Ashton's First Sleep Over

This past weekend I babysat Luke so Krystle and Dan could go out on a date. Neither of the boys had a nap that day so I put Ashton to bed before Luke arrived and Krystle put Luke to bed right when he got here. Could my babysitting job get any easier, both boys asleep by 7 and I had the whole evening to myself. Ashton got up early so he crawled in bed with me to watch cartoons. An hour later we hear Luke calling us and saying he's awake. Ashton was so excited that Luke was there he went running down the hall. The boys went right to Ashton's room and played perfectly together for over an hour. Anyone with kids at the age of 2 and 3 knows that this is sometimes a miracle. Then we went downstairs to make french toast for breakfast. They had so much fun playing that morning, it made up for not being able to play the night before. It was a very successful first sleep over, something I'm sure will happen lots more.

26 Week Check Up

This week I had my 26 week check up. Mom and baby are doing great and are right on track. Even though I can feel her moving around daily, I always love hearing her heart beat. It was fast, steady, and strong. Ashton really enjoys going to my appointments because they have toys and candy. He also like to hear the heartbeat and on occasion see the baby. I gained 7 pounds unfortunately, but I'm right on track. Everyone says my tummy looks so tiny, but it doesn't to me :). I am starting to get spider veins on the back of my right knee, which is frustrating to me. But, if that's the only thing wrong, then I am lucky. This has been a smooth pregnancy and I am so thankful for that. Lets hope and pray it stays that way.

Ashton's First Talk

This past Sunday Ashton was assigned to give his first talk. He was asked to recite the second article of faith. We practiced all week as it had some really big words in it. I was worried he would get shy and not say it so we would say it every where we went. Sunday finally rolled around and it was time for him to speak. He stood at the pulpit looked at everyone and said his part perfect. I had to tell him what to say, but he said every word. He spoke quietly and said the whole thing and wanted to do it again after he was done. I was so proud of him and he was so cute. He even memorized part of it because we said it so many times. He is such a smart boy. Way to go Ashton!

Crafts and Sewing

Well, I finally got the rest of my supplies and finished my fourth Valentine craft. It turned out so cute! I like were I hung it so much that I think I need a wall hanging for every holiday now. I had so much fun with these crafts, that I'm definitely going to start doing some for each holiday.

I also finished a few sewing projects this week. I finished sewing all the blocks and sashing together on my king size quilt. It looks so beautiful, I am so excited that I'm so close to being done. All I need to do is add the border and its off to the quilters to have the stippling done.

For Christmas my mom gave me a new purse/diaper bag and made an adorable little pouch to hold baby powder and antibacterial hand soap. It was so cute that I went and bought the same fabric so I could make a laptop cover that would match. I got the laptop cover finished and had just enough fabric left to make a diaper and wipes holder. I now have little pouches to organize and hold everything I need. I still need to add bows and Velcro, but here is how they turned out. It was fun to take a break from my quilt and sew something different. I love it, my purse is so cute and organized.

Kendra's 1st Birthday Party

This past weekend, we went over to Melissa and Derek's to celebrate Kendra's first birthday. She was all dressed up in an adorable dress and party hat! There were so many people and twice as many presents. Girls are so much fun to buy for, it's easy to get carried away. It was nice visiting with many people I haven't seen in a long time. Ashton loved playing with all the baby toys and thought it was hilarious running through the crowd of people. Kendra was so cute eating her first cake, although I don't think she liked it much. Ashton's favorite part was opening the presents, of course. Thank heavens Kendra was nice enough to let him help. It was a wonderful party and we were glad that we could be apart of it.

Scrap Booking

This past week I decided it was time to start scrap booking. Like I have said, I'm really not that creative when it comes to this department, so I have avoided at all costs. Since I started blogging, I thought it would be easier to start scrap booking since the pictures and words are already done for me. So I took the leap and became a digital scrap booker. I signed up for Snapfish and uploaded my pictures and finished my first scrapbook. It took me three days to sort and write and edit my 150 page book. It is ordered and on it's way to my house. I can't wait to get it and look through it. It was so simple that I even started my next scrapbook. I have three more to do, plus a book of Ashton's preschool work. I'm well on my way to finishing all my scrap booking before the Kaylynn arrives. No I'm not designing my own pages on Adobe Photoshop, but I'm getting a little better with each one I do. So far I am loving it and am glad I finally got started. Now I can scrapbook once a month and be up to date in no time.

Valentine Decoration

Well, since I spent the weekend making Valentine crafts, it only made sense to decorate my house too. I have always been good about decorating my house for all the Holidays, but since we moved I haven't been doing as well. So it's a new year and I'm starting it off by decorating for Valentines day. Ashton was so excited to get out all the decorations, he helped me in every room. It's not much, but just enough to spread some Valentine love. My new crafts made a wonderful addition to our decorations.

Valentine Craft

This past weekend, my friend Amber invited the girls to her house for a craft day. She had four options of cute Valentine crafts and a light lunch. Of course, I had to do all four crafts because they were so cute. Krystle was nice enough to watch Ashton for me and I know the boys had a blast. I got three of the four crafts done, but wanted to share them anyway. It was so much fun to have a girl day and feel crafty. These are not things I think of on my own, so when someone makes it easy, I'm there. It was also nice to meet new people. Thanks Amber for a wonderful afternoon.





This is the one I haven't finished yet. I copied the picture from her facebook page. I love them all, so cute!

Crafts

Back in October my Relief Society group had a super Saturday craft activity. I was out of town that weekend, but still bought the supplies so that I could do that crafts at home. Well it has been several months and I have been moving these supplies around knowing that eventually I would get to it. I decided today was the day to finally get them done. Luckily I still had a picture of what they should look like so that I would know what to do. Now that they are done, I am so excited to have them. They are wonderful little decorative additions to our home. Next time I won't wait three months to complete it, but as you know its been a busy few months!

Project Weekend

This past weekend my Mom, Dad, and Taryn came up to visit. They came to help me decorate and paint both the kids bedroom. My dad painted both of their rooms while my mom and I worked on the rest. This was a huge project and I am so excited that it is done (for the most part). We painted Kaylynn's room a light lavender color and then placed scattered white daisies around the room. My mom made curtains to match all of her bedding that we made. She also made the changing table pad and the lamp shade. Her room turned out so adorable, I absolutely LOVE it! The lightening isn't great in the pictures, I will have to take another group of pictures with different lighting, so that just means that you need to come and see it for yourself! :)

For Ashton's room, I tried to incorporate all the things he loves. So, I decided to paint the walls green and blue and I found a truck and tractor wall paper border to tie in the two colors. I also bought Ashton new furniture to go with his new room. While putting the furniture together, we found that it had been damaged during shipping. So I am waiting for replacement parts in order to finish his dresser. I will include one picture of his bed to shoe the paint and wall paper. As soon as I get the missing pieces, I can post pictures of the rest of his room. His room also turned out perfect and I LOVE it! Their rooms are now my favorite rooms in the house.

I have to thank my parents for all their help this weekend. I could not have done this project without them! Thank you so much for coming, helping, and spending time with us. We always love having you here and appreciate all the help you gave.