Campout in the backyard!

So I have really been trying to spend more quality time with my daughter and do more memory making activities.. So, on Saturday we went to the farmers market and then played on the playground.. I took her to jakers pumpkin patch in springville (if you haven't been, go it's free and totally awesome) she played there over an hour then she fell asleep which was much needed she took a long nap.. And THEN...

I got stuff ready for a backyard camp out while she napped!! she was so excited! We didn't have the stuff for s'mores but Chris did so he lent it to us..

I waited until it got dark and then I made a fire and we made once s'more each, and we sat by the fire and talked and looked at the stars

Then we went to sleep in the tent! 

Well around 4 AM we were woken up by the wind... Omg it was SO loud!! It was so windy!! Stuff was crashing around our yard, and I asked her if she wanted to go inside and she said no she wanted to stay in the tent. So we talked and hid under the covers.. Then at one point we were both laying down she was a little higher up than I was, and all of a sudden she's like 'I got it mom!!' And I look up and the wind had blown the tent over her head and she like had her hands pushing against the tent holding it away from her head and she just kept saying I got it mom hahaha it was so freaking awesome!!  We were awake for several hours but she was able to fall back asleep.. That is her underneath the stuffed dog LOL

She had a blast and she talked about it for the next couple days.  It was so easy to do and it made such a good memory I for sure want to do more!!

Camping

 I am finally start to actually get out and enjoy life and start doing things! I planned a one night camping trip. Before, I would have been like NO WAY, I am not packing ALL that stuff for one night. But, screw it, why not???

 

I figured all the popular places would be the full ones, and maybe the local ones would be fine. I didn't go check it out, we just took a gamble, and drove up to a spot that me and chris used to go to. and there were a few spots available!

 

 

Well, didn't even think about it. We were roughing it right? so no toilets. My sister and I can pop a squat.. but my mom... not so much. So I ran to walmart real quick and found a portable toilet.. TOTALLY worth the money. it was like $30..but it made it so my mom could sit down. It will come in handy in emergencies too.

 

 

We got up there at like 4pm on sunday.. and was gone by 12 on Monday ha less than 24 hours.. but it was nice to get away for a night, it  really was. and what a beautiful morning

 

 

We though the toilet was pretty funny.

 

 

Mom posing by a branch, she tried to sit on it.. but couldn't quite make it!

 

 

 

We had hobo dinner for dinner sunday night, and cereal Monday. and just  talked and enjoyed each others company. It was worth it, and I want to do more stuff like it!

Princess tea party!

 So, I've been trying to spend a lot more time with my daughter. Quality time I should say. I have been trying to take her to events, taking her to do things away from home, making memories. Well, while driving around Springville, I saw a sign in front of the museum for Princess Tea Party. I bought tickets, $12 each, and waited for the day. I found a little princess dress to borrow from one of her little friends, and by the way, I did not have any idea what to expect.

 

On our way..

 

So we get there, its raining a bit, we are greeted by princesses in the doorway, but Samarah was not having it.. So we took a seat at a table, which had a tea set in the middle of it. Each table was given a different color wrist band, and that was which group event you were to go to first. She was pink, and our first event was dancing with the princesses! 

 Can you spot her dancing one on one with a princess!

 

 

Next, the little princesses all watched a puppet show.. (I think these are 15 min increments)

 

 

 Then they had the little princesses make a craft, one for a kid in a hospital, and then one for themselves. I didn't get a picture of that..

 

Then they walked around the museum and asked which paintings you would decorate your castle with.. then we ate.. So I couldn't see it when looking at my plate, but looking at it in the picture, I see that it is a flower garden! complete with a snail.

 

 

THEN.. they had like a little fashion show. Each princess was escorted by a prince (earlier we had filled out cards about each princess, name, age, favorite princess, etc, and the lady read each card as the princess stood on the box..

 

 

At first I thought $12 per person was kind of pricey, but after going to it, it was well worth it, and the girls have so much fun. just good memories. She has pretty much mentioned it every single day since then. I will definitely take her again next year!

 

 

Samarah turned 3!!!

 Samarah is 3! Its freaking crazy!

So on August 4, her birthday, I got off work and ran and picked her up her own cupcake. I picked her up and I took her to the orem mall, with the intent to take her to build a bear.. well, I took her in there, and when I saw the prices. well I'm a cheap ass. I guess to just get a bear and that's it would have been not so bad but to dress them and everything its like $50!  So she played with some stuff, then we went to get food

 

 

 

We ate at Flaming Wok in the Orem mall. One of my favorites! Hopefully it will be one of hers too! she ate it good!

 

 

Stopped by Claires on the way to get food and got her a crown and some lipgloss and nail polish as a present since she is obsessed with that stuff right now :) 

 

 

Then we went home and I lit her candle in her cupcake and sang happy birthday to her! 

 

 

She blew them out and ate the cupcake (btw, I had a bite and it was AMAZING) (sweet tooth fairy or something? in east bay)

 

   

That's about the extent of her actual birthday. Chris decorated his apartment really awesome I think the next day, streamers all across the ceiling and got her some clothes and presents. Then the following Sunday I threw her a birthday party.. and it was kind of sad. None of her little friends came. I had a friend couple of mine come that had no kids and they brought her a present! That was about it lol.

 

I had rented a bounce house for the kids to play in, and made cupcakes and decorated so she just jumped in the bounce house by herself and still had fun and she was soooo mad when I took it down.

 

Chris decided last minute that he wasn't going to come to her birthday, even though we had planned it together. It upset me that he didn't think sooner that he was going to be uncomfortable... but oh well.

 

So my little girl is 3! crazy huh!

A trip across the bedroom in heels..

Ok so I was going through my DRAFTS of blog posts, and found this one that I drafted in December 2013! I am pretty sure this was the first time she had ever tried to put my heels on! The pictures are blurry but hey, its still cute.

 

 

She really does have a great smile!!

 

I think I am going to go through some more old drafts and see what treasures I can find to post!

I forgot about casey when i packed

So.. I moved enough of my necessary things back into my provo house to begin sleeping there.. and I was making trios back up to Orem to pack each day. Well the first day I went up I packed the back of my truck and the cab of my truck full, and then realized I still had to take my dog back home too!! Ha so I barely made enough room and she jumped in.. and whole driving the things i had pushed to the side like all fell down on her. I tried to get some pics. Bear with me cuz they are all at the end with this blog app thing! The one where there is samarah notice casey in the back half covered lol.
I tried to plan better my next trips!!

Derby!

Went to demolition derby in nephi tonight with my sister! It was awesome! I love derbys. Chris and I always used to go. He used to derby when he was younger, well his dad and family and friends all did it was a big part of his life while growing up! I thought about him at the derby, but it was good memories. The derby was awesome!! I haven't been in several years and it was good to spend time with my sister! Samarah was with chris.. on one hand I think she would have loved it, but then again it lasted for hours how do you keep a two year old oh wait she is three now, at 3 year old entertained for four hours on a tiny little bench crammed with people nowhere for her to move or sit or walk. In a few years at a different venue with more room lol.

Absent

So I have hardly blogged all! I want to and I am always thinking of things to blog about but my laptop is broken, so is my camera.. so then I tried on ny phone and it wouldn't work. So now I found an app and downloaded it so hopefully I can do better now! But all the pics are at the end of the post  because that is just how the post thing works for phone so bear with me :)

One of my good friends got married, I moved back home, had a family reunion.. Samarah turned 3!!! I'll update you! Coming soon!

July 4, 2014

So this year, chris had her overnight on the 3rd, so I picked her up part way through the day on the 4th.. it was already hot when I picked her up.. I tried to take her to the festivities in downtown provo, kids crafts, and it did not workout so well... she was hot, tired, grumpy.. so we went home and she went to bed early.  She didnt get to see any fireworks! I was in an awful mood! Turned off my phone and later watched some fireworks on my roof :) she was very excited about her face being painted though :) here is some pics.

Goosegg.. and I mean GOOSEGG

Is that you spell that? oh well it doesn't matter! you will all know what I mean! i know I have been gone for a few months! I have so much to fill you in on!

Yesterday, being Wednesday May 28, 2014, Samarah was inside Chris's car. She was leaning against the door from the inside as it was opened from the outside. And she fell out right onto her head. And the result is this lovely bugger

It is literally like the size of an egg! I tried using a flash but it actually doesn't look as bad when there is the flash blinding everything! it is HUGE!

Then on Saturday she was standing on some landscaping bricks playing with rocks, and the bricks slipped and her foot went inbetween them, and she got the biggest blood blister I've ever seen!! Ever! it is like the side of her whole toe! oh she was so miserable she cried out all night saying her toe hurt! She has had a rough 7 days :( because she was also sick!

The picture doesn't show it but it stuck out so far!!

Guess this was just an injury update lol