Potty Time

Zoey loves her potty that Grandma got her. She saw Cory in the bathroom going potty and wanted to join him. I made sure he wasn't in any of the pics for your sake and his! It was so cute because she sat there reading her book while she went potty.
Here she is looking at Daddy, doing what he is doing.
"See my book Mommy!" When she saw Cory going to the bathroom, she said, "pee, pee." It is so crazy how she is growing up. She is copying so many words and phrases that we are saying. It is so cute! Now if she would just hurry this process along so we could stop changing diapers!

New House

Zoey has made herself at home. She already knows where everything is and just plays, plays, plays! These pics are of her playing in the magazine basket. She thought she was pretty funny. I was sitting on the other side of the couch and she kept popping her up saying, which sounded like, peek a boo!

It has been fun to be home with her. It is definately a lot harder, but really fun!

"pee pee"

Just a quick funny story. My mom has been telling me that she thinks Zoey is ready for the big potty training! I know, she is only 16 months old, but is ready. Anyway, I was in my bedroom and in comes Zoey holding her diaper.
I said, "Zoey, what are you doing?"
She said, "pee pee."
I then said, "Do you need to go pee pee?"
She then took my hand and went into the bathroom and hit the toilet, so I sat her on the toilet and she immediately started crying. (of course). Then she took my hand and pulled into her bedroom and she took her hand and patted the bed. I felt the bed and sure enough it was wet.
She then said, "pee pee."
I said, "yep, you went pee pee!"
She had taken her diaper off and then sat at the edge of her bed and went potty!
It was cute.

"Big Bed"

Zoey absolutely loves her big girl bed. She will run into her room and say, "big bed." When someone comes over she will take them in her room and show them. She is very funny. In fact, the other day I couldn't find her and when I walked in to her room, she was asleep on her bed. It was so nice! She was tired so decided to lay down! Now, if I can just get her to do that every time!

Her dad likes the big bed too!

BRIGHT?!

Well, I painted one wall in my kitchen yellow. You will either hate or love it. I haven't had anyone be in the middle on their input. I love it and I think it will look really good when
I get it decorated.
I also painted the one wall in our front room green, the previous owner already had it this color but because of his shadow boxes, I had to redo it. Yes, it is supposed to look uneven. It is a different type of paint, you will have to come see it for you yourself!

This is a picture of our street that we live on. So far everyone we have met has been really nice and friendly. We feel really good about our move and are excited to live here for a while. EVeryone has nice yards and really cares about their curb appeal.

Sanding

I stained out TV so that it would match our other furniture a little bitter and little Zoey, because she is so observant and wants to do everything I do, decided to help me out. It was so cute! I just had to get a pic of her. Lets just say she takes after her mom!

Breakfast for Grandpa

My mom and Kayli watched Zoey for me on Friday last week. It has been really crazy the last month with babysitters! Thanks to everyone that has helped us out with watching Zoey. Raquel, Janice, Alicia, Mom, Kayli and now Brooke (our bishop's daughter). Anyhow, last Friday while my mom and Kayli were watching Zoey, my mom had to make some breakfast for my dad before he went to work. Zoey, who loves to help out with everything, helped my mom make breakfast. Hmmm....do you think she could possibly fit that egg in her mouth?! She loves to help cook and the do chores! Lets just hope that she will continue liking this as she grows into the teen years!

Packing

We have been packing little by little for our move to Saratoga Springs and Zoey, our little helper, has been making sure she is right there for support. Our house is a complete disaster with stuff all over the place! I really don't like packing, especially with a 15 month old helping me! She was kinda a getting in the way so I sat her in this box to keep her in one place for a few minutes. I thought she would really enjoy it, but I think she was more confused than anything.
The next day I was going through Zoey's room and she was being so cute. She put on this necklace and was carrying her shoes around in this basket. She has been watching every little thing that I do.
While I was going through Zoey's room, I found the little hat they put on the newborns when they are first born. I put it on her to see if it would still fit her, and she kept it on for over an hour. She just walked around the house with the thing on, I don't even think she realized it was there. I showed herself to her in the mirror and she just kept saying, "Hi Baby!" She was being so funny.

More BOWLING!

Well, we went bowling again with our friends Josh and Sabrina. Above is a picture of Sabrina, Josh and Cory. It was a lot of fun. It is always fun to take Zoey bowling because she gets so excited about it. She loves the bowling alley.
We all got yummy suckers from the Pizza Factory, Zoey was eating hers the whole night, which made for a very sticky night!
Don't worry, the bulge in Cory's mouth is just a sucker!



Here is Zoey with her yummy sucker. It was nice to see her sitting for a few seconds. She was all over the place the whole night! It was fun!

Uh-Oh!

Well, Zoey decided to decorate our bowls with her crayons. I was doing the dishes in the other room and I walked in the front room to check on her and there she was, coloring on the inside of the bowl. Immediately after she saw me, she said, "Uh-oh". I said, "yep,Uh-oh Zoey". She just laughed afterwords and handed me the bowl. Luckily it came right off with some soap and water. Oh, the things she does! I can't stay mad at her because she is just so darn cute!

Happy B-Day Cory

Cory's Birthday was this last weekend and we had a little get together with family and a couple friends for a Carne Asada. Above is the cake for Cory that he got from a Mexican bakery. It was really good and really big! Anyway, below are all the pics we took with everyone that was there. I didn't bother to get any pics of myself(Danae) because I try to stay away from being on the blog!! Anyway, hope you enjoy.

Zoey had lots of fun with everyone there. Here she is with Grandma and Grandpa Jewkes at the drinking fountain.
Zoey was obviously getting worn out! Here she is with Uncle Heath relaxing while the cake was being cut.
This is a pic of our friend Josh. They are regulars with our Carne Asadas!
This is Josh's cute wife Sabrina, she is expecting a baby in January and will find out what she is having in a couple weeks. Here she is cutting the meat for the tacos.
Here is my mom. She was a trooper. She just had her wisdom teeth out 2 days prior and still managed to make it to the Carne Asada Birthday party.
This is Heath, Carrie's husband. He wasn't too thrilled that I got a pic of him. Sorry Heath you are posted!
Here is Cory's mom Janice with her yummy plate of food.
Here is the B-Day boy getting ready to cut the cake. Cory loves being center of attention and was so excited to have everyone come to his party.
Here is little Micah. This is our nephew on Cory's side of the family. He is really cute and is waiting for a little sister to be born in October.
Here is Beau (cory's brother) and his girlfriend Lauren. We really like Lauren and hope that Beau keeps her around. They stayed with us over the weekend and were a big help with Zoey. Thanks guys.
Here is my dad Steve sitting and talking with Rex (Cory's dad).
Here is Cory's dad Rex.
Another pic of Cory just cooking the meat for the tacos. He is trying not to act like he wants to be in the pics, but trust me, he always wants to be in the spotlight!!
Here is some more pics of our little Zoey. She had so much fun just running around playing in the sun. The funny thing is that the candy necklace around her neck started melting from her sweat and she was sticky all the way down her tummy.
She was pretty excited about the presents and thought they were hers. As you can see her excited expression about the present.
Her cheeks got so red from being hot. She is always running around. I swear the girl never stops. It is always nice to see her sleeping so it reassures me that she is getting recharged so I can get recharged.
And last but not least, to end the party, Zoey got some good drinks from the fountain to cool herself off. Every time my dad would go to take her away, she was scream because she wanted to play more in the fountain. So, he of course gives in to her and let her have her way. Hmmm....I wonder if that is why she won't mind!! Just kidding Dad.thanks to everyone that came! It meant a lot to Cory! It was a very nice day!

I Gotta Wear Shades

Here is Zoey just chilling in her carseat with her shades on.

And, of course she is chewing on a bracelet. I swear, one of these days it is going to break in her mouth!

She is our little Star.

Mmmm...Chocolate Pudding

Mmmm....I love chocolate pudding! I helped Grandma make it and then I fed myself! Do you want some?!!

BOWLING!

We took Zoey bowling one night with some friends (The Terbergs) and Zoey had a blast. At first she was a little shy as usual but once she got the hang of the whole concept, she was so excited.Every time one of us was up to bowl, she would stand there and wait for our response and if we cheered, she would cheer and lift her arms. It was so fun to take her bowling.
If anyone wants to go bowling, just call us! We are up to it anytime. That is the one thing that we can take Zoey to do and she can run around all she wants.