Sweet Baby Boy!!!

My sister-n-law Dana had her baby 3 weeks ago today!! He is so sweet and he has me wrapped around his finger. Dana texts me and asks if I want to hang out with her while Ty is at school and I appreciate that. Sometimes just being around a baby helps. I feel blessed to have the nieces and nephews that I have.


Rylan & Aunt Shell

Touchdown!!!

A couple weekends ago, Ty and I went to Houston. I have gotten to watch Madison and Mitchell play basketball and soccer, but this time it was fun to see Garrett play Flag Football.






I was the crazy aunt taking photos...

Halloween weekend, we are going to see the Cryers and watch Reese play soccer.

Oh That Tyler.....

Yesterday I got home from work and I went into the bedroom to get my work clothes off and my weekend clothes on! (Jeans, t-shirt and flip-flops). There was a bottle of perfume on the bed waiting for me!! Ty got it for me and picked me out a new scent, it's the Kate Moss perfume. It smells so good too.

What a sweetie.

Us Girls

I am very grateful for my family and especially the fact that I have an awesome mom and awesome sisters. When we get together, it's a riot and we have too much fun! I know I have posted this picture before, but just thought it would be fun to do a post about my mom and my sisters and what I like about each one...

Mom~ Well, she is the mom. She has always had the best interest at heart for her kids. She was a stay-at-home mom, PTA mom, soccer mom, you name it, she did it and she was always there for us!

Jennifer ~ She is the oldest and always seems to know it all, in a non-snobby way. She is intelligent and smart and calm. She has a way with people and is in shape, a great example to me. She is the one you would want as the oldest, she is a great caregiver.

Kim ~ She may seem quiet, but don't let that fool you!!! She can get going and make us all laugh. She has a great sense of style and is a great mother. She is not afraid to try cooking anything and I think she may be better than Rachel Rae. She is sweet.

Steph ~ She is pretty funny, will always stick up for herself or you, and has a lot of strength. I remember seeing her go through adoption and saying " I could never do what you are going through." (and here I am). She sure does know how to celebrate Christmas too! She has great jewelry too!

Lacey ~ She is brave marrying into a family with all girls and marrying the only son. ;-) We love her and she is perfect for Steven. She is so sweet and loving and can make us all laugh. She is a great mother as well and a great friend. She is like one of us.

Whitney ~ She is hilarious... I remember so many nights laughing our butts off together. She knows how to put together awesome CD's and has great taste in music and clothes. She will always make the right decision.

So there you have it. That is why I love them all. Of course they are all great dressers, moms, etc, but those are the thoughts that came to mind first.

It's A Love Story.....

August 8th Whitney and Jared got married in the San Antonio, Texas Temple. I can't believe Whitney is married, my little sister, the baby, the runt of the family!! We love her to pieces and we are all so excited for her. She couldn't have picked a better guy to marry either. Jared is perfect for her and they make such a cute couple. It was the best weekend I have had all summer!!! The DJ at the wedding was so much fun and got us all dancing. Here's some pics:


Just Married!!!

(There is nothing like seeing a bride and groom who were just married in the Temple come out of the doors. I just love it. I looked up to all my older sisters and brother and saw something different on their wedding day. They came out of the Temple looking peaceful and happy. After I was married in the Temple, I realized why.)



The Sexiest Bride & BridesMaids




What Have My Parents Done???

My parents should be pretty grateful (I am sure they are). They are the best and I seriously couldn't have asked myself for better parents, honestly. All 6 of their kids have been to the Temple. This is the whole Fam-Damily.



The Dietz Kids & Jared



No Comment....
(It was the end of the night and we were dancing and having fun!!)

Confessions of A Want to Be Mom

Still no word and we probably won't hear anything until we are picked, which is fine. I'd prefer the one phone call I get from the social worker to be a good one with good news.

I am pretty proud of myself and how well I have handled the wait. It has only been two months... so it isn't bad, yet. But I do feel like I am been patient enough. I have stopped praying for patient, I think that is what got me into this.... totally just kidding. ;-)

I have come to a stand still though with what I can do to get ready for a baby. We are pretty much ready and can't buy anything else, clothes, bedding, until we know if it's pink or blue!

I probably go into the baby's room once or twice daily looking at it and checking things out, as if I have forgotten what is in there, rearranging and sometimes just sitting in there. It may sound weird, but I enjoy it. I just look at the room and know that sooner than later the room will be filled with pink or blue, a crying baby and many late night feedings. I cannot wait for that. As tired as I may be, I so look forward to having a baby in our home and a baby that is mine! I look forward to being at home with my baby and I do look forward to the times that I can sit in my rocking chair holding my baby and feeding him / her. I think someone will have to pinch me. ;-)

All of this has been on my mind, obviously. Not a day that goes by where I don't think about the baby that will be coming into our home, as well as any future children. I have kept a journal and that helps a lot. One day I will be able to show our children just how much we loved and prayed for them before we even knew them.

I will have some fun pictures to post later this week.... WHITNEY IS GETTING MARRIED ON SATURDAY!! I am so excited for her. I cannot wait to see my ENTIRE family and my Aunt that is coming into town.

Until then.. have a great week everyone!

Just Some Random Thoughts....

It has been a busy summer! But I am glad and I prefer to be kept busy (especially while waiting for a baby). We had Tyler's family come into town for a family reunion. That was a lot of fun and it was great seeing everyone and finally getting to meet everyone in his family. We hung out a lot during the week (Ty and I had to work, so we got to hang with everyone in the evenings)

Then, we had Tyler's friends, Darrell and Summer come into town from California for a week visit. That was also a blast getting to hang out with friends for a week. We went swimming, to the lake, out to eat, I did some cooking for them, shopping, etc. Oh, Summer and I went to get a pedicure. I haven't done that in awhile, so it was nice.

Then, my family came into town. Stephanie, Kim and my parents and Whit came. Whitney is getting married August 8th.. the baby in the family! Weird. We threw her a bridal shower here at my house with all the old family friends from here. It was great getting to see everyone that grew up with Whitney and my parent's friends as well.

LASTLY, am I really old enough to have a niece wearing bra? I just got off the phone with my oldest niece and we were laughing about something. Then she said, "Hang on. I have to go into the other room." She gets into the other room and whispers to me that she is wearing a bra. I laughed and told her I remembered my first bra. Isn't that so sweet and cute? I think it is. I love that she tells me that stuff too.

That is all for now.

Fun Weekend with the McGurrin Family

My sister Kim called me Friday and said that her and her family wanted to get away for the weekend. So they made a shot-gun trip to our house. It was fun! We got up Saturday and I took the kids to Krispy Kreme. (Anytime Aunt Shell is around the nieces / nephews...I take them to get donuts.. and they don't let me forget!)

Saturday afternoon we went to the outlets. Then we went swimming and ate a Chris Madrids.

It made my weekend to have my niece and nephews come down. Madison and Mitchell and Garrett slept in our room too. It was fun hanging out with Kim and Mason as well. What a great surprise to have them come down! Love you guys and thanks for a great weekend!

I forgot to take pictures, but here are some pictures of the kiddos that came to visit us this weekend.

Thanks Nanna!!

My mom has a little tradition (I guess that's what you call it) where she buys each of us our first crib for when we start having babies. My mom was in town last weekend and we got to go pick out my crib and of course we have it all set up and ready to go.....minus the mattress and bedding.

And we have painted the room. We did green on the walls because it'll go with the pink and green bedding I have picked out or the blue, green and brown bedding I have picked out.

We've Been Approved!!

Tyler and I were approved at the beginning of last week for adoption. That pretty much means we have submitted EVERYTHING we can possibly do at this point and that our file is being shown to birth mothers for us to be picked (hopefully soon)!

To celebrate this last week, I bought a book, "Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born" by Jamie Lee Curtis. And since I am bored and don't have anything to do.... here's the story:




Tell me again about the night I was born.
Tell me again how you and Daddy were curled up like spoons and Daddy was snoring.
Tell me again how the phone rang in the middle of the night and they told you I was born. Tell me again how you screamed.
Tell me again how you called granny and grandpa right away, but they didn't hear the phone because they sleep like logs.
Tell me again how you got on an airplane with my baby bag and flew to get me and how there was no movie, only peanuts.
Tell me again how you couldn't grow a baby in your tummy, so another woman who was too young to take care of me was growing me and she would be my birth mother, and you would adopt me and be my parents.
Tell me again how you held hands all the way to the hospital and when you got there you both got very quiet and felt very small.
Tell me again about the first time you saw my through the nursery window and how you couldn't believe something so small could make you smile so big.
Tell me again how tiny and perfect I was.
Tell me again about the first time you held me in your arms and called me your baby sweet. Tell me again how you cried happy tears.
Tell me again how you carried me like a china doll all the way home and how you glared at anyone who sneezed.
Tell me again about my first bottle and how I liked it so much.
Tell me again about my first diaper change and how I didn't like it at all.
Tell me again about the first night you were my daddy and you told me about baseball being the perfect game, like your daddy told you.
Tell me again about the first night you were my mommy and you sang the lullaby your mommy sang to you.
Tell me again about our first night as a family.
Mommy, Daddy, tell me again about the night I was born.

That is such a sweet book and it gets me every time. ;-)