Cinderella Internationals!

Okay I finally have unwound from my crazy week! I just got home from Cinderella Internationals in Dallas, TX! It was such a blast! The weather was gorgeous, the hotel was beautiful, and the competition was amazing! Even though it was so tough being away from my family... At the pre-pageant modeling competition I placed first alternate!!! This pageant is a worldwide competition so I was floored that I was able to place! After a long week of competition I placed in the top ten!!! I was so excited. It was such a fun week to get together with old friends who I haven't been able to see in so long. I love these girls and it amazes me that I am able to have such long relationships (I have known most of these girls since I was around 6 years old). Here are some pictures from the week. Thank you to everyone who wished me luck!

5 of the top ten women at the awards banquet.
Me, Prisilla and Ashley Scott at the awards banquet!
70's bash!
Me and 2 of the other women competitors from AZ before sportswear
Mrs. Tehani Douglas and I before formal wear!
Me and the Arizona royalty with our new crown toppers.
Kissing little Panda bear!
The AZ woman at the prince gilbert party
The AZ girls at orientation! 

some women before interview!

The Circus!!

This post is way over due but boy have I been busy!!! A few weeks ago Ryleigh and I attended the Circus! It was both of our first times going and it was amazing! Ryleigh absolutely loves animals so the elephants were definitely her favorite part. As sad as it is my favorite part was when the tight rope walker almost fell! It was crazy; he was about 3 stories high! Below is a video of it! I took a million pictures as always!  They speak for themselves! Thank you to our wonderful friend Arianne for taking us. She is the absolute sweetest!!!! 

CINDERELLA FEVER :-)

I am such a blog slacker! Anyway this past week I was in Laughlin, NV for the Cinderella Pageant State Finals. It was AMAZING! Before the main pageant starts there is a modeling competition, called Charm, that Mallory and I both competed in. It was so fun to compete with Mal again. Mal ended up taking third and I won! We had so much fun together:) Then the actual Cinderella pageant was all week and I ended up winning that to!! I get to go to nationals in Dallas at the beginning of August, Disneyland during Christmas, and a Mexican cruise during spring break. (not to mention some cash and $1000 scholarship money!) This is the same pageant I grew up with and started at age 6. I have missed it this past couple years and I really felt like I was at home this week. Love you girls! I can't wait for my lil princesses to compete to! Ryleigh already loves the stage, gymnastics, singing, dancing, basically entertaining in any way! Thank you for all of the congratulations and kind words. Here are a few pics from the week!

Me and my teen Shannan
After the Charm girl awards. Me and mal with our little Ali Cat!
My new overall royalty! This year is going to rock, love you girlys!
Posing before charm :)
Me and Alyssa Marie
Mal and I at the Western party!
Top 3 woman casual wear
Final awards.....down to 2!

Mommy's day

Happy Mother's day to all you amazing Mommas out there. Motherhood isn't always easy but it is the most rewarding journey I have ever had the privilege to take. 

To my girls, you both make me believe in magic and give me a glimpse into paradise. Before you I could never understand eternity and now it is what I long for. Having you makes me really believe Heavenly Father has a special plan for me and I honestly am amazed that I am so lucky to have such angelic daughters. I feel so unworthy but seeing your sweet smiles or feeling your head snuggling on my shoulder reminds me of my place. I love you so much and will forever cherish the blessed time I have been given to show you the right and teach you for our heavenly parents.

To my sweet Ben, my amazing husband. I am so grateful that you are blind to my flaws and you treat me like a queen. I love you Ben and I try my hardest every day to be who you deserve me to be. 

On a lighter note....... My mother's day freaking rocked! I woke up and there was a present waiting for me in the Kitchen. It was the amazing TWILIGHT with an accompanying poster. I have since watched it twice in the last 12 hours. Later in the day I was surprised with another present which I am SOOOOOOOOO happy about! It is a DVD camcorder!!!!!! I love videos and we, up until now, have been making due with an ancient camcorder Ben got at his bachelor party........... Here is the first of many videos to come so you have been warned!! 

The following is Ryleigh jumping on the tramp with her papa watching. She is such a little performer. She is seriously such a light. Just try not to smile

Little trouble maker!!!!

Its time for a Brytie update! Here is what the little trouble maker has been up to lately!! 

She loves her bathtime!

Kicking back with her best friends

Cooking with Ry and Momma

and yes.....shes eating the drawer handle....
Getting tangled up in power chords, and loving it.
Basically being the coolest kid on the block.

She is now eating baby food mixes, drinking juices, crawling EVERYWHERE, laughing and smiling ALWAYS, saying dada and baba, pulling up to standing and side stepping along the couch, recognizing when its me and when I leave, clapping her hands and squealing in delight (MY FAV), and loving her jumparoo!  She is growing up way to FAST!!!!! 

OPEN GYM

For those of you who don't know Mallory and I have been working at USA gymnastics in Gilbert. It is seriously the BEST job ever. We get paid to hang out with cool little kids and jump on the trampoline and teach them new tricks. The easiest money I ever made however was this Friday when Mal and I decided to stay and help coach open gym. Ben brought the girls and I had sooooo much fun showing of Ry. Seriously I got paid to do this!! Here are some cute pics of my little gymnastics superstar to be. 

 My gumby!!

This is after, FRIENDS!!

Ryleigh Mae!

Im sorry but how adorable is my two year old?! I LOVE HER! :-)

picture by auntie Sav!

ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS CONCERT!! Tempe Beach Park!

I know what you're thinking, didn't she just make a post saying she had surgery? Yup I certainly did. Well for Ben's birthday I bought him tickets to the Tempe Music Festival and I felt to bad to say I couldn't go so we went. We stopped at Tres Margaritas for dinner and it was YUMMY! So..... My grandmother lent me her rockin wheelchair which I pimped out for this rockin occasion. Please take notice of the 98 KUPD handkerchiefs .

I had bought these tickets months ago for Ben's birthday and I just couldn't pass up a Rejects/three doors down concert. It was such a blast and even though I was in a little pain it was so worth it, it has been a while since Ben and I have had a sleep over all alone.  

When we first got there we found this amazing little asian stand that gave massages.... apparently I REALLY enjoyed it. 

Ben thought this little mobile Circle K was hilarious so he snapped a picture of it. It was kind of cute. 

Im sorry but how adorable is my husband, he had the marquee display this before the concert started!!! He is so sneaky I had no idea!!! He is such an amazing man. I love you Babes.

I was dancing and singing so loud to all of the songs Ben started to get embarrassed. So instead of toning it down I did what any annoying wife would do and taped myself, and his reaction. Notice his disbelief. I love harassing him more than anything! Just look at his face!

   

Even though I am a bit sore this morning it was a night I will never forget!

surgery :-(

For those of you who don't know, I just had surgery today at 4 :-(  It was emergency thats why I didn't tell most of you. I was having SEVERE pelvic pain about three days ago and it just got worse and worse. Then I started having EXTREMELY sharp pains in my left ovary. Pain so bad that even  the Morphine they gave me in the ER didn't even take care of it. It turns out I had some pretty bad lesions and endometriosis attacking my ovaries, kidneys, and uterus. The lesions were actually cutting of blood supply and oxygen to my left ovary; hence the excruciating pain. Dr. Tutt did the surgery and I already feel lots better. If any of you women out there have had these types of problems or child birth then you can relate to the amount of pain I was in. I am going to be off my feet for a few days so if anyone is out and wants to bring me some ice cream or cookies they are more than welcome ;-) Thanks for the support and I hope I can get up soon and visit! 

LOVE TO ALL :-)

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