Hair for a Princess

I wanted to let River's hair grow out. When I was little I always wanted to have the long thick hair other girls had. My mom kept mine short because it was so thin. River's hair is thin too, and it just looks so much better short! So it's short. I think it turned out darling, if I do say so myself. Who needs braids and pigtails anyway?

Before: After:

On a side note. From the time River was born I've been dreading the phase all little girls seem to go through. The 'princess' phase. Pink, pink, pink. Dressing up. Prancing around... When other girls River's age started playing princess and River wasn't interested, I breathed a secret sigh of relief. However, since River received dress up clothes for her birthday it has hit full force. And it's not so bad, it's actually really sweet. She pretends to be Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella and she's always saying, "Oh! It's so beautiful!" "Isn't that lovely, Mom?" "I just love to color, it's so wonderful!" and today when I gave her an icebreaker mint she said

"Mints are SO pretty and sparkly! Mints are special because they make your teeth golden and sparkle and shine!"

Dancing has also increased ten-fold. The only songs she'll dance to are ones she'd heard on a Disney movie, so I end up singing for an hour while she dances. I need to get some Disney songs downloaded onto my ipod.

It's a good thing she still loves bugs, tigers and dinosaurs or I'd really be in trouble. ;)

Every Snowman Should have a Mustache

Our beautiful mustachioed snowman. A mustache looks especially sophisticated when paired with a flower-pot hat. It's the height of snowman fashion.

(mustachioed is my new favorite word.)

We made this handsome devil the week before Christmas. The snow was soggy and wet and perfect for rolling. My dad and Cameron did most of the heavy work, Sariah and mom cheered us on from the window, and River and I found the decorations for the face and arms. Except the mustache...that was my dad's idea. Of course. mus-ta-chioed n. A mustache, especially a luxuriant one.

My Sweet Find at D. I. / Living Room Pics

I bought this bead board mirror for $2.oo at The Des.





The original price? .....$69.99


What a deal, eh? And I thought I'd post some pictures of our 'formal' living room. I could post pics of the whole house, but then my whole house would have to be clean at the same time! Not happening at the moment. :) Anyway we have no furniture for this room yet, and we have no clue why the carpet is cut out in the corner, so I stuck my globe there. I'll probably change the paint color eventually. This is the view from the living room to the kitchen/dining area. It's kinda fun having a big empty room to play in. It's a great space for making tents, having picnics and running around in circles!

And now some videos for the Grandparents. A little something for everyone today.

And We're Back, in 3...2...1...

Welcome back to the White Pages, my friends. Welcome back. Several wonderful things have occured in our lives during our short absence in the blogging world. Namely:

* We moved into our new house. Our very own house. A house where I can paint the walls red with yellow plaid if I want to. Not that I want to. But I could! It's a great feeling.

* River turned 3 !

*Sariah got her first tooth and has learned to crawl and walk along furniture. She says momma and dadda, and signs the word 'light' whenever she see's a pretty chandelier or such. She loves chandeliers.


*We had Christmas in Roosevelt, and it was great. and we got to see Grandma White for a whole week before she had to go back to her Washington D.C. Temple Mission. Here she is with Sariah and Macee. (Macee is Sariah's cousin. They are only a month apart...so fun!)

I'm planning on posting more pictures of Christmas, Sariah walking and crawling, our snowman, River's birthday and more about our new house, sometime soon. Stay tuned, it's good to be back!