HAPPY BIRTHDAY REECE!

Today Reece turns two years old. It seems just like yesterday that he was a new baby. We are so thankful to have him as a part of our family. He has such a funny personallity even though he cannot talk (which we are working on.) He enjoys doing everything that his older brother does and does not hesitate to try new things. Most of the time we are watching every move the kid makes because he has no fear in his little body and thinks he is a big boy! I cannot wait to have more Birthdays with him and watch him grow!Happy Birthday Roo- We love you!

Thank You!

I wanted to put a little spot light on my little sister Chelsey! What a wonderful mother she is to her little boy Noah. She has a huge heart and i am so thankful to have her as my sister! I look up to her in so many wonderul ways! I am glad you are a part of my life and are a great example to me and my family! We love you a ton and wouldn't know what we would ever do without you! Thanks for always being there for me! Love You!
Love, Car

Happy 13th Birthday Keslee!!!

I wanted to wish my little, little sister Keslee a Happy 13th Birthday today! I cannot believe that she is a teenager now and heading off to Junior High in the Fall. Time really flies by. It seems like yesterday she was the little one year old running around at my wedding. What a cute, sweet and beautiful girl she is growing up to be. I love to be around her because she is always fun, making us laugh and a great friend to have. I hope you have a wonderful day and the best Birthday! We love you tonz! Love, Sean, Car "P" and "Roo"

A day in my life.......

So if you are ever wondering what a day is like at my home, here is an example of how today was:
6:15 AM- Woke up went down to work with "Wet hair"
8:30 AM- Answered the door to a neighbor boy needing eggs to make a cake, which
woke up Reece. Reece then went in and started poking Preston in the face to
wake up.
9:00 AM- Made the kids breakfast, changed Reece's diaper
9:15 AM- Changed Reece's diaper again due to him taking his off
9:20 AM- Yes, changed it again, cause he took it off again...
9:30 AM- Yes, and yes, changed it again, cause he took it off again...
9:45 AM- Preston yelling at me that Reece took off his diaper yet "AGAIN"
Ran upstairs to put the diaper and his clothes back on and as i got
to the top of the stairs Reece decided he didn't like my couches "Big
Suprise" and pee'd and pooped on them! Yes, you heard me right! I not only
needed my carpets cleaned, but now the couch!
9:50 AM- Cleaned the couches the best i could, thank heavens for microfibre and
scotchguard!
10:00 AM- Attempted to dry my hair, for the second day in a row!
10:15 AM to 12:00 PM- Went downstairs to do more work, listened to my kids scream
and fight...
12:00 PM- Made the kids lunch (Which they cried and screamed because it wasn't what
they wanted. "Funny thing is that i asked them and they wouldn't decide on
anything. "I don't have all day to sit here and wait for you to decide, I
have a million other things to do!"
12:15 PM- Attempted to dry another section of my hair...
12:30 PM- Ran back down to do more work (story of my life)
12:45 PM- Preston yelling "Mom"- Reece found a pen and is coloring all over your
couch!- At this point I don't really care! What else can this terror do
to them?
1:00 PM- Laid Reece down for a nap
1:05 PM- Went back down "Still with wet hair" and worked some more until about 4:30
4:30 PM when Reece woke up.
4:35 PM- Finished drying my hair "YEAH"
5:00 PM- Made a Birthday card for my niece (and needed to do about three more for
Birthday's coming up next week.
5:30 PM- Attempted to clean a little bit of my house while the boys were out in the
backyard playing. Reece then comes in crying his eyes out (Literally)
because he attempted to throw dirt at Preston and instead threw it right
back in his face "EYES"- Ouch!
6:30 PM- Went out and watered my flowers and discovered that Reece had thrown dirt
all over Preston'd head and back. Then went into the house where i gave
them both a shower.
6:45 PM- As i am cleaning off Preston Reece went into the boys bathroom and took
the shampoo and squoze it onto the floor, toilet and tub. (This makes for
a really messy and slippery floor)- This is the second time in the past week
that he has done this. For some reason the kid has ESP and knows where i
like to hide things! It is also very hard to clean up!
7:00 PM- Sean called and needed clean work clothes because he knows how dirty he
will be getting due to a piece of equipment breaking and him having to
repair it so it can be back on the job first thing in the morning! So off
to the shop we went.
7:45 PM- Started heading to Keslee's softball game and on the way there this is how a
conversation went between Preston and I:
Me: (While driving down a little one way road) Move little chicken or I will
run you over and eat you for dinner!
Preston: What? Is there a chicken on the road mom?
Me: Yes!
Preston: Mom? If you run that little chicken over you can cook him at home
at home and we can eat him for dinner?
Me: Yes, we sure can!
Preston: Well, OK, but i think he will taste like chicken!
Me: Laughing- He has the funniest look on his face. Doesn't he know what
chicken is?
7:50 PM- As we are still driving we are going past a large field full of cows and i
can hear Preston talking to himself saying: Oh how cute, those baby cows
are so tiny! Look, that girl cow and kid cow (which means a boy)are
touching faces, they are kissing and loving each other. Oh, that's so
cute! Oh wait, that is sick and gross. I think they are making me sick! Oh Man, that makes me really sick!
8:05 PM- Finally made it to Keslee's game after stopping to get food for the kids
9:30 PM- Left Keslee's game that they won!!! And decided to head to Wally World (Wal-
Mart) to get a few groceries. Why do i do this to myself? Both my kids were
out of control and it was too late to be there!
10:35 PM- Finally got home from shopping and got the kids ready for bed. Reece
screamed for about 30 minutes because he wanted milk in his sippy cup
instead of water. I just let him scream!
10:45 PM- Back down to work to finish up a few things before doing this Looonnnng
post. Now i am heading off to bed, now that it is literally 12:51 AM-
I hope tomorrow is a better day! P.S. Do any of you think that Reece
may be ready to start potty training due to him taking off all of his
clothes and diaper every day all day, or do you just think he likes to
be naked?

Knives, Neosporin & Orange Soda.....

So this week has been a crazy one with Reece. For some reason he obviously has issues with our red couches. On Tuesday I had the carpet cleaners come and clean the whole upstairs (It took them a little over three hours). They look nice and new until now! On Wednesday Reece found a steak knife in the bottom of the kitchen sink (He is obviously Spiderman's son) because he climbed the cabinets with his hands and feet to get up there. Anyways, he found this knife under a large bowl in the sink went over to my couch dumped a large cup of water on it and started to stabb the cushins! Now I am sure you are all thinking how in the He!! did i not kill this kid. Well, He ran and hid from me and it took me a while to find him. He had climbed up into his crib and zipped the tent shut. For all of you out there that are unfamilliar with the crib tent it is the best investment I have ever purchased! Reece thought i was not going to get to him with this zipped up. Yes, he did get a spankin but that's it, and he gave me the look of death as if i had done something wrong! Anyways, Needless to say I am waiting for a phone call back from RC Willey to see what the damage is going to cost me. Then on Thursday Reece fell outside and scratched his knee... OK, Preston tried to teach Reece how to ride his big boy bike without the training wheels! Anyhow, Preston was trying to be Mr. Doctor and put neosporin and bandaids on it. Reece took the neosporin and squeezed it out onto the couch! Can i even tell you that Neosporin is like vasaline (doesn't come out). Then today as i ran errands, came home and ran downstairs the boys were eating lunch at the counter and as i was downstairs (literally) 2 minutes. Reece jumped off the counter took his orange soda drink and dumped it onto the counh and on the new clean carpet! He then ran into his room and once again zipped the tent shut! Have you ever tried to get orange soda out of things? It doesn't come out! When i told my dad what had happened he laughed his guts out and said "I really think that Reece hates that couch!" What do you think? I am not sure what to do with this kid, he is nothing but trouble! HELP ME!!!

Happy 27th Birthday!!!

 

I wanted to wish my awesome and wonderful little sister Chelsey a Happy 27th Birthday. As we were driving home from my parents house last Sunday i was trying to think of how old she would be this week, I finally realized that she was getting closer to 30! WOW! For some reason i think she is still in her early 20's but she's not. She has become a wonderful grown woman, sister, friend and most importantly a mother! Thanks for being such a great sister and i hope you have a wonderful Birthday and Dave spoils you rotten! For more funny posts about Chelsey's Birthday visit her blog and see what her husband wrote about her!

Working in the Garden

 

 

Earlier this week the boys and I went over to help plant the garden at my grandparents house whom have passed away. It was fun! The boys had a great time being able to dig in the dirt (DIRK) as Preston calls it. We cannot wait to see how they all grow! Thanks mom, I had fun!

California Trip

New Pergola

We finally decided to put a pergola in our backyard. We needed some shade due to the back of the house facing South and plus the back of the house it pretty ugly. We had a few bids done last summer and most of them were really high. I had a neighbor who does big timber beams give me a bid and it was much lower. Now i just need to furnish it with some fun lounge chairs and a table to eat at. I hope we will be able to use this alot this summer. I have also ordered some large flower planters to sit underneath. I am looking into planting some wisteria at the base of the beans to grow up and along it. I need to talk to a plant person to see if this would be a good idea. My dad had mentioned that the wisteria may grow up and under my roof shingles. If so that may not be a good idea. For those readers out there please give me some advice on outdoor furniture and plants, etc.

Updates

I will post some new pictures as soon as my camera charges and downloads. We have been on vacation for a week and i am trying to get things back in order. Be back soon!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Happy Birthday Mom! Today's is my mom's 51st birthday. She was an April Fool's baby. I fell really bad that i was not able to take her to lunch or have any fun due to Preston having the flu and me working my guts out! I hope she had a fun one anyway. Love you mom! Love, Car

A crazy few weeks......

We have have had a crazy few weeks lately. Here are some updates on what we have been doing: It all started out with Preston waking up one morning and coming to me stating he had thrown up "On the Carpet"- Oh great! Sure enough (it wasn't too bad), then came on the (In Preston's words D'rea), Thankfully this only lasted 24 hours. The next day had gone pretty well until i was leaving my parents house when in the car Reece cried almost the whole way home. I had to stop at the store to purchase one item and as i walked in put Reece in the shopping cart he instantly threw up. And i'm not talking a little like Preston but he suddenly became the Exorcist! (Is that how you spell it?) Holy Crap! I had a large bag of diaper wipes and used the whole thing to clean up the mess. I then stripped him down to nothing and off to the car we went and then home. For the next 24 hours he had the D'rea. I was affraid to go anyplace. And this is how the rest of the week went.....

This is my office. I have taken on a new full time job and thankfully they have given me the opportunity to work from home. it is not the typical 8-5 hours. I am still processing mtg. loans and have a ton of files. I have been trying to go through all of them to get familiar with each one and have been working all day and night. I think i have gotten about 5-6 hours of sleep each night for the past week. Sean has also been out of town for work which has made it even harder for me to get things done around my house. While Chelsey was here we decided to color my hair on Sunday night and as we were 3/4 the way through we ran out of color. We had to wait till the next day to finish it up. Thankfully i had no place to be but at my desk! i also had a class one night to learn how to use my serger. I found a sitter due to Sean being out of town got to the sewing shop at 5:04 and waited for someone to help me for almost 15 minutes. They sent me back to the classroom where there was nobody in sight. A salesperson then approached me and said they were not holding the class because i was 15 minutes late. Excuse me, i said. I was at your front counter at 5:04 and waited for someone to help me for 15 minutes. I was mad!!! She was being so rude to me so i decided to be rude back, i was not in the mood for her that day. She then proceeded to tell me that i needed to be there 10-15 minutes early or they would not hold the class. This is the first time i have been told this and when i originally set up the appointment a month in advance they called me 45 minutes before the class was to start and cancelled it due to the instructor being sick. They rescheduled it for a month later which was on this day that they decided to cancel because i did not show up on time! According to them. I then rescheduled it again and she warned me to be early next time, I looked at her and said Well, we will see if i show up on time ok! for future reference I will not be purchasing or attending any classes from the Cotton Shop in Provo any time soon or in the near future!

This is a picture of our screen door that "The Incredible Hulk" decided to tear through! I had the sliding glass door shut and locked along with the screen door and in a matter of one minute Reece wanted back outside, opened the door and realized that he could not get through the screen so decided to tear through it. He was as happy as a clam! Sorry for the sideways picture, i could not get it turned right side up!
We went up to Sundance to a cabin that my dad's friend owns for a day of fun. This "Large" home sits on one of the ski runs and is beautiful! The family went up early in the morning and stayed throughout the rest of the day. Thanks to my parents for taking my kids skiing, due to me having to go to a work meeting that was to last about 1-2 hours and ended up lasting 6 hours. Sean and I made it up there around 4 and stayed until they were all ready to go.

Reece had climbed up and over this black cage to get to the basketballs while playing at Jumping Jacks. I had to climb on top of this thing to get him back out! He will not stop to get what he wants!

Preston making a new friend. Cole, this is one of Chelsey's friends little boy. A visit to the Bean Museum for P's pre-school fieldtrip. This is a Blue tongue lizardReece taking his Wendy's frosty and while standing on the counter decided to throw the whole thing around my kitchen. He smeared it all over his chunky little body and just smiled at me. It was everywhere and very sticky may i add! Never again is this kid getting another one of these!

Reece learning to become EVIL
Chelsey, Noah & Dave came into town (The kids would not leave them alone! Sorry guys!

Dentist AGAIN.......

on Monday Preston had to get another tooth pulled. I took him in for his anual checkup and cleaning (where he screamed and kicked the whole time). The dentist said that his body is rejecting another cap and he was forming an absess next to it. Here are a few photos from that day. He did much better this time due to giving him a valium before going in, it was pretty funny to watch him because he had a hard time standing up and his speak was slurred. I loved it because he was so calm, can i give him one of those everyday?

Playing with the trains before going back!

Laying in the chair watching Toy Story 2, looks like he is high!

And, after the tooth was taken out. The only thing that would calm him down and stop crying was to buy him this power ranger tooth bruch!

Skull Aprons

I made these two aprons for a cousins wedding shower last week. Both the bride and groom are into skulls, etc. The pink one is for the bride and the red one is for the groom, whom actually cooks more out of the two. They cannot wait to start cooking!

Spring Dress

Here is a new spring dress for a two year old that i just finished. I tried it on Reece and he was really really mad! He does not like being dressed up like a girl!

3 Dresses

I made these three dresses this week for a friend's baby shower. It is so much fun making all of these girly things!

Valentines Day!

So this is how our Valentines Day went. Sean and i decided to take the boys to the Monster Truck Show in SLC due to Preston bugging us for the past month. One hour prior to leaving the house Reece slipped and fell off my bed and hit his mouth on the side board splitting his lip open in two places. We took him to the instacare where they decided not to do stiches even though he could use one or two. We then proceeded to SLC. We arrived ordered a hot dog which seriously took them 20 minutes to cook and headed to the sales table to get some ear plugs. They did not have any more small ones so we had to purchase large tire ones that ended up costing $20 each. (Yep $65.00 later and a few little trucks we were off to our seats.) Once we sat down Reece would not wear his ear plugs so we had to hold his ears the whole time. When the show started my kids did not know what to think. Reece screamed his guts out for a portion of the time and Preston just sat there with a wierd look on his face. Neither one of them got into it. Once they had intermission and the loader, fork lift and bobcat came out my kids were out of their seats with excitement. "Why didn't we just take them down to Sean's shop for them to play on his equipment?" It would have been alot cheaper. Preston then tells us he wants to leave after being there for about 30 minutes. He then started crying he wanted to go so bad. They then had a 5 minute motorcycle show which the boys loved. Then when the trucks came back out i look over and Preston is dead asleep on Sean's lap. I am pretty sure we are never taking out kids there again! We ended up leaving early and on our way out Preston woke up and wanted to know why we were leaving. DUH!!! He then asked us if we would bring him back later... NO! We then headed down South and decided to eat some dinner. We stopped at Gardner's Village Archibald's restaurant and that was a BIG, BIG mistake. Reece was so grumpy and tired from hitting his lip earlier in the day and Preston was semi ok. Reece decided to hit his drink and spill it all over Preston's legs and shoes, now if you know Preston he freaks out when he gets a tiny little drop of water on himself, so off to the bathroom Sean and Preston go to clean up. In the meantime i am trying to keep Reece from screaming and running all over the place. We got our food and i ended up taking two bites and walking Reece out due to him screaming so loud. Sean came out and took over after snarfing his food down. We them left for home where Reece fell asleep around 6:30 and slept even after bringing him in the house. I ended getting up with him at 12 am, 2 am, and then again at 4 am which we stayed up until about 7:30. I was so tired, i could hardly function. Here are some priceless photos of that day! Enjoy!!!

Valentines & Necklace

Preston and I made these Valenitine's for his pre-school class a few days ago. he is so excited to give them out.

My mom also gave me this necklace pendant she made for Valentine's day. I love the old vintage look of the pictures. On one side it has a bride and groom that says: Stories of Romance, He was mine at last, to have and to hold. And the other side says: Romantic Marriage, Happiness vs. Parents, Daddy's Girl, I risked my love. If you are in the market for fun and cute necklaces let me know my mom can make whatever you like, she can even include a picture of a loved one in it.

New Apron & Silly Sock Day!

 

 

I also made another apron this week out of some fun vintage looking cupcake, etc. fabric. I am not sure i like the straps crossing in the back, it is kindof hard to get on. Oh well, you never know if you will like something if you don't try it out!

 

Preston has Silly Sock Day at Pre-school tomorrow so we went around looking for some fun socks. Not much out there for boys! He did choose these pirate socks found at the gap. They had a really cute pirate shirt to go along with the socks but i could not bring myself to pay $26.00 for the dang thing. Instead i remembered that i had a blue shirt (4T) sitting in my sewing closet and i could put a pirate skull with bones on it myself. Here is the final product, i tried to match the colors up with what i had in my fabric collection.

Back to the norm!

We are finally back to the norm in our house. Here are some pictures of what we have been doing this past week. Reece eating a sugar cookie.
Preston eating his sugar cookie.
The boys together.
Me trying not to make a mess while making valentines. As you can see i spilled the red glitter all over myself including on my head!
Reece learning to climb up the back of his high chair and over the top. He will do this forever and laughs at himself.
Preston during his field trip to see the dinosaurs at BYU. He never wants his picture taken with his class- He cries every time! What a drama queen!!!
Reece eating soap while in the bath tub. When i caught him doing this he was licking it like a popsicle over and over again, YUCK! I guess the whole "I'm going to wash your mouth out with soap" thing isn't going to work too well when he is older!

 

And once again i am back to my sewing habits. This is the first apron i have ever made. Pretty easy. It took me about an hour and a half from start to finish. I am going to make a few more in different styles for some friends birthdays coming up.