Modest Momma Alert!!!! I sound like a power ranger!

For All my Modest Momma friends who love love love Shades... They are doing free shipping until the 31st of Jan on everything! So click here for your deals.... I of course hit there clearance! I have never tried to hide the fact that I am cheap! (don't judge me)

We got a crib!!!!!

I have been on the hunt for a crib for the last month. I have mostly been watching for a great deal on craigslist. My girlfriend Anna decided to help me find a crib and for the last week it has been her mission in life... but everything she found would always be sold really quick (go figure, other people want nice for cheap, too) So I decided to email all the crib listings that didn't have a picture and request one... and this is the beauty we got!

I cleaned it really good (it needed it) and set it up so he could sleep in it last night!
I bought a bumper last week at goodwill (they have the cheapest books) and obviously I can't really use a bumper with this crib because of the solid back sooo I imprivised. I measured out enough bumper to cover the bars and took apart the rest to make ties that connect in the back! I am debating on whether to make a crib set or buy a new one. What do you think?

Then I moved rooms around today... Mase is in his crib, in his room!

I couldn't bare to sell the bed, one day people WILL visit us and I will have a bed for them to sleep on! So in the meantime the guest bed will hold up the wall.

I'm thinking on painting the crib black, and modge podging cute scrapbook paper on the headboard, any ideas?

The late sleeper

Mason has been keeping us up late every night this week... like 3 AM late! Last night we had a major blow out at like 3, it was so bad that I had to give Mase a bath he covered himself and me... I shudder just thinking about it now! These are pictures of him waking up this morning at noon! We were exhausted and I am not going to lie it was really great to sleep in.

Houston we have lift off!!!

We have a mover and a shaker in the house! The sad thing is who knows how long he's been moving like this... oh yeah who's the worst parent ever... I AM. (Mic's been studying so it really is all me) The funny thing is I would leave the room for a minute and come back to him across the room, I really just thought he rolled like a mad man!

My projects!

I made a crayon roll and a nursing cover for my sister in-law Kate, and I forgot to take them with me over christmas... I got home and was getting ready to mail them, but I just could't. They didn't match! So I went and got some cute matching material and this is what I came up with!

Sorry Kate I know it so sucks when people ruin a suprise... but these where way too cute not to show!

Never fear the ones that did not make it to Kate will be given as after thought seperate gifts to other friends! hahah j/k or am I serious!

We love Gabe & Khale!

We got a package in the mail this past week, inside where a few things we had left while visiting Charles and Kellie... AND a beautifully wrapped x-mas present! We were thrilled to get all of our forgottens, but we where most thrilled about the PRESENT! It was from our 2 favorite nephews (in Cali) and it was AMAZING!!!

So in honor of our fav nephews (in cali) this post is for you!!


At the car wash

just...

hanging out

Winter...

ready!



Always, always

Sylish

Mason playing with our awesome new screwdriver!!!

Mase can't wait to use it!

We love you guys so much! Thanks for always thinking of us!

Teeths... Tooths?

Mason popped his first two teeth in less than 24 hours! One evening there was only one tooth and we woke up the next morning and there was another one! Mason is now officially allowed to eat solids! (who cares that he's been eating solids for 4 months) The doctor assured me that Mason is ready, and its totally normal for me to go through withdrawals for the lack of extra nursing/bonding time... Never mind that I told the doctor on our last 10 visits that Mason is eating solids! Oh well!

Mason's stats
Height 27.5"
weight 18.3 lbs

Our lil man is now a lil above average! Wahoo... in a family where there are children (on both sides) that are off the charts, we will take joy in finally getting over that 50th percentile!

It was a fight to get any teeth pics (just for fun I will go over my imagined conversation with Mason)

You want picture of my what?! I think not

hahaha you still missed um

She gets me with the damn food everytime! For the love, I'm open!

Poor Mason... his time with us is just beginning! (can't you imagine when he finally can crawl, filling his lil napsack and crawling (running) away from home!) Hahaha I kill myself!

Happy Birthday Makayla!!! Finally a Teen!
 

We found frosty and he wouldn't leave us alone!

Our time in Star Valley was so fun. It had been almost 18 months since either of us had been in the Valley, it was definately good to be home! We stayed so busy, from family parties, to basketball games, and movies... every day was full and busy! I think sometimes you have to go away, to be able to come home (does that make sense?) Well here are a few pics of our time... enjoy!

I will no longer be Judy's favorite daughter in-law (I really don't think I ever was)... but I could not resist posting these gems of her. Poor thing I think we wore her out!


Judy, one day when you least expect it I will take out an ad in the paper and one of these pictures will be there wishing you a happy day!


Watching the girls play basketball.

Go Christie! (she's the girl out front).

DeAnn's Birthday lunch!

I turned around one morning to this pleasant surprise (someone really should have warned me).

Ride 'em Cowboy (we start um young in this family).

Micah and I both agree that our trip home was so fun, more than we could ever have hoped it to be! We are counting down until our next trip already!

We want Frosty!

Oh how quickly the season goes... if only Tax season went as fast! We were so excited to spend christmas with my family and new years with Micah's... as always we laughed until we cried, ate until our pants didn't fit, were spoiled rotten, and I cried when we left (I know you are all so shocked... I do have tear ducts) Here are some pictures of the time we spent with my family (I mostly took pics of christmas morning)!

Grandma got matching PJs for the kiddos (Benjamin, Ephraim, and Mase)

Cami's boys

Mason's a hair puller (you do what you have to, to get your way!)

Grandma could not get enough of the boys!

Mason tried to eat Ben (Ben was not thrilled)

WE are so not morning people ...even for Santa!

The first present...

He does not want help from Aunt Miki

The bow was his favorite gift... he is a hunter!

Thanks mom and dad for a great time... June is around the corner!

New Moon

Ok so I was not thrilled with the movie Twilight, but I still love the series and am a devoted fan (in my own cynical way)... So they announced the release date for new moon! you can read all about it here I am hoping they will have a larger budget and the special effects will be better for this one!

We will wait and see!

I got my cookie on!

I shook off my earlier post and decided to make it Christmasie any ways! So I spent 3-4 hours baking cookies to take to some of our friends! Micah was a big help eating all the cookies that he deemed unfit to share with friends (what a trooper).
Mason was a big help; he kept the time for me by crying every 10 -15 mins! Oh the joy of finding the holiday spirit!

Mason in his jumper

I am the new jungle gym

Yeeehaw rider Mase!

Peanut butter and kiss cookies

Frosting the last of the sugar cookies(I had no food coloring...oops). These are snowball cookies!

So here's your holiday!!

I was leaving Walmart yesterday and I noticed that the X-mas tree lot in the parking lot had mini trees for $5.00, and I thought, "I know we are leaving in a week, but we could get a lil tree and a cheap stand and do christmas, and i won't feel bad about tossing a tree after a week..." I excitedly called Mic and asked if we could get a tree, and he said ok. So last night we got all bundled up and headed out to Walmart and the tree lot to get some Christmas cheer! We got to Walmart and THEY WERE SOLD OUT OF STANDS!!! How freakin rude! I was so bummed that I kinda started to cry (I have no real holiday decor; it doesn't feel like Christmas at all, it's Mason's first X-mas, and I have no traditons... I don't work so it's not like I don't have the time; I just can't leave the stupid house!!!), so Micah drove to the other side of town to try and find a stupid tree stand but everyone was sold out! So until we get to Utah its just not gonna feel like Christmas for us.




On a side note, I took Mason into the doctor's office today and our sweet lil boy has the Croup (laryngitis for babies)! Seriously, we haven't left the house in 2 weeks because of the Pink eye that won't die. Oh, for the freaking love! So we are home bound until we leave and I am just praying we don't get our families sick! I am thinking by the time we see my sis and Ben, or Kate and Dax...Mase won't be contagious. Ugh

Jelly Belly need we say more! 3 of 3

On Saturday we got together and took the Jelly Belly tour! It was lots of fun (we especially love the samples) Kristen and Mark left for home right after, and the rest of us heeadedmto San Fran...We loved it and can't wait to go back!

How cute is this girl...we love you Rusti!


Micah and Charles discussing Reaganomics... Mich looks undecided!

We wished so much we lived closer to these guys!


Poor Mase he was not thrilled wearing this hat

He loved all the attention we were giving him

I just don't think either of my guys would make it the food service industry

Its like a cute Tooshie Parade (i was the shortest person besides the kids, and they were right in my line of sight)

The boys were cracking up over some kid playing with a Whoopie Cushion

I loved loved loved San Fran!

We are so coming back! (poor Kellie)