My brother-in-law, Brandon, took some family pictures of us this last weekend. Here are a few of my favorites. (We learned that it is pretty difficult to get the two kids to look and smile at the same time)6/14/10
Family Pictures
My brother-in-law, Brandon, took some family pictures of us this last weekend. Here are a few of my favorites. (We learned that it is pretty difficult to get the two kids to look and smile at the same time)
6/8/10
Feeling a little crafty
A few weeks ago I wanted to make a car seat cover so I looked it up online and found some instructions and then I made a couple. One for me and one for my sister-in-law. I think this was my first sewing project ever where I didn't have my mom's help. 
Here is the skirt I just made.
And the necklace. My first attempt at making jewelry like this. Not bad. I'm pretty happy with my recent accomplishments :)
Here is the skirt I just made.
And the necklace. My first attempt at making jewelry like this. Not bad. I'm pretty happy with my recent accomplishments :)
6/3/10
Fun in the kitchen
I heard some noise in the kitchen and when I went to investigate, this is what I found. 
Who needs building blocks when you have jars of peanut butter?
Who needs building blocks when you have jars of peanut butter?6/2/10
The fun weekend!
We had so much fun this past weekend. Wes' mom came to visit for a few days (Nathan was So excited to see his Nana) and then his sister and her family came for a few days. One day we went to Zions National Park to go hiking. What we thought would just be a few hours ended up taking us all day long but it was still a blast and amazingly the kids did great! We had a 5 week old, a 5 month old, an almost 2 year old and a 3 year old.
Besides the all day hike, we did a bike ride with the kids and did lots and lots of swimming and BBQing. We love it when people come to visit!
Here are just a few pictures from our weekend.
Besides the all day hike, we did a bike ride with the kids and did lots and lots of swimming and BBQing. We love it when people come to visit!
Here are just a few pictures from our weekend.
5/26/10
Grocery shopping
I have a dilemma.
Harmons vs Walmart
I live just around the corner from Harmons. It's a nice big grocery store. They have the fun carts that Nathan loves with the little car attached to the front, making more room for my groceries in the cart. They give Nathan a balloon every time we go in. They bag your groceries and put them in your cart for you. They offer drive up service or they will just help you out to your car. And the people that work there are always so nice. Always. I love Harmons. My only drawback is that it's a little expensive.
Then there is walmart. They don't have the big carts so my kids take up an entire cart. If I am doing a big shop then I have to push the kids in one cart and pull the other cart with the food in it (like I did today-I don't recommend this)
I always get the grumpy checkers, ALWAYS, and you have to put your own groceries in your cart. One time I wasn't fast enough for the lady and she was kind of rude about it.
Today as I was hauling around my two carts, one with kids and one with lots and lots of groceries, Blake started crying. Not just crying but screaming, hysterical, high pitched shrieking. He does this. There is usually nothing wrong with him, he just wants to be held...which I can't really do because I am pushing two carts through Walmart. But people are staring and giving me looks because my baby is screaming his lungs out so I have to stop, take Blake out and carry him while pushing one cart and pulling the other.
Why do I do this? I think to myself every time I go to Walmart and not Harmons...WHY? Harmons is SOOO Awesome compared to this.
Walmart is cheaper.
That's it. Plain and simple. I'm a girl on a budget. I can't bring myself to pay the high prices at Harmons. What do I do?
Every time I go to Walmart I think, it's worth it to just pay the extra money for the service. But then when I do go to Harmons I think, "it's so expensive".
So, I still have a dilemma...
Harmons vs Walmart
I live just around the corner from Harmons. It's a nice big grocery store. They have the fun carts that Nathan loves with the little car attached to the front, making more room for my groceries in the cart. They give Nathan a balloon every time we go in. They bag your groceries and put them in your cart for you. They offer drive up service or they will just help you out to your car. And the people that work there are always so nice. Always. I love Harmons. My only drawback is that it's a little expensive.
Then there is walmart. They don't have the big carts so my kids take up an entire cart. If I am doing a big shop then I have to push the kids in one cart and pull the other cart with the food in it (like I did today-I don't recommend this)
I always get the grumpy checkers, ALWAYS, and you have to put your own groceries in your cart. One time I wasn't fast enough for the lady and she was kind of rude about it.
Today as I was hauling around my two carts, one with kids and one with lots and lots of groceries, Blake started crying. Not just crying but screaming, hysterical, high pitched shrieking. He does this. There is usually nothing wrong with him, he just wants to be held...which I can't really do because I am pushing two carts through Walmart. But people are staring and giving me looks because my baby is screaming his lungs out so I have to stop, take Blake out and carry him while pushing one cart and pulling the other.
Why do I do this? I think to myself every time I go to Walmart and not Harmons...WHY? Harmons is SOOO Awesome compared to this.
Walmart is cheaper.
That's it. Plain and simple. I'm a girl on a budget. I can't bring myself to pay the high prices at Harmons. What do I do?
Every time I go to Walmart I think, it's worth it to just pay the extra money for the service. But then when I do go to Harmons I think, "it's so expensive".
So, I still have a dilemma...
5/21/10
Our Pool
We have a pool in the complex where we live and today, we decided to try it out. It has been 90 degrees the last few days so we wanted to cool down. We got the kids ready and dressed and headed over to the pool with our pool toys and towels. When we went to open it, we discovered that our pool key didn't work. We ended up borrowing our neighbors key to get in so by the time we finally got in and all situated to go swimming with the kids...Blake fell asleep in my arms. He really needed a little nap so I let him sleep while Wes and Nathan had fun in the pool. It was fun to see how excited Nathan was to play in the water with his dad. Next time Blake and I will get in too.
My energetic toddler
Nathan is such an active little boy. He has so much energy that it can sometimes be a challenge to keep up with him and to keep him happy and entertained. Here are just a few of the things that he has been doing.
This pictures was taken a few weeks ago when my family was here visiting. My dad and brothers and Wes went on a bike ride and Nathan got a new trailer to ride in. He loved going on a bike ride with dad.
I found this fun little toy the other day and Nathan loves it because it involves water and I love it because he can play outside on our little patio while I am in the kitchen making dinner or cleaning or whatever.
The water toy is also a plus for the hot weather.
But when it gets too hot, he can play inside in his fun little tent and tunnel that he got from his Nana.
This pictures was taken a few weeks ago when my family was here visiting. My dad and brothers and Wes went on a bike ride and Nathan got a new trailer to ride in. He loved going on a bike ride with dad.
I found this fun little toy the other day and Nathan loves it because it involves water and I love it because he can play outside on our little patio while I am in the kitchen making dinner or cleaning or whatever.
The water toy is also a plus for the hot weather.
But when it gets too hot, he can play inside in his fun little tent and tunnel that he got from his Nana.
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