Friday flashback

Cinque Terre, Italy
May 1-4, 2006

This is one of my favorite pictures :


This is probably my favorite picture taken in Europe:

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Morning we go to Aunt Francie's for some serious present madness. It was chaos, I have never seen so many presents in my life. Next year we are donating a bunch to a family in need.

She can open them herself! Uncle Jimmy & Papa are there to help just in case.
Jordan, Uncle Jim with his new harmonica & Fancy
Ho Ho Ho mama looks like a hoe!
Aunt Kari got boxing gloves and a punching bag
Uncle Jimmy was so tired he took a nap under the tree!


Christmas night we go to Grandma Loves for round 3 of presents! We are so spoiled, next year let's really do a Christmas for another family, K.

Drinking a baba in the craziness
Mama, Miss Lennon & Miss Chloe
This picture shows her favorite toy and the expression shows just how much she loves her balls!

Christmas Eve at Aunt Jeri's

The second time I met St. Nick
Here's everyone at the festivities
Merry Christmas everyone!

So tired

December 23rd we had the Hunters' & Fancy over for dinner. I looked over at Leni and she was fast asleep in her high chair.

She's ONE!

These pictures are all out of order. I'm taking care of a sick baby today. Lennon got her first ear infection in both ears. Her right side is very bad and her ear drum might rupture and drain. Poor baby! Last night she seriously screamed for 7 hours straight, I felt horrible because I could not do anything for her. We ended up driving all over town at 2 am trying to find an all night instacare. They don't exist. We couldn't afford to take her to the ER and pay 200 bucks. At least when we drove around she slept. I think it felt better than lying down, because of the pressure in her ears. She is the best baby, so last night was terrible for us. Note to self: we are only having one child.

Anyway, on with her birthday pictures. Thanks to everyone that came & we are sorry the snow storm made it so some of you could not come. That is another joy of having a December birthday!

She got her big girl car seat!


Here is most of the people at the party. (notice our new tv that we are hanging over our mantle)

She ate some cake and blew out her first candle!


She went on a ride in her new wagon the next morning.

yummy cupcakes

Here she is opening some of her presents with papa



Look how cute I am! I'm ONE!

additional proof that coldplay SUCKS!

This is hilarious. I hope coldplay has to pay up!

In honour of my baby girl turning 1 in three days!

Last year on this day, at this exact time, I was going to the ER because I was "in labor". I had drank castor oil (just thinking about that stuff makes me dry heave) and walked around my neighborhood as fast as I could to induce my labor! Two different people recommended it to me & it worked for both of them. It sort of worked for me, but then my contractions were to close enough together so they gave me a shot of morphine and sent me home. Not to worry because I made my Dr. induce me 2 days later. Lennon was born after midnight so it was technically 3 days later. She is lucky to share her birthday with my cute niece Chloe (not to be confused with my other cute niece Chloe!)

Here are a few ultra sound pictures. I can't believe she is turning one. I can't believe that she was inside me & developed into a baby/person! I have an ultra sound from 6 weeks where she was just a circle blob with a tiny heart flutter. Biology is insane!

666

I was tagged.

Go to the 6th folder on your computer then post the 6th picture from it. Then tag 6 friends (I changed it from 5 to 6). Here's what I came up with. It's a sad & happy picture. I was lucky enough to go to Hawaii with my Grandma, Mama & brother in 2002. Here we are eating dinner at the Luau. Look how cute my Grandma is. My mom looks great too. And my brother is the sibling I think I resemble most. I think I look like the female version of him.




I tag:
Stacey
Julie
Chelsea
Megan
Fancy
Emily
and everyone else too

Proposition 8: the Musical!

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Mullet baby

to pass the time

I am waiting for my pumpkin cheese cake to finish baking.

Lennon's favorite activity: playing with dog food, watching dogs eat, or feeding the dogs one piece at a time, or even trying to eat it herself. Her hands smell like dog food constantly. (yes I put it up, but sometimes I don't, ok)

To retaliate for the dog food being put up:

Why are mini adult clothes so damn cute on babies? This outfit kills me!

And.................VOILA! can't wait for tomorrow to eat this & mashed potatoes mixed with peas.
I am impressed I made this! Seriously, I don't bake and look at this beauty!
Happy Thanksgiving! Think of the innocent turkey that lost it's life so you can enjoy this lame holiday!

Fairy Godmother??

Whomever raked our leaves.... you are awesome! I wish we knew who you were so we could give you some cookies or something. So thank you very much!

Hi Grama & Grampa Luv

I have been using my rocking chair and it's the perfect size for me. I feel like a big girl having my very own chair!


(mama says please don't look at my stained rug)

Cabin Fever

We went to our cabindo this weekend with some friends & had a blast. We hung out, went 4 wheeling a little & watched our kiddies play. At night Chelsea & Cory taught us a fun dice game called "farkle". I think my favorite thing about the game is that you get to keep saying farkle, and who would not like saying farkle.

One of their favorite things was standing by the coffee table. It makes them feel like they are big kids and can really stand and walk by themselves. They are 6 days apart!

The family 4 wheeler shot

Look how cute they are in the tub. Lennon is a little fatty next to him!
Lennon is advanced & already driving the quad herself
Here is the whole group of us:
Stella, Cory, Chelsea, Weston, me, Lennon, Mike & Isis. Maddie missed the photo :(

She's getting her teeth

Hi Auntie Kari!!

Lock Up Raw

While I was watching a TV show last night about prison inmates I learned that murdering 4 people and stealing a cracker are the same thing!

The prisoner was dead (nice pun) serious that when he meets God he will be forgiven & God will treat him the same as someone that has stolen a cracker.

this.fucking.election

Check this out. It's cool, and it doesn't swear, OK! The website name is the only thing that swears. Calm down!

http://thisfuckingelection.com/

(sorry for the swear word, but it's good for some of you)

mud mask

Thank God we didn't move to Eagle Mountain

Here is our house we were building in Eagle Mountain. We backed out at the last minute, and we could not be happier. While it is a cute house, it's too cookie cutter for us. Plus, notice that big house next to it? Well that is what the entire street was. Ours was one of two ramblers. When I was driving to see it I kept thinking is this the right street?


Here's our home sweet home. We love living in the city, even if it's a small city.