Brooklyn's "one" Pictures

I know that Boky's Birthday was in November but I really started feeling guilty about not getting her pictures done at the beginning of December. We set up a little background and everything and I got her all cute looking and this is what happened...

Fit

After fit....

After fit...

After fit...

So I QUIT!!

I decided that I take enough snap shots that it's going to be OK. I know I will regret it when she is older but she is so uncooperative! What a turkey bum!

Christmas 08

Christmas this year was different than most in my life. I have always had 'believers' to wake up with on Christmas morning until this year (well I guess last year too). When Brooklyn got up at nine I was so excited to head down stairs to see how she reacted. Smiling the biggest smile ever we made it down stairs and showed her the presents, she wanted nothing to do with them :( All she wanted was a sippy of milk. We had the video camera going and everything and we had to stop it so she could have her milk. It was kinda funny but kinda disappointing too. Once we got started she loved it. Her favorite gift was her hair brush that Santa left in her stocking, she held onto it almost the entire time that she opened gifts.

After we did our own little thing I headed off to work for a few hours. At 5pm we all met at mom and dad's house to do a gift exchange and eat dinner. It was a good night!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

December is almost gone...

So before I get to Christmas I want to update you on a few things that happened during the month of December...

Brooklyn got her first black eye...

We have a metal bucket thing that we keep our socks in and she came around the corner a little too fast for her wobbly little self and fell onto the bucket. It was so sad! At first I had thought that she hit her mouth so I was checking the inside of her mouth to make sure she didn't hurt her teeth then Zach pointed out her bright red eye lid. I felt so bad as it started to turn black and purple then green as it healed.

Brooklyn figured out the computer...

I was trying to rearrange her bedroom this day and she was being a stinker. She wanted to help with everything so when she disappeared for a few minutes I was OK with it. I was trying to move the twin bed and had already almost smashed her with it which could have been a very bad thing. When I went to go find where the heck she had gone to it only took me seconds to see this! I was shocked! Our computer chair is the most awkward thing ever and she had managed to climb on top of it and get to the computer. I must say her climbing abilities are tremendous.
I must admit that I turned off the computer and just let her sit there like she was in control before I took the picture.

What an adventurous girl!

Small Update

So I thought that I would get some blogging done because it has been so long, but I am very tired! I will FOR SURE update this weekend. So much has happened that I haven't had time to post, can't wait....

Mom's Birthday!

Yesterday was my mom's birthday!!! She turned the big 40!
Zach and I took the girls while Mom and Dad went to dinner and shopping in Layton. While we had the girls we made a cake for Mom (better than anything cake) and played the Wii! It was a blast. Then when Mom and Dad got back we sang happy birthday and enjoyed the cake.

Here are a few pictures...

Yes we made her blow out FORTY candles. It was fun.
I must say that I really look up to my mom. Everyone kept asking her if she was freaking out because it was her 40th birthday and she just replies No. She enjoys aging and everything that comes with it (Grandchildren, gray hair, etc.). She is a great example to me and everyone else in my family. She is always putting family first, because that is what matters most. Happy Birthday MOM!!!

7 Random Things

...7 things I can do...

Dishes
Change a Baby Girl Bum
Double Click :)
Make Bows
Do Hair
Eat Half of A Pizza in One Sitting
Blush Easily

...7 things I can't do...
Sew
Play the Piano
Change A Baby Boy Bum
Watch Sports on TV
Cook
Eat Shrimp
Sing

...7 things I always say...
Boky, Come Here Please
I Love You
Are You Hungry?
We're Having an 'L' Party! (referring to laundry)
Are You OK?
Drive Safely
No, No, Owie

...7 things I always eat...
Chocolate
Salad
Steak
Potatoes
Rice
Chicken
Eggs and Toast

...7 people I tag...
???
Trisa
Lindsey
Kendra
Kalli
Tami C
Alisha

Apple Juice...

Thanksgiving was different this year (not only because I was away from home) because it was Brooklyn's first time eating real food at Thanksgiving! It was funny to watch her try and eat mashed potatoes by herself with her own spoon, try to hold on to an egg, and most of all 'bath' in her juice!











We put her down for a nap before Thanksgiving dinner started so that she would be a happy baby and when she woke up this is what she looked like... wet hair, grouchy, sticky, and sweet smelling. She had somehow gotten her apple juice in bed with her and it had leaked all over the place. She had already had her bath earlier in the day and was not happy that she had to have her hair washed twice because of the faulty sippy cup. It was funny though at first we all thought she just drooled a lot but it was obvious once we smelled her and saw the full extent of the wet hair it was APPLE JUICE!

Sleepy Heads...

We had the joy of babysitting baby Esi last Sunday and she was so good (not a surprise). She fussed a little right after her mommy left but then she was great she even took a nap, and so did Boky and Zach. I was up stairs trying to get ready and when I came down to check on everyone they were all asleep!!! It was funny because it was only 10 or 1030 in the morning and they were all out so I had to take some pictures!

I Love Your Blog Award

I've been tagged by my Mom and Aunt

This post is in honor of the " I Love Your Blog award"

I now have to answer each of the questions

with a one word answer.

1. Where is your phone? pocket

2.Where is your significant other? kitchen

3. Your hair color? brown

4. Your Mother? best

5. Your Father? knowledgeable

6. Your favorite thing? Boky

7. Your dream last night? cloudy

8. Your dream/goal? happiness

9. The room you are in ? living

10. Your hobby? work

11.Your fear? death

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? educated

13. Where were you last night? home

14. What you're not? sane

15. One of your wish-list items? clothes

16. Where you grew up? Tremonton

17. The last thing you ate? soup

18. What are you wearing? blue

19. Your TV? noisy

20. Your pets? absent

21. Your computer? wide

22. Your mood? Tired

23. Missing someone? Rachel

24. Your car? cute

25. Something you're not wearing? Shoes

26. Favorite store? Walmart

27. Your summer? short

28. Love someone? Zach

29. Your favorite color? girly

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? yesterday

I now award 5 people the " I Love Your Blog Award"

1. Kendra
2. Tammy
3. Kalli
4. Leslie
5.Jen

(I know some of you have already been tagged but I am limited to choices!!)

Spider Web...

I bet you are all thinking of a nasty arachnid thing....
sorry to disappoint you! I am actually talking about the new hair style I tried on Boky!
She wasn't very cooperative (that's why she is in her high chair) but it turned out really cute. I think it is my new favorite way to do her hair. Let me know if you have any other ideas for me to try in her hair. Just Remember her hair is thin and long!

Not very pleased! This picture reminds of what I used to be thinking when my mom would do my hair SUPER tight!

Close up it looks perdy good!!