Saturday, May 29, 2010

Lazy Saturday

This is what our day has consisted of....

I've done a whole lot of this...


Eaten a whole lot of these....



Yeah. They look gross. But, they're not! I went with my mom to Sprouts yesterday and spotted these babies! I haven't had these since I was like 6? Ok, I really don't remember how old I was, but all I know is they remind me of my childhood and how they'd always be with my stocking stuffers! It's a good memory.

Brian was disgusted when he saw the box. Ohhh Maybe because they said something like "Natural" or "Raspberry licorice."Oh well. more for me!


Brians done a whole lot of this...


Dear Zelda,

Please give me my husband back!!
I had to beg him to eat lunch with me!

Thanks.

Sincerely, Liesl


P.S. He's totally cheating. (notice his iPad)

His words: "you're gonna let the whole world know that I cheat!?"

Yep.

I love you?


(at least it makes him happy)

Koston on the other hand is still working on his modeling. As of late he's mastered some poses. Wanna take a look? I'll ask him if it's ok if I show these....

He said it's ok.

:)

Photo #1


Photo #2

Ok. I told him to smile, but he insisted that this one be natural. He was going for the more natural- I'm too cool to smile, look.


Photo #3

Preppy. or golfer?


Photo #4


Photo #5

I'm not sure if the sticking out of the tongue will be appreciated.


Photo #6

Again with the tongue!?


So you always think your kid is the cutest... whether they are or not.

And it's TRUE!


Happy Saturday!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Catch up!

Brian graduated from ASU! Woohooo! I'm so proud of him. I don't know how he was able to study and get his homework done while taking care of Koston during the day, and having both of us home at night! Haha. But he never ceases to amaze me. Congrats sweetie! Koston and I are proud of you!

Koston is so chubby. It makes me laugh.



I could barely keep my eyes open because of the sun! Hence, the squinty eyes!


The next day i threw Brian a surprise grad. party.... well, it was kind of a surprise. Haha.


There was lots of candy! (Which was a bad idea because who's left to eat the rest of it!? So far Brian & I have. Not good!)




Oreo truffle pops! A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.




And Cupcakes! I made the cupcake toppers. I think they turned out pretty cute... but that's just me :)



The party was a success! Thanks to those who came and for Danie and Britney for helping out :)

* On Tuesday my Mom, Gary, Koston and I flew up to Colorado to watch my niece graduate! I can't believe she graduated high school! Where does the time go! I'm so happy for her though and to start this next chapter in her life at BYU- Idaho! Congrats Cheyenne :)

On the flight there, Koston discovered a new body part. It was so funny to watch! He did this the whole trip! (See below)



* Brian accepted the offer to University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. We'll be moving in the beginning of August! It's kind of a bitter sweet situation. I'm really excited that we finally know where we're moving and finally have some direction! I'm also excited for our little family to be on our own... but I'm nervous too because everyone and everything we know is here. I know i'll miss family and friends so much! It will just be really different. But, i guess change is good and I'm excited for the future! SO, if anyone is ever in Idaho... feel free to stop by and say hey :) haha.

* This little man is still doing wonderful. As you can tell, he's still a little fatty :) I wouldn't have it any other way! He rolls all over the place and can pretty much sit up on his own. He gets a little wobbly sometimes though so I still have to stay near to catch him. He has two bottom teeth so he's chomping and drooling on everything! He'll be 7 months in 4 days! Where did my little baby go?!


He's thinking about taking up modeling. What do you think??

:)







Tuesday, April 27, 2010

It's our turn!

We're going private! Please send me your addresses so i can add them :) Thanks!

(I will delete these when added)

Sunday, April 4, 2010

5 months & ASU

None of this is in any particular order... I'm lazy so i wasn't about to try :)

As of 4/3/2010 Koston can officially roll over! It took a few tries, but now he can successfully roll onto that chubby belly of his! Now, whenever we lay him down he's instantly rolling over.

He's always so happy :)


Brian graduates from ASU in May so he asked if i'd make him a sign so he could attach his chain that he made to count down the days! He's really excited to finally graduate and take the next big step... law school! We've been busy trying to figure things out. We've even made a trip to cali. to check out a potential school out and it was really fun. We'll have to make a decision within the next couple weeks, so we'll keep you posted!


Proudly hanging up in our room.


And of course, some more fun pictures of our chubs. We love him so much! He's over 5 months old now I can't believe it!



At a gas station on our way back from Cali.


Second time eating rice cereal! It's always such a mess when i try to feed him. He just pushes the food out along with a bunch of drool :) haha.


All ready for bed!



Well that's it... HAPPY EASTER!!!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

St. Patricks Day Lucky Blocks


Lucky Blocks




This project was super fun, easy, and a little time consuming... only because Koston was jealous of all the attention these blocks were getting so I'd have to stop and give him loves. I've never decorated for St. Patricks Day in the past, but after seeing all these cute ideas in the blogging world, I figured this was a great excuse to make some cute blocks :) Most of the stuff I had on hand, so it was really cheap. Just what I like!




Supplies I used:


4x4 cut up into 4 in. cubes ( The nice man in Home Depot cut them for me :))

Rust-oleum Leafy Green spray paint

Cute scrapbook paper

Modge Podge

Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

Folk Art- Buttercream acrylic paint

Chip board letters

Paint brush

Sponge brush

Glue gun


Steps:


1. Cut up wood



2. Spray blocks



3. Cut up paper



4. Distress edges with ink



5. Apply Modge Podge to blocks and then apply paper. Smooth out bubbles. After it's dry, apply Modge Podge over the entire block.



6. Paint letters & let dry. Glue letters to block.



That's it! Have a good day! :)






Friday, February 12, 2010

I know this may sound crazy... but Leah gave me this sweet award! Thanks Leah!

As a Beautiful Blogger, I must share 7 facts about myself and then pass the award on to 7 other bloggers. So here it goes:

1. This is totally going to gross everyone out but I'm obsessed with sqeezing out black heads. Whether they be mine own or someone elses, I could sit there for hours just molesting someones nose or face. I know. I'm so weird. And gross.

2. I can't look at a mirror in the dark. Ever since someone told me of the stupid "bloody Mary" story I can't even be facing a mirror. If there was a mirror close by, I'd scrunch up the blankets in front of me so it would block it out of my view.

3. I'm obsessed with DIY blogs and craft blogs. I always see all of these things that I want to make or try to do... but usually never end up doing them. Or else they don't turn out right.

4. I am absolutely terrified of public speaking! I hate being the center of attention knowing that all eyes are on me. I freeze up. It scares me to death!

5. I was born at home. On purpose. People think it's so weird when I tell them that, haha.

6. I was either home schooled or went to charter schools up until high school.

7. I'm a certified personal trainer. Most people don't know that because I'm a poor example of one, ha! I need to hit up the gym... bad!

Now I nominate:

1- Katie Garner

2- Tiffany Garlock

3- Shellene Garner

4- Britney Garner

5- Michelle Yamamoto

6- Amanda Lines

7- Danie Whatcott

My baby is growing up way too fast! He's such a little man! Here's some fun things about him:

- When he gets excited, he blows tons of spit bubbles and it's really noisy too. It's the funniest thing.

- Along with the spitting... he drools like a river! His clothes are always soaking. I think I just need to keep a bib on him all the time.

- He recently started standing up. With assistance obviously. I just love when he straightens out his chubby legs and all his cheesey dimples show.

- He's always grabbing his feet and tries to suck his toes.

- He loves looking in the mirror. He likes to talk to him self and smiles. He know's he's so handsome :)

- He coos and talks a lot. It's the sweetest thing.

- He weighs 18.5 lbs! My wrists are feeling it too! I think I've sprained one of them from holding him... maybe it's just from holding him too much? :)

- He started sleeping through the night last month. It's been sooo nice. He sleeps about 8 - 10 hrs a night.

- He HATES being on his belly.

- He LOVES his pacifier.

- He's got the biggest cheeks ever.

Here are a few more pictures of him. He's getting so big!

Blessing day!

I'm a horrible picture taker and took about.... ZERO. I stole this from Shellene.

Showin' off his chubs

Life has been pretty crazy. I went back to work January 18th and Brian started his new job the same week. He's now working at a school called L.I.F.E. working with special needs children. Along with his new job he's still going to school full time, which keeps him really busy. I really appreciate all of his hard work and his continuous good attitude. He's been such a good daddy to Koston. I know Koston just loves him so much because he get's the biggest smile on his face when he gets home from school or when he hears him over speaker phone :) It's really sweet. It was pretty tough going back to work and leaving Koston but we were able to find a great baby sitter to watch him and one that we felt really comfortable with.

It seemed like everything just fell into place right when it was needed. It's amazing how much Heavenly Father has helped us out and listened to our prayers. We are so blessed!

It's way past my bedtime... so until next time!

Good night!



Friday, January 8, 2010

December

The month of December in pictures... and maybe a few words here & there!

Brian had his 24th birthday on the 14th.

So I made this banner for Brian and I originally wanted to hang it up... when I tried, the banner would never stay upright... the letters would just droop down and it looked stupid. So i found a nice spot for it on the table :)


The Sunday before his birthday we went to the Garners home and also had a little celebration for him. Of course... we had his favorite, confetti cake with rainbow dot/chip (?) frosting! Mmmmm...



Our first Christmas as a family!!

I loved having Koston there to share it with.

It was absolutely perfect.

Daddy gave Koston a 100.00 bill! Lol. We really needed to get a lot of stuff for him... aka Diapers, some more clothes. etc... It's the thought that counts :)
Koston liked it... can't you tell?

Showing off his new Christmas outfit from Grandma & Grandpa Hall!

Brian also got Koston a new blu Ray player. Yeah. I definitely didn't know about that gift. Haha.

Like father like son.

* We finished off the year in Taylor and spent some time with my Dad & Ava. It was really nice to just go and relax and do nothing. We slept in, Ava made us some amazing cheesecake, saw Sherlock Holmes (such a good movie!), ate at "Bitz", drove by the temple, visited my sister Summer and her kids, ate some more pizza at Pizza Hut, went to WalMart in showlow, watched Night at the Museum 2, played rummy ( i won by the way :)) drank root beer floats, ate some candy... and felt really fat. Perfect way to start our "Biggest Loser" Competition :)

* On New Years Eve we went to Mike & Shellenes to play games and eat some yummy snacks. Here's a little taste of what went down. Shellene G. is a pro. at charades! Gotta love her!


Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and the greatest new year ever! Happy 2010!


P.S. This video is so funny. Koston loves to dance with Brian. Oh, and please don't mind our ugly mismatched room :) ... Enjoy!