The SOMERVILLE Family

My Idea

2012-01-25T00:55:00.000-08:00

ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS

This was a great Idea I saw ofcourse on Pinterest! I'm not sure if this was exactly the purpose that the person had intended this for but when I saw the picture it just "clicked" and I had my idea! So I copied the picture and here we are!

Some people have asked me about all of the Activities/ Crafts that I do with Jaerick. So I thought I would start blogging about what all we do. Back to this "tub" idea. I just found it and I'm so excited to start using it! Every Sunday I will be choosing the activities/crafts for the coming week days. Ill try and blog about them the following Sunday. That way I can share the ideas and if they "worked" or not for us ;o)

Each tub has a day assigned to it and it'll have the activity in it.

This way Jaer can practice his days as well!

(sorry to whom ever I got this picture from. If you see this just let me know its yours and I'll give you the credit you deserve!)

Wish us luck! And Remember EVERYONE LOVES getting feed back! So this way if you like what we try let us know, or if you try it yourself let us know... or even if you have more suggestions for us. PLEASE leave a comment!

See you SUNDAY!

(and yes I'll still blog the randoms from life too!)

***He likes to pretend he can play phase 10! NOT We were really learning how to hold cards!***

The Adoption Ending

2012-01-19T00:41:00.000-08:00

I am no writer. But I've been asked my story so many times that I figured this would be a good time to get it out. So no this is not the entire story and you don't have to read it at all. It more just therapeutic for me to get out. This is the ending to the perfect adoption that ended up not so perfect.

Maybe it's overdue, Maybe it's too late. But nevertheless here it is.

The Adoptions Ending.... As everyone should know by now. It didn't happen.

I know it's almost been a year now. 9 months really. So here it is. Well most of whatever “it” is, I suppose. Leading up to this you must know was perfect. It was ideal. I even said myself it was “meant to be”. There was never a hesitation. I didn't search her out. She actually searched for me. I felt like I was chosen and she was chosen to be apart of this blessing. This miracle God had sent. This is only the end of the story, but its the part I've held onto for quite sometime and I just want to let it out. …

I remember the hardest part was getting that feeling. Deep down in the pit of my stomach. At the time nothing was wrong and nothing was abnormal. Until that feeling hit. All of the sudden I wasn't so confident, trusting, excited. All of the sudden I was anxious, worried, suspicious. And then the phone call... Tim:“ Um is this ( Lets call her Jill) Jills phone?” Teenage sounding boy“ No, well it was she sold it to me so ya it was.” Tim”Oh okay. Any idea why?” Teen Boy” Um.. no well ya she went to salt lake to move in with her boyfriend I think she needed money to get there” Tim” Oh okay thanks. “ We had just seen her the night before and she seemed just fine. We had made sure she liked her new phone and that there wasn't anything else she needed/wanted. So the next step was to figure out what the heck this phone call was about. Did she really up and leave? So we called her grandfather. We told him the conversation and what the kid had said. He said there was no way that was going on and he would try and call “jill” and get back to us. He called back“ Um... Steph, I'm sorry, I'm not sure how to say this. She left. She went to Salt Lake. She wanted to give “him” ( the babies Bio Dad) one last shot.” Then my response. ( In a happy voice) “ Oh really? Okay good. I'm glad. That'll be great for her to get it out of her system. I hope he's treating her well. Tell her to give me a call if she needs anything. I'll re schedule the appointment. No Worries. I'll talk to you later!” Click. Are you kidding?! What the hell! I was sad, mad, scared, confused, hurt, worried. Every emotion that could be going through my head at that moment was. But then it was just waiting. Would she come back? Was this all really over? Was there really nothing left to do or say. There's this little baby that we're just going to walk away from and say Well I know your mom wants to give you more but its hard so Good Luck. ? What were we to do? I called our social worker basically because I had no idea what else to do and knew she was the only one who had come close to seeing or experiencing this. I just simply asked her “What the hell do I do now.” She said to try and stay in contact with her and maybe just be there. It was at this point when I decided either way I was IN, all IN. Whether or not she decided to raise this baby herself. Or if she chose to be apart of his life and let us raise him as our own. Either way I just wanted to know. And to be apart of it. You don't invest so much emotion and love into someone just to say oh really, you changed your mind. You don't want me apart of this child’s life. Okay have a great life and good luck. I mean really... I wasn't going anywhere. So I did all I could. I stayed in touch with her grandfather and I waited. Appointment after appointment I would call, ask, he would say a few more days and I would re- schedule yet again. Don't get me wrong. I cried my eyes out, I didn't sleep a minute. I bawled day and night. The only time I didn't was when I was with Jaerick because I didn't want to have him see me cry. He would make comments about his baby brother coming and I would have to leave to “get him a drink” It was hard but I wasn't going anywhere. I hadn't lost hope yet. All I wanted was for her to call. To give me the slightest bit of hope. Well that was probably where I went wrong.... You see one day after this all went on for a while I got a text. It was from “Jill” She was asking if I could come get her. It was the best text I had ever gotten. Even if it was just to tell me that she was keeping the baby and had changed her mind. I would at least have a reason. Something to help or at least I hoped. Well I headed to Salt Lake with a friend to help me make it a little less awkward. We stayed over night and picked Jill up that next morning. I saw her and she said she was so sorry, She needed to see him and she continued on telling me the story. All I could do was sit there and try to understand what it would be like if I were in her shoes. How scary the entire experience was and how I couldn't be mad because I wasn't sure that if faced with this same situation when I was 16 I would have chosen to give my baby to someone else to raise. Even if I knew they could give him so much more. I finally wasn't angry. I just wanted to get it. To understand. We had a 4 hour drive home and I was completely happy with that. We talked about life and the future and she asked me questions and I asked her. Then I looked at her and said I have to ask. “What do we do from here on out.? I'm here, I get it, I'm not going anywhere no matter what you decide. I'm here to stand by you, with you and wherever you need. But I need to know. Is the adoption off.?” “ She said “No, This is what I needed to realize that the adoption is the best thing for him. I'm still on board completely.” Well we got home and everything seemed great only a couple more appointments then the baby would be set to arrive. That's when it hit. That feeling I first described. The uneasy, the nervous, the lack of confidence, the pain, the frustration all bundled in so much anxiety. The feeling was back. It was the morning for our appointment. We were going in to see if she would be induced or we would let nature run its coarse. I couldn't get the feeling to surpass so I thought I'd just give her a call. I tried calling, I tried texting. Nothing. Then Id tell myself “Just stop worrying.” So I called her grandfather and asked “Hey I wasn't sure what time I should pick up Jill” “ He said “O so and so is giving her a ride she'll just meet you there” I thought to myself well that's odd okay. Then it hit again. And part of me knew there was just something not right. I guess there were times where I knew that it wasn't going to happen, times I knew that I was just fooling myself. But what mother is going to accept that its over before its thrown in their face? Not me. So I got ready as fast as I could and I headed to the appointment. I was trying to get there at least 20 min. early so I could be there before her. I dropped off Jaerick and kept going. That feeling inside just kept getting stronger and stronger. Then I turned the corner to the Doctors office. A van passed me and I thought. “No way.” I parked got out of the car took a deep breath and walked quickly inside. I asked the front desk women whom I had talked to and had friendly conversations with quite often in the past. “ Hey is Jill here yet or should I just wait?” “ She looked at me and said She has already came and gone. I'm sorry.” I first looked at her confused. “ She came and went,?” She just stared at me “ I said “Wait, when, what, what happened. Is she okay.” I remember just asking questions one after the other. She then said to me “ I'm sorry I can't answer any questions.” It felt like someone stabbed me. “That's it. Its over.” I kept thinking but I felt almost as though if I didn't say it aloud it wasn't true. I knew it was her who passed me in the van on my way in. I just couldn't believe I had missed her by seconds. Maybe I couldn't changed her mind, maybe I could have just talked to her. I called Tim immediately and said “She's gone. She came and went and she's gone.” He said “Okay I need to call you back.” I could hear the anger in his voice and I knew it was only because he felt so sad for us, for me. I hung up and just sat there. I wasn't crying, I wasn't doing anything. Just sitting. Then I dialed my dad and immediately broke down. I knew he couldn't understand me but he knew. He told me “We don't know anything for sure yet. Lets try and call and figure out what's going on. Just stay calm, don't let yourself get worked up.” So I stopped. I composed myself and drove home. I talked to Tim and we both agreed that we knew it was over. We both had the feeling and just needed it confirmed. So Tim picked up the phone turned it on speaker and called her grandfather. He answered and you could tell we were not the people he wanted to have to talk to. He just simply said “ I'm so sorry. She changed her mind. She wants to raise him herself and I have to support her.” Tim said “We understand we just wish she would have said something and not left us hanging, wondering and having to assume our nightmare had come true” He said “ I agree we talked about it and I told her it was completely wrong how she handled it and I'm just so sorry” Tim said “okay” and hung up. Tim immediately went to anger again. But I didn't. I was simply just sad. I really believe that people don't understand the connection you make with a baby when you go through the adoption process. It was a Wednesday when my dad called and said “ I wanted to just tell you he is born. He was born a few days ago and things are complicated. I wont go into those details because I feel those are their own personal dealing and not too relevant to my story. But it made the roller coaster of emotions begin. They would say we had a chance. Then they'd take that away. Say it again and I'd build up the hope then they would tear it down. Over and over for two months this happened. I know Tim was so angry and hurt. But I just held on. I didn't want to loose any relationship I could have with him. I had built so much trust and faith and friendship with “Jill” as well I couldn't just let this be the end. I asked if I could just see her and talk to her. Ask for closure and to just see him once. Just be able to in a sense say goodbye to him and let her know that I wasn't angry. Just to be able to tell her that I wanted to be there to help with whatever they needed. It was bold and chances were slim. But I wasn't going to give up. So off to the hospital I went. I got to the little phone at the door and asked that they see if “Jill” would allow me to visit. I waited and waited and waited for what seemed like forever. The doors opened and there was that false hope that so many times recently I had fallen for. The nurse came out. She asked what I would like to say. I told her and she said I wanted to know so I can try and relay the message to her. I'm so sorry but she doesn't want to see you. Stab. Once again my heart sank. I smiled trying to keep my composure. I said Thank you anyway. I turned to the elevators and lost it. I couldn't hold it back. I turned to her and told her. “Can you just make sure she knows I'm not mad? Just make sure she knows that I love that baby and her so much. For even letting me be apart of this journey.Just apart of the beginning. Just make sure she knows. Okay?” The nurse came over and put her hand on my shoulder and told me. “ You're an amazingly strong women. I am so sorry for your loss” The doors opened at that point I smiled what I could and walked in the minute the doors closed I couldn't cry. I couldn't feel anything. Not pain, not happiness. It was like for a moment I was so overwhelmed with emotion that I didn't have any. I was numb. The doors opened and I stood there. Not a thought in my mind. For that split moment I could breath. I then walked out of the Hospital. Called my dad informed him she didn't let me see her and I was heading home. I drove in silence. No tears, no expression. I was simply exhausted from emotions. I just kept thinking. The nurse. She had been the first person to recognize that I had lost a child. I know it doesn't make sense to everyone and I am SO grateful that, that little boy who is now here in this world made it here to live the life that he is supposed to live. And I am overwhelmed that I was apart of his beginning. But months went by and all I felt was sad. And like no one understood. People would ask me. “ Oh did you get that baby?” “ Oh weren't you supposed to adopt?” “ You didn't get him oh that's too bad” Like he was some shirt I had picked out that just wasn't the right fit. But no I was told by our case worker. You need to treat this experience like a miscarriage. You need to grieve this loss. And all I could think was why? Why complain? At least he's alive ( which is what SO many people would say to me) but that wasn't it. No one unless they have gone through it can understand the connection of a mother. Your baby may grow inside of you or your baby may be brought here through another women's body. That isn't what grows the bond between a mother and her child. There is a love that is created between Gods Creation and a mother. It isn't the ability to carry her child in her womb. It is the unconditional love that she accepts motherhood. That she becomes the babies mommy. That feeling, that connection that is what makes us mothers. And to have to accept that you've made that bond whether its to only last a short time I don't know. But I had to come to the realization that I needed to grieve. I needed to almost just accept what had happened and move on. I just didn't know how. How do I just forget about this baby? I mean Really just “move on”? How do you accept that at one moment your little boy was going to have a little brother and the next you have to just hope he forgets and you can erase that because he didn't necessarily loose his little brother he just never got one. And he wasn't meant to be in our family for some reason. It was just more then I could take in. More then I could accept or even process. I had to let go and move on from a baby who wasn't mine but was. I still don't completely understand why we went through this and I searched and searched through my head trying to come up with anything, a reason, a purpose and excuse for this. Why put people through making that connection just to tear it away. A few months before all of this happened both of my sisters lost their babies. One of my sisters had gone through it before and the other hadn't. I couldn't take my experience and compare. Their babies had returned to heavenly father yet mine wasn't mine at all. How could I be ungrateful. My sisters had to deal with death but He still had a life and he was still alive. I was never angry with her. Only sad, and I only wished it would have happened differently. Of course not knowing if that could actually make a difference. But I was SO unbelievably angry at God. Why the hell would he put me in this situation. People would say your only given what you could handle. Well I don't want to handle this. Well I didn't get any answers and all I could do was try and erase the thoughts. I couldn't grieve because my sisters were the ones who deserved to grieve. I couldn't let go because who does that to a baby. I couldn't move on. One day and yet I know its corny but I heard this song and it kind of hit. It said “ Its time to move on, even though I'm not ready. I've got to be strong and trust where I'm heading. And even though its not easy. I know the right kind of love doesn't want to miss the future by staying the past we will always hold on but never hold you back and even though its not easy the right kind of love is a love that lets go.” And this peace came over me. It was the first time my thoughts made sense. I wasn't leaving this baby behind. Honestly as hard as it was to admit. My connection was so broken he feels like a different child completely. I had to move on not by giving up. Just letting go and moving forward. I had to continue to be a mom to my perfect, sweet, precious little 2 year old. There would never be a point that I would be ready. It wasn't that I don't and didn't love that baby. It was that for some unexplainable reason I had a part in the beginning of his story. And I will always hold onto that. But I can't let that hold me back. I will be here if they ever need me and from a distance I will wish and hope and pray my entire life that he has everything he needs. And he lives life to the fullest. And that one day the purpose I had will be worth it. But for now I can move on with my life and be a mother to my beautiful little boy Jaerick. And that I can be everything for him. I will always hold a special place in my heart for “Jill” and her baby boy. They will always be apart of my daily thoughts and that doesn't need to be let go of. I hope that she takes something from this. And that maybe my entire purpose was for her. Maybe its just me still searching for reasons but its something I can hold onto and be okay with. They will forever be apart of me. I just hope that even though I was just a small beginning to his life, I may be a thought, a lesson, a memory, maybe even a good reminder to her forever. Even if its just a simple reminder to value him even more because I wanted to be his mom and she was chosen to be.

A day in our Lives... 2012

2012-01-05T22:44:00.000-08:00

:::::The New Year is Here!::::

I'll have to catch up on Christmas and new years posts soon. But my pictures wont load and well to be honest I'm tired so I don't want to mess with it!

A day in the Life of ME::

6 - 6:30 I get up and get a minute of "Me Time" by going Pilate's.

7ish I Make Tim and I our shakes and then take a minute to talk to Tim while he gets dressed for work. Its kind of our run through of the days To Do's.

7 30ish Tues Wed and Thurs. Baby Braxton gets to come play with us while his mommy goes to work. Our days don't really change much when Braxton comes but its fun with Jaer having a buddy.

830- 9 Jaerick wakes up and likes to watch his shows. Like Mikey Mouse clubhouse.

I start the days load of Laundry. in the wash.

9:30ish Jaerick has his breakfast. ( lately... its Corn Flakes. He's not a sugary cereal lover. I'm totally okay with that)

I get Jaer ready for the day and then we head out to play outside for at least an hour.

10:45 ish Jaerick is ready for his snack we has fruit in the morning. His favorite right now are the "Cuties" oranges. He LOVES them! While he snacks I switch the laundry over.

11 is when we do our activities. Either Preschool or a craft lesson.

12 I get lunch ready and sit him up to eat.Usually Tim comes home for lunch and Jaerick LOVES that.

1 Tim goes back to work. Jaerick and I either start a movie or play a game, or do some preschool activities.

1:30-2 ish Jaer goes down for his nap. He tell me when he gets tired mom "K its Nap night Time" then he"ll just give me a kiss and hug then heads to bed. Its adorable!

During Jaericks nap I usually turn on a movie and listen to it while I pick up, do my daily to do's, fold the days laundry load and get it put away. ( That way he doesn't try and "help" bless his heart!)

Jaer gets up between 3:30-4ish. ( and if its a day with Brax this is usually when he goes home) We clean up his room and then he gets a snack.

We then play outside or get whatever we need done while we count the second until Daddy gets home. ;0)

Simple Right.?

It does make it really nice having Braxton come 3 days a week. Jaerick gets to have a play buddy and they have so much fun together. The activities work really well because Jaerick likes to "teach" Jaerick everything he knows.

I think our schedule is starting to iron out finally. And we are LOVING this new year!

Family Photos

2011-12-14T01:17:00.000-08:00

This is the best time of year! We have had so much fun as our little family! We are really loving this Holiday season and we are looking forward to even more play time!

Here are some of my favorite pictures we had done!

Its been so much fun doing some crafts for the season!

Life is great!

I Sure love my boys!

2011-11-21T22:28:00.000-08:00

Is it bad that I kind of hope he needs glasses when he's older! haha He's just SO adorable!

Funny moment to remember::

Jaerick saying lately ( because of the T.V. show)

"I super Why to the rescue mommy!"

He says this all the time. The other day he says

" Mama know what?... Teyson an Mattew an Jaerkick rescue Girls!"

I just laughed and laughed

I said "Are you gonna rescue mommy?"

He says " No, Mama Not a Girl"

I said " Yes Mommy is a Girl"

He says "No Mama a Pincess"( Princess)

It was SO adorable! Love my little man!

I took Jaerick to the mall to find some clothes for family pictures. He was so good he got a quarter for every store he was good in! lol He was SO good! Now when I try on clothes and he likes what I wear he says " Yes Mama you da Pincess" or If he doesn't like it he says " Mama you don't like dat mama you a pincess!" haha I love it!

Poor Hubby:: He said I can't facebook these pics but since I turn our blog into books I can blog them! lol He has had the worst ingrown toenail and it was getting worse and worse he finally agreed to go in and get it fixed! This was the before:: NOTICE THE ODD LUMP!

WARNING NASTY PICTURE BELOW::
This was what the DR. did gave him numbing shots and then cut off the skin that grew out dug out all the "extra" mush as he put it. Then he cut out the nail and then this stick he stuck in and out of where the toenail was. It was nasty but really kind of cool.

Sorry the blurry pic from my phone but I just have to say I love my husband he's pretty much the best!

This month more then anything else I am SO greatful for my Husband and Baby boy! They are my entire world. They make my life worth living! They are the biggest blessing I could ever imagine!

HILARIOUS!

2011-11-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

YES! IT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE! BAHAHAHAHA

Jaerick was playing outside the other day and the front was open with me sitting right inside on the computer typing. He came in and said Mom I have to go potty I said K go. ( He goes on his own but always asks permission) any who So I go back to typing and he goes back outside. Then I thought wait he needs to go potty. So I look out the window in the door and this is what I see! Horrible... but HILARIOUS! At least he told me he had to go potty first! lol

HALLOWEEN!

2011-11-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

For Halloween we decided to have a couple parties with all of our nieces and nephews! It was crazy and loud and SO SO SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!

Friday Night we Partied with the nieces and nephews from my side. ( the ones who live here). We played ::

* Halloween Bingo ( BINGO with themed pics)

* Pumpkins SUCK ( Straws and a paper pumpkin you pass it down the line)

* Marshmallow Mouth ( They had to say spooky words without showing their teeth and if they did they had to keep a marshmellow in their mouth. They laughed so hard)

* Dance Party ( Lots of dancing lol)

* Guess what's in the bowl:: Witches Hair (Spaghetti):: Monster eyeballs ( wet marshmallows):: Spiders and Ants ( Rice and spider rings)

* Musical Chairs to spooky music

And they all enjoyed Pizza and Bloody Eyeball juice. It was really fun they all laughed and got a little spooked at moments! It was a really successful little party.

( We were going to decorate carmel apples but ran out of time! So I ended up making them sunday and just bringing them to the kids)

Then on Saturday morning we woke up early to have our family pictures taken. ( Sorry NO pictures back yet) We then went home cleaned up and set up again for our next party which was with Tims side.
We ended up changing the party to a little sleepover and so we had to add a couple activities. I sent tim to the store for grahm crackers, frosting, streamers, a table cloth and paper plates. So here's how it turned out.
Games we played::
* PIN the mouth on the GHOST. We hung the white table cloth up and drew a ghost on it then cut out scrapbook pieces for them to "PIN"
* Paper train:: We gave each child a piece of paper and put them at one end of our driveway. They had to get ALL of their teamates across the otherside without touching the ground. It was so fun. They took a little bit to figure it out but once they did they were all so proud! ( This is a really easy FUN activity) ( this was a last min. idea)
While we were doing that Tim set up the
* Spider Web: He took a roll of streamers and wove it around the lights and from one end of the roomt o the other for the kids to go through. They all did it atleast 5 times! ( this was a last min. idea too!)
* BINGO
* Watched Monsters Inc.
* LOLIPOP GHOSTS: Napkins cover lolipops and then draw a face on them.
* HAUNTED HOUSES : ( like ginger bread houses this was THE best! and a last in idea too! lol)
* Make your own monster : I gave them all a paper plate, cupckae holders, popsicle sticks, tissue paper, paper squares, googly eyes and glue and tape oh and markers and crayons! It was sO adorable what they came up wtih.
Tim would do different activities with the little ones if the activity was too old for them. One thing he did was have the blocks for all of them then draw spots on different pages they had to cover. They were so adorable and loved it. They were all great and it was a BLAST!

THEN Sunday:: We had Tims parent and little brother over to carve pumpkins it was a quick fun activity for jaerick.

The Monday we celebrated HALLOWEEN some more by Trick or treating! Jaerick loved it. Poor Katie took him home to home and he would pull her along and say I got a trick or treat lets go katie lets get more! He was SO adorable!

OUR little Mikey was adorbale!

JAERICK

2011-10-28T01:04:00.000-07:00

The other day I took Jaerick out to take some photos of him just for fun. I love getting this little one on film! He's SO dang cute!

If you read my post the other day

2011-10-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

You really should watch this Youtube video. It goes really well with the story from yesterday. http://youtu.be/xyX-I-um5Kk Beautiful Heartbreak - Hilary Weeks- Every Step

We must see past what it seems...

2011-10-25T18:10:00.000-07:00

I'm really not sure why I feel so strongly to share this story but it is such a great message. So I hope you choose to follow the link and read her story. Its not long but it has a very strong message. Quite beautiful.

http://bravegirlsclub.com/archives/2151

Imagine... Create... Enjoy!

2011-10-15T09:23:00.000-07:00

With the Holidays approaching and babies being born I've been in a bit of a crafty mood. These are a few I've completed in the last few days. ( Excuse the pictures I took them with my phone)

With my little niece coming I made all of these hair flowers, bows and feathers. They were all really easy and quick too!

This is the first one. At Jo Anns there satin fabric was on sale for 1.99 a yard so I bought 4 in about 1/8 of a yard of 15 colors and a huge bag of multi colored feathers and used a coupon or 40% off, and a lrg strand of tiny pearls ( fake obviously) in their $1 bin and it came to $7! Ya I made all of the above and I could probably do that all over again about 2 more times with all the left overs I have. ( Tells you how much you can make selling these for how much they do)

I'll tell you a quick How to for each of these::
:: Silk/ Satin Flowers:: REALLY EASY::
1: Each flower varied so I could have a little different look to each. I cut 4-8 circles from about 3 - 2 1/2 inches down.
2: Then with a lighter I burned the edges and they automatically curl up. ( I was always nervous about this step but it was REALLY easy!)
3: Then I hot glued ear layer together largest to smallest.
4. I added a dot of glue to the middle and placed three little pearls at the center. ( personally I liked this best. It seems to look the best with any color. If you don't like it you can always do buttons, gems, etc.
5: Now I didn't do this on all of them but I added a few feathers to the back of this one.
6: I added felt to the bottom ( Just glue it again)
7: Add an ALIGATOR clip. These are best because theyll hold the best with the teeth. ( you can get them at Roberts Craft store 10 pc. for $1.99 and they ALWAYS have their 40% coupon atleast up by the front check out ;0) )
And WaLLAh!

Then this one I just came up with but I kind of LOVE it!
Feather Clip::
1. Pick out the feather you like.
2. Cut a Strand of the beads you want to add. This one I did bead by bead but it SUCKED lol!
3. Add a strip of felt to the bottom, ( TIP:: Dont apply hot glue straight to the feather add it to whatever your sticking on the feather. The feather is too delecate to handle the heat, Itll burn it up.)

Apron:: I always see these but they are SO dang expensive! But I'm cooking most every meal now so I really wanted an apron. NO face because I had NO make up lol Just being honest!
My mom taught me how to sew when I was little just the basics and I've never liked patterns because I'm not a patient crafter! lol When I was 15 I needed a halloween costume and found a HUGE spool of HOT PINK fabric at a yard sale. I saw it right then and there I would be a HOT PINK princess LOL!
My mom said it was too big of a job and I could try but she'd by me a costume if I wanted. Ha Thanks MOM! ;o) So I went upstairs with the sewing maching, sizzors. old jewelery ( I cut up) and a measuring tape. 3 1/2 hours later I came down in my PERFECT! AMAZING PUFFY princess dress. My mom was thouroughly impressed lol ( its one of those memories I wanted to get down unfortunately I can't find a picture of it but I'm still looking!) Anyway back to the apron::

Since I didn't have a pattern I dont want to really sit here and try to explain what the heck I did! LOL! But thx for reading the story ;o)

HALLOWEEN STACK CRAFT::
I had 3 2x4x6ish pieces of wood from other crafts and jaerick wanted to paint. So I took pipe cleaners, black paper, paint and glow in the dark clear ( for fun). And its pretty self explanitory from there ;o)

Enjoy! Happy Crafting!

Baby Time!

2011-10-11T12:16:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn Krystal Alvey

Born: 10/10/11

7:12 a.m.

8 lbs. 15 oz.

20 1/2 in.

My Sister officially has 6 kids! She's pretty nuts!
( I would know I've been watching the other 5 plus Jaerick for 2 days! ) Ha No it's actually not as crazy as I thought it would be. They are all really good kiddos and are really great at sticking with their routine. It is a lot different from Jaerick and I being home just the two of us ;o) He's had fun though playing with his cousins and enjoying his sleepovers! Thanks for letting me be here with the kids!

We took the kids over in shifts last night to meet their new baby sister. They were all in love with her instantly! I'm pretty okay 100% sure she'll be spoiled rotten! My sisters oldest is a girl and then there are four rambunctious, energetic, hilarious, crazy boys that follow and finally they are topping it off with another beautiful Princess!

Welcome to the world Brooklyn! (p.s. I'm you're favorite!)

Busy... Busy...

2011-10-09T22:46:00.000-07:00

I'm a bit behind but instead of trying to catch up on everything I'll hit all the important parts!

Uncle Tyler came home this past month. Jaerick was just about 6 months old when he left so he only really knew him as a picture. When he saw him he thought it was pretty cool but now its what he talks about so much! Mom Does Uncle Tyler want me to play wit em'? Its adorable. In this picture the other little man is Jaericks coucin Traysen. He says Treyson is his Bess Fend ( best Friend) all day he goes around pretending to call Treyson. Its so adorable he puts his hand to his ear and says "Hi Treyson yaya haha ya um cars go boom! YAya hahah ya so funny ya K wanna play ya k haha bye" Its so cute! Then at night when we say prayers he says " and my bess fend treyson" when we are asking to please bless all the people. Its so funny. He also says is Treyson sleeping over when he gets his pj's on! It is so fun that he is little buddies with his cousin.

When Tim is around and wearing this watch Jaerick will notice it and then say " Dad Ka I were yer Clock?" Its adorable!

Then on a not great note... My grandpa has had heart problems and ended up having to get open heart surgery. Everything went well and he is planing on being released tomorrow morning to recover at my parents. So we are happy for him and love him SO much! Meanwhile my poor Grandma has had to stay home and only gets to visit him. So she's been lonely. Well I was staying with her and hanging out so she had someone there to help take care of her. Well they have been married for over 60 years! And they are still going strong. While I was with my grandma before my Grandpas surgery went well. She was sitting there and grabbed my hand and said to me " You know how they say one day you'll find a man who is your Prince Charming? That's what George is for me." She almost made me cry it was so sweet! I really hope that 60 years from now I'll be telling my granddaughter the same thing.

With all the stresses of life Tim treated me to getting Extensions!!! I love them!

That's been life lately! All caught up!

Funny Stories and just Stuff!

2011-09-28T00:35:00.000-07:00

Jaerick is almost 2 1/2! I can't believe it!

He is so full of personality and I absolutely LOVE it! He is always making us bust up laughing. He loves to put on a show and be the center of attention. When a lot of people start laughing at what he does/say he'll do/say it again and laugh at himself with his "fake" laugh! ADORABLE!

This little mans hair grows so stinkin fast I can barely keep up! So once again he got a new cut! I tried to let it grow as long as I could stand it but really it needed it! :: BEFORE::

:: AFTER::

All I did was a buz because I figured next month we'll be having family pictures and it'll be by far ready for another cut and I'll style it more then ( or I'm just lazy)

Let's see:: Lately::

Jaerick is so smart he loves showing his grandparents all he can do. He'll recite his ABC's
He'll tell you what they all say (in order or out of order)
His favorite thing to do to show his smarts is:: my mom has an etch a sketch ( I'm pretty sure that's what its called) and he has my mom or dad write a letter and he'll tell them what it is and what it says then he'll start laughing like see I'm amazing! lol
He also loves counting:: 2 ways
#1 He loves to tell you 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.... and only sometimes does he even remember 10!
#2 K Hide I count then he says 1...3...2...1...2...3..4..5...6..8..9... I coming! lol I love it every time!
** Funny Story!:: My mom has to stay in bed most of the time because of medical reasons. Well one day Jaerick and I went over to visit her ( so I could play on pinterest! lol) and he was hanging out with her they were talking about all the animals and what they said and such then he said he wanted to hide. So h pulls the blanket over his face and says K count! So she counts and finds him. Then he says ( what she thinks is) K ga-ma U Cow.... She says Okay MOOOOOOOOO! ( Imagine my mom Mooing at this point! lol) Then Jaer stops everything gives her a "you're weird" look and says to him self with a very confused look on his face "I say Count She says MOO? Not right!" LOL My mom and I could not stop laughing it was so adorable! He thought she was crazy!

As far as the Terrible Two's go::
Jaerick is really a good easy little boy. I think he wants more kids to play with and needs more interaction with other kids because there really aren't any where we live. But besides that he gets bored. I am going to try and be more "out there" and make friends and set up play dates but I'm just so shy for some reason it never happens. I feel bad for him cuz its totally my fault. But I guess live and learn I'll get there ;o) The second he turns three I'll put him in pre school so he'll make friends there! Hopefully he doesn't get my shy streak when it comes to that!

Besides that he really is a terrible two as much as I expect any kid is. He is really into testing me and the limits. I am very strict on time out and I've found it to work wonders with him. IF:: I follow my rules of time out EXACT! Now obviously I'm not perfect so when I start to sway from those rules ( which I do ) he knows it and jumps in for the chance at testing me and the rules. If I'm feeling particularly impatient at the time then I tend to Say Jaerick do you wanna try one more time to show me you can listen... and if I'm not patient I SAY 1... 2.... 3!!! JAERICK TIMOTHY! Get it Time Out right now! yes I know I sound mean ;o) He still loves me though so I guess its okay!
He does test me and will wait until I get to three on days he's being extra stubborn but most of the time its 1... and he's gone doing what I said or whatever the reason I was counting.
He is not really a picky eater. He likes Peabutter and "Ga-mas jelly" Sa- wich ..Tims mom gave us a jar once and that all he'll eat now!!! Its kind of adorable and she keeps it coming so it works. Except one time she gave us a new type and he tried a bite and said " No, Ga-ma can haf it back" He cracks me up!

For the last few weeks or even a week or two he's been very clingy and baby-ish to me. He wants to cuddle extra and be right by my side. He is fine if I leave him somewhere. Its just if he's with me he wants to be right by me or on my lap or in my arms. Its kind of weird but my grandpa hasn't been doing well so I think maybe he can sense somethings been wrong. Not quite sure but I'm thinking it'll pass.

Most adorable thing I need to remember::
After we have dinner Tim and Jaerick normally watch T.V as I take care of the kitchen or do whatever I need to. So Jaerick is used to this routine and now the second he puts his plate in the sink he says " Dad wanna watch T.B.?" It is so cute then Tim says ya lets go. And every time he just climbs into his recliner and lays back while Tim is on the couch and they watch Football or racing! Its pretty much a perfect moment I get to see and hear almost every night! I LOVE my BOYS!

One more funny::
This just proves I can't truly say he's going through terrible two's. But when Jaerick gets moody or whiny I just tell him stop it and talk to me when he's better and I'll see if I can help. Well the last 2- 2 1/2 weeks when he gets that way where he knows its not an okay way to act he'll come to me and say "mama I needa go to bed. I Ti- ERD" and I'll say okay and he will go in his room. Sometimes he lays down, sometimes he just sits in there but after a few minutes he'll come out and start playing again. He says All better and is back to his happy self. Its SO funny to me! It's like he knows he needs a moment and so he takes it. I'm just hoping this one sticks!

I just have to say after my way long post! I am so gratefull to be his mommy! He is everything to me and I just hope that when I look back I can see I did my best and I didn't miss out on too many of those little things that makes being a mom SO perfect!

Labor Day Weekend and Jaer vs. The Treadmill

2011-09-07T12:44:00.000-07:00

My dad called at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning and said " You ready" Me still 1/2 asleep said what? What am I doing ya okay I can be ready wait what?! lol He said lets go camping. So a few hours later off to Enterprise we went! It was really fun!

:: This is jaer with gauze over his wound so he could go four wheeling::

We set up camp had a great steak dinner and hung out by the fire. I had a serious allergy attack so I didn't go riding the first day. And since Jaer has really bad allergies I decided to keep him with me so he wouldn't be miserable for two days. The next morning we rode the four wheelers and played until night and the rain came. So we packed up and headed home. It was a short but fun camp out!

:: This is him showing off his HULK band aids::

We ended the little overnighter really exhausted and nodding off on the way home. I tried to stay awake to give my dad company but my body and well eyes had another thing in mind!

This was Jaer the day of the "OOps!" He was on the treadmill with his older cousins and well enough said right! Off Jaerick flew. This picture actually looks a lot better then it was. Each finger on this right hand had a chunk of skin torn off. Pretty Bad.

Adorable!

2011-08-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

Baby Sophie Lin Eaton

decided to grace us with her presence a little early!

She was born

Thursday the 25th at 7:50pm

She was 6lbs 14oz

19 1/2 in tall

She has a lot of really really dark hair

and very tan skin with her dark brown and beautiful eyes!

She is absolutely the most adorable pretty little baby girl!

Chelsey did so great! She ended up having to get a c section to make things a little easier on her and the baby. She was a trooper in labor all day and pushed for 2 hours before they ended up doing the c section! But I think she'd agree it was all worth it! Baby Sophie is just the most perfect little angel!

I thought I'd share some pictures because who the heck wouldn't want to see this beautiful baby girl!

and that's a little of Sophie Lin :)

My lately crafts

2011-08-24T16:45:00.000-07:00

They had bead board at Home Depot in their scrap section so i got it for 50 cents then I got the wreath for $4 and the ribbon was $1 a yard and I used 1/2 yard! Pretty!

These are Marshmellow Kabobs you just put mini marshmellows on a stick roll them in chocolate and spinkles and freeze yum

Family : Block cut painted modge podge paper and vinyl on. Complete!

I took a frame, removed the glass, used my kabob sticks I already have hot glued them to the back inside of the frame and wallah! Earing holder!

This is a birthday sign because I have so many nieces and nephews I thought I'd make myself one to help me remember all of my family birthdays!

This is older but I was asked how we did it so I thought I'd re post! We just printed the temple picture 16x20 at Costco then got a thin board for the back then cut molding and glued it together and used the framing nails in the corner.

Then this was a simple board again bought for 50 cents @ home depots scrap wood. Then I found these clips at the dollar store and hot glued them to the board and hand painted the letters on!

Organizing life ;0)

2011-08-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

So along with being healthy we are focusing on going all out Organizing our lives.

So little by little I have been trying to teach Jaerick about Organizing.

He was so adorable hanging up all of his clothes. Everyday he loves to open his closet and pick out his shirts! Next I am going to label his drawers with pictures:: ( photos coming soon )

Along the Healthy side of organizing our lives I am the type who if I see it I'll munch on it. I am such a snacker and I know that's my biggest problem. So what I started doing is each morning first thing when I wake up I make a vegie tray and a fruit tray on ice. I set them out on the bar and that way all day they are the snacks that I see and the snacks I go for ;0) A much better solution.

Then as in the 10 Commandments of loosing weight says lol:: Make a Meal out of it. It says to make a ceremony out of every meal so you appreciate it more. So I set the table with our pretty table settings and I'm trying to make as much food home made and pretty ;o) I night down we'll see how long this lasts.

And just cuz Jaericks face is funny here's a cute little family pic ;0)

I thought I would share...

2011-08-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

So my Dads secretary called in sick today, so I am over working for him aka playing on Pinterest! lol

I swear to you its a good thing we only have Internet on our phones because man o man I would be on it 24/7. Anyway...

I came across this poster ( thing ) and I thought it was cute! We are really focusing right now on getting healthy at home and obviously my focus is loosing this weight of mine ;0) I am going to type it up and make a poster of it to put on our refrigerator. But I thought while I was sitting here in the office bored out of my mind ( I'm so not the receptionist type lol) that I would post it for anyone else out there whom it may help! So enjoy!

10 Commandments of Weight Loss:
1. Lifestyle, Not a Diet
This is not a short term fix; it's a way of Life.
2. Get Organized
Structure your life and you'll structure your eating
3. Eat Small
Portion control is crucial for loosing weight
4. Learn to leave food on your plate
This helps you take control compulsive eating.
5. Never feel Deprived
This only encourages binging
6. Make a meal out of it
Make a ceremony out of every meal
that way you really appreciate what you've eaten.
7. Eat slowly
That way you feel satisfied before you've eaten too much.
8. Enjoy your food.
It's one of life's greatest treasures,
Not a punishment.
9. Move it
Exercise is a key essential in loosing weight
10. Get enough sleep
Structuring your sleeping patterns will regulate your metabolism.

Hope it helps someone out there ;0)
On another note... I found this quote and really liked it...

Chelsey Baby Shower!

2011-08-18T16:54:00.000-07:00

My Friend Chelsey is Having a BABY GIRL! I am so excited for her! We have been best friends since we were 15! She is going to be the best little mommy! She is perfect for having a little girl! I can't wait to hold her little baby girl! She is seriously the best girl and I can't wait for her to get to enjoy being a mommy! I got to throw her a Baby Shower! It was a perfect success! Thanks for letting me be apart of celebrating you and your little girl!
So here's a little peak of how it went:
I made her the cutest Diaper Cake I thought it turned out so adorable!

Yes its true she is due in three weeks! She is so pretty and SO tiny!

This was another great idea that I found online Baby Pink Lemonade. (Not the greatest picture but you get the idea)

I got the frame idea and the paper flower. From a friend who did the cutest party for her little girl! Thx Janessa! I also made these adorable pom pom decor that went by each cake that Chelsey's Grandma Mimi made! Yum they were so dang good! All in all I think it turned out really cute!

Thanks to everyone for making Chelsey's shower amazing!

Chelsey-

I am so excited for you to have your little girl! She is so lucky to have you and Ryan! You are going to be the greatest Mommy! I am so happy for you both! Ryan is going to be the best little Dad! I can't wait for you guys to be wrapped around her tiny little fingers! Good Luck! Remember call me because I will be her best Aunt who will spoil her the most! And don't forget I'm a really good babysitter ;0)

Papa Ick's Birthday!

2011-08-02T12:04:00.001-07:00

Monday was my Dad's Birthday! He is such a great man! He is the best Grandpa to Jaer and the greatest Dad!

We all got him stuff for the Grill. This was the lighter my sister Alisha got him.

Jaer would get so excited every time he'd open a gift.

Cousin Sleepover!

2011-08-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

We got to watch Jaericks little cousin Treyson who is only a few months older then him Tim's Birthday night. They had a blast!

They both were full of energy and wanted to do everything together!

They would wrestle eachother and it was so funny because once one of then won they would just stop and laugh!

Then they decided to sleep in the same bed. Tim read them a bunch of books and they both turned over and pretended they were asleep. ..

... a few minutes later you could hear them giggling and Tim would peak his head in they would be kicking eachother or wrestling. He would say boys its nigh night time! They would both squint their eyes pretending to be asleep! They did it about three times then Tim went in to find this ( pictured below)

Two Tired Two year olds! So adorable!
When they woke up they colored some more had some cinnimon rolls and watched movies and did some crafts it was SO adorable!

They sure had a fun time! We're excited for the next sleepover!

Happy Birthday Tim!

2011-08-02T11:14:00.000-07:00

This last Sunday was Tim's 24th Birthday. I stayed up all night long making and hanging all these little notes for him. I did 24 Reasons I fell in Love with him. 24 Reasons I'm still in Love with him. and 24 of my best memories with him. It was way too much work but he woke up and loved it!

We put up a little decor in the living room too. Jaerick went around all day saying Daddy Happy BerBay ( Birthday) Daddy!

We spread out his presents throughout the day! He loves doing it like that I made sure each one came right before we did something that related to it.

He first got a bunch of tools and then we organized all of his tools and got everything ready to set up his new garage set up!

Then we had cinnamon rolls they turned out beautifully I must say!

Then he got somethings for his car and spent a few hours putting it all in and setting it up. My parents then came over and gave him some of the tools he was bummed he didn't get haha!

Then I started making cupcakes and Tim decided he wanted to do his own cake. It was well funny sorry no pic!

We ended the night with Dinner at Tim's parents where his sister smashed some cake in his face! haha He also got a Maverick card that I know he will use on way too much MT. Dew and the cutest little pictures and notes from his nieces. Then he got the Electric car he's wanted forever from his brother.

... Happy Birthday Babe I love you so much! You are the best man I could have asked for! You are the hardest worker I know!... Love You!

Party TIme

2011-07-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

We had a pool party the day after we got home from camping. It was so fun as always!

Then we had a wii party too!

GOtta Love the Summer Time!

Family Reunion

2011-07-27T19:21:00.000-07:00

We had our annual Family Reunion this past weekend and it was so fun! We played a ton of games and just hung out by the campfire! Its always so nice to get out of the craziness of the world and breathe for a moment with family!

This was Jaer learning he had to keep his hands behind his back.

YAY!

The doughnut game was hilarious!

He did so good! We have the cutest video of it!

This was one of the two relays we put on!

It ended with the youngest on each team got wrapped in toilet paper. His pants were falling off so he wasn't too happy about it!

Mom had to try and stack hoho's on her head!

The Dad attempted to stack empty pop cans and plates. They went flying into Brandon! So funny!

Goldie was a pro at stacking cups

This was Cameron and Brandon during the other relay race. They were trying to down peanut butter and saltines! lol not as easy as you'd think!

It ended with people trying to down a baby bottle of nasty koolaid.

These are the three boys chillin' in Grandma and Grandpas motor home.

Jaerick was miserable by day 2 from his Allergies! I felt horrible poor little guy had to end the trip all drugged up!

My miserable man.

This was him most the time if he wasn't in the motor home.

Braxton as always was Jaericks little bud. He took him on walks and played with him most of the time.

It was so much fun we always look forward to going every year! Its a great tradition we've started!

New Couches!

2011-07-20T10:49:00.000-07:00

I know its hard to imagine that for the last TWO weeks we've been living like THIS....

And NOW we're living like THIS.....

I was so excited when Tim finally agreed to let me sell our sectional! He loves Leather so that was his only condition! Well I found these lovely beauties for only $600! Ya that's right baby even brand new I find my deals! I think its funny because we were talking and realized that in our just over 3 years of marriage this is our NINTH set! And our very first brand new ones at that! I guess I do like change a little too much! Tim said I'm not allowed to sell these for at least a year! Man he knows me well! But my Goal is 3 years yep! I am going to love these for 3 years! ;o) Just you wait and see!

SLC MORE AND MORE PICS ;0)

2011-06-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

We went out with our friends Josh and Aubrey to the ice cream place called Sub Zero they make the ice cream right in front of you with Nitris. Jaerick was pretty impressed.

It was so adorable!

He was so drained!

Then Gma Nae and Allen took us to the Zoo!

He loved watching the elephant spray his mommy!

Like I said it was the perfect time for a little family vacation!

SLC FUN! (WARNING PICTURE OVERLOAD)

2011-06-27T13:25:00.000-07:00

We left Sunday morning and made our way up slowly this was our first family trip since we moved back to Saint George. Jaerick was SO good the only thing he wasn't into was having to Pee on the side of the road.

It was SO nice to have this trip. It was well needed.

My little man chillin in the back!

This was one of the nights we went to the Training Table! Jaer was so tired!

Such a Happy baby!

One of the night Jaer got up and said "Mommy I hungy" So he got dinner in bed.

We went swimming a lot at the Hotel! Of course with my little fishy! He can swim from one end of the pool to the other with his floaties.

We walked around the city okay well we got lost on our way to the Discovery Gateway place. This was the city building! Its so pretty!

Mommy and Baby!

Playing Dress up ;0)

He loved the boat and still keeps talking about it!

This was his face the whole time!

He LOVED the grocery store! So cute!

Grandma Tova has a fish tank and Jaerick loves it so we made sure we went to the aquarium.

He was mesmerized by all the fishes!

He also loved all the " Happy Feet" we got to watch them get fed and loved it!

Happy Daddy Day!

2011-06-19T21:39:00.000-07:00

( The day be officially became a Daddy)

Today is Fathers Day and also the day that is starting our little family vacation! ( so excited for the much needed family break!) All day Jaerick has been telling Tim " Happy Daddy Day Babe" haha I love it! And when we tell Jaerick we love him Jaericks just says Much Much Much and gives us kisses and hugs!

Tim- I love you so much! I love that you make our lives so easy and perfect. I know that you work so hard for all of us and you always make sure we have everything we need ( and even want). You are the best man, husband and Daddy! He looks up to you so much and I want you to know that I love that! I knew that you would be an amazing Dad but you have taken it to a whole other level! You are always ready to play with Jaer and give him your undivided attention. I love that you get down to his level and let him feel like the most important person in the world. I love that you get so excited to teach him new things and to show him all about the world around him. Every night when you put him to bed and read him his stories I know is his favorite time of day. I know that it has become such a special this you two share and I am so excited to see your relationship continue to grow. You mean everything to that little man and I want you to know that you have surpassed any expectation I could ever imagine for the perfect Daddy. I love you so much for everything you do! Thank you for choosing me to share your life with and for making it possible for me to stay home and raise our perfect little man! You mean the world to me! Much much much!

Loving the Summer

2011-06-07T16:32:00.000-07:00

Summer Lovin'

Jaer is definitely the most adorable little man and he has the best personality! BUT.. Lately he has made sure to let us know that he is TWO! He has his perfect days and then there are the days where he is teething and MAN IT SUCKS! He is so whiny (sp?), grumpy and all around mad at the world! Well we had a few of those days and then there has been lately... He is so cuddly and so over lovey dovey! He is extra clingy to me and always want me to be the one to be with him or hold him. It drives me crazy and I love it all at the same time! He is so cute! Then there are times where he wont listen to a word I say and spends a lot of his time in Time Out! And he if he isn't wanting me he is wanting to be MR.INDEPENDENT!

Oh the roller coaster !!!!!!!

We have been going to the park a lot and spending most all of our time in the sun!

Its fun living by cousins and playing together!

He is getting to be even more of a little Dare Devil and his comfort zone is moving furthur and furthur away from me. I'm not sure how I feel about that!

Man he is the sweetest little man!

Puckering up for a kiss!

Funny Thing to Remember: When I am in the family room doing laundry or something like that he will come in and say Hi Mom. I say Hey Baby. Then he says I go Bye Bye K? I say K I Love you. He grabs his shoes and says So Much! I love you much much! Then he starts walking out of the room and stops turns around and says Bye? I say See Ya! Then he'll say Kisses? I say okay he comes back and grabs some toys and then gets a kiss and says SEE YA! MUCH MOM! Ha He then leaves the room and goes off to play for a while! This happens almost every single day I love it! He is the most imaginative little man!

Baby Brooklyns Photo Shoot

2011-06-01T15:35:00.000-07:00

Baby Brooklyn is the beautiful princess who has made the Grisham family complete!

Colton and Jackie have been friends with us for a while now and we were so happy to welcome her into this world. She is seriously one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen! Thank you Colton and Jackie for letting me capture the beauty of your little princess Brooklyn!

WARNING EWE POST!!!

2011-06-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

My dad and some of the boys went to go Turkey hunting well attempted to!

They were going about 70 MpH when he noticed a deer in the other lane and right then the deer jumped in front of his Tahoe! He hit the deer and the deer bounced away and then they ran it over. Pulling off the horns and all! It was mauled pretty bad. Everyone was okay well except for the Deer and the Tahoe!

A day Outside

2011-06-01T13:46:00.000-07:00

Jaer woke up the other day and brought me his ball and said " Ma' we pay owesye daday!" ( Mom we play outside today) So I decided we'll have a day outside ;0)

So we packed up our swim bags, got into our swim wear and loaded up the bike trailor and we went on a little bike ride over to Grandma's house and went in for a swim.

Once we got home I decided to weed and work on the yard for a few hours while Jaerick played.

Once Tim got home I thought he would be so proud of how hard I worked and this is what he says... " Oh wow babe you did good want me to show you how to do it easier?" ha I guess that is him being proud! He then went over to my dads and got a fourwheeler brought it back hooked up some big tires and drug them all around our property and just like that 2 hours later almost the ENTIRE yard finished!

My Big Boy

2011-05-25T14:35:00.000-07:00

He is a stud... There is no doubt about that! He makes me so happy! He sure is the funniest, sweetest big boy! I feel so blessed that I get to be his mommy! He is so much fun to have around and definitely my little buddy!

For the Records!

2011-05-20T11:43:00.000-07:00

So lately... Jaerick is growing up so much! He is just a talkative little man he doesn't care if you want to have a conversation with him or not he'll still keep up both sides of the conversation! haha It is so adorable! He loves playing in the water and is loving all this sunshine and warmth. We have been having fun going to all of the little water parks and swimming. We are really looking forward to all of the trips this summer! Tim has been working a lot and loving it. It is so nice living so close to his work now. He leaves later and comes home earlier it is so nice. I have been having fun with Jaerick and the new home decorating and getting all my projects started! Life is good _ For the records_

Our new home...

2011-05-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

Kathryn these are for you! I know I haven't posted in forever but I wanted to post some pictures of our new home! We are LOVING it!

Jaericks room::

Toy room::

Jaericks Bathroom::

Back yard & Back patio::

Kitchen/ breakfast nook & dining room

Master and my amazing walk in closet that I am in love with!

Master bath my other favorite room::

Our family room!

The outside view front yard and side yard!

I know... I know... We love it too!

My Baby Turned TWO!

2011-04-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

                                                         April 14th Jaerick turned TWO!

A few things about our BIG BOY!
* When Jaerick plays with us and he is having fun he’ll tell us “My Fend?” ( My Friend?) Like it’s a question. He does it because Tim always tells him he is his best friend. So cute!

* He is starting to be a little better at eating. It isn’t so much that he is picky more that he doesn’t care to sit and eat. I’ve noticed though if he helps me make the meal he is more interested in trying it out.

* He has started having nightmares. Not sure why ( maybe he scared obsession) but we are trying a few tactics to get rid of them. ( Any suggestions are welcome!)

* He LOVES watch CARS and FROG ( Leapfrog Movie)

* He LOVES to “Shake it” (Dance) Its what he says when music comes on! He is REALLY into Dancing though I love it and its so adorable!

* He is a big outside baby and I can’t wait to start taking him swimming!

* His baths usually last at least an hour long! My little Fishy!

* He is such a little helper! He has his own cleaning supplies ( squirt bottle with water, scrubby brush, sponge, rags and his own broom and dust pan) and loves to get out his little bucket to help mommy!

* Ever since Papa T.J. (my dad) got a motorcycle and Daddy got one Jaerick has loved them! He always has his motorcycles in hand!

* He loves going to the park and riding his bike.

* He is still our little “shorty”. He hasn’t grown much at all. He is so thin compared to before but I think its just a phase.

* When you ask Jaer how old he is he hold up one finger on each hand and says “ I TWO!” its ADORABLE!

* Funniest thing the other day my Mom and I were telling Jaerick everyone’s names and he would repeat them. So the next day we were going to the store and he said No I go wit GaMa. I said No we are going to the store THEN we will go with Grandma. He says No I wan Beckie. It was SO funny!

* Daddy has many names :: Daddy, Dad, TIM, BABE and fiend ( friend) I love when he says Tim it is the cutest thing ever! And when he calls for him and says BABE! ( That‘s what I say) So funny!

* He is doing really well with babies. He loves to be the little helper with our friends kids its adorable.

* When he wants to go outside he goes to the door and knocks and pretends someone is there! When I open the door he asks “I go outside?” Little sneak!

* I swear to you he has an imaginary friend. His imagination is huge. When he plays he acts like he is talking to someone else. Its so cute. He will be playing and tell them “NO I show you“. Then he acts like he is showing them something. He’ll act like he is racing them when he runs down the hallway too. It is seriously the cutest thing. I remember my imaginary friend so I wouldn’t doubt if that’s what he has.

* He loves hearing scary stories or watching scary things…. Like cars the scene where they go Tractor Tippin’! We had to stop the scary for a while because he started having nightmares but he is always picking the little monster stories.

* He loves reading. Many times throughout the day he brings me books to read. Its so funny though because when I am busy I’ll tell him to read the book to mommy while I do whatever. So he will sit by where I am and go page by page gibber gabbering on about what it says! A lot of the time he just describes what he sees. Like Pig. Oink Oink oink. Jump. Its so cute I love watching it because it teaches him to pay attention to the detail and his descriptions are so creative sometimes.

* He loves Apple Juice and Milk. He has to decide which he wants every time. He goes back and forth and then picks and says YA Ya!

I could go on forever and I pretty much have! To think that TWO years ago I was holding this brand new baby boy in my arms. It has gone by so fast! I love this little man so much! He is really my everything. He makes my day and is my Best little buddy. Lately with everything going on I have been trying to put my stress to rest and not let Jaerick notice me going through any emotions. I know there are times where he can sense there is something “off”. He will cuddle with me or give me hugs and extra kisses that day. He is so sweet and loving it makes everything good. Jaerick is such a little boy with such a HUGE personality. Jaerick makes me laugh so hard and loves to be in the spotlight, then there are times where he makes me cry with the loves he gives. Its the sweetness that makes me cry and feel so grateful for him. Then again he makes me so crazy at times I want to scream! And just a minute later I’m laughing at his little charming personality. I love all the moments even the crazy ones. He is definitely starting the terrible two stage. Pushing the boundaries, purposefully ignoring me, and doing things I never thought he’d do (like throw chocolate cereal ALL over my front room!) He is definitely becoming more of a handful but at the same time… That ‘friend” relationship between him and I is really building, as independent as he is and wants to be we are so close and I didn’t think our bond could be any stronger but it seems to be strengthening a lot! There are a lot of times where he just wants to hang with me or play with me or even just help me out. I love it, I love that he is growing up and yes I hate it at the same time. I want him to be my little baby ;0) But he wants to be a big boy! Hate to burst your bubble little man but you will always be my little baby! He is getting so much fun growing up and learning! He really is so smart and loving and PERFECT! I couldn’t ask for anything more! Love you Big Boy! Happy SECOND Birthday!

My little blessing...

2011-03-31T16:29:00.000-07:00

Althought life has been pretty much ... well... CRAPPY! We have our Big Boy! He is so funny and so sweet! Today I haven't been feeling well and I told Jaerick "Mommy needs daddy home so he can get her a water! Huh!?" Jaer says " Its Tay I get it!" ( Its Okay I'll get it) And sure enough the little stinker goes in the fridge and gets me a water bottle! I didn't even know he knew where they were! Love it! haha He is always suprising me with his little phrases and sayings! He sure is growing up fast! I can't get over how blessed and amazed I am that we have this little boy to make our world! We deffinately must have done something right to get this lucky!

Love you Baby boy!

Adoption

2011-03-30T07:07:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to write a quick post so no one was in the dark. The adoption is off. I'll post more later when its a little less fresh. But I wanted to just make sure people knew so it was done. The Bio mother says she just can not go through with it. Thanks for all the love and support.

Pictures... Pictures... Pictures!

2011-03-27T21:13:00.000-07:00

In Two weeks Jaerick will be 2!!!

Jaerick is our world! And sorry to say ladies but he makes me the Luckiest Mommy in the world! He is the cutest, sweetest, funniest, most adorable baby boy ever! I love you little man! But no more growing up once you hit TWO you've gotta stop! Funniest thing when you look at these pictures... He is so used to me taking them he's great at Cheesin' it! But on the red truck he told me "No More! AH-MEE!"( Mommy) Haha I just love him!

Coming Quickly

2011-03-25T14:01:00.000-07:00

Things are getting closer! To think that it is 2 weeks 6 days until Jaerick turns 2! And Until the Baby is due! WOW! It is really crazy how in the moment time seems to go slow but looking back you think wow it's gone by so fast. There is a part of me that is really excited for Jaerick to be 2 but then again he is getting so old! It is so sad! What happened to my little new born! He is so much fun and so active and I love every little part of his personality. He is so sweet and funny and cuddly and silly. I just love him so much.

The other 2 week and 6 day date! Ha Ha Having a New Born! Wow! That's a little nerve racking too! A part of me is still a little apprehensive which I guess is normal! haha So I thought I would talk more about the adoption in this post...
Things that we've learned:
* It isn't easy.
* It has its ups and downs but when its up it is really an amazing thought.
* The paperwork and home study and therapy sessions are NOT the hard part!
* It is a huge roller coaster of emotions but I think we've done great so far only 1 major break down. Probably a lot of little ones ;o)
* It is an amazing blessing
* The closer it gets the harder it is which I believe it true in being the pregnant one as well.
* I am more nervous because once you birth your baby its over. When you adopt a baby once he is born is when it starts a new round.
* There is always someone or more then one person judging you at ALL times ( I think that was one of the bigger stresses)
* You receive really funny/off comments that people ask when they find out your adopting.
FOR EXAMPLE:
The question I've been asked ( my thought or response)
* What's wrong with you? ( I'm sorry but don't ever ask someone this when you find out they are adopting! Just because someone is adopting doesn't mean there is something wrong with them. It actually just means that they are not the ones going to birth their baby)
* Is it black? ( Because it would be different if its white? I just found this one funny.)
* Are you sure you want to adopt? ( No I just thought It would be entertaining. Really?)
* Its not yours though right? ( huh?)
* Oh adoption, Now that's risky! You sure? ( Um... No response)
Anyway those are just a couple of the comments we got that were well odd. I think the only one that really bugged me is that I got asked probably 10-15 times what was wrong with me. By the end of that the last person I wanted to scream at. But I have to say I probably would have asked it myself before this experience.
All in all this adoption has been smooth. And I am grateful for everything and how it has all come together. It seemed like every time we feared a cost money would appear. And every time I felt weak I'd feel comforted. The end has been a bit harder and the roller coaster has seemed to have more Downhill moments then uphill but we're on a pretty nice slope uphill. The end result our baby boy. So I don't think anything would be too hard to not make it all worth it.
I think the main thing is trying to stay positive in the moments that aren't and holding onto the moments that are!

That's a little update ;o)

Just a cute pic!

2011-03-21T09:24:00.000-07:00

23 months and 1 month to go!

2011-03-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry for some reason all of my pictures keep being rejected but instead of waiting to figure it out! I don't want to forget things::

Today Jaerick is 23 months! I can't believe that he'll be two in just a month! He is so big and so smart! Its funny I always thought he was still so little but then I see all these new babies and he's HUGE! haha
Things about Jaer::
* He loves Cars and I do mean LOVES it! When he was sick for about a week that's all he wanted to do way lay on the couch and watch cars! haha He says Ka CHOW! Its cute!
* He loves babies! When bojo and Mo bring over Brax he always is playing with him making him laugh its adorable! ( ill post a video when I can!)
* He loves french toast sticks and blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
* Luch is usually just crackers, cheese and milk.
* With dinner it just depends on the day sometimes he'll eat most of the time he takes his bites we ask him to and he's off.
* He LOVES water still to drink to swim in to play in! And version he loves it!
* He Loves to be outside but does not like heat at alL! ;0)
Jaerick is growing up so much and telling me the funniest things all the time! I love this stage!

Baby Ky::
There is only 1 month until Kyden is due! We are so excited that he's stayed in cookin' this long but let me just say at the same time I am SO ready for him to be here! We have most everything that we could ever want or need for him so I am really just waiting and ready!
Breastfeeding:: We are kind of at a stand still I am not starting my new medicine yet and we are deciding if we are even going to or not. I am a little over frustrated and we are weighing the benefits of each. We'll see either way is okay by me! We'll just have to be patient!

Tim is doing really well with work. He is getting praised left and right and being rewarded all the time for going the extra mile! He has always been a hard worker but now he finally loves the job he is doing so the mix is great! He hasn't been home as much lately but he's getting the year started off and that always seems to be the case. He is really excited for the baby and even brought home a little present for the baby we aren't allowed to open until baby ky is home ;o) I'm excited for that too!

As for me... I'm just playing house and the waiting game ;o) I'm more stressed now then ever but I think I'm handling it alright! Tim just bought me a membership to Planet Fitness so I am really REALLY excited about that! We will be moving because it costs us $200 a month extra living this far out away from Tims work. So We figure its better to move into town and the I HOPE we'll be set for a while! I know I have an addiction to moving but I think Tim will make this one last longer then the rest! ;0) We plan on moving May or June 1st. We'll have to see whenever we find a place. So I'm looking for places that would be nice.

That's the SOMERVILLE family update! :O) Thanks for listening

POST DELAY

2011-03-10T17:30:00.001-08:00

OKAY SO MY BLOG IS STUPID AND WONT LET ME POST PICTURES BUT I HAVE THEM AND A LOT OF THEM! SO I'LL BE POSTING SOON!

The Dish

2011-03-03T22:51:00.000-08:00

Okay so here's the DISH... No Milk. That's right totally okay ALMOST completely dry. Both sides! I was getting plenty of milk and we were really excited about it. And then the other day BAM! Gone. SO FRUSTRATED! The doctor said we just have to wait until we can start the next medicine which I start taking in TWO WEEKS! I'm a little bit bummed but CROSS your fingers we're hoping it comes back and is smooth sailing from there. The Doctor thinks its nothing but of course I'm more stressed about it then I should be! What's new ;0) That's the Dish!

Kydens Room

2011-03-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

You may have noticed the Giant K in the picture below!

It's offical Baby Kyden is going to be one Happy little baby brother!

The paper chain on the shelf is the count down we've had!

The blanket with the blue trim was my baby blanket and
used for my little brothers so kind of cool to have a sentimental item in his room!

So what do you think? I personally LOVE it! I wanted a room that screamed HAPPY! And I think this is exactly what this room says! Kyden I am so excited to see you and hold you baby boy! I think you'll LOVE your room! I love you baby boy!

Finally did it!

2011-03-02T12:33:00.000-08:00

I have a list of crafts I want to do and this one has been on my list for a while and FINALLY I did it!

I found this Frame at D.I. for $1

Yes it's ugly but the potential is definately there!

I then lightly sanded it and sprayed it Black. ( Ofcourse)

I put the glass back in and then tapped (so I could change it) scrapbook paper.

I then placed it on my BEAUTIFUL coffee table! LOVE IT!

Add some Accessories and BAM! Its GEORGOUS!

Gotta say I should have checked this off my list a while ago!

Workin' with Mommy

2011-03-02T12:26:00.000-08:00

On my birthday Jaer went to work with me at my dads office he watched videos on Playhouse Disney! I just thought it was too cute to not share!

23rd Birthday

2011-02-27T12:34:00.000-08:00

   Just to remember! Last Thursday I turned 23! I expected a pretty low key birthday by myself since Tim was gone in Salt Lake for work. I ended up with another story!
       On thursday my parents took Jaer and I out to lunch and then my mom took me shopping for new Jeans! It was fun. Then that night Jaer and I went to walmart to get me a little cake and some movies from the red box. I figured a nice relaxing low key night would be fun. And my plan was once I put Jaer to bed I would relax in a nice bubble bath. Well I was gone for about two hours and then came in to our kitchen table with Flowers and a new hoodie! I just stood there a little confused then I said HELLO? And Tim came out from the laundry room. " Happy Birthday Baby!" How sweet is that! I was excited he may be coming home a night early instead he shows up two nights early! Love him!
      The next morning he said alright its your birthday weekend lets go play. Tims sister wanted to watch jaer for us so I said well lets go to a movie and dinner. Tim said Lets go to Vegas. So off to vegas we went. Where I was spoiled with some shopping, we played at Circus Circus and then headed to Dinner Finnally around 10:30 We picked Jaer up the next morning and then did some more shopping and playing here in town! It was a great suprise compared to my low key plans! Thanks babe!

A little update about my boys!

2011-02-23T18:43:00.000-08:00

My little man is adorable! Jaerick has been really into babies lately. He is always bringing me things from the babies room and showing me that they are for brother. I love it! He takes his bear in there all the time and puts him in the crib and covers him in a blanket! I just love it! He is going to be the best big brother!

Baby Brother Update::
We had another baby appointment today. It was so adorable Jaerick was sitting on the table with our " baby mama" when the doctor measured her belly and was listening for the heartbeat. As soon as you could hear the babies heartbeat Jaer put his hand on her belly and said My Blo th ah! ( Brother ) the Doctor said That's Right! That's your little brother in there huh? Jaer just smiled, nodded and said mmmhmm. It was adorable!
Great news though! Once we hit next week the doctor said that we are in the clear for pre term labor risk! He said if her body can hold him through to that point they usually can go full term! Good NEWS! As much as I would love for the wait to be over and to hold my baby boy I want him to stay in there as long as he needs to become healthy and strong! He is measuring on track and his heartbeat is right where it should be so that is all great news especially with last times scare!

I am so excited for life right now. We couldn't ask for anything more!

Thank you...

2011-02-19T15:16:00.000-08:00

Last night when we came home there was something on our door. As I walked up to the door I could tell it was a cute little baggy and even better it was for me! It had chocolates, those soft socks and a note inside. I had no clue who it could be from so I read the card. "Thank you for letting me be your friend." and then signed at the bottom " - A Friend". How nice is that. I have no clue who it was from, maybe someone from the church, maybe just someone who I've been friends with forever or maybe someone I've become friends with recentely? So instead of driving myself crazy guessing who it could be... I will just say Thank you. Whoever you are and why ever you felt the urge to do this, it made me feel great! It really made me feel special and loved. Thank you for taking the time to make my day! Whoever you are!

22 Months on Valentines Day!

2011-02-15T08:19:00.000-08:00

Jaerick Timothy Somerville you are getting TOO OLD! ;0)

Jaerick is the sweetest happiest little man and I am so happy that I get to watch him grow! I do with that it would happen a little slower but hey I guess a boys gotta do what a boys gotta do! ;0) Here are pics from yesterday!

My dad and I with Jaer went to vegas to pick up my mom and little bro from the airport! We kept trying to get Jaer to look at the cool airplane ( behind him) and he would just watch the people below! I go t a picture anyway! Isn't he a studd! ( of coarse holding a football! )

Then this is him and grandpa ( my dad) with the airport car ( if you've been there you've had to of seen it)

Then this was his picture I took for Tim for Valentines! Before we left!

Some things about Jaer::
* He is such a thinker, He's like his dad he wants to know how, why and what make everything work.
* His new thing ( as well as his dads ) are MmmmmCycles ( Motorcycles) He loves papa's and daddies.
* He still wont do things on cue for me or if I have a camera out he thinks ya right!
* He can do the Alphabet sounds for A B D E F G H I J K L M P Q R S T V W Z but still struggles with C, O, U and X. C he just wants to say cold, O he actually says O, U he is just not sure of at all, and X he can sometimes do but its not as clear. These are all hard ones anyway so I'm still seriously impressed! I keep trying to have him do it for me in front of people but he will only so a few and when the camera is out he says cheese and runs off. Ha Ha! He does it for Tim so I guess that's good enough for me! ;0) But I have been letting him watch Leap Frogs Letter Factory as a friend suggested and its really taught him I love it! and he Loves the show! I totally recommend it for anyone with a child who needs to learn to read or all the way down to a barely talking baby like Jaer! They are really fun DVD's. ( Target has them)
* He still loves Football, and Basket (which for some reason he never says basketball kinda funny)
* He isn't eating much but he'll have his good days. I realized it's not so much being picky its just whether or not he is hungry.
* He hasn't been sleeping in anymore so sad day for us! He is usually up by 7am and it used to be 9! Sad day!
* He loves to play with other kids but is starting to have a hard time he acts like an only child shocker since right now he is!
* He is going to be an amazing big brother! He loves babies and always wants to help!
* He just stared doing piggy back rides with daddy and thinks they are pretty much the funniest thing ever!
* He still prefers soda over anything but water comes next, ( he gets soda from grandparents NOT mommy)
* He calls a circle a ball and wont let go of that one! But can recognize triangles, squares, rectangles and balls! haha
He is a handful but always exploring and so much fun to be around! I am so excited to see his reaction to getting a little brother. I am not so nervous about him with the baby as I am I being able to spread my love evenly between them both. Oh and yes he still LOVES word world!

Baby Brother

2011-02-13T20:33:00.000-08:00

Okay, He isn't born yet so I guess that it's okay to still be searching for THE name... So I have decided that I am going to not settle on his name until he is born! So when we announce his birth we will also announce his name! I know its bad but I keep stressing about it and every time that I go to order the Vinyl for his wall with his name on it I stop myself because it just feels.... well not perfect! So I'll let you know the top names that we are thinking right now........

First Name Options:

Riddick ( Ridd- Ick) Tims #1
Aedon   ( A- Done)
Kyden   (Kye- Den)
Lamar    (La- MAR)
Kyrick   (Kye- R- Ick) My #1
Tayo      (T- A- O)

Middle Name Options:

Michael
Lucas

Good thing we have time!

Baby Update::
We had another baby appointment last week. It was a little nerve racking. His heart rate was low and so we had to stay and do some extra tests. Everything seems to be doing better and he is a healthy little guy! And we're hoping it was just a random little scare. We are at 31 weeks and he is weighing in at 3.3lbs which puts him at 53% for right now. That means he has been growing! He is finally seeming to catch up with weight and everything for how far along we are. I know it all just depends when he decides to come but I'm thinking we'll try to keep him cooking until his due date! I have been a little more stressed then usual and I think that is just because everything is getting closer and I expected to be this way. Every night I have a hard time sleeping and I am tossing and turning. When I do sleep I am usually having a nightmare about some fear I have. I think it is just because I have a lot of fears coming up with everything about the baby. I think it's pretty normal. Unfortunately I believe it has been effecting my milk supply! :( I was doing really well but this past week I have had no sleep and lots of stress and well pretty much NO milk! Its a little frustrating but when I called the doctor about it he said that he didn't expect me to get any milk until right before Baby Brother is due so the fact that I have had some and it has gone away is still okay. Until the Medicines and hormones have been in me for two months it is nothing to worry about. So I felt a little better but to be honest it's still a bit frustrating! Oh well life will go on! I have baby brothers room almost finished just need to make one frame and hang it up and it'll be all finished! So expect the post soon!

Grandpa's Birthday

2011-02-10T17:59:00.000-08:00

So yesterday morning I get Jaerick up and went to finish my hair while Jaer watched "WW" (Word World)

I came out and saw Jaer making this face... I then look on the tile ( luckily ) and I thought he had thrown up! Oh wait he walks up to me and saws "ewe Ah me!" ( mommy) And goes to hand me this crushed egg! haha Guess I have to lock up the fridge now!

Then it was my Grandpa George Belts Birthday he says he turned 68 instead of 86! Haha This is Jaer showing them Cheese! ( He will not look at the camera - he thinks the smile is enough!)

Then he was playing with Grandpa so I had them both say cheese!

Well Grandpa didn't SAY cheese so Jaer insisted he say Cheese for another picture! haha He has them wrapped around those tiny fingers of his for sure!

Jaer has done this for as long as I can remember he'll even sit on his match box cars and try to ride them! I think its adorable!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!
I can not tell you how much I absolutely LOVE my Grandpa Belt. As a kid I have memories of visiting them and them being such proper and polite adults and we would just be quiet or go outside! ha They had a huge ( not really ) but as my child memory has it a HUGE hill in their front yard lined with bushes and these big wooden stumps. We used to hide behind the stumps and bushes and pretend we were bad guys and pretend to shoot the cars! haha - They also had this ice cream place there that was SO cool. They used to give us the BIGGEST ice cream cones I had ever seen! And grandma would always let me shake her special carrots when she made them! I always looked forward to these little things as a young girl. Even with all of these memories though I didn't really know my Grandparents. Well now they live here and have for a few years. I love it! I have gotten to hear stories I never imagined and I get to see my Grandpas personality come to life! I never thought my Grandpa was so Quick and witty! He is such a great man! I love listening to all of his stories and experiences that he has been through! I love my Grandpa so much and I am so glad that Jaerick gets to spend time with him. LOVE YOU GRANDPA! HAPPY 68th!

FINALLY

2011-02-07T14:49:00.000-08:00

FOR BABY BROTHERS ROOM!

Before I Forget

2011-02-04T07:34:00.000-08:00

Some funny things about Jaerick for the record::

Prayers: When we say prayer he picks who is going to say it. When he chooses him self , I tell him what to say and he repeats it ( in his own way) this is how it goes

Dinner Prayer:
Mommy: Heavenly Father
Jaerick: Ah nana Daddy
Mommy: Thank you for this day
Jaerick: Tanks da day
Mommy: Bless This food
Jaerick: Eat
Mommy: Thank you for our family
Jaerick: Tanks Papa
Mommy: Thank you for baby brother
Jaerick: da bebe
Mommy: Please bless that he will be strong and healthy and safe
Jaerick: Pease be
Mommy: Name of ...
Jaerick: Amen!

I pretty much love it!

::Lately when we read books and I say The End he says Amen

:: Last night Tim said it was time for Bath , Jaer said No Tanks!

:: We have been working on the Number 1 this week. So every time we are doing anything he says 1 more and holds up his finger! I love it!

:: We have also being learning about the color Orange, So whenever he finds something orange he brings it to me and says Or An Ge. Its adorable!

:: This weeks shape is a circle but Jaer doesn't believe that one. Every time I do an activity or try to teach him circle he saws No Ball! Gotta love it!

:: When we sing the ABC's you'll start off and he'll tell you SHHHHHH! Then you stop and and goes for it by himself :: A B C E H and he's done! It is so funny!

:: He says 1 2 3 go 4 tive stick A 9 YAY!

:: When he wants a treat he clicks his tounge over and over No idea why he just does it everytime!

:: He walks around constantly shrugging one sholder and making a ticking sound with the corner of his mouth. Its halarious!

:: When he wants you to come he says Come here and holds his hands out wiggling all this fingers!
(When you call for him he says coming in the cutest voice ever! )

:: Last night when I turned on Baby can read he said Das no Word World I go bed... Night!

I just love his character! I can't get over how full of personality he is. It is so fun because you can read everything on his little face! Love you baby boy!

1st Dentist Visit

2011-02-03T09:47:00.000-08:00

Hurricane Pediatric Dentistry is holding a special promotion for the month of February. On Wednesdays you can bring your children in for free x-rays, teeth cleaning and check up by the Dentist. It is a really nice office too! When my sister told me about it I scheduled an appointment right away. It is always nice to get a check up! I told Jaerick he was going to the Dentist. He walked around all morning saying " I dowe to da Denis, I dowe Denis mom!" It was adorable (although I knew he had no idea what that meant). Well unfortunately he slept horribly the night before, and refused to eat breakfast that morning. So when we arrived he was fine. Once we got in the back he was not so fine! The Assistant tried to have him bite the paper to get an xray. He would bite it then take it out and say "SICK!" ha Then she tried to have him look up at this bat hanging above him and he looks up and says " SARY!" (scary) It was so funny! At that point he had enough and wanted down! ;0) I figured his teeth look good and at this young I can do without the X- Ray. I let him down and we went over to have him get his little teeth cleaned!! That's a joke! Every morning and night I brush his teeth and he never cries. Well he wasn't so fond on the assistant doing it! She tried to show him that the water squirts and even let him squirt the wall and her! Nope he didn't care you weren't going to get that anywhere near his mouth! She just brushed with his new toothbrush. He still didn't like it and threw quite the little fit. The Dentist then came over to check out his teeth and count them with a mirror. He kept trying to show Jaerick the mirror was cool and it was soft. Every time he would touch Jaerick with it Jaer would say "NO" and push it away. It was funny. So I held him down and let the doc. go to town! He told us his teeth look really good. He has a great jaw and should have enough room for all of his teeth. He is a little slow with actually getting teeth but the Dentist said that can be a good thing it just means less time for them to get cavities! The thing he mentioned was at this point to start really flossing like you would an adult. He also suggested those little floss pickers he said they are just faster and fun for kids. The visit was a lot different then I expected. Jaer is not one to ever throw a fit but he is going to be two soon!? lol oh no!

YUM

2011-02-01T16:34:00.000-08:00

One of this years goals for me has been to try out new recipes. Healthy and Not so much. So I decided to keep my motivation up I'm going to start blogging them. And really how many times a week do you see that people are looking for ideas and recipes.

So first this recipe is one I have made before but it is SO dang good that I thought I would share it again. Even Jaer loves it!
Mexican Soup ( I learned it from my friend Bobbie Jo)

1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Black Beans
1 can Pinto beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can corn
1/2 packet of Taco Seasoning
1 can of water ( fill up one of the cans you've dumped in already)
Sour Cream
Frito's

Pour all ingredients in and let boil , add a big dollop of sour cream and Frito's to the top and serve!

(** If you like a bit of a kick to your soup** try out the Jalapeno beans and 1/2 a can of green Mexican sauce both in the Spanish section at wal*mart)

Then this is on the healthy side of things but surprisingly really good! Let me tell you I was brave to even try it I see ingredients like this and think um NO! but it is really good!
Green Smoothie
1 cup pineapple
1/2 Banana
A hand full of fresh spinach
Blend
Add some ice and blend some until it looks like a smoothie!
YUM! Give it a try really! You'll Thank me!

I hope some people get some help out of these recipes I'll try and post a few every week! Let me know what you think if you decide to give them a try! If you have any fun recipes for me to try please let me know! I'd love to try out some new things!

Daze

2011-02-01T11:46:00.000-08:00

Have you ever caught yourself starring at your little one(s)? I did that today. Jaer was sitting up to the table eating his lunch and I caught myself just watching. His mind is in an entire other world. Even in the way he eats there is some story behind it. He will randomly start laughing at himself and all I can think is that I wish I could get a glimpse of what he was imagining. Today is one of those days when you want to just pause and watch the world. I am so grateful for our lives. Everything is so great and wonderful and I am so happy to be where I am. I want to gush for a minute about my gratefulness. To start of Jaer Bear! He is so perfect! He is smart, sweet, funny and just has every trait you could think of that is in a great person. I am so excited to see the boy and man he will turn into. He is so silly and loving and he really has a special sense of peoples feelings. If you sad or happy he really feeds off of your feelings. He is always making us laugh! He loves to be in the spotlight but only for a second and then he hides! I love it! When we start singing a song he says SHHH Top! (Stop) and puts his hands up motioning for you to stop and then he gets a bashful grin and presents himself as if he were in a spotlight and starts to sing the song only a few words then gets bashful and starts giggling! He has a nervous giggle and I absolutely love it! He loves to help out and clean with me. He has a few chores that he gets to help out with. Like putting the water bottles away in the fridge. He even knows to slide the cold ones to the left and fill the warm ones in until it is all the way full. He also loves to wash the floor. It was an idea a read up on in a magazine you give your child a rag and squirt bottle with water and let them go to town on the kitchen floor. He will sit and scrub if he sees a spot! I love it! He also makes his bed with me and let me tell you if he goes into his room and the bed is not made he gets so upset! I love it! Jaerick is just the sweetest little spirit and he is everything that I could have ever imagined. I love you baby boy! Then there is Tim, Man that is one handful of a husband! Just kidding. Tim is the hardest worker I know. He always wants more for Jaer and I. He is always trying to surprise us with little things that he knows makes us happy. Last week he was gone the entire week and it was so hard for him. I told him we were fine and Jaer was not acting up or anything. Well turns out that made him feel worse! ha He loves to be needed and to make people smile. When he surprised us and came home earlier then he said he was going to I was so stoked. It was one of those times when you get the butterflies back that you had when you first dated. And Jaer was mad at him for the first hour. It was cute then he wanted nothing but to run around and wrestle with his daddy. He is the greatest Daddy to Jaerick. He loves to create, learn and play with Jaer all the time. When he is working on his stuff in the garage he takes jaer with him. Or if he is cooking dinner ( which he loves to do!) then he has Jaer in there helping out. He really is amazing. And last Baby Brother to come. What a blessing it is for me to even be able to sit here and say that! I am so overwhelmed by the mere fact that this is even possible to happen to us. That Jaer will get to have his little brother and we get another rambunctious baby boy. I am still almost stunned to think that our babies bio mom is willing to put aside her own selfish desires and give him a life more then she has the ability to do right now. To me it is amazing. I can't really think of a word grand enough to describe such an act of love. I am more then excited and really really ready for him to be here! We have 2 1/2 months left, his room is almost complete and he has more clothes then he'll ever need. I Sorry for the long post I just wanted to voice my gratitude for today!

Family Motto

2011-01-31T13:47:00.000-08:00

Decisions Determine Destiny
- Thomas S. Monson -

Wow... That was fast!

2011-01-28T10:28:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of Jaer trying to be like mommy and pump! haha

So good news! I have been on my pills for a little amount of time and the doctor suggested to pump to help try and get the milk in by the time little brother arrives. Well...... IT CAME! Weird right? And I know its kind of odd to be excited for it! But I still think it is so cool since baby brother is not actually in MY belly to think that I can breast feed! So the other day I was pumping and all the sudden there it is! ha So I guess I might freezing some milk! :0) Kind of exciting! I haven't started full on or anything yet but the littlest peak of what's to come is rather exciting! When I went to the doctor and told him that it was already coming in he said " And now you know why I think a women's body is so amazing" I said so it's okay to be this easy and this soon and he just said " Yes just keep on it and freeze what you can so he gets the Colostrum we want him to have." So we're doing pretty great! I am so excited now! It is coming up very soon!

***Thanks Again to Darcee for the pump it's been a life saver!***

Before and After!

2011-01-24T12:15:00.000-08:00

These both turned out exactly how I wanted! That's always a plus!

Changing Table::

Total Cost $15

Wood

Paint

Screws

Wood Glue (already had)

Wood Filler (already had)

Brothers Bassinet::

Total Cost: $10

Spray Paint

Ribbon

Creative, Advice (Please) and Jaer Bear

2011-01-23T21:05:00.000-08:00

So we've been a bit busy lately with most things fun!

My Dad's receptionists were both sick and so I spent an aftenoon working for him and the next morning he needed me again. So I was up way too early! Jaer however could not get himself to wake up so the whole way to my moms to have her watch him Jaer just slept and when we got there I put him in bed with my mom to sleep some more! haha Just a fun thing to remember.

Well... some not so great! Baby boy is getting a couple more teeth and ofcourse that means sad little baby. This was me trying to play with him but he wasn't having it. After that I just sat with him and let him chow down on a frozen Go Gurt.

And then..... Thanks to my sister in law Darcee we saved a BUNDLE and I have a really nice PUMP!

It can be a double or single pump and when you close it up it just looks like a nice brief case/ bag.

Only one problem! OUCH! I may have forgotten a little bit about how bad it hurts at first! Or maybe I'm just a whimp but OUCH! haha It'll take some getting used to but it's really cool because it has different levels and speeds. It is awkwardly kind of exciting!? lol. It really is kind of the start of this whole thing! I am starting to pump now and it is odd because I feel I should have a big prego belly and the baby born before I would pump but hey this pregnancy is one of a kind! haha

HELP! I ALSO WOULD APPRETIATE ANY TIPS WITH BREASTFEEDING! I HAVE NO REAL CLUE CONSIDERING I PUMPED MAYBE TWICE AND IT WAS A HAND PUMP AND THE BREASTFEEDING ONLY WORKED FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AND THEN I DRIED UP ON ONE SIDE. SO ANYWAY ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRETIATED!

And then Grandma T.j. gave Jaer a booster seat because he hates his highchair. And well now it goes everywhere he goes! Couch, Table, Bedroom! haha

And then funny memory! Today we finished dinner at 6pm and then he didn't get out until 9pm and not willingly! haha He loves the bath time! My Fishy baby!

CRAFTS::
My Nephew Awsten and Tim and I made a cute stool for Jaer to have! It is going to turn out so good! It'll be painted soon!

Then:: This is the bassinet that has been passed through my family and now we are going to pretty it up and use it too!

And:: My mom and I came up with this design for the babies changing table and a stand for the bassinet! It turned out great and SO sturdy!

ALL THE CRAFTS WILL BE DONE SOON! YOU'LL HAVE TO CHECK BACK SOON!

HALARIOUS!

2011-01-19T16:19:00.000-08:00

Okay so I was a little Bored during Jaer's nap and didn't want to do anything productive! So I played online! And it was so fun! You should totally try it out! Make sure to have a picture of you with no hair in your face looking straight into the camera works best! Check them Out! ME AS:
Ashley Tisdale

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow with longer hair

Halle Berry

Heidi Klum

January Jones

Jessica Beil

Kate Hudson

Kate Winnslet

Kate Winnslet again

Leighton Meester

Rhianna

Rhianna again

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock Another way

Scarlett Johansson

Taylor Momsen

Taylor Momsen Again

Victoria Beckham

Ha! IS THAT NOT THE FUNNIEST THING EVER! I'M THINKIN' I JUST MIGHT TRY BLONDE!
If you wanna try it out here's the link! http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/virtual-haircut-makeover

Just to take note

2011-01-19T11:26:00.000-08:00

A moment... in my thoughts.... So in the next few months people I started school with will be finishing up and starting on their careers. I am so happy for all of them and I have had so much fun watching their experiences and hearing all about it. But man o man' it is making me sad! I think after baby brother is a few months old I am going to go into night school. That is my dream anyway. I used to think it was so long to have to go to school and all but watching all my friends finishing up I can do two years part time. And I think in the end it would pay off not only in bringing in a little income but also just in making me happy and having an outlet for myself. So I just thought I would blog my thoughts and just remind myself of what I want. ;0)

My little man is 21 Months Old today!

2011-01-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

21 Month Old Stats:: Weight: 24.6 lbs. Height: 32 inches He isn't seeming to grow at all! He is the same height and just about the same weight he was at 18 months! That's funny! This picture to the left is Jaericks with socks on his hands and with my headband! I think it is so funny!

Jaer got his first tattoo! Ha He thought it was pretty cool! If you see on Jaer's chin the little cut. When he was at my moms he was playing outside and somehow fell and bit into his bottom lip, and cut the inside and the outside, and bit right into his lip. So sad. But it is healing well.

Jaer found the Q - Tips My silly little man!

Our little man is growing up more and more everyday. He is really into telling stories right now it sounds something like this " balah blah gibber blabber push my cars blabber blabber boom" its funny. He will talk a lot with Tim and I. But around other people he seems to be quiet still. He still loves footballs and cars. He likes the concept of a dog but runs and cries if one actually gets near him! I laugh every time. Jaerick has started to test my consistency and follow through. He will test me on well pretty much everything! He is really bad when it comes to Tim too. So we have made sure that we follow through and lets put it this way. There have been a lot of minutes spent in time out lately! Other then that he has been really into being independent. His favorite things to do right now are play football, play with his play dough, color and playing his games ( matching, cooties, don't spill the beans )

Breastfeeding

2011-01-13T07:37:00.000-08:00

I went to our baby doc. appointment yesterday and it was a good one! Baby Brother is measuring a little small, and his heartbeat sounds nice and strong. It seems as though everything is going great and smooth. Our Doctor even had a little talk with me and wrote me out some prescriptions so I can "attempt" to breastfeed. Crazy right? I had no idea it was even possible. He says that there have been many successful cases where the adopting mother may actually be the one to breastfeed their babies. At first I was a little apprehensive thinking that its weird and people are going to look at me and think " Um... Didn't you adopt him?" But then I talked with Tim and as my great husband always does he made me think of what I wanted. He said "If that's what they think then let them think it. You be the mom you want to be. If that means you want to try breastfeeding then that is your right. He is our baby not matter what belly he came from." Gotta love my husband! Thanks babe. So we are going to try and get my body tricked and set up ready to breastfeed! The doctor told me that a lot of the times when women adopt a baby it is hard for them to get over the void of not being the ones who were able to "carry" their baby. And often times it helps to build a connection with the baby. Being able to breastfeed means that I am the one who can feed him and only me. Just as if I was carrying him in my belly no one can do that for me. But in our case since God wanted our baby to come through another women then it is a little different for me. So we are starting our prescriptions and we will be trying out breastfeeding when he is born! In case you are wondering how it works here's the dish:: I get on this prescription ( I would totally tell you whats its called but I can't read his writing and have to fill my prescription today! Sorry) it starts with an "S" and I will be on it for a full two months. It makes my body think that it is pregnant. Then three weeks before baby brother is due to arrive I switch to this other prescription ( again can't really read it) it looks like Decoprodiminine or something? Anyway, I take it for three weeks and then he should be here. I either pump on a regular basis if he isn't here yet or I can begin trying to feed him as if I had just birthed him myself! Pretty cool huh? Yes I am a little nervous about what people will say but I've always been pretty quick and witty so I'm sure if anyone does say something offensive or uncomfortable I'll be able to handle it. And yes it could totally not work at all either. We are going to stay positive and work at it and hope that everything does work out and who knows it may all work out perfectly.

Anyone want it?

2011-01-10T10:59:00.000-08:00

This is Jaerick trying so hard to stop the cereal from falling off the spoon! haha

Jaericks new thing: Socks on his hands, wierd and funny!

German Pancakes! YUM!

Jaer liked them so much he decided to wear them!

While I was re- organizing his room he fell asleep in the high chair!

Nope there is no way your waking this little man up!

Then this:: This is our BMI weight lifting machine it works great. There is a bar that goes on the front that is a pull bar it needs a new hook for that but that's it. Anywho I don't want it in my home anymore! Ha! We have a total gym so we just don't need it! Tim is taking it to D.I. on saturday but I figured I would put it up for grabs for anyone who may want it! ( Text me 435 256 5969 or facebook me)

What can I say...

2011-01-07T09:14:00.000-08:00

This is me SO excited because we are going to go to my favorite place CEDAR CITY okay no I don't really like Cedar but I LOVE COSTA VIDA! ( It's like Durangos and Cafe' Rio but WAY better!)

YUM!

Our point in going to Cedar. I found an add on Craigslist for clothes she wanted $45 for 85 plus items of baby boy clothes. That's a pretty good deal but.... if you know me I got them for even cheaper! I told her we were coming from St. George so can she take $30 instead! Ya baby! When we got home I went through all the clothes SO excited! I forgot how tiny babies are! We ended up getting 12 pairs of baby socks, 2 mittens, 2 pair of little baby shoes and 100 yes that's right 100 items of clothing! and 20 of them still had tags! Oh and right before we left she handed me 14 white onesies that she found! So 114! And I Love them all! The clothes were from Target, Walmart and Gymboree! Pretty Dang cool aye!

Then this is a cool thing we found over the Christmas break. It is Hot Chocolate on a spoon! Such a cute idea! I am so going to make them next year!

I'M A BIG BOY!!!

2011-01-05T00:06:00.000-08:00

Jaer has been so funny lately! When he gets in/out of his bath and he has to go pee pee then he gets really upset and I ask him if he needs to potty he says YES! Then he usually sits there and thinks he is pretty cool and then wants off. So I have let him do it over and over because I want him to like the potty. Well today he went PEE! YAY!

Now I am not ready to potty train him yet! But he thought he was pretty dang cool! You are such a BIG BOY! MOMMY LOVES YOU!

100 DAYS!

2011-01-04T09:23:00.000-08:00

TODAY THE COUNTDOWN STARTS!

100 DAYS UNTIL BABY TAYO IS DUE!!!

Last Night we made our countdown for Baby Brother! 100 days TODAY! We are SO excited!

I can't tell you how excited we are for Baby Brother to come! We have been trying to get everything ready and I have our list of what we need to get for our little man! We got rid of almost everything with Jaer so we are starting over this time! I'll be starting to make the decor this week and my goal is to have his bedding started on by the end of the month! Then we are off to buying the rest of the big stuff for him! I can not express how absolutely ecstatic we are to be given this blessing. We are just overwhelmed with gratefulness. This is going to be the best year. Just because we'll have our baby boy here!

We finished off the Year!

2011-01-04T09:10:00.000-08:00

One of our new years resolutions is to make sure every Monday night we have family night. Our last family night we played Cooties with Jaer he loved it and it was so fun to watch him play a game.

Then he took his bath, brushed his teeth and got all lotion up for bed! I love it!

The first day it snowed here we got almost 4 inches and it has stuck all until yesterday! So with the snow it was so cold outside that Jaers cup of water froze in the car overnight! ha ha

One great things about having a big backyard was our own personal snowy playground! Love it! ( This was yesterday!)

He even did a Snow angel! He was a little confused at what the heck Tim was doing!

Jaer played FOOTBALL in the snow!

oh and bouncy ball ha

We also found some ice to eat! yum!

Then he came in to ride his new bike!

Then off to Cousin Hailey's 5th Birthday party! She is growing up SO much!

They decorated their own chef hats, made personal pizzas and their own cup cakes! ( Jaer was asleep)

Then we went home and had a few couples over to play games through the night. We lasted until 3am and let me tell you New Years Day I was SO tired! (I forgot my camera at my moms)

New Years day we've always had the tradition of celebrating Kids Day. Its kids all kids choice all day long. It was such a fun day. We first woke up at 8 since we were up so late. Then headed to Denny's and had breakfast with my parents. Went to do some shopping with My mom and Dad. Then we went to Great Grandma and Grandpa Belts to visit and play. After that My Parents, little Bro T. and Tim, Jaer and I went and saw Tangled. IT WAS SO CUTE! I LOVED IT! Then Tim and I took Jaer to Fiesta Fun and he played on the big toy thing for about an hour or so. We then played some games with him where he could watch the lights go and then hit the button! He thought it was so cool! Then we headed home and had kids food dinner. Pizza and fries! ha We watched Word World ( Jaer favorite still) and then it was time for bed! We all went to bed together at 9pm cuz Tim and I were pretty much dead. It was a great way to bring in the new year I just wish I had my camera Oh well!

Summed up!

2011-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

2010 summed up

1/7 Started school

2/2 Jaer found his love for mountain dew

2/29 jaer took his first steps!

3/22 Our two year anniversary

3/26 tim started working for Les Olson

3/29 Jaer got his first tooth

4/4 jaer’s first Easter

4/24 jaer got his 2nd tooth

5/10 my sister jen and I spent our mothers days gifts in vegas!

5/14 colton and Jackie got hitched and I got to be the photographer!

6/2 we moved to our hidden valley home!

6/3 tim played on a softball team!

7/1 Jaericks 1st time cracking his head open

7/1 baby Braxton kent belen was born!

7/14 jaer turns 16 months and enters the terrible twos oh no its over

8/28 mom and jens birthdays we made mom a temple picture

9/6 7th tooth had been the worst to come in so far!

9/30 we moved to our hurricane home!

10/24 announced that we our getting baby brother in april!

10/31 jaer’s 2nd Halloween it was so fun!

11/22 we’re thinking tayo lucas

11/29 so sick for so so so long!

12/1 we started our Christmas crafts

12/ 15th or 16th (don’t remember) we saw the forgotten carols

12/24 we hosted our first Christmas eve dinner
12/25 We had a great Christmas with all of the family!
These are all the parts of 2010 that were good.

There were a lot of not so great, bad and down right horrible things that happened as well but those are not going in my memory book!

So 2011 all I can say is bring me some freakin’ luck because this last year had way too much suckiness! ( yes I know that’s not a real word_) Alright so here we go into 2011.….. All positive experiences await!

Snow, Crafts and Random

2010-12-30T16:11:00.000-08:00

Here we go...

After we went out and took our family pictures I really liked these two and an Idea just popped into my head! BIG PICTURE!

So I hopped online and ordered 16 X 20 prints! Then went picked them up and 4 pieces of this fence wood!

Then this morning we woke up to the BEAUTIFUL SNOW!!! This is our backyard! Almost 4 inches!

This is out front and yes it is 5pm right now and its still here!!!!

Then here are some random pics of lately! Jaer has been such a busy body so here are some fun things I want to remember!

READY FOR BED::

Jaer LOVES for Daddy to read him his books before bed!

Jaer fell asleep playing with his leaptop! haha Adorable!

Playing ON his toy! It was so funny!

He has been in to dressing up and putting on and off his, mine and Tims clothes lately!

See he even loves trying on my headband every time he tries something on he shows us and says "Oh!" like you'd say with you think something is cute! I LOVE IT!

Oh and then he came up with Daddy's hat!

Then lately for some reason he has been waking up around 5 am and that is NOT okay with Mommy so the other day I gave in gave him his "baby" teddy bear and his blanky, turned on Word World and went back to bed while Jaer enjoyed his show!

With waking up so DANG early he falls asleep randomly so this is another shot of him in his choice of nap spot!

Okay here it is!..........................
THE AFTER!

GORGEOUS OR WHAT!?!

( Personally I love it!)

This is how I set up the other wall! Love it too!

This is the other part of the room. Jaer doesn't like playing in his room by himself so I decided to make a little toy play area for him. I think it turned out well. ( Another Craft:: Kids Table Just sayin')
Another shot cuz I love it SO much!

I love being a mommy, I love doing crafts and I love my little family! I love life and I am so excited for this next year cuz it WILL be great!

Family Pictures

2010-12-29T08:10:00.000-08:00

This year Tim said to not do family pictures and we'd just get them done when the baby gets here. So I finally convinced him to let us do them ourselves so we have at least something since Jaer will probably be totally different in 4 months! So NOT professional by any means but they turned out okay.

AnD ThAtS uS!

A little more Christmas!

2010-12-27T12:34:00.000-08:00

MORE CHRISTMAS::

WITH GREAT G&G Belt

Everyone just chilled out and ate some dinner. We were all still in

pajamas from the morning and ready to fall asleep!

This is the kids playing with their presents and watching TV.

Hailey and Jaerick love the mirrors in the entry way they

sing, dance and stare at themselves forever!

Jaerick wanted to help Grandpa open his presents!

He loves Great Grandpa George!

A little in the way!

My Dad is THE BEST Grandpa! This is him with Matthew who was way sleepy from the big day!

Today when Jaer and I got up we had a sluggish blah morning just playin around.

Jaers new Favorite breakfast is Poppy Seed Muffins!

He can est almost an entire Muffin himself!

Jaer was riding his new bike and I looked over to see he was wearing my armband for my new MP3 player! Ha it is ADORABLE!

Jaers new Laptop is the highlight of his toys right now. He thinks it is so cool! We bought it with our Khols gift card!

( Notice the cars on his Muffin plate! ha)

Then we put on one of his outfits (we got at khols) and he wanted to put back

on his PJs so he tried and YES that is his shirt!

SO ADORABLE!

BUT... on the Table again!

Merry Christmas 2010

2010-12-27T08:45:00.000-08:00

This Holiday started off with Jaer crawling on top of the table and thinking he was superman. As he realized he couldn't fly he landed on the leg of his high chair! The goose egg developed quickly! But he didn't shed a tear! Tough little man! So this is his bruise just in time for Christmas where I like to take a million pictures! Good job baby boy!

SANTA CLAUSE VISIT::

This year Jaerick was overly stoked to see Santa! He thought he was a pretty cool guy! He told Santa he wants a "Ike" (Bike)

Mommy's little helper!

Jaer helped mommy get ready for our dinner we were throwing! It was adorable!

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER::

This year my sister Jennifer and I decided to start a tradition and throw a Fancy Christmas eve dinner for our family!

It turned out so beautiful! Grandpa thought it was the most beautiful dinner he's ever been to! ( What a sweet man!)

This Above is the kids table! And this BELOW was the Adult table!

I have to say I was impressed with us!

Everyone LOVED all the yummy food! We did the traditional Ham, Funeral Potatoes, Raspberry Jello Salad, green bean casserole and rolls! We also had Hot Cocoa and Hot Apple Cider!

On the kids table I put a white piece of Butcher paper and the kids got coloring crayons on their place settings. These were the pieces of art that were made! It was a life saver to keep the kids entertained while the adults enjoyed talkin'!

Following the dinner my sister Alisha put on the white elephant game for the kiddos! It was so cute!

These were all the prizes the kids ended up with!

Then we went and visited Tims family. Sorry No pictures. But that was fun. We celebrated Tims Dads Birthday ( Dec. 24th) and then did our present swap! We got so many things! Jaer got this car from Crystal that plays music he LOVED it! Then Darcee got him the cutest football shirts and they gave us a date night package ( we are so excited to use it!) And Tims parents gave us a $200 gift card to Khols. We came out with so much! It was so fun to see all the kids so excited! Then off to my parents again!

THE CHRISTMAS MOUSE::

Every year since my mind can remember we've had the tradition at my parents where the Christmas mouse comes and visits when we are in the business of celebrating and brings us our Christmas Pajamas! It is always the same one year the Mouse tried to give us all Scriptures and we weren't to excited about that! Haha! So this year it was before our Drive to look at the lights! Everyone got the cutest Pj's it was SO fun!

OFF TO SEE THE LIGHTS::

This is the funnest little tradition. We put down the seats in my dads Tahoe and pile everyone in! Yes Adults AND kids! You really can't move when we're all in. Then Dad drives us all around playing Christmas music! We had SO much fun! It was just Jen and My Fam and our little bro T this year. ( Which is pretty common) We all piled in and off we went. We went caroling at my dads best friends house and then went looking at all the lights while singing at the TOP of our lungs! It is SO much fun! This way it wears out all the little kiddos and once we get back they are ready to fall asleep!

SANTA MADE HIS VISIT::

There is never ANY room to sit in the room with the tree ( even minus the three other families that don't come) and every year we say we should organize it but every year we like it messy and like the time it takes to find the gifts and hand them out! It was SO fun! ( One funny thing if you look at the pic and see the box with the car seat that SO isn't a car seat but after wrapping hours on hours that one only got a box!) hahahahahahahahaha

TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

All the kids line up youngest to oldest and make there way to the tree to see if Santa came!

First comes the Stocking of little Jaer oh Dear Santa filled it well!

Jaer went for the candy and filled his mouth! Then it went through the presents and thought it was so cool!

Then off to see what big present Santa Brought! HIS BIKE! He was SO SO SO Happy!

Mom made the Pull Apart Bread! YUM! I wait ALL year for this!

Grandma and Grandpa TJ ( My parents) Got Jaer the Stink the Garbage truck that talks and interacts with you and he plays with it all the time in the stores but ( probably because we got up at 6:30 am) he was so scarred of it! It was pretty funny though!

Christmas was so fun! I just love seeing all of the little kids faces and see how happy they get! 2010 has been a pretty crappy year in our family many. There were a lot of Happy oh wait Psych Out moments and it makes it hard but next year we are focusing on making it a GREAT year No matter what! Bring on 2011!

Post...

2010-12-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

Life has pretty much sucked. As some of you may know. My sister Jennifer was pregnant and due a month after our baby is due to arrive. She was supposed to go in to find out the babies sex and found that the baby was no longer living. We were all truly devastated. We hoped this would not happen again. She has had to go through this three times before one other time being in her second trimester like this one. She is doing fine now and is keeping so strong. She is such a strong women and I love her so much. She is a great sister and mother. We have been playing with the kids while she heals from her surgery. Being that Christmas is in a few days this was obviously not great timing not that I think it could ever be. We are holding our heads high and trying to enjoy this Holiday Season.

On a better note... Jaer has been doing great he has loved playing with all of his cousins and being smothered with loves. He fell off his chair at the table today and got his first Major Goose Bump and Bruise. I hope this doesn't start happening more often. He sure is a little stud. I am really excited to watch him this Christmas because he is a lot more into "things" then he was last year! Its going to be a good Christmas.
( I'll post pictures of the bump soon)

Next year is just around the corner and with everything that has happened this year we are really taking the time to think about what our goals and aspirations are for the year to come. I just want this next year to go a lot better then this past one. Although I have to say we have SO much to be grateful for this is just a down time.

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

20 Months!

2010-12-13T20:23:00.000-08:00

I can not believe our little one will be 2 in four short months! And to think he will have a little brother by then! Holly cow! He is such a fun little man.: Here are a few things about Jaer I want to remember:

* He is a great little boy! Better then I give him credit for. I tend to get irritated with him thinking he is getting out of hand and then I see other kids his age and I think wow he really is good!
* He says Sowee ( sorry ) When he does something he knows he isn’t supposed to do.
* He loves for us to weed boods to him ( read books)
* He has a hard time with words that have K’s. They stand out in his speech to me. He usually wont even try to say it if it starts with a K
* He LOVES Football. And it is so cute when he says it!
* All day he stops in his tracks crouches down and says “HUT“ “HUT” And then On Hike he runs even if he doesn’t have an actual ball in hand! I love it!
* He is still a mamas boy but is really starting to take to daddy a lot more!
* He is short. Point Blank. At this time I think almost ever 18 month old is taller then him by an inch or two ( That’s what you get with Tim and I as parents; :0)

* He still loves Word World and since we don’t have TV anymore he knows now to go get mommy’s computer and we watch it on You Tube. ( I SO WANT TV BACK)

* He isn’t keeping to his nap schedule very well. We’ll figure that out soon I hope.
* He loves to wrestle and just play anything that is all boy.
* But he loves Craft time with mommy.
* He can sit still for quite a while normally which is good news considering the stories I hear of Tim at this age!
* He also loves our jog time. He knows when he gets done with breakfast that its time to go in the garage and get in his stroller. I LOVE that! ( Keeps me goin;’)
* He loves to play matching games and is REALLY good at them. I made a home made version of word world characters and he picks one then has to find its match. Last time we played he got 17 out of 20 matches in a row! He usually does 9 or 10 so I was pretty amazed.
* He is loosing interest in his Baby can Read DVDs but its okay cuz so am I! haha
* When he says anything that ends in “P” like “CUP” or “UP” he exaggerates the “P” because he used to skip it so I would exaggerate it! Its adorable.

* Jaer is great with other kids he has his usual spats but for the most part he just lets the other kid have whatever it is and moves on until they leave it and then he’ll notice it and go back to playing with that same toy.

STORY: When my sister in law Goldie was here her little man Cody ( Adorable by the way) wanted to play with my moms cart thing that jaer was playing with so he crawled to it and stood up at it and took it from jaer. Jaer was like Okay moving on…... So Cody preceded to play while Jaer kept checking in the corner of his eye. Suddenly you see Cody get down and crawl away and Jaer gets up and Darts right for it. It was so Cute!
* Jaer acts like a baby any time you’ll let him. Like when his cousin Hailey (4) comes by him she wants to make him her baby so he’ll start whining and crying acting like a little baby for her to take care of its so not cute! Haha but she likes it!
* He loves his cousin Braxton any time that he is mad at me for something or if I tell him No he just goes and cuddles up to Brax. Its pretty cute! That’s where he learns his Football from too!
* He is acting a lot more cuddly lately and lovey dovey. I'm all good with that one!

That’s a little okay lot about Jaer right now.! And I could go on and on even more but for the sake of well everyone I’ll stop here...

Oh and here are some stats:

Jaer @ 20 Months

Height : 32”

Weight : 25 lbs

I just wanted to say::
Baby Bear::
Mommy and Daddy Love you SO SO much. We are so amazed at everything you say and do every day. You make our lives what they are. You are why we are so happy. You are why we live. You are the most amazing, beautiful blessing we could have ever asked for. I want you to know that you are so special to us. You are the sweetest baby boy. We love you little guy! We can not wait to see what you become when you get older! I take that back Yes we can we can wait a LONG LONG LONG time to see you get older! You'll always be our first baby! Love you Mommy and Daddy

More Christmas Activities

2010-12-10T11:32:00.000-08:00

So I am REALLY bad at blogging these activities! Its a crazy time and I love LOVE it!

Here we GO!

COOKIES and ORNAMENT DECORATING::

We decided to make some sugar cookies and decorate them! Jaer LOVE eating the beaters and cutting them out! Then we made some of them into ornaments. This is a fun activity I totally recommend it for moms to do!

Then this was our Stocking Decorating Night! We went to Michael's and bought these felt sticker set they were $1 for each so it took $2 for each stocking! I love them!

Then these are just some cute pictures of Jaer. He makes me so nervous! He walks along the back of the sectional and then slide down the cushions! AHHH! Makes me nervous@

Then today we just finished making POPCORN BALLS! hahahahahahaha! I LOVE it! This has been by FAR my FAVORITE activity! It is easy but messy and A "BALL" of fun! haha
This is jaer getting ready and all the ingredients.

Then this is us making the balls.

And here is Jaer and I enjoying our Treats!

COTTON BALL SANTA::
This was really simple. I just took a paper plate, red piece of paper, and some cotton balls. I glued on the hat after I cut it out and then I just glued spots and let Jaer go to town! He was so proud of his master piece!

KISS- MASS MOUSE::

This was WAY too old for Jaer to do! But its really cute I think it'll be a good craft for when he is 3 or so. He thinks it is cool and we made the tail a loop so it can go on the tree. It just include hot glue and he's too little for that.

This was one of the ones that we'll do next year. He is a little young for it because of the having to cut part. But he thought it was pretty cool to open the paper and see it become the snowflake. ha

I have absolutely LOVED doing all of these activities! I think there were definitely a couple that I am going to change or replace for next year but for the most part I have loved them! They are way easy, quick and Jaer loved them all! I love keeping him busy. And I think it helps him be able to sit still better because he has a time everyday that he gets to do an activity but it requires him to not run around and to focus. So all in all I think I may continue this throughout the year. Maybe not one everyday! I'm thinking just a few every month!

I finally get to post it!

2010-12-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine is having Twin Boys, due in February. I was SO excited to make her some gifts! I didn't get to make it to her shower because I was sick so I have been waiting to get these to her! I finally made it over to see her and her little girl and to bring them the gifts the other day. We got to have a little play date and Jaer loved it. He doesn't ever do those.

I of course had to wait until I actually gave her the gifts before I could post the pictures on here! I love them! They all turned out so cute! ( I think)

THESE ARE THE BURP RAGS::

I made two of each! I just loved the fabrics!

Then these are the

PEE PEE TEPEES::

I'm not sure if she'll actually ever use them but I made them anyway just because they are so adorable!

And then these are the ONESIES::

I have wanted to try these ones for so long but never have. So I thought what the perfect opportunity! They were actually pretty easy although it did take me a few Oops! Before I got them down! ;0)

I am so glad they all turned out and I know she'll put them to good use! She is such a great girl, mom and friend. She is so great with her little girl. I just know she will be amazing with these two little boys! Thanks for being such a great friend and such an inspiration you are truly an amazing women.

Letter to Santa

2010-12-07T14:45:00.000-08:00

This was SO much fun! I decided since Jaer can't actually tell me what he wants more then simply showing interest when he sees it. I decided we'd write the letter to Santa Baby Style!

Mommy started it and Jaer colored in his desires!

He spent about 15 min. coloring! haha

I love how proud of his work he is! ADORABLE!

I can't wait until next year! I think I am going to have him cut out of a magazine what he wants and then glue it to the letter! I think that will be fun to do at that age! YAY!!

Oops! ( Catching up)

2010-12-07T14:39:00.000-08:00

FINISHING UP::

The Kiss- Mass Project::

Roll out Saran Wrap ( you can get festive colors)

Set out the kisses in a row and roll up

Tie ribbon in between

Use ribbon to tie Row of Kisses to snowman

And Walla! We hang ours on Jaers bedroom doorknob!

He loves it!

Yes, I made it myself!

2010-12-06T21:41:00.000-08:00

You know when you really want something but it is SO EXPENSIVE you just can't convince yourself to buy it? No ? Well I do. I DO NOT like spending money but I LOVE shopping and stuff! haha

The two really don't go together! So I found a new way to feed my habits! I find something and then I make it! haha You can almost always make things WAY cheaper then they are sold for!

So Christmas! I really wanted a wreath for our front door! But they are $25 - $55 ya that's right! RIDICULOUS!

So I went the other route!

Off to the dollar store and Michael's I went!

First the Dollar store...

I found these little bushes and I loved them it comes with six per bush. $1 ea.

And then the red ones. I accidentally got one that was missing one. ( Pay attention to that if you try it!) $1

Then these flowers came with 7! They are SO not this coloring but I can't really get the camera to show it right! haha ( you'll just all have to come out and see for yourselves!) $1

Then off to Michael's where I got this bow for .50 and the wreath for $3 ( by the way everything Holiday is 50% off at Michael's right now! )

First... I moved up the branches on the wreath to "POOF" it!

Its a 18 incher by the way! ya baby none of that tiny stuff!

Then cut off each flower, bead thingys with wire cutters. Cut them so you can use the wire to attach them to the wreath.

and WALLA! Love it Right!

This is a little closer to the colors! I LOVE IT!

Total Cost: $ 6.50

I'm just sayin' Target would so sell this for like $45! ;0)

I love Christmas!

2010-12-05T20:07:00.000-08:00

Every other Saturday we have started go Sisters Day. I hang out with my sisters, mom and nieces. This weekend my sister Jen and her daughter Hailey and I all went to TA and got hair treatments done. Then my mom met us at Texas Roadhouse! YUM! And she brought Jaer with her and he was such a little flirt! It was a blast!

Lately Jaer has been getting out of his bed in the middle of the night and laying by his door. I got up like I have been 3 am and saw this. It was pretty adorable!

Then we went and saw Santa! The kids of course loved it!

Okay, So not so much as far as Jaer goes!

So fun!

Jaer thought these soldiers so cool!

Cheese!

Waiting for Santa to get back from lunch! Simon Says!

Then Mrs. Clause ( Talkin' about Robbing the Cradle!) She read stories to the kids. It was really fun! I love this activity time!

Day 2

2010-12-02T21:16:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES DAY 2::

Cranberry & Popcorn Garland:

Everytime I see people make these in movies I want to do it! Well we finally did! I think this is a tradition we'll continue year after year!

This is just a cute pic of Jaer this morning.

We got ready for bed and then put in Christmas with the Kranks movie and started stringing. Jaer wasn't so into it. So I made a bowl of carmel corn for him and he watched us and the movie while eating!

Tim and Jaer focused on the movie!

I love it! It adds a lot to our tree! So adorable!

Daddy and Jaer

Mommy and Jaer

Jaerick was so playful and giggly! I love when he is like this!

Lovin' Mommy! He loves to squish his face against mine! He thinks it is so funny!

I am so Thankful for this time of year. It is the best!