I'm famous!

So, just yesterday I was complaining about having nothing to post about besides my daughter, and voila: today, I have something new (and what I think is interesting!) to talk about.

So, I randomly stumbled upon this great blog a week ago or so. It is called Design with Christine (http://www.designwithchristine.com/) and it is done by a gal that graduated from BYU with a degree in interior design. With 11 years experience in her biz, she is willing to answer all kinds of design questions from complete strangers for free. Talk about a deal! I decided it was right up my alley. And so, a few days later, I cleaned my living room and snapped a few pictures. I typed out a very long, laborious email to her (I'm sure she was hating me) asking all kinds of questions about how to make my living room look better and "finished" (you know - the look that you find in magazines and on TV, but never in your own home).

Anyway, I was so excited to get on this morning and see that I made the blog! If you go there, you'll read that she had to split my email up into separate questions (I think I probably asked enough for about 50 posts!) and you will see pictures of my very own living room right there on her blog. I'm sure this isn't as amazing as I think it is, but remember - I'm new to the blogging world, and it's still blowing my baby mind! If you go and read my post, feel free to comment on what you think I can do to make things look better. I want to have a nice house, but I also am thinking ahead to when we will need to sell our house in a couple of years.

bring on the hairbows!

I read other blogs and they've all got witty, intelligent posts about various topics, many of them very interesting. Unfortunately that is not what you will find on our blog. What you will find is lots of pictures - mostly Leah. I guess that works, since she is the main reason why I decided to finally give in to Laura's requests to start a blog. Maybe when I grow up I can think of fun things to write about. Of course, if I ever figured out how to post pictures in the order that I want them to show up here (why can't I get it right?), then maybe I could move up in the world of blogging and talk about something other than my dear Liahona. Oh well - at least she's fun to talk about and photograph. Speaking of Leah, check out that hairbow. I love it!

Is that my imagination, or is she giving us a thumbs up, Jenn?

Leah, where's your flapper dress?

a ladybug named leah

This was Leah's getup on Sunday - and everyone said she looked like a ladybug. My long lost friend Kim gave this dress to Leah (with some cute black tights and a dynamite headband that I forgot to put on her!) and I wondered if it would ever fit her. It's still pretty big, but since the dress is velvet, I figured we'd better put it on her before the south Texas summer starts (like next week!).

a recipe by Becca: Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Yep, that's right - I'm posting a recipe (now I'm really becoming a blogger!). Here's how it goes: to make these beautifully decorated cupcakes, drive to the store and buy the following items: cake mix and a can of frosting. Drive back home and make the cupcakes as directed on the back of the box. Allow to cool and frost with frosting. Sprinkles come next. These can be applied to the cupcakes in any manner that you wish. What a beautiful creation....

I made these for a potluck luncheon for our Relief Society. My friend who arranged it (and knows that I might lack culinary skills) assured me that I could bring whatever I wanted: doughnuts, chips and salsa, subway sandwiches, whatever. I decided to surprise her by baking something. Voila!

our live-in entertainment

Yes, I know that we are those parents that everyone loves to hate. We adore our baby - what can we say? This picture was Michael's clever idea. Leah is not exactly standing on her own yet, despite what it looks like (what am I saying?? It does seem quite obvious that this isn't Leah on her own, but just to clear up any confusion about Leah being so advanced...). Maybe that's why we are so entertained by the image of our baby standing up on her own. Of course, people do this all day everyday, but no one does it quite so cute as Leah does (in my humble opinion, of course).

the star of our show

Some days, it feels like Leah was just born, but as you can see in this video, she's practically a grownupl. I better start "baby-proofing" my house...

christmas dress turned valentine's dress

Michael's mom bought this dress for Leah to wear for Christmas last year. Fortunately, it still fits her, so it has turned into her new Valentine's Day dress. And, yes, that is a very large bow on her head, but I really do like it on her. That's what girls are for...very large hairbows.