Oldies

Title not referring to our age, of course! But it does refer to the good times we had back in the days. We all roomed together back in 2005/6 and it was really one of the best times for me!!

Now Julie is getting married and we finally got together again for her bridal shower! It was so refreshing to be around you darling girls again! Sad that Rizzle couldn't make it! :(

A few years wiser.

September

Sofie started Joyschool (preschool put on by fellow moms in rotation).

My turn! I promise that's not an angry face. I was thinking, "dang it! how does the song go again?" Sofie LOVES it! Now she wants to play preschool all day long!

Some extra darling kids in there.

Bless my sister's heart for helping me out on my teaching days!

Caramelled Apples for Family Night!

Life Saver dust for a garnish

My little tiger helper!

She's so excited about her Halloween costume she insisted on wearing the hat all night.

"Is it Halloween Time yet?"

"Nope, not for a lot of sleeps."

"I want it to be 6 sleeps."

She has asked me at least 30 times today if it's Halloween Time yet.

Mei turned 7 months!! Giving her formula instead of nursing led to a 2 pound weight gain in just 2 weeks. Poor baby girl was starving. I'm sad to stop nursing, but happy to see she's doing so well with the formula! She's a crazy hyper happy baby! She never holds still. Has to have mommy in sight at all times. Teething top 4 teeth all at once. Working on crawling, standing up against stuff, taking regular and longer naps. Sleeps about 11 hours solid at night. She loves squealing loudly, chewing, sticking her tongue out, wiggling, and being in her crib. And her hair is finally growing!! Yay!

Spice of Life

I love zucchini and all, but THIS is really what a garden is all about. Fresh salsa!!

(and now that I'm not nursing anymore I can actually enjoy it!!)

Blessed Harvest

My garden has been awesome this year! For first time gardening I couldn't be more thankful! I'm thinking maybe I should try selling some zucchini bread! I've already got several bags of shredded zucchini in my freezer and at least 8 more on the vine right now.

We've done:

zucchini with pasta (all sorts)

zucchini boats

chocolate zucchini bread

zucchini casserole

fried zucchini

baked zucchini

grilled zucchini

zucchini kabobs

Any other suggestions?

Birthday Picture Highlights

Pictures tell it better than I do!

Sofie turned 3 last week! I feel like she's been with us forever, not just 3 years.

Her birthday lasted about a week though, with lots of friends, family, gifts, and parties!

Birthday morning she got an "S" pancake. (Ate it with tears in her eyes because she burned her finger on the skillet)

She loved the tutu I made for her!

Enjoying her new princess table and chairs. Fairy wings and all.

Mei joined in on the festivities.

The perfect sized birthday cake for just the 4 of us!

A few days later she had a big birthday party at the park with lots of friends and family and food!

Grandma P and Meimei

My latest discovery! So excited they turned out. Fruit Jello. The kids and adults loved these!

Scoop out the fruit, fill with jello (3/4 c boiling water per package), slice and serve.

Also a fun discovery, "happy birthday" candles! Too bad it was too windy to actually light them!

Lots of gifts to open. Thank you to all who came and supported Sofie on her birthday!!

Also a video of Sofie dancing with her fun dress-ups from G-ma and Papa B. She insisted I sing the alphabet song for her dance. :)

Birthday Surprise!

I can't wait to show Sofie this tutu I made for her to wear on her birthday Tuesday!!!

(and probably every day/night after that...)

I'm a Lumberjack!

*Warning: Lots of pictures! Also, there are about 3 or so other blog posts after this one that are new! Don't miss them!

Finally after about 8 months, we braved a roadtrip to St. George. Meili's first! She did well considering that we spend 12 hours on the road that weekend.

Normally I'd rather travel North during the hot summer months! The sacrifice we make for Family!

Sofie chillin' with grandma up at Tropic Reservoir.

Slowly hacking away to gather the winter's supply of fuel

Beautiful scenery, lots of bees.

This picture comes with soooo many sound effects, "Dur?" being one of the first.

No worries, Mei wasn't actually on the 4-wheeler once we got going.

Cooling off in the pool back at home. (Grandparents' home anyway.)

Check out the chunk of flesh between Sofie's teeth!!

Thanks for letting us crash in St. George!

Awww, baby Rooey is married!

August 18, 2011

Timpanogos Temple

Roo and Todd Married!

Roo and Todd Wight.

My sister was the worlds most beautiful bride ever!!

White tux=classy touch

Family shot at the Timpanogos temple

This picture is out of order, but this was the morning after the wedding. Sofie didn't get to bed until really late, and somehow decided that 5am would be a great time to wake up.
This was her after she finally fell back asleep around 7am.

Keeping Meimei busy at the luncheon

Sofie and aunt Renee

Meili was an angel all day! Played well, napped well, and loved all the attention!

6 Months? Seriously?

Mei is 6 months old! She's learning to babble, sit, crawl (way too soon if you ask me), and eat solids foods. At her checkup today we found that my low milk supply is effecting her negatively. :( She hasn't gained any weight in 2 months, so formula may be the next step. She's thriving in all other aspects! I especially love that part where she sleeps almost 12 hours straight at night!!

Oh yeah, and here is a shot of the two teeth that she loves to chomp with!

Such a stinkin' dolly!