"Look Mom....

I'm the 'Riddler'!!!"

I've Been Crafty

The past week & 1/2 I have been really craft and finished some projects that I have been putting off for awhile, some that I just decided that I wanted to do, and one that I have been working on for 2 months.

First off: During Conference I sewed 2 baby blankets for my friend Shelene who is having twin girls soon. This is the first time I have ever made blankets with minky fabric. I thought that it was going to be really hard but it turned out to be fairly easy! Now I don't think I'll go back to making blankets with only flannel. They turned out so cute! I love them! (Thanks for the pattern Andrea!!)

Here is the detail of the edging:

I used the extra minky and made little burp cloths that matched the blankets. Now I have technically made 4 of this pattern and I'm loving it!

Last Tuesday I finished a cross stitch of Sleeping Beauty's Castle that I have been working on since mid January. Once I get in the mood to cross stitch I feel like I can't go a day without working on it. A few days after I finished this one I started one of Cinderella's Castle! They match and are going to hang in Mara's room someday (when I get them framed).

Last Thursday I decided to get some of my painting projects done and the kids wanted to help! Earlier I had been at the craft store and Xander picked out a wooden dinosaur that he wanted to paint (it was on 25 cents!)

While I was painting one piece of wood, Mara started on the other one for me. Good thing I wanted it pink!!

Finished Dinosaur

I bought this saying from Uppercase Living along with the board. I love it!

I also got this cute little saying from Uppercase Living.

I just barely finished this one: I cut out the dresses on my Cricut using the 2 Disney Princess cartridges. They are each 8 1/2 inches, and I Mod Podged them on a 12x12 canvas. The Cinderella was the first one I put on so it bubbled a bit, but that's what happens when you do things yourself. Now I just need to find a place for them on Mara's wall!!

Now the only project I need to work on is my scrapbook. Oh wait, I need to start the yearly calendar for my mother-in-law, I guess the scrapbook is going to wait a little longer.

Happy Birthday Mara!!!

I can't believe that my baby is 3 years old today! It seems like yesterday she was a tiny 6 lb 10 oz baby! Mara is such a joy in my life and I love her to pieces.

Happy Birthday Sweetie!!

(Mara 5 days old, her first Easter)

(yesterday)

(Party pictures to follow.)

A Little Catch Up

I haven't really blogged for awhile. I've been waiting for the computer to be up and running and to have some time on my hands. So here are some of the things that have been going on the past few weeks.

First I need to showcase some drawings of Xander's. I love them and have them hanging on the wall in my bedroom! The first 2 are temples, then a pic of "Our Family", and then a pic of Pat & I at the temple getting married and it says (if you read bottom to top) "Mom and Dad got married at the Temple". He spelled married all by himself and was quite proud of it.

Pat's Grandma was in town for a few weeks and we were able to celebrate her birthday with her before she left. It's always great to see her!

There was a bird stuck in the garage and Pat was able to catch it. I got this 1 picture of it before it flew out of his hand and disappeared. We think it went into the attic. Poor bird, it will probably die up there.

We got a new computer (which I mentioned in the last post). It is so nice!! I totally love it!! Here is Pat setting it up.

Old vs. New

What a difference!

7 Years

I can't believe it's been 7 years since we got married! I love you honey! The past 7 years have been great and I know the next 7 will be even better!

Newness

I haven't taken the time to go through pictures for this post, but I just wanted to say "Yeah!! We have a new computer!!!!!!" We were able to get a much needed desktop computer this week all thanks to Pat's parents! We were able to get it with their help. (It is a graduation gift for Pat) It is so nice and new!! Our old desktop was purchased in 2003 and only had about a 30 GB hard drive (but we have an external drive that we have been using for the past year). This new one has a 700 GB hard drive! A total upgrade :) This is going to be a great computer and I can't wait to be able to use it more. Thanks again JD for helping us get it all up and running. I don't know what I would do without my own little Nerd Herd :)

Cool Legos!

We went to a new Walmart by Lone Peak High and were greeted by a Clone Trooper made of Legos!! So cool!!

We Survived!!

It's been a long and trying 10 & 1/2 weeks, but we did it!! Today was the last day of Pat doing his Student Teaching. We are all excited about having daddy home tomorrow (even though he is going to be doing some work on his final project and has to go to his last class at UVU). It's going to be so nice having him home in the morning and him being able to help with the kids. Looking back on the past, it hasn't been all that bad. I have had my days, which all people do regardless. I feel like there have been more good days than bad. I am just glad to be on the other side of this. I am looking forward to having him home at night, but that means I have to start cooking again! ;)
Now onto finding a job! Wish us luck!

Someone's Ready For Summer...

Even though it's been cold and snowy today, Mara thought it was time for summer.

I So Mad At You!

Mara makes me laugh!!! At almost 3 years old she is so funny in the things she says. She asked me about 10 minutes ago if she could take a bath and I didn't really give her an answer. But she went into the bathroom and used the potty. So I figured, why not!! Right?? I go down the hall and she has stripped down, okay, she was wearing only underwear before, and is asking to get in the tub. So I start the water and glance at the toilet and there is a puddle on the floor and a handtowel in the puddle. She, of course, is out of the bathroom looking for her 'girls' (princess polly pocket dolls). So when she comes back in I ask her what happened and she says to me "Mom, I so mad at you! I don't know what happened." I started laughing and said "You're mad at ME??" and she replied, "Yes!" She is just so funny!! Trying to put the blame on me when she knows it was her that did something wrong. At least she tried to clean it up a little. After I laughed she did say she was sorry, so all is forgiven.