Phone Pics

I need to get into a routine with uploading pictures from my phone onto my computer because 

a) the camera on my phone takes really good pictures and

b) I find myself using my phone just as much as my big camera

With Instagram and Facebook I just get lazy.  

Anyway, here are a bunch of recent phone pics:

Mabel's favorite afternoon activity:

Water Painting

 ...which ALWAYS turns into water pedicures and manicures.

 

Even daddy likes a good water pedi.

I love the way she holds my fingers and toes.

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It's always more fun when friends join us:

Mabel and Reese

and sometimes we paint inside:

(that face!)

A few weeks ago we met up with Jocelyn and Emri at the Aquarium.

These two had twinner jackets and pants. 

Mabel loves Emri and whenever we see a girl anywhere she says, "Emri!"

Touching the shark:

We met up with some friends at the Cottonwood Rec Center.  

They have an awesome splash area

and Mabel went down this frog slide a zillion times.  

"One more time momma!:

We went to play at Liberty Park one afternoon:

She likes wearing her sunglasses indoors:

 

We met Nate's grandparents for brunch a few weeks ago:

She loves hanging and swinging on things.

She tells me, "Momma, Watch!"

Our friends, the Beachs, moved back to Arizona last weekend.

Mabel and their little girl Xelly were buds 

and every time I walk by their house it makes me sad. 

We decided these two will be penpals. :)

This is the Place!

A few weeks ago we met up with some friends at This is the Place Heritage Park 

to check out their Baby Animal Season. 

I think I was more excited about this than Mabel! 

(Can't I just have a pygmy goat? Please?!)

Cheep cheep lots of chicks! 

The one I picked up pooped on my leg to welcome me to the farm.

Is that face the best or what? 

In total wonder and awe (and a little fear)....

baby animals everywhere!

   

Her signature petting pose: ARMS LENGTH!

Safety first for this girl.

Then a big (pregnant?) momma goat started creepin...

and Mabel was NOT giving up her apple slice!

So the goat settled for licking the stroller instead.

We took a train ride around the park and our conductor told us about the different historic buildings we passed.  He explained what days were like here in Utah during 19th century frontier life.  I want to go back with Nate so we can stop at all the little houses. There is a blacksmith, a furniture maker, a candle dipper, and you can watch someone spinning yarn. My inner pioneer thought it was pretty cool.

What's Cookin' Good Lookin'?

I was baking banana bread scones....

she was making a flour, water, paprika, basil, salt & pepper soup. 

She's ready for her own Food Network show!

Don't quit your day job Nate.

One of my friends re-purposed a big cardboard box 

into this cute little playhouse for her girl.  

So clever right?

So a few weeks ago when we found ourselves with a HUGE box that needed to go in the recycling bin I printed out the picture above from my friend Heather's blog and asked Nate if he could make one for Mabel. I told him I would put all the cute decorations on if he would just cut and tape the cardboard to be in the right shape.

I came outside to find this:

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I laughed really hard. So did he. 

(and Mabel loved her ugly duckling house)

Totally reminded me of these 20 Hilarious Pinterest Fails.

Check it out HERE.

Conference Weekend Part 2

{part two}

After the Saturday morning session we drove to Fruit Heights to have our annual Tew family Easter egg hunt, and to celebrate Rick and Kristy's birthdays.  

Sharing is Caring.

M & M hugs!

 The feast:

Mabel helped Grandma Georgia eat her food. :)

Lots of kissing and hugging on sweet baby Jones...

Cute little Mabel face and I am growing out my curly hair.

(heaven help me, please)

Mabel had a blast jumping on the BIG trampoline!

Nate's cousin Sam came from Colorado to visit:

All the kids ready for the hunt!

We kept saying it just doesn't feel the same without 

Brady and Becky and their kids. :(

Rick kept the grass extra long so they could hide lots of 

treasures in it. 

Once she realized there was CANDY 

in the eggs she got down to business.

She wanted me to open each one and get the goodies out.

I put all the jelly beans in her little shirt pocket...

It was a sad day in her life when that pocket was empty!

More jumping on the trampoline:

The guys looking spiffy as they head out the

Priesthood meeting of General Conference.

Nate and I decided to spend the night so we could watch conference with Nate's parents on Sunday and so we could sneak away after Mabel was in bed Saturday night and head to a friend's 40th birthday bash.

Happy 40th Nicole! 

I hope I look this great at forty.

Nicole and I met when we worked together at Abode - 

she is one of the coolest, most creative people I know!

Friday night a bunch of friends went up to Park City to begin Nic's 

weekend celebration. Love all these gals!

This is the only picture I got from Saturday night because we were dancing for hours!

I can't remember the last time I went to a party, with a DJ 

and made a total fool out of myself on the dance floor! 

Nate on the other hand - he has moves.

People kept coming up to me saying, "Your husband can dance!"

Just one of the many reasons I married him. :)

Sunday morning Mabel helped Grandpa Tew make french toast...

and she watched conference on her mini trampoline. 

She wanted to take notes just like Grandpa.

 Nothing like some post-it notes to keep a toddler busy!