More updates in the griffin family!

This picture was too cute to pass up... We had just eaten spaghetti so yes she is trying to take her pants off so she can have a bath but her hair and eyes and just everything look so cute :) I love this little personality.

This one is always asking to 'do my feenernails' :) 

                 
 Mommy and Daughter: AKA Best friends forever! 

This man is my favorite... We have way too much fun together.

We took a mid-summer break to visit Utah to pick up my NEW FREE CAR... Here are some pictures in the airport and airplane. Tylee LOVED it! She keeps asking when we can ride on the airplane again. 

The BEAUTIFUL new car: Thanks girls on my Mary Kay team for helping me earn this wonderful car! Now its my turn to help you!!!!

 Me and my good friend Misty in the new wheels

Yep only 2 miles on this FREE car! NBD 

I LOVE MARY KAY!!!!!!! Best job ever - lets me stay home with my beautiful little girl while still earning a 'full-time' income. I LOVE this company and what it allows for my family. Definitely makes it easier to put God first Family second and my career third. Thats how it should be.

We tried to go boating and Tylee tried to drive!

BUT

The Boat wouldn't start so we tried the whole 'redneck - start the boat in the water with the pickup' and that still didn't work :( but it was a really good try and a good excuse to drive to Benson Marina and smell the not so fresh air!

Not the best picture but its the only we got of us two

Tylee is here sporting her permawedge when she puts on her one-piece

Grandpa and Tylee shared a popsicle when we got back

HERE IS A FEW PICTURES OF THE PRINCESS TURNING 2!!!!! I can't believe she is a terrible wonderful two year old already!! Here is some pictures of the griffin birthday party. She had a total of 3 parties... can you say spoiled?

 Tangled is her favorite princess so she was really really excited about this doll

And I just had to post this picture of someone's AWESOME bumper sticker!! I hope cops let you off always because of this cleverness!!! :) 

New Month - New Challenges

Well my summer goals of blogging have pretty much become extinct and honestly I have not a one good excuse... OOPS. Pinterest, FB and Netflix/Hulu not to mention a pool right outside my front door and a beach 40ish min away have taken priority. Oh I've done other things too, but this summer has been one great relaxation. I decided that I should at least be recording some things to remember. I have become ADDICTED to pinterest, as most of the girls in today's world. But because I waste too much time 'pinning' and not actually doing, I decided to do a month of Pinterest in the making. Which is to try a new recipe and either a craft or an activity a day. August is a super busy month so I'm not going to guarantee that I will do one EVERY day but every day that I am home I hope to accomplish something. I have begun the packing process (for those of you who don't know, we moved back to California for the summer so Brandon could sell pest control. He is doing VERY well and we will probably return to the company next year) but now that the summer is starting to come to a close, I am heading back to Logan to find an apartment and get settled. I am also going to Dallas, Texas and Lake Powell for a few trips. I will miss Brandon, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Here is a little update in our lives. 

This was the start of our California adventure. 

I wish I had taken more pictures but here is a picture of Tylee and I on the airplane. As you can see, we got a seat with no window :( and Tylee got super tuckered out. She was very good on the plane though. We had books, snacks, coloring items and of course the 'fuzzy' we don't go anywhere without that item. This is also one of the last pictures that you will see of Tylee with a binky in her mouth. 

We found a yummy little mexican joint that everybody loved.                

She is growing up way too fast. I found this super cute hat that I just couldn't pass up at old navy. She has gotten quite the attitude. She is so much fun I can't even stand it. I love this little stinker so much!!!!

One word!!! Potty-trained. Or maybe thats two! One of the biggest accomplishments this summer has been getting the little one out of diapers and into panties. If you can't tell by the picture of them on her head.... she is really silly and loves to laugh and have fun. She is always doing something that cracks me up. Even if its something that could make me REALLY mad like making a huge mess. She usually says something that makes me turn around to hide my laugh!

I did mention that the beach is very close to us this summer didn't I?! We love it here.. even if this beach is jacket worthy. The ocean is so calming and peaceful. Not to mention it is a great place to go play in some sand. Here are a few pictures of us at the beach!

The waves were pretty big so we weren't able to wade in the beach but we could get our toes wet when the tide came in. It was a blast

This is tylee's kind of relaxation. Dogs, Capri Suns, Water and Sand!!! :)

 A little happy family time is sometimes all you need! Love you guys forever

~Another page turned..~

As all of the fellow college students know... Spring 2012 Semester is officially over! HOORAY I made it through another year of college. Only a bit more to go. Some new updates in my life: Brandon moved to California to sell pest control 3 days ago. We will be joining him one week from today! I can't wait to be back in Cali. I could live there forever and ever. It is an awesome place. We will be there for the summer and then come back to the good ol USU for fall semester.

Snipets of the past few months:

Tylee is in LOVE with the park! She asks to go first thing in the morning and throughout the whole day. Her favorite is going with her cousins 'Tasen (Kasen) and Body (Brody)' I will soon post pictures of them. (They are on shannon's camera)

I finished reading the Hunger Games for the second time so that I could see the new first movie and one day decided to attempt doing my hair like Katniss. It was a fail, but my hair is getting VERY long so I thought I would document it. I finally went to the movie with some of my siblings, Brandon and Shannon, Brichard (Brooke and Rich) while the grandparents watched the kids. It was a blast!






Recently we have been watching American Idol in between school and family and jobs and little Tylee picked up some mad skills. Cute Amanda (my sister-in-law) was able to capture this awesome moment on film. I will tell you that Tylee truly is my life and joy. She is always doing new things that no one really taught her. Its amazing how fast kids can pick up on things. One thing that she says all the time now is "Shock-it (Chocolate) I yuv (love) you". It is so so funny. I don't even eat chocolate very much, I would rather have fruity candy so I think that this is HILARIOUS. And she always asks for 'canny'. We are in big trouble with this girl. She rules the house.







Tylee's new favorite animal is the birdy. Brandon was able to catch one in the garage after it flew in and she loved it. She didn't want to let the poor thing fly away.

One day we got to watch Brody while Kasen went to a class with his mom. Tylee didn't want to leave his side the whole time we had him. She loves Brody. She did keep asking "Where Kasen Go" though. She loves her two cousins so much and she can't wait for more.

 See this lil beaut? Yep I earned this very car with Mary Kay. It should be here in about a month :) Can't wait. Free with 85% of the insurance covered, free registration, and no buying tires!!! Woot woot thats my kinda new car. Along with this I have earned a class ring, trip to Cabo, $500 check, coach handbag, multiple lunches, and became the youngest director in all of Mona Butter's National Area!!! Not bad for a 20 year old!! I love this business. Its definitely not what I thought it would be like. Hopefully more pictures to come :)

She loves pupcakes!

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TueSdaY: MARCH 27th.....

Today is a very special day!!! It is my wonderful mother's birthday. Today marks a day that she becomes one year wiser. She turns 20 ;) I wanted to make a little tribute to her because she is my best friend. She has been there for me for EVERYTHING. I owe her my life and the person that I am. Here are some of my favorites about my mother.
1. She is kind
2. She would do anything for anyone if they needed it
3. She sticks up for me when everyone else might not
4. She got me through the hard elementary fights :)
5. She is always there when I need her
6. She taught me everything I know about being a mom
7. She is the one I go to when I have questions about pretty much anything
8. She is smart - pretty much got me through high school math ha
9. She is really funny and makes me smile
10. She is one of the best cooks
11. She has the best poster and cutesy ideas in the world. She helped us all with the creative gene.
12. She is my favorite person to talk to when I'm driving - I never get bored talking to her.
13. She got me through sicknesses and taught me some home remedies (water heals everything)
14. She has taken on my pain for years (when my eyes hurt she took it away ha ha ha)
15. She gets me out of tough situations (NO DIAPERS UH OH!!!)
16. She drove me around for years and stayed up late so she could pick me up.
17. She always taught me to go for my dreams and that I can do anything.
18. She taught me that the biggest asset is a smile. Always show it
19. She is my chick flick partner
20. She taught me how to care for others by her example.
SHE REALLY IS AMAZING.. I could give many many more reasons why I love, respect, and look up to her. And like my post title states... Sorry my mother is the best. :)
Mom I love you so much and I hope you have a fabulous day! I can't wait to celebrate even more this weekend!!!

****DIQ****

This is going to be a sort of lame post.. but I do kind of want to document it because it is a huge step in my life/business. I submitted for Director In Qualification (DIQ) today for Mary Kay. Basically what this means is that I am submitting for directorship. I am almost a Mary Kay Sales Director. To be honest I am really proud of myself and have a really good feeling of accomplishment. I know that I still have a bit of work ahead of me to do, but I think that me becoming a director before I even turn 21 is a huge accomplishment. There are plenty of people who gave Mary Kay a shot and honestly didn't try so obviously it didn't work for them. I just keep doing facials. When someone cancels, I book more. When someone doesn't show up. I book more. I ALWAYS do 30 facials in 30 days. And I am succeeding. I can't wait till I get my car in May. I have been told so many times that I can't do it. I have even told myself that sometimes, but yet I keep going and the results DO pay off. I am so excited and I just wanted to document this little success because by the end of May, Camille will be a Sales Director :) :) :) and have a free car!! No biggie.... YAY!

.Can't. .Wait. .For. .Summer.

New Clothes for Tylee Bugs: 

With this bipolar cache valley weather it is hard to know whether it is winter, or spring. I love warm weather and the other day it was SO warm. Tylee and I were super bored so we decided to go shopping while daddy was in class. :) Tylee's clothes from last year are obviously going to be too small for this summer so SHOPPING SPREE... And this is why I love having a little girl. Here are some of the cute new outfits that we got for her to wear in the sunny NorCal this summer! I am so excited: