My Friends are WAY too nice to me!

Today I had plans to go to a friend's baby shower. So I dropped Macie off at my In laws and hurried to the party....I always seem to be a little late when Reed's not with me. I was only like five minutes late, which I thought was pretty good, but when I drove up there were already a lot of cars there. So I ran inside and apologized for being late, and headed downstairs........little did I know that my friends had tricked me, and the baby shower was actually for me! Fake invitation and everything...how embarrassing:) I was SO CONFUSED when I got down the stairs and everyone said SURPRISE. It took a while for me to understand what was going on....pregnancy brain you know:) So then I start crying...I'll blame that on the pregnancy too. I was way shocked, and I totally didn't deserve another shower, but I also feel very LOVED. How'd I get such nice friends? Thank you to everyone who came, I am so excited for all the cute new BOY things you gave us! And thank you to Katie A., Kortney, Lindsey, Ashley, and Katie for giving me a baby shower that I wouldn't let you give me:) It was WAY NICE, and so thoughtful for you guys to do all that! Like I said....my friends are way too nice to me:)

THE FOOD: They got Olive Garden soup and bread sticks, amazing. And this is the cake made out of diapers that Katie made!

Cake and gifts...

Opening gifts: Yeah, I know I'm not even looking at the camera, but this is the shot with the least amount of double chin:) I don't love pictures of me when I'm pregnant.

New Home.....

Last week we were able to close on a house in the Rigby area. Reed has been looking at this house since last May! It was a spec home that was in forclosure for about three years, so its never been lived in. The bank that owned it is clear in Texas, so it was a little difficult to work with them....so frustrating for ME. But Reed was patient and kept trying, and we finally got it! We are SO EXCITED, but also very sad to move farther from our friends and family, and ward. But, Rigby isn't THAT far, so don't forget about us :) There's a few things that weren't finished all the way on the house, (like some insulation and sheetrock in the garage, septic system, and some hand rails) so we probably won't be moving until about June. We also want to paint some of the rooms to make it more our own. Plus we will have a baby coming sometime in the middle of everything......so June sounds good as of right now :) Anyway, here are some pictures of what the house looks like right now, and I'll do an after post once we move in. Sorry there's so many.......



Front View


Back View


Deck


Kitchen


Master Bath


Master Bath


Master Bedroom


Living Room


Sitting Room (office for us)


Entry Way and Dining Area


Branson's Room (that is what we're naming our baby as of now)


Macie's Room


Main Bathroom


Laundry Room

Back to Normal...Kind Of

So Macie has been really sick the last couple days, especially yesterday. It is SO hard to watch her be so miserable, I hate it! She has a cough and runny nose, and I'm sure other things...but she just can't tell me about them. Yesterday she threw up about six times from coughing so hard, and she was so disgusted with it, it made me laugh. Two of the times she threw up she was in the bath tub, and she was trying to get away from it as fast as she could! Which was a kind of funny to me, because up until about two months ago she pooped EVERY SINGLE time she took a bath! And that didn't faze her:) And one of the other times she was running and dodging it as it fell on the floor. Sorry, that's a little graphic, but it made us laugh because she managed to miss all of it! And another time I just held her and let her puke all over my clothes so I wouldn't have to clean the carpet! I never thought I could do that before I had a kid, I would have DIED! Anyway........I am happy to say that she is doing SO much better today! We have spent half the morning dancing and playing ring around the rosies, or "Ashes, ashes!" as Macie calls it. She's still sick, but acting a lot more like Macie. So, for all of you with sick kiddos out there.....I'm sorry!

I am NOT ready for this.......

I thought I had at least six months until I had to start thinking about Potty Training. Nope, Macie is officially obsessed with sitting on the potty! I thought she would just think it was cool for a little while, and then stop. But it's been a few weeks, and she just wants to sit on it more and more! I thought she was WAY too young, but I talked to my mom and mother-in-law and they both had little girls start at Macie's age. So please help me......I don't know the first thing about potty training! We bought her a seat a couple nights ago, which she thinks she's so cool sitting on. But she's never actually WENT in the toilet, just LOVES to sit on it...and wipe...and flush...and wash her hands. Over and over:) So, any advice would be great!

Digital Scrapbooking...

When Reed has to work evenings I get a little bored after Macie goes to bed. Sure, there's things I could be doing, but I don't usually want to do anything "productive" after 8:30. So....here are a few scrapbook pages that I've been doing, plus some other stuff:)






Macie Packing around her little baby. I just loved the P.J.'s and tutu. She's so cute, it makes me laugh.


Ok, here's another little tiny sewing project that I did the other day while Macie was napping....It's the little black and white pillow. I love "Make It and Love It." :)

Please Help Me IMPROVE....

So now that I have a nice camera I REALLY want to learn how to take a good picture. I'd LOVE to take a class, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to fit one in before I have the baby! So.....I would LOVE to get some feedback on these pictures. Be brutally honest if you need to be, I don't mind. I just really want to improve, so please help! Angie, Jenny, Lacey, Amber, and anyone else who knows anything about photography...........let me know how to improve, please:) (Keep in mind, Macie was NOT cooperating, next time I will have someone there to help hold her attention. That's why she isn't looking at the camera in ANY of them!)










I also just wanted to post some fun LITTLE sewing projects that I did last night and this morning. When it comes to sewing, if it's not little and simple, it's best not to try it........for me anyway:)
Cute new strap for my camera. I see these all over, but I got a tutorial off of makeitandloveit.blogspot.com(found on my sidebar)

And a new nursing cover for baby boy....the only ones I had for Macie are girly colored:)

Happy Birthday Reed!

Yesterday (the 17th) was Reed's 27th Birthday! It probably wasn't the most exciting day for him because it was on a Sunday, so he went to meetings, and church, then hung out at home the rest of the day:) We did go out to eat on Saturday....but I think I always enjoy that more than him. I just want my hubby to know how much I love him and need him, and I am SO LUCKY he's mine! Happy Birthday Reed! Here are a few pictures from the big 2-7.....


Macie helping me make dad a cake in the morning while Reed was gone to meetings.
Tasting the cake batter....
She loved it of course!
The CAKE......yeah, I don't ever really get creative.
Birthday Boy and Macie

Blowing the candles out......and Macie trying to help.

Loving the frosting:)

My New Furniture.....

So I told you Reed's been spoiling me lately. Well, here's further proof. Our friend Kyle helped him make these chests over the Christmas break....a toy chest for Macie's room, and a bigger one to go in the front room! Thank you SO MUCH Kyle for helping Reed make these, I LOVE them! And THANK YOU Reed, they are beautiful, but I love them even more because YOU built them for ME:)

Nicest Husband...

Reed has been spoiling me rotten lately....not sure why, but I'm not going to complain:) It makes me feel a little guilty, but also loved...so thank you Honey! The latest thing he's spoiled me with is this...A KITCHENAID MIXER! I am SO excited! I was using my mom's old bread mixer that she gave to me up until now. And when I say old, I mean like 30 plus years old. But I was okay with that, at least it worked. Well, until a few week ago, then it finally died:( Reed took it apart and found out which part needed replaced, but I guess they stopped making them a while ago. I was SO sad. But Reed has been secretly looking at them on the Internet, and this weekend while we were in Utah we got this one off of KSL! Never been used and exactly the one I have always dreamed about...even the color! So, I am a nerd, and posted a couple pictures of the beauty and the PERFECT cookie dough that I made today. I didn't think that it would make a difference in the dough, but it did! Perfect consistency. Yesterday I made bread, and it was a BIG step up from before. Thank you Reed.....I LOVE it!

CoUpLe PiCtUrEs Of MaCiE...

I just wanted to post a couple cute pictures of our little girl, and tell you some cute things she's doing lately. I thought she would be too young to care about a new baby coming, but I think she might understand more than I know. Lately she has been obsessed with babies. If there is ever a car seat around, she's peeking in and saying "baby, baby!" When we babysit a baby, she's constantly trying to give them a bottle, or their binky, or poking them in the eye and saying, "eye, eye!" And she even wants to carry them, don't worry, I don't let her:) Macie's had a runny nose lately, so she gets it wiped A LOT. Yesterday she went and got her doll and a couple little teddy bears, then ran to the bathroom and got some tissue, and wiped all their little noses. I thought that was so cute! She wraps her little doll in a blanket and packs it around everywhere giving it lots of kisses and feeding it her sippy. She always wants to see the baby in my tummy, but also thinks there's one in hers....and her dad's, so I don't think she quite understands that one yet:) But she knows what a baby is, and I think she will be lots of "HELP" when our little guy gets here.