I like to break my posts up, when I don't update my blog for TWO MONTHS!
We grew this pumpkin, it is big.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Introducing......Trixie!
So, we got a new dog. It belonged to a neighbor of my mom's but they were done with it so we got it. And it is a fabulous addition to our house. It is a tiny white toy poodle named Trixie (formerly, Cotton, but we thought that was lame).
As you can see, she got along with Hazel almost immediately.
As her name suggests, she is one tricky dog. Or, at least a tolerant one.
So, there you go. New dog. She is awesome. I will never* again get a puppy. An older dog (she is four now) is the best. House broken, kennel trained, shots up-to-date, tolerant with the mauling of children. We just need to get her fixed.
As her name suggests, she is one tricky dog. Or, at least a tolerant one.
A few days after we got her (she came down with my mom for Labor Day weekend), it was her birthday (September 8, for those keeping track at home). We couldn't let her first birthday with our family pass without a birthday party. Hazel made hats.
And we had cupcakes. And we had guests (the aunties). And presents (bones). And a lovely song, which I should find and upload because it was awesome.
Trixie was quite pleased with the celebration.
The cupcakes were still delicious the next day.
And we had cupcakes. And we had guests (the aunties). And presents (bones). And a lovely song, which I should find and upload because it was awesome.
Trixie was quite pleased with the celebration.
The cupcakes were still delicious the next day.
So, there you go. New dog. She is awesome. I will never* again get a puppy. An older dog (she is four now) is the best. House broken, kennel trained, shots up-to-date, tolerant with the mauling of children. We just need to get her fixed.We LOVE Trixie! Thanks, mom. And mom's neighbors.
*Not a guarantee.
Yellowstone
We had the opportunity to go to Yellowstone with some friends and, thus, we jumped on it. Because they are fun and we like going places. This was the week before Labor Day, as opposed to now, the week after Labor Day. But, frankly, I am usually a LOT more behind on updating pictures.
Moving on.
Hazel was feeling a bit under the weather, and thus asked to be carried a lot. Plus, it was crazy cold. Luckily, I had watched the weather and packed reasonably well.
Aaaah...cute.
We also went to Yellowstone Bear World*. Hazel fed a baby deer. And we all fed baby bears. That was Hazel's most favorite part. They ate milk (sheep milk, I believe) out of a real baby's bottle. Very exciting. Channa took some pictures, I will have to get them from her. We were not allowed to take pictures during the feed. Just imagine us feeding an 80-lb bear cub. And then look at the picture of Hazel feeding a deer.
We stayed at this cabin in Island Park. The first two days we went to Yellowstone and drove and hike and drove and hike, repeat. The third day we were all tired and decided to hang out near the cabin (excellent idea, BTW). The kids ran around (and picked some flowers), we played some horseshoes, ate leftovers for lunch and generally had a relaxing, fabulous day. I love vacation.
Family picture. Wow.
Rainbow. Sadly, not a double complete rainbow.
Another family shot. If this one was lightened, it wouldn't be too bad.
I may have more pictures somewhere, but that is all I found. It was a great trip, even if I don't have a million pictures to show for it. Maybe that is why it was a great trip, more relaxing, less photographing.*It is NO WHERE near Yellowstone, seriously. It is like 90 minutes outside Yellowstone.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The other camera
1- Neighborhood bike parade. Random, and fun!
2- Geoff and I celebrated our 12th anniversary. I revamped his Mongoose. And Hazel and I made signs.
3- Had a sleepover with Nova while Jenni spent an extra night in Paris.
4- Wore a hat, apparently.
5- Went Jeepin' with Kyle. (notice that Hazel has a little Cap'n in her)
6- Worked on the deck. Forever and ever.
7- Sometimes, wore goggles while working on the deck. Notice the big line of paint across the kid's face. A shingle fell on her whilst priming.
8- Helped out with the hot food. Those mitts may not work for the oven but they work for the microwave.
And we went to Yellowstone, but that will take another post.
2- Geoff and I celebrated our 12th anniversary. I revamped his Mongoose. And Hazel and I made signs.
3- Had a sleepover with Nova while Jenni spent an extra night in Paris.
4- Wore a hat, apparently.
5- Went Jeepin' with Kyle. (notice that Hazel has a little Cap'n in her)
6- Worked on the deck. Forever and ever.
7- Sometimes, wore goggles while working on the deck. Notice the big line of paint across the kid's face. A shingle fell on her whilst priming.
8- Helped out with the hot food. Those mitts may not work for the oven but they work for the microwave.
And we went to Yellowstone, but that will take another post.Sunday, August 22, 2010
Photo Barrage.
Remember how I have a blog? Cause I don't. But, my mom does. :)
I FINALLY uploaded pictures from my little camera (which is convenient to carry around because it fits in my purse but kind of a pain to upload, because I am lazy. oh, and the computer is not always on and mostly when it is on, it is sometimes my work computer). Obviously, I have not done this in a while because, what's this? EASTER!
Easter. The holiday way back in spring. And now it is practically fall. Hazel and I went to a lovely Easter party at my friend, Heather's, house. There was delicious food, lovely company and an Easter egg hunt. Awesome.
We went to the preschool picnic. It was up the canyon and fabulous. I am going to miss the social aspect of preschool but I am glad for only having to take Hazel one spot, and no more co-oping.
More picnic.
A fantastic picture that Hazel drew. I wish that I could remember all of the parts. I know the black at the top is the smoke coming out of the chimney. The blue on the left is the upper balcony. There are stairs and a fireplace and beds, and something funny as a plant. Doh. I am going to ask her.
Preschool, drawing with her friend, Emma.
At some point we went to Mo Bettah Steaks and had a giant shave ice. We now share ONE with the whole family since they are giant. As big as Hazel's head, as you can see.
Also, we made some cookies. I believe these are magic cookie bars. Or, at least the ground up graham crackers for the crust. *
A birthday party at Gymboree.
A trip to the Discovery Gateway. Hazel loves it when somewhere is overrun with kids. I do not. She was in heaven.
Having her baby ride Nacho.
Fireworks in Baggs. It was insanely cold. We were not prepared. I had packed some warm-ish clothes for Hazel but nothing for myself. It was JULY!! And cold. Luckily, my mom was able to clothe and blanket us. So, we watched fireworks from the rodeo stands. They shot them off from the rodeo grounds, mere FEET away. It was rather intense. At one point, a firework SHOT into the stands and exploded between us and the other group in the stands. Hazel had fallen asleep (she told me, "if I fall asleep, put on my Dora jammies." and promptly fell asleep, with fireworks going off all around us!) so Jenni and I decided to bail after the near miss.
This was before we left. It was cold. Hats and gloves!
The reason we went to Wyoming is because I had FOUR (4!) days off work. My building moved from Murray to Sandy (SANDY!! ack). Once they realized we wouldn't have computers, or phones as it turned out, they gave most everyone the day off. Hazel came with me on moving day and was very helpful. She colored lots of princess and ate snacks. And was actually quite pleasant and polite. Plus, we were only there for like 1.5 hours and then went shopping.
My company's summer party at Hogle Zoo. Hazel rode the carousel five times, once with McKenna. (my VP's daughter, and a summer worker, she is adorable, nice, and smart, Hazel adores her)
AND! we went bowling with our friends, Mark, Kelli and Elektra, for Kelli's birthday. It was tons of fun. Both little girls had a bit of a pity party abut being bad bowlers but they got over it and we had a grand old time.
The end. I have another camera that I could upload but that shall wait for another day.
We went to the preschool picnic. It was up the canyon and fabulous. I am going to miss the social aspect of preschool but I am glad for only having to take Hazel one spot, and no more co-oping.
More picnic.
A fantastic picture that Hazel drew. I wish that I could remember all of the parts. I know the black at the top is the smoke coming out of the chimney. The blue on the left is the upper balcony. There are stairs and a fireplace and beds, and something funny as a plant. Doh. I am going to ask her.
Preschool, drawing with her friend, Emma.
At some point we went to Mo Bettah Steaks and had a giant shave ice. We now share ONE with the whole family since they are giant. As big as Hazel's head, as you can see.
Also, we made some cookies. I believe these are magic cookie bars. Or, at least the ground up graham crackers for the crust. *
A birthday party at Gymboree.
A trip to the Discovery Gateway. Hazel loves it when somewhere is overrun with kids. I do not. She was in heaven.
Having her baby ride Nacho.
Fireworks in Baggs. It was insanely cold. We were not prepared. I had packed some warm-ish clothes for Hazel but nothing for myself. It was JULY!! And cold. Luckily, my mom was able to clothe and blanket us. So, we watched fireworks from the rodeo stands. They shot them off from the rodeo grounds, mere FEET away. It was rather intense. At one point, a firework SHOT into the stands and exploded between us and the other group in the stands. Hazel had fallen asleep (she told me, "if I fall asleep, put on my Dora jammies." and promptly fell asleep, with fireworks going off all around us!) so Jenni and I decided to bail after the near miss.
This was before we left. It was cold. Hats and gloves!
The reason we went to Wyoming is because I had FOUR (4!) days off work. My building moved from Murray to Sandy (SANDY!! ack). Once they realized we wouldn't have computers, or phones as it turned out, they gave most everyone the day off. Hazel came with me on moving day and was very helpful. She colored lots of princess and ate snacks. And was actually quite pleasant and polite. Plus, we were only there for like 1.5 hours and then went shopping.Anyway, this is my old desk. I don't have a picture of the new one.
There was the Utah Arts Festival. An awesome dude hooked us up so we got in free which is even better. We spent most of the time in the kid section. Hazel especially loved the instruments. My prediction is that she will one day play an instrument more than adequately. This will not come from me, as I don't have a musical bone in my body. Maybe the musical gene skipped me and went straight from my mom to the Hazel. Maybe not. Maybe she will also suck at music. Whatever. I will still love her.
Nothing going on here, just my cute kid.
Lagoon with 3/4 of the Wyomans and Aunt Jenni. I also got the hook-up on this, which is awesome because Lagoon is pri-cey. But, worth the $16 we paid for parking. Hazel liked all the kid rides and Zoe was great about going with here. I think I went on like three rides and that was plenty (still love the water park, however)
Not the best photo of Jenni, but I love Hazel's little arm and her peering over the seat.
Yeah, the little girls always wanted to go with Jenni.
So much happiness.
We don't just ride the rides at Lagoon. We also ride them at the Rancho Market. (except we didn't have quarters so Hazel just sat on it)
She wanted hair like her friend, Noemi. I was happy to oblige because she looks cute and they were easy.
Last week (whoa, almost caught up), we all went down to the dino museum at Thanksgiving Point. It was $2 Tuesday and not worth the savings. It was c-r-a-z-y. And, we saw a polygamist family. Even with only one set of polyg's (that we know of...), I think we were the only family with less than four kids.
Last month (not so caught up now), I went on a quick training trip to Denver. Hazel and Geoff stayed home. Never fear, I brought back presents. Hazel loves her Zhu Zhu pet. And she invented this joke:
There was the Utah Arts Festival. An awesome dude hooked us up so we got in free which is even better. We spent most of the time in the kid section. Hazel especially loved the instruments. My prediction is that she will one day play an instrument more than adequately. This will not come from me, as I don't have a musical bone in my body. Maybe the musical gene skipped me and went straight from my mom to the Hazel. Maybe not. Maybe she will also suck at music. Whatever. I will still love her.
Nothing going on here, just my cute kid.
Lagoon with 3/4 of the Wyomans and Aunt Jenni. I also got the hook-up on this, which is awesome because Lagoon is pri-cey. But, worth the $16 we paid for parking. Hazel liked all the kid rides and Zoe was great about going with here. I think I went on like three rides and that was plenty (still love the water park, however)
Not the best photo of Jenni, but I love Hazel's little arm and her peering over the seat.
Yeah, the little girls always wanted to go with Jenni.
So much happiness.
We don't just ride the rides at Lagoon. We also ride them at the Rancho Market. (except we didn't have quarters so Hazel just sat on it)
She wanted hair like her friend, Noemi. I was happy to oblige because she looks cute and they were easy.
Last week (whoa, almost caught up), we all went down to the dino museum at Thanksgiving Point. It was $2 Tuesday and not worth the savings. It was c-r-a-z-y. And, we saw a polygamist family. Even with only one set of polyg's (that we know of...), I think we were the only family with less than four kids.
Last month (not so caught up now), I went on a quick training trip to Denver. Hazel and Geoff stayed home. Never fear, I brought back presents. Hazel loves her Zhu Zhu pet. And she invented this joke:Hazel: Where did my hamster come from?
Me: Denver
Hazel: No, Hamsterdam!
Yeah! Her first real joke. Also, she wore the baby hat on her head, I use it to keep the GPS safe, except not anymore.
My company's summer party at Hogle Zoo. Hazel rode the carousel five times, once with McKenna. (my VP's daughter, and a summer worker, she is adorable, nice, and smart, Hazel adores her)
AND! we went bowling with our friends, Mark, Kelli and Elektra, for Kelli's birthday. It was tons of fun. Both little girls had a bit of a pity party abut being bad bowlers but they got over it and we had a grand old time.
The end. I have another camera that I could upload but that shall wait for another day.*FYI: We made key lime bars today and Hazel crushed up Bischoff cookies for the crust. She is wicked awesome at the crushing of things. And, we have a lot of cookies from flying. They may not be so delicious for eating but they are awesome for key lime bar crust.
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