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!







Wednesday, December 9, 2009

New phone

I got a new phone FYI. Yay! :)

Koston and Cousin Mackenna. She's one day older than him... and he's about 1 size bigger than she is. He is getting to be such a chunk and I love it. He already has the chubbiest cheeks and now he's developing some delicious rolls that I just want to nibble on!




HAHA! I can't get enough of this picture! How can you not smile while looking at this???


Monday, November 30, 2009

No Phone

Just an FYI... I lost my phone, so i apologize if I've missed anyones calls or texts... :/
Not that i receive an insane amount of calls or anything like that, but you never know. That ONE time someone might need to get a hold of me, is the time i don't have my phone!


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

A few things to look forward to


1. Thanksgiving!

Food, family and fun! Can't ask for much more :)

A few of the things that make the top of the list of things I'm thankful for (I figured I'd just say a few, or else the list would be forever long. I am so blessed.)

The Gospel
My sweet husband
My son
Family & friends
Good health
A home
Food

Like I said, there're are so many more I could write, but I'll keep it at that!

2. Christmas decorating!

It's true. I'm a sucker for Christmas decorations. If i had all the money in the world, I'd put the north poll to shame.

Here are a few crafts I want to attempt this year:

I love these wreathes! I think the ornaments just bring so much sparkle and pizzaz to them.

I found this one here

and here.

I love this burlap wreath! I think it's so clever. I don't think I'll get around to making this one... but I thought it was super cute so I had to show it off.


I also love this advent calendar. We don't have one of our own so I've been looking for ideas for one to make!



I heart Christmas. I love the colorful bright lights, the music, the smells, the yummy goodies and just the mood and happy spirit that it brings :) I get so giddy at Christmas time haha.

And now to end on an even better note... pictures of the boys I love the most!



Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!

Peace out!




Wednesday, November 11, 2009

More pictures!

Today was Koston's 2 week check up. He's now 22 3/4 tall and weighs 10 lbs! He's grown about 1 1/2 inches and has gained 2 lbs since his last weigh in. Oh, you know he made Mom and Dad proud! We were all smiles after that :) He's still been such a good baby. He loves his naps, loves to eat, and LOVES his baths. It's so cute! He doesn't make a peep when i bathe him. I love this little boy so much! He has brought soooo much joy into our little home. :)



Haha. This cracked me up. Koston loves this sling. He can sleep any time, anywhere and in any position... if you couldn't tell.


Great alternative to dumbbells.