Remy's Birthday Bash!

Here is the invite that I made for the party:  Thought I'd do a pink/red and polka dot theme.

My excellent decorating team: (love the door handle decor :)

I blew up some 5x7's of Remy as a newborn, 6 months-ish, and almost 1 year.  I thought these monkey holders were so cute

Oooh, these cupcakes were a delight.  Red Velvet with Pilsbury Easy Frost Cream Cheese Frosting.  It was so easy to make these cupcakes actually look cute! 

I did not plan for Remy's shirt and her birthday wrapping paper to match almost exactly...but they did.

This is Remy's 'bonk bonk'.  If you say 'bonk bonk' to her.  She starts wacking her head.  It's funny and she knows she's funny.

Opening presents.  Beware:  Do NOT touch Remy's presents, or she screams.  Or gives you the death scowl.  (see below, as she's clutching her beloved new baby doll, and mom tries to look pleasant) 

I made her a blanket with a matching baby doll blanket.

I loved this cute birthday hat my sister Suzanne made for Rem, but poor Remy was not liking wearing it.  Look at that sad face in our family photo.

I like how Todd is looking at me...

The Cupcake Consuming:  A play by play--

1. not too sure about this, 2. feels a bit squishy, 3. maybe i'll give it a try, 4. dad says, aw com'on dig in! here, take a bite!

5. is this really okay, mom? 6. mom, do you really have to take so many photos? i'm trying to eat, 

7. kinda likin' it, 8. goin' for a big bite

9. shoving in the big bite, 10. oh, man, now my hands are really messy, 11.  here, you try some dad! 

12.  i'm going to shove it in your face now!

Here is what that Easy Frost looks like.  It will save your lives!  And it tastes great too!

Mouse Trap

I realize that it's a bit gross to post a picture of a dead mouse caught in a trap, but I had to take a picture of it because it was such a cute mouse!  This little mouse is #12.  He was the twelfth mouse I caught during a 5 day killing spree in my laundry room.  I live in an old house where there seems to be endless opportunities for mice to come into my home.  Luckily, I have a door to my laundry room, and I could confine the little rodents in there.  These poor little mice loved peanut butter, and would go after it within 30 minutes of setting the traps.  I used to have gerbils and hamsters growing up.  I'm sure that's why I think this little mouse is so cute.  But I am thinking that Remy might be getting a new pet this spring...perhaps a gerbil?  or a mouse, you say?  No, a CAT!  Hopefully we can find one that the dogs won't eat!

This little girl is ONE!

Happy Birthday Rem!  I was too busy to post anything on her birthday, so here's the shout-out now:

This sweet girl:

* has 5 teeth, with two on the way

* loves baby dolls and real babies too

* walks and crawls all over, but loves to be held

* still loves to just sit and look at books for a long time

* LOVES quesadillas. loves them. and pesto pasta

* bangs at our back door because she loves to be outside

* thinks it's the funniest thing ever to 'make bubbles' in the bath tub

* is a happy, happy sweetheart and we LOVE HER!

December 2009

Todd and Remy got lots of playing time in while Todd was off work the week between Christmas and New Year's.  I love seeing these two together.  She is still such a flirt with him!  Everytime she sees him walk through the door, she sucks in a bunch of air and lets out this high pitch sigh and says da-da.  It's so sweet.

This is when Remy devoured an entire piece of pizza:

The Christmas Sweater Party: 

(I think I look a lot like Kallee Kennington Cook in this picture.  For those of you that know her, wouldn't you say?)

Our Christmas was spent at Todd's sister's house. Todd's parents came down from Boise and we had such a great evening and Christmas morning. The food was delicious and Carter's muscles were so big!

Remy on Christmas morning.  This was McKay's horse, but Remy liked it a lot too.  I didn't really even get any good shots of her on Christmas eve or day.  She was not feeling good at all, so she just wasn't that happy.  She got a few toys that she liked, but I ended up not taking too many pictures, and I'm kicking myself for it now.  Oh well, there's always next year!  Which will probably be a little bit more exciting for her than this year.

The aftermath:

Christmas night we played War with Nerf guns and bullets.  Mer got one right to the head. 

Jack Frost

lights and snow

Merry Christmas!

Here is our Christmas card for those of you that I didn't send one to!  Hope your Christmas was as wonderful as ours!