Dustin, Brittany & Mallory

Asian Eyes

2012-01-26T17:02:00.001-08:00

There is no question that Mallory is super cute! Occasionally there is confusion on Mallory's race by strangers! Generally I get Mexican, which she is 1/4th but today, I got Asian! Hahaha! Unfortunately, the lady was off! Mallory does not have an Asian ethnicity in her at all! When I was going through my pictures the other day, I came across this beauty! Maybe, its not just the crazy lady, Mallory does look slightly Asian! Haha! We love her no matter what ethnicity she is or appears to be! Ha! I love my Asian Sensation Baby!!

Big Girl Bed

2012-01-24T17:03:00.000-08:00

Mallory is not a good sleeper! She never really has been! She generally sleeps from 9:30pm until about 3:30am and then likes to be rocked or joins me in bed until about 7:30am. I thought if we got Mals a twin size bed, then I could just join her in her bed for the 10 minutes it takes her to fall back alseep around 3:30am. Dustin and I got Mallory the twin size bed 3 days ago and I AM LOVING IT!! Last night, Mallory woke up at her ususal 3:30am and I laid down for a few minutes with her and she was back to sleep! Yay! No more joining me in my bed!! Now, I only have to deal with Dustin's snoring! Haha! Here is a picture of my precious angel sleeping!

Invetro Round 2

2012-01-17T15:56:00.000-08:00

Today Dustin and I participated in a 2ND round of Invetro!! We were lucky enough to have 3 frozen embryo's left over from our last Invetro round! Dr Sueldo used all 3 embryo's today with assisted hatching! We are praying that this round of Invetro will be successful especially because we are all out of embryo's!! This round was different by adding the extra embryo and helping the embryo's hatch by doing assisted hatching so hopefully we will have a higher chance of sucess!! Here is a picture Dustin took of me this morning while we were waiting to go back!! We are able to take a pregnancy test February 1st!! Till Then!!!!

Daddy's Girl

2012-01-16T14:48:00.000-08:00

Everyone knows that my tiny angel loves her mommy the most...until recently! Mallory and Daddy have been Besties all week! Mallory loves to grab her Daddy's finger and take him to the play room to watch her Disney video, color in her coloring book or jump on her pink cow! Heres a couple of pictures and a cute video!

18 Months Old

2012-01-08T16:12:00.000-08:00

Mallory is a year and half or 18 mos old now!! We can't believe how big she has gotten and how much she has changed in the last couple of months! She is really starting to say a lot of words! She is definately old enough to understand a lot of things that we tell her to do! She loves to dance and listen to music, watch Dinosaur Train, and color! Here is Mals ready for church today! Going to Nursery for the first time! And here is Mals wearing Dads hat!

New Years Eve Lunch

2011-12-31T15:03:00.000-08:00

Every year my mom and her mother and sisters go out to lunch to Yoshinos restaurant on new years eve! Ive been joining them for the last couple of years and have really enjoyed myself! Here are the pictures from todays lunch!

Dustin's Birthday!

2011-12-26T14:36:00.000-08:00

Dustin turned 28 years old today!!! Unfortunately, he spent his special day at work! We were able to go out to dinner though with his family to his favorite place, Red Robins! He got a few gifts, an xbox game and a few pieces of clothes! We had a great time celebrating his 28th Birthday!!

Christmas Day

2011-12-25T12:26:00.000-08:00

We are so blessed to be able to spend Christmas Day with both sides of our family! We spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Tanners to open gifts with them early and have a big breakfast! Here is a few pictures of Mallory opening her gifts and the rest of us looking pretty in our pajamas at 630 in the morning!!

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Dockstaders early afternoon to open gifts and have Christmas dinner with them!
At the dinner table waiting to eat!

Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T12:19:00.000-08:00

This year is Mallory's 2nd Christmas but it was a whole different experience with her this year than it was last year! Mallory was only 5 months old last year and was not able to open her own gifts! Mallory had a great time ripping paper off boxes and we had a great time watching her so excited! Here are a few pictures of us opening gifts with Mallory on Christmas Eve because we will be at both grandmas in the morning!!

Christmas Party

2011-12-22T17:18:00.000-08:00

My girlfriends and I had a great Christmas Eve brunch this year! We invited the husbands to come and we had a few babies this year too! Dustin and I were having a great time until Mals fell between two chairs and hit her upper lip! Mallory started crying and the blood started gushing! The blood and the tears stopped but we decided to leave early so she could nap before this evenings events! Heres a few pictures that Christa took of the event! PS I broke Suzannes dining table chair while I was there too! It was a great morning...ha

Santa Picture

2011-12-16T14:23:00.000-08:00

We took Mallory to see Santa Claus last year at the Mall for $40 dollars and she didn't even notice or care! Then for Easter, we took her to see the Easter Bunny for another $40 and she freaked out!! So this year for a Christmas picture with Santa, we decided that we would just be satisfied with the Santa at the Ward Christmas party! The background and the Santa was, well, terrible but it was free! Just like I thought, we ended up with a screaming baby so needless to say I'm glad I didn't waste $40 dollars this year!

Our Friend Jimmy!

After the party, Dustin and I took Mallory to look at Christmas Lights! She loved it!! She kept putting her head out of the window and saying, "WOW"! We can't wait to take her back!

17 Months Old!

2011-12-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

Mallory is 17 months old this month! I am excited because this means we only have 1 month until Mals can attend Nursery!!! I am hoping church will be easier for Mallory because she will have a room she can play in and I wont have to chase her up and down the halls for 3 hours! Yay!! We had a physical appointment with Dr Jones this week and we found out Mallory weighs 19 pounds, 9 ounces. Mals is a tiny little thing! She is only in the 25% range for her weight but in the 50% range for her height! She is 30 1/4 inches tall and her head circumference is 18 1/4 inches! Mallory still doesn't sleep! One night she will sleep from 9 to 5 then the next night she will sleep from 9 to 2 and then from 3 to 7. Ugh! What are we going to do with this girl! Here is a picture of Mals playing on my dad's xbox game and eating a powdered donut! (Don't judge me)

Dockstader Family Pictures

2011-12-04T07:59:00.000-08:00

Brooke & Shaun took family pictures of Dustins side of the family so they can have a new family picture with Mallory in it! They turned out really cute!! Mals was good for only the first few like usual and then wanted to play on the ground instead! Heres just a few!

Christmas Tree Decorating

2011-12-03T08:11:00.000-08:00

We got a REAL Christmas Tree again this year! Mallory loved looking at the Trees but enjoyed pulling the ornaments down even more! We bought a smaller tree than normal because last year our tree took over our front room!! This smaller tree looks a hundred times better!

Christmas Card Picture

2011-12-02T14:17:00.000-08:00

Here's this years Christmas Card & picture! With Love, From our Family to Yours! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Pictures

2011-12-01T13:52:00.000-08:00

Brooke & Shaun took a few pictures of Mallory out at Woodward Park in one of her many Christmas Outfits! Mals has been taking some funny ones lately! Like this one of her running! She is a crazy girl!

Thanksgiving Day!

2011-11-24T08:10:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving this year! Dustin and I were able to spend time with both sides of our families! Mallory had a great time playing and trying to escape her highchair! These are the only pictures I was able to get before my camera battery died!! :(

Brittany is 24!

2011-11-23T08:02:00.000-08:00

This year I turned 24 years old! For my birthday Dustin gave me this Michael Kors bracelet and a sweet card!

I got Tom shoes from my parents, a massage gift card from my in-laws, a fun neckless from 2 of my friends, a TJMax gift card from a friend and a super cute watch from a friend! My sister, Stephanie, Lauren and Vanessa came over to visit for my birthday too! I had a great day!! Even tho I spent the whole day laying like this..on bedrest from the Invetro procedure the day before! It was totally worth it tho!!

Fall Pictures

2011-11-21T21:26:00.000-08:00

Brooke & Shaun took pictures of Miss Mal again!! I know we take a lot, but how can you not?!! Mallory is just so fun to be around and shes such a cutie!! Heres the preview my sister sent me!! I am DYING to see the rest!

InVetro Day!

2011-11-17T16:38:00.000-08:00

Today was InVetro Day! Dr. Sueldo said my eggs looked great, so we were ready to have them taken out! Dustin and I arrived at Community Hospital this morning, got all checked-in, got an IV put in and they took me back for the surgery! The Dr was able to get 15 "good" eggs out of the 27 they thought I had! So that's great! (Normal is between 10&20). Now we wait for the embryos to grow for 3 to 5 days! So either on Sunday or Tuesday, I will have them put back in to hopefully attach to my uterus! Then we will find out on December 1st if it worked!! We are so excited and are so grateful for everyone keeping us in your prayers!!! Here's a picture in case you wanted to see me with out my hair and makeup done!!

Invetro Week Update!

2011-11-14T21:42:00.000-08:00

We wanted to thank everyone for keeping our family for your thoughts, prayers and your Sunday fast his last weekend! We have been having a great week and have felt so much love from everyone over the last couple weeks!! We wanted to give our family and friends an update on our Invetro status! We went to Dr Sueldo today and he said my eggs were at 17 (not quite big enough) and we need them at 20 so the egg retrieval we be Thursday forsure! Which also means that the embryos will be transferred back in Sunday or Tuesday!! We are very excited and can not wait to find out if we will be blessed with a baby!! Yay! Here's a picture of a few of the needles I've used over the last couple of weeks in case anyone wanted to feel bad for me!! Haha! 4 special injections, 20 regular needles for the PM, and 15 needles that were added to a pen for the AM!

16 Months Old!!

2011-11-08T21:39:00.000-08:00

Miss Mal Pal is 16 months old!! I love to say she is getting so big, but thats not exactly whats happening! Mallory is tiny! She is hasn't gained much weight since her 1st birthday but the Dr said its normal for babies to slow down around this time! Mallory's best friend is 10 pounds heavier and hes 3 weeks younger!! Ha! Mals is changing and developing mentally everyday! Mals loves to say hi, bye, NO, and nice to meet you! She loves to read books (the same 3), play peek a bo, she loves to run and watch Super Why! She likes strawberries, watermelon, fruit snacks, rice, chicken nuggets and soup! Here's our cute girl!!

Getting Personal...Invetro

2011-11-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

I don't share these kind of personal things on my blog but I'm pulling out all the stops for this one! I wrote the following letter to family and friends and wanted to share it with my friends in the blogging world! I would love to hear your comments or even better, your or someone you knows success story!

Dear Family and Friends,
As many of you know, Dustin and I have been trying to have a baby naturally for the last 5 years and have been unsuccessful. Fortunately, we were blessed with baby Mallory coming into our lives last year through the miracle of adoption!
Now we have the opportunity to have a baby through a different method. During the week of November 14Th, we will be participating in a round of Invetro-Fertilization also known as IVF. Invetro is the process of fertilization by manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish. When the IVF procedure is successful, the process is combined with a procedure known as embryo transfer, which is used to physically place the embryo in the uterus. (You can find more information at whatisivf.org)
During this special time in our lives, we need as much support as possible. Dustin and I would greatly appreciate if you and your families would fast and pray for us! Our family is going to be participating this Sunday, November the 6th if you would like to join us!
I know God will hear and answer our prayers! Thank you for all your love and support! We are very excited and we hope to share good news with everyone sometime during the week of December the 4Th!

Love you all,
Dustin and Brittany

Brushing Baby's Teeth

2011-11-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

I have been brushing Mallory's teeth everyday for a little while now and she loves to take the toothbrush at the end and do it herself! Today she got her baby and started brushing baby's teeth! It was the cutest thing!

Mallory Trick or Treating!

2011-10-31T14:27:00.000-07:00

This year is technically Mallory's 1st year Trick or Treating! Last year she was 3 months old and had no idea what was going on! Mallory had a blast! She didn't last very long in the stroller, she insisted on walking! She didn't want to hold on to the handle of her candy basket so she held it like a ball! The basket was as big as her so she had a hard time walking straight! We had a great time watching our cute little girl!

Pumpkin Carving

2011-10-30T14:16:00.000-07:00

Dustin, Mallory & I carved Pumpkins with my friend Becky from work and her 2 cute kids! We have done this the last 3 years together and we are loving our little tradition with the Underwoods! We had a great time eating BBQ Ribs and carving our pumpkins! They turned out great!

Halloween Party

2011-10-28T14:20:00.000-07:00

We had a small Halloween Pumpkin Carving Party! We dressed up and had a great time eating and visiting with friends!

Happy 30th Birthday, Spencer!

2011-10-27T14:04:00.000-07:00

Dustin's good friend, Spencer is turning 30 this week! We had his parents, brother & a few friends over for dinner! We had a great time sharing memories of Spencer!

Pumpkin Patch with Brooke & Shaun!

2011-10-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

My sister and her husband take the cutest pictures of miss Mallory! We went to the pumpkin patch on 1st & Nees this year and it turned out to be a lot of fun! Here are a few of my favorite pictures! Check out Shaun's website at: shaunclickblog.com

Beach Trip

2011-10-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

Mallory and I went on a overnight beach trip with our friend Stephanie & Tucker! We had a great time taking the kids for a bike ride, looking a shops, and eating!!

Fresno State Game

2011-10-07T11:03:00.000-07:00

Dustin and I went to the Fresno State vs Boise Football Game with our friends Spencer & Stephanie! We had a great time even tho Boise kicked our butts! More than half of the stadium left during half time but we stayed! Heres a few pictures!

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-02T16:09:00.000-07:00

Dustin and I along with a few of our friends took Mallory to the Pumpkin King Pumpkin Patch! We had a much different experience this year than last year! Mallory was able to be a lot more interactive! She had a great time running around, holding mini size pumpkins and posing for pictures! Last year she was only 3 months old and all she could do was sit propped up! Here are a few of my favorite pictures!

Disneyland!

2011-09-20T12:11:00.000-07:00

We took Mallory to Disneyland for the first time! She had a blast! We were worried she was going to be scared of the characters or even the rides but she did great with both! We went during the time where Disneyland is Halloween themed! Super cute! Some of the rides we rode on were: Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Small World, Buzz Lightyear, Little Mermaid, Toontown and Mr Toad's Wild Ride! I took over 400 pictures with my new camera! Here are a few of those pictures!!

My First Nikon

2011-09-19T13:57:00.000-07:00

My Brother-in-law, Shaun, helped me get this fancy thing before our trip to Disneyland!! We are very excited to not have blurry pictures and sharper images!

Grizzlies Game

2011-08-13T12:50:00.000-07:00

Last night we were able to go to the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball game!! Dustin's supplier from work gave us free tickets, free parking, dinner & sodas! We had a great time!! Mallory was ALL over the place!!

The Best of Friends.

2011-08-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

Mallory's best guy friend is Tucker!! He turned 1 year old today!!! Tucker and Mallory are 1 month a part in age but are 10 pounds a part in weight!! We went to his pizza & swim birthday party!! I don't know what happened but the only picture I got was Mals with his mommy, Stephanie!!

13 Months Old!

2011-08-08T16:58:00.000-07:00

Mallory is 13 Months Old today! She is officially a TODDLER!! I can't believe how fast the year has gone by! Mallory is very independent! She loves to run around the house, she loves to give "crazy side way eyes", she loves to dance and brush her teeth! Here is a video of her laughing while I make egg salad sandwiches!

Date Night

2011-08-06T16:55:00.000-07:00

Dustin and I went out for date night this weekend! We had a great time with our friends! I finally got some pictures of the group!

Pre Disneyland

2011-07-31T15:50:00.000-07:00

We are so EXCITED to be going to Disneyland!!! We are not going until Septmber when school is back in (less crowded) and the heat has calmed down but we are gearing up!! We ordered Mallory a few T-Shirts to wear while we are there! Here are 3 out of the 4! (One for everyday we are there! I know I'm a crazy mom but don't judge me!)

Here is a picture of the dress we are waiting for!
With a matching bow of course!

12 Month Shots

2011-07-23T15:57:00.000-07:00

Mallory got her 12 Month shots this week! :( She did not like it one bit! I hated it too but mostly because the nurse made me hold her down! Ah! Mallory got 2 shots in each leg! Her next set of shots is at 15 months, then 18 months and then not again until 4 years old! Thank heavens! Mallory is 17 pounds and 10 ounces. She has gained 11 pounds since she was born!
Recently, Mallory has been hiding in tight spots! She loves to hide behind the couch, in between the end table and the couch and under the table! Here is a picture of Mallory hiding under grandma Kims side table!

Quick LA Trip

2011-07-17T21:55:00.000-07:00

Dustin, Me, Mallory, Stephanie & Tucker decided to take a quick trip to Los Angeles to get away this weekend!! Dustin's friend, Spencer, lives in LA so we were able to stay with him and visit! We had a great time!
The babies all ready to go and Stephanie & Dustin ready to hit the road!

Going for a stroller ride and playing at the neighborhood park!

Out to eat at Japanese Food!

We went to drive dragsters! We ate ice-cream at PinkBerry!!

Happy Anniversary!

2011-07-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary to US!! Today, Dustin and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary!! WOW!! Where has the time gone?!! We went out to Dinner and went shopping together while Grandma Susan watched Mallory! We had a great time! I didn't take any pictures of us today but I did get this one from Ashlie from the wedding a couple of weeks ago! Love you Cowboy Dusty!

Happy 1st Birthday Mallory!

2011-07-08T23:34:00.000-07:00

Today is Mallory's 1st Birthday!! Where has the time gone? Mallory has grown and changed so much and changed our family over the last year! She has the cutest personality and the best smile!! We love Mallory more and more everyday! This is the best picture I got of her all day!! Her shirt says "I'm the Birthday Girl" Here is Mallory reading with Daddy before we go out for dinner! Auntie Brookie gave Mallory a few gifts yesterday!!

Post 4th of July

2011-07-05T13:01:00.000-07:00

Tell me who's idea it was to work the day after 4Th of July?! Agh! We didn't get home last night until 11:30pm and by the time I got Mallory changed into PJ's, feed and rocked to sleep, got my self changed and ready for bed it was close to 1am! We had to be up this morning and going by 7am. Not fun! Poor Mal's was so tired that she fell asleep in her carseat on the way to Grandmas after 2 minutes of being in the car. Isn't she cute?!

4th of July

2011-07-04T09:28:00.000-07:00

Dustin & I went to Buchanan for their Fireworks show! This was Mallory's 1st time seeing Fireworks and she loved it!! She did not cry at all!! Before the show we went to In & Out! Here are a few of the pictures!

Pre 4th of July!

2011-07-03T17:13:00.000-07:00

We dressed Mallory in her Pre 4th of July dress for church today! She looked very cute!! Can't you tell how much Dustin loves to get his picture taken!! haha!

Mallory's 1st Birthday Party!!

2011-07-02T20:11:00.000-07:00

We had a Flip Flop Birthday Bash for Mallory's 1st Birthday!! She had a blast! We had family and friends come over to Grandma Susan's for a swim party! Mallory did great! She had a great time playing in the kiddie pool, eating her 1st cupcake, ripping wrapping paper and playing with the other kids! My mom took a lot of the pictures so here is the few that I have (In no particular order)..

We had chicken Kabobs instead of the usual hot dogs & hamburgers!

We gave away Cookies as party favors! Here is the before and after pictures!

Eating her first cupcake!

Friend Lunch

2011-07-01T09:32:00.000-07:00

Dustin's friend Spencer was in town fom Los Angeles so we went out to eat with him and our friends Chad & Tiffany too!

Champion Swimmer

2011-06-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

Today was the last day of Swim Lessons at Jan Thomas with Teacher Linda!! Mallory did great!! Here is the 5x7 underwater picture I bought from Jans for $20..

Here she is receiving her Champion Swimmer Medal!!

Can't you tell how much she loves it...

Farmers Market

2011-06-24T17:28:00.000-07:00

Dustin and I walked Farmers Market this last Friday night! Mallory had a blast looking at all the people! I am so glad she loves her stroller!

Planning Planning

2011-06-23T20:24:00.000-07:00

I have been super busy PLANNING AND PLANNING for Mallory's 1st Birthday Party!! I am very excited!! I've got some cute ideas so far! The theme is FLIP FLOPS in case you can not tell!! Heres the invite!
Here are the paper products from Party City!
The New Swim Suit I got her!

Cookies to give away as party favors!

Summer Goals

2011-06-21T20:36:00.000-07:00

My goals for this summer is to SPRING CLEAN (Well, Summer clean!) I started with the front room bookcase! Now that Mallory walks, she is getting into everything!! I got rid of a bunch of books we don't use and made 2 shelves available so we can put some of Mallory's books and toys on them!! Turned out pretty good!!

Fathers Day!

2011-06-19T20:49:00.000-07:00

Happy 1st Fathers Day to my Husband Dustin!! He is such a great father!! He has so much patients with Mals and he loves her to death!! Dustin decided to build a photobooth for his sisters wedding! He has had a great time doing it but has had a hard time finding time to finish working on everything! For his Fathers Day gift, I hired my sister to build his website!! It turned out great!! She designed her own and we loved it!! We was very excited since we had recieved a quote to have it built for $300! Here is a picture of his business card and a few strips from his sisters wedding!!

Swim Lessons Part 2

2011-06-16T19:02:00.000-07:00

Swim Lessons are slowly but surely getting better!! The 2ND and 3rd lesson were rough (on baby and mommy) but this today's lesson (#4/half way) was 100 times better! Mallory is only crying for a few short seconds right before and after she swims whereas before she would cry the whole half hour! :( I'm feeling really good about it! I can't wait to see how she does the last day!!

Bath Time

2011-06-15T18:59:00.000-07:00

My girl LOVES bath time!! Mallory likes to play with her toys, throw the washcloth around and splash! She is so cute!! I was trying to get a picture of her curly hair but it is still kind of hard to see...

Mal Pal

2011-06-13T18:53:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Mallory and I drive to meet Grandma Kim at the Fruit Stand. I drop Mallory off half way between our houses and then head on into work. Some days we get to the fruit stand before Kim so Mallory and I play in the backseat! Mallory loves to climb all over the car but especially on top of her carseat! Here is a picture from yesteday and today!

Angry Birds

2011-06-12T14:32:00.000-07:00

Dustin loves to play Angry Birds on his iPhone! Apparently, so does Mallory! Here is a video of her watching it and dancing to the background music!

Reception #2

2011-06-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

Ashlie and Michael had a 2nd reception this weekend in Hanford! The party turned out very nice! Here is Dustin and Mals! Earlier that day, I left Dustin and Mallory home for a couple of hours while I ran some errands. I came home to find Mallory sleeping like this.. ...Daddy's are crazy!

11 Months Old!

2011-06-08T21:42:00.000-07:00

Mallory is 11 Months Old this month! She is getting soo big!! We went to Dr Jones this week and Mallory had a sore throat and an ear infection. Dr Jones put Mals on Keflex. While we were there Lupe weighed Mals and she is still 16 pounds! Recently, Mallory has been screaming in this high pitched noise when she is excited about something and making this face...

She loves her new sunglasses too!!

1st Swim Lesson

2011-06-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

Mallory started Swim Lessons today at Jan Thomas Swim School! The girls from my work bought us the lessons for Mallory's 1st Birthday! What a great gift!! We are doing the Mommy & Me classes which, I thought would be easy and fun but actually, the lesson is the same as normal lessons except the Mommy is the teacher!! I did enjoy comforting Mallory when she was crying but I did not enjoy drunking her in the water! The teacher said the 1st lesson is hard because they don't know what's going on. The 2nd lesson is the worst because they know exactly what's about to happen. Then by the 3rd & 4th the babies start to enjoy swimming! We shall see! Here are a few pictures Dustin got!

Ashlie and Michael got Married!!

2011-06-03T18:49:00.000-07:00

Dustin's younger sister, Ashlie, got married this weekend!! We loved going through the temple with them and we enjoyed the reception that night! The whole day turned out very nice! Here are the pictures she sent me!!

Dad's Birthday!

2011-05-31T22:11:00.000-07:00

Today is my Dads Birthday!! He is 53 years old this year!! We gave him a fun gift this year...the FLU! No, but seriously we did! Sorry Dad!! Love you!

The Nasty Flu

2011-05-28T22:06:00.000-07:00

We got hit (hard) with the FLU BUG!! Last week when I arrived to drop off Mallory for Daycare, the girl told me that 3 kids were out with the flu! She said the other 2 were fine so Mallory shouldn't catch it from them! She was wrong!! The following day Mallory threw up 6 times! This is her first time ever having the flu! Because Dustin & I were taking care of Mals, we both ended up with the Flu too!! Ahh!! Heres a picture of poor Mals!

10 Months & Walking

2011-05-25T22:01:00.000-07:00

Mallory is a WALKING MACHINE! She has been trying to walk for weeks now and it wasn't until she had the help of Fisher Price's "Learning Walker" that she was able to do it sucessfully! Mals is so tiny so she looks so funny walking!! Here are 2 videos that I took today!

10 Month Old Pictures by Shaun

2011-05-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

I can't help that my baby is soooo cute...

Pictures by Shaun & Brooke Tucker(Central Valley Digital)

Grizzlies Game

2011-05-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

We went to the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball Game this weekend! We had a great time! Mallory did surprisingly good! She looked adorable in her SanFran Giant's outfit!! Here are a few pictures from the night!

Mothers Day

2011-05-08T13:09:00.000-07:00

This year was my 1st Mothers Day!! We were in Arizona but Dustin was able to still make it special for me! He bought me flowers, balloons and a card! Dustin & my Dad took me, my mom & brothers out to Texas Roadhouse for lunch! It was great! I am so lucky to be Mallory's Mommy and to have her in my life! I love her sooo much! I am also grateful to have a great mother & mother-in-law!

Arizona Trip

2011-05-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

We went to Arizona! Dustin, Me & Mallory had the opportunity to fly to Arizona with my parents, my 2 brothers and my grandma! We had a blast! We went out to dinner to this great Mexican restaurant.
Dustin & Mallory on Uncle Brents shoulders!

Mallory getting ready to go swimming for the 1st time!!

We went to a baby shower for this cute mom and baby!( My cousin Madison & baby Kendal)

We went to a homecoming talk for my cousin Skyler who just came home from Iowa. Here is a few pictures from after church

I got an AMAZING piece of art (SLC Temple Doors) from my cousin Ashley's husband Spencer! Heres that crazy man with my cousin Chloe and a picture of the piece.
You can find his art at: spencerstottart.blogspot.com

DayCare

2011-05-05T13:35:00.000-07:00

I started taking Mallory to Daycare today! :( I'm taking her 1 day a week for socialization and to give my mother-in-law a break! Plus, I need a place I can take Mallory when I have an emergency (IE...Kim gets sick or if I have a Dr appt)! She cried today (and I did too) but Stacey said she did pretty good for her first time! I actually feel really good about it! I know Stacey pretty well. She lives close to us, and after going over her Daycare plans, we can tell she has a very stretchered environment. I stayed with Mallory for an hour this morning and she didn't even realize I was there! She loved seeing the other 4 kids and all the new toys! I think its going to be a good thing! Here is Mallory right before we left this morning. There is always something in that girls mouth!

10 months!

2011-05-04T14:09:00.000-07:00

Mallory is 10 months old!!! I can't believe she is getting so big!! Today at her 9/10 month physical, Mallory weighed 16 pounds, 1 ounce (25 percentile). She is 26 2/4 inches tall (25 percentile). Her head circumference is 17 1/4 inches. Dr Jones said she is doing great! Mallory is still drinking 4 to 6oz bottles of Enfamil Premium Formula 4 to 5 times a day with 3 to 4 meals. She loves cookies, fruit puffs, goldfish & Cheetos for snacks! She loves to walk around the couch and she takes 5 to 7 steps on her own! Mallory is just dying to walk! We love her more & more everyday!

Allie's Baby Shower

2011-04-30T14:03:00.000-07:00

My best friend, Allie, from High School is having a baby Boy!! I was able to help out with her baby shower! It turned out great!! Here is a picture of Stephanie, Allison & Me!

Easter 2011

2011-04-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

This year was Mallory's First Easter!! We were so excited to go and spend the day with both sides of the family! Mallory loved opening up her Easter Basket! Out of all the toys, her favorite thing was the $2 plastic eggs!! We put some coins inside so she could shake them around! We really enjoyed watching her! Ha :) She is so cute! Here are a few pictures from the day!

Easter Bunny

2011-04-20T20:29:00.000-07:00

Dustin and I took Mallory to see the Easter Bunny! Don't judge me but, I took the this picture at Fashion Fair Mall first ...

and I liked it but then I heard that Sierra Vista Mall had LIVE Bunnies and I liked that much better!

Heres a picture of Mallory right after the pictures! Dustin and I got a corn dog and Mallory loves Cherry Lemonade!

Ps. My mom took me and my siblings to take Easter Pictures EVERY YEAR for like 15 YEARS!!!

Wicked!!

2011-04-09T11:29:00.000-07:00

My parents bought us Wicked tickets for Christmas this past year for the Wicked performance showing in Fresno in April! :) Dustin and I, Brooke & Shaun and my parents went out o Sakanya Japanese Resturant for dinner first! We had a great night!!

Grandma Billie

2011-04-08T16:37:00.000-07:00

My husband's grandma passed away this week. It was very hard on all of us! She was a great woman who loved Dustin very much! We will miss her!

9 Months!

2011-04-07T10:56:00.000-07:00

Mallory is 9 months old!! She is getting so big!! I can't believe how fast time has gone! Seriously. Here are 5 things I know about Mallory:
1. Shes gets sick A LOT! :( We take Mallory to see Dr. Jones like every 2 weeks! She has this viral herpes infection in the back of her throat! She has a hard time drinking her bottles and shes very fussy! So we give her Acyclovir for 5 days and then Mallory is all better!! This picture is from Dr. Jones office today!

2. Mallory is SASSY! If you are doing something she doesn't like, she will let you know it!! Dustin thinks I have ruined her because every time Mallory gets a little angry, I hurry and fix it!! But I don't care, I love it!
3. Mallory can make your heart melt! She just started making this cute face! She lifts her shoulders up and everything!
4. Mallory is a great Sleeper! She takes 3 naps a day and at night she sleeps from 10pm to 7am! (Except for the occasional pacifier at 3am!) Don't be Jealous!
5. Mallory loves to go for walks! My mom, sister and I have been walking around Buchanan 3 nights a week and Mallory loves to sit in her stroller! She was laughing so much the other night! She sat great in her stroller for the whole 2 miles!
We love Mallory so much and are grateful for her more and more everyday!!

Zoo

2011-04-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

Dustin & I took Mallory to the Zoo for the very first time! She LOVED it!! She was staring at everything!! She loved the bigger animals like the elephant and zebras! She had a hard time noticing the little animals like the turtles! We had a great time watching her!! We can't wait to go back, but maybe when she is a little older!! The video is Mallory right after the zoo and then the picture is about 3 mintues after that when she passed out!! :)

Baby Blessing

2011-03-20T15:01:00.000-07:00

Dustin gave Mallory a name and a blessing today!

Temple Sealing Day!

2011-03-19T15:04:00.001-07:00

Dustin and I were sealed to Mallory today for Time & all Eternity! We are so excited that this day has finally come! We love Mallory so much and are so grateful to have her in our lives!
Mallory is wearing the same dress I wore 23 years ago when I was sealed to my parents! (7-15-88) I'm not wearing it in this picutre because she had already taken it off of me! We were sealed at the Oakland Temple.

I also wore it for my baby blessing. 1-3-88 Here are those pictures
Me and Dustin with Mallory right after the sealing!

Here are a few other pictures!!

Brother Rowan (The Sealer)

Bishop Pauline & Katie! (The Peachwood Ward)

The Loftus Family! (My mom's sister)

Grandma Whitener (My mom's Mom)

Grandpa & Grandma Doc & Wendy Dockstader

Brother Lewis (Aka..Brother lew)
The Tanner Side minus Brooke & Brent

The Dockstader Side minus Sydne & Ryan

Crib Biting

2011-03-18T15:05:00.000-07:00

I found Mallory the other day standing up in her crib! Now every morning when she wakes up she is standing up or biting on the crib!

Here is a picture of Me doing the same thing! 7-17-88

1st St. Patty's Day!

2011-03-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

Mallory celebrated her 1st St. Patricks Day today! She looked so cute in her Lime Green Polka Dot Shirt! (It looks a little yellow in the picture. I made Mallory and a few other girls a cute bow!! We had a great day!!

Mallory at Dinner

2011-03-09T12:40:00.000-08:00

We went out to Five Guys for Sydne's Birthday Dinner and Mallory had a blast eating French Fries! She is so cute!!

Big Girl Carseat

2011-03-05T10:41:00.000-08:00

We are now using a Big Girl Carseat for my Big Girl! Mallory LOVES it!! She loves to look outside while we drive! She is so adorable!!

The only bad part about it, is this....

Finalized Adoption

2011-03-04T17:19:00.000-08:00

Dustin and I were able to finalize Mallory's Adoption today! We are so thankful, happy, blessed and lucky to have Mallory in our lives. She love her so much! We had a great experience today! She was a little fussy but what can you expect! We had Judge Timothy Kams and he was great!! He was nice and took pictures with us!! We are excited to be able to have Mallory sealed to us and for Dustin to give her a blessing!! (The pictures are in reverse order..oops)

Mallory Crawling!

2011-03-03T15:29:00.000-08:00

Here's a video Dustin's Brother, Ryan took of Miss Mal's crawling!!

Everyday Pictures!

2011-03-01T17:10:00.000-08:00

I love to take pictures of Mallory EVERYDAY, of EVERYDAY adventures!! I can't help that I think she is the cutest baby alive!! (I'm sure every mom thinks this of their own children too! ha) Here is Mallory and Uncle Michael, waiting for Grandma Kim to pick her up!

Its Official, I'm Official!

2011-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:00

I am Officially a REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT!! Aka..RDA! I was fortunate enough to do a 15 month work-experience program at my work with Dr Bogle! Instead of going to school for 10 months and spending $17,000, I stayed at work and Dr Bogle taught me for FREE!! I had to take 2 written exams, 3 hands-on with 5 patients and 1 practical exam on a typodont in San Francisco. It was a lot of hard work but I passed!! I am so excited that I am now a Licenced Dental Assistant!! Heres a picture of me with my letter from the state saying that I passed and that I am an RDA!!

Mallory's First 2 Teeth

2011-02-02T17:04:00.000-08:00

Mallory is so cute!! She has her 2 lower middle front teeth in..Primary teeth O & P to be exact! I finally got a good picture of them!! She is just about 7 months old!!

Valentines Day Card

2011-01-29T09:38:00.000-08:00

Will you be my Valentine?
Love, Mallory Ava

6 1/2 Month Pictures by Auntie Brooke!

2011-01-25T12:40:00.000-08:00

Brooke and Shaun took some great pictures of Mallory Ava again!!! We love them!!! Here is are a few of our favorites!

And 2 pictures that show off Mallory's personality!

Birthday Party!

2011-01-23T18:29:00.000-08:00

Mallory went to her first birthday party!! A lot of my friends have or are having babies and the kids are starting to turn 1 years old! Here is Mallory and baby Brixton at his 1st Birthday Party!!

Out to Lunch!

2011-01-21T16:15:00.000-08:00

Mallory loves to go out!!! (Just like her mama!) She loves to look around at people..I mean stare at people and sit in her high chair! She was so happy today at Wendy's with Grandma and Great-Grandma! Heres a picture from my Aunt Linda's Phone!

Croup

2011-01-20T18:21:00.000-08:00

Our poor baby Mallory has Croup! Dr Jones put Mallory on a nebulizer twice a day for 5 days. Here is a picture of her breathing in the medicine from the nebulizer. :

Mallory Laughing!

2011-01-09T16:10:00.000-08:00

Ryan(Dustin's Brother), got this super cute video of Mallory laughing!! Ps. Please excuse the fact that I am in PJ's and Mallory is without a bow...

6 Months Old!

2011-01-06T18:35:00.000-08:00

Mallory is 6 months old!! She is growing and changing everyday! She kind of crawls but mostly backwards! She was exactly 14 pounds at her physical! Mallory eats 3 meals, 2 snacks and 4 bottles day! We love her more and more everyday!

High Chair!

2011-01-04T13:50:00.000-08:00

Mallory sat in a high chair for the first time at a resturant! Isn't she so cute!!!
A few days later, Dustin and I went out to Red Robin with Chad & Tiffany. Here is a video Chad took of Mallory trying to eat the table!

New Years Day!

2011-01-01T11:47:00.000-08:00

New Years Day, Dustin and I, had some of our friends over for a nice ham dinner! We had a blast! Here are a few pictures!!

Goodbye Girls!

2010-12-30T11:52:00.000-08:00

Dustin and I had to give up our dogs this last week. :( Its for the best...

Happy 27th Birthday, Dustin!

2010-12-26T16:03:00.000-08:00

Happy 27th Birthday, Dustin!!
I took Dustin out to Me & Ed's Pizza to celebrate his birthday! The Tanner's came, The Dockstaders came and Christa, Brad & Curtis came over for Pizza! We had a great time!!

As you can tell, my camera is getting a little crazy!

Christmas Day 2010!

2010-12-25T09:41:00.000-08:00

Today is Mallory's First Christmas!!! Yay!! She didn't really understand but she loved trying to eat wrapping paper!!
Here's us just after opening all the Christmas Presents!

Grandma Billie and Mallory!

Dustin (26), Ryan (23), & Michael (23)

Grandma Kim & Mallory! (Malllory in her 3rd outfit today from spitting up so much!!)

Merry Christmas!!! We had a wonderful year!!!