trunk or treat

i really couldn't wait to dress up my little lady this year. she origianally was going to wear a bunny costume that my mom made, but that was packed away in storage, and i don't have have the will power to look for it (so next year). in my brief costume hunt i came across this little get up and thought it was so cute! we decided to make a baby pirate gang so jessica and kelley got their little babies pirate costumes too. they were all so cute!

all four baby pirates!

i think...

My main goal is to get that stupid sandwich post out of my sight and to look at something a little more lovely...

and then on to waterford.....

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We went to this old civil war town in waterford, va. the whole town takes one weekend out of the year and completely dresses up as they would have back in the day. they put on a huge festival with food, shopping, street performers, and everyone is in costume. It is really fun to see. They have booths with all things handmade and it made for a great Saturday.

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chatting it up eating an apple bomb

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i loved this house.

this guy was cute playing that instrument and having his parrot (fake) talk to the kids


such charming homes. they are all original from the 1700. very cool to see

My New Sandy.

Move over pops I got a new sandwich I have been making, until now you have been the best sandwich maker but I am liking this one quite a bit! I might also be desparate for something to post, and in the mood to use my camera..... Either way there you have it, I do love my sandwich though.

So good I caught this little lady jonesing for a bite!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

I am trying to get back on this bandwagon! I have alot to post, keep an eye out!

PRIVATE TIME!

Well thanks to the millions of disgusting sickos out there, (I would like to shoot every last one of them) I have decided to go private.

Sorry to be harsh, don't watch Oprah it will do it to you.

Anyhow, I would love for you to continue to comment and check up, so if you want to be a part of my club leave me your email address. I don't mind if you haven't commented before, or if I didn't even know you were looking, I will add you.

Leave me a comment with your email address. I plan to go Private on Friday.

Peace peeps.

Is This For Real?

Maybe this is why we are moving...

Snow last night....

Snow this morning....

Vegas Baby!

There are many reasons why I love Vegas. One obviously being that i grew up there, but second, family, family, family, 24/7. I have had the chance to be there quite a bit over the last month and a half. I have been meaning to post about it but haven't had the chance so hear goes.
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First, little Naomi loves Vegas! She doesn't realize it yet, but she smiles up a storm while she is there. She had her first smile there, and she continued to smile this trip all the live long day. She was also introduced to the outside world for the first time while there. It was such great weather that we took her outside and just let her hang out with us on the front lawn. She loved it. Probably can't do that in Utah for another three months.... Shoot me!

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Second, since having a baby Jessica has been such a HUGE help. I have nicknamed her the Baby Whisperer. Seriously she knows so much about babies, and she has taught me quite a bit. I now have a baby that takes naps whenever I lay her down, and she sleeps for hours at a time. She taught me how to stop her fussiness, and put her to sleep in three seconds flat, and she taught me how to quickly get rid of the unwanted gas that has been making her tummy hurt. Seriously, I love Jek and am so thankful that she actually PLANS on mentoring me while I am there. I am so thanful for it, because seriously she has made my life so much easier! It is like being related to a nurse!

Third, these peeps. My parents are so great! Seriously I hate saying goodbye to them. I love and look forward to my late night visits with my mom while she is putting curlers in her hair, and I enjoy my dad's cooking at anytime of the day. Seriously it could be 4 in the morning, and if you ask him to make you sandwich its made in five seconds flat. Not to mention it is always delicious! I have the worlds best parents, and I only wish they lived closer.

And fourth, Naomi loves to play with her twin cousins Mitchell and Matthew. It is so fun to have them all the same age. I am excited for them to grow up together and be close in age (Along with my sister-in-laws Jenna and Kelley's babies as well). Naomi will have such great cousin friends when she gets older.

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Thanks for the great two weeks! It was so much fun to be down there for so long... It seriously goes by too fast! Love you all!

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY...For hubby that is

Jon has been working hard for the last two days to give this little lady a place to slumber...

We always new where Naomi's room would be but we had so much work to do, and no desire to do it while I was pregnant. Plus her room was so cold that we new we had a little time because we didn't want her sleeping in there until winter was over.

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I could just eat this little chick and kiss her little cheeks and nose all day long!
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I really really really wish I had before pictures because the room before was unimpressive to say the least. I am so thankful for what Jon has done so far. I am so impressed with how good of a job he does, and how fast he does it. Our basement is really cold so in a matter of two days, Jon put up new walls (framed), drywalled, insulated, caulked, baseboard, beadboard, taped off, painted, and Vio La (SP). I the color is similiar to the rest of my house but this is slightly different and actually turned out to be my favorite of them all.

Now it is my turn to get the decorating done! Hopefully it won't take me long... It will have to wait until I am back from my Vegas vacation for the next two weeks!

Sissys Right....

They really work well together to fight a cold. I recommend it. It worked for me!

Update for Daddy

I am in Vegas this week with my family... Poor Jon misses his baby so much so these pictures and updates are for him...

Naomi has finally started smiling for real.  She smiled six times today, three of which when i was playing patti cake...her new favorite game! She also has definitely found her voice.  It is crazy to see her changing over night.  She is SO demanding all of a sudden (I wonder where she gets it) if she wants to be fed, she wants to be fed NOW.  She is just now getting out of the complete new born stage and is knowing what she wants.  Oh and she hasn't slept one night since we have been here.

Her favorite bather.... Grandma

My Baby Lady

I actually don't mind blogging now that I have something fun to blog about... I know most people really don't want to see pictures of just kids, but I've got to keep my family connected to this sweet little thing. Naomi was so cute today that I couldn't resist breaking out the camera and taking a few shots. She is such a good baby, I have hardly yet to hear a real cry from her, just little grunts and groans (sometimes very loud), but they are so cute. We took her to Dr. last week and she is back up to her birth weight, which is good, and she is in the 83 percentile for her heighth. She is super tall! I love this little chick.

One of my only pictures with her... I need to take more

Yummy

She wanted nothing to do with the camera at this point

Cozy

Best Week Ever... and Baby's First Bath

I have to say this last week was one of the best ever, as we were surrounded by wonderful family. My Mom and Dad came to stay with us this last week and helped out so much. My Mom taught me the ropes of being a mom and my sweet Dad waited on us hand and foot. There was a lot of laughing, visiting, and fun, and let me tell you I was so incredibly depressed to see them leave. Why can't they move in permanantely?

Then there was Jon's family that cooked us dinner almost every night and came to visit almost everyday. It really is such a blessing to have such a great family, and this last week was seriously the such a great one.

Thank you to everyone that made it so great!

Below are some pictures of Naomi's first bath and just some random ones that I thought were cute!

Relaxing with Mom and Dad

Mitch came over and was playing Dad's guitar, while we both sang a couple of songs we knew. Naomi was in Heaven she just stared at me while I sang, it was the sweetest thing ever. She loved it, and loves Uncle Mitch's playing

First Bath... Sponge bath

Me and my Lady

Grandma Miller washing her hair

Naomi with Grandma Layne

Naomi with Grandpa Miller. She really loved his singing too!

Seriously, can you please come back??

I Could Just Eat Her...

Little Naomi has her days and nights mixed up. She is literally asleep all day long, and only takes cat naps throughout the night. I can tell this might get a little bit tiresome, but how can I be mad to pull a tiny little baby from her bassinet each night to snuggle?? She is the sweetest thing ever.

She had a little accident when daddy was changing her.