4th of July

As part of our July 4 celebrating we went to the local carnival. I'm not going to lie, it was a little ghetto. But, it was worth it when we took Asher to the petting zoo. He LOVED petting the sheep and goats. He was cracking up.

We also went and saw some fireworks at Sheldon's old high school. We had a good time and Asher was totally entranced by the fireworks. It was crazy to think I have no idea where we'll be celebrating the 4th of July next year or if Sheldon will be celebrating with us or not. The reality of September 8 is starting to hit. We are definitely loving all the time we are spending together this summer.

Like a little mouse

Asher loves to put things in his mouth as I'm sure most children do. The other day I thought he was just intrigued by his Baby Einstein video and decided to get a closer view of the TV. Then when I looked closer I realized he was GNAWING on my entertainment center. The little stinker went to town and took several chunks out of the wood with his teeth. Of course he went for the nicest peice of furniture we own. But it was pretty funny. (Pay no attention to the dust.)

PS... he is starting to look more like a toddler these days. I've had several people lately ask me if he is 18 months old. (He's only 10 months old.) I thought the first lady that said that was a wack-o but then several people have said it to me since. Crazy.

My NOT SO lovely Porch

I remember when we first looked at our house thinking "I don't really like the front porch. Why did they paint it red?" Today my thought is more along the lines of "I HATE MY PORCH." The paint is pealing and I don't know if you got it the first time so let me repeat myself... IT'S RED. I guess that would be cool if it looked good but my house is light yellow with brick and my porch is the color of ketchup. This eyesore needs to go away! The problem is I'm totally not a decorator. What do I do with a cement porch that is covered in pealing red paint? What will look good with my light yellow house? I think the natural cement color would be my preference but there are so many layers of paint that I don't know if it would be possible to get them all off. Should we just paint it another color? What color?

I'm looking for advice people. Any tips or suggestions on how to cover up the ugly red with something that will actually increase our curb appeal? PLEASE HELP ME!!


Here is a picture of the front of our house back in 2007 when we bought it. The porch is even uglier now.

Remembering the Villa

It's a fact that some of the greatest people on Earth have at one point in time lived at the University Villa in Provo Utah. And now these same people have some of the most beautiful children! I got together with some of my Villa friends this week and had tons of fun catching up.

Next week we are going to Liberty Park to play in the water. If you are interested in coming contact me for details.

Random Questions:

Would you be an egg donor?

What about a surrogate?

How much money would you expect in exchange for an egg or being a surrogate?

I keep seeing ads wanting egg donors and it seems like the new thing. I can't decide how I feel about it.

So You Think He Can Dance?

When he first started doing this I thought there was something wrong with him. (It used to be a much more subtle "Stevie Wonder" type sway.) I'm now beginning to think it's his form of dancing... what do you think?

As you can see sometimes he gets a little too into it and loses his balance.

Nothing Interesting

After our crazy busy month of May, June has seemed rather dull. But we have still been having some fun. Last Saturday we went to the Farmers Market.

Asher had lots of fun making friends with all the people he saw and of course all the dogs that were there.




He wore himself out and fell asleep on the way home.



We went to his nine month old check up and he measured 30 inches long (still big for his age) and weighs 19 pounds 2 ounces. He is steadily growing and changing everyday. People always think he is older than he is. He is still a sweet heart but has also begun to have some opinions regarding bedtime and naptime.