Baby Einstein & Oh That Curl!

Bennett has the most hilarious curl on the top of his head...hahaha I have been cracking up all day at his hair. His hair does this completely naturally, I definitely do not do this to him! It parts perfectly and some goes forward and some just curls up, it'd be perfect for feathered bangs wouldn't it? This is him watching baby einstein which he LOVES.

More Renovations

We finally finished painting the kitchen. I love this color, I think its the absolute perfect red. But, as with every project we've done so far, we had a small hick-up. The caulking that they used above the little 4 inch piece of counter that goes up the wall was not paint proof...and in some spots there was caulking a good 2 inches above the ledge. So, after painting it like 4 times and white STILL showing through ken made a trip to home depot. We first had to let this stuff sit on it for hours to dissolve the old caulking, then kenny scrapped for hours getting it off, then he re-caulked it all, then i re-painted it all (several times). It still does not look that great around the edge. There are tiny bits of old caulking in tiny little pieces that refuse to be painted on and remain white making my OCD tendensies go crazy! But overall it looks beautiful!

Do your children look like this after sweet potatoes too?

It's impossible for me to keep this boy clean when he eats....goodness! (At least he's still just as dang cute messy!)

Tag, You're IT!

Tag, You're IT!

(this is really long, but it was fun, i saw it on my friends moms blog!)

If you read this, then you've been tagged.

The things in bold are things you've done. Just copy, paste and change it to apply to you!

1. Started your own blog (a few actually)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (does lake powell count as a sea?)
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (photoshops an art right?)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (the only picture i have of it though is blurry because someone pushed me while i took the picture)
20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (in a neighborhood pool! haha, it was very late at night)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run (water kick ball)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (if its in the Louvre i believe so)

41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (only got half way, it was closed)

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (mine and Angela's movie New Year's Eve of like '99)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood (i really like watching the needle go in and the bag fill up...am i a sick person?!?)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (it was one i made for Zander, published by shutterfly, does that count?)

81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (in France)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (eww, and i won't ever do this!)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (once my cousin and i saw andre agassi at baja fresh)

93. Lost a loved one (grandparents)
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

100. Been on the news

And the grades are in!

Way to go Ken! All the law students received the long awaited grades today and Kenny did GREAT! I knew he would. Isn't he so cute.

Snow Baby

Yesterday I took Bennett out to play in the snow for the first time (which is sad since we've had snow for a good month or so now). He was so funny. He just sat there really seriously and would slowly pick up little pieces with his two fingers and eat them.

My "Match"...No Matter What eHarmony Says!

So for a long time now I've been wondering how good these online dating services are. So Kenny and I decided to try a little experiment. Last night we both filled out eHarmony profiles (as if we were single again). It was actually really fun and I was very impressed with their questions. BUT, according to eHarmony....we are NOT a match. They definitely are not as good of matchers as they say they are. Kenny did get matched up with a poor girl who can't drive because she has no depth perception and no arm reflexes (not sure what that means).

I just love this little face. How can ten months seriously have pasted since we were just getting to know this new little person. Its just not fair. I am not an emotional person but this makes me want to cry when I think how fast time goes by. I absolutely love each new stage, and I love watching Bennett learn new things. I just wish it could all SLOW DOWN A LITTLE! Is that too much to ask?

Christmas Festivities #1

Christmas Festivities #2

This is my beautiful sister and her adorable family! These are some of my most favorite people!

Confession...

So before about 2 months ago I had never used a coupon before. If you know who my mom is you know why this is a confession. She bought their Thanksgiving dinner for 12 dollars(and I think this included decorative napkins)!!! She is coupon/sales queen. But now I feel like I am becoming a coupon princess (I'll never be queen, that title will always remain with my mom). Tonight I went to the grocery store,
My total: $125.87
Bonus buy savings: $11.20
Preferred savings: $42.48
Coupon savings: $7.60

Grand total: $64.59

On top of this I didn't even have a few of the coupons (they came in the paper before I started getting it), which means I could have saved even more. So if you are interested in learning how to save this much on your groceries (completely free I might add) let me know. Or if you live in Las Vegas let my sister know. One of the greatest things about this is it has helped me get my three month supply(in some cases even more) on so many things that before I just bought whenever we were having that for dinner that week.

Well I got some fun new stuff for my camera so I of course had to recruit some family to practice on. Here are some of my brother and his beautiful wife. I just think I have the best looking brothers...don't I? Luckily they don't read blogs because neither of them need to be told their good looking :). I will post some more later...my computer is giving me attitude.

Christmas Card

For everyone i was not able to mail a Christmas card too.....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (a few days late!)