Her Ariel Impression. March 31, 2009

 

Ellie has recently learned that if the water in the bathtub is at just the right level, she can lay down in the tub and not have her face be covered by the water.  The first time she did this was when Keith was bathing her and I heard him yell for me to come in the bathroom.  I was a little concerned when I walked in our bathroom and saw our child floating face up just a few inches away from drowning, but she looked like she was having a good time so I let it go, plus Keith was right there so I knew she was fine.  Last night when I was hanging out with Ellie in the tub she started to move around and get herself situated as if she was going to try to lay down again.  This time I yelled for Keith to get the camera.  While she was laying there she started kicking her feet and calling herself a mermaid “like Ariel”.  When Keith was taking pictures she kept kicking and saying “cheeeeese”.  She is crazy.  Maybe this year she will actually enjoy swim lessons.

Another One For My Mom, And The Wilbanks’ March 27, 2009

It’s been almost a week now, but I thought that I would finally post some pictures from the 80’s party that our church held last Saturday.  If you are on Facebook, chances are you have already been overloaded with pictures of brightly dressed, big haired dancin fools, but for those of you who are not on Facebook, those of you in the title of this post, these pictures are for you.  As I have said previously on this blog, I was so excited to get to wear this dress again, that even the fact that it was way too tight, and super uncomfortable wasn’t going to stop me.  The party was a lot of fun, except for the brain damage that was surely caused by inhaling the fumes from the huge silly string fight at the end.  I even broke out my Running Man/Roger Rabbit combo without the assistance of any alcohol for those of you who were lucky/unlucky enough to be standing nearby.  Don’t worry, there are no pictures of that that I know of.  Enjoy.

        

Welcome Katie! March 26, 2009

Katie is one of the girls who works at my store.  Not only is she a fabulous Shift Lead and snappy dresser, but she makes us all some pretty tasty goodies quite often.  Just a couple of days ago Katie started a blog where she will be showcasing her yummy treats, as well as giving out the recipes.  If you get a chance, stop buy and check her out, and give her a few words of encouragement.  This blogging world can be a scary place sometimes.

Just Because I Thought This Was Amazing. March 25, 2009

I saw this on another blog, and had to share it with all of my friends.  I even called Keith out from doing the dishes to watch it, so you know it’s good.  Enjoy.

Look @ Me, Look @ Me Spring Cleaning. March 25, 2009

So I was noticing on my blog the other day one of the same things that many of my other blog friends have noticed about their blogs in the past.  In my blogroll I have lots of people who have given up on the blogging world, however I am still trying to send people to their space.  I’m sure people love it when they go to Mike Hutton’s blog, and get firework safety tips from a year ago, but let’s get real, most people aren’t into that.  Plus, I know there are also a lot of great blogs out there that I don’t even know about.  So I have decided that today I will clear out my blogroll, and I will add people to it who want to be on it.  There are some that I will leave up, because I know that those people don’t read my blog and obviously couldn’t care less if I kept them up or not, but I think they’re amazing.  So here you go readers, if you want to be on my blogroll, please just leave me a comment with the address so I can clean up my messy sidebar.  Thank You.

Happy Happy Birthday, Baby. March 25, 2009

Okay, so I’m a day late, but at least I didn’t forget.  In fact we were out celebrating Keith’s birthday at Disneyland last night and when we got home I was so tired there was no way that I had the energy to blog.  That being said, yesterday was my awesome husband’s birthday.  That means that for the next month he is six years older than me instead of just five.  I know that’s not really how it works, but that’s how I always see it.  If you know my husband then you know how awesome he is, and many of you tell me.  I must hear every Sunday by at least three people, who great they think he is.  And if you don’t know him, then you are missing out.  I could go on and on listing his amazing qualities, but Keith is not someone who likes to draw attention to himself, regardless of what you might think by the videos I have recently posted.  In fact, the idea that I am devoting a whole post to him greatness will probably make him very uncomfortable.  But being the good wife that I am, I don’t care.  Thank you to everyone who wished him a Happy Birthday  yesterday, or called to sing to him on the phone, or stood in the background while other people sang.  I love you Babe, you’re the best person I know.

I Wonder Where She Gets It From? March 23, 2009

Tonight Keith and I were getting ready to go to dinner, and Ellie came into our room with one of her movies.  We asked her which one it was, and she said “Tinkerbelle”.  It was actually “Peter Pan”, but she knows who the star really is.  Anyway, she dropped the movie on the floor and started to walk away when Keith said, “Hey Elle, come pick up your movie”.  She looked at Keith and said, “You pick it up”.  Great.

It’s Pronounced La⋅mé. March 20, 2009

In less than 24 hours I will get to wear, for the second time, the most amazing piece of clothing I own.  Tomorrow night Keith and I are taking a couple of friends and going to the Revolution Church 80’s Party, and you can bet there is going to be a lot of big hair in that room.  Out of curiosity I checked to see what luxurious materials my dress was made of and I had to laugh when I read 37% nylon, 63% metal.  No joke.  I’m a little worried that I might also be extremely flammable.  I’m totally looking forward to tomorrow night, except for the fact that in order to be able to comfortably fit in to my dress I will not be able to eat all day, and if I plan on sitting down at all tomorrow night then I need to learn how to give up breathing.  I really wish my hair wasn’t so long, because it’s going to take a very long time to crimp tomorrow.  Like, ya know.

If The Way You Look Could Describe How You Feel. March 19, 2009

This shot pretty much sums it up right now.  I can feel the ill coming on.  Oh, and yes that is a Princess blender next to my head.

Because I Need Another Spike In My Views… March 18, 2009

…Here’s another video of my husband singing an awesome 80’s song for church.  The video is pretty bad, and our lead pastor’s head is in the shot for most of it, but you get the idea.  I couldn’t even tell you how many times in the week leading up to this day we had listened to this song.  Even though he is quite an incredibly awesome singer, you can tell that Keith’s voice is starting to die at the end.  The was so committed to trying to make this song sound good, that he actually gave up coffee the day before and the day of.  For Keith that is unheard of.