Black Friday

The last time I shopped on Black Friday was 4 years ago I think. We forced my sister to go with us (she stayed with us over Thanksgiving) and we went out and bought a TV. Yes, we were big spenders. The TV was like 300 bucks, and out little 19 incher just wasn't cutting it anymore. We found ONE left and we stood in front of it, with our arms around it until we could get someone to get a cart for us. We bought it and then had a hard time fitting it in our car!! It was funny, and fun. We actually had to take it OUT of the box to fit it in our car, and Tanielle had to squish into the back seat with it. Funny to picture...not so funny for her to be a part of. Haha.

Well...that TV now a days would sell for probably 50 bucks. Even though it is still a NICE TV! And there were a few things I was tempted to go out and buy! I really wanted the 69$ IPOD Nano that they were selling at RCWilley, and yesterday we were debating about going and standing in line to do it...We would have to get in line EARLY, because they only had 45 per store, and at that price, they were going to go FAST! So up until 10 o'clock last night I was debating about joining Mell in Orem to wait outside the store. Be amid the crowd, the excitment, the adrenaline, EVERYTHING. Course, I had no money to spend, it would just be exciting!

Yeah...didn't happen. I went to sleep, had a rough night, and just said forget about it! Alas, Mell must have thought the same thing, because she didn't go either. And after hearing what happened to my Sister in law...I am kind of GLAD!

Alas...Black Friday is over. I will wait for it to come next year, and hopefully I will be better prepared for it. But in the meantime...bring on CYBER MONDAY! :-)

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg!!!

Well, I will not have internet tomorrow, so I thought that I would take Michelle's approach and tell everyone out there Happy Thanksgiving! It is a WONDERFUL time of year, and it so so fun to spend it with family and friends!

This year we are heading up to Sam's parent's house for Thanksgiving. My family is also going up to spend it with my grandparents, so I will most likely spend part of the day with them. I always LOVE Thanksgiving meal, and I am excited for it! Yay!

We have a lot to be thankful for this year! Here are a few of the things I am thankful for:

• I am thankful for Crystal and the wonderful gift she gave to us.
• I am thankful for Bubba and perfect gift he is.
• Sam, I am grateful for him and his support and love
• I am thankful for Aaron and Mell for letting us live with them!
• I am thankful for my parents, and the sacrifices that they make to make sure we all turn out ok.
• I am grateful for Sam's parents for raising my hubby.
• I am thankful for doctors and medical advances.
• I am grateful for a full nights sleep
• I am thankful for The Gospel and what it is in my life.
• I am grateful for friends who are always there to talk to.
• I am thankful for the wonderful gift of adoption, and the miracle that it is.

Those are just a few. My heart is SO full of things to be thankful for this year. So Thank You to everyone out there.

Poster..

So I made this poster out of some of the images that were taken. I really like it! It prints out as an 8x12..so I will have to find one that prints out differently. But I really like it and thought that I would share! I am trying to find more things that I can offer to my photography clients. We will have to see how it goes!

8 Months

Bubba turned 8 months old today! I can't believe he is already 8 months old! Time sure flies. (Can I mention that enough in these posts?!) Here are a few of Bubba's favorite things...

• He LOVES his blanket still, every time I pull it out, he just grabs a hold of it and smiles



• He enjoys rice cereal, oatmeal, pears are his favorite fruit, and he loves green beans still. We are still progressing with foods, and he is doing a LOT better with swallowing and trying to chew. SO he has little puffs like cherios that he likes.



• He still takes 2 naps a day, and usually wakes up once at night.



• He crawls up stairs, and they are the FIRST place he will go to! He loves to explore.



• He is learning how to wave Buh bye. It is SO cute! He uses his whole arm pretty much, and he especially loves to wave to grandpa.



• He is starting to realize when people leave the room and will cry if Sam or I leave.



• He enjoys playing with his cousins! He is getting to know DK more and they have fun playing together
  

• He loves to stand, and he walks along furniture, and even tries to climb up onto couches.



• He enjoys apple juice, and he is getting used to a sippy cup! At least he knows how it is SUPPOSED to work.



• He LOVES to MOVE! Whenever he is awake, he is constantly moving! It is getting hard for me to keep up with him! Man, once he starts walking, I am in TROUBLE!



• He doesn't really like his pacifier, he usually just bites it and plays with it.



• He is starting to show the signs of being mobile. He falls after trying to stand on his own, and usually ends up with a bump or bruise somewhere! This breaks my heart! But there isn't much I can do about it!!
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Those are some of the things that Bubba is up to lately. We weighed him the other day, and he weighed in at 25.5 pounds. Big boy! We will be going in for his 9 month appointment next month! Can't wait to see how much he has grown! Anyway, so Happy 8 month birthday to Bubba!

Growing Up and Twilight...

As much as I hate to admit it, Bubba is growing up. I wish I could freeze time and keep him little, but at the same time, it is SO exciting to see each milestone he comes across! He is of course always adorable. He is kind of sick right now, so we are working through some long days and nights, but he will get better soon! So yay!!

So we came down this weekend to Santaquin, and can I tell you how much I MISS it?! I absolutely love it down here. Although have come to the conclusion that we NEED our own place! It is not just a WANT anymore...it is a definite NEED. We need to find each other, and ourselves again if we want to make it through eternity. But anyway, we came down and last night I went on a girls night out to see TWILIGHT. I LOVED it!! There were some definite parts that needed work, but I loved the show anyway. So much in fact that we went again today to see it! (I made Sam come along, and lo and behold, he liked it too!) So we went to dinner at Olive Garden afterwards. Mmm..I LOVE their food! And it was just SO fun!! I seriously felt SO giddy and happy afterwards! It reminded me of being a teenager (just the excitement, and hanging out with a large group of women; there were 13 of us for the movie!) Here is a picture of a bunch of us at dinner! Sorry, it was taken with a cell phone camera...so not the best! But seriously, thank you Mell for getting the tickets, and planning and waiting for this night for me for MONTHS!

And before we went to Twilight, we had some more family pictures taken! YAY!! So here is a preview of those! They were taken by Melanie!! So GOOD JOB!

"Hey...what are you two doing up there?"

Look at me! I am trying to climb this tree....

So there you have it! Yay for updating my blog!

Silly Boy

I can not get over how silly bubba can be! He really is a ham, and loves to laugh, and do things to make people laugh! So He was eating his bottle this evening, and I was tickling his feet and his leg and he was laughing so hard he could hardly eat! So I thought "I should video this" and I pull out the camera. And he stops! He wouldn't really do it anymore. So we took him back to get his pajamas on and change his diaper, and he starts it again. SO I tried to catch him again. I can say that I caught a little, but then he would stop! He also makes random noises, and is figuring out his voice a little more, which I LOVE. I tried to get him to say "mamamama" on camera, but he wouldn't...so I get his other funny noises. So here they are, enjoy!

Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!

I thought this looked cool! So I thought I would post the link..here ya go!

Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!