baby bum

now that hazel can roll over this is what happens almost every time i change her diaper.   

 

here's to another week--happy monday!

fun with morphing

according to this website here are two possibilities as to what our baby could look like.

we shall see.

doughnuts

now that enough time has passed i can tell the story of the wedding doughnuts without crying. for our wedding reception we were supposed to have glazed doughnuts. my mom thought it would be cool if a little turquoise food coloring was added to the glaze. The morning of our reception the store we ordered our doughnuts from called and said that the turquoise wasn't showing up in the glaze and asked if i would like the doughnuts frosted instead. i said NO. david and my dad went to pick up the doughnuts later that day, just before the reception and came home with these bad boys. throughout the entire planning of the wedding i was very laid back but when i saw these i lost it; i wanted so badly to take them back but with just a few hours before the reception there was no way to find enough glazed doughnuts to replace the frosted ones. i refused to put them out but our schmear looked so incomplete without them so i had no choice. if anything, they were a great conversation piece.

a cupcake and a car

with my job in idaho being less stressful i have more time for domestic pursuits. like baking. last week i decided to try strawberry pokecake in cupcake form. they turned out deliciously but were one poke away from needing a fork, which defeats the whole purpose of a cupcake if you ask me. (i admit, i had to toss a few because i got too poke happy).

in other news, david and i bought another car--a cute little honda civic hatchback--so we finally don't have to share a car anymore. the other night i was the neighborhood entertainment as david taught me how to drive stick. i got a lot of laughs and even claps when i finally (sort of) mastered the art of manual driving.

the weekends almost here,

k

post edit: blogger is for some reason triple spacing my single spaces and i can't seem to figure out how to fix it...

testing

testing

nope.

oh well.

red lipstick

last night david had to work late so i did what any girl would do. i cooked dinner for one and watched an old musical: state fair. every time i watch an old movie i admire the classic look of red lipstick. i love the look when worn right. i think it looks very sophisticated but every time i try to wear it myself i chicken out. this morning i put on some red lipstick but felt like i had a big sign on my face and ended up quickly wiping it off before i ran out the door. maybe someday.
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happy february!
k

birthday at the lucky nail

david's birthday seemed like an episode of my name is earl-- full of irony and karma (and even some my name is earl like characters). friday night we went out to maricopa to have cake and ice cream with dave's family. we watched a movie and since it was late when it got over we ended up staying the night instead of making the 45 minute drive home. we woke up early on saturday morning to hurry home and get ready for the day because i had surprises in store. when we woke up dave's mom asked if we would mind following her to big o tires to drop off her car and then drive her back to her house. we did but birthday boy wasn't too happy--he was excited for his surprise. we took her to the tire store which was packed of course because it was saturday. we had a bit of a delay but were finally on the road home!
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we weren't too far along on the freeway when we looked at each other, "do we have a flat tire?!"

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we pulled over to discover that we did not have a flat tire but we did have a huge bolt stuck into our tire. irony or karma? we turned around back to the tire store. we waited and waited and waited to talk to someone only to learn that there was about a 4 hour wait. we really didn't have a choice. birthday boy really wasn't happy now and either was i. so much for my plans. we didn't wait too long when the lady who was in front of us in line came over to talk to us. she was wearing pajama bottoms and a shirt cut a little too low which revealed a nice marijuana leaf tattoo. we didn't catch her name but for the sake of the story we'll call her mary jane. she let us know that she knew of a guy in town who could repair our tire and if he couldn't he would be able to sell us a used tire for only twenty dollars. she offered to let us follow her there. sounded a little sketchy but at this point we were desperate.

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we followed mary jane to lucky nail tire. at first glance it looked just like an ordinary double wide but as you pulled along to the side there was a tire leaned up against the 'house' that had "lucky nail tires" painted on its side. luckily there was only one vehicle in line before us-- a van advertising "party rentals". Mary Jane was ecstatic. Apparently this party rental company didn't have a website or phone book listing and the only advertisement they had was this van. Mary Jane had used them in the past and had been driving all around town looking for the van so she could call them for her daughters birthday.

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"I never would have found them if I hadn't helped you!" Mary Jane exclaimed, "Do you believe in karma?"

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After the days events we definitely did.

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There was a slight language barrier but our tire fixing friend knew enough english to tell us "cash only" (i wonder why)? so after a run to the atm for some cash we were on our way. Luckily it took less than 4 hours.

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My plans didn't happen but we were still able to go out for dinner and a movie and had quite a bit to laugh about!

proof

last night dave brought home this HUGE bag of sugar from his work. i couldn't help but laugh because this just proves that girls really do marry men similar to their dads. my family will understand.
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until next time,
kir

david bowie hair

this morning when i woke up david looked at me and said, "your hair looks like david bowie." then, all morning he kept singing 'under pressure'. every time i think about it i giggle. so here's to saturday morning david bowie hair.
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enjoy your weekend,
k

hubcaps a plenty

on wednesday we discovered that we were {already} missing a hubcap off our car, just four days after it was bought. yesterday morning we went out on a quest to find our missing hubcap. we figured we had most likely lost it somewhere on the long stretch of highway between maricopa and chandler which we drive almost everyday. so we woke up before the crack of dawn in hopes of somewhat cooler temperatures and less traffic, neither of which was the case.
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we drove slowly down the highway keeping our eyes peeled for small round pieces of shiny silver material. just about half a mile down the freeway we spotted one in the median! unfortunately we didn't see it in time to pull over and even if we had it was closer to the other side of the highway. we continued to drive until we found a place to turn around. keeping in mind where we saw the hubcap we drove slowly the other direction, making sure not to miss it this time. we slowed in time for dave to hop out of the car and grab it, only to discover that it did not match the other 3 hubcaps on our car.
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time for round two: again we headed up the highway watching like hawks as we slowly drove the stretch of highway, annoying all of the cars on the road i'm sure. this time, about eight miles down the road we spotted another hubcap, also closer to the other side of the highway--this one had to be ours! again we found a place to turn around and headed to back to retrieve our missing 'treasure'. once again, no match.
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to make a long story short, we continued this until we ended up with five hubcaps, none of them ours. guess we'll just have to head to auto zone....we probably should have to start out with.

horsey rides

this weekend i introduced the "horsey ride" to daves nephews and they would not let me stop! when i finished with one the other with crawl on my lap for their turn. after i told them the horsey was tired they both crawled on my lap and waited for me to start again. i sure miss my own niece and family but it is so nice that i am close with dave's family, it helps me not feel too homesick.

hope you had a happy easter,
kira

indiana jones

i was quite amused as i watched dave's roommate teach him how to crack the whip he brought home from his mission. it took lots and lots (and lots and lots and lots) of practice but he finally got it...and when he did he may or may not have shouted, "woohoo! i'm like indiana jones!"

boys...

only in idaho...

are you stuck behind a trailer full of llamas at the dairy queen drive through...
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guess they wanted some ice cream too.

only in idaho...

...are bud light cases also used as ketchup holders.

white trash christmas bash

this past weekend i went to a white trash christmas bash...and let me tell you, it was a trashy blast! the party was complete with white trash decorations, white trash white elephant gifts, white trash treats, and as you can see, white trash costumes. i never knew being white trash could be so much fun!

spray tan mishap

this is not my foot. i think it is actually a man's foot. BUT this is what my foot, and my entire body look like right now. you see, my sister keisha works at a tanning salon and last night she talked me into getting a mystic tan. i have gotten one in the past and it turned out to just be a streaky mess. she convinced me that it was just because i was rubbing down wrong afterwards. well, last night i made sure to rub down exactly as she instructed. still, i am a streaky mess. i have officially accepted the fact that i am supposed to be fair skinned. (too bad it wasn't the end of october, then i could just pretend this was part of my halloween costume.)

office pranks

in honor of the season premier of the office starting tonight i thought i would share a hilarious montage of jim vs. dwight pranks for your viewing pleasure.
enjoy.

headless claire

this picture made us giggle.

no sarah, her head is not missing, she's just looking down.

p.s. if you want to hear some sweet tunes go here.

play pretend

last month when the fam was visiting we went to medieval times. claire loved it. she loved it so much that she talks about medieval times every. single. day.

the other day Claire came running down the stairs...

mommy! yaya! come quick! i have medieval times in my bedroom!

how can you not be curious?

she did indeed have medieval times in her bedroom. every horse she owned was lined up on the floor, and atop her head was a crown. she was the princess.

when we walked in her bedroom she handed us each a lego. that's right, a lego. i got a green lego--therefore i was the green knight. sarah was the orange knight. next, she handed me a easter bucket to wear as a helmet and a pillow to use as a shield. she handed sarah a pink swimming pool 'noodle' to use as a javelin.

"now fight"

there i was in my nieces bedroom dying of laughter, wearing a bucket on my head as my sister, also dying of laughter, beats me with a noodle. i felt like i was five again.

does life get any better than that?

thank you claire.

is this fo' shizzle?

Rapper Snoop Dogg Converts to Mormonism

read the article here

i'm not sure if this is real, or if it is an april fools joke...

muffins

you have to watch this video

probably one of the funniest things i've ever seen.