I love U takes a whole new meaning.

Remember that crazy brilliant twin brother I have? Well, I'm posting this
for all the world to know:

Stephen got accepted to the University of Utah MEDICAL SCHOOL!!

Stephen, you're AMAZING. But we always knew that, right?
Love you brother. Way to go. :)

It's a turtle.

These are the baby shoes I made. I think they turned out pretty cute! Yes you can see the white thread inside the shoe. I didn't have any black and Abby was already asleep so I couldn't go buy more. So definitely a first attempt. Now I know how to make them better and cuter next time! I'm excited to try them again. They took me a couple hours, but I think next time around won't take so long. Oh, I still need to add an embellishment. But I was too anxious to share. Huzzah!



Abby got a sweet pink harness backpack from her Grandma Larsen yesterday. She LOVES backpacks and this one is extra special because it has a dry erase board built in. How cool is that? And how fabulous that it's a harness so I can put her on a leash! ;) I say that just because I know Jesse will cringe. He thinks it's abuse. I think it's brilliant for places like airports, etc. So here's Abbs-cadabs playing with her dry erase board. The BEST part is what she drew.




Check out that picture! The pink one. She said it was a turtle. I didn't help her at all, I swear. But it clearly has arms, eyes, a nose, and a mouth. And as she was drawing them she told me what each thing was so I know that's what she intended. I don't know if it was a fluke drawing, or if she's really figuring it out, but I thought it was AWESOME! I swear--No help from me at all.

I'm ornery. That's all there is to it.

When I am queen of the world, women won't get winded just by being pregnant. I haven't moved from the couch and yet I can't breathe because this baby is completely squishing my diaphragm. So yes, friends, I am barely showing, but it's because this baby is all inside and making it impossible to sit and breathe. Some days I just wish she was all on the outside and I looked like two pigs, fighting under blanket. BLARG!

And I refuse to do dishes. And yet I know that in ten minutes I'll stand up to finally do them. I just have so many cute projects I want to do, but by the time I finish the stuff I NEED to do, I don't have the energy to complete the stuff I WANT to do.

You know those days when you're exhausted and your whole lower body is in pain and your child has just pushed every button possible so that you want to almost strangle them? You know those days? It's been one of those days.

But in attempt to counter the negativity I have just spilled, here are a couple pictures of my sister with Abigail. I giggle in delight when I see these. My sister just cut her hair from below her shoulders to this super awesome, chic Audrey Hepburn style. I LOVE IT. How many 15 year-olds do you know that are mature enough for this? Just Maryn. She's beautiful, artsy, fashion-savvy, brilliant, and amazing. And Abby's best friend. LOVE my sisters.