Us Girls

We wanted to get a picture of Julianna in her pretty dress before she grew out of it. Unfortunately, she was not too happy to sit and pose, but would rather hold the camera, so Mommy got to be in the picture too. I am so grateful for my pretty little girl. She brings so much joy and fun to my life. She is my little friend, and I don't need to impress her, but she makes me want to be a better Mom and person as well.

Cookie Dough

Do you like cookies, cakes, or
desserts of any of all kinds?
We do too! Julianna is a good
helper with mixing up batters.
She is also a great helper at
helping to eat all of the treats,

so that Mommy and Daddy do not do this:

(Gorge!!!)

Do you Remember?

Do you remeber

when you could

fit a nice big black

olive on every finger

(as well as each thumb?) Olives don't

fit so well on my

fingers anymore, so it

was fun to remember

with Julianna. I even

got Ryan to cut up the

olives for the enchiladas!

Hunting

In our household, we all love shopping for bargains. Ryan just likes to do it in a different way. He "shops" for an entire years worth of meat at a time. Ryan looks in the mountains for our food. After a few different hunting trips, he was able to find an elk last Saturday. We now I am told have enough meat to last us a whole year or more. He had some great help from Joel and Clayton, which was so kind. I told them they should have simply roped the animal and led it down the mountain, but no they had to do it their way with alot of blood, sweat, and even possibly tears. It is a bargain, as we found the other day at the store where they charge quite a bit for steaks and. I am glad that elk hunting is not something done on even a yearly basis , however. I am also grateful for places that cut up and wrap meat in neat little packages!

Party With Grandpa

After Ry, Clay, and Pa went huntin for an elusive elk, Ryan decided we would have a Pizza Party at our house. Pa was so excited about the game that he decided he got to wear the coveted Princess hat to everyone's enjoyment, especially Ju!

In Your Face, Costco!

Well, I was really disappointed when my favorite store did not have my favorite food, Margarita pizza. I told the cashier this too, and how I had come in for at least 5 weeks to get it. Anyway, so I decided to make it myself with homemade crust, fresh basil, fresh mozerrela and all. It actually turned out pretty good!

Ju's Homeade Pants

I found a pattern for making baby yoga pants out of old t-shirts. I was so excited to use stuff we already had since my "bug" is growing so quickly on me. The shirt had come with the X-Men movies Ryan got for Christmas 3 years ago.
I was really proud of myself, even though as Ry pointed out she has some room to grow into them. (Better that way then the other, I say.)