Fall Photos

Alida Dawn Got some new fall photos taken today!
She looked like a doll in the orange dress that Meemaw made her!!!
and she LOVED those little pumpkin candles. She wouldn't put them down even to pick up one of the bigger pumpkins. ^_^

Our Videos

Anthony and I have created a You Tube account.
Our user name is peculiarandproud.
You can see our first video by following this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAkgIH1NQFI

I would post it here, but it is taking too long to upload it.
^_^
If you have a You Tube account, feel free to add us as a friend, comment, rate the vid, and even subscribe to our channel. I know there's not much right now, but we'll be adding more videos soon and if you subscribe to our channel, you'll be able to get updates for when we do add more!
ENJOY!

A new blog

Ok, so I have created another blog. This one has an explanation for the first post.
Go take a look. It is a "blog-if-you're-interested" blog. Nothing related to our family or anything, but I thought it was a good idea, even if no one else does. ^_^
The blog address is: pushitwithme.blogspot.com (FYI: for those with a potty mind, that's Push It With Me...) have a look and if anyone is interested in becoming a contributor to that blog, email me at sharianne84@hotmail.com ^_^

Am I nuts?

Today, Alida was eating her lunch in the high chair and after she had eaten her lunch, we gave her an Oreo to munch on. This resulted in a chocolatey mess all over our little mess-maker!
We had errands to run and needed to clean her up quickly with as little screaming as possible, so we decided to clean her off in a fun way. (well, I thought it was fun and I didn't hear Alida complaining!)

A SINK BATH!!!!

Like I said, I didn't hear Alida complaining ^_^

I had been using the sprayer to wash her hair and rinse off soap,
so I kept the water running slowly in the other side of the sink.
Alida always tries to catch and drink the water coming from the tap...

... And I don't know if she actually got any, but every once in a while,
she would stop trying to catch the water and instead,
would suck on her hand.

I had fun giving her the sink bath and it was a nice break from the normal
tub bath and, call me crazy, but I honestly think this way is WAY easier than
putting her in the tub. (sometimes!)

Construction as usual

So, upon moving into our apartment, there was construction right in front of the apartment.
They were working on those roads for the first couple of weeks we lived here. During the construction, they had to take down the fence on our side of the yard... here it is, 2 months later, and they still haven't put the fence back up. Then, yesterday, they started doing construction AGAIN right in front of our apartment. It's loud and it shakes the walls.
Alida gets a kick out of all the machinery though. She points and smiles and squeels. She does the same thing with passing cars. It's the funniest thing to watch!
So, while Anthony and I are getting sick of the construction and not having a complete fence, Alida gets a kick out of it when we take her outside to play!

LA LA LA LA laughter LA LA LA LA lullaby LA LA LA LA lollypop LA LA LA LA lights in the sky...
LA LA LA LA LINOLEUM!!! L is such a lovely letter for words like licorice....

Sorry, Alida, Anthony and I are watching Sesame Street. It's an alphabet special that we checked out from the library. Alida likes it and Anthony and I are glad to have a break from The Muppet Show!!! ^_^

Playing in the Yard

Alida is one tough cookie! Spanish Fork City has not yet put back
up our fence, so there are posts with concrete on the bottoms strewn
around our lawn. Alida was out playing with the poles the other day.
She is tough for her size!!!

Sleeping Beauty

Alida sleeps comfortably in her new car seat.

Well, sometimes.

Pretty Alida

Alida loves dressing up.

Flowers to put on her "pretties" (that's what I call her hair)

Alida and Daddy are dressed in superhero capes!

A TOOTH!!!

So, I don't have a picture of it yet, cause it's on the top, but Alida FINALLY got her first tooth!
It just kind of snuck up on us! I can't get a picture of it though. it's not as easy to get a picture of a top tooth when there's only one. 13 1/2 months and she finally has a tooth!!!!!

an update

So, I don't know if I mentioned this, but just as a side note,
Anthony, Alida and I have moved!
We are living in an apartment in Spanish Fork now and it's great!
Alida has her own play area and her own bedroom now!
I am hoping the spa will open soon, and we're looking for another job for Anthony.
We are having a great time!!!

Here are just a few more pictures of Lana from the "photo shoot" we did on the 9th.
Also, there are a few front yard pictures, but the last couple were taken in our
living room. ^_^

A new hobby

So, I have decided that I need a hobby. I don't do much when I'm bored... cause most everything to do takes money... and if you're like me, you don't have much of that to blow.

So, after considering what I enjoyed and what I was good at and what I could do for next to (if not absolutely) nothing, I decided that I want to try my hand at photography again. I took the photography classes in High School and my photography teacher actually gave me one of his jobs he'd been hired to do while I was in his classes... and I LOVED it!!!
So these are the first of (hopefully) many pictures that I will get to take!!! For a first try at formal photos, I don't think they're half bad, but I'd love to know what everyone else thinks. Feel free to drop me a line and give me your honest opinions! ^_^ (cause if I suck, I'd like to know so I'm not just wasting my time.)
The details of these photos are: They were taken on August 9, 2008 at our apartment in Spanish Fork (yes, this is just our front yard! ^_^) at roughly 7pm. It was an overcast and sort of windy day. The subject is Lana Jean... one of my BFF's.... and a childhood friend (practically another sister!)

Cousins

Alida Dawn and Daphne Laurel look like cousins.
What do you think?

Alida's New Car Seat

Anthony and I recently got Alida her first front facing
car seat! She didn't quite know what to think of it.
She enjoyed the novelty of getting to watch what
Mommy and Daddy were doing in the front seat though!

Return of the mountain man!

JayDee has returned from South Dakota!!!
He stayed the night at our apartment on Sunday night!
When Alida first laid eyes on him, she looked like she
wanted to cry. Wanna see why?

I told JayDee he looked like Adam Ponnape (or Pontape... or however you spell it)
played by Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
Case in point.....

Happy birthday to me *grumble grumble*

So, for my birthday this year, I got to go to Lagoon with
Michelle and Brian and my friend Josie and her little brother,
Matthew. These are some of the pics I took.

Josie on one of the rides.Michelle waiting in line (for 45 minutes!!!) to ride Wicked.

Lady Brian... duke of yoke... we tried on hats in
the gift shop. (and wigs. lol)

Michelle my Belle... um... *something funny* extraordinaire!!
(sorry, but I just think this one is cute. ^_^)

Josie... also waiting in line to ride Wicked.

It was a fun way to spend my birthday!

Just some Randomness

This picture of me and Alida was taken at
The luncheon after Daphne's blessingThis is a picutre of Amberlee Hildebrand
and her son Ben, Taken at the Grotto in Payson Canyon.
Ben wanted to wear my hat and play in the water
like the other kids. ^_^

Family Time

We recently got to attend the blessing of my newest niece, Daphne Laurel Sheets.She's the daughter of My sister, Michelle and her husband, Brian Sheets.She's one of the cutest little girls and she's so sweet!
Here are a few pictures of the day.

Brian (daddy), Rene (grandma holding Daphne)
& Melissa (aunt)
Brian, Rene, Melissa and a few of
Brian's Nieces and Nephew

The proud Mommy and Daddy holding their
bundle of joy!

That poor baby! lol

Grandma and Grandpa Bartholomew, Great Grandma June,
Great Grandpa Dean, Auntie Shari and Alida Dawn
and Mommy and Daphne