peace...out....dude

funny.....

i pick.....

so there are a million things i could blog about: disney on ice, dr. suess's birthday, dan's birthday, a bashed eye and a sliced open head, st. patricks day, easter, snow storms, family visits, get-a-ways, the fact that i found a dead mouse TODAY and nearly had a heart attack.....but i choose to blog about one of my 3 favorite things EVER:


this is how she insisted going out to get the mail today. to bad i didn't look that cool. i gotta love that kid, and i really love being her mom.

a few tricks

so this video doesn't do any of this justice, the camera is too distracting. BUT, we tried. this video shows some scripture stories that we have been working on with nova as well as some songs that she likes. and yes, she is wearing a princess nightgown....can't get the thing off her.

happy v-day!

happy valentines day!

there is no easy way to say something like this, but i suppose it is more awkward to avoid it. this past week has been eventful to say the least. after a trip to the ER on thursday we ended up miscarrying after 13 weeks. the little face above gives us comfort and fills our home and hearts with so much love. we know that our loving Father in Heaven has a plan for us and that we will be stronger because of this trial.

i'm just sayin

so pictured above is nova's first snowman. she loved it.
here is dan and nova doing......i have no idea. but its a funny pic!
nova her first day of nursery
and these 2 are pics i took at christmas time that i am pretty proud of.

i'm just sayin....my kid is adorable.

and to get this off my chest: perhaps one day when i have the chance to hopefully create a world, i think i will do winters a little differently. all the snow that normally falls within the months of dec-feb (or october-april if you live in idaho/utah) will drop in the month of december. then you have buckets upon buckets, you shovel, stay indoors for a while and then it melts and its done. i hate this, here a little, there a little, oh wait, lets dump a butt-load, now it melts a little....and on and on and on.
like i said,

i'm just sayin.

but beyond the snow, and since i have neglected my blog like i neglect cleaning the toilet, i will mention that christmas was fantastic. (i. loved. being. santa.) family was great, i ate WAY TOO much food and am a little relieved that the holidays are over.

we started the new year out being absolutely ill....ALL of us. i am hoping its not an omen of what 2010 will be like. and now january is almost over. only 3 more months of cold.....BLAH!!

the second annual hope christmas video

remember last year? if you need your brain refreshed click here.
if you do remember last year and you have been waiting for your christmas wishes to come true, the moment has finally arrived. sorry to have kept you waiting. merry christmas! and happy sleigh riding!



note: dan is amazing. seriously, he rocks! he is why we have a video.

the culprit

"nova, who put my rugs on the couch?"


"i don't know."

"ok.....i forgive you...."

seriously....i can't keep the rugs ON THE FLOOR.....nova is constantly dragging them around...weird...and dirty...good thing we vacuum them everyday too.


in other news, i have been working on 'christmas-a-fying' our home....and yeah, that's a word. it means, to make your home feel warm, cozy, happy and christmas-y and/or to make your home TOTALLY AWESOME!!! seriously, go ask webster.....

anyway, i made a couple of wreaths that i found online here:

mine looks better than i anticipated....my bow could use a little help....but it was pretty fun.

then also i did this one which is pretty psycho, but i like it oddly.....i found the tutorial here. super easy and cheap... anyway.....so to sum up:
i love christmas
i love rugs on my couch and the little girl that puts them there.
i love dan for being excited with me when i take on projects like wreaths made out of cheap materials.

here is also a video of nova watching her favorite thing of all time these days: cinderella.....particularly bibbity bobbity boo. all she wants to do is sing and dance to this show.