halloween, salt lake and a wedding!

blue celebrated this halloween by taking a flight to salt lake city in her fancy halloween outfit (thanks again aunt brooksie), eating some cafe rio (heaven), partying with her favorite "aunties", dressing up as the cutest cabbage patch doll ever and passing out candy (let's be honest...hoarding the candy) with brooks.  

having a little snack before our flight. too bad she puked it up later- all over her pretty halloween outfit and her mama too :)

our welcoming committee

this is the cutes thing i have ever seen. like in the history of ever. can you believe one of my awesome clients made this wig for blue? 

sutton blue was reluctant to give these girls any candy but eventually she gave two of the four girls a piece. when the other two girls put their pillowcases out she the candy close with a death grip and then shooed them away. it was HILARIOUS. 

she was determined to get as many pieces as she could in her arms all at once

my favorite kid dressed up as my favorite childhood toy

the whole reason we went to utah was for kisty's wedding! kisty is one of my very favorite people in the whole world and we were so happy to be part of her special day. it was such a fun wedding and she looked gorgeous!

hudson and blue

he's a little accident prone but i'd be ok if they got married one day

brooksie doing her thang

kisty and dan are married! and how cute is it that her grandma married them? 

i met all these girls my first year of college at dixie. how lucky am i that we all keep in touch and when we get together it feels like we are 18 again?

me, kette, heatha b and carisa

i wish heather lived closer to me

so, as usual we had a great time in utah and basically spent the whole weekend eating, laughing, talking, shopping and eating some more. here are a few more fun pictures from our trip. 

blue wasn't impressed with the snow

took blue to the disney store and what did she pick out for her souvenir? not a doll, toy, purse, tiara or stuffed animal. she chose a fork, spoon and a cup. i have no explanation for her odd obsessions. 

this sums up our trip perfectly

i love taking sutton blue places. she is the best little sidekick i could ask for. besides puking on the plane on the way to salt lake (eating candy+nasal congestion+a SUPER sensitive gag reflex=bad bad combo) we didn't have any other snaffu's. she is super chill, and loved all the attention from her "aunties". i am so in love with this little girl! 

{my girl} the funnest & the bestest

it's fall! fall is my favorite time of year-crisp air, time to bust out the boots, honeycrisp apples, pumpkin everything and i'll have to stop there because if i don't, i won't. sutton blue seems to be loving fall just as much as i do. we kicked off my favorite month with a visit from aunt brooks and she spoiled blue rotten! brooks was only here for a few days but we managed to take her to all our favorite restaurants. isn't that what you are supposed to do on vacation? we took blue to toys r us for the first time ever and aunt brooks told her she could pick out anything she wanted in the store. after roaming a few aisles, this is what she decided on. and she was pretty adamant about it.

naturally she was upset when i informed her she isn't a little baby anymore and that we would have to find something more age appropriate to buy. (side note..today one of the girls who works at the kids club in the gym told me that she hogs the infant bouncy chair and that when smaller babies are in the club they have to hide the chair from blue.) what's with this chair obession?! 

she finally decided on a toy shopping cart and a quick ride with kermit (which she acted like she hated but asked for more as soon as it stopped) and aunt brooks couldn't wait to put the cart together so she got right to work as soon as we got in the car.

ta-da! blue was quite pleased with the end result and it's quickly become one of her favorite toys. she really likes to steal random items from around the house and put them in her cart. for some reason she really likes the canola oil and vanilla from the pantry. why??? whenever i leave the cupboard open she drops what she is doing and tries to sneak them out when my back is turned. little weirdo.

had to share a few more pictures of our fun weekend with aunt brooksie. she is like a sister to me and the most amazing, beautiful, giving and talented person. plus she is funny. like pee your pants funny. she's also my scorpio twin so that makes me love her even more.

today sutton had to wear the cute halloween outfit aunt brooks bought for her. she got many compliments and kept patting her skirt all day with a proud look on her face. she kills me! 

sutton loves when i rub her back at night when she is laying in her crib, getting sleepy. she just lays there on her belly and occasionally looks up at me, binky in mouth, with a huge grin. i can't keep from laughing and then she starts laughing and before you know it we are having a full on giggle-fest. the other night i decided to be a really cool mom and  give her a baby foot massage. i even used lotion. i was curious if she would like it. i was going to kick her out if she didn't. lucky for her, she loved it! i should have known. she just kicked back and let me rub her piggies, not making a peep or moving an inch. she just had pure relaxation written all over her face. it's become our nightly ritual and i love it. 

remember that one time that blue was obsessed with chairs? ha. we sat by some friends who have a baby at church a few weeks ago and she immediately zeroed in on his carseat. she pounced as soon as his mama lifted him out. i was thinking "sheesh girl, why don't you just pee on it?". she spent the remainder of sacrament meeting taking selfie's and being all cozy. 

*she wasn't really taking selfie's. she was trying to find katy perry's roar video. it is her favorite song and she loves the video even more. 

so blue may have gotten the most epic hand-me-down gift of her entire life from our sweet friend emily.  everyone knows that she is not only obsessed with chairs, she is also obsessed with this car. she finally has one of her very own, right in her own playroom. the first few weeks it was home were pretty predictable because she wanted to play in it 24/7. like literally, 24/7. the first night it was home she woke up in the middle of the night crying and pointing downstairs. after asking a bajillion questions and getting only no for an answer, i finally asked if she wanted her car. bingo. big fat yes. i'm not joking. for a few days i even caved and fed her dinner while she sat in her car. it was the only way she would eat!  her shopping cart and red car are by far her favorite toys. she likes to get a "purse" (any kind of random bag she can find), put it on her arm, load up the trunk with a few things and merrily scoot around. 

oh my word. i can't even begin to express the amount of love i have for this little human. she has so much character and personality! she loves loves loves to play in my makeup and i usually let her... until she learned to unzip the pouch where i keep my eyeliners. she got into it the other day and began her first mural on our bedroom wall. as soon as she saw me come back into the room she frantically started trying to wipe it off. i had to turn and bite my cheek so she wouldn't see me laughing. it's still on the wall, i can't seem to bring myself to clean it off. 

.....and i'm sure it won't be the last time this happens :)

i can't get enough of her and neither can her daddy. he's looking over my shoulder as i write and just said, "i freaking LOVE that little girl!!!" amen brother, amen. 

*he's not really my brother, that would be gross. 

a note to my boo, blue :)

my baby girl,

a few days ago you turned 17 months old. you are officially old-er. not a little baby anymore. i miss those days when you would let me hold and snuggle you all i wanted. now you are far too busy and have more important things to do (like tearing the house apart). you are getting some new teeth so you haven't been feeling too peppy lately and the other day you actually fell asleep in my arms! it was a miracle and i just held you and held you and held you while you slept. i had to take a picture because i wanted to have proof of the special treat you gave me. you are a really good napper and sometimes will sleep up to 3 hours! i don't really like when you sleep that long because i start to get lonely missing my sidekick. you always wake up happy and point to your books right when i go in to get you. you love to be read to. you're also getting more hair (yay!) and have been waking up with the most incredible bed head. your little bum fluff head makes me laugh so hard. maybe it's from sleeping like a weirdo?!

  

your favorite show (and basically the only show you'll watch) is meerkat manor. you get SO excited when it comes on, running around hoopin' and hollerin' all maniac like. i'm afraid you're going to ask for one when you get older. your daddy took this picture of you the other day when i was at work. guess what you were watching? 

i love that you get to spend every friday with your daddy when i'm working. he usually takes you on a run, which you love, and then you go to the park and swing. you love to swing and get mad when it's time to leave.  on your way home before nap you come to visit me at work. sometimes you bring me a fountain drink and i usually let you have a sip or two. you love soda, or "doda" as you call it. you rarely get to have any so it's a special treat. seeing you is my favorite part of the day. 

you also have a new favorite game. it's called "chase the dogs and try to run them over with the baby doll stroller." you laugh laugh laugh and think you are so funny. and well, you are...lucky for them they are fast movers and usually manage to escape.

here are a few more pictures from the last bits of our summer...

enjoying the last bits of summer

baby bandit strikes again
*we'll work on sitting like a lady when you get a little older

this is how you "hug" the puppies

you still make everyone who comes over push you around in this stroller. piper was no exception.

i love {whatcha been up to}

oh my little baby bluebird...i haven't written in your blog (well, technically it is supposed to be a blog about our whole little family but somehow it's become mostly about you-wonder why?) very much at all this summer. we've been having too much fun. and now that we aren't having fun anymore i will have more time to write to, and about you, so when you are all grown up you will have documentation of  what a little weirdo you were as a baby. i have so many favorite things about you but i would have to say that your goofiness and absolutely cheery disposition are two of the things i love most.

the most exciting thing that happened this summer is that you started WALKING! finally. although, your pirate/chimpanzee hop-crawl was singlehandedly the kookiest thing i, along with everyone else, have ever witnessed a baby do. on august 3rd you really took off and since then you have been running everywhere.

so, you seem to be turning into more and more of a toddler these past few weeks. and a maniac. i mean, hilariously funny and full of spunk and energy. tonight we went to meet daddy at his new office. i love that the new office is closer to our house so we can go visit him more often. you love to run into his office and go nuts. you have developed a close knit relationship with the water dispenser and the blinds. sometimes you have a hard time deciding which to attack first. after you've spent some time destroying these things, you make your way to the magazines on the coffee table. one by one they are thrown onto the floor. you also play this violent tossing game with daddy and dj's business cards. daddy is having a nice, big desk built so all the things you love to get into trouble with will not be as easily accessible . i'm sorry to break it to you this way. i think you love going to daddy's office because of all the people you get to see. i love how friendly you are, waving and saying hi to everyone that passes by. i get compliments on a daily basis on what a cute baby i have. i'm one lucky mama. after we left daddy's office we needed to get something to eat so we decided on dick's kitchen. it was great weather so we decided to sit outside. a group of ladies came and sat on the picnic table next to us and one of them had a big doggie and that just made your whole day. you two got to know each other real quick and you are so good at sharing that you gave him pretty much ALL of your dinner. we tried to stop you but you are so generous, you couldn't help your little self. you were sad to say goodbye to bentley when it was time to go but you are a lucky girl because you have two puppies at home all of your own.

i hope bentley enjoyed the $5 grilled cheese you fed him

my favorite time of the day is when i go into your room when you wake up in the morning. you always wake up happy and the first thing you do is point to your books because you love when i read to you. you also like to read books to yourself and it's the cutest little thing to hear you babble while turning the pages. you love to read while sitting in your chair. you have a really weird obsession with little chairs. i think you feel special because they are just your size. you also love to sit outside with the doggies and watch people walk by, waving and saying hi to everyone. you are very good at being friendly.  know what else you're really good at? dancing. girl, you have some rhythm and i totally can see you shaking your booty in hip hop class someday. we have a spontaneous dance party everyday and you are by far my favorite person ever to dance with. since you aren't old enough for nursery you get to come help me teach my sunday school class at church. as soon as sacrament meeting is over you take off and go right into the classroom. you are so smart! you love all the kids and especially love to rummage through their bags to find treasures. you always fold your arms for prayer and we didn't even teach you how. little copycat :) you are so much fun to hang out with and fill my life with so much happiness and sunshine. you probably get sick of me hugging and kissing you all the time. in fact, sometimes you resort to violence by pushing me out of the way when you've had enough of me smooching that cute face. you are very picky about who you give hugs and kisses to. you hardly ever hug or kiss me or your daddy, except sometimes at night you will give me a great big fishy kiss. those are my favorite. however, you really LOVE to give your puppies hugs and you are always up for giving baby dolls and your toy horse rody big ol' mouth kisses. to that i say, what the what?! how can i be jealous of an ugly plastic horse? today i bought you some hello kitty stickers for your church bag and you basically made out with them the whole way home. again i say, how can i be jealous of a kittty? not sure but i am  :)  i have heard that this will change once you get a little older and wiser.

i love you bluebird!

she couldn't be happier than just chillin' in her chair watching people and doggies walk by.

who needs a baby doll when you have a baby ball?

she loves hats

my bluebird outside with her bluebird
*and tucker

i never knew she had a favorite blanket. until the day i decided to wash it. 

she could swing the day away

someone (ahem...daddy)left the package of baby wipes too close to her bed. when she woke up from her nap she decided to take all of them out of the bag (large sized bag, mind you) and put them in a pile in her crib. when we walked in and caught her red handed she quickly picked one up and started cleaning her crib with it. classic.

dizzy, not drugged. she was holding on for dear life all on her own and would get upset every time her daddy stopped spinning her. so he just kept going. she loved it.
*and don't mind the outfit. it was a lazy sunday, what can i say?

big girl at church

helping daddy "unpack" at his new office. she got hungry from working so hard. 

pretty sure this will haunt her in her later years. and make me pee my pants every time i look at it. 

every morning when i make a protein shake i have to share with her. she takes about  5 seconds to finish it.

desperately trying to get some "doda" out

one of her favorite things to do is play in the fridge. she sat here with her new shoes and ball and watched me make dinner.
 *this is totally saving energy, don't worry