Burp Cloths

I just finished my first batch of burp cloths tonight.




These are for baby Luke who was also born today! I am so glad Luke is here. He is my dear friend's rainbow baby. This is a different friend than the one who had Levi on Monday.  We are super blessed and excited to have two new additions this week. I haven't seen pictures yet of Luke but he sounds awesome. I am really excited to meet him in May. Since his Momma is a big Cardinals fan I also made him this onesie for the summer




Now it is off to bed to get into work early tomorrow. The fun never stops! :)

New adventures

Today one of my best friends got to welcome to the world her newest son. He is awesome. I love him. We have texted, he knows I'm his favorite. He is also a genius. I know this because at six hours old he can say "I love you Aunt Steph".

Also, Sydney went back to the the baby sitter's house today. This was sad for me, but she did great. At least she did great until she decided she no longer liked to wear diapers. Since she decided this, she took her pants and diaper off, twice, at nap time. When she got home this continued. She kept trying to get her diaper off again without being stopped. When this girl sets her mind to something, that is just the way it is gonna be... This must come from Steve's side of the family. Needless to say we are now potty training and she went pee pee in the potty for the first time!

Sick baby/Mom's visit

It has been a crazy two weeks in our household. Sydney was sick for a week and as soon as she started feeling better my mom arrived for a week. I love it when my mom gets to visit us. We are all spoiled, but the best part is we get one on one time with her. I love all of my family dearly but it is nice to get a week with just mom instead of trying to cram a million things into one week. This time I crammed most things in before she arrived so that we could hang out. I even finished the playroom wall the night before she came.


While she was here I also got some crafts done. It was really nice to hang out and have an extra pair of hands. We miss her already!! Thankfully we will be going home in a month. :)

Family Rules

It is definitely not perfect, but we are very pleased with it and enjoy having our rules up. I am sure there will be rules added and a new version created with milder colors when we move. For now it does the job.

Finally finished...

I know it only took a week...but what a long one! Steve and I were able to finish the spring cleaning and the family rules sign. I did not take a before picture but I took a during picture with the contents strewn about even more.



This was the storage room. We also cleaned out both closets and any other hidden clutter. I am a sucker for the "I might need that again, so I better keep it" mind set. I was so tired of it, hence the purge! We ended up with everything donated, thrown out, or organized neatly in tubs in closets, which left us with this



So, so nice. Now, I just have to get some sleep so I can use the new wii room. I will post pics of the rules soon.

Spring Cleaning

This is the first year we have taken part in spring cleaning. I am purging the entire apartment. Well, I am making piles of goodwill, dump, and so on while Steve is going through the exercise of actually moving everything out. This is really hard work considering it hasn't been done this thoroughly in five years. It was probably not the smartest idea to start this project during the week, but it will be worth it when we are done. Sydney has been such a big helper too. I keep trying to throw ecerything out and she keeps falling in love with "new" objects. So we compromised and she is getting to keep this mat.



At least until her play mat gets here...
We are rewarding ourselves by creating a grownup room. The rest of our place is kid friendly and overtaken by toys. By next week Steve will have his podcasting studio and I will finally have my wii room!

Happy 15 Months

Have a good Monday

Weekend off

After a very hectic March, I actually had a weekend off. I had great intentions of rest and cleaning. Instead, I ended up playing, watching Netflix, grocery shopping, cooking, and then working on our family rules. I sent out to the craft store for round cake pans. Since I am not artsy or crafty this should not have been an issue. This is what I came home with



I found the items on sale and figured I should give the project a shot. So far we have come up with this



(they are just laid out on the floor and are not attached to each other yet)

We will be going back this week for the frame that is on sale 50% off, and on top of that we have a 40% off coupon. This brings the 24"x36" frame down to a steal. Let's just hope when we go back for the frame I am not sucked into another project!