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!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY REECE!
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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
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Monday, June 8, 2009
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"
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
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?
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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!!!
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
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!
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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!
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
New Pergola
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
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!
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
A crazy few weeks......
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Dentist AGAIN.......
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!
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Skull Aprons
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Spring Dress
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Friday, February 20, 2009
3 Dresses
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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!!!
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Valentines & Necklace
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.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
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!
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