Bingham Family

labor day and some stuff.

2011-09-07T13:50:00.000-07:00

Labor Day we went to Josie's Cabin with our good friends the Oldham fam and the Sprouse family. We love these guys. Wish we could spend more time together. The kids did GREAT on the hike. ps. Dogs are NOT allowed up there. We didn't know and brought Frank,

Anyone know where the 3 year old attitude comes from? Gracy decided just recently that she makes the rules lol. We had a little talk about the Marker tattoos. NOT cool sis. She did feel bad after, hence the red puffy eyes. I had such a hard time not laughing and holding strong as the disciplinarian. lol.

My cousin Cris and I helped clean Grandpa Bobs house yesterday, we were there for 8 hours scrubbing the heck out of that place. We could possibly be the meanest cleaners in the Basin lol. We were saved with Taco Tuesday from Cafe Rio.

Today was Gracy's first day of JOY SCHOOL! she spend a good 20 minutes "getting ready for school" this morning. Most moms are in tears about the whole growing up thing, but I just love watching her grow and learn, its really cool being a mom. Im so proud of my little girl! I cant believe she is already old enough for school. A few of us moms are getting together and trading teaching each week. We got our curriculum off of Mothergoose.com. Its really an amazing program. Anyone looking to start a fun Pre-school activity, this is a good one. :)

By the way did I mention volleyball season is in the air? Cant wait to get our team back together! Fall is the best time of year.

Mini Project

2011-09-03T15:03:00.000-07:00

Danny and I needed (well I needed) to do something new and cheap in the kitchen and I found these plastic tile sheets at lowes for a back splash. So easy to install and I think total it costed only $80. What do you think? PS, I know the power strips are pretty red-neck. The previous owner threw them up for a quick fix and we just havent gotten to them yet. lol. On a brighter note I never run out of outlets :) (Thanks DD)

Blog Break :(

2011-08-31T21:04:00.000-07:00

WHAT I HAVENT BLOGGED SINCE JUNE! haha. Everyone does it. Sometimes you just get so behind, you start realizing how many photos you need to post and how many activities have blown past..like uhhhh...THE ENTIRE SUMMER. Oh well. heres whats been going on.

My Baby is now a full blown 3 year old....since June 30th..... I KNOW RIGHT.... and she definatley is 3...who said 2 was hard? because three is seriously a suprise when it comes. This little girl can talk your ear off, CHEW your ear off and LOVE your ear off all in the span of 5 minutes.

some of the famous Gracy lines

-Hey I bought this at the Wal-marts.
-mom will my dreams come true?
-uuuhhhcuzzzz frank did it.
-We dont eat poop k.
-I have bad dreams with mean bugs.
-I a queen-- Mom a princess.
-Im sorry your heiness.

I had Grac signed up for Tumbling this summer and she did great! She is hilarious and a little awkward like her mom lol. But really a great little athlete. Her teachers said she had strong tummy muscles lol. (funny but im proud of her strong tummy muscles) Towards the end she did alot better with following directions and staying in line with her class. A perfect little activity for a 3 year old. Although I really think they should make a 3 year old Arobics class ..... NON _STOP moving. I think that would tire her out a little better. lol.

The Neola Rodeo was a RIOT this year.....want to know why? Gracy and her cousins got to chase rabbits in the dirt-thats why lol. They were hilarious. Best memories are made with family : ) and some good BBq chicken :) Side note my little nephew Bridger got his first "mutten bustin" (sp?) experience, It was my favorite thing to watch. love that little maniac, he totally is to.

4th of July was alot of fun, finally got to see the famous Neola parade, it was really pretty good. It was like the 90's came back, they were throwing icy pops and candy and had squirt guns and the kids LOVED it, I love that everything is SUCH a big deal with a 3 year old.....its like their first time they actually understand whats going on and can participate. Makes being a mom pretty cool. PS. did I tell ya how fun the Binghams are? Its like a shot of caffeine from an IV there lol. NON-stop fun.

Sleep over with Gracy's older cousins. (she worships them) Addie and Annie :) they are dolls. And I cant wait for them to come over again, Those girls took care of EVERYTHING, they even did Gracy's hair for me.

More Bouncy fun at the Bingham reunion. That picture of Danny with his legs in the air kills me. And yes danny EVERY year starts up the wrestling tradition, someday all those boys are going to grow up and take him down....probabley with INjuries. I thought Danny and Jonny were going to just collapse and die at some point.

The Grady's came to visit, Its my favorite holiday ...... I call it the "sister" holiday lol I finally get to see Tiff and her family. Its sooo not fair they live in KC missouri.

Soooo The reason for all of the Family time (on the Gardner side) Is because my baby brother had his MISSION FAIRWELL, he has already been at the MTC for a month. Its really bittersweet. I was able to pack grace and I up in the car with my parents to take rhet to the mtc and spend one more day together. I was a mess, Rhet was a super hero as usual. What an amazing person he is. Argentina should feel pretty lucky to get him Ide say. Hes just a good kid. We all love him and miss him so much. I LOVE www.dearelder.com it saves my life . I love writing rhet electronically. Makes things so much easier. Plus you can get on the website and read a ton of hilarious dear john letters. oh they are funny.

Boating with the Whitmer family and the Bird Family

Gypsy mamma find.....Love it in my kitchen :) plus I re=finished my Granny Lauras old Bench for my porch.:)

We took Sis to the Zoo.... She loved it. We all loved it.

Gracy had her friend Bri over on an afternoon and had alot of fun. Its new to have someone younger over :) we love little bri shes a doll. :)

ok.....so that is our summer in a nut-shell. Leaving some things out and not posting nearly enough photos :) Thats life. I guess I better get back to it.

bug bites and stripes

2011-06-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I wiped a skeeter off of Gracy's Eye and new it was going to be bad in the morning, and it was :( she is terribley allergic to masquitos, just like her dad. She has been feeling yucky all day, her eye now is almost swollen shut!, but nothing a little benedril and otter pops cant fix.

Another one of my copy cat ideas, painted stipes in the kitchen and it made everything look much bigger :) Its nice for a change up, but Danny's getting a little bugged by me painting every 6 six months.

Bonanza.....valances.

2011-06-09T12:25:00.000-07:00

I found a sight that does custom made "on order" type stuff, I couldnt find any fabric here in good ol' vernal that I wanted so "Bonanza" did a great job with my stipe curtains I wanted. It kindof turned out looking a little "Mi Mi's cafe Ish" but I like it and it gave the room MORE texture.....I could add texture all day, . Anywho.....Im trying to learn how to mix vintage with modern and need a little more advice ....... suggestions ? I thought adding a book shelf in this room might add to the vertical stripe? yay or Nay?

Smarty Pants

2011-06-08T09:55:00.000-07:00

This little girl....is Potty trained.

let it GROW!!!

2011-06-06T12:52:00.001-07:00

We finally got our garden in this year! Lets see if I can keep it alive!!! We had a garden growing up (in the Gardner residence) and I remember HATeING that thing....mostly weeding the roses, we would get punished and banned to weeding all week. But I LOVED speding time with Danny and Gracy outside in the warm weather. Im so excited to see how everything turns out. Danny pretty much did all the hard hard work and Gracy and I got to pick out the lavendar and mint and other herbs and plant all the veggies in the garden. Its my new favorite place to be :)

4 years down !

2011-06-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

Its our Anniversary today! It seems like its all happened so fast. We were talking early this morning and we realized we've done and accomplished a lot of the things we wanted to already in 4 yrs. How cool is that. Life is sweet. That's all I have to say.

Mission call /spain trip 2011

2011-06-01T10:28:00.001-07:00

MY LITTLE BROTHER IS GOING TOOO------ARGENTINA! How exciting, we found out the night before we left for Spain. He is really going to be a great missionary. Im sure going to miss him though. Ive loved having him home for a few months. Defiantly one of my best friends. He always drops in at the right time. He took care of our dogs while we were gone on top of working full time. Just a good kid. We all love him :)

Spain was of course amazing! I couldn't pick my favorite pictures, but did the best I could. We were there the same time the E-coli epidemic broke out and guess who brought it home??? ME! we were reading and 16 people have died from it! I thought I had some sort of parasite but thankfully bacteria is treatable. So Im fine, just pitiful and sick all the time. NOT my favorite thing we brought back, my Doc said ill be back to my old self in a month or so. So back to the trip it was more than I ever thought it was. EVERYTHING is so beautiful and OLD, the History and Art was overwhelming and intricate. THE FOOD ....Well I guess if you are a conesuer of food you would LOVE it, if you are picky, prob not. But Danny and I both had so much fun just EATING lol. The Beach in Cadiz was my favorite, the white sand the warm breeze and layed back atmosphere was heaven to me. The Nudies ...well not so much. Tried to spare you all by not getting any of them in our photos. It was quit the task to, they were Everywhere, well pretty much Everyone. I loved how warm and inviting everyone was and how they really take care of you. Thank goodness Danny can speak Spanish and new his way around. Malaga's Shopping was HEAVEN ! even walking through the ritzy shopping was amazing. Every ones style is so different from the states, it was very interesting to see what the women wear out there. I loved how everything came to life at night, seriously things don't really start going till 11 PM. Well the flights weren't as bad as I thought, I didn't mind the 9 hour plane ride into Madrid but I got claustrophobic in the itty bitty ones. I really loved going and am so grateful to my parents for taking Gracy for 10 entire days. Europe is great and such a fun place to visit but I LOVE America and am so thankful for my clean streets and clean house and safe atmosphere. really, I was amazed at some of the places Danny served. They glamorize things that are defiantly not glamorous. Im glad I got to experience that.

My fav's

-Beach
-watching danny eat his fav rotisserie chicken
-eating from shop to shop all night
-Jamone and Queso'
-Spanish candy
-lemon fanta and lemon Schweppes
-shopping down central malaga
-Romantic Ronda
-ice cream
-the Alhambra
-seeing Gracy for the first time after 10 days.

Tissue Topiaries and Gracy on Sunday

2011-05-02T09:08:00.000-07:00

Danny was gone again Saturday and so I tried making the tissue topiaries that you see on every other blog lol. They are pretty fun to make but a little more expensive than I thought they would be. The foam ball was 10$ at wal-mart . everything else was about 1 dollar. Its a fun new texture in Gracy's room. I need to make like two more for a good asymetrical look, three just doesnt seem to get the look I wanted .

I had to throw in a picture of this cute dress my sister in law let us borrow. It just fits Gracy perfectely. She looked like a little pincess so I had to snap a few. She is REALLY hard to get a good picture of her these days. She ignores me when I pull out the camera.

T minus 10,9,8......

2011-04-27T10:10:00.001-07:00

Well officially there are 10 days till we leave on our European adventure! The reality has NOT set in. Danny Served his mission in Southern Sunny Spain, so we have saved our penny's since we got married to make it back there and see the sights. I personally am dying to see the Picasso museums, the "Guernica" piece imparticular is supposed to be amazing and HUGE. I studied him allot in college and really found he was the most advanced out of all of the "Greats", He was doing advanced sculptures and drawings at age 12 that took others like Michelangelo his entire life to master, hence the amazing distorted style he developed was more advanced than anyone can quit comprehend. Its so interesting. Man I love old time Art History. The Allombra (SP?) is one of the 7th wonders of the world, cant wait to see that. The biggest part of this trip is that miss Gracy will not be coming with us. We are lucky enough to have family that is willing to take her for 10 days:) Im starting to realize that I will be without my babe for a REALLY LONG TIME! Can I do this? Im just not sure. The plan is to stay really busy so I dont have Gracy withdrawls. Thanks for our family for being willing to take her for so long. Oh and my lil brother for babysitting Franky and Nacho to, that could be worse than a 3 year old lol.

Easter and shinanigans.

2011-04-25T10:09:00.000-07:00

Easter was fun this year, we attempted fishing on Brough, but unortunatley Brough was to rough lol I think Im funny. The wind was horrible and it was a bit cold. but we got to go and throw out a few lines and see the beautiful scenery. We went up to the old "spot" to spend the day with the Gardner family and rode four wheelers and played horse shoes. Gracy and her little buddy Addi were so cute. Its always so much fun to have a cousin to play with. The Rhino (SP?) was a big hit with everyone. Infact I saw danny's mouth water a few times. Im affraid if we are stuck in this house for much longer we may have to get one of those lol. The girls looked so cute strapped in there. We found a pretty little Great horned owl peeking through the rocks, I am still laughing when Corinne my sis drove up to see the owl....."EWW SICK" haha I have no idea why an owl is "sick" but anyway, animals have always freaked her out. Gracy sported the dress Nana made her :) Its pretty cute.

A few days before my mom hosted the "Snoop sisters" lunch date. They have one every Tuesday. The snoop sisters are my Grandma Gardner (Gammy) and her sisters lol. They are a hoot. We usually have something fun for lunch and then do some sort of craft and just chat. Its so fun to keep in touch with everyone. I just love my family. Its such a treat to live in the same town and be able to spend time with them.

I had to throw a picture of Franky checking on Gracy in the tub. lol. PS> Nacho got fixed WAHOOO no more strays in the back yard. :)

Brother

2011-04-20T07:15:00.000-07:00

My little Brothers Mission papers have officially been sent off! I am so proud of this guy. He is going to be a great missionary and do some serious spiritual damage out there in the world. LOVE YOU RHET!

Funky~ Burnt arm ~ and Annie.

2011-04-18T11:07:00.000-07:00

I finally got my little Table from Gypsy mammas last week.... (it was for my birthday back in march!) yeah took forever for them to paint it. anyways It didn't turn out exactly how I had in visioned it,but Im still liking it. Not to bad for 20$ bucks right?

On Sunday we decided to stay home after church and make dinner. I had a grand idea to make stake for danny. We watched this guy on food network make a butter seared stake then you finished cooking it in the oven. Well I ended up burning my my arm with butter, Brilliant. It sprayed me all the way up my arm. OUCH! I look like I have leprosy :( I hate burns. Maybe next week I can make it through without an accident. lol. (ps. The stakes were pretty good)

We had a great time with the Binghams last weekend, Its sure fun when the cousins come out. Its sure fun watching Gracy with all of her buddies. She is really starting to join becca as partners in Crime. She is in LOVE with her older cousins Addie and Annie. I remember thinking my older cousins were the coolest thing ever! Gracy got to have a sleep over at Granny Binghams house and Annie was on spring break so we got to have her over for the afternoon. They had a ball.

Happy Birthday To HIM!

2011-04-14T09:19:00.000-07:00

Danny Boy turned 27 years old on Tuesday! (4/12/11) I just love this guy. In honor of his Day of Birth :) I have to brag on him a little bit right? Well he has been so busy at work, he once in a while fills me in on whats happening and he really has set some amazing sales records and always finds more mountains to climb and defeat. It amazes me how self driven Danny is. I also love that when he is home he does the best he can to spend time with Gracy and I. I listened to him bare his testimony in church last Sunday and I was so proud of him. I sat there looking at him and realized how strong and spiritual and smart the guy I married is. I feel pretty lucky. He really helps me be a better person. I'm so thankful for that

Well Danny is still having stomach issues and we finally got him to go in and get a stomach scope to check things out (Thanks Clark). We are relieved to acually find something we can treat! He has Barrets disease. his esophogus is widened at the base opening connected to his stomach creating a pocket for his Reflux to bubble up even further. (this is how it was explained to me anyway) They do have a surgury for it but Doc. Smith didnt recomend it (thankfully) so Danny is going on a diet and has new eating habbits, This is great, now maybe we will both lose a few pounds this way lol.

I know he never reads our blog so I have to mention this.... still laughing at when he came out of anesthesia! he was suddenly this huge chatterbox. He was talking to Doc. Smith about Going to Africa with him for "The big Hunt" ha haha.....the Doc. was like ... OK DANNY >> U BET! Oh and I think Linda (my Mother-in-law) got an ear full about our first date Bahhaha. Thankfully it wasn't to embarrassing. Usually Danny is so reserved and never pops off like that. OH I WISH I HAD MY CAMERA!! Oh well. He is sleeping it all off and will be good as new tomorrow.

Toy Box??

2011-04-07T09:04:00.000-07:00

I am on the hunt for some cheep toy box ideas, I like this crate idea, but I googled crates and they are like 90 $$ for 5 little crates!!! Bummer huh, but thats about the price of a regular wal-mart or target toy chest, so any DIY ideas???

Tree Fin!

2011-04-06T16:00:00.000-07:00

I finally have got Gracy's tree mural the way I wanted it in my mind :) I added a few birds and, not sure if those should stay but they are growing on me (really don't even know what kind of birds they are but they look legit right?), added some more branches and a few springy blossoms I thought it made it look less "wintery" in there . I also found some spare canvas in the crawl space, I'm sure I can find something to do with those. I love it when that happens. Its like finding 10 bucks in your winter coat :)And I just realized its 5:00 and I have no idea what to cook for dinner. No more blogging for me.

Sleepless night!

2011-04-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

Danny had to run to Rock Springs last minute yesterday and so I started painting gracy's room and tried out a little tree mural, its not finished up yet because I don't know if its a yay or a nay.

Also the fish pillow was sooo not my idea, danny got it for Christmas forever ago and Gracy wont sleep with out that thing, so it stays.

FJGM!

2011-04-04T07:54:00.000-07:00

I found a few new finds at Gypsy Mamas! This Victorian Dresser came in a few sat. ago and I couldnt pass it up. Gracy has grown out of her white k-mart changing table we got her and it has been broken for a while. It has all original hardware. Plus I have a coffee table coming soon, Marilyn is painting it for me so it is coming soon. Today Gracy's room is getting painted a light grey, Im hoping it will show off her funiture better :)

Volleyball Tourny!

2011-03-28T13:34:00.000-07:00

OH, we survived the weekend ! It was really an amazing one at that. Grandpa Binghams funeral was really great, I had a good time learning about that side of my family and catching up with family, Gracy had a ball playing with her cousins. It was a real eye opener to see how similar Danny is with his Grandpa Bingham, even comparing Melvins younger photos to danny was pretty cool, even their habbits are alot alike. So I guess I know what danny will look like when he is old, the good hair and all.

Danny was so good to take Gracy saturday all day while I played in the Split Mountain Tournement. It was so fun! We really did amazing as a team, and played over 12 games just saturday alone! it was pretty intense. Infact we had a bunch of injuries and none of us know how we played so well! Amanda sprained her ankle, Jenica tweeked her neck, Chrissy sprained her wrist, and I unfortunatley didnt have a volleyball related injury I slipped on some ice before my games even started, Graceful...I know. Wish I could say I was going in for a huge spike and won the winning point or something cool, but no, Cracked my elbow on the ice. Awsome, but made it through the day and amazingley we put up really good fight for 1st.....we took 2nd place in the super B league. Not to bad for some old married moms right?

Last and coming weekend shtufff......

2011-03-23T18:35:00.000-07:00

Well, no pictures, i may have to bum some off my mother,anyways...My cousin Trevor is now married!! wahoo right? his reception was last weekend and that means we get to have the schultise family and feltch side of the family come back to Vernal. Sometimes years go by and we dont get to see each other, so its so neat to meet every ones new additions and not only that we had two other two year olds that Gracy just had a ball with. makes me wish we could all live closer so I could borrow their kids for a few hours. Gracy loves having playmates, its so cute watching three little two year olds play .... their imaginations are amazing!I also got to do my cousins makeup monday morning, I was excited for some girl time :)

I love to remember the Easters we used to have with all the cousins, playing in Granny Laura's Daisy's and strawberry patches, trying to catch the wild rabbits and eating those little juice filled wax candies, playing Annie-I-over and pretending the sprinkler holes were duck ponds, oh how I miss the good ol' days.

Well this weekend is also very eventful, Danny's Grandpa passed away, he finally gets to be with his sweetheart and we are all very excited for him :) We will be attending his funeral this weekend, we are excited to spend some family time with the binghams :) Danny just adores his Grandparents, lately he has been telling me all of his fond memories of the time he spent with them as a kid, what amazing people they are. I know this is wierd but I wish sometimes that I could go back and experience those great youthful experiences with him, and have him know those parts in my life as well, he always tells me how he wishes I knew his grandparents back when he was younger, I feel the same way. I think Danny and Granny Laura would have hit it off quit well :)

Good ol' Milton (danny's buddy) has a wedding open house on Friday, on top of that I have been signed up for a big volley tourny all weekend.(not looking forward to a week of walking like a cripple, but excited we have a killer tough team!!)

Gracy is super funny lately, something she did today: so she knows the ringtone for when her dad calls and we race to see who can answer my phone the fastest everytime haha, how cute is that, she usually beats me!

I was thinking today, and ya know, im happiest when im busy :)

Gracy and Carson sittin' in a tree

2011-02-23T11:49:00.000-08:00

Gracy has a little buddy that comes over every once in a while to play and its such a nice break. They really entertain each other and really play well together. Today Gracy insisted that its Sunday ..... and she needs to wear a dress, end of story. I had to put a stop to all the kissing going on! Gracy got Cinderella from her aunt coco for Valentines day and she keeps calling Carson "Charming" as in her prince charming. Think a two year old can really put two and two together??? I feel im in some serious trouble when this little girl gets older, especially when its not cute anymore. lol. Anyway I just LOVE that Gracy has such an enormous imagination. She pretends the funniest things and sometimes not so funny things.....like last week when she was pretending Frank (our Am.Bull dog) was her baby and made him lay on his back while she applied a liberal amount of Desitin to his "diaper rash", yeah and he was totally submitting to her, poor dog got violated for sure. Sadly I didn't take the time to take a picture of that one....I was worried for my desitin covered house and for sanitising Gracy's fingers. But through the terrible messes in the past few weeks I am LOVING my little girl. here is a few...

1. she has been into telling secrets, this involves soft jibberish and her little cupped hand around her mouth ... sometimes she holds on to my hair or face and literally just melt away.

2. insists shes "ella" (Cinderella)

3. Mommy .. I princess.

4. when i tell her to do something she comely says "Thats ok mom, im ok" . her polite way of getting out of obeying.

5. her love for TREATS!! and pretty fluffy dresses. (preferably together)

6.She loves the old wild America series about animals.

7.She has the dogs obeying her more than they do me.

8. She LOVES cooking and absolutely has to help put ingredients in and mixing.

9.has to have sunglasses on in the car.

10. will snuggle love on her daddy when he gets home ... reads the field and stream magazine like an old man reads the news paper.

Adree Bingham, This is for you.......

2011-02-16T19:35:00.000-08:00

It finally happened, Gracy found a few jars of polish... Clacked them together ONCE and they shattered and poured HOT pink polish in the middle of my living room floor....tear (more like a river of tears) I thought it would definatley be appropriate to dedicate this post to my sister in law.....who has had the same lovely experience as me a few weeks ago.Also since Becca and Gracy seem to be partners in crime these days... Oh how we love our toddlers :) I have to give my mom the rescue medal of the universe for rushing over so fast with the WD40 and rubber gloves. I love my mom so much. I also love Gracy even though shes been terrorizing my house, so I posted some nice things she has done lately. (I love the one of Danny painting her toenails)

mushy mushy mushy....

2011-02-15T11:30:00.000-08:00

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
Dr. Seuss

Just thought I'd post "post" Valentines day.....I don't want to be cliche` and get all gooey and lovey dovey but I LOVE this quote. Its so my life. And I owe it to the Mr. who is currently bording an air plane as we speak, working so hard for us girls that have it so Kusch here at home. He is such a hero, my protector, my love. Thanks for being my Valentine for the 5Th year (4 years married!)..

Valentines from Gracy

2011-02-07T14:03:00.001-08:00

Oh I had to post these, I know its a week early but this weekend is a little wild and crazy for us, I'm trying out this new little vintage photo thing on my camera, not sure if I like it or not. But Gracy sure looks cute right. :)

She's totally defeating the purpose of taking a picture. But Gracy seems to make it a perfect photo anyway. She is singing her bumble bee song for me here.

She is pretending the paper is a scarrrry Monsterrrrr. "dont touch it mom" (ps. notice how long her hair is)

Finally those pearly whites.

UBT Inc......Adios`

2011-02-01T11:43:00.000-08:00

Danny and I have been on quit the roller coaster ride with our little side business. In fact it was really the start of how we actually met! Thought I would post the story just for the record. :)

So Jon and Linda (Danny's parents) and my parents started a natural gas analytical lab (UBT inc.) over ten years ago. It was allot of work for them to get it going but it really took off and was successful for a long time. Danny and I had never met until our parents had the great idea to set us up after he got home from his mission. We went on a few (rocky) first dates and of course ended up hitting it off. It still baffles me to this day, we are so different but get along so well. who would of thought I would marry a blond haired farm boy from Neola Ut, lol. I just love it. Danny is really the only one on this earth that can deal with me\understand me. I honestly believe that. ... so we got married....had a baby.....and our parents the wonderful people they are gave us a chance of a lifetime and we took over "UBT inc." I feel like I was able to be educated on a hands on level I wouldn't have ever gotten anywhere else. I understand how amazing and difficult it is to be a small business owner. I learned how taxes work and what is expected. I was floored by the capabilities of my husband and how smart he is. I also have so much more respect for my parents and in-laws on how hard they worked for us kids. It has been nothing but a great experience for us. We also knew that after being successful for so long.....Technology also grows and eventually dropped some of our business. With Danny's new job that is becoming more and more time consuming we all decided it would be best to start dissolving things. Well miracles happen and we had a few people interested in buying.!!! So as of today February 1st we have officially sold our business! I didn't realize how UBT had effected my life and the people around me. I'm so eternally thankful for wonderful family that gave us the opportunity and for the education it has blessed us with. I'm also thankful for a husband that is more than capable to run it successfully and for his patience with me, I'm also thankful for quick books hahaha. So adios' UBT, thank you for being good to us.

Cedar CitaAy and Dinner 2Night.....

2011-01-31T16:44:00.000-08:00

My baby Brother is not so baby anymore :( infact its about time to put his mission papers in! ....Tear. ..... So my sissy and I decided to take a weekend and go visit him down in Cedar and hang out. It was a blast. Infact my baby brother has always been more of a big brother to me ....not because he is 6"3 but because he takes such great care of all us sisters. He made us Breakfast and dinner and took us to the best little pastery pub. The only thing missing was Tiff :( Never the same when someone is gone. (I have to give a shout out to Danny, he willingly gave up his weekend to take care of Gracy for me while I was gone. Some serious Daddy daughter time was spent. when I got home he was doing gracy's hair. Those are the best moments to walk in on. He did a dang good job to. Love you Babe) Its a little imbarrasing for me that my little brother is a better cook than me. I love him.

Me and muh sis.

we are so vogue. Going to sunny St. George for the day. 65-70 degrees is HEAVEN>

This has got to be the funniest thing Ive ever seen......There was a petting zoo by a Gas station on the way home....yup...a petting zoo. I thought it was kind of awesome, Anyway Corinne and I the animal lovers that we are couldn't resist. That emu would have pecked our eyes out, and it did peck Corinne, I laughed so hard my tears were freezing down my face.

They had a baby ZEBRA......I wanted to take him home.

We did do some shopping and the lucky girl that I am I finally found some jeans that fit my lerpy long legs. If you are like me and cant find any, try American Eagle Artist "long" dark wash, They are a dream for us who don't want to spend 200 $$ on one pair of jeans. pshhh who needs the buckle. (they were 40$$!!! steal for high quality thick denim and they look like the new silvers)

Who loves Indian food raise your hand!!!!! I have perfected my favorite recipe of Chicken Tikka Masala, Just like Bombay house. Dinner was ethnically wonderful tonight. I reduced the salt the recipe calls for by half. And only add half of the cayanne pepper. Also serve with Grapefruit Izze soda and lime to top it off.

1 c plain yogurt

1tblsp lemon juice

2tsp ground cumin

1tsp cinnamon

2 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp fresh ground pepper

1 tblsp minced fresh ginger

4tblsp salt or to taste

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

4 long skewers

1tblsp butter

1clove garlic minced

1 jalepeno` pepper finely chopped

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp paprika

3tsp salt or to taste

1 8 oz can tomato sauce

1 cup heavey cream

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1. in a large bowl combine yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ginger and salt, stir in chicken .....cover and refrigerate for 1 hour (i do 45 min)

2.preheat a grill for HIGH heat.

3. lightly oil the grill grate thread chicken onto skewers discard marinade. grill until juices run clear.

4.melt butter in large heavey skillet over med heat. saute garlic and jalepeno for 1 min. season with cumin paprika and salt. stir in tomato sauce and cream. simmer on low heat until thickens . about 20 min. add grilled chicken and simmer for 10 min. transer t oa serving platter and garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice or pita bread.

Likes-loves-and must haves.....

2011-01-27T20:28:00.000-08:00

So my mom took Gracy and I out today and we went to Roots cafe for some delish crepe`s and got some beauty supplies in Roosevelt then decided to hit a few stores on the way out. We both had never been to Black eyed Susan's before and LOVED it, they had allot of good prices and AMAZING store, but left with a little hand made ring, my mom bought some V-day decor`. Then on a whim decided to stop by that "Funky Junky Gypsy Mamma" Place on the way back to Vernal. And This is what I found there...!!!!!!!!! The most Goddy Gorpy Gold vintage mirror of my dreams!!!! I LOVE this stuff, and the best part is my wonderful mommy bought it for me for my birthday. Isn't it cool! total original antique. its all rickety and heavy and perfect. I love that store because its like an upscale yard sale. Yes its second hand but if you get looking around and like to refinish furniture its got pure gold just waiting to be scooped up. Im contemplating on doing something similar to this to the frame.......although, im so in love with that original gold color.....what do you think ...... any ideas???

So these feather earrings are my little obsession latley, arent they cool! bless the creative people that sale their talents on Etsy!

L'artiste

2011-01-24T20:20:00.000-08:00

One of the things that I truly adore about my little girl is that she is so much like her daddy. She (obviously) is the most gorgeous little feminine version of him, she is built like an athlete. Has the platinum blond hair, those big beautiful eyes and the self confidence of a lion. How can you not just fall in love with that, and I did lol! But I find that once in a while I see a little of myself in Gracy, and Its so exciting for me. Gracy painted for almost an entire hour today. I know I'm no professional but she is really good. Her attention to color, her brush strokes are all very very good for a 2 1\2 year old. She made about six little masterpieces that will be matted, framed and hung in my home. L`artiste.

Merry Bingham Christmas and some stuff

2011-01-10T11:54:00.000-08:00

Well we sure had an amazing Holiday. Although I did not put my pictures in order, so just roll with it, and understand that this is who I am. "un-organized and a late poster" so Anyway. Danny had a week off after Christmas! I know weird huh, so that really meant we had one free day to spoil and love on little Gracy. We thought it would be fun to take her to the Aquarium and Chucky-cheeses in Draper. We also thought she would have more fun with a partner in crime. The Willy's were in SLC already and so we just meet up with them and stole Gracy's cousin Annie for the day. Gracy was in HEAVEN. And Annie pretty much played mom and watched out for Gracy the entire day, it was so cute watching Annie take Gracy's hand and Mother her. Cutest thing ever. (I had to add that Annie was determined to buy Gracy something with her own money how cute is that)Chucky-cheeses.....Annie's First time! Gracy's Second. Annie was so hilarious, she insisted on washing her hands before touching any of her pizza! Annie: Aunt nicky, im really not comfortable with these germs on my hands, can we find a sink? how funny is she?

They loved this ride!

This was at the Aquarium.

The Girls were totally freaked out they let everyone touch the stingrays.

cool picture.......i had to look close, I couldnt tell if it was Annie or Gracy......its Annie of course. but cool photo.

Pretty neat aquarium.

My Favorite.

They were both so amazed.

We spent all of Christmas in Neola so we had a few late presents to open...

She is so into princess everything right now!!! princess table princess "house" she calls it.

She's not to shy, dove right into opening presents.

Gracy LOVES her Zu Zu pet.

Linda, Gracy and I with our super cute aprons that Amy made us. Dont judge the morning faces and crazy hair.

Gracy just loves little Annie. anything the big girls are doing.....so is Gracy.

Out of the many gifts Gracy got from Grandpa and Grandma Bingham, I thought these were so cute. first pair of Carhartt jeans. she looks so cute in them.

opening the first present !!!

Christmas Eve is always fun with the Binghams. We usually party at Jonny and Adree's house. The food was amazing, the Games were hilarious and the company was even better. Gracy LOVES her cousins. Gracy ..... well being Gracy.

Danny ..... of course....... he won the entire Minute to win it challenge.

Had to post a picture of Jonny and ADree's pretty tree. Ours was pretty pitiful this year :(

Push up contest.....Big Jon can hold is own!

This is the Girls with Their new Jammies on. We played "minute to win it" . Linda my Mother-in-law smokin' us all.

Gracy and I opening new jammies and slippers.

Good sports!

Oh just another reminder of how much Gracy love her daddy...... and cookies. (mint choco chips cookies) they were soooo gooood.

Isnt my little girl so big! She will be 3 in 6 months! Its my favorite to watch her experience thigh deep snow, snowballs, a "real" snowman, the taste of fresh snow and how the air bites your face and stings your fingers. Those little things are what I remember when I was little. Its the best to see my little bee-bop finding out for herself. Oh how she adores her daddy. They are the same. And I love it.

Little Nacho, she is my favorite little pet. So well behaved and sweet with Gracy.

I LOVE this photo. She was hoping into Danny's footprints and did a really good job of it. Shes quit the little athlete already.

Frank is getting to be a better dog everyday. He's picking up on the way we do things pretty fast. He saved Gracy and I from a rabid Boxer the other day, totally pinned him down! So he is earning his keep. he loves Gracy and is so good with her. he pretty much just lays there and lets her do whatever she wants. The dogs keep Gracy busy until she can have a sibling someday. Atta boy Frankie.

RIP snowball!!!!!

2010-12-15T20:05:00.000-08:00

So there I was......on my way to Visiting teaching, Gracy and I were on our last stop and this handsome fellow decided to jump in front of my tires! No this is not the actual feline that leaped to his death....but he did resemble this cat quit a bit, but he weighed about 10 more pounds!!! That is why I had to stop ...... I feared for the life of my car. I noticed the poor little guy laying there and noticed he had a collar! it read.... "snowball"...... oh, now I feel bad. He was some ones pet. I had to do the walk of shame to the house I hit him in front of and give the bad news. Luckily he had no idea who snowball belonged to. Im thinkin' hes in a better place now. signora snowball.

ewww!!!

2010-12-14T19:22:00.000-08:00

I put Gracy in the tub tonight right before bed and I usually sit on the computer because i can see her from there.... well a few minutes later she comes running out in the buff very concerned.......

Me: Gracy....what are you doing?
Gracy: um mom...ewww pee in derrrr!

We all have memories of being in the tub and someone pees or ...... does the unmentionable thing and we all jump out screaming!!!! I just cant wait till someday she has a sibling to share the fun tub memories with.

Gold star! and movies.

2010-12-13T18:53:00.000-08:00

We went out to SLC for Danny's company Christmas party last weekend. My mom and dad were gracious enough as always to take Gracy overnight for us. The company set us up in a really nice Marriott over night. It was a nice break. We went to this Japanese stake house that a fun atmosphere. Danny's boss started talking about the years progress and such and mentioned Danny specifically and talked about the leaps and bounds he has made the six months he has been with Winn Marion. Let me tell you....I was one proud Wife :) How cool is that. Im so proud of him. The down side of the trip was that I got the FLU AGAIN! last time we went out of town I was throwing up.....so of course I get it again. I really think I said a prayer 3 times ......."PLEASE dont let me puke in front of Danny's boss" and I was really dreading the smell of Japanese food! but a miracle happened and I was able to appear normal for 3 hours and order some rice hahahha. Some one even asked if I was a vegan! Bahaha, I made Danny promise not to tell everyone I was sick. It was all worth it though to hear Danny get the gold star for the night. Gracy and I are some really lucky girls to have a hard working guy in our life. We love him.

We also got to see 2 movies the next day.....I know we are die hard theater nerds.....plus I wasnt in my usual shopping mood from the day before...so .......for a few reviews.

Harry Potter.

Was amazing! They definatley keep getting darker but thats not a suprise if you read the books. They had a weird dream with harry and hermine kissing and it was not for kids. I love the new characters they brought in. The book was way more in depth with a few scenes, like when hermine killed that big snake in severis 's house. It seemed more of an epic explosion battle, and had more death eaters stalking them. But thats the only scene I expected more out of. It still blows my mind a single mom sat down and wrote these books. Wow!

The Tourist.

It was a good sit down movie. I am as everyone else a big Depp and Jolie fan so I of course went in expecting crazy characters and mind bending story line, and it just simply was....simple. The acting was good but everything was predictable and I yawned alot. But did enjoy it. Those big acters just make you have a big expectations. Danny and I laughed that it was alot of watching jolie's character strut about Venice in fancy clothes......so true. But again....I did enjoy watching it. And to be honest it was kindof refreshing watching Depp play a regular guy.

What a woman.....

2010-12-04T14:17:00.001-08:00

A Mother is a person seeing there are only 4 pieces of pie for 5 people, promptly announces that she never really cared for pie!~ Tenneva Jordan.
This describes my mother. I don't know how many times she went without so we could have everything.

December 3rd was my mom's birthday.... This woman is in so many ways my hero. I adore her. She has made me who I am today. She is so beautiful....physically, mentally and emotionally. Something I remember the most are those nights I was sick as a little girl. I remember laying there sick with a fever and just loving the touch of her cool hands on my forehead. I love how everything was homemade and delicious, especially hand ground cinnamon wheat bread. How our house was ALWAYS clean and tidy and again....something delicious filling the house with an aroma the neighbors could smell. I remember her helping me put together my bug collection in 4th grade, she hunted the bugs with me, so we could find bugs the other kids wouldn't have in theirs. all of the things that meant the most to us kids was her #1 agenda, and the best part is...now that I am all grown up, its still the same. I can call my mom and tell her Gracy's latest adventure and she is just oooing and awwing with me. I cant help but realize the mother that made my own mother great....Grandma laura was also one of those divine individuals in my life that I have to thank, I love the person she raised my mother to be and Through these wonderful women I hope to maybe even be half as amazing as them and raise my own little girl with the privileges that I had growing up. Its so weird to transition from being your parents child.....to Mrs. Bingham and being a mom myself. I still cant believe Im a mom. It blows my mind at times. I LOVE IT, but...The best thing about having her 10 minutes away .... I can drop in and she babies me like she did when I was 5. She warms me up some leftovers and lets me escape from the web of reality. I think everyone should have a place like that. I love you mom and I am so proud and thankful of the example youve set for me.

Way to Rock the 50's like a champ, Happy birthday mom. !!!!

OH Gracy......

2010-12-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

So last night my mom called and asked to speak to Gracy:

My mom (Nana) : Cici you ready for nana to come pick you up?
Gracy: YEAAAAHHHH!
Nana: can you get your shoes on and your coat on?
Gracy: Shoes! Coat! OOOOKKKKKAAAAYYYYY!
Nana: K ill be over soon.
Gracy: Fun mom, cici have fun with Nana, papa and shoes!

So I got ready for my volleyball games and Gracy proceeded to put her shoes on and her coat...seriously by herself cuz nana told her to.

After my games I came in the door and Danny said Gracy was waiting for me in bed to tuck her in.

Me: hey sissy, what did you do today with Nana and papa?
Gracy: Mommuh, so fun,
Me: you had so much fun?
Gracy: yes yes -- did! (she was so excited she couldnt even speak)
Gracy: cedeees (mercedese cousin) Marsha (aunt) puhCorn ....Movies. FUN! Donalds (mcDonalds) so Fun. k...Nigh nigh, kiss, Bye uve you!

I had to document this ... she actually was able to tell me what she had been doing....in the order it happened. How amazing is that for a 2 year old to do. And not only that have a perfectly reasonable conversation on the phone with my mom. Then she was shoowing me out the door so she could sleep, I was really trying to contain my giggles the entire time. I LOVE this little girl. How did I get so lucky.

Camera???

2010-11-30T11:58:00.000-08:00

So ...... Danny has given me the YUP sure.....buy a new one. Im so excited. I just don't know where to start. these are my requirements, So I don't have to have the TOP NOTCH professional photographer camera but I want one that I can take some cool artsy photos and family pictures with and I need a good one for our Europe trip in May. I like the way this camera looks...don't have a clue about its picture taking abilities....so yes.....please help me.

Thanksgiving and Holly days fun

2010-11-27T13:02:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was with the Gardner family this year. It was really fun. the food was UHH_MAzE-Ing......the company was great, but we sure missed the Binghams and the Grady's:) We even got my dad and Danny to play some scattagories with us that night and we watched ELF, and of course chomped on turkey leftovers all night. Isnt my little girl starting to look like a "BIG" girl??? she is such a little peach. Danny and I are loving her new fases. What a little character.

Holly Days gets funner every year, the best thing is..everything is FREE! Yes we got a picture with the camel. I think it may be worthy of our Christmas card photo. Bahahah.....maybe if we were dressed up as the 3 wise men. Gracy got up there and then turned around after she realized she was entering the mouth of an alligator, it was a little cruel of us. wish I could have gotten a shot of her face.

She LOVED the horsey rides :) check out that poor churro she has a death grip on.

The lady that took our picture cut out Sis!!! Rude.

OH yes we did......tackled black friday..... ok.... not really we went shopping around 1:00 friday afternoon lol. but still got some serious deals. if i had photo shop I would put my oldest sis Tiff in the picture.....its never the same with out her. Miss you teeefeeey.

Thought I wold throw in some things I love right now:

1. Gracy's new vocabulary:Top 3= Yuhhlicous, Oh my Darsh, UHHmazin,

2.My hair is Growing like a weed!

3.Dannys mountain man look is GONE

4.new christmas tree decor.

5.christmas shopping is DONE (except for Gracy's)

6.The Ensign magazine

7. new mac shadow at merle

8. family time

9.Danny's job

10. Danny has been planning our Spain Vacation !!! im beginning to think it really will happen and its not just a dream.

Music post kick....

2010-11-19T11:43:00.000-08:00

.....I go from Dredg to Pink to The band perry.....sheesh....I guess I just like it all :)

Love this song.

2010-11-19T11:37:00.000-08:00

This has got to be one of Pinks best songs. I love it. Doesnt it make you want to be a musician!!!

Dredge weekend

2010-11-15T17:07:00.000-08:00

Smiling faces...proof of a good concert. The staker girls know how to have fun ! Although with the good time, Danny was with me and that means some kind of heroic deed takes place. We were all standing there....jammin out.... and some guy and his girlfriend come and booty bump me out of the way and took my spot....well ....lets just say he moved in a hurry after having a few words with Danny. No not swear words just "Danny words" so I felt pretty safe with my own bouncer the entire night :) gotta love him. This was my first time eating at the Market Street Grill in downtown SL, best halibut Ive EVER had, we also ordered oysters (ewwww) because I think of slippery slimy stinky sea food, but they were baked with halindas sauce and spinach! Seriously i don't know if my taste buds are maturing or they were just good. so GO THERE and try it 5 stars from me. That morning Sadie and Jared took us to this little Waffle house place by liberty park. I almost died in my chair from the shock of goodness. If you go order the Cinnamon ones, oh and don't leave without buying fries either, even if its 8:00 in the morning, its worth it. I give this place 10 stars. We were pretty successful with our christmas shopping but I talked danny into getting a hair cut and its HORRIBLE he looks even more weird than with the homeless look :( good thing he's a guy and could care less.

Garfield would be proud!

2010-11-11T12:10:00.000-08:00

I just had to document my first standing successful 4 layer spinach lasagna I made for dinner. Ive attempted in the past and the layers usually slide all over the place and it just doesn't look like it should. No this is not an actual photo of my lasagna but it did stand nicely like this one does. I have this thing about taking pictures of my own food. It NEVER looks good. But this time I nailed a good meal for my family. I guess its true "if at first you don't succeed .... try try again"

Dredg Ode To The Sun

2010-11-10T11:37:00.000-08:00

Takin' a Breatherrrrrr.

2010-11-10T10:50:00.000-08:00

This weekend has been anticipated for quit sometime :) its been a while since Ive had some one on one time with that Mountain man I live with :) (hence the Beard and shaggy hair) We are going to a CONCERT! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Bingham this wouldn't be happening, they are spending the weekend with Miss Gracy, She loves her gummuh and gumpuh :) Dredge sounds a little on the wild side but they are GOOD. Seriously talented musicians. Plus this cd was what we always listened to while Danny and I were dating. We are meeting all of our friends in SLake and hopefully eating some yummy ethnic food. We will see. We better not take a free weekend for granted.......We will also be Christmas shopping!!! Hopefully I can cover some serious ground Saturday morning. I still cant decide what to get my two year old for Christmas....I have a few ideas but nothing I'm DEAD SET on .... anyone have any ideas???

ps. Excited to see Harry Potter..... yes proud participant of the "Nerd herd"

Oh I want one..........

2010-11-05T12:54:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't this be so fun to haul my little tator- tot around in? I Thought they were such a cool invention. Put in on the wish list right?

keep on keepin on.......

2010-10-29T19:06:00.000-07:00

Yes I am a re-poster...found this on some random blog. I LOVE IT! live life the way its meant to be lived :)

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered
forgive them anyway

If you re kind
People may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives:
be kind anyway

if you are successful
you will win some false friends and some true enemies,
succeed anyway

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you,
be honest and frank anyway

what you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight,
build anyway

if you find serenity and happiness
they may be jealous,
be happy anyway

the good you do today
people will often forget tomorrow
do good anyway

give the world the best you have
and it may never be enough
give the best you got anyway

You see in the final analysis
it is between you and god
it was never between you and them anyway.

Ward Halloween Party

2010-10-27T20:14:00.001-07:00

We had our ward Halloween party and we threw together some costumes.....actually we got gracy's little costume from my sister in law adree about.... two years ago, and gracy is finally big enough to wear it. Isnt she the cutest little butterfly? (she thinks its a dragon costume) shhhhh. My costume was.... yes homemade....I got the dress from my moms old dress ups, it was my Grandma Morrison's old dress from the 50's ..I think she would be happy its getting put to use, We had to take the hem out though, my legs are slightly longer than my petite granny's :) Any way, everyone thought I was a dead pioneer or something, It was my attempt of "Wednesday Adams" . Notice, Danny is not in the pictures.....BECAUSE....HE wouldnt dress up. I had a PERFECT Nacho Libre costume all ready to roll and NOPE, wase a party pooper. oh well.

Look at my cute baby!!!!!!!!!!

She was mad I didnt put the lipstick on her LIPS ,

another beautiful saturday.....

2010-10-23T16:58:00.000-07:00

Sometimes after a rough week, were everything just never really came together, and you just barely make it to the weekend... Then you have those moments that make all the hard work worth it. We got to have Danny home all Saturday today (we haven't seen him all week). We slept in ..... had french toast this morning and then just enjoyed each other. Danny and I just couldn't wipe the smiles off our faces while we watched Gracy fall in love with fall. She just Thought sitting down in the pile of leaves was the greatest thing in the world. She sat and looked at every leaf. Her eyes couldn't have gotten any bigger while seeing the leaves fall off the trees. It was certainly worth that week of craziness for that few moments of seeing my baby discover something as simple as a pile of leaves. Life is just amazing. Oh how I love my little family.

Little Nacho was more cautious of the leaf shenanigans, but Frankie snuggled right up to Gracy.

Danny and the Nino's

I had to throw this one in .... Frankie is HUGE.....everything about him is HUGE, and hes only going to get even BIGGER and we are broke because he eats like an elephant.....and you know what they say .......if it eats like one .....it poops like one. Danny is on pooper-scooper duty for the REST of his life. But I am starting to like frank more and more now. I believe he is going to be a good dog. (just to clarify though, Nacho is till my favorite.)

Fall Fun

2010-10-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

Last weekend some of the Bingham Bunch came to Neola to visit and we took all the kids to the corn maze in Bluebell. Its always a party when the Binghams all get together. Danny, Gracy and I ended up sleeping over and we all watched "How to train you Dragon" Gracy's new favorite show. to her its....."gaaagon" peeeese!!!! She just adores all of her cousins. She copycats everything the little girls do. Dont ya just love family???? Thanks to Adree for the Pictures, I left my camera on the couch. I'm pretty convinced we need to get some goats. Gracy's favorite thing. She kept making goat sounds back at them.

Of course I couldn't leave out the Crazy Gardner's !!!! My sister and Brother decided to come out and visit the same weekend. So I spent Sat night with them. We made peanut butter witch fingers and some really nasty homemade root beer.....note:do not try and substitute Ginger Ale for club soda....its sick. Anyway, Danny couldn't handle the partying so he took gracy home and the rest of us Gardner's stayed up till about 2AM watching movies and being dorks. Its my favorite ! I better give my ol' man (dad) and ol' lady (mom) a shout out for finding their inner youth and staying up late with us.

aren't we attractive? We cant figure out why Danny never wants to stay and party with us..........

Meet my child........Lucifer.....

2010-10-13T11:04:00.000-07:00

No this is not Gracy's 5 o'clock Shadow....... its another destruction of my eye shadow. :( and I cant even find the container it was in, so I have a half used (crumbled) eye shadow floating around my house!!!!seriously she is so smart and devious that she HIDES THE EVIDENCE! I have to document these because I know that later I will laugh, but they just keep happening more and more AND MORE. And I have learned to not leave little Gracy our of my sight but it was honestly 2 minutes.....Im not sure if my house will get destroyed first or my NERVES!

WE're BAcK!!!!

2010-10-08T11:58:00.001-07:00

Wow We made the 16 hour drive to and from Kansas City Missouri in one piece!!! Gracy did a great job being patient and sitting in her car seat for so long. I am so proud of her. I swear she gets smarter everyday. What a trooper she is. Well this is the star of the show.....Litte RYDER JACKSON GRADY, isnt he such a little stud! I just fell in love with him. I feel so lucky we were able to go and spend time with him.
the little peace sighn beanie and preppy cardigan melt me....Oh I LOVE HIM>

This is the proud mommy of Ryder....my beautiful sister Tiffany, She seriously had a baby a few days before this picture and looks like she has never been pregnant in her life. We went for pedicures this day and it was SOOO nice, The spa we went to "Serindipidy" was seriously so cool. it was just a treat to be there. we had citrus water and candles and got to try out their brand new fall line of polish. !!!

I LOVED all the little boy clothes we dressed Ryder in, He looks like he is ready to go to work lol. He is such a good little baby.

Gracy did really well with a new little teeny in the house. She was so soft and wanted to hold him all the time. We even got her to give kisses to Ryder, it was so sweet. I think she will be a great big sister someday.

sorry I forgot to flip this.....but yeah , this is my dad, trying to act cool. he drove the entire time to and from missouri. it was pretty fun traveling just me, sis and muh daddio.

This is the most exciting thing we saw .......BLAH ......... we really had to get creative on our road trip games. . . . . like "guess that accent" and "would you rather" were some big hits.

This is Gracy at 6:00 AM at the start of our trip. I laugh so hard at her in the morning, she is trying so hard to be awake.....just not sure what the heck is going on......she has no idea whats ahead of her.

This is one of my favorite parts of the trip. My parents and I took the two little girls (Gracy and Bailey) to chucky cheeses !!! They were in HEAVEN! I think I had just as much fun as they did.

This is the night we arrived at tiff and ry's house at like 10:30 pm.....from a long drive gracy got to wake up to her cousin bailey that had been waiting up for her !!! you can only imagine how much fun they had all week. what little goof balls they are.

more of chucky cheeses

This picture is my FAVORITE.....the little mini carasel was their favorite. it just shows the little glitter in their eyes of excitement.

Me and my sweet little Bailey. Every time she sees me she says....Hi NICK!

Ryan was so funny with the girls, They loved playing.

Their faces show a little terror, but I think they rode this ride like 3 times.

OH how they love their Na Na and Pa Pa ! so many cuddles on the Luv Sac.

Well, The ride home was a little tougher than the ride to. We made it though and Gracy and I were sooo glad to see Danny, he waited up for us and I even got a little smooch after not seeing each other for 2 WEEKS! I am so excited to start volleyball and start working again! Thats right I am now an official makeup artist! wahoo. I am sooo grateful for the Grady's letting us come and invade that special first week to meet the little man :) We love you guys and cant wait to see you again!!! Thanks for everything! LOVE YA!

to sum it up.....

2010-09-29T13:18:00.001-07:00

sometimes life just gets so busy......but with the busy comes the best time of our life!!! My sister had her baby today!!!! 7 IBs 12 1/2 oz still NO NAME for this little fella, but thats ok, im sure the name will come. Tiff is doing great and so is baby :) Now that he is here its time for our 14 hour trek across the states to meet him. Im actually getting excited for a little road trip with my dad and Gracy. Its always nice to have a little Daddy daughter time , so with all of this driving we have officially put potty training on hold:) On another Note Danny has been working his little tail off ( this is nothing new) he has been in Dallas since Monday meeting with the big dogs. He is brilliant as a business man, I am so proud of him and the leaps and bounds he has made for his company. However all of this success means Gracy and I are really missing him lately, miss my Danny Boy! Oh and a while back I posted about a new puppy, "Frank" well , he is HUGE now and seriously can blue 42 me over, he did kill 3 large grasshoppers and place them at my feet yesterday, Im happy he knows who is the Pack Leader in the family. I guess he can stay. Also we will be traveling during Conferance!!! I always get more out of things when im driving and listening, Im excited... that pretty much sums it up,

ITS POTTY TIME!!!

2010-09-25T18:30:00.000-07:00

Gracy officially pooped in the toilet 3 times today (note: Saturday 9/25/2010) This was all her idea! She just said .. "Dad POOP, POOP, POOP". So we just put her on the toilet and left her there like we always do no big deal.....sure enough there was a special treasure waiting to be flushed !!! lol. she was so cute, clapping her hands and even talked to Grandma Bingham on the phone about it :) I dont think she is ready to pee but ......we'll take number 2 any day lol. (never thought i would be saying that) I just hope it's not a fluke, I hope she continues to be the master of the potty! Best case scenario.....potty trained in a week before the 16 hour road trip to Missouri .!!! Please pray for us.....I am worried we start some hard core potty time and then ruin it or interrupt the process with this week long vacation !!! Any who.....we got some pretty rad Minnie mouse pannies at the store today that were a BIG hit! Danny and I are pretty proud parents today !

By the way....... I dont normally try to dress my child like a thug from the hood.....she insists on dressing herself lately .... mostly just accessorising, im glad she has some of her mommy in her :)

Sprouse Vs Czar!

2010-09-21T07:37:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Danny and I went to support our good friends in the MMA fights at the Western Park. They were gracious enough to buy us a spot on their table and we were so close we were dodging sweat droplets ! Danny did NOT feel good but couldn't pass the occasion up, he looks pretty happy though with his free T-shirt and Mnt Dew to stay awake. I really have to try to talk him out of getting into fighting every time we go to these!

This is Blake's wife Brooke, I ADORE this girl! She has been such an amazing friend to me. She is always pretty nervous before Blake's fights (understandably) but as always shes cool as a cucumber !

Blake has never lost a fight, he really is fun to watch. Sadly this was his first fight he did lose with an arm bar. Most people have no respect for this sport, I didn't until I met the sprouses. You really have to play with your head and act smart. The guys that have no experience with martial arts and wrestling just think they can jump up there and use muscle to win are sorely mistaken. Blake did a great job!

pick-me-up........

2010-09-16T11:46:00.000-07:00

I feel so silly feeling the way I have over the past few weeks. I feel sad for loosing my temper with my husband ...... and two year old. I feel mad for feeling sad and feeling down on myself for the most insignificant things. I watched this video and was overwhelmed by this family's strength and courage to endure and carry on. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father for putting people on this earth that set the kind of example that will help billions of people. I want to be as strong as this woman someday. Thank you for sharing your story Stephanie Neilson. I remember how important the gospel is for me and my family. Sometimes its all we have.

its time!!!!

2010-09-09T08:07:00.001-07:00

I LOVE the fall smell in the air.......this means the best sport in the universe is about to come back into my life!!!! There is nothing more relaxing than a good hard game of ball :) This year I was asked to go play in the A league with some really cool girls. We try to practice every week and have the husbands come and hit at us :) hopefully it will get us ready for October. I LOVE playing every year and making new friends. Most of all its a great way for me to get out of the house and do something for me :) and Danny is really awsome at helping me improve my game, he has an eye for good form I guess. Well this weekend is an all nighter, 6:30 pm to 3 AM!! Gracy gets to spend the evening with her Grandpa Rico, he is taking her to the uintah\union homecoming game! She LOVES football, must take after her dad, Im hoping she will find the same love for volleyball when she gets old enough though :)

Am I in Trouble ????

2010-09-02T21:42:00.000-07:00

I loaded my pictures backwards oh well.........

This is Dad coming to the rescue ........ notice my child is not her usual platinum blonde........and this is after spraying her down with the hose .... yup stripped the little stinker down .First you notice that evil Glare she has going on........then you notice that beautiful shade of brown mud!!! Im pretty sure she can smell the fear I have for the teenage years.

Oh sure .......why not......I guess it looked like a good idea at the time.

She is like a hippopotamus basking in her mud bog.

Lately I am starting to feel like the terrible 2's have officially set in, After all the messes and the naughty temper tantrums, at this point I just have to laugh, I love my little 2 year old more than anything and this new stage is welcomed .....although I feel I need a nuclear radiation protection suit and some Lysol wipes on me at all times.

I should have taken a picture of our yard improvements since I keep talkin it up.......it doesnt really look very promising with all of the mud I know....but in this photo you see a little glimps of the freshly laid sod!!! oh its heaven.

SOON 2 B Auntie!!!!

2010-09-01T12:07:00.000-07:00

Tiff is probably going to kill me but I am just so excited I need to Blog about it or I might just pop! So I got a phone call from my sister, she is prego and due the end of September, But she called me after her Dr. appointment today and said that she is progressing steadily and was told she will have the baby early but we are not sure when....so of course my Mother is already packed and ready to hop a plane to KC. But I am just so excited for this new little "BOY" to get here!!!!!! Dont get me wrong....we have just loved our girls to death but I think any new addition is sooo exciting!!!! Its so cool to be an Aunt because you can sneak the kids extra treats and spoil them silly. Im lucky I have a bunch of little nieces and nephews so I dont get tempted to spoil my own kid to much. Anyway.....when this little guy arrived my dad, gracy and I are taking a road trip to stay in KC for a WEEK!!! and I get to snuggle that little munchkin all day :) And ....its about time we get another boy in the family !!!!!! ps. possible name for this kid will be.........(drum roll)
Ryder Grady It not official because Tiff and Ryan are freaks and cant make up their minds....I thought if I made it public it might make them more decisive ..... Im officially wishing my sister (and ryan) a happy labor :) Lets hope he comes into this world a little easier than his big sis did :) LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! Also We officially have a LAWN in the back yard!!!!!!! I feel like I just got a little freedom lol. Now we have all of these far out plans to have a beautiful garden and a little fire pit and a playground.......but soon realized we arent millionares......so it all might have to wait and come when the money comes :) oh well Im just so thrilled about it..... maybe well get a few bbqs in before the .......snow comes.....FALL PLEASE STICK AROUND!!!!

vote......

2010-08-30T11:33:00.000-07:00

Danny wants my lioness mane back........
I like having a no maintenance "do"

what do you think? to grow or not to grow?

on a different subject ....... We have been trying to get our back yard in since April.....now that Danny is now a raging "work-a-holic" we decided to just pay someone to put it in for us, And we get SOD TOMORROW!!!!!!! Its keeps getting harder and harder to stay cooped up in this little house.....and FINALLY A YARD to hang out in !!!!

Gracy gets Tubes.

2010-08-26T09:33:00.000-07:00

Its finally OVER!!! Little Gracy has had a ridiculous amount of ear infections and everything else the last 6 months.....soooo we finally got her in for tubes. She was hilarious in the waiting room, she made buddies with everyone and did surprisingly well with all the nurses and dr.'s .
We had some friends from the ward getting their little girls ears fixed at the same time........ Gracy made herself at home of course. Pretty sure she thought Breanna was the coolest thing on the planet.

Gracy on the car ride over......she was clueless ...... but glad to be up and about so early in the morning.

This was so weird to see her passed out like that.......It was nice to have Danny there with us, she clung to him pretty hard....but she left with the anaesthesiologist with out any fuss and only cried for a minute after waking up. She acts like nothing ever happened!!!

Glad its all over and ready for Gracy to be herself again. . . . bring on the terrible two's . . . . and potty training I guess. deeeeep breath........

Camping weekend !

2010-08-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

Its about time we take some time for camping!!! Im embarrassed to say this is the only time this year we have been able to pitch a tent and enjoy ourselves. Gracy was hilarious, its her first official all nighter, sleeping in a tent building fires, fishing, the whole nine yards. We layed in that tent forEVER trying to get her excitement level down so we could all sleep. She just wanted to give kisses every second, clapping her hands and her favorite thing was her very own polka-dot sleeping bag, best 10 bucks ive ever spent!!!! She snuggled up to her dad and finally fell asleep. What a little trooper she is. We didnt have time or the equipment to make a descent dinner......hot dogs were good enough for us :)

Notice how danny has one in each hand.

We went up to S.Ashley creek up towards Brownie ..... surprisingly we only saw a few campers. It was nice to have the mountain to ourselves.

This is the clearest shot I could get of all three of them, I wish I got a video of them all playing and wrestling, Those three have so much fun together. good ol' frank is fitting in just fine :)

We went on a hike before we left, I FORGOT to bring the camera but it was my favorite part of the whole trip. Gracy rode on danny's shoulders and I had the pack. She was so tired from going to bed so late and getting up at the crack of dawn. Anyway, We were walking down the trail and danny tells me to stop and he gets the 22 pistol out of the pack and says......"Nick check this out" and shoots this squirrel out of the tree in one shot lol. Nacho is obsessed with anything that is rodent like and has been trying to catch one since we got up to the mountains, so she of course immediately thinks she has killed this square ll and shakes the rest of the life out of the poor thing. Frankie just kinda followed along and copy cats whatever Nach does....Gracy had her hand over her mouth in bewilderment and kept saying "oh man" ...... It was one of those moments that "you had to be there" but I will never forget it. Gracy got her pants changed right on the trail and was so cooperative. She is getting so big and much more easy. I LOVE the new stages she is in!!!!

We like to refer to the dogs as......."The Nino's" They are getting to be good buddies now. P.S. I have officially and successfully potty trained Frankie! I know im so proud of myself :) What a smart little bugger. Now if I could just get my 2 year old to give it a go I think we would be doing better :)

I think we consumed more hot dogs than we should have this trip, Gracy out ate me by like 3 hot dogs.....

this little red chair has been so fun for Gracy, She loves it!!!!

Wish we could go more often, we love the mountains.....unfortunatley we have been so busy with Danny's new job, keeping up with the Business, and getting our yard put in and then fixing up the house we barley have time for it. We dreaming of the day when we can have a bigger house and that nice camp trailer we've had our eye on :) Its good to have goals right? Anyway aside of our "goals" we are enjoying ourselves in the midst of the rescent chaos. Danny is headed to Texas for work all week and Gracy is getting Tubes in her ears on Tuesday (Thank goodness).

Thrush.......

2010-08-03T07:57:00.001-07:00

HOLY SMOKES am I tired of having a sick little girl........She has been the healthiest until she turned one.....Ear infection after ear infection, Strep, more ear infections, and now Thrush has covered her little mouth from all of the antibiotics. I finally got an appointment to get tubes in her ears. Hopefully this will give her some relief. She is such a trooper though, she begged and begged for a cookie and she sobbed the entire time eating it because it hurt but she wanted to eat it so bad! She wouldn't let me get her down or love on her while she ate her painful cookie.......so she eventually just fell asleep.

he has a name........

2010-07-29T17:09:00.000-07:00

We have come to the conclusion......his name is Frankie!

latley........

2010-07-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

We got a new little addition, Nacho needed a buddy. He is an American Bulldog\staffordshire terrier. Not quit sure what to name him yet.....but I like these names..
Winston, Bruce, Frankie, Murphy, chuck or Henry.......

We cant get a good picture of him while he is awake......

We have been dog sitting for my sister and poor little Barkley gets malled by this puppy, hes just to fragile .......

I LOST MY DAUGHTER AGAIN!!! how do you suppose i lose my baby girl in a 900 sq ft house??? humm....well she fits in any tiny small opening and sits there until i come get her....i was looking outside before i realized i needed to look in the dryer. Here come the Terrible 2's......how can you get mad at this little face???

We had my little niece come and have a sleep over a few weeks ago, Adi is Gracy's idol......she thinks adi is coolest thing ever walked the earth. They had a fun time together. :)

I love this picture ..... she is such a crack up ....

Just wakin up from campin' out in the living room!

Gracy is in heaven. she thinks she is so big.

eating some McDonald's before shopping :)

Big Bowl of Perspective............

2010-07-23T12:19:00.000-07:00

I have felt like I just cant quit make things work, I have just had the "Debbie Downers" I guess. After a few weeks of this in my life I usually have someone come to my rescue. My sister is my hero, she listens to me and my worries all the time, you know "the VENTING phone call" . I love her and I couldn't have any sanity with out her. She is like my mom #2. SO when I start to get selfish and ungrateful and everything embarrassingly terrible that comes out in my thoughts about my "picked on" life that usually means I am about due for a big helping of "PERSPECTIVE" ....... this is how it went for me this time....after my venting phone call (much needed) with my sister, My mom calls me and says that she left a book on my doorstep and that I have to take the night off and read this book. So I said OK and got home grabbed the book threw it on the couch with the diaper bag as I'm dragging my 2 year old through the door. Book forgotten. Anyway, I finally took my mothers advice and I finished the book this morning and let me tell you........This put my way of thinking back on track, slapped the perspective back into my life. I have never heard such an amazing profound story in my life. I loved it. No words can express the story of this family. It helped me remember why Im here and why its so important to do the right things. And just to get you interested its about a man who in a comatose state was able to die experience the spirit world and come back to his family, he shares the entire experience and was definatley divinely sent back to share this story with everyone else.

Love you mom thanks!

Family Pictures 2010

2010-07-17T15:45:00.000-07:00

My sister in law was gracious enough (and patient) enough to snap a few family pictures of us a few Sundays ago. Man time flies and you forget to get pictures, plus who can afford to spend money on a photography session these days??? I'm lucky to have talented family members :) Thanks Adree, for everything!!! I loved how they turned out. (just a few of my favs)

July 4th

2010-07-12T17:29:00.000-07:00

We had such a great holiday this year..... on Monday we went to the lake with the Gardner bunch and rocked the jet skies and my dad surprised us and bought the most hilarious tube (THE MOLECULE), I haven't had that much fun since back in the day when my body was made out of rubber!!! We honestly launched this guy 12 feet in the air...I AM NOT exaggerating either. Nothing better than sunburns and a day on the lake :) my perfect idea of a day :) Gracy was hilarious she slept under the picnic table for about 2 hours :) We did our own fireworks at the house :) Gracy wasnt really impressed she did like the sparklers and the poppers though.... please dont mind the jungle of weeds in the background........

Best parents of the year award ....... letting our 2 year old man a sparkler by herself. . .... she did pretty good. no serious burns :)

she got a red lawn chair for her birthday......LOVES IT and it sits in our living room alot :)

Dad and his girls :) teaching the art of pyrotechnics :) Danny gets this crazy look in his eye whenever we go to buy fireworks.....it scares me to think what he was like as a child lol.

We went up to Oaks park to catch a few fish and just relax with the Gardner family (we caught WAY more than a few) ........ Gracy loved it so much, but unfortunatley ended up sleeping in the truck for most of the time. . . . . for some reason the mountain always makes ya really tired and hungry :)

Gracy and her Great Grandpa Ned :) She LOVES her Greats :)

Happy Bar strangled Banner!!!

2010-07-02T13:03:00.000-07:00

A Conversation between me and one of my kids in Nursery last week:

Mitch (3 yrs old) : sis. Nicky, is it time for sparklers yet?

me: Nope, mitch I think the 4th of July is next weekend.

Mitch: Well alright, maybe you could promise me to sing the "Bar Strangled Banner" for everyone at the Bishops room (meaning the chapel)

Me: hummm, well maybe we can sing it together after snack time next Sunday in nursery.

Mitch: k..... ill wear my race car shoes.

I am so excited for the fourth this year. No real reason, we don't even have any plans. We are hoping to make it up camping but the weather is not looking so promising. I think that as I get older I get a better understanding and respect for my country. Its easy to get down and lets face it....ANGRY about how the leaders of our country have responded to all the mayhem. but I always like to remember that it was no mistake how we were founded. It really is a Divine country we live in and we are simply the Best and meant for a greater purpose than the rest of the world ....... . No matter whats going on now I am truly proud to be an American and am so lucky to have the choices I have and the freedoms I have to raise my family.

GO USA!!!

Gracy is 2!!!!!

2010-06-29T13:44:00.000-07:00

Gracy thought her Birthday cake was so cool. Im glad she liked it because we had quit the time making it. She was so patient before digging into the cake.

I think she consumed around 4 cupcakes, sheesh, it took a while for the sugar to ware off.

My sister coco and my mom helped me bake all of this cake we needed, I dont think it would have happened with out them .

Look how cute they are. :)

We had a good time with all the Neon frosting.

Final cup cake tower.

Gracy hasn't stopped playing with all of her new toys !!!!

She is so funny, she was teasing me with those little mr. potato head glasses all morning,

Our little girl is 2 years old!!!! she is our entire world. I do miss her as a tiny little baby, but I am in love with her 2 year old stage. It is so fun when she runs up to me and says what she is thinking. there is nothing cuter than two year old talk. We had little party for her at the remember the main park and invited all the grandma and grandpas, aunts and uncles, cousins and a few Friends and just ate cake and watermelon, nothing to fancy this year :) I think she loved it just the same though. She was so cute blowing out her candles and so excited to see her flower cake. I am so proud of Gracy and LOVE to show her off. just a few things I love about her right now.

she is really good at entertaining herself and using her imagination.

I love how she folds her arms when a prayer is being said. and then tries to mumble her own little prayer ( think she picked that up from cousin Bailey)

When i tell her to go get into bed at night she cries and drags herself into her covers sobbing but excepts the rules.

sometimes puts herself into time-out

wants to be just like the big kids.

is a GREAT eater, but prefers hot dogs .....even for breakfast.

she is fearless

she is Beautiful, her platinum blond hair and those big blue eyes just melt me.

She is already a little athlete

I love that she picks up on Danny's mannerisms and thinks her dad is the most amazing person on this earth.

I love the rare hugs and kisses I get randomly

I love how concerned she is for someone who is crying

she adores her Grandpas and Grandmas and her Greats.

she says HI to everyone at wal-mart and waves her hand even if they are inches away.

She is such good buddies with Nacho

She LOVES the out-doors and would play in water infinitely.

She sleeps in her big girl bed ......just like a big girl.

she loves makeup and dresses just as much as playing in the mud and squishing bugs

She teaches herself words everyday, such a smartypants.

I had my sisterinlaw take a few family photos on Sunday. ... so more photos to come.

OH NO!!!

2010-06-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

I have to speak in church on Sunday..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just hope I can manage to make sense this time. :(

Crayon holder

2010-06-22T10:23:00.000-07:00

I saw these cute crayon holders at the laundramat a few weeks ago and thought this would be a great starter project for me :) My sister in law found an online tutorial for me to follow and with some help from my mom I sordof made it work !!! I am NO seamstress. you have to be a really

precise and exact kind of person to sew and I am NOT in anyway, but im sure my little niece wont notice all of my mistakes :) Happy Birthday Bailey Boo !!! (on the 27th)

Happy Fathers Day!

2010-06-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Fathers day to my sweetheart! just a few of my favorite things about Danny.

1. He is the Best Dad in the world (Gracy adores him and most of the time prefers him over me)
2. Extremely hard worker (aka...work-a-holic)
3. Self Driven
4. intelligent
5. masters multi tasking........(runs a side business and a day time job wonderfully)
6. Plays as hard as he works
7. has patience of steel
8. is always asking me "how I feel"
9. he still flexes in front of the mirror sometimes :)
10. Great at his church calling.
11. LOVES to read.
12. he enjoys date night as much as I do, we usually hit a movie and both can talk about it for hours after.
13. NEVER forgets to kiss me goodnight.
14. once in a while he will hold my hand in public.....that is Huge to show a little PDA
15. he picks me out clothes
16. he goes in to gracy's room every night after she is asleep and re-tucks her in.
17. LOVES animals, i always have to say NO to all the dogs he wants to save and bring home.
18. makes me do push up and crunches with him.
19. Danny has the soul of an old 80 year old mountain man.
20. LOVES all kinds of food, we are always watching the Lydia's Italy or Julia child's show and cooking some kind of foreign food and enjoying it together.

Did I mention that I LOVE this guy?

BFF's

2010-06-18T12:36:00.000-07:00

I couldn't find Gracy, I couldn't find Nacho.........I finally looked at the foot of our bed and I find these two hooligans cuddled up together giggling. You can see Nacho knows she is in BIG trouble she is NOT allowed on the blankets. But I still laughed out loud, they are getting to be pretty good little buddies. :)

favorites

2010-06-17T11:14:00.000-07:00

A few things have helped me keep the sanity lately :) when I can I go Back to the old studio and do makeup appointments for Betty ..... its really my true outlet. Thanks to danny he is more than supportive. Plus it doesn't hurt to make a few bucks here and there doing something I love. :)

sometimes a neon nail polish usually unleashes the wild side in me :) I have to get it out of my system somehow. I thought Prince of Persia was really entertaining, the special effects were mesmerising and it was a fairly clean movie :) Fun escape from reality. Plus Danny used to play the video game ALL the time.

Oh the things they come up with to get our kids to brush their teeth :) LOVE the Blinking toothbrushes. Sometimes gracy cries when I take hers away.

My indulgence lately is this delicious bucket of goodness. This tastes like homemade Rice pudding that your Grandma would make. I personally could down an entire bucket in one sitting. And for those people that are calorie counting there is only like 120 calories in the whole container ;) mmmm.

I have been relying on AE online to do some shopping. I LOVE THEM, they also have size charts so you can for sure get your size. They have the perfect fitting t-shirts. thats pretty much all I wear.

This stuff is seriously the diamond in the detergent Isle, Gracy's skin gets so irritated and dry with brands like Tide and Gain and even he Great Value brand really brings out the Eczema in the skin. But DREFT is so amazing and it smells soooo good. I even use it on our clothes. It is a bit pricer but I print off coupons online and it ends up being about the same price as Gain. :) Try this product for sure :)

MAY MADNESS

2010-06-11T11:09:00.000-07:00

This last month has been an EPIC part in our lives....after much deliberation and thought Danny and I decided we needed to switch gears in our life. We looked at a few different employers and nothing never struck us as " this is what we need to do" until Danny was offered a job working with a friend of ours. He is going to be working side by side the big salesman for windmarian! This is such a huge step for us, kindof foreign territory but we both feel its the best thing for our family, and a HUGE opportunity. I am sooo incredibly proud of my husband for what he does for Gracy and I. He is so gutsy and confident, anything he sets out to do he masters it, no questions. What an intelligent person i married. There are so many great things about this position that will be blessing our family. Without Danny's drive and brains we would never be where we are today. I am so excited for him to try something new and finally get some credit for all of his great ideas. He has been working for only 2 weeks and has already some big pending sales ready to go through, what a go getter !!!!

I couldn't get this photo to load later so i had to insert it here......MY BABY BROTHER is Graduated!!! i cant believe it. I usually am not such a light weight but i am going to miss this kid. We have had so many late night smoothie dates that i don't think i can let him move away from me! He is currently in Ir land as I am typing.......he saved his own money and went to experience a once in a lifetime experience. He is such a good kid. I love him so much and am so proud of him. I cant wait to see where he goes on his mission in a year!
With this new job they required us to trade in the red truck.....i was bummed, just started to get attached to ol' reliable. oh well out with the old and in with the new. :)

We went "vehicle shopping" for our anniversary.......so romantic i know.....oh well I am proud to say we are on Anniversary #3 and going strong love ya hun.

We usually go to Neola and see the Binghams every Sunday. This particular Sunday we had a few birthdays and had some family come out. Gracy LOVES her cousins and as you can see Neola is Heaven, keeps the grand kids busy and the parents happy :)

We were able to leave Gracy with Grandma and Grandpa Bingham while we went Truck shopping and of course she never missed us......she spent the entire time riding four wheelers with Grandpa and getting her hair braided by Grandma and Aunt Amy :)

Just watching the crazy cousins

Riding jake

Gracy always has and will be a daddies girl.

catching bubbles with the cousins.

Gracy has found her BFF !!! My sister and brother in law flew out for a week for my brothers graduation and just to visit. There cute little girl Bailey and Gracy are the best cousins ever. They seriously never fought once the entire week. They were obsessed with each others shoes and gave kisses and pretty much gave all of us adults a break, they just kept each other so busy.

They both have grown up sooo much. They are almost exact opposites but get along so well. I cant believe how cute these girls are together. They are lucky to have a cousin the exact same age. They get to do everything in their lives together. How awesome is that.

Gracy is now officially in a big girl bed ..... she sleeps in it great, thank goodness :) We took the girls for a few hours so tiff and Ry could hit a movie. They loved every second of it.

They played in the bath so cute......they made sure to wash each other really good. :)

of course treats at Nanna's house is a must.

just a picture of monster and dad.

you would think its still Easter at our house......Gracy has an obsession with bunny ears, she wears them everywhere.....wal-mart......to bed........to McDonald's........anywhere but church...i usually have to put my foot down sometime.

We are rounding the middle of June and I still need to plan Gracy's second birthday!!! holy smokes.......i feel like I'm just running around crazy all the time. hopefully it doesn't take me longer to post those pictures. :) What a great month of may, as I was loading and going through all of these pictures I can help but be so incredibly grateful for the wonderful people in our lives. Family is everything thank goodness for them :)

Gracy's first fish

2010-05-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we headed up to Calder to catch a few fish. It was such a nice day.....a little chilly but we all loved every second . It was my first mountain trip of the year, I grew up fishing, baiting my own hook and gutting the fish we caught, its something that is a big part of my life. It was heaven for me to see my little girl get so thrilled to go fishing, seriously she was giggling and just spilling over with excitement the entire time. It was so fun to see her with her Daddy learning and getting that one on one time. Those are the times I loved most spending with my dad. We caught a few 19-20 inchers but i think they have to be like 22 inches to take home......so we didn't get to keep any. What a beautiful day..... My Dad (who taught me the ropes and sport of fishing) and my Beautiful mom.

It got so cold i had to put gracy's extra socks on her hands.....and of course they were coated with fish slime pretty quick.

Danny would go fishing everyday if he could, I think he may be a little obsessive.

Na Na and Pa pa and Stinker.

Gracy kept saying ......AWSOME...cooo ......Ish .....ISH (meaning fish of course)

This is Gracy reeling in her first fish with her very own pink pole Grandpa Gardner got her when she was born.

Nacho was so thrilled to find out there were living creatures at the end of our lines lol......she loves the out doors. Wish we could have giving her one of the fish to play with. maybe next time nach.

Thanks cousin Adi for the levi jacket!!!

taken pictures. say "cheese mamma" ......so excited to get to the lake and "ISH"

Newest shinanigans......

2010-05-13T17:44:00.000-07:00

Lately my daughter has informed me that she now is officially an intellectual 23 month old. And if you look closley that is her dad cheering in the background. (no really) She can easily hop the fence to her port-a-crib ......... we found this out while she was napping at my parents house....and her newest is acribating out of her crib......guess its time for a big girl bed......

It was my best friends wedding last Saturday.....She also married a friend. Mr. and Mrs. Colby Decamp. Mel I love you and am sooo happy for you. xoxo.

She was gracious enough to let me help with the wedding ........ she wanted something different for her centerpieces ..... we saw this done on a celebrity wedding and thought it was cool. really fun to put together......plus it was easy....

Thanks to my sister corinne for helping me the entire day put things together. what would this world come to with out sisters....Mine are pretty much hold my life together.

Danny got me these beautiful flowers for mothers day. They have been refreshing addition to my living room :)

We had the Sprouses over for a BBQ and FHE, Carson and Gracy are hilarious together. What good buddies they are.

Best time of their lives in the wheel barrow. Carson's mom Brooke is due on the 16th! we cant wait for baby girl to get here !!!! more friends the better !

On a much sicker note......we have had the flu for the longest time.......Gracy and Danny had it last week and Ive had a sinus infection and the flu for the past two days. Hopefully things will let up and we will all get feeling better before the Grady's come out to visit!!!! Yay.....T-minus 9 days. Like I said my sisters are defiantly my best friends I miss them sooo much. Especially Tiff because she lives so stinkin far away. And since she has already given the word....I get to be an aunt again!!! tiff is due at the end of September with .......(drum roll) A baby BOY!!!! we are in desperate need of this little guy to get here. we all have already been shopping for little boy fabric.......which was foreign territory for sure. but sooo fun.

What in the World?????

2010-05-03T12:02:00.001-07:00

My dad and father in law Our dog nacho, she was pretty funny hangin out and she found time to dig a hole under the shed, trying to get to the chipmunks that live under there.

Notice my child's pants and shoes ....... Im ok with the mud and even the clean up if it means she is occupied for a few minutes.

Danny has been renting these crazy machines to get our yard in order, I think Gracy rode with him for about and hour or more. she thought she was pretty cool up there with her dad :)

Where have I been??? talk about busy, I am so behind on my blogging that I dont know if there is any hope for a catch up, it is my goal to get everything caught up from Easter to Danny's birthday and Gracy's "worth documenting" accidents, but for now, I thought I would post last weekend. We had Jon, my dad, Clark, Rhet and Danny working on getting our fence up in the back yard all day on Saturday. Our goal for the summer is getting a back yard in, grass, deck and maybe a swing set type thing for Gracy. wouldn't it be a dream to be able to send Gracy in the back yard to play!!!! We are so lucky to have supportive family that are willing to drop an entire Saturday to come and work! we were able to get up all the posts :) we are having the sprouses over tonight to help pop the rest of the fence up !!!! It sure doesn't look like much has happened back there but I tell ya what, it feels like Dannys has been working 3 jobs at this point. I put myself in his shoes and I don't think I could do what he does everyday. Thanks for working so hard babe!!!

March Birthdays!

2010-03-17T16:54:00.001-07:00

There are alot of march birthdays on the Bingham side and Gardner side. We only got one picture for some reason but it was fun having birthday bashes on both sides of the family this year. Happy birthday to.........Clark and Amy, Big Jon, Dad, Coco, Uncle Scott and me! Notice our cool cakes, I was the lucky one to get the "Healthy cake" geez, I was gunna fight my dadfor the German chocolate, but I figured he was old enough so he earned it. I really got spoiled this year, Danny gave me a "weekend plane ticket" to go see my sister. I am sooo excited. as soon as I can find a good priced ticket ......im off to Kansas City. ( I also bought myself a new blender with my remaining birthday money) Im getting ambitious to find new ways of getting gracy to eat fruit.......the little stinker she eats every veggie known to man....just wont eat the sweet stuff. What a weirdo!

Question: where do you buy Flax seed?

P.S. I am now a whopping 23 years old, I still feel immature and dangerous. I hear once you turn 25 you loose this confidence. So I've still got a few golden years to go before they turn silver I guess. :) Yay.

Private

2010-03-08T17:11:00.000-08:00

Anyone who is viewing my blog and would like to continue I would Love for you to leave your email, even if we arent Bff's and your a friend of a friend ......dont be shy :)

Thanks, Nicky

The Amazing Box!!!

2010-02-26T07:43:00.000-08:00

I have been without an oven for almost three months!!! I know I'm so tired of cooking in the crock pot, So on Monday We loaded the trailer up and headed to Lowe's and finally got one!!!! I have to say that the new stove is not as exciting as the shiny new box that came with it. Danny, Gracy, and Nacho have all played in it all week! its been hilarious. Gracy will drag her little DVD player in it and watch a movie with nacho. Sometimes she kicks nacho out, And the little demanding Gracy would cry if her dad tried to get out of the box and cried when I tried to get in. So obviously NO MOMS ALLOWED. We had to retire it after she went to bed last night. Thank goodness she didn't really notice it was gone when she woke up this morning. I think this settles it. Gracy is now OFFICIALLY a Daddies girl, no doubt about it.

Catching up......

2010-02-23T05:52:00.000-08:00

I have been a slacker lately and haven't updated for a while. For some reason the first of the year is always a whirlwind for us, a good whirlwind :) We have alot of good things planned for this year. I think we all are getting the bug and are ready for camping and sunshine. This winter has brought on the blues for us and so we have been keeping busy. Gracy got to have a fun play date with her cute cousins left to right Becca, Bridger, Gracy and Adi. They also got to go see the circus together that came to vernal. I think Gracy is still a little young to want to sit for an hour in a half and watch elephants.......I think I liked it more than her. It was actually really cool, WAY over priced though lol.

This is Gracy FINALLY feeling better after getting over her ear infection. I was so upset to leave her sick while i left to Vegas. But thank goodness she has an amazing daddy that drops everything to take care of her. Thanks again to Danny and my mom and dad for helping me out :) I am so blessed to have great family all around me.

This is kinda not so important, but fun for me. I had been eyeballing this vintage lamp for like two years while i worked for betty at Merle norman. It was part of the Goosbumps inventory. Well she recently went out of business and I got this awesome find for like 75% off, and thus in my budget I was able to get it! The bad thing is it was a wal fixture, so since danny is the handiest husband in the world was able to re wire it for the plug in, seriously he is the best.

Gracy's favorite spot lately. she could hang out in the fridge for ever, she cries when i make her get out lol. I don't understand this new fascination.

just a few pictures I took from vegas, we had tons and tons of pictures. so i snagged a few. This was the best store. Its called "lush" its all naturally made skin care. infact these face masks were in a bowl on ice they scooped it out for us to take home. and it smalled like frosting :)

I have to tell you my friend amber was 7 1\2 months pregnant while we were there. And to be honest I seriously couldn't keep up with her. lol. What a trooper. I am so glad I have great friends. Ive known these girls since 3rd grade. Sometimes we dont get to see each other for a year and its neat because we still can get together and pick up were we left off. Thanks for inviting me! Loved vegas. it was a really great place....There is alot of filth there also, but we kept really busy and enjoyed ourselves. We went and saw the Broadway show "the lion king" Please go see it! There is nothing like it. I was so amazed the entire time.

I didnt get any pictures on Valentines weekend but Danny had a friend getting married in Pleasant grove area so we decided to go to the reception and socialize with Danny's old roommates. It was alot of fun, we actually had some really grand plans to go and eat at a nice place and get dressed up , unfortunately we both thought we had food poisoning but it was just the flu, and we cant believe we traveled while we were so sick. I wouldnt recommend it, lol. In fact Danny almost lost it while we were riding the elevator up to our hotel room lol. We both felt a little better next morning and went and ate at the corner bakery for breakfast and it was sooo yummy. Thank you to Nanna and Papa for having a sleepover with Gracy :) We wanted to bring her with us but They insisted on taking her. I am so glad Gracy gets those precious memories that I had as a little girl. Sleeping over and Grandma and Grandpas house making forts and eating candy before bed, Ill never forget my Grandpa trying to fix my hair for me :) I LOVE that Gracy gets the same memories.

What happens in Vegas May not ever get to Vegas!!!

2010-01-27T13:06:00.000-08:00

I had to post this picture because Nacho and Barkley(my sisters dog i am babysitting) have been worried sick about Gracy, they wont leave her side its pretty cute...they guard her door and everything.

This is Gracy feeling at the top of her game.....all relaxed and watching cartoons with her fav. duck. comes complete with a spagetti-o- stain on the front of the jammies.

This is Gracy today.....fever of 103.6......it has been up and down since 3 this morning. She has been drinking TONS of gatorade and eating fruit and cereal bars, so im hoping she is starting to get better. Im determined to getting her back in shape before I leave tomorrow.

Not quit the same little girl. It is killing me to think I am leaving for a vacation while my baby is sick. How selfish can you get. Anyway, this sort of thing is always bound to happen when youve been planning a vacation for 5 months! I am glad she will have my mom and Danny to take care of her, Im sure she will be just fine but still, the guilt keeps creeping in at me. LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE EYES, and pale face. She feels so yucky and still is such a happy little thing, making jokes and giggling at the movie she is watching. I remember my mom making me special little beds wiht my favorite stuffed animal while I was sick. for some reason it sure made me feel better. I hope its working for little lou lou. Its so hard to leave her like that.

On a different note, Im starting to figure out this super short hair business, I like not having to do it ...AT ALL lol. between Gracy having a freakish amount of hair i think I needed to chop mine because between the both of us we were spending WAY to much time wrestling frolike hair symptoms lol. One wild hair is enough in this house. Plus I spend less than half of what I usually do on shampoo. Danny and i decided to call it the Econemy friendly haircut. yeah its lame but we get a good laugh making fun.

Happy baby = Happy mamma

2010-01-22T13:08:00.000-08:00

Every post seems to be about Gracy lately. What can I say Im a proud mom. I go back and think how scared and worried I was about being a mom. The thought of having the responsibility to raise a successful, self reliant, religious happy little human was a little much at first. Now that Danny and I have made it through a year and 1\2 of Gracy.....we are thinking we just might make it through alive. Although I may be speaking to soon, the teenage years have yet to come. But I have to say every night when Danny gets home from work, we all have eaten dinner, dishes are done and we just have family time, its gotta be the best time in the world. Gracy is so much fun. She teases us and loves to give smooches, she is just sooo happy, and healthy and smart and fun. As a inexperienced parent this is feeling pretty good. I have maybe done a few things right. :) Although we still have our little quarks that need some TLC and lets face it...ALOT of elbow Greece, but overall, I was blessed with this amazing little life that brings so much joy. I cant be more excited to show her off. I think she has taught us more than we teach her. I love you Gracy Girl!

18 Months!!!

2010-01-16T12:28:00.000-08:00

I had to share these pictures....it shows Gracy's personality off so well. She is just short a few days of being 18 months! I know everyone says how fast babies grow but seriously she has the motor skills of a three year old. I have to list some of my favorite things she is doing lately.

1. sticky crumb filled kisses, usually very generous with them especially if we are saying goodbye .

2. how she walks around the house with my purse and cell phone up to her ear jibber jabbering about something we all wish we could understand.

3. lately her new thing is to chew me out in her own Gracy language, very high pitched and sounds similar to an auctioneer person. And then feels bad for her outburst and repents with a hug.

4. she climbs everything! even pushes the chair up to the counter tops and tries to play in the sink!

5. LOVES books and everything her daddy does. Even the naughty things.

6. is obsessed with fixing things....she has her own personal screw driver and helps her dad fix the bedroom doors that regularly need attention.

7.loves makeup..... she sits on my lap every morning and we put on our faces together.

8. loves to pretend cook in her new kitchen set...although she cooks everything but food....mostly i find her own shoes sitting on the burners.

9. She is so sharp.....is totally concerned if she sees mommy crying or upset....she is right there patting my back or laying her head on me stroking my legs for comfort. (and it helps alot)

10. Still sleeps through the night! I can prob. count on one hand the bad nights we've had since she was born. I am so lucky to have a good little girl.

11. She has a hard time sharing Mom during nursery. I think being Nursery leader is going to help us both grow ...... hopefully sooner than later.

12. Her new best buddy is Nacho, they play and FIGHT.

13. She is doing so much better at the sharing concept.....and also the "fend for your self" concept.

14.Loves bath time and has such an imagination

15. She suddenly wont let me touch her hair.....so she looks like a wild amazon child, and she pretty much is. Thats how we love her.

16. Loves to wear my shoes and can maneuver around with them on pretty well.

17. adores her grandparents and Great Grandparents.

18.Loves movies......favorite is little mermaid and sings every song IN TUNE. I cant even do that.

19. is addicted to Ovaltine

20. picks out her own clothes..

My goals

2010-01-11T08:54:00.001-08:00

I have put off my new years goal list because I honestly didn't think of it until the first day of 2010, And I really have been thinking hard of some new things I need to work on. Some may seem not so important...but Ive noticed that the little things help you conquer the bigger things.

First goal most important!
1.being a better Mom and Wife. Paying attention to my husband and making sure he is happy and is appreciated. Making sure Gracy is happy and healthy, Growing and learning as much much as I can teach her.
2.Read Gracy at least 2 books a day. and any in between.
3. Mop the floor at least 2-3 times a week. (in such a little house the floors get EXTRA dirty.)
4. make danny's lunches the night before.
5. Create fun visuals and new lesson material for my new nursery calling!
6. Get Gracy to make it through sacrament 3 weeks in row!
7. Plan a weekly dinner menu....
8.keep my art skills fresh. Weekly.
9.do something other than going to the movie for date night. Meaning I may have to take things into my own hands and be the date planner.
10. Going to the temple 2 a month instead of 1 a month.
11. Figure out what the heck is wrong with Danny's health. and FIX IT!
12. Tone up those saddle bags that have been hanging out.
13. dont over book my week so I can enjoy being home with my baby.
14. Less coke. (im not ready to completely deprive myself)
15.play more volleyball.
15. spend more time with our Neola family.

Gracy vs Nacho

2010-01-08T12:47:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to post some of my favorite pictures from the last few months. Um this is my dad not yours mom ....... get away!!!! She personally told me this.

Gracy the cheeser. She is looking so grown up.....Im sure the ear to ear grin has something to do with the new bike she got Christmas eve.

This is what happens when Danny feeds the monster. Yogurt Facial. so soothing. For Gracy. Not for mom who has to clean it up.

Hey believe it or not Danny is cooking Breakfast! B. and Gravy yumm. Please dont look over the beautiful frilly apron danny is modeling. it really shows off his shape :)

Another cuddling moment. Notice there are no cuddle pictures with mom when dad is home. Gracy and I fight over who gets a hug first.

For the finale I had to post this video of Gracy and Nacho dukin` it out. They are so funny together. And NO i never let nacho on our blankets but this was to funny to watch. I am proud to say that Gracy stuck it out to the end and faught for her right to cuddle. Nacho did hold her own for a while, I actually thought she might win but no I think it might be the little bit of gardner\bingham blood mixture that has made Gracy quit the little fire cracker. Dont let the tears fool you. She had the whole thing planned out.

2009-12-31T10:31:00.000-08:00

I am so thankful for my family. This year was a great and exciting year. Most of all I am blessed to have Danny work so hard for Gracy and I. We have done alot in 2009, Became Business owners, worked on our house ( alot ), We both were able to play some of our favorite sports for a season, got new church callings, most of all we learned so much about being parents, Believe me I still have alot to learn about playing the roll of Mommy, but I do know that I love it and have never been more excited and proud of my baby girl. She is hilarious. Just the other day I was upset and frustrated and she was being a stinker and out of no where she ran over to me and I picked her up.....she laid her little head on my shoulder and patted my back saying Mamma. It just made me cry harder. Those moments I wont forget. I love my life and everyone I am blessed to have in it :) Im excited to continue the happiness into 2010!

ITS GONE!!!!

2009-12-22T09:51:00.000-08:00

Hey So I shopped the crap out of my hair......I know it was a spur of the moment type of thing and my camera charger is gone I have no idea where it is or i would post a real picture ......its sorda a mix between these two cuts.....and no I didnt expect to look like Natalie Imbruglia or shannon sossam but I do like it and its so nice to not have to worry about my hair as much lol :) Plus hair grows :) thanks t omy sister's encouraging phone calls I just did it. and I am so glad I did its like i Lost 10 pounds lol. :) Not sure if danny likes though. I think he is going along to get along type of thing. He just says I look like a completley different person . lol.

LONG TIME no see!

2009-12-10T12:05:00.000-08:00

Yeah im a slacker.....i still have my halloween post up. .... its been a busy holiday season I guess. Anyway.....before I catch up I managed to throw together some family christmas cards and would love to send all of you one.... Leave me your address's please please, only if you want one... :) maybe Ill get my thanksgiving post up this week :)

Halloween 09

2009-11-02T08:26:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so much fun this year, This is Gracy's Second Halloween but first to actually go trick-or-treating. She was so hilarious. Just cheesing it up the entire time. What a doll. She had been insisting on wearing her monkey outfit the entire week, and never got tired of it lol.

My dad got his weird mask out and it didn't even faze Gracy....she was just a little confused that Grandpa suddenly looked like that. lol.

Yup I got Danny to dress up......I think Hell must have froze over. :) He was a really good sport. I went as Jem and the rockers .......Gracy was the cutest little monkey ever and Danny.....of course was Elvis. :)

Gracy loves her cousin Luke....(second cousins) she just clung onto him every second she could. He is such a good little boy. Its so fun to see the family.

This picture makes me laugh.....its the fearless monkey escaping into the wild wilderness alone and unafraid :) lol. My favorite.

The Halloween pajama's.....she would throw a temper tantrum when i tried to take them off.....she sure likes them.....looks like we might be wearing them until christmas time.

She is starting to let me curl her hair latley .... its sooo cute for about 15 minutes lol.

Helpin Dad!

2009-10-30T08:40:00.000-07:00

Danny and Gracy got the leaves all cleaned up last night , good thing to because we woke up to snow on the ground !!! I love these pictures. This just goes to show how much of a Daddies girl she is. I am a little jealous :)

The House!

2009-10-21T14:40:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone, We just listed our house with Caldwell Banker, If you are looking for an investment or just a cute starter house look us up on their website. We are selling it for 129,900! We have re-done so many things and have really started to have fun with it. New flooring, partial vinyl fencing in the back yard, new counter tops, new front door and we will be getting new windows this year! There is also a great crawl space for food storage or whatever. Its two bed, 1 bathroom. WWW.caldwellbanker.com our realtor is Frida Parker 789-7555, If anyone is looking or knows anyone who is ..... send them our way!

Danny's Ankle

2009-10-11T10:42:00.000-07:00

Danny had a little accident during flag football last Tuesday. He sprained his ankle and is starting to feel much better. I kept telling him he needed to stay off of it for at least a day but of course he headed to work the next day. barley being able to walk on it. when are they going to learn that the WIFE knows best....oh well, Ive heard it takes them at least to your 25 anniversary to get that far in a relationship bahahaha.

SPONGE CURLERS

2009-09-24T08:55:00.000-07:00

I remember growing up using those spongy curlers as a little girl and even remember falling asleep chewing gum and my mom cutting the entire curler out. Those memories were the best :) I thought i would try it out on Gracy's hair. She looked so stinkin cute with them in. Unfortunately she pulled them out before her hair dried. She is getting to be such a big girl. She talks up a storm even if its gibberish. Sometimes she walks into the room with my purse hung on her shoulder and my phone up to her ear, she's such a girl :) My favorite picture is the last one :)