Marker Madness

I bought Brynnlee some cute little Crayola markers and construction paper for a little bit of fun. I did not however realize what a mess she would turn it into. Don't get me wrong, I knew it would be messy....that is why she is wearing a smock. Did I however realize that she would paint her face with marker? No...I guess I should have known better.

(She looks like she is being arrested!)

At least I have this to hang on my fridge!

Favorite Season

The results of my poll are in! Fall seems to be the favorite season of yours. There were some summer votes and one for spring. I have to admit....fall is my favorite too. Thanks for voting! And don't forget to vote on this week's poll.

Who are You?

I love having a blog and sharing a glimpse of our lives--especially now that we live so far away. I also love checking out other friends' and family members' blogs. It is so fun to see what people are doing and thinking.

When we lived in Logan, I had my blog private. I was teaching at the time and didn't want anyone to be offended by what I was saying or doing. Well, that sounds like I was doing something crazy, but what I mean is that I didn't want to mention something that had happened at school and have a student or parent come across my blog and be mad about what I shared. When we moved to Colorado Springs, I made our blog open, and it has stayed that way since. I don't want to make it private again because it is easier for my family to check out what we are doing. AND I want them to know what we are doing. It is the easiest way to explain what is going on in our lives.

I notice that some days I have many visitors, and I recognize several of you. I also don't know who many of you are. So my long-winded post is leading to this request.......please leave a comment on this post and let me know who you are and if you have a blog let me know about that too. This is simply for my peace of mind. I won't even publish the comment if you don't want me to!

I love sharing our lives with you!

Pumpkin Garland

Fall is definitely not in the air in Okinawa! So I have decided to try to bring it inside. Because we are still waiting for our belongings to show up here, I have none of my fall decorations. I had to do something! I saw this pumpkin garland idea on the blog A Glimpse Inside (You can find the link on Some of My Favorites). I thought it was adorable and decided to make it. It wasn't difficult at all. And believe it or not, the pumpkins are made of toilet paper rolls!

Sorry....

I guess I have been messing with my font and making it hard to read some of my posts! Sorry. One day I will become a genius with computers, fonts, graphics, and all of the cool things that technology offers us. Until then, please be patient with me!

Brynnlee's New Bed

We recently changed Brynnlee's crib into a toddler bed because she did NOT want to sleep in the crib. Well, it turns out that she didn't want to sleep in her toddler bed either. She kept asking to sleep in the twin bed we had borrowed from the Air Force. Kevin and I decided to make the BIG move. We bought Brynnlee her first twin bed and matching dresser. She loves it! She now goes to bed easily and sleeps past 5 am. The best part? She can't get out of it on her own. There is no pitter-patter of little feet coming toward my room in the middle of the night.

My New Camera

I wanted to buy a new camera. I didn't really have a good reason to do so. That is why I put it off. The camera was expensive, and I didn't want to spend the money. Kevin saw me looking at it and picking it up every time we went to the store. He said I was "lusting" after it. So...he bought it for me for our anniversary. I hate that he spent so much money. I was about to take it back. BUT I have to admit, I LOVE it. I have had fun taking some great pictures. I am excited to share them with you.

Cute Picture

I am having a lot of fun taking pictures with my new camera. Thank you Kevin! I thought this one was pretty cute, and I wanted to share.....

Waking Up

We wake up BRIGHT and EARLY thanks to Brynnlee. But we are blessed to see beauty each morning. This is the view from our bedroom.

Nine Years and Counting....

Kevin and I have done a lot of great things together. Here are nine of our favorites...

1. Getting Married for Time and all Eternity in the Logan Temple.
2. Welcoming Brynnlee into our Family.
3. Graduating from Utah State University.
4. Going to Braves' games.
5. Moving to Japan.
6. Surviving the Iraq war.
7. Listening to our baby's heartbeat.
8. Being BUSTED by police at First Dam while making out.
9. Spending the day at Catalina Island.

We have had some great times! Here's to an eternity's worth more....