catching up with depech mode

Catching up with the Daniels'... It's a hard business to keep up even for me.

Olive 10 months old October 2011

making wedding cake. I HATE fondant! Decide to go with blue butter cream, in order to deliver the cake and not my head on the platter. I HATE Fondant BTW. and wedding cakes! This adventure claimed the lives of not 1 but 2 mixers. after returning home with new mixer the batteries were very very low on the key pad entry to my home (we don't have a house key, that story is whole norther rant), and it took about 20 minutes to get in...(the batteries I had asked Justin to change several times that week!!!) then after a day of making chocolate decorations for the cake, that evening Justin trying to help... knocked them on the floor. ARE YOU SERIOUS! COULD THIS CAKE KILL ME ANYMORE?? I had to drink a bottle of wine, go to bed and start over again in the AM. 30lbs of fondant (I HATE fondant) with all of my helpers their to help mix in the color and roll out the fondant was ruined. it would not stop cracking. I did everything I could to get that Shit to work. after struggling ALL DAY I abandoned the fondant and made about 45 lbs of butter cream to move on to plan Q... 4 days of nonstop work on this estimated 100 lb wedding cake, it was finished and tucked safely away in the frig and freezer. Now to carry it and set it up and then watch my dear friend Catherine get married... Don't get me wrong Justin is a great help around the house and yard and he is the best Dad. but caking he is the worst! I made it! It didn't take as long to set us as I had anticipated... ahh I can breath again. It was a beautiful wedding. I did take off before it was cut, i couldn't take the pressure of thinking it might fall over at any minute!!!2 trips to Moab in October. beautiful weather and fun times.Olive sitting patiently in her baby cage

The Grandparents dressed up?? maybe not but it is Halloween

The angry bird family! the dogs were at home dressed as pigs!

Olive 11 months old. i cant believe how fast she is growing. what a doll. Maggie and daisy seeking refuge form the now crawling baby. she is always after them. poor dogs.

Olive and her stink eye... getting ready for Olive's first birthday!

Olive turns 1 years old. can you believe it?This cake turned out a little better visually. the cake not so much it was just for looks.

after a long day of partying this girl need to plug her ears and sleep it off.

Thanksgiving. Turkey, turkey, turkey. This year Olive is a bit bigger than the turkey

Christmas. what a fun day. not like last year when she slept all day. she dug into all the presents whether they were hers or not.

Olive this week. almost 15 months old. trying to put her sippy cup in her purse. if something is missing in the house...check Olives purse. she love to put stuff in it.

Spring time is Scream Time

A bit behind on the blogging and the cleaning and the yard working....

What can I say. She cries sometimes and sometimes I think it is cute and sad.
Cinco De Mustache was a success, as always.can you believe Joe was shut about again in the real men's category. this is quite a stash.and the Ellerbeck's clean house again this year. TJ with the big win and Mama Ellerbeck in the fake stash category.Sara and Pat looking like a cute little fam. with Miss O

Easter time is hard boiled egg time. yummPhoto shoot with Grandma Bunnies BunniesHappy KeasterThe Beck family photo shoot. It was forced by me but I'm glad we did it. New Bunny shoes for little Bunnyahh the brace. how we hate loved the the brace (it seamed to have worked yeah!)The uncle visit form Seattle with sweet Babaloo. How Babaloo watched over Baby Olive, it is so cuteLovely GirlsUte GirlFirst Trip to the Zoo and more to come...

what else is there but BABY

Child labor? You bet ya. We start em' young at the Democrat Head Quarters

Olive loves game night

She seams to be getting a little tired of these weekly photo shoots. Well get use to them kid!

Happy Baby

Moody Hipster in her skinny leg jeans

we have never been afraid of lots of colorful patterns or a nap in this house

First trip to Murray park for all the little girls

The cutest outfit miss Olive has. I love it

Current favorite Toy. I think its a giant dice, just trying to start her young. I never played with dice as a kid and I think that's why I don't understand craps.

Food Glorious Food. Hot sausage and Mustard! Ok not really it is yam, and this baby loves her some yams

Even old red beard loves to feed her

Tall Uncle Mica either doing a work out or he just hates hippie babies in tie dye

so sweet when she is asleep, thumb sucking adorable! I do believe we don't do anything else but gaze at our beautiful baby. We have nothing to talk about or blog about but Olive. I can live with that. I hope you can too.

As cute as a punch in the face

3 months and 3 weeks into Ms. Olive's life and she has seen some things and watched as her cluless parents try to fake their way through it.

Mom's Birthday Roses. My 28th birthday. again...
First trip to the aquarium (although she slept through it)
Alisha & My Good friend CallieJustin and one of his best Buds Terran
Smiling and Dancing through out the day
The Cutes Sweetheart turns 3 months old on Valentines Day. We have been able to catch up on some sleep. Well some of us have!!!

Spending time at Dad's office. Future Politician? grumpy baby Olive hanging with the Amy's and taking her first punch to B.F.F. Dimitra

Two Cute

Two month's old. Seams like only yesterday ORow joined our family and now she is Teething (a bit early but it is still happening) Olive got her shots this week, she is doing fine but I am traumatized. We both cried but we will get over it, until next time...
Christmas Dress
Santa Baby
Best Presents Ever

Maggie unwraps her own presentOh sweet Daisy

Grandma's Birthday and Olive in the hand made drees from Grandma
12th Night at Grandma Connie's. what a doll Ms. Olive is

Happy Flower Dress for Mama's Birthday

What you Lookin' at
This outfit was Olive's birthday gift to me for my birthday. How sweet she is.