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Yesterday was so much fun! It was our ward Halloween party so we got Payton dressed up in her ladybug costume...she was so cute!! I think she was a little confused though, with all the people looking at her and smiling and taking pictures, etc. She was just like, what is going on here?? Haha. Yup, the party was hillairious...as you can see by the pictures, lots of people dressed up, including the adults. One couple (Bernard and Liz) switched skin colors for the evening...so funny! And then there was a sumo wrestler...isn't that costume hillairious? I stamped some Halloween words on a shirt, that was as far as my costume got...maybe next year I can convince Gray to dress up with me...ya right!! haha. Anyways, it was so fun to see all the little babies dressed up, they were quite a hit. We gathered quite the crowd as we were taking pictures of all of them. Then we ended off the evening with a bunch of us mommies jumping around in the Astrojump...it was so funny, we were all just laughing so hard (while all of the kids were yelling at us to hurry up! hehe!). My ward is so funny, it really was a good time. See ya later!! Tal
Okay, I have not been good at this blogging thing lately!! Sorry! Payton is just soooo busy now. I've given in to the fact that whenever she's awake now, there's no hope in me getting anything done. The nice thing about that though, is we get lots of time to play together...nothing's better than that. She's crawling and pulling herself up on whatever she can now...we had to drop her crib down yesterday so she won't fall out when she pulls herself up! She's just becoming such a little person, it's hard to believe she's 10 months old. So crazy!! We had our last swim class today. It was funny 'cause all the babies were wearing life jackets and they put the waves on in the pool...so fun. I'm kinda sad the lessons are over now, it was nice to get out of the house and do something fun. Ah, well....I'm always so busy, I'm sure I'll find more to do! I finally got some biking pics of Gray...they don't really do him justice, but they're still cool. Biking season is over now and he's already talking about the bike he wants to get for next year...aahhh! Anyways, not much else is new, just keeping busy with Payton and primary stuff and teaching and scrapping. I'm excited for halloween, I can't wait to get Payton all dressed up! So cute. Hope everyone is having a good day!! Tal :)
I'm in a "summer-ey" mood for scrapbooking today. I took soooo many cute pictures in Montana this summer and I really haven't scrapped any of them. So I gotta get cracking. The page of Mya and Payton is a lift of Elsie's from the November CK. Love Elsie!! Gray went biking today, so that left my afternoon open...I wanted him to stay home today, but it's only getting colder, so he does need to get as much biking in as he can. I'll post some pics of him if he ever manages to get any good ones! P is quite the little handful...she scoots around like nobody's business when I'm not looking...I'm learning that my house isn't as baby-proof as I thought it was!! She's such a cutie. She's pulling my hair and shoving her fingers in my mouth as we speak. AAAhhhh!! Time to go...
Okay, so this is what happens to me when I've been in the house for too long with nothing to do....I get messy. I know, I know....what's the big deal? The thing is, it isn't a big deal, it's just funny to me that when I have all the time in the world, I suddenly become incapable of cleaning my house, or getting anything else done for that matter. I just get too bored to do well, anything. It's been kinda nice to have a slow week, though. I've had a few mornings with Payton where we've just hung out in our pj's and played, and then afternoon naps...but it gets old! I'm just a busy person, and I function better when I have lots to do. I guess it doesn't seem like such a big deal to clean the house when I have a million other things on my list to do as well. But when I've had a few days of not doing too much, the thought of cleaning is like, ya, right!! So anyways...I went to West Ed today with Payton and just wandered around so we could get out of the house. Got P some fun books...she was laughing her head off in the store when I showed them to her, so I figured they were safe purchases. As soon as she wakes up from her nap I figure I'll tackle the kitchen...but we'll see. It's not hurting anyone the way it is, is it??
Just another cheesy page of Gray and I....but I love it! I've had fun doing pages of Gray and I lately 'cause I mostly just do stuff of Payton now. So this was fun. And ya, it's cheesy, but whatever! That's what scrapbooking is! I'm glad it's the weekend....things seem to be winding down a little, I'm having fun today just hangin' out in my pj's and not really doing anything. Am so lazy that I had McDonald's for lunch...there's something about those fries......mmmmmmmm!!!! Payton's starting to scoot around quite a bit now...it's not exactly crawling, but her own version of it. I think she's having fun being a little bit more independent. For some reason I just keep thinking about my FAVE show today. (so you think you can dance). The dancers left are sooo amazing....I always wonder if people with no dance background who watch the show actually "get" it. Like, do people really know how amazing these dancers are and how HARD everything they do is?? I hope Nick or Melody win...they rock! And I am obsessed!! I always joke with Gray...oh ya, I totally would've been on that show! Haha. (in my dreams!) Anyways...off to scrap some more before P wakes up...
It's pretty sad when your 9 month old baby has cuter clothes than you.
It seems like the past few days my whole family has been glued to CNN, just watching the updates on Hurricane Rita. But my older sister talked to Niki this morning in Houston, and they're totally fine. I think the worst of the storm is over...there could still be flooding and rain and stuff, but everything's okay! Whew! I guess they're power went out for a while but it's back on, so for now, they're all good. Such a relief. Hope everyone else with family members in the south has the same outcome that we did. Soooo....on a lighter note....I'm getting one of my pages published in Creating Keepsakes!! I'm soooo excited! For those who are not too familiar with the scrapbooking industry, it's been really challenging in the past year or so to get published as there are just SO MANY amazing scrappers out there...it's very competitive. So I've been trying to submit my work lately and on Tuesday I got an email from one of the editors at CK saying they want to use one of my pages in the February issue. Yay! I'm pumped. It's pretty cool to open a magazine and see your stuff in there. So that's been my excitement for the week. We're all sick here so Payton's been a little grumpy the past few days....oh well. Went out with Ryan and Jody last night...so ridiculous that we live in the same freakin' town and we haven't seen eachother all summer! So that was fun to hang out and catch up with them. Anyways, gotta run...just glad that my whole family, wherever they may be, are safe.
My older sister Niki lives in Houston with her husband and I just got off the phone with her. It's so crazy what is going on down south right now....makes me feel so lucky to be where I am. But even more so, I'm just worried for her...they're in a situation that they can't leave...so many people are trying to leave Houston right now, that there's no gas anywhere and what would usually take 1 hour is taking 9 or 10. And Niki's 5 months pregnant...she can't really be getting in a boiling hot car with little food and water for hours on end. So she and her hubby are prepared...they've been boarding up all the windows in her house, moved everything they could upstairs (they have a big house, so luckily they have room!) and they've been collecting food and water to last them for at least a week or so. The scary thing is, is that once the storm hits, they won't have any power or electricity...so we won't be able to get in touch with them. They have a cell phone, so they'll try calling it as often as they can. Just scary. I just hope that they'll be okay and that where they are, the storm won't be too destructive. All the houses in their neighborhood are brick...meant to withstand bad weather. So let's just hope and pray everything will be okay. It just makes my life here right now seem so trivial and silly. It'll be weird to just go on with regular life this weekend and have no idea how Niki's doing. It's crazy what is happening these days...just makes me realize that I need to get going on my food storage. Anything could happen at anytime and I just want to know that my family will be prepared. So....just some thoughts I'm having today...
I've been going through all of my old scrapbooks these past few days, and I came across this old picture tonight of Kim, A and I in grade 10. I remember the night perfectly...we got together at Kim's house and her sister took TONS of pictures of us...and this one was our FAVORITE. It was probably the one picture that we didn't try and pose for and it is just so US. So after looking at this pic, my eyes scanned across the page to the date...December 1995.....1995??!?? That was 10 YEARS AGO!!! (minus a couple months) I am suddenly just feeling so old! I cannot believe how quickly time flies, and to see how much has changed. And yet, have things really changed? Kim, A and I have always been best friends, and sometimes I still feel like we're just immature girls in high school. We got together the other night and blabbed in Second Cup for over 2 hours. I love how we can talk about anything and everything...and we always revert back to our old, teenager selves!These girls always understand where I am coming from and are always on my side. They've seen me at my best and my worst...and they still love me! We have been through so much together...the three of us....we have so many hillairious memories, it would be impossible to name them all...having sleep-overs with the 3 of us squished in the same bed....telling "knock-knock" jokes for hours on end....lighting candles and listening to Sarah McLauglin while talking all night long...driving and singing in the neon....church dances....I could seriously go on forever. Looking at this picture of the 3 of us from this summer, I can see how much we have changed, but what hasn't is how important it is to have friends in your life. I am so glad to have these 2 amazing, crazy, awesome, hillairious, fun and BEAUTIFUL girls as my best friends...I love you guys!! (DGAT)
Yesterday was so much fun! It was our ward Halloween party so we got Payton dressed up in her ladybug costume...she was so cute!! I think she was a little confused though, with all the people looking at her and smiling and taking pictures, etc. She was just like, what is going on here?? Haha. Yup, the party was hillairious...as you can see by the pictures, lots of people dressed up, including the adults. One couple (Bernard and Liz) switched skin colors for the evening...so funny! And then there was a sumo wrestler...isn't that costume hillairious? I stamped some Halloween words on a shirt, that was as far as my costume got...maybe next year I can convince Gray to dress up with me...ya right!! haha. Anyways, it was so fun to see all the little babies dressed up, they were quite a hit. We gathered quite the crowd as we were taking pictures of all of them. Then we ended off the evening with a bunch of us mommies jumping around in the Astrojump...it was so funny, we were all just laughing so hard (while all of the kids were yelling at us to hurry up! hehe!). My ward is so funny, it really was a good time. See ya later!! Tal
