Last week's projects

Last Thursday and Saturday morning I worked on this blanket for my sister-in-law, Stephanie. I used Vicky's quilting machine and quilted blue minky to the back. The front has monsters on it playing sports so I drew up a little monster pattern for the quilting design. It turned out cute, especially if you don't look close! The binding was my first ever so I had quite a few spots that I messed up on.. turns out I'm not so good at accuracy...

Jeremy made this headboard for us on Saturday. We had seen a Cherry sleigh bed at Costco for $800 that we almost bought but we are really trying to restrain ourselves a little! The wood only cost $55 and he made it in one afternoon. He painted it black and "distressed" it to match my temple portrait which I got for Christmas and I Loooove. We did have a black rod iron headboard from Pier 1 that I got when I was single but it's a Queen and we've gone King size (and never going back!!)

The results are in....

After much anticipation on my part, I finally had my ultra-sound yesterday. Everything is looking good, baby is healthy and of course measuring big!

It's a ...BOY!!!

I'm so excited that Jack will have a little buddy, that they can share everything (whether they like it or not.) I have to admit, I do want a girl someday..but I don't care when she comes. My big dilemma now is the name. I have such a hard time with boy names! The problem is that most of the names Ive loved for a long time are all on the top 10 list (Jack is like #8??! I didn't even know when I named him that!) and I don't really want to do that to my kids. Not that I'm looking to name my kids "weird" names either. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

On February 8th, Jeremy is getting lasic eye surgery. I am so happy for him.. it's kind of a now or never thing since we pay out of pocket and don't have mortgage right now. It will be wonderful that he won't need glasses anymore!

We're still getting settled. I have been soo busy.. I made a quilt for Jeremy's sister whose baby shower is tomorrow (well, it's not pieced but it is flannel and minky quilted together) this week. I have to do the binding tonight, except I just remembered we're not going to be home tonight until 11 p.m....so maybe it will have to be in the morning! Jeremy's little brother Steve is going to the temple for the first time so we're doing a session tonight with him. He leaves for his mission next month to Phoenix, Arizona.

I have so many pics to post..I know I keep making promises.. but we finally have Internet in our room so I will post some this weekend. Have a wonderful weekend!!

Our first week as gypsies..

So I have to clarify.. the house we're living in is actually quite LARGE, just our bedroom is 200 sq. ft. We are still living out of boxes for now, but we have ordered more shelving (kind of nice to own a closet business right about now!) Jeremy installed a built-in desk today in the room and we are slowly making our little space feel like home.
We closed on our house Thursday and it was fun to see all that money in our bank account..for the whole 3 minutes it's there until it's immediately transferred to paying off credit cards, student loans, cars, etc. We are going to pay off the land last and plan on moving into our new house with ZERO debt and a small mortgage (in case anyone was wondering why are moving into Jeremy's parents after 4 years of marriage) I have been researching builders online and am getting SOO excited to start the building process. We want to build the house we want, and be able to raise our family there for years to come..not feel like we've grown out of it after 5 years.
Jack is loving it.. Grandma and Grandpa give him so much attention and he sees his cousins, aunts and uncles every day.
Today I went to a knitting class with my sisters (I'm such a grandma!)- it was basic knitting but my end goal is to do felted bags. I also want to make some baby booties and this Thursday I get to find out whether I need to buy pink or blue yarn! I'm so excited.. I honestly don't know how some of you girls can wait the whole 9 months to find out!
I also made an apron this week for Vicky (Jeremy's mom) for her birthday Tuesday. I need to get a pic of it, it turned out so chic! I'll also take pics of our room once I dig out the camera.

We've Moved!! (And I'm back online finally!)

After a very long, grueling weekend we are completely out of our house and moved into Jeremy's parents. We went from almost 2,000 sq. ft. to less than 200.. so needless to say we are a little cramped right now! Jack is currently sleeping in the laundry room, but after Jeremy's brother gets married next month, Jack and many of our belongings will move into his room, so we'll have twice the room.

As luck would have it, we picked the COLDEST weekend to move. The average temp. this weekend was 5 below 0! It was fridgid, and made me happy to be cleaning bathrooms rather than loading/unloading the trailer. We filled up my dad's 8 place snow machine trailer and several trips with our smaller trailer. Amazing that just 5 years ago I was moving into a condo with only a bed to my name.. no TV, no chairs, no table.

I have so much to do so I will write more later this week and CATCH UP on everyone's blogs!!

Our Christmas, the MOVE and 2007

Jack dancing along to my little brother's "Dance Revolution" -Christmas Morning
I have been so busy packing, purging and coughing that the thought of sitting down to blog was a little overwhelming. Still have the SAME cold from Thanksgiving, just when I think it's gone it comes back full force. Jack and Jeremy have basically been sick non-stop too. Maybe we need to change our diets or something?? Become vegan or organic freaks or whatever it is that supposedly means you are healthier than everyone else? Anyways, despite being so SICK Christmas we had a great one. My motto: Take 2 Excedrin and Buck Up. (Except, I'm pregnant so I have to take Tylenol which is a very poor substitute)

Jack got his little 4 wheeler which was kind of a bust. He is scared of it because it makes a loud noise and takes off with a little jerk. Poor Jack got MY bravado (or lack thereof I should say)- he is quite a bit more "cautious" than his father ever was. Oh well, maybe that's why I've never broken, sprained or twisted anything?

Luckily, both sets of grandparents provided more than enough spoilage to completely make up for Santa's dud. Jeremy and I did okay ourselves, but mostly I felt lucky to be able to spend the day with family and once again reflect on all that I have.

Since Christmas, I have spent all of my free time packing or THROWING AWAY so much that we've collected in the almost 4 years we've been married. Jeremy and I are CONSUMERS to say the least, we have a lot of STUFF. I am not the type to have just one set of nice dishes.. I need everyday fall dishes, everyday spring dishes, special occasion dishes, Christmas dishes, Asian style dishes (just in case we're having Chinese).. you get the idea. I'm working on this. I'm not a pack rat (I HATE clutter), I just like variety. I can't tell you how many large black trash bags we've hauled off though. It feels SO good to throw away (or give away.. we've given a lot to Salvation Army too) I'm not the type to hold a garage sale to try to get 25 cents for a set of plates. I would rather just give stuff away...

2007 has been a year of big changes for our family. The biggest being this move.. taking these humbling steps... not trading what we want most for what we want at the moment. My word for the year will be "Perspective". I need to remember to keep perspective of all that we are trying to accomplish... I know it will be so challenging but even more so rewarding.

The 22nd Already!!

It's amazing how fast December flies when you're anything other than a child or a college student. I am completely DONE with my shopping... and better yet DONE with my projects! I have felt so unbelievably blessed this season. I really do feel guilty to have so much.. not in the material sense but just ALL the the wonderful family and friends that I have and the way our family has been looked after in all aspects of life.
I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas! I can't wait to read about everyone's day and the memories made!

YAYYYYY!!!

We got an offer on the house last night. Actually, we are in shock about it because the market has been so slow and our house has been sitting for so long and we still got FULL PRICE!! Actually, they offered $10,000 over what we're asking and want us to pay up to $10,000 in closing costs. Our realtor doesn't think the closing costs will be quite that high so we may even end up with MORE than we were asking. How strange is that? I mean we're HAPPY but so perplexed as to why they give us such a good offer... we're SO blessed I guess. The couple said the house was so nice that they thought it would be offensive to ask for any less. Anyways, we are going to sign the offer this morning. We will need to be out by January 18th (better than Christmas!)

So, as if I didnt already whine about being busy we're adding this to the plate. Jeremy jokingly says that whenever we have a move coming up I be sure to get pregnant.. I was pregnant last time we moved too... which makes me much less help obviously. But, I can PACK and move the lighter stuff, so LOTS to do!

Crazy Week

This blogging thing is killing me this time of year, I have been so busy with shopping, work, and cleaning that I barely get time to check my email. I LOVE this time of year and FINALLY have just one more person to buy for and I still have 2 things to sew. I've got all kinds of projects that I'm dying to post about but can't since certain eyes can't see or hear about them. Oh well... after Christmas! I'm getting some vinyl done from Lauralee... she's a lifesaver! Personalized gifts are a sure hit (or at least I'm hoping..?!)
I still don't have my missing box of decorations so my tree is not quite done, although maybe it will just be that way this year. It looks a little bare (Charlie Brown) but low-key isn't always so bad.
We had someone come look at our house tonight (once again, they "loved" it..) and supposedly want to make an offer. We are not holding our breath because we've heard it before but here's the kicker: They wanted to know if we could be out by Christmas?!! Haha, how sad is it that we are desperate enough to say "Yes!" to that. If you'd been trying to sell your house for as long as we have, you'd do it too. I'd probably have to take off work from now until then just to pack, but we'd make it work! Anyways, we'll see! Not counting the chickens ...
Jeremy sold his old Camry tonight.. the one that "died" on us (although it din't REALLY die, it just needed a $150 part.. Jeremy just wanted a newer car and that was fine with me. That car had 212,000 miles and is still going!) We bought an '05 Camry a couple of weeks ago that has been treating us well. It has low miles and still smells like a new car so we're happy. In case you couldn't tell, we're Toyota fans.
Tonight Jack apparently messed his diaper because I heard him say "Poopy..Not It!!" to which Jeremy and I immediately started cracking up. Everytime we can "smell" Jack needs a change, we call "Not It!" in the hopes of beating the other one to the punch and therefore not having to change the diaper. Poor Jack, and this kid is looking up to us?! (Oh, and yes.. I did change him. After I was done laughing.)

Christmas Shopping, Card Making, Baking, Decorating...

18 days until Christmas and it hardly seems like enough time. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this time of year but for some reason this year I am just a little bit more overwhelmed than usual.
I still need to buy presents for 6 people (all of which are hard to buy for hence they are the ones left), stocking stuffers, revise the family cookbook, finish making Megan's wedding present (hellooo, that wedding was 2 weeks ago) and type our family Christmas letter. I got my photo cards from Heather Hales again, they turned out great!
I can't believe today is Friday. We have a birthday party to go to tomorrow (a family friend and Jack's buddy is turning 3) and hopefully I can pick up the rest of my Christmas decorations from the storage unit so I can at least have ONE thing done! I'm also picking up some fabric since I have a couple gifts to sew ( such a glutton for punishment).
Last night we got Jack's gift, a little toy 4 wheeler. Jeremy would like to get him a little REAL 4 wheeler, which I'm sure will happen someday, just not when he's 2! He'll love it though.
I'll post pics this weekend once I have the decorating done. It's been fun to see everyone's trees and decor;)

Post Continued..

I've been sick all week STILL, this cold will not go away. My right ear is still plugged.. ugh.. SOOO bugged.

Mexico was a much needed break from everything. Jeremy's car died the day before we left and he and I spent ALL day working hard at an install the day we left. We were exhausted and felt like everything that could go wrong before we left, did. That made the trip even sweeter and Thanksgiving was truly an eye-opening day for me. We went to the market downtown that day. The streets were dirty and filled with very poor citizens and beggars. I just thought all day about what a contrast of a life I lead.. on that very day I would have been helping out with the prime rib in a large kitchen full of food. It left me with a lot to be thankful for:

Family (Lehnhausen side not pictured but I'm thankful for them too;))

Eternal Marriage (This is my bridesmaids dress from my friend Megan's wedding which was the DAY we got back! )

Good health and a growing boy! Happy 2nd birthday Jack! (Cake made his uncle Steve although I wish I could take credit for it)

Celebrating the JOYS of life with Friends! (Megan and Kyle FINALLY tied the knot! Many friends not pictured but loved more than they know!)

Jack

AND, last but not least:

Baby # 2 due in June!

Vacation, a Wedding and a Birthday (part 1)

It has been so long and so much has happened that I really don't know where to begin. We got home early Saturday morning and the fog is just now starting to clear from my head. Jack's cousins had colds the week before we left, so of course he started showing symptoms the day we left and Jeremy and I flew home sick. (Which, if you've never flown with a cold before.. I envy you more than you know. Unless of course you've had nails drilled into your head before in which case we'd be about even) One of my ears is still plugged from the planeride, and from what I've read it will probably stay that way until my cold goes away.

We had such a great trip! Mazatlan was sunny and beautiful, I really cannot fathom living somewhere where the WINTER is in the high 80s everyday. The christmas displays looked ridiculous to me.. I really felt like I was in the middle of summer. We layed by the pool, swam with the kids, went to the beach, went to the markets and explored a little downtown. Most importantly, we relaxed. How could we not.. staying at a place as beautiful as this:

We left for the airport in what I've now determined is the only way to go on a trip. They take care of your luggage and you don't have to worry about parking. This was such a treat.

We arrived on the first day just as the sun was setting:

Grandma and the boys:

Jack's first time in the ocean:

Aaaaand.. right back out again:

Grandpa spoon feeding Jack ice cream:

Family Pic at the Shrimp Factory:

There is much more to write and pics to post... hopefully tomorrow I'll have more up. I can't wait to catch up on everybody's blogs, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Getting Ready to GO!

It's never too early to put kids to work

Today has been filled with laundry, cleaning, feeding, more laundry, and I even got a shower in so I'm doing pretty good. We've got the suitcases out on the bed... they're empty.. but just being there somehow makes me feel like we've got a "start" on things. Our realtor is doing an Open House while we're gone so of course we have to leave with a spotless house.

Some things I'm REALLY looking forward to:

The Nachos-(We went to the same resort on our honeymoon and lived on their nachos. They serve them poolsiode and they are truly amazing)

Flip-Flops- Mine have been put away for 2 months now

No coats, hats, gloves- See above

Seeing Jack playing with his cousins

The beach- nuff said

Laying out poolside doing NOTHING

No cooking, cleaning or laundry

Taking lots of pictures

Spending time with family



Some things I'm NOT looking forward to:

Taking an (almost) 2 year old on an airplane as a lap infant at 1 a.m. and flying ALL night

Um, that's it.


Tonight I'm going a Holiday party for ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) so I have to actually get dressed nice and ready to leave when Jeremy gets home from work. I'm sure it will be fine, I'm just one of those people who would rather stay home.


The sushi class was actually pretty fun. I ended up making California rolls (veggies only wrapped in rancid seaweed) although I wish I had made one that had fish in it since Jeremy said he wanted to try that too. I didn't try them obviously but Jeremy liked them and took some out to his parents house as well. Dang it, I should have taken a picture.. they were actually pretty and quite professional looking if I do say so myself!;)

I was "tagged" by Teresa to list six things about myself but since I was such an over-acheiver in this area last February, I hope this works as a substitute.

Soup

It's a soup day. It looks freezing outside, although I couldn't verify the truth in that since I haven't been outside all day. I'm making homemade chicken noodle soup (I had to throw the homemade in there because even if something is frozen, canned or ordered in, I say that's what I'm "making";)) Soup's such a great way to get veggies in, something we have a huge problem getting into our diets since Jeremy doesn't really eat them and , unless very cleverly disguised, neither does Jack. Don't get me wrong... he loves to use a carrot stick to lick ranch dressing off of or a broccoli spear to eat the cheese off of. Yeah, I've tried all that.
Last night on the drive home from work traffic was all backed AGAIN.. it seems to be happening all the time lately. I was getting a little annoyed..wondering why people can't drive etc.. when I come up to the accident only to recognize the champagne colored Focus that was involved (luckily, not much damage to it so I knew there was no major injury). I looked for Holly in the manner of the worst rubber-necker ever, but couldn't see her. I immediately called her cell phone and told her voicemail that I had seen a car just like hers involved in an accident and I was just wondering if it was her. She called right back.. "It's me."
Thankfully, no one was hurt.. except maybe her little Ford Focus, but she was just waiting for the car to die anyway. How scary though.. that's always my worst nightmare is that I'll recognize the vehicles when I pass an accident.
I need to take some pics.. I know Becky's going to get on my case, I haven't even lifted my camara up for a week.
This Saturday I'm going to Bachelorette party. They are starting the night off with sushi (greeeeat) and then going to a $60 cooking class learning how to make none other than... sushi. So, yeah, I'm going. Sooooo do not love sushi or fish or anything that has ever lived in any form of water.. but I love my friend so I'm going for her. Mica, maybe I can use this class to make you a special dinner someday;)
I also need to bring a dessert (was thinking german chocolate cheesecake, but don't know if I'm ambitous enough yet) and sparkling apple cider.
Saturday morning, we have to go to the Primary program practice in the chapel, so that's going to be a blast.. especially since we'll have Jack on our laps as well. I can't wait.

November Already??

Last Thursday night Jack started throwing up AGAIN. I swear he is sick all the time!? We put him down to bed early and before we went to bed, checked on him again.. sure enough had to get him up and change him and his bedding again. So sad! Luckily, Jeremy's mom said she would take him on Friday because Jeremy had a closet to install and I had clients to meet with so neither of us really could stay home with him. Friday he was much better. That night, I drug Jeremy to a clients Open House with me, they were throwing it in celebration of their new kitchen.. and since they spent about $100,000 with us, I figured I should go since I was the designer;) The food was great, and Holly was even greater for watching Jack for us. We went to Red Robin afterwards to get some dessert and realized it was the first "date" we've been on since maybe our anniversary? Or maybe my birthday? I can't remember, but do know they don't happen too often.
Saturday was an Open House, so cleaning in the morning and then out to the Valley. Jeremy helped the guy who's clearing trees off of our property and my sisters and I went to a Holiday bazaar and fiber arts guild. I really want to learn how to do felted bags, I love them! They were like $75- $125 or so at the guild... so yeah, want to make one myself.
Sunday was church (practicing for the Primary program.. controlling 8 wild kids for 2 hours while they are bored out of their minds = TORTURE. I would rather teach a lesson any day..)
We had dinner at Jeremy's parents and watched Spiderman 3 which was so random... even Jeremy didn't like it.
Yesterday we FINALLY bought some tans since we're leaving for Mexico in less than 2 weeks! We will fry otherwise so we are trying to build up our resiliency. I haven't been tanning in 4 years as Im sure is evident from my halibut-belly skin you've seen in recent photos.
Jack and I are home today.. I'm trying to catch up on laundry and he is trying to see how many times he can say "cookie" over and over again.

Finally.. an update

It's been a week! My sister jokes that you can count on a post every Tuesday/ Thursday since I'm home those days but Tuesday was one of those days when I was just in a funk and did what I could just to skim the surface of all the cleaning/work I had to do. I also had my visiting teachers come over and that is always a long visit, went to the store and cleaned from the weekend. Usually the weekend is my time to clean but lately we have been gone so much that our house hits peak filth. This last Saturday we were out in the Valley at a craft show visiting our friend Aaron who carves whale bone and his wife, Debbie. Then we got a phone call from a realtor saying she was showing our house in an hour. I could have died.. our house was soooo messy! And I'm not one of those people who says my house is messy even when it's clean. I'm talking complete humiliation here. So, we sped home (literally;)) and had 20 minutes to clean. Jeremy took the main floor, I took the upstairs and luckily the basement stays clean since we are hardly ever down there. We left it sparkling (sort of) and headed BACK out to the valley since we left Jack there. Then we stopped by my mom's house because we were supposed to carve pumpkins but we just ended up visiting instead. My parents had rented Transformers so of course per Jeremy we had to stay for that even though we saw it in the theater!?

Sunday I made a pork roast for dinner and had to look up a recipe on the Internet since my mom was already at church. It turned out great though.. once again it was nice to just stay home sometimes!

We have someone coming to look at our house today at 3, so of course I will be cleaning today and getting my home "show ready". Its such a different cleaning than when a friend comes over, since your friends usually don't look in your closets, pull back your shower curtains and check out the inside of your bathroom cabinets. Ugh.

Last night we had to pick Jack up from Tina's and then stopped by Jeremy's moms to get his pirate costume. Halloween is a little different here, most kids have to try to figure out how to incorporate a snowsuit into their costume. We just bundled Jack up under his, so he is a little fluffy for a pirate but cute nonetheless.

Snow Angel

Top of the hill
Looovin It!

The foot you can't see is just a sock, I lost my shoe on the way down.

If I look cute enough, maybe they'll take me outside again.

Tonight we went winter gear shopping for Jack since we have good 3" of snow outside and it seems like maybe it'll be around for a while. We got boots, a snowsuit and a sled... which of course we had to try out as soon as we got home.

Our sloping front yard seemed like as good of a spot as any, so we made a little sled path that went directly into the street. Yeah, Safety First.

Jack had so much fun that once we came into the garage, he still did not want to get off the sled. Prying his cold fingers from that sled was not pretty.

Today I went into Anchorage to meet my friend Megan who's getting married in November and wanted to go to Pier 1 and a couple other places with me to bounce ideas off of. Also, since I'm a designer, I get an extra 20% off at Pier 1-- so that always makes me a good shopping buddy if you're going there.

Then Jack and I met up with my sister Holly at Quiznos, where I ate- and Jack spit out- lunch.

Then this afternoon, I totally jacked up my foot and have been limping around all night. I was coming down the steps in the garage, with the lights off, and stepped directly on one of my heels that was upside down like some sort of twisted booby-trap. It tore skin and gave me a good sized gash right at the arch (which, if you've never had a gash on that part of your foot,HURTS) I tried to shower tonight but even the water running over it stung so I ended up taking a bath with my left foot elevated out of the tub. (Also, did I ever mention I have a low pain tolerance;))

I'm soo glad tomorrow's Friday. On Saturday we're meeting up with a guy who's going to remove some trees off of our property, and I think I'll bring the sled since we've got some killer hills!

Our weekend.. and Pay It Forward winners...

Winter fishing in Alaska.. yes, that is snow behind him.

The closet Jeremy installed last night.

They wanted 13 drawers!

Your stuff is FINALLY going out today, sorry for the delay! Hope everyone likes it.

This weekend was same ol', same ol'- but of course WAY too short. Friday we went to Arbys for dinner (classy) and then watched the most retarded movie on the face of the planet. It's a Jamie Kennedy movie called "Kickin It Old School" and I'd rather Kick Myself in the Face than watch it again.
Saturday Jeremy went fishing with a couple of my cousins who came up with my aunt to visit my grandma who lives with my parents. She is 90 years old and has dementia and declining health (my grandma, not my aunt;)). We've never heard of fishing in October, at least not in Alaska. At this point, it's basically winter fishing. In fact, Saturday we got our first SNOW of the season.. though its mostly gone now.
I hung out at my mom's house and visited all day with the girls. Then we came home, did some cleaning, watched yet another movie (Fantastic Four 2--gotta love Netflix) which was fine in an X-Men sort of way.
Sunday was another Open House so it was a mad dash to finish cleaning, church, and then out to my moms for dinner. Another couple came that LOVES our house, but still noone to put their money where their mouth is.
Yesterday, I measured at 3 seperate houses for closets (although one was a bust, they wanted us to BUILD them a closet that currently doesn't exist in their home. Yeah.... not contractors people. And if we were, why would we limit ourselves to only building closets? Dumb.) Jeremy did an install after work last night and I worked on bids.
Jack and I may go to the Valley to visit my sister Heidi today and work on some projects together. She is mostly recovered from surgery (Lauralee, I think you're the one who asked.. she had gastric bypass... she actually is blogging about it and her link is under "family") She has already lost about 20 lbs. in under 2 weeks, so that is so great for her.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

For Becky

Good comment, but where's your blog?:)

We got this little number at Costco for $30. It has a couple more tents that attach to the ends. It was supposed to be for Jack's birthday but Jeremy couldn't wait and opened it as soon as we got home. (Soo Jeremy)

I don't really fit.

Friday night's get together- Jack, Tyler and Xander.

Jack's buddies! By the way, I highly recommend those suction cup bowls.

Carey, Jeremy doesn't really use a recipe for the chicken spaghetti but I'll try to get something more than ballpark measurements out of him and post that soon. And I don't believe in keeping recipes secret.

Soo busy!

For some reason work has picked up SO much. I feel a little overwhelmed to say the least. On top of my "day" job, the closet business has picked up as well and this whole switch to the new manufacturer has been ridiculously time-consuming. We're FINALLY up and runnning with the new software and are officially a dealer as of today so that is SUCH a relief. I've spent this evening going over tutorials and trying to familiarize myself with everything.
I still feel like the weekend just happened so I will give you the weekend update. On Friday we had some friends over for dinner. There was a total of 5 kids running around, all under the age of 3. We had to yell over the kids to talk, but it was a lot of fun. Jeremy made chicken spaghetti.. using a recipe he got from a lady in the South where he served his mission. I love it when Jeremy cooks, or anyone for that matter!
Saturday we went to the property in the morning and staked out which trees were going to need to be taken down (sad) and staked out the corners of our house which looks TINY. Why is it that the foundation of a home always makes it look like your building an outhouse? It was fun to walk the property and dream.
Sunday was a nice relaxing day. Taught our monsters, came home and had leftovers, and vegged all day. Loove those Sundays!

Pay It Forward Winners!

OK, so I didnt end up drawing until this morning. The winners are:

Sarah
Lupe
Debbie (Guess you weren't too late!)

Sarah and Lupe, email me your addresses!
Debbie, a Pay It Forward is just something that when you receive, you agree to "Pay It Forward" to someone else. A chain of good deeds or surprises. Since you dont have a blog, you can choose any way you want to Pay It Forward. (And you dont have to choose 3 people, just 1 is fine;))

So we took some family pics on Thursday, but we waited until it got too dark so we ended up needing to use the flash which completely changed the color in the photo and washed us out (I think) We are going to do a re-do. But here's a pic..