Thankful for the day.

We had Thanksgiving with John's family this year. Because Aileen had to work we had dinner later in the day. So John, Katie, and I enjoyed a lazy morning in our PJ's while we watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and then parts of the dog show. It was so nice just to relax together and Katie loved seeing all the different dogs. After lunch we went for a walk and I put Katie down for a nap while John made our contribution to dinner; a side dish of Pea's and Prosciutto. We also brought rolls from the Lion House, of course. Tommy and Dan were great to have us over for dinner. Dan is an amazing cook and made wonderful Turkey and the mashed potatoes were amazing, Katie loved them. I didn't get any pictures but Tommy did and I will try to remember to post some when Tommy sends us copies. John and I are so grateful for our family's. They help us out in so many ways. Without their love and support in our lives I don't know what we'd do. Katie is so lucky to have so many wonderful Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins who I know will teach her so much.

Little Lady is 1!

A year ago John and I became new parents. Katie was so small and fragile to us, we were elated to be mom and dad to such a beautiful baby.

On Saturday we had a Birthday party with family and a few friends. Since we call Katie our Little Lady the party was Lady bug themed. We had a lot of fun although Katie had a couple moments when all the attention was too much. She got a lot of gifts and loves all of her new toys, clothes, and books. Enjoy the Slide Show from her party.

Little Lady Turns 1!

Tag of 7

Brittany tagged me so here I go...1. I love children's books, and would probably pick a children's book over most other books to read.
2. I'm named after an ancestor whose name was Brita, with one T not two like I have.
3. I haven't read the Twilight books and don't know that I will.
4. Bakery items are on my list of favorite foods. Yum donuts, bread, pastries, cookies, cake!
5. John and I want to move to the small town my mom grew up in.
6. Squares are my favorite shape.
7. I love to sew, but hardly ever do.

I Tag Kristin, Rachel, Lawon, Emily, John, Madison, and Kris.

Out in the snow!

Last week we took Katie out in her new snow suit for the first time. She wasn't quite sure what to do in the snow and had a hard time standing, but it seemed that she had a good time. Her snow suit kept her nice and warm I hope we play in the snow a lot this winter.

Daddy's big footprints and Katie's little ones. John helped Katie walk in the snow.

Halloween 2008

Hope you had a great Halloween! We did!

We enjoyed our Halloween weekend. Friday night we went to our ward buildings Trunk or treat Kristin and Enoch shared our trunk. Katie enjoyed seeing all the kids come by but wasn't sure why the costumes, I was glad that the costumes didn't scare her. She didn't do any trunk or treating, like an 11 month old needs candy. On Saturday we headed down to Provo for Skip and Rachel's Halloween party. We had fun seeing friends and eating good food. Asher was very interested in Katie but with Katie walking and new place to explore she was more interested in walking around.

Tag of Eights

I was tagged by my friend Emily. I've done the tag of threes before but thought I'd do the eights.

3 Joys:
3 Fears
3 Obsessions
3 Surprising Facts


8 Things I am passionate about
My daughter
My Husband
The Gospel
Books
Food
Trying to keep things clean
Making sure we have lots of pictures of Katie so we can see how she grows
Doing what I think is best

8 Words or Phrase I often say
Katie don't bite mommy
John please don't tickle me (usually yelled or said while laughing not said)
How big is Katie? ... Sooo Big!
I love you! (to either John or Katie or Both)
Boo! (playing peek-a-boo with Katie)
I need to do laundry
When asked how I am... my answer, "Tired"
What do you want for lunch?

8 Things I want to do before I die
Finish my scrapbooking
Learn to quilt by hand
Travel to many places
Raise my family
Have a house with a big garden
Write my history for postarity
See all my children graduate from school and be married in the temple
Be a good friend everyone

8 Things I pray for
My family
Health
Safety
Guidance in my daily life
Happiness
Gratitude for all things
Church leaders
Friends

8 Things I have learned
Being a mom is the best job ever
American Sign Language
If something doesn't get cleaned today, it's ok, it will be waiting for me tomorrow
That I still am learning how to be patient with John
That being sealed to John was the best decision I've made
That John will always be reading Lord of the Rings even if he finished it two minutes ago
John will love me even when I'm in a bad mood
The relationship between barrel length and bullet velocity

My 8 tags:
Kristin, Lawon, Rachel, and any one else who hasn't done this tag. Your free to do both the 3's and 8's or just one or the other if you've done one.