Congratulations Jared!

The firm that Jared works for just opened up a new office space right here in Heber. Jared and one other attorney will be working in the office, so Jared has his own very large office space. We had a lot of fun last week decorating and getting it ready for the open house that was last weekend. Brandon even had a good time looking out the window at all the cars that passed by.

I am so happy to have Jared working so close to home, (he is only a few blocks down the road from our home) and I am thrilled for him to have this new office.

The windows right above the people, and the awning are the windows to their conference room, and the window to the right is Jared's office window. I forgot to take pictures of his office, but when I do that I will be sure to post them for you.

Bath-time Buddies!

Brandon and Chandler had such a fun time playing the bath together I thought I would share the video with you. Remember to pause the music below so you can hear their cute giggles and splashing. :)

Uh? Makes you wonder what they are thinking when they look at you like this?

I love Chandler's smile when Grandma Julie squirts him with the water. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGGIE!!!

Our little Maggie has turned 2 years old, today. We love this little puppy! We love her huge personality!

Maggie is a great friend to Brandon even if she gets tired of him from time to time. Just yesterday while I was attempting to practice the piano, she entertained Brandon by running circles around him and then stopping just close enough to him that he could reach out and try to catch her, then she would bolt off again, she had him laughing harder than Jared or I have ever managed.

Maggie is a favorite with all the neighborhood children. I frequently have little kids stopping over at my house wondering if they can take her for a walk, Maggie loves to pull them all around the neighborhood.

Maggie is such a great addition to our family, so to celebrate her birthday we bought her the fancy Ceasars dog food, one for each meal, a dog bone, and a squecky toy that will probably only last a day. We are going to take her for a good long walk, she gets to have a bath, and we will play with friend lots! I wonder if she will even understand what all the fuss is about? If you have any other ideas of how to make her birthday special let us know. :)

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We love you Maggie!!!

Dress-Ups

One of my favorite things to do as a child was to play dress-ups. My mom frequented garage sales and the DI looking for the most bizarre clothes, and we would do our best to dress-up as oddly as we could. There was nothing traditional about the way we played dress-ups, but I liked it better that way!

One of my favorite memories was when I managed to convince my high school friends (about 12 of us, boys and girls) to dress up in crazy clothes and then we all went shopping at Dan's Food, we got some terrible glares but that is okay, it was good clean fun!

I had such a fun time playing last week with my little sister, she is keeping the tradition alive and well. I think Brandon and Maggie even enjoyed themselves. :)This is my little Hawaiian Pirate. :)I am not sure what Maggie is supposed to be, but that is kinda the point. :)I love the pose in front of the mirror with the plastic weave hat, the patches dress and the baggy purple jump suit underneath.My sister the jail bird?

Our all time favorite was scarf lady, we found every scarf in the large dress-up trunk and tied it onto her. I sure love my little sister Lindsey, what a fun addition to our family. We celebrated her 11th birthday yesterday, So HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSEY!

Naughty or Nice?

I love the tail way up in the air!
Yummy! Whatever she found must have been great, just look at that tongue liking her face. Well, I ask you, is she a naughty dog, or nice dog? Warning your answer may determine how many presents she gets for her fast approaching birthday.

Terrible Two's Allready?

If my son is in his second year does that mean he is starting his terrible two's, because yesterday sure felt like it! I began my day with a post all about how wonderful Brandon is, how much he is growing, and how smart I think he is, and then he spent the day doing things I never expected to have happen so soon.

Brandon learned how to climb into the tub! YIKES!

Brandon learned how to turn on the stove! DOUBLE YIKES!!!! (We have a gas stove so the knobs are within his reach)

Brandon observed me checking the calzones in the oven and thought he would help by opening the oven, while they were still cooking! AAAHHH!

I thought a good way to keep him out of trouble would be to put him in his excer-saucer, but not wanting to miss anything he just climbed right out, fortunately I caught him before his head hit the ground, he has also figured out how to get out of his stroller, even when it is moving.

Brandon has learned to climb onto the piano bench and the coffee table, by moving anything over for an extra step.

And, while we are blessed to have a very patient dog, he has learned that pulling on Maggie's fur will get an exciting reaction. He has not been bitten yet, but it is only a matter of time.

Seriously after a day like that I do not know how people have more than one child? And for those of you who have had more than one at the same time (Jen, Camille, Jodi, Janie, Heather) I admire you! Needless to say, Brandon will no longer have access to the bathrooms, kitchen, or any other room unless I am in there with him.

Brandon update

I am amazed at how much this little guy is learning, and how fast he is growing. I thought I would fill you in on all of his new "skills". Brandon is walking everywhere forwards and backwards, and he finally learned how to pull himself to a stand without the aid of furniture. He recently learned how to stack the rings (you know the fisher price toy) this is amazing to me, he can even occasionally get them in the right order. Brandon loves to throw, roll, kick and bounce balls, and he is very good at pushing chairs, his toy lawn mower, and his trike all over the house. My new favorite skill is one that Jared taught him while Brandon was having a bath, Brandon was playing with the boats and learned how to buzz his lips to make a vroom vroom sound, it is so cute!!! Brandon recently had his one year check up with the doctor and he is doing well, however we learned that he is under weight. Jared and I are not quiet sure how we managed to have a child that is under weight but we did it, so now Brandon gets to eat all the fattening foods he wants, lucky kid. :)

You know I always looked forward to being a mom, but I had no idea it would be this fun, and entertaining! I love this boy and his dimply, toothy smile!

Look at how cute this is, Brandon's Great Grandma Bowman found out that he has a little bank account so she sent him a dollar, with a cute little card full of shiny stickers, he seemed to really like it. I can't get over the funny feeling I get when I get mail addressed to Brandon, he isn't just my little boy, he is a real person, who will someday grow up into a man, I am in denial, and probably will be for a very long time!