Sunday, December 16, 2007

SANTA


We took Ivy to visit Santa at the Childrens Museum yesterday, and it went better than we expected. We went there instead of the mall because they let you take your own pictures, and Ivy is always freaked out by photographers. So the pictures didn't turn out wonderful, but she wasn't screaming her head off which was ultimately our main goal! I even got to sit on Santa's lap. He asked if I had been a good girl this year and I didn't quite know how to answer that. I told him "I hope so" and left it at that!

Lessons in brushing a toddler's teeth.......


I have been working on getting Ivy excited about brushing her teeth. She loves to play with her toothbrush, and will carry it around for an hour and chew on it, and drool all over the place. But she doesn't want me to help her at all. So our new deal is that she gets to brush my teeth while I brush hers. It's pretty goofy, but it actually works (sometimes) and John happened to catch us last week when we were getting ready for church.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Family Pictures



We went out today and tried to get some good "christmas card" pictures. My friend Melissa took them, and actually got some smiles out of Ivy! So here are some samples :) I didn't post the one we chose for our cards, so that one will still be a surprise (well, sort-of. It's pretty much the same idea as these two). Oh well!

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Tagged





Okay so here I go again. I'm sure you all are just dying for me to tell you random and weird facts about myself, but since this is my blog I get to post whatever I want :) And I'll try really hard to think of things you may not already know. So here you go! Thanks Jenna!



1. My favorite pregnancy craving this time around is oreos and peanut butter- yes together. You just dip the oreo in the pb, and you have a very yummy creation! You should definately try it!


2. I like to take really hot showers, so that the bathroom gets all steamed up and my skin is red when I get out. Ahhhhhhhh..........


3. My dream job is to buy old houses, renovate, and re-sell them. I love old houses, and I think it's so sad then they get run down- so I just want to see them being loved again! Picture center street in Logan! All I need is a BIG chunk of cash to get started.


4. I have diagnosed myself with ADD. This is why being a stay-at-home mom is such a perfect job for me- I can start a million projects, and not really have to finish any of them (at least not right away). This is also why John is so good for me- he's exactly the opposite and is teaching me how to focus on things.


5. In the winter months I love to have a cup of hot chocolate every night. With marshmallows, of course!

6. I LOVE Desperate Housewives. I know, it's my guilty pleasure :) I had to miss this weeks episode, and can't wait to watch it! I guess I must need a little drama in my life or something.

7. My very favorite thing to do is watch John with Ivy. He is such a great dad, and it just makes me melt to see them play together. They are good buddies, and i'm so thankful Ivy has such a great example in her life.

Wow, that was kind-of hard to come up with 7- sorry if you're bored. Now I tag Celeste, Chrissy, Shelley, Laur and Julie.