The other week, Ryan went to the store to grab me some stuff and brought home a Red Velvet Cake mix. Well yesterday after church we were craving something sweet, so I busted it out. Come to find out, neither Ryan or I had ever even had red velvet cake. I asked him why he bought it then, and he said, " It looked REALLY good." I was surprised to find out how red it really was. So it went from this red....

Well it's been awhile since I put up pictures and I still couldn't get the camera from Ryan's car, so I was going to take one to put up with my phone but then I realized I could take videos! So you will most likely be seeing more videos of Zoe in the near future. I wanted to show everyone how fast she craws and how cute her little beanie is! Happy Weekend! XOXO, Holly & Co.

I'm so sorry. I know it's been a week, and I actually have things to update. Last weekend, we did our Spring Cleaning. Julie & Dan took Zoe for the day and Ryan and I got to work. I think we did about 10 loads of laundry, Ryan cleaned the carpets and power washed the floors. I cleaned out every closet in our house and Zoe's dresser. Packed away all the clothes that don't fit, threw away all the clothes that have holes or stains. It was refreshing. Although, about half way through our day, after taking out a load of trash, I realized my wedding ring was gone. After many prayers and lots of searching, I had resolved that I must have lost it during one of my errands that day and it was gone. Ryan and I went to change the laundry, and the first dryer I opened, there was my ring, sitting so perfectly up on the edge. It must have fallen off while I was putting clothes in the dryer. So happy I have my ring back! Zoe had been cranky and stuffy all weekend and this week, but low and behold, the other night, a new tooth popped through! She is still stuffy but less cranky. She has been sleeping better. She sleeps through the night about 50% of the time. On Monday, Ryan had school off, so I took a vacation day so we could spend some time together as a family. We went to the park so Campbell could run around and Zoe could play. Her favorite thing at the park is the swings, she just giggles and giggles. She isn't so big on the teeter toter or the slide. I did take pictures and they include piggy tales, so as soon as I get the camera from Ryan's car, I will post them. The rest of the week, I have been sick. I had a stomach bug Monday night, which turned quickly into some sort of cold. But I'm feeling better now. Ryan will be working part of the weekend, but we might be able to catch a short date. I'm thinking we'll head to the driving range and then ice cream. I hope you are all having a great new year! XOXO, Holly & Co.

Right when we got home from Oklahoma, Ryan's phone broke. Well it had been dying for some time, but it finally became unusable. Our contract was up soon, so we just shared my phone for a couple weeks. I never realized how much I use my phone....a lot. I had a hard time without it. But I am happy to say that we are now the owners of shiny new phones. So if you didn't get a text from me with my new number, you can e-mail me at brwneyes525@aol.com with your phone number and I will send it to you, because I'm really not wanting to post my phone number on the internet. Onto piggy tales. Zoe has been growing a comb over for quite some time. Her hair never totally fell out, just the bottom half. So the top half was really long. But it was starting to curl, like mine did as a baby, so I didn't want to cut it. Finally the bottom half of her hair is starting to grow in, but the top is now long enough for cute, curly piggy tales. They don't last all day, but they are adorable. I took a picture this morning on my new phone, but it is dark. So my goal for this weekend is to post a piggy tale picture. Ryan and I have both been extremely busy this week with work, school, and church stuff. By the way, thanks for everyone's ideas and help for my frugal class, it went well. So I apologize for the lack of blogging but I will strive to be better. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a happy holiday, if you get Monday off! XOXO, Holly & Co.

So I stole these from my sister's blog, because I haven't had time to photoshop mine (my camera half broke while in Oklahoma, so I have to edit a bit)

Ryan took Zoe to the Dr. yesterday for her 6/7 month appointment. She is in the 60% percent for weight, 90% for height. she weighs 17 lbs. (it feels like a lot more) She is definitely a Humbert. The height doesn't come from my family. She has her 2 bottom teeth and is getting one on the top right now. She crawls all over the house and learned to sit up on her own and pull her self up to standing last week. She loves rice cereal with bananas. She is not so keen on sweet potatoes. She loves when Campbell likes her face. She loves her daddy, he makes her laugh. She rubs her as as soon as she gets tired. She loves her paci. Her nicknames are Bink, Binky, Stinky Bink, Zo, ZeeZee, Z, Z monster. She loves her new glow worm (Thanks cousin Tay!) She likes being read to, but only when she's tired, otherwise she can't sit through the book. She loves playing with hair. She has been to 5 states (CA,NV,UT,TX,OK) She's learning how to drink out of a sippy cup. Her best friend is E. Stauffer, She loves to watch him dance. She sleeps on her stomach with her butt in the air. She loves tubby time. Her hair is starting to curl, just like mine did. Her eyes are green, just like Ryan's. She sleeps through the night, most nights. This information is more for me and documenting, than anything, but I'm sure would all like to know what Z is up to. XOXO, Holly & Co.

I am on the enrichment commitee at church and I am teaching a class next week on being frugal and stretching your dollar. I have a lot of great information already, thanks to several different resources, but I think frugal tips is something you can never have enough of. If you would be so kind, to add your favorite frugal tips in a comment, I would love to add to my collection and share them with my ward. I was going to post all of mine, but a lot of people that read this blog, also live here, and I want it to be a surprise :) So add your tips, please please. And if you are coming to my class on the 13th, you are more than welcome to bring friends and family members, there will be treats. PS. if you know you are bringing people, will you let me know so I can make enough treats!

Sorry it has taken me so long to post from the good old west. We've been quite busy as you can imagine, so I'll try to recap quickly. And there are not going to be pictures for this post because I didn't bring my camera cord. My birthday was great, after a long day of traveling, my mom made walnut chicken (at my request) and we had some chocolate cheesecake for dessert. I got a cute shirt, a yummy candle, and scrapbooking stuff. We had a good time getting ready for Christmas, lots of shopping and baking, and snacking. Zoe was quite overwhelmed on Christmas morning, she had too many things to play with and look at. She actually went back to bed before all the presents were opened. She got everything from clothes to books to toys that make noise to a Mr. Potato Head to a my little pony. Ryan and I both got clothes, books, movies, and gift cards. This past Sunday, I got called up randomly to share my testimony in Sacrament meeting. It was unexpected but I was really happy that I was able to share my beliefs with my family there. With several built in babysitters, Ryan and I have actually been able to go out a few times alone, which has been so nice. We've been talking about our future plans for 2009 and our new year's resolutions. We also got family pictures taken, again...lol...but with my side of the family. Hopefully we will get to see them by the end of the week. hmm, what else....oh! Tonight for New Year's Eve, we are having a murder mystery dinner. It's a pirate theme and I'm pretty excited to get everyone dressed up. (I'll take pictures and recap that in a different post, sometime soon) Zoe has been making leaps and bounds out here, literally. She has learned to pull herself up to standing using furniture and will stay there. She isn't walking yet, but she will walk if you hold her hands. I'm impressed by her skills, but at the same time, I really want her to stay little for a few more months. She is getting another tooth, this makes 3, but this one is on the top. She has been quite a pill at night, keeping Ryan and I up most nights. She did have a cold, so the congestion hasn't been helping either. She is quite fascinated by cousin Noah, however, if she gets to close she tends to attack him, so she has to be restrained when she wants to play with Noah. We are all having a great time here in Oklahoma, we'll be home in a few days, and back to a regular posting schedule. Happy New Year! XOXO, Holly & CO.

Tonight we spent with Ryan's family before we head off to Oklahoma tomorrow. We were taking pictures and Ryan captured this one. I don't have a lot of pictures of me and Zoe, but I really like this one. Zoe got lots of toys and clothes, we'll be taking more pictures with her in the clothes, they are so cute. I got a rotary cutter and mat (yeah!) and some clothes and perfume. Ryan got gift cards and goodies and jeans. Thanks Mom & Dad Humbert! We don't have a Christmas tree up this year, but Zoe definitely enjoyed the ornaments :) Well tomorrow I will be spending my birthday traveling, for the 3rd year in a row. But then when I get to Oklahoma, we are having my birthday dinner with Walnut Chicken...yummy! Happy Holidays! XOXO, Holly & Co.

We are not doing Christmas cards this year, nor did we do them last year. Sorry to say, I had so many things going on, Christmas cards got pushed to the end of the line. However, I will probably be doing some sort of Valentine's/St. Patrick's Day/Easter cards, depending on the month I get to it, so never fear, I will send cards out...sometime next year. This picture is from our photoshoot with Ryan's Family, just after Thanksgiving. (thanks to Mom& Jen for making Zoe laugh) We will be heading to Oklahoma for Christmas again this year, in just a couple of days. Now we'll be on the same schedule with all the other siblings, so we will be all together next year. I'm just praying that the weather cooperates and we don't have delays getting there. We will be doing Christmas with Ryan's parents on Friday, so we'll see how Zoe reacts to presents. She has been very interested in the presents I have been wrapping for other people, but her only interest is chewing on the ribbon, or covering the paper in drool, I doubt she actually understands the concept of presents. I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season. Ours has been busy, but very bright. Right now I'm getting in the spirit with Pandora, listening to 'Baby, it's cold outside." One of my favorite songs. I'll be wrapping up wrapping presents tonight, and then enjoying my clean house and maybe some sugar free fat free hot chocolate. Here's the recipe. XOXO, Holly & Co.

Ryan Humbert, for the best husband ever! This morning, here is chilly California, lol, there was ice on my whinsheild and all my windows. Normally, I would scrape it with a credit card for like a minute, then wait for the car to defrost the rest. But no, I have the best husband ever, who scraped my car, while I sat in the car waiting for the heater to warm up. He scraped the entire thing, not just the windows I needed. AND Last night, I came home from work, to find my house, completely cleaned! So let's hear it for the boy! Here's to you baby, I love you!

Well this is not only my hundreth post, but it's about our Ward Christmas Party. There's Zoe and Santa. Well the party is finally over and I can let my nerves calm down now. Ryan was a super helper. He helped me scrub and wash 70lbs. of potatoes and bake 40lbs. But we got them all cooked and everyone at the party enjoyed them. The tasks for this week include, packing for all of us, including Christmas Presents, cleaning the house, getting Campbell's stuff ready for the Kennel, and maybe catching up on a little crafting, but that is after all the above is done. I just want to thank all the friends of mine that assisted with the ward party, including taking pictures, baking, keeping my sanity, helping clean up the kitchen, etc etc. you are wonderful! Now I'm going to try and enjoy what's left of December and put on some Christmas music and be of good cheer!

If you would like to see more recent pictures of the Z Monster.... you can check her out here..... xoxo, holly & co.

Thanksgiving weekend was great! And because I haven't put up a lot of pictures recently, here's some of rolly polly ZoeXOXO, Holly & Co.

Miss Z has sprouted another tooth. She now has her bottom two teeth. Although I miss her toothless, gummy smile, the new little tooth smile is adorable. I've tried to get a picture, but all we get are blurred images, she won't sit still long enough for me to get a decent picture. Sorry I have been so bad at blogging. Life is busy around the Humbert Apartment. With church, school, work and baby, it leaves little time for blogging, but I do try. I did see Twilight this weekend. You can check out my review on my other blog here. This week we will be spending Thanksgiving with Ryan's family. It will be so nice to have a 4 day weekend! We are also taking family pictures and I so excited that we will finally have an updated one! I will attempt, again, to get a toothy picture but I will need Ryan's help. Hope you all have a happy thanksgiving. XOXO, Holly & Co.

Ryan called me work yesterday all excited, Zoe started crawling. Her put her on the floor and then put her bottle a few feet away, and off she went. However, She has not performed for Mommy. I'm hoping she'll perfect her crawl at Jamie's today and that she'll be all over the place tonight. We're going to have to start baby proofing the house. Also, we started her on baby food. Last night she had rice cereal and tasted sweet potatoes and pears. She likes the cereal, she wasn't so hot on the sweet potatoes and was too impatient for the pears, we will be attempting again tonight. Zoe will be 6 months in a couple of weeks. I'm just in shock at how fast the past year has gone by. I ask Ryan all the time," Are we really parents?" It's almost surreal. Thanksgiving is next week and the whole Humbert Family will be here! Yeah! and Family pictures! I have really wanted family pictures since Zoe was born, and I'm so excited to get one with each side this season. We're gonna hang them up in our apartment, it's seriously lacking wall art. If Zoe starts crawling, I'll try to get a video and post it for you all! XOXO, Holly & CO.

Zoe has recently started to notice that we eat food a lot different than hers. She grabs for our food whenever we eat while holding her. Luckily she gets to start food in a couple weeks. Today, during the Sacrament, Ryan was holding Zoe. I passed him the tray of bread and right before he took a piece, Zoe snatched a handful of bread right off of the tray. It took a lot to not burst out loud laughing, but I had to take the bread away before she shoved it in her mouth. Zoe's tooth is coming in fast and we're expecting more teeth soon. We've been busing enjoying a relaxing weekend. Lots of rolling around on the floor and movie watching. This week however is right back to busy. It seems this time of year just flies by. Have a great week. XOXO, Holly & Co.

Wow...time for an update. Last week, Ryan's grandfather, Norman, passed away. He lost his battle with cancer. Although I didn't know him well, I am glad that he was able to spend some time with Zoe. He will be missed. We attended his funeral service this weekend. My cousin Alan came to town. I hadn't seen Alan in over a year, so it was nice to have him come spend the weekend with us. We just hung around the house watching movies and eating. I made homemade donuts though, and those were a bit hit. Zoe had never seen anyone with a beard before so she got a scared by Alan's beard at first, but after a few minutes she sat and stroked his face, it was quite funny to watch. Her fascination with hair is so funny. Zoe's tooth in coming in still and is causing much distress. She is more cranky and fussy than usual. I'm hoping that the first tooth is the worst and that she will get better after this one. It's amazing how quickly time flies after Halloween. As soon as trick or treating is over, the Christmas shopping begins, it's crazy. We didn't have a Christmas tree last year, so I am really looking forward to having one this year. I already got some ornaments on sale at Crate and Barrell this summer. I'm still deciding what to do about stockings. I was thinking about making them, but then I saw some adorable ones at Target that weren't very expensive and look way better than anything I could make, so I might but those and then just embroider our names on them. I guess I have a few weeks to decide. This week is our first week in a long time that we don't have a ton of stuff planned so I am hopefully going to be able to get some deep cleaning in, along with some relaxation and maybe even crafting! Have a great week everyone. I will take some pictures of Zoe this week and put them up....I know that's why you all read this blog anyway :) XOXO, Holly & Co.

Zoe turns 5 months today. She got her first tooth last night! She can roll front to back, and back to front. She can scoot herself towards an object, usually a paci or toy. She likes to push up onto her toes while laying on the ground. She loves to bouch on my lap. She giggles when you pinch her cheeks. She thinks my hair rollers are so funny. She laughs when she spits up on me, especially if it's in my hair or down my shirt. She cuddles on my shoulder when she is tired. She falls asleep when I sing "My Heavenly Father Loves Me" or "My Favorite Things" She loves her taggie blanket. She loves to play with hair. She knows her name, and will turn her head when you call her. She holds her own bottle. She likes eskimo kisses. She looks like her daddy. We love you Z, we're so glad you are a part of our family. XOXO, Momma

You can see her here, on her Jamie's blog Or you can see her here at her at my wonderful friend Stephanie's Photography blog I'll be taking some Christmas card attempts pretty soon, I'll probably go get professional ones taken too, but when I do it, I get the outtakes, and those make some of the best pictures. Happy Monday, XOXO, Holly & Co.

So I know I'm a few days late but we've been quite busy. I wanted to share our pictures from the trunk or treat. Lately Zoe is so fascinated by the camera, she won't smile, but I think we got one or two smiles. Happy Halloween everyone! XOXO, Holly & Co

Friday night, Zoe went with Ryan to Uncle Brok's football game, while mom snuck off to see HSM 3 (you can read about that on my other blog) Although, I don't have any pictures, I was told, Zoe was good and slept through most of the game, marching band included. This Friday will be Zoe's first halloween. Since I'm the co-chair of the activities commitee, we will be spending friday night at our ward's Trunk or Treat party. Although halloween is probably my least favorite holiday, we will ALL (including Ryan) be dressing up this year. I will definitely take pictures! Not much else to repot. Ryan re-caulked our tub, so I had to give Zoe a bath in the kitchen sink last night. She is so long that she barely fits in the sink when she's lying down. Ryan took some cute pictures, I'll post them tomorrow. Lately she's been sleeping 10-12 hours, it's been lovely. She went from sleeping through the night, to waking up at 2, and now we're back to sleeping through the night. Have a great week! XOXO Holly & Co.

Zoe went for her 4 month appt. Weight: 14 lbs. 5 oz. 50th percentile Height: 25 inches 70th percentile Head: 41 cm 40th percentile. She also had to get 4 shots. I think this was her first official meltdown, she screamed and screamed, like I had never heard. She also needed a nap, so that contributed to the meltdown, but I felt so bad. Luckily, she fell asleep in the car on the way home.

It was a bust. One of the growers took our picture on the tractor. We couldn XOXO, Holly & Co.