A little (but adorable) case of bed head!!!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Bed Head
The other day, I went and got Livie up from her nap and this is what I found...
A little (but adorable) case of bed head!!!
A little (but adorable) case of bed head!!!
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Conference weekend in Bear Lake
We decided to go down to Casey's parents for Conference weekend (Well, actually, Casey wanted to go down for the opening of hunting season and it just happened to be Conference weekend but it sounds nicer if we say we went for Conference and not hunting). We went down Thursday after we both got off work so we didn't get to Bloomington until about 9:00 that night. Casey was up and hunting early that morning and got his elk around 7:30 AM.
The mighty hunters, Kelly (Casey's dad), Casey, and John. Casey was so excited to go hunting, he had been counting down the days to go for a couple of weeks! Personally, I don't see how it is so fun... you have to get up WAY too early, walk around in the snow looking for a huge animal, and then when you shoot the huge animal, you have to drag it, clean it, and hang it. Really?? What do all these guys see in this?? So, why the boys were out being boys, us girls headed to Logan for some shopping. My little sister-in-law KJ had to get some things for the big Homecoming dance so KJ, my mother-in-law, Liv, and I hit the streets of Logan. We had a lot fun and KJ is going to look oh so pretty for Homecoming!
On Saturday, we all got to sit, relax, and watch Conference. I love Conference. First of all, you get to stay home for the weekend in you PJs. I do admit, this is probably the conference that I paid the least attention to. A toddler running around and not being able to leave Mommy's sight and side attributes to that. Between sessions, we went out and played with the big dogs. My in-laws have 3 crazy labs, but they are so much fun. Dexter likes to pretend that he is a big dog and runs and fetches with them. It is hilarious to watch and he usually gets rolled at least once. You have to look hard but he is in the back of this picture just loving life!!
Dexter, Macy, Duke, and Sugar
Watching the puppies (Don't mind the butt in the background, I'm not even sure who it is!)
I said early that she never left my side, and she didn't most of the time, so when she snuggled up to KJ I had to get a picture. Olivia LOVED her Aunt KJ. She learned how to say KJ the first day and would holler for her all through the house and the Logan mall. It was pretty cute. Olivia had a lot of fun at her Grandparent's house, especially when Grandma Julie got out the play kitchen. I didn't know if she would really play with it but she has so much fun!! She was getting dishes out, was stirring pots, and made dinner with Daddy. I guess she watches and pays attention more than we realize!!
I love this picture. My two cute children (Yes, I am weird and consider my little puppy a child). There were cows out this window and Olivia loved to look out the window and moo at the cows. Dexter, of course, loved to growl and bark at them. We had so much fun in Bear Lake!! We don't get to go there nearly as much as we would like too but when ever we go it is great.
I had to add this picture. It is not from our trip but was actually taken tonight. Olivia woke up from her nap with the funniest bed head. Her hair was sticking straight up so I got it a little wet and put it into a Mohawk. Now, I am not a huge Mohawk fan, especially on little girls, but look!! You can actually see that my baby has hair!! YEAH!! Maybe, just maybe, I will be able to put it in a couple of cute pigtails by the time she turns 2! She has 9 1/2 months to grow it out!
The mighty hunters, Kelly (Casey's dad), Casey, and John. Casey was so excited to go hunting, he had been counting down the days to go for a couple of weeks! Personally, I don't see how it is so fun... you have to get up WAY too early, walk around in the snow looking for a huge animal, and then when you shoot the huge animal, you have to drag it, clean it, and hang it. Really?? What do all these guys see in this?? So, why the boys were out being boys, us girls headed to Logan for some shopping. My little sister-in-law KJ had to get some things for the big Homecoming dance so KJ, my mother-in-law, Liv, and I hit the streets of Logan. We had a lot fun and KJ is going to look oh so pretty for Homecoming!
On Saturday, we all got to sit, relax, and watch Conference. I love Conference. First of all, you get to stay home for the weekend in you PJs. I do admit, this is probably the conference that I paid the least attention to. A toddler running around and not being able to leave Mommy's sight and side attributes to that. Between sessions, we went out and played with the big dogs. My in-laws have 3 crazy labs, but they are so much fun. Dexter likes to pretend that he is a big dog and runs and fetches with them. It is hilarious to watch and he usually gets rolled at least once. You have to look hard but he is in the back of this picture just loving life!!
Dexter, Macy, Duke, and Sugar
Watching the puppies (Don't mind the butt in the background, I'm not even sure who it is!)
I said early that she never left my side, and she didn't most of the time, so when she snuggled up to KJ I had to get a picture. Olivia LOVED her Aunt KJ. She learned how to say KJ the first day and would holler for her all through the house and the Logan mall. It was pretty cute. Olivia had a lot of fun at her Grandparent's house, especially when Grandma Julie got out the play kitchen. I didn't know if she would really play with it but she has so much fun!! She was getting dishes out, was stirring pots, and made dinner with Daddy. I guess she watches and pays attention more than we realize!!
I love this picture. My two cute children (Yes, I am weird and consider my little puppy a child). There were cows out this window and Olivia loved to look out the window and moo at the cows. Dexter, of course, loved to growl and bark at them. We had so much fun in Bear Lake!! We don't get to go there nearly as much as we would like too but when ever we go it is great.
I had to add this picture. It is not from our trip but was actually taken tonight. Olivia woke up from her nap with the funniest bed head. Her hair was sticking straight up so I got it a little wet and put it into a Mohawk. Now, I am not a huge Mohawk fan, especially on little girls, but look!! You can actually see that my baby has hair!! YEAH!! Maybe, just maybe, I will be able to put it in a couple of cute pigtails by the time she turns 2! She has 9 1/2 months to grow it out!
Monday, September 14, 2009
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Aren't these the cutest leggings ever???
Besides wanting to show everyone those cute leggings (courtesy of my Auntie Denise), I decided maybe I should update what is going on in our lives. So here it is, an update on the members in the Payne household...
Casey (AKA Daddy, Dada, and Case)
- Working over 40 hours a week at Cole Chevrolet
- Taking 16 credits of Business classes at ISU
- Comes home at night and tries to study... unfortunately he usually doesn't get to start that until after 9:00 when the little princess (AKA Olivia) goes to bed.
- Entertains/plays with/chases around the little princess
- Celebrated 3 wonderful years of marriage to his wife on September 8th
- Got a beautiful new dining room table for his anniversary and dinner at Chili's
- The little extra time he has, he tries to make visits to people in the ward for his calling.
- As you can see, my poor husband runs, runs, runs, all day. He works so hard but still makes time to have fun and be a great daddy and husband.
Kristi (AKA Mommy, Mama, and Kris)
- Working only about 15 hours a week at Syringa Wireless
- Only taking 9 credits of education classes at ISU (which I LOVE...not ISU, just my classes)
- Chases/cleans up/entertains/bathes/plays with/etc the all ready named princess the majority of my days.
- LOVES that I get to chase/clean up/entertain/bathe/play with/etc the all ready named princess the majority of my days!
- Celebrated 3 wonderful years of marriage to my husband on September 8th
- Got a beautiful new dining room table for my anniversary and dinner at Chili's (can you tell we did joint gifts?)
- Looking forward to student teaching in the Spring and going to find out where I get to go in about 6 weeks!
Little princess (AKA Olivia, Liv, Livie, Olive Oil, Willis, and Lou Lou)
- Is getting TOO big TOO fast
- Now has 4 teeth (3 on bottom and 1 on top) and about 4 that are going to be making their debut very soon.
- Does not walk but RUNS every where (she gets this from her dad, I guess when he was little he ran every where too)
- Is still silly and goofy and already has a great sense of humor
- Says many words including hi, hello, Dad, Mom, Lou Lou, blue, yellow, red, Angel, Dex, flower, hot, cheese, teeth, eyes, and a couple of others that are not completely clear but we know what she is trying to say
- Still loves her books and reads them all day
- Can get herself up and down Grandma's couch... thank goodness ours is still a little too tall for her
- Knows what her head, toes, eyes, and tongue are
- Still gets babysat by Grandpa Randy while Mom is in class on Mondays and by Grandma Terri when Mom is at work.
- Climbs the stairs at church and then bangs on the door to the Nursery... man, I can't wait until she is 18 months!!
- Still has her Mommy, Daddy, Grandparents, Aunt, and Uncle wrapped around her little finger!!!
Livie "helping" Grandpa with his pontoon boat
Besides wanting to show everyone those cute leggings (courtesy of my Auntie Denise), I decided maybe I should update what is going on in our lives. So here it is, an update on the members in the Payne household...
Casey (AKA Daddy, Dada, and Case)
- Working over 40 hours a week at Cole Chevrolet
- Taking 16 credits of Business classes at ISU
- Comes home at night and tries to study... unfortunately he usually doesn't get to start that until after 9:00 when the little princess (AKA Olivia) goes to bed.
- Entertains/plays with/chases around the little princess
- Celebrated 3 wonderful years of marriage to his wife on September 8th
- Got a beautiful new dining room table for his anniversary and dinner at Chili's
- The little extra time he has, he tries to make visits to people in the ward for his calling.
- As you can see, my poor husband runs, runs, runs, all day. He works so hard but still makes time to have fun and be a great daddy and husband.
Kristi (AKA Mommy, Mama, and Kris)
- Working only about 15 hours a week at Syringa Wireless
- Only taking 9 credits of education classes at ISU (which I LOVE...not ISU, just my classes)
- Chases/cleans up/entertains/bathes/plays with/etc the all ready named princess the majority of my days.
- LOVES that I get to chase/clean up/entertain/bathe/play with/etc the all ready named princess the majority of my days!
- Celebrated 3 wonderful years of marriage to my husband on September 8th
- Got a beautiful new dining room table for my anniversary and dinner at Chili's (can you tell we did joint gifts?)
- Looking forward to student teaching in the Spring and going to find out where I get to go in about 6 weeks!
Little princess (AKA Olivia, Liv, Livie, Olive Oil, Willis, and Lou Lou)
- Is getting TOO big TOO fast
- Now has 4 teeth (3 on bottom and 1 on top) and about 4 that are going to be making their debut very soon.
- Does not walk but RUNS every where (she gets this from her dad, I guess when he was little he ran every where too)
- Is still silly and goofy and already has a great sense of humor
- Says many words including hi, hello, Dad, Mom, Lou Lou, blue, yellow, red, Angel, Dex, flower, hot, cheese, teeth, eyes, and a couple of others that are not completely clear but we know what she is trying to say
- Still loves her books and reads them all day
- Can get herself up and down Grandma's couch... thank goodness ours is still a little too tall for her
- Knows what her head, toes, eyes, and tongue are
- Still gets babysat by Grandpa Randy while Mom is in class on Mondays and by Grandma Terri when Mom is at work.
- Climbs the stairs at church and then bangs on the door to the Nursery... man, I can't wait until she is 18 months!!
- Still has her Mommy, Daddy, Grandparents, Aunt, and Uncle wrapped around her little finger!!!
Livie "helping" Grandpa with his pontoon boat
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Family Trip to Park City
We decided to take a family trip before school started so we decided to take a quick trip down to Park City. I LOVE Park City so I was so excited to go. This was actually our first family trip with Livie and we had so much fun. We stayed in some condos that were right by the outlet malls. They were a little ways away from the stuff in Park City but they were pretty nice so we didn't mind too much.
Picture of our little condo. The bedroom and bath were off to the left. And it had a king bed!! We never thought we would like a king but I think that is something we could get used to!!
Our balcony... precious daddy daughter moment :) The view from the balcony was great. There wasn't anything behind us and it was a clear shot of the Olympic park ski jumps. On Saturdays they do demos on the jumps... too bad we went Wednesday through Friday so we didn't get to see any.
For some reason, Olivia really liked this little water floaty thing. She would pull it all around and then sit in it with her books and blankie.
We went on the alpine slide while we were there. Casey had done it before but it was my first time. I think I should have liked it more... I guess I am kind of a pansy. I just really hate chair lifts so I think I was still freaked out from that while I was going down the slide. Casey had a lot of fun though!! We had to take turns since Livie couldn't go. Then we took Livie on the merry-go-round. She didn't know what to think about it but towards the end I think she was having fun.
Family picture. We don't get many of these... even if they are self-portrait style.
We went swimming each night. Olivia seemed to really like the water.
Well that was our trip. It wasn't too long but still great to get away and we had a lot of fun. School starts Tuesday so there goes the bulk of our time. Casey is taking 16 credits and still working full time at Cole Chevrolet so he will be extra busy. I only have 9 credits so it won't be too bad. Livie is now running around our house like a crazy lady, I knew she would pick up the walking thing like a champ!!!
Picture of our little condo. The bedroom and bath were off to the left. And it had a king bed!! We never thought we would like a king but I think that is something we could get used to!!
Our balcony... precious daddy daughter moment :) The view from the balcony was great. There wasn't anything behind us and it was a clear shot of the Olympic park ski jumps. On Saturdays they do demos on the jumps... too bad we went Wednesday through Friday so we didn't get to see any.
For some reason, Olivia really liked this little water floaty thing. She would pull it all around and then sit in it with her books and blankie.
We went on the alpine slide while we were there. Casey had done it before but it was my first time. I think I should have liked it more... I guess I am kind of a pansy. I just really hate chair lifts so I think I was still freaked out from that while I was going down the slide. Casey had a lot of fun though!! We had to take turns since Livie couldn't go. Then we took Livie on the merry-go-round. She didn't know what to think about it but towards the end I think she was having fun.
Family picture. We don't get many of these... even if they are self-portrait style.
We went swimming each night. Olivia seemed to really like the water.
Well that was our trip. It wasn't too long but still great to get away and we had a lot of fun. School starts Tuesday so there goes the bulk of our time. Casey is taking 16 credits and still working full time at Cole Chevrolet so he will be extra busy. I only have 9 credits so it won't be too bad. Livie is now running around our house like a crazy lady, I knew she would pick up the walking thing like a champ!!!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Happy Birthday Livie!!
Well it is official, my little baby is now 1. Her birthday was Monday, July, 20th. I cannot believe it has been a entire year. She is getting so big, and quite the little personality. She is a funny little thing!! We started Livie's big day doing something she loves, weeding the garden and playing in the mud. These first two pictures are actually from about a week ago but she looked about the same on her birthday.
After a nice bath, Livie got to go on a cowgirl ride in the hamper. Her daddy is so good to drag her and Dexter around!!
We had a birthday party for Livie a little later that evening. It was a lot of fun, a lot of our family was able to come. My parents were kind enough to let us have it over there.
Livie and her grandma at her birthday party.
Livie opening her presents. She got a couple of stuffed animals that she LOVES. If you know my daughter, you know she is a sucker of soft things and these stuffed animals are so soft, she just kept hugging and hugging them. It was pretty cute.
This was the toy Liv got from Mommy and Daddy. It changes so you can push it around or you can make it into a little toy that you can ride. She loves pushing things around and she loves the toy because of that. I guess I didn't get any pictures of her pushing it. Oh well, I got some cute video.
Abby and Livie trying out Liv's new toys. Olivia would let Abby ride of the little worm but if someone put Abby on the lion, WATCH OUT!! She did not like that too much.
Doesn't she look so cute with her little backpack on??
Miss Birthday girl's cake. She LOVES puppies so I decided to make her a cute little puppy cake. My mom, sister-in-law KJ, and I decorated it and it was a lot of fun. I think it turned out pretty cute!!
We really tried working on having her blow out her own candle but whenever we practiced, she would just try to grab the flame. So Mommy ended up blowing it out...oh well, maybe next year.
Patiently waiting for her cupcake.
So there you go, a nice recap of her first birthday. I was kind of sad she is one... I seriously almost cried three or four times because of it. She is just so big. But she is also so fun. I always think no way, she can't be one, I just had her and then I think... have we really only had her a year?? I swear she has been with us for forever!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA!!!
After a nice bath, Livie got to go on a cowgirl ride in the hamper. Her daddy is so good to drag her and Dexter around!!
We had a birthday party for Livie a little later that evening. It was a lot of fun, a lot of our family was able to come. My parents were kind enough to let us have it over there.
Livie and her grandma at her birthday party.
Livie opening her presents. She got a couple of stuffed animals that she LOVES. If you know my daughter, you know she is a sucker of soft things and these stuffed animals are so soft, she just kept hugging and hugging them. It was pretty cute.
This was the toy Liv got from Mommy and Daddy. It changes so you can push it around or you can make it into a little toy that you can ride. She loves pushing things around and she loves the toy because of that. I guess I didn't get any pictures of her pushing it. Oh well, I got some cute video.
Abby and Livie trying out Liv's new toys. Olivia would let Abby ride of the little worm but if someone put Abby on the lion, WATCH OUT!! She did not like that too much.
Doesn't she look so cute with her little backpack on??
Miss Birthday girl's cake. She LOVES puppies so I decided to make her a cute little puppy cake. My mom, sister-in-law KJ, and I decorated it and it was a lot of fun. I think it turned out pretty cute!!
We really tried working on having her blow out her own candle but whenever we practiced, she would just try to grab the flame. So Mommy ended up blowing it out...oh well, maybe next year.
Patiently waiting for her cupcake.
So there you go, a nice recap of her first birthday. I was kind of sad she is one... I seriously almost cried three or four times because of it. She is just so big. But she is also so fun. I always think no way, she can't be one, I just had her and then I think... have we really only had her a year?? I swear she has been with us for forever!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA!!!
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