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• Elder Carter •

2010-07-12T15:14:00.000-07:00

This is my little buddy. We have been friends since he was born and with our age differences between us and our other siblings its always been him and I together. We are known as the B Team in our family and we have always understood eachother and our "unique" qualities =)
This is my litte buddy just no longer little and now a missionary! He left July 8th to go to England to serve his mission. I am so proud of him and so sad to see him go. Braeden represents my childhood and watching him walk away from us at the airport made me realize my childhood was walking away and he would come home a man. I know he is going to be an amazing missionary because he speaks with his heart and has a pure love for people. I will miss him like crazy but would want him nowhere else.
I love you Braeden! Work, work, and smile. Loves.

♥ Paradise Point & Family ♥

2010-07-12T14:03:00.000-07:00

I just want to start out by saying how blessed I am to have the family that I do. There is so much love and companionship between us all that it makes life a little easier to live knowing they are behind me. My little brother Braeden has been preparing to leave for his mission so all of my family came into town for all the events! We had an open house, a farewell, family pictures, a vacation, and Braeden being set apart as a missionary!! It was such a blessing to have us all together for it all and it was so much fun! After the open house and farewell we all packed up and left for Paradise Point!! This place is one of my favorite places in the whole world. One, because its beautiful and so fun. Two, we have soo many memories and great stories from here. And lastly, their Virgin Strawberry Daiquiris ... divine. We had so much fun playing around and being all together.
After our getaway, we came back up and took some family pictures. We don't have them yet but some of us took some pictures with our own cameras and these are a couple I thought were so sweet.
This is our Guy Guy as a Missionary!! Its so weird to see him all grown up but he looks good. (Excuse the crying faces) But yay for Elder Carter! We are so proud of him and we enjoyed every minute we got to spend as a family this week. Again, I feel so blessed.Missed you there Alts.

☼ Newest Toy... ☼

2010-07-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

Our beloved Mr. Higgins had a birthday recently and he had his heart set on a gun. He looked around and did his research but couldn't find the perfect one. Shortly after, we were going to spend the day at an aquarium and the perfect gift hit us! Ta Da!! We got ourselves a camera! We both have always been interested in photography and Wance is a photoshop wiz so we are seeing what we can come up with. Through out the next couple weeks we took the camera around and played with it and see what it could do. Here are a few pictures... Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?

. Daddy.Daughter .

2010-04-07T13:41:00.000-07:00

I love watching my little girl become older and older and develop such a personality. The happiness I feel when she learns something new or figures something out overwhelms me. She studies everything around her and I thought that she would enjoy books for that reason. This moment between my little girl and her father just warms my little heart. I got one picture of them caught in the act and the second...my little girl couldn't help but to show off her little personality. I love my family.

♦ The Saddest Face In The World ♦

2010-03-26T15:29:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately for Crumbles, we have discovered that she has thee saddest face in the whole world. It has been a trial to get a picture that fully depicts the sorrow and do it justice. She tries to be a brave little soldier and her bottom lip comes out and takes over her face. She then sniffles and suppresses till it passes. It is so sad but oh my gosh adorable. In this video you are about to see her mother, her father, and her uncle were on a mission to expose her.

♥ ValentineS LovE ♥

2010-03-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

Our Valentines Day was a good one. Mr. Higgins and I celebrated it on the Friday before and went to Disneyland and ate at a restaurant we've never tried before. He bought me a beautiful Willow Tree statue that I've wanted for awhile and Lance/I got a 42" LCD flat screen TV. Holllllla!
It was a good one =) Then on actual Valentines Day we frosted cookies!!! It is so much fun to celebrate holidays with our baby girl. She adds some laughs and makes it worth making and carrying on traditions. I love my family!!!

* ChristMas *

2010-03-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

I never got around to posting about Christmas so here is a quick run down =). My sister and her whole family was down so that made it alot of fun and we all spent the night Christmas Eve at my parents house. It was fun to have a toy to put together that night to set up for our little girl for Christmas day. I finally felt like a big kid! It was a great holiday. Lots of laughter and fun. Crumbles didn't know what was going on but enjoyed her new little bouncer saucer deal. For the Mister and I, our big gift was furniture!! We just enjoyed the day and enjoyed our time together and with family. Disclaimer: We forgot our camera upstairs during the present opening so we don't have any of the pictures from the actual morning cause it's on my mom's camera (which has been keeping me from blogging about Christmas) but here are a couple.

• My aDDIcTioN •

2010-02-01T20:35:00.001-08:00

My name is Brittany Higgins and I am addicted to Blistex Silk & Shine. Phew...such a weight off my shoulders =) I looooove this stuff. I don't know what got me started but once I started I had to have one with me at all times. Whether my lips are chapped or not I will use it if I see it laying around. At this moment I think I have one in my purse, two in my diaper bag, one in my church bag, one right next to me, and probably six in Lance's nightstand (he has to portion them out to me) It smells good, feels good, sounds good...it is a great product. For anyone looking for a great chapstick, give this one a go. For those of you I have already supported getting addicted to this product, Target sells two in a pack =)

■ Cheeeeeese! ■

2010-01-12T16:04:00.000-08:00

The Higgins took their first family portraits! We had a long time family friend take them for us and she offered to do it at our second home... DISNEYLAND! We wanted something fun and different and we probably will only be able to take a family picture there once seeing that it will only get crazier with more kiddies. They turned out awesome! We love the creativity and the fun feel of it all. Here is a little taste...

○° Higgins - House = Townhouse °○

2010-01-10T16:52:00.000-08:00

As many of you know, we have been fighting for a house since May. We have had a few successes but issues would come up such as not being informed of vital facts and things falling through, we are back at square one. We recently made a switch in realtors so we are very very excited. To keep us from going crazy, we decided to rent a townhome in Corona in the meantime. I found the ad, looked at the place by myself, and signed papers not caring too much about the details of the home just as long as there were two rooms. We weren't attached and didn't think we would love it as much as we do but we are in love. I don't know if its because it is two stories, has more room, or that we got all new furniture but we are lovin it. Through black Friday, cyber Monday, and friends moving to Alaska (Miss you Clarks) we got rid of all our hand me downs and first married stuff. We still haven’t put up much so it’s still incomplete but we love it and if we don't get a house, now it wouldn't feel like the end of the world but we are still at it. Here is the jist of our home!!

♦ Turkey Day ♦

2010-01-05T21:28:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving we blew outta here and went up to Utah and stayed with my sister and her family and it was awesome. It was a good get away and we had a ton of fun with the Alts and being vacationers. We got to visit Lance's brothers and see family we hadn't seen in awhile. We spent our Thanksgiving feast at my sister's in laws home (Thanks Altamiranos!). It was lovely and delicious. We didn't do much on the trip besides that and do some Black Friday shopping which was aawwweessoommeee. We scored house stuff for practically nothing and didn't wait in any crazy lines for it. It was perfecto. That was probably the highlight and also our nightly rounds of Monopoly =) There is nothing like some good ol' negotiating till 2 in the morning to perfect the holidays and bringing us closer to hating eachother. =) I love you Alts!!! Bring on the next holiday!

◘ Happy Halloweenie ◘

2010-01-05T21:06:00.000-08:00

Our very own Sleeping Beauty!! This costume was definitely just for the pictures =) I know thats ridiculous but we are first time parents and who can resist dressing up a little girl as your favorite Disney princess =) Needless to say, she looked adorable. On Halloween, we dressed her up and took some pictures then headed over to Rachelle's (my sister in law) home and hung ouy with her and her family and just enjoyed the night. No, we did not go trick or treating to bank some candy. There is no justifying that to the ones giving the candy or the ones eating it =) We can't wait until next year when she'll have a little bit more of an idea of whats going on!

☼ Disneyland ☼

2009-11-08T13:23:00.000-08:00

As most of you know, we are a Disneyland Family!! I bought Mr. Higgins a Disneyland pass as a late birthday present after he came home off his mission and we've had them ever since. We love running away there and either spending the whole day there and do as many rides as we can or go for a few hours and walk around enjoying the atmosphere.We never get tired of going to The Land and letting the child in us run free. Well, things are a bit different now in the Higgins family and now we have.... ♥THE CRUMBLES!!♥
We have taken the little girl to Disneyland 3 times and she is a fan. She just sits and takes it all in and goes on the little rides with us. Then, whenever her nap time comes around she just puts herself right to sleep. We have so much fun together and can't wait till she's old enough to become a Mouseketeer!

♦ Ducks Fans ♦

2009-10-19T12:42:00.000-07:00

I know it might sound a little funny but the Ducks game was a great highlight of my pregnancy with this little girl. We went to quite a few games during that time (Thanks Dad!) and they are like little landmarks of what was going on. First, we were at a game when we knew we were pregnant but still hadn't told anyone. Then, we went New Years Eve and the traditional hot dogs we get had me throwing up the rest of the night =) Then, I went to a game after we found out it was a girl after we had been told it was a boy and I was bouncing off the walls. Then, we went to games here and there and the last game of the season I went to I was so big I gave up standing to cheer cause it wasn't worth the struggle. And now.....She's here!!! We brought her to her first game and it was so nice looking back on all those other times at the Ducks game to now to have her with us! We had a great time and she was perfect during it all. The Ducks games were around through it all and now Crumbles is around for the action. Go Ducks!

• Baby Blessing & Birthday •

2009-10-13T13:26:00.000-07:00

September 6, 2009 - Blessing Day!

On this day we blessed our Crumbles!!! It was such a nice day and she was perfect during it all and looked so pretty in her little white dress (Thanks Grandma Carter!) Lance did a great job and had been looking forward to this day for a loooong time. He is a great father and patriarch over our family. We were blessed to have lots of family around and all of the Carter Clan there. We are so grateful for everyone that came and that traveled to be there to show your love and support.

September 6, 2009 - My Birthday!

I turned 23 and we got to bless our baby girl all in the same day! It was a great birthday and having Roxanne finally here in our little family made it all the better. Once again, it was nice to have family around to share my birthday with (and my Creative Cake ). Wancey Pants and my family did a great job with my birthday! I got my FIRST sewing machine! I'm becoming more domestic everyday =) He also got me EA Sports Active for the Wii and surprised me (until my sister blurted it out =) ) and took me to Knotts Berry Farm later that week.

Once again, I feel extremely blessed and I love my little growing family very much as well as my extended family. Thank you to everyone that made this day a great and memorable one <3.

* Our Girl ©RUMBLES *

2009-09-13T12:53:00.000-07:00

I'd like to introduce to my fellow bloggers, Crumbles. She got her nickname from her loving father because when you hold the little girl up she just falls into herself and crumbles up into a ball and she always holds her hands and arms and just loves resembling a ball of flesh. For those of you that have seen her, you all have witness that she resembles a 9lb burrito because of the forces we use to save her from herself and her extremely long hands and arms.

Our little girl is very very girly. Everything about her is feminine and she is very reactionary =) She is so easy going and just pleasant to have around but when she wants something there is no build up...just REACTION. She needs to have things just right or she ain't havin it. No clue where she gets that =)

She has started to focus on us and follows our eyes with hers. Roxy smiles and talks when you pay attention to her. One way she smiles is by opening her mouth really wide and she loves doing it. This little girl loves loves loves to cuddle and snuggle. Any kind of attention pleases her and she loves to pay attention to the things around her as well. She loves sitting up and looking around and just be apart of whatever is going on around her. She never misses a minute.

We love our little Baby Roxy so much and we feel so blessed to have her apart of our family. She already brings so much happiness and joy into our home and our hearts.

<3 July 14, 2009 <3

2009-09-09T11:27:00.001-07:00

Our Baby Girl Is Here!!!!

The day finally came and little Roxanne Lynn Higgins was brought into this world. The week leading up to it was a crazy one! My doctor started becoming concern with her becoming too large for me so I was sent to get a few ultrasounds done to get the fetal weight. On Monday the 13th, I was told that she was 8lbs 3oz so my doctor set up for me to be induced on Wednesday the 15th. I was set and ready to go! I was way excited to have Tuesday to get totally prepared and know that Wednesday was THEE day. So Tuesday morning Lance got up for work early and kissed me goodbye and I then got up to go to the bathroom and bing bang boom, my water had broke. Long story short, I called Lance and he came back home and drove me to the hospital.

We got there and they did a test making sure that it was really my water that broke and then they wheeled me into the delivery room and we were getting set up for the big show! It all went VERY quickly. From getting to the delivery room to pushing it was about 5 hours. She was ready to come and I had NO problem with that. Everything was perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better labor. The only thing that made it hard was in between pushing...I was throwing up. Surprise Surprise!!! I threw up for the entire 9 months so why on earth was I surprise that this wouldn't end with me throwing up? I pushed on through and then...she was here.

Emotional. That is the best word to describe the next hour of meeting my daughter. I had never felt so many emotions at once. There was love, exhaustion, amazement, relief, worry, happiness, the list goes on and on. She was perfect. So precious and small and we were in love. She was born at 5:06pm and weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and was 20 inches long, We named her Roxanne Lynn Higgins. We picked out Roxanne when we were 17 and 18. At the time, we were into the movie Moulin Rouge and they sing the song Roxanne and we both really liked the name and put it on our Kids Names List when we would dream of us getting married someday. Lynn came from my name (Brittany Lynn). My middle name came from nowhere so I thought I'd give it some meaning =) With that, we present our little Roxanne Lynn Higgins

I'm A Big Kid Now...

2009-06-25T15:21:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I've blogged it up and I figured I better do it now before I become obsessed with my new toy (Roxy). So...once again, the Higgins are on the go so I will break it all down to make it easier for the reader and author =)

SCHOOL

Well my dear little Lancey Pants pour his heart and soul out into his portfolio and getting good grades and did not end up getting accepted in the advance placement program at Cal Poly Pomona. He is still on the waitlist to get into the Architect Program but we were trying to shoot a little higher. As a little time has passed, we have realized almost what a blessing it is that he didn't get in because of the other things that are currently taking over our lives that I would not be able to work out on my own. The program is very demanding of the students time and he would be enrolled right now and school would come before work and with where our goals are set and our circumstances, that would make things very difficult so we know this is how it is supposed to be.

WORK

Lance is just one amazing man. He recently got a promotion at his job and is just becoming studlier and studlier at his firm. I am amazed at how hard he works and how brilliant the guy is. Cal Poly has no idea what they are losing but with his time opening up since school is not such a pressure right now, he just keeps getting higher and higher on the food chain. What a stud. As for my work, I'm still cuttin hair and renting a station. The owner of the salon is awesome and very accommodating to my needs so after the little girl arrives we are going to figure out what my clients needs are and how often I'll need a station. My first priority is to be a mom so I'll have my little group of clients and make it work so Lance is home and I can run away for a couple hours and help bring in a little here and there.

HOUSE

Since prices for homes are so low right now, we started looking into purchasing a little home for ourselves. Just so happens, there is an awesome program in certain cities that help first time home buyers to get into a house so we have taken advantage of that. We just put down an offer for a cute 3 bedroom 3 bathroom home in Corona and we are in a bidding war so we are holding our breaths and saying LOTS of prayers. We are still looking at houses just in case and found another home we'd like to put an offer on but our hearts are currently set on this first one!

FOXY ROXY

I have about 3 weeks left and I went to the doctor today and she said I'm dilated and her head is down!! Then she said, "I think you are going to be like me." So I had to ask, "In what way?" And she said, "I delivered 3 weeks early and then 2 weeks early." Holla for a dolla! Music to my ears! So, she was saying walk, walk, walk and do my part to keep the ball rollin! We spent this weekend setting up her crib and changing table and jamming it into our little one bedroom apartment. Our lease is up the end of August so we have to sit tight till then and hopefully we'll have a nice little home to stretch our legs in and raise our little family!

<3 This One Goes Out To The Man <3

2009-05-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!

Right now I just feel extremely lucky to be blessed with such a great husband so I am going to let the world know! As most of you know, I am 31 weeks pregnant and starting to get down to it and this has not been an easy pregnancy from the get go but Lance Nolan Higgins has been a saint through it all. He is constantly on the go with work and school and yet he still finds the time to take care of me and help with anything he can. Whether I am craving a slurpee from 7-Eleven or have a blanket on hold that has to get picked up, Lance is always there to help. This past weekend I got a killer cold and my body decided to go back to rejecting food so I was goner but my Bubs stayed with me through every moment of it and took care of me without complaint or hesitation. I am constantly amazed by how well balanced he stays with everything that is required of him daily. I am awed by his success as an employee, a student, a husband, and a soon to be father. I love Lance Higgins with all my heart and soul.
Who couldn't love this face =)

Three B's - Beach, Baby Shower, Bryce's Baptism!

2009-05-06T20:10:00.000-07:00

What a week of events!!! My previous post and this post is from the same week so lets just say it was the best of times and the worst of times. Now that we're out of that week and took care of some business, looking back on it there were alot of great events and it was so nice to be with the whole Carter Clan and I'm ready to talk about the best of times!

To begin our fun filled week, we went to the BEACH!!!! Little did we know it was the beginning of that heat wave so we picked a good day to go. Brooke, Shoosh, Bubble, and I packed up and spent a couple hours at the beach and enjoyed the California life. Unfortunately, this was the event that gave me my cozy sunburn but now that it is all healed up I am enjoying a little color. (Pregger bathing suits are quite the head turner<3)

So my wonderful Mother, Mother In Law, and Sister put on the cutest shower!!

Thank you! You guys are the best! I Love You! It was a ton of fun and everything was PINK!! It was so nice to hang out and enjoy baby stuff together! Thank you to everyone that came and shared their love and laughter! We really appreciate all of the love and support.

Just a couple pictures from the shower. I didn't even think to take pictures so I'm grateful for whoever got the ones that I do have =) Thanks again!

Where did my little brother go?!?!

I cannot believe how fast time has flown and how old this kid is. At the end of this event filled week my little brother Bryce was baptized!! It was awesome to be a part of the baptism and watch our little little brother get older and older and become a member of the church. It was also so nice to be able to get together with the whole Carter Clan and enjoy the experience together. I feel so blessed to be a part of such a great family that has so much love and faith in eachother and the gospel. I Love You All!

... What A Week ...

2009-04-23T14:56:00.000-07:00

Well it has just been one of those weeks. There hasn't been a dull moment yet and I am glad this week is almost over!!

First off... Lance got a letter from Cal Poly Pomona telling him he is put on a waiting list and to turn in a portfolio of all his work! Way exciting...the kicker...they gave him a week to do so. Luckily he has been playing around with some buildings ahead of time so we were lucky in that sense cause he was prepared for this. We have spent probably 2-3 hours together this week, he hasn't slept much or ate much, and our future literally lies all on this and thats pretty spookie ookie.

Then my sister and her kids are in town which is SOOO much fun so we decided to take them to the beach!! For some reason this week decided to be extremely hot and I never put on suntan lotion and we were only going to be there for 2 hours anyways but I decided I should put some on. Shocker shocker there is no protecting my white skin so I got fried on my neck, shoulders, and feet. I don't know how other people are with sunburns but it just messes me up. I can't sleep. I can't relax. I can't be normal. Bad week for the first summer burn.

And then what is a bad week without a little car trouble? First my car has been freaking out and the engine light will come on then turn off and then make funny noises so thats always good news. Then with Lance's crazy hours of working, schooling, doing his portfolio, and trying to find time to eat and sleep he doesn't have much time to fall behind or miss literally a minute of his days especially when he has to put in X amount of hours at work so it really didn't help when he put in a late night of portfolio stuff and had to wake up early and get to work and find he has a flat tire. Another nice bill to add to the pile =)

That is the week of the Higgins'. Luckily these are just day to day everyday life problems and complaints that will clear away sooner or later and for that we are extremely grateful. Sometimes pregnancy emotions get the best of you and it feels like you just can't gain control of what direction you are going.

Our Baby Girl and Her Name...

2009-04-09T21:57:00.000-07:00

As most of you already know we are having a little girl! Lance and I have had our kids names picked out since we were 17 and 18 years old and for a little girl we picked out the name Roxanne but we would call her Roxy. We totally love the name and she seems like a spunky little chick so we feel it'll work out BUT there is one problem with this....

I AM GOING TO GO BROKE!!!!!! I didn't even know they had Roxy clothes for babies! So far I've found baby sizes at Macys and Nordys and they are just to die for. They are so cute and great quality but I just can't justify spending so much for an outfit that will be quickly grown out of and destroyed by our little girl. It is quite the dilemma but I know eventually I'll give in to the temptation of buying her a $40 Roxy swimsuit just so she can have her name on her cute little behind =)

Our Crazy Life

2009-04-02T17:24:00.000-07:00

Well to get this started I thought I'd let everyone know whats going on with the Higgins!! Right now our life is at major crossroads so things feel pretty crazy and we don't know where we'll be in a couple months so we are livin' off of prayers! Lance has finished all his applications for college. We are desperate to get into Cal Poly Pomona but their architecture program is extremely competitive so we are crossing all our fingers and we should find out in the next week or so. We are also waiting to hear from UCLA but that would take us away from our jobs and our life here but we'll go where we need to go. His work is great and right now he is taking classes at Mt. SAC so he's quite the driver these days.

As for me, I'm just growing our little girl and doing hair on the side =) I take clients at home, their homes, or at the salon whenever needed and thats been working well. I've become Lance's secretary so I stay busy with all his school work, application forms, student aide, filling his tummy, etc etc...This girl has turned into quite the kicker so she always keeps me alert and running to the bathroom. We are at 24 weeks so her kicks aren't as soft as they used to be. She goes nuts whenever there is a loud noise or music so it's a nice reminder she's in there!

So, thats our story. We are hoping to stay in the area cause we have been eyeing some houses we like in Corona/Riverside area but again...we have to wait and see where the man will be going to school starting September. These next couple months will keep us on our toes with our housing situation, baby coming, and school weighing on us but we are trying to enjoy the ride =)

I Finally Did It!

2009-02-13T14:47:00.000-08:00

Well I finally joined the blogging club! I'm still trying to learn how to do it correctly so if anyone has any tips/advice let me know!