Silly Sippy Snacker

Courtney insisted on all 3 sippys PLUS my mug for her snack today. Atleast she's happy. I have a super cute/funny video, but for some reason my new camera isn't compatible with putting videos on here.

a few bits of randmonness

All my pictures are newest to oldest...or oldest to newest...however you look at it.... due to how blogger uploads funny, so here's the story backwards ; )

Jaz stayed at our house for a few days while Melina, Shane, and Brigham went to Philadelphia to visit Doug, Mallena, Miriam, and Shay. When I told her that Mom and Dad would be here in a little bit to pick her up, she packed up and sat by her suitcase for almost 2 hours, only allowing herself to leave its side to get treats.

Courtney waited with her.

It was so cute, they were buddy-buddy for the most the time... well, when Courtney wasn't pulling Jaz's hair, and Jaz wasn't screaming at Courtney for looking at her doll, or "looking out my window" in the car.

They chased the poor cats all around the house. Those two little girls are pretty quick!

I took them on a bike ride around community park. I swear I didn't drug them to ensure good behavior. They both just look that way all on their own.

See, they're happy.

I threw this pic in just because Courtney looks like such a big girl standing there. Aww... my baby is almost a toddler....

Here's Courtney kissing her baby. She's such a caring mommy, rocking her baby, feeding it, and kissing it. or maybe she's biting it... that sounds more likely.

I put this step stool under the window so Courtney could climb up it and look out the window. She loves it. She's all about being outdoors and when it's too cold for that, she's happy just looking out the window.

Minus the scraggly bangs (which i'm trying to decide whether to just cut, or grow out) Isn't she stinkin adorable! Her and all those teeth.

*sigh* nevermind

alright, i liked the idea of going private, but i've heard it's such a hassle, and i'm really lacking the ambition/motivation to actually get around to it, so... nevermind.

GOING PRIVATE

i've decided to make my blog private, so as soon as i figure out all the how-to's, i'll send you all an invitation. (well, all you who are actually welcome to the blog!) you'll have to sign in with a google account, which i'm still trying to figure that part out, to verify the invitation, but from there after, everything should be normal again. So here's just a heads up ; )

Halloween Ward Potluck/ trick-or-treat

Every month our ward does a potluck dinner, and for October's we always do a trick or treat thing for the kids. This was our first time we actually got to dress her up and trick or treat since last year she was only a couple weeks old. Tonight she was a fairy princess (minus the fairy wings because they kept flapping her in the head and she was getting irritated) with a spider trick or treat bag. Matches quite nicely, don't you think? Courtney was SOO excited for all her treats. Here she is showing them off. She was one happy girl tonight.

Happy 26th Birthday Jeremy!

Today for Jeremy's birthday I made him breakfast of his choice, which was scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, muffins, and a tall glass of milk. Then he "opened" presents...which was just pulling them out of the sack because i used up all the wrapping paper for Courtney's birthday 2 days ago. But that was just fine with him.

After breakfast and presents we went to his mom's house for lunch. She made him a chicken enchilladas dinner... yummmy! After we ate we watched the second half of general conference when guess what.... Courtney said her first word!!! well, her first word other than Momma and Dad... She was sitting on Chad's lap looking at a Teddy Bear book and all of a sudden she starts saying "teddy bear"! I swear she said it like 10 times, it was SO cute!

OH- and at lunch she self fed herself with a spoon for the first time! She usually uses spoons, but never how they're meant to be used. This time she actually had food on the end and was putting it in her mouth... good job Courtney! And while on the subject of firsts.. Her birthday night was the first night in her life that she slept through the night. And she has every night since then. Wish us luck that she keeps it up! Anyhow.... Happy Birthday Jeremy, I love you!

Happy 1st Birthday Courtney!!!

Courtney woke up yesterday to find out it was her birthday! We started the day off with a baby doll that she packed around all morning while in her pajamas and bed hair.

After we got dressed, we went downstairs and I let her play with her Cinderella Vanity. This is the coolest little thing ever! It is all computerized depending on what color key you stick in it, it'll talk you through getting ready with make up and lotion and nail polish etc, or doing your hair with your curling iron, hair waiver, dryer, style brush, etc. I think I've had more fun with it so far than she has! Although she does love it!

This picture is out of order, but after the party and after her bath, we came downstairs to play with her new baby that Melina got for her. This was soo adorable, she was feeding her baby the bottle!

Here's her cake in one piece...

And here it is in one big smear...

And here's her birthday loot at the end of the night. Happy Birthday Courtney! I have some video clips i'm trying to put on, but they're taking FOREVER, so we'll see if they make it on or not.