TREU FAMILY

My 4 Year Old

2011-11-14T21:34:00.000-07:00

"Mom, take my hair thing out of your hair and go put it back. ....... Or you can buy it from me."

Ok, Little Miss Sassy Pants!! Sheesh!

Tayaism

2011-11-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

Taya saved up her money in her piggy bank and got to buy a brand new bike with it... yes, in November :)... that's the beauty of living in Arizona! Today my neighbor asked if she got a helmet too...

Me: "We DO need to get you a helmet, I forgot about that!" (terrible mom, I know)

Tay: "Yeah, so I don't break my head."

Me: "Yeah."

Tay: "Then I'd have to get a new head!"

...Pretty sure it doesn't work that way, but whatever!

California Part 2

2011-11-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

After Friday's adventure at Disneyland we were all exhausted so we decided to spend the day at the beach just lounging around. This was the first time our kids have seen the beach, the ocean, that much sand... all of it! They were so excited, a little nervous at first, but loved it. I wish we could've gotten a video of Taya's face whenever a wave would come within 10 feet of her. It was like death was approaching her. H.i.l.a.r.i.o.u.s. That kid is scared of everything, poor thing. Get ready for picture overload...

--Huntington Beach--

Andrew and Jessica's little girls, Kami, Genna, and Taya...

That night we went to Erik's (Cam's cousin) wedding reception. It was absolutely beautiful and the kids had a BLAST dancing all night!

Taya, Dodger and Kami...

Dodger and Taya resting by the fireplace before it was time to go...

Sunday we went back to Huntington and walked the pier... it has to be done, right? :) It was windy and chilly so we didn't make it the whole way...

And finally, to end our trip, on Monday we went to...

--Sea World--

The kids LOVED it. I think Dodger was in heaven. :) Honestly, Sea World was my favorite place in the whole world... until this trip. Sadly they changed SOO much about it it wasn't even that cool. The exhibits were cool, but the shows were so lame this time. It was depressing. Maybe someday they'll change it back. The kids had a blast though, so it was worth it!

Like Taya's face? ...

He could've stayed in this spot all day :)...

Cam made buddies with Shamu. He said the whale was swimming by, came to a dead stop, looked him straight in the eye and blew these bubbles. So cute...

Our trip was a blast. I know I've used that word probably 10 times in this post, but it was really fun. Everyday was extremely full and exhausting, but we had fun and were able to see a lot of family and friends we haven't seen for a while. Maybe I can convince Cam to take us again in the next few months...? :)

Trip to California Part 1

2011-10-28T23:30:00.000-06:00

Yep, I'm breaking it into parts. Sorry. I'm tired, but have been needing to blog for far too long, so maybe it'll be easier this way...

Cameron's cousin got married a couple weeks ago in California so our family decided to make a trip out of it. This was our first official family vacation, with the kiddos and all. They were hilarious. As soon as we got in the hotel room Taya found the phone and "talked" all night.

We drove on Thursday, October 13th, and went to Disneyland the next day.

The kids were in heaven. We met up with our friends and all the kids were able to play all day. Cam, luckily, was willing to do most of the rides with Taya since I'm a pansy and get motion sickness on pretty much everything :). Tea Cups? No thanks!

Taking a break, watching the ducks...

Dodger was SOOO excited to see "Me Ne Hooouuussee", but didn't want anything to do with him as we got closer :) At least we got to hear him say menehoooussee all day :)...

Carousel...

Taya LOVED the castle!! ... and so much smaller than Cam and I remember, haha!...

Kami, Genna, and Taya...

By the time we got to the princess area the line was soooo long so we decided not to even attempt it. I was so sad because I knew that's the one thing Taya was SO excited for. BUT prayers are answered, and on our way out of the park a parade was starting just then! She got to see everything she wanted and all the princesses were just as beautiful as she had imagined. Peter Pan walked right in front of us and I thought she'd have a heart attack (we were so sad he didn't talk to her though). ...

I LOVE this picture! It's not very often that we get picture from Taya without a funny face or a real smile and the smile she has on her face here makes me want to take her back to Disneyland everyday... or maybe just once a year :).

We were ALL exhausted by the time we left! Dodger fell asleep about .2 seconds into being buckled into the car. He had probably more fun than all of us at "Ne Ne Naand". We had a blast though and are excited to take the kids back someday.

Tayaisms

2011-10-28T22:54:00.000-06:00

These always come in spurts, but when they do it's always one after the other. I usually try and remember to write them down as I hear them. Enjoy...

* Went for a walk the other day: "Why do we live in this area? It's toooo hot here!"

* She walked into the kitchen a couple weeks ago, sighed, and said slowly, "Cam is adiculous". (ridiculous)

* We carved pumpkins yesterday after she had been begging me every single day to do it, and this is how it turned out: "This is NOT fun, it's just yucky and stinky!!"

* Taya asked Cam for something a few weeks ago and he said no so I told her, "Taya maybe if you make a puppy face he'll let you". She looked at Cam and said, "ruff ruff". We both died laughing. :) 4 year old minds. :)

* As we were eating at the dinner:

"Mom, you're the best cooker I ever saw."

"Thanks hun!"

"Dad, you're the best cooker I ever saw too."

"Thanks honey."

"You guys think I'm the best cooker with you guys?"

"Yep, you're the best helper too."
"I love you guys."

Happy Birthday Kiddos

2011-10-28T22:38:00.001-06:00

Wow where has the time gone!? Yes it's been forever since I've posted anything. I should be ashamed. Where to begin? ... Guess I'll start with birthdays...

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Taya turned 4 on September 1st. She LOVES her birthday. Let's be honest, every kid loves their birthday, but this kid talks about her birthday almost every single day of the year. For Christmas she asked Santa for a birthday cake. So yes, she was excited to say the least. I was a little sad we weren't in Utah to throw her a huge 4 year old birthday party :) but we had a good time here and had a little party a few days later.

She started preschool the middle of August and has loved every minute of it. She sings preschool songs all day long and always hopes for homework! Dodger and I have loved it also :). Whenever I say, "Dodger, let's go pick up Taya" he always says, "no!". That's how well they get along. :)

Dodger turned two on October 22nd and I'll be honest, it was a rough one. Sister had a hard time remembering his presents were HIS presents. :) Taya said the breakfast prayer and blessed that it would be her birthday soon. Dodger REFUSED to take a nap that day so he was a bit ornery all day. We didn't get to celebrate too much (with Cam leaving the next day), but he had fun and LOVED his presents. We even got him to say "happy burtday".

He could NOT keep his hands of those cars, or the frosting, hence the scoops out of the front of the cake :) ... Glad he liked it! He's OBSESSED with Cars and asks to watch it every single day.

Happy Birthday to my sweet kids! Love you love you love you!

Tayaism

2011-08-26T20:49:00.000-06:00

"Taya, we need to have a bath."

"Hane on, I'm gonna get a baby doll in the bath."

"Sweetie, those babies can't go in the bathtub."

"But... they're not gonna die in there."

Taya's Prayers

2011-07-06T22:12:00.000-06:00

Just had an interesting conversation with Taya after prayers tonight...

"Taya, do you know who Heavenly Father is?"

(Blank look.)

"We can't see him, but He's always there to help us."

"Why we can't see him? Where is he?"

"He's in Heaven."
"(gasp) Is he DEAD?"

"Uh, well, no. He just lives in Heaven to watch over us."

"Why Grandma's doggie died?"

"She was just old, honey."

"What's her name?"

"Pheobe."

"She's in Heaven with Jesus?"

"Yep."

"Heaney Fadder makes us alive again?"

".... yeah.

Wow. The questions that come out of that girl! I was just trying to teach her to be reverent during her prayers and that's what it turned into :). Glad she knows what the resurrection is... at least the 3 year old version of it!

June, In a Nutshell

2011-06-24T22:14:00.001-06:00

It's starting to feel like we actually live in Arizona now. This week we've been graced with the presence of 114 degree weather, 105 degree nights, and we welcomed our first, very own scorpion into our house. Ok, it was already dead when I found him, THANK GOODNESS, but still. Cameron has officially been warned if he ever hears a death scream from me, not to panic, it only means I've seen a scorpion. I got 5 jars of tomatoes bottled before the heat got the rest of them. Next year I'll know to plant sooner :( . So far, and maybe ask me again after the summer, I'm LOVING this weather. Am I crazy?? I LOVE being at the pool almost every single day, wearing shorts and flip flops everyday, warm nights, warm house, tan skin. Love it. In fact, sometimes the house gets too cold for me (yes, our 77 degree house) so I have to go sit outside for a few minutes to warm up! I think I need a hammock! Maybe next month I'll change my mind about all this though. I'll keep ya posted.

Taya finished her first set of swim lessons a couple weeks ago and thank goodness, she's still alive. It was a battle almost everyday, but we made it. And by we, I'm including myself. It was rough. :) ...

Dodger is now our little fish. He LOVES the water. Every time we go he gets better and better, it's so cute. He got his first buzz the other day, thanks to Daddy. Cam disappeared for a while, came back in the room and said, "Uh, I need help", with a partially buzzed little man. I LOVED his little toe head so I was a bit sad, but he looks like a stud with his shaved head. Guess his name fits him a little more now for some reason :).

A Few Random Tid Bits...

Aunt Jami was here for a visit and completely spoiled my kids with attention. She just left today and my kids are already wondering where Jami went. I asked Dodger where Indie was and he walked right to the room she'd been sleeping in and came out with a confused look. He absolutely LOVES Indie! He gave her loves and kisses every time he saw her, so cute...

Jami bought Taya a new friend from Costco while she was here. Taya named her "Taya". Shocker...

I came in the family room the other day and found Dodger watching T.V. like this. I almost wet my pants...

Taya's underwear was pulled so far down he could barely even open his eyes. So random.

We've been doing a whole lot of this lately. Pool and popsicles, what more could a kid ask for? ...

That's about it for our month of June. It hasn't been filled with anything crazy, but after everything my brother and his family have been through I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for even being able to do the things we've been doing. If you haven't read their story yet, go here to their family blog. It will change your life and allow you to appreciate the things we take for granted every single day. Keep fighting Clara, we love you!

www.loveforclara.bbnow.org

Oh Taya

2011-06-12T23:11:00.000-06:00

If this doesn't put a smile on your face, I don't know what will.......

Before I Forget

2011-06-03T19:26:00.000-06:00

One of my favorite things about my little 3 year old:

Whenever I go to the gym and workout, afterwards Taya asks to see my muscles, touches only my elbows, and says, "Whoa Mom, your elbows are SO STRONG!".

Why she thinks elbows are muscles... I have no idea, but it sure is cute for the time being! Let's just hope my elbows aren't the only strong part of me. Maybe I should be offended that she completely bypasses my biceps and looks straight to my elbows. :)

Pool Time

2011-06-02T23:17:00.000-06:00

I've been TERRIBLE at posting, so to catch up I won't blab on like I usually do :) ...

We usually try and go to the pool at least a few times a week. The kids love it and so do we :) ...

Daddy & the kids playing in the "bubbles"...

Taya has ALWAYS loved to lay out. We think it's pretty cute :) ...

Utah Trip

2011-05-31T23:39:00.000-06:00

A little late on the posting so I'll just be quick... We made a trip to Utah the middle of April for Indie's baby blessing and to see/meet baby Chloe (Cam's sister, Tiff, had a baby :). ) We had so much fun and loved seeing family and friends again. I will admit, it was a little weird not having our own home to go back to, but Taya was in heaven at Aunt Jami's house, of course, so it was worth it! Here's a few pictures from the trip...

Made a quick day trip to Wyoming to see baby Chloe and the rest of Cam's family...

Taya lookin' studious with Nana's glasses... just "checkin' my friends Mom"...

Taya and baby Indie...

Good times at Kangaroo Zoo...

This was my mom's attempt at taking a picture of us coming down the slide... so funny :) I love how happy Dodger is though ...

The girls were laughing SO hard, it was impossible to get a good picture (miss my still-broken camera!) but here they are, Tessa, Taya, and London. So cute...

And how do I NOT have a picture of Indie's blessing?? Apparently I had Jami take all the pictures... Jami, could you send me a few please? :)

Love For Clara

2011-05-25T23:40:00.000-06:00

Please read about sweet Clara HERE.

A Little Too Excited

2011-05-18T15:38:00.003-06:00

The other morning I was going to fill the pool up so it could get a little warmer before the kids got in. Well, I turned my back for two seconds and this is what happened...

Needless to say, pool time came a little earlier than planned.

Caught...

This kid LOVES the hose!

Noses

2011-04-18T21:47:00.000-06:00

Taya thinks she has two noses.

"I gotta go blow my noses.

Obviously it's because of 2 nostrils, but is it bad that I think it's cute and don't want to correct her? :)

Tayism

2011-04-03T23:49:00.000-06:00

This was Taya's conversation with Cam this morning...

"Ya goin' to work today dad?"

"No, not today honey."

"You gonna stay home ALL day, Dad?"

"Yes, it's Sunday, I'm staying home ALL day."

"You can't stay home. You hafta go get us more money, Dad!"

I promise she didn't learn that from me! :)

On another note, I wanted to write this down before I forget. Her prayers lately have been hilarious! Most the time you can't even understand her because, for some reason, as soon as she starts her prayers her voice goes up about 5 octaves and you can barely understand her cause it's so high pitched. It's pretty cute and I usually have to hide my face because I'm laughing so hard. :) Maybe sometime I'll try to record it.

Just A Few Highlights...

2011-03-28T23:03:00.002-06:00

I don't want this post to get too crazy, so I'm just going to give brief explanations of the things we've been up to :). Sorry, Cam is out of town and I'm exhausted, but I know I've put this off too long :) ...

Welcome to our home...

This is our rental house for the next year (or however long we decide to stay here). So far we love it! No stairs and plenty of space for the kids to ~~get lost~~ play... what more could you ask for! :)

We have a lemon tree and a grapefruit tree in our backyard. Taya loves to pick the lemons, but has a hard time reaching them :) By the way, did you know lemon trees have thorns?? I cut myself one day and my thumb was swollen for 3 days! Yikes!

Our dogs- which I'm sure you've been DYING to hear about :) - couldn't be any happier here! They lay in the sun all day and love to go on walks with this princess...

Trey, Jami, and baby Indie came for a visit in March!! We had lots of fun, ate lots of great food and enjoyed the warm weather while they were here! ...

We said goodbye to our truck a few weeks ago... it was a sad day for all of us! I had a love/hate relationship with the thing, but it will be missed for sure. BUT gas prices got the best of us- and probably everyone else- so we decided it was time! ....

Cam's new beauty....

On a lighter note- since all of you are depressed about us selling our truck too :) ...

YES, this really happened...

It was great. Didn't make a mess at all. ;)

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I'm not going to lie, most of our days consist of this...

(Sorry for all of you who are freezing right now... but just remember we'll be scorched in a few more months if it makes you feel any better. And if that doesn't make you feel any better, there's a mosquito that's bit me about 4 times in the small amount of time it's taken me to write this post.)

If any of you have any friends in this area you know there's been crazy sicknesses going on- croup, pneumonia, etc. ... We were lucky not to have gotten pneumonia, but don't worry, the kids alternated being sick for over a month. It was AWFUL, but at least the kids were still able to entertain themselves being stuck inside all day...

Taya made lunch for her dollies, and apparently a bunny :) ...

Hide n' seek has been a daily game at our house lately. It's actually pretty funny. I hide with Dodger, who squeals and giggles the entire time, in hiding places that Taya assigns for us. It's very effective. And Taya either hides in the exact same spot the we just hid in or tells me before I start counting where she's going to hide. This is probably my favorite time of the day :) ...

And Dodger, we've learned, is O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D. with Dora. :( I'm not talkin' like the kid likes it, I'm talking OBSESSED! If the t.v. turns on and he doesn't see Dora within a couple seconds he hunts down the remote, brings it to us, and whines until Dora is turned on. I haven't decided whether I think it's cute or sad! Haha. But it sure is cute watching him sit on his knees to watch it. (Which, by the way, is the only way he will sit. NEVER EVER will he sit on his bum. In fact, when I'm holding him and reach to set him down he bends his knees so he can kneel down instead.) ...

We went and saw the Mesa temple last Sunday night. It's gorgeous! Our kids loved it-- loved the flowers, walking around, etc. Such an amazing feeling just to be on the temple grounds and get to escape "life" for a minute...

And last, but not least, we celebrated the big "32" for my handsome hubby this past Thursday. He didn't do or get much because 1. Without fail he ALWAYS picks out any kind of present he gets at least 2 months before the actual holiday (and I'm tired of feeling bad and caving so he gets double the presents :) ) and 2. Haven't found ourselves any babysitters yet, so until that day happens we're at the mercy of our children (wow that sounds bad :) ). But hopefully he still had a good birthday! He wanted Joe's BBQ for lunch, so he brought it home and got to use our new "special" plate for the first time...

(Thanks to Cam's mom! :) )

And of course we had cake and all that good stuff... with matches for candles (whoops!). Happy Birthday Babe! We love you!

***Sorry this was the most random post ever! Hopefully you made it all the way to the end :). We're still alive and kicking here though! Arizona seriously has THE NICEST PEOPLE EVER!!! Everywhere I go I cannot believe how nice everyone is. Grocery stores, gas stations, fast food restaurants... which usually you get the most ornery people out of, but here, there really is something in the air. Everyone genuinely cares about everyone. It really is awesome. And infectious! So, for now... Yes, we love it. :)

**Update... My sister just asked if that was poop on Dodger's face. No, my son is not eating poop. He got into a chocolate bar when I was out of the room and shoved the entire thing in his mouth. Apparently he's been food-deprived for too long. Dang allergies.

Sickie-Wickies

2011-03-13T22:36:00.000-06:00

My sister just yelled at me because of my slacking blog(s) so I thought I'd write a quick update. It's depressing... 2 weeks ago Dodger got sick- fever of 102+, throwing up, etc., was sick for a week, almost was over it and THEN Taya got sick- fever, croup, etc. It's been 5 days now, she's still not any better, and guess what... Dodger's getting it AGAIN! Are you kidding me!? Needless to say we're heading to the doctor tomorrow. The one good thing about this whole situation... I haven't gotten it yet! Knock on wood. I ALWAYS get whatever the kids get! I'm starting to think all these supplements I'm on are paying off! And also, I guess there are a few more positives to the whole sickness business- we've decided Taya has the CUTEST raspy voice ever, I wish it would stay :) . She's also been sooo cute with Dodger since she's been sick, I wish that would stay too! It's been nice for a change!

Cam figured out something the other day that we also LOVE :) ... Dodger can sing the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It's absolutely adorable. I never noticed it until Cam mentioned it, but I usually sing that to him every night and he always sings during the day. A few days ago Cam said, "Is he singing Twinkle Twinkle?" Sure enough, he totally was! Now that we've started noticing he'll do it all the time and does it when you ask him to. So cute. It just comes out as "la la la la la la la" or "yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah", but still, pretty cute for a 17 month old. Speaking of which, do they let kids into the nursery if they're not walking yet? I'm getting worried! And I don't care what people say, I HATE the crawling stage. I'd rather them go straight to walking so 8 months of crawling for me is TORTURE. Maybe it's my way of being taught patience ... can you tell it's not working? :)

Anyway- I'm sorry for the lack of blog posts! We really haven't been up to much, though, as you can tell! Cam just got our garage 100% organized and ready for me to start painting again and I'm SOOO excited! It's been long overdue and I'm definitely needing an outlet.

We're missing our family and friends a TON, but we still love it here. We're doing good besides our house of sickies! Can't wait to see everyone again in April!

A Quick Tayaism...

2011-03-10T21:18:00.000-07:00

Taya walked in the room earlier tonight and I could tell she was sooo grumpy for some reason...

"Taya, what's wrong honey?"

"Nuttin."

"Taya, what's wrong?"

"I'm just sick of that baby!"

"What baby?"

"Dodger."

HA! I couldn't get too mad because 1. I thought it was hilarious and 2. she's had the flu this week... bleh! EVERY single time my kids get sick I get it too so cross your fingers the bug is out of the house for good by the weekend! It's been almost 90 degrees here and we're missing all this beautiful sunshine!! I did manage to get my lawn mowed and tomatoes planted though, so I was excited about that! :) Lovin' Arizona!

We Made It!

2011-02-12T22:38:00.001-07:00

First off, I'm sorry it's been so long! I'd like to say that it's because I've been so busy I couldn't bare one minute on the computer, but that hasn't been the case this week...

So, my mom flew to Utah to help me with the kids on the drive to Arizona (driving 10 hours with 2 kids alone... no thanks!) and to help unpack and organize all of our stuff in the new house. Wow, let me tell you, you never realize how much stuff you have and how long it takes to put it everywhere until you move!! And 70% off the "stuff" is kid stuff!! Kids clothes, kids toys, baby clothes and toys- which aren't even used anymore, but ya can't just get rid of them, right? It's crazy all the "stuff" you supposedly need. If we had the money I would've loved to just give everything away and buy new just so we didn't have to deal with all of our "stuff".

Anyway, my mom was here for a week and, let's be honest, can walk circles around me in the getting-things-done department. We unpacked and organized literally every box but 2 before she left, hung pictures, decorated the house, went shopping... you name it, it got done. Except for painting. And, believe me, I was shocked she didn't whip out the paint and redo my kitchen (it's awful to say the least, haha)! She's a crazy woman... but in a good way :) . So, that's why I haven't blogged yet. Because for the first week here, I literally was ridiculously busy- because of my mom, and for the second week, I've been too exhausted from the first to even think about lifting a finger! :) But seriously Mom, couldn't have done it without you!! Thanks again!!

So, I apologize if you've missed me :), or if you've been dying to know how Arizona is, or if you just want to see pictures of my kids, that's fine too. No one cares about you anymore after you have kids- they just want to see the kids. And... I'm ok with it.

A few things in case you're wondering:

*The kids were A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. on the drive to AZ... thank goodness!!

*Dodger decided to stop teething for one week while me and my mom unpacked... thanks little guy :), but got right back to it before she left.

*The kids are LOVING it here. Mostly because of the weather and the house, of course.

*And yes, Taya misses everyone. She asks all the time about people, wondering who's going to come to the park with us, or if she can go see the neighbors by her "old house". It's hard and I feel bad, but we just talk about "when we go back to Utah in April we'll get to see everyone". She just nods :).

*NO, Dodger is NOT walking yet... BUT SO CLOSE!!! He takes 4 steps, then falls, gets back up and tries again. I think the most he's gotten is about 13. Progress people! Maybe before he hits 17 months. It's so cute though. He gets too excited, stands up and doesn't even give himself a chance to balance before he just starts walking, so he falls. Ha. I'll hafta post a video sometime.

*As for the Tayaisms... she's been hilarious here :) When she's outside she turns into a different person. She talks and talks and talks! Every day she asks me probably 20 times if we can go for a "iiiiiddle, tttiiinnnyyy walk". It's pretty cute, but after the 4th walk of the day it gets a "iddle" old!

*We like our house a lot. It's all one level so NO MORE STAIRS!!! YAY!!! I hate stairs, with a passion. The hallways are huge, the rooms are huge, I HAVE A PANTRY (I didn't in my "old" house- which I hated!), the kids rooms are away from the master bedroom and garage... so I can run on my treadmill and use my tools now while they're asleep- yay, it's a 3 car garage... You get the idea. For the most part, it's a great rental. Except for the kitchen walls :) ... They're salmon. And hideous. Salmon kitchen and an olive green family room. Don't get me wrong, we all know I love olive green, but when you put the two colors right up next to each other... sick. Maybe my mom actually will paint it when she comes back! We can only hope :)

*Cam and I are doing good. We haven't talked about it too much so I'm not sure how he feels, but so far I'm really liking Arizona. Everyone is SOO nice here, even drive-thru people (not that I eat out or anything ;) ). And of course, the weather is FANTASTIC! I won't go into too much detail because I know how cold everyone else is right now, but it really is great. The kids both wore shorts today, that's how nice it is. I miss lots of things about living in Utah and miss my family, friends, and neighbors so much, but try not to think of it too much!

One more side note, then on to the pictures... Cam's doing great with the business! It's a lot of work, basically starting over again, but he has a couple new employees and new agents so we're excited about the growth so far!

I haven't taken pictures of the house yet, but here's a few of the kids...

Taya with about 3 princess dresses on...

And yes, her bike was in the house! I'm a terrible parent, I know! It was cold and so windy for a few days here and I got so tired of her wanting to go outside, so we brought the outside inside :) Our halls are super big so I thought it'd be ok for one day...

ps this is the kids hallway. Guest bed/craft room to the left, Taya's bedroom is just behind her, Dodger's is next to it, and 2 bathrooms on the right.

Dodger climbed in a box while we were packing at our "old" house and thought he was so cute...

Taya's make-shift baby bjorn :) ...

This face Taya's making won't surprise anyone :) ....

I LOVE these new chairs my mom got them from Ikea! ...

Please excuse Taya's un-lady like pose, I just thought Dodger was too funny.

They think their new office chair is the funnest thing ever...

That's the beautiful salmon color in the background :)

Taya pushing Dodger...

The park...

I had to add this one. We went to lunch with some friends before we left and took a few pictures of Taya with her little friends. This is Taya, Tessa and London "Yunyon". Aren't they so cute!? :)

PLEASE BE CAREFUL...

2011-01-23T21:13:00.000-07:00

Just wrote a post of something terrifying that happened to me yesterday. I wanted to make more people aware, so I posted it on my furniture blog. Check it out if you wanna read it...

http://furniturefix.blogspot.com/2011/01/please-be-careful.html

The Life

2011-01-15T22:31:00.000-07:00

Wow it's been a while! Life has been a little crazy over here! We've been busy packing, trying to find a house, trying to sell a house, trying to keep a house clean so we can actually sell a house... etc. You get the idea!

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I've decided it'll be a miracle if I survive Taya's childhood! :) She keeps me busy every single day playing with her, picking up after her, chasing her skinny little legs all over the house... speaking of which, you'd think I'd be in better shape (but that's another story). This week I think I've picked up more spilled drinks than ever before! She definitely keeps us laughing though. A few funnies lately:

"Taya, do you want cereal or pancakes for breakfast?"

"I'm not hungry yet. Taya just ate last week"

and...

"Taya, you need to get in the bath, are you ready?"

"No, not yet."

"Oh really? When are you gonna be ready?"

"Umm... prob-wee Fursday"
"Thursday? Wow, that's a long time!"

Taya sure is going to miss Utah. She talks about moving to "Own-a-zone-uh" everyday, but really I think she has no clue she won't be able to see her aunts and friends all the time. Not to mention pre-school and "dance cwass". BUT I'm sure she'll be MORE than excited to play outside EVERY DAY!!! ... Can you feel my excitement also? :) Ah, to just open the back door and let her play again! Can't wait.

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Dodger has been... interesting lately. He teethed all through Christmas and came out with 3 new molars. He now has 4 teeth on top, 3 on bottom, and 3 molars. So random. Poor kid though, I feel so bad. Taya got her teeth in so slow I always wished she would just get them in all at the same time, but now I TOTALLY RETRACT THAT STATEMENT!!!! Never ever would I wish for this again! He's been miserable for probably 3 straight months. And don't get me started on his allergies.

Ok, too late... his allergies... I'll be brief... took him to a homeopathic doctor this week because, quite honestly, I don't like the idea of masking my sons itching with steroids soooo I took him in and LOVED IT. Found out he's allergic to DAIRY, GRAINS, EGGS, ALL FOOD DYES, DOGS, PEANUTS, etc... L.O.V.E. I.T. ... ok not really. I know what you're thinking... what do I feed him? Well, I'm still workin' on that. Need to make a trip to the health food store on Monday, but for now he's eating lots of rice, fruits, veggies (if he will eat them! :( ), smoothies, rice milk, almond milk, a special protein shake, rice cakes, rice crackers - yum, ha- etc. BUT I can already see an improvement, I swear his skin is getting better so it'll be totally worth it. I'll keep you posted, but thanks to those who have given me advice and good websites to look at. And if anyone else has any other info/recipes/anything useful PLEASE LET ME KNOW!! :)

He's still crawling, he might take even longer than Taya did! Ha. He actually does this funny thing where he walks on his knees, it's hilarious. I'll have to video it sometime. Other than that he pretty much yells for everything he wants now- should have taught him sign language, whoops- and still loves his mama!

***

Cam has been in Arizona this whole week looking for a house so we're all definitely ready for him to come home! Taya cries for him every night before bed. It's so sad/kinda cute :). She loves her daddy! I thought I'd get so much done while he was gone, but turns out I haven't really done a thing! Sorry Cam! I've been lonely so I've been drowning my sorrows in ~~tv shows~~ ... I mean... educational novels :). But not really. So Cam, come home, so you can kick my butt back into gear! He found a house today, though, FINALLY... YAY!!! We're so excited! It took a lot longer than we thought and turned out to be MUCH more difficult- even only being a rental- but we finally did it. Good job us.

***

If you've made it through this entire post, sorry it's been so long. And sorry for the lame-o no picture post, but currently one of my cameras is broken - tear, tear - and the other is missing the USB cord. So, maybe next time...

Another Giveaway...

2011-01-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

has been posted on my blog. Check it out...

http://furniturefix.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-giveaway.html

At this rate, with only 11 comments so far, your odds of winning are pretty darn good, so go enter! It's not the biggest prize you've ever seen, but who wouldn't love a few extra bucks!?! :)

A GIVEAWAY

2010-12-29T21:48:00.000-07:00

Check out my other blog for a chance to win a giveaway!!

http://furniturefix.blogspot.com/2010/12/giveaway.html

Oh Taya...

2010-12-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

Today we were driving to lunch for my brother's birthday and, once again, had another laugh-out-loud moment...

Me: "I'm pooped!"

Taya: "Ya gotta go poo, Mom?"

Me: (laughing) "No, sometimes when you say 'pooped' it just means you're tired"

Taya: "Ya tired of goin poo, Mom?"

I forget how literal 3 year olds take things. Guess there will be no more "pooped" comments around our house :)

Family Pictures

2010-12-13T00:32:00.001-07:00

It's that time of year again! :) Cam LOVES taking pictures. He wishes we could take family pictures every day! I literally have to calm him down before we take them because he just gets way too excited...

Oh wait, no. Not at all. He HATES them! I don't think a person could hate them anymore than he does. Even my kids. Dodger was an angel. Taya just wanted to run around. But for the most part they went well and we got a few good ones, thanks to Jocelin at www.photographybyjocelin.com. Here's a few favorites...

Taya and her crazy eyes- we practiced "keeping our eyes open" when we smile the day before pictures and this is what it turned into! ...

Don't you just want to SQUEEZE him!?!? ...

My little Mama's boy ...

And our princess...

Thanks so much Jocelin, once again!!!! You're amazing! :)

Christmas stockings...

2010-12-01T16:13:00.001-07:00

They're finally done. Check them out by clicking HERE !

Taya-ism

2010-11-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

Taya was "helping" me finish all of our stockings tonight and sneezed about 5 times in a row. She looked at me and said, "Whoa, Taya has wotsa bwess you's Mommy!". I thought it was so cute! :)

Button

2010-11-21T23:59:00.001-07:00

I just got a new blog button made by this fantastic girl, so check out my site, leave a comment and follow me if you want to know when I post new things!! Or just do all that to be nice- I'll take it, either way :)

(If you're computer illiterate ~~like m~~e, all you have to do is click the box and it will direct you to my link :) )

Dodgie-Poo

2010-11-20T22:30:00.001-07:00

Yes, unfortunately for the poor kid, that has turned into Dodger's nickname :).

Since it's almost month past his birthday, I thought I'd do a quick post about our sweet boy! My blog has been completely neglected lately because of my other blog (click here), but my kids need the attention for minute, so here it is...

Dodger turned 1 on October 22nd... he had a great day, but had no idea it was anything special. :)

We had a ward Halloween party that night and a busy day that day, but we still managed to squeeze in presents and cupcakes- which, by the way, he was not a big fan of! (what!?!)

Hate that his name has created a theme for this, but I guess he'll have to deal with it... hope he likes baseball when he grows up (sorry Dodger!)...

(I know, cheesy, right? :) )

What kid doesn't LOVE cupcakes?! ....

Finally opened up a little...

And there it is....

Yummy presents! ...

A Few Things About Dodge:

13 months:

19 lbs 10 oz, 5th percentile

height 65th percentile

He, still, is the happiest, most smiley baby you'll ever see
So super cuddly, he gives me hugs every morning
He'll give kisses with a WIDE open mouth :)
When he hears music he dances by bobbing up and down and side to side!
Sits on his knees all the time... so cute! ...

He falls asleep sitting with his head leaned against the bumper...

Still a mama's boy! Have to admit, I do love it :)
Still fits in 3 month onesies and other 3-6 month clothes!
LOVES his sister
He waves
Just learned a new trick...

**We LOVE our little boy and could not have asked for a sweeter baby! He really is such an angel and we are so blessed to have him in our family. Happy late Birthday Dodgie, we love you so much!**

Another Taya-ism

2010-11-14T17:40:00.000-07:00

So I realize it's been forever since I had a real post, and I promise I'll do it soon, but I had to write this one down real fast...

Today after church Taya used the bathroom by herself and came out...

"Taya, did you wash your hands?"

"No, it's fine. Taya not get my bum on my hands."

Cam and I were both DYING laughing! So now the question is, how do you teach your 3 year old that just because they don't "get their bum on their hands" doesn't mean they don't need to wash them? :)

Taya-isms

2010-11-01T21:46:00.005-06:00

I know, I know, I've been neglecting this blog lately, but I have to write down a few things real quick before I forget! I'll do a longer post later, but Taya has been hilarious lately and has said some pretty funny things. Let me just say first though, she still speaks in third person and can't say her "L" 's so things come out much funnier...

*Last week I was trying to hurry and get the kids in the car because we were late for something -shocker- and I hurried and buckled Taya and as soon as I was done she looked at me and said, "y'all done freakin' out Mom?" WHAT?!?! Where did she get that from?? Cam!! :)

*Taya is always curious about aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, cousins, etc. so one day she said

"What's Taya?"
"You're my daughter"
"Tay's not daughter, Tay's pretty princess"

*Today Taya got in the car and wouldn't sit in her car seat so I got mad and her response was this:

"Don't get mad at Taya anymore Mom"
"Well, you need to start listening to me, Taya, then I don't have to get mad"
"Taya isten you when Tay gets bigger"

Again, WHAT?!?! Haha, I couldn't help but laugh at that one!

Never a dull moment with Taya, that's for sure!

Furniture Fix

2010-10-23T22:38:00.000-06:00

http://furniturefix.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-toy-box.html

One Year Ago Today...

2010-10-21T23:54:00.002-06:00

Our sweet baby boy was born

We can't believe it's been a year already! He's grown so fast, but is still our tiny little man :)

Hard to believe this is the same baby...

*more on Dodger later*

A New Blog

2010-10-20T23:08:00.004-06:00

Took me long enough, but I finally did it... I started a new blog! I wanted a place where I could share all my furniture make-over's without having to use our family blog, so visit my new site by clicking HERE if you're interested. It's not 100% up and running yet, I still need to add more things, but check it out, hopefully you'll like it! And if you're nice, you'll become a follower to make me feel extra special! :) Thanks!!

*I just posted more from my mom's house, so go look, you'll like.

here's a little preview...

Mom's House Make Over

2010-10-15T21:56:00.002-06:00

This past week I flew to Washington and my mom and I spent every day working like crazy trying to get all of her stuff refinished. Believe it or not I had a blast and hopefully she did too! :)

My mom told me on the phone that I could have the chest in her bedroom because it was so old and nasty and she wanted to get rid of it. Long story short, as soon as I saw it I fell in love and made her keep it!:) I think she's happy she did! This is only the beginning of MANY things we accomplished this week...

It's still missing the drawer on the bottom- we kind of forgot about it with all the other projects we were working on at the time, but I LOVE how it turned out and hope to someday be able to find something like it for my bedroom too! :)

Another Update...

2010-10-11T10:30:00.001-06:00

Sorry for the inconvenience, but my mom decided to change the date of the Washington furniture class to Wednesday from 1:30-3:30pm. Hopefully that still works for everyone! And again, please email me or leave a comment if you're interested. It will be at my mom's home in Pasco. Thanks!

Update on Washington Class...

2010-09-24T23:21:00.003-06:00

Sorry if I haven't gotten back to any of you, it's been a CRAZY week, but yes I have gotten your emails and comments! The date is set for Thursday, October 14th at, I believe, 6pm. I will be away from the internet for a week so if you have any questions please let me know and I will get back to you as soon as I can! Thanks!

Shea's "New" Bar Stools

2010-09-23T22:28:00.004-06:00

My friend, Shea, picked up these beauties on KSL a few weeks ago...
Not the most appealing things you've ever seen (no offense, Shea :) ) but had HUGE potential and definitely a great find! I love all the detail/shapes on them!

She'll kill me for posting these, but this is her working on them :) (yes, I know my garage is a mess!)
And ... Ta Duh! ...

I'm so mad, I thought it would've been SUPER cute to put a decorative piece on the backs of them, but didn't think about it until we were almost finished and by that time you just get excited to be done with it. They turned out so super cute though and I'm excited for her new addition to her kitchen! :) Good job Shea!!

And ps, the credenza/dresser in the background is going to be my next project. It had to be put on hold for a little while, but I'm so excited about it! Still haven't decided what color to paint it so if anyone is in need of something like this and wants to buy it and choose the color and everything please let me know. It's solid wood and probably weighs 350lbs. It's a credenza with 4 drawers (two of which have file holders) and 2 doors that have shelves on the inside. It would be beautiful as an entertainment center, credenza (obviously) or even a dresser if you need it. If you're interested please leave a comment or email me at ashleytreu@gmail.com.

For Anyone In Washington....

2010-09-22T10:45:00.002-06:00

I will be there the week of October 8-15th and my mom has suggested I do a furniture refinishing class there since we will be busy all week doing her furniture (YAY!!!)... so if anyone is interested please leave a comment with your email or email me at ashleytreu@gmail.com (or you can just chat with my mom :)) and we can let you know more details! Thanks!

A Dresser For Tiff

2010-09-19T16:34:00.003-06:00

Cam's sister asked me to refinish a dresser a couple weeks ago, but she needed it to be upright to fit in their bedroom. I was stoked because I'd been eyeing one on KSL for a while, just waiting for my other projects to be finished. Anyway, after looking at the colors of her room we both decided on cream (shocker, I know). I was pretty excited about this dresser, it turned out so cute. Cam didn't want to let it go, haha! Never thought that day would come! Anyway, here are the before and after pics...

(Yes, it's missing one knob- it was screwed on so tight I couldn't get it undone yet, but was too anxious to take the pictures :) )

Don't you just love these eagle knobs... gag!

Tiff picked up the dresser last night, hopefully she liked it! :)

I've posted previously on my blog about my furniture class and on facebook, but if you haven't seen the info yet and are interested, click here, or really you can just scroll down a bit!

UPDATE ON THE FURNITURE CLASS

2010-09-17T22:23:00.002-06:00

Ok, it's official, the date will be Saturday, October 16th, 10:00am-12:00pm at my home for the small price of $35 :) . Please let me know if you're planning on coming as soon as possible. You can either leave me a comment on my blog, facebook, or call, text, or email me (ashleytreu@gmail.com) if you have any questions. I'll be going over pretty much everything you need to know to start refinishing furniture- or whatever it is that you want to refinish! It will be a hands-on class so you'll learn and get a feel for what you're doing and I'll teach you tricks and tips I've learned the hard way :) . Hopefully that date works for any of you who are interested, if not, hopefully this will be the first class of many! Thanks!

Furniture Refinishing Class...

2010-09-11T07:59:00.002-06:00

I've had a lot of people ask me about furniture refinishing lately so I'm thinking about teaching a small class in the next few weeks. I'm not sure of any details yet, but please let me know if you are interested at all and if I have enough people I'll do it for sure. Like I said, I'm not sure on details- price, location, date, etc. but if you are wanting to do it please leave me a comment with your email and I can get back to you as soon as I decide. It will probably be in the next few weeks before the weather gets too cold and just a class on beginners/basics of painting. I'm not a professional by any means, but feel like I know enough to help you out a little! :) Thanks!

Happy Birthday Taya!

2010-09-05T20:34:00.001-06:00

Taya turned 3 on September 1st! Crazy she's that old already! The morning began like this...

"Taya, do you know what today is?"
(Thinks about it for a second) "It's Taya's Happy Birthday!!" (in a high pitched singing)
"Yeah!"
"Now?"
"Yes, now." :)

She had such a fun day! She opened a couple presents in the morning, then Daddy came home and we showed her the new trampoline the grandparents pitched in to buy her! Can you imagine her excitement!? Well, probably not, but let me just tell you she asks me, literally, every single day if she can go over to our neighbors to jump on their "trampeen" so the money spent was TOTALLY worth it! She jumped ALL morning and ALL afternoon, then ALL during her party. She didn't even want to stop to eat cake or open presents! (so thank you grandma's and grandpa's!!!)

She was so cute all day, she thanked me for everything I did for her! She saw me making her cake and said, "That Taya's burtday cake? Ahhh... that's so sweet, Mommy, thank you."

This was right after she saw the "trampeen". Can you tell how happy she is? :) ...
I don't know why, but this picture cracks me up! Taya's face is hilarious! And poor Dodger! ...

This was at her little Birthday party. Everyone was trying to get her to smile with her eyes open, and after the 2nd picture it ended up hilarious...
1
2
3

Genna & Taya...

Cole, Jace & Taya...

(Don't you love how Taya's leaning into Jace? Looks like they're going to prom :) )

I had such a hard time getting her to bed that night, every time I turned my back she was on her new bike or playing with a different toy! The night ended with prayers, which I wrote down in her journal because I thought they were so cute. They went like this: "Dear Henny Fadder, thank you dis day, thank you trampeen, thank you famy, thank you friends... otsa friends... 1, 2, free, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ... amen."Apparently she loves her 10 friends :). When I left her room we could still hear her from downstairs singing "Happy Birthday" to herself at 10pm! Haha!

A few things about Taya:

-Taya is such a sweet girl, she's constantly telling me "good job, Mommy", "good girl, Mommy", "you did it, Mommy" and gives me so much encouragement!

-Sometimes she is nice to her brother and makes him laugh hystarically, it's adorable.

-Every night before bed Taya says "scratch my back, Mommy". She LOVES anything scratched and tickled and hates it when we stop.

-Whenever she leaves the room and leaves things behind she says "don't eat Taya's food, Mommy" or "don't touch Taya's ___, Taya be right back". Apparently she thinks I steal her things!"

-Yes, she still talks in third person. We like it though, so maybe we won't try that hard to fix it :)

-She LOVES stories at bedtime and wants "just ooonnneee mmooorree story" every single night!

-She's started asking anyone, anywhere "What's or name?" :)

Happy Birthday Monkey, we love you!

Dodge

2010-09-02T22:10:00.004-06:00

This pictures puts both a smile and a frown on my face at the same time. Is that possible?

Smile because, seriously, how can you resist that huge smile and those happy eyes? And frown because the poor little guy still itches so bad and scratches himself like crazy! But at least he's happy! Love you Dodger! You're little smile brightens my day!

(I just noticed the naked barbie on his left... that would be from Taya. Sorry for the inappropriateness!)

My Little Hippie ...

2010-08-28T15:23:00.003-06:00

Where did we get her? :)
Whenever she finds these headbands she wears them around all day, and not just one, ALL of them! And this time she added in a little butterfly clip, nice touch I think!

Hallelujah, It's DONE!

2010-08-25T16:15:00.004-06:00

See, I didn't make you wait that long :) Here she is ...

Remember these doors? ...
Well, I liked the other side better with the rest of the piece, so Cam switched them for me :) ...
Turned out to be a little more difficult than just flipping them over, but they work just fine and I'm happy with them! What do ya think? Good move or bad?

Finally done and FOR SALE!! If you have any questions, email me at ashleytreu@gmail.com.

UPDATE: SOLD!

And this is what happens when you paint instead of watching your children, like you should be... or something like that :) ....

DYING!!

2010-08-24T22:35:00.003-06:00

Ok so I'm DYING to show you this piece I've been working on- not to brag, but because that will mean that it's FINALLY FINISHED!!!!! This thing has taken me WAY too long and I'm tired of looking at it. :) I've been sick FOREVER and had a few days in there where I couldn't even function, so long story short, it will be done and listed FOR SALE TOMORROW!

It's obviously a china hutch- the piece on the right fits on top of the piece on the left, I just couldn't convince Cam to lift it up just for a before picture :)

Yes, lots of CAPS were used in this post... that's just how excited I am to be done with this thing. It's pretty, don't get me wrong, it has just WAY overstayed its welcome. :) And also, a HUGE special thanks to my hubby who can fix almost anything and repaired all the screws and damage that was done by the idiot before that refinished this. Yes, I realize it takes time to learn how to do this, and I'm still learning too, but really, whoever did it was a moron. Sorry, I'm mean. It just got frustrating after about the 5th stripped screw. So if you're ever doing anything with screws, DON'T STRIP THEM, IT WILL CAUSE LOTS OF ANGER LATER! Phewsh, I'm done now. :)

After pictures coming soon!

Walks

2010-08-20T22:49:00.002-06:00

Taya LOVES taking Dodger for little walks down our sidewalk so one day I decided I needed to get some pictures of it after she strapped in her baby on the other side too. Most of the time she doesn't bring Dodger back though. She'll come casually into the garage and I'll say "Where's Dodger?!?" and she'll point about two or three houses down the street and there he is. Luckily he's not old enough to care yet, he just waits for me to come get him :). Poor little guy!

I love that she can't even see where she's going... can you see her little hands poking over the handles? :) ...

And these pictures crack me up. Her face starts out so nice and loving, and then watch the progression...

...into pure evil! :) I'm pretty sure she's thinking about pushing him somewhere and leaving, that's why.

Dish Network "Man"

2010-08-17T15:32:00.004-06:00

A repair man from Dish Network came this morning to fix our tv and Taya followed him ALL over the house and ALL through the back and front yards. It was hilarious. I'd look out every now and then and hear her saying "Ya done now, Man?" or "You eaving now, Man". Soon it turned into "Man, want a bagle?" "Chocate nilk, Man?" "Mommmy, that man fix Taya's tv?" "Mommy, Taya go outside, see dat man." Poor "Man" couldn't get any work done! I love having a little social butterfly but having to explain the safety issues that comes along with that has been a little difficult! :)

Here she is...

2010-08-04T14:55:00.009-06:00

So I thought this project would be SUPER easy and fast and that I'd have her done in no time... BUT that didn't happen. The painting went quick, but she was in DESPERATE need of some serious love. Here she is though, finally finished.....

See what I mean? ...

I'm so sad, the dresser was missing ONE original handle, which I LOVED, so I had to get new ones, but I guess I'll just have them for another project. These ones fit most the holes perfectly, and I thought they looked pretty cute on it. Probably not my first choice of style, but still cute.

Ok, I know someone had commented on me sharing a "how to" but I just haven't gotten around to it. SOMEDAY I will I promise :). I THOUGHT about it this time, but unfortunately Cam wasn't home when I started it, and let's be honest, the only pictures Taya has taken look like this...

At least she's crossing her feet I guess! So anyway, the next project I promise I'll do it :). And the next one is a good one! I found a china hutch that I love, so hopefully that will get started soon... well, as soon as I can convince Cam to lift it out of his truck! Thank goodness I married a big guy! Who would lift things for me and reach stuff when my stool just doesn't cut it! Thanks babe, love ya! :)

I know you're probably sick of seeing so much white, but we figured it would sell the best so the first few were unfortunately boring. Sorry. The next one will be a different color though so hopefully you won't be too disappointed. And, once again, this one is FOR SALE so if you are interested please email me at ashleytreu@gmail.com or call/text me if you have my number. It will also be listed on ksl.com tonight.

ONE MORE THING: If you ever need to get rid of furniture, I think I know someone who might like it... hint hint :) OR if you have something that you'd like refinished but don't want to do it yourself, let me know, I'd love to do it for you... for a small fee of course :)

update: SOLD

Wyoming

2010-07-30T22:44:00.000-06:00

A few weeks ago we headed up to Wyoming to see Cam's family... or as he calls it, the "Great White North" :) . It was so relaxing and, of course, great to see everyone!

Cam enjoyed spending time with Roxy...

(ok, let me just say that this dog probably weighs 150lbs and just plopped down on Cam like it was nothin! HA!)

And Taya spent her time in the beautiful flower gardens....

(I spy Taya)

And playing with Roxy...
And Aunt Tiffy...

And Dodger snuggled with Nana...
(Don't be mad at me for posting this, Nana, you look adorable!!!)

And gave lots of kisses...
And chilled in the hammock...
And played with Aunt Jen...

And apparently I was behind the camera because there were zero pictures of me... don't worry though, I'm not that sad about it :)

Thanks so much for a great weekend!! And thanks for watching the kids so Cam and I could go see "Eclipse" !!! That's right, he went with me. Whoop whoop :)

p.s. New project pictures coming soon... this one is FOR SALE again!

Dodger- Nine Months

2010-07-22T21:25:00.001-06:00

Wow, I can't believe the time has gone by so fast! Dodger is 9 months today and still as sweet as ever. Here's a few things about our precious boy...

17.2 lbs, 6%
27 in, 12%

*He SMILES. And SMILES again. And SMILES again. And again. And again. :)

*He's sitting up and army crawling everywhere, but hasn't quite figured out actual crawling yet!

*FINALLY eating some real food, but I'm pretty sure he's allergic to almost everything :(

*He and Taya have started this thing where they yell back and forth at each other, it's the cutest thing EVER! She'll scream in her high pitched voice and he'll do it back, then back and forth to each other. It's hilarious! I'll have to get it on video asap!

*He hugs me! That sounds lame, I know, but when he hasn't seen me for a few hours he cuddles and lays his head on my shoulder. Such a Momma's boy... and I LOVE it! :)

*He SCREAMS when you take something from him that he's playing with... I think it's because Taya is ALWAYS stealing his toys!

*He LOVES his sister... except when she's pushing him over and stealing his toys! He stares at her and just smiles, it's adorable. If I'm not around he's comforted just knowing that she is.

*He is sooooo TICKLISH!!!

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We love our sweet boy, he really is such an angel. I always said it would be SO nice to have a calm baby after Taya, so thank goodness we got so lucky with our precious, happy little boy! :)

Phone Uploads

2010-07-21T10:09:00.000-06:00

I was going through pictures on my phone last week to open up some more space, and I found all these pictures of Taya that I just couldn't delete so I emailed them to myself and decided to let you enjoy them too :) ...

Playing in my makeup. Notice the mirror in the background :( ...
She made Jami wrap her in a blanket and feed her a bottle like a baby...
Eating an oreo...
Making piggy faces with scotch tape...
I snapped a picture of the baby monitor after Taya hopped in the crib with Dodger a few months ago. It's hard to see but she's in the right corner just chillin :) ...
Painting her face, (shocker!) ...
Static! ...
Oops, ya missed a piece...
Pretending to be asleep on my bed ...
Eating ice cream...
And, my personal favorite...

This is most of the reason I don't get much done around my house! But ya gotta love her!

It's Finished...

2010-07-16T15:56:00.000-06:00

And I'm sad about it. Because that means I have to give it up :( . So here are the pictures you've all been dying to see... or not... you probably could care less, but I'll show you anyway :)

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Yes, all of the handles are missing except for one... that's because I always get too anxious to start my projects and forget to take the pictures first! So, this is me, remembering to take them right before I took off the last handle :)

Before & After...

Before & After...

And before & after...

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So what do you think?? Again, this dresser is FOR SALE so if anyone is interested, or knows of anyone that might be, you can email me at ashleytreu@gmail.com for more information. It will also be listed on www.KSL.com tonight! Hope you like it! :)

(p.s. if you're a professional photographer don't laugh at my pictures because I'm not fantastic by any means!! :) )

Update: SOLD

Sneak Preview...

2010-07-12T22:10:00.000-06:00

So this is the new piece I've been working on. Believe it or not, I saw it and fell in love! I decided to start buying furniture, fixing it up and selling it so, that's right, this baby is FOR SALE! ... That is, if I'm willing to give it up when it's done! :)

Stay tuned, it's almost finished!!

Quote From Tay

2010-07-09T22:27:00.000-06:00

This morning I told Taya I was going to hurry and take a shower... her response, "Mommy, just be a iddle quiet, Dodger's seeping". Ha! Thanks Taya :)

Grotto Falls

2010-07-02T14:04:00.000-06:00

On Sunday we went hiking with some friends up to Grotto Falls, which turned out to be super cool. The kids had a blast, Dodger was kicking his legs the whole time and Taya, of course, was in heaven. She LOVES being outside! (Guess it's time to invest in some better walking/hiking shoes than crocs :).) It was a beautiful hike, a little bit colder than we thought it would be, but we still had a blast. We're thinking about making this our new Sunday activity.

We can't seem to get Taya to open her eyes when she smiles!

Taya was TERRIFIED of these caves on both sides of us. It took her a long time to warm up, and even then she just clung to Cam the whole time. She still talks about the "scary tunnels". Ha!

The waterfall was so loud Taya was plugging her ears the whole time :)

Classic Taya

This is my friend Trisha and her little boy Cannon. Her and her husband went with us. Don't look at the differences in our skin tones :) Poor Dodger looks like a ghost! He must have gotten lucky and inherited the Woodward skin! Sorry baby.

It's About Time!

2010-06-29T22:25:00.000-06:00

Eight months later and Dodger is FINALLY starting to sit up on his own! And I thought Taya took a long time! I haven't updated on him in a while, so I thought I'd hurry and do it...

Dodger now has two little teeth and still smiles more than any baby I know. He lights up the room and melts his mommy and daddy with his cute little grin! :) He IS growing... slowly but surely, I guess. At his last appointment (7 months old) he weighed 15.8 lbs, in the 9th percentile and 30th percentile for height. He still won't eat anything and I try pretty much everyday. :( His skin is MUCH better than it used to be, but he still gets allergies or something... who knows! We took him in the hot tub for the first time tonight and he LOVED it!! Can't wait to take him swimming this week! Anyway, here's our little guy at 8 months old...

Oh Taya

2010-06-08T15:08:00.000-06:00

Yesterday after just BARELY putting Taya's swimsuit on she got soaking wet outside THEN said she had to go potty... so not wanting to deal with the hassle, I was holding Dodger feeding him at the time, I told her to just go in her suit then rinse off in the little hose toy that we have after. Is that gross? Little did I know the HUGE MISTAKE it would lead us to today...

We just got home from the store and she went in the back gate and I ran into the house cause I had to pee so bad. Too much information, sorry. When I was done I opened the back door and she had her pants and underwear pulled down around her ankles - our conversation went like this:

"Taya! What are you doing?!"
"Taya's naken" (naked)
"I forgot you had to go potty, come inside and I'll take you."
"Taya did."
"You went potty?"
"Yep. Drass." (grass)
"You went potty in the grass?!? Are your pants wet?"
"No, Taya sit down."
"Taya, did you sit down and go potty in the grass?!"
"Yep. Mar-ee doe poddy drass, gunter doe poddy drass, Taya doe poddy too."
(Marley and Gunther are the dogs!)

Who would've thought my simple mistake yesterday would lead to this? Not me. Oopsies... or as Taya would say "soupsie poopsies".

"Honey, are you serious?!?"

2010-06-01T21:44:00.000-06:00

So this is my latest project- I bought them for our family room so we could make the room look a little cleaner and hide all of our remotes, cords, movies, books, etc. I just finished them and we brought them in the house yesterday... we love them! :) I was a little nervous about this project since it's laminate, but it turned out so good and hopefully won't get too beat up by Taya! I always love hearing Cam complain about the stuff when he goes to pick it up, "Honey, are you serious? This is the ugliest stuff I've ever seen" is usually what gets said. It always puts a smile on my face :)

Before....

After....
Before....
After....

So the process went like this, for those of you who are wondering... sanded down the laminate a little, primed once, sanded the top a little, primed again, spray painted 3 coats, glazed (the antique look), then painted 2 coats of polyurethane (a sealer). The handles I sprayed with a metallic spray paint in aged bronze- which I loved by the way. That's it in a nutshell! I was going to take pictures of the whole process this time, but let's be honest, I got too excited and started before realizing I hadn't taken pictures. Sorry! Maybe next time...

A Few of My Favorite Things...

2010-05-27T21:01:00.001-06:00

Or phrases, really.

Lately Taya has been saying a TON of the following:

My hands get so dry and sometimes crack and bleed (disgusting, I know) and Taya will see my owies, make a sad face and say "aaawwwee poor iddle (little) mommy".

"Where dis tome from?"

"oohh thad be fun!"

"1, 2, free, 9, 10"

And my favorite is when she talks to Dodger:

"It's ok buddy, almos home buddy"

"Hi sweet boy!"

"Baby Dodger stop it right now!!!" (crying in the car :) )

It's so cute, sometimes in the car she'll start laughing and Dodger will giggle so they'll just go back and forth laughing at each other. :)

This is not that exciting of a post, I know, but I wanted to remember a few of the cute things she says. I know there's more, just can't think of anymore off the top of my head! We haven't been up to much lately, as you can tell :). I've been on a strict diet for a few weeks now and Cam started last week so we've just been cranky at our house! haha. I've just been working on a few more projects that I'll post when/ IF they ever get done! :) We finally finished our garden yesterday, and by we I mean me and Taya and by Taya I mean she pretty much just ruined whatever I did so she wasn't really that much help! She loved it though so I guess that's all that matters. I'm so excited though, I finally get to have a garden! Let's just hope I don't ruin it! ... Anyway, hopefully a more exciting post next time...

And So It Begins...

2010-04-30T21:41:00.001-06:00

Stitches. Already. At two and a half.

Here's the story:

This morning right before Cam left for work he got her out of the bathtub and put a towel around her. She wanted to see me giving Dodger a bath so she walked into the bathroom, tripped on the end of the towel and face planted right onto our slate tile. Her hands were all wrapped in the towel so she couldn't even catch herself :( It scared me to death, I thought she'd broken her nose for sure! I asked her if her nose hurt and she said no and pointed to her chin, so I lifted up her head and sure enough here was this...

(sorry if you're throwing up now)

(This picture was taken after the chaos, I'm not that terrible of a mother to pause my child from her screaming so I can take a quick pic :) . ) Anyway, luckily Cam hadn't left for work yet and my mom (who is in town, thank goodness!) drove right over to help out so I could take Taya to the doctor. She was such a sweet little thing, before we left she kept saying "tay's owie not hurt, tay's owie feel bedder". Cam left for work, but felt bad half way there and headed to the doctor so he could be with us-- thank you!!! I was so glad and I know Taya was too! She did so good at first at the doctor until she got the shot -luckily now days they can partially put you under for the procedure, otherwise it would have been a nightmare!!! We were laughing so hard, she was normal for a few minutes then all of the sudden looked at Cam with the biggest eyes, like she had seen a ghost, and went completely limp. At first it was hilarious, then we layed her down and she couldn't move her little body, but was shaking a little and looked so scared. Such an awful feeling, I had a really hard time seeing her like that, but after all was said and done it was soooo worth the knock out! Of course I brought my camera to document the whole thing, so here's a few sad pictures of our eventful day...

At the doctor right before the sedation...

Poor little Taya, still out of it and 3 stitches later...

NEVER seen my child so still! :( ...

And a video that probably isn't that cool, you'll just NEVER see Taya this calm again! ...

So here's the funny part of the story:

Yes, funny. Right before we left the nurse told us that Taya would probably be really woozy and sleepy all day and that she'd probably go home and sleep for a few hours. I thought that sounded kinda nice to be quite honest! I left the office and had to carry her to the car because she couldn't walk yet. Her words were all slurring and she wasn't making any sense so I had to try not to laugh :) On the way home I looked in my rear view mirror to see her making a piggy face for about a minute straight with no other facial expression (using her thumb to push up her nose). This time I laughed. When we got out of the car is where the fun began. She was pretty much bouncing off the walls! My mom got her an inflatable trampoline yesterday so we set it up in our living room for now and Taya immediately got in it and started bouncing from wall to wall saying "whooaaa whoooaaa whoooooaaaaa" over and over. It was hilarious!!! She'd sit down and say "spinning" then stand up and say "weeiirrdd". You could tell she definitely felt a little out of it. Then she took a nap for only about an hour and has been going going all day and just went to bed at 9pm. SERIOUSLY NURSE?!?! What happened to my chill day of getting so many things done?? Apparently the meds had the opposite affect! At least she wasn't in pain and mopey all day though so I guess I can't complain! The day is over, thank goodness. It was a busy one.

This was not my usual post of Taya, hopefully more funny ones to come...

Dodger

2010-04-18T18:13:00.000-06:00

Dodger had a doctor appointment last week and this week and we FINALLY figured out that he is for sure allergic to milk. Would've been nice to know 6 MONTHS AGO!!! So FYI to all you new or not new mommies out there, if your baby has SEVERE eczema, spits up like crazy, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat, etc. , it might not be "normal" like the doctors may say. Needless to say, he started on soy milk 3 days ago and we've seen a HUGE improvement! He's sleeping SO good, eating much better and his skin actually looks like a baby now. It's so exciting! I can't tell you how many things I had tried on his skin, poor guy itched like crazy. He's been such a trooper through all this though, he's such a happy little guy. He loves to flirt with girls, you look at him, he'll smile and turn away like he's shy. It's adorable. He's still my little cuddle bug too, and still so tiny. His stats this visit were:

Weight 14 lbs - 17 percentile
Height 25 in - 25th percentile

Does This Suprise Anyone?

2010-04-17T21:33:00.000-06:00

"What are ya doin Tay?"

"Just painting."

"Fun! What are you painting?"

"Baby."

"Oh no. Let me see."

Taya Likes to "Move It Move It"

2010-04-01T20:03:00.000-06:00

Let me just say that this video is well worth watching :) ...

(thanks jami for making it!)

Wow

2010-03-29T07:59:00.000-06:00

Stroll and a Snooze

2010-03-26T23:08:00.000-06:00

Went for a walk the other day with the kids and this tired little boy fell asleep like this...

I absolutely love it! Right above him is a little window thing that he can see me through, so I like to think he was watching his mommy :) What a cutie.

Baby Taya VS Baby Dodger

2010-03-20T22:20:00.000-06:00

I used to think Taya and Dodger looked NOTHING alike as babies, but exactly alike now UNTIL I looked at old pictures from when she was born. Holy. Cow. Their features are identical. Maybe it's cause Dodger had all that hair that made him look completely different to me. Anyway, here's a comparison... and don't laugh at how they're uploaded, I'm a retard with this whole blogger layout business ...

Dodger

Taya

Dodger

Taya

Dodger

Taya

I think their noses and mouths are so similar, Dodger just has a little extra pudge on him :)

Holy Static

2010-03-18T15:17:00.001-06:00

I had just finished vacuuming the other day and Taya started rolling all over the carpet. When she got up this is what she looked like...

Love it! :)

Finally...

2010-03-16T21:32:00.001-06:00

I finally finished my chair, which has been sitting in our garage FOREVER! I absolutely LOVE it and LOVE even more that Cam LOVES it too, after shaking his head at me when he first saw the beauty. (Thank you so much Kym for helping me reupholster it!) ...

Before...

After...

It's not perfect by any means, but turned out pretty cute. It'll be going in the kids bathroom upstairs. I made a shower curtain a few months ago with the same fabric as the chair, it turned out really cute too, hopefully it won't look too cheesy... matchy matchy. :)

Tooty Taya

2010-03-09T22:41:00.000-07:00

This is what Taya said today... (I wonder where she gets it!) :

"Taya tooted. (giggle giggle) Smell Taya's bum."

Where are her manners?!? :/

Silly Taya...

2010-02-18T14:20:00.000-07:00

My friend, Shea, came over yesterday and we came down the stairs to this...

What a character.

What We've Been Up To

2010-02-13T21:36:00.000-07:00

*Taya's been up to no good, as always. If you've read any of my previous posts you would know. But she is entertaining, I'll give her that much :) We sure do love her though!

This was taken on Super Bowl Sunday. She was "helping" Daddy BBQ outside apparently with no shoes on...

And of course, how did I know this would happen next? ...
- - - - -

*Dodger is growing so fast! He's such a sweet boy and so happy despite his poor lizard skin :( Hopefully it'll get better soon. And yes, all of his dark hair is gone :( It's all coming in blonde now, which is exactly what happened to Cam when he was a baby.

This morning Taya wanted to lay in Dodger's jungle gym with him, it was so cute :) ...

- - - - -

*Cam has been super busy with work and has picked up a new hobby ... barbeque! He LOVES it and I LOVE that he cooks :) We bought a smoker and he's been cooking with some BBQ professionals in Utah and I think is going to enter a contest sometime this Spring/Summer. We'll have to start taking more pictures of his masterpieces. I must say, he's getting pretty good at it!

- - - - -

*Ashley: I've been busy with sick kids and sick me, but have been OBSESSED with a few craft/refinishing blogs and have gotten some new motivation here and here . I have a few projects I've been working on, here's a sneak peek:

This is an old chair of, I think, my Great Grandma's. It came with a bedroom set that I already refinished for Taya, but I never took before pictures of it :( ...

This is my new purchase from KSL that will go in our nook. Can't wait to finish it! ...
Stay tuned for the finished products... hopefully sometime next week!

Thank You Taya

2010-02-08T23:16:00.000-07:00

for putting an onion in my soapy mopping water.

Sicky Sicky

2010-02-02T15:51:00.000-07:00

I know I've been blogging a lot about Taya lately, but I just had to write this down because I thought it was so cute! ...

Taya's been sick since Sunday night and today she was bawling and I told her that chicken noodle soup would make her feel better. I cooked the soup and she immediately came over, took a noodle out and put it on an owie on her toe. :)

Hello Terrible Two's

2010-01-30T19:57:00.000-07:00

All in one week Taya has:

- Broken our pantry door off (she brings me the brown sugar everyday... "mmm mommy, nummy")

-Dumped two bags of cereal on our family room carpet, one of which was Fruity Pebbles... could that be any harder to pick up??

-Unrolled the toilet paper from our bathroom into our bedroom (about 15 feet) TWICE

-Burned her hand on the fireplace

-Sat in our garage and played in the oil leak from my car

-Stuck a chocolate chip up her nose "MOMMY STUCK! MOMMY STUCK!"

-Eaten pretty much every marker in our house... see my previous post

-Learned how to breasfeed her baby doll
"baby ian Taya's boobies" (ian=eating)
what?!?

-And today found the tallest stool we own and got a hold of our Melatonin "mmm bedtime nummy Mommy" ... yeah, she was a little tired today:

"Mommy, tired. Nap"
"Let's eat some lunch first, then you can go to sleep, Taya"
"Mommy nap"
"Ok, we need to eat food really fast"
"No food. Nap"

Oh and did I mention that most of this happened today??
Apparently you're supposed to watch your kids during the day :) .

I need a vacation.

Such a Gem

2010-01-29T15:54:00.000-07:00

You know, there's those cute little kids that have the perfect hair with the cute barrettes and the perfectly kept clothes that always just look like such sweet children?...

And then there's my sweet Taya...

Who eats markers.

And thinks it's funny.

"I swear I'll never do it again, Mom." ...

"And what's this?" You ask ...
Three bitten off marker tops.

Thanks Taya.

When It Rains, It Pours

2010-01-27T17:32:00.001-07:00

Our family has had two days in a row of sad news, so we're off to a rough start this week. Jenna and Andrew found out today Cash has problem with his intestines, so please keep this little guy in your prayers, he's having surgery either tonight or tomorrow to correct the problem :(

Breakfast

2010-01-20T09:56:00.000-07:00

This morning I was made Taya waffles and pretty much talking to myself I said, "Where's the syrup?". Taya replied, "Taya deep it all gone". ("drink" :) ) Now I know why she wakes up so early, apparently she can get to things much easier when Mommy and Daddy are still sleeping!

Kiddie-Poo's

2010-01-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I've updated on the kids, so here it goes...

TAYA

Taya is still a character. She runs around the house dancing and shaking her bum all the time. She'll say "mommy watch" or "Dog-ger watch Taya" and shakes her little bum at him. She's been potty trained for over a month now and is doing AMAZING! She won't even pee when she sleeps too, it's great! (Except for getting woken up in the middle of the night to take her potty.) She's been saying so many new things, it's so fun to see how little minds grow. She surprises me all the time with the things that come out of her mouth... for example (I can't believe I'm writing this, but it was one of those moments you couldn't help but laugh), the other day she tooted and looked at me, laughed, then pointed her finger up and said "yisten" ... and tooted again! Are you kidding me!? Wonder who taught her that... CAM!! After church the other day a boy was walking out with us and as we were headed to our car Taya said, "bye stinky boy" :) Daddy's teach the most wonderful things don't they? haha, our poor children.

DODGER

Dodger is getting so big, such a chubby little guy. He's such a happy baby, but has quite the scream when he's mad. He started smiling at six weeks and is now in the stage of wanting to laugh. He's extremely ticklish, loves watching Taya, and loves having his hair played with.

2 month appointment:
23 inches, 55%
12 lbs, 59%

Baby Cash

2010-01-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

Jenna and Andrew had their baby on December 31st... yes, I'm a little late in posting :) He was 7 lb 4 oz and 19 inches long. Such a cutie and so tiny!

Isn't it amazing the difference in just two months!? ...

Cash & Dodger

Mom, Taya, Me, Jenna, Cash, and Jami

Congratulations Jenna & Andrew, he's a doll!

Christmas 2009

2009-12-31T21:33:00.000-07:00

Christmas time was so much fun with Taya this year! She loves all the Christmas lights and loved plugging and unplugging the lights on our Christmas tree. She sings "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" all the time and asks to watch "Elf" and "The Polar Express - or "the train show" - every single day. We still watch it, unfortunately. I think I have the whole thing memorized by now! We had so many family parties this year and so much fun with everyone! It was a great Christmas, but extremely busy and a little difficult adjusting to two kids, so needless to say I'm looking forward to a little more relaxed week next week! :)

Grandpa Treu was bouncing Taya and Maya (cousin) on his lap and they were cracking up, it was adorable! ...

Grandma and Grandpa Treu with the kiddos...

Our family on Christmas Eve at my sister's house, Taya's face cracks me up ...

Grandma and Grandpa Woodward came over on Christmas Eve and gave Taya a kitchen. She LOVES playing with it, she makes us food and drinks everyday :) Thanks Mom & Dad!! ...

Taya was really cute Christmas morning. We had to wake her up at 8:00... why can't that happen any other day of the year!? Every morning we're awakened by our sweet princess at 6:30, but of course Christmas Day when I'm automatically up that early she sleeps in!! Grr... Anyway, this is what Santa brought Taya. She opened all her presents sitting in her car :) She had a lot of fun opening presents, but left them half opened because she'd get to busy doing other things! ...

Our little Santa man, he's getting so chubby! :) ...

Christmas afternoon we headed up to Wyoming to see Nana and Papa Schiffhauer. Taya had a blast playing in the snow and by the campfire! It was nice to get away and SO nice to have other people watching my kids! And the presents were nice too :) haha. ...

Cousin Maya and Taya...

Thanks everyone for a great Christmas! Every year right after Christmas I always say I can't wait for Christmas next year! Luckily we have enough candy at our house to last us until then :) Maybe we'll save it and give it away for Halloween... Save us a little money! Ha. Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday!

Such a Nice Big Sister...

2009-12-21T21:41:00.000-07:00

Tonight Cam yelled at me to hurry and come see what Taya had done...

Thanks for sharing your baby with Dodger, sweetie :)

Update

2009-12-14T21:24:00.000-07:00

Yes I'm still alive over here, just haven't posted for a while, sorry! Dodger is getting big so fast! He started smiling this week, it's so cute. He's had colic for a while BUT little interesting story - our chiropractor told Cam that most colic comes from the spine so he said to bring him in. I was a little skeptical of the whole thing, but WOW!! Seriously I can't believe the difference! He used to cry for about three hours every night and has been adjusted twice now and no longer has a fussy time. We couldn't be more excited, it's so nice not to have a screaming baby. I always said I didn't know how mom's could handle that, but I guess you don't really have a choice! Anyway, he's much happier now, and I am too. Although, I did have to stop drinking Dr. Pepper and that I am NOT too happy about :( So sad!

We've been potty training Taya for a little while now and she's doing AMAZING! I'm so excited about it, changing a two year old's diapers after a newborn's isn't very fun :) It's so funny though, all her pants fall off of her now cause she's so dang skinny. It's pretty cute though! She talks about Santa and watches Elf literally everyday... does that make me a bad mom? :) She sat on his lap at our church Christmas party and gave him a high five when she was done. I think she was pretty proud of herself. Haha. I'll have to post more pictures when I get them all uploaded.

That's all I can think of at the moment. Time is flying by so fast! We're so excited for Christmas, it's coming up so fast! Jocelin finished Dodger's baby pictures, so I'll be posting those soon, they're adorable, she did a great job! Here's a few random pictures until then ....

So happy in his new swing! (Thanks Mom & Dad!!!)

Crazy hair!... speaking of which, he got his first haircut today! :)

Taya finally got to use her new snow clothes the other day! She kept making this face for some reason :/

A Hairdresser's Dream...

2009-11-20T20:35:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist...

Famous 8th grade part down the middle...

The Comb-over...

The Mohawk...

All slicked back...

No words can express how beautiful this do is...

And how his hair naturally goes...

And finally,
All bundled up after the torture :) ...

My poor baby :)

Halloween 2009

2009-11-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

Halloween was a lot of fun this year even though I couldn't really do anything. I was SHOCKED that Taya actually wore her costume, she wouldn't a couple weeks ago but I think I tricked her good enough before she could notice it was on her! My parents were still here along with Jami, Jenna and Andrew so it was a lot of fun especially since I didn't have to answer the door :) Thanks Jami! Cam took Taya trick-or-treating and said that she loved it. He said she was nervous at first and wouldn't say trick-or-treak (or "turkey teet" haha) she'd just say "peassee" but she was obviously excited about the candy! When they got home Taya sat on a stool at our window and watched for "more people" to ring the doorbell. She was so cute, she loved handing out candy to all the kids. Anyway, here's some pictures...

The fam...

Tay and me...

Taya had to do a few practice rounds at our house before leaving to go trick-or-treating...

Off they go...

Missing out on all the fun...

Taya wouldn't hold still for a sibling picture, this was about the best we got. Sorry Taya, no suckers for Dodger yet! ...

This is what happens on Halloween night when your 2 year old has just finished off 2 suckers and who knows what else... they get all wrapped up in balloon strings and run in circles for 15 minutes...

And then they do this...
Classic!! :)

Home From The Hospital...

2009-11-01T21:29:00.000-07:00

Me and Dodger got home on Monday, October 26th, after a LONG four days at the hospital! Long story short, I lost more than half my blood so they had to keep me a little longer. The doctor decided not to do a blood transfusion so I'm still really weak and tired all the time, and yes, white as a ghost, but what can ya do!? haha. It's really frustrating though, I'm getting so sick of being stuck in the house and not being able to walk up my stairs without panting. They said it'd take a few weeks for my blood count to go back up but I'm hoping it'll be sooner than that. Anyway, we're home and thrilled about it. Dodger is SUCH a good baby. Let's hope it's not the percocet!! Taya has been SO good with him, she gives him hugs and kisses all the time, but still tries to wake him up and steal his blankets. We'll have to work on that.

Getting Dodger dressed to go home, finally!!!.....

Dodger

Showing Taya the baby for the first time (she wasn't able to come to the hospital because of all the swine flu business)...

Lots of baby kisses...

This is the face Taya makes every time Dodger makes a noise, it's so cute :) ...

We came home to this that night, thanks Jami and Mom, sooo cute!! ...

Quick note: Thank you SOOO much to everyone who helped with Taya and everything else while we were in the hospital, we really couldn't have done it without you!!!

Here He Is...

2009-10-24T18:28:00.000-06:00

Dodger Scott Treu
October 22, 2009
8:14 am
8 lb 1 0z 19 1/2 in long

This is our sweet little boy, he's finally here!

Just a quick update... Dodger was born Thursday morning, surgery went sooo good, so much better than the last one! Yesterday (Friday) was really rough for me, I won't go into detail but it was pretty scary. Today is much better, they've just been monitoring me all day. We were hoping to get home by tomorrow morning but it doesn't look like it'll be happening! Because of swine flu the hospital won't allow anyone under the age of 14 here so Taya hasn't even gotten to see him yet! I miss her so much :( Hopefully we'll be able to come home by Monday! Anyway, here's a few pictures of our little pumpkin...

Friday

Right after the surgery

Little family, minus Taya

Baby Treu On The Way...

2009-10-21T19:04:00.000-06:00

We're heading to the hospital at 5:30am tomorrow (Thursday, October 22nd) for our little boy! We'll keep you posted...

Pumpkin Patch... Minus the Pumpkins

2009-10-15T21:13:00.000-06:00

Me, Taya and Jami all headed out to the Hee-Haw Farms today to go pick out a pumpkin, but when we got there we realized it wasn't so much a pumpkin patch! :) Taya had a lot of fun though, they had pretty much a whole petting zoo and lots of games for little kids... and Jami! haha. Being 9 months pregnant, Jami had to play with Taya, carry Taya, push Taya, lift Taya... you name it. Thanks for coming with us Jami! Here's some pictures from our fun day...

Empty pumpkin patch...
This kind of looks like a creepy pumpkin patch we thought...

Taya had to help push the wagon the whole time. She wouldn't let me near it, "Nami" had to do everything...

Finally, a few tiny pumpkins...
This was a little corn stalk tunnel that Jami was chasing Taya through. Made for some really cute pictures...

Taya started feeding this goat and it just clung to her forever, it was adorable. This picture isn't the best, but still cute...
Am I a bad parent that I let my daughter kiss bunnies?? :) ...
This was about the only picture I got with Taya, she seriously won't let me touch her when Aunt "nami" is around! ...
Taya and Jami making piggy faces...
Jumping into the hay trampoline thingy...

The day was lots of fun, I'd recommend that place to everyone... just not for picking out a pumpkin :)

Ready or Not...

2009-10-14T22:09:00.000-06:00

The doctor scheduled my c-section for next Thursday, October 22nd!! We're so excited, me especially not to be pregnant anymore! I've forgotten what it's like not to have a belly and I can't wait to wear normal clothes again. Taya always sits on my lap and tries to scoot back but can't! It's actually pretty funny.

I've been super busy lately trying to get ready for this baby. Cleaning, sewing, painting ... you name it! Haven't done anything too exciting though, I'm trying to get up the energy to take Taya to do something Halloweeny :) , but haven't gotten quite there yet!

I'll try and post a few pictures of Taya and some projects I've been working on before the baby comes. I've been such a slacker with my blog lately! (sorry)

Taya's 2nd Birthday

2009-09-10T21:00:00.000-06:00

Taya's Birthday was on September 1st and I'm a little late at posting, but have been a little busy unpacking! I think she knew it was a special day, she walked around all day saying "Taya is 2" and "Taya's Bootday". It was SO cute!! Cameron was in town for the morning of her birthday so we decided to take her here...

I know, who takes their 2 year old DAUGHTER to a motorcycle store for their 2nd birthday?? BUT she's OBSESSED with motorcycles so we thought it'd be really fun for her! :) And turns out we were right, she LOVED it! She walked around like she owned the place, it was so cute!
Had to get a picture on the pink bike! :)

Daddy and Taya checkin' out the bikes.

Taya was SUPER excited to open these new dress-up shoes from Grandma. She wears them every single day and has to make them click on the tile floor. I think she could've cared less about her other presents at the time, but was still happy there were more!

We had to take Cam to the airport later that day so she hasn't had an official birthday party yet, but I let her celebrate that night with a delicious, store-bought cupcake :) It had a kitty on it so she liked it.

I thought this picture was funny :)

Happy Birthday sweetie pie, we love you so much!!

Sleeping Beauty... the nude version :)

2009-08-25T20:03:00.000-06:00

So I apologize for the partial nudity, but I thought this picture was too cute not to post! I had just taken Taya out of the bath and she insisted that I put her pink converse shoes on (a present from Aunt Jami). I went in her room for a minute to do some packing and she was being way too quiet so I peeked out the door and found her like this...

Maybe if she wouldn't wake up so early this wouldn't happen! :)

Yay Visitors!!!

2009-08-21T19:35:00.001-06:00

My friend Shea and her family came to visit last week and I couldn't have been more grateful! :) They were our first and only visitors of the summer and our girls are ony 2 weeks apart so they had a blast. Taya doesn't cooperate very well when I pull out the camera so the pictures aren't that great, but they really were adorable together. A few highlights of the trip:

*They took turns pushing each other around in the mini stroller, which had Shea and I dying! Speaking of which, after many sewing attempts on the stroller (let's be honest, that thing has been through a lot!) I've decided it's time to buy her a new one. Good thing her birthday is just around the corner!

*Have you ever seen two 2 year olds communicate with each other?? HILARIOUS! In the car we'd catch London talking to Taya and Taya nodding her head. So cute!

*London taught Taya how to find sticks...

*Went to the aquarium and got to see the Beluga whales, or "boota"s as Taya would say...
Why is she obsessed with the most random animals? Belugas, Camels, rhinos, and now seals!

*Lots of loves

*And kisses

*And of course, the family photos...
Shea, Brendan, and London
Me, Cam and Tay

Taya has been asking me where London is ever since she left. Or, actually where "Tessa" is. She called her Tessa the entire time they were here! Tessa is her cousin that has been here all summer. Apparently every little girl her age is Tessa! :) Haha.

Anyway, we had a blast, thanks again for coming!

And P.S., it's official, I'm coming home next Saturday, August 29th!!! YAY!!! I'm so excited to be home and back in our house with more room for Taya to run wild! Cameron isn't coming back yet, probably the end of September. We haven't figured that part out yet, but will miss him a ton! See ya soon Utah!

Utah/Washington Trip

2009-08-10T19:00:00.000-06:00

The last couple of weeks have been so much fun! Taya and I flew to Utah on the 23rd and stayed for a few days then went back home to Washington on the 30th for a week. It was SUCH a nice break, but of course I was sick for more than half the time :( So for those of you I told I'd come see, I'm so sorry! In spite of that though, the trip was seriously so much fun, thanks everyone for entertaining us! Taya was a completely different little girl there with so much freedom to run around! It's making me so excited to be back in our house! She is turning into such the entertainer these days with so many new tricks :) I guess she's always been a little show off, but her personality keeps developing more and more. I'll have to post a video soon of all the funny things she does now.

Anyway, I wish I could say here's a few pictures from the trip, but let's be honest, here's a TON of pictures :) . . .

UTAH

My mom, Jenna and Taya

This was the morning after the 24th of July so the kids all had leftover fireworks that Taya got to enjoy :)

Who knows what Taya's doing in this picture, but I thought it was cute :)

This is Taya trying to steal Jenna's sunglasses at a family reunion we went to.

Jace, Taya, and Cole making funny faces.

I looked outside one day and saw Cole and Taya drinking the water off the sidewalk from the hose. Sorry my daughter is a bad influence on your son, Kym :)

Me and Taya swinging

Taya can now roll her eyes, it's pretty cute :)

Cam flew in for a few days for a family party. This was actually our 4 year anniversary, exciting huh!?

Good ol' fashioned slip'n'slide!

Taya didn't really like being thrown down, just liked playing in the puddles of bubbles.

WASHINGTON

We got out the slip'n'slide at my parents house too with my brother and his family...

Taya LOVED playing with Pheobe, my parents dog, while we were there. It was so funny, she loved giving her loves and Pheobe would just come right up to her and lay on her back for Taya to scratch her. Taya still asks me every day to see pictures of Pheobe on the computer.

This, by far, is my favorite picture from the trip. Taya and my dad are seriously best buds! I was so happy to get such a good picture of the both of them :) Thanks, Dad, for watching Taya so much on the trip and taking her to get goodies at the store! She still asks me all day everyday for "nummies". Thanks for that too :) haha

25 weeks...

2009-08-09T20:00:00.000-06:00

I know you've all been dying to see my belly shot :) so this was me at 25 weeks, sorry it's a few weeks late, I'll post a more updated picture later ...

Don't mind the fact that I look partially disgusted, but all the other pictures from my photoshoot were too dark to see. Ok, so just kidding about the photoshoot :)

Nascar

2009-08-08T01:09:00.000-06:00

Cam got to go to a Nascar race a few weeks ago and got royalty treatment. Apparently not many people ever get the chance to be this close, so he was totally stoked about it.

Cameron and Scott

Nice view of where they got to be

Andrew, Scott, and Cam

"Mmmmmm Nummy!!"

2009-07-17T12:21:00.000-06:00

You can't help but laugh at 6:00 in the morning when your daughter comes into your room, after going through your purse, with a wide open mouth and 2 packs of gum saying, "mmmm nummy! nummy mommy nummy!!" and chomping her mouth up and down. That'll get ya out of bed for sure! :)