Headed to Utah!

This summer the kids an I headed down to Utah for a month. James went to a conference in Texas then stopped there on his way home so we got to spend our first week in Utah together. The flight down was pretty eventful unfortunately. It was a red eye. I like to do red eyes because it makes the long flight easier if they are asleep. However, this was not the case. Thankfully Grayden fell asleep after about 30 minutes. Connor finally settled down and fell asleep about and hr and a half into the flight. Scarlett would not sleep at all. I tried and tried and she fought it like no other. After another hour Connor woke up and complained that his tummy hurt. I looked for a barf bag but couldn't find one quick enough. I had just enough time to put Scarlett on the floor, cup my hands together and catch his vomit. Yuck. It was in the middle of the night, every one was sleeping. I had no way to push the call button. Thankfully the lady across from us saw and ripped open a blanket bag for me to poor the contents of my hands into. We called a flight attendant and she brought some hot towels to help me clean up. It was awful. Connor fell back asleep afterwards and him and Grayden slept the rest of the flight. Scarlett finally fell asleep about 45 minutes til landing. I'm definitely done flying alone with the kids for awhile.

One of the ways I kept Scarlett occupied was putting her sunglasses on her. She take them off and Id put them back on repeatedly. Oh the things that keep kids entertained.

Bye Roxy :(

Two months ago I took in a doggy because she needed a home. I tried to make it work because I felt so bad because of her history and it just wasn't. After a lot of searching and "interviews," I finally found her a suitable home. I cried, a lot. She was such a sweetie, I really wanted to keep her but I know it's better this way. Bye Roxy :(

Another baby shower!

Im doing another baby shower. My sister Deborah is having her first and I am super excited that its a girl! I am throwing her baby shower and its lamb themed. Here is the invite.

My diaper cake.

So a few posts back I showed my first ever baby shower invitation. I also made my first ever diaper cake for that shower. I wanted to use the same colors I used for the invitation to tie it all in. I decided to make it square and use flowers on it to make it look more elegant. I also made center pieces out of similar flowers and got table cloths to match. I think all in all my first baby shower was a success :)

My new toy!

I have been bad mouthing my Explorer pretty much ever since I got it. Dont get me wrong. It has been quite helpful at times. It was just that I had a 7 seat car and only 5 of the 7 seats were easily accessible. Plus, it was quite the gas guzzler. With the gas prices going up its been even worse. I've been wanting a mini van for sometime now. I know it makes me such a "mom," but they are just so convenient and roomy. I checked one out the other day and finally convinced my husband its what i need. :) Its so nice!! The doors open at the push of a button, the seats are leather so its easily cleanable, and the kids favorite...a DVD player. So now I am the proud owner of a Toyota Sienna. It is a few years old, has a few dings and dents, but its perfect for me.

Chuck E Cheeses'

He pooped!

Today when I went to pick up the kids from the sitter Grayden had some very exciting news to tell me. He pooped on the potty at the sitters house! I could barely contain my excitement. We are going to Chuck E Cheese tonight.