Blessings

Does it get any sweeter then this??? Hailey got her blessing last night and she was a complete angel!

Busy, busy, busy~

This is such a crazy, busy time of year.

I do have more Christmas journal pages to share with you but, not tonight. I wanted to post these two holiday cards that I made for Andy's boss's. I love the way that they turned out. I wish the cards that I sent this year looked this good! Huh!

You get two views of each card, for your viewing pleasure!

Can you believe how close Christmas is? It just seems to have come upon us so quickly. Perhaps I wasn't paying attention. Life with little kids will do that to you I suppose. Keeps you busy and distracted

Well I better get my tired self to bed. Just wanted to share the cards with you. I also managed to knit a scarf this afternoon. Will try to post pics tomorrow.

Goodnight all~

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On the first day of Christmas~

Here are my first 6 entries for Journal your Christmas...

Sorry it's taken me so long to post them. I have been sick (still).

Plus, our computer has been having some issues.

I have an ever growing list of holiday stuff to accomplish today.

So wish me luck!~

A Journey~

Once again the time has come to journal my Christmas.

With some inspiration from Shimelle!

Here is the manifesto~

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I Declare my intention to journal my Christmas. Writing something down every day. Creating a little bit whenever possible. Getting my stories documented for myself and maybe for others to read too.

I hope by taking a little time each day to reflect, to write, to create. I will keep my Christmas alive and well. Despite the commercial pressure that exists outside my door. Family, friends, and hot beverages will help.

I may meet others taking this same journey. I may share my work from time to time. I may remember just why I loved Christmas in the first place, and that may be a very magical moment indeed.

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I will share my finished page later when I get a chance.

I am so excited about this project.

Have a great Saturday!

Peace, love & Spice cake~

Holiday Cheer~

It's that time again.

The holidays are here.

Yesterday the kids and I cranked up the holiday music and broke out the decorations. Time for a little holiday cheer!

I made these wall hangings for my Life Artist challenge over on Two Peas.

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2425922

It's all about blog inspiration. I got the inspiration for this from Ali Edward's blog. She has some really awesome holiday projects in her gallery. Check them out if you can!

http://aliedwards.typepad.com/

I have lots to share, still sick, Thanksgiving was great. We had an awesome time tree hunting, and we even managed to take our family Christmas card picture. I just don't have to energy to write about it all right now. This cold has taken over and I am a messy cranky ball of sickness. YUCK!

So, I am out. I have knitting to do, projects to finish, projects to start.

It's the holidays!

Two MOnths~

Look who went and turned 2 months old!!!

She is getting so big, so fast!

I feel like I can hardly keep up with her changes.

This weeks promises to be jam packed and it's only Monday morning.

We are having a birthday dinner for one of the missionaries next door tonight.

I made him a scarf (it's cold here). Well actually I need to finish it.

Gotta clean the house and make dinner and dessert (peach cobbler).

I am going to a baby shower on Friday and I am making a 6x6 mini album for it. I only have Tuesday and Wednesday to make it. Some time in those two days I have to go shopping for Thanksgiving groceries and I have some baking to do.

Thursday is Thanksgiving (beyond jam packed). We split the holiday between Andy's family and mine. Lovely to see so much family in one day but makes for way too much food consumed and a really long day!

Friday, I wanted to get some shopping in but, I really don't think I am hard core enough for it. LOL! I have the baby shower in the evening.

Saturday, we are going into the woods to get Christmas trees. It's a tradition that My husband's family does. We live in a small apartment and won't actually have a tree but, we will probably give it to someone in the ward. It's about the experience they tell me. At any rate it should give me a chance to get some pictures of the boys playing in the snow.

So, you see it's Monday morning and I already feel tired. Ahh, the maintenance guy is blowing the leaves out of our entry way. It's super loud. Taylor comes running to me half crying because he's freaked out. So now he's sitting in my lap. Riley runs up to the door and yells at it "Get away from my house!". My crazy kids.

If i don't get back on here for the rest of the week, have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!

Days go by~

It's cold, wet, and rainy out today.

I am enjoying a hot mug of peach tea while my babies are napping.

Yep, all 3 at once. It's like a miracle or a gift.

Tomorrow I turn 27.

I am feeling old but, I'll get over it.

It's not that I think 27 is old, I just feel like I am not where I thought I would be in terms of life goals.

With the exception of being married and having kids.

The worst part is now I am not sure I know what I want for MY life.

Not my kid's lives or my husband's but mine.

I really should think about this but, deep thought like that would require more energy then I currently possess. So for now I will just enjoy my tea.

Have a good weekend~

3~

Well, it happened. My sweet Riley went and turned 3!

It seems like just yesterday that we were bringing his tiny little self home from the hospital.

He was so small. Barely 5 LBS.

He had a birthday party on Saturday. I think he had a really good time.

Since we celebrated on Saturday today is going to be pretty much business as usual. I was thinking about making him some fun pancakes for breakfast. Well if we still have power that is. We are in the midst of a huge storm. The wind has been slapping against the side of our house for a good hour now. It woke me up. Gotta love these pre-winter storms. PLus, it's raining buckets. My poor husband has to go work in it all day. He's gonna get soaked and beyond.

It's Christmas craft time again. All of the gift giving gears have been activated in my head. I have made two fabulous little altered holiday planners. One for my sister and one for my sister-in-law. You can see pics on it here. There are just too many pictures to download them now! http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1258226

I have decided to make very few things this holiday. Bought some cute little christmas cards at Michaels for a dollar a box. I am making something for my two neices and nephew and for my mother-in-law. Although I have not narrowed down what to make her. So if you know of a fairly easy and inexpensive project please let me know. Well, the birthday boy woke up so no more bloggin'

Have a good one~

Productive~

I have been productive in the scrapbooking department the last week. Sit back and get ready for the Layout parade.

There are more but, blogger decided not to let me post any more pics.

It's a shame really because my sweet little sugar lump is 6 weeks and I wanted to post a picture of her from Halloween. Man, was she adorable!

Can you believe that it's November already? It's my favorite month. It always flies by so quickly though. We literally have every weekend booked before the month even starts. My sister's birthday was Saturday. Riley's birthday party is next Saturday. Mine is the 17th, I will celebrate with my Brother in law 'cause his b-day is the 14th. . Insane!

Well, Hailey beckons. Ciao!

Bad Blogger~

Life has just sort of been happening & I haven't been blogging.

I have been scrapping though! So, it's all good. Right?

I forgot to tell you about the "adventure" that we had last Sunday.
To properly tell this little tale I need to give you a little background info.

My husband being the boy that he is LOVES mud.

Particularly mud puddles. Mostly just driving through them. In fact I'm not sure which he loves more, mud puddles or his car. The combination is like manna to him!

He has had quite a few cars/trucks over the years. Nothing fancy and certainly not a one that should have been able to go down the muddy roads that he adventured to. So fast forward to this last Spring and my darling husband finally buys a CRV with 4 wheel drive. He is like a kid in a candy store! Now I have to tell you that in all of his years of adventures he has NEVER once gotten his vehicle stuck. Well until last Sunday that is. So, we went for our usual Sunday drive. Packed up the kids and got donuts. We like to go for little drives. See where we end up. Hubby says to me that he wants to drive out to the pumpkin patch because he knows there will be mud. Now if you remember we did the P-patch last weekend. I was trying to avoid the rain and muck. He only wants to drive in it so I think I will be nice and say "Sure". It's been raining all day Friday and all day Saturday. He says no I found a muddy road not to far from here (the donut shop) last week. I don't say anything (after 9 years together I am use to muddy roads). So we drive over to this road (if you could call it that). The puddles are HUGE!!!! He doesn't hesitate, why would he? I mean he finally has 4 wheel drive, right? WRONG! The first, yes very first puddle that he forges we get stuck. Not just stuck but, stuck for 2 hours need a tow truck to get us out stuck!! Or as my two year old said "Stuck in the muck"! Yeah, that's right we were not moving. We called my sister to see if she could pull us out with her CRV. Well that only made us sink deeper and at this point I look down and realize that water is starting to come in on my side. Lucky for me that I wore my boots that day. My purse got ruined, and he ended up taking out all of the carpet and cleaning it. The babies were so good the whole time. I think they liked the adventure. I was OK with it (for the most part) until my purse got ruined. So, much for Hubby having 4-wheel drive! I would like to think that there will be no more muddy roads but, I know him better then that. So, that was our little Sunday drive err, sit!

A hot mug of coffee, feeding the baby and some quiet.

This is the way we start our day (well when I am lucky).

You are not gonna believe it but, today my little sugar lump is 1 month old!

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Anyway, time sure has been flyin'!

I also have some LO's for you but again no pics.

Sorry for such a boring post.

Do something fun this weekend.

I'm gone~

The weekend, a new book, and a challenge~

My copy of Ali Edwards Life Artist book came in the mail on Saturday.

It was really inspiring!

So much so that I started a challenge over at 2Peas inspired by the book.

Life Artist Challenge~

The first challenge is PLAY!

This is my layout for the challenge.

So nice just to be creating again!

If you can come play with us!

We went to the pumpkin patch this weekend.

I was really excited to go until we got there.

It was packed, I would say probably 500 people or more.

We didn't stay long.

We didn't get a pumpkin, or even a pic of one.

Oh, well!

Sorry the pics are sideways. I was tired of fighting with them.

Have a good day!

Insanity~

Sorry that it's taken me so long to post. Yesterday was insanity.

I know I owe you the name of the giveaway winner and I will give to you in a minute.

Let me say a little about my day yesterday.

CRAZY!

Did I mention that we haven't had a fridge since Sunday (when it broke).

Well we finally got a new one last night (at like 8pm).

So, my day yesterday was all about what to make 2 toddlers to eat that doesn't require anything perishable. Oh, and can be made quickly. It just made everything a little bit more stressful.

End of rant.

Now on to our winner(s).

There was originally only going to be 1 winner.

However, in letting my 2 year old choose the name

He decided that there should be 3.

He must have been feeling very generous!

So without further ado.

Nikki (NC2004)

Linda (shakerboxblog)

Toners

You have a little scrap snack coming your way!!!

As soon as I get your info that is.

To the rest of you, thanks so much fo visiting my blog and playing!

In other news:

Yesterday was my little sugar lump's "due date"

and today she is 3 weeks old!

I can hardly believe it.

She is even starting to look older.

Time sure flies!

Kind of a funny pic I know. She loves to have her hands on her face.

Anyway, have a good day all!

FALLing Leaves...

So, I really noticed this weekend that Fall is indeed here.

The leaves are changing colors.

There is a crisp chill in the air, as well as that wonderful smokey smell.

Some people have started to decorate with pumpkins and scarecrows.

I LOVE IT!

This is my absolute favorite time of year!

So, to honor that and my new baby I thought it would be fun to give away a scrap snack or two.

I will pick a random winner on Tuesday (10-9-07 "Hailey's Due Date") at 5pm PST.

Simply leave a comment on here telling me what you love most about this time of year!

One entry per person please.

Thanks!

* Edit- If you are posting anonymously please be sure to leave me your email addy so I contact you if you win. Thanks!

Something Witty...

As the coffee was brewing this morning I was composing a witty blog post in my mind.

Do you ever do this?

Of course by the time I had sat down with my coffee, got the baby somewhat content, fixed breakfast for the boys and checked my email my fabulous post had disappeared into the vast cavern that is my mind. C'est La Vie!

Today is day 13 with the new baby. My DH has started referring to her as the girl.

It bugs me a lot! I know he doesn't mean anything by it but, still it bugs me!

I have noticed how I seem to accomplish less and less in a day. Last night I managed to make dinner. Well it was frozen Chicken nuggets and tater tots. I consider this meal to be only a tiny step up from fast food. The boys enjoyed it even though it didn't come with a toy surprise. Oh, I did make them eat green beans. So, that is something at least. Right?

I think I need to seriously re-evaluate my sense of what accomplishing something in a day now means. I mean everyone got fed, diapers got changed, and the boys had baths (courtesy of DH). That is something right? Now the dishes didn't get done and the laundry is threatening to take over the hallway. One day at a time right? Today the baby has a DR. appointment so that means leaving the house. Lucky for me my brother is going to come over and watch the boys.

I am thankful for that!

On the creative front I did manage to make a mock-up of Hailey's birth announcement. I am using the Stampin Up Bundle of Joy set. I think I may have gone a little overboard but, they will be cute it'll be worth it. The design is simple but, has a lot of pieces that need to be cut out. Times that by 40 and I have my work cut out for me (no pun intended).

Ok, enough rambling. Have a great day all!

I am leaving you with this picture of my little sugar lump. She was sunbathing due to jaundice.

Finding the mojo...

So, up until yesterday I hadn't scrapped for me in 9 months!

For some reason being preggers took away all of my scrappin' mojo.

Well, despite the craziness that was yesterday I managed to break the streak and create!

It felt good too!

Nothing fancy, just easin' back into it. It's amazing how rusty I feel.

I also thought i'd share a few cards and a frame I made pre-baby.

That's all for now. Have a good one!

It seems like only yesterday...

That this sweet little man changed our lives.

Of course that was almost 3 years ago and now he is a fiery little ball of energy!

Always into something and asking WHY about everything.... That was only the beginning for our family. 16 months later we were blessed with this little man.

If we thought Riley kept us hoppin' then we just didn't know what that meant until Taylor came along. He is sweet and fearless! Always smiling! If you had told me that just 18 months later I would have the privilege to introduce to you the sweetest little angel.

She was completed our little family.

Meet Hailey

Hailey graced and surprised us with her presence one week ago.

Born 3 weeks early (9-19-07) @ 10:09pm after 18 hours.

She is a healthy 5LBS 11oz beauty.

She already has her brothers wrapped around her little finger.

Hailey enjoys being cuddled, late night feedings and charming everyone she meets.

Somehow I just know that life is never going to be boring for this Mommy again!

I am blessed!

Pink~

My Baby shower was Saturday.

It was a giant, very girly pink party.

I was overwhelmed by the people who attended and their generocity.

I feel so spoiled!

We now have everything that we need for Hailey to make her big debut.

We just have to wait!

Here are a few pics from the party.

These are the little nugget purses my sister and I made as favors. They were so cute and dainty (sorry the pic is sideways).

Fabulous cake from Cosco!

Opening presents!

That's about all for now. I think Taylor needs a change.

Thus is the exciting life of this mommy!

FRIDAY~

Made a needed trip to Michaels yesterday.

I can never get out of that place without things that I never intended to purchase.

They had some yummy clearance yarn.

Although I have 2 other projects currently on needles I felt the need to start a third.

This should knit up really quickly.

A nice little scarf, made of bold colors that shimmer.
I am thinking about adding it to the prize basket for my baby shower. Do you think it would make a weird gift item?

Let me know, I need some feedback.

Well I am off to finish knitting it!

Have a great weekend!

35 Weeks and Counting....

The days are just ticking away on the old baby meter.

But, that is just what days do!

The boys are still sleeping.

Thought I would take the time to actually post.

Busy weekend.

Andy worked all but Sunday.

Although the whole Monday holiday has my days thrown out of wack.

Does that ever happen to you?

My brain thinks it's Tuesday.

Finally registered at Babiesrus.

Half the stuff didn't make it on to my registry.

Oh, well!

We don't need that much else thankfully.

Mostly it was just the "Oh, that is so cute!" factor.

I can't believe that September is here,

School is back in session and

the sun seems to have been replaced by gray clouds.

always loved this time of year but, for some reason I am not quite ready to let the Summer go yet.

Well, better get going.

There are plenty of other things to do before the boys wake up.

Like finish my tea!

Cheers~

Decaf Please~

Actually it's one of those mornings that I could go for regular.

Alas, decaf it is.

Taylor slept horribly. He woke up crying every few hours.

For the most part I let him cry himself back to sleep.

A tough thing for both of us.

With a new baby a few weeks away he needs to be able to self sooth a little.

Still this Mommy felt so sad about it.

And now she is tired.

I managed to put together a few more cards. Sorry that the pics are so washed out. I just didn't have the energy to retake them.

I am now 36 weeks.

I still need to pack my hospital bag.

Do the baby's laundry.

Yesterday I set up her bed.

We still need to register.

Mostly just for clothes, and a new diaper bag.

I wanted to make the bag myself but, I don't sew so, not gonna happen.

Well, that's about all for now.

The natives are getting restless.

Have a great day all~