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! :)

picture overload!

sorry so many pictures at once. and i know some of you might be sick of seeing pictures of the baby, and none of me and scott... but i have to post all of her pictures so her out of town family and grandmas and grandpas can see her!! which reminds me, we are coming to AZ for thanksgiving this year, and i am so excited! we haven't spent a holiday with my family since we were married, so it will be lots of fun. scott is in for a shock, "higginbotham" thanksgiving is quite different from "hurd" thanksgiving! one word describes the difference: paper plates. :) however, the food is AMAZING at both! anyway i'm babbling... enjoy the pictures! the top one is the most recent, i took it today before church. her cheeks are SO CHUBBY (and kissable, as you can see a few pictures down, with daddy.. he can't resist those chubba chubbers).

my autumn hair-do...

i decided to go low maintenance hair color this go 'round... all brown with a splash of auburn/red.



everyone always asks "who does your hair, who does your hair?"
my sister in law sherelyn does! she does a super job, i get compliments
all the time. :) if anyone wants her # let me know!!
sher bear: you take a picture of yourself on my camera, and you
should know it's going to show up on my blog!! :) love ya!

say cheeese

we layed tenley on the mountain lion skin at the cabin

and were dying laughing at her little pose! quite the opposition. :)

COUSINS weekend

these pics are from the other weekend...

we stopped at heather and zach's on the way to the cabin,

so tenley got to see lots of her cousins in one weekend!

HURD SIDE COUSINS....

above: little cousins with their great grpa hurd

above: cousin tate

Tenley and McKenley

Grma loves to spoil them with

matching little girl clothes!!

above: cousin Roston, a.k.a. Sweet Boy

above: uncle butch with cousins tate & camden

JONES SIDE COUSINS.... above: sydney is such a good helper/babysitter!!
Mallory, a.k.a. Mal Pal
Syd & Mal

fun family visit