My latest....

I didn't make this.....

but it is soooo stinkin cute I would LOVE to WIN it!!! I think I would feel more inclined to cook....or clean, or something....wearing something THIS cute...!!! Check out and enter her giveaway HERE

Now would be a good time???

(for journaling purposes)

Mayli is now 51/2 months.....but i thought I should still write about her 5 month....I'm sooo behind, I still haven't even blogged about Christmas...maybe i'll get to it, maybe i won't...we'll see. But as for her 5 months she.......

** Blows raspberries! It's the cutest thing ever! She'll do this cute little high pitched squeal and then blow a raspberry. funyn girl.

**Rubs her eyes when she gets tired.... it looks so cute!

** She's starting to really reach for things. She sees something (especially when were eating) and reaches for it!

**The first time she rolled over was on 1/3. She did it twice and I missed both times:( Since then she has mastered the art of rolling over....but usually only rolls to her left.

**She loves taking drinks of water out of our cups. We got her a little sippy cup and she loves to hold onto it and drink from it!

**Whenever she sees us eating she always licks her lips and gets really antsy like she wants what we are having.

** She talks a lot!

** She's found her feet and chews on them.

** She gets stranger anxiety. Colin laughed at me when i told him this....but now he sees it! She has seriously known who I am and has been partial to me since like week 1...no joke! It took her the first three months of life to warm up to her daddy! She does great with him now, but when we walk in to a room full of people, if they come up instantly and start talking to her and crowding around she gets this really scared look and starts crying....it takes her a little while to warm up. Or if someone else holds her and she doesnt know them she cries. I even left her with my mom the other day while i went to the temple and she cried almost the entire time...(talk about perserverance!) and as soon as I got home and held her she INSTANTLY stopped, and looked at my mom like HAHA I got my mom back!.....little turkey! She then stared at her for the nect five minutes to make sure she kept her distance....and it's not even like she doesn't know who my mom is! crazy....i'm sure its something she'll grow out of!

I just LOVE my little girl!!!!! It really is amazing how quickly they grow and develop. Pretty soon I'm sure she'll be talking my ear off :) It will be so much fun to see how her little personality develops....will she be more quiet like colin?? Or really talkative like me? I am soo glad that we get to be the parents of this little baby!

Dress #2!

i love the fabric on this dress! i wanted to add a ruffle to the bottom and a big fabric flower to the upper left part....but maybe later, i was too anxious for mayli to wear it......:) i got the dress tutorial from THIS fabulous blog!!! go check it out!!!

The Model Herself!

Time Taker.....

So I have a brand new hobby!!! SEWING!!! Have I ever had an interest in sewing? no. i never have, until maybe 2 months ago! I saw the CUTEST outfits on Etsy and since they were selling for $98.00 I figured I could just make my own! It couldn't be too hard right?? Well on Mon I picked up a nice little craigslist find and got me some fabric.....I was going to start out super simple making a little blankie thing....but then I ditched that idea and decided to make Mayli a dress....collectively it probably only took me about 3 hours. It turned out cute, and hopefully eventually ill be able to make some really cute things! like the $98.00 outfits i saw! I can see how this hobby could turn into a huge time taker upper....so i just have to add it in and not get carried away, because I can see how it could be very easy!!! (the dress is reversible...the other side is striped like is on the straps)

OLD man!!!

On the 7th....k i'm a little bit late.....Colin celebrated his 29th!!!!! birthday! I can't believe it! He's getting old!!! When we were dating and I found out he was 26, I remember asking him, "why are you 26 and not married....is there something wrong with you?" HAHA! I was being totally serious too because I wanted to make sure he had no problems!! He responded that he just hadn't found the "right one" and now I know I'm the luckiest girl in the World! I'm so glad he waited for me!! When he was just getting home from his mission, I was just barely 16 and able to date! So it's a good thing he waited cuz I really lucked out with an AWESOME guy!!! Just to prove it, I'm going to name 29 things I love about Colin!!!

1. He's the BEST daddy!

2. He loves me EVEN with all my imperfections

3. He's a fun guy to be around and talk to

4. He truly is my best friend

5. He has a very creative mind and is always thinking

6. He is soooo passionate about the gospel and I love that!

7. He's an awesome young men's president to the boys!

8. He thinks things through thoroughly before making any decisions

9. He provides for our family and is a very hard worker

10. He lets me be myself!

11. He's soo kind to others and always thinking of others.

12. He is not argumentative at all....very relaxed

13. He is constantly trying to improve himself

14. He LOVES basketball and plays it well

15. He keeps a positive attitude in not very positive situations

16. He is a worthy priesthood holder

17. He loves my family and puts up with them :)

18. He LOVES to read any church type of book....he is always reading something

19. He is very obedient

20. He has such a big heart

21. He is always striving to do what's right

22. He is a homebody and loves to spend time at home

23. He is sooo stinkin handsome

24. He is very loyal and trustworthy!

25. He is a very neat person

26. He likes things to be organized

27. He always has some sort of plan on how we can make some more money

28. He can't function without sleep (found this out when I was having Mayli)

29. He is the BEST guy in the whole wide world and I'm lucky to be with him for time and all eternity!!!!

LOVE YOU COL!!!!

Making this list was a piece of cake! Colin is so wonderful and I am a really lucky girl! I'm excited that he will be my other half in raising my kids because his testimony is so strong and I know his kids will always see that through his example!!!