Just Annie and Ruthie + Naomi

Failed

2011-04-11T13:39:00.000-07:00

I had one job to do this morning and I failed. I am really embarrassed to admit this, but I NEVER make Justin lunch. (I also never iron his shirts. Mean huh?) So I promised him I would start making him lunches because his idea for lunches was getting too expensive and very unhealthy. Actually what really happened is I was sitting at the park eating lunch with my friends when I got this text. It said I am going to pay Ben (coworker) 15 dollars a week to make me lunch. WHAT? seriously I was laughing so hard. A. you are lazy B. I have two hands you know? not to mention I am your WIFE. isnt that my responsibility? Today was the day I was going to start. I was even going to be an easy baby steps one, no getting up early to making a sandwich or anything just put yummy leftovers in the sack from last nights dinner. I can do that right? Wrong I TOTALLY forgot. I suck at this wife responsiblity crap. Oh well tomorrrows another day right? I am going to put a sticky note on my forehead so when I wake up and look in the mirror it is going to say LUNCH backwards. So I am asking all you wonderful wives who clean, cook, and look fantastic all the time. what do you make your husband for lunch?

Jazz Dunk Team

2011-04-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

I have been telling you this boy has skills. He is the very first one they show if you couldn't already tell. Its kinda hard.

Just like YOU

2011-03-06T17:16:00.000-08:00

Ruthie LOVES her cousins. Whenever they are around she wants nothing to do with me. She becomes a little copycat. She seriously idolizes them, especially Andi and Kate.
Well we were so lucky to have both of them visit this weekend! On Friday Jodi and the kids came to play with us at the dinosaur museum. Their favorite part was the sand water with the hidden dinosaurs.

They really liked the ice cream too. The best part is the kiddie ice cream cone is free for three year olds and younger and only 25 cents for everyone else. I can do that!

Cohen was such a sweetie and shared his Buzz doll with Naomi. She loved it!

Then later that night my sister Kathryn and her family came in town and stayed with us for the weekend. Ruthie was glued to Kates side. Seriously look at how close she is standing next to her.

We got to play lots of dress up while Kate's parents, older brothers, and Justin went to the BYU game to watch the cougs win! Anyways while the princesses, me, and Naomi were playing picnic one of us (Naomi) tooted. Kate looked at me and asked "who did that?" I told her Naomi and asked her do you toot? She looked at me and said "No. Princesses do NOT toot. And we are princesses." Well Ruthie I guess did not feel the same way for she stood up at that exact moment and pushed hard while looking at her bum to get a toot out then busted up laughing when she succeeded. NICE Ruthie very princesses like!

the girls in their matching pjammie j's from grandma!

We love you cousins!!

Happy and Healthy

2011-02-26T12:08:00.001-08:00

After two weeks of both kids having RSV (naomi pneumonia), ear infections, two doctor visits, one hospital visit to get naomi's nose deep suctioned, antibiotis.... We are finally better and smiling again!

When we heard there was suppose to be snow over the three day weekend we said Aww H no we are getting out of here and headed off to Vegas. As always we had lots of fun with the family eating , watching byu, and pretending to be princesses. My mom has a fun little closet full of Princess dresses, crowns and shoes. I wanted to do a full on photo shoot but Roo was not going for it.

You like that tattoo? There's actually a funny story behind that involving me watching glee and Daddy and Ruthie interrupting me by counting to 3 and ripping off their shirts to show off their muscles and a RSL tattoo. It was really funny mostly because Justin is SO white! haha

Mine

2011-02-15T13:48:00.000-08:00

In my totally biased opinion, I had the cutest Valentines yesterday!

Hope you had a wonderful Valentines and gave lots of hugs and kisses to those you love!

GNO

2011-02-11T11:33:00.001-08:00

Girrrrls. Night. OWWWuutt! A couple of girls in my ward and neighborhood got together and made these cute valentine's wreaths. I am not a crafty person at all. Actually I am really retarded when it comes to crafts. When I was trying to pick out fabric to make this I was trying to be creative and get lots of different fabric thats not super matchy but still look cute. You know how people can do that? Well, I can't. When I took the fabric to the counter I asked the worker if she liked it and she said, " Um it doesn't really match." Uh ok I suck... So i decided to be safe and went with the fabric below. I still need to add ribbon to it so I can hang it. heres the site we got the idea from http://craftsredesigned.blogspot.com/2010/01/valentine-door-wreath.html

Ruthie and Daddy What we is Remix

2011-02-09T09:56:00.001-08:00

Mommy is so cool that people are always tring to be like her, including daddy. Don't blame him. She is amazing, smart, beautiful, ect ect. Well I don't need to tell you guys something you already know ;) Anyways she is not even in these pictures, so I will stop bragging so you guys can start looking at the what we is Remix.

We is so stinkin silly.

We is momma's cutie pies.

We is momma's little lovebugs.

We is bad to the bone.

We is funny bunnies!

Seesters

2011-02-04T11:18:00.000-08:00

I will just start by saying sisters are the best. I love my sisters. They really are my best friends. That is why when we found out we were having a girl I was SO excited. There is nothing quite like the bond between sisters. Ruthie and Naomi already adore eachother and it just melts my heart.

When we first brought Naomi home, everytime she heard Ruthie's voice she would smile. Every morning when Ruthie wakes up she comes into our room (that is if she didn't come in the middle of the night) with a toy in hand for Naomi. Then several times throughout the day you can hear Ruthie saying "Naomi is my baby sister and I very love her," or when Naomi is grabbing at her she says "she loves me." And all day long Naomi is spoiled with sweet little Ruthie kisses and hugs. In return Ruthie is spoiled with sweet little Naomi smiles that are so big she tends to lose control of her body. Her head just starts rolling all over the place while her legs and arms flail around in every direction.

I love my little girlies and I love how much they love eachother. And I hope they will always look at eachother with adoration.

Ruthie's song she made up for Naomi. She is saying Naomi is my sister so I am her sister too at the beginning and after that I don't really know but its cute!

Love your face

2011-01-22T12:27:00.000-08:00

My little Naomi is not a little baby anymore. She is almost 4 months! How did this happen? It seems to happen so much faster, this growing up thing, with the second child. I don't like it one bit!
Naomi is such a sweetheart. She came to this world with a smile that she doesn't hold back for anyone (although once i get the camera out to catch it, she stops!) and these big wide eyes. We always get a kick out of her big eyes, she loves to open them as wide as possible afraid she might miss something. It's really quite adorable. I mean look at this face, don't you just want to eat it? How couldn't you spoil her and those triple b's! (big brown beautifuls)

What we is...

2011-01-21T10:40:00.000-08:00

What we is...

We is talented...

We is bursting with happiness... (cuz we got a new camera!)

We is closet nose pickers...

We is cheek eaters.... watch out chubby cheeks!

We is models...

We is too silly!

We is annoyed because I can't delete this repeat pic...

but mainly we IS Ruthie and Annie!

And now we is feeling bad that Naomi was left out...

Naomi's Story

2010-10-04T11:48:00.000-07:00

Naomi is finally here and we couldn't be more in love or happier. So remember how I had Ruthie fast? For those of you who don't know I had Ruthie in 7 hours. I was told from the doctors that that was super fast for a first timer and next time I have a kid to get in quick because the time will probably cut in half with the second. HA that would have been nice doc try an hour and 10 minutes!
And this is how it happened.. (If you just want to skip down to the pictures I wouldn't blame you, I wrote a novel and I am not going to reread it right now so it might not make sense.) On October 2 at 3 am I woke up to go to the bathroom and started having a contraction that hurt pretty bad. I wasn't sure if I should wake up Justin or not because I was in the hospital the day before for leaking. It ended up being the mucous plug and I was so embarrassed. For the record I wouldn't have gone in, but the nurse told me to and called the hospital to tell them I was coming. Well I decided to wake him up and said I think its time. He jumped up and we got dressed told Hannah and went on our way. In the car the contractions started getting harder and I was so happy we left because the hospital was 20 minutes away. We finally get there and I am dying from the pain. They take me in, check my cervix and I am totally effaced and at a 7. The contractions are not stopping. I ask for an epidural and of course because its 3:30 a.m. he is not there so they call him and the doctor. About twenty minutes later I tell them I am in a ton a pain and feeling pressure so they check my cervix and I am fully dialated and ready to go. If it wasn't for my water still being intact the nurse would have delivered her. The doctor shows up at four and says you have a choice to pop your water and have this baby now or get the epidural and wait for it to kick in. Soooo I went natural because I could not take the pain for another 20 minutes for the epidural to kick in. Naomi was born at 4:10 weighed 7lbs 2 oz and 19 1/2 in long.
We absolutely love her! It took Ruthie awhile to warm up. I read other blogs where they had the new baby give older siblings presents to help smooth things over. I thought this was a cute idea so we had Naomi buy her a train set which she loved and therefore loves Naomi now. Justin thought Ruthie needed to learn how to be giving, so we also had her get a gift for Naomi. And that's the story!

Simply the Yummiest

2010-08-11T14:01:00.000-07:00

I made this salad at the Leavitt family reunion and it is the yummiest! Thanks Jo for the recipe!!

Salad De Maison

Dressing:
Juice of 2 1/2 lemons ( i usually do three)
3 cloves of garlic pressed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 cup vegetable oil ( i have used canola and olive oil it still tastes the same)
Combine and let stand for 3 Hours

Salad:
2 romaine lettuce
bacon diced (i usually leave this out because i dont like bacon)
2 cups grape tomatoes
1 cup Swiss cheese
2/3 cups toasted almonds
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Enjoy!!

And i have to share this new website i saw on my friends facebook its shabbyapple.com and it has adorable dresses. i wish i could afford them. just look at this dress!

Black and White Houndstooth Dress - Madison Ave

Good Manners

2010-04-30T11:04:00.000-07:00

This morning I changed Ruthie's diaper and afterward she stood up and said, Thank You Mama! Either this girl is learning some good manners or her diaper was really that bad and she truly was grateful to finally have it changed. Hopefully it's the first one!

For those who were asking

2010-04-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

the site I got those swimsuits from is http://www.limericki.com/

If I wasn't going to be so fat this summer

2010-04-16T12:33:00.003-07:00

I would be buying one of these adorable swimsuits!

Oh and the reason I am going to be so fat? Baby numba 2 is on its way due 10-10-10!

Once there was a Snowman

2010-01-31T17:23:00.000-08:00

Ruthie and Daddy made a little snowman with the little snow we had left on our backyard.

Give to Haiti

2010-01-22T17:02:00.000-08:00

If you have been wanting to give to Haiti here is your chance. This site is set up by my church and I know that 100% of your donations will go straight to those in need. You can read more on this site.
Humanitarian Services

Playdough

2010-01-21T10:17:00.000-08:00

My friend has this awesome blog called Favorites and Things. The other day she posted about doing more activities with her daughter that is Ruthie's age. One thing that she did was made playdough. I thought that sounded so fun that we just had to do it. It has been soo long since I have played with playdough. Ruthie liked playing with the cookie cutters more than the playdough. She thought it was funny to stack them on her head and wear them as bracelets. If you want the recipe to making the playdough, you can click on her blog from my list.

For Chris and Ashlie

2010-01-19T14:53:00.000-08:00

Ruthie's Uncle Chris and Aunt Ashlie got her this cute hat for Christmas and I promised I would take pictures so here they are! It was really hard to get one of her face, because she refuses to look at the camera. But I think she looks rather adorable in it.

Thanks for the cute and very warm hat!

Best 7 layer Bean Dip

2010-01-17T12:32:00.000-08:00

At Thanksgiving, Justin's aunt made this awesome 7 layer bean dip. I crave it everyday now. I forgot to get the recipe from her, so I decided to look it up and found this on grouprecipes.com . It's amazing and I had to share it. ENJOY!

Ingredients

2 cans jalapeno-flavored bean dip ( we have made it with a can of jalepeno flavored refried beans and it was just as good)

3 avocados

Lemon juice

Salt and pepper to taste

1 cup sour cream

½ cup mayonnaise

1 package Shilling taco seasoning mix

3 or 4 finely diced plum tomatoes ( justin's aunt used grape tomatoes)

2 cups sliced black olives

1 or 2 bunches sliced green onions

2 pounds shredded cheese (suggestion: mix jack and Cheddar together)

1 bunch cilantro, chopped.

Directions

Mix together sour cream, taco seasoning mix and mayonnaise. Set aside.

Mash and mix avocados with lemon juice ( to taste- approximately juice of one lemon), salt and pepper.

In a 13x9 glass casserole dish, layer as follows: bean dip, avocado mixture, sour cream mixture, tomatoes, onions, olives

and grated cheese.

Garnish with cilantro and serve with tortilla chips.

Want a serious butt kicking work out?

2010-01-15T13:14:00.000-08:00

Try this DVD and if you are as out of shape as I am, you will be hurting.. I have been doing it for two weeks and still have not made it through the whole work out!

Catch up!

2010-01-13T20:49:00.000-08:00

I know I have been terrible about blogging. It's kind of a love hate thing I have with blogging. I hate writing and reading all of your blogs get me depressed. You are all such great writers and I love reading your blogs. Then I look at mine and feel a little embarrassed about how boring mine is. So this blog will be lots of pictures with some captions of what we have been up to...

Going to Ikea.

Dinosaur Museum

Christmas vacation in Vegas.

Bowling

Ruthie's favorite place to watch t.v. at Grandpa and Grandma's house.
Bass Pro Shop

Bellagio Flowers

Decorating the Christmas tree which she would redecorate everyday!

Chuck e cheeses for the first time.. she was one crazy driver!

We are officially Utah residents. Ruthie waiting for Daddy to be done with his test.
Waiting for Santa at the South Towne Mall.
Our Ward Party
Ruthie eating her prize from the Pinata!
Visiting Santa's reindeer at Thanksgiving Point.

HANDBOOK FOR 2010

2010-01-12T13:19:00.000-08:00

My mom sent me this and I really liked a lot of the things. Especially the ones in bold and the things in parentheses are what I added.

HANDBOOK FOR 2010

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a
pauper.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that
is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games. (and watch less tv!)
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

9. Sleep for 7 hours.

10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile. (exercise more in general)

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead
invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously.. .no one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. ( something i have been trying to do my whole life. i am always wishing i was skinnier, prettier, smarter but no more! hopefully..)
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her
mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. ( i have been playing the blame game a lot lately)
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems
are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra
class, but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others. (i really want to volunteer more as a family.. any ideas?)
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing! Trust God for everything....
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything. In HIS own time....
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come. Wait and See...
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it. You have work
to do....
39. Your innermost is always happy. So, be happy.

Awesome

2009-11-15T17:56:00.000-08:00

That is how I felt when I did this little trick.

p.s. I stole this picture from Tom McConnon. THanks for taking it!!

We went to our friends house the Weidman's for a cheer/cosmo reunion back in October. The night ended with people doing stunts and somehow I was talked into letting this seriously muscular guy put me up. I don't know if I would have done it otherwise. Pretty much I didn't do anything except try to stay as straight as possible. My hands are supposed to be up in the air in a V but I was too afraid I would lose my balance, so I kept them close to my side. Justin also just said my feet aren't supposed to be that close. Sorry KC hope that wasn't too hard on you!

It was so much fun that I am considering going back to college to become a cheerleader. I thought I was the coolest. I asked Justin a million times that night if he thought I looked good and did a good job. It is not even that cool of a trick. You should see my friend Kristie McConnon. She was a BYU cheerleader and was (still is) AWESOME. She can do a flip and land into the guy's hands. It's crazy the things she can do. She gots mad skillz!

Thanks for the awesome night Weidmans! And to all you cheerleaders I just want to say, you guys ROCK!

So Excited!!

2009-11-13T13:15:00.000-08:00

I don't want to skip over Thanksgiving or seem like an ungrateful person... but I am SO excited for Christmas this year. Maybe it's because I have already looked for presents for Ruthie and I seriously cannot wait to see her reaction this year; or maybe it's because we bought a fake tree already on super sale and I cannot wait to decorate it, which is craziness because I don't even like to decorate! Anyways I really REALLY want to get Ruthie a rocking horse this year, and found this one on Amazon. Isn't it adorable? I think we may just have to buy it.

P.S. girls what are you getting your husbands? Justin is the hardest person to buy for. I need your ideas!

Thanksgiving Point

2009-11-10T09:28:00.001-08:00

The Leavitt's came to visit us this weekend. They stayed right by Thanksgiving Point so we had to go. There are three different parts: the gardens, the dinosaur museum, and the farm country which is where we decided to go. It was so much fun. The best part was Ruthie imitating the goats. Have you heard a goat before? I swear I have, but I must not have because it was the craziest sound I have ever heard. They sound like they are screaming. It's hilarious. A lady next to us thought Ruthie sounded exactly like them. Thanks for coming to visit us. We can't wait to see you all in a couple of weeks!!

Minnie Mouse

2009-11-08T14:08:00.000-08:00

Late pictures of our cute little minnie mouse! We bought minnie mouse ears Friday morning that were soooo cute, but she did not like wearing them. As soon as I got them on, she ripped them off. Being the mean old mother that I am, I kept trying to put them on even though my child was screaming and crying. She is probably scarred for life, but don't worry she got me back. Come saturday night I could not find those darn ears anywhere, and the trashcan is one of her favorite place to put things. The other day I caught her just as she was dangling my keys over the trash. So I am pretty sure they are in the dump with banana peels, dirty diapers, and one of her other pink shoes that have seemed to gone missing. I REALLY can't wait till that fascination is over with!

Cornbelly's and Kangaroo Zoo

2009-10-31T12:45:00.000-07:00

We were so lucky to have my sister in town at the beginning of the week. Jodi and her two adorable kids stayed with us for 3 days! It was a blast and we think they should come stay with us at least once a month.

These first pictures are from this place called Kangaroo Zoo. It is the coolest little thing for kids. There are 10-12 huge blown up jumpy things (don't know the real name of them). Ruthie could not run fast enough to each blow up . I think it was a big hit with the kids!

Thats right Ruthie just clap when you fall. no one will notice.

Just chillin on the steps with the cousins.

We also went to this place called Thanksgiving Point. They have this fun seasonal thing they do called Cornbelly's. It has a corn maze, a princess area where you can dress up, tractor rides, and jumpy toys!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Town Center

2009-10-30T12:59:00.001-07:00

Last post from the vegas trip! I bet you are all excited to hear that. Here are pictures from the park at town center and yogurtland. Couldn't go to town center without gettting some delicious frozen yogurt! After we played and wore Ruthie out, I met up with my mother and sister-in-laws. We went for some yummy pizza at CPK and watched the movie The invention of Lying. It was such fun week. Thank you everyone for a wonderful time!!

Town Square Theaters starring COLSTON!!!

Ruthie telling stories again...

She would not get too close to the water. It was so funnny. This was about as close as she got, but she did enjoy watching her cousins!

Awww sweet cousins!

Leed Discovery Museum

2009-10-29T11:39:00.000-07:00

The Leed Discovery Museum has been around forever. We would go on fieldtrips there in grade school. They have so many fun things to do. I remember liking the shopping area and the bubble thing as a little girl.

Caleb was the cashier while Colston loaded on the groceries... mostly ice cream and grapes!

The bubble area...

The Airplane.. I didn't get the cool conveyer belt where you put your luggage on. But i did get a picture of the pilot and co pilot which is even better!

Gilcrease Farm

2009-10-28T12:44:00.000-07:00

Who knew you could grow things in the Vegas heat? Gilcrease Farm has apple trees, pumpkin patches, tomatoes, corn, and some other vegetables that I didn't know. Plus it has fresh sqeezed apple cider. YUM! and it is a super fun place to take pictures, if you can get the kids to stay still.

Springs Preserve

2009-10-27T09:59:00.001-07:00

It is hard to believe, but Vegas once was a marshland with springs. Springs Preserve built a historical attraction where these springs use to be. There are lots of fun things to do here. They have a movie you can watch that teaches you about the origin of Las Vegas. A place where you can dig up little fossils (not real of course) and place it on this scanner that tells you what it is. You can also learn about recycling and saving power. There are playgrouds with trains. And for you outdoorsie people there are trails you can hike on. It is a really fun place for kids. I think this picture shows what Roo thought about it.

While Daddy was away

2009-10-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

While Justin was away in London and Spain, Ruthie and I went to Vegas to be with family. I love my family. They always have fun activities planned for us. It is always a party! The first night we tried our hands at a fun witch hat craft.

My sister's mother-in-law gave her this hat. We thought it was so cute we decided to make our own.
Here is our finished product. I can't really take any credit. I just cut the ribbon, but luckily I have very talented sisters who could do the rest.
The next night Grandma gave all the grandkids their Halloween jammies.

Then my sister played some fun Halloween music for the kids to dance to. Ruthie danced the whole time. It was adorable. I can't wait to put her in dance classes.

I will break up the rest of the week into separate posts. There were way too many pictures. So stay tuned for more!

I'm back!

2009-10-25T19:16:00.000-07:00

After a month of living in our new place and thinking we had no internet, my neighbor informed me that it is included in our hoa. so I am back like a shark attack! Seriously I have a billion things to update on. but first things first...

OUR NEW HOME! I really don't know how to take a good picture of a room. You have to take it from all angles to really get an idea of what the room looks like. I really didn't want to do that so you guys get a little triangle of each room. ENJOY! All the pictures are out of order. sorry, but I think you are all capable of figuring out what you are looking at. For some reason my pictures are just words and symbols but when I post they look fine. I don't know what is goig on? Has anyone had that happen? if so tell me how to fix it because it is way annoying.. And the picture of ruthie is her in the uhaul. thats why its in here.

P.S.

2009-09-30T08:42:00.000-07:00

P.S. We are moving today! I am so excited to get out of here. But not excited that it is pouring outside. Really hope it stops by the time we move.
A. so our furniture doesn't get drenched and
B. so Justin will not have to drive a huge rental truck on slick ground.
I don't know when we will get internet. it might be awhile till I post again. so farewell for now!

GO blue!

2009-09-27T19:37:00.000-07:00

This weekend my sister's family came in town to go to the BYU game. My other sister let Justin and I have her tickets. Ruthie was quite the cheerleader. She would clap her hands a scream really loud with all the fans. But as always the band was her favorite. She can't help but shimmy and shake when she hears those drums. Thanks again for the tickets Jojo! It was so much fun!

Ruthie loved having some cousins to play with. Last night the kids were in mine and Justin's room watching a movie. When I went to go check on them, all of my sisters kids were quietly watching the movie while Ruthie jumped in between them on the bed. Then the second time I checked on her, she was jumping on her oldest cousins legs. You could tell he had younger siblings because it did not phase him one bit. His eyes were still glued to the TV. He would just have his hand out ready to catch her in case she fell. Thanks for being such good and fun cousins!

I had to put this video up of my niece Kate. She is so cute I could eat her!

Ebates

2009-09-23T11:57:00.000-07:00

So my friend started this awesome blog called favorites and things, where she shares all the cool things she has found. It is on my blog list so you should all check it out! One of these cool things she has found is called EBATES. If you shop online a lot you will love this thing. It is a site that gives you cash back when you shop online. You can go to their website and they have a list of stores like nordstroms, payless, disneystore, ect.. Next to their names they tell you how much you can get back which can be anywhere around 2-26%. Plus they have coupon codes and free shipping offers. So just use the link below go to the site and get started. We both will get 5$ when you make your first purchase! Happy shopping!

http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=V366mlVhhK3140LtWGBULQ%3D%3D

Pencil Holder

2009-09-15T14:31:00.001-07:00

If you are in the market for a new pencil holder. Look no further. Ruthie would love to be your pencil holder. But I do have to warn you, most likely the pencils will not stay there for long. For it is far too much fun to kick your legs wildly about until the pencils are scattered about the room!

Scrapbook

2009-09-14T12:04:00.001-07:00

I decided now that Ruthie is almost 16 months old maybe it would be a good time to get started on her scrapbook. My hope is to have it done by Christmas to give it to her. Sadly, we have not printed off one single picture. Well up until last Wednesday we hadn't. I was really excited to find out that you can upload your photos onto the stores website and then pick them up when they are done. I am sure you all knew that, but I didn't so I am very excited about this new finding. so humor me. tell me how cool that is and how glad you are I told you about it because now you dont have to go to the store and upload it into their computers.

Anyways to the real reason I am writing this post. Yesterday I got a 50% off single prints coupon code at Walgreens. Meaning the 110 pictures I am printing off normally would cost 17 dollars will be 9 dollars. So if you are like me and need a lot of pictures to print off, I suggest taking advantage of this deal. It ends Saturday!

oh I guess I should give you the code, its HALFPRICE.

Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth?!

2009-09-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

If you do, would you please translate for her mother who doesn't understand one word?

My new fav pic

2009-08-29T20:40:00.000-07:00

We decided to go back to Wheeler Farm again and actually look at the animals this time. Ruthie loved it! She would run around chasing the ducks who would try to waddle as fast as they could to get away from her. The funny part is she couldn't waddle fast enough to catch up to them and they were sooo slow. We also saw horses. It was really exciting because they would come right up to the fence to see us. Ruthie loved them so much that I think she was trying to copy them. She got on all fours and decided to eat the ground. YUM!

this one is my new favorite picture. isn't it sweet?! I love my little monkeys!!

How cool is THAT?!

2009-08-19T10:34:00.000-07:00

First of all I think we can all admit my husband is the bomb diggity dig with some awesome talent. Well, because of his awesome talentness he was asked to try out for the Utah Jazz Dunk Team and of course made it. But that isn't the coolest part.... He is one of four dunkers who get to go with the Utah Jazz to London and Spain for a week in October to perform during half time!! And since he is going with the Jazz players they will be taking a chartered plane that is supposed to be amazing. So if there is anything you want him to ask or say to D-Will, Kirilenko, or Kyle Korver just let us know. I was thinking maybe Justin could get a picture with D-Will and then we could really see if they look alike. Well enough bragging about my wonderful husband. I just wanted to say HOW COOL IS THAT?!!!!

Swagbucks

2009-08-13T13:32:00.000-07:00

Hey guys my friend told me about this thing. All you have to do is use it as your search engine (in place of google or yahoo) and you can win these swagbucks. Once you gather so many you can turn them in for prizes like gift cards! Pretty cool huh?

One thing my friend said that she was going to do was collect these amazon gift cards and use them for Christmas. I thought that was a good idea, so I joined right away and it doesn't cost you anything. If you want to join you can click on the thing above to get started and they will start you out with three swagbucks right away! plus I will get some for referring you.. ;)

Wheeler Farm Carnival

2009-08-08T14:00:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Wheeler Farm's Charity Carnival that raised money for abused children. We had so much fun! They had lots of fun booths like:

the swing merry go round thingy.. This was Ruthie's favorite. I think she went on it 5 times.

the train

the pinewood derby painting... which i had my first experience with calling poison control after Ruthie took the brush and tried to paint her tongue. Thank goodness it is craft paint and water based. They said she should be fine, but it can irritate the skin. No problems so far!

then of course they had some fun dancing!

This was Ruthie's favorite group. They were so cute.

Don't you think Ruthie would make the cutest addition?

One of the booths was used books 3 for 1 ticket. We had to take advantage of that. You can never have too many!
Justin was so tired and Ruthie was having fun messing with him. She is such a funny bunny!

Grandparents Visit

2009-08-03T12:06:00.000-07:00

This weekend we were lucky to have Justin's parents come visit us Thursday and then my parents the rest of the weekend. We had an awesome time. And not just because we ate out every night at yummy places like Sweet Tomatoes, Jason's Deli, and Ruby Tuesday. But also because Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt came with presents that they bought for us on their Yellowstone trip. Ruthie got this adorable shirt that says "I moose be loved" and cute little moose socks! And we also got yummy huckleberry almond flapjack mix with huckleberry syrup that I cannot wait to try. Here are some pictures from this weekend. I know there are no pictures of anyone but Ruthie. I am sorry I think my daughter is the cutest thing. Next time I will be better...

What do you think?

2009-07-30T08:16:00.000-07:00

So lately Justin has been told that he looks like these two guys. The first one is D'will from the Jazz and the last picture is Ade from So You Think You Can Dance.

I don't know maybe I am the one who is color blind... Plus my man is WAAAAAAAAAAAYyyy hotter!

July 24th weekend

2009-07-27T08:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a holiday for Utahns. July 24th is Pioneer day! On Friday we went to the ReAL Salt Lake game and met up with some friends. I was anticipating leaving early for fear Ruthie would only last ten minutes. Boy was I wrong she lasted the whole game and through the fireworks show after the game! She was so cute. She was jumping almost the whole time and everytime ReAL scored a game she went wild with the crowd by throwing her hands into the air and squealing with delight. I didn't get a picture of the whole group but I will try to get one from a friend.

On Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt and Haley came to town. We had so much fun with them. We ate some yummy Olive Garden for dinner and went swimming back at their hotel. Ruthie would jump in the pool then turn right around and jump in the spa. She went back and forth the whole time we were there.

Waiting outside Olive Garden with Aunt Haley.

While Aunt Haley was sharing her lemonade, Ruthie made a grab for her food..

On Sunday we went to church then Justin made a delicious Japanese curry for everyone. After dinner we went to the canyons to play. Ruthie went down the slide and all by HERSELF. Later on we went back to the Leavitt's hotel to play scatergories and rage. I think I won both games ;)

Haley let Ruthie listen to her ipod. Isn't that so cute how she clipped it onto her shorts? She looks like a little teenager! Thanks for a wonderful weekend Leavitts. We love you guys and can't wait to see you again in a couple of days!

Silver Lake

2009-07-21T13:34:00.000-07:00

Today our friends Liz and Ian invited us to Big Cottonwood Canyon. So we packed lunches and headed out. There is this little lake that has a pathway around it. We were so excited to go outside. It was beautiful weather. Definitely not as hot in the canyon.

Not even ten minutes into the walk we needed to take a break and Ruthie fell in the water.

sooo dirty look at that knee...

Ruthie was sharing her juice with Ian.

We had so much fun and the kids were tuckered out by the end!

San Diego 3

2009-07-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

This will be my last post on San Diego. My dad and mom found this awesome thing to do through the San Diego Zoo. We slept in a Wild Animal Park in tents!

Yep we slept in those.

surrounded by these..

It was so cool. I loved it too because the animals are not locked up in a cage here. They have pits and wire fences separating you from the animals. But the pits did not seem deep enough and the fences did not seem tall enough when you saw the lions and cheetahs that close. I swear they could have jumped those things.

And the best part about this camp is you get matching tee shirts. Look how cute they are.

My cute HUGE family. I LOVE THEM!!!

We also had a craft time. We painted Ruthie's vest for her. Our group was called the Giraffes so I was going for giraffe spots, but instead it looked like a one year old's paint job.

Then after craft time we went on a tour of the Wild Animal Park. This is my nephew who insisted on being right up front and as close as he could possibly get to the leader. He asked lots of questions too. It was adorable and I love this picture. It cracks me up every time. He is waiting so patiently..

Ruthie loved pointing at everything. Especially this big yellow hot air balloon they had. As you can tell Ruthie's shirt was a little too big. They didn't have her size, but Justin fixed that with the old eighties knot on the side. Very stylish...

Getting some rare cuddles from my baby. aww loves...

And what is a camp without smores, popcorn, and dancing around a fire pit?

I think this is a must do if you go to San Diego. Its actually in Escondido, but close enough. We did a junior camp and the kids loved it. I loved it too. Thanks again mom and dad for an amazing family trip! You guys really do spoil us. But I hope you know how grateful we all are. I think it helps our family stay close. We love you guys!!

San Diego 2

2009-07-14T12:59:00.000-07:00

This was Sea World Day!! I LOVE Sea World. Killer Whales have been my favorite animals since I was a little girl. I think they are majestic and beautiful. Every time we go to Sea World I want to be a killer whale trainer. Wouldn't that be awesome? We did everything and anything there was to do there. There is this cute new little section too for kids. Its all sesame street themed. It has rides and a cute little pit for little babies to take their shoes off and run around in. Ruthie LOVED it. It was so funny to watch all the kids just run and fall. Because it was only for little babies and toddlers you didn't have to worry too much about them getting trampled. Unfortunately our dumb camera wasn't working so we don't have photos of that. So most of these are from my mom. THanks mom for capturing the moments for us!

On the car ride to SEA WORLD!! I think i was more excited than Ruthie and Justin put together.

Reese was having so much fun she didn't even notice her dress was caught in her underwear...

My poor momma and her bad knees or should I say lucky she got to be pushed around in a wheelchair!

My dad cannot leave work at work. It goes everywhere with him.

The stingrays.. One of Ruthie's favorite spots because she could splash in the water!

Another one of Ruthie's favorites the aquariums. She was so cute. We would stand her on the ledge and she would go WOW! Sea World was a blast and I can't wait to take her when she is a little older and will enjoy the shows there. It is a magical place!

San Diego 1

2009-07-12T17:22:00.000-07:00

We went to San Diego this past Wednesday for our big family trip. I will break it up into days like I did last time. It might take awhile because my camera started acting weird and wouldn't take pictures so I will have to get some from my mom. So I LOVE San Diego. If we could afford to live there I would be there in a second. It has the best weather, beautiful beaches, and fun things to do! We stayed at the same hotel Justin and I stayed at for a couple of days for our honeymoon. It's called the Catamaran and is possible one of the prettiest hotels I have ever stayed in. Just look at it.

Even the lobby is beautiful.

They have all sorts of fun little animals.

and plants...

We literally opened up our back door to this beautiful bay. This was taken from our porch.Did I already tell you how beautiful this place is and how much I wish I lived there?

We spent hours on this bay and the boys even had a game of beach volleyball.. which I didn't get a picture of.

We ate at this fun little place that had huge pizzas .

My family ordered three and we ate all except for a couple of pieces. and that was after we ate salad, mozeralla sticks, and onion rings. Man we are pigs!

Another fun little perk to this hotel is that you get to ride this little boat for free!

Ruthie with her cute grandma and grandpa who made this wonderful trip possible!!

Pedicure Anyone?

2009-07-07T12:55:00.000-07:00

Daddy will do ANYTHING for his little girl... He will even go as far as painting her toenails!

Fourth of July

2009-07-05T08:36:00.000-07:00

We had a great and fun filled fourth of July. In the morning we woke up and drove down to the parade in Provo. There were about 250,000 people in attendance. People stake out their spots the day before! Its craziness and impossible to find a good spot. We still had lots of fun though.

My attempt at trying to take a picture of us... Ruthie loves to point at everything now. It is so much fun.

Ruthie loved it whenever the bands would come and play. She would start dancing in my arms.

These girls were doing some pretty cool tricks on this horse. One did a handstand while the horse was moving.

By the end she was so tired and just sat in her stroller with her dolly. She NEVER just sits there. It was precious.

Later that day we went to the Sandy Parade.. Another attempt at taking a picture of us.

Me and Ruthie were really lucky at this parade. We got to ride on a float with Leo the Lion from Real Salt Lake!!

That soccer ball actually spun around.

We even got to meet the ghostbusters!

Ruthie was pretty restless near the end of the parade, but was happy to find some rocks to play with.

Then of course we did some fireworks at home..

Ruthie did not care for them at all. She just wanted to swing.

I hope you all had a happy Fourth of July too!

Practically Perfect

2009-06-22T10:21:00.000-07:00

I may be biased, but I think Ruthie is pretty much perfect. She is at such a fun age. We are really beginning to see just how talented and smart she is.

She can dance,

She can do puzzles by herself, (well two pieces anyway...)

She can do an almost somersault,

(usually we help flip her over, but she wanted to show off for the camera I guess.)

Roar like a lion,

and sing so pretty!

Don't you think she is perfect?

D.C. Day 3

2009-06-19T18:43:00.003-07:00

Day 3: This was our last day to do things because we were going home the next day. In the morning we split up in two groups. Most of the family went to the Newsuem, but the five of us in this picture went to Arlington Cemetery.

It was amazing to see the graves of many brave soldiers who gave their lives for this country. You hear the numbers in history classes, but you don't really grasp just how many men died. It is not real until you see those graves... so so many graves that go beyond what your eye can see in all directions forever. The tour guide told us they are buried in perfect formation, just as they were, ready in attention willing to fight when the call came. I tried to capture that in these pictures, but it doesn't quite get the feeling you have when you are actually there.

We were able to see the changing of the guards at the tomb of the unknown soldier. I was trying to get a good picture of what it said on the tomb because the words are beautiful. It said, " Here Rests In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known But To God." This tomb is known as the unknown soldier, but really he is known. God knows who he is and what sacrifice he has made. I love the picture of the soldier saluting to the tomb. We do not need to know this man's or any soldier's name to show gratitude for what they have done.

After the Arlington Cemetery, we met up again to go on a tour of the Capital. My camera ran out of battery so sorry no pictures. We then had the evening to do whatever we wanted. Justin, me, Jeff, Becky, and Kendall went shopping then swimming back at the hotel. We had such a wonderful weekend in D.C. THank you THank you THank you dad and mom for all the opportunities and memories you gave to us!! and thank you Leavitt's for taking care of our little sweetie pie so we could enjoy ourselves!

D.C. Day 2

2009-06-18T07:45:00.001-07:00

Day 2: We woke up early and ate yummy breakfast. Seriously Embassy Suites has the bombest breakfast. They actually make omlets right there with whatever you want! After breakfast we headed off to our own private tour of the Smithsonian Museum. My dad had some hookups so we were able to go an hour earlier than it opened! It was awesome. I did not realize just how lucky we were until the museum actually opened and thousands of people were piling in. It would have been impossible to hear or see anything.

The first part of the museum and one of the only places that we could take pictures was the automobile section. I honestly thought I was taking a lot of pictures but after looking through my camera I realized I hardly took any. But I did make sure to get one with my friend Phil. We were just laughing and talking while we were waiting for the train. He's got some good stories.

Standing on a real piece of road from the U.S. Route 66.

Justin used to be a tour guide for the Grand Canyon. He would take tourists from Las Vegas to Kingman then on to the Grand Canyon. If you look at the map that is no easy drive. He said it was about a 15 hour day for him. Pretty crazy huh? The craziest part is that he was speaking Japanese the whole time! This was his first job he got as a returned missionary from Japan.

This is how we got around town... the metro! I love these things.

After the Smithsonian we went to eat at The Press Club. This is where they hold press conferences. It was very classy. Because of the our large party, we were in our own room and had our own menus. The menu comprised of mini crab cakes with the most delicious corn salsa, a mixed green salad, and tomato gazpacho for appetizers; for entrees swordfish with pineapple salsa, avocado lobster salad with coconut dressing, and steak with blue cheese butter; and the best part of all dessert- strawberry tiramisu, apple tarts, panna cotta, and ice cream. It was delicious! I will have to get a picture to insert later on.

We then went on a tour of the Library of Congress. It was a beautiful building. One of my favorites. Of course we couldn't take pictures of my favorite room because we might distract the people doing research.

Waiting outside of the Library of Congress.

One of my favorite places that we ate at all weekend.... Bens Chili Bowl! If you go to D.C. you gots to go.

I think our faces are hilarious in this picture. I am not quite sure how to eat this and Justin I don't know what he is doing but it is funny! We ate chili cheese hot dogs, chili sausage dogs, chili cheese fries, cheese fries, and shakes.

I later found drippings of chesse down my shirt. My brother had it worse though. He had chili drippings down the backside of his pant leg. Don't ask me how it got there but it looked bad!

After dinner we went to a show called Capital Steps. It is a political comedic show. It was hilarious. They do things like change the lyrics to songs like mamma mia to obama mia. These people were talented. They did awesome impressions and accents. My favorite part was this dialogue that one guy did for about 7 minutes straight. He would mix the first letter in a word with another word in the sentence. I don't know if that makes sense but he said Mitt Romney lost the election because he was a "card more hormon." And he warned us trying to talk like that because we might "fart to stink that way!"

After a long day we went back to the hotel room to the power being turned off. This was not my favorite part of the trip. It was not fun trying to get ready for bed in the dark. They did give us a super tiny flashlight but its hard to try to brush your teeth and hold a flashlight. So I grab the travel sized toothpaste, put it on my toothbrush in the dark and started brushing..... with shaving cream!!!! not a good way to end the day..... yuck

D.C. Day 1

2009-06-17T09:50:00.001-07:00

Every year my dad takes us on a family vacation. Well this year he decided to do two trips. One for just the adults and one that we will be taking in July with everyone. Justin's sweet and brave family watched Ruthie for four days while we went and lived it up in D.C. Sally even took off work to do this for us. You guys are seriously the best! At first I thought I would be really sad leaving Ruthie, but we were busy the whole time that I didn't have a mintue to think too much about it. I did text every day though. I thought talking on the phone might make me or her too sad. Because I took about a million pictures and we did SO SO much in the four days we were there I decided to break this up and do a post for each day.

Day 1: Wake up at 4:30 to make a 6 a.m flight. Despite the hour, we were ready to go and have some fun. This picture was before I knew the flight would take six hours. Don't you love how matching Justin and I are? No, we didn't do this on purpose but it does seem to happen a lot.

This is my brother Jeff and us on the shuttle ready to go grab some grub at union station. Once again we matched with our greens!

I had to post this picture because lets face it, I look rad! haha but seriously those glasses are.

Then after we ate dinner we took a three hour tour on a bus which ended up being three and a half hours around various monuments. It was a tour by twilight from 7 p.m to 10:30 p.m. We were exhausted by the end but it was so neat to see.

It was hard getting good picture of the capital on a moving bus.

I was trying to be artsy with this one. If you look behind and in between the trees you can see the Washington Monument. It is some ridiculous 800 steps to the top.

Our first stop was the Jefferson memorial. Forgive me for being a dork in most of these pictures. I decided that I was sick of just smiling pictures. I guess I thought dorky poses would be better?!?

I am saying shhh in this picture because my mom was whispering really softly and I could hardly hear her. I thought that was funny and decided to record that moment.

Next stop was the Roosevelt memorial. He has four but this is only one of them. I heard a gentlemen behind us say if you rub his finger or the dogs nose (no picture sorry) you will have good luck. If you look at his finger you can see the discoloration from everyone rubbing it. We decided to give it a try and I crossed my fingers for double luck!

On this stop there were a couple of things to see. The first is a picture of all the names from the Vietnam War. It is touching to see all those names. You can not even imagine how many names there were. A photograph would not catch the length of this monument so I took close ups. Red and white roses were left by the names. Also you can see in the one picture a thank you note left by a child who understands the sacrifice that was given for his freedom.

It was really dark, sorry for the quality of this picture. Here is the HUGE famous Abraham Lincoln monument. It was amazing. Sadly we did not make it to the Korean War Monument because we had to be back on the bus. I hope to be able to go back and see it one day when our kids are big enough to understand.

The last stop and one of the newest was the World War II memorial. Once again it was too dark so taking pictures was hopeless. This one was probably one of my favorites. It was beautiful. I don't even know how to describe it so I won't. We finally made it back to our hotel around 11 and went straight to bed, exhausted from an eventful day.

If you give a baby a cookie....

2009-06-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

She will scream and yell
until you give her some milk!

LeMones Visit

2009-06-08T09:20:00.001-07:00

This weekend my sister Kathryn and her family came to town. It was so much fun to have them here. Saturday afternoon we went to Big Cottonwood Canyon to eat lunch and play. The boys found lots of rocks, dirt, and water to play in. Cooper the older of the two boys said Mom can I climb the mountains because I am boy and no offense but girls are wussies. Apparently the girls were not manly enough to climb the mountains so we decided to play on the playground while the boys did their boy things.
Then later that night we went to the ReAL Salt Lake game. And I am so mad at myself because Leo the Lion came right up to us and hugged the two little boys, but of course I didn't take a picture! Grrrr!!!! On the way home we saw a girl texting while driving and I explained to them how I get so mad at Justin when he does that. Isaiah asked me what do you not like about Justin? I told him I don't like it when he texts and drives because it scares me. Then he was quiet for a moment and asked what DO you like about Justin? I said his muscular body! They thought that was too funny. Ok he may not be all muscle, but he is strong enough for me!
All in all we had a wonderful weekend and came to the conclusion that the LeMones can come and visit every weekend. And here is the only picture I took all weekend. Sad I know...

Sweet little Kate and baby Ruthie in the shopping cart at the grocery store. Since I told a story about the boys I guess I better tell one of Kate. Kate is at the age where she copies what you say, especially when you are reprimanding someone. Ruthie had taken a book from Isaiah so I told her, "Ruthie be nice." Then Kate chimed in Roofie be nice! I had to laugh at that. Kids say the cutest and funniest things. We can't wait to hear the things our little Roofie will say.

Family Treasure

2009-05-31T17:25:00.000-07:00

For Ruthie's birthday her great Grandpa and Grandma Leavitt gave her this adorable toddler chair. My favorite thing about this chair is that it is hand made. I can't remember the exact story but I think it was made for Justin's dad by a neighbor who was from Germany. I feel so lucky to have it. This gift is something our family will treasure forever. Thank you Great Grandpa and Grandma Leavitt. We sure love you two!!

And of course I have to mention that cute little dress and pair of shoes Ruthie is wearing is from her Grandma Cooper. Isn't she adorable?!

One Year

2009-05-28T09:40:00.000-07:00

I remember when I was young the most exciting day of the year was Christmas. My brother and sisters and I would wake up before sunrise to see what Santa brought us. As soon as my eyes opened on Christmas morning I felt a rush of excitement go through my body, and I quickly ran to the living room where my stocking and presents were. Sadly, as I grew older this unbelievable excitement began to wear off. I was still very tired when Christmas morning came, so I slowly made my way into the living room. On more recent Christmas mornings I have wished that I could feel that feeling once again.

Often times I wake up to the sound of Ruthie talking, singing, and playing in her crib. A feeling of excitement rushes through my body, and it's a feeling that I recognize from Christmas mornings as a kid. As soon as my eyes open the tired feeling is gone and I hurry into Ruthie's room to take her into my arms. She is the greatest gift I have ever received. Because of this feeling I have for Ruthie I know that the bonds we develop on Earth will not end at death. Families can be together forever. Because of Jesus Christ we will be resurrected and live forever. Our purpose of life is to do whatever is necessary to be sealed to our families and live with them for eternity.

Happy Birthday Ruthie! Daddy loves you.

It's time to PARTAY

2009-05-27T15:29:00.000-07:00

We decided to go to Vegas for Ruthie's first birthday so we could be with family. If you read my last post you know how sick Ruthie was Thursday and how worried I was to be leaving the next day with her feeling that way. Well she was fine the rest of the day and Friday morning. That afternoon her car seat that we ordered for her birthday finally came in. Just in time for the trip! She sat right in it as soon as I took it out of the package. I was debating whether or not to take it on the though, afraid she might get sick again. We took it anyway because I felt like she should have it on her birthday. Especially because that was the only gift we got her. Car seats are not cheap! Well I should have trusted my motherly instincts (or common sense) and taken the old car seat. We made it all the way to St. George with no problems. Then all of a sudden I look over at Ruthie to see brown water running out of her shorts AND all over the new car seat! We drive off to the side to clean her and the car seat as best as we can with wipes. When we made it to Vegas she threw up! I felt so bad for her, but was so grateful that it was the end of our trip.

Sunday was Ruthie's actual birthday, but we decided to celebrate it Saturday. We wanted to keep it a simple and a stress free party. After all she was only turning one and probably would not remember much. What could be more simple than having a swim party?! Then for food we had sandwiches. We ordered a yummy meat and cheese platter from Larry's great western meats. And of course we had to ask great grandpa Leavitt for some tomatoes from his garden. They were delicious and totally made the sandwiches!!

Ruthie had lots of fun in the water, but the best part of the party was having her family around to celebrate with her.

Ruthie was showered with so many gifts. We don't know how we are going to fit them all into our apartment. We have the best and sweetest family. Thanks again! she loves them all!!

Good thing her older cousins were there to help out with the big gifts. Just look at that face.. no struggle at all for this tough guy!

Unfortunately we did not get any pictures of her stuffing her face with cake because she DIDN'T. I think she was a little overwhelmed with everyone singing to her. She actually cried the whole time. It didn't help that she might have touched the candle. I felt so bad for her. And a little sad that she might be the only one year old that does not have a picture with cake all over her face.
oh well maybe next year!

We had a wonderful weekend and were pooped by the end of it...This was after she threw up just as we were leaving Las Vegas to go home, hence the towel behind her. You thought I would have learned the first time. She actually went four days without throwing up so I thought we were safe! Just goes to show you should never assume the flu goes away. It lasts forever! at least it seems like it.

Poor little Girl!!

2009-05-21T11:15:00.000-07:00

Well we almost went a year without Ruthie throwing up. Of course she has spit up, but not thrown up.... until this morning at 5 a.m! I gave Ruthie her bottle in bed because I was so tired. A little while later she started crying again. I was planning on just giving her the binkie and going back to bed. That was until I noticed her hair was drenched and stinky!! I felt so bad.. I swear I never just leave her in the bed with a bottle. I always hold her. The worst part is I almost was going to let her cry it out. Anyways I gave her a bath and after we got out she threw up on me! Then after wiping her down and changing her she threw up for the third time. I thought it might have been the meat sticks she ate because she has not had a lot of meat, so I figured maybe two was to much for her stomach to handle. But this morning after only drinking two ounces she threw up two more times. I called the nurse and she said to get pedialyte and keep them informed on how she is doing. Since I don't have a car my wonderful neighbor went to the store and bought it for us along with some saltines. Poor little Ruthie girl. I feel so bad for her. The worst part is her birthday party is supposed to be Saturday and I really hope she does not stay sick for her FIRST birthday. We are going to drive home tomorrow so pray for us! She acts like nothing is wrong though. She even helped out with the dishes!!

While we are on the subject of her helping out around the house, I thought I would add these from the other day. Ruthie loves taking out her dirty clothes so she can sit in the laundry basket!

Spoiled Rotten

2009-05-20T09:36:00.001-07:00

I have decided that Justin and I are not very good at disciplining. We give Ruthie anything she wants as long as she will stop yelling at us. This morning she was yelling at us to take her outside. She knows now that when we put on her shoes that means we are going outside. So she brought me her shoes and I told her I would put them on, but we are not going outside. Yeah right! Daddy took her to the store and her reward for being such a pill he got her flowers, bubbles, and cinnamon rolls. He said she was just staring at the flowers at the store and they were only 5 dollars.

Ok thats nice and sweet and all but now look what I have to deal with... This is her yelling because she doesn't want just one flower she wants all of them!

So we gave her some cinnamon roll to stop crying. Here Ruthie if you yell you get a sweet. That is pretty much what we teach in this home.

And you say two year olds are worse than this?? Wish me luck! If things get too out of hand don't be surprised if one box of Ruthie shows up at your door...

Don't worry I would never really give her away. As much of a pill as she can be I still love her more than anything!!

Sunday stroll in the park

2009-05-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

Today has been a wonderful mother's day. Justin has spoiled me. He made all the meals today, did the dishes, and took care of Ruthie. He probably went all out because I reminded him at breakfast that it is Mother's DAY not just breakfast! Which he then reminded me that Father's day is next month and it's payback time. We ended our Mother's day by going to the park. I hope your mother's day was as good as mine and that your husbands spoiled you too! Here are pictures from the park.. if you are like me and think Ruthie's outfit looks a little boyish that is all her daddy's doing! Good thing she is so cute that it doesn't even matter.

Frustration

2009-05-08T16:28:00.000-07:00

I am sure the last thing you guys want to hear is me vent so you don't have to read this.... Today our neighbor below us complained about Ruthie being too loud. I feel terrible because he is this elderly man who NEVER leaves the house and being a stay at home mom I don't leave the house much either... not good for him or us! I also feel bad because he said he has some nervous disorder so the noises really make his nerves jump and he shakes. He has complained before so I already feel like I am walking on eggshells but its SUPER hard. I understand where he is coming from. We can be very loud. Especially with Ruthie still trying to get the hang of walking, there are lots of crashes. She likes to move the chairs in the kitchen which I try to stop her as soon as she starts to. But its hard I can't follow her around and not let her make any noise. He asked us to try and keep her out of the kitchen which is half of our apartment. Oh boy this is going to be fun.... Our lease is up in a month so I don't really know what to do. We didn't really want to move because I love our location and have made a lot of good friends with babies Ruthie's age. He pretty much said if we don't quiet down he is going to call management. So any suggestions as to what I should do? Crying from frustration and complaining is all I can think of.

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!

2009-05-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

Hope your day is full of lots of chips and salsa!

Wannabe

2009-05-03T17:35:00.000-07:00

I wannabe a coupon mom! I was talking with my neighbor the other day and we got on the subject of groceries. Both of us keep budgets and compared what we paid on average for groceries. Ours was quite a bit more. She claimed they only pay about 250 a month for two adults and a baby Ruthie's age?! That is including going out to eat! Is that possible? Am I the only one who pays more than that a month? I really try to eat cheap. I buy things on sale and the cheapest brand. I hear about these people who use coupons and can get their groceries for almost nothing.. How do you do that? So I was wondering if any of you know how I can save money on groceries? WITHOUT having to own the newspapers with all the sweet coupons... It might be impossible!

It's Gone

2009-04-30T20:45:00.000-07:00

It's gone... My long hair is GONE! I chopped it off last night. Well I didn't I went to a salon close to my house. My hair was the longest it has ever been and I slaughtered it. Here is what I wanted... Here is what I got. I did have bangs so it couldn't be exact... And I didn't think I could go that blond. I LOVE her hair color but I just don't think it would look good on me. She did do it a little longer but next time I might chop it right to my jaw line. I am really happy with how it turned out. I think she did a good job!

Give me a Challenge!

2009-04-18T12:50:00.000-07:00

I guess Ruthie thought the little desk was too easy to climb. We were in our room and this girl climbed onto our bed so fast. She had already done this a couple of times before I got the camera out and by the end of the video she already looks bored. It looks like she is thinking of what she can climb next!

Climbing

2009-04-17T09:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Justin was playing a game with Ruthie. He would pretend to be a lion and would growl while pouncing on the bed after her. She was laughing so hard that she was out of breath. After they were done playing he set her on the ground and started talking to me. While we were talking I looked out of the corner of my eye and Ruthie was sitting on the desk that is connected to our bed. I asked Justin if he set her there and he said no. So we set her on the ground to see how exactly she managed to get up there... with the video camera in hand of course. And here is our smart little girl climbing onto the desk. I know the desk is really low, but it is still impressive to me. It is up to her belly!

Let the Games Begin!

2009-04-16T09:43:00.000-07:00

I love to read. The library is two minutes from our house and we go there a lot. I love it, Justin hates it. The problem is I do kind of ignore him when I read. Sorry can't be bug while I am reading. So my friend told me about this book called The Hunger Games. I don't know if you have heard or read this book, but I thought it was really good. When I first heard about it I was not quite sure if I wanted to read it. Its about an annual game this nation has every year where two kids from each district have to fight till the death until only one is standing. If that was not bad enough, the capitol tapes it and makes the districts watch it on t.v. I know it sounds gruesome that is why I was not sure if I wanted to read it. I had to think of it as a book and make sure I didn't imagine it as something that our country would ever consider doing.

One thing I like about it is that even though its about killing she didn't focus on making the killing gruesome. I thought it was interesting and it made me think because at the front of the book where they describe what the book is about it says, "..set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present." This made me think what made this author write this book. Is she against war? Something I thought of while I was reading this book was about how gangs these days video tape the horrible things they do and post them on the internet. They want to send a message to everyone of what they are capable of doing. What is this world coming to? I am so scared for the things Ruthie will have to face. I am interested to know what others thought of this book. Has anyone else read it? What did you think? And now that I am finished with this book I need another one to read. Any suggestions? What are some of your favorites?

Basket full of Goodies

2009-04-13T07:53:00.000-07:00

Easter was so much fun this year. Kids make every holiday more enjoyable. Everyday for that matter... Well most days anyway! Sunday morning we went to my cousin's baby's blessing in Lehi. They named him Janson and he is one cute little boy. He is absolutely perfect. I love seeing newborns. I am amazed at the miracle of it. How 5 little perfect fingers and toes are formed. When looking at a child you know it was a miracle only Heavenly Father could perform. Oftentimes I get too caught up in my looks. I hate my body because I am too fat or I look ugly. I forget what was given so I could have this body. I am reminded of the blessings that come with having a body everytime I see a newborn and feel ashamed for how ungrateful I am at times. Thanks for inviting us to see that cute little angel!

Easter this year seemed like a second Christmas for Ruthie. She was a little spoiled by her grandparents... of course! She got two dvds, two books, much needed socks, and candy. Because she got so many fun things Justin and I decided to get her something she needed. We got her a little umbrella stroller. We love it. It is so much easier to use than a huge travel system. Ruthie loved it too. She was happily kicking her legs when we set her in it and did not want to get out. As for Justin and I, we each got a chocolate bunny, sour jelly bellies, and pringles. Here are some pictures of Ruthie enjoying her gifts in her adorable little Easter dress. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Cooper & Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt!!

Sorry for the picture overload but Ruthie was being so cute one day after her nap that we had a little photo shoot. That cute outfit is from her Uncle Chris and Aunt Ashlie. As is that adorable bunny that Ruthie adores!

Conference Weekend

2009-04-12T18:29:00.000-07:00

I know conference weekend has past but I found some pictures on my camera and had to put them up. We had a wonderful conference and the best part was having Justin's family here to visit. The first night they got in we went over to their hotel to go swimming. This is one of Ruthie's favorite things to do. Why wouldn't it be? It's a big bathtub! She was drenching everyone with her splashes and jumping off the side of the pool into daddy's arms. We also made sure to be at their hotel every morning for some delicious breakfast.
Ruthie was really cute during conference. I wish I could say she was an angel and intently watched conference, but it was quite the opposite. She was playing the whole time except when the choirs sang. Then the television had her full attention. She loves music just like her mom. During priesthood session the girls hung out. We went to eat at Zupas a wonderfully yummy soup and salad place. They give you a chocolate dipped strawberry with your order! After that we came back to our apartment and watched Bedtime Stories. It was a really funny movie. We will be renting it again so Justin will be able to see it.

Grandpa is a very good story teller. As you can tell from Ruthie's face she is very amused. You wouldn't even know that is a local Salt Lake City magazine that tells you about things to do around town. To Ruthie it was one of the best books anyone has ever read to her. I don't even remember what he was saying but it had us all laughing!

Justin told grandma and Haley how much Ruthie loves to be spun in a chair. Grandpa was not happy that they were doing that to his granddaughter. But as you can see from that smile she loved it!

All weekend Haley wanted to take Ruthie outside but it was a little cold. Finally on Sunday it was warm enough to take the baby out and sunny enough to wear those cool sunglasses! Thanks for a GREAT weekend Leavitts come back soon!!

When Bode came to visit....

2009-04-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

Last week I didn't get a chance to blog because I was having too much fun with Justin's cousin Gelsey and her family! They were in town for some training for Kipp's job. We had a blast with them in town. We introduced them to two restaurants that we love to go to, Rumbi Island Grill and Matsu Sushi Grill. We also were able to go to a ReAL Salt Lake soccer game. It was freezing but a lot of fun. And they won! They beat the team that won the playoffs last year. One of the days Ruthie and I went to the hotel they were staying at to go swimming with Bode and Gelsey while the dads worked. Bode is four days older than Ruthie and may be the sweetest little boy I have ever met. He is much more cuddly than Ruthie. It was really fun to see them together. It's pretty crazy because Gelsey is four days older than Justin. Justin was disappointed that we didn't beat them this time. It was funny because the whole week either I forgot my camera or Gelsey forgot hers so I don't have pictures of everything yet. After looking at the pictures you guys will understand why we had the best weekend ever! They are the cutest funnest family! Thanks for making time for us and we can't wait to see you again!

Family Pictures at our apartment:

ReAL Salt Lake Soccer Game:

Matsu Sushi Grill:

deciding what to get

Jinxed

2009-03-29T14:36:00.000-07:00

Thursday at Ruthie's appointment the doctor was talking about how healthy Ruthie has been. I think he was surprised that we haven't been in the hospital with some sort of illness. He said you must not have her around a lot of sick kids. I was so proud. I felt like a good mother. Well guess what doc?! You jinxed us! The very next night Ruthie had a high fever and runny nose. Poor kid she looks pretty miserable. On top of feeling miserable, she has taken quite a few spills since learning to walk so she looks a little pitiful too. She has two scratches on her forehead and a HUGE bruise on her cheek. We call her bruiser after the jazz player Boozer.
I don't really know what to do. I have been giving her medicine like tylenol and ibuprofen.This helps a ton but as soon as its out of her system you can tell. She won't let me put her down and goodbye to sleeping. I am hoping its just teeth and will pass. So any mothers out there with some good remedies let me know. And when do I know when I should take her to the Doc? So many worries as a mom....

10 Month Check up

2009-03-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Ruthie turned 10 months yesterday! For her ten month birthday we bought her these cute little white shoes. Well we actually bought them because now that she can walk she should probably own some shoes. They are a little big but her feet grow so fast. We bought her some three weeks ago and they are already too small. Here is the picture of her cute little shoes.

This morning we went to go see our doctor. Today was a happy visit because she didn't have to get any shots! Justin was also able to come with me and everything is better when daddy is with us. They did have to prick her foot for some blood to check her iron which turned out fine. The nurse put a little band aid on it and later on during the appointment Ruthie stuck her toe in her mouth and bit the band aid right off. It was pretty funny. He said she is growing normally. She is still skinny about 17 pounds and 7 oz which is the 15th percentile but he is not worried. She is average on height and head circumference. Now we don't have to go back until she is 15 months old. Yeah!

I think Justin is trying to train Ruthie to be a gymnast. Look at this little game he taught her. Its kind of dark sorry if you can't see. You can try adjusting the brightness on your computer. if you can't see what is happening, he set Ruthie on the edge of the couch and blankets on the floor. Yep, he taught her to throw herself into them. I think he is preparing her to not be afraid to jump into the gymnastic pits. Are most 10 month old's this bold? Should I be worried that I am going to be in and out of the emergency room with stitches and broken bones? She does love it though just look at that smile. She knows she just did a pretty cool trick.

Is this a joke?

2009-03-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

Last night Justin and I finally cleaned our disaster of a room. It was terrible. I would have taken picture but that would have been too embarrassing. We had piles of clothes everywhere. Anyways I decided that since it has been so warm that it was time to pack away the winter clothes so I could have room in my closet. Well guess what I saw this morning when I woke up? Yes, snow. Is this some kind of sick joke? It was sooo warm last week and I was so excited for sunshine.
I have to share this story about Justin. I think it is hilarious but most you will probably find it lame. Justin and I decided to go to a yummy pizza place by our house called The Pie. We ordered our usual caesar salad and cheesy pull aparts. Everything was so delicious and I was excited to see that we had leftovers. We started to walk out to the car and noticed Ruthie's binky was missing. I ran back in to go get it while Justin took the leftovers and Ruthie out to the car. We were right by Walmart and decided to get some things that we needed. We also like to take Ruthie to play with all the toys. we get our things and head back to the car. Once in the car I noticed the leftovers weren't there. I asked Justin and he remembered putting them on TOP of the car. Needless to say, they were not there anymore. We lost them sometime between the parking lot of the restaurant and walmart. That must have been a funny sight for other drivers. I myself did not like losing yummy leftovers but still had a good laugh about it.

Little Buddies

2009-03-19T12:11:00.001-07:00

This is Ruthie's little buddy Ian. He is only a little over a month younger than Ruthie. Ian lives in the same apartment complex as us and is in our ward. We love to hang out with him and his mom at the playground. Yesterday was such a nice day to be outside. The kids loved it. And Ian was kind enough to bring some toys to share. This is such a fun age because they are starting to interact a little. They will smile and laugh at each other. They even handed toys back and forth to each other. Well, maybe that only happened twice and it was usually Ian sharing with Ruthie . We hope that if we have them play a lot together now that by the time they are two they will be really good at sharing. Maybe we can skip the whole MINE phase. I love the last picture. It looks like they are cuddling! Don't you think these two are too cute together? We are so lucky to have them in our ward and complex.

On the move

2009-03-18T08:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to the park after dinner. Ruthie loves to be outside. She also likes the slide. Although in this video it looks like she hates it. She usually gets really excited and kicks her legs. It's still cute and it cracks me up the little system Justin has to take her back up to the top for another slide down.

Sunday we hit a milestone. Ruthie is taking more than 2 steps now. She can almost go across the whole room before falling. We have been trying to get it on video but its really hard to get the camera before she's down. Yesterday at the park we got her walking a little. I can't believe my little girl is getting so big. I look at her and she is looking more and more like a toddler. And I can't believe in about two months she will be one! Where has time gone? I feel like I don't cherish the moments of her being a baby enough. I can't hug and kiss her enough. She is my little sunshine and I absolutely adore her!

Vegas Vacation

2009-03-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

its a long post....
Last Wednesday was Justin's last day at his old job. We decided that was a perfect amount of time to take a little trip to Vegas before he started his new job Monday. It was so much fun. I can't wait to go back.
On Thursday we went to the Park at Towns square and went to yorgurtland. It is delicious! All of you Las Vegans who haven't gone need to go there. Its by old navy and right across from H&M. Later on that night we went to Justin's house and Ruthie was being such a ham. She loves her Aunt Haley. Haley had her laughing so hard. It was precious!
Then on Friday we went to some museums. Poor Ruthie fell asleep at one. And whenever we go to these museums my mom always treats us to popsicles from Anderson dairy. Later on that night we went to Jodi's to catch up on 24 and eat cafe rio.

Saturday morning we went to eat at the original pancake house with Justin's family. This is probably the best breakfast joint ever! Ruthie fell asleep on the way back to Justin's house so we decided to let Grandma babysit while we went to go get the car smogged and an oil change. It had been over a year.. umm dont ever wait that long to do an oil change. That night we had a delicous bbq at my parents house. I am so excited for summer to come for the warm air, swimming and bbqs! That's Livin!
sorry for the long post but it was an awesome weekend. we love visiting family and are already counting the days till we go back! we love and miss you guys.

Any Ideas?

2009-03-12T14:16:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been thinking about things that I can do to make a little extra money. Justin is supporting us and we have the things we need. Its not that we really need it. I just want to have my own little income. There are some things I have my eye on that I want to buy with money that I earned. Its weird I know. Its just something I want to do. So if anyone has any ideas on how I can make a little extra money from home I would love to hear them!

If it doesn't get all over the place....

2009-03-01T16:53:00.000-08:00

It doesn't belong in your face! Man this girl can make a mess when she is eating... just look at that face. She always seems to be the messiest right after I give her baths. I find food everywhere. Places like the back of her head and even in her ear. How is that even possible? Lets just say eating around here is full of excitement!

Daredevil

2009-02-23T20:00:00.000-08:00

Valentines Dress

2009-02-15T16:48:00.000-08:00

Ruthie likes to use this toy as support to walk around the house. She pushes our kitchen chairs all around the kitchen too, but the guy down stairs thought that was a little noisy.

You're Un-frog-ettable

2009-02-14T16:10:00.000-08:00

We have had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Justin has been the best father and husband. Last night he went to go get a movie and came back with beautiful tulips for me and a balloon for Ruthie. I thought that was the sweetest thing. At first I told him to not get anything because I wasn't sure if we could afford it this month, but I am so glad he ended up getting something for Ruthie. She loved her little balloon. We ended up shortening the string so it's only a little bit taller than her. Then as if that wasn't enough he made us pancakes for breakfast. We decided that we would go out for lunch instead of dinner because there is always a crazy long wait and we don't like waiting for food. Our plan was to eat at P.F. Chengs but there was an hour and a half wait so we went across the street to Olive Garden where the wait was 5 minutes! It was delicious. They have the best salad and breadsticks.

Ruthie looking up at how high her balloon is.

You're un-frog-ettable! balloon

Hanging out on mommy and daddy's bed with my balloon.

Me stuffing my face... typical!

My sweethearts!

Ruthie being a ham. Don't try to take HER plate away!

Reading Ruthie!

2009-02-11T09:53:00.000-08:00

The other day I went in the other room and came back to find Ruthie reading my scriptures. We must be doing something right! So she wasn't reading them just flipping through the pages. It was cute none the less. Hopefully this is a sign that she will be a good studier?!

Now where is that verse?

oh ya right here....

Gifts from Grandma

2009-02-10T10:48:00.001-08:00

I have the sweetest in-laws. They are always sending us cards and fun packages for birthdays, graduations, and holidays. It makes the holidays and getting the mail much more exciting. We went to our mailbox yesterday and found some valentine packages from Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt. We should have waited till saturday to open them but that is way too long for me! So we opened them right away. Ruthie LOVED her gifts. She got a baby Einstein dvd that teaches signing! I am so excited because I took a signing class in college and loved it so it will be nice to refresh my memory. And hopefully RUthie will pick up the signs quiclyk so we can communicate better. Maybe we can avoid the tears of frustration from both of us! She also got socks and her first valenitnes day card. A lady in her ward made some cute headbands which I was excited to see in the package. I L.O.V.E headbands on babies! Justin and I also got a cute card and a cold stone creamery gift card.... yummmmmmm we already know what we want. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa Leavitt and we can't forget Aunt Haley thank you too!

That smile melts my heart!

she did not let go of that movie for like ten minutes it was adorable!

Cool shades dude!

2009-02-08T14:47:00.000-08:00

Justin bought these adorable sunglasses before she was born. He bought matching little hair thingys but shes still a little too bald for those. Its okay we don't like hair anyway! Its too much of a pain to take care of.

Yo Ma what up? Ya I got two shades don't you?

Haha don't you love the outfit? No pants, no shoes, one sock... no problem! And hey don't bother buttoning up the onesie either!

Funny Girl

2009-02-04T19:13:00.001-08:00

Ruthie has Justin and I laughing constantly. She is our little entertainer as Justin would say. The other day we met our friends Katie and baby Addison at the library. Baby Addi sat quietly looking at the books. Well that was just too boring for Ruthie. she decided to put on a little show for Addi and pulled out the books, shelf dividers, anything she could get her hands. Addi thought it was so much fun. she would squeal with delight while I was trying to keep up with Ruthie and put the books back in the right spot. She always has to be moving. she never sits still. When she falls down and bumps her head I always try to comfort her but she just wants to get back to whatever she was doing. She thinks the world is her little jungle gym. She climbs on everything! She always has to climb OVER things instead of just going around. Like our kitchen chairs she climbs through them to look out the window. The other day she was dragging the chair until she pinned herself against the wall it was pretty funny.

Another funny thing she does is put everything in her mouth. I know all babies do this but she puts it in her mouth and keeps it in there while she crawls around. We call her our little doggie because she puts socks in her mouth and crawls around with them hanging out. It reminds me of a dog carrying his bone. She also loves sucking on shoelaces. So gross! We can't leave our shoes out anywhere.

The other day we lost Ruthie's last binky and we had never tried putting her to bed without it. So we went to walmart and the only ones they had for her age was this one with a skull and cross bones that came with another one that had rock n roll with the heart and wings. Justin I think was a little embarrassed at first but I think its so cute. So here is a picture of our Rockin baby!

And one last picture of Ruthie doing her favorite thing in the whole wide world...... playing with daddy! He is number one in her eyes. He is always playing with her and making her giggle. Its adorable. Here are my two favorite people!

It's about time..

2008-12-29T20:41:00.000-08:00

I am terrible at this blog. Maybe my new year's resolution will be blogging more. Anyways I thought I would write about Christmas. We went to Vegas on Christmas Eve just in time to have dinner with the Leavitts and it was delicious. Then we woke up early and put Ruthie in her Santa outfit that my mom gave her. It was absolutely adorable (later on she had the biggest blowout and had to throw it in the wash right away)! Then we video taped ruthie in her new jumperoo. When we figure out how to add videos I will put that up along with a million others. Our daughter is just too cute. She is really starting to get her own little personality. I love it! Justin and I say about a thousand times a day how cute she is and how much we love her. Back to christmas... It was wonderful! We were spoiled we got so many fun things. We were looking at ruthies room and she has a TON of new toys. The funny part is I think she enjoyed the boxes the presents were in more than the present itself. But the best part was just being with family, playing games with them, and going to the magical forest. The Leavitts got a game called Imaginiff and even though I think I got last place it may be one of my favorites. Thanks Monte and Sally and Mom and Dad for a great christmas!

We bought a little christmas tree from a lot down the street to put in our apartment for Ruthie. She loved it she wanted us to hold her in front of it all day. The first time we put it up she just talked and smiled at it. Justin did the decorations all the decorations. I loved them. I thought they were cute and kiddie and perfect for Ruthie! He is the best little Daddy.. We love him!

Cousins and Candy

2008-11-03T15:25:00.000-08:00

My sister Jodi came into town for Halloween. It was so much fun to see them. We went trick or treating with the kids around Ryan's parents house. Justin and I felt a little silly carrying around a treat basket for Ruthie because it was obvious she wouldn't be the one eating it! I forgot to grab our camera but luckily Jodi had hers so she took some pictures for us.

Ryan with Co-Bear and Justin with Ruthie

Excited trick or treaters!

At Ryan's parents house they had this truck and Justin put her in it. So cute!

Trunk or Treating

2008-10-29T20:20:00.000-07:00

Tonight we went to our wards trunk or treat activity. We just had to show off our little pumpkin. My sister Jodi let us borrow Andi's costume for Halloween and we are so glad she did it is so cute! Thanks again Jojo!

Have you seen a cuter pumpkin?

We thought this was the best decorated trunk there.

Ruthie gave the night a big thumbs up!

Isn't that onesie cute the button is a spider.

Birthdays

2008-10-24T19:43:00.001-07:00

Today Ruthie is 5 months old and yesterday was my mom's birthday. My parents are in town for the football game and we decided to do some celebrating. We went to this restaurant two minutes from our house called Bonsai. It was delicious!

Ruthie says bundle up and buckle up kids!

Jealous? Yes I ate every last bit.

Ruthie would rather eat her foot.

Mom and dad doing the birthday jig. Dad tried to give me the gong but I said no way! Anyone who knows my dad knows he has a little trouble with rhythm.

Hoping grandma will share.

Then because we weren't already full enough my parents came over to our house for some very yummy dessert. I forget what its called but its brownies, chocolate pudding mixed with sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream and strawberries on top! And my dad got his own whipped cream that we froze like ice cream. Poor guy I hope I never get diabetes.

Ruthie made a grab at the dessert and got whip cream all over her hands. We kept moving so we couldn't get a good picture.

Mom approves! Sorry its sideways but I am not fixing it.