Tuesday, March 31, 2009
forgot to mention....
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Only in the movies....
Welcome to the world Crew Timothy! Born March 25th, 2009 at 3:41 a.m.
A whopping 6 lbs. 6 oz.
18 inches long
cute as a button and a head full of hair
The story: A group of friends in my ward decided to have a girls night out Tuesday night. We went to Chili's for dinner. I was not having any contractions but did feel quite a bit of "pressure" pretty much the whole time. After eating yummy food until I thought I might possibly pop, we went to Jordan Landing to see "Duplicity." Soon after I sat down I felt some very mild contractions but nothing compared to the random contractions I'd been having the past week. So, I thought nothing of it. Continued watching the movie only to suddenly feel an actual "POP!" I sat there for a few minutes wondering what the POP was. I decided to adjust myself into a different position and it suddenly felt as though I had wet my pants. I decided to get up and go to the restroom to see if maybe I did wet my pants (c'mon people, I had a head pressing against my bladder) and as soon as I stood up, well.....GUSH! So needless to say my two good friends rushed me home. I got to the hospital about 10:45 p.m. and Crew was soon born! I cannot imagine my life without him. He is so sweet and perfect. I could just hold him and stare at him all day.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A few of my favorite things (right now)...
This is my favorite drink currently and I LOVE IT! You taste this and you would never know it was sugar-free. Love the to go-singles and WOW! it's only a dollar. The Lemon-Berry is my favorite. Comes in many yummy flavors. Go buy it and try it, you just might like it.
Now this bad boy I just purchased on Ebay for my birthday last week. I LOVE IT! Still learning all the bells and whistles but boy does it do the works. I am excited to play with it and will make something cute to post with it as soon as I have time. I've been eyeing this for a LONG time and finally broke down and bought it. I'm not going to tell you to run out and buy this but if you are an avid scrapbooker and are looking at some kind of die-cutting investment, I strongly suggest this. The possibilities are endless! LOL!
And last but not least, my baby crib bedding. I saw this around Christmas and had to have it. I finally bought it too last week. This is for you Ruthie!
...and yes that is my scrapbooking schtuff in the background. This baby is taking over my scrapbook room (sniff, sniff) and I am still in the works of changing it all up. And that about sums up my favorite items for now. Enjoy!
Life is good!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Because 5 kids and 3 dogs are not enough....
Around midnight last night, he officially joined our family.
Kids....thrilled to death, Dad....thrilled to death, Mom....not so much!
Yes, he is adorable but let's not forget he still poops.
Let's not forget that we already have 7 growing mouths to feed, soon to be eight, and now NINE!
Let's not forget that puppies are wild and obnoxious.
Let's not forget that they are not a tax write off every year.
Let's not forget that they bark and need constant attention too.
Let's not forget that they chew up the friends' shoes that happen to be over jumping on the trampoline.
Let's not forget that they ruin your grass and each passing year you'll just have to pour more and more concrete to do away with all the dreadful grass.
And again, let's not forget the fact that they poop and then poop some more.
But hey, who cares, 5 kids and three dogs are just not enough!
One thing is for sure, Owen has lots of little people and furry friends to love him.
Miss Emma spent the whole day playing with him. Fischer and Owen have formed quite the attachment towards each other too.
Life is "Doggone" great!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
OH BOY......
Life is scary!
Friday, March 6, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY....
1. If she won the lottery or inherited mucho money, she would make sure all of her children's needs & wants were taken care of first. Then if there was any money left over, she might buy herself a cute purse or something. She always puts her needs/wants last.
2. She is hilarious. She can make a whole room of people laugh til' they cry. She is great to have around in a boring situation or crowd. Everyone loves to be around her because she is so funny. She is very quick-witted (is that a word?) and always adds humor to any mood or conversation.....trust me on this one. People just really, really like her...a lot!3. Greatest mom in the world obviously translates to greatest Grandma in the world. My kids are fortunate enough to be the only grandkids and they are spoiled like grandkids are going out of style. She consumes most of her free weekends to having one on one sleepovers with them. This is a big bonus for us because one less kid every weekend makes all the difference in the world-and yes I do love my children more than life itself.
4. She does and would do anything for her children. Even if it requires up and moving her family to another state one day just to help the salvation of her oldest daughter. Just one example.
5. She's always been an example in the gospel, marriage, mothering, friendship, etc. She is just a good person with a good heart. She does so much service.
Hope you have a wonderful BIRTHDAY and many, many more to come...I LOVE YOU MOM!
Life is good!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
I LOVE MARCH!
What You Need!
1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding
1 cup water
4 egg whites
2 Tbsp. oil
1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Make It!
HEAT oven to 350ºF. Beat cake mix, pudding mix, water, egg whites and oil in large bowl with mixer on low speed until moistened. (Batter will be thick.) Beat on medium speed 2 min. Spoon batter evenly into 24 paper-lined 2-1/2-inch muffin cups.
BAKE 21 to 24 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
MEANWHILE, beat sugar, cream cheese, butter and juice with mixer on low speed until well blended. Frost cupcakes.