10 About Jossy

I wrote this last night but couldn't get the pictures to upload so had to wait to post it until today. So here are just a few of the things I love about my little girl:

1. She loves her daddy. It's crazy how much she loves him. I'm in nursery with her the whole time and all she says is, "Daddy?" while pointing to the door. Good thing I know she loves me, too, or I might be jealous.
2. She loves to play with clothes. She puts them in drawers, takes them out, puts them on, takes them off, does laundry with me, and carries them around like security blankets. Oh, and it doesn't even matter if they're her clothes or not. (Man, I wish I could find the pic of her wearing Matty's underwear!)
3. I love watching her dance! It used to be that she would just kind of bob up and down, but now she's getting the arm motions in there and it's HILARIOUS to watch. Her dancing always ends with a big jump and falling on her bum. So funny!
4. She's turning into such a little mother. It annoys Matty that she tries to help dress him and get his shoes on, but I think it's sweet! She loves to swaddle her dolls, give them binkies, wipe their noses, and even now pretends to change their diapers. There is definitely a little mother in the making in this house! Now if she would just stop suffocating her dolls when she swaddles them . . .
5. Her beautiful bright blue eyes and blond hair. I must say, I'm a little jealous. I always wanted blue eyes and anything but boring old brown hair. I'm lucky to have such a gorgeous little girl!
6. She's adventurous. . . as long as it doesn't involve snow or strangers.
7. She loves to be tickled. Seeing her smile and her eyes darting back and forth between mine while she waits on pins and needles to be tickled again makes me feel such joy. I love seeing her so happy.
8. She loves to cuddle. I love it when she brings her blanket and sits next to me, stretching the tiny thing over both of us to watch a movie together (for the few minutes she'll sit there.)
9. I know what she's saying . . . kinda. She's at that phase now where she says a lot of words but even her dad has to come ask me what she means sometimes since I'm around her all day and have learned to decode the messages. I love that little bond.
10. She loves to talk on the phone forever, throws away her diapers, loves to pour water on her head in the tub, blows kisses when she leaves a room, holds still now to get her hair done, always chooses to wear her church shoes wherever we're going, thinks every Jeep is "Daddy," and loves to help me load and unload the dishwasher. I'm such a lucky mommy!

The Best Way to End the Day

Daddy gets to rest, the kids get their daddy, and Mom gets to cook dinner without anyone else in the kitchen. Everyone's happy.

10 About Matty

I was looking at old posts and came across this one from two years ago with 10 things I love about Matty. Really? Two years ago? I think it's time to say it again!

1. He loves his family and always wants us to play together. Games, hide-and-go-seek, snowball fights, watching movies, or whatever. As long as we're all together (and Jossy isn't messing things up), he's ecstatic.
2. He lets me take a nap while Jossy's napping on days when I really need it.
3. He's willing to try new foods. Even if it's just one bite, I love that he's willing to try it.
4. He's pretty darn cute if I do say so. I love his dark, chocolate brown eyes and tan skin.
5. He's a little scientist. I love his daily observations about the world around him. Sometimes he asks some really hard questions. I wish his teachers luck! :) (As I type this, he's telling Dan about the lever he's created with a yard stick.)
6. He has an excellent memory, just like his mommy. (At least I had one before kids, now I have "Mommy Disease" where sometimes I can't even call my kids by the right name!) His ability to remember will make school a lot easier for him.
7. He loves to organize his toys. He's always lining up his cars in "parking lots" or placing them according to type or color. I think it's awesome.
8. I love the way he talks. He can be a little adult-like in his conversation (probably from being around mostly adults) but I love it. Sometimes it makes it easier to reason with him . . . as much as you can reason with a headstrong 4-year-old.
9. His pictures. He's taken up drawing in the last few months. They're not the work of Michelangelo and often the same scene over and over, but they make his mother's heart smile.
10. He's kind, plays with his sister, eats broccoli, helps me count sale items at the grocery store, can read simple books, is a crazy dancer, loves to play pretend, makes hilarious faces, and looks so much like his daddy. Guess I had to sneak a few more in there. ;)

A Few More Favorite Wedding Shots

Now that I finally finished editing this wedding (HALLELUJAH!), I just had a few more pictures I felt were worth sharing. Hope no one minds!

(My personal favorite!)

This last one was done by my sister-in-law. I love it!



Thanks for putting up with me and all my pictures! It's nice to have people to share them with.

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She demanded it be wrapped up with her. I certainly hope she doesn't wake up rolling over the doll's hard head.

A Few For Fun

I not only enjoyed looking at the cars at the auto show, I also enjoyed the opportunity for taking some fun pictures.



Oh, and a friend informed me today that she saw me on the news during a piece about the auto show . . . and I was taking pictures of course. (You can skip to the two minute mark to see me if you care to watch. I'm only on a few seconds.)

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Utah Auto Show 2010

After having such a good time last year, we thought we'd make a family trip to the Utah Auto Show a tradition. My dad met us there this year. 4 hours looking at cars was a bit too much for the kids, but up until the end they were doing really well. Poor Jossy was scared to death of all the strangers, but eventually let go of our necks long enough to climb in and out of cars, even screaming as we pulled her away from a few.

We enjoyed checking out the finer details . . .
testing them for comfort. . .

checking out the available space . . .
and of course more than a few pretend test drives!
Dan might've even found a new girlfriend.

We even ran into a few celebs! (If you count a cardboard cutout of Rick Castle and a Geico Lizard costume as "celebs." We don't see many, so they're good enough for us! ha ha)

Free balloon animals and a t-shirt were nice to get, too. We're glad we went (even with Jossy's stranger/past naptime drama.)

Hiking Up the Hill

My dear husband had another birthday, poor guy. (Honestly, he doesn't care a bit about getting older. It's ME that freaks out about our aging.)

We celebrated a lot on Saturday because we had my mom visiting. Who can turn down free babysitting???

First we took Matty bowling in the morning and left Jossy home with Grandma. The three of us had so much fun! Matty even tried bowling without the ramp for the whole 2nd game. (Thank goodness for bumper lanes.) I won both games with a high of 141.

As a side note: We actually went bowling back on Dan's 25th birthday with 2 other friends, about a month after our first date. I barely beat Dan on that first game, and he tells me THAT'S when he first started getting interested in me. :) I've only beat him a couple times since that day. It must have been meant to be.

We took Matty back home and the two of us went out to PF Chang's for lunch with a gift card. It's so nice to remember what it's like to eat without kids picking off your plate and wiggling endlessly! When we finished we took a quick walk through the mall then over to Barnes & Noble to browse. I kinda got stuck in the digital photography aisle, but somehow Dan managed to pull me away. We laughed more together on Saturday than we have in a long time. It was a near perfect date.

Sunday we sang "Happy Birthday" and enjoyed some birthday cookies thanks to some new cookie cutters Matty got me for Christmas.
Here's Dan practically choking on his excitement to blow out his candles!!
Matty made his daddy a cute necklace for his birthday. So sweet.

Proud Aunt Coming Through!

My older sister Ardice had a baby girl last week, her second child. My sister Dawn and I went to the hospital to visit with Ardice and sweet baby Liv.


Matty and Jossy finally got to meet their new cousin a few days ago. Both are in love.

Being an aunt is the best!!!