Josh was quoted in an article posted on MSNBC. Check it out!
September, 2008
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Family Pictures
I am such a slacker when it comes to getting professional pictures done. Partially because I hate pictures of myself, so why would I pay someone to take one? Also because, Brooklynn has had professional pictures done twice before now, first for her Blessing, and second for her 1st Birthday. Both times we had to go twice, because the first attempt she would not cooperate. So I would take her home all frustrated, and then the next morning we would start all over. Josh and I also haven’t had any professional pictures done of the two of us since our wedding day. So it was definitely time for us to get an updated family picture.
Lucky for us, Josh’s parents had the same idea. Josh’s mom set up a time for the whole Buhler Clan to get pictures done. She hired this great photographer Linc Palmer, who also happens to be my Brother-in-law’s brother. He did such a great job. He is also going to be the photographer at my brother Scott’s wedding next month.
I have only seen a few of the pictures, but here are my favorites so far.
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Ahoy, Me Hearty!
Y’arrgg! Today be Talk Like A Pirate Day. This be a holiday that we discovered online a few years aft, and we have celebrated every year since. Here be a few o’ me favorite pictures from years past.
Arrrrr!!
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Shhhh…. Don’t Tell Brooklynn There’s A Bow In Her Hair
As most of you have witnessed, Brooklynn’s hair normally looks like it has not been combed in days. I promise, this is not because of lazy parents that do not care. Normally Brooke gets her hair done at least twice a day (if not more) in the morning, after nap time, and then again if we are going out that night.
Normally I try not to enforce a big fancy hairdo with pretty bows and berets, because I know it’s just not going to last, but I have found a trick. She normally does ok with ponytails, so that is what she normally wears. I have some bows that clip on very quick and easy to a ponytail. If I am sly enough I can clip the bow on and she has no idea. The only problem is, if she realizes there is a bow in her hair, because someone touched it, pointed at it, or she sees it in the mirror, bye bye bow, and bye bye ponytail, and then her hair looks like this.
So if you see a bow in her hair, shhhhhhh.
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Cupcake Party
For some reason the start of Fall always rings a little bell in my head that says “let’s bake.” So that’s what we decided to do Sunday afternoon, we made cupcakes and then decorated them.
Here is a display of our sad attempt to be creative. I personally like the cupcake Josh made with the orange eyes, and the licorice comb-over.
Here is Brooklynn just being Brooklynn. Her favorite part was eating the licorice.
This was our attempt to get a family picture with the cupcakes.
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Josh or Daddy?
Apparently I have not been as good as I should with calling Josh “Daddy” in front of Brooklynn. A few weeks ago, we noticed this problem surfacing, when instead of asking for Daddy, she would ask for Josh. We always correct her, and then she uses the word daddy just fine. Yesterday, we had a family Baby Blessing to attend. After the blessing, we went to my brother’s house for refreshments. In the middle of all the chaos, we heard this little girl yelling for Josh. Apparently Brooke was trying to get her daddy’s attention. Everyone looked at us with surprised looks that we would be teaching our toddler to use our real names instead of our parent names. It appears that she liked the attention she got from everyone by calling him Josh, because for rest of the day, he was no longer daddy, he was Josh. This is something we have not encouraged, but unfortunately I think we will be battling for awhile. So if you see Josh, and Brooklynn is there, feel free to call him Daddy! J/K!
Friday, September 5th, 2008
8 THINGS
8 Things I’m Passionate About…
1. Being a wife
2. Being a mother
3. Family
4. Memories
5. Gardening
6. My home
7. My beliefs
8. Our country
8 Words Or Phrases I Say Often…
1. No, No, No
2. It’s all good
3. Love you
4. What ever
5. Yay!
6. Asta
7. So I was thinkin……
8. Use your words (can you tell I have a toddler)
8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die...
1. Be debt-free
2. Get a passport, and more importantly get a stamp in the passport.
3. Hopefully have 2 more kids.
4. Live outside of Utah
5. Conquer my fear of being underwater, and go scuba diving.
6. Go back to school
7. Travel America
8. Really get involved in genealogy.
8 Things I Pray For…
1. The safety and happiness of all our loved ones.
2. The guidance to be a good mother.
3. The ability and strength to make the right decisions.
4. For patience
5. For Christ-like love
6. To have the spirit in my life.
7. To be a better person.
8. That my husband and my child will never need to question my love for them.
8 Things I Have Learned…
1. Being a parent is the hardest, but most fulfilling job.
2. Being a stay-at-home mom is not as easy as it looks.
3. Best friends make great husbands, and great husbands make best friends.
4. Nobody has a perfect life, and comparing your life and situation with others, only brings you down.
5. Memories are one of the most important gifts we have.
6. Why every parent feels that their child is the most special person in the world.
7. Families are the most important relationships we have.
8. My mom is superwoman and is the greatest example in my life.
Okay, so I tag: Linder, Shanae, Laurie, and anyone else who wants to do it.
Monday, September 1st, 2008
The Children’s Museum
Today was Labor Day so Josh had the day off from work. We originally had great plans of working on the stairs of our deck (which are half way done), but unfortunately when we woke up, everything was wet and cold, so instead we decided to have a family day. We packed up Brooke and headed to the Gateway to the Children’s Museum for the first time. We were so surprised at just how much fun it really was. Here are some of my favorite pictures (I realize Brooke is not looking at the camera for a majority of the pictures, but it is extremely hard to get the attention of a toddler when there are so many new and exciting things to look at.)
Josh and Brooke checking out the helicopter.
This must be one exciting news story they are reporting.
Brooke playing house.
Hanging out at the construction site.
She actually quit playing for one second to look at the camera.
After the Museum we took a little walk down by the fountains and found our brick. This brick was a wedding present we gave to ourselves when we first got married. We don’t go to the Gateway much, but whenever we do, we always stop to find our brick.
