Diaper Cake

I was supposed to co-host a baby shower this weekend but came down with a flu during the week so I thought it was best the shower was held elsewhere! I hear it went well though and I am feeling much better now. I made the diaper cake for the shower and also made sure that everything I was supposed to do got done so here are some pictures of the cake!

Front view of the cake. The onesie coming out of the top tier is held up with some cake dowl? Not sure on that but Thanks Bethany!

Side view of the cake. There is a teething ring around the tip layer, a onesie on this side plus the rattle infront with hair bow clips around as decorations.

On this side you can see the other onesie.

Finished product all wrapped and ready to go! We put it on a regular cake stand that Bethany had at her house, pink bottom and all. If you couldn't tell it was for a beautiful baby girl!

Powell Butte

On Saturday we went for a walk with some friends on the Powell Butte hike. It was really nice. Ben and Meaghan we nice enough to take some pictures for us. I couldn't pick just one of Kimbers so here they all are!

I just love her smile! Can't get enough of it!

Here is the view of Mt Hood from the look out we walked to.

Family picture from the look out!

Thanks Meaghan for the pictures and for showing us Powell Butte!

For any that wonder.

30 years ago this oh so beautiful dress was given to my Mom as she was leaving Samoa from a dear friend. Upon landing in American Samoa my Mom sent it back with the pilot to give a late Christmas present to her friend. That is where this all began. The Dress has been passed back a forth ever since. It has shown up in an empty closet as we moved into a new house, boxes of decorations, at someone's work all wrapped up and waiting for them. It even surfaced at my wedding disguised as a gift for me. A couple of Christmas' ago my family made this picture into a puzzle and gave it to our friends... the dress soon came to grace their home. A few years after this was started my Mom shortened the dress and took some of the material from the ties and made a baby dress for a new baby. The baby dress resurfaced yesterday in a baby gift for Kimber. She also got a very cute swimsuit!

All I have to say is...

The Dress Lives On!

Bateman update!

I thought I would give a kiddo picture update.


Bens is pretty excited for Halloween and loves to wear his costume! The day after we got back from Utah I put it on him to see how he will react. He loved it and now if he sees it or a picture of it he wants to wear it!

A pretty cute video of him!



I just love the sound he is making in this video... it is kinda random!

Bens loves Kimber! I will often walk into the room to see him laying on top of her giving her hugs. Bens also often goes up and says hi or kisses Kimber unprompted.


I just loved Kimbers outfit this day... I even got a bow in her hair. If you make the picture bigger you can see the sores by her left eye from Benson kicking her in the face on the trampoline. Poor girl, she is all better now!

Benson has been asking for 'cakes' every morning so I make him a piece of toast and put Nutella on it. Lately he has wanted to have 'penabunner' (peanut butter) with it as well. I think he is starting to take after my dad, we just need to add banana to it!

Kimber is getting so big now! Daniel put her in Bens' Pooh Bear chair the other night. She slowly slid down so she was practically laying down in it but she sat up for quite a while! She has been staying awake in the evening for a good while and loves to talk to us during that time. It is really fun to see her start to really develop and grow!

The other day I went in to get Bens out from his nap and this is what I found only he was sitting in the bottom drawer of his dresser. He has made it fall over a few times... once even after it was anchored into the wall! I was getting after him for doing that but I couldn't help but laugh and smile at his face and muscle shirt! Daniel ran down and got the camera for us.

Kimber... what can I say? She is just a little cutie and a delight to have in our family! She is about 3 1/2 months in this picture. I really can't believe it has been that long!

Daniel is doing well. After today he will only have one more final to take and then he can concentrate on this quarters classes. He has been doing really well on his exams though. I am really proud of him.

Utah Trip

Daniel and I have been enjoying our break from school. I am getting sad to think that it is half over and Daniel is going to start studying/tutoring tomorrow. Well we did have a fun time on our trip to Utah. Unfortunately we didn't have our camera with us. Daniel's Gram was kind enough to lend us hers while we were visiting with her so we got some pictures on Temple Square.

We spent the beginning of our trip with my Aunt and Uncle in Park City and then made our way down to Orem and visited with family and friends from our old ward in Provo. Daniel and Bens got to go to a BYU football game while Kimber and I went to the Relief Society Broadcast.

We got a picture of our family of 4 by entrance 4 of the Conference Center. Bens didn't want to have his picture taken... the sun in our eyes doesn't help either!

Here is a nice picture of the temple but we aren't showing up very well.

Daddy/Son picture by the fountain. Bens had fun say 'Cheese' for the camera.

Our little Kimber added into the picture!

I have always seen pictures on the round platform with the temple in the back but never knew where it was so we found it and did some pictures. Kimber was super happy to be out of her car seat... maybe she has spent to much time in it so far in her life!

Family picture in the same spot.

We took Bens by the North visitor's center and took him up to see the Christus statue. I love this picture! We asked him who the statue was on and he finally said 'Jesus'.

Bens loved playing with the 'babies' at my Aunt and Uncles house. He found my cousin's old play area under the stairs and there were tons of dolls and strollers under there. He started carrying one around with him all the time. He took one of Kimber's blankets and would have the doll wrapped up in it and even slept with it.

Well we are beat and want to get to bed. Have a great night!

Playing Pretend

Bens has been really big into pretend play lately. He has been having tea parties using his tools as utensils and cars as cups. There is more to come about his pretending but for now here is a cute picture of him from the other day.

I looked over at Bens and he had put his chair up on the recliner and had a grand ol' time!

I got Bens up from his nap this afternoon and he had this popple beside him by his bed and they were 'eating fries'. I wrapped the popple up like I swaddle Kimber and he brought it down here. The videos I am posting show how he was playing pretend with the popple!



Bens was so cute and careful as he changed his popple!



A few weeks ago we were at a friends birthday party and Bens was having a lot of fun there. He had a teddy bear that he was taking care of. He decided that it was time to feed and he lifted up his shirt and stuck the bears head under his shirt to feed it. Bens burped the bear and then switched sides. He was very modest while doing this. I guess he has seen this around the house or something... I am glad he took on the modest end of it! Jeff videoed it but I don't have a copy of it... this is how it happened at our house!

This is a video of Kimber cooing. She didn't break out into an actual laugh but she was pretty happy that Daniel was talking to her. These are some pretty great kids!