Just some fun

Look at my pumpkin crafts

These are my Halloween ones. So fun and easy

Just some fall/thanksgiving ones. They sure helped calm me down at the end of the day.. :-)

Now here are just some fun pictures of Joseph, He's growing so BIG!!!

Yes he climbed up on the stroller ALL by himself. started from the bottom went under the drink holder and up higher... I had to take a picture before I took him off. Such a dare devil.

Ha this one was taken today, He got stuck under it and started fussing because he couldn't get out. I had Tanner take a picture before he saved him.

Ha ha this is how I get greeted almost every morning/nap time... SO CUTE!!!

Much needed girls time...

So my friend Jessica and I had planned a crafting day on the day of conference since she didn't have her boys and I got my mother in law to watch Joseph which was nice. It turned out we had to buy the stuff and didn't want to do it on Saturday, So we planned for Friday afternoon. Her and Sam had plans, but it ended up they invited me to go that night. So we started the afternoon shopping for fabrics. LOVED it but it was pricey. We then ended up meeting Sam there. Joseph then started SCREAMING (it was lunch time) so we ended up going to Taco Bell. Joseph LOVED his taco. haha look at those fangs of his! After Taco bell we dropped Joseph off at my mother in laws. He slept over there for the night which was good for me so I could shampoo my carpet anyway. Then Jessica, Sam, and I went SHOPPING!!! we finished shopping for things we needed for Saturday then at Michaels they had 40% off items at old navy so guess what we did afterwards? ha I got a CUTE cardigan. Anyway we hit up a movie at the REEL watched Eclipse. Love that movie. Anyway we ended the night shortly after that. Then the next day we met at my house (ha both Sam and Jessica LATE!) haha we turned on conference and started crafting.

Side note: Jessica takes this positive parenting class and they talked on how traditions were important for kids and such. Anyway they had a cute Halloween one. You make or buy a Halloween pillow case on Oct. 1st you put it on their pillow. They sleep on it until Halloween. Then they take it off and use it as a bag for trick or treating. (crafty right?) Then when they get home (after inspecting the candy) you get a zip lock bag and let them choose their favorite candy and put it in the zip lock bag. The rest of the candy you put in the pillow case and they put it on the front porch for the "Halloween Which" then the Halloween which replaces the candy with a good book! Then the rest of the Candy you use for Christmas. (what the parents don't eat of course haha) Saves you money!

So we decided to make pillow cases. I've had sewing machine but never used it so Jessica being the doll she is taught me how to use it!!! My first sewing project ever.

My first mistake. Don't even ask me how I did it, Jessica couldn't even figure it out. BUT I fixed it and in the end it turned out GREAT!!!

Joesph's Halloween pillow case! isn't it cute. Gotta love Charlie Brown! I've started pillows and stuff and I'll take pictures of them when they are done. Well that night Jessica and I hit up Ladies night at deseret book. We were number 25 and 26 of the first 100 ladies and got the free sign they were giving away. I also got a cute sign for 2.99! I also won a book during the raffle!!!wahoo

Oh I almost forgot I didn't have a pin cushion for my pins and Jessica made one for me!
isn't it cute? a little pumpkin! All in all it was a GREAT weekend much needed girl time I forgot what it was like to have just girl time!

Cancelled

I'm so sad. Tanner and I had a little vacation all planned out for awhile now

We were headed to Utah Oct. 8-12Th for my cousin Wayne's wedding.

He had work all figured out to where he could take the time off and everything. We had it planned his sister Elise was going to watch Joseph while we went to freightmares!

Have you ever been? If not it is a MUST!!! we went a couple years ago (since I was preggo last year) and it ended up snowing. But that didn't stop us! no one was there. We went on wicked 5 times in a row! that's not including ever other ride we did, and haunted houses! We sure got our money worth! We actually had it planned to go with my cousin who just got home from his mission. Nathan even was going to have a date for it! Him and I have always been close and I wasn't there to see him leave for his mission or come home :-( the last time I saw him was at our wedding and I was looking forward to spending time with him, we became close through the years.

this is us a few years back, Nathan is the one that won't look at the camera, his brother Jason is the one in that hat who is currently out to sea serving our country! we're pretty close too. Any who I had to text him today and cancel on him :-(

My cousin Wayne is getting married I haven't seen him since my wedding either, I was never really close to him, but when we ever got together as kids we sure had fun together, ha he taught me how to jump fences. He is getting married in the Manti temple.

I have only heard amazing things about this temple, how beautiful it is and was SO excited to see it and watch another sealing. I've only been to one and it was amazing!

Tanner took a lot of time off of work last week for school and sick and then our dog Abby who got parvo and we ended up putting her down :-( his couch went over the time with him so he was sure to get what he needed including this trip off. Well some how along the line things got mixed up and when Tanner went to look today found out that he doesn't have anymore time and his coach gave him wrong numbers or something like that. So our fun filled trip is cancelled. I was so excited our first real family outing and we had fun things planned. Who knows when we'll get the chance to get out again. I was so looking forward to my family meeting Joseph and everything. I'm crushed but I will get over it. Stupid work. Woe is life. Thanks for listening to me whine.

Family pictures (by Victoria Greener)

Okay so this proves to me I NEED to lose weight, I didn't realize I had such a fat face until I saw these pictures. I do love them though, When I lose all my weight we'll just have to get more :-) My friend from high school took these. She did an AMAZING JOB!!! hope you enjoy them.

Before and After

Before... (look at his hair) -picture taken by Samantha Parent and After... (this is really his second haircut)
If you can see I cut it all off. But all of his hair is the same length now. Joseph now has 5 Teeth!!!

the top two aren't the front their sides So he looks like a vampire haha.

10 months

Can you believe it? my little guy is 10 months already!!! I can't believe how fast time has gone by!

haha he LOVES the swings!

Go Bronco's!!! It's because he dressed up that they won of course! I have no idea what is in his mouth, my mom was watching him for some of the day.

can you see the 3 teeth? they are there. He is also getting 2 on the top also just about to cut through! So 5 teeth in 1 week isn't bad at all!

I love my little boy so much! he is SO much fun!

Teething...

Oh boy, the joy of motherhood.

I seriously LOVE being a mom, I really wouldn't have it any other way, however there are times I wish I could just go somewhere and hide for a few hours.

Joseph is teething now, he's got 3 cute little teeth on the bottom.

No more him sucking on my chin anymore to give me kisses.

Their sharp little buggers, I don't blame him for fussing all the time and wanting to cuddle but man some times I feel like I could go crazy.

He was doing SO well in his crib sleeping all night, but now he wakes up screaming and no matter what I do I can't calm him down. well that was until I bought more Hylands teething tablets and those things are AMAZING!!!

Seriously all you mom's out there with teething babies should try them out. Best thing is their all natural!!! Joseph LOVES them he'll bring me the bottle of them so I can give him more. I tried them, they really just taste like powder sugar to me, it didn't do anything to me, but it has to do something because every time I give them to Joseph he seriously will calm down and the fussiness stops for a couple of hours. When ever Joseph will let me take a picture of his teeth I'll post them.