Thanksgiving

Since we will be out of town for Christmas this year, we decided that we would try and hit both of our families Thanksgiving gigs. Even though we spend more time in the car going to both, it was nice to see both of our families. We even managed to power through two big meals (oink, oink!) My mother-in-law, Ruth, ALWAYS manages to do really cute things. Anyone that has ever had dinner at her house knows how she goes all out and it is always delicious and creative. I really loved her Thanksgiving hats; they looked cute and were so tasty! I also really liked her turkey fruit kabobs...tasty with great presentation. So thanks to both of our families for hooking us up with food and great company!

After enjoying Grandma Ruth's good cooking, Marley went to play with her cousins. Grandma Ruth has a little girl's dream room complete with a life-size play house and a Barbie house. At first things went well...but then the playful mood started to deteriorate and started to slide down hill...

I'm Sari!

My in-laws just got back from a trip in India a couple weeks ago. My mother-in-law gave Marley the CUTEST little Sari and bracelet to match. As I tried to put it on her, I realized that the skirt was a little too small (Ruth said that the sizes were either large or small and nothing in between). I still wanted her picture in it and managed to get the top on. I thought that if I had Marley sitting down, I would be able to kind of cover her legs with the skirt so it would look like she was wearing it. Well, she wasn't having any of it. Every time I tried to put it on her lap, she ripped it off and cried. I am sure she wonders why I torture her so much! The Sari was just so cute...maybe I can have a zipper sewn into it so she can wear it...

Monkey in a one-piece suit

Mandi gave Marley this one-piece suit. I think she just looks so adorable in it. Kevin and I want one, not because we think it will make us look adorable, but of how comfy it would be to wear them around....maybe even get family pictures in them :)

Family

My aunt and uncle came in from Ohio this past week for a few days. They are BYU alum and attended the U of U vs BYU football game in support of their former alma mater. We had a great time eating out on Friday night and got to catch up with them and their busy lives! Marley likes Aunt Susan more than this picture shows. When we are out and about, Marley loves to look at everything, so getting her to give her attention and smile can be rather difficult at times.

We took my Aunt Susan and my Uncle David to Gardner Village while my aunt was in town. My aunt thought Gardner Village was a gardening center, and so my poor Uncle David was duped into coming along (as he likes to garden). I am sure he had a great time looking through all of those girly shops!

And, as you can tell, Marley is thrilled at seeing ducks!

Nothing to do with anything

So this post has nothing to do with anything, but I thought these pictures were kind of cute. For whatever lame reason, it's kind of cute when little kids look like they are doing grown-up tasks. Marley is constantly wanting to play on the laptop...especially when we are trying to use it!

Princess Tutu

So Mandi made Marley the cutest tutu forever ago!! I have been waiting to get Marley's picture in it but every time I was going to make an appointment to get them done, there was either a scratch or a bruise on her face. She has finally learned to scoot/crawl to move around and loves to pull herself up on things and stand up, which inevitably leads to bumps and bruises, even with me watching her. So when her face was finally free of scratches/bruises, I made an appointment. But low-and-behold, the day before the appointment, she has a freaking scratch above her right eyebrow. So I know that I am a horrible mom, but just before we went to get pictures done, I put the tiniest bit of base on her scratch so it wouldn't show up. Yeah, mother of the year strikes again! Then to add to all this crazy nonsense, the person who was taking her picture wasn't nearly as good as the last one, and kept trying to tickle Marley's face (which she didn't like) and was really slow to take pictures. Sometimes Marley makes cute faces, but if you are not super fast, it's gone as quick as it came!! Kellie told me I should try and get the same person every time, especially if it is one that I like. Like a dork, I didn't catch the name of the person who took Marley's photos last time. Now I regret it!! But, with all that said, her pictures didn't turn out too bad, even though I thought that they could've been better!

Halloween Par-tay!

Sometimes I am such a slacker about updating this blog, but we had a Halloween party last week and had a great time!! Marley had a monkey costume (thanks to Grandma Ruth), I don't know what I was, but I spray painted my hair and put on make-up, and Kevin wore a gorilla costume (but only for a short time, since it made him sweaty! He did manage to scare some people with it though) We were sad for those people who couldn't come, and hope that they will be able to make it next year (as we are thinking of hosting another Halloween shindig!) We played a game, LRC, involving one dollar bills (no, it did not involve any removal of clothing!) and dice. Whoever ended up with the last dollar bill got all the money in the middle. Toward the end, it got pretty exciting!! Thanks to all those who came and made it such a wonderful time!!

Halloween Costume

Grandma Ruth gave Marley her monkey costume and even though it seemed to cumbersome for her, I got her to smile anyway.

Lunch with Friends

Lunch with Kayla and her adorable little daughter, Natalia, was really nice. Even though Kayla and I go long periods without talking, I always feel like we are able to pick right back up where we started. It seems like there is no awkwardness (or at least I feel that way, maybe Kayla feels differently :)!) It's weird because the reason we even met up is because the website "Good Reads" somehow figured out that we knew each other...bizzare and/or scary! But I am glad we met up and I hope that we can meet up more often!! (and duh! I should have had our server take a picture of all of us...)

Poopy Pants

So I am sure that we are not the only parents that have had to deal with this problem, but Marley was wearing a cute onesie with a denim jumper. She smelled kind of stinky, and when I pulled up her jumper, low and behold, she had pooped all the way up her back. Her onesie was so saturated with poop, that we had to cut her out of it to avoid smearing poop all over her when taking the onesie off. Of course she looked at us, like, "What's the big deal? So I'm covered in poop."

Fun with Isabelle

We went to a Real Soccer game (and it rained much of the time!) and I thought these pictures of Marley and her cousine Isabelle were so cute!

Speek

Speek
If you haven't noticed, there is a little widget on my sidebar: I love speek. My friend Chantae has a friend, Amy, that has been working on this project for more than over a year now and I think its a great idea and opportunity. Here's how it works: You join Speek. You fill out a profile. You receive advertising via our online viewer. You are paid $.05 for every 10 second ad you view. A beneficiary or non-profit organization of your choice also receives $.05 donation for every 10 second ad you view. You share Speek. You are paid $.01 for every ad your friend & her friend & her other friend views. It adds up. You go shopping (with a coupon you printed from an ad you saw on Speek). Everyone is happy.If when you are signing up you realize the non-profit you'd like to support is not yet listed - email Amy & she will try to get them listed. For example...you might want to support your child's PTO or their soccer team. The goal is to get everyone involved in a cause they care about.

You can add the widget and then you can come leave a comment on Amy's blog & be entered in the giveaway...scotandamyinc.blogspot.com

I looked to join, and you won't be able to join until Wed Oct 1, but I think I will when I can!

Las Vegas

We went to Las Vegas at the begining of this week because of a mining convention that Kevin went to for work. Marley got to see dolphins and the white lions and tigers. We got to do shopping and went to an "Ulimate Variety Show" at Planet Hollywood where we sat on fold out chairs and watched people fold their bodies in half.

We soon realized that we were bad parents when we walked through the casino with Marley and saw that there were no other babies in the casino.

We got Marley started gambling early...parents of the year strike again!

Gardner Village

Gardner Village is always fun this time of year. Halloween is a favorite holiday around our house!!

Marley with her Aunt Tina

Family Time at the Cabin

We went to Flaming Gorge with Grandpa Jerry and Grandma Ruth (and their two doggies Dickens and Hershey). We had a good time relaxing and enjoying each other's company.

Nap Time! Grandpa Jerry fell asleep with Marley & Doggie Dickens

Grandma Ruth, Marley, & Grandpa Jerry

Grandpa Jerry & Grandma Ruth bought Marley a little golf cart. She's not old enough yet to actually use it, but she sure looks cute trying!

HEART WALK

Maren and I took Marley to Sugarhouse Park to participate in the heart walk/run. Maren and I had to walk because Marley's little umbrella stroller couldn't handle a running pace!