Saturday Night Party Hour!

Sometimes I miss the quiet nights in Utah. We have a sweet neighbor next door who likes to have parties on the weekend until the wee hours of the morning. Therefor, Kate and I have spent the last 3 weekends up until about 4 or 5 am. Lets just say church has been rough lately. It made me laugh to see how vigorous my little girl can be at 3:00 in the morning. I gave into the fact that sleep would not be coming so one morning we curled up and watched Pride and Prejudice (the new one). We had a early morning girls night and we both agree we love Mr. Darcy!




Notice the askew piggy tails, she had been asleep.



Does this look like the face of a girl who is about to go to bed? I think not!

My Two Valentines

Happy belated Valentines Day! I hope you all had as good a day as I did. I had roses delivered to my house and Chris also got me a really nice watch. We usually don't do anything for Valentine's day-at least give presents-so this year it was really fun. I kind of have a new appreciation for this day. Ha ha ha- I know a lot of people don't like it but I kind of feel like Valentine's day reminds us to love those around us just like Christmas reminds us to serve and give to others. To me it isn't just about your significant other it is about everyone you love. I think being human we often forget to show our love and appreciation for those who are most important to us. The ones that really matter-like the ones we get to live with eternally. Anyways-off my soapbox. It was really fun to see how all of you got spoiled by your hubby's and such. Keep up the post and I promise I will do better with mine! I just want to give a shout out to Melanie and Megan I am so happy for both of you. You are going to love being a mom. It is a roller coaster of ups and downs but it is so worth the ride!

These are my two Valentines!

We ended up at a buffet for our Romantic night out with Kate! We left too late everywhere else was a two hour wait and no toddler will that long for dinner. Well Kate made full use of her free meal. (We didn't have to pay because she is under 3). A couple of her favorite things are bread and potatoes which are in abundance at a buffet. When we were leaving I noticed how full her belly was and it looked like her pants were against her tummy so much that I had to undo her belt and first button before we put her in her car seat. My stomach just hurt looking at hers. I think we have all been that full before. Poor kid! She, however, was as happy as can be.

This is her showing off how well she ate.

Catching Up

Hey Everyone! Sorry it has been so long. Chris, Kate and I just moved into a new home. We are really excited, but have been busy. It happened fast. Here are a few things that we have been up to beside moving.

Kate is getting so big. She is offically not a baby anymore. She kept her baby look for a long time but its gone now. Being in a bigger place has made her much more independent. She has started going to nursery, evn though she is only 16 months old. Our new ward doesn't have very many toddlers, so they told us to bring her in. It was wonderful to sit through most of church and actually get to listen. She did end up crying and Chris had to go in with her, but it was better than roaming the halls with her.

I tried to teach Kate how to finger paint. I didn't know I would have to teach her because she seems pretty good at making messes herself, but I did. She didn't like having her hands dirty with paint. She was content with holding the bottles of paint. She really is her Father's child.

We got a new camera! Yah! I was practing pictures on my model! Can't you feel his enthusiasm.

Kate now has 12 teeth. She has two big front teeth with a gap in the middle. It is one of my favorite things when she smiles.

My friend Diana also had a baby. This is Kate and baby Lucy. She is so adorable. Kate loves on her as much as she can. She loves babies so much.