Awesome Aunt Christy

Today was a FUN day!!!! I got to spend the entire day with my sweet Nephew, Dylan. This 2 year old steals my heart.

I I told Dylan we were going to the park... so he was pretending to drive us there!!!



Looking for "Aunt Christy" threw the tunnel.


He would yell.. "CHRISTY!" across the park. I had to explain to moms there- "I am the Aunt!" I am not a mom that allows my child to call me by my name. lol


What a cutie pie!!!


"slide, slide slide" - this is all I heard for HOURS!!!




This is the cutest picture ever!!!



Yes- the park would not be fun without playing in the gravel and dirt. He is ALL boy!!!


What a gorgeous day to be at the park!


I absolutley LOVED our afternoon at the Park!!!



I must be Super-Aunt!!! Not only did we go to the park... but he got a Happy Meal too!!!
He is such a ham... he would not eat his fries without ketchup! So sweet!

I LOVE being an Aunt and having days to spoil him rotten.
I cant wait to do it again!!!

almost 25.... and I CAN do it!!!

And they thought I couldn't do it!!!!

Bwahahahaha!!!

Yes- I am 25 years old (well, in a month) and I am doing an AERIAL at work.

For those who are not sure what that is.... Its a NO handed cartwheel!!!

I ran from the left and off the springboard landed my aerial EVERY TIME I threw it.

I am very proud of myself!!!!!

Foxy Girl

My dog Foxy is my baby.



Simon got her for my Christmas present the first year we got married.

She is my heart.

Whoever thinks a dog is just a dog, has never experienced the love a dog can bring into their life.

Foxy is my best friend.

She is the sweetest most loving dog I have ever had.

She makes me feel important and loved.

She gets so excited when I come home from work.

She sleeps in the bed as close as she can as if she is snuggling to show love.

She gives kisses, likes to play, and consoles me if I am upset.

I do not know what I would if anything ever happened to her.


Yesterday morning I woke up and was getting ready for work. Foxy looked at me a threw up. Okay, I know this sounds gross, but I instantly got really scared. For the puke was dark brown and had blood in it. NOT a good sign. She also had leaves in it.

I put 2 and 2 together, and realized she has been eating some sort of plant. Of course I freaked out and was late to work. After work I debated on taking her to the vet. I waited a couple of hours and saw that her stomache was black and blue, she was bruised. At the vets office we realized that she had ingested a plant that is toxic to dogs... well apparently she ate my mother-in-laws plant, and she informed me that ALOT of the plant was missing.

I was so scared... more like hysterical. I know some non-animal-lovers are rolling their eyes, but I dont have kids. She IS my child and I love her.

The vet made her stay overnight and pumped her full of charcoal. We picked her up this morning and the vet said she is going to be okay. We have her on medication and I will continue to pray for a full recovery.

I love my Foxy Girl.

Man, its been crazy...

I can not believe that I have not blogged in such a long time. Life has been crazy and I just havent managed to have the time. So today I am going to catch everyone up on what has been going on in my life.

Simon unfortunately put LOTS of money into his broken truck... nobody seemed to figure out what was wrong with it. So... We have a NEW (well its used, but new to us) truck. It is so nice that Simon can have a good truck. He seems so happy. Its 2006 Dodge Ram 4 door truck, in blue. I am excited.

I went with my sister-in-law (Olivia, 17) to a concert where the guitarist has caught her eye. He is a very nice guy and he really likes her too. I am very proud of the person she has become and she has become one of my best friends. After the concert we laid in her bed and talked and laughed... I felt as though I was in high school again. Every night now we talk about our day and encourage each other to be the best we can be. I am glad she realized that their are many other guys out there, outside of high school, that she would move on from her ex-boyfriend and date other guys. Kyle is so nice and I am glad she is happy about dating him. Hes cute too! I give 2 thumbs up to Liv!!! =)

I have been SUPER busy at work. We are having our "show week" next week and trying to get the kids to remember their routines gets crazy. These past 18 weeks come down to next weeks shows to prove the parents that their kids are awesome and we are good at what we do. It gets stressful.

Due to the importance of "show week" I was unable to make it to Simon's family Summer Beach vacation. I was HIGHLY annoyed that work would not let me off, sad and disapponited that not only have I NEVER missed a family beach vacation since Simon and I have been engaged, but they went back to the FABULOUS St. George Island beach house. One of the funnest parts of the Locke vacations are the FUN family challenge games. They are a blast and I look forward to them all year. I guess I will be waiting another year.

Since I was unable to go to the beach with the Locke Clan I have, as I previously blogged, been planning my family Hnath beach vacation. I too am making a family challenge game. Although they are NEVER as much fun since my family think things are "not fair", and they don't listen and expect for me to make it easy. Sometimes I feel like giving up but afterward they say the games are fun. So right now, I am planning some games and hopefully, fingers crossed, they will be enjoyed.

Mothers Day came and went, I created my mom, and both my grandmas cute cards fromm shutterfly.com, thanks to my sister in law telling about their free cards. They loved the cards and I felt great. I boohoo-ed like a baby during the church service when they sang "Did you ever know that your my hero" and played a very sentimental mothers day video. My grandma kept saying "its ok, maybe you can celebrate mothers day next year." Although I know she was only trying to make me feel better, I felt horrible and got even more emotional. Dinners with my family on Mothers Day and Fathers day really stink for Simon and I as we are the only ones not getting gifts and not talking about our "kids" and they ALWAYS tell us "maybe next year." As we try we get more and more discouraged, especially as this is the 2nd mothers day we have been trying. Its an emotional subject.

Talking about babies, Simon finally gets our health insurance sometime during June and I will then FINALLY be able to go to the doctors and find out what the heck is wrong with my body. the more I research the more I fear that I have what is called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome... all the systems I read point straight to me. I will continue to pray and try our best, and hopefully we will figure this all out in upcoming months.

My best friend Stacy is engaged!!! YAY!!! I am so excited for her and Paul. They have dated since High School and I am happy for them. I am going to meet her today to try on bridesmaids dresses, her color is a purple. Its going to be so nice, the date is either going to be Sept. 18 or Sept. 25. That is right around the corner... I have to start planning showers and bachelorette parties... I have a lot to keep my brain occupied.

Well, that is about all that has been going on since I last blogged.

I will try and keep you more informed more often!!! =)