dump

i'm following suit, and dumping a schload of pictures:

 thank you, fat booth

 my girls

 one happy, well fed baby

 we did, in fact, celebrate matt's 29

birthday.  a good wife woulda posted about it

weeks ago.  

perfect wife here>

 yes, i made a cake.  a double layer cake.

and put it on a cake plate.

move over, betty crocker.

 after i ate my cake...  

or fat booth...

 skylark trying to smile for the camera and walk

the balance "bean" at the same time

 working on her centerfold picture

 sick skylar.

 sadie has cut 4 teeth: 2 top, 2 bottom.

with a nice, er sizable, gap in the top.

it's adorable.

 a zoo trip yesterday in PERFECT weather.

 love these kids.

 puff hair for sure.

 we live in a beautiful place

gearing up for biking season.

we haven't been up to much around these parts because we can't seem to stay healthy.  between colds, ear infections, bronchiolitis, more colds, a quit bout of stomach flu, i'm ready to bury myself in a hole and sleep for a month.  cest la vie.

matt is just about done at deer valley and will have a quick week off before starting as a guide at timp cave.  not sure what the job entails, yet...only that he gets to wear cargo pants, polishable boots, and a beige safari hat.  be still my heart.  and my loins.

skylar is finally healthy and back to normal.  she's getting to be such a big girl and is hilarious.  she's always cracking us up and is a great big sister.  she has had quite the go round with ear infections this year (4 to date), and saw an ENT who will be hacking out her tonsils in a couple weeks.  i can hardly wait for that recovery process.  in all honesty, i'm just hoping that it stops her ear infections, cuts down on the wicked snore she's got, and helps her sleep more soundly.

sadie is a champ.  the chillest baby around.  except last week when she was fighting a cold.  that was tough.  she has spoiled me ROTTEN by being such a great sleeper and napper, than when she gets sick and won't sleep in her crib, i get cranky.  again, cest la vie.  she's healthy again, has 4 teeth, and is getting more as we speak.  she is a husky, okay fat, baby and i love every roll.  

and i'm good.  i'm tutoring my brothers three days and week.  school work aside, i actually quite enjoy the time we get to spend together each week.  i know it won't last much longer.  other than that, we're just hanging out and keeping it real.  we're getting excited for spring, hoping to go on a vacation this summer, and are busy living life.

hope you're all happy and healthy.

xoxo

wtf

can somebody puh-lease tell me how this

went to this?

time passes too quickly. and even though i constantly remind myself to savor every moment, stop and smell the flowers, relax and enjoy...it's just not working.  i need more time to savor every roll, every boo-boo, every giggle, every mess, every everything.  


xoxo

sweetness

we have been laying low the past little while, not much happening except for jessi scouring pinterest for the latest diy project. 

i took skylar up to dv after work to watch the world cup. not sure what she liked more, the little lift ride up to the venue or watching "all those cool skiers"

stoked on riding the lift

skylar is pumped to be on the chairlift, i am thrilled as well since i haven't spent any time on chairlifts this season.

every wednesday night skylar takes a tumbling class from miss carla. definitely the highlight of her week.

sadie, just like usual, is pumped on everything. can't stop her from smiling!

droopy

i can't exactly think of a time when droopy is used as a positive adjective (especially if you happen to be a man).  droopy isn't even cool if you're 2--just ask skylar:  while monkeying around on the couch yesterday, she went face first off the back of the couch and onto the floor.  er, onto her face on the floor.  the hard wood floor (okay, fake hard wood floor, but that's not the point).  i heard the thud from upstairs and went racing down.  matt scooped her up and handed her to me: sobbing, drooling, bloody mouthed, bloody nosed little girl.  we got her cleaned up, calmed down, and were on our way.  as a side note, she's also getting over a cold and started complaining about her ears...so i thought i'd call the doctor to see if i could get her and and just ask about the fall.  it was about this time, about three hours post-crash, that i also noticed her left eye was super droopy.  a nice bruise had developed on her forehead and nose, but not her eye.  i asked the nurse about this when i called and she said i should bring her in.  so i did.  and then, we had a phone consult with er at primary's.  and then we rushed down to primary's to have a ct scan of my baby's head.  you know, to rule out skull fracture, brain bleeds, and hematomas.  just your run of the mill stuff.  sigh.  luckily everything looked okay and they just suspect a bruised nerve.  i sure hope so cause the next step, if our doctor's still worried on monday, is an mri.  

bruised and droopy; only good moms take pictures> 

xoxo

snow baby

this little girl loves snow.

she's been anxiously awaiting the cold

weather for a long time, as it's been

long over due this year.  as soon as it fell,

matt bundled her up and whisked her away to 

a little sledding hill around the corner.

she had a blast.

xoxo

christmas in january

i've been holding out on posting about our christmas festivities.  they were just too awesome to post in december, when the actual holiday occurred.  so, enjoy them now.

 we saw santa at my parents ward xmas party

 we [skylar and matt] ice skated at my parents

ward xmas party

 we hung out and feel asleep in our toy boxes

 we saw the lights on temple square

 we christmas eved with the olsen family

 of course there were christmas eve jammies

 santa came!

 thanks to a moron who worked with matt at rei and

a mismounted pair of skis, we got them for free 

and gave them to skylar!

 presents at my parents house.

and sam [above] in the new, cool version of the snuggie.  a 

jumpsuit complete with butt flap.  no need to ever leave the comfort

of your fleecey blanket ensemble.

 eating cereal for the first time

 bronchiolitis.

bleck.

double bleck.

and of course a little update:

matt's busy at deer valley and rei.  he's planning some pre-requisites to take this summer before applying to the radiology tech program and either slcc or weber state.  looks like we're headed back to school [back to school, to prove to dad that i'm not a fool].

skylar is 2.  need i say more?  we shift, ever so gracefully,  from drama queen to happy child to kick and screaming tantrums.  it's joyous.  it's glorious.  i hope it lasts forever.

sadie is good.  well, she's been better.  she's teething.  she got 5 shots last week.  she has a cold.  she has bronchiolitis.  she sounds like she swallowed a kazoo.  but, she's on the up swing and is on track back to being her happy self.  she's a super chill kid.  proof: she doesn't roll or sit.  she can scoot across a room on her back--some sort of weird baby crab "walk," but the girl can't roll.  go figure.

and i'm good.  i recently started "running" and seriously thought to myself, "this must be what hell is like."  i hate running.  but i'm going to stick with it.  why?  i don't know.  i guess because i eat a bowl of ice cream every night and "running" a couple times a week helps me justify that.  other than that, i'm just busy being a mom and tutor to my brothers.  

life is good.

and, i guess that's it.

xoxo

what have you done for me lately

sadie lady. so chill.

skylar. bubbles in a can.

skylar. keeping them hands warm in the smog of slc.

eat yer veggies!!

sadie. laughin and a smilin. 

sumo dude. ima kill you.