(notice one of debbie's earrings hooked over penny's left ear? one thing that penny might love more than gramma larsen is gramma larsen's jewelry.)
penny LOVED all the pumpkins there. she kept giving them hugs.
i can't wait for halloween!
(penny's gonna be a superhero. i still have to make her costume. which i will probably do the night before like i did last year.)
i was trying to take some side angle shots of her wearing some new headbands for the shop, and then at the last second she looked up at me with the cutest expression and i clicked. offically one of my favorite pictures of this little girl ever.
i got to see this fine lady speak last night:
i heard about it on her blog a week ago and definitely looked forward to hearing her speak. she was emotional throughout her entire talk. i would've been, too, if i had gone what she has gone through and then had to speak about it in front of a couple thousand people.
it was such a treat to hear her speak, she was funny and sweet and very honest. one of my favorite jokes: she showed a picture of herself in a full body cast from head to toe, and said that she had woken up from her 3-month coma during halloween time and how thoughtful it was of the nurses to dress her up in a mummy costume.
i loved when she talked about her children, and how much she loved being a mother. one of the saddest parts of her talk was when she told us how, at first, her children didn't even want to see her, because they didn't recognize her or know who she was. and that slowly, they got over it and knew her as their mom. i don't think there was dry eye in the room.
she was there to speak as a part of a program at BYU called "recapturing beauty", focusing on rejecting the negative messages from the media and reshaping our ideas about beauty. she continued with her testimony that if you're having trouble finding beauty in yourself that you can do what she did, turn to the Lord through prayer and He will help you. hearing her faith in prayer and in the Lord certainly makes me feel like i can do the same.
i love how positive she is about her new life. her blog is one of the most inspiring things i've ever read and makes me appreciate the blessings i have in my own life. thank you stephanie!
we've been stuck inside the past couple of days with a cold and were feeling cabin feverish, so we went for a sunday drive in cottonwood canyon. one of the things i love about utah is how close the mountains are and you can be driving up a winding road less than 10 minutes from your home.
this little girl's hair is getting so red! love it.
it was such a pretty day!
last friday the three of us went to the utah state fair for a couple hours. we got some hawaiian shredded pork for dinner and walked around. i love fairs and carnivals, i always think they're so entertaining!
penny petting a very appreciative goat. she also learned to say goat: "gohhh...T!"
with some cute baby cows.
and last but not least...a butter sculpture of farm animals. yep, butter.
candy swarm!
she blew them out so well! it was so cute! 
and...sucker back in. 
opening presents...
pretty pretty princess in some tasteful jewelry from mom. (now just add some blush and blue eye shadow...pageant-baby!)
happy 2nd birthday penny! we love you!
