6 MONTHS OLD

My little buddy is six months old. I can't believe it!!! He is doing some pretty amazing things now. He is always full of big smiles and loves to squeel and laugh. He sits up without support now. His new big thing is getting on his hands and knees and rocking back and forth. No teeth yet, no big babbles. But he is one healthy happy baby boy. We went to the doctor's today and he weighs in at a whopping 18.1 pounds. He's 26.5 inches long. short and chubby. My perfect baby!!! He did really good today with his immunizations too. Only cried for a minute, then passed out the second we got home.

FABULOUS FRIDAY

Tonight was FABULOUS FRIDAY. I brought my friend, Alyssa, to the enrichment craft night. We had a great time and made some great things for the home.

These were cardboard letters painted black. Used scrapbook paper for the front. Used sand paper to age them a little and coated them with decopage (spelling?). Added a few spooky touches and voilla!


These were different size blocks of wood, sanded at the edges, painted, sanded again to give it an aged look, then used vinyl letteres to spell out the words.

This was the easiest project I did. Got a black frame, a black and white photo, and a copy of the Proclamation to the World on vellum. It was such a great idea. LOVE it!!!

And this was my last project of the night. Easy peasy!!! Different colors of scrapbook paper arranged just so. Add some vinyl letters and some cute ribbon and you're done. Got a dry erase marker also to complete the project.

Glad I went. Got to talk to some ladies at chuch that I don't usually talk too. A great missionary moment with my friend Alyssa. And some great treasures to boot!!!! I can be quite crafty when I copy what someone else did!!!

ORDERS!!!

I'm really excited. Got my first wedding cake order today. It's for a girl I work with. It's a four-tier fondant covered cake with swags and flowers. Also doing her favors...sugar cookies with chocolate on top decorated with chocolate transfer sheets. It's not until march so no pictures any time soon. Just excited to get creative again!!

PICKIN' PUNKINS

Today Joe and I decided to take Calvin to a local pumpkin patch to pick out some fun pumpkins to carve. Calvin did a great job helping us pick out the perfect ones! We got a big one for Joe, a smaller one for me and a baby one for Calvin. Here are a few pictures of Calvin enjoying the day.

FAMILY PORTRAITS

We had family portraits taken when we went back to visit everyone in August. Here are a few of the poses I got. Sorry they aren't the best quality. We don't have a printer/scanner yet so I had to take pictures of my pictures.

The family picture...
Joe and I. Now that I look at it more, I'm dissapointed you can't see more of Joe's face.

The whole Archuleta Clan

Mister Calvin. 3 1/2 months old

Three generations of Archuleta men

The grandparents and the grandbabies. I love calvin's expression in this one

GRAND CANYON

Joe and I took Calvin up to the Grand Canyon last weekend. We woke up about 5 in the morning and got on the road about 6:30. It's about a 4 hour drive so we wanted to leave early so we could spend the whole day there. As we began our trip, the clouds starting rolling in. And when it storms here, it STORMS! I was really nervous about how the weather was going to be. When we got about half way, we stopped for gas and the wind was blowing so hard. I had checked the weather report the day before and was not expecting this kind of weather. Good thing we dressed appropriately. We got to the Grand Canyon about 10:30. We stopped by the visitor's center to check out where we should go.

After that, we walked along the trail and looked at the amazing view. Wind and all, it was a spectacular view. Words can't really describe what you see, except maybe GRAND.
The colors of the different layers of rock are so distinct. And to see how tiny the Colorado River is below is absolutely breathtaking. It was so neat to watch the birds soar in the wide open spaces with nothing in their way. We learned about the native americans that lived there in centuries past. Over all a wonderful day despite the million mile an hour winds.

Calvin had a great time. It was really fun to see him interact with objects at the gift shop. He liked the wind for the most part and it was his first time having to wear a sweat shirt. Brrr, it was pretty chilly there.

He fell asleep with his hoody over his face. It was pretty windy by the trail and it was blowing up sand. So cute.

Some of the amazing views we got to experience. Pictures just don't do it justice.

Calvin, you are so cute, even with your silly faces. And you sure do love your daddy.

Daniel Boone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He really didn't apreciate this too much as you can see by his expression. But cute none the less. What a good sport.

Joe at the top of the stone tower at the east end of the canyon.

Another great view among the trees.

Okay this was sooooo cool. There were signs posted up everywhere about deer and moose. But I never actually expected to see any. As we were heading out of the park at the end of the day, there were a bunch of cars parked along side the road and a lot of people to one side taking pictures. At first I thought, the grand canyon is not over here. What on earth are they taking pictures of and what is so great that they have to practically block the road? Well, this is why!!! I made Joe do an illegal u turn and I jumped out of my car to
catch this amazing moment on film. There were so many moose. I couldn't believe how calm they were just grazing on the grass. We got pretty close. Such a wonderful sight and a perfect way to end the day. Afterwards, Joe took us to Prescott where we stopped in at a restaurant to eat a great dinner. Then we headed home. We were so tired from our adventures that we went straight to bed. Great Day, Wonderful Memories

CALVIN'S FIRST BIG LAUGH

JOY IN PURPLE

Now, I know you aren't supposed to really find joy in material things. But I have to say, this hand bag that I bought today sure did make me giddy. I LOVE IT. Very cute and very bright. Just the right kind of punch to spice up an outfit. I don't buy many things for myself lately because, well, the budget just doesn't allow for it. But I couldn't pass it up. I was at Lane Bryant today with a friend. Just checking out what they had because I had a coupon if you bought $50 worth of stuff, you get $25 off. Soooo, not only did I get this great bag, I also got a cute pair of earings for LESS than what the bag was originally worth. Got to love great deals.