New pictures, American Idol and Funk

This background is super girly and cheesy, and it's kind of bugging me. I only chose it to match Daphne's outfit, what a geek, i know. I just might change it again. There's something about hearts. I hate them. Never liked the shape, more of a star girl, I think.
Phoebe's 18 month old pics. I'm not super fond of the one I chose for the 8x10, I'm kind of second guessing if I should have chose the close up of her laughing with her little chicklet teeth. I also scanned it crooked, oh well. The top one in the collage picture (with the dirty look) was what most of her pictures looked like. She was not in the mood and has also been into giving the stink eye lately.

On to American Idol... I have to say I only got back into it last year, and I kind of thought people who watched religiously were insane. Then I got hooked. I watched the very first season, parts of the second (that was the one with flaming Clay Aiken and Ruben right?) and then I didn't watch it anymore. Then along came this kid named Jason Castro... such a babe. My sisters and I all had a thing for him. So cute. Anyway... i'm back on the wagon. Did anyone watch last night? It was in Salt Lake, so I was even more interested. Come on, nothing hardly ever comes to Utah, so it was a little excting. They just kept going on and on about how happy everyone is here... it was hilarious.... "shiny happy people holding hands..." I must say I was impressed with my fellow Utahns and their talent. That cute dread girl at the end totally wasn't good enough though, what was up with that?
Then on to LOST which is, again, giving out more questions than answers. Dang I hate it..... but can't stay away.
Law and Order was even good, it's pretty sad when a good night of TV can make your day! I'm sick of January, and the snow, and the cold, and my whiney kids, and the funk.

Daphne's 4 year old Pictures

Can you believe these are from Target? AND, I only spent $28! The Target portrait studio up here in Layton is awesome. I don't know if all the Targets have changed to this new picture taking, but I have been so impressed. No more spending 100 bucks at Kiddie Kandids and only getting like 5 sheets. However, when I got Phoebe's 1 year old pics done at Target i did spent almost $100, but that's just because I wanted everything. And they do charge you and arm and a leg to change it to sepia or black and white, etc. I get phoebe's back today, and her's turned out ok, but not as good as Daff's, but that's due to her being a pain the day of pictures. What can you do, 18 months olds are not easily bribed.
*ALSO, does anyone know where to get 10x10 picture frames? (besides Target, they want 30 bucks for one, i don't think so)

Daphne turned 4?

I almost forgot to do her birthday pictures. Seriously, she is already 4? Whew! Holy cow, how time flies, when you are NOT having fun. Ok, really, she is a fun girl, but also quite the pain. If you have had the pleasure of meeting her when she is ornery, you know what I am talking about. She has gotten tons better in this past year, but still has her moments. My mom says she is like the little nursery ryhme:
There was a little girl, with a little curl,
right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good, she was really, really good,
but when she was bad, she was horrid!
That is SO Daphne. It's just her disposition really. She has actually been a really easy child otherwise. Never really got into things, never colored on stuff/cut things with scissors (much unlike her cousins... the "double" cousins...) and was amazingly easy to potty train. Definitely not a naughty girl. But ornery girl, yes, she is. She is her fathers daughter for sure. She tells me all the time she likes her dad better. I just say "Good, you two can have each other." Aren't I terrbile? But just as the poem goes, when she is good (which is 90% of the time), she is very good, and quite pleasant. It's when the angry beast comes out that I no longer claim her as mine.

She had a great birthday. Went to Chuck E Cheese(as seen on a previous post) on Saturday, and then on Sunday, her real b-day, family came over for cake and ice cream. (Lingwall and Bray grandparents, Adam, Nellie, Eric and gang)
She got 3 barbies, Tinkerbell art set, some books, new clothes and some Polly Pockets. Girls are easy.

I did another fondant cake and it turned out okay. But again, the picture makes it look better than it did in real life. She loved it, that's all that matters. She wanted a Rosetta Fairy cake, since she is at the age she just wants something similar to whatever Faye likes. The cake went LOADS faster this time, and the little "pearls" were what took the most time to make. I also attempted buttercream roses. I seriously thought "i watched my mom make them a hundred times, i'm sure I can do it" HA... it wasn't easy, and mine look like they are melting. I also made the mistake of not following the marshmellow fondant recipe and just went with "Great Value" (aka: walmart brand) marshmellows and powdered sugar. The recipe specifically says to use "a good quality" of both. There was a difference, but it still came out.

little superstar

I couldn't figure out how to post the actual video on blogger, but this is hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM

Looks like Sam, April, though I hope he's not a smoker already.

Knock, Knock : snap, knuckle, pop

Her is one of Daphne's famous jokes:
Daff: knock knock.
me: who's there?
Daff: Ding, dong
me: Ding dong who?
Daff: Ding dong the witch is dead.
I have no idea where she got it from and she goes one to add things like "ding dong the poop is dead", or "butt" or any random thing.
Faye came into our bedroom this morning and said "I want that Snap, knuckle pop cereal. I guess it does sound like the noises popping your knuckles makes? Maybe all the Nyquil wasn't a good idea while I was pregnant.

Fat bottomed sledders

Cheesy Chuck and Daffy Duck

We went to Chuck E Cheese's for Daphne's birthday on Saturday. She got to invite one friend, and she chose Brynn, who is in her preschool class. It was insanely crowded, the pizza was blah... but the girls had a blast. We have never been there before, so next time we know to eat somewhere else before and then just go for games.