Chris and Kaden

I love those moments when something just reminds you of how very blessed you are. This picture is one of those moments for me....

I am so blessed to have a husband who is such a good father and to have Kaden. He reminds us everyday how to laugh at things.

In other news..... CHRIS FINISHED HIS TEST!! We don't get the results back for 3 months but Chris said he feels very good about it. Thanks to everyone who said a special prayer on his behalf.

I have a little doggy...

And he is the cutest thing ever! This weekend I got to dress Kaden up in his Doggy costume and take him to a Halloween Party at the Park. Later that Day we also went to our Ward Halloween party. He made such a cute puppy dog!

He has gotten to the stage now where he doesn't want to ride in the stroller he wants to push it!

Just a little bit short for this one... but the dogs face made it in nicely.


I was able to meet up with my good friend Jamie. This is her darling little girl with Kaden in front of the HUGE pumpkins!

Here is a close up.

This is the video of Kaden at grandmas before we left

Chris's Test

Well we all have "Big Days" and Chris has one coming up real soon. This Saturday he is taking an 8 hour test that determines if he can graduate this year. I don't know much about Chemical Engineering but I can guess it is not going to be easy. For all of you who read this, please keep a special prayer in your heart for him on Saturday. He is a genious and I know he will do so well but a few extra prayers can't hurt to help his mind be clear and his heart be calm.

Thanks all!!

Baby Shower

The girls at work threw me a little baby shower this week. It was a lot of fun. I must say that there was an overwhelming amount of pink. It is crazy how cute little girl clothes are. It made me very excited to dress her in them! Thanks to all who helped out, you were all very generous and it was a lot of fun.

This is Jocelyn, one of my good friends at work who is due a month before me.

Dishing up the yummy potluck food~

Ahhhh.... cute pink presents!

So Close...

TO BEING DONE!!

Well I "put my shoulder to the wheel " and spent every spare minute in the last few days into finishing Taycees room and it is ALMOST done. Here are some pictures as proof!

This was the first wall to be done. Here we are starting to paint the squares.....

and here is the finished wall.... The letters say "Has anyone seen my glass slipper?"

This is the wall with the letters I painted. Which, by the way, were not easy to center and hang. Big thanks to my cute hubby who was so patient through this whole process holding and moving and drilling and "re-doing" until I was happy. He was such a trooper and I couldn't have done it without his help!

Here is a wider view of that wall/corner.

This is a wide view of the other corner of the room.

I went everywhere and tried to find block letters I liked to put on this shelf. After my search yesterday still proved to be unfruitful I decided I would just make my own! I am still toying with the idea of getting smaller blocks and putting the letters "l-i-t-t-l-e" on them to put on top of the angel blocks... any opinions on that? Also... that is a picture frame next to the letters... it will remain empty till Taycee is born.

Here is the wall of the room that still needs a little work. We are replacing the tan futon cover with a dark chocolate brown. That should be here Tuesday. I am making a pink and brown pokadot table cover for the end table in the corner. I don't know when I will get to that, my creative juices are starting to dwindle. And of course we are missing one of the curtain valances. It has been ordered and also will be here Tuesday.

This is the final light switch wall.

So what do ya think?.... not to shabby.

I have to make a special note to our Dear Aunt Kathy. This last general conference Jeffery R Holland talked about the angels we have on earth among us. Kathy is one of our angels. She came shopping with me on Thursday as I went to get most of the things we needed to finish Taycees room. And she bought ALL of it. Not to mention she is making a quilt for Taycee as well. This is not the first nor I am sure the last time she will do something so generous for us. We are so grateful for her generosity towards us. WE LOVE YOU AUNT KATHY!

Full House

Well to say we have had a full house this weekend is an understatement. Chris's family came up and stayed with us the last two nights. There were 9 of us in our little abode. :) Saturday we played games and hung out. Today Chris and I had to speak in church ( which is one of the reasons they came up for the weekend). I would say it went fairly well, the best part is that it is over. :) We grilled some hamburgers tonight and played some more games. It was a fun weekend. Thanks to the Clayton Clan for coming to visit. As far as Kaden updates go... he has been sick this week with a stinkin cold. He had a pretty high fever Thursday night but seems to be on the mend. Now if I can just keep up with the green gunk that keeps coming out of his nose..... Ah the joys of motherhood

Kaden sure does love his grandma.

This is a picture of Kaden trying to take a bite of the HUGE Onion Rings at Iceberg.

Uh guys this isn't really working! ( Notice that Chris isn't having any trouble biting his food!)

Kaden and grandpa are the best of buddies.

Here is a picture of some of the clan playing games.

Happy Birthday Dad!

It is my Dad's Birthday today! I just wanted to do a quick post telling him how much I love him! He is such a great father and example and I am so glad he is my dad. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I was reading in my journal and in the very back I have an entry dated March of 2001 This is what it says:

Some things my dad taught me...

1. No one can wash your car as well as you can

2. Ice cream is ok for breakfast or dinner

3. You should always save your money

4. Birddogs never fly

5. I apparently have a breaking problem

haha I honestly can't tell you where those all came from or exactly what they mean but at the age of 16 those were the things dad had taught me. :)