Friday Odds and Ends

1. Myles says "mamamama" now (at 8 months).  I first thought it was a fluke, but it seems pretty consistent to me.  It's also mostly when she's whining at me...  It's still pretty cool!  I think her next words will be "Give me more fooooood!"
2. I make baby food for the kiddo, and for some reason I decided to use brussel sprouts.  Neither Dave nor I eat them, but I wanted something green without going down the broccoli road quite yet.  Anyway, the smell of these frozen cubes of steamed/pureed brussel sprouts is nauseating.  I can't wait until she finishes them.  It grosses me out to feed them to her.
3. I don't consider myself to be really good gift giver, which is great because Dave doesn't love to receive huge gifts.  While we consider ourselves to be very blessed, we don't really go all out for gifts at any occasion (with the exception of my earrings from last Christmas--thanks babe)!  Anyway, I have started writing down random things I think of throughout the year on a "Christmas list" to tell family when they ask me what we want.  The only thing is, these are things we would need to get anyway, like tennis shoes or shirts for work.  Last year my mom and mother-in-law Santa tried to find stocking stuffer ideas for us.  Here are some examples of things that I suggested and we received: toothpaste, deoderant, manly shaving cream for Dave, ibuprofin, socks, etc.  We also got all the candy goods, which rocked.  You may think this is lame, but you'd be wrong.  I didn't have to buy any of those things for months, so I got to spend grocery money on fun things like salmon! 
4. That last number was a meaningless rant to lead to this: I want a solid-floor vacuum cleaner this year.  I think they are pretty cheap in general.  See, I hate sweeping, because I can see dirt with my own eyes that will NOT go into the dust pan!  It is the most infuriating thing in the world.  And the Swiffer is alright, but I don't want to keep buying covers.  I've been eyeing this little number: http://www.amazon.com/Bissell-PowerEdge-Floor-Vacuum-81L2T/dp/B00450U7V8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313764302&sr=8-1.  Does anyone have a favorite little vacuum that won't choke under the pressure of two canines?
5. Friends and family, please do not discourage Dave from buying me a domestic device for Christmas, because I want it.  I don't want jewelry!  I'm not playing games here!
6. I'm totally serious.  
7. Ok I'll get off this train now.
8. Dave and I went to a lovely wedding a week ago.  My friend from high school somehow snagged this beautiful German lady while on a month-long trip to Europe.  Four years of long distance later, they tied the knot.  Listen, we don't know how he managed to do it either. (Just kidding, Erik, we love you)!  I actually remembered my camera, so here are a couple shots from the big day.

The happy couple dancing:

 Neal + Suze (who apparently needed to put some more clothes on according to a random old lady):

 Casey J:

 We don't get out much.

 Oh wait, that's better:

I paparazzi d Mama and Daddy Lawless:

 They caught me.

 "I'm married, and I have two thumbs!"

 This cute guy I sat next to the whole time!  (I mean "sat" literally, as in I did not dance).

 Casey apparently had something really important to say to the bride. 

 Two pretty ladies K+S (4 evah):

      9.  Remember way back to #1?  Well, it seems Myla really is passionate about eating.  She throws a fit every time she runs out of food.  I tried to capture the gist of it on film.  Yes, I let my child cry for 20 seconds again so I could make a video.  No, I don't feel guilty about it.  Yes, she does get distracted in the middle there by the Today Show.  Yes, this could be an audition for a soap opera.  The upside is, if she does become famous, I won't have to worry about choosing a 529 savings plan...