improvements

one of the challenges of selling a townhome is that all of the floor plans are exactly the same. but tom and i have been working really hard to have ours stand out from the rest. i was at the d.i. the other day and, among other things, i found a light fixture for $8! the light that was over my table was wretched, so i was really excited to find this! hooray for d.i.!

and may i just say, it's so nice to have a handy husband! the man can do anything!


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after:

my doppelganger!

some friends in our ward were out having ice cream, when apparently they saw my twin sister wandering around the valley. so, being the awesome people that they are, they took some pictures of the poor unsuspecting girl! you have no idea how badly this freaks me out! if this chick didn't have glasses on, i'd swear the adams' were stalking me or something! freaky!!!

a new 'do for miss

i love miss' curly hair, but sometimes it can be a chore to do, and i was tired of doing the same ol' pony tail on her, so i thought i'd switch it up and straighten it out. she's still got a mullet goin' on since she got a tootsie roll stuck in her hair...so i had to strategically place some barrettes in it!

i think it turned out pretty cute!

grab 'em while you can!

last night i stopped by smith's, a grocery store i don't normally go to, and they had their orchids on sale for $5, which is seriously a steal! the cheapest i've ever seen orchids for is $15!



i went to the one on 106th & redwood and they still had about 6 or 7 left, so if you're interested, i would snatch them up while they're still there!

just to prove they're still alive...

it's been a while since i've posted about the kiddos. no news is good news, i guess. elli just got done teething (six new teeth in ten days!) and she's back to being the perfect child. miss has been very sweet and cooperative lately, so life's been pretty good around here.

here's some random pics from the last couple of days.

i took the girls to the zoo, and they both really enjoyed it. i know that this looks like elli has hill-billy teeth, but it's really just a cracker.



miss hanging out on the tiger...or is it a lion? i really don't know.



yep. that's what a one year old looks like after you give them an oreo cookie and leave them to fend for themself.



miss has really been into blocks lately. unfortunately for her, so has elli. this was her solution.



and finally...it's already begun. this is elli putting on a princess jasmine crown in front of the mirror. i swear i didn't stage this photo! pretty soon it's going to look like disney threw up princesses all over our house!