Baby Sprinkle

Last weekend, my sweet friends threw me an adorable baby 'Sprinkle'. OH my gosh. SO. Adorable. I love you guys!

They did a cookies & milk 'sprinkle' theme with all different types of cookies & milks. So fun! Strawberry, vanilla soy, chocolate and low fat milk were just a few...
The labels and decorations were so adorable!

Cookies & Cream chocolate biscotti, chocolate chip, snickerdoodles, chocolate rolo cookies...is your mouth watering? A quiz about me--

did you know my most commonly craved food this pregnancy was NOT pickles, not brussel sprouts, not french fries (up there), but...get this:

greasy, salty potato chips!?
Yum.

Thank you everyone!

Where Have the Days Gone?

Well, after we got back from Christmas, we've really hit the ground running. I've been pretty busy, and Hallie has been busy too...busy being sick. She was sick with the flu/cold over Christmas, then she got another infection of sorts that included a fever and a trip to the drs. with antibiotics, and now she has another illness I like to call, 'the barfs'. Fever last night, but hopefully we're on the mend. 3 times with sicknesses already this year? RIDICULOUS!

She's pretty happy when she's sick---here she is specifically asking for juice, milk, and water with her string cheese.


January flew by, and I am weeks away from having this little baby. It doesn't seem real. We've been working on the baby room--painting. Still need to get the chair and crown molding done. I hope it turns out cute. I have all sorts of ideas of cute projects to go in the room, let's hope I get funding! hee hee.


Hallie is becoming quite verbal these days. She's understanding cause & effect. She started saying verbs over Christmas (most memorable: 'Hallie, be careful!' (Hallie) 'I didn't fall down! ! ! (vigorously shaking head)) and now she says too many to count. It's fun to have a little person to converse with. Recently, she's started telling me things she likes out of the blue, eg. "Ha-dee yike to sing, dance, jump, eat noonahs (noodles), ownja (orange)..." The list will go on and always makes me snicker. She loves to dance to music and sing songs while running around the room. Her favs: old macdonald (popularized by Grandpa (pa-ta)), baa baa black sheep, jingle bells. Right now there's a cookbook on the floor in the living room that she uses as a song book. She'll turn a few pages then say, 'ok!' and then sing a song, go back, turn a few more pages and then say, ok, jeh jeh bells,' and then start singing that....oh she's too much. I just sit on the couch and am entertained.

Here she is happy to be with Dada.

He is the best at the night-time routine!!!

Christmas with the Fam

We went to SLC for a lovely white Christmas! We had a great time visiting with family and friends.Wendy & Ben, Tay, Mom & Dad, me, John & Hallie

ahem, dorking around

Happy Holidays!!

I only had enough cards for a few family members this year,

but consider yourself Christmas carded!

May you feel the love of our Savior during this special season!

6 Months

3 Months to go! Woop woop!

Her Latest

Hallie has been really into making these little treasures lately. She colors on little pieces of paper, puts stickers on them, then folds them up and gives them to me or puts them on the counter. She says, "presen!" It's so cute!

"W(r)ap, w(r)ap, w(rap!"

Also, a few phrases have been newly introduced to her vocabulary:

Be w(r)iiiiight back!

Ina minute (like when I say it's time to do something)

W(r)ight! Now! (I have to ignore this one or tell her to use her nice voice, and then she'll practically whisper)

Oh, and yesterday I heard her counting from the kitchen table... "one two fwee...time OUT." Then she said, "Time out! Ma ma! Time out! " AHEM......

I said, "Momma doesn't go to time out." Then I turned around and tried not to snicker! Oh man. I say all of these things to her so it's really not surprising.

Just call me Bargain Betty

Oh how I love a good deal.

I have been looking for a while now for red flats, and I didn't want a bright red, so I've been keeping my eyes peeled. Well, I recently stumbled across these at Target, which was unusual, because I typically keep fairly good tabs on Target's goods. They're a nice dark red, and my size was just sitting there, waiting to be taken home! Yay! Plus, they were on clearance for $8.50. What up.