So long Tassles. . .

Everyone knows how my girls LOVE their blankies. Well, Emmie has gotten, shall we say, extreme, with her smelling/sniffing enjoyment. She has, for a while, been sticking the little tassels aaalll the way up her nose...it's disgusting. Even when I wash the blanket, the tassels seemed to still be "grease stained," and dark, yucky looking. So, this last Sunday, when we were coming home from church, I picked up her blankie and said, "that's it Emmie, I'm cutting these off!" To my surprise she said"O.k. mommy. Goodbye little buddies!" So cute, I almost didn't follow through with it, but I knew if I ever wanted to break the gross habit, this was something that had to be done.


One down. . .

Yup! Still sniffable!!

Valentine Fun

Valentine's Day can be a lot of fun for everyone you love, and celebrating all the different kinds of love in your life. I had fun picking out my girls' v-day gifts this year. I have had these tu-tus (that doesn't look right), in my closet since October from our Fabulous Friday at church. Everyone else got started with their tu-tu kits that night, but not me! I was planning on giving them to the girls for Christmas, but I forgot about them. Then I went to a store and saw a Fancy Nancy book that I figured my "Fancy Nancies" should have and it reminded me that I have all the supplies for required fanciness in the form of a tu-tu for each of my girls, so...

They were pretty happy to wake up to see the Fancy Nancy book (that Morgan was pretty sure I bought, but just couldn't figure out where it had disappeared), and yet more dress-up!

A rare picture with me in it...

A fun, new tradition for us. . .making chocolate covered Strawberries and marshmallows! That was interesting! But, sooo yummy and sooo worth it!

Don't ask me why there is no picture of me and my valentine! All these pictures were taken from about 8am to noon. After that, the day was in full swing, and taking more pictures wasn't on the agenda.

I do have to mention, though, what a wonderful valentine I have. Mckay is always good for a creative and/or meaningful gift. Which is what I love. This year, Mckay completely took me off guard (sorry again honey), and took me downtown S.L. to a piercing studio! Ok. So the first thing I thought was, "he's so funny, what a jokester! " Then, after reassuring me he was not joking, I thought, "what the heck is he thinking?" Well, I found out what he was thinking, and after he explained his thoughts and what he thought it would mean to me, well. . .I felt like a big jerk for giving him a hard time at first. He thought I would want my ear piercings, (which have been closed for years) re-opened, or re-stretched is the word. I have earrings that I haven't worn since we got married, and a while ago I said that it would be nice to be able to wear earrings again. But it's not one of those things that is on the top of my list, which is exactly why he thought I would appreciate it. I definitely didn't expect him to be listening and then turn it into a creative gift. What a guy! He wanted to take me to a reputable place. He did his research, and asked around, so that my ears wouldn't get re-pierced and really mess up my ears. That's why he took me to a real piercing studio, instead of a place like limited too. Anyway, I sometimes underestimate how much he pays attention to me. And how he likes to do nice gestures for me. This year, I know I made it harder for him to follow through with it, but I'm mighty glad he didn't let my retardedness get in the way of a good gift. I am grateful for such a good man, and for his thoughtfulness. He makes me happy... I love you mack daddy!

Wait a Second. . .That's not milk!

Rhyan is almost 8 months old, and I can't get her to even eat baby cereal! I have tried every form of baby food that I can think of to get Rhyan to eat. She's not having it! the only thing she has willingly taken more than one bite of is cake batter ice cream from Cold Stone. Then I tried our own mint and chocolate combo ice cream at home, and she totally spat it out! Can she really be an ice cream snob already? Why won't she eat anything? Lately, I've tried something every day at lunch time. . .ya, well, she won't even open her mouth for me anymore. She tightens her lips and moves her head away. What's a mother to do? If any of you have any good suggestions, I am more than willing to listen. . .

Who Woulda Guessed?

One of the times we went to Temple Square around Christmas time, we went into the Joseph Smith Memorial building and there were these quartet singers. Emmie, being fearless of strangers, ran right up to them and watched every move they made and every sound that came from all directions. It was sooo cute, and so like Emmie. She loves to hear music, and a quartet is not something you hear everyday, so she especially thought it was amazing. After they finished their first song, and every song thereafter, Emmie would say, "Do another one. . .PLEASE!" "How do you do that?" They were so good to her. I'm not sure who loved the attention more. . .Emmie or the old men whose fading art of quartet singing was being recognized by someone so young!