87 cents well spent, and the giveaway winner

hello from sadie! so...i had a busy afternoon of running errands, baby-less. (thanks mom!) though i missed my little sidekick! she makes grocery shopping so much fun!i went to wal-mart, the library, the post office, a shop downtown that is selling my onesies (!), and kohls. i got another one of those $10 off any purchase thingys for kohls in the … [Read more...]

happy early birthday (to me)

wanna hear a cool story? (well, cool for me)k, listen up.so, i didn't think i'd get any other lenses for my camera since they are expensive and we have better things to spend our money on, like the house, or bills.my uncle lane is visiting this week and had a few canon lenses he was going to sell. i was interested in the telephoto zoomy one (very … [Read more...]

hello?

had fun playing with the girls today. sadie's been "talking" on the phone lately-so cute! also started saying day doo (thank you) and ees (please). melt my heart!(dontcha just love that nap hair?) she really did have fun today, don't let that picture fool you. she didn't leave a 5 foot radius around her couch. (which i finally finished the bottom … [Read more...]

playing is serious business.

this is sadie's read-me-this-book-or-else face.playing can be exhausting.it's a rough job, but somebody's gotta do it. … [Read more...]

retreat and refresh

i just got back a few hours ago from a women's retreat for our ward...it was soo much fun! we drove up to a cabin about 4 hours away, and after a quick moth execution in the car on the windy road up, we got there safe and sound.there were about 20-25 (?) women there, including my grandma, mom, and sis in law steph, plus many good friends. we played … [Read more...]

to the park

after dinner tonight we strolled over to our neighborhood park. (and when i say neighborhood, i mean it's behind our house)rory was excited about trying sadie's new (smaller) stroller. it's so nice! we like it a lot. not sadie though, apparently.i think i have a ton of pictures of her on this swing...she's been swinging on it for like, her whole … [Read more...]

good stuff!

a few things:check out utah deal diva for a cool giveaway, including on of little ol moi's onesie sets!and check out life with little ones blog for an interview with moi as well. corey has an awesome blog and tons of fun ideas for kids! plus, her boys are too cute for words!speaking of cute: … [Read more...]

i heart my camera!

and sadie of course! i just loove my new camera. it's so fast! and just plain awesome. tonight we went to taco bell for dinner. too hot to cook. we had the fresco stuff. well, sadie and i. rory sticks with his double decker taco-chicken quesadilla combo every time. then we headed to the park for some ice cream! yum. sadie looved it of course. … [Read more...]

she’s he-re

my new baby-er-camera is here! after a mix up yesterday (i missed the delivery lady by 10 minutes!), it came this afternoon.the battery is charging as i speak, and i cannot WAIT to try it out! i think maybe we'll go for a walk today after dinner...oh, do you like my camera strap? yep, i'm such a dork that my camera strap has a cover even before … [Read more...]

popping and locking

well, this might be one of my last regular shots from my little point and shoot. my camera is out for delivery today, according to fedex's website. (who had BETTER be right) i can't wait!i've been brainstorming christmas gifts lately. (yes, already) i want to make at least some of them, but it's hard thinking of things people will appreciate and … [Read more...]