week 3...

Last week was all about the sickies around this house and the photos of laundry associated with that along with naps and resting on the couch and watching movies, etc.
THIS WEEK:
Sunday the 22nd was what our usual Sunday looks like...
Church and then home to eat leftovers, watch football and in general just relax with our immediate family. Caleb played with Legos all afternoon, Sunday took a short nap and Halle worked on some school work. She is "weekly wonder" this week and had to write about herself and bring in 5 items that tell about her. {Pictures to come}. The kids and I went for a walk in the afternoon and it was cold!

Monday the 23rd: In progress--- naptime for Sunday, Caleb playing Angry Birds on the iPad, Laundry this morning and dishes mixed with a bit of work on my computer, returning emails and general admin stuff. Seems as if this week we will all be back to our normal routine with school, etc. Looking forward to it!

I put together week one of Project Life on Saturday--just have to put finishing touches on it-pretty simple but it feels good to have some pictures developed and in their album with something documented. And because I cannot post without some photos...here are some of my favorites from the past months or two:)

Project Life week 2...

Hello Monday Jan 16th....today the kids have no school so we are off to the movies over lunch to see the Muppets-good times! Halle gets a stomach ache (we think from the pop corn she ate at the movie) and starts throwing up around dinner time and doesn't stop until 2 am Tuesday morning-now I am more convinced now it is a bug. We had dinner at mom and dad's for roast beef and a game of UNO-Caleb as you know is IN LOVE with games of any kind.

Tuesday Jan 17th...home with one sick little girl. She is never sick so it is more difficult to see her so puny. Caleb is off to school, Sunday is napping and the house is sooooo quiet. Laundry is in abundance so I better sign off! Plus I am trying to get some work done in the quiet and sterilize everything from the germs!

I am keeping up with the picture a day thing and already sent my first batch of photos off for developing---cannot wait to put it together soon!

Last week recap---Monday the 9th-Sunday is eating more and more-there is nothing she doesn't like that I have given her thus far. She has always been a great eater since day 1 of her little 8 month old life. Sleeping has been less than desireable with her, but that has begun to change. I read some things on the internet about sleep and decided it was past time to train her to sleep! I started 3 weeks ago to get her used to all of her naps and nights in her crib and self-soothing, etc. Last week on Wednesday she finally slept through the night. Now we are on our 6th night of full sleep for the little pumpkin. She is doing great and sleeping like a champ! She and mommy and daddy seem to be happier with the change.

Tuesday the 10th---We closed on another investment property. This time we intend to do another fix and flip. We have not done anymore investments here locally for over a year so this is exciting! This one is in the North Park Hill neighborhood and it has so much potential. Easiest closing ever! The whole family is in tow :)


Wednesday the 11th---We tried for the 1st time to have Nana come over to babysit the little kids so I could get some work done. She brought a new playmobil toy that was full of pirates that she had found at the thrift store. Caleb was instantly in love! We got snow overnight and it was a beautiful morning full of white in our backyard and some quiet for me finally-I was super productive in the 3 short hours, but that was exactly what I needed. Nana to the rescue and the kids did wonderfully without me!



Thursday the 12th---another normal day of work/kids/and juggling it all and wearing many hats. Playtime is always in abundance. Sunday is getting sooo close to crawling and loves to hang out on the floor now and again to explore and watch what her big brother is doing.


Friday the 13th---Caleb tries to go outside first thing in the morning since the weather is warming up for a couple of days. He mentions to me "is that a fox mom?" I look out and see a coyote just behind our fence in the open space!! Eeeek!



Saturday the 14th...big GAME DAY as the Broncos (we are huge fans of theirs and Tim Tebow's) are playing in their second playoff game today! We are outside because it is beautiful weather and we are getting things done around the house including working on cleaning mud out of the gutters. The kids are hard at play! Sunday rides in the jeep with her big sister for the first time!



Sunday the 17th---Church in the morning and then ice skating downtown for fun! I still need to upload pics from this day.

2 posts in 2 days....

Say what??

I am having some computer issues so I may not be able to update the old blog the rest of the week-we shall see?? But so far, I have been taking my POTD and here is what we have captured on film: I lied, now my camera is having issues so here are some other fun pictures from very recent days and of course they are of our sweet little Sunday. Hope to get the newest ones to upload and share soon!

A New Year and a Fresh Start....

I have not been blogging for the past 8 months or so since having the baby but it is a new year and a fresh start for many things including trying to use this blog again to record some things around here. I also wanted to try my hand at the Project Life book for 2012. I am starting it this week since last week was so crazy! I am determined to print my photos at home or away on a weekly or biweekly basis and commit to documenting pieces of our everday lives! Here's to a new year!

Oh so revealing....

Here are the projects that I made using the wonderful June kit from Freehand Scraps called Air Mail. Another fun kit that Elaine put together with all of the latest products from your favorite manufacturers. I made these four projects and have lots leftover!! Please jump on over to the site to check out what the designers did in the gallery and get your hands on one of these kits.





This little journal was only $1.99 at Michaels and I simply painted it and altered it using the borders, papers and fun embellishments in the kit. So easy and fun to put together!







What have you been creating lately??
We are in week 1 of summer break from school and it is hectic around here with 3 kids in the house and lots of visitors, summer activities, work, laundry and the schedule that a newborn brings to the family. Hoping for more sleep in my future!! Baby Sunday is 6 weeks old today...I will devote a post to her growth and development soon I hope--before I forget about all of the changes in her recently.

Off to make dinner for a hungry family of mine.....

sneak peeks....

I have been taking a maternity break from the fun of Freehand Scraps for a couple of months but I am back and have a few sneaks to share with you...the full kit will be available on June 1st...that is just around the corner.



I might have another sneak or two to post tomorrow-be sure and check back!
Oh and here is the newest addition to our family that has been a welcome distraction from life and the number one reason for my absence around here...isn't she sweet!

National Scrapbook Day!!

Are you getting crafty today??
Make sure to include in your holiday activities a stopover at the Freehand Scraps website today to check out their HUGE SALE and other fun challenges, tutorials and lots of ideas and inspiration. You will not want to miss it!!

I wish I had something crafty to share with you today...I might have a few mother's day cards later on in the day. (That is my intention) and I also intended to say few words about my mom....I appreciate her more now than ever after having my own kids. She is a beautiful person inside and out. She is loving, gracious, compassionate, creative, crazy talented, inspiring and thoughtful. She loves the Lord with all of her mind, and soul...and spurs me onto greatness in the Lord and as a wife and mother. She is my most trusted friend who knows all my faults and still takes the time to love me and encourage me and build me up. Just the other day, on the phone, while I sat crying with her (I was the only one crying) she proceeded to tell me what I good mother I am and gave me a bit of a pep talk. I felt much better and moved on. Oh, I hope to be 1/10th of the mother to my children that you have
been to me, Mom. If the words here don't make sense, I am blaming it on the lack of sleep that has been happening at this house for quite some time. Below is the reason...our newest addition is only 2 weeks old!?
Shown here with my dear Mom.

I love you Mom-Happy Mother's Day!


Here's wishing you all a wonderful NSD and Mother's Day weekend!!