Tis-Shoes

Just a few moments ago, I found myself in the bathroom, done with my business and not a sheet of toilet paper to be found.  Autumn came running in (we haven't been shutting the bathroom door cause she's really interested in the potty so we're hoping a little modeling will encourage her to potty train sooner than later), so I look at Autumn and I said, "Autumn, go find Mommy some tissues."  She looked at me and went running off.  She then came running back into the room with a pair of her shoes!

(For those who may be wondering, I did figure out a sanitary way to deal with my dilemma!)

Good Dog

Schooner

July 25, 1997-November 26, 2010

Happy Halloween!!!

 So, with it being Halloween today, but living in Utah Valley, we did our celebrating last night. 

Ok, on Friday we had a small party with some friends and we dressed up as the three blind mice!

Yesterday, we had a party at Mom's house and we just dressed Autumn up as a mouse

We decided to give Autumn the opportunity to do a little trick-or-treating

This was the first of TWO houses that we went to.  Autumn got a kick out of the candy!

This was the second and last house.  Autumn was so cute and funny which just makes me so excited for next year!



Way to go Brian!

Brian had a big test this last week to get his instrument rating for his pilot license.  He has been flying the helicopter the last few months with duct tape over goggles so he can only see the instruments in the helicopter and not anything outside.  It was rough on him!  But, he passed his test and I'm so proud of him! 

These are the crazy goggles that he had to wear--they call them "foggles"

Brian in the helicopter

Brian flying the helicopter

Cool pictures from up in the air

Happy Anything Day

Here's a piece of my heart to share with you today!

Birthday Girl

Happy Birthday My Sweet Bubba Love!

Love Letters to Inanimate Objects

Dear Oxyclean,

I feel it time to come clean (I'm so punny!).  My feelings for you have been growing exponentially over the last few months.  I never thought I could feel so strong for something so quickly.  You came into my life at the perfect time and I want to tell you publicly that I am completely in love with you!

You've been there through some hard times.  You got me out of trouble when I got pen on my pants.  You also rescued me from the many puke sessions of a newborn.  

You've saved more items of clothing than I can count, from onsies with formula and poop on them to outfits covered in pureed carrots, squash, and green beans.

But over the last few weeks, as Autumn has had multiple daily blow-out episodes, you've really come to impress me.  Every day that Autumn goes through two or three outfits, you are always there to help clean up the soiled mess.  And, tell me, how could I deny my feelings for you on that day last week when Autumn discovered she could empty the contents of her diaper on her own and spread them all around her outfit and crib? 

I love you.  It's just that simple.

Love,  Me

Rosie the Riveter

This last weekend was Orem's Summerfest and I decided to put Autumn in the Baby Contest.  The theme for the contest was "Extra-Ordinary in Orem" and I was so stressed out about what to dress Autumn up as.  After bugging just about everyone I know for ideas, in desperation, I finally asked Brian...  (I love him, but his usual response to things like this is, "Whatever you want to do.")  BUT, to my amazement, after prodding him a bit for ideas he finally said, "What about dressing her up as Rosie the Riveter?"  I was shocked-that was a great idea!  (Let's be honest, I was shocked he even knew who Rosie the Riveter was!)  So, with the expert skills of my mother-in-law, we turned Autumn into this:

We had a blast getting everything just right.

So, here we are getting ready in the morning:

Here's the final product:

Autumn being judged:

Hanging out with Dad

Here's us at the Awards ceremony anxiously waiting to find out if we won

Autumn was judged in two categories: 10-14 month girls and costume girls.  We listened as they read the winners of the 10-14 month girls and Autumn's name wasn't read.  I figured that was really our only chance since the costume girls judged all ages of girls in costume.  Well, they read the third place winner for girl's costume and it wasn't Autumn.  They read the second place winner and it wasn't Autumn.  At that point I just figured that she hadn't won at all and then they said, "First place costume winner is Autumn Furr!"  Mom and a bunch of friends were there and they all started screaming and I had one of those moments where I thought, "Wait, what's my daughter's name?"  It was awesome; we were all so super excited.

Going up to get our award

When we walked back throught the crowd, a ton of people were oohing and ahhing over Autumn's costume.  Stacey had called Brian's mom to tell her that Autumn won and everyone back at Brian's parents house were pretty excited. 

The winner! (That crazy look on my face was shock)

Here's Autumn with Mom Furr

The first place winners got to be in the parade on Saturday night.  I was so excited cause I'd never been in a parade before.  I was definitely more excited about it all than Autumn was.  Oh well.  We saw friends and family and Autumn did pretty good during the length of the parade.  She definitely had no idea what was going on, but she'd laugh and wave at all the people. 

Us in the parade

Surprise!!!

Brian doesn't play into the typical gift-giving holidays.  He'll do presents on Christmas and my birthday, but as far as Valentine's, Mother's Day, and our anniversary, he'd rather do things together than give gifts.  It's been fine for me cause I love spending time together doing fun, not so everyday things.

Anyway, he doesn't give flowers just cause it's a special day and so I've come to not expect gifts or flowers or anything on those holidays knowing that they could show up on any other day of the year. 

Well, with that said, imagine my surprise when Brian walks in from work/school last night holding a large box with this in it:

I was shocked!  I've been looking into getting a DSLR camera for a little while now and had decided on the Nikon D5000 as my choice for my beginner SLR camera.  I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to afford it, but Costco had a great deal on the camera and Brian picked it up for me!

What a sweet husband!

Here's a smile for your day

Sending you a little sunshine on a not so sunny day.

Am I the only one who...

Awhile back I watched a Dr. Phil episode (truly a rare occasion, let me assure you) where the subject was a bunch of people wondering if they were the only ones who dealt with certain quirks.  It got me thinking about my quirks and wondering if I'm the only one who:

~Won't open my eyes once the lights are turned out for the night

~Uses multiple wet wipes to change a poopy diaper cause first and foremost I want to insure my daughters hind quarters are clean, but only slightly less important I need to make sure I don't get any poop on my hands!

~Formulates a plan for saving my own life should my seat restraint on a rollercoaster come loose

~Always makes eye contact with anyone I pass on the street, creepy or not cause I figure, the really crazy ones will kill you anyway, but the sort of crazies might change their minds if you're nice to them

There are many others, but that's enough for now.  If you're stopping by and have the time, I'd very much love to hear about your quirks!

See for yourself...

Two questions that I get quite often from people are "How do the dogs do with Autumn?" and "How does Autumn like the dogs?"  I think these pictures do a good job answering those questions.