Sandra Bullock Hair Cut

Hair cut to consider.....

I'm worried that I would look kinda momsy.....the bad kind.

But I love the colors and the style.

Would this mean I would actually have to do it down all the time?

Vienna and her Pony

Vienna and her pony. She is used to us pushing her around but she finally learned that it rocks! The best part is when she slips off the back from rocking so hard. I'm really hoping she grows out of this before we get her on a real horse.

DIY Giant Ruler

 I saw this on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect to make for Nicole and her family. Kids grow so fast and I thought it would be fun for them to mark their growth and add pictures of them at different times of their youth. The great thing about it is that you move it from house to house if you move. It's not like marking up a wall or door and having to take that with you. 

Giant Ruler Supplies:

• Plank of wood: 1" x 8 or 10"
• Paint pen: Black (Don't use a permanent marker)
• Pencil
• Ruler
•  Clear spray paint for wood

 If you have a wooden ruler handy, grab it. That way you can have the mini version to follow. 

Start by making one inch marks on the whole board up both side, lightly with a pencil. Marking both sides helps you keep your lines straight.

**Remember that your "1-foot" mark will start 6 inches from the bottom**

Feel free to make your marks whatever lengths you want, but here's what I did: 

• Foot marks 3 inches long
• 6-inch marks 2 inches long 
• 3-inch marks 1 inches long
• 1-inch marks 1/2 inches long

Once all the lines are pencil marked, go ahead and use the paint pen to go over them

 The numbers can be drawn in however you want but I wanted them to look like they were printed out. I used Century font at size 250 and I made it just the outline. 

If you use the glass from a picture frame and place a light (or your cell phone) under the glass with the piece of paper with the numbers printed on it, you can trace the letters (pushing the pretty hard).

Once they have all been traced, lay them where you want them and trace over the printed side so that the pencil led from the opposite side leaves an outlined trace on the wood. 

Here is an example of what it looks like:

I did it with the writing as well. Same exact process as with the numbers.

Then you fill it in with the paint pen, like so:

 And here's what it looks like when it's complete:

Oh and before you're finished, you should spray the whole front with a coat of clear spray paint so that all the paint and markings are sealed and separate from your kids measurements.

Finish it off by adding a frame claw hook thing into the back at the top. 

Do it at the 6-foot mark so that it will be easier to hang at the right place on the wall.

 It's easy and fun! I spent a lot of time on it but I really enjoyed it and watched some movies while I did it. Hope that's clear, but let me know if you have any questions:)

Utah Valley University 5K

Mel and I ran a 5K on Saturday at UVU! It was Julie's brilliant idea, super glad she let us tag along. THANKS JULIE!

Both of them were pro track running in High School but I just kept stats SO.... this was my first one:).

We walked/jogged/ran off and on, but mostly jogged.

Mel came in at 37.23 and I trailed behind her at 37.51. I'm not going to lie, I thought we had hit the end when we lapped ourselves for the 12th time but no one mentioned to me that the finish line was down the hallway. I sorta lost my wind and slowed down, making it really hard to continue once I realized I hadn't actually finished yet. My legs burned the rest of the day but it was such an amazing high to push myself and to keep going even though I was tired and wanted to give up. 

I still have a long way to go to just running because I love it but this was a great start.

Here we are after the run. Thanks Julie for taking it! :)

Sophie's Photo Shoot

So I have a new model to photograph!

~Meet Sophie~

I was watching a DVD on my camera and I thought I would try some things.

It was lots of fun even though she was kinda sleepy and lazy.

Just a few highlights....

 

 

Valentine's Day Date

Evan took me on one of the greatest dates ever! We had our on Valentine's Day on Friday instead of Tuesday so we didn't mess up anyone else's Valentine's Day plans (baby sitting Vienna).

Our date went as follows:

• Dinner at Ruth's Chris in Salt Lake City
• Full set manicure nail appointment 

(Evan was going to get a pedicure but it was going to take too long)

• "Zorro" performance at the Hale Center Theater in West Valley City

We had SO much fun! We decided we would eat like the ritzies more often. The food was divine, service was amazing and I would do it over and over again. Evan was so funny  because he wasn't sure if they served soft drinks. Our waiter gave him a hard time, teasing him that they didn't serve drinks like that. It was funny. I always tell Evan, if you don't know, fake it! lol. 

I had this delicious stuffed chicken and some pretty fancy fries.

Evan had a fancy steak and the famous sweet potato side.

All in all it was a wonderful way to spend the evening with my best friend, lover and sweet husband.

Getting my nails done was such a fun surprise. I was dying to get them done before out date but things just got busy with Vienna. Evan is so thoughtful and considerate of my feelings.

Zorro was top-notch! A fabulous show filled with loud, fun songs and intense dancing and sword fighting! It was almost nothing like the Cathrine Zeta-Jones & Antonio Banderas movie, which I kind of thought it would be. It was a super charming and entertaining way to finish off the evening. 

We rushed to my parent's house to pick up our baby, how I missed her!

We chatted with them about our night and Vienna was so funny. She was so tired that she was laughing at everything, dancing and acting like she was drunk.

We took our sleepy girl home and finally went to bed too. Long, fun day!

Evan hates his picture taken, so...... When it's just us two, he likes to take the camera:).

 Me. Me. Me.

 My sweet, dear Evan. He looks SO good in red!

We got full so fast so we took most of it home.

 

I like to call this my Kim Kardashian Vegas dress.

The Adoption of Sophie

I have been dying to take Vienna to the animal shelter to give her a chance to interact with some different animals so that she can get used to them and love them as much as Evan and I do. 

(Note: to all those of you who think that I don't love animals, don't be confuse. I HATE shedding dog hair all over my house and I HATE when dogs scare little kids because they are crazy or disobedient and I HATE the housebreaking stage.) I understand that that may include a lot of  dogs but we decided if we could find a little dog with less of those qualities, we would be able to raise Nena with pets in the home. 

So.... We fell in love with Sophie and brought her home!!

She's a little 6 months old, purebred Chihuahua female who is technically housebroken and sheds a little bit but we've noticed it's bad at all. She's super cute, very mellow and best of all Vienna loves her. She's getting more and more comfortable playing with her. Sophie has these cute beagle/terrier coat markings and her toe nails are black and pink every other one. 

She has clean, beady eyes, she's not a big licker, which I love. I'm not a fan of lickers on my baby.

And she doesn't have stinky breath yet. Evan says it will come. Hmmm... guess we will deal with that later. 

She's been a great little bud so far. Already had a few accident, which I understand will happen while she gets the hang of a new place. 

Over all I hope she's as happy as we are. She is a little thin but cute as can be. 

I would totally recommend this way of getting a pet. 

We have done it the other way before: Beautiful, purebred, registered Golden Retriever puppy. Started from the ground up and ended up having to turn around and sell her before she was two. I just wasn't ready for all I would have to put up with a giant, crazy puppy. 

 This just seems so much better for us; giving a homeless animal a warm place to live, lots of food to eat and people to love and love it back.

NUVAS: North Utah Valley Animal Shelter

http://nuvas.org/