My Twelve Days of Christmas kind of failed. Carlin ended up having Strep, and then passed it onto me. So he was sick the first half of the week and I was sick the last half. We did do a few things like watch movies and read books and on Christmas Eve we drove around looking at lights, which Samuel loved.
We finally made it to Chickasha lights last night. It was fun and the kids loved looking at all the bright lights. I took pictures but I'm too lazy to upload them to blogger, so just use your imagination.
I am now taking full advantage of having my husband home for the week (and well) and we have been up to our elbows in projects around the house, trying to have a fresh start on the New Year.
December 29, 2010
December 18, 2010
On the Fifth Day of Christmas
My true love gave to me...
A Gingerbread House Decorating Party. (Samuel's is the tepee looking one at the front).
We had so much fun decorating gingerbread houses. Everyone was so creative with their gingerbread houses making front lawns and even adding "insulation."
Laura & Tyson's
Sharon & Charlie's
Left: Barry & Dawn's (Barry says it's his man-cave) Right: Hilary and Russ's
Unfortunately, Carlin came home from work sick and stayed the night in bed. His sickness has continued and we might have to reschedule tonight's events. :( However, I did save some gingerbread and everyone left candy behind so Carlin and I can have our own mini-decorating party.
Definitely something that will need to turn into a tradition for future years.
A Gingerbread House Decorating Party. (Samuel's is the tepee looking one at the front).
We had so much fun decorating gingerbread houses. Everyone was so creative with their gingerbread houses making front lawns and even adding "insulation."
Laura & Tyson's
Sharon & Charlie's
Left: Barry & Dawn's (Barry says it's his man-cave) Right: Hilary and Russ's
Unfortunately, Carlin came home from work sick and stayed the night in bed. His sickness has continued and we might have to reschedule tonight's events. :( However, I did save some gingerbread and everyone left candy behind so Carlin and I can have our own mini-decorating party.
Definitely something that will need to turn into a tradition for future years.
On the Fourth Day of Christmas....
My true love gave to me...
Some fun Christmas-y crafts.
We also made a glittery pine-cone but I sadly left it in the car, so no pics.
Some fun Christmas-y crafts.
We also made a glittery pine-cone but I sadly left it in the car, so no pics.
On the Third Day of Christmas
My true love gave to me:
Braum's Peppermint Ice Cream - yes, I was in heaven.
Braum's Peppermint Ice Cream - yes, I was in heaven.
December 15, 2010
On the Second Day of Christmas
My True love gave to me...
a movie night with some good company.
Our homemade pizza! (Sorry the picture is bad, I was in a hurry, we were quite hungry...).
It was such a fun night. We watched "While You Were Sleeping" because it takes place at Christmas time and it's one of my favorite movies, perfect for a date night.
a movie night with some good company.
Our homemade pizza! (Sorry the picture is bad, I was in a hurry, we were quite hungry...).
It was such a fun night. We watched "While You Were Sleeping" because it takes place at Christmas time and it's one of my favorite movies, perfect for a date night.
December 14, 2010
On the First Day of Christmas...
My true love gave to me:
books from the Library.
We are officially counting down the twelve days of Christmas. Yesterday we went to the library and checked out Christmas books to read (as well as a couple of books for me and Carlin).
P.S. Carlin thought the library wasn't going to let me out with all of those books, silly man.
books from the Library.
We are officially counting down the twelve days of Christmas. Yesterday we went to the library and checked out Christmas books to read (as well as a couple of books for me and Carlin).
P.S. Carlin thought the library wasn't going to let me out with all of those books, silly man.
December 6, 2010
Paint My Kitchen
Aren't they just cute and innocent? Absolutely adorable...
Or maybe not.
I was chopping potatoes when I realized Samuel was finding his yogurt waaayyy too funny.
They had decided to paint my kitchen and themselves with blueberry yogurt. Of course, it had to happen at 5pm and we just had to have the missionaries coming for dinner at 5:30pm.
And my 11 month old, daughter was sitting there licking it. (Too bad I didn't get any pictures of THAT!) If any of you were concerned that Lillian was turning into a little princess, rest assured, she is often caught with her hands dirty as well, and I am finding, has been the instigator lately.
Sigh... I'm off to clean my kitchen...
November 29, 2010
Is it just me...
Or is time speeding up? It seems like the older I get the faster time flies by.
I can't BELIEVE it's almost December!
I can't BELIEVE it's almost December!
November 9, 2010
Power 90: The Results
We completed Power 90 about two weeks ago. I, unfortunately, do not have pre-Power 90 pictures thanks to Samuel, who has hidden that particular SD card and we still cannot find it.
However here are the stats and the after Power 90 pictures. (Please ignore the bad post-workout hair).
Total weight lost: 12 pounds
Inches off thighs: About 3 per thigh - woohoo! I can now fit into pre-pregnancy jeans.
Inches off stomach: About 2
I am... wait for it... drumroll please... now back down to my pre-pregnancy weight BEFORE Samuel! Happy dance. My only disappointment: still have my flabby, c-section tummy. Once I figure out how to get rid of it I will let the rest of ya know. (You have no idea how frustrating it is to be back down to regular weight and still have a poochy tummy!... well, maybe you do).
Carlin also lost a great deal of weight and is looking super hot. We are on "maintenance" mode right now, working out three times a week. We are still trying to stick with the diet, but have allowed a little bit of allowance for the "no eating after 7pm" rule. I mean, with the holidays coming up, it's really no fun when you can't eat past 7pm. We have decided we will pick it up full swing again in January and kick off the new year with a bang.
However here are the stats and the after Power 90 pictures. (Please ignore the bad post-workout hair).
Total weight lost: 12 pounds
Inches off thighs: About 3 per thigh - woohoo! I can now fit into pre-pregnancy jeans.
Inches off stomach: About 2
I am... wait for it... drumroll please... now back down to my pre-pregnancy weight BEFORE Samuel! Happy dance. My only disappointment: still have my flabby, c-section tummy. Once I figure out how to get rid of it I will let the rest of ya know. (You have no idea how frustrating it is to be back down to regular weight and still have a poochy tummy!... well, maybe you do).
Carlin also lost a great deal of weight and is looking super hot. We are on "maintenance" mode right now, working out three times a week. We are still trying to stick with the diet, but have allowed a little bit of allowance for the "no eating after 7pm" rule. I mean, with the holidays coming up, it's really no fun when you can't eat past 7pm. We have decided we will pick it up full swing again in January and kick off the new year with a bang.
October 31, 2010
"Happy Hallowee-ee-een!"
Said in a goofy-spooky voice, please.
Carlin and I got very excited about Halloween this year, as usual.
Samuel didn't really care about Halloween or what his costume was, so I had one more year of free reign in my children's costumes.
I couldn't help myself...
A frog and his Lilypad (or Lilli-pad). Yep, I went completely cheesy and just HAD to make a costume playing off Lillian's name. And of course what's a lily pad without a frog?
Another really cute picture of Lillian.
Cupcake decorating with Lydia. Samuel was having a little too much fun, taking bites of his cupcake and then adding more frosting and sprinkles. At one point he got wise and grabbed the entire bowl of sprinkles and dumped them on his cupcake.
Overall, we've had a fun October full of cupcakes, costumes, pumpkin patches, and OSU homecoming. I can't believe we are already at November!
Carlin and I got very excited about Halloween this year, as usual.
Samuel didn't really care about Halloween or what his costume was, so I had one more year of free reign in my children's costumes.
I couldn't help myself...
A frog and his Lilypad (or Lilli-pad). Yep, I went completely cheesy and just HAD to make a costume playing off Lillian's name. And of course what's a lily pad without a frog?
Another really cute picture of Lillian.
Cupcake decorating with Lydia. Samuel was having a little too much fun, taking bites of his cupcake and then adding more frosting and sprinkles. At one point he got wise and grabbed the entire bowl of sprinkles and dumped them on his cupcake.
Overall, we've had a fun October full of cupcakes, costumes, pumpkin patches, and OSU homecoming. I can't believe we are already at November!
October 27, 2010
I bribed my child...
today. At Target. I told him if he was a good boy we would get a treat.
The worst part is I then treated myself to something too.
Stressed? Just a little.
Parts of me feel guilty. The other parts are screaming, "when you go to the store with two kids nineteen months apart who are both having a rather ornery week, then you can judge."
The worst part is I then treated myself to something too.
Stressed? Just a little.
Parts of me feel guilty. The other parts are screaming, "when you go to the store with two kids nineteen months apart who are both having a rather ornery week, then you can judge."
October 11, 2010
What have we been up to?
This and that. Samuel recently discovered he can have a say in what clothing he wears. It's a battle that most of the time I have no desire to fight (obviously he needs to dress appropriately for church) and so I let him choose whatever he wants.
We pretty much always end up with cars somewhere on his person. It can be, and is most likely, Disney Cars, but really any shirt with cars will do. Race cars, police cars... you get the picture.
Grandma W bought him a Cars swimsuit that he insists on wearing just about every day.
Way too happy about it if you ask me.
Passed out on the couch with his beloved football and a Cars t-shirt.
He also recently organized my Pyrex for me. (Those are the shelves from the oven, yah...)
Oh - and I found graham crackers stuck to the wall behind the couch...
Cute and innocent or plotting his next move? (And ANOTHER Cars t-shirt, yes my children are growing up completely Disney brainwashed!)
And what about Lillian you ask? Well, she just keeps us laughing.
We pretty much always end up with cars somewhere on his person. It can be, and is most likely, Disney Cars, but really any shirt with cars will do. Race cars, police cars... you get the picture.
Grandma W bought him a Cars swimsuit that he insists on wearing just about every day.
Way too happy about it if you ask me.
Passed out on the couch with his beloved football and a Cars t-shirt.
He also recently organized my Pyrex for me. (Those are the shelves from the oven, yah...)
Oh - and I found graham crackers stuck to the wall behind the couch...
Cute and innocent or plotting his next move? (And ANOTHER Cars t-shirt, yes my children are growing up completely Disney brainwashed!)
And what about Lillian you ask? Well, she just keeps us laughing.
October 5, 2010
Cooking and Cleaning...
The kids were playing really nicely and entertaining each other last night. So, I cooked my little heart out. I made homemade rolls, stuffed Chicken Parmesan, baked spaghetti squash, and a homemade tomato sauce to top it all off.
(Quick side note: I usually make this dish vegeterian with just the squash and marinara sauce and add fruit, sometimes fish). I'm telling ya, I was in the zone and didn't even notice what was going on around me.
I turned around from the stove and found a trail of debris starting underneath the microwave and going throughout the house ending in the chaos of what was once knows as the living room.
I really don't think the pictures do it justice. I serenely decided to ignore it until after I had completely enjoyed my dinner. Carlin wisely didn't say a word when he came home, just sat down and complimented my superb cooking.
(Quick side note: I usually make this dish vegeterian with just the squash and marinara sauce and add fruit, sometimes fish). I'm telling ya, I was in the zone and didn't even notice what was going on around me.
I turned around from the stove and found a trail of debris starting underneath the microwave and going throughout the house ending in the chaos of what was once knows as the living room.
I really don't think the pictures do it justice. I serenely decided to ignore it until after I had completely enjoyed my dinner. Carlin wisely didn't say a word when he came home, just sat down and complimented my superb cooking.
September 27, 2010
Crafty me!
I often drool over wreaths at the stores. Especially ones that look like this:
They are so beautiful and so expensive. I can never bring myself to buy one.
Well, the other night we had a craft night at my house and I decided since I was hosting it I should probably attempt some craft. I went for a wreath.
And it turned out great!
Isn't it great?! I do need to tweak it a bit, but I was pretty pleased with it. I did what some of my friends and family suggested and looked at a couple of wreaths I loved and then tried to mimic the style on a wreath of my own.
It's so Fall-ish, I just LOVE this time of year.
P.S. You can find the store-bought wreath at Pier 1 for $44.95, mine was just a fraction of the cost coming in at about $12!
They are so beautiful and so expensive. I can never bring myself to buy one.
Well, the other night we had a craft night at my house and I decided since I was hosting it I should probably attempt some craft. I went for a wreath.
And it turned out great!
Isn't it great?! I do need to tweak it a bit, but I was pretty pleased with it. I did what some of my friends and family suggested and looked at a couple of wreaths I loved and then tried to mimic the style on a wreath of my own.
It's so Fall-ish, I just LOVE this time of year.
P.S. You can find the store-bought wreath at Pier 1 for $44.95, mine was just a fraction of the cost coming in at about $12!
September 21, 2010
A Picture is worth a thousand words...
Our smiling-live-and-let-live Lillian.
"How did Lillian end up under the table?"
Our ornery-mischeivous-make-up-man Samuel.
September 13, 2010
What's my Secret?
See this:
Yep, it's a bowl full of rice, and gasp!, vegetables!
And now see this:
Yep, it's an empty bowl (mostly) of rice and vegetables.
No, I didn't throw any of this food out. Samuel ate it all. How did I get my kid to do this?
I let him help me cook dinner. He gets so excited to try the food he has prepared he will eat whatever is put in front of him (mostly).
I'm not sure how long this phase will last, but I always have marinara sauce or ketchup as a back-up. :)
Yep, it's a bowl full of rice, and gasp!, vegetables!
And now see this:
Yep, it's an empty bowl (mostly) of rice and vegetables.
No, I didn't throw any of this food out. Samuel ate it all. How did I get my kid to do this?
I let him help me cook dinner. He gets so excited to try the food he has prepared he will eat whatever is put in front of him (mostly).
I'm not sure how long this phase will last, but I always have marinara sauce or ketchup as a back-up. :)
August 27, 2010
Happy Birthday Dallin!
Let me introduce you to my brother Dallin. He doesn't get mentioned very often on my blog (a fact that he had to point out, that is once he realized I had a blog...).
23 years ago my baby brother was born into the world, and I would never again enjoy being an only child. In fact, I would never remember being an only child. Dallin has always been a part of my life. Many of you know him, but I would like to tell you about the Dallin I know.
When we were younger he loved: Power Rangers, hockey, Mighty Ducks, pretending to be a tap dancer in Mom's high heels, climbing (trees, walls, bookshelves, etc), video games, dancing and music, and his big sister. ;)
As he got older he had many "phases." There was the: skater phase, BMXer, Cowboy, mechanic, Masonry, and military... am I forgetting any? Funny enough, a little bit from each of these stuck and now you have one interesting person...
He has wanted to be many things: hockey player, drummer, tap dancer, policeman, truck driver, fireman... the list goes on.
He loves his sisters (of course, he wouldn't be the same without us), his parents, his beautiful wife, his friends, and his PS3.
He lives his life passionately. Dallin is an all or nothing type of person and is so passionate about everything that it is sometimes exhausting to be around him. He loves being an uncle and my kids love him.
Dallin and I are like night and day, I don't think you could possibly be more opposite than we are, but I love him. He is my brother and we've shared so many things together, that he has helped shape me into the person I am today.
23 years ago my baby brother was born into the world, and I would never again enjoy being an only child. In fact, I would never remember being an only child. Dallin has always been a part of my life. Many of you know him, but I would like to tell you about the Dallin I know.
When we were younger he loved: Power Rangers, hockey, Mighty Ducks, pretending to be a tap dancer in Mom's high heels, climbing (trees, walls, bookshelves, etc), video games, dancing and music, and his big sister. ;)
As he got older he had many "phases." There was the: skater phase, BMXer, Cowboy, mechanic, Masonry, and military... am I forgetting any? Funny enough, a little bit from each of these stuck and now you have one interesting person...
He has wanted to be many things: hockey player, drummer, tap dancer, policeman, truck driver, fireman... the list goes on.
He loves his sisters (of course, he wouldn't be the same without us), his parents, his beautiful wife, his friends, and his PS3.
He lives his life passionately. Dallin is an all or nothing type of person and is so passionate about everything that it is sometimes exhausting to be around him. He loves being an uncle and my kids love him.
Dallin and I are like night and day, I don't think you could possibly be more opposite than we are, but I love him. He is my brother and we've shared so many things together, that he has helped shape me into the person I am today.
August 20, 2010
August 11, 2010
Bestest Big Brother Ever
I had pictures to accompany this post, but someone (aka the bestest-big-brother-ever) has run off with my SD card and I cannot find it. So, you will have to just make do with my descriptions.
Samuel and Lillian love to play together. When Samuel wakes up in the morning, Lillian is the first person he seeks. Lillian has recently started to do this army crawl thing through the house and Samuel gets down on the floor with her and army crawls.
They love to play with the light-sabers (yes, from Star Wars, a relic from Carlin's childhood). Samuel gives Lillian the blue light-saber, because he is always green. While she slobbers the handle of the blue light-saber Samuel hits the green light-saber on the floor thereby making the effective noise to go along with it.
Samuel also loves to play cars with her, he surrounds her with the cars and then pushes her so that her body makes the cars go. This goes well until she gets a hold of one of the cars and puts it in her mouth, because everything goes into her mouth. At this point Samuel no longer wants to share his cars.
He also loves to push her around in the walker-thing-a-ma-jig. They often play in his room in which I am effectively kicked out, because Mom is just not cool enough for their games. They kick, squeal, and laugh together. It's so much fun watching them get along and I keep my fingers crossed that their friendship will continue as they get older.
Samuel and Lillian love to play together. When Samuel wakes up in the morning, Lillian is the first person he seeks. Lillian has recently started to do this army crawl thing through the house and Samuel gets down on the floor with her and army crawls.
They love to play with the light-sabers (yes, from Star Wars, a relic from Carlin's childhood). Samuel gives Lillian the blue light-saber, because he is always green. While she slobbers the handle of the blue light-saber Samuel hits the green light-saber on the floor thereby making the effective noise to go along with it.
Samuel also loves to play cars with her, he surrounds her with the cars and then pushes her so that her body makes the cars go. This goes well until she gets a hold of one of the cars and puts it in her mouth, because everything goes into her mouth. At this point Samuel no longer wants to share his cars.
He also loves to push her around in the walker-thing-a-ma-jig. They often play in his room in which I am effectively kicked out, because Mom is just not cool enough for their games. They kick, squeal, and laugh together. It's so much fun watching them get along and I keep my fingers crossed that their friendship will continue as they get older.
August 2, 2010
July 26, 2010
Power 90
So, Carlin and I have committed ourselves to Power 90.
We are in our second week.
We stop eating 3 hours before bedtime, have cut out all junk food, eat whole grains, have only one serving, and get up to workout at 6:30am six days a week.
What sold me on the program was the healthy diet. It doesn't restrict what you eat or how much you eat, but guides you into healthy eating decisions and informs you about appropriate portion sizes and explains why some food are better than others.
It's kicking our butts into shape (literally, you do kicks to workout your butts and thighs) and I'm officially sore.
Hopefully in 82 more days I will have some amazing before and after pictures to show you.
We are in our second week.
We stop eating 3 hours before bedtime, have cut out all junk food, eat whole grains, have only one serving, and get up to workout at 6:30am six days a week.
What sold me on the program was the healthy diet. It doesn't restrict what you eat or how much you eat, but guides you into healthy eating decisions and informs you about appropriate portion sizes and explains why some food are better than others.
It's kicking our butts into shape (literally, you do kicks to workout your butts and thighs) and I'm officially sore.
Hopefully in 82 more days I will have some amazing before and after pictures to show you.
July 15, 2010
Wildflower
So, I heard this song on the radio a few months ago. I just loved it.
Let me introduce you to the JaneDear Girls:
Sorry, you have to go to YouTube to watch it...
Let me introduce you to the JaneDear Girls:
Sorry, you have to go to YouTube to watch it...
July 7, 2010
6 Months Old!
Lillian is 6 months old and a little chunk. I call her my rolly-pollie.
Her milestones, thus far are:
Not one but two teeth! She let everyone know that she was getting them, and now loves to smile and show them off.
She can almost sit up by herself, and can bring herself up onto her knees... now we just have to get the whole hold-yourself-up-with-your-arms thing down (at the same time, she can do them separately, but not together).
She holds her own bottle, mostly.
She rolls over and laughs, a lot.
She follows you around the room with her eyes and will contort her body into weird shapes so she can keep watching you.
Other things about Lillian. She absolutely adores her brother. I know I've mentioned this before, but it's true. He rolls her around, puts toys and blankets on top of her, and she just sits there and laughs.
Whenever she gets excited those little legs get to kicking. You can tell how excited she is by the speed and force of those kicks.
Embarrassing story: she has this unique talent of blowing out her diapers. I have to change her outfits several times a day and am constantly doing laundry.
Oh - and Happy Independence Day everyone!
Her milestones, thus far are:
Not one but two teeth! She let everyone know that she was getting them, and now loves to smile and show them off.
She can almost sit up by herself, and can bring herself up onto her knees... now we just have to get the whole hold-yourself-up-with-your-arms thing down (at the same time, she can do them separately, but not together).
She holds her own bottle, mostly.
She rolls over and laughs, a lot.
She follows you around the room with her eyes and will contort her body into weird shapes so she can keep watching you.
Other things about Lillian. She absolutely adores her brother. I know I've mentioned this before, but it's true. He rolls her around, puts toys and blankets on top of her, and she just sits there and laughs.
Whenever she gets excited those little legs get to kicking. You can tell how excited she is by the speed and force of those kicks.
Embarrassing story: she has this unique talent of blowing out her diapers. I have to change her outfits several times a day and am constantly doing laundry.
Oh - and Happy Independence Day everyone!
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