PuMpKiN sHaKeS!

this yummy recipe is thanks
to my awesome friend Katie (hollaaa!)
who used to work at Jamba Juicestole the picture from marthastewart.com (not joking)

I'm going to just give you the ingredients,
and let you eyeball and taste-test the rest,
because that's what I did. And then of course
Scott added more sugar to his glass. :)

-Canned pumpkin (100% pumpkin)
-Vanilla Ice Cream
-Ice
-Milk, or Soymilk
-Brown sugar (or white)
-Cinnamon
-Nutmeg (SO yummy if you have it!)

Ok fine I'll tell you my "Rachael Ray" style measurements:
Personally, I like a lot of pumpkin (like half a can), two large
scoops of ice cream, a cup or two of crushed ice, enough milk
to your consistency preference, several tablespoons of sugar (taste
first, you'll probably end up adding more), about a half-teaspon
of cinnamon, and a pinch of nutmeg. Blend her all up, and enjoy.
SO flippin' YUMMY!!

Who do I think is most likely to give this a whirl? Heather Gunnell.

brave baby? MEAN MOMMY.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Tenley got her ears pierced today! I've been wanting to do it, but was soooo scared, because when she had her 2 month shots done, I was pretty much hysterical. :) Anyway, thanks to all my friends' great pep talks, I mustered up the courage to take her in! It was not even NEARLY as bad as I had prepared myself for! She cried right at first, but I popped the binkie in her mouth, gave her loves, and she was cooing and smiling before I knew it. I'm mean. :) PAIN IS BEAUTY, TENLEY!

babies sleep at the most inopportune times!

example A: crashed AFTER we got home from church sunday.

example B: NOT crashed that night at 1 am.

Tenley's Blessing Day - 10/12/08

It was so neat to have Scott bless Tenley!

It's something I have looked forward to

my whole life, listening to my husband

give our child a name and blessing. This is

the dress I was blessed in, my mom made it

for me almost 25 years ago! Anyway, It was

a special day, and thank you to everyone

that came. and we are sad that we live so

far away that the rest of you missed it. :(

but we will see you all in a month!!!

Cute pics from when we babysat Syd and Mal...

cuddlin' cousins!

finger paintin'

mallory was more interested in throwin' rocks.

crashed with aunt vanessa, and jack too!

Weird.

still can't believe THAT...

came out of THAT...
it still blows my mind. :)

How To...

HOW I MAKE MY "BALD BABY'S BOWS":
i've had several people ask me, so i decided to just create a post on it. i do sell them for $3 and keep about 20-30 on hand. (also can customize for $4) call or email me rachellejhurd@yahoo.com
buuut if you're feelin' crafty, here's a quick how to...

go clearance shopping. find silk flowers and/or ribbon by the yard (one yard easily makes a bow), as well as toddler tights size 24 months or larger. i've found that the "okie dokie" brand works best. some brands have too much spandex or lycra in them, and the edges roll up.

iron out the tights, use starch if you have it, and cut down the leg in a very straight strip. i like to double up if i can (depends on how many i am making out of one box of tights). to do this, leave the fold on the leg of tight, and cut right down the middle, leaving a raw edge on one side. as long as you have a clean cut, the raw edge looks fine. if you hem the raw edge on a machine, you will lose the elasticity of the tights. you can hand stitch here and there to finish off, but i don't. :)

pop the flower off the stem and cut off any greenery so it lays very flat. you may have to tacky glue or hot glue the layers together so they don't fall apart. you can then glue your flower or bow right onto the tight strip and be done, or follow the rest of the steps for a nicer finished look.
take a needle and thread, and sew the flower onto a piece of wide ribbon, like shown above. sew several stitches right down through the flower and knot off underneath. (ribbon side)

then sew the headband strip together to make a circle. wrap the ribbon around the headband, hiding the seam. then either glue or sew a hem to close off the ribbon.

then the funnest part... model them on your baby!

poor tenley has a bow or flower for every outfit. but she will only model a few. :)

new job

i started my new job today! now i work at the same place as scott doing some clerical work and sales assisting. in fact tomorrow i get to go to a job with him and "observe." funny! i work from 8am-12 and the sweetest lady in my ward watches tenley. she lives one street over, and it is PERFECT. thanks jen, you're the best! anyway this picture is of me and tenley cuddling when i got home from work. i think i probably missed her more than she missed me! :) she is sporting her famous expression, which scott kindly refers to as "the jones glare." it's our deep set eyes, not our fault! she is very warm and content, i promise, but she just gives the dirtiest looks sometimes! :) impressive, tenley.

bed time

i love to chew on my hands lately!!

and mom hid them from me... so rude! :)