{Weekend at Grandma's}

Riley and his family came down to spend the weekend in sunny St. George.
While they were here we got to spend lots of time by the pool, and of course eating grandma's yummy food!

Practicing our walking

{Bogey, Boozer, and Crystal}
It's no secret- the Facers have turned into dog people
and Eliza is no exception to that.
Every time we visit- she immediately starts grunting and groaning to get to those dogs!
Last Sunday Mandi and Brynlie brought Crystal, their little chihuahua- just to add to the fun!


{Mommy's Little Helper}
When I do laundry, Eliza always wants to help pull the laundry out of the basket.
Of course she went straight for her blanky... she knows what's good for her...


{Heartbreak by Daddy}
Sour belts are amazing.
They are by far my favorite candy- and they are hard to find!
Craig had never tried them so the other night I handed him one to try.
He doesn't do sour- especially when he doesn't know it's sour.
I didn't get video of the first time- which was seriously.... so freakin hilarious.
But the second reaction wasn't too bad... although he broke his baby's little heart!

{Bonus}

Just because she's amazing

{Changes}

Eliza is changing so much every day, I couldn't resist posting...

She squeaks/squeals/yells (loudly) all day long.

I think she just likes the sound of her own voice.
We think it's adorable.
I'm sure our neighbors think something else...

She Spins.

She loves to sit on the tile floor and spin around and around.
She thinks she's so funny. And... she is.

Goes from crawling to sitting.

She's figure out how to get back on her bum after crawling around. So, she crawls, then sits. Crawls, then sits. My favorite is when she says "MOM! I WAKE UP!" (in her own way) and I walk in to get her and she's just sitting on her little bum- staring at the door. It's the cutest.

She does this on just about everything now...which leads to many "bonks" and screams.

She drags her blanket with her as she crawls.

Is she going to be like her mom with this? I'm sure many are saying... let's hope not. (yes... I admit it...I still have a blanky.) Like it's a bad thing? She doesn't have a specific one. But if there's one around, it's being dragged around with her. She stops to bury her face in it for a second- then gets going again. I love watching her make these little "pit stops" along her way!

She wants to crawl around the bath.

Which is not cool. Call me paranoid- I am.

She loves waving.

Bye-bye. Hi. Or any time she wants to really...

She had her first cough.

I tried not to stress- but it was hard not to worry about her. We gave her vitamins (more faithfully), vaporized at night, rubbed vicks on her feet every night, and did plenty of snot sucking. Side note: My sister-in-law Kelly showed me the coolest snot sucker. I got on Amazon and ordered my own immediately. It's on its way...more on that later.

This is one of those new things... kneeling. How cute is this?

She feeds herself.

She can pick up the tiniest pieces of food and put them right into her mouth. She is quite intricate. Her little pointer and thumb zero in on the little pieces and she gets every one!

She wants to walk.

When I go to set her down she puts her feet down, arches her back, and won't sit. She likes to be walked around. She gets the biggest grin and I can just hear her saying "I'm so big girl!"

Thank you for the pink Rally Monkey Papa.
We are so excited to see some Angels games!
(She's a fan already)

01.05.10 ~ 01.10.10

Craig's sister Kelly and her kids were in town for a week.
It was such a fun visit.

Shopping.Crafts.Lunch.
Decorating.Baking.Tai Pan.
Swimming.Dinners.Family.

Even though Kelly was on "Vacation" she was nice enough to spend lots of time helping me with many projects!

First- she showed me a great bread recipe! We made Pizza, Bread, Rolls, and Cinnamon rolls, all in less than an hour! It was so much fun- and I can't wait to do it again.


Craig went Turkey hunting with his brothers all weekend. So I had this idea to "do" our bedroom and surprise him when he got home. So after many trips to Tai Pan, Roberts, & Walmart- I finally got inspired and we got started.

We picked up some unfinished wood shelves from Roberts- and made it our "crafty" project. (I didn't want to spend the $ money to buy finished ones.) So... we didn't take any before pictures (so dumb) But I took some "Half-way" pictures??


I guess I suck at before pictures- because I didn't take any of my bedroom either. Picture this: A bed, with blank walls. Why did it take me so long to decorate my room you ask? I couldn't tell you. We've been living here for almost 2 years now. We've redone the entire townhome. New kitchen, new bathrooms, new carpet, new paint (all before we got married) I love it! But our room I have been putting off. So.... here it is now- finally (almost) done!

My favorite part of the whole room:
These shelves.
Didn't they turn out amazing?
I had no idea I was capable of such crafty things... thanks Kelly.

And while I'm on a roll...

I've had some nursery requests from forever ago-
and I've never got around to just taking some pictures and posting them.
So here is Eliza's room.
My favorite room in the house...

8 Months

Two teeth Loves to eat Crawling a ton Pulls herself up onto things Does "Patty Cake Patty Cake" Eats bananas, Mum Mums, & baby food Will not eat rice cereal anymore unless it's mixed with lots of baby food Waves hi and bye-bye Curious little stinker Falls apart when Mommy leaves the room Or comes into a room and doesn't acknowledge her Does "Popcorn popping on the Apricot Tree" Brightens up when Daddy comes home Loves being around other kids Doesn't sit still for a second Still nursing Walks when we hold her hands Is distracted by cartoons (which is so great for mommy) Finally in 6 month clothing Misses Grammy Facer Size 3 diapers (they're huge on her) Loves stuffed animals Goes straight for every cord/plug in the house Has no idea how much we love her

{04.06.10}
We went to the rec center and went swimming with the cousins


Later that day Lou and baby Ty came over to play with us!
She wasn't quite sure at first...

He was lovin her though...
(He is the happiest, smiliest little dude ever. He's got some killer teeth and hair that will make any hairless girl jealous. This kid is seriously one handsome heartbreaker)

Finally warming up to him...
And then... he started playing with her toys.
She was not having it...

Um.... I don't think so!
Every time I'd give it back to Ty- she'd just grab it right back from him.
The little stinker... already breaking boys hearts.

Lou- we've got to do it again soon.
My little girl needs to learn how to share!

{Easter Weekend}
04.03.10

Saturday morning we went to The Arts Festival at the park.

Eliza was very entertained by all the people and dogs.

And of course all the water and fountains...

She is so in love with dogs!
(Just like her Mommy I guess)

{Easter Morning}
04.04.10

We spent Saturday night at my parent's house for a "mini vacation".
(My parents were in Laguna)
Saturday night we put Eliza to bed, then went hot tubing and watched a movie.
Sunday morning Craig surprised me with a bunch of Easter candy, and Eliza with a huge stuffed lambie. She loved it

After the first session of Conference we took Eliza out for
an Easter Egg Hunt.

She hates grass with a passion...

We laid by the pool and watched conference all afternoon.
It was such a relaxing & fun weekend- I didn't want it to end!

{Missy and Moo Moo}

She loves these two.
Every time she sees them she gets a huge grin.
She loves to bury her face into the softness.
She does it every morning!

{Teeth}
Showing off her two tiny teeth...

Happy Birthday Jaime Lee!

My best friend's name is
Jaime, she's amazing, and it's
her Birthday today!

{1} She turns 29 today!
{2} She is the best friend ever
{3} She is the oldest of 5
{4} She has 2 of the cutest little boys ever made
{5} She is one half of AJA
{6} I am her biggest fan
{7} Her eyes are two different colors- it's pretty amazing
{8} She loves food as much as I do
{9} Her first car was a baby blue and pink Suzuki Sidekick
{10} She kicked the crap out of that thing... yes we jumped curbs... yes we blew out the transmission... yes we thought it was so funny (sorry Scott).
{11} We used to throw killer pool parties at her Dad's house
{12} We always dated best friends (how ironic..haha)
{13} We cheered together

{14} We used to stay out all night when my parents were out of town (so rebellious)
{15} I'm pretty sure I was the bad influence
{16} She is the sweetest person ever!
{17} I actually have to coach her on being mean (only because people take advantage of her sweetness)
{18} She used to use enough Aussie hairspray it could kill a cat
{19} She moved to Florida a couple years after high school
{20} It was the most depressing time of both of our lives... we talked every day
{21} She used to come visit me in Provo to live "the college life"
{22} One time she stayed two weeks. It was the greatest. We bought a dog. We met lots of boys. We shopped. I got super sick and she nursed me through it.
{23} Her first job was at a movie theater
{24} She laughs at my anxiety
{25} She has the most beautiful/unique/amazing voices ever
{26} She plays the guitar
{27} She acts
{28} She teaches voice lessons
{29} She used to live on Hollywood Boulevard
{30} I used to live vicariously through her and she vicariously through me (by daily phone calls)
{31} We've traveled the US together- almost to every state!
{32} I always have to beg her to sing to me
{33} Every birthday I get a "Happy Birthday" song that I don't even have to ask for
{34} She loves Justin Timberlake... a lot

{35} She made a cd- and it was sold in all music stores (I know because I always checked- remember? I'm her biggest fan.)
{36} One time we were in Europe and a girl recognized her as being in AJA! I think I was more excited than she was.
{37} She let me be one of her backup dancers on the Queen Latifa show in NY.
{38} She was Eponine in Les Miserables- she was unbelievable!

{39} She and Andrea opened for 702- I cried
{40} She knows how to work
{41} She worked at a famous restaurant in Hollywood
{42} She is a supportive friend
{43} She helped me through many many breakups
{44} She's an aesthetition.
{45} She used to have a pierced bellybutton
{46} We've vacationed in Hawaii together
{47} We've been to England, Scottland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, and France together

{48} She has freckles... the sexy kind
{49} She is a teeny tiny person
{50} She is so patient
{51} She talked me into moving to California
{52} We finally got to live our dream of "being roommates"
{53} It only lasted a few months because she got engaged!!!
{54} She married that guy that I always knew she deserved- but she always thought she didn't
{55} She finally figured it out- and is now living her happily ever after
{56} We're still living our dream of being married and having kids together
{57} Her best friends (besides me of course) are her mom and sisters
{58} She introduced me to Pinkberry...which lead me to my "career"...haha thanks!
{59} She is an amazing Mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend...

{60} She's my best friend- and I love her!

Happy Birthday Jaime!!!