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Happy Halloween!!

Our Sleeping Beauty!

I was so excited for this Halloween since Lydia is Kinda old enough to enjoy it!

Such a fun holiday! You get to dress up and eat as much candy as you want!!

I got a little carried away trying out recipes I found on blogs such as these

Mini Pumpkin pies, which look like a pumpkin!

I have to admit I didn't like how they tasted but arent they adorable!

(I let some friends try them and they all promised they tasted good)

This recipe is from here

And look how cute these Frankenstein pops are!

You can find this recipe here

And we also enjoyed a stew cooked in a pumkin!

I highly recommend this!

Very fun and very tasty!

This crazy looking pumpkin is from Chris' garden! GO CHRIS!

The spookier looking the better, RIGHT?!?!

And what would Halloween be with out

Trick-or-Treating!

I love how her dress didn't fit in the stroller!

Getting candy at her first house!

Lydia got her sucker and that was all she needed! She didn't even want to take anyone elses candy!

Lydias little friends Dorothy and Cinderella! Aren't the all just Darling little minnies!

I Love this picture because it shows Lydia screaming with excitment which she continued to do all night! She was SO Excited about her sucker and all the kids dressed up! I think the girls thought she was crazy!

We had a great night!

Hope you all did too!

We can't wait to see everyone elses pictures!

Enjoying the Sun

Our days are getting colder but we love that the sun always shines in Utah! Weve been spending as much time outside as we can getting lots of  vitamin D before the freezing snow falls and were stuck inside all winter!! 

Lydia has a belly button obsession by the way!

Thats fair warning to make sure your  shirt is tucked in tightly when your around this little one

Thanks for Disney Land and Here's what you get

Grandma and Grandpa Galovan have started a very exciting tradition of going to 

Disney Land every year or two!

 We had such a great time seeing all the family and riding all the fun rides! 

Jeff's parents made a road trip out of the vacation and stopped here in Utah on the way home! It was so fun to see them again and little did we know, Lydia had a present waiting just for them..... 

Bath time is normally a fun time with Lydia! 

She loves the water and gets very goofy in the tub playing around!

We thought we were giving the Grandparents a fun job when whe had them bath her after our Sunday dinner but....... Lydia decided that in return for our Disney vacation she should 

Poop in the tub!

 Of course they were very sweet about it and we only found out what she did after they had already cleaned up the mess and re-bathed her! Ah!!! She has never done that before and of course she chose the timing perfect!

 I think it was her way of saying thanks for a great time in Disney Land!

OBX

I know I have been a TERRIBLE blogger lately!! But I've had a good excuse! 

We have been SO busy lately and finally are back to a normal life, yay!! 

So in the last month we have moved back to Utah from Alabama, gone to a ranch in Wyoming, went to the Outer Banks in North Carolina with my side of the family and  just got back from Disney Land with Jeffs side of the family...whew! And in addition to all that I got my spot in a store in Ohio up and running and I'm so far pleased with its sucess!

Poor Lydia is just so worn out and ready for a schedule again!

 I wont make this blog super long and include all our vacations in one, so I'll start out with 

North Carolina!

Warning: A lot of pictures ahead!

This trip was much needed since we havent all been together since Christmas 2007!

Of course it was like we had never been apart and all the cousins got a long great!

Our trip included lots of trips to the beach and the pool, Tennis, Beach football, lots of dance parties and we even had a talent show!

Here's Crazy Jeff jumping off the balcony of our house into the pool!

Lydia did this same move everytime she was thrown into the air! She's such a clown always trying to make people laugh!

The favorite game of the trip was ring a round the rosy!

We had so much fun playing in the sand everyday!

All of the boys enjoyed the HUGE waves!

Thats Jeffs feet sticking out of the huge wave!

And whats a family vacation without family photos!

The wind was not in favor of my hair so all of our pictures look very windblown!

My dad and all my brothers!

I love this picture! Lydia is pulling Jeff's hair and both of their faces are priceless!

The boys enjoyed throwing Lydia around! 

And there's her signiture mid air move

Me and my Kylie! I love this girl!

These little girls found a jellyfish!

On our way out of NC we stopped at the wright brothers memorial where they took their first flight and we got to see Curious George!

It was such a great trip and we can't wait to do it again!

Naked Dreams

Today I went in to check on Lydia while she was sleeping and found this.....

Lydia has now figured out how to take her diaper off! 

I guess our days of sleeping with just a diaper on are over!

And yes, that spot on the right is pee and little did I know there was a whole lot more where that came from!

Just another update

Well we haven't been up to much lately but I felt the urge to post something

I've been busy making baby items for a boutique I'm opening in Ohio! Exciting! Intimidating! I absolutely love making things! My passion was once drawing and now it is making baby items! I find it almost therapeutic! 

I am feeling sorry though that I haven' t kept up my drawing skills, hmm....

(check out my new blog littlelyddies.blogspot.com)

And we have spent many late nights with Lydia for the past week or so. Has anyone ever heard of night terrors? Well I think Lydia might get them because she wakes up at 1, 1:30 ish every morning screaming her head off and not wanting to go back  in her own bed. Any suggestions? 

Although it makes for a tired Mommy the next day, I do enjoy the cuddles we share so early in the morning!

Birthday Girl!

I really can not believe that it has already been a year ago that Lydia was  entering the world as a tiny 7 lb. 10 oz baby! My how time fly's oh so fast, oh too fast!

Although I love her being a baby and sometimes wish she would stay small forever, I also enjoyand love watching her grow and learn new things Everyday!

Lydia is now walking like a pro and talking like... well a one year old.

She says baba, mama, dada, dog, duck, dora, pizza  and many more words which are definitely debatable.

She mimics sounds all the time so its hard to know if she is saying words or just imitating the sound of the word, either way it seems pretty good to me! 

She is a chatter box and will try to have a conversation with anyone she comes across. 

Lydia Loves strangers and if shes having a bad day all we have to do it go out in public and she will be all smiles waving to everyone she see's. 

She's also constantly holding to phone up to her ear to say "hi dada", Lydia LOVES her Daddy!

She has so much personality for a little 1 yr old and makes us laugh all day long!

So here's the sweet little birthday girl!

Since she LOVES ELMO I made her an Elmo birthday cake (which took me way to long to make) and then some fun cupcakes to satisfy my need for a bit more of a girly party 

Lydia did great digging right into her cake and shoving it in her mouth!

Here are some before and after pictures 

Poor Elmo

Happy Birthday Lydia! 

You'll never know how much you are Loved and the Joy you bring to so many people!

(You may want to mute when playing so you dont hear my annoying baby talking voice!)

OK this took me SOOOOO long to figure out how to put a video from my phone onto my blog so I hope you all enjoy seeing Lydia in action. 

She is a full time walker! No more of that crawling stuff for her!

Not only is she walking but she's also modeling one of my latest creations {pillowcase dress and fabric flower headband} It's hard to see but it looked darling on her in person, but I guess what doesn't look darling on this little doll! 

Sneaky Girl