From her computer to mine...

While at my sister's house I stole some of her pictures. She had some beauties... I want her camera!

Can't hold back my excitement at getting the official "Twilight:Bella" jacket

Christmas 09 from Nick

Scarlett's Birth Dec 09

Baby sitting queen

I took care of Jensen and Andrew this past weekend while Emily/Jordan were out of town. I was a little nervous, three kids is a lot. Why did I worry? These little boys are special and amazing. They have hearts of solid gold. We did all sorts of fun stuff. Made pizza, fed ducks, ate at crazy McDonalds, went on walks, rode bikes, had breakfast for dinner. We pooped them out and sadly they will be cranky/tired for Emily. The best thing of all...I drove a mini van. Yes, it happened. I wanted to scream out the window "it's not mine, I am still hip and cool" every time someone stared at me. All while I was thinking "but these automatic doors are fantastic!". It took me a while to figure the doors out though. The last day when I got them to work on the first try Jensen jumped up and down shouting "Jill, you did it". Ahh good times

The Park

We watched my sisters and Nick's sister two weekends ago. All the parents were out of town and it was a party. We had a barbeque, went hot tubing, took walks, watched movies and played at the park. Too bad the parents had to come home. That weekend made me so happy that Nick and I grew up only 100 feet from each other. It made me happy that our parents still live in those homes and that "the other house" is only a quick run away. It made me happy that Nick and I have so many of the same childhood memories, even though we never talked until our twenties (he was way too cool to talk to a girl like me:). We both rode roller blades down the big hill behind my house, climbed the trees in the park, and snuck into the tennis courts. We can talk about our childhood without ever having to explain a thing. We just know. I like that.

Scarlett's turn to share in our memories

I painted

I have never, ever painted anything. Well except for those 4 months in Nauvoo when I took a water color class. Not so good. But Scarlett's room had a giant green wall behind her crib. I did not want to hang anything on it because when she is older she will just pull it off. So... I painted. I borrowed "the tracer" from my wonderful in laws, found a cute tree on etsy, blew it up with "the tracer", traced it on the wall, painted and boom I am now a painter. I got real ambitious and even painted her name on the other wall. I must admit, it is real fun.

Which color bird is better?

I like it!

Scarlett 3 Months

This past month Scarlett has become so much more interactive. I love it! She smiles more and more everyday. I don't even have to coax her into any more, she just smiles away. She loves to reach for toys and play on her tummy. My favorite new thing is that she "talks" to you. When Nick gets home she loves to just coo away. It's like she is telling him about her day. Love it. While taking pictures of her yesterday (cause she was 3 months and I had to document:) she rolled over. Just decided to do it. She started to cry after, I think it scared her. She is still a dream baby. Happy, sleeps through the night, tries real hard to take good naps, loves to go on walks. Oh man what made me happy and smile before she existed?

Funny nick names

-little stink

- Scarlotta

- Scout

- little fish

What she hates... the binky still and her bottle. She will not, ever, ever, take a bottle. I have tried over and over and she just screams. I guess I will just have to take her with me everywhere.

let the drooling begin

talkin' to me

But that's all...

Emily and I have this running joke ( or maybe not joke but it's a running something). We can eat anything whatever we want for breakfast but it has be in small amounts. It usually goes like this... " I had some girl scout cookies for breakfast, only 3, and that was ALL I had" or " I ate the left over chocolate cake but that is all I have had and it's 11 pm" We both approve of this eating habit. Well this morning I may have gone overboard, I had 2 brownies with chocolate sauce and 3 cups of steaming hot chocolate ( yes 3 but that's all and its only 9:16 am). Just to make it worse I may just go upstairs and polish off the brownies.

Have you ever found something that a long time ago you loved and forgot about? I did, 3 times.

1. Orange juice I love you and will drink you all (the whole gallon) in one sitting

2. Alison Krauss- Forget About It album

3. Dixie Chicks ( so I never really lost this)

Anniversary Dinner

The actual celebration took place on Friday. Nick took me to an A-MAZING steakhouse, Flemmings. I ordered the always tender and delicious fillet Mignon and Nick got the house chicken. Like I said A-MAZING! It was so fancy that you order your sides separate. Yummy jalapeno potatoes and grilled garlic asparagus, top that off with creme brulee. Did I say it was A-MAZING yet. We then dropped Scarlett off at home with Caity and Clarah and ran to movie. I really wanted to see Sandra Bullock in her award winning performance (GO SANDY) in the BlindSide. Saw it. A-MAZING. So the night was, hate to be redundant, A-MAZING.

Best part... We are driving home and Nick says "great night but I still thought your homemade ritzy chicken and watching American Idol with Scarlett was better." That is true love.

I told Nick he could pick anything and I would make it for him as his present (this was on March 10 the real anniversary). He picked his absolute favorite "ritzy chicken". Not the most classy of dishes but man-oh-man it was good. I realize that I have made this for him on every anniversary and I think every birthday. We finished the night with chocolate ice cream,brownie, and homemade chocolate fudge sauce. AHHH chocolate attack!

Scarlett sound asleep at Flemming's. She loves to sleep at restaurants, why can she not do that during her nap.

P.S. what I really wanted for desert was her nummy chubby cheeks.