Quirky? I've been tagged -

So when I found out that I had been tagged I didn't even know what I was supposed to do - I still kind of don't, may be that is the first quirky thing about me. I'm not up on all the blog lingo.

These are some things I've thought of though,

1. I wear a toe ring and have worn the same toe ring since about my jr. year of high school. I love it. I'm not going to lie.

2. If I can I drink out of a glass with a straw. I love straws. 

3. When I find a song I like I listen to it non stop for a week or two and then I get sick of it and have to find a different song. 

4. I love q-tips. Cleaning out my ears is one of my favorite after shower routines. 

5. I don't enjoy naps one bit. They make me more tired. 

6. Shaving my legs? What's that? From about the end of October till April I don't even think about shaving. 

That's all for now. 

I tag Ali, Bren, and Kim

Short, but Sweet.

I don't know why it cuts off the tip of her head, but you still get the point.

Purple

What about that purple dress!!!! We went and found some outlets this weekend and got some great deals on a few things for Daddy and Darla. Cheesecake Factory was a delightful date on Friday and dessert wasn't too bad either :) We enjoyed watching the stand up comedian Jim Gaffigan once again. If you haven't watched him before it is a MUST! Hilarious. My face was hurting from laughing. There is nothing better than a good laugh.

Fish Face

This week she not only has figured out how to suck in those little cheeks of hers, but now waves hello/good-bye, plays pat-a-cake, and can climb the stairs (with supervision of course!). Thank goodness it's FRIDAY! Despite all the battles of sleep this week, Erik was able to get his first of many A's on a Grad level test - way to go Daddy!

I've started to get extremely excited for the holidays. It seems like this time of year always flies by. Before I know it we'll be in Salt Lake celebrating Darla's 1st birthday! Crazy. I believe Darla is going to be an Indian for Halloween (thanks to Afton for her costume). Erik and I are glad to have a little someone to tote around so we can get some candy - yum. Strolling down the isles at Target the other day I was tempted by the oodles of candy displayed but then I looked in my cart at Darla and realized I get to go Trick-or-Treating this year! I guess one way to stay young is to have children, right?

long day, long night - short life

         

        

          

An hour later, I'm lying her down in her crib - she stays asleep. 2 1/2 hours later I'm lying her down in her crib - she stays asleep. 2 minutes later, I'm lying her down in her crib - she stays asleep. I believe the most repeated wish of a mother is- please stay asleep. My little Darla isn't a sleeper. In those times of bouncing, rocking, and soothing I've learned more than I've wanted to know about myself. I have also learned much about Darla as well as our Heavenly Father. He seems to bounce, rock, and soothe us our whole life long - why then can't we endure it for a few hours?

"1, 2, 3, 4, tell me that you love me more."

Look at Erik. I couldn't stop myself from taking a few pictures of him last night when he got home from the Priesthood Session. Oh, he is handsome.  And some may wonder from where Darla got her blue eyes. Yesterday Erik said, "Man, I am going to be on my knees my whole life. Right now I'm on my knees playing with Darla and soon enough I'll constantly be on my knees praying for her."

Darla pretends everything is a phone. Is this a sign of things to come?

Darla is a little reader. She will sit and flip through books all day long. (Thanks to Crazy Grandma for her two new books.)

She is my little crawler. Right now I can hear her sneaking behind me into the kitchen to see what crumbs she can find - yes we do feed her.

Darla stood in front of the laptop pretty much the whole first session of conference. She would get so excited and wave at the speaker. 

words-worth

I have just been reading some of my favorite blogs (Ali, Cath, Trishy, and Liz) and I would like to thank them for the way they write. May be I should put a bit more thought into what I post instead of spiting out whatever I can, as fast as I can. You know, I was going to be an English major. That didn't last very long - especially when I realized that I had to read a novel size list of books. But words and their worth have always intrigued me. I remember telling someone once that one of my passions is words. And it's true. May be it's descriptive language, or small details placed just right. Perhaps I should hire one of my favorite writers as my editor to help me along. Perhaps. I love words.

Nelson Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Well for all of you who are convinced that Darla is PURE RICHARDS, and for those of you who are convinced that she is PURE NELSON - I guess she is a pretty good mix! :)

everywhere and everything

                

                          

                                     

9 months old today and she finally went to the zoo this weekend and got her first pair of shoes. I didn't think I would love shoe shopping for her as much as I love to go shoe shopping for myself. What is it about shoes? The zoo was a great outing on Friday - we went with a friend and her two kids. What made me love the zoo even more - it was free! Tomorrow I have Darla's well check and I'm excited to see all the numbers. Strangely, seeing those numbers (weight, height etc) is rewarding. After that fabulous General Relief Society Meeting last night I am rejuvenated for another week. President Uchtdorf was incredible. What resonated to me more than ever was the truthfulness of this gospel. How blessed I feel to be part of it all. 

Just crawling around

Just a little bit proud - just a little bit.