NEW MOON!!!!

YES. I went. With all the other GROUPIES. On opening night. (not at midnight the morning of though, don't worry...)

Actually, Jordan and I went with some of our bestest neighborhood friends :)

My review:

LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT. Even though I HATED this book!! At least, I liked this book the least out of the others. But the movie was AWESOME. I want to see it again!! Like right now!

I liked the first one and I knew this one was going to be better since there was a bigger budget, etc. but I was still even surprised at how better it was than I thought!

10 Things I liked the most:

1. The phrase that Bella used to describe how she was feeling with Edward gone, "it felt like someone punched a hole in my chest" was only used 2 TIMES in the movie. That was much better than like 57 times a page in the book...

2. The makeup and effects were WAY better, although the golden contacts were still a little much...could tone it down some.

3. The movie flowed soooo much better--Twilight was so disjointed.

4. The music was so much better too. The music in Twilight was a little weird sometimes, and very deliberate.

5. The acting was much better--Rob and Kristin were way better in this movie. Taylor Lautner is still not as good of an actor, but maybe he'll be better in future movies.

6. It stayed completely true to the book, which is important--except cut out a lot of crap Stephanie Meyer rehashed a million times in the book, so makes a better movie!

7. Ok, the part where Jacob takes his shirt off and he's RIPPED... so funny--the girls in the theater went wild, of course (not ME, claro!) and it was funny, this guy in the same row as me shouted out (right after Jacob takes off his shirt, and the girls are swooning) "and now the pants!" It was hilarious!

8. Um, it was cool to see Edward with his shirt off, but I wish they would've made him wax his chest :)

9. Loved the wolves. They were really cool.

10. And last of all, ummmm... I just loved it. I need to see it again. Then maybe I'll have 10 MORE things to say. :)

Tiara Gets Hitched

This weekend we were able to go to my cousin, Tiara's wedding to Josh Brett. Jordan and I got to the ceremony not-fashionably-at-all-LATE. It was pathetic. But we got there!


And here is the EXTREMELY happy couple: (you should have seen them actually being married...I don't think I've ever seen any couple that was more ecstatic!)


Tiara and Josh have a very widespread reputation for PDA. We are glad that they are finally able to "get a room!"
And here is Tiara with her parents, my aunt Shaunie, and uncle Bart:
At first, Claire wasn't too sure about all the commotion.

But then she was OK. (with MOMMY of course!)

Ok, this picture was just TOO CUTE to not post. LBH.

Then we went to the wedding dinner. It was so fun!! We got to sit with our cousins and my aunt, Tammy. That was really fun!

OK, is this not the PRETTIEST wedding cake??? I think so!!

Claire with my cousin, Josh, and other cousin, Carissa (the sister of the bride...you're next Cariss!)

She found a new friend in Josh. Ice cream + brownie = instant trust. :)

Claire really likes pomegranate. She ate ALL of Jordan's that were on his salad. (but when he fed her an avocado...well, she instantly spit that out!)

And of course, it was fun to hang out with auntie Heather and Claire's little cousin, Lauren!

And Grandma Fofa :)

Very fun day!! (that ended for Claire before the reception...we had to get home...Claire was pooped!)

The Straw.

Claire has not figured out how to use a typical sippy cup yet. She doesn't understand that you can't just suck on the spout. You actually have to tip it so that the liquid flows into your mouth. Something tells me that her parents are partially to blame:

"Don't bother me. I'm drinking a slushie."

She's got Hair! (well, a little anyway...)

Two little pigtails on top of her head...or as my sister-in-law, Ann-Marie calls them: Devil Horns! Ha! At least we have a one up on a costume for Halloween next year!

Funniest part about her getting hair is the aftermath:

I Just LOVE Tub Time

I have to say, I LOVE it. She is the CUTEST in the tub. In fact, I got out the camera so that I could record all the new sounds she's making. But, of course, as happens, she stops making those sounds, and doesn't perform on camera!

BUT, I did get some IRRESISTIBLE baby laughs, as provided by Jordan :) (be patient, they don't come till halfway through the video)

Mommy and Claire as she gets out of the tub. I LOVE her face in this picture!!!

Check out this SUPER CUTE baby towel my sister, Michelle's awesome friend made for me!! I don't even know her and she's so nice!

My little ham. What a cutie. I really just want to eat her alive!!!! ps. I really don't know how she scraped up her nose though. Maybe it's those razor sharp nails of hers!!

Just another super cute picture, what can I say? I'm obsessed.

MLB. Ugh.

Can I just say I HATE major league baseball finals??? It seriously monopolizes the whole Fox network during this time of year. My coworker used to tell me that I single-handedly keep Fox in business with how many shows I watch that are on Fox, so you know where I'm coming from, right? I've been so BORED with TV all WEEK!!

Maybe I'll read.

Or actually do some work. That would be better. At least I'd get paid. Ok, now off to work.

Bright side: So You Think You Can Dance is still on. (even if this season isn't...well, I'm not LOVING it yet, let's be honest.)

Halloween de Nuevo!

Since Claire's Halloween costume was pink scrubs, that weren't that warm per say...I decided that for Halloween night she'd be a cat. I already had the makeshift costume. We weren't even planning on trick-or-treating, but my sister, Heather, invited us up to Farmington where she lives, to go trick-or-treating with her little girl, Lauren.

First, we went to my aunt and uncle, Shaunie and Bart's house. Here are some pictures of the evening...

Pretty much the CUTEST little baby girl in the whole world.

With the CUTEST Daddy in the whole world... :)

And a so-so Mommy :) haha

And here she is with the cow, Lauren :) I told Heather that that costume would NOT be good in her older years. What GIRL wants to be a HEIFER for Halloween, right? :) But I must say she looked pretty darn cute!

Taking pictures with my cousins, Carissa and Trina, and Trina's little boy, Xander. Taking a picture with all children looking...now that's a feat! Carissa's face is PRICELESS here!!

Here we go. This was the best shot..,

What a little cutie!

Taking pictures of Tiara as a geisha with a not-white-enough face, apparently, and Brett as....basically in DRAG... teenage boys seem to LOVE this look, right? Carissa as Cinderella (can you believe she found that dress at DI?? Crazy!!) Me as a deadbeat Mommy...wait, I mean, myself! And Claire. Fun times.