The Quiet Book

I am attempting to make a quiet book for Ethan. Sacrament meeting is a crazy event each week. Hopefully I will be able to finish the book before next Christmas.

This page is one of my favorites because Ethan loves to pretend eat food! On the opposite page I am making a cookie jar to put all of the cookies in.

This page didn't turn out as fun as I was hoping but still a good teaching tool.

The fishing page isn't finished yet - I still need to make the fishing rod. The fish are stored behind the "ocean" and will be hooked by magnet. This was my first page I ever made. I would have done a few things different now that I know alittle better what I am doing.

I am hoping that people will give me more ideas for making quiet book pages! Send your suggestions.

I don't even know where to start...

Actually it isn't that hard to start - not much is really happening. We are just enjoying our lives with Ethan. We had a little photo shoot with Ethan's cousins on the Andrew side of the family. There are only seven of them and one cousin on the way:)

Ethan does smile, just not during photo shoots.
Let's see what else have we done this summer... we played with Grandpa Bryson. Dad is doing really well and we enjoy all of the time we get to spend together. I need to visit more often - I know. I finally had my parents over for Sunday dinner. I was so nervous that the food wouldn't be good enough which is why it took forever for me to have the guts to even have them over.
Ethan and Emron love to ride the four-wheelers around the cabin.

I know we did other things. It takes forever to download pictures and I get bored. Although while I doing this post it reminded me that we took a cruise around Italy this summer and I haven't posted anything about that. That will be my next post when I get the patience to get on blogger!!!!

Our growing garden

The little plants are growing. We have transplanted them into larger containers since these photos. Mid-May we will move them to the outside.

I have a vegetable garden!

So, Heather and I have decided to plant a vegetable garden this year. We started with seeds and planted them yesterday. I am really excited. We decided to plant corn, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, thyme, green onions, mint and basil.

We have started indoors for now since it is still freezing outside. I will post more pictures as our seedlings begin to grow. Wish me good luck because we are gonna need it! I haven't grown anything before but I think it will be fun to eat food I have grown - but we will see.

Heather's Baby Shower

I had the very fortunate opportunity to help with Heather's baby shower (my sister-in-law - I love her:). I had so much fun with the decorations - I could easily be a party planner - at least the decorating parts - I am not so good with food. I had so much fun!
I decided to do a clothesline of the cute little outfits she already had.

I love coordinating napkins and paper goods and food displays. It's the funnest part. The napkins ended up looking like roses. I hadn't really planned it that way until I got started making them. I wrapped the utensils with the napkins.

Finally - the best/cutest was the diaper cake. I know most people have already seen one before but it was the first one I have made with any great success. So FYI - if anyone is planning a baby shower, let me know because I love planning! It's much more fun planning baby girl showers because it's supposed to be cutesy but boys can be fun too.

A Mom's Right...

His little personality is shining through :) He is so much fun I can hardly stand it. I just really being able to see him grow and learn each day. He recently had his first real haircut. He immediately stopped looking like a baby and became a little boy. I am not sure I am ready for that - but I guess it is coming anyway.
There are never enough binkies for this boy! He has three in his right hand, one in his left and one in his mouth. I think it's an obsession! I usually am lucky to find one binkie at any given time but one night Emron found his stash under his crib - so now we have 5.
Ethan's latest move is lounging! He loves crossing his legs when he sits with us and now he has started putting his hands behind his head just to relax from his very stressful days!

Once in a Blue Moon

Apparently it is time for me to update the blog. I have no idea if anyone even reads my blog because I don't ever post. But, in case there is that one person who wants to know...here is the latest.


Happy 1st birthday Ethan! My little baby boy is now one! I can't believe it - it has been the fastest year of my life. Ethan is walking all over the place. More and more teeth keep coming in...fun. We just got back from Maui with the Andrew family. We had a great time - we took Ethan and it was fun but I don't think he will be joining us next time.

I have a medical question for anyone. My shoulders hurt so bad. I can't sleep and it is difficult for me to rotate my arms or raise them. Typing, etc is getting more difficult. What should I do? I know I need to see a doctor, but who? I have a busted knee too. I am falling apart and I am only 28. That's all for now...I hear Ethan awake.