Janurary 2010

Hard to believe it is February already. Here is a recap of our January:

Bailey and her cousins on New Year's Eve. She had her first overnight. Sadly, this was a hard decision for me. Nate ended up making it because he knew Bailey would be fine. And she was, just a little sleepwalking!

My wonderful friend from back in the "Raintree Days" had her birthday, and we celebrated! Winger's lunch followed by Sherlock Holmes. So much fun!
Nate and I had our first vacation away from our kids...ever. (Well, we did an overnight a few years back, but this was 4 whole days!) We went to Las Vegas for the NHBA convention, the homebuilders convention. It was fun. We mostly went to classes, but when we had extra time we went down and walked around all the booths. There are hundreds of them, and they like to do little contests. Nate made them pick me to race hammering nails. I had to hit 1 in, and the fellow next to me had to hammer 4. Nate was so proud when I won. AND I won us a knife.


Also, at the end of January my friends and I got together for a little sewing party. For the sake of time (it is taking forever to upload pictures!), I will just post one. I love these girls. It was such a fun time! We are just trying to decide what to make next. Any suggestions?

Dear "Our Family"

You commented on the last blog post, and said you would like to receive a Christmas card. I would love to oblige, if I only knew who you were. Sadly, I do not keep up on the blogging scene, and you have apparently went private. So, mystery blogger, who are you? :-)

-JoAnn

For Tara...

So, I have a wonderful friend who informs me that I do not blog enough. And that since she did my hair before the pictures, and lent me articles of clothing for the pictures, that I must post as soon as I have something. Well, here is something :-) .

I e-mailed our photographer the night we got back from taking pictures, because I just wanted to make sure that we had at least ONE good picture. She wrote me back today, and assured me that we did. Here is the "sneak peek" of one she edited. I LOVE it, and cannot wait for the rest!

Bailey's Birthday Post

As my fun tradition, I am doing the "interview" with Bailey on her birthday, and some commentary from mom. Here it is!

Mom: Bailey, what is your favorite color?
Bailey: Pink and Purple.
(last year was purple and pink...she likes to change things up a bit)

Mom: Who is your favorite person?
Bailey: Ella, and my friend Chandler, because they are my best friends and I miss them. They're my old friends.

Mom: What is your favorite food?
Bailey: Umm...green beans.
(why does she always choose a vegetable...I don't believe her!)

Mom: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Bailey: A teacher, because I LOVE teachers!
(I was so excited that she got this question this year, and actually gave an occupation! Last year she wanted to be a "Big Kid", and the year before she answered "Tall.")

Mom: What is your favorite thing to wear?
Bailey: Dress-ups.

Mom: What is your favorite thing to do?
Bailey: Meet friends. New friends.

Mom: What is your favorite thing that daddy does?
Bailey: I like it when my daddy works because he helps people. And he earns money so we can have lots of food, and stay home forever.

Mom: What is your favorite thing that mommy does?
Bailey: My favorite thing that mommy does is take care of Brinlee and me.
(I take care of Sam too...I promise!)

Mom: Where are you going to get married?
Bailey: In the San Diego Temple. Where you got married.

Mom: What is your favorite song?
Bailey: I Like To Look For Rainbows.

Mom: What was the hardest part about being 4?
Bailey: Climbing up the straight rocks. I almost fell!

Mom: What are you most excited about this year, being 5 and all?
Bailey: Great flips. I am going to practice my flips on the trampoline, and they will be great.

Happy Birthday Bailey! We love you so much. You can always put a smile on our faces.

love mom and dad

I think we have a match...

First of all, I know that I have not posted for months, and now twice in one day. What can I say? Just keeping you on your toes.

Back to the matter at hand. Nathan has made friends with the odd spider outside of our front door. Today I watched him catch something, but thought nothing of it. Moments later he calls me out front, where I then discover that he caught a grasshopper, and fed it to the spider. He throws "food" into the spider's web, and then watches the spider quickly come and feast. Weird. Yes, I know. I decided to look into what kind of spider my husband had chosen for a pet, and I think I found a match.


First up, our spider:
Next, let me introduce you to the Cat Face Spider.
Hopefully this odd little facination will go away quickly. But, if not, I did find out that beyond looking a little scary (or really scary...this spider is big!), it is not harmful to humans. Yay!

WARNING: Shows a little skin...

Bailey said she got everywhere...

I think not.

Classic Brinlee

Today Brinlee was being quiet (never a good sign), and I yell downstairs,

"Brinlee? What are you doing?"

She answers back,

"Nothing Mom! I am not eating the cheese!"

That answers that question :) !