Pretty In Pink *a post to make up for the last one...

Lily is the cutest little Pink Sparkly Princess you've ever seen!

As I got her all dressed up yesterday for the carnival, and did her

hair and makeup, she said to me, "I'm super cute, huh Mom!"

Yes, Super Cute!!!

Pink Princess Slideshow

A Scary Family Outing...

Sometimes I can't believe that we do the things we do.

For example:

Our ward Halloween Carnival last night. Truly Scary!

Yes, we went out in public like this-

and now I'm sharing on the web.

I have no shame...

I was so excited to wear my new shirt that I made especially for tonight! I was a Nerd/Stalker. Note the skill level and expertise of my Photoshop abilities. I didn't tell Tim about my shirt, I just showed him when we were at the carnival. Oh Yeah, Baby!

I got myself a winner! If you want even scarier detail- feel free to click on an image to see a larger picture. Woh.

Megan's Birthday Party- Take Two

On Saturday we celebrated Megan's birthday with Tim's side of the family- along with cousin Jackson's birthday and aunt Amy's, And Happy Halloween, too! It was a lot of fun! The cousins wore their costumes & got to pick their own pumpkin from Grandma & Grandpa's pumpkin patch in the backyard.

Princess Lily with "The Dorothy's" Brinley & Madi,

and Alec the Nerd in the back.

Alec carved his own pumpkin this year. He was having a little bit Too much fun with it, though! He is such a silly boy- he makes me laugh!

Alec couldn't decide what to dress up as, until we found my grandma's old wig, and my mom's old glasses. NERD!!! He was so excited to dress up!
I had to include this picture of Ryan- It is Awesome! I took some pictures of him doing flips on the tramp- and they turned out so cool! I'll include more in the slide show. Nice job, Ryan!

Megan still hasn't caught on to the whole wrapping paper idea yet. She liked the presents, though!

Cake, she's definitely caught on to! Yummy Yummy Yummy!

Bring on the Frosting!

Birthday- Halloween Slideshow!

Mullet Megan

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Main Entry: mul·let
Pronunciation:\ˈmə-lət\
Function: noun

1: any of a family (Mugilidae) of chiefly marine bony fishes with an elongate rather stout body — compare goatfish , red mullet

2 [perhaps short for mullethead blockhead] : a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the sides and top and long at the back
[mullet illustration]

Laundry Crisis Averted

Yesterday I opened my clothes dryer to find a very clean laundry DISASTER!! Apparently two little crayons were dirty and needed to go through the wash. Blue & Green. Hmmm, who likes blue and green..... What a MESS!! I was very upset- but yet surprised that it hadn't happened to me before. Once a blue jellybean went through the wash- that was not a good idea, but didn't do too much damage. I've washed lipstick and chapstick. Also not a good idea. I haven't had a laundry mess this bad since I was very young (about 13 years old or so) and somehow put a purple tie dyed shirt in with a load of whites. Are garments supposed to be purple, Mom? Whoopsie.

I had to scrub the inside of my entire dryer because it looked like it had been colored on all over- round and round. I thought that most of the items were lost because they looked so bad- especially a couple of Alec's shirts, and his two hoodies. But I decided to rewash the load in hot water, add some color safe bleach, scrubbed the worst spots, and a miracle happened!! Almost all the spots came out! I'd like to think it was my laundry savvy know how, but I'm sure it was mostly just luck. So, if any of you find yourself in a similar unfavorable predicament, now you know. But my advice is: Take the crayons out of pockets BEFORE you wash pants.

Favorite Post

I thought this was so funny! Click on my title "Favorite Post" to check out these inspiring pictures of men and what they do for the women they love. It was on my friend, Camille's blog. So great! Thanks for the laugh!

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!

Last week (on Megan's birthday- poor girl! All day car ride for her first birthday!) we decided to cruise on down to Nuevo Mexico ("New Mexico" for you gringos) to visit Tim brother and family. That was an interesting drive. With all the river, street and subdivision names like Rio Puerco, Rio Grande, Abrazo, San Jose, Villa Corazon, etc, etc, I'm surprised that it is still called "New Mexico" and not just "Nuevo Mexico". It made me laugh. Okay- they did throw in "Golf Course Drive" for a street name. Tim thought that was great. An added bonus to visiting last week was the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta going on! We had such a great time!

It was so fun to be so close to the balloons as they were pulling them out and inflating them. Alec & Lily thought that was so interesting to watch. Riley, Oliver & Georgi made the trip super fun and exciting! Cousins to play with all day??? Yahoo!

Starting to get dark- still more balloons going up. There were so many fun shapes!

When it was dark, they would count down and have all the balloons glow at the same time. It was so incredible- pictures do not give it the justice it deserves!

I was so sad that the Saturday morning mass ascension was canceled because it was too windy. What a bummer! We got up at 5:30 a.m. hoping it would still be on, but alas. No such luck. We still had fun!

Thank Travis, Jamie, Riley, Oliver & Georgi for such a fun little trip! We loved hanging out with you.

Wish we could do it more often!

Hot Air Balloon Slideshow

Happy 1st Birthday Megan!

I can't believe that my baby is one years old!!! She is such a funny baby. I love being her mom! We had a little party with my side of the family last night, (we're doing another little party with the other side, too- they're too big to do together!) and she just made me laugh. She knew she had the attention of every person in the room, and she was LOVING it! Oh, she can work a crowd!

She loved her little walker/stroller. She was so funny and excited!

I made her a butterfly cake. I think I'm probably the slowest cake decorator, but I sure have fun with it!

It's tradition to let the kids eat a piece of cake by themselves. She wasn't sure she wanted to get her hands all in it, but she warmed up to it when she found out it tasted GOOD!!!

We Love You Little Megan!!!

You are our angel, and the love of our lives! We are so happy to be with you and watch you grow. You make us smile everyday. We try to make you smile everyday, too!

Check out Megan's Page for more cute pictures!

Megan's Birthday Slideshow

Halloween is coming...

I know I'm a nerd, but I had to change my blog background! I think Halloween in fun in a completely childish way.

You'll never guess what Lily wants to be this year... A PRINCESS!! Surprise! I told her I'd make her a dress (Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment), and took her shopping for material. We found some hot pink sparkly material, and that was it. There was no point in even looking further! If it turns out good, I'll post pictures. Otherwise, we might go out shopping for a dress already made...

Alec surprisingly isn't sure what he wants to be. It will be something cool, I'm sure.

There is one thing that Megan is NOT going to be: A Toothless Princess! Megan Finally got some teeth! One on the bottom, and one on the top. And her I-teeth are bulging, so they are so very close to cutting through. So it kindof looks like she'll be my Vampire Princess! Good timing for the season! The I-teeth look much bigger. All these teeth make for an ornery(ier) baby. Poor Megan (and poor mommy)! Today, Megan crawled to the middle of the kitchen floor and stood up completely by herself! What a showoff.

As for me, I think that tattoos and rocker hair suited me quite well. Tanya always told me I'd be a blonde if I'd just wash my hair...

1 Year of Blogging!

One year ago I was getting ready to have my third child, and decided to plunge into the world of blogging so it would be easier to share pictures of my cute kids. Little did I know what I was really getting into...

One year and 63 postings later (just on THIS blog...), I've found that I view life differently. My children do something funny, and I think, "I've got to put that on my blog!" I have found that I look for more positive things to express, and I love to hear what people have to say about what I post. I love checking out my friends and family websites, and being able to see what's going on in their crazy lives, too. It makes me feel more connected with the people that are important to me. So for all these reasons and more, I will continue to keep on blogging!


Click on the label "Year Highlights" to see a few older favorite entries.