This is Not a Pudding Blog

My husband recently started a blog called "International Pudding."  He thinks that is hilarious.  I really wish it was about pudding!  It is the ugliest and funniest blog that I've seen.  Richie really is quite funny.  My blog focuses more on my sweet daughter than anything else.  I think this is the first time I've mentioned pudding.  So here are a few pics of Eve.  I don't have our Christmas photos on the computer yet, but I will post those soon.

Some exciting things that have happened this month:

• Eve turned 11 months old, is crawling, standing and talking a lot!  

• The Chemist and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary

• Christmas came and I like everything that I got!  

• Richard liked everything that he got!

• Our good friends Jonas and Phyleen and their family moved back to Utah

• I co-hosted an Ugly Sweater Party

• With all the social engagements, I only had to cook dinner a handful of times!  

• Many people loved the various recipes I made and brought to said social engagements, and that always makes me feel good

• Eve started wearing cloth diapers

• We had full hearts and a warm house together as a family, and celebrated the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ

Thanksgiving Past, Christmas Around the Corner

Despite my good intentions of blogging weekly, obviously I do not get to it more than once or twice a month. We had Thanksgiving at our house this year, and it was so much fun! I loved doing it, thought it was stressful. But then afterward you have a nice long weekend with your family, no other holiday obligations, and tons of delicious leftovers. Except of course, not enough pie.

I believe Eve is getting in some molars. They haven't popped through yet, but she is a serious spit spigot (say that five times fast). And the last week she has had a cough and runny nose, and sometimes I can't tell where the snot stop and the spit starts, or vice versa. Gross! The weather outside has been frightful. I've decided I don't like winter all that much. I suppose it has it's charms, but really, does it need to be colder than 50 degrees outside? The rest of our doings and goings are posted as photos. Mostly Eve just being cute, as always. I love my good baby.

Butts and bubbles in the bath. Eve's mouth is open not to smile, but to emit guttural dinosaur growls--all week long

They're hard to see in this picture, but Eve is wearing antlers on her head and she loved them. She thought they were hilarious. I also am now receiving help with the dishes--I fill the dishwasher and Eve bites it.

The video below is not at all exciting. Eve was sucking on her toes and it was funny, but as soon as I started filming she quit. Grandparents will like it though. I apologize for the poor and hideous lighting in her room.