Pineapple Tidbits

New blog

2008-01-17T13:48:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone i know i sent out an email to everyone about this blog being deleted. well i thougt it was agonner and then .. it wasn't so by that time i had already made another one. www.lisabuchanan.blogspot.com
anyways i like my new one better so from now on i'm going to post only on the lisa buchanan one only. this one i am going to try to get printed off and put it in a scrap book. thanks peeps.
Lisa

The Polar Express

2008-01-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

So for Christmas we went to Durango Colorado and took a Polar Express ride. It was fantastic!

It was sure cold though so we bundled everyone up.

As we enjoyed the warm train we were served hot chocolate and rice crispie treats! Ryan loved that.

They even had people serving the treats in white coats and chef hats.. Just like the movie.!
It was so fun. Here is Bruce and Ruth with Ryan

My First Bag

2008-01-08T09:12:00.000-08:00

My mom wanted to see the bag that she co-designed with me over the phone, so It would have taken just as long to email them as to post them on my blog.. so they arent completely done, but it's where i am at now with them.

I still need to stain guard them and i need to do the handles stronger.

I also did the bottom of the bag a leather-like material to be a little stronger.

we'll see how it holds up with the sunday load... ie. scriptures, manuels, baby stuff.

Sassy Sista

2007-12-18T20:03:00.000-08:00

I love these pictures with Ryan in her tights from church and her onesie.. She was walking around the house shaking her bum and dancing with her finger in her mouth.

She is a Burton girl!

Trip to the Land of Enchantment

2007-12-01T07:44:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving in New Mexico this year. We were able to see both families.
The picture above is a picture of my brother Brian's new life in Escrito. He owns the town gas station, cafe, grocery store and post office. While we were there we helped him do some sign work to bring in some new business. So if you are on your way to Albuquerque look for his store.
This is out behind Brians' place.. great views.. Doesnt Nate look great?

Ryan played around while we all painted. She is so short!

Ryan also fell in love with Katie while we were there!

Wile we were out there we went to Chaco canyon.. If you havent been there go!! it was amaizing and well worth the drive. They are ruins of an ancient city still visable today.

This was high up on a rock wall .. Hieroglyphics of a bird with it's prey.. AMAIZING. they were everywhere there.
Dad is standing in what would be an apartment complex to us.. It held hundreds of living quarters and was very high.

The whole gang.. that wall was soo perfect. every rock fit together so perfectly. It was a great trip..

Christmas time at our house!

2007-11-26T13:20:00.000-08:00

I made my first wreath! it's made of real Ocean Spray cranberries! It was super easy too with a glue gun.

Here is our tree. When I got off of my mission my mom decorated our family Christmas tree with amber colored ornaments just for me. She gave me the set after Christmas.. It looks so much cooler at night all lit up. Thanks mom.

Here is Ryan in her new Christmas dress from grandma.

Halloween

2007-11-07T21:40:00.000-08:00

So for Halloween Ryan was a little spider with her bff Penelope. Jessi (Penelope's mom) and I made their costumes one afternoon while they were down for naps. The creative juices were definately flowing because we whipped those things out pretty quickly. It was really fun.

The other great thing was that they were pretty warm because of the fleece and padding we used.

This was actually Halloween night and it was at our neighborhood trunk or treat. She had a lot of fun just watching all the kids run around. We did have her trick or treat for a little. Everyone kept asking what kind candy she likes. I felt kinda bad.. I dont give her candy.. she's only 1! so how bad is it to take your kid trick or treating just to get you candy? .. not that i did .

Aren't they adorable? you should have seen them crawl around. they looked just like spiders cause you could see their backs and all the leggs.. hahha..

Last but not least, here I am dressed as a luchadoooorrrrrrr! (that's wrestler in e-spanish)
Thanks mission girls for the mask and Adam for the bike leggings... oh and Letti for (unused) undaroos, they came in great! I couldnt keep the mask down because it scared Ryan so I just look .. well "special" .. haha

ps. I think I might be one of those moms that embarasses thier kids but doesnt really notice . lol.

Gardeners Village

2007-10-22T09:17:00.000-07:00

There is a great little place called Gardeners Village here in yee-uu-t-aahh! lol Well it is set up with pumpkins and witches everywhere Cute little place. So we went there and took some fall pictures. it was so cold out we didnt last long. I was going to bring her halloween costume to take some pics and i totally spaced it.! man! maybe this week sometime. anyways we got some fun pictures.

I love the colored leaves here.. even though they are fake:)

Don't you love her little chicklet teeth!

Charlotte

2007-10-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

So Ryan had her first halloween party last night at the church. It was a steak party for all the kids. I took some great pics but for some reason I only got home with like 5. and they were ..so..so.. anwyas so Ryan is a Spider for Halloween . The legs on her costume aren't done yet but done enough to use. i'll have to finish them this week. isnt' she cute? you should see her with her good friend Penelope and their matching costumes.! There was this older kid who kept trying to poke her eyes out and like grab her and stuff. I had to pull out the kung foo moves.. there is always one of those kids (who's moms are like oh he likes her!) at every party.. Ryan was like !mom! come get me! hahah she survived though.

WWW.BABYTIDBITZ.BLOGSPOT.COM

2007-10-20T17:17:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone

Well It started out posting my fun projects on my personal blog to putting a bunch of my designs on a shoe blog. I named it Baby Tidbitz. So check it out! I make the soles of the shoes with a really tough leather-like material and line them all with fleece to keep their little feet warm and comfy. So If you guys have a shower or birthday coming up this is a great idea .. especially if you cant make it. I can send it for you. Feel free to comment on that blog as well.
Anyways, Enjoy

www.babytidbitz.blogspot.com

Mo-beez'

2007-10-11T16:24:00.000-07:00

Here are some of my recent pieces. It's amazing what you can do with scrap material and string.

So everyone... what should I call my shoes? Adam thinks I should call them TidBitz (TidBits?) Mo-Beez' is pretty funny though.

Shoe Sweat Shop

2007-10-09T21:42:00.000-07:00

Here are my latest shoes.

I keep experimenting with different fabrics so If you have a baby anytime soon you'll probably be getting some soon. I put fleece on the inside so it will keep their feet warm and comfy. Oh and I made the soles non slip by putting puffy paint on them.

Adios Cabello!

2007-10-06T16:07:00.000-07:00

In my dreams I have long beautiful hair.. but in real life.. short and sassy! I couldnt' resist cutting it and I love it!

Who needs Robeez?

2007-10-02T08:18:00.000-07:00

I found a pattern on the web for baby shoes. And It acutally worked. ! It didn't take that long either. Sa-weet!!!

Problem is that I only have 1 red buton. I'll have to get some today. ps Thanks Kristi for
the help.

Here is the website that I used if you guys want it.
http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/cloth-shoe-pattern.html

Ryan's 1st Birthday Party

2007-09-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that my little baby is 1 ?!I sure can't. Well we celibrated her birthday saturday with a BBQ at Sugarhouse Park. We had a blast.! Here's Ryan with one of her
new shirts walking around in the grass with uncle Spencer.

Savannah tried to understand why she was suppose to hit the big strawberry. I bet she was thinking something like this "Mom always says not to hit things... I bet this is a trick question."
But she did great:) Plus she was the only kid there big enough to hold the ski pole. haha. The other babies just watched.

Ryan is the girliest girl. She always loves to put my headbands on at home and prance around the living room checking herself out in the mirror. So I decided to get her a princess crown. She loved it.! She kept putting her hands on her head to make sure it was still up there.. haha oh ya.. she also always puts her hands in a somewhat taradactle- like fashion. also very girly.

Look at this face!!! haha . Now it looks like she is blowing out the candle but she's actually scowling at it. And I think she was thinking "why is my cake on fire?"

Over all we had a great time. We had a lot of family and friends that came. For her Birthday she got some new clothes, and some really fun toys (thank you everyone).

Ryan has been the biggest blessing in Adam and My lives. She shows us unconditional love and brightens our lives with her little smile and giggle. What a great blessing it is that we (as flawed humans) can make such beautiful heavenly babies. It is such a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I wish everyone could see that.

Ryan's Pinata

2007-09-13T23:25:00.000-07:00

So I haven't made a pinata for years, but Ryan's birthday party is this saturday so I thought I would make one just for funsies. I had a lot of fun actually. I filled it with Bubble gum, tastetations, and jolly ranchers. I know ... she's only 1, but lets face it... she is a super star.

I tagged myself

2007-09-13T23:04:00.000-07:00

The Game

My Husband...

What is his name? Adam Cooper Buchanan
How long have you been together? Hm... Since March 15 2005
How long did you date? Till we married? 3 months;)
How old is he? 23
Who eats more? Adam eats like a bird.. ok. so i eat a lot.
Who said I love you first? Adam Adam Adam
Who is taller? Adam
Who sings better? I think we are about the same
Who is smarter? Adam is pretty sharp
Whose temper is worse? I'm sure me
Who does the laundry? Me
Who does the dishes? We make Ryan
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Adam
Who pays the bills? Well i send the checks but Adam brings home the bacon.
Who mows the lawn? We have convinced ourselves that this is a bonus to renting..no lawn
Who cooks dinner? I swear I'll get it down someday
Who drives when you are together? 80% Adam 20% me
Who is more stubborn? I think we are pretty equal..
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I'm pretty sure me.
Whose parents do you see the most? I think Adams ...maybe
Who kissed who first? (my version) Adam went in for the kiss after hanging out once..and I shot him down. but then we had a mutual kiss on the 2nd date and it perfect.
Who asked who out? Adam asked me out at an activity where i went there with another date. Adam asked me in front of the other guy! talk about cajones. hahah besides how could he resist me? jk
Who proposed? Adam proposed twice actually, in the beautiful land of enchantment.
Who is more sensitive? Adam
Who has more friends? I have more friends here in slc, but he is friends with everyone he meets.. he will instantly be friends with the gas station clerk.
Who has more siblings? 6 verses 6
Who wears the pants in the family? Adam... well me sometimes...hmmm i guess both

Park City Half

2007-08-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

This weekend my brother Steve, my sister in law Heather and I all ran the Park City half marathon. We had a blast. Adam waited with Ryan at the finish line with Holly Katie and Nate.

Ryan was so happy to see me at the race. Adam did great with her

Steve is a great runner! He even put a shout out to M & R!

Ta da!

WE are so proud of Heather, she did awesome. She also kept us laughing at 6 in the morning waiting to start.

Trip to Connecticut/ Pennsylvania

2007-08-16T08:28:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I know that this is a blog post that is WAY too long. The thing is is that I have Dial up so posting pictures is somewhat of an issue. So what I do is i send a little flash drive with Adam to school/work and he uploads my pics and then I go in and Edit them. So here are the stories/pics of our trip back east while Adam climbed Mount Rainier with Brandon.

So the first thing we did when we flew into Connecticut was load up the car and headed out for Pennsylvania (where I grew up) to see my sisters. So Imagine Mom, Traci, me, Ryan, Hobie, Piper and Mudslide in the MDX. As you Know Pugs overheat frequently so this is her trying to cool down. I love the tongue. Too funny.

Here we are at our first rest stop.

So if you are from the east you know about TastyKakes... need I say more? They are the BEST!

So Here is the town where I went to High School and grew up.. Fogelsville Pennsylvania! hahah
ya gotta love it. Sweet pic I know

I didnt' get a great pic of Bonnies or Paulas house but here were all the kids at Bonnies playing int their back yard pool. Ryan had a lot of fun splashing around. The kids are soo fun to watch.

Then we stayed the night at Paula's house and did some school haircuts. This is Tanner getting his hair cut. I owe everything I know about doing hair to my mom she is the queen bee of hair. I love it when my mom and I get together and talk hair. It's like shopping for me:)

Ok so it was getting a little late and Tanner was at his wits end.. so he goes to paulas shirt and sticks his head in and this came out.. I was laughing so hard.

It kind of looks like something from a really really scary movie. hahah or some kind of bug transforming into something else..

We gave Amber and Abby highlights this year with their cuts. Abby went to bed so I didnt' get a pic of her "do" but this is Amber.. she is the cutest 13 year old you have ever seen. WE made her Hot for the new school year..
The next morning for breakfast Ryan enjoyed some Cottage cheese.. it was sooo cute I'm glad I caught It on camera!

Then on our way to the outlet malls for school shopping with everyone we ran into a tornado storm and the mall was outside. so all 13 kids and 4 adults ran into a kids store and stayed there till it passed.. Mass Chaos! but here's a cute pic on the way home

Then we made our way back home to Connecticut. ahhh here is the homestead. I cant tell you what a vacation it was for me to hang in a big house with my parents with cable, highspeed internet, pool , hot tub.. ahhh.

Sunday morning Mom , Molly (dog) Ryan and I all went for a walk.. it was beautiful but super humid.

Sunday evening we all went down to Historic Collinsville. Its a cool river with a walking path. here's my Mom and Dad with Ryan. I love pics at this time of the day.

Ryan really warmed up to Grandma Carla this trip. She will soon realize that you go to Grandma and Grandpa's for Love, fun and treats:))
This is a historic bridge I'm sure... I dont know how but i'm sure it is

This is a great pic of my dad i think. I love the rusty bridge behind him.

Typical Connecticut landscape.. quite a difference from dry Utah

I Have a great family. I am so blessed.

On Sunday evening Dad took me out for a ride ! Its a super swank car and its FAST! haha I couldn't get the "Big T" ( for reference see movie RV) out of the pic in the backround.. haha

Ok so Dad let me drive but I drove like a little old ladie so he showed me how it's done

Toilet Paper

2007-08-01T17:19:00.000-07:00

Most couples fight over things like putting the toothpaste lid back on... Doing the dishes.. or using each others razors... not Adam and I, we are a unique couple. Adam and I argue over where the toilet paper should go in the bathroom. Its a silent disagreement actually. Ok so here's our bathroom and our situation

Now Adam likes to hang the roll on an old cut off piece of climbing rope cleverly on the towel rack directly in front of the toilet. In doing this (so he says) doesnt waste energy reaching to the side wall.

This is where I think the toilet paper should go. I mean someone even put a little holder there for it. So instead of compromising we put them on both. So if you come to our house you and decide to use our bathroom, be prepared to choose.

You pick your battles I guess;)

Lago Oso aka Bear Lake

2007-07-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

We had to get out of town so we drove up to Bear Lake, camped and came back in the morning just in time to go to a 1:00 church

Here's Ryan trying out her sea legs. She really wanted down to crawl. So when I sat her down to feel the water and sand she made this face below.

We sat her on the sand and she wanted to taste the little sand pieces that were sticking to her fingers. After we wouldn't let her eat it she didn't know what else to do.

The beautiful silouette of the "Buru". Wearing nothing but a daisy chain. (the newest hot item this season)

Cheese!

Who is the hottie with the large.. Kayak?

Let me tell you how I feel about this picture. 98% love it, kinda cool view/angle. 2% not sure about the super cool view of me. does that make sense?

Cute suit Kristi.!

I love Bear Lake because you can walk out really far and its still not to your knees. (notice the people in the backround are still trying to get in the water:)

"When's the last time you went WA HOO?"

2007-07-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

It was great to have Bruce and Ruth here visiting for the 4th of July. Remember that movie IQ? well, these pics of Bruce riding the scooter remind me of the line from that movie!. waa hoo!

and now...

2007-07-10T20:10:00.000-07:00

It's getting bigger little by little. Do you guys think I could mix in some baby blue patches or would that throw it off?

Sew Excited!

2007-06-29T14:11:00.000-07:00

So it has been almost 100 degrees here for the last few weeks and too hot to do anything outside. So I went to the fabric store to find a project, and I found a bunch of scrap pieces for super cheap. So i decided (with my mom's help) to make a pillow blanket. It's basically just what it sounds like. A bunch of little pillows sewed together.

Here is the back of it. Now I need to decide if i should continue with the same pattern or change it up. And I can't decide if it's going to be a little baby quilt or full size. I am thinking about just continuing going out wider row by row.. But maybe some plane fabric pieces would be better any ideas?

Summer Fun!

2007-06-17T17:12:00.001-07:00

Summer has officially begun! So much has happened. For Father day we went down to the Gateway to the annual Chalk Festival. It was great. we really enjoyed the Pirate in the background. It was also 100 degrees outside.

Then we baught some Meadow Gold ice cream that they were selling there for .50 cents a scoop! We decided afterward that it had to be the reject ice cream because we all felt super sick. Yuck. And for fathers day i got Adam a guitar book and a garlic press of his very own. The other event that took place was my 27th birthday. yowzers... It was awesome!!! Adam got me a sewing machine, a patagonia hoodie and an ipod speaker /player for the house. Then on top of that my friend Kara called me the night before and said she had an extra ticket to the Tim Mcgraw /Faith Hill concert and that it was free!!! HOLY COW.. . Adam watched Ryan and i had a night out with the girls..
So with my new sewing machine I made a Ryan doll. I tried to make it look like her.. ok so she doesnt have the hair yet.. or the freckles.. so i had to guess a little. but it was sooo much fun. I think she'll enjoy it when she is just a little older.

I made her braids re-braid-able so when she's older she can practice during church or something. I think i want to put shoes on her but i have no idea how or what color. black looks a little too Amish. Any Ideas?
It was also our anniversary! for my birthday/anniversary we had Spencer babysit for a few hours and we took our trusty scooter out for a ride on the town. We had dinner at Rodizio grill , and then got some ice cream at Baskin Robbins. It was so romantic to drive around town at sunset time. Everything was golden and it was such a great feeling to have the wind blowing in our faces. Just what I needed.

So this last weekend we went to the Venture Festival. It was pretty much an outdoor festival where you can try all this outdoor stuff.. then at the end of that there was a Kalai concert. this is where these pics of Ryan were taken. isn't she a cute cow-girl?

Swimming

2007-06-04T12:02:00.000-07:00

So the other day we took Ryan swimming with Kari and Savannah. We had a blast! we baught Ryan a swimming innertube that she loves! she had a blast kicking around and spinning.

She didnt' last too long though.. however the innertube did make a great fluffy bed for her.

Round 2!!!:)

Name... "Joe Dir-te"

2007-05-30T20:44:00.000-07:00

There is only One Brian Bayley...
Here are some of the reasons that I truly Love Brian
1. He always does things to make me laugh (even though i am usually embarassed by it)
2. He would give you the shirt off of his back (and his neighbors if necessary)
3. He is always ready for a good time
4. He can make whatever you are eating come out of your nose with a simple joke
5. He is never embarassed about doing what is right
6. He is always sincere

So Brian, Rena and little Lexi-loo came to see us here in Utah.! Finally we got some visitors! We had a blast staying up till the wee hours of the morning playing the game Last chance.. (advice to all.. Dont even think that you could ever ever ever beat him.. he won with 60 million dollars! and i had 2 thousand) but we had fun..

On Saturday we walked around looking for sweet garage sales but couldnt find any. People kept looking at Brian's hair but were too afraid to ask if it was real.. A woman came out of her garden to Brian and asked.."are you the guy who goes to the Jazz games?" haha he was like.. "sorry.. no"
WE did Rena's hair.. it's saaweet! i didnt get a good pic though:( you'll have to check her blog for a pic. Then that night we went up to Park City and had some dinner and walked around..Lexi and Ryan were the cutest. they just wanted to crawl all over each other.

Look two peas in a pod!.. that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle was the best toy we have
ever had. Ryan loves it. I wish i had Beebop or Rocksteady for her.

Over all thanks Brian and Rena.. We know it's a long drive. just remember

One... cut a hole in a box
Two .. but your ------ in that box
Three .. have her open the box.. and that's how you do it:)

IKEA or Bust!

2007-05-23T15:56:00.000-07:00

A heart pillow, a rubber ducky, 2 little blue paper houses attached to cards that you plant.. they have 12 different flowers that grow. 2 compases, a key chain that has tools in it! and lots of candy... ok now here's the story....

My Life is now complete! My favorite store IKEA came to Utah. They started out advertising all over the place. Our favorite was the see-thru truck driving all around town with people inside relaxing.

So my girlfriends and I woke up early and went to IKEA at 6 in the morning. I forgot my wallet so Adam was kind enough to bring it to me along with his jet boil for hot chocolate.

The first 100 people in line got free chairs. The first 2500 people got gift card ranging from 250.00 to buy one get one free coupons for hot dogs ect.. I got a 10.00 gift card. My friend Jules just in front of me got 100.00 and Jen got a buy one get one free frozen yogurt. So I 'm pretty happy with my 10 bucks.

While we waited the first 100 children got these red heart pillows with two arms on the sides.. super cute!

After we finally got in we were so tired that we just went home:) We will go back tomorrow to take our time and enjoy the store..

IKEA ROCKS!!!!!!!

My Mothers Day

2007-05-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

Well I had a great mother's day. Adam got me some cool trinkets to make me feel super special. He got me a cool sparkly ring, a candle from Bath and Bodyworks that I've wanted for EVER called Juicy Nectarine.. (If you haven't smelled it .. go!) He got me some eyeshadow from PoP, my first Prana shirt, and a really cool charm bracelet.. AND he made me dinner.. Later we went on a walk and took some more pics.

Adam is such a great husband, father and friend. Thank you Adam for all that you do for me and putting up with me:)

Such Beauty

2007-05-09T10:15:00.000-07:00

Isn't it a sight? Such a beauty we are blessed with, and such a joy!. The Temple isn't too bad either I guess:) haha (just kidding) we went to a friends wedding dinner at the Lion House. We couldn't help but see the nearby sights and take some pictures.
Ryan is such a great baby. We couldn't ask for more. She has such a big personality in a little body. She reminds me of little Piper sometimes. We were at church this last Sunday and a little girl a few months older than Ryan was sitting across from us. So Ryan was looking and smiling at her to get some sort of response.. The little girl was shy and would hide in her face in her mom's lap. So Ryan got so frusterated with her not talking back to her she started to yell at her. It was so funny. She is a social butterfly for sure.

2007-04-30T12:17:00.000-07:00

The other night we were bored so we went to downtown Sugar House to walk around
the little shops. We found the coolest place ever.. its called Luna's Italian Ice. It's also super cheap. My favorite was cherry with layers of vanilla ice cream in between.. YUM!

Braids dont discriminate!

2007-04-26T23:04:00.000-07:00

So my friend Lisa decided she wanted dread locks... after thinking about it we decided that extension braids would be a less permanent option. So we go to the hair store near us and they tell us that they don't sell blond extensions at that location, they only sell black extensions... Haha.. I can't imagine why they wouldn't cater to the white folk...so we got them at another store..But only after a few hours of braiding (THANK YOU KARI) and melting ends we came up with the coolest hairstyle ever!:) Lisa you look great

Pineapples

2007-04-23T15:24:00.000-07:00

I just love pineapples.. i don't know why. Ever since the
6th grade i found myself drawing them on all of my notebooks.
I even made a pretty ugly cookie jar shaped like a pineapple
that is currently resting in Ruth's basement... haha
They just remind me of a sunny beach somewhere.

Salt Lake City Half Marathon

2007-04-22T10:42:00.000-07:00

I wanted to start a blog and the half marathon is a good post to start with.

Adam stayed with Ryan all morning and met up with me towards the end of
the race, he was a good support and a great motivator.We jumped on trax at 6:30am
and it was freezing! There were 15,000 runners at the starting line, so when they
shot the gun to start, it took about 5 min. to actually start walking and then another
5 min. to start running. I love my new Nano, it was so nice to have it. Next time
I need to train more so that I can move the next day.