We Are The Greaves

2011-01-15T01:32:00.000-08:00

After a lovely Christmas with our little family here in England, we take down the tree.

Jude gently taking a bauble off.

Polly watching us work.

James, Jude, and Polly removing the tinsel.

Megan taking off the lovely plastic star. :)

My monster

2011-01-14T06:05:00.000-08:00

Jude as a monster at his friends birthday party!

Quotes this week:

Mom: jude, what are you?

Jude: I'm a Muffin Child

Mom: What is Daddy?

Jude : Big and Strong

Mom: What is Mommy?

Jude: A Princess

Mom: What is Polly?

Jude: She's a Pocket (polly pocket)

At the end of reading a book Jude says, "It's amen'd mommy".

Polly is 1!

2011-01-14T00:21:00.000-08:00

It was Polly's Birthday on December 24th. She is officially one. She can say mama, dada, all done, and Jude. She LOVES attention and people. She does wear quite a bit of pink. She enjoys mobile phones, Playstation controllers, tv remotes, cars, and books. She is her Father's daughter. :)

We enjoyed monkey faces for lunch

Polly dancing to music with her birthday wings and wand.

Oh that is her little pretend cell phone she got as well. (from the pound store)

Polly Fairy looking for Jude

Jude and Polly investigating a shape shorter

(Jude wears an eyepatch for a few hours a day to exercise his lazy eye)

Jude and Polly enjoy playing in the loo. I don't know why!?

BACK IN THE UK

2010-09-05T15:42:00.000-07:00

I had a lovely trip to the USA recently and now I am back amongst my fellow British Subjects. I had a great time seeing my family, going to Education Week, a family reunion in Hawaii, etc. I have decided to set a goal to actually update my blog once a week, each Sunday. Hopefully this lasts longer than a week. we'll see.

We decided to take a lovely stroll on Saturday to reunite the family and just enjoy the "general splendor" that is England. Oh and I did get my hair cut. :) Will upload photos later as they aren't working at the mo.

Jude Swimming

2010-07-23T19:26:00.000-07:00

After one week of swimming lessons, Jude is ready for Hawaii!! Hooray. See you in two weeks all tanned and smiling.

James is 30 today!!!

2010-06-17T01:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday my love! I hope your next ten years are as good as the last!

Doing a bit of service

2010-03-28T11:10:00.000-07:00

Our friends needed a wall knocked down and a bit of gardening.

Jude and James picking at the rubble

James wielding the whellbarrow while Jude offers emotional support.

Jude's got a hammer!!! Watch your toes. (He is wearing his Wellies)

(That's british for rain boots)

Polly in a Bumbo on the oven.

(Where else would you put a baby in a bumbo?)

Photo Shoot

2010-03-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

SHe looks like such a cheeky little chunker!!!

Jude is learning to smile on demand :)

He thinks this is smiling. I think he looks like he is about to attack...

She loves her tummy time.

Deep in the land of Nod

I love my darling kids. These are just some shots we took while hanging out inside during the rainy days of winter. Which are quite common here in the good ol' UK.

Sooooo Hillarious

2010-02-26T11:07:00.001-08:00

I love these commercials. They are so funny. They are for a british candy co. that makes gummy bear like candy but from real fruit juice. You have to watch this. Some of you may know people like this. :)

Click Here

My crazy kids

2010-02-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

Jude loves to "play" with Polly. He is always in her face, roaring like a dinosaur, kissing her, hugging her, and calling her by name in very high pitched tones!

Jude in the foam pit at our local gymnastics center. We go each Wednesday to the open session where he can just run around and use everything! He loves it.

Sweet Polly all ready for church at 4 weeks old! I love this dress, so girly, yet not pink. :)

Jude, on the other hand, loves pink. jk He does love pushing around the baby strollers at play groups though. This is at the gymnastics center. They put out toys for the kids.

GLASSES AT 2!!!

2010-01-26T10:37:00.000-08:00

So cute! My little Jude has glasses now! He is far-sighted and works so hard to see that he only uses one of his eyes. These are meant to help correct that.

2 pairs of glasses

Wearing them for 5 days now

Broken both pairs twice already

They know us by first names at SpecSavers

He's had loads of bribery chocolate to wear them

NOW he has the hang of them and wears them with no problem. He even asks for them when he wakes up! Horray!!!!

Did I mention they are "Mr. Bump" glasses?

What a cutie!

His Eyes are Huge! Like that chap from A CHRISTMAS STORY.

"You'll shoot your eye out" You know what I mean?

Pollys Baby Blessing

2010-01-26T01:45:00.001-08:00

We had Polly's Baby Blessing at the Maidstone Ward in Kent, England. It was a beautiful day and the blessing was incredible.

This is James family and grandparents, My mom was visiting us at the time as well.

James' sister, Clare, made these sweaters for the boys. Jude is on the left and her 2 sons are on the right.

Baby Polly all ready for the blessing. She is wearing the same dress I wore when I was blessed.

I am such a photo pro! I love the lighting. Grandma Lynda, James' Mom, knit the white blanket. We used it at Jude's blessing and Polly's.

Let's make her American!!!

2010-01-24T08:24:00.000-08:00

My mom has been here in England with us for about a month to help with little Polly. Thank you so much mom. Since Polly was born in the UK we had get her American Citizenship and such at the Embassy in London. When she was 3 weeks old, we took our trip to the Embassy and here are some pics of our day!

Jude loves the trains! Here we are at our local station waiting to catch the train to London. I am trying to keep him behind the yellow line.

I got this Maclaren double stroller at a boot fair for £10!!! I couldn't believe it. Jude and Polly taking a nap, he hasn't slept in a stroller in sooooooo long

Jude loves the Pigeons in London

Mind the Gap

Grandma Dorothy and Jude having a ride on the Underground. ( some call it the tube, americans call it the subway or Metro)

Jude still on the wrong side of the yellow line at the train station

Here is a video of Jude chasing the birds and then calling out to Polly. There was this sassy old lady, with a dog and dog purse, feeding the birds.

Baby Polly has Finally arrived!!!!

2010-01-03T04:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Christmas Eve! Polly was born at 4:05 am. She was 7 pounds 9 oz.'s. A very healthy baby girl with an Apgar score of 10! Hip Hip Hooray. Here Jude is getting cozy with me and his new baby sis.

James made our Christmas meal! It was delicious. I came home Christmas morning at 10 am with Polly. James made this lovely late lunch. It had loads of vegies, roasted potatoes, meatballs, sausages, rolled bacon, roast chicken, and yorkshire puddings. We drank schleur and toasted to our new arrival. I love you James, you are the best husband ever. :)

Baby Polly arrived under the tree in a Christmas Stocking. (This is the stocking that the hospital gave us when Jude was born, since he was born in December as well)

On Christmas morning at the hospital I woke up to a stocking in Polly's bed!! Santa knew we were at the hospital and didn't forget us! (The nurses were so lovely and this stocking was so thoughtful, it made my Christmas morning in a hospital bearable)

Aww so sweet. My little men and baby Girl all together.

Beautiful Pre-baby stroll

2010-01-03T04:51:00.000-08:00

It snowed here in England and the Canal froze over! It was so cold. THe path through the water was just made by a boat.

My sweet family. I AM STILL PREGNANT. I am 4 days late in this shot, but I feel like I am a month late.

We took this walk to help get Polly to want to come. I was so impatient. |It was worth it as she did come two days later. Oh the young man in the picture with Jude and I is Josh Greaves, James youngest brother.

Jude and I ready for a stroll. Jude loves his WELLY'S. Those are his blue boots. He is allowed to jump in all kinds of puddles when he wears them on walks.

Midstone Baby Shower

2010-01-03T04:39:00.000-08:00

The Maidstone Girls

The lovely ladies and their well earned awards from winning games and such.

My darling sisters in law and friends, mainly Clare, put together a baby shower for me when I visited Maidstone. This was the same day as the car breaking down fiasco! Thank you so much for the shower. It was lovely to see the girls and have a great night out. Love you all.

Car broke down

2010-01-03T04:30:00.000-08:00

This is what it looked like outside when we finally got to Grandma Lynda's house!

This is the porta-cabin we waited in for three hours!! They told us it would be 45 minutes.

This is the FIRST recovery tow truck we were loaded into to get to the porta-cabin.

Here's our poor car.

On our way down to Kent, a 2 hour drive from where we live, Our gear box stopped working and our car broke down. These shots document our fun adventure. We broke down at 2pm and finally got to a garage at 8pm. Just so you know the garage was 30 minutes away!!!! We waited and waited for our tow men. Jude was a good sport. the car was under warranty luckily so we didn't have to pay a thing.

Halloween

2009-11-18T10:32:00.000-08:00

James "wrapped" up for the mummy game.

Makeshift cotumes

Save us from the evil dragon!!

Quick he's getting away!

For halloween, we decided to be a medieval family. James was a dragon slayer, I was a maiden, and Jude was a Dragon. It kind of worked. Jude was so cute in his costume, but it really was a dinosaur costume. I was a maiden, yet a pregnant one, so I couldn't really be called a maiden. :) James and I threw our costumes together an hour before our ward party. Can you tell? I actually have on two skirts! :) We had a great time together.

My Car

2009-09-26T06:01:00.000-07:00

SO, I used to really like the Aston Martin Vanquish. But I have recently found my new car. James was watching the english popular car show called TOP GEAR, when I saw my future car! I want it in white. I like the sleek look of the body, and engine is not too bad either. An Aston Martin may have been a possibility if James made a lot of money in the future, BUT, now my new favorite car will most likely never ever be parked in my garage. James wishes I had never seen my Bugati Veyron, since it generally costs $2,000,000! I like this car because it is sleek, fast, designed by VW, who I like, and just really snazzy.

What did I do for my Birthday? Go to Costco, of course!

2009-09-20T06:00:00.001-07:00

Jude and I eating Costco "Birthday" Pizza for lunch. Jude is not impressed with the pizza in his mouth, nor his father taking pictures of us eating at Costco. If he were older, he might even have been embarrassed by his strange parents who take pics at Costco. :)

Well, yesterday was my birthday and there were two things that I really wanted to do. Well actually more. I wanted to go to Costco (with a happy, not disgruntled and grumpy husband for once, b/c he hates Costco), have a fancy tea at a restaurant with English cakes, triangle sandwiches, scones, and crumpets (very English, haven't done it yet) and then go for a walk around the lovely lake near our home. Well, I got to sleep in, soooooooo nice, ate pancakes, then had a nap at lunch during Jude's nap. (that was the morning gone) Then, when Jude got up, we went to Costco, spent 2 1/2 hours there (it was busy) and then had to come home for dinner and bedtime. So no fancy tea or walks around the lake. The day went by way too fast, but it was still a lovely one. I hope to go to an English tea soon. I have always wanted to. It "only" costs 100 pounds per person to go to tea at the Ritz in London! I would love to go there, it is soooooo fancy, but I need that money for other things.

Oh yeah, I got my hair cut on Wednesday last week. I actually got it cut to my collar bone on Friday, a week ago, but didn't like it. So I went somewhere else and had it cut shorter a few days later. I really like it, since I only wore it in a ponytail when it was long. Now it looks like I might actually do something with it.

Happy Birthday Megan!!

2009-09-19T02:17:00.000-07:00

Good day to you all! Today is my 27th birthday! What a bizarre age! I will let you all know what we do and give you an update on what it feels like to realize you are old. Love you.

I passed!!!!

2009-09-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

Exactly 11 years ago this Saturday, September 19th, I passed my first driving test in America, when I turned 16. Today, 5 days before my 27th birthday I passed the English driving test!!!! I can now legally drive in the UK! Hip Hip Hooray! It is so nice to have that over and done with. To celebrate I made yummy banana bread, ate mashed potatoes and gravy, and went for a victory drive in the car all "legally" and alone for the first time! YES! Life is good. (I even took a nap today while Jude did. I tried to stay awake, but failed)

This is a picture of the "L" plate from my car being ripped in half because I no longer have to put it on the car every time I drive to let people know that I am a learner! (Even though I have been driving for 11 years of my life) My "L" Plates were magnetic and I had to attach one to the front bumper and one to the rear bumper every time I drove. "L" stands for LEARNER. I was a "learner" driver for a few months. Now I am not!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

It's Vera!!!!

2009-09-14T11:37:00.000-07:00

A few Sundays ago we had Vera over for a traditional Sunday Roast Dinner. (Well, seeing as I am not English, I did struggle a bit with the "traditional"-ness of it. For example we did not have Yorkshire Puddings, which are very traditional) So we drove Vera to church since she only lives a villages away from us, then we had her over afterwards. As you can see from the photos she is lovely!!!!!! I can't believe she got on the floor and drove cars with Jude! Jude loves her to bits. Each Sunday, Vera sits next to us at church and lets Jude drive cars on her legs. She also never forgets to bring him a kidsize Milky Way each week! She is so sweet. :) We love Vera and are so lucky to have her as a dear friend.

These are the fresh plums Vera gave us to make a fresh Fruit Crumble (like a cobbler)

Here are Vera and Jude driving cars.

Jude is handing her a bus. A little boy from our Ward gave Jude this car mat! Wasn't that so sweet. Jude loves it. He has me get it out for him EVERYDAY!!!!

Jude has cars in his hands, typical. :) He and Daddy are playing a chasing game, while daddy tries to take a picture at the same time.

James dressed Jude for church. We like it when he wears ties, but he doesn't have his own, so we improvise with daddy's ties. :) Not too bad eh?

SOOOOOOO NASTY!!!!

2009-08-26T01:50:00.000-07:00

This morning, after I changed Jude's nappy (diaper), I went out to our bin (trash can) to throw it out. I was greeted by a disgusting plethora of white maggots all over the lid!!!!! Ewwwwwww, not only were they maggots, but English maggots at that. Trying to get back at me for the whole revolution tea party thing! jk So I did what any totally grossed out, yet patriotic parent would do. I went in the house, looked for my strongest cleaner (which is this case I opted for oven cleaner, and then a bit later some toilet bowl scrub and water to finish it all off) went back outside and sprayed the life out of my rubbish bin lid.

Oh how I hope, hope, hope that worked. Especially since the rubbish man collector only comes every two weeks here. EVERY 2 WEEKS!!!!! I have one whole week to go with a maggot bin. AAaaaaaaaaaaaa

Waddesdon Manor

2009-08-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Jude hanging out in front of a beautiful fountain. Although James was nor Jude were that impressed, I certainly was. It must be an American thing. They seem to have these kinds of things all over England.

The house had its' own aviary. This bush really reminds me of Disneyland!!!! They have things like this all over there. Maybe Disneyland got it's ideas from this Estate home. :)

\Another beautiful Rothschild Mansion built in the late 1800's as a party and art house. Not really even built to live in. Just used as a vacation home! Can you imagine building such a huge place just to use sometimes? Crazy rich people. James and I wonder why rich people don't build these cool palaces so much anymore. It is such a shame. Art and culture just don't seem to be as valued as they once were.
This is the back of the house. Isn't it gorgeous! SO fancy! I can just imagine waking up to hot chocolate on the back patio. Ahhhhh...this is the life. jk

James and Jude took a quick pic for me of them near the entrance to the home. This is where all the maids and such would be waiting for you to drive up in your carriage and welcome you home.

This is from the very front of the property. There are gardens hidden to the left and right of the home. It is a great place for a day out and a picnic with the family. We went inside the huge house, and that was lovely as well. The owner no longer lives here, but he does occasionally use it to entertain and for nice dinners. He had the Queen over in 1995. He even still buys art for it.

Mmmm Pancakes

2009-08-21T13:50:00.001-07:00

I have been feeling so domestic lately. This morning I made yummy pancakes with fresh strawberries for my hunny and sonny. Nothing wrong with a little bit of heaven on a Friday morning. :) Oh and the syrup is Lyle's Golden Syrup Maple flavored. It is delicious. I'm not sure if they have it in the states. I know they have it Canada. (I am half-Canadian by the way. yes it's true my mother was born in Canada)

Ascott House and Gardens

2009-08-21T13:34:00.001-07:00

Is he not so sweet? Oh how I love my British Bloke.

Here are Jude and James in the Venus Garden. There are five seperate gardens on the Estate.

This sculpture was so cool. It is all done in slate stone and it had a plaque that said something about stone being of the earth and thus it is one eternal round and so and so. It was a neat modern art sculpture.

This is a huge sundial made of shrubs. The bushes on the arch outside of the dial actually say something. In 1880, the owner of this house had the gardens created for his wife and love. The bushes are pruned to say, "Light and shade by turn but love always". Oh how romantic the rich british people are. :) That is Jude running to play in the bushes.

Our little family of love walking down a garden path. And yes, we have our Rainbow sandals on. We try to wear them when we can eventhough it rains here everyday!!!

Ascott House and Gardens

2009-08-21T13:21:00.000-07:00

Jude and James on top of a strange knoll in the middle of on of the gardens.

The beautiful and huge Rothschild home at Ascott. They still live here actually and the home in only open a few hours in the afternoon. You can only tour a few rooms on the ground floor.

A picture of us in what may be our future home in England. jk

Jude getting ready to take us out on our excursion. He loves to wear sunglasses and pretend to drive. :)

This is such a beautiful place with romantic gardens spanning 30 acres. It is only 3 minutes drive from our home in England and we had a lovely afternoon out as a family to explore it.

Ice Cream Truck

2009-08-13T00:23:00.000-07:00

We had our first English Ice Cream truck experience. Instead of having wrapped Ice Creams, they actually serve you Ice Cream how you want it and it is called a whippy. The is us in our front yard.

My little drummer boy

2009-08-12T06:04:00.000-07:00

We went over to the Wall's home for dinner. As we were hanging out we heard someone playing the drums in the backroom and assumed it was Peter, the Wall's 8 year old son. After a minute we realized Jude wasn't around but Peter was. Jude had found the drum set and started playing on his own. This video is just the end bit after we "discovered" him.
Later we all played rock band and Jude wanted to play the drums, but Josh already was. SO, Jude went into the backroom again, got the drumsticks and came back to play the fake drums with Josh. It was so funny.

2009-08-12T05:57:00.000-07:00

Resting at the park, unless you are Jude.

Lovely Lynda, my mummy-in-law

Clockwise from top: James, Josh, Grumpy Jude, Lynda, and Bex

James's mom, Lynda, and James' sister, Rebecca, came to visit us on Sunday and to pick up Josh and take him back home to Kent. We had a lovely afternoon together. I made lasagna and salad which we ate outside. Then we took a stroll along the canal to the park to listen to "Summer Music in the Park" but ended up being 2 hours too early, so we decided just to hang out instead.

Uncle Josh Comes to Town

2009-08-12T05:49:00.000-07:00

Josh in a Tree at the Park near our home

James' little brother came to stay with us for a few days and ended up staying for two weeks. We had so mch fun. We went on bike rides, walks along the canal, grocery shopping, etc. Jude loved his Uncle Josh and can't wait to have him over to watch Thomas the Tank Engine again soon.

Just Thought You Should Know

2009-07-30T14:22:00.001-07:00

Our first trip on the Bus

2009-07-30T14:05:00.000-07:00

So Jude and I have to take the bus now, since I have been in England for one year and haven't taken my driving test yet to get a license. My Maerican licnse only works for one year here, and then I have to get an English on e to legally drive. Anyway, I am working on that now. :)
SO we took a bus trip to the Hospital for a Scan to find out what sex the next Greaves baby would be! That's right, I am 5 months pregnant!!!!! You are the first to know if you are reading this now.

Our trip to California last month

2009-07-30T13:41:00.000-07:00

Last month I went home to California to see my family. It was so lovely to see everyone. Jude had an especially great time hanging with his cousins. I hope to see you all again soon.

Jude trying to tickle Eliza (my sister, Mandy's daughter) while Noah runs away. (my sister, Melissa's son) Jude is just 6 months younger than them .

Jude fell asleep on my lap while we waited at the Doctor's office. He was not feeling well at all, poor muffin. He ended up having a virus and an ear infection.

Jude (left) and Noah show their more delicate side at Sammy's (Melissa's daughter) princess birthday party.

Jude in Dad's Motorcycle Gear

2009-07-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

Talk about walking in Dad's footsteps!! Jude is wearing James' Motorcycle gear or "kit" as they call it here in England. It's kind of like a farewell to James wild days since we can't afford another bike for him after his accident. Sorry love, but Jude does look so cute in your clothes. Perhaps a bit cuter than you do. :)

Lemon Stuffed Olives with Ginger and Lemon Grass

2009-05-29T04:48:00.000-07:00

Oh wow!!!! I have recently discovered a passion for the lovely little green things that are stuffed with all sorts of treats. I am talking about stuffed olives. I love them. I love them with garlic cloves, pimiento and much more. I recently bought a small cup full from the grocery store of fresh ones. They are lemon stuffed olives with ginger and lemongrass, and they are fabulous. Even James and Jude love them. I think they may even be better than chocolate. (but not creme brulee)
Go out and try some. You won't be disappointed. They are delish!!!!!

5 year anniversary or catastrophe?!!

2009-05-27T04:21:00.001-07:00

On our 5 year wedding anniversary I sent James on a scavenger on his Motorcycle. It was a beautiful spring day and it seemed like a great idea. He was to follow clues to retrieve gifts and more clues at various destinations. After a while of him being gone I received phone call telling me that James had been in an accident and was getting an ambulance to the hospital!!! Ahhhhh, this was the worst feeling ever. Anyway, he ended being not too bad. He had Crushed his right foot between the bumper and his motorcycle, as you can see in the pictures. Even now, one month later, it is still swollen and sore. He had crutches for two weeks and his foot was nasty.
Anyway, luckily he was healthy, I still have a hubby, I won't send him out on a hunt anytime soon. :) Can you tell which foot is the injured one?

Loads has happened!!!!

2009-05-27T03:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long break, tons has happened. We've moved out of James' Family home and into a place of our own that is just North of London! :) James got into a motorcycle accident on our 5 year anniversary. Jude has learned to walk and do all sorts of sign language. James has become a VEGETARIAN. (If you have any recipes please send them my way. I am struggling for original and tasty meals) I have used a clothes line for the first time in my life, which I actually like using. (we don't have a dryer) I hope to update with some pics later on today.

My little Orator

2009-02-24T03:40:00.000-08:00

Jude is so funny. This is a video of him at 14 months reading before bed.

He is such a little read-a-holic.

Getting ready to go out

2009-02-24T03:33:00.000-08:00

This is Jude getting ready to go out for a stroll, or whatever. He is just so fun, I had to post these pics of him.
He sometimes loves his beanie and other times he tries to get away. He is such a monkey. :)

Snow Day! Yipeeeeee

2009-02-24T02:54:00.000-08:00

It snowed here in Kent, England! Wow, more snow than they've had in the past 18 years. So we of course decided to go for a walk in it, before it all melted. But as you can see in the pics, it was a few days after it actually snowed, so it has mostly melted away. These are pics of my Darling Husband and Darling Son while they are out for a stroll. :)

Hillarious

2009-02-05T13:35:00.000-08:00

I found this picture in a Glamour Magazine and thought the caption was hilarious!!! Read the caption at the bottom of the picture. It is really funny. If you can't read it, it says,"Pinning the football (soccer) scores on her back had been a stroke of genius."

Bring On The Trumpets!!!

2009-02-04T00:40:00.000-08:00

This is one my favorites. It is so cute and hilarious!!! You have got to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXU9Ur9QznE

Karate Kid

2009-01-27T09:13:00.001-08:00

Karate Chop
Hiiiiiiiiyah!!!!

this is the view from the house.

2009-01-27T08:50:00.001-08:00

What a beautiful day! no?

Greaves' Home in England

2009-01-27T08:40:00.000-08:00

These are photos of my in-laws home in England. The house name is "Dickley Court". It is larger than most english homes. James and I live on the top floor.

Words that inspire me

2009-01-27T02:52:00.001-08:00

This is the "wordle" I created to describe me and things that I want to do. Kind of like my goals for my ideal life at the moment. Just a bit of inspiration. Click on the image to be redirected to a proper and readable image.

Prenursery

2009-01-24T01:12:00.000-08:00

On Sunday James and I collected the 12 month to 16 month olds and had a pre-nursery class so that parents could enjoy Sunday School. We thought it was a pretty good idea. I even went into Sunday School while James watched the kids for a bit.

Starting from the left the boys are, Zach McKelvie, Braden Smith, and Jude Greaves

Heidi and Felix's baby shower

2009-01-24T00:51:00.000-08:00

this is Felix. My new half danish - half british nephew. He is only 2 weeks old.

We decided to compare shoes. Well, actually I just felt like taking a pic of the feet in the room. Don't ASK me why!? I was feeling a bit strange.
My little beehive, Kathryn, in her Rockin' Panda Shirt. A bit 80's and a bit Kung-fu Panda. (which i had just watched that afternoon. it is a hilarious and cute movie, i love it)
Blayze and Judi being themselves. :)
Leanne (holding Felix) and Heidi (Felix's mommy and the Danish half of him)
Ellerie holding Felix. All of us at the party. (to all int hte pics, i am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry if I spelled(in england it is written spelt) your names wrong)

Make up night

2009-01-24T00:39:00.000-08:00

Young Womens each Thursday night is a very eventful time in my life. Last week we had a make-up night! These are my darling beehives, putting on their mascara for the photo shoot we aer about to do. The rest of the makeup we each did on eachother.

Me, Kathryn, and Savana posing for the camera.
Savanna did my makeup. If you can't tell, I have pale pink lipstick on, green eyeshadow, and glitter streaks in my hair.

HGTV Dream Home

2009-01-13T12:02:00.000-08:00

After just 5 years of attempting to win this home, I just know that this will be my year. Say hello to the 2009 HGTV Dream Home winner. I AM going to win. Woo Hoo. Here is a pic of my future home.

Jude's sleep habits

2009-01-07T05:03:00.000-08:00

Little baby dude Jude always covers his head when he sleeps and his little body hangs out. :) We use to worry that he would suffocate, but he creates a little air pocket somehow.

a little fashion sense

2009-01-06T01:18:00.000-08:00

James thought he would dress Jude today. Just to let you know it is snowing outside. So James left on Jude's pajama pants, put a summer romper on over it, then added a sweatshirt. I think even Jude knew he was looking a bit funky.

IN N OUT (not the restaurant)

2009-01-06T01:07:00.001-08:00

So my little mischevious gremlin discovered a new game this morning while his dad was suppose to be watching him. I went downstairs to put on a load of laundry and left Jude crawling around with James. James was a bit tired as it was early in the morning and let Jude crawl in peace.(in other words, stayed in bed as Jude "prowled" around the home looking for things to get into. I know he is always scheming. :) )
Jude has lately discovered the joy of putting things in boxes, tins, trash cans etc. and then taking them back out again. Well, he discovered it today with the loo!

New Year's Resolutions

2009-01-05T08:53:00.001-08:00

My New Year's Resolutions consisted of keeping in touch and living a more interesting life. What better way to do that and stay motivated than by posting my life to all my friends on a blog. Now I HAVE to do interesting things so that I can write about them. Woo Hoo! I am on my way to reaching some of my New Year's goals.