HAPPENINGS

Since all the leaves are changing, we have been on a few drives lately and also have just been taking random pics oh Chloe. The pictures will be scattered around, so SORRY! But you'll get the idea!!

Mamas with their babies...

Up Close and Personal

Salmon Spawning!!!
Strawberry Reservoir area

Squaw Peak

The view was awesome...

You can't go up there w/out a little kissin!

Big Girl!

Chloe is finally getting to the point where she can pretty much sit on her own! Such a big girl :)

I am... sick to death of working
I'd like to think...that there is an end in sight for working in this prison.
I've become...a meaner person since I have worked at my job. I have less patience for stupid/rude people.
I think...I need to lose at least 20 pounds to feel good about myself.
I know...that my husband loves me
I want... to sell my house and get out of Utah Valley!!
I have...the most beautiful baby that ever was or will be
I wish...that we had money - any money at all....
I hate... my job.
I miss...the carefree feeling of childhood (no bills, jobs, etc)
I fear...the death of a loved one. I have NEVER experienced that in my adult life and I know that I could not handle it.
I hear...everything - I have ears like a wolf so watch out!
I smell...Chloe. Every once in a while, I catch a whiff of her while I'm at work and it breaks my heart.
I wonder...why people are so cynical (including myself) and why liberals are the way they are. I can't stand either
I regret...too much.
I love...my baby and husband, and my family. Even though I sometimes feel a little left out, I know that I am the center of everyone's thoughts :) (just kidding)
I always...think about Chloe
I am not...perfect. In fact, I am so far from it, it brings me to tears.
I believe...that things will work out eventually
I win...nothing - I sometimes get lucky at drawings, but I am not a "winner"
I lose... shoes and rings. Shane has had to bring my ring to me more than once...
I never...thought I would let myself gain so much weight : (
I listen... to classical music often
I read...not nearly enough. I have time - I just don't manage that time well.
I...cannot wait for the day when Shane finds a job that he loves and I am able to stay at home and raise my baby. I don't want her confused about who her parents are and why mommy is gone all day. I cannot wait for the day when I have the guts to stand up for myself.
I... hate my job with every fiber of my being. This is NOT what I was meant to do. I feel like the worst person in the world because I am not at home with my baby.
I... get so irritated with people who say that they don't want to be stay at home mom's, but CAN. I would give anything to stay at home, but at this point it is out of the question.
I... am sorry that you read this and now think of me as an ungrateful witch.... I just have my opinions and am not afraid to express them (via typing....)

So we just hung out today and I took some pictures of Chloe. She is 6 months old now!! I can't believe it - she's just getting so big :)

I've been trying to keep her on her tummy so her arms and legs will get stronger for crawling. After about a 10 minute battle of her just rolling over, I finally got the Boppy and laid her chest over it. Soon enough she realized that she was stuck and so she struggled for about 5 minutes and finally pushed herself forward and..... rolled over. At least she tries until she gets what she wants!!! (This is how she ended up)

Well.... Shane rolled his ankle, AGAIN. I swear - if that boy plays basketball one more time!!! He hurt it Tuesday night and neither of us got much sleep so I took the next day off and we went to Urgent Care, just to make sure he didn't break anything. Nope, just a bad sprain. It started to bruise on Thursday and the swelling has gone down quite a bit. But, as always, he started walking on it way too soon so it will probably take longer to heal than it would have otherwise.

These pictures are a little icky, so if you don't like looking and feet and/or bruises - look away!

THE FIVE

The 5THE FIVE

10 years ago I:
1. I was 12
2. I lived in Louisiana
3. I was in 7th grade
4. I had no sense of style
5. I needed braces

5 things on today's "to do" list:
1. Play with my baby
2. Dishes
3. LAUNDRY
4. Nap
5. Get through work without pulling my hair out

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Little Caesar's breadsticks
2. Popcorn
3. Mike & Ike's
4. Grasshoppers (mint cookies)
5. Sobe - Nirvana

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Quit my job
2. Buy a house, in cash
3.Pay off all debt
4. Buy practical vehichles, in cash
5. Savings!!!


5 places I have lived:
1. Denham Springs, LA
2. Logandale, NV
3. Provo, UT
4. Orem, UT
5. Springville, UT

Five jobs I have had:
1. Training Table
2. Office Max
3. Tiffany's
4. LexisNexis
5. Most importantly, wife and mommy

Before's and After's

I was just looking through some pictures and noticing how much Chloe has grown! And in just 5 1/2 months! The pics don't really match up, but you can figure out which ones go together!

September So Far...

We made a last minute trip to St George for Labor Day. It was very nice and just reminded us how much we really want to move there. Chloe met my mom's parents when we stopped by their condo on Sunday evening.



We had a King-size bed in our hotel room and she looked SO tiny when she was laying on it.
Chloe was very grumpy on Monday morning, so finally Shane just sat down and watched TV with her and she crashed...


This weekend took us to Idaho Falls for my niece, Natalie's baptism.
Shane and Chloe cuddled - in a Tinkerbell bed - while I got ready
My niece, Kylee thinks she "taught" Chloe how to sit up. But this was the first time she pretty much did it by herself!
On our way back, we stopped and saw the falls. I had never seen them up close so I was excited.
I don't really have many pics of Chloe and me so I took one!Chloe loves to grab her toes and hold on. She starts sucking on her bottom lip and bruises it - a weekly occurrence.

We went camping (again...) last weekend. It was just the 3 of us (plus our dogs) and we had fun! However, on the first night, Shane wanted to go check out the nearby lake so we drove down. He backed up the truck so we could sit on the tailgate while he fished. I warned him, but..... Well I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Shane used his hammer as our shovel...


ANYWAY - after about an hour of us trying on our own, Shane ran back up to our campsite to get his 4-wheeler, because maybe that can pull us out (HA! **eye roll**) Shane quickly realized that nothing was working and the only people driving by had trailers hooked up so they obviously couldn't help us. He sped off to find some help. Not 2 minutes later, a white truck slowed and came down the hill to help. Out jumped 2 local "hicks". **I use that term endearingly because they so reminded me of the farm-boys in Logandale. I had to keep reminding myself that I was in Utah. So, EVENTUALLY we were able to jack the truck up high enough to dump some rocks under the tires. That gave enough traction that I was able to floor it out of there!! Yes, I was the one behind the wheel this whole time. :)

Now for the fun stuff! The next day, our dogs were running around, playing in the water. I discovered that we have a little "Baywatch Dog". Shelby would run along the beach, but in the water just enough to splash around - our very own Pamela Anderson.

Shelby and Daisy were having so much fun and being really well-behaved! And Chloe just sat in her stroller the whole time. She kept kicking her feet out from the blanket I covered her with and I snuck a video through the little window at the top of the stroller. She makes the funniest noises when she thinks no one is watching. When we are watching, she just does it for attention - and it totally works.

Here are some pics from our recent camping trip to Soapstone (Uintas). It was very pretty, but VERY fly-ridden. That drove me nuts!! Thank goodness I had the trailer to keep me safe :) The trip was fun though. It wasn't the same as our annual trip to Wyoming, but still fun.

Chloe was an angel. She slept through the night and was just happy the whole time, except when she was hungry. Oh she is so like her Mommy!! I'm too tired to make this layout look pretty, so you'll just have to bear with it - I'm so behind....

7/28 - 8/2/2008

Shane doesn't get to spend much time with the doggies anymore, so this was nice.
Chloe LOVES to grab cheeks and give big, wet kisses now!!!
Their eyes look strange (light...) but they just sat like that for about 10 minutes - never happens
She was holding her bottle all by her little self :)

We went fishing at Mirror Lake. I fell asleep....Shelby LOVES to give kisses, even to Chloe. And Chloe likes it too!!

I couldn't decide which of these 2 I liked better; so guess what!! You get BOTH!

We went 4 wheeling one night and got really dirty.... It took a while to wash that off...



Shane went 4 wheeling and made the dogs chase after him - Shelby was BEAT!

A butterfly landed on Shane and so we played with it. We finally got it to fly away after about 10 minutes!