Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Halloween Fashion
Look at this beautiful dress that my Mom and Mimi worked so hard on for me, I love love LOVE it!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Old McTatum
We got to check out Wheeler Farm with cousins Kailey and Carson the other day. It was pretty fun. Tate loves all the animals, and was thrilled to be able to pet them. She can say moo and woof woof now too.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Lately
We are back in our own little apartment... finally! We are so thankful for both our families that have let us crash at their homes for weeks now, but we are definitely glad to have our own space again. Especially so that I could bust out our Halloween decorations!
The last few days we have been getting rid of all of the junk we've accumulated in the last 4 years. Have you ever seen the show Hoarders? Well we aren't that bad, but you should have seen how many bags of trash, and bags for the DI we got rid of. Tatum's room is almost almost done. I want her to be able to have that room completely Tatum proof, where she can go and play without me worrying about anything she could get into. We have been using her room as our garage, so there was lots to be moved.
We have lots of family coming in town this week for Grandma and Papa's return from Belgium, J's baptism, and Reggie's blessing! Its so fun to have all the babies together!
Saturday I was able to go to the afternoon session of conference with Anna Amadeo Ange and Yoho. It's always special to go to the actually building where the prophet is and to hear him and our apostles speak. (Even if they looked like little ants from our balcony seats) :)
After our Girls Dinner we went and got cupcakes at Cupcake Chic in Orem. They were so tasty! I especially likes the pumpkin one.
T and J had to take turns biting their mini cupcake
I love having our family close~!
The last few days we have been getting rid of all of the junk we've accumulated in the last 4 years. Have you ever seen the show Hoarders? Well we aren't that bad, but you should have seen how many bags of trash, and bags for the DI we got rid of. Tatum's room is almost almost done. I want her to be able to have that room completely Tatum proof, where she can go and play without me worrying about anything she could get into. We have been using her room as our garage, so there was lots to be moved.
We have lots of family coming in town this week for Grandma and Papa's return from Belgium, J's baptism, and Reggie's blessing! Its so fun to have all the babies together!
Saturday I was able to go to the afternoon session of conference with Anna Amadeo Ange and Yoho. It's always special to go to the actually building where the prophet is and to hear him and our apostles speak. (Even if they looked like little ants from our balcony seats) :)
After our Girls Dinner we went and got cupcakes at Cupcake Chic in Orem. They were so tasty! I especially likes the pumpkin one.
T and J had to take turns biting their mini cupcake
I love having our family close~!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Twenty Three
Yep, I am now 23. Well I have been for eight days. I started a list of what was going to be 23 things I want to do/accomplish this year, but I have only come up with about nineteen. I figure that's still a pretty good list, and I can always add more if I want.
1. Go to a drive in movie
2. Make a quilt
3. Take more pictures
4. Practice editing said pictures
5. Make a meal calender and follow it (possibly throw in some healthier dishes)
6. Get real family pictures taken
7. Start learning a new language
(I really want to learn Italian, so one day when I'm a world traveler I'll be able to communicate with one whole other country!)
8. Get in a workout routine- still have about 8 baby lbs to loose.
9. Do more outside with my family- camping, hiking etc.
10. Get together with extended family more often
(we live so close to all of Greg's family but see them only once ever couple of months! lame.)
11. Read the book of Mormon start to finish
12. Read my Ensign every month
13. And the Friend with T
14. Try to embrace the winter this year- attempt to learn to ski
15. Be braver- I am such a chicken. I am honestly afraid of the dark. I don't know what to do about this, but I'd really like to get over it.
16. Make more of an effort getting ready for the day
(i always feel so much better when i think i look nice)
17. Do my visiting teaching.
18. Get on a good sleep schedule. As much as I hate getting up in the morning, I really have a better day when it's early to bed early to rise. Plus Tate likes to wake up with the sun. Better to have slept enough the night before and enjoy my mornings with her then to fall asleep on the couch watching Baby Einstein and Tatum pulling my hair.
19. Be a better friend. We have some really great ones!
Back to my birthday. This year was pretty much a month long celebration. First we three August girls (Me, T, and my sister Hannah) and Mom went to the Annapolis mall. It was huge! There were all these really great stores that I had only seen catalogs of, and we we're there for 8 hours and didn't get to go in half of them! We got Tate's birthday pictures done there at the Picture People. Then we went shopping. I got a few little things at H&M (love) and then found a new store called Garage (it's Canadian) where I got an awesome leather jacket that I CAN NOT wait to wear when it gets cold! This jacket will seriously help me with goal #14 :)
Next was Tatum's actual birthday, then her birthday party day. Both of which I was so excited about they totally overshadowed my own b-day.
Then was my birthday lunch day. I had a Dr Pepper theme. You know, Dr Pepper has 23 flavors, I have 23 years under my belt. Plus it is my favorite drink in the entire world. I am pretty proud of myself for coming up with the idea.
Finally my actual b-day rolled around, and I was already b-day'd out. Mom and Sierra took me out to lunch at the new Red Robin. I read. Played with Tatum, the usual. I think I went to bed at 9 o'clock I was having so much fun. Ha.
Anyway, here are some pictures that very poorly document my Dr Pepper party:
Got the recipe online. I made the whole thing from scratch, even the frosting. It was amazing, very rich and chocolatey.
Mom made hawiian haystacks, and we each got a Dr Pepper candy that I bought on our historic Williamsburg trip. They really did taste like Dr Pepper!
I had DP chapsticks to hand out for prizes to a playdough sculpting competition we were going to have, but we were in a rush to get to the pinewood derby and never ended up playing. I wonder where those prizes are...
1. Go to a drive in movie
2. Make a quilt
3. Take more pictures
4. Practice editing said pictures
5. Make a meal calender and follow it (possibly throw in some healthier dishes)
6. Get real family pictures taken
7. Start learning a new language
(I really want to learn Italian, so one day when I'm a world traveler I'll be able to communicate with one whole other country!)
8. Get in a workout routine- still have about 8 baby lbs to loose.
9. Do more outside with my family- camping, hiking etc.
10. Get together with extended family more often
(we live so close to all of Greg's family but see them only once ever couple of months! lame.)
11. Read the book of Mormon start to finish
12. Read my Ensign every month
13. And the Friend with T
14. Try to embrace the winter this year- attempt to learn to ski
15. Be braver- I am such a chicken. I am honestly afraid of the dark. I don't know what to do about this, but I'd really like to get over it.
16. Make more of an effort getting ready for the day
(i always feel so much better when i think i look nice)
17. Do my visiting teaching.
18. Get on a good sleep schedule. As much as I hate getting up in the morning, I really have a better day when it's early to bed early to rise. Plus Tate likes to wake up with the sun. Better to have slept enough the night before and enjoy my mornings with her then to fall asleep on the couch watching Baby Einstein and Tatum pulling my hair.
19. Be a better friend. We have some really great ones!
Back to my birthday. This year was pretty much a month long celebration. First we three August girls (Me, T, and my sister Hannah) and Mom went to the Annapolis mall. It was huge! There were all these really great stores that I had only seen catalogs of, and we we're there for 8 hours and didn't get to go in half of them! We got Tate's birthday pictures done there at the Picture People. Then we went shopping. I got a few little things at H&M (love) and then found a new store called Garage (it's Canadian) where I got an awesome leather jacket that I CAN NOT wait to wear when it gets cold! This jacket will seriously help me with goal #14 :)
Next was Tatum's actual birthday, then her birthday party day. Both of which I was so excited about they totally overshadowed my own b-day.
Then was my birthday lunch day. I had a Dr Pepper theme. You know, Dr Pepper has 23 flavors, I have 23 years under my belt. Plus it is my favorite drink in the entire world. I am pretty proud of myself for coming up with the idea.
Finally my actual b-day rolled around, and I was already b-day'd out. Mom and Sierra took me out to lunch at the new Red Robin. I read. Played with Tatum, the usual. I think I went to bed at 9 o'clock I was having so much fun. Ha.
Anyway, here are some pictures that very poorly document my Dr Pepper party:
Got the recipe online. I made the whole thing from scratch, even the frosting. It was amazing, very rich and chocolatey.
Mom made hawiian haystacks, and we each got a Dr Pepper candy that I bought on our historic Williamsburg trip. They really did taste like Dr Pepper!
I had DP chapsticks to hand out for prizes to a playdough sculpting competition we were going to have, but we were in a rush to get to the pinewood derby and never ended up playing. I wonder where those prizes are...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Tate's Under The Sea Party
*highlights of the party:
blowing bubbles
kazooing
and cake!!!
*edit*
ok, i have been trying to upload the video of her blowing out the candles, but it will not cooperate! so no video for now.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Family Photos 2010
Yay! I think they turned out super cute, even though Tatum did NOT smile for a single one.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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