Playing Mommy

Natalie was so funny this morning with her baby. When I asked her to sit at her table to eat Oatmeal she put her baby in her chair and sat in the other. She kept saying "baby" then "seat". Well i ended up at Kmart today to pick up some things and they had this baby set for 20 bucks. It came with this swing and high chair.



As soon as I set it all up she instantly wanted to feed her baby and give it a sippy cup that came with it. I put water in it and it would drip all over the baby when she would tip it up. Then she would come over to me saying "more, more". I guess I shouldn't have put water in it in the first place and had her use her imagination. Pretty soon the baby was soaked.

Updates on the happenings...

It's been a crazy week. As some of you know we have been waiting anxiously to find out what was going to happen with Zack's job. Logitech's CEO had annouced that 15% of their salaried employees would be let go. It was to be annouced with their public earnings report. Well, with some luck I am sure, and Zack's amazing work ethic & drive he managed to keep his position. It was sad to know that almost 600 other employees were let go. This all happened this past week. Zack laughed at me for going from one day of "I guess we will have to live on savings until you get another job - don't stress" to "Zack how about an Italian cruise for the big 5 this year (our anniversary)". Hey, I just roll with the punches.

Then on Tuesday Zack's grandpa (on his Dad's side) passed away. We drove down yesterday to Wales (just north of Manti) to attend the viewing and then the funeral was this morning. We are back home now and excited to see that the rain is clearing the inversion.

My new sewing creation...

I was so excited on Christmas when what to my wonderous suprise...my mom had given me a brand new Sewing Machine. So its been almost a month and I haven't used it once. My mom had the day off today so we got together to embark on my first item...an apron for Natalie. I want one because Natalie loves to stand on a chair in the kitchen and watch me make dinner.

I had no idea how to get started but my mom just traced out a pattern on an old newspaper and then we just put it all together. My sewing lines were not that straight but if I do say so myself it came out quite cute. I am super excited to make more. The fabric was only a buck at Wal-mart for the half yard we needed. Talk about cheap.

The Poodle Skirt

Natalie's Aunt Megan gave her this fun dress-up poodle skirt outfit for Christmas. Since we have been home I haven't gotten it out. But the other night we took Natalie to a cousin's wedding and as soon as she saw me in a dress she kept begging to wear one. Obviously she didn't wear this one, but it reminded me of the outfit so I asked her today if she wanted to wear dress-up and dance and she did!

My little Rockette

Okay so everytime we get together with my brother and try to play Rockband, Natalie wants to beat on the drums. So while my brother was out Christmas shopping he found this little drum set. Its suppose to be for kids 3 and up but, it is a total hit with Natalie. She loves to position the stool that came with it and even learned how to push the foot petal down to get the boom boom down.

Now that Zack and I have Rockband she can rock out with us.

Denver has come to a close...

After spending over a week here in Denver our trip has come to an end. We leave tomorrow and I wanted to post a few more pics of our time here. Bev made Natalie and her 2 cousins the same skirt for Christmas. Its pictured above. I never put her in dresses so its funny to see how girly she acts in them.

Nat was having such a blast in the tub today with her daddy. I kept hearing her giggle so I went in to see what was up and she was laying down in the water.

We went to Zoolights with Natalie's 2 cousins Lydia and Carly. On the way there and back she was sitting next to Lydia and they would hold hands while watching Mary Poppins. It was just the sweetest thing. Every morning she wakes up and says "Lydia", "Carly".

To end our trip tonight, Zack's grandpa took us to the Macaroni Grill. Here is the gang minus Megan and Rick since they arrived a little later then us.

In Denver for Christmas...

We celebrated Christmas in SLC at my moms on the 23rd. We did this because we had to catch an early flight on Christmas Eve to Denver to spend Christmas Day with Zack's family. We left our camera home since we had over 6 bags with us (loaded to the gills with gifts and some necessary clothing) and therefore I must rely upon his family to share their pics. Above is Natalie with her Grandma Edmunds on Christmas Eve. She is loving it here since her two cousins Carly 4 & Lydia 3 run all over the house with her. I swear I barely see her since she does not care where I am when they are around. I hope to be able to post more of them together when I get some pics.

I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas. Zack is in heaven since he got Guitar Hero World tour today and I am excited to use my new Wii Fit when I get home.