2012

So you know that whole thing about the Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world in Dec 2012? Well, my little brother Mike is down in Paraguay serving a LDS mission and he ran into a true-blue Mayan last week. They asked about the whole Mayan calendar and end of times thing and you know what that Mayan told him? That the people died who were making the calendar and no one else knew how to make any more so they just stopped. hahaha I want to email the discovery channel and tell them the gig is up. and next time they should check with the Mayans. too funny.

merry christmas to gray

and a preview of a new business adventure for next year...

Happy Thanksgiving

I'm pretty stoked for tomorrow! Got the pies made (a last minute decision. I will now make pumpkin cheesecake next week so as to not feel obligated to eat the whole thing with the hubs. because the parents will be here. and they like cheesecake too.)

and the picture is sorta dark but whatever. didn't have much light left.  pecan and sweet potato pie. I've been on a southern kick lately. I do declare.

Also made the cranberry sauce. Destry actually climbed up on the counter (with his bare bottom, no less--visual anyone?) to help himself to more tastes with his spoon. Sometimes this kid rocks my world. today was that day as I watched him shove spoonfuls of cranberry sauce in his fat little mouth. Makes momma proud.  :D

One last thing, if you know me on facebook you'll be happy to hear Des and I are on better terms even before he loved my cranberry sauce. I put all the movies away and he's played outside for two days straight. magical. I haven't had to threaten his life in at least 48 hours. I call that success.

yeah yeah

i've been slacking. well, with this blog anyway. but i've been busy working on christmas gifts and a possible new business venture (think babywindsor plus more!) so my free time is pretty much booked solid for the next 14 years or so. just kidding. but it has made blogging kinda less important *gasp!*

I've really wanted to start painting again too. which is pretty much the icing on the "i barely have time to shower somedays but instead i try to do 100 other things" dilemma. But i've been watching our skies for inspiration and they've been pretty good to me. So someday I might produce something fantastic...

photo by me

today

Today I'm grateful for my family. for my sweet boys. for my awesome husband. we had such a nice day, full of family and fun. we even managed to read a few books to Des with his full attention, then finished the night with a rousing game of "dr". Kolt was the patient. he received many shots and kisses to bring him back to life.

Gray did great during the blessing (we were all afraid he would squiggle too much) but he was pretty chill. And Des managed to go potty "all by himself" as he reported walking back into the chapel without his pants or undies on. Luckily, that was before church started--when the hustle and bustle was in full effect and he managed to slip away for five minutes before i realized he was gone. he was a pretty hilarious door greeter that way. many people in the ward had a good laugh on the way in. But we were all pretty dang impressed that he made it all the way to the men's room without an accident (yes he used the men's room.) and that he found a short potty to climb up on. and that he brought all his clothing back with him. good times. 

we even managed a few pictures. only barely though...we were pretty pooped by the time we remembered we needed to.

Thank you Rachel for snapping a few for us. and for getting des to smile because he's pretty stinking cute when he turns it on.

Thanks to all the family that were able to come. Its always nice to be surrounded by loved ones. Makes me look forward to Thanksgiving (wherever it may be.) because this year I'm trying to ponder on things I'm grateful for and its pretty overwhelming with all the blessings I have. and numero-uno is my family.

tub time

we *heart* tub time

our halloween

le babe was a "nemo fish" as des put it. His costume was pretty easy to make

so naturally Des was Bruce the Shark, from Nemo, a bit harder to make

the night started out with tears and refusing to wear his costume, but ended up like this

happy halloween!