Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Ok, no one faint please!

Yes, I am posting something on my blog!

I keep meaning to blog, really I do. I have several cute things I’ve made lately and some cute kid stuff to brag about but I have a problem.

My camera has died.

I haven’t really mourned it’s lose because I want a new one. But I seriously can’t blog without pictures. Does anyone else have this problem?

This is totally not what I was going to blog about, so back on track I go.

I’m due to have this baby in 5 weeks and I’m nesting.

Like a crazy women!

I’m pretty sure it’s driving Barry insane but after 4 pregnancy’s he’s a pretty smart man and he’s just going with it.  He helped me totally rearrange Ryan’s room today and I’m doing the girls room tomorrow and then I’m on to our room and oh yes, my sewing room, I have big plans down there to go with my new sewing machine that I’m headed out to get today. Woo Hoo!

But here is my dilemma.  I can not for the life of me choose a pattern for this little boys bedding.  If you quilt much you know it’s hard to find great masculine fabric.  There is of course your basic baby fabric’s but I’m not such a big fan of those.  Plus I’m a fabric snob and pretty much refuse to buy fabric at JoAnn’s. It must be from a Quilt Shop, it’s just so much cuter and such a better quality AND the women at quilt shops can actually cut your fabric straight so you get what you paid for.  I shouldn’t even get started on the cutting skills of JoAnn employee’s.

So here is your job-

Look at the following photo’s.  Imagine them in Boy colors.   And tell me which pattern is your favorite.

They are all pretty basic patterns and the one with circles I am considering making into stars but I just can’t decide.

Pattern 1 – Made by very talented Natalie at Piece N Quilt.

Pattern 2 – I sure wish I could remember where I got this photo and give credit but I don’t.

Pattern 3 – Made by Camille over at Thimble Blossoms.  I don’t think there is anything she has done that I don’t like, right down to how she decorates her house and is addicted to her caffine. :)

Pattern 4 – This one I really don’t know who made it. I saw it on flicker and the rest of the room was so perfect I just wanted to move in.

In case you’re wondering I’m leaning toward Camille’s quilt and the bumper pads from number 4.  But I oh so love the circles and you all know how much I love me some stars! See I can’t decide.  Help!

My claim to fame

Well, not really.

This is my cousin Jasen’s newest commercial.  He’s done several and it cracks me up everytime.  He’s the first one you see, he sort of looks like Brad Pitt.

I have no clue why I’m sharing this.

I’m apparently very board.

Or just totally wasting my time on the internet.

It’s not like I don’t have at least 12 other projects to be finishing up.

Such Great Messages

These video’s are so inspired.

This one was just what I needed today.

a sunday afternoon drive

Have you ever been to the park in Liberty?

They have the BEST slide.

It’s old school.

Way too high, and slick metal.

If your mean like me, you send your kids up the slide without one warning about how good old slides were actually fast and slick.  And then you listen to them scream all the way down.

Good times.

Little sister was the only smart one.

She never even attempted to go up the stairs.

Getting a still picture of this kid is a rare occasion.

Love this little stinkers.

Sisters

Don’t you just want to kiss those little cheeks?

I adore this hat on her.

What’s up with the peace signs lately?

Nothing better than a good roll down the hill.

Funny girl

This girl cracks us up.

 

The famous Booty Shakin’.

 

Hello.

Yo, check out my pony tail!

The girls were very happy and probably a little shocked when I came home with Halloween Pony Tail Holders a few days ago.  Totally not like their plain, boring mom to get frilly stuff.

They were a dollar.

And I was therapy shopping. :)

What else can I say?

So this morning we had to have a photo shoot of their cute hair and Halloween outfits, which they planned together.

Cute little stinkers.

And of course we had to have a short shake your boo-tay session!

Field Trippin

Did you know I hate going on field trips? I do. I loath it.

But I go and I fake it because they beg me to come.

So a few weeks ago I had got to go on 2 field trips in one week.  The first one started out with me getting a ticket. Uh Huh. Loath Field Trips!  Add to it the fact that I got stuck with the most obnoxious little girl on the planet and we were going to the Ogden Nature Reserve (aka-the most boring place on the planet) and you can guess how much fun I had.

Seriously though, in my defense 2 other parents whispered to me how they wanted to smack her. Yes, they used the word smack.  10 minutes into it and Jena asked me if we could just ditch her!

She was that bad, for 5 hours.

I cried on the way home.

Really.

Mostly because of the ticket and pregnancy hormones but that little girl did not make things better.

Jena with the Grasshopper she caught.

The second half was at a Fish Farm and that was much better.

Jena with her fish which she refused to touch.

Check out the fish.

It was pretty cool.

Picking a Gourd after the Corn Maze.

*****

Ry’s field trip was to the zoo. Again, I’m not a big fan but I know I’m not the only one. Plus Field trip days there are usually so packed you can’t even see the animals.

I have to say that this was the most enjoyable field trip I have ever been on. I was assigned Ry and one other boy.

Sweet.

And there were hardly any kids there that day.

Double Sweet.

Ryan’s favorite part of the whole trip?

The mother elephant pooped and peed. And if you have never seen an elephant pee, you really should. It is…I don’t have words.

Add to that the baby elephant eating the mom’s poop.

It was a little boys dream come true! I mean seriously can you think of anything more entertaining at the zoo?

We had to go back 3 times just to see if the elephant would pee again.

I’d be lying if I said it didn’t totally fascinate me.

Ry thought he was pretty awesome for being as big as a Female Gorilla.

Can’t resist the water ball thingy and splashing the squealy girls.

The very anti-climactic train ride.

I’m not really sure what they were expecting.

Thus concludes our adventures in Field Tripping.

Barry is taking off work for the next round!

Downloading

It’s download the pictures on my phone day.

Which mean completely random posts.

Aren’t you excited?

Jena after eating her ice cream sandwich.

She cracks me up.

The only pictures I have of the first day of school.

I went back to Ry’s classroom and made him come out for a picture.

He was not pleased.

Just a randomly cute picture of Sara.

About a month ago Granny, Teri, Sara and I all went to lunch and had a girls day.

Sara picked up this purse from Teri’s house and insisted on taking it everywhere we went.

It was so cute but she didn’t want me taking her picture.

This one is the best, you can just see the attitude in her walk.

Boy; a noise with dirt on it.

This is what came home from school yesterday.

I’m not really sure what to say about it.

He was so pleased with himself.

The shirt did not survive.

The jury is still out on the child.