Monday, May 28, 2007
Here Tatum, Jadi & Samson playing in the awesome tent Jami's neighbor made for her kids. Mom, another sewing project!!! :)
Tatum at her dirtiest! It was a beast to clean her up, but she was having so much fun!
Sweet little Hayden hanging out with me in the tent.
Beau roasting - for everyone! :)
Jami enjoying dessert.
Tatum post-s'mores munching.
Tatum & Hayden lounging while Beau and I packed the truck to leave this morning. I hate to brag, but I have some really cute girls!
And, finally, after a long trip down the mountain (Tatum got REALLY carsick) and a 2 hour drive home, the girls crashed quickly on the living room floor while I started laundry.
They played hard!
Sunday, May 13, 2007
I hope that all of you moms out there are having a great day! Mine was a fun, slightly busy day spent with family. Beau and the girls were especially helpful and well-behaved (respectively) and made the day extra special for me. I even got a very appropriate gift as of late - a gift card to Joanne Fabrics so I can really be crafy...perfect!
Tatum made this cute gift in Nursery at church today (well, I was there with her of course, but it meant the same). She was very proud, but I think she wanted it to be hers. I'm sure I can share the goodies, Tate!
And here's the last fat picture of me that will be taken. Tomorrow Beau and I start our Weight Watchers phase and I'm determined to rid myself of the many extra pounds gained in the last few years. Maybe posting this will keep me extra motivated!!!! I'll be 30 in August and don' t want to start that chapter of my life carrying more than I need to. Fingers crossed...here we go!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Poor Hayden has another ear infection and is headed in the direction of getting tubes in her ears (we'll know more after her appointment on the 23rd). The sweet thing was up last night for a couple of hours off and on with a fever (more teeth, too, I think) and still manages to look so stinking cute despite.
No matter what she has ailing her or how badly her sister pesters her, she has the best disposition ever.
We love you Hayden! Feel better!
Thursday, May 03, 2007
We've had a pretty uneventful week at our house, but the girls have managed to provide some entertainment along the way.
Last week we tried (more like I tried) to potty train, with no success. I officially have the most stubborn child alive. She begs to wear panties and use the potty and when we give it a real try, she has no interest. "No potty, mamma, diapers!" After a week of the fight, I've decided to give us both a breather for a week or so and try again. Hayden, however, loves the potty...
She's also taken to crawling and is all over the house now. I call it crawling, but it's more of an army crawl. She's FAST! So fast, in fact, that before I knew it, she had crawled behind the couch...
All the while, Tatum's shoe obsession escalates. She's amazingly good in heels. I must admit, I'm a little impressed and it's very cute to see her walking around the house in huge shoes (mine, Beau's...doesn't matter). I am not, however, a fan of the cleanup.
One final thing, I'd like to tell all of you that I am a huge fan of kids television shows today. I'm not talking Ninja Turtles and Sponge Bob, but Dora, Blues Clues, Hi-5 (ugh), Barney, etc. Two days ago, as I was lying in bed early in the morning while Tatum watched a show (I need all the extra rest I can get when the kid wakes up at 6:30 am), she proceeds to CLEARLY count to 10. Mind you, this isn't something we've really worked on because - frankly - I didn't know that it was something that she could retain at the age of 2. But lo and behold, she learned it on her own. I was a proud mamma.
Gracias, Dora!
Monday, April 23, 2007
We had a fun visit with our favorite Canadian family (and extended) on Thursday last week. Tanya, Mateo, Goldie, Angie, Dylan (no Mari - she stayed behind with her Aunt Lisa), Amanda, Jordan, Little Lil and Yvonne all came over for lunch.
We had a fun time catching up and watching our kids play in the backyard. Angie's got all of the pics on her camera (hint, hint - I'd love copies of the kid ones!), but I was able to catch a shot of Jordan working his magic and getting Hayden to sleep in a room full of talking and playing.
It was so great to see everyone - I wish we all lived close to one another so we (and our babes) could play all the time!
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Just a quick shout-out to my husband of three years today! He was such a good sport playing along with my surprise date on Friday night. Happy Anniversary - I love you!!!
And here are pics of our rooms. We had the "Phantom of the Opera" suite (Beau is slightly obsessed with the soundtrack as of late, so I thought I'd reserve one in honor of him). Our jetted tub was set in the catacombs and so relaxing!!! Shanna and Travis had the "Jackson Hole" suite. Covered wagon and all. Breakfast brought to your room, sparkling cider and cheesecake waiting for you upon check in - it was great!
It was such a fun outing - I recommend to all! Plus, who could turn down a night without having to put kids to bed and the ability to sleep in?!?!?! We loved it!
Yesterday we took the girls for the usual Fullmer Family Egg Hunt at Uncle Don and Aunt Nedra's backyard. All of Beau's grandfather's siblings get all of their kids/grandkids/great-grandkids together for hot dogs and egg hunts every year. We ended up missing the actual egg hunt (Emmit ran away and we spent a good 1/2 hour looking for him!), but it wasn't a problem because both girls were asleep when we pulled up. Tatum spent most of the afternoon swinging.
All-in-all we had a fantastic weekend as a family. We hope your holiday was just as fun.Happy Easter to all!
Friday, April 06, 2007
Shantell and I discovered the most amazing ant infestation I've ever seen today. And it happened to be in our backyard.
We took the girls outside to swing and I went to check out this weird pile of "dirt" on the curbing behind the swingset. Take a look...
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Tatum was being so cute today playing kitchen and house. I got some good footage of her serving me a meal from her kitchen this afternoon. Here you go...
Saturday, March 31, 2007
So, my goal for the last few months has been to paint Hayden's room. A couple of weeks ago, I had a wild hair and decided to look and see if I could find new bedding to match the current color of her room. I did this because, as I got to thinking, I realized that the girls' rooms were decorated in completely the same colors. Although this would be handy if they had to share, having their own space allows for me to be a little more creative and unique for each girl. So, I opted to stick with the blue walls because I found the CUTEST Pottery Barn girls nursery bedding on Ebay. As an added bonus, I was able to sell Tatum's old crib bedding and spent very little to upgrade.
Here is the long shot of the whole crib. Beau's first reaction was that it was "boy colors", but it's grown on him, too. Something about the blue and green just fits our little Hayden.
And if you look closely, it's totally girlie - polka dots, flowers and butterflies (you can see those if you look closely to the far left of this picture).
Inspired by the new bedding, I made letters for Hayden's room. I have a few more projects in the works, but this is where we're at today. These will hang by ribbon (you can see it if you look closely) over her bay window on the main wall. I still need to make a new changing pad cover, basket liners and valences, but I'll get to that in a few weeks.
Cute, huh?
