BZZ Agent - take one

So, I don't know where I first heard about this company called Bzz Agent, but however it happened I joined this on-line group that recieves free products in the mail and we then are supposed to spread word of mouth advertising for them.

The first product that I got from them was from Beech Nut, which is a baby and toddler food company. They sent me a TON of toddler snacks; little yogurt covered bites, 7-grain nibblets, and bisquits. So far Kailey really likes them, especially the yougurt covered bites!

Kailey isnt really a picky eater, but she isnt at all interested in eating, so to have something that she will actually go and ask for is great because it keeps her occupied in the car, or at church, or at the store .... ... you guys know how it is... ;)

Anyway so the picture up there is the HUGE amount of stuff that they sent to me. Un-opened it is good for a year (great for food storage!!!) and there are no artificial preservatives, flavorings or colourings etc. They are low on sodium and sugars aswell so long story short if you are looking for a treat for your toddler I would recommend these to you.... especially the yogurt ones ( I may have eaten a few myself ... they are really good .... shhhhhh )

Easter Weekend

Well, all of these pictures and more are allready up on face book, so feel free to go there and see our whole Easter weekend festivities.

My cousin Julia helped me out big time again in making Kailey a special Easter dress! I am making good use of the fabricville membership these days, and I am thinking that I really need to get a sewing machine ... but then again I really like going out to Julias house to use all her fancy equipment, and I like having her there to answer my questions .... AND she is good company, so maybe I should'nt get a machine after all.

I couldnt help myself one day looking at kaileys cute little toes. I was doing my own nails and she was trying to grab at the bottle of nail polish, so I sat her down beside me and did her toes too. She was so shocked that she sat very still the whole time. It has been 2 weeks almost now and she still points and smiles at her pink toes. She is Mamas girl after all!!!

Also on our Easter weekend I made some treats that we used to make at home when we were little. I made up a big batch one day and we brought some to our neighbours on Good Friday. We really are trying to get to know our neighbours, they are really nice as far as we can tell and we are sad that we wont be here in the summer to get to know them better.



I guess I should have put this picture up by the other one of the dress, but I bought this little tag at fabricville, and sewed it into the back of the dress. I like making stuff for Kailey that is differant from everyone elses stuff. Who wants to be wearing the same thing as everyone else? how embarrassing, right??

Anyway Easter was great, Kailey was all excited about the chocolate trail that she discovered outside her door, and she followed it all the way to the pile of goodies in the living room. The bowl of chocolate was sitting on the table for a day or two and everytime she saw it all she would say was " OOOoooooOOOOooooo" and point at it, smiling so sweetly at me as if to say, " Mama do you love me enough to give me just one more candy?"

Other than the commercial side of Easter, the real side of Easter was definetly on my mind while I was remembering Elder Hollands talk from General Conferance. He did what He did for us purley out of love and compassion and mercy and He did it completley alone. I think back to the times in my life when I have felt alone, and they are some of the most horrible memories i can think of, and even then I wasnt really alone. He truly had to bear more than we can imagine and I love Him for it.

Anyway Davis is deep in Exam mode the last few weeks, I am spring cleaning and getting things ready to go out west yet again. Davis leaves a week from today and Kailey and I are leaving the day after Stake Conferance. We are looking forward to another great summer, but we will definetly miss our house, family and ocean again.

Is it too early to start a count down for when we come home???

Leslie made me do it ....

I was told by Leslie that I had to do another blog about Kaileys birthday and about Cuba ... Cuba will take a while, sorry Leslie. Here is the princess' birthday summary.

She is generally in a good mood most of the time anyway, but on her birthday she was especially excited, she knew something was differant about that day. She got her special "Birthday Girl" badge and wore it with pride to church. As Kathy Nelson can probably tell you, she was waving at everyone and laughing alot more than normal in sacrament meeting. She was quite proud of herself all day long.

Her Party was fun, we were going to do a big huge thing and invite over everyone we knew that had kids, but we decided that maybe she would get alittle overwhelmed and that would get alittle too crazy, so we just invited over the immediate family because they are the people that she loves the most anyway.

She was LOVING all the new books and toys, and her new kiddie lap-top from my parents, she barley knew what to do with herself, she is still excited about the pile of new stuff that is still sitting in the living room.

Am I allowed to still call her a baby or is she officially a toddler now ? She thinks she is 25 and totally proud of herself at all times. Funny Funny Funny kid, a total entertainer to the last drop. The only times when she really lets herself be a baby is when I cuddle with her before she goes to bed, I dont know when that will stop, but it will be a sad day for me I think.

Anyway her birthday was great, we all had a wonderful day

stay tuned for Cuba Leslie, its coming ..... someday .....

One year of being a Mama .....

- Mother-hood has sucked the selfishness right out of me, she always comes first and always will.

- Mother-hood has taught me what Christ-like love is, I will always love her and die for her no matter what she does or doesnt do.
- Mother-hood has taught me gratitude, I am gratful for every moment with her.
- Mother-hood has taught me patience, I am far more patient than I thought I was, but I have also learned that I have a limit.
- Mother-hood has taught me to prioritize, reading books comes before dishes. Playing games comes before laundry, singing songs comes before cleaning the bathroom. House work will ALWAYS be there to do, kailey will only have a childhood one time, I am determined to take advantage of every moment with her.
- Mother-hood has taught me that I can do a surprising amount of things while holding a baby in one arm, that list currently includes things like, brushing my teeth, doing my hair and make-up, making dinner, cleaning the house, grocery shopping, folding a doing laundry ... the list grows everyday
- Mother-hood has taught me to watch myself, Kailey watches and copies everything I do. It is for this reason that I want to always be calm and happy around her so that she will be aswell.
- Mother-hood has taught me how important the gospel really is. It takes a village to raise a child, I would rather she be raised in a village of love and support and faith, than in the world where greed, selfishness and hatred are free.
- I have learned more about myself this past year than I knew in the past 24 previous years, how can I love such a tiny thing so much? How can I be so interested in the little things she does? How can I totally forget anything of myself and be so focused on her every whim ... yet I am happier than i ever have been?

She has been my greatest teacher so far in life. there are so many other lessons that I have learned and many more that I am learning everyday. I am so glad that she chose to come and be in my family, and I pray everyday that I am worthy to be her Mommy.

xo xo xo I love you Birthday girl xo xo xo

I have largely ignored my creative side over the past few years, so recently I decided to get back intouch with her and see if she was still kicking around. I dont know if she is or not, but I somehow got the great idea to make an entire new set for Kaileys room. ... Really I dont know what I was thinking but it seemed like a good idea when I started, half way through I found that I was in WAY over my head as I didnt even know how to make a quilt so I enlisted the help of my dear cousin and master of the sewing machine, Julia.

She had me over a few times and showed me what I needed to do. THANK_YOU JULIA!!!!!

Anyway, here is what I came up with......




It started off so inocently with curtains for her window and also for her closet door

I made a "rag quilt" which was really easy for someone like me!!

Bumper pad and quilt together.... feels good to be done finally!!

A close up of the main fabric in the room. Green with lighter green, peach, pink and yellow polka dots.

This bumper pad was my nemisis today. I made it in one long 4 meter length for some reason .... blaahhhhhh ... I was getting pretty frustrated today with this thing ... but its done now and I am patting my self on the back.

next time I have a baby, some one remind me to just buy a crib set instead of making one.

When I was in "my youth" (aka, before I got married) I always pittied those women who would get married, have kids and then feel the need to get the "Mommy hair cut" ...

I swore to myself that I would NEVER be one of those women and that I would always keep my long hair...

Now I understand why all those women did what they did.

I have chopped off all of my hair and I love it. I love that it only took me 10 minutes to do my hair this morning instead of the regular 45 minutes of blowdrying and straightening. I was starting to get discusted with myself for pulling my hair back into a messy ponytail every single day and I was bored bored bored of my hair.

SO I did it. i took the plunge, I became one of those women. I am sure one of the younger single girls is swearing that they will never do what I just did. But I dont regret it. I love it.

Anyway. JJ cut my hair on friday and I do freaking love it alot, she did a great job!!!

Again ... with the suckage ...

Why do I suck so bad at blogging?

So I have over a month to catch up on now.

Kailey is crawling now, it took her a while to decide to start trying but as soon as she decided to try, she got it. Within a day or two of trying to crawl she had it down and there is NO stopping her now. She is getting into everything she can find (oh joy) today her room of choice was the kitchen, especially the cupboards with the pots and pans in them.

She loves crawling in general and just follows me around all day, its cute ... .most of the time.

We had so much fun with her on Christmas, she loved the lights and all the new toys and books she got. I think most of all she loved having everyone around her so excited and a very devoted audience.

Davis turned the big 30 in December as well, he calls it twenty-ten.

The card making was fantastic, I had so much fun with the stamp set that I got! I cant wait to get some more, these two are just a couple of the ones that I made, my two favorites.

So the new year is here and we are excited about this new year that we have infront of us. Its hard to imagine that it could be any better than the year we just had, but we have high hopes and expectations and we cant wait to see what it will bring!

Our family goals are pretty standard in terms of improving scripture study and FHE, etc etc. But one that we are really hoping to get going soon is to be more social ... we have turned into homebodies latley and want to get out of that rut asap. So expect lots of dinner invites and game invites from us soon!

HAPPY NEW YEAR