19 November 2009

ruba {dub dub}



a little tiny soaking in the tub: every night my little tiny looks something like this in the tub {she & i share a passion for this time of the evening}. she is loving to splash, playing with the faucet when the water is running, munching on a few tub time toys, & drinking the tub water from the dunking bucket {yes, my little tiny is kindof yucky, but i love her none.the.less}. she is perfect.

i am behind on posting {there are a few updates in the making, so check back soon} because i have been so busy chasing my baby around the house. she is walking all over now {not quite a skilled walker yet} & is constantly running into things. she is also climbing everything {& has a new bump or bruise or scratch everyday}. life is perfect.

a little tiny nice & shiny.


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13 November 2009

10th picture


this baby is my life: i was tagged by my aunt shelly to pull up the 10th photo from my first photo album. this photo brings me back 9 months ago, to one of the most wonderful days of my life. paul got this shot {and many others, that i wont ever share on my blog} seconds after she was born. i am so grateful that the love of my life was right by my side {with camera in hand, of course}.
she was so small,
so swollen,
so loud,
so perfect,
&
so loved
{already}.
& my life is {most of the time} perfect.

11 November 2009

goodnight moon




today is gone. today was fun.
tomorrow is another one.
every day,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere {dr. seuss}:
my sweet baby loves to munch on books. {especially goodnight moon} she equally loves to be read to. most days the two of us can be found on our family room floor reading or flipping through a book. some of our favorites are "goodnight moon", "the very hungry caterpillar", "brown bear brown bear", baby touch & feel "animals. wild animals. & farm.", "the rainbow fish", & a few dr. seuss classics. its sometimes funny to find her with little bits of colored paper adoring her adorable face, right after a book snack.

the more that you
read,
the more things you will
know.
the more that you
learn,
the more places you'll
go.



06 November 2009

nine months



she is my little tiny: nora is 9 months {3 days ago}.
she is everywhere & i mean everywhere. she is getting into everything & i mean everything. & i love it.
she loves to eat, especially loves to eat whatever paul & i are eating. she has 4 teeth on top & 2 on bottom {6 teeth total}. she has been pulling herself up on the couch, the kitchen cabinets, the entertainment center {also climbing the entertainment center}, the table, my legs, the door frames, & anything else she gets her hands on, she is standing {for the last month}. she is figuring out how to walk {she has taken 10 to 15 steps: longest yet}. loves to walk us around the house too {she takes us by one finger & leads the way} she loves the back sliding door windows. loves looking at herself in the mirror. loves looking at books {especially eating them} & turning the pages. she loves to be outside. she gives kisses {open mouth kisses}. loves her grandparents {both mine & paul's}. loves aunt shelly's banana bread. loves to watch me do laundry {something about the washer?} still sucks her left thumb {all the time}. still loves signing time. still takes 2 naps & sleeps through the night. she is getting more hair {yea!}. still wakes up with a smile {every time} & is standing up every time i go to get her out. & yes, she still has us wrapped around her finger.
she is perfect.

every once in a while, when she is exhausted, she will fall asleep in my arms while i rock her. i love this moment with my little tiny & i cry every time {happy tears of course}. i realize that she will only be this tiny for a short time.
so while moments like these last, i pretend that my baby will be
my little tiny
forever.


03 November 2009

teeny tiny halloweeny





{chloe: skeleton punk rocker}


{miss ellie: butterfly princess}







the lemur belongs to me: nora was a lemur for her first halloween. {& a dang cute one at that} there is a story behind the lemur, but that is for another day. {when i am not trying to catch up on all my posts}. we started our evening at grams & peeps house with our sweet nieces chloe & ellie. their costumes were awesome. next year i will be sure to put nora in a tutu... no matter what she dresses up as.
we went around grams & peeps block to
trick or treat
with the girls. nora loved it.

we went to see my parents at their halloween party. {nora was falling asleep on our way over}. we didn't get any pictures {darn it}. nora was so enthralled with all the costumes, she was starring at everyone in amazement.

my favorite costume this year was mary poppins & bert: the duncans nailed it!

{took this pic from teri's facebook}

happy
{very late}
halloween.

sutherland farm


off to the pumpkin patch on HALLOWEEN: {better late than never} on saturday mr. mcphee, nora g, & i headed out to sutherland farm to participate in some fall festivities & pumpkin picking. shelly, gavin, mimi, elijah, ethan, & olivia met us out there too {some of my favorite people}. we had such a great time, there is so much to do out there. nora was loving all the attention she was receiving from all her cousins. {she is kindof popular}
i love this time of the year. it is wonderful. & i love spending time with family.
family is
everything.






{nora g & aunt shelly}
{me & aunt mimi}




{olivia}


{gavin}


{ethan & gavin}




{nora g & gavin on a barrel ride}




{olivia & her giant pumpkin}



next stop... trick or treat.

one step closer



{my handsome brother Cory: soon to be Elder Eddy}

{my other handsome brother Spencer}

my heart is full: last thursday {october 29} paul & i headed to Albuquerque. down there we met up with my parents, two of my brothers, & my aunt & uncle for a special occasion. cory & i received our endowments. it was such an amazing experience. i am so grateful for the sacred House of the Lord & especially for the love of our Heavenly Father. my testimony has grown tremendously from this experience.

I love to see the temple. I’m going there someday, To feel the Holy Spirit, To listen and to pray. For the temple is a house of God, A place of love and beauty. I’ll prepare myself while I am young; This is my sacred duty.

I love to see the temple. I’ll go inside someday. I’ll cov’nant with my Father; I’ll promise to obey. For the temple is a holy place where we are sealed together. As a child of God, I’ve learned this truth: My family is forever.
{this primary song was stuck in my head for days}
now we are one step closer to getting sealed together as a forever family.
my forever family.