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.
Zoey, as I have said before, watches every little thing I do. I guess she decided to make her baby and herself a little prettier! So, above is her baby with lovely mascara painted on her eyes.
And here is he two of them looking beautiful with Mascara to prove it. Notice how Zoey missed her eyes and got her cheek and upper lip!
Well, to make matters worse, this happened to be water proof mascara, which was very difficult to get off. We ended up going to my mom's house where she used mineral oil to get it off. She is so funny, but very observant. We need to be careful with what we do.
Well, I know, I am so boring! I haven't updated with pics for a while now. I will get that done in the next few days! I just wanted to wish everyone a great Holiday Season! If you ever get sick of the "White Christmas" song when looking at the blog, just click on one of the other songs to listen to!
I love this season! Not for the presents, but for the spirit that is here. It seems like most everyone is happy and just glad to enjoy the lights and fresh, crisp air! What a great time of year to celebrate our Savior's Birth!
Zoey HAD to have this sucker! So, I bought it for her thinking to myself, "I know she is going to get everything in the car sticky with this thing." AND, she did. She took a few licks, then held it as she is in the picture above.
She then found that the stick of the sucker can fit down inside a hole where the buckles go into the carseat. She would push it all the way down and bring it back up again.
She then managed to get her entire face sticky by pressing the sucker up against her face each time she brought the sucker back up. She is so funny. I have learned with motherhood that you just need to let them do things and experience life for themselves. I think maybe that is why she is so smart!
We went to my parents block party a few weeks ago and they had a bunch of neat things for kids. This is the only pic I got because my camera battery died. :( But, I have been wanting to post this for a while and just had other things to post instead.
I think this picture is so cute of my dad and Zoey. They both just look happy and content.
Here's the rules:
A. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
B. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog, for these rules.
1. Well, funny thing, Laura will understand this one as we talked about it the othere day. Sorry Laura, I will post this. I don't shower EVERY day. I do shower pretty much every day, but sometimes I just don't because lets face it, if I know I will not leave the house today, I won't shower. It isn't like I really sweat or anything. I smell just as good the day after I shower! Is that gross?! Maybe I shouldn't have shared that!
2. I love to play the guitar. Sadly, I haven't played in quite some time. I think the last time I picked up my guitar was when Zoey was like 8 months old. I used to play every single day for at least 2 hours. My goal was to learn a new song every week for a year, and I actually did it. Too bad I don't remember all those songs I learned. I went on my mission and that was the end of that. But, that is something some of you may not have known. I love the guitar and love listening to others play.
3. I love Chocolate Chip icecream. No matter what, I can eat it anytime, any place. Yum, Yum!
4. I love to sleep. Even though I don't sleep any more. I have always loved to sleep. I love taking naps. When I was younger, like middle-school and high school age, I would take a nap every day after school. I just love it. There is something that refreshes the body after a good nap. It doesn't even have to be a long one, just long enough to recharge.
5. I love to go disco skating. I have not been four about 5 years, but I love it. I love to dress up and skate to the disco music. I sometimes think I should have been a teenager in the 70's and not just an infant. So, if any of you ladies want to make it a night, let me know. :)
6. I hate cooking. Well, I shouldn't say I hate it. I just don't like it too much. I will cook because I want to for my family, but I don't really enjoy it. There are people who really love to cook, but I just love to eat it! And cleaning up is even worse! It is funny though, I don't really like eating out, so you would think I would like to cook so I can always have homecooked meals.
Ok...I'm going to tag: Sabrina, Erin, Alicia, Lauren, Jessica, and Carrie
Zoey always manages to make us laugh. She is so funny with the way she likes to just sit in things. I will see her trying to sit on top of all sorts of funny things. BUT, this time I just had to take a picture of her. We had just gotten home from Richfield and were trying to get things all put away when I came into the front room and there she was, sitting in a tupperware box. I don't even know how she fit in that little thing!! She is tricky!
We went to Richfield this weekend to visit Cory's parents, while we were there we took Zoey to the pumpkin patch. Unfortunately, we got there a little late, so it was dark outside. But, it was still fun for Zoey. She is a witch this year for Halloween, and she is a cute one. You can tell from these pics she played a witch very well. She managed not to smile much while we were there!
She absolutely would not keep her hat on. The guy at the pumpkin patch thought she was dressed up like a pumpkin! Now, I have never seen a black and orange pumpkin, come on, she totally looks like a witch to me. She would look better with the hat on though.
Here is a cute pic of her from the back. I wish I would have gotten a pic of her boots, they are perfect for her costume. So cute!
Behind Zoey is the "train" that they take everyone on to the pumkin patch. The pumkin patch was picked over, but we managed to find a perfect one just for Zoey. She liked the train ride the best. She loves to ride on things.
Here is a picture of only a small portion of the pumpkin patch. I imagine it was filled with pumpkins and very green at one point, too bad we didn't go at the first of the month. :( Oh well, there is always next year. We had a lot of fun there! : )
Lets just say that Zoey LOVES shoes, just like her dad. Go figure! Our friends, Rick and Jayne, were over to our house, and Zoey got a hold of Jayne's shoes. I am sure she thought they were lots more fun than any pair of my shoes. I don't have any shoes with heels on them, so she was pretty excited.
She had a hard time keeping them on, especially when she would try and push her baby in the stroller at the same time.
I cut her head off in this pic, but you can see the concentration in her face. She was so cute that night. Rick and Jayne are expecting one of their own, I wonder if that night made them wish they waited!!!
Well, my birthday was actually almost 2 weeks ago and I am just getting to the pics. It was a wonderful birthday. Cory and I had a wonderful dinner alon, just the two of us, without Zoey, at the Texas Roadhouse. It was so good! I actually craved it a couple days later at like midnight. Anyway, after dinner we went to my mom's house to have some cake and icecream. My mom made a delicious cake and she got these really cool sparkler candles in the shape of 28. It was very nice!
Here is the cake she made. Zoey loved the cherries the most. Don't you just love the sparklers?
Here is a picture of Zoey and I after the cake was done flaming. Lets just say she was not too fond of the sparklers. It really scared her. She is pretty much afraid of EVERYTHING! It is ridiculous, but cute at the same time.
Here is the gift that Zoey made for me. I love it! I think it is the cutest thing ever. So, I keep it on our end table so I can see it every day. Also, to remind me that in times that are tough with her, you know, when she is throwing tantrums or being really whiney, I can remember that she really is an angel and a little sweetheart!
And here is Cory and I. Do I look tired or what?!! I didn't even put make-up on that day. You can really tell. Well, either that or I really am just TIRED!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! It was a wonderful one.
I was doing the dishes and Zoey always likes to sit on the side of the sink and "help" me. The next thing I know she had sat inside the sink with water and all. So, I took her diaper off and her shirt and let her have some fun. Above is Zoey saying, "CHEESE" for the camera. So cute!
The whole time she just kept saying bubbles!
So serious. It is a lot of work playing in the sink!
I think this is the best laughing picture we have of Zoey. I love it.
And.......another cheese picture to end the post.
5 THINGS5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. I was in college taking way too many credits, (23 credit hrs per semester) What was I thinking?!
2. Making sure I was always having fun with my free time, meeting new poeple and hanging out.
3. Exercising, a lot! I think I lost like 15-20 pounds my first year of college.
4. I went snowboarding almost every weekend.
5. Disco Rollar Skating at Classic, it was so much fun! I miss it!
5 things on my "to-do" list tomorrow:
1. Get the oil changed on my car at 10:30am.
2. Meet Cory for lunch, we are going to Texas Roadhouse, yum, yum.
3. Go to work at the clinic to give flu shots. (I am not too excited) ; )
4. Go to dinner with some old friends from high school at Cafe Rio.
5. Work on my dictations from home until who knows when!!
5 things I would do if I had a million dollars:
1. Pay off our house.
2. Pay off our car.
3. Put money in savings for Zoey.
4. Go on a really great trip. (Probably to Taiwan and then fly to Hawaii or something)
5. Get Lazer eye surgery. (I can think of a lot more things I would do)
5 favorite toys:
1. Computer
2. Camera
3. Guitar
4. Bike
5. Nice soothing hot tub. ( I know it isn't a toy, but I would really like one right about now)
5 people I'm tagging:
1. Sabrina
2. Laura
3. Allison
4. Shelley
5. Alicia B.
Lets just say I am not the brightest person when it comes to the blog! Thanks to my friend Laura, I have figured out how to get music on this thing. She put it in her blog a while ago but it has taken me all this time to figure it out! Thanks Laura!
So, enjoy the music while you browse!
Hope this gets you in the Halloween spirit! (that is for Cory)
My mom has been watching Teagon (my brother's little boy) while his mom is getting settled in with the new baby, and we got to have him at our house for a couple days. Zoey has really enjoyed having him here, even though he tries to take all her toys! They actually played really good today and had lots of fun. I had to give Zoey a bath, and Teagon just insisted on getting in with her.
I love this cheesy grin she has on her face, this is what she does when she says "cheese" for the camera. You can see the excitement in her face. Although, I must say I was a little nervous at this point because Zoey has been pooping in the tub lately, and this is the position she has every time, squatting! Gratefully, she did not poop and the bath was a success.
Wow.....we have two new cousins (neices for me and Cory) in the family! This week has been a crazy one for new little ones coming in to the family, on both sides. Two years ago in April, my brother and his wife, and Cory's sister and her husband had a baby boy 5 days apart. Does that make sense? Well, each of those families got pregnant again at the same time and both had little girls, 5 days apart again! It is crazy for us, but a lot of fun!!
Abby getting her shirt on.
Introducing little Abigail Valerie Garner (Cory's sister's baby), born on Oct. 1, 2007. She is really cute and it was fun to meet her. They live in Provo.
Here is Cory, Danae, Zoey, and little Abby.
Zoey was so excited to meet Abigail, she kept giving her little kisses and hugs, it was so cute. She kept saying, "Hi baby Abby."
Kamrie after getting the hospital picture taken
Introducing little Kamrie Michelle Jewkes, (my brother's baby), born on October 5, 2007. She is also very cute and lovable. We went to Price this weekend to meet her and it was worth the drive.
Danae, Zoey, and Kamrie
Zoey was very excited because she got to hold Kamrie. She kept rubbing her hair and saying, "hi baby." I think Zoey is very excited to have two little girl cousins. She will have lots of fun with them.
Zoey wanted a snack, so I walked with her over to the pantry where I asked her which snack she wanted. Our pantry is full of Zoey's favorite snacks and she wanted cereal. I told her to point to the one she wanted and she wanted all three! I thought it was pretty funny that she wanted to eat all three of them. The funny thing is that she really did! She would eat from one bag and move to the next one, then to the next one. She is a funny girl.
Notice the banana in the background, which she insisted on having earlier that morning, uneaten.
Just taking a breather, plus, the TV was very interesting at that moment. Her show was on!
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!
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!
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.
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!
