Yum Yum

A couple weeks ago Zoey and my nephew Teagon broke into my mom's gingerbread house and started eating. Zoey has been waiting a long time to eat this thing, each time we go to grandma's house, she would always look at it and try to take some off of it. AND, it finally happened for her.
Here she is again doing what she does best, EAT! It looks like she managed to get some of it in her hair! Way to go Zoey.

Don't Worry Be Happy

Yes, that is what we keep telling ourselves........
It all started when I was very tired for the last month or maybe even more. I mean, I am always tired, but I have been REALLY tired lately. I thought to myself, "well, it is true, I do have a thyroid problem." Well, as some of you may know, I work for the State Health Dept but only on a prn basis now. I do feel very fortunate to be able to work from the comfort of my home and be able to spend all the time with Zoey that she needs. However, one day, on the Friday after Christmas I was called in to work at our clinic in Provo. I was very happy to do this as I love to get out of the house and have a change. I had been really tired the WHOLE day and so before I went home around 5pm I decided I should start "ruling out" reasons why I have been so tired. So, I did what any person in the medical field would do, I took matters in to my own hands and took a pregnancy test to "rule that out." I mean come on, there was no way I could be pregnant. I am on "the pill." So, just to make sure, I took the test. I went about my business and continued getting ready to go home and then went into the lab to check the test and it said POSITIVE. I mean, it was practically blinking at me. At first I thought, "no, this must be wrong." So, I took another test, and another, and finally another, this time with blood. AND, it was positive on all four accounts. So, yes it is true, we are expecting another little baby in our household.
We are excited, but I must be honest and say that this is entirely different than when you plan theses things. Totally unexpected. I was very scared at first. Lots of thoughts came into my mind like finances, what will Cory think, where will we put the baby, when will I sleep, etc.
Anyway, here is our story. I am not sure the exact due date but it should be around August 15 if my calculations are correct. I can't get in to the doctor until Feb. 5, so no baby photos yet.
Don't worry be happy!!! That is my moto. Everything will be just fine! I will keep you posted and thanks for reading. :)

Our Little Artist STRIKES again

Well, our little artist has struck again. Zoey is getting really good at drawing on things she is not supposed to. As you know, she got an easel for Christmas with lots of markers to color with.

Above is Zoey coloring like a good girl on the easel, what the markers are intended for.
And now, once again she has managed to draw on just about everything she could think of. Notice the embarrassment on her face because she knows she is in trouble.
She managed to draw on the tub.
On the wall.
on the floor, and many other objects that I didn't get a picture of including the

toilet, door, and other walls throughout the house. Boy, she is a lot of work!

Christmas Morning at Home

We woke up Christmas morning at 8am, which was very nice of Zoey to let us sleep in. Zoey didn't quite know what to do when she walked into the frontroom to a room full of toys from Santa.

She immediately ran over to the Kitchen and played with it for awhile.
We convinced her to open some toys, and she loves that now she has her own cleaning supplies to help mom around the house.
Here is a picture of the night before Zoey was to come and destroy everything. It took us 2 and a half hours just to put the kitchen together.
Here is a close up of her new table and chairs, loaded with some gifts to open.
Here is her new kitchen that Cory' parents got her.
Here is the easel that Cory's parents got her.

Here is the picture that Cory got me. He surprised me with this. I absolutely love it. It doesn't do it justice on the blog, but, I do love it. I think it is very cute. Our friend Weston did a good job of taking the pics.

Christmas with the Dunns

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day with Cory's family. Zoey had a blast. Below are some of the pics from Christmas Eve.

Here Zoey is playing with her cousin Micah's Mr. Potato Head. We should have got her one.
Here is Zoey and Micah waiting for Santa to come for a visit.
Well, Santa came and Zoey was excited and surprised to see him. She was fine with him from a distance, but once I took her up to him to tell him how good she was this year, she wanted nothign to do with him. Sadly, it was Cory's dad that dressed up as Santa, so hopefully he didnt feel bad about the whole thing.
Here we are as a family sitting on Santa's lap.

And again, Zoey was fine after Grandpa came back to the party and Santa was gone. It was funny though, when Santa left, she kept saying. "wait, wait." She is funny.

Christmas with the Jewkes'

We started the Christmas celebration this year with my family. Zoey had a blast, of course. She was very spoiled and loved everything she got. I couldn't post all the pics because, well, that would take too long! So, I just posted some of her favorite things.

She absolutely loves this tool box. She goes around fixing things and hammering things.

Here she is organizing all the gifts that she is getting ready to open, she is so funny.


When Zoey opened up this ball, she said "a ball, a ball." she couldn't stop playing with it.
And, here are some cute slippers that match her mommy's. They are so cute.

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles

DO I REALLY HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THESE PICTURES. THEY ARE HILARIOUS!
Zoey and her cousin Teagon (my brother's boy) were hanging out with the grandparents. Well, they got to take the best bubble bath ever, thanks to Grandpa. So, enjoy yourself with the pics below.

It looks like she is going to drown in the bubbles.
HO, HO, HO.....Merry Christmas!




How fun to be a kid.

To Sum it all UP

Here are some pics from over the last few weeks that I have wanted to post. There are even more than this, but I thought this would do it for now.

Below is my Christmas present from Cory. I know, it is early. I just had to have it and then when I got it I just had to put it up. I know, some of you may look at this and wonder why I wanted it, but those of you who really know me will understand that this has Danae written all over it. I am so glad that Cory has the same taste as I do! :) It would make decorating so much harder if he didnt.

Below is the close-up of the pic.

Here is Zoey sitting in the sink with her dad's beenie on it. Cory actually bought her one of her own just like it but another color and she still insists on wearing Cory's. She is funny.

Yes, it is true, I painted over the yellow wall in our kitchen. I was sad, but I do like this new color. I will post more pics once I take some. Zoey is once again wanting to help me. She is helping me paint the wall in the front room. She actually did pretty good.

And, here is Cory holding our niece Kamrie, my brother's little girl. She is so tiny in this picture. We have very cute nieces and nephews, and would not trade them for the world. Hmmm....do you think Cory is ready for another one??? I hope not...because I am not ready yet!

I'm Helping

Zoey LOVES to help me clean or do anything I am doing. I was doing the dishes and off she went to do some other chores around the house. This is where I found her. She was in our bathroom, she had poored Comet in the bathtub and the toilet and was cleaning the toilet as you can see in the pictures below.


Yeah, I am sure you are thinking to yourself, gross! She is totally leaning over the toilet, it was so gross. Luckily, I keep my toilet and toilet bowel pretty clean, I actually have to wipe it down daily because Cory gets, you know what, all over the toilet. Yuck!
Here, I had asked her what she was doing and she said, "I'm helping!" She is so fun and cute. AND, a good little helper.

So many things......

I have so many pictures I need to post. So, bear with me and I will get them posted. I will warn you; however, that there will be quite a bit at one time. I seem to just post pics all at once. I can't just take a day here and there and post a few. so, I am working on it. I have had some requests, so I will get to it! Hey, at least you get to listen to some good Christmas music!!

Boots are made for Walking

Boy, don't get on Zoey's bad side! Apparently she had to wear grandpa's work boots around the house. Doesn't she look so happy!! She must be imitating the way grandpa feels when he has to wear these boots to work.......maybe!

Baking with Grandma

Zoey goes to my mom's house every Wednesday so I can get some work done for my job. Thanks mom! AS you can see, Zoey always has lots of fun. Here she is helping grandma make cupcakes for her primary class, or should we say, she was just eating all the batter.
I can just hear her now, "yum yum."
Boy, these are some pretty gross pics, not too attractive there Zoey!
A cute CHEESE smile for the camera.