Glam up your girlies

My cousin makes really cute bows for her little girl. She now has a blog showing off her really creative, really cute hair bows. Her prices are awesome, better then I've seen at most of the kids boutiques. If you are looking for some really cute accessories for your girl or girls... check it out!

It's all about the bow

Stink bug

I have finally downloaded a video for your viewing pleasure :).
The video is of Brooks stink bug crawl he just started doing. He is such a crack up!

The big kid

Brooks is such a big kid lately. I can't believe we only have two more months until he is a year old. It just keeps getting better and better though. He is such a good kid, he really has been good at entertaining himself more lately. Usually I blog when he is taking his nap... but today he is happily banging on the sliding glass door and investigating the hamper. He is such a ham. It's funny the things kids do to make you laugh. I swear he knows that he'll get a laugh out of us too when he does most of the stuff he's been up to lately. For example... he's learned to play peek a boo. We took a trip up to SLC this last weekend to visit Pat's sister. On the way home he was playing peek a bood with my scarf.























Brooks had so much fun with his cousin Jack while we were visiting. Erin and I bought them matching sweaters... aren't they cute? We are all so excited for them to get a little older and be able to play with each other more. For the most part they just stare at each other now. Other then the few times that Brooks let out his high pitched scream and it would make Jack cry.











We went to the car show and had a great time just haning out with Erin, Kyle and Jack. Brooks slept almost the whole way up there. The trip back we weren't as fortunate, but he was still pretty good for the majority of the drive. The last hour he screamed till we got home.... but four hours is a long time to be stuck in your car seat.

Bath time & Pajamas... our favorite things

Bath time is Brooks' favorite time of the day. We got him a few new bath toys for Christmas. One is the basket ball hoop thing, which he hasn't quite figured out. The other is the shark toy. It has a trigger you use to open the mouth, and it came with two little fish that it eats...

He's terrified of it... can you tell? I think he may actually be wondering "why is daddy making these weird growling noises with this strange blue thing in my tub ?"


He is so funny. Loves sticking out that tongue of his.


Brooks is so happy when he wakes up in the morning. He is so stinkin cute in his pajamas... We love this kid!

New Years Resolutions

I usually don't make resolutions... but I decided instead to make more of a 2009 goal list. They aren't life changing ambitions, rather some fun things I've been thinking about lately. I heard once that if you write down your goals you are more likely to accomplish them... so...

1. Learn to play the guitar - I've had a guitar since I was a senior in High school with great ambitions of learning and I think it's about time I get around to it.
2. Learn to Knit - I have always wanted to learn how to do this. Making all those blankets really sparked some interest in making things... I am also going to try sewing some pieces of clothing for myself.
3. Get fit - I really would like to get into running... I'm not completely out of shape, but I've never been really fit. I consider being able to jog or run for a significant distance... without passing out... fit :). I saw an interview a few months ago with Howard Stern's new wife (I can't remember her name). She runs a lot of marathons and was explaining how she can eat practically anything she wants due to the amount of running she does, and I thought... that's reason enough for me. :)
4. Take ballroom dancing lessons - I have actually talked Pat into this. I think this would be a blast, and a really good way for Pat and I to spend some time together without Brooks being our center of attention.

Happy New Year!