Me and Brad are taking a giant step

We are realyl going to focus on our financial status and going green. We need to buckle down so that we aren't struggling when this lil one arrives. Wish us luck. To follow our journey simply go here.

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Our Christmas

We had a really good Christmas. We spent most of Christmas Eve & Day with Brad's family just hanging out. Koda got everything he wanted. And Brad got me Scrabble the diamond edition. Which I'm stoked about playing. Nobody ever wants to play board games with me :( But that is so going to change. Here are some pictures of our nephews & niece and Dakota on Christmas.

Dakota's Christmas Program

He was so cute last night. He refuses to smile though. Weird child. Here is a video of him and his cousin Darian. She's in the polkadot bottom dress in the middle. Sorry it's so blurry. My mom was doing that while I was taking pictures. Dakota is the last one on the left in the back row.


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2nd doc appt.

Well I just got back from the doc. Everything looks great. The baby's heart beat was about 140/minute. And i had to get blood drawn. I hate that part. The only thing they kinda freaked about was my weight gain. But i'm losing weight cuz I've been sick and apparently my child wants me not to eat any meat whatsoever. lol Just tought I'd give an update!

Love ya!
Trina

Dakota's 1st time ice skating

We took Koda ice skating for the first time on Sunday. Here is video. he wants to do it for his birthday party since he loved it so much.


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Figured I'd give y'all a pic of my baby bump!

Well here is my almost 12 week baby bump. I can't believe I'm already showing. It's kind of weird. lol well here ya go!

Only 1 more holiday for the year

Well Thanksgiving is over. We had my family's dinner last sunday. It was alot of fun. We got to see some of my cousins that I haven't seen in years. We went to Brad's aunt's house on Thursday and had fun. I left there that evening so I could stay up all night with my cousins before we went shopping. We went to see Twilight to help pass the time and omg.... I absolutely love that movie. I'll be getting the books so that I can read them during my school break. I loved the guy that played Cedrick in Harry Potter. and I love him even more now!

We told Koda that there was only one baby in my tummy and he was extremely disappointed that there weren't 2. But when he talks about the baby it's "his" baby. It's so cute. He's really excited about being a big brother. Just giving a short lil update! Til next time.... Love ya!

Today's Doc Appt.

Well I had my first doc appointment today. And I have to say I LOVE my new doc. He has a great bedside manner and he actually knows the area I live in. lol He is also very reassuring. Anyway..... I'm due June 21st. I'm measuring 9 weeks 2 days. So pretty much right on time. They did a sonogram. I wanted to see if ther would be 2 lil babies or just one. And there is just 1. I'll find out around 18-20 weeks what I'm having. Everyone is telling me girl. so we shall see. lol I got to see the baby's heart beat. Lil bean is about 1 inch long and i could see little hands & legs. So cute! Ok done rambling for now. I'll keep y'all updated on how I feel. My next appt is Dec. 16th. Koda is going to be upset that he's not having 2 babies tho. :P

Finally some photos of me & Brad

Karlie took engagement photos of Brad and I over the weekend after I took some of her and her new hubby. I think she did an awesome job!

BIG BIG News

Make a Smilebox greeting

of course!!!!

We've yet again had to postpone our wedding. Brad started a new job and can't get off work to get the marriage license.... But good news comes out of this! I get to plan my dream wedding! I'm super excited. We're planning on having it Oct. 17th 2009! I've got a year to plan and save! lol

so not ready!

Well I start my classes tonight at 6. I'm so not ready to sit in a class for 3 hours! Thank goodness we get breaks! I'll let y'all know how bored I get either tonight or tomorrow. lol

My baby is getting all grown up!

Well today was Dakota's first day of school. I'm very proud of myself for not crying. I thought I was seriously going to break down. But I did good. lol He loved it. He's so ready to go back tomorrow. He looks so grown up in his uniform. Here are some pics.

Good News!!! With a few things

Well we have FINALLY set a date to be married.  I will become Mrs. Tinnon on October 18th 2008.  I'm so excited.  We are finally going to do it!  We're going ot have just our parents and siblings wiht us for the ceremony.  And then that night we are going to PARTAY!  woohoo!  I'll keep y'all filled in on all the details.  

Second exciting news.  Me and Brad have decided we are going to try for another baby again.  I'm terrified it's going to turn out like last time.  Hopefully we'll be parents before you know it. lol 

Tonight I'm going to look at a car.  It's an 03 Accord.  So I'm hoping I'll get it.  I really need a car by the end of hte week.  They've also got a few other cars that I really like. So we'll see which one gets to come home wiht me! lol And I might get a new cell phone.  It all depends on what I find. Going to get one soon though because I HATE this cheap lil go phone.  I can't do anything with it.  

Anyway til next time....

Love peace & chicken grease

Well....

It's been one of those weeks. lol Brad quit his job. It was too much stress and he was bringing it home. And that's something I don't want.. So he's out looking for another job. Hopefully soon he'll find one that is a perfect match for what we are looking for. So keep your fingers crossed.

Now Koda on the other hand has been down right unruly! Monday he got in trouble for kicking two people. Tuesday he hit someone then he scratched another kid. And yesterday he destroyed school property. I now he's gotta be going thru something. I just dont' know what and he won't tell me. I know it has me feelin like the worse parent in the universe. He's never been like this. It has me feeling like a failure. I was talking to mom about it yesterday and she said he might just be feeling the stress in the house with everything that has been going out.

Bright note. I have 3 more tests in the next week and i'm out for the little bit of summer that's left. lol Then I start back again on the 26th. I'm already dreading it. :(

Anyway... I guess that's it..

Til next time

MUAH!

Today was a good day

Well yesterday I wasn't feeling well. But i feel much better today.But even better news.... Brad got the job at the Hyundai dealership in Duncanville. I'm so stoked. Now we both have an income... woohoo! That makes me feel alot better and less stressed. Anyway just wanted to give a minor update! Til next time!

Peace out!

Well good & bad news for today

Well today has been a pretty bittersweet day. Brad had his interview this morning and has training Wed.-Fri. and if they like what he can do then he'll be working at a dealership on Monday. So I'm crossing my fingers hoping he gets it. Then we can get caught up on everything and hopefully get a place of our own.

The sad part of today is that around 2:00 Brad's aunt Sandra passed away. She has been fighting some medical issues for a few months and could no longer take it. I know she's in a better place. Please pray for the family, as they are taking it pretty hard.

Until next time...

Much love.

I guess I could post my 4th of july weekend hehe

In all the commotion of everything going incredibly wrong... I forgot to post how much fun we had 4th of July weekend. Thursday we went to warped tour which is awesome by the way. I absolutely loved Gym Class Heroes, Charlotte sometimes & street dogs. They are amazing performers. I almost passed out waiting ot get GCH's autographs. It was insane it was so hot. But over all I had a blast. Here's the slideshow from that.

Then Friday afternoon we headed to Oklahoma to hang out with my family. It was alot of fun. Friday night we hung out and popped fireworks. Saturday we rode 4 wheelers and went swimming at the lake. And Sunday we spent all day at the lake and then came home. it was a blast. I swear I have some of the most amazing family members in the world. Here are the slideshows from the weekend. I hope y'all enjoy. I gotta get ready to shoot a wedding! Much love!

What the mess are we going to do....

Like the title says. I have no clue what we are going to do. Brad still has no luck finding a job, and we're pretty broke. It sucks. I've been trying to find photo jobs to make pu some of the difference and that's not working. SO I think i'm going to look for a part time job for the weekends at least until school starts because I know there is no way in hell I'm going to be able to work 2 jobs take 3 classes, stay on top of my photography and be a mommy all at the same time. It's just not going to happen. I just wish something would fall into our laps are at least present itself so I'm not so worried about everything... I don't know how i'm going to be able to pay daycare, or any of our bills, or even money for gas for that matter.. Just please pray for us cuz i don't know what to do and all i want to do lately is cry and try to forget our problems. And it's not working...

Fun Fun Fun

Well our weekend was fun. Hung out with friends friday night. Then Saturday we had a birthday party for my dad and our friend Kelly. I ended up out lasting the birthday boys and didn't go to bed til 4:30. After Koda came home yesterday Nate brought his little one over and we all hung out and let the kids swim. They hit it off really well.. which is good cuz they are both exactly alike!

There was a bit of drama but quite frankly I'm over it and don't want to deal with any of it anymore..

As for Brad and the job hunt. The fencing company keeps giving him the run around so he pretty much said screw them because he's not going to work for people that are wishy washy. But he got an offer from a friend of ours making good money and doing plumbing.. So it looks like either way he'll be doing plumbing cuz he does not like not being able to support his family and be able to be the bread winner. So we will see how things pan out today. Keep your fingers crossed.

Til Next Time
Love Peace & Chicken Grease! MUAH!

A bit of good news

Well Brad got a job offer for another plumbing company last night. And he called this other place back today and is waiting on a call for an interview. Hopefully he gets this one. If not he'll start the other job on Monday. The only thing that sucks is either way he probably won't be able to go to warped tour with me. So i'll have to sell the ticket to someone or see if one of my friends wants to buy the ticket and go with.. I'm happy bout him having a job either way tho! That's exciting news.

I'm more stoked bout seeign Gym Class Heroes next thursday. Along with Paramore, Katy Perry, and Charlotte Sometimes. it's gonna be so much fun. You can bet I'll have tons of pics from it.

Me and my bro are hopefully going to get my dad out to our neck of the woods and give him a little party for his birthday. Just gotta figure out who we want to invite. Either way I plan on having fun this weekend.

Frustrated

Well Brad lost his job. He missed Thursday & Friday because our dog was sick with parvo. And then he caught some stomach thing and was throwing up all day yesterday and still throwing up today. So now we are down to my income which is no where near enough to make it. He's supposed to have an interview at a place on Thursday or Friday. I've just been praying that he gets it. Please keep us in your thoughts or if you have time say a little prayer for us. Right now we're just trying to keep enough money in the bank to make it by.

Til next time, love peace & chicken grease.

Over the weekend

Well we had a pretty fun time Friday night despite the fact that our puppy Axle was really sick with parvo. We had April & the boys come over and they swam. And then we let them listen to all that really old good 70's rock. And they were dancing and Koda did his air guitar. It was cute. I have video and i'll upload it tonight. I have decided I'm also a guitar hero 3 addict. It's so much fun even tho i totally suck. I see a guitar hero party in the near future. Anyways here's some pics of Friday night.

Also Axle is doing fine. He started eating again Saturday night. And is being hyper again last night. So i'm so glad he beat the parvo. I was scared we were going to lose him.


Til next time...

Love, peace & chicken grease.

Memorial Day Weekend...

I've so neglected my blog for the past couple of months... I need to get back in gear! We had a pretty good memorial day weekend. Friday we did alot of running around and bought parts for the truck. Saturday we went to the Polka Fest and watched the parade. That night we had a cookout and pool party. Koda loves the new pool. We can't hardly get him out. And after 2 days of stayin on the ladder, he ventured out to the middle of the pool on a noodle. so maybe he'll keep on progressing and finally learn to swim. I got him to go underwater once but he wouldn't do it again. go figure. I took some pics of saturday morning and night. I start school on Thursday. I'm so not ready but I have to. Y'all wish me luck to a great semester...

Well it was an interesting weekend.....

Well I know Brad wanted me to get an iPhone. But I don't want to spend quite that much money on a phone right now. So I went Friday and bought me the LG Shine. It's red and super pretty! lol The weekend of the 8th we went to the zoo. And here are some pics of that

Koda comparing his size to the penguin.

Koda looking at the ducks in the childrens zoo

Koda & Grace on the croc.

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Koda & the gorilla statue

Koda & Grace on the turtle

Koda & Grace (So sweet)

I also dyed my hair back to it's natural color. It's so super cute. Here is a pic.

Before

After

Now for the fun stuff. Friday night around 2 Brad had the bright idea of going out to the bottoms. Well needless to say we got stuck! We got ahold of our cousin Rustin to pull us out. Well he got stuck on his way to get us. He was about a mile or so from us. So we spent the night in our trucks. Saturday morning a couple of friends of ours pulled both of us out. That was the most restless night in my life!!!! Here is what I and the truck looked like Saturday morning.

Me

The truck

Last night we went to Terry's for dinner. Koda had a blast! Here are some pics!

Yay SNOW!!!!!

Snow in Texas in March. We didn't get any until this morning. Koda thought it was so cool. He decided it was his duty to throw snow balls at me.

Updates!
Well I'm feeling much better compared to last week. I tried explaining it to Dakota but he just didn't get it. I also did something I've never done! I cleaned out my closet and got rid of clothes, shoes & purses!!!!! I know shocking right. I'm taking them all to goodwill next week. Brad says it's so that I can get new clothes. But he's full of it. lol Although new clothes wouldn't be bad!

well...

I didn't get to buy a new phone. :( A golfer out on the golf course found my phone this morning. So I went to get it at lunch. But next month Brad is planning on getting me an iphone. so that's awesome!!!! Anyways just updating that i'm not with a phone!

I'm such a dork

Well I felt well enough to get out of this blasted house today. So I went to the golf course with Brad, Terry & Vince. By the way they suck! lol They were making fun of me cuz I brought my history readings to do. It's so much easier for me to concentrate on my school work when I'm in nature. I don't know why but I've always been that way. Anyways we're out there and somewhere between the 6th & 7th hole I lose my effin phone. I looked everywhere for it. And it was no where to be seen. So tomorrow I'll be heading to the cingular store at the mall because they are the only ones open on Sundays. Hopefully my mom can take me because Brad will be working. But I can't go without my phone. It's impossible!!!! lol Anyways..... just wanted to let the world know how much of a dork I am.

So tired of being in this house

Well I'm feeling okay except for a little bit of pain. Well tonight it's alot cuz I moved around alot today. But I'm so tired of being in the house. I'm not a home body. I love to be out and donig things especially since it's been so beautiful outside. Maybe tomorrow after the satellite guy gets here to set up our HD receiver I'll get creative with my photography. Or hey maybe I'll work on the dress and purse I've started. Or gasp maybe actually study! lol yeah i'm going to go with the other ideas. They are much more fun than reading school stuff. lol

Our Trip to Brady & more updates

Well he had alot of fun in Brady over the weekend. It was great spending time with my great-grandmother. I haven't seen her since August so it was great. The only part I hate is the drive. it's such a long one. lol Koda had a good time. He couldn't remember Mama Lala's name for nothing but loves her death. He kept calling her hey! lol kids....



We got in pretty late Friday night. Koda watched cartoons when we got there and I stayed up talking with Lala til bout 2 or so. Then went to bed. And of course Dakota had us all up by 8 on Saturday morning. Me and lala did a few errands then when brad was feeling better we went to the park. He had fun but the bigger kids were really rough so we left not long after getting there.



When we left the park we went to the lake. We fed the ducks. or geese or whatever they were. Not all of them looked like ducks.



Went home and then hung out with my aunt. We left Sunday around lunch and got back around 4:30. Only thing is me and Brad caught some kind of virus and were really sick. It sucked. I don't like being sick.

Well I started working on this post on Tuesday. Well Tuesday night I started having spotting but didn't worry too muich about it. Then when I got up Wednesday night I started bleeding more and had cramps. I went to the hospital after talking to a nurse at my doctor's office and I ended up having a miscarriage. I never thought I could feel so upset and sad about anything. We both wanted this so bad. But I guess it just wasn't meant to be right now. It all happens for a reason. We will try again when we are cleared from the doc to do so. I'm just glad mom was there for me. I don't think I could have gone through that without her. Thanks for looking. Muah!

My poor baby

Well Koda had a dramatic day yesterday. He was at daycare running around the classroom tripped and fell into the table.  He ended up cutting a pretty good size slice into his ear lobe. He had to get 5 stitches.  Brad had to take him because he was closest to him.  And he did fine.  He cried a little bit when they put the numbing stuff on before they did the stitches.  But after that little bit he was fine.  He got to go to McDonald's and eat lots of ice cream so I'm told.  Last night he threw up around 11 so I brought him to work with me so I could make sure it wasn't the anti-biotics he was given. And it's not so i feel better.  Now he's all rested up for our trip to Brady tonight.  Here's a pic of his bandaged ear. Sorry it's so fuzzy. Oh and an 8 week preg. pic of me. 

Just an update

Well there isn't much going on.  I'm almost 8 weeks along.  My due date is September 29th.  We already have a name picked out for a boy or girl.  For a boy we have Gavin Reaf and for a girl we have Ambrielle Marie.  So in about 10 weeks hopefully we'll find out what it will be....  My next appointment is March 10th and we should be able to hear the heartbeat. So we are both excited about that.  We are just hoping Brad won't be working out of town so he will be there. 

Here is a pic of me at 6 weeks.  i'll put a new one up next week.

Koda had his 4th birthday party last weekend.  he had a blast and got some really cool toys!  My dad got him that night vision transformer and it took us forever to figure out how to get into the truck mode.  but it was figured out and the next day Dakota took it apart and wanted it back as optimus prime. lol Here are some pics of his party.  

Koda blowing out the candles

Telling us how old he is now.

Dakota and his best friend Dakota blalock

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I also cut my hair.  It looks super hot now. 

Before I cut my hair

and here is me after I cut it

Til next time love peace and chicken grease!