubbles, it No Work!

I Like bubbles. I like when my soap produces TONS of bubbles and if it doesnt... Then it's not doing its job. Maybe this has something to do with being totally Anal Retentive but I have literally stopped using shampoo after the first time when it doesnt give me enough bubbles. Last night as I was brushing my teeth with my new toothpaste Crest® Pro-Health and I was just blown away by how many bubbles it was producing. I felt like my mouth was getting even more clean. I started to assess my bubble making soaps. From head to toe, hands down I have the best bubble producing soaps out there.

1. I LOVE this face wash. I was out of my foaming facewash and EVERYWHERE I went to get more,it was out. I tried using the same kind but in the regular non foaming version and it just wasnt doing its job. It was taking extra long for my makeup to come off. So I searched even harder and I found the foaming facewash. Woot Woot!

2. Hello! Amazing! Since Zach and I have been married I kind of just started using his toothpaste. His does the job well my friends but when I decided to try this Kind. Hello! My mouth was foaming like crazy when I was brushing and it felt SO good. I could totally tell a difference. SO much cleaner.

3. This body wash Smells so good and it bubbles even better. It makes my skin glow.


4. I switch my shampoo all the time. But when I found this I was kinda hooked. 5. Bath and Body can be pretty expensive when you are trying to get soap for your whole house. Luckily, I live close Arizona Mills which has the outlet to Bath and Body works , so these babies are SO cheap. Seriously. I get them for like $3 as opposed to $10 each .

Lamb Of God

Rob Gardner is going straight to the Celestial Kingdom. He is adding the new "Lamb of God" to his wonderful musical presentations which include "Price of Freedom" and" Joseph Smith the Prophet". Ive been able to preview some of the music and no words can descibe how amazing it is. The "Lamb of God" is about the last week of Christs life. If you have not bought tickets, do so immediately! It will be at Gammage auditorium on September 10 and 11. You can purchase your tickets here.

Hubba Hubba

Im a little late on Posting this but better late then never. You see our computer broke and we have been without any contact through computer with mankind for about a week. That is until I secretly stole my moms laptop without asking her because she had just left and I was carrying 25 bags as well as Presley to my car and the last thing I wanted to do was put everything down and call and ask. So I just took it. Swiped it right from the side of her bed. My mom has probably used this laptop 2 times in the last 4 years. So I know it wont be missed and if it would make you all feel better I will ask her tomorrow if it is okay If I keep it until our computer comes back from the shop. Okey dokey?

Anyways back to "THE" post. My friends, Zach and I, along with our Parents, would like to announce that we have been married for 4 years. Four glorious, fun filled, amazing years(as my father says every year him and my mother have been married).

(awe, arent we cute?)
(Connie I some how sorta stole this from your photo blog. Please dont hate me. Remember Im computer less, I cant find my CD and apparently a pathological thief as of late)

Its true and we celebrated it just like any other person who is madly in love did. We grilled up some porkchops and rented a redbox. Our Anniversary was the day before school started here in Tempe/ Mesa town so the odds of finding a sitter were slim to none and it just so happened my mother had a prior engagement and Zach and I are PARTAY animals so we probably wouldnt have even come home for hours upon hours. It was perfect though. Zach, Presley and myself. Zach and I have certainly accomplished a lot in 4 years and I cant wait to see what the future has in store for us.

In honor of our anniversary let me tell you "our" story.

July 2o05, I had recently graduated highschool and was attending game night with my cousin and her friends. I felt COMPLETELY out of place because some of these people were older then I was and I thought for sure they would look down at my for being a measly 18 year old who just broke out of highschool. We had gathered in the Burnham's house and were waiting on a few more people so we could start our usual game of Signs when in walks Zach. I took one look at him and seriously started sweating profusely. He was tall, dark and handsome. Not really the type I had gone for in the past but ever so good looking. Im pretty sure he didnt even talk to me. I just played the gamed in fear hoping he wouldnt sit beside me or ask me a question where I would probably make a complete idiot out of my self. By pure miracle I ended up sitting next to him during the game. We talked a little but it was more him telling me how I looked so much like this girl he knew and how he needed to take a picture of us together so he could send it to her. After that night I probably saw Zach 2 more times. I moved out of my parents briefly and kinda stopped going to game night because there was this other guy and we had started hanging out at the house I was living in with my cousin who was technically his friend. You know whats even better is I cannot even remember this guys name for the life of me.

Well fast forward to October 31 2005- I was dressed as a pirate and headed to the YSA Halloween dance at the Wright House and was meeting this "other" guy there. I danced with friends and was having tons of fun when Zach totally catches me eye. He came up to me and we talked for awhile and that was it. As the Dance was winding down and I was about to head to my car Zach comes running up to me and asked if he could have my number for a date sometime. I told him our course and started giving it to him when he said he had actually already got it from a friend of ours and had hoped that was okay. A few days later Zach called to ask me on a date. I nervously replied yes. That weekend we went on our first date. The anticipation of him coming to pick me up was more than I could bare. I was literally laying on my bedroom floor with the fan blasted while sipping cold water in the middle of November. I was SOOO nervous. I almost threw up. After he picked me up we headed to Collins house and did an activity where you were given certain items and you had to make up a song about them. Well we got a turtle and some other things and we came up with new words to "Part of Your World" from the little mermaid. It was so much fun and totally out of Zach's comfort zone. He will never fess up to being musical. After that date Zach and I saw each other everyday until we got married 9 months later.

Now 4 years later he still gives me butterflies. I get so excited for him to come home. I love being around him. He is absolutely amazing. He is a wonderful dad and Presley just adores him. He is so funny and keeps us always laughing. I love him so much and I am so grateful to have him in my life for always and forever.

Glitz and Glam

Presley is all about accessorizing these days. She loves getting into my bathroom drawers and pulling out headbands and hair ties to accessorize herself with. Her latest obsession is shoes. Just like hers mama. Im proud to pass on such a deep love for shoes. The only problem is I like to buy them and she likes to wear them all the time!! It doesnt matter if they are hers, mine or Zachs. Shoes are her friends.

Here are a few vidoes of our little Miss. She totally has a mullet right now but I cant convince myself to cut it off cause she usually wears her hair in pig tails. She is trying really hard to master walking in high heels and this morning Zach took the last video cause he was so impressed with her head bobbing, Night at the Rocksberry moves. Get it girl!

Heat Wave

I have tried to start a post like 27 times but everytime I somehow get distracted with other things. Like right now, Im eating a Mint Dilly bar from DQ and My multi-tasking is struggling. We are barely alive right now. Not because of illness but because we live in a small place called the Heater. Today is a measly 113 degrees with what seems like 50% humidity. I have yet to see a drop of precipitation coming from the sky. Monsoon season My foot. Speaking of humidity. My mom has been wanting to sit in the steam room at the gym for a few days but what really sealed the deal for her was that you burn 300 and something calories in just 20 minutes. I didnt think it would be that bad until I sat down and after 30 seconds steam was blowing all over my body and it smelled like dead body. I stuck it out for 2 minutes folks. 2 minutes. In that time I calculated that I burned about a half a calorie and will never be entering the Steam room again. The steam part, I might be able to handle but dead body stench and I dont really mix well.

ANYWAYS... Presley and I have tried to stay cool as best as possible. She roams in mostly a diaper and I roam in mostly my underwear. We live close to AZ Mills so we go over to Rainforest Cafe and look at the fishys and eat Dippin Dots once a week because I cant bring myself to purchase an $18 ticket to the Aquarium at AZ mills for what I know will be an hour tops. We hang out at the pool almost everyday. We share popsicles, ice cream and cold water bottles. I make weekly runs to DQ and when I say runs I really mean purchase half of DQ, bring it home, stick it in the freezer and eat it throughout the week. Well that is unless your husband consumes it in about 24 hours and leaves you high and dry. Oh who am I kidding, I ate 5 out of the 6 dilly bars last week plus my vanilla cone covered in crunch coat and my Medium oreo blizzard. I have a slight problem. I have consumed more then my weight in ice cream in the last few weeks. I dont feel to bad because Im working my butt off everyday at the gym. So GET IN MY BELLAY!

Zach has recently informed me he will NOT, I repeat, WILL NOT be purchasing a home in Arizona. His suggestion was to move to the Andes Mountains and become Alpaca farmers. The Andes Mountains average climate is 64 degrees Farenheit. Some locations colder some warmer. I told him to be safe and dont forget to write often.

Other that avoiding heat stroke we are all doing fine. Presley has a mother again now that Musical theater Summer camp is over. She is quite the little terror at the gym by stealing crayons from the older kids and stealing all the kids identification stickers off their backs and putting them on herself. Her favorite word is No. Crazy I know. She loves twirling like a ballerina and her new favorite thing is Ring Around the Rosies. She sings Rock A By Baby to her dollies and kisses them. She knows what a cow, dog, chicken, bird, kitty, Duck, Horse and tiger says. She will carry on full conversations for about 10 minutes with you and you will only understand maybe 10 words total. She LOVES her grandpas. As soon as we pull up to my parents she asks for Grandpa even if he isnt there. She will point to his hummer when he has the mustang and wave and yell Bampa! She child eats every second of everyday unless she is asleep. My daily task is finding something for her to eat all the time preferably healthy. She is my little mini me and follows me around all day. She is into anything and everything. She runs away when I try to get her dressed, change her bum, brush her teeth, and just about anything else she doesnt want to do. She is so stinking cute though. And its a good thing too.

They're Tall and I'm Small

I stick out like a sore thumb in the Vance family. Im surrounded by tall super model type bodies and I stand a whopping 5'2" on a good day. I had set a goal as a young girl that I would marry a tall man who could give my children hope for a better life, a taller life. Ladies and Gentleman, I have been successful. With that also comes a tall family. Sure jokes fly around my height. Sure I get asked if I am able to reach a certain item. Sure its always made sure I can be seen in photos. I kinda like this family I married into. They kinda rock my world. I couldnt ask for a better one.

The Vance Family took a trip to Disneyland( only my favorite place on the earth) this past week. It has been a long time since we have ALL have been together in ONE place at the SAME time(all 24 of us to be exact). Mom Vance and I made super adorable shirts for each member of the family and we wore them to on our Disney Day. This is Presley's second time to Disneyland and this time was more fun with her for sure. She LOVED Jungle Cruise. She kept pointing at all the animals and laughing. She wasnt so enthusiastic about Pirates until I started pointing out the animals and singing the song in her ear and laughing. The carousel was a success for about 3 times around and then after that... not so much.

Have I mentioned how HAPPY I am to have Zach back? Cause I REALLY, REALLY am!

Pretty intense that carousel ride. Judging by Andrew's face they must have changed the speed or something.

On Wednesday we headed over to Laguna Beach where we basked in the sun and played

(or bathed in Presley's case) in the sand.


This is Presley giving herself a sand rub.



Highlights from the beach.

Thank you so much Mom and Dad Vance for the wonderful family trip. We had so much fun!!!


I had to post this video of Presley we took last night. Sorry for the lighting/sound issues but It was dark inside and out and this was taken on my phone. Presleys favorite word is "NO" right now and she is CONSTANTLY waving and saying "hi" to everyone she comes in contact with. Its pretty much adorable.

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