anyone going to camille's reception saturday??

i can't BELIEVE that camille's getting married this week!

we LOVE you cam-cam, and are so proud of you for living

worthy, and for getting married in the temple!

woot, woot! we are excited for you!

CONGRATS CAMILLE & ROB!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!

Thanks for the Christmas dress, Grma Hurd! Sheilah got this dress for Tenley at after Christmas sales last year, right after we told her we were pregnant. She was soooo HOPING it was a girl. Now she is always buying things here and there for the little girls. We love it! Thanks mama Hurd, you are the best!

COUSINS: McKenley & Tenley, 3 weeks apart. The Simmons are down for Christmas, and we are having so much fun hanging out with them! Tenley & McKenley are so cute together, they smile and talk to each other, and link arms. When we first set them next to each other this weekend, Tenley put her arm around her cousin, it was too cute!

Grma's snowman doubles great as a toy and lounge chair!

Positive things about living in a small house...

1. We can wash the dishes, pick up, and vacuum in about an hour.
2. We can "deep" clean in 3.
3. Doesn't cost a fortune to keep our house nice 'n toasty warm!
4. We've never spent money on a baby monitor.
5. Perhaps we can eventually turn it into a rental, and use as an investment.
*And... we live less than a mile from Scott's job!

hands taste yummy!

T-Dawg Attacks Aunt Vanessa

GIGGLE TIME

to my babysitter,

jen, rewind your life about 3-4 weeks ago.

now, does this pic look familiar to you?

I'M SO SORRY!!! :)

Before I went back to work part time, I was pumping and practicing with the bottle once a day. tenley was doing GREAT! i was very impressed, so slacked off a bit as far as the "training" went. BAD IDEA! the first week and a half with the babysitter, tenley was absolutely REFUSING the bottle! she would have rather starved. in fact she did a few times. went 5 hours w/out eating. i tried about 6 different bottle brands, and was getting so upset. about to quit my job. finally had a crazy intuition to try a sippy cup my friend had given me at the baby shower. tenley LOVED it! THANK YOU KATIE HONE! funny baby! so poor jen has been thawing out breast milk, and giving it to my crazy picky baby ever since. now we are practicing with the bottle again at home, preparing her for "weaning" sometime in the future, and as you can see, she is doing much better. good girl tenley!! it is going to be one wild transition. i'm scared. i'm sure jen is too! ha! poor babysitter. :( jen, you are the greatest! so patient. thank you so much!

couch potatoes.

this is how me and Tenley watch TV.

we "DVR" our favorite shows, and then usually watch them when Tenley is eating, or wants to stay up late, which is always a REAL TREAT.

need to hit the gym.

ever wonder how many people's pictures you're in and don't know it? and whether or not you look stupid? or ugly? or fat? well....... HERE'S one of those wonderful pictures! found it on a friend's blog. :) it's a good reminder that it's time to hit the gym! no one wants a stretchy baby tummy forever, right?!
come to think of it, NO ONE in this picture appears to know they are in it! ha ha! this was a really fun night, though! we carved pumpkins and ate tons of yummy halloween snacks! thanks, wards!

monkey business

Thanks cousin Camden for letting

me borrow your monkey costume!!

Love, Tenley