Well it took two whole weeks of packing, two days of actually moving, and about six nights of going to bed at 3 a.m. but we are FINALLY moved in. When I say moved in I mean all of our stuff is in the house, most of it is still in boxes! Moving with two small children is unbelievably difficult! We got off to a great start Friday night, I moved all of the kitchen and unpacked most of it that night. I had such high hopes for Saturday. However it seemed to drag on...all...day...long! We had about six elders show up to help and that was great, especially since a couple of them were really tall! That really helped getting the heavy things over the funny turn in our stairs. The hardest part was the left over stuff that didn't really fit in any boxes. That 'amazing' jumper Grandma Taly bought the kids (thanks Taly!) was a trip all its own as it completely filled up the back seat. Stuff of that nature is what kept us there until about 3:30 Sunday morning. Needless to say we didn't make it to church that day. My kids watched two or three movies just so we could get some sort of rest. At least that parts done, now for the fun! Unpacking!
We down sized from a 3bd/3ba to a 2bd/2ba and lost about 400 sqft, but it actually seems like we have more room. Weird huh? The bedrooms are a lot bigger and the closets offer a lot of additional storage. We managed to get our bed, the desk, the piano, my hope chest and a dresser in our room and we still have room to spare. The kids room has yet to be conquered, but I can tell by how many boxes are stacked in there that they'll have plenty of room. One thing I really love, which I'm sure you'll all find bizarre, is that the kids closet has a really low hanging bar. I put all of Melody's clothes there and she can pick out what she wants to wear by herself. I think I love it so much because Melody got so excited when she was able to look through her clothes and find the one she wanted! It was funny to watch, she would look at a shirt and say, "Oh that's the monster shirt papa got me, but don't want that today. Oh look that's the shirt Cassie gave me, that's PERFECT!!' Then she proceeded to find her own shorts and shoes and get herself completely dressed. Now if we could just get potty trained we'd have one grown up little lady on our hands.
Katie's loving this new place because she's being offered a bit more freedom also. So far we haven't had to put the gate up on the stairs or the kitchen, but that may change. Today Katie was watching me load the dishwasher and after a few minutes I noticed that dishes were disappearing. Katie had been taking them out when I turned around to get another one and throwing them in the garbage! She got about eight dishes in there before I noticed what was going on. Then, after I chased her out of the kitchen, she started bringing me movies one by one. After she had brought 10 or 12 she decided I had enough and sat down to watch her toons. I then asked Melody to please put the movies back where they belonged. Once Katie saw what she was doing she had a FIT! She grabbed them out of Melody's hands and brought them back to me. Apparently I'm to carry them with me everywhere until she decides otherwise! Another of her new tricks is to pull the knob off the dishwasher and bring it to me, where ever I may be. It took her all of 10 minutes to figure out that she could do that. I guess I should just be glad that she brings it to me, otherwise we'd be out of luck!
Hopefully I can get the house together enough that I can take pictures in the next week, but don't get your hopes up!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Jared's cake
Today is Jared's 25th birthday and I'm sure I'll do another post later, but I had to post my pics of the cake I was just so proud! I've never even been able to get a cake out of the cake pan in one piece and with some help from a wonderful cousin (thanks Jasmine ;D) I not only got it out of the pan, but managed to frost it AND decorate it! I've always wanted to play with fondant I've just not really had the opportunity. So obviously two days before a move, when everything is packed and the house is a wreck was the perfect time!
This was the cake that gave me the idea. I wish I could say where I found it, but I couldn't find the site again. I figured it wouldn't be too hard if I just left the top plain. It seemed simple enough...until I started putting it together! t is crazy hard to cut fondant straight and get it to the cake in the same shape you cut it into.
I took pictures of every step because I was afraid I would mess it up and have no proof that it did look good at one point!
Here I figured out why the original cake was round! Putting those keys on straight was a bugger!
And here we see the finished product! The keys are crooked and different lengths, but I made it all by myself and that's enough for me! Maybe Melody's birthday cake will be better!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Cute flowers!
I made a few headbands for the girls and a few other people this weekend and I decided to find some flowers to go with them. I found this cute daisy at walmart for about $2 and I just couldn't pass it up. They look too cute on Katie! I couldn't put them on Mellie, I tried, but she was never that kind of baby. She's still not, I got some smaller white daisies to go in her hair, also about$2, but she wouldn't let me take a picture. You'll have to forgive the wet hair she had just gotten her hair done and I spray them down pretty good before I do anything. I was afraid that if I waited until after church the head band would be long gone. I was surprised by how well she did though. I only had to put the flower back in once! Anyway had to post these pics mostly because I'm super proud of how cute they turned out, but also cause I knew family would love to see them!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Mothers day!
I am very aware that mothers day was on Sunday, however with the chaos that is my life right now I didn't really get to acknowledge it. Heck I didn't even get my cards sent out on time even though I made them weeks ago! When I found this on my cousins blog I had to steal it. It reminded me so much of my mom. I'm pretty sure I heard #4 and #25 at least weekly! Love you mom, I couldn't ask for a better!
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
'You better pray that will come out of the carpet.'
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
'Because I said so, that's why.'
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .'
If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me.'
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.'
Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.'
7. My mother taught me IRONY
'Keep crying, a and I'll give you something to cry about.'
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'
9.. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?'
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do.'
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait until we get home.'
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
'You are going to get it when you get home!'
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.'
19. My mother taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'
20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your foot, don't come running to me.'
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'
25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.'
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.
2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
'You better pray that will come out of the carpet.'
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'
4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
'Because I said so, that's why.'
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .'
If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me.'
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.'
Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.'
7. My mother taught me IRONY
'Keep crying, a and I'll give you something to cry about.'
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'
9.. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?'
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do.'
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait until we get home.'
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
'You are going to get it when you get home!'
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.'
19. My mother taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'
20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your foot, don't come running to me.'
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'
25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.'
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Keeping the kids busy...
My dear dear Melody is always coming up with new and inventive ways to entertain herself. We blew the jumper up again in honor of Grandma Taly's visit. I figured since she bought it for them she should get to see them actually play with it. Katelynn pretty much stays away from it if Melody is around simply because this is how she plays with it. I think Katelynn thinks Melody is as crazy as the rest of us do! I really like her version of the flip and how she is just dumping herself onto the ground, it cracked me up the first time she did it! Don't mind the mattress in the living room, we just cleaned the carpet in our bedroom last night. The kids are getting full use of having such a big mattress low enough they can climb onto it. They both think it's been put there purely for their jumping pleasure. Between that and the jumper they've been busy little girls this morning!
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