Last Saturday we went up to Logan to celebrate my Grandpa's 80th birthday party. We had dinner at the Coppermill and it was SO yummy. Abbie got to meet her grandpa great for the first time and she adored him. It was fun to celebrate such a wonderful man. I love the picture we took with him - i think it says it all :)

Yesterday i gave Abbie a frozen GoGurt, it was hilarious. At first she was taken back by how cold it was, but she quickly caught on and made a huge mess. She's such a cutie!

battle wounds

Abbie got her first black eye over the weekend - poor thing.
She collided with a toy, which she does every now and then, but this time we knew it was bad cause she was super sad. She rarely cries when she bonks - she's a tough gal, but this time she did the "catch your breath cries" it was really sad. Anyway, i couldn't get that great of a picture. It's still a little bruised now, but it's getting much better... She's starting to be brave and take steps without help, so i'm sure we have a few more bruises on the way :)

10/31/2008

Happy Halloween from our little MONKEY

4 for (i wish it were) friday

1. Last saturday we took Abbie to a pumpkin patch and she loved it. Her dad on the other hand was not thrilled with the fact that we went during the BYU game. the sacrifices we make for our children :) we had a really good time and abbie even got her own little pumpkin.

2. My mom bought a wagon for the grand-kids and we took Spencer and Abbie for a few rides over the weekend. they thought it was super cool, especially when rudy would ride with them. We're thinking we're going to get abbie a wagon for Christmas (shhhh, don't tell her).

3. i got a sewing machine last christmas and i thought it was about time to pull it out of the box (how terrible am i) i don't sew, but i'm thinking i should learn... so my first endeavor was a pillow case... my mom helped me get my machine all set up up and the fabric cut and ready and then decided it'd probably be easier just to use her surger rather than my sewing machine. HELLO! so i didn't even use my machine, but i did make a pillow case. i think i'm going to attempt a rag quilt. it just might be a disaster...

4. i'm loving this warm weather, abbie and i have been going on several walks a day - but sounds like it's supposed to get cold next week which means less walks and warmer clothes (i'll admit i'm so READY to pull the sweaters out)

four for friday

four reasons why some may call me a not so normal person/mother

1. i'm pretty positive that i've eaten my weight (which is up there) in candy corn. I love candy corn. I cannot stop eating candy corn. it's close to noon and all i've eaten today is candy corn. i'm counting down the days til they take candy corn off the shelves so that i'll stop buying those sugar filled bags. i'm obsessed with candy corn. a fat free candy right?

2. why would a normal mother tie this around their child's head. are we gypsies?

3. last night clark and i stayed up til midnight (woah, aren't we crazy) playing bejeweled. it's addicting and quite satisfying when you hold the high score of: 55,832 that's right. i rock. (ps, i usually go to bed around 9 or 9:30 so this is pretty wild for me)

4. no need to say anything...

just a few pictures from the past week or so ...

we got abbie this learning table - she absolutely loves it.

Abbie has caught on to the sippy cup ... she does it all by herself.

on saturday we had our pictures taken with the Caldwell family - abbie mostly ate leaves

i hesitate to post this picture due to the recent loss ...

forced to say goodbye

is anyone else saddened by the bankruptcy of Mother's Cookies? i was so shocked to hear that they have shut down and i instantly had the urge to run to the store and buy up all the Circus Animal cookies i could find. What a terrible loss.
or am i just a seriously pathetic person who likes her cookies a bit too much ...