November Dump

 Toe hole girl.

 This is how bella sleeps. Buried alive.

 Desperate for a smore much?

 Snuggle girl, and daddy fixing owies.

 A visit to see our Provo friends, Tami, Mike and their four kiddos.

 Ava girl stayed the night with us.

  

 Car ride with Aubrey

 Ty built a catapult out of his k'nex. Still a kid at heart. 

 We visit the hungry ducks with our moldy bread in the winter!

 It's a Bella in a bag! Weee!

 Making rolls. Our favorite.

  

  

  

 Sick girl watchin her show.

  

  It was SOO cold this day, but we just had to get out of the house.

 In the winter, we also visit PETCO! It's like a free zoo! 

 At Lowes.

Stuff

Stuff. That's all I could come up with.

So yeah. Here's the latest stuff:

My wonderful niece Ava got to spend the night at our house a few weekends ago, and we had a blast! We painted fingernails, danced with our stuffed animal bears to loud music, hid inside our box forts, read books, made homemade brownie bites (and ate them!), and laughed. ALoT!! I am so happy Ava got to stay the night with us! She rocks my socks off!!

Some more stuff:

Bella loves reading in her closet "reading corner". I love it too, because I can just shut the doors when I don't want to look at the mess she makes!

More stuff. Bella loves the snow! We visited our dear friends Tami and Mike in Provo to help them move, and during our visit, it snowed! Bella had never seen it before this, and she loved it! Victoria, Henry and Bella had a blast playing together...except for when Bella would try to swipe someone's toy. You know. The usual sharing issues. I miss my Deleeuws already!

More stuff:

Bella turned a year and a half on 11.11.10. I really don't know how it happens so fast. It's insane. I love every minute with this little tiny person. She makes every day blissful and exciting!!! We took pictures off the side of a road with these AWESOME yellow leaves. Ahh...they were so beautiful! And Bella was such a trooper while I took all these pics! She's the best.

More stuff:

Bella and I drove up to Logan to see her Aunt Dani and her cousin Teryn last weekend, and had a blast feeding the ducks and geese! They were EVERYWHERE and we LOVED it! Bella was swarmed and seemed incredibly fearless. She ran right up to them while I threw the bread all around her for them to eat. Dani and I were laughing the whole time. We love visiting the beautiful Logan and getting to see family! We had a blast!

And more stuff:
We made dough tonight. And eventually made cinnamon rolls with the dough...Ahh...so gooood. Bella helped by pulling some of the dough apart into tiny little pieces and also helped by blowing flour off of her tiny spoon into powdered flour clouds. She was giggling hysterically. And we caught it on video. Yes, I will share. Eventually.

She talks all the time now. It's blow-your-mind cute. I ask her to say something, and she'll usually give it a try. It's awesome. She said "Dough" tonight when I asked her to, except it's got this really exaggerated "O" sound at the end. Love it.

I have conditioned her to love the movie "Finding Nemo". Now she points to the TV, and while doing the sign language for "Fish", says "Fshh Fssh". It's awesome. Oh how I love this little girl.

And some more stuff:
Because I can't seem to keep busy enough, I volunteered to make hats for about 10 neighborhood kids. I have a ton of yarn that's been sitting around for quite some time, and I'm happy to finally be using it...But I'm thinking I'm going to run out pretty quick at the rate I'm going! The kids are so cute when they wear them, I can't help but adore from a distance! I use a loom to make them, in case you're wondering. It's kind of an addicting hobby, too!! One of those mindless ones that keep you feeling busy, even though there are plenty of other things I could be doing.

Ty is doing well. His contract with Zoo Publishing is almost finalized. Just a few more details here and there. He's like a kid again. It's awesome to see how happy he is that he gets to create his game ideas full-time and actually get paid for it. It's awesome.

That's all for now. Life, with all it's surprises and challenges, is wonderful and exciting. I couldn't be happier with this beautiful life I have been given!

18 months

Height: 33in - 80th %
Weight: 25.9lbs - 70th %
And for anyone who knows me, this next one is kind of hilarious...
Head Circumference: 49cm - 97th % ... In short summary, I had a huge head as a kid, and yes. I still do. That's my big headed girl!!!

A sucker for enduring the shots!

Down to her skivies, except for some purple boots.

Lovin' Life.

Last night we went to see Mindy Gledhill perform in Logan, UT, and we had a BLasT! My AWESOME friend Dani, who also happens to be my sister-in-law, watched Bella for us while we went out. We had so much fun!!! If you haven't heard of Mindy, now is the time to check her out. She's positive, uplifting, and FUN. Here is a link to her songs: http://www.mindygledhill.com/music.html

Thank you Dani! :0)

Rockin' the stage.

Her songs "All about your Heart" and "Anchor" have to be two of my favorites!!!

Hello there Mindy. I adore your music!

Anyway. We sat right in the front row (the floor was our best option with a full house!), and we were happy we did. Afterward we were able to hop up and say hello without a long wait! I am a total super fan. I can't deny it.

My awesome Dani Phani hangin out w/ Bella.

Watching the Pirate cake cannons! COOL!!!

Last week Bella went to a decked out Pirate themed birthday party for her friend Zoe!

The birthday girl, Zoe, wearing the gift Bella got her. Okay, that her mom made! Still counts right?

Zoe's mom (my great friend), sure knows how to throw a party!!!

The awesome, the wonderful Nikki Randall.

Everything was so cute and well thought out. I had a blast visiting and even got to help out with the Pirate Treasure Hunt!

Reading the next clue on the Pirate Treasure Hunt.

Bella is my snuggle bug! She loves to snuggle with her mommy in the morning. I'll bust out the handy dandy lap top and we'll watch Little Einstiens together. SO FUN!

Oh and cuz I know you're all dying to know this - she's finally weaned. Holy Guacamole. It was a very very very gradual process, but we did it! It's been 2 whole days now! WOOT! Wanna know the trick? Marshmallows! She settled for those in a HEART beat! Love my little tooter!

As for other things, North Ogden is treating us well. I really like this neighborhood and the people I am getting to know! My house is still a disaster area, but it's cozy! We are really enjoying everything. Still can't find our plates, so IKEA sold me on some cute brown ones.

OH and this morning I used my nutrimill ginder thingy, and it ROCKS! I used freshly milled wheat flour for our pancakes, and they were the best thing I'd ever tasted! My mouth is watering just thinking about it!! MMMMmmm, Good!

Okay. That's all.