Ballerina

Natalie was so excited to go with her friend Audrey to ballet class yesterday. They were allowed to wear their halloween costumes, which was perfect, since Natalie is going to be a ballerina for Halloween. I'm so proud she's following in her Mother's footsteps. =)

Poor Baby

Double ear infections. Strep throat. Infected tear ducts. It's been a rough week.

I cut my hair again.

For your Amusement

Empowerment

I just ran 20 straight minutes. I have never ran 20 straight minutes in my LIFE. I have been fearing this day all week. But I knew I had to do it. Just so I could blog that I did it.

Sorry Nat

I was just noticing I haven't posted any pictures of the Nat girl lately. It's all about Annie. Annie, Annie, Annie! So here are some cute pics of our dear girl:

Check out those eyelashes!



This is a classic Natalie face.

Annie's 1!

It's Annie's first birthday today! We love our Annie girl and are so glad she's part of our family. Happy Birthday!

My sad attempt at a birthday cake, at least the icing tastes good.

Happy 30th!

James is 30 today!



He didn't know I was taking his picture here, I kinda like it...I'm not too sure if he does or not. Oh swell! Hope you have a great day today sweetie.

Oh and just so you know, I'm still in my 20's, ha!

A Sunday BBQ

Yesterday we went to the park with some friends to have a Fall BBQ. These pictures were taken of Annie (unfortunately, not by me, but by a friend with one of those cool cameras). I just thought they were cute. It makes me want to get one of those cool cameras.





For those of you who haven't seen Ann in the past week or two, her nose is red because she did a face plant at the park. Following in the footsteps of her older sis.

Natalie's Room

So Natalie's room was looking a little blah, as you can see. So I made a goal to make some things for her walls, but with as little money as possible (aren't you proud of me, Beth?). Here's the result, and I'm happy to report I spent no money (or no FURTHER money was spent, as my financial advisor husband put it so nicely).

Before:



After:



A mirror finally hung on the wall, with two pegs: a project finally finished.



I just painted these $1 pegs and then decoupaged these butterflies on that I cut out of cute paper. Get the butterfly pattern here.



Fabric covered letters, simple. I got the idea here.



Fabrics found in my Mom's stash, thanks Mom!



I love how it turned out.



Now I will tackle the other blank wall opposite this one...more later. Let's see how much I DON'T spend.

Annie's Tantrums

This is a face I make about 80 times a day. Especially if you look at me and try to get me to smile.



And this is what I do when the world has come to an end, or if my mom walks away from me for 2.1 seconds.

I'm Feeling Exceptionally Fluffy Today

One Year Ago Today

I was looking through some pictures trying to figure out what to blog. Then, I just wondered to myself, "I wonder what I was doing one year ago today?" I found this picture:



Natalie and a very pregnant Mommy were in Palm Springs with Grandma, Grandpa and Carrie and Andy. A fun, spontaneous trip. What were you doing one year ago today?

I'm Sick

I haven't felt like blogging much lately, I'm feeling a little under the weather. But, here are a few pictures of my cuties. Just for kicks.

Frockly T-Shirt Giveaway

Our friend, Dave, started a sweet on-line t-shirt shop. If you're BYU fans, or your husband is, check it out! They're having a giveaway this week.

Frockly T-Shirt Giveaway

Essentials

Natalie: I'm going to the store.

Mommy: What are you going to get?

Natalie: Milk, and bread, and eggs...

Mommy: And suger?

Natalie: No, and pepsi!

The staples of life. Except at our house it's really Coke Zero.

First Day of School

Preschool started this week, Natalie was so excited. She was the first one in the classroom without even a look back...not too surprising. I'm so excited for her, I know she'll love it!




Went straight to the toys



When I asked her what she did in preschool she looked up at me with a big smile and said, "I went poo-poo on the potty!" Hooray Natalie!

Dora Birthday

Okay, well, I know it's been almost a month, but I decided to record Natalie's birthday party for posterity. Since I stressed about it for weeks in advance, I figure it deserves a spot on the blog.

Of course we did a Dora themed party, since Natalie has been pretending she's Dora and I'm Boots for her whole second year on this earth. Well, did I order the bounce house and pizza and call it a day? Of course not, that would have been too easy! I planned a Dora course complete with a ransom note from Swiper who swiped our Dora pinata, a map to tell us where to go (through the musical garden, to starcatcher pond, and across Bubble bridge), and little activities along the way. Well, I guess all the hard work payed off, because Natalie and her friends really did have a great time. But next year, it's a bounce house.

A shout out to my friend Jodie who created this amazing Dora cake, yes folks, she molded each tiny character with love, she is amazing. See her cake blog here.



Dora and Diego tatoos for everyone, I didn't think church was the next day, oh swell!



The course begins:



Starcatcher Pond (a fountain near our house)



Natalie opens her presents, she wanted to play with each one afterward, and I'm like, "No, onto the next one, sorry Nat, you must open them all first!"



Sidenote: Seriously the week after this party, Natalie's favorite show switched from Dora to the Backyardigans, so I guess Dora went out with a bang.

Taggage.

So I've often read people's posts who say "I've been tagged." And then asked myself, "How come no one ever tags me (sniff)?" Well, thank you Erin, for thinking of little old me. Note: this is not an invitation for everyone and their dog to now tag me.

Here goes.

Three Joys:
1. Annie's Fluffy hair
2. Getting hugs from my kids and hubby.
3. Going out to dinner, preferably without the kids.

Three Fears:
1. My girls waking up too early from their nap/sleep.
2. Natalie hitting her face...again. Please let my child not scar her beautiful face because she happens to fall on hard things, A LOT.
3. Being bored.

Three Obsessions/Collections:
1. Ben Folds
2. blog hopping
3. keeping my mind/hands busy at all times.

Three Surprising Facts:
1. I used to watch "Lizzie McGuire" because I actually liked it.
2. Going to bed at 11pm is a late night for me.
3. I hardly had any pain when I gave birth to Annette. Even before the epidural.

Now I get to tag, hmmm...I tag Sara C., Natalie D., and Kathryn O.

Why, oh why...

Do I ever look at the Mini Boden Catalogue?





So cute...so unaffordable.