Picture of the Week

The other night I was getting Audrey's bath ready and she was in her room "playing" (aka destroying everything I had just cleaned). I called for her to come take a bath and she walks in the bathroom with her hat on. As most of you well know, rationalizing with a toddler never works, so Audrey took a bath with her hat on. It really was funny. Here are a couple of other pictures I thought were cute:



I was successful in washing her hair but as soon as I was done all I heard was "On, on."

New Hobby

So, I decided that while I love the cute little boutique clothes for Audrey, I just can't justify the prices! I mean, the clothes are super cute but every time I go to the store I think, "It just can't be THAT hard (or expensive) to make that!" The only sewing experience I have under my belt was over 11 years ago in a high school home ec class but I figured it just couldn't be that hard to figure out. Well, let me rephrase that- it couldn't be that hard to do WITH MY MOM'S HELP. ha ha And I have to say that with her help, it really wasn't that hard. But now that she is on vacation in Australia and not here to help, I'm expecting my next dress to be a little harder than the first one.

For the my first project, I made Audrey a little a-line dress out of a really nice silky wool that was on major clearance at the fabric store (no need to cry over wasted money if I screwed the whole thing up!). Lucky for me, with my mom's help, I think it turned out really cute- and more importantly, wearable! I haven't hemmed it yet but this is the finished result:

I'm going to have my friend embroider something cute on the front. I was thinking something girly or something for Easter (I made the dress big so it would fit her in the spring since it's a brighter pink color).

I am going to make a smaller dress just like the one above for the fall/winter out of this chocolate brown coduroy. I'm going to use the paisley fabric to line the inside of the dress and then make an "A" applique out of the same paisley fabric for the front of the dress. I'll post a picture when I'm done IF it turns out cute! :)


I also decided to make burp cloths for friends who are having babies (this number is getting high). In the past I have just bought these types of burp cloths, but they can cost around $10 per burp cloth and now that I was a little more familiar with a sewing machine, I figured that it couldn't possibly be THAT hard to make them myself. Below are 2 burp cloths that I gave a friend this past weekend at her baby shower.



I think they turned out pretty cute. Obviously, this friend is having a girl. :) I have to admit that so far I really enjoy sewing and already have ideas spinning in my head for Audrey's next outfit after the corduroy dress.

Audrey Funnies

Audrey has been doing a lot of funny things lately that just make me laugh and today she was in top form. She is learning so much and surprises me every day with something new. This is a really fun age! These are a few of the latest funnies:

We have been teaching her how to fold her arms to say prayers. Today, while Audrey and I were looking through the Sunday paper, she threw down the paper and said, "Bear, Bear" (aka prayer) and immediately folded her arms and bowed her head. It was so funny, I could barely get through a short prayer with her!

She also knows how to turn on all the tvs in the house. I don't know that she necessarily enjoys watching tv, I think she just enjoys pushing buttons and seeing a result. But nonetheless, I will go upstairs and find all the tvs on- a sign that Audrey has definitely been there. Today, she gets on top of the coffee table (her fav spot to sit), grabs the remote and says, "On!" Ok, maybe she likes tv a little. :)


She's also crazy about sitting in the laundry basket


and putting her chair on top of the couch. The other night Brett was sitting on the couch and Audrey couldn't just sit next to him. She had to get her pink chair and put it on the couch next to him and then sat down. As you can tell from the picture, she couldn't be happier.


And the most annoying thing she likes to do right now is crawl up and down your legs when you have them propped up on the coffee table. Brett is a better sport than me- I guess his bones are stronger!


A few other funnies:
She loves to sing the ABCs- actually getting a letter correct here and there. But the funniest is when she is playing or we are in the car and she'll start humming the song using the word "no" or "la la."

She tells me when she needs a diaper change, although sometimes she is wrong! But she'll say, "Biper" and go get a diaper and her wipes from the basket and lay down on the floor for me to change her. Does this mean she'll potty train early???

And after a year of avoiding me with the camera, she's decided to give in. She says, "Cheeeese" whenever she sees the camera but then gives me this goofy smile!


Guess you just can't win!

Door Drama

The drama never ends around here. In the 2 years we have lived in this house that I love, we've dealt with our grass dying thanks to grubworms (no thanks to the yard guys whose job it was to catch this and DIDN'T) and having to re-sod the entire front yard, had to replace rotted wood up by the roof and the painter then painted the new wood trim the completely wrong color. I had to personally take the paint back to the store to get the correct color and now our house looks normal again. Note to self: hire people who speak English. Then 2 of the 3 toilets in the house decided to make my life miserable. They both just need those new chain things to make it stop running after you flush so I can stop taking off the lid and manually doing it. We are close to fixing this one. The new pump/chain things have been bought and are sitting in the bag... where they have been for almost 2 weeks. Thinking I might have to figure this one out on my own. I guess I should first figure out the correct name for the part instead of "thingy."

If all that wasn't enough fun lately, now we have to replace the glass on our back patio door. Brett was mowing the lawn about a month ago and a rock or something hard flew into the door and shattered it. Thankfully, it was just the outside panel so Brett taped it up while we waited for the new glass to be ordered. This week, 2 1/2 weeks later, as my patience was wearing thin, the glass guy FINALLY came to replace the glass. Well, we have molding around our window and as the guy drills in the LAST screw around the window, my beautiful new, crystal clear glass becomes a shattered mess once again. He pretty much patted Brett on the back and told us that it would be at least 5 days before they would be able to come back out since they had to order another window- and he was gone. Yeah right, I'll be amazed if they get back here in 2 weeks! To make matters worse, the glass is now shattered from the inside so if/when it falls out, it will fall into my living room. Lovely. Of course, Audrey thinks the door is fascinating, so we had to put chairs in front of the door to detour her. So far, so good. If you click on the picture, you can get a better view of my new "stained-glass" door.

I wonder what will be next?

Tag

Well, it looks as if I have been tagged. Thankfully, this one seems to require little brain power. :)

Tag Your It

Four places I go regularly:

1. Target
2. Kroger (grocery store)
3. the gym
4. the park

Four people who email me regularly:

Do forwarded messages count? If so,
1. My dad
2. Angel

The 3rd and 4th spot overwhelmingly goes to JUNK MAIL!!! Sadly, as you can see, I don't not communicate over email regularly and therefore, I do not receive emails either. Now, if this had been about phone calls, I would have had a long list. :)

Four of my favorite places to eat:

1. Firebirds
2. Su Casa Mexican
3. Carrabbas
4. Huey's

Four Places I would rather be:

1. the beach
2. the mountains
3. the beach
4. the mountains

Four TV shows that I watch:

Hmm... I feel lost now that the Olympics are over. Currently, I am watching-

1. Big Brother
2. Project Runway
3. Million Dollar Listing (new fav on Bravo)
4. A LOT of ELMO

Four people that I tag:
1. Ashley
2. Macy
3. Britney
4. Jennifer

Poor Brett

Brett usually puts Audrey on his back in a carrier when mowing but it's been so hot outside that he hasn't been doing that lately. Not one to stay inside if her daddy is outside, Audrey settled for holding his hand while he mowed. Nothing like mowing with one hand! What a good Dad!

"Bye, Bye, Na-Na"

My little sister, Natalie, is headed back to BYU today and we are going to miss her a lot! Some fun memories from this summer:

Dressing up in hats and sunglasses


Playing basketball at Jumpin' Jax


Having way too much fun at Ashley's wedding


Swimming



4th of July


Of course, we can't forget the zoo, Mud Island, lots of playing, dancing (thanks a lot for that one- I can't sit down in peace anymore), eating way too many cookies, lots of lunches, and many more things that I can't remember. We hope you have tons of fun this semester and PLEASE don't burn your apartment down. :) We'll be counting down the days until you come home for Christmas (wanna baby-sit- ha ha)!!

We love you!!!