weighty issues

Ok. So I know that kids are supposed to be cute and chunky and that they eventually work it off...BUT is there a limit? So we were at a friends house for dinner and we thought it would be fun to weigh Norah to see how big she was compared to my friends kids. She weigh 32 lbs!!! That was 5 lbs. more than her 2 1/2 year old and only 2 lbs. less than her almost 4 year old! I looked this up on a growth chart and she is 60% for height and well over 100% for weight...maybe even 110%. Ah! Does Norah have a problem? Should I be concerned? Should I do something? And if so, what? I've thought about limiting her milk intake or maybe watering down her whole milk but I don't know. Help.
On the other hand, I am a professional worry-wart and tend to over-dramatize situations, so maybe I just need to chill out and see what happens.
Thoughts???

Girls Camp #3

I have now been in the Young Womens long enough to go to 3 girls camps. Crazy! It has been an adventure every time...and a lot of fun. We went to enterprise this time and camped on someone's property. It was nice, but there were tons and TONS of bugs. I don't like bugs. But we lathered on the bugs repellent and carried "Off" candles wherever we went and it turned out fine. The girls had fun exploring the area and just being silly, fun teenage girls. I loved hanging out with them and having a little break from one tantrum-throwing toddler. :)
Here is what I did the whole time...literally the whole time.

That's right folks, I 'm a french-braiding Queen!

I think I braided every girls (and some of the leaders) hair at least twice a day! I got bored with the regular braids and had way too much time on my hands, so I got creative. :) It was fun.

I also played the guitar for them. They all loved my bitter break-up song and my one about nuclear waste. haha. (Even though this picture looks like I was either drunk or half-asleep, I assure you I was neither of the two).

Um...maybe I should blog?

Here's a quick recap of the last few months.

1)Logan's soccer team made it to the state semi-finals and lost a heartbreaking game to Judge Memorial (boo!).

Cute, cute boys! Wish my young women were old enough to date them!

2)Norah got tubes put in her ears, and hasn't stopped talking since. It made a huge difference in her talking and sleeping habits. Yay! No pictures, sorry.


3)Norah learned that you can look at pictures of animals on the computer. Now whenever she sees a computer or ipad she repeats "neigh, neigh" or "moo, moo" over and over again like a really cute broken record.

Norah with her Baba looking at his ipad.


4)We took a little vacation to see family and got sick, then proceeded to get everyone else sick. Not the most exciting trip we've ever taken but it was still fun to see family.


Gabby and Norah on one of the few outings we made during our trip.

5)Logan started Graduate school and I'm actually jealous of all the papers he gets to write. I'm such a nerd. We got him a desk just so he could do all his homework in the guest room without Norah and me bugging him. Guess where he does his homework? On the kitchen table. Grr. :O) But it's fun having him home!!

At least he matches the decor.

6)I went through a mini mid-life crisis (I'm turning 30 this year) and decided I need a new hobby. Any suggestions? Here are facial representations of the crisis phases.

Phase 1: crazy, freak-out mode. Phase 2: oops maybe I shouldn't be crazy mode. Phase 3: thoughtful face mode.

7)Fun pictures of Norah...

She likes to wear non-traditional hats. Norah with her buddy Jake.

She loves the splash-pad and the Grandparent's pool!

8)I am going to Girls Camp next week and am super excited! We have already done the hike and most of the certification so we can just relax and have fun camping! Yay...and fighting off rattle-snakes.

Our "hike" around Red Mountain.

Amazing Capri Sun

My creative young women wanted to make shoes out of capri sun packages but didn't have a pattern and could only find one vague picture on the internet. My searches also brought little help. So I experimented. We finished them last night and I think they turned out great. The future crafting world is in good hands. :O) Cute, cute! I wish I had remembered to take a picture of all of them. Each pair was different and super awesome. What a fun activity!

I can't believe we have a one-year-old.
Way to go Norah for surviving our family so long!
We love her so much. I can't imagine life without her.

(It was exactly one year ago this very minute that I started labor...crazy huh?!)