a little storytime

i was shocked the other day when instead of sitting on the counter and getting into all of my makeup while i got ready, emerson came up with the idea of snuggling up on my bed to read some stories...she sat there & read for a good 20 minutes, which is so not like her usually! i had to sneak a few shots...

mom's 50th

it was my mom's birthday last thursday. and not until mid-december did it dawn on me that it was my mom's 50th birthday! with christmas being such a busy time of year, we didn't even think about the details of the party until a week before. not like me. usually i like to start planning well in advance because i don't like being rushed. but with the help of everyone, we were able to pull the party together & it really turned out to be cute & fun for everyone. here are the invites...

and of course the banner...

the cake & treats...

i put a few little cards together with different quotes about aging that reminded me of my mom...here's one of them...can you find the typo??

the favors...

my wonderful parents...

not the best quality picture, but it's my family & i can't not post it. i like how everyone coordinates with the party decor except me. why i decided to wear a green striped shirt, i don't know.

happy 50th mom! here's to another 50, right??!!

the first week of 2010

so far, january has been a great month for the field family! hopefully the trend will carry through the entire year of 2010! we've spent lots of time playing with new toys, like this baby doll from grandma & grandpa field...

and this camera from santa...he's taken lots and lots of pictures & video with it. let me just say that there are many unflattering photos of me on that camera...zac likes to go for the candid look in pictures...like eyes half-closed, mouth half open, double chin poses...very nice indeed.

and we've done our makeup many, many times. and yes, we've gotten it on some unwanted places even, like lots of shirts & even the couch. thankfully, it's washable, but still...just one more mess to clean up. she absolutely loves it though. randomly throughout the day she'll come over to me, bat her eyelashes and say, "mom, i need to do my makeup." she's pretty good at it, don't you think??

zac loves the song "i want a hippopotomus for christmas". i kept telling him to be careful, because if he sang it too much santa might just bring him a hippo. zac was pretty sure there was no way santa would bring him a hippo. well santa did...in the form of a webkin. zac named him hippie & he has been so good about taking care of him since christmas. every morning we spend about 20 minutes feeding hippie & earning money for more food, clothes, toys, & furniture. this whole webkin thing has been fun...i'm actually having just as much fun with it as he is i think.

and we've had lots of fun in the snow. well, the kids & chad have. i go along to take pictures & that's about it for now! emerson is such a character some times...a lot of times actually. she has such a funny personality & keeps us laughing. she would not smile at me...this is all i got...over and over and over again.

oh the excitement...

and of course we can't forget about the FIESTA BOWL!! so i know i grew up in provo, going to all the byu games with my family. but i must say chad converted me, and i'm a true BSU fan now, and very proud of it! so, while the kids and i were home cheering for the broncos from our family room...

chad was in phoenix...witnessing a fiesta bowl victory first-hand for the second time...and not the last i'm sure! :)

he & jer got their picture taken with this guy...who supposedly is on the allstate commercials or something. i don't remember, maybe i'm out of it...but this guy is supposedly someone i should recognize...but don't.

go broncos!! finishing 14-0 and ranked 4th is much to be proud of!! :)

december '09

december came & went...but we had lots of fun while it lasted. we got our christmas decorations up early, so we could enjoy them longer...which we loved until the christmas tree lights stopped working a week before christmas. that was a very sad moment for me...zac had to keep reminding me that there really are worse things that could happen...so true. but still, the magic was just not quite the same without a lit tree, i'm sorry. but we did spend plenty of time by the tree when it was lit, so that was a plus...

and we were more than happy to welcome our elf, fradden, back for the month of december. zac woke up early every day to find fradden. and emerson is still asking me to find "yadden"...hopefully one of these days, she'll understand that he went back to the north pole until next december. it was sad to see him go...

we made lots of yummy treats...

and even got to meet "the real santa" at grandma & grandpa olsen's house.

then we headed to boise for christmas all because this cute little wiseman was going to be there! chad's sister bryn & her husband chris have been living in okinawa, japan for almost a year now. cute little braddock was born last march...so this was our first time meeting the cute little guy. it was very fun getting to see all three of them...a year in between visits just doesn't cut it! :)

and here's our heavenly angel...

and joseph of course...

christmas morning was very fun...obviously. how could it not be?? grandma & grandpa were good sports to let us take over the front room for a few days...it was hard to keep tidy, that's for sure.

we had a great week in boise...it's always so refreshing to visit & spend time with family. we're very blessed to have such great people in our lives...

he's gROARing up

this post is WAY, WAY overdue...but better late than never! so last summer, like 5 months before zac's actualy birthday, we were walking through the grocery store and saw this dinosaur cake & it immediately caught zac's attention & from that moment on, he was certain that he wanted a dinosaur party...oh, and he wanted a family only party this year, since that's how his friends do it. that was definitely fine with me! so to start off the birthday festivities, we took him to the dinosaur museum the day before his real birthday...

nothing like a peanut butter toast shaped like a 5 for your birthday breakfast...pretty gourmet, i know.

and this is the cake zac wanted...or at least my attempt at it. not my proudest cake moment, i must say, but zac was happy about it...so that was a plus!

zac & uncle nate sporting some cool dinosaur noses i found...

i found a recipe online for homemade dinosaur eggs & put little dinosaurs in each one. then the kids got to break them open...it turned out to be a fun little activity.

and a birthday's not a birthday without making your way through the spanking machine!!

it turned out to be a fun filled day...zac was happy, and that's most important! we sure love him!