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Mirror mirror on the wall....

Lately Taya's favorite thing to do has been to stand on her step stool (which appropriately states "Princess in Training") and make faces at herself in the mirror. I think it's so cute! She'll sing and dance and experiment with sticking her tongue out, squinting her eyes, etc. It cracks me up! She's such a little character.

I have been SO busy with work this lately that it feels like I don't even have a life. There wasn't a night last week that I got home before 9, and most nights it was even later than that. The Parade of Homes for Northern Colorado started this past Saturday, so there was definitely a lot to do to prepare for that. (Especially since we have 3 entries this year!) I love my job though, and hopefully it'll all pay off in the end :) Speaking of that... I'm writing another contract this week hopefully---yay!!! These people are so sweet and it makes me feel so happy to help people make such a huge decision. I'll definitely be updating on that :)

Let's see... not much else is new. We went and got Taya's halloween costume yesterday at the Childrens Place. This year she's going to be a leopard. I think it'll be perfect because she always likes to pretend to be a cat... I think she'll have SOOO much fun with Halloween this year! I also bought a couple of little halloween treats to send to my favorite god-daughter in the WHOLE world, Alwa. I need to get those sent asap so they make it across the ocean in time :)

Hopefully I'll have more time this week than last to blog! Oh also, T and I got a new bed set yesterday, so I'll take pics of that later to post. I suck at posting pics lately! XoX

Taya & the Terrible Two's....

A phenomenon also known as "TTT." We, as parents, have survived the first 2 months of "TTT" and feel fairly confident that we can make it through the remaining 10 months. "TTT" has been gentle thus far with only a few minor mishaps. For example, last night when I came home from work... The picture above illustrates the greeting I had. I simply asked "TTT" what was on her face, to which she replied "Mommy's make-up.....from Mommy's bathroom." Oh joy!! She was SO proud of herself, as I secretly cringed internally. "TTT" also displayed a lovely outfit that she not only picked out by herself, but also put on by herself. She wouldn't let me get a good picture of it, and to be honest, I'm still baffled at how it worked exactly.... She had on a long sleeved Dora pj shirt, a pair of pink pj shorts with both legs through one hole, pull up around her waist, and a pair of denim shorts slightly crooked. Quite the site if I do say so myself! And the saga continues....

Love her face...

Here's a pic of Taya that I just took before our walk.... The print on it means "thank you" in Japanese. My sister-in-law, who is from Japan, brought back the kimono she is wearing during her last trip home. I think she looks so cute in it! :) We had so much fun on our little walk with her pushing her baby.... she walked through water and then took her shoes off, so we had to cut it kind of short. I'll post pics in a little while....

You are still in the running...

towards becoming America's Next Top Model. Um, it's absolutely insane how many times I have heard Tyra Banks say those words over the past two weekends. "Why?" might you ask... The answer is simple: MTV hates me and doesn't want me to do anything other than watch ANTM rerun marathons. It's sickening! I cannot wait for a new season to come out :)

I changed the color of my hair last night and I'm loving it. It's basically dark dark purple....professional purple, that is! I will be posting a pic later today. Right now, Taya and I are on our way to take her baby for a walk :)

Trot like a Turkey!

This picture of Taya inspired me! (haha) I have decided to start training to run the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. It's only a 5k, but I'm definitely not a runner. I asked T to do it with me, but so far he doesn't seem too excited. He said he's more of a "sprinter" than a distance runner. I just felt like I wanted to get more toned, and having the goal of the 5k, should make that easier. I'm actually really excited even though I don't like running! Right now we're on our way to walk to my dad's house which is a little over 2 miles. I have been walking briskly for 2 miles every day, but I want to start running for 1 and slowly work myself up to running the full 3. Wish me luck! :)

GREAT Movie!

So last night we went to my mom's house to have some hamburgers and watch a movie. I really wanted to watch "Premonition" with Sandra Bullock, but my mom thought it looked "disturbing." SO, we decided to watch "Fracture" with Ryan Gossling and Anthony Hopkins, instead. What a GREAT movie! I really like both of those actors, and thought it was put together extremely well.

Right now we're watching the CU and CSU game....a sign that it's almost fall. I LOVE the fall. I love the cooler days and watching the leaves change. Most of all, I love fall-scented candles like pumpkin and apple.

We got some bad news yesterday that Terry's uncle was found dead. It was his dad's younger brother and he lived in Casper, WY. We don't know very many details, but when they found him, he had been dead for approximately 5 days. They won't be doing an autopsy to determine the cause of death due to the decay of the body. Terry hasn't seen him for 7 or 8 years, so I think he was just more shocked than anything.