Another TooT!

I am a scrapbooker.

Most of you that read this blog know that.

Most of you also probably don't realize how much of a scrapbooker I am.

But I am happy to say that I had my second layout published. It's curretly up on the Cosmo Cricket Facebook Fan page. link.

(Yes it's the same company that posted my first layout, what can I say, I love their stuff!)

I applied to their design team earlier this year, but didn't make the cut. I'm hoping to try again next year and make the team. To do that, I'll have to beat out thousands of very talented people, but hey, dreams can come true right?

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Zoe is working on tooth #15 & #16. Nighttime is challenging to say the least.

Last night we got to have some Wii time with our friends the Stauffers. Well, Ryan and Preston got Wii time, Jamie and I got girl talk. Z & E got playtime.

I am {loving} the rain and cold weather. I need to pull my sweaters out of my "winter clothes" box.

Hopefully this weekend, I'll get around to scrapping our Apple Hill pictures. I also got an idea to turn one of my sweaters into a dress for Z so hopefully I can squeeze that in among scouts, relief society, grocery shopping and cleaning :)

XOXO,

Holly & Co.

Zoe's New Shirt

Look how grown up she looks!

Pardon the water spots, we had just finished brushing her teeth.

This is one of the shirts I made last night. Ryan wasn't too sure about the ruffle, but with this dress, how can anyone resist.

And that curly hair!



Ok, done gushing over how cute my kid is!

We're off to church and a very special baby blessing.

Be back later.



XOXO,

Holly & Co.

Saturday Outing

Today, we wanted to get out of the house on such a nice day, so we headed up to Roseville to the Fountains shopping center. Besides the expensive boutique stores, the Fountains houses one of our favorite restaurants, Noodles & Company.

Zoe playing with chopsticks.

Japanese Pan Noodles

Wisconsin Mac &Cheese

Happy Saturday!

Zoe is cutting her 15th tooth, so we're being soft on letting her have her binky all the time.



Zoe is growing again, which is reducing her wardrobe significantly. I've been repurposing some of her clothes so they can stay in the dresser a little longer. (Pictures to come)



XOXO,

Holly & Co.

Friday Night Movie

This is how we spent our night. We had family movie night and watched "The Little Mermaid" I was afraid Zoe would get scared by Ursula, but when she came on, Zoe clapped. hmmm...

We had lots of cuddles and popcorn. We even talked about this becoming a regular thing, we had so much fun!



XOXO,

Holly & Co.

Pity Peas

Here's what Ms. Zoe has been up to recently

Zoe's 2 new words.

"Pity" meaning pretty. Anything colorful, floral, sparkling, or hair product classifies as pretty.

"Peas" meaning please. It's generally used when she wants her binky, and after she cries "Ink, Ink"

She is learning to jump. although she only has the stance down. She tries to jump but her feet don't lift off the ground. She still claps for herself though. A for effort.

Zoe loves putting on lotion and soap. In the tub, we give her a squirt of soap and she'll wash her tummy. And whenever she sees the lotion bottle she wants to put some on. She occasionally gets the 2 confused and will put lotion in her hair.

She loves to give Campbell treats and says "Good girl".

She knows the animal noises for "Dog, Cat, Cow, Bird, Monkey, Lion, Tiger, Bear". The Cat is her favorite.

(Morgan's & Baker's will appreciate this) Zoe reads "Caps for Sale" to herself and everytime she sees the pages with the monkeys on them, she says "No, No"

She loves to sing "Popcorn Popping" and will do the hand actions.

She still snuggles on occassion.

She still has baby chub.

She still loves Mickey Mouse's Clubhouse, Goofy is her favorite.

Her hair is more blond than brown.

Her giggle is infecious and we love it.





We're getting over some sickness in our house, so that's why the lack of blogging.

Also, we're at around 185 posts, so on post 200, we're going to have a GIVEAWAY. So stay tuned.



XOXO,

Holly & Co.

recent scrapbooking

Just a sampling of what I've been up to craft wise.



XOXO,

Holly & Co.

Afternoon at the Park

Whew! We just got back from the park with the Stauffers. The fall weather is finally here and we couldn't be happier.

Zoe had a sleep over with Grandma & Grandpa Humbert so Ryan and I got to have date night. We went to Macaroni Grill and crashed early. It was nice to get to sleep in until almost 10 this morning.

Thursday, Ryan's cousin Melissa cut my hair. It was long over due for a cut. It's now nice and short. (pictures will be coming soon.)



Also, our good friends the Weights, welcomed their first baby late last night and we couldn't be happier for them! We can't wait to meet their little girl.



With our recent change to Netflix from cable, I've had a chance to watch some movies that I didn't want to pay to see. I watched this movie this week:



I was surprised by how much I liked it. It's not what I expected but I definitely recommend it.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

XOXO,

Holly & Co.