Michael my love, where have you been?

I am so stoked, I can't even stand it!

Who knew that I could find Mike right down the street from our house? I always had to go bid for him on ebay, but all it took was one phone call.

He is so vibrant and energetic-I LOVE it!

He will be morphed into a new carseat canopy for little Eli's carseat. Can't wait to get werkin'!

You can find him at The Fabric Store on 90th & Redwood. His full name: Michael Miller. They have a HUGE selection. I saw this material and it was exactly what I wanted. That never happens. I would have Loved to have known about this gem of a store when I sought out to make Eli's baby bedding months ago. I couldn't find anything around town that was modern or contemporary that I liked, so I settled for the total opposite; this: Toile

above: bumper-just needs the bias tape put on and the ties

below: bed skirt

While I am a fan of Toile I love the modern look more. If I haden't already invested the time and if I weren't almost finished with the bedding, I would consider making another set with Michael Miller material. Hmmmm......

"Dude, Kurtie!"

Vince: "Dude, you of all people should know that when drilling into metal, you should always wear some sort of eye protectant."

Kurt: "I know, right! You don't gotta tell me. Dude, I got my eye apparati right here."

Vince: "Dude, you can't move."

Kurt: "Hold on man! You gotta back it up, Dude." Besides, I gotta hike my shorts up higher.

Little Dude

He is known as the "Little Dude" at our house, and he is the sweetest bebe' ever.
I caught some of his first smiles on camera. I kept asking him what color his eyes were and he kept smiling at me. We still don't know his eye color yet. Still has the baby grays. We're hoping for blue though.
He has found that his fingers make for a great sucking device. He just started doing this. It's pretty cute, but I will be breaking this habbit asap.
We had his baby blessing on Sunday, Nov. 1. It was a great day.

Man, he was ticked!

Kurt and his Momma.

Feed the Need

I don't know what it is, but I always feel that I "need" to make my boys' school teachers a little something for every holiday that there is. Maybe it's because I feel sorry for them that the focus is always on the kids, or maybe I think if I make them something they will give my child some extra attention. 'Er maybe it's something I've set myself up for. I want to do something nice, and feel that if I don't I've let myself down.

Needless to say, as much as I try to involve my kids in the process, it usually ends up being me doing the whole thing by myself. They just slap their name on it, and call it good.

This year, I found the biggest most beautiful apples ever. So I had to do caramel apples.

I dipped them in caramel, then rolled them in crushed Heath candybars, then drizzled chocolate over them. It's harder than you'd think to drizzle chocolate over them. Trying to keep the chocolate thin and runny was a problem. Anyone know of any tricks?

Of course I had to dress them up in cellophane and a bow. Not only to add to it, but it took away from any imperfections, i.e. drizzled chocolate blobs.

And I couldn't stop there. Oh no, I had to package the already packaged package. It's supposed to be a broom. The stick is the handle, the shredded paper bag is the end of the broom. Get it.

Regardless of what need I am trying to fulfill, it's one more thing I can check off my to-do list.

Rockin' the Dbot5 Hail Mary

For Kurt's birthday, I took him out to eat at Carrino's then we went and hit a bucket of balls. A few months ago Kurt got some new Dbot5 clubs, and uses any excuse to get out on the course to use them. When I told him I wanted to take him to hit a bucket of balls, he was pleasantly suprised and happy to get to use his clubs.

I am a new comer to the sport, and found it enjoyable. Yes, I did get the ball in the air. If I learned anything, it's all about form; not how hard you can swing.

If you've ever found yourself wandering what Kurt's little brother, Bryce, has been up to click here. It's his company.

One Year Older.......

And wiser too-

Get Out of Dodge

In Madison County it's called Spud Harvest, in Salt Lake County it's called Fall Recess, in the Hepworth Home it's called Get Out of Dodge.

First stop: Las Vegas to pay Troy and Emily a visit

Troy playing the Wii with Gavin.

Hanging out in the playpen watching Coraline.

Eli & cousin Leini. Born 1 week apart.
It's just cuz he's so cute!


This picture was taken after we left Vegas but before we got to California. This is what Gavin looks like after eating a whole bag of Hot Cheetos. See that Sprite bottle in Owen's hands? Gavin also drank all of that too.Just before we arrrived at Jusin's house in CA, he ralphed it all up into the "puke bowl" that I packed in the car. Lucky for me, I was smart enough to think to bring one. My brother made fun of me. Just wait......one day, you'll wish you were as smart as me Vince.

Stop Two: Orange, California for my brother's Wedding

Justin waiting for Tiffany to arrive for pictures.


Justin and Tiffany had the wedding ceremony and reception at their new house. Tiffany's sisters had the place looking quaint! They did all the decorating and flower arrangements themseslves.

About to be pronounced as husband and wife.

Tiff's sisters made all of these flower balls. I loved them.

On the way to the wedding.

Third stop: Newport Beach

One of our favorite places to visit.

Fourth stop: Disneyland

Disneyland was awesome! Now that Gavin is bigger, he was able to go on most of the rides. We left Eli home with Grandma, so we didn't have to worry about packing a diaper bag or stroller. Justin, Tiffany, and Keani met up with us for a while and then left and took Gavin homewith them. This is when we went and hit up California Screamin' and Indiana Jones.

Fifth Stop: Home again, home again, jiggity jig