first steps

Scarlett took her first steps.. and I got it on video! Woo hoo! Here it is :)

Random thoughts

I usually have a million thoughts a minute going through my head.. here are just a few of them.

Just a few things I love <3, miss, and am excited for...

 Miss him! Missing my sister and my nephew Issac!

 Missing these days with the 3 musketeers!

 Excited for winter and christmas time.. last year at the magical forest with my baby baby peanut

My santa baby

 Someone I love.. obviously you can tell why ^

                 .. Just my man servant 

And another person I miss. My bff/soul sista

funny girl

Scarlett really is too funny. This is what she does when she knows i'm taking a picture..

And heres some more, just because it's too cute.

Good Morning

Breakfast at the park is always more fun then breakfast at home. Yes, we're just that fancy.

                                                   Don't worry mom it's still good :)

                                                                   <3 <3 <3

                                                             Cute as a button!

Ohh Ya! Scarlett took ONE step today! She moved one foot forward.. and then sat down. Proudest moment of my life thus far. ha :)

Halloween Fun!

<3

Short and Sweet. Today we went to the pumpkin patch. Something I look forward to every year. We made pumpkin seeds. Drank salted caramel hot chocolates. Ate pumpkin bread. And decorated and carved our pumpkins. My husband is the best pumpkin carver. ever. I had the best day <3

Love my family <3

Mmmmm!

Not finished, yet. I ran out of rhinestones

our front door and demon puppy

P.S my baby is going to be a snuggly bunny for Halloween. And I don't think she's very happy about it.

11 Months

Why does time move so fast when you want to enjoy it and soo slow when you want it to pass? Wahh! My baby will be a year old in a little over 3 weeks and I really can not believe it! Makes me sad that she isn't going to be a baby anymore :( But on the brighter side.. she is just getting to be so much fun! I enjoy every second I'm with her (except when she's biting me and beating me up). She is the most amazing and fun little girl, she's so wild and has so much energy, and although she wears us out, I wouldn't want her any other way! Going from 10 months to 11 months, Scarlett isn't doing too much more, but I still want to document anyways... so excuse my boring post, but I don't wanna forget a thing with the way time is flying!

*Still not walking.. shes a really funny crawler (wittle baby gorilla on her hands and feet)
*Its so not cool to be held anymore.. all she wants to do is get down!
*Loves to wrap things around herself and wear them as "jewelery" clothes. strings. blankets. especially likes to wear my panties as a necklace :)
* Can get into every drawer and cabinet now... yay! : /
*Obsessed with the dogs. She squeals and screams and cracks up when they are around her
*Loves bath time!
*Funny eater. One day she loves everything and chows! Next day she spits everything out
*Loves being outside
*Always hated having a blanket on her, until recently. She looks like this every night now

                                                                             <3

                                                                Scarlett and Beasley

                                                                         Park fun

The other day me and Scarlett went over to our friends Stephanie and Patricks house to hang out with them and their 2 little ones. I used to watch their daughter Samantha who is 4 and they also have a little boy, Sebastian, who is 9 months. I thought Scarlett and Sebastian would play together but they weren't too interested in each other. But Scarlett and Samantha had so much fun. It was so cute to see them play together. They were playing outside, jumping on Samantha's bed cracking up, and practicing trick or treating for Halloween. Smartie pants Samantha just wanted candy :)

...And they lived happily ever after

Choosing to get married in Hawaii was absolutely the best decision we could have made. I am so beyond happy with the way everything turned out.  I really had the most beautiful wedding. A small intimate setting, stress free, with a gorgeous location was absolutely perfect! There were definitely a few people I wish could have been there, but other then that my wedding day could not have been more perfect. Im using my blog as my little journal, so I better write down all the details before I forget!...    The trip didn't start out as happy.. we arrived at the airport, unloaded all of our bags.. carseat, stroller and 5 suitcases.. walked up to the check in line, and the lady told us they closed at 1:10. It was 1:13! After a few deep breaths and some horrible thoughts about this lady in my head, I accepted the fact that we weren't getting on our flight and we would have to go back home and try again in the morning..

 After a long flight with Scarlett, our wild child that is not happy sitting still, we finally made it to Maui!  It was so nice to be able to relax on the beach a few days before the wedding. The night before, everyone went down to front street where they have tons of restaurants and shopping. We ate dinner and walked around on our last night single, and my last night as a Benincasa! Of course Tony and I saved all of the last minute details for the day of the wedding.. oh you know, like, getting our marriage license, writing our vows, and setting up our wedding dinner! We had a lot to do, but everything fell into place perfectly. The day could not have been more stress free and perfect. The girls came up to my room to help me get ready, and the boys got ready in Tonys friends room. Thank goodness for my amazing girlfriends that got me so glamourous for my special day! I really felt like a princess and ready to marry my prince. Just one little detail left to do... write my vows!! eeeek Now I was nervous! 20 minutes until my wedding and I had about 5 words written down that didn't even make sense! I felt like I was back in high school writing a speech that I was terrified to give. The limo arrived to pick up all the girls and I sat in the back and quietly put all my thoughts together, of course with the help of my best friend Kara, that helped me make sense of all my jumbled up thoughts! I was so ready to marry my best friend and couldn't wait to get out of the limo to see him. Im so happy I was able to have my amazing dad there to walk me down the aisle and both our moms to walk down with Scarlett. We had a musician there to sing one of my favorite songs Marry Me by Train, and most of our closest friends and family. The ceremony was short and sweet and put a little tear in everyones eye. The day came and went way too fast, but I made sure to soak it all in, because I knew it was going to FLY by. We had a delicious dinner at Tropica, the restaurant inside the Westin where we were staying, and had a gorgeous wedding cake delivered. Im so happy I decided to add the little details like having a wedding cake because I didn't want to regret missing anything by having a destination wedding. I even got to have a first dance with my hubby on the beach! The day was perfect,. and we really are living happily ever after. The rest of the trip we relaxed, rented cabanas on the beach, spent most the day at the amazing pool, drank fruity drinks and ate a little too many ice cream sandwhiches from Hula Grill! (best restaurant ever) I don't think anything could have gotten any better... which is probably why we got stuck with the flight from hell on the way home. If a 2 hour delayed flight with an 11 month old isn't bad enough, add a surprise stop at LAX to refuel and a baby that wouldn't sleep and theres our flight home. We left maui at 11am and finally got home at 4 am.. Scarlett slept 2 hours the entire trip.. yes all you mommy's can imagine our trip home :) But I can't complain. I had a fairy tale wedding I've always dreamt of, and really am married to my very own prince charming <3

getting ready and flowers tony sent to the room, along with chocolate covered strawberries and champagne :)

 waiting to see my future hubby..

signing to become mrs. zanello

always and forever

My gorgeous cake

submarine ride