This Everyday Life

March 20th-24th

2011-03-26T17:37:00.000-07:00

Gosh I love this little thing. This is the start of my challenge I am doing. Being in pictures with my kids for a whole week...eeek!

I am not much of a landscape photographer, but I drive past this everyday and had to take a picture.

Ya. there is a lot that goes on in Craig and I's bed. I think the kids use it more than we do. Or we can pretend that the baby on the left is Craig and I'm the one on the right...except Craig kinda looks scared of me.... hehe.

All in...

She is OBSESSED with brushing her teeth right now, and usually it isn't with her toothbrush.

March 13th-19th

2011-03-22T15:07:00.001-07:00

My kiddos were playing in my bed together and I had to make them stop and take a picture :)

My favorite picture of this couples photoshoot that I did.

My super muscle man

This is how Pip smiles for the camera....made me laugh so hard. yes, she wanted that tutu over her jammies :)

Still winter outside...but I can see spring trying to peek through.

The yummiest cupcakes I have ever made...I'm putting the recipe on my "Mama's Bistro" blog

This picture is hilarious because this is my Wilton's baking catalog and the kids looked through it for like an hour circling and pointing out all the cool pans and cookie cutters they wanted. Pretty much the entire catalog is circled :) What can I say? We love to bake.

March 12th

2011-03-15T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is my new vintage camera.... LOVE IT!

March 10th-11th

2011-03-12T17:24:00.000-08:00

my new favorite flower :)

Ky and Mckay had so much fun for hours creating these cute little things from my craft supplies.

March 1st-9th

2011-03-09T15:47:00.001-08:00

This old Book of Mormon is my favorite thing I got from Grandma Howe. I LOVE it!

I know that it is not the sharpest picture ever, but pip doesn't hold still. When I see her doing something cute, I whip out my camera but usually by the time I get it on she is gone. This time I was able to get a picture but just not the best settings. She LOVES doggies and "Dick and Jane" always have "Spot" :) She says "Doggie...doggie....doggie" over and over again.

The art hanger above the bench. I am too cheap to go buy a cute art display line from Ikea, so i just hung twine from the window and they use paper clips. I think it works just great and it is so fun to see their art.

we have been doing LOTS of coloring lately waiting for spring to come around. Mckay loves the colored pencils.

Their favorite books.

February 27th-28th

2011-03-09T15:14:00.000-08:00

I dropped Mckay off at school and it was SO SO foggy! I had to take a picture...I just wish I had my real camera instead of phone but it is still pretty cool.

We went to SL for a little mini vacation and ate and the Mayan Restaurant. They have a photo booth there, so right after dinner we got this taken. It's the only picture I have from our trip since I forgot to bring a battery for my camera!

Feb 22nd-26th

2011-02-26T11:57:00.001-08:00

Craig got me this necklace for v-day *I customized it* and I LOVE it...I wear it everyday. It has C&K and then all the kids names on another circle and a heart and little pearl :)

Pip and her "zoey" she loves that thing...I have never had a kid that is attached to a stuffed animal before and I think it is ADORABLE

Lots of projects lately, here is something I have been working on to go with the end of the hallway. I haven't cross-stitched in about 18 years haha. But it is kinda fun.

I have been going through my TONS of recipes and picking my favorites and printing them up all nice and perty...love how they are turning out.

The kids were making funny faces in our glass coffee table...there is glass on the top and then I put glass in the big underneath drawer. I dont know why I have a glass table because there is ALWAYS finger prints on it :) Oh well...someday I'll miss that right?

I think this picture is so sweet. I was going to wash the sheets on Mckay's bed and I saw his cute little collection all lined up so neatly in the corner.

Feb 1st-21st

2011-02-21T11:51:00.000-08:00

All caught up!

It has been sunny outside off and on and of course our little sunshine girl has to get out and play in the melted snow.

I love these beautiful teacup and saucers I got from Craig's grandma when she moved. I got LOTS of treasures from her!

I just got that cute bird cage and it dressed up my mantle perfectly....just what I was missing :)

The fun jar....need to use this more when we are bored and stuck inside.

Took the kiddos out to play in the sunshine. Pip loved it!

I just painted all these frames and made the colorful banner for my office wall. So fun and makes me happy!

made this book for craig for Valentines day out of playing cards and cleaned his car out. What a nice wifey I am :)

hey got me roses and took me on a wonderful romantic date to a fancy restaurant. He knows that my favorite thing is good food.

I recently got some reading glasses. Finished the Hunger Games series...sooooo good!

I have been seeing A LOT of this keyboard lately since it seems all I have been doing is editing photo sessions.

Got a chair off KSL so that craig can sit with my in my office and be comfy and read. Grandma's vintage quilt and my new pillow.

I got Craig a nook color for v-day and he loves it.

sooo much snow!

Mckay was so cute and wanted to shovel the drive

made the kids these huge frames with chicken wire to hang their art work.

Football whoopies for the super bowl.....soooo yummy!

My dirty little babies snuggling with daddy...they love their daddy.

Kylin and her non-matching jammies....love the butt crack.

My last day before I start low-carb diet. I ate all of these! My M& M has a catch light :)

Mckay loves his tag reader!

The Rest of january....

2011-02-20T22:04:00.001-08:00

Soooo, I am realizing that I really do need to post my pictures everyday so that I don't get behind! wowzers. I don't know if anyone even looks at this blog anyways, but after I get February's caught up I am going to start posting it everyday. So, here is the rest of Jan....

I got an awesome antique light meter from Craig's Grandma...I love it!

This is the light streaming through our bedroom window and I just love that pip is actually looking at me.

I got this dollar today and tracked it all the way from New Mexico

The sunset before the storm right outside my door...this is straight out of camera (SOOC) with just a little sharpening.

Just tweaked my enter way table today. Got the pretty silver bird from Joannes for $3...I LOVE birds

I don't know quite what to do with my Pip....she is SUCH a mess at meal times and she won't eat if I feed her. I think she is kinda stubborn like her mama :)

Jan 16-25th

2011-01-29T18:32:00.000-08:00

Bet you thought I quit huh? :)

Just about every morning I crawl into Pip's room and see this sweet little thing...

Kylin's Birthday! She got a guitar :)

It's my birthday and this picture describes a little how I was feeling. Kinda lonely because Craig was at work and no one was here to pamper me.

I did a complete playroom remodel and it turned out AWESOME and it super organized!

Pip is loving books right now...

I must be feeling super organized lately because this it the new bulliton board calendar I made.

Who said you can't eat in the tub?

This is mischief maker pip. Always into something...even if they are super spicy doritos

This is Ky right before they carried her back for her tonsil surgery...I cried as soon as they took her.

Next day she is kinda out of it and recovering...this is us snuggling in bed.

Jan 12-Jan 15th

2011-01-15T17:17:00.000-08:00

None of these things are super profound or the most amazing pictures, But i decided this time around to just keep it simple....instead of trying to dream up these amazing shots. I just want to keep it real and take pictures of the everyday things that really happen in my day. Lots of pictures of my kids probably. But I don't want random pictures that are really cool to look at... I will want pictures of my life as it was.

This is a sweet picture Mckay drew of the two of us.

I went to home depot and built this tent frame from scratch out of PVC pipe. I was so proud of myself that it worked. All I had to do was put the sheet over the top and strung it with some Christmas lights. Plus, I can take apart the pvc pipe and store it easy. The kids have been sick the past week with pink eye and colds, so I thought this would be a special treat to sleep in the living room and they LOVED it.

Yes, another iphone picture...I LOVE my Jones Soda!

I love my ihome dock Craig got me for Christmas. I get to listen to my music all day :) Love me some Ingrid Michealson.

Jan 11th

2011-01-13T12:16:00.000-08:00

Girls Night! This is me and my sisters and mom at the best restaurant ever....Maddox!

So nice to get out and it was such a FUN NIGHT!!!

Jan 10th

2011-01-11T11:10:00.000-08:00

got some serious cleaning to do of the playroom today....

Jan 8th & 9th

2011-01-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

I went and took Kylin's 4-year old pictures today...didn't last very long because it was SO cold.

Sleepy little Pip...I went to go help Mckay & Ky brush their teeth and when I came back she was OUT!

Jan 6th and 7th

2011-01-07T20:06:00.001-08:00

I LOVE watching Ky dance. She is so beautiful and I can just see how much she loves it. Look at those perfect pointed toes.

Took the kiddos to Mcdonalds to get out of the house. Pip always has a blast on the slide :)

January 5th

2011-01-05T17:56:00.000-08:00

I hope I won't be doing this too much, taking pictures with my iPhone, but it was all I had with me today and I have been gone ALL DAY! I took Kylin to a specialist today to see if she needs her tonsils out, which she does because they are huge, and I was chasing 3 kids around the Dr. office for 2 1/2 hours! There were NO TOYS.....AGGGGHHHH. To say I am exhausted right now is an understatement.

It was kinda nice sitting there with the sweet light coming in through the windows and having Ky just sit and eat her sucker....till I realized Piper was climbing under the front reception desk. She was such a nightmare!
I am so nervous for my baby to have surgery.

I am Thankful for my kids heath. They have been pretty healthy and it has been a huge blessing.

I am going to do it this time.....

2011-01-04T14:01:00.000-08:00

I really want to do this 365 challenge....REALLY! I am also going to put 1 thing I am grateful for each day. So, here we go again. wish me luck :)

Happy New year! Starting it off with some sparkling apple cider :)

I have pictures just like this with my little sister

Happy anniversary...8 years! Craig was so sweet and bought me flowers.

Pip is our messiest eater yet! She loves her Mac & cheese.

The thing I am thankful for today is our nice warm house and heated blanket...it is sooo cold outside.

Catching up...

2010-02-27T11:25:00.000-08:00

I have all the pictures taken, I just need to get them posted :) So here are a few...

Another cold winter day

Sick and tired

Caught red-handed!

Time-out again....She must be bored of being cooped up so she makes mischeif!

Pipe LOVES to look at herself...can you blame her? hehe.

So far this month. My kids have had: Double ear infections, RSV, Pneumonia, Bladder infections, Pink- Eye, colds, coughs, and throwing up!!!

Kylin LOVES me to paint her toe nails!

The view from my back window...Oh spring when will you come???

Pip and the Jumper Roo

What else is there to do but bake...A LOT!!

2010-02-04T16:18:00.000-08:00

Today we painted...lots of MESS and fun :)

Every morning our bed is the place to hang out...even though it is only 7am

I love things to be cute and organized :)

2010-02-02T11:28:00.000-08:00

The kiddos just being cute

My favorite outfit of Piper's
NAP TIME...best time of the day :)
The kids love to play dress up
My mom and Piper
Piper is a snuggler and won't got to sleep without being held
Just the everyday activities of playing together in the playroom
Piper LOVES listening to Craig's Ipod with him.
The kids favorite food...mac & cheese with hot dogs
Just waking up...still out of it
Ahhhhh...a clean house for a few hours while the kids are asleep
ADORABLE hat my sister made me

2010-01-15T16:06:00.000-08:00

#8- Love my camera!

#9- Every morning I wake up and make a to-do list and clip all the stuff together that I need.

#10- Kylin LIVES to EAT! But only if it is food she likes :) She is such a messy little tom-boy!

#11- Love Fresca right now... doesn't stain my teeth and is soooo freshing. Have about 2 a day :)

#12- Grandpa bought my kids these funny little balls...and my kids LOVE them...they always like the most random things :)

#13- Baby it's cold outside and I hate it!!

January 1st-7th

2010-01-07T17:25:00.000-08:00

The New Year's Kiss

Playing TOGETHER on the computer

What a weirdo :)

TOO MUCH laundry all the time....I can't keep up

What could be better than popping bubble wrap and watching TV?

My new Gallery in my bedroom wall...I love how they are different and eclectic. I guess I am a frame collector because these were all hanging out in my garage and I didn't have to buy 1!

Just my pretty girl :)