Sunday, February 10, 2013
Going on 14 months or 14 years?
Is she a teenager?? She is cracking me up laying on her tummy watching a show and playing with her phone. What a cutie. Don't grow up too fast baby!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Costco
I went to Costco today. To find out what the hype is all about. I have been to Sam's before, but it was years and years ago. Never been to Costco. I feel like my friends are always getting these rare and wonderful treasures there. Like yummy organic snacks that they are feeding their kids or healthy easy pre-prepped meals.
I've gotta say, I don't think I will become a member. I mean, I got a few good things, but the large quantity of things just doesn't really work for us. We have a fairly small house. Our pantry is really just a tall cabinet. Our bathroom doesn't have a ton of storage. Our closets are small. I am not complaining, I love our house. But we don't have room to store 3 gallons of mouthwash in the bathroom. Or an 80 oz bottle of ketchup in the pantry. Or a six pack of cooking spray.
And it seems to me the more you have the more you use. If I know I have 3 extra bottles of salad dressing in the pantry, I am going to be pretty liberal. Why risk not putting on enough? Give it an extra pour or 3. Is there a pool of dressing left over in my salad bowl when I'm done? Who cares I have enough to last until next November.
But if I only have one, I will use the precise amount I need and maybe a little less. Don't want to run out.
Maybe I will be a Costco fan in the future if our family expands or we have more space. But for now you'll find me at Kroger.
I've gotta say, I don't think I will become a member. I mean, I got a few good things, but the large quantity of things just doesn't really work for us. We have a fairly small house. Our pantry is really just a tall cabinet. Our bathroom doesn't have a ton of storage. Our closets are small. I am not complaining, I love our house. But we don't have room to store 3 gallons of mouthwash in the bathroom. Or an 80 oz bottle of ketchup in the pantry. Or a six pack of cooking spray.
And it seems to me the more you have the more you use. If I know I have 3 extra bottles of salad dressing in the pantry, I am going to be pretty liberal. Why risk not putting on enough? Give it an extra pour or 3. Is there a pool of dressing left over in my salad bowl when I'm done? Who cares I have enough to last until next November.
But if I only have one, I will use the precise amount I need and maybe a little less. Don't want to run out.
Maybe I will be a Costco fan in the future if our family expands or we have more space. But for now you'll find me at Kroger.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Weekend Fun
This weekend was full and fun. Friday night we attended Midnight Madness at our church. It is a leadership training event that has lots of good speakers and last until midnight. The training was great and I feel motivated and encouraged to work harder at ministering to the kids in our youth group. I am so glad we went. I dropped Cambry off at my parent's house that evening to spend the night. They had fun babysitting her and she had a blast playing in their fun play room. After the training Greg and I spent the night at my parent's house too. I needed to be there in the morning for her since she still nurses when she wakes up.
Saturday Greg had a fun guys day at a friend's ranch. They did lots of manly things like skeet shooting, hunting, and who knows what else.
While Greg was off with the guys Cambry and I met some friends at Chickfila for lunch. Then we headed over to a nearby park. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous here. After the park we came home and she took a nap. We went on a walk when she woke up because it was just too pretty to stay indoors.
Cambry wore her new dress from Gigi to church on Sunday. I thought she looked like such a little doll. I love this dress.
After church I went to a baby shower while Greg and Cambry hung out at home. It was the cutest shower and everything was monkey themed. I made some stir fry for dinner that night and then we started on season 2 of Downton Abbey. What a nice weekend!
Saturday Greg had a fun guys day at a friend's ranch. They did lots of manly things like skeet shooting, hunting, and who knows what else.
While Greg was off with the guys Cambry and I met some friends at Chickfila for lunch. Then we headed over to a nearby park. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous here. After the park we came home and she took a nap. We went on a walk when she woke up because it was just too pretty to stay indoors.
Cambry wore her new dress from Gigi to church on Sunday. I thought she looked like such a little doll. I love this dress.
After church I went to a baby shower while Greg and Cambry hung out at home. It was the cutest shower and everything was monkey themed. I made some stir fry for dinner that night and then we started on season 2 of Downton Abbey. What a nice weekend!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
13 Month Photos
Ok I said I was done with the monthly calendar photos. I was going to just post random pictures for each of the monthly updates. But I just love her calendar photos so much and I guess I am just a sucker for some kind of consistent monthly shot. So here is what I am going to do for year 2. These are a little late but here are her 13 month photos.
Yeah it is January and baby girl is wear short sleeves and a skirt. We went to the park that day. I love living in Texas.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
I Love Pinterest
Love it. Yes, it can suck you in and cause for lots of wasted time. But it is also contains so many good ideas, inspiration, recipes, etc. I have benefited from Pinterest many times. Here are a few of my recent pins.
Made these baked oatmeal cups the other week and thought they were yummy and healthy. I plan on making them again.
These cookies intrigue me. They could be disgusting, but I want to try them. 2 ingredients - bananas and oatmeal, then you add mixins. I would probably do mini chocolate chips and/or cinnamon.
I got a lot of the ideas for Cambry's party on Pinterest.
1) Ribbon Garland
Pinterest find -
My version -
Fill a glove with beans and put it on a baby. Hello, I need to try this on the next baby! I mean, how many times have I tried the slow lift and failed? Good stuff.
Made these baked oatmeal cups the other week and thought they were yummy and healthy. I plan on making them again.
These cookies intrigue me. They could be disgusting, but I want to try them. 2 ingredients - bananas and oatmeal, then you add mixins. I would probably do mini chocolate chips and/or cinnamon.
I got a lot of the ideas for Cambry's party on Pinterest.
1) Ribbon Garland
Pinterest find -
My version -
3) Bejeweled candle
Pinterest Find -
My Version -
Not everything on Pinterest is the greatest though. I tried using baking soda to get the toilet bowl sparkling white and it did not help that much.
I have seen this recipe all over Pinterest. I tried it and didn't think it was very good at all. Definitely will not be making it again.
So I have been thinking...I have taken a lot from Pinterest, but am I contributing? So I decided that if I make/do something that I like how it turned out, I will pin it. I feel kinda funny pinning my own stuff like - hey, look what I did! But I really appreciate all the ideas that I have gotten that other people have put up, so I decided to just go ahead and add when I can. It can never hurt to have more ideas floating around out there. I often times just use Pinterest as a search engine. So anyway, here are a few of the recent things I have pinned.
The mobile I made for Cambry's room. Now, I can't take credit for it, I copied it from one I saw on Etsy. And even though it is not as pretty as the one on Etsy, I still really love it.
Here is the original one I copied from.
I also pinned the Alphabet board I made in Cambry's room. I definitely got this idea from Pinterest although the ones I saw were directly on a wall not on canvas.
I also pinned a few of my favorite cakes. And I will try to pin more in the future. I need to work on my photography skills though because my pictures are definitely not up to Pinterest standards!
So, just want to encourage all my crafty friends to pin your stuff to keep the inspiration flowing!
So, just want to encourage all my crafty friends to pin your stuff to keep the inspiration flowing!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Pearly Whites
Cambry went to the dentist for the first time today. She did so good! She just laid there so sweetly and allowed the dentist to look at all her teeth and show me the proper way to brush them. I was so proud of her. She has 4 top teeth, 3 bottom teeth (with a 4th about to come through), and 1 molar.
Other than that, we had a pretty low key day. Cambry took 2 2-hour naps! She has been sleeping a lot this week. I guess she is still recovering from her bug last week. I still feel crummy from the bug I had so I rested a lot too. The weather has been beautiful though, so she played in the front yard a bit today. I think she looks so old in this picture!! Makes me sad!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
In Sickness and in Health
It has been a rough weekend for us over here. The stomach bug has hit us all. It started on Wednesday. Poor little Cambry threw up 4 times throughout the day. She couldn't keep anything down. The next couples days she didn't eat too much, but seemed happy. I think now her appetite is back to normal.
Friday I woke up feeling so tired. I was dragging all morning and went back to bed during Cambry's first nap. I woke up feeling awful. I had a fever and was feeling extremely lethargic and so nauseous I could barely walk or stand. I basically just laid around all day watching Cambry play, turned on Dora the Explorer and tried to survive until her second nap when I went to sleep again. Greg came home from work as soon as he was able that afternoon. Saturday I was feeling less nauseous but still not very good. Today I felt better, and finally by this evening I am feeling pretty good. Hopefully tomorrow I will be back 100%.
But this morning poor Greg woke up with a fever. He was super nauseous too and feeling all the same symptoms that I had. He has had to lay around most of the day which is really hard for him. He is still feeling pretty bad now, but hopefully it will be much better tomorrow. I have been busy washing sheets and trying to disinfect our house today because this thing is just awful. I am very thankful though that it happened on a weekend and that we didn't all 3 get it on the same day.
During a brief period where Greg was feeling decent today we went to the backyard to get some fresh air. Cambry enjoyed it...in her PJs still in the late afternoon. And I might have been too...
Friday I woke up feeling so tired. I was dragging all morning and went back to bed during Cambry's first nap. I woke up feeling awful. I had a fever and was feeling extremely lethargic and so nauseous I could barely walk or stand. I basically just laid around all day watching Cambry play, turned on Dora the Explorer and tried to survive until her second nap when I went to sleep again. Greg came home from work as soon as he was able that afternoon. Saturday I was feeling less nauseous but still not very good. Today I felt better, and finally by this evening I am feeling pretty good. Hopefully tomorrow I will be back 100%.
But this morning poor Greg woke up with a fever. He was super nauseous too and feeling all the same symptoms that I had. He has had to lay around most of the day which is really hard for him. He is still feeling pretty bad now, but hopefully it will be much better tomorrow. I have been busy washing sheets and trying to disinfect our house today because this thing is just awful. I am very thankful though that it happened on a weekend and that we didn't all 3 get it on the same day.
During a brief period where Greg was feeling decent today we went to the backyard to get some fresh air. Cambry enjoyed it...in her PJs still in the late afternoon. And I might have been too...
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