3 Kylie not quite crawling

Kylie's not doing much here, so if you're in a hurry don't take the time to wait for this to load. Mostly it is for the Grandmas.

I'll work on getting a clip of Allie for you, Maren/Kate!

4 Everyday Lift

Nate says that Kylie's transmission is broken - she only goes in reverse.

Here I am, at my normal station - making lunch

Allie loves her 'snap-dolls'. Lyn is her favorite at the moment.

7 Hobby Time

Now that I have a space to leave out y scrapbooking 'junk', I seem to be able to find little bits of time here & there to work on it. I'm loving it! Here's a taste of what I've done in the past week or so.

4 I need your input!

Yesterday was a sad day...my digital camera is dying. I L-O-V-E my camera! Nate got it for me for Christmas just over two years ago. It is a Panasonic, Lumix DMC-LZ2 and has been great!

Since Kylie is going to be crawling any moment & her first tooth is just cracking through I don't have a lot of time. I need your input! What model do you have? Tell me the pros & the cons.

UPDATE: my camera is working today, but each time I turn it on I hold my breath.
I'm still looking to buy a new one.

5 KYLIE's first PIGTAILS

** MILESTONE **
Who: Kylie Anne
What: first pigtails
Why: cause she's so darn cute
When: Sunday morning, Feb 17th 2008
Where: mom & dad's room
How: very carefully!

0 Would you like fries with that?

WHAT YOU SEE:
Kylie eating her FIRST FRENCH FRY (9 months old). It only took one lick & she was all over it. To be healthy, we also gave her a peel-free apple slice. Its hard to say which she liked better - she drooled excessively & munched on both. I think that the pressure must have felt good on her sore gums. I wish her teeth would come in soon, the poor girl has been in pain for a week.

WHAT YOU DON'T SEE:
Allie! She was all over the play equipment, running with the other children, too busy to stand still for a photo. It was fun to witness her social growth. It seems she is turning into quite a leader, even thought she was about the youngest kid there. We heard her saying, "hey, guys...come over here. Lets go to the top." She was also singing the Strawberry Shortcake songs the whole time, too. Her growth astounds me!

1 Sisters are too cute

I took this a week ago when we were cleaning out the girls' closet (please forgive the boxes in the background). I love watching my girls interact. Allie was doing all kinds of funny dances to make Kylie laugh. So cute!

1 Gainfully Employed

My hard working hubby has been ever industrious in "growing the empire". This week he traveled down south to purchase yet another trailer. Most weeks he comes home with a truck-bed trailer or two to use as steel bins at mechanic shops and the like, but this week he hit the jackpot with this 4 foot side, 16-foot long, double axle beauty he plans on placing at a warehouse for servicing their cardboard. Thank you www.KSL.com. The only problem; he wanted 6 foot sides. Thanks to some handy welding from the best neighbor next door & Nate's handy-man attitude: mission accomplished.



I really hope our wonderful neighbors aren't getting sick of all the "junk" that seems to visit us on the weekends. Look close and you can see THREE trailers out there today:
1)the car hauler with a junker to recycle Monday morning
2)the re-invented cardboard trailer ready for placement
3) the handy pumpkin trailer Nate shuttled building supplies in on.
If you are wondering just how many trailers we own?
Well, I don't really know.
I stopped counting after a dozen. LOL
I LOVE you NATE!

2 Basement SPACE in use

We've been in our home for almost SEVEN years, but are still working on our basement. WE are proud to only do what we have cash for...no debt! BUT as our family keeps growing we NEED the space. Before Allie was born we finished one bedroom downstairs, but nothing else is complete. A A second bedroom & the bathroom are now painted. The third bedroom & massive 'great' room are just primed.

This fact is NOT stopping us from using the space!!!
Today I rearranged the 'great' room into three distinct spaces:
PLAY, EXERCISE, & SCRAPBOOK

1 We love the SUN

It has been bright and beautiful here...in between storms. I've been bundling up the girls for an afternoon stroll in the cold. Allie zips up and down the sidewalks on her Christmas scooter. Kylie swings her legs & squeals with delight. It feels so good to be outside. I'm not complaining about this wonderful winter, but spring will be nice.

4 Confessions of an internet friend

I'm laughing at myself as I type this. I always made fun of people who meet people on the internet or worse date over the internet -Psycho!-, but (*blush*) I must come out of the closet...

Hello, my name is Sarah & I have an internet friend.
There, I feel much better.

Here's the details: almost a year ago I posted a project I made on the Cricut message board. I got lots of comments on my Animal Alphabet book (2407 hits as of today). One of the first was from a girl name Julie. She urged me to enter it in a contest I'd never heard of, so I email back to find out the details...yada-yada-yada...we started emailing at infrequent intervals. After a few months we were IM'ing a few times a week. Now it is more like everyday. We have so much in common! Kids, husbands, hobbies, family... It is a shame we don't live closer!!! In fact she did live closer, but moved to Lehi (2.5 hr drive) after we started to chat.

WELL...last week we FINALLY got together! I have to say it was a weird experience to have a 'first' meeting with someone you are close friends with. Nate was driving to Spanish Fork to pick up some MORE trailers for work, so the girls & I hitched a ride. He dropped us off at Julie's for a few hours while he tended to business. Poor Kylie threw-up massive amounts in her carseat about 10 min before we got there, so here's how our first meeting went: "Hi, Julie, good to meet you. By the way, can I use your washer, dryer, & bath tub for my sick kid?" LOL She was great! We cleaned up BabyBird who didn't seem to be sick, made Mac-n-Cheese with dinasour chicken nuggets, and talked scrapbooking on the floor. What a perfect afternoon. She even hooked me up with some markers that work in my cricut & a paper pack she found at Provo Craft's warehouse. Best of all, I can now stop saying, "my internet friend, Julie" and just say "my friend Julie".

(I got Julie into blogging - see her link)

5 Us old foggies

It seems like I'm always posting about the girls. They are cuter than us, but I thought it might be time to post a pic of the adults. Here we are watching the Super Bowl.

7 Fresh Air is Great

Last Saturday I was finally able to get up on the slopes. Once-upon-a-time I had a season pass & snowboarded nearly once a week. Last winter I didn't go at all since I was pregnant. This winter I've struggle to find time to get away. Mommyhood changes everything. My great friend/next door neighbor, Britney, & I had a great time. I have Brit to thank for getting me into this awesome hobby. She is a DANG good rider & teacher!

We were covered in layer of ice the first half of the day (wet snow + wind), a far cry from the blue sky that had been forecast. Oh, well...the worst day on the mountain would still be worth it. ESPECIALLY after cleaning up after 2 little girls with the stomach flu the previous week. Mommies need days off, too!



PS-Thanks Nate, for staying home with the girls!