summer to-do

found on cupcakes and cashmere, adapt for me.

1. Attend an outdoor concert
2. Make homemade ice cream with fresh fruit
3. Create a playlist of songs I’m listening to this summer
4. Take walks {bike rides} after dinner at least three times a week
5. Make time to meet up with girlfriends for Sunday brunch
6. Sneak into a fancy hotel pool
7. Visit Stinson Beach (my favorite spot in Northern California)
8. Attend some sort of food festival
9. Donate the summer clothes that I don’t end up wearing
10. Master my own signature cocktail

journal orgainzation

Monday: sophie

Tuesday:Owen

Wednesday: Penny

Thursday: Simon

Friday: personal/family/whatever

stories of Owen

he got some rollerblades today at a yard sale up the street. they were 5 bucks. he came home, put them on and tried to roll around. he asked me for help so i was swinging him around by the hands to give him momentum in the back yard. well, it's all bumpy and rocky and the two of us took a tumble! it actually really hurt my feet. so bad. he got bumped in the lip. after he came in and wrapped in a blanket with his blades sticking out the end. got better at it when he went out in front of the house. he had me video it and send it to doug on the iphone. doug is in palm springs with james franco and vince jolivette. anyway, he kept them on most of hte day, even during chores. he clamored around the house all afternoon. every once in a while we'd hear a big crash and then, "i'm ok!"

Second story, we were visiting adam and mequell in AZ last week. mequell made some BBQ chicken with a rub on the outside. had cayenne and a bunch of other spices rubbed all over it. Owen, who counts chicken as a go-to item for him, took a big ole bite. when i saw him he was standing at the garbage, gagging and spitting and scraping his tongue with his fingers and spitting. he looked up at me and said with the most sincere look, "that chicken is disGUSting. fortunately, mequell had her back turned. i was laughing but didn't want to make a big deal about it.

back from our trip

the road trip with just me and the kids. so nice and crazy. penny and simon were crazy! simon is crawling all over now and they both seemed really clingy and high maintenance. whoa. but the big kids had such a wonderful time with all the cousins. really wonderful.

baptism

Owen's sweet baptism. such a wonderful day. sophie gave a talk on baptism(she wrote it herself) and grandpa charlie, who was so so sick, gave the talk on the holy ghost.

Owen didn't seem nervous at all during the hours leading up to it. he was happy and confident and excited. he didn't like the white outfits. sophie told him that he looked like a giant marshmallow that got flattened by a car.

throughout the morning he'd say, "it's my baptism today, i 'm sooooo excited!"

doug did a wonderful job and gave him a wonderful blessing after confirming him a member and giving him the gift of the holy ghost. it was such a happy experience.

there were lots of people.

the kekauoha's were here, the schoenis, the mccoys, the kasparians, hales, johnsons (both bart and wes families)

crazy thoughts

what if i'm pregnant. i'm so so so scared that i'm pregnant. doug is pretty sure were not, but what if. what if. i will be so sad. is that horrible? i feel like we will have to move and shift dougs career.

what not to do.

A few weeks ago we went to 'Flight of the Conchords' at the hollywood bowl with some friends. it was a great, great concert. listeThis is the director that turned 40 in Palm Springs. Doug is good friends with

New List:

costco

macy's for shoes/belt+ face cream?

Simon 9 months

i have a big zit today. i had it yesterday and sophie was so embarrassed by it she asked me to leave the YW swim party last night.

Simon is so cute right now. and active. he hates sitting anywhere that buckles him down. he likes to move. he is pulling every book out of the bookshelf right now. he likes to bite everything too. including me....ouch! loves playing in toilet water, unrolling toilet paper, eating rocks and dirt outside, eating popcorn kernels, left over food under the table inside. he always has something in his mouth. I think he's going to be athletic. he has such good aim on my spoon with baby food he'll smack it nearly everytime. he can even anticipate it, it seems. he's starting to give penny a little of her own medicine. smacks her on her head or pulls hair. all just curiosity, i'm sure but she takes it very personally

He's starting to give kisses and do throw it to the birdies. and yesterday he pushed penny in her little blue push cart from ikea. he's trying to walk. he's getting more hair and is still so very smiley.

he's still waking up 2x's a night. i'm kinda sick of that part. he laughs and love to play. loves, loves to play. he has a few new sounds lately. whoa,

list for owen's baptism

schedule to brother carpenter
deborah.carpenter5@gmail.com


Opening Song: I Am A Child of God
Opening Prayer: Terrie Buck

Talk on Baptism: Sophie Chamberlain
Talk on Holy Ghost: Charlie Buck

Musical Number by: Sophie Chamberlain, Melissa Udall, Jennifer Udall

Baptism of Owen Adams Chamberlain
Confirmation of Owen Adams Chamberlain
Welcome to the ward: Bishop Udall

Closing Song: I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ
Closing Prayer: Rolyne Chamberlain



plan out food: Hot Dogs, Watermelon, Mini Cupcakes, Drinks, chips
design and print signs
clear garage for photos


shop for food

hale's 4
johnson's 5
kekauoha's 4
oxcidines 4
mccoys 4
malawanag's 3
udall's 5
schoeni's 3
Chamberlains 5
mom and dad 2
gma c 1
johnson, wes 4

Total 45ish

Thursday:
Buy owen church shoes, belt shirt and tie.
Figure out musical number
5:00 meet with bishop at church
get owen's haircut


Friday:
make mini cup cakes
buy food


Saturday:
Pick up grandma
go to camp kickoff
baptism at 4