Back at it

My mother-in-law bought the girls cute matching halloween outfits and trying to get them to sit together for a shot was like trying to tell a fly to sit still.


Sophie is so dang funny. Currently her favorite words are "no way" and "cookie". She is a little cookie monster. About every five minutes she is tugging on my hand and saying cookie. My mom taught her how to say delicious and I get a kick out of it everytime she says it. Peese (please) is another word she is learning pretty well. If she starts screaming for no good reason and I tell her to stop, she automatically says peese, in a soft voice. She loves to sing and dance and when she tilts her head to the side, hand outstretched, and asks for cookie dough "peese" at 10:30 pm, there is no way I can say no.

Regan is my little helper. If there is a dirty diaper in any garbage besides the kitchen garbage, you can count on her to get it to the kitchen. She loves to help change Sophie's diapers and she really takes after her dad in that regard....i.e. wiping with a wet wipe once and then getting another wet wipe. If I'm cooking she wants to be right there to help.
She is pretty tender hearted. Sometimes when she's crying for no apparent reason I start my fake cry to go along with her. She looks at me and says, "Don't be sad mama. Why you sad? I want you to be happy." Little tears start welling up in her eyes and she starts crying because I'm (fake) crying. Pretty cute. I sometimes fake cry just to see her little bottom lip pucker out and have her rub my cheek softly.

One thing I really don't love is having the girls help me cook, but the mess is forgotten when I see this cute little face.

Now this is some serious brownie eating time.

Sophie thinks Regan is pretty funny. All that brownie mix tuckered her right out.

Is that a 5 o'clock shadow?
Nope...just lipstick.

What is the fascination with make-up?!?!?

Picture mania

So my break in AZ was just what I needed to refill my patience tanks. They were running on empty. I made some little aprons for the girls. I think they turned out pretty cute. The girls wouldn't take them off.
I had a camera with me so I guess people thought that I knew how to take pictures so I ended up doing 4 photo shoots while I was there. I really don't know what I'm doing, I just have good subjects to work with. Here are some of my favorites
These pictures of Gavin turned out so cute. He's a little Yankee Doodle Boy...

Then I just got some random shots.

Like Mother Like Daughter

Sophie is a funny girl. She has started a tradition that I started years ago....sticking things up the nose. When I was little I loved to stick things up my nose. One day I stuck a bean up there and we never got it out, even with a trip to the doctor. Maybe that's why I'm a little funny in the head...it must have sprouted.

So anyway, after a lunch of macaroni and cheese I noticed 2 hollow noodles sticking out of Sophie's nostrils and she was posed to stick another up there. Then a few days ago we were eating chicken noodle soup and I see noodles coming out of her nose. I think she was trying to dig them out because a while later she got a bloody nose. One morning she sneezed and out came a big, green, crayon wrapper and we had colored the day before!! Now she has added shoe laces and raisins to the list. What am I to do with that girl?!?!?

We are in AZ visiting my family because Kandra is blessing her baby. He is a cutie. Regan has really gotten into babies (real ones, not dolls). She loves to touch and kiss them and it is so sweet to watch her. She wrinkles up her little nose and says in a high squeaky voice, "Look at the little baby. He's so cute with his tiny little toes."

Regan is my little nature girl. She loves to be outside and explore nature and find animals. (Sophie just loves to be outside because I think she is kind of a tom boy.) So Regan kind of has a thing for rocks and my mom has a small bowel full of beautiful rocks. This morning she reached up to them on the shelf and said, "I want to hold those with my two little hands mama." She cracks me up sometimes. It's these funny little things that help to keep me going.

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Birthday Boy and My new baby

So Jason turned the big 30 a couple of days ago. What the heck happened to the time?!? How the heck can I be married to a 30 year old?!?....'cause that means I'm not too far behind! In high school I thought people my age now were pretty old but I really don't feel that old. I hope I am still saying that when I'm 40. Anyway, that was a tangent. Jason was "lucky" enough to go camping on the salt flats with his architecture class for his birthday. A required, artsy-fartsy adventure that entailed miles of silent walking and meditation to a 6am roll call to watch the sunrise for inspiration. Boy did he have fun. Did I ever mention that I'm glad I'm a science major? Well, we celebrated at home with some girl time watching a movie with popcorn and chocolate milk.

The girls have been sick this week with colds and Sophie has croup and is teething so it has been such a fun week for me listening to crying for most of that time.(lots of sarcasm intended here)

We did have an addition to the family.......an 80lb, 4ft, digital piano with 88 weighted keys, bench, and foot pedals!! I can't put my feelings into words here but sufice it to say that I am TOTALLY STOKED!!!!!!!! All I need now is a piano light and head phones to be able to rock out while the girls are asleep. I miss playing and this will be a great outlet for me. I am also going to start giving piano lessons. I have 2 students already and hopefully a few more to come.

I took the girls to the Utah State Fair with our Aussie friends. We had a good time. I let Regan ride on a pony and she didn't seem overjoyed while on it but afterward she wanted to do it again. The pony she rode on was actually named Kristal (or crystal, christel, christle, krystal, take your pick).

Sophie didn't totally get the shaft. We went on the carousel. Mmmm....yogurt.

I am still waiting for my camera. Jason has been using it alot for school. My friend Terina was good enough to take some pictures at the fair of the girls and give them to me. Until next time.....cheerio!!

SLC and other tid bits

So I guess it's time to update. Truth is I haven't really felt like blogging, so anyways.....we are here in the land of Zion (or so they say). All in all moving pretty much sucks. However, we have mostly settled in and Jason is well into his academic career....actually it's kicking his butt. He doesn't get to bed before 2 everynight, and that's if he's lucky. I feel so bad for him. The first week was a wake up call for him I think, but he has seemed to get more determined and is taking it more in stride (and possibly learning to live without sleep?). I don't have any pictures of us here because Jason has had to use the camera for school. Maybe later.

I am keeping things on the home front in order and I must say that I am doing better than I thought I would. The girls definately keep me busy but when things get a little crazy inside I take them outside to the playground right in front of our place.........heaven!!! We have been able to go on walks and play outside which was hard to do in St. George because of the heat. The weather here has been so great and I hate to think what will happen when it starts to snow.

We have become good mates with a couple that moved here from Australia. They are great! She is actually from New Zealand and he is an Aussie. I spend alot of time with them and then when I'm home I find myself thinking in an Aussie accent. I'll probably start talking like them too.

I was able to fly down to Phoenix to attend my best friends wedding. Kim is like a sister to me and we were very close in high school. Funny thing is she married a guy that was mission companions with Jason in Chile. How freaky is that?

Anyway, we did get to take the girls to the zoo. They had a great time and Regan wants to go back everyday. Luckily we live very close and so we bought a pass and will be able to take them alot.

At the entrance.

I kept making Regan turn to look at me so I could take her picture.

You can't see it, but there is a rhinocerous right by the window.

As many of you know, my sister had her baby a week ago on September 4th. He is so stinkin' cute and we are so excited for them!! They will make great parents.

Gavin Reid Owens

Anderson Family Reunion

The week before we moved we went to the Anderson Family reunion on Beaver mountain. It was so beautiful up there! I got some great pictures, mostly of Sophie though.

Sweet little face, even if it is muddy.

If there was water, you could count on Sophie to find it and get in it.

There is a little lake there with canoes so Jason took Regan for a ride.

Is that the face of excitment or what?

Sophie wanted to wear one just like her big sister.

Water, yet again. She just took off straight into the lake! And Regan followed this time.

But she didn't get as far as Sophie. Good grief!!

Winds of Change

We are in the process of moving this week so I'll not be around for a week or so. Take care everybody!

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