oh october and hello (mid) november

 

someone's a little obsessed with bubble guppies

October was fun! we have loved not having "weather" over here in cali (sometimes i do miss an actual fall though). poor baby coco caught a cold/cough/ear infection from a little 3 month old- i thought age trumps the whole getting sick thing- guess not- dum dum me. so the past week was thrown off and she is finally kind of getting back to her normal schedule. 

October was filled with:

- costume making- (for future years)

- candy- (Peanut M&M's)

- McConnels Peanut Butter and Chocolate ice cream- (new weakness)

- less trick-or treaters- (so weird and sad)

- attacking sewing projects (i think my list will never end)

- trying new things (embroidery)

- skyping (missing the hubs)

- bub, bub, bubble, bub, bubble guppies!

- Christmas shopping (my list is almost done- fist pump!)

- visiting California friends (so strange to see us "grownup")

- not supporting SeaWorld anymore (those documentaries just slay me)

- caramel apples with chocolate and walnuts

November so far:

- helping coco get better

- coloring (more like coco scribbling random places)

- ordering super dark cocoa powder to make oreos from my chef crush Thomas Keller

-  sewing, sewing, and more sewing

- Thanksgiving menu planning

- picky eating (oh what happened to my adventurous eater?)

- Christmas list wishing

 

do you remember the 21st night of september?

september!!! my favorite month of the year. the holidays are around the corner, school starts, the weather gets a bit cooler (not here in Cali though- Indian summer), summer clothes get marked down and fall clothes start cropping up everywhere (i can't seem to resist autumn clothes), we start to eat more soups and heartier foods, and its my birthday month too.

things have been busy here in California. colette and i are enjoying the warm weather and im enjoying finishing up sewing projects:

01. quilt top for my mom (done!)
02. drape tiebacks (done!)
03. 2 sets of pillows for the casual living room
04. my Christmas quilt
05. a no shoes sign for our next home
06. painting some old furniture
07. a pineapple quilt from kauai
08. curtains for the next house

it's been busy days filled with sewing, work, Supernanny & Bravo TV, trying new recipes, reading travel books, and playtime. ive been loving it and so has the family.

my sister will be taking her NCLEX later this month and we are all praying for her- she will be such a good nurse! little brother is back to college and he is doing great- so proud.

colette has started walking which is so cute and fun to watch. we are still on the hunt for a great pediatrician here in Cali, but I think they are all in Utah...

hope you are loving the end of summer!!!

spring

it was a fun sister weekend!

filled with 

cupcakes

menchies

shopping @ target

walking and enjoying the springish weather

packing

trying to clean

dreaming of quilts

general conference (awesome!)

weeding (not awesome- dandelions never die!)

throwing seeds around like a garden fairy

and visiting the library during stormy weather so pagemaster, so cool. 

flowers coming into bloom

now i want a tree with huge flowers

colette has discovered her nostril

a habit she picked up from daddy

EWWW!!!

our valentines

tonight, ry took colette & i out to smashburger. yum. 

the beehive burger makes me happy and unfortunately we were not able to try the salted caramel shake but the oreo shake was a great substitute.

chunky of course.

it was a polka dot night 

ry was laughing at colette (in my lap) who was making funny faces 

this morning colette was kind enough to let me take some cute photos:

aren't those teeth so adorable?

she's like "mom are we done?" 

staying in

a bright pepper pasta 

trying to chase the winter blues away

not working- although i love the tea towel pictured

a quick photo while i whip up dinner

 adorable 

the sunshine in my day

our sweet little colette keeps on growin.

she is a tall baby- now fitting into her 12 month clothes.

the cloth diapers make her bum so cute but big- its tough to close the onesies sometimes! 

we are so in love with her!

our little ballerina 

messy & cute eater 

heading to the doctor's and she needs her blanky for comfort- she hates shots!

we love that smile 

nine months with colette

she says "well hello!"

we can't believe our sweet little one is already nine months old. we have enjoyed every precious minute of being parents. this outfit just makes me melt- so cute. not season appropriate but hey who cares? 

things colette at nine months:

01. love to go through things in a basket

02. loves tissue boxes so she can rip out all the tissues

03. loves sweet potatoes

04. does not like picture taking haha

05. loves tickle time 

some outtakes:

too serious!

loves blanky

kinda silly

pajamas are just best 

highlights of December 2012

 she's now 8 months old!

here is one of her Christmas photos

at the Joseph Smith Building 

very pretty at Christmastime 

 SO beautiful

love salt lake during Christmas

 see the big box under the stroller? 

that was Elder Nico's Christmas surprise

clearly i love red and pink  

 Christmas thermals

picture of the first time she saw our Christmas tree

 ry's birthday banner & the hot pink door

LOVE IT

the paint color is Razzle Dazzle by Benjamin Moore

 oh the many uses of lipstick

its great for leaving messages on mirrors- easy to clean too!

 in her cuddly bear suit

 gifts to friends

Christmas Eve Day outfit

she's our Gold Star :)

night before Christmas

 surprise gift from auntie grace & uncle john

i love how her look totally says "umm mom & dad, can you help?"

colette and her cute cabbage toy

 reading the snowy day

ry's first time at universal studios

we headed off to universal studios hollywood the day before Thanksgiving and surprisingly it wasn't too crowded. here is ry in front of the globe.

 ry & a "statue"

 i consider him to be a mix of liev & david

lucky me!

 checking out Jaws

right before leaving

 - finally went on Jurassic Park (i hate those kind of water/drop rides). couldn't say no to ry who totally wanted to go.

- loved the Mummy ride but way too short

- experienced the new King Kong 3D, i miss the old King Kong. 3D gives a headache sometimes.

- had a fun day date with ry in sunny California

her first halloween

looking cute in her dark brown tutu and striped onesie

she matched daddy too

we didn't go trick-or-treating

because colette can''t even enjoy it and it clashed with her bedtime anyway

she was able to wear her ballerina costume to our church party

she was darling

chany came down from school for a visit

freezer meal marathon!

lots of fun

ry's saffron plant decided to emerge from the ground today!

super cool 

colette wanted to show off her sweet bibs

this one is from ama (grandma)