potty time

Three days after Berklee got her potty she used it!!

She hasn't since used it so I'm not claiming her to be potty trained but she woke up dry, I asked if she wanted to go pee on the potty she said yes and she did it! I'm not ready to start potty training, I want to get rid of the binky first, but if she wakes up dry or says yes when I ask her if she wants to use it then you betcha I'm gonna have her use it! Love my little girl!

(She'll probably kill me one day for posting this picture)

Merry Christmas

I love Christmas!

I love Christmas even more with a kid! We were so lucky to be able to see both our families on Christmas but most of all we were lucky to have our own Christmas morning at home just the three of us.

I knew Berklee is still young enough to not really get Christmas so we didn't want to go overboard with presents but it is just so dang fun shopping for toys! But to be honest I think her favorite present wasn't a toy.. it was her potty! Yes, this girl is obsessed with a potty.

After church, which it was so wonderful to have Christmas land on Sunday this year so we could go to church and remember the real meaning of Christmas, we headed up to Heber to have brunch and Christmas with the Palmers. I think it was about 50 degrees in Heber... ON Christmas! It was heaven. Berklee was spoiled and got some fun things as did me and Jesse.

We let the kiddos nap and the adults played some sweet Rock Band! Boy have I missed that game.

We headed down to my parents later that night for scones and presents for the grandkids. My parents have started a tradition (this year) that we have our adult Christmas party earlier in the week (no kids) so we are able to have a nice dinner, games and presents with no interruptions. And may I just say I love this new tradition. Sadly, I have no pictures from that night but our dinner was yummy and we got a much needed game of CRUD in. Pretty sure some of us left with bruises that night! :)

Berklee loved being with her cousins on Christmas and couldn't get enough of the wrapping paper with her cousin Whitney. These kids are going to be the best of friends.

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

zoo lights

This was our first year going to zoo lights and we will

definitely be going back next year!

There were so many more kid friendly lights, less people and there were animals to see.

Berklee loved it! And honestly.. so did I!

Merry Christmas!

extra buck

You will get my title only if

you are as obsessed with So You Think You Can Dance as I am :)

This is my 3rd year going to their concert!

looooove.

Girls weekend

I love my sister-in-laws

love.

I am the luckiest girl ever to have such wonderful girls in my family.

I posted a while ago the boys in the family got their weekend spent doing golf and shooting guns. boooriiinngg.

girls weekend:

pedicures

laughing

Little Mermaid @ Tuachan

Footloose

Dance party

laughing

Razor rides

eating out

laughing

staying up late

trying to sleep in *cough cough tiff* ;)

laughing

sleeping all in the same room

jumping from bed to bed to bed

did I mention laughing???

I have so much fun with my girls!

enjoy the picture overload...

Did I mention we love our mom!

She put up with all of that!:)

18

Time needs to slllooowww down!

When did my baby turn into a toddler?

A cute, spunky, sassy, full of energy toddler?

I can't even begin to describe how much I love being a mom!

This girl is my life!

You know that show 19 kids and counting (well now 20). I can totally see how that woman could have 20 kids. Not that I'm going to do that. But to have 20 kids to love as much as I love my one little girl is amazing! I'm so grateful for my Heavenly Father for giving me such a wonderful gift of being a mom.

At 18 months Berklee is:

• talking, talking, talking
• still a mommas girl
• graduated into nursery (yay!) and loves singing time
• mimicking everything you say
• her favorite book is 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. And knows it by heart!
• loves when we sing songs
• every morning she will ask "where dad go"
• I'll hear her in the other room calling for her grandpa, ashy, ryder, tessa, whitney or char char
• loves to jump jump jump
• is wearing 2T or 3T clothing (I even have some 4T pants she is in)
• loves to count
• loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• loves to color
• always asks for "button".. aka the light switch. She loves to make sure the lights are all off
• loves her "marties" aka smarties she gets at Grandma & Grandpa Winegars
• loves the golfballs at Grandma & Grandpa Palmers that she gets to throw all around the garage
• obsessed with books
• loves family kisses at night before bed time
• loves her food
• still sleeps wonderfully. 12+ hours at night and a 3+ hour nap
• knows animal sounds: elephant, snake, bear, lion, sheep, horse, dog, cat, pig, frog, duck.. etc.
• loves showing you: hair, head, eyes, ears, nose, teeth, tongue, fingers, elbow, belly button, knees, toes

18 month stats:

weight: 28.5 93%

length: 35 in 100%

head cir: 19.3 97%

Splish Splash

One last hoorah..

Boy am I going to miss summer

We met up at the N.S.L. splash pad with my friend Amber

and her two kids, Berklee's future husband and best friend, Korver and Livey.

I know maybe I've promised other people that Berklee could marry their son but I've got to

say this one is legit. She will be Berklee Hill :)

Can't wait for next summer and more time spent with friends!

popcorn

We've been singing this song to Berklee for a while now and all she knew to do was the hand motions when we say "popcorn popping on the apricot tree". The first time she did "I can take a handful and make a treat a popcorn ball that would smell so sweet" and "it wasn't really so but it seemed to be" I about fell off the couch I was laughing so hard! It was THEE cutest thing ever.. and when she says the word "so" and her cute little mouth goes to the side.. I DIE!! I love this girl so much and I just can't believe what a little smarty she is!

Videos

I still need to capture the moment Berklee first spots her cousins but man oh man do things get crazy when they are together!

Ryder and Berklee are just over a year apart in age.

Berklee has this high and I mean HIGH pitch scream.. not an angry scream, more of a "I'm so happy right now all I can think to do is SCREEEAM scream!" Well before I took this video it was Berklee screaming every time she came out from the couch... which got a huge reaction for all the adults watching. So then Whitney caught onto it... So can you imagine.. 2 girly girls screaming a very VERY high pitch scream! No? Well here you go...

No wonder I get headaches...

boys weekend = girl time

My family has decided to take turns having a boys weekend and a girls weekend. Us girls decided to let the boys go first! :) awh how nice are we!

My brother Cade sent all the boys an itinerary of what there weekend was going to look like. Literally I think a 5 page text. I wish I would have saved it and been able to remember it. Pretty much every second of every day was planned out.. I don't think they even got to every plan because there wasn't enough time. Here's their trip via picture.

shootin guns (I think they did this everyday)

36 holes in golf. (They wish they could have done this every second)

And of course.. church! Look at all those tired eyes!

They all stayed up way to late watching movies.

Played golf as much as possible.

Ate out EVERY meal. (on the itinerary but didn't exactly happen)

Went to movies.

Pickleball.

Argued about EVERYTHING.

Teased Jesse.

And laughed lots!

and what did us girls do....

Stayed up WAY to late crafting and watching amazing girl movies!

I love my family!

words...

thanks (shanks)

please (pease)

uh oh.. pronounced perfectly!

up up up up (help)

up (up) haha

swing (shhing)

choo choo

dog

mama

dada

no

bye

hi

.

.

.

my most favorite favorite word... NUTS!

After she drops something or she can't do something quite the way she wants to.. AWH NUTS!

(goes to show kids will repeat all that you say)

Oh how I love these baby words. Berklee is such a jibber jabber. I love listening to her in the car talking to herself and when she wakes up from naps or nighttime.. its like she has an imaginary friend there talking to her the way she will say something and then burst into laughter! I feel like I'm beginning to try to understand her lingo but sometimes all I can do is stare at her and laugh because I have no idea what just came out of her mouth and she looks as though I'm the crazy one that can't tell what she's saying. She is so polite and will always ask please and then always and I mean always will say thanks when she is given something. Even by someone she doesn't know and it always takes people back when this sweet little baby will all the sudden say "shanks"! Its the cutest thing! Boy I love this girl and can't wait to hear more that will come out of her cute little mouth!

Grandma Winegar

Evelyn Winegar

March 7, 1922- August 9, 2011

Evelyn Argyle Winegar 1922 ~ 2011 BOUNTIFUL- Our dearest Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother quietly passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at the age of 89 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Evelyn was born March 7, 1922 to Thomas M. Argyle and Mary Jane Corbett. She married her sweetheart, Stuart M. Winegar on August 13, 1941. They will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary together after being separated in death by only 19 days. Spunky and full of life, she was an Instigator, an "Idea Person." She planted many seeds that developed into full-blown inception. Though she took a supporting role, she was the backbone of the family business, Winegar's Supermarkets, Inc. Happiest when serving others, she took many souls under her wing, inviting many into her home for long periods of time. The recipients of her generosity and loving nature are spread throughout the world. Not the least of these was her beloved grandchildren. She took great delight in them, showering her affections upon them with sleepover's and birthday parties. She was the Hostess with the Mostess! She will be sorely missed by them all. Active in the LDS church, she served in many capacities, including twice as Relief Society President. She served a mission with her husband, Stuart, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Preceded in death by her husband, Stuart; her parents; brothers, Doug Argyle and Clarence Argyle; grandson, Zachary Winegar; and two great-grandchildren, River McQueen and Jaycee Winegar. She is survived by a sister, Jane Page; a brother, Dean Argyle (Larue); and children, Sally Barber (Phil), Dee (Gail), Dirk (Linda), Bill (Barbara), and Rock (Susanne); 29 adoring grandchildren; 59 great grandchildren; and four great-great-grand-children.

What an amazing, amazing Grandma I had! I will always remember her spunk, strength and laughter. I have so many memories of my Grandma growing up, she loved each and every one of us so much. I loved her kisses and hugs every time we saw her. I loved her stories. I can't wait to see my Grandma again. To hear that laugh again :) She joined my Grandpa 19 days after he had passed and I know they are so happy together forever now!

Bear Lake

Bear Lake has a special place in my heart now, seeing as it was the reason I met Jesse.

My family had our family vacation this year up in Bear Lake and I couldn't of been happier about it! The water is so blue, so warm and SO much fun! I was sore for days after because of a little game me and my SIL's made up on the wave runners.. "Hold on for dear life" is what we should call it!

Berklee loved the water! The first night we just wanted to go down and throw some rocks into the lake.. oh no, Berklee walked right in!

Fun in the sun, sand and water!

She probably sat there for a good 5 min. trying to get every grain of sand out of her toes... saying over and over again "uh oh", "uh oh", "uh oh"!

We hit up the park at night and got the energy that was left in our kids out for the night. Boy do kids love slides and swings! :)

And while the girls and Grandma and Grandpa were with the kids at the slides our hubby's were deep in conversation with one another.. hahaha what girls right?

We had such a fabulous weekend!! Thank you to my parents for making it all happen! We definitely took away many many memories and I'm sure we all gain a few pounds from the many raspberry shakes we HAD to go get in our Mazerati.