Projects

I have totally got in this craft kick. It started with making curtains for the kitchen (the red ones). I stole this idea from this fabulous website . There is no sewing involved. Then I got some fabric to make my own headboard. The curtain pattern in the bedroom I made up. I need to put something above the headboard any ideas? When I was up north I bought a pattern for an apron. I found some cute fabric and whipped one up. The pattern is so cute and easy I want to make more. Then I saw this easy pattern for a valnce that sticks out like 4" from the window. I made one for Zobug that matches her blanket and some for the living room. I plan on making curtains for my therapy office and the guest room. I have made the front room into my therapy office. I decided to paint it a very soothing color of green. I textured the one wall with tissue paper and it turned out pretty cute. I also recovered some cushions on a chair to match.

Maddyn and Zoey update

Zoey is crawling everywhere. She is getting a little faster than a turtle now. She will follow you around the house and loves to play in the shower when you get out. She can say more in sign language, loves to eat big people food and is very patient with her sister. She is still pretty small but she is catching up. She will be 9 months here in a few days. She sleeps through the night even when her sister is mad about something and crying. She puts everything in her mouth and we have had to pull lots of items out. There is no way to keep the floor clean with a 3 year old around. She likes to dance when there is music and will smile at anyone who looks at her. She is growing in dark hair which I hope stays. Maddyn's was very white at this point so I think it will stay dark.

So Maddyn is getting to be quite the inventor of ideas. Her new favorite place to play is in the toy box. You will rarely find toys in there; just her. She also likes to place items in the oven. You can see by the pictures what happens when we do not look in the oven before we preheat. She loves to carry Zobug around and tell her what to do. She has started Preschool and loves it. She loves spending time with her best friend Titan. She will help around the house if you just ask her to. Her chore is switching the laundry. She loves to find extra change and put it in her piggy. She is a great help when you ask her to be.

Christmas

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Maddyn still wanted to play with each present before she would open another one. Zobug was not interested in any of it. She did not even want to play with the paper. maddyn got a cleaning set that has a working vaccum and Zobug got a mat for the floor to crawl on. They also got some movies that Maddyn cannot stop watching. She loves Strawberry Shortcake and Toy Story 3 now. After they opened all of their presents, Maddyn decided that she needed to take everyone of her presents into her bedroom. She has never done this before. She then played with Zobug in her room for 2 hours. Zobug loves playing with her.

(This is a jelly and cheese sandwich; her new favorite.)

Thanksgiving.

I know that it is clear after Christmas now but I have been super swamped with work and in my free time I am trying to do something that will give me an energy boost to keep going. Lately that has been craft projects (I will post about those soon).

For Thanksgiving we went to Oregon. We met my parents on the coast and rented a condo right on the beach. It was so much fun. It snowed on the beach though. Maddyn hated the water and was super scared that it was going to sweep her into the ocean. She wanted to just walk up by the rocks. Zobug had to be bundled up in a blanket so she never saw the ocean. The drive was really long. It took us 21 hours to get there and 3 days to get back. The girls were REALLY done driving after that. The drive back was snow packed the whole way. We saw at least 20 wrecks. We were so lucky we were able to take OUR truck because we would have never made it back safe. While in Oregon we went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory (yes Trevor they make cheese there not Cheesecake :0). We also went to an aquarium, light houses, played bingo, and made many walks on the beach.

Maddyn loved spending time with Grandma and Grandpa and being spoiled! The highlight of the trip for the boys was going to the Oregon State Football game. My dad retired the week before the trip so we treated him to a game. They were in the covered chushy seat section. The boys loved it and the game was also very exciting.

Parking

Maddyn asked me to come outside. I walked into the front yard and she showed me how she parked all of her toys. She is so funny. She loves being outside.

Halloween 2010

Halloween was really fun this year with a kid who really understood. Maddyn and her friend Titan loved the carnival at Trevors school because they got lots of candy. Zobug was a basketball player, Maddyn was a cheerleader and Titan was spiderman who insisted on carrying one of Maddyn's pom poms. The carnival was Friday night and so we went trick or treating on Saturday. Those kids walked so slow. I kept telling them they would get more candy if they would walk faster. Trevor said enjoy it because they will want to run soon enough. Zobug sat in the car while I walked with the kidos.

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New stolen idea

I saw this idea at our last lunch and learn. I loved it and did my own twist. What do you think?

Uh Oh

While Trevor was feeding Zobug, Maddyn decided she could not wait for a "butter sandwich". She made one for her and her friend. Looks very appetizing huh?

6 months

Zoey is 6 months old. She is getting so big. She is 15 pounds and 24 inches. She is still in the 15%. She is sitting up all by herself. She is up on all fours and rocking. She will smile at anyone and anything. Maddyn can make her laugh at anything. She loves to be around people. She sleeps 13 hours at night. She will take 2 to 3 naps a day and will not tell you when she has woke up. You have to go in and check on her because she will just lay there. She never cries. She loves talking and babbling. Her nicknames are Zobug, Bugga, Zobe, Buggabo, Zoey Bugga, Zoey Bugger Pie. She is eating squash, carrots, applesauce, and pears. Maddyn is totally protective of her and will do anything for Zobug.
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Dancing

Maddyn's favorite thing to do is be a cheerleader. She loves dancing around the house and making a cheer out of everything.
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Arizona

I cant figure out how to get these to the bottom so here are the Zoo pics discussed below.

Last week, I went to Arizona with some friends to go the the Phoenix Time Out for Women. This was the most amazing conference. I learned so much and am going to go to it every year now. The girls I went with are so amazing and inspirational. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the conference

"How do you have a successful marriage? Lower your standards"- Marjorie Hinckley

"Get out of the business of comparison, you will always find someone fatter, skinnier, richer or poorer than you" - Virginia Hinckley

"Heaven will not be Heavenly if we have not chosen to be Heavenly" Brad Wilcox

"Jesus does not make up the difference, He makes all the difference" Brad Wilcox

After the conference, Grammy and Papa brought the girls down and picked me up in Phoenix. We had so much fun for a whole week. It was kind of rainy and cold so we didn't swim much, but we found a lot to do. We first went to Chuck E Cheese. We just played the games and then went somewhere else to eat. They put a number on everyone as they come in so that you leave with the right children. So COOL. Maddyn loved playing the games and getting tickets to buy her bracelets.

We also went to this old time city where they did an amazing stunt show. Maddyn got to ride on a train and visit some fun shops.

We also went to a local elementary schools carnival where maddyn continually went on the bouncy slide over and over. She could not understand the concept of waiting in line.

Then we went to the Zoo. This was a perfect zoo for little kids. It was small and compact so Maddyn didn't have to walk too far to see the animals. She loved it. I especially loved the llamas ;)