Day to day

So anytime I get the kitchen aid out, Rachel comes over saying "sum sum sum". It is very cute, she has one serious sweet tooth:). Anyway I happened to capture the action this time around. She also will say "hmmmm hmmmm" after every bite of something she likes. We made a fort yesterday in the girls room, that kept them happy for hours!

The Girls

I just love these girls! Even if they are fighting 1/2 of the day:) At least they love each other for the other 1/2. A few updates....

Becca

- We went to DI the other day because I bought a coffee table to fix up, the worker loaded it up on top of the car for us. As we were leaving Becca says "He is such a nice dude"????

- The other night I was getting Becca ready for bed, and we were talking about the temple, I showed her a picture of the celestial room, she asked if she could go into that room! I said someday when your ready to get married you will. She then said "I am going to marry Dad??" I then said well no, she thought about that for a minute and she lit up and said "You mean I get to have a boy? Mom who is this boy"!!?

- I walked into the room the girls where playing in and it smelled like a poopy diaper. I asked Rachel if she was in fact poopy? Becca piped up with a no mom it is just me I am pretty gassy!

Rachel

-Has suddenly fallen in love with WALL-E. One morning we were sitting up to eat breakfast, and she just started saying WA-E (her way), over and over again, and continues to.

-She has moved to a big girl bed, and loves it. As I was singing songs to her one night, she would put her hands up to my mouth and say "NO" to any song I tried to sing to her, I was about to give up singing. She then looked up at me with a big grin and said "WA-E" so I asked her if she wanted me to sing the WALL-E song she then said "Yesh". I just started kinda making up a song and said whatever came to mind, but she seemed happy enough:).

- She loves to empty the dishwasher with me, and will come running over every time saying "heps heps heps heps" (Helps). She then grabs her little chair and puts it right up to the dishwasher, and hands me everything out of it.

A few updates.....

So we moved into our new home, and we love this house! This house has so many windows, it always feels light and bright inside:). It is slowly coming together, and there is still a lot I can't wait to do! I think I want to paint so I have not put anything up on the walls yet stuff like that blah blah.... Here is a little update on the girls as well, and then to follow will be a few before and after pics of the house!

Becca

- "my vitamins are pink and delicious"
- Talking to my mom on the phone the other day.."I love you Nana, and mom and dad and Rachel and Pink and blue".
- I was decorating last night, and I was trying to fix a pillow and Becca said "Mom...I don't love that pillow".
- Still loves to sing, and talks from sun up to sun down...I really don't think she stops moving her mouth all day long :).
- I brought a movie home the other day and she said "Oh mom thank you! That movie is so my favorite!"
- When she thinks she might be in trouble she will look at you in the eyes and say "mom I just love you so much". How could you possibly stay mad when that is said??

Rachel

- Says the word "poop" all day long.... I don't know why this is, but she likes that word.
- She screams to get what she wants, and refuses to talk...time-outs have been introduced into her little world.
- She got these little Cinderella figures for her birthday that she loves! They go with her everywhere along with a tinker bell costume she got.
- One of her other favorite past times is to scowl, and she does it so well!
- She still loves to be held all the time, and wants your full attention...I keep thinking she needs a younger sibling...:).
- She loves you to sing to her (if it is the right song that is). I love to sing to her at night and rock her. She will cuddle into my chest and sing with me, and my heart just melts!

Ok now a few pics!

Before shot of front roomBefore shot of front room fireplaceAfter shot of front room (but still not finished)another before shot of front roomand and after shot!
Before shot of kitchen and family roomAfter shotbefore shotI am refinishing these chairs, and still need to put fabric on the seats, but I love them so far!

In honor of Pinkalicious!

Aunt Kristen sent Becca & Rachel the cutest book in the mail the other day called "Pinkalicious". This book is so Becca it's scary! Anyway in the book the little girl makes pink cupcakes with her mom on a rainy day, she ends up turning pink because she ate so many cupcakes! Becca kept asking if we could make cupcakes after we read it, so we did. After we were done she came up to me and said "mom...I don't want to turn pink...okay"? Funny girl! I explained to her that if she kept her cupcake eating to a minimum she wouldn't turn pink ;) Thank you Aunt Kristen we love Pinkalicious!

The newest member....

This is Joyce. Becca named this cat Joyce because it is white just like the girl cat off the movie "Milo & Otis". I brought her home last week. She is a Persian and was incredibly fluffy when we first got her, but due to hair maintenance we gave her a lion buzz, she is also about 5 years old. I bought a cat thinking it would catch mice if we should find any in our new home....I also bought an older cat so I would not have to deal with potty training..... So far no mice, but I have found several poopies in my house YUCK! So much for missing out on potty duty...Does anyone have any tips on how to retrain your supposedly litter trained cat? Anyway she is very cute regardless I guess we will keep her...that is if I don't keep finding more poopies on my floor. Nathan has kindly reminded me I wanted this, and it is an animal after all so what did I expect? Haha!

My Rachel turns 2 today.......

Sorry I have been a bad blogger lately, we just moved into our new home, and we are still getting settled. Last night we had a birthday party for Rachel, it was such a fun little party. I made cake, hommade chilie, and yummy rolls with cinnamon honey butter that Leslie made, thanks everyone for coming!!! I still can't believe my Rachel is 2.....She still does not talk much, but knows how to get what it is she wants :) She loves her big sister, and loves to tease her. She still loves her hat, she wears it to bed all the time, along with her glow worm, blanket, and water bottle....I think that is everything? She does this new screaming thing that has not been so fun. We are working on how to solve that one :) She is very sweet and loves to be held, she still hardly lets me leave her sight (even if I am just going into the other room). We just love our little Ray Ray so much, and we are so grateful she came to our little world, to be a part of our family. Here are a few pictures from her birthday celebration. I promise to be a better blogger in the future and will update on our new house soon....

Fashion

Fashion is just one of those things I will never come to understand. Don't get me wrong I like to look somewhat up to date, but I refuse to wear something just because it is in style. The 80's were not a good year for fashion, what makes these worse is that they are repeat offenders. And the best part is they actually want you to pay money for these clothes...the nerve;). These are some of the latest and greatest from Nordstrom. There were some that were in fact worse however I just could not bring my self to post them. Anyway I hope these will brighten your day with a good laugh. And if you own any of these clothes, I am sorry I hope you can get your money back:).

I hate those dreams where you are missing your pants. Poor girl I can feel her pain;).

This one is a Julie Roberts original from pretty women. Every call girl needs one of these.

I am just not sure what to say about this one...I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume the person was most likely high while designing this beauty.

I love MC Hammer, and I love me a good genie pant, so I came up with these..Also who doesn't love their butt to look as unflattering as possible?

"Honey I can explain...no actually I can't...But hey the shirt was half off at 350.00 dollars...Did I mention that I really love bows?"

A glimpse into our soon to be new home........

We hope to close on the home end of the month. If all goes well this beauty will be ours to call home!! We are about 99% sure that it will be:).

Happy Birthday Lauren

-- The lasting haiku of Masaoka Shiki at Horyu-ji --

Happy Birthday to the woman who has it all - an absolutely amazing husband and two beautifully sweet little angel girls. You give meaning to my life, you are the butter to my bread, and quite often you literally butter my bread. On this day of celebration, I find that when words escape me I can most easily find them in a haiku:

Happy Birthday babe.
You are getting old, but don't
worry. You're still hot.

If you love Lauren and want to wish her a happy birthday, please leave her a birthday haiku, too.

love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love your adoring (and adorable) husband.

-Nathan James Lord-

Does it mean I am a bad mother when......

I take pictures of my toddler throwing a fit??

This girl is so loving, defiant, and sweet all at the same time. Lately she has literally been attached to my hip. The bad part about this is I happily pick her up because I love that she wants to be held, and cuddle on my shoulder. I think I am spoiling her?? Maybe?? She also loves to tell us NO! And she does so with a big grin on her face! The problem with this is that it is so cute that I end up smiling. I am creating a monster...The first step is admitting your problem right??


Did I also mention she loves this hat she is wearing?? Ya, this is 4th days straight so far, she has not taken it off once, not even to get in the bath! :).....I think it is adorable.