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It has been a LOOONG time since I posted. So here I am real quick. They have gotten so big. Since my last post, Bryan has turned 4 and Ray is now 1. And they are both the cutest and sweetest kids ever.</div>
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Our family is in the middle of some awesome changes, but these pictures were too cute not to hop on and share.</div>
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We are slowly but surely getting a hold of our lives over here. I'm sneaking away real quick during nap time to give you a quick post about the first 2 months with the baby sister. I say quick, but I did take the time to upload a bunch of pictures.<br />
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With Rayen finally here, life is just that much more crazy. It is also that much more adorable. She was born back in June. She weighed 7 lbs 10 oz, and was 19 inches long. <br />
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Her birth was a completely different experience than Bryan's. For one, I felt it. All of it. I was able to get an epidural, but it didn't block out as much as Bryan's did. Also, this anesthesiologist put a little bit of narcotics in it. Have I told you how much I hate feeling loopy? </div>
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Then there was the antibiotics. Have any of you ever had the "joy" of having penicillin pumped through your veins? That stuff burns like a beast. and I had to have 3 rounds of it. Each time burning more than the last. I may or may not have cried with the last round. (My hubby was so great at trying to comfort me.)</div>
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Our labor and delivery nurse was awesome. So, there is that. She worked hard to help me with anything I was needing. She even stayed a little after her shift to help deliver Rayen. </div>
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Eventually, all my hard work payed off and we finally have our baby girl with us</div>
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At 2 months old, she is just so wonderful. And happy. She smiles like crazy all day. She is now a little over 12 lbs and 21 inches long.<br />
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Rayen is just about to switch to her 3-6 month cloths. She loves mornings. Her favorite music is Guns n Roses, and "Nothing Else Matters" from Metallica. She is a big mommy's girl. Her other favorite person her Auntie Haleigh. </div>
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Another thing little Ray likes to do is sleep. In her own bed. Ok, so I don't know if she likes it, but she at least does it. Bryan was so colicky as a baby, we had to co-sleep because I was so tired from never sleeping. Rayen is a completely different story. She isn't sleeping through the night, but she does go back in her bed usually after a quick snack. I actually have the energy to play with Bryan during the day. Which is great. Especially since he decided naps are no longer his thing.<br />
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My camera loves having another subject to capture (here are a ton pictures as evidence)<br />
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What better way to end it than post some gorgeous pictures of the baby sister?</div>
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I meant it when I said gorgeous. <br />
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Let me just throw some more precious shots of my cuties at you.<br />
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I may not have been good about his monthly photo shoots, but that wont stop him from getting in there.</div>
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More specifics on this sweet pair later. For now, enjoy my improving camera skills and good looking models.</div>
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Last week I posted about going to the Elevate blog conference. One of the sponsors they had there was <a href="http://expressionsvinyl.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Expressionsvinyl</span></a>. They gave us this awesome pack of Vinyl to play with. Lucky for me, my Hubby also got me a Silhouette for Mothers Day, so I am <i>actually</i> able to show off how great this vinyl is.</div>
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With the Baby Sister fast approaching, (37 weeks tomorrow) and the abundance of plain onesies I have, I figured that was the way to go. Ok, so actually the fact that they have <a href="http://expressionsvinyl.com/glitter-heat-transfer-sheets.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">heat transfer vinyl</span></a> (HTV) in my <i>favorite color blue</i>...<i>IN GLITTER! </i>That is what was the deciding factor. The fact that I didn't have to buy anything extra was just a bonus.<br />
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I started off by measuring the space I was working with. If you don't have a tape measure(mine is hidden in felt somewhere), the Silhouette cutting mat worked just perfect for a gauge for me. Then I got to work on the design I wanted to go with. I stuck with something simple. I am a newbie at both vinyl and the Silhouette, so I figured simple is best.</div>
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Do not, DO NOT, forget to flip that image before you cut it. This HTV has transfer tape already on the top. So after flipping the image, the important thing is to put the vinyl shinny side down on your cutting mat. Then cut away.<br />
A couple of the things that thought I was great about using Expressions Vinyl was the <span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://expressionsvinyl.com/machine-settings" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Machine setting charts</span></a>.</span> </span>I know the silhouette software automatically adjusts the machine for you. If you are using their brand that is. Because they have so many different kinds of vinyl(the glitter HTV is way thicker than the regular HTV), Expressions Vinyl make it easy to know how to set your machine. When I did my test cut, it was spot on. You want the machine to cut all the way through your vinyl, but not the tape.<br />
The next thing I thought was great was how <i>easy</i> it was to take off all the extra vinyl(I have recently learned this is called "weeding")<br />
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With the glitter, I would definitely watch out <i>what</i> you are weeding. The cut lines blend in a tad more than they would with another type of vinyl. But it did come off so smoothly. And the design stayed put on the tape.<br />
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Flip the design over and stick it where you want it. If you get the image in the wrong spot, no problem. It is super easy to re position your image.<br />
The <a href="http://expressionsvinyl.com/machine-settings" target="_blank">Machine setting page</a> also has a page specific to HTV. It lets you know the temperature, length of time, and pressure to iron the vinyl. Also <i>when</i> to pull the transfer tape off. This glitter vinyl had to be removed while it was still hot. If the image doesn't exactly stick the first time, don't be afraid to re iron it.<br />
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A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to got to the <a href="http://elevate-everyday.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Elevate</span></a> blog conference. Some of you may be thinking "A what conference?" (I already had this conversation with my dad.)</div>
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I was encouraged to go by a friend of mine,<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.taushpointo.com/" target="_blank">Tausha</a>.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span> She told me all about it last year. It sounded so fun and did not disappoint.</div>
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Elevate was seriously fun. I met so many new people, then the swag bag had tons of cool stuff and the food was amazing. (Stone Fire Grill and Taco Asylum are some must visit places.) I also won a Diaper bag from <a href="http://www.lily-jade.com/" target="_blank">Lily Jade</a>, which we know I'm going to need in the next month or so.<br />
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Every single one of them was just amazing. While I felt motivated with blogging and all that,(this doesn't explain why I haven't blogged since) I also felt really encouraged about life.<br />
Luis teased me about the fact that I took notes. Not that I took them, but more that I never take notes at other stuff. I don't even take them during General Conference for church. (though I really should. It has been a few weeks since Elevate and I have these encouraging notes in I can go back and look at)<br />
Here are a few of the general things I took away from Those amazing ladies:<br />
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<li>Telling our own stories help us remember who we are</li>
<li>Negativity= the need to recenter our goals</li>
<li>Take the chance to learn from those who are better than you</li>
<li>Positivity over Popularity.</li>
<li>You cant accomplish anything if you don't try.</li>
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Jen and Summer know how put together one awesome day. You could tell how important the conference and the blogger community is to them. I can't wait to see them again next year. Until then I will just have to dream of these cake bites and cookies from <span style="color: #ea9999;"><a href="http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/" target="_blank">thesweettoothfairy</a>.</span></div>
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All the pictures above (With the exception of the one of Tausha and I) were taken by the lovely Chrissy Delacy at <a href="http://www.letmeseeyousparklephoto.com/" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;" target="_blank">http://www.letmeseeyousparklephoto.com</a> If you're in Arizona and need a photographer, check her out<br />
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About 5 weeks ago, I woke up to Luis informing me that our 6 month old kitten, had kittens. I thought he was joking...he most definitely was not.<br />
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6 months old people. That means she was only 4 months old when she became pregnant. Life lesson learned. Oh but are they cute.<br />
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When I walked into the laundry room, I was irritated because I had put off getting her fixed (I thought I at least had another month or two) and how could this happen and such.</div>
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Then I looked down and pregnancy hormones took over. They were so tiny. and cute. and tiny. They tininess is what brought on the water works. They were smaller than the palm of my hand.</div>
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The <i>really</i> interesting thing is that Ruby, who has always hated us and wanted nothing to do with any of us except Zuko. (the only one she liked around here was the dog. Go figure) Suddenly, I was the most amazing thing in the world to her. She actually <i>purred</i> and allowed me to pet her. Even more, was she would whine if I stopped petting her. It was amazing. And she stayed that way...until she went missing.</div>
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Leaving me 3 little kittens to raise. The second day it was apparent she still never came back, we put out some cream for them. It was too late to get any real food,(she had already worked on weaning them by bringing them...dead stuff.)</div>
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Afterward, it was bath and snuggle time. They can for sure tell that I'm their new mommy. They follow me everywhere. Which wasn't so good when I went down the driveway, and one tried to dive off the ledge to get to me. I just barely caught him. I guess you could say I have...cat-like reflexes. *ba-dum tss*<br />
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Seriously though. It has been rough without Ruby around to teach them things this past week. Like how to properly clean themselves and where to go to the bathroom. Or, you know, where not to go. Like in the house, on the welcome mat, and, my poor boys, in the dog food.<br />
Then there is the worry about what happened to her. Ideally, it would be nice if someone just found her wandering around(like outside cats do) and picked her up thinking she needed a home.<br />
What we are worried for is that She either ran off to get pregnant again(I don't think it is likely since she didn't run off the first time.) Or...she is dead. I'm still hoping for someone to have taken her home.<br />
For now though, I will have to play kitty mama while I prepare for my own little one.<br />
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It has been a tad windy over here the past couple <strike>days</strike> weeks. Wind is really the only aspect of the weather I can complain about. I love the sunshine, and the heat. Even when it rains, I really don't complain. (with the drought and all, it's actually exciting that it has been raining) Even though I hate the cold, with a jacket, that can be remedied. But the wind? bleck. </div>
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One thing that does make the wind a little better, is Bryan's kite he got for his birthday. </div>
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I love that we live by a huge field that is perfect for kite flying. Not too many worries of trees or fences. Well, there wouldn't be, except Bryan learned how to fly a kite from Charlie Brown. Which means he just ran and ran. Didn't quite care what direction. It took a lot of patience on my end to get him to just stand in the middle of the field and let the wind do the work.<br />
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Eventually he got it down. It sure made for a fun afternoon. Even with the wind involved. <br />
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Meet Fish.</div>
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After talking to a fish guy at the store, and reading up on it, we picked out a tank, then let Bryan pick out a few decorations. We decided on a 2 gallon filtered tank. It costs more than a just getting a fish bowl, but it is more low maintenance. Which is what I'm all about.</div>
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This is also the same reason we decided on a Beta fish, instead of a gold fish. When I told the fish guy I was going to get a gold fish, his response basically came down to "gold fish are disgusting." He didn't say those words exactly, but apparently gold fish are one of the dirtiest fish you could get. Really hard on the filter. Which means more work for me. Remember, I'm going for low maintenance. </div>
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We grabbed a few extra decorations that way Bryan could pick and choose what he wanted in there. Of course the arch was all him. He calls it the "Panda" Because it reminds him of the movie "Kung Fu Panda"</div>
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After washing the Decorations in warm water (gravel too) we were ready to put our tank together.</div>
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When you put the gravel in, try to do it gently. Or when there are no kids around. The gravel hitting the bottom of the tank was so loud, Bryan wouldn't go anywhere near it the entire day. If I brought the decorations to him, he would pick the ones he wanted, but he refused to put any in. </div>
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A small part of me (the OCD/controlling part) liked to be able to put things in the right place, were they would look the best. Though most of me (the excited/fun mom part) Was disappointed he didn't enjoy setting up his tank.</div>
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After I had it all set up, we put some water and conditioner in the tank to get filtered through. They suggest filtering it all for 5-7 days before adding a fish, so it was perfect to set everything up before we left on our trip.</div>
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Of course, when we came back, Bryan decided he was no longer scared of the fish tank and that it needed more stuff in it. So long perfectly placed seashells.</div>
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I was happy he was finally interested, but I did have to fight myself to not "fix" it when he was done. I also had to try to forget about the big mess Bryan was making. Since the tank was already full of water, there was a huge puddle on the counter...and the floor...and in a trail leading to the bathroom.</div>
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The good news is, he was finally having fun with it. The entire bottom is coated with shells, even the not so nice looking ones, and the arch is a little crooked, but he did it And it looks beautiful.<br />
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I have had a 3 year old for a few weeks now, and I cannot believe it! Time just needs to slow it down.<br />
Things were a little crazy this year, since we had his birthday, and then immediately started getting ready for our week long trip. Our original plan was to have a barbecue the Saturday after his birthday. Our last minute trip kinda nixed that idea, so we just had a couple friends over the day of, instead.<br />
It ended up being perfect. The kids had hot dogs and watermelon and played outside. Our yard is really a great place for kids. There isn't any grass or anything, but lots open space, and a long driveway perfect for chalk drawings and riding bikes. AND, all fenced in so no worries of kids out in the street.<br />
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The night before, the Hubby blew up a bunch of balloons so B could be surprised with a room full. Sadly, he was too groggy to actually care that early in the morning.(He loves them now) He was not too groggy, however, to remember the toy I had tried to sneak past his view on our shopping trip the day before. First word out of his mouth that morning: Grimlock.<br />
After waking up completely, we made his favorite breakfast. Pancakes. I tried to put sprinkles in it, but in case you didn't know, stirring them in liquid saps the color out of them. Resulting in this yucky purpley color.<br />
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Then, after rushing to a quick prenatal appointment, (I was not aware it was shot day. I was not prepared to get stuck with a needle) We had our friends over.<br />
Bryan was so tired when they left, that he looked at me and said, "Mom. it's bed time."<br />
After a much needed nap for both of us, we played until Daddy got home. We went and picked out one last present, then grabbed Bryan's favorite dinner. Panda Express. We don't eat there very often, but he just loves it. And loved trying out chopsticks this time around. (did a decent job too) when we ate leftovers the next day, he was a little disappointed to use a fork. "Sticks mom. Where's the sticks."<br />
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Present time was flat out adorable. I think he remembered doing it at Christmas, when Papa would have him and his cousins help pass them out. We sat down, and he grabbed one and said "Here you go Dad" When we told him they were all for him, his response was, "I can open this?" and then proceeded to ask if he could open it, before every single one.<br />
He was so polite and calm too. I've never seen a kid be that calm while opening gifts. Or take every piece of tape off instead of rip into it.<br />
When I say he was calm. I meant for every present except his new Transformer. Remember how his first word of the day was Grimlock? Well he recognized the package of it <i>while it was still wrapped. </i>That one went a little like this:<br />
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Actually opens it-"Wow! Grimlock"</div>
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More jumping accompanied by running around.</div>
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"Dad, look! Grimlock! So Awesome! Thanks Mom."</div>
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More running, then gently setting it down to open the next present.</div>
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It was the cutest thing ever. (Also, for those that don't have a kid obsessed with transformers, Grimlock is a Dino bot on the new transformers kid show.)</div>
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Our day was so packed, we missed some birthday calls, but were able to Skype with my dad. Bryan loves Skyping with Papa. He told him all about his day, and showed off his birthday cupcake.</div>
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I am so glad I was able to make this day special for my little boy. It is hard to believe how small he was 3 years ago, or that it has only taken 3 years to grow this much.<br />
I know it was weeks ago, but Happy Birthday my Sweet Boy.<br />
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Last week, Bryan and I ditched the Daddy and spent the whole week at my parents house. While we missed him a lot, we also had tons fun with our family. </div>
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We actually have been going up north a lot for someone who moved away. My dad jokes that he sees us more now that we moved. But this was our last trip until baby girl comes. My mom doesn't believe me, but we have so much going on here in the next month, and after that we will be in super baby mode. (July is coming people!)</div>
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We were actually really fortunate to see all of Bryan's Aunties, Uncles, and Cousins this time around. I even was able to see one of my own Aunts.</div>
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Our trip was planned a little last minute. But we ultimately decided to go because of this crazy girl:</div>
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Scary, I know, but she is amazing. She was in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and was just Hilarious. I had originally told her I couldn't go because they had changed the performance dates around and it was a bad weekend for us, and all these real reasons, that we ended up ignoring.</div>
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She had <i>NO </i>idea we were coming because, well we live 5 hours away and a play was just not worth the trip. It was <i>sooo </i>worth the trip. Just surprising her was worth the trip.</div>
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Though with her makeup, Bryan wouldn't go near her. Which continued a little to the next day.</div>
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Eventually he decided they were buddies again. <br /></div>
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Sunday, we celebrated my brothers birthday. Then Monday we spent with my sister and playing with cousins. My sister was able to teach me a little about reupholstering stuff. Which, you know you are an adult when that sounds super fun to you. Sister time and sewing at the same time? yes please.<div>
We soaked up lots of Grandma and Auntie time the next couple days, because Thursday, they ended up coming to my neck of the woods (when I wasn't even here) for Show Choir and Band competitions. Lots of performing arts for that girl. Both her groups ranked gold, in case you were wondering.(I am a braggy older sister. I know.)</div>
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We also went to my other little sister's house and my brothers house to hang out with my SIL, where we snapped some cute pics of these cuties.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Then it was a day with Papa. It was a nice relaxing day. We helped my dad's friend pick something up (Bryan keeps talking about that actually.) then just playing with the dogs and relaxing on the porch.</div>
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After a nice afternoon nap, we went for a walk down the road. Quiet country roads are the best. Dad did a little leash work with their puppy. Of course Bryan likes to do whatever Papa does. So we cautiously gave him the leash. He actually did very well at trying to guide her and kept saying,"Come on Penny" When she would start pulling on him. It was adorable to watch.</div>
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It was so good to grab in some precious time with family. It will be a hard couple months not seeing them so often.(which is why we stayed the week) Especially with the baby coming. I wouldn't trade this past week for anything. I'm also grateful that I live in a time where anyone is a phone or Skype call away.<br />
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Bryan is turning 3 tomorrow, (<i>ack!) </i>and I have so much stuff to do, with very little energy to do it with. As I take a little break in between running errands, and getting things ready for tomorrow, I figured I would tell you all about our tiny garden we are planning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnzUmJRxRv3UVfnRMFs3YkEfNCKI5kwO2IveFrnKP-jdrhROR0NJjPuazNLqkI8YitLTrq2lAtR6sKExWzJNmnZzgsTKdMK2Bv3_ki329XmeDqyWtfHho5fK8t1GUhvvY49SR9GkdBg8/s1600/20160331_112251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnzUmJRxRv3UVfnRMFs3YkEfNCKI5kwO2IveFrnKP-jdrhROR0NJjPuazNLqkI8YitLTrq2lAtR6sKExWzJNmnZzgsTKdMK2Bv3_ki329XmeDqyWtfHho5fK8t1GUhvvY49SR9GkdBg8/s320/20160331_112251.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
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One of the best things to do on a nice sunny day is gardening. It gets you out working in the sunshine, and the outcome can be just gorgeous. </div>
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I also think it is a great thing to teach kids, so in wanting to be an awesome mom, I went to Lowe's and grabbed this little greenhouse seed starter. It was really inexpensive, AND, provided the dogs behave themselves, we can reuse it over and over. My only complaint is that the lid is too light. We have had some wind lately and I've found it clear across the yard.</div>
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I am happy to say, Bryan enjoyed this little project of ours. We only planted 2 types of seeds so far because I wanted to see how he would do before we went crazy. It ended up being perfect. Putting the seeds in was a little challenging for him, especially because they were so small. I would put a little in his hand and show him how to do it, but in the end, he ended up just sprinkling them everywhere. He loves going out to water them. I poked some holes in a water bottle so that he couldn't go too overboard.</div>
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After we finished planting and watering, he decided that he didn't want to be done. So out he went to play in more dirt. I caught him picking the grass, and re-planting it in the dirt.</div>
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We already have some green in our basil section. Yum. Now to find a place to transplant them to when they are big enough.</div>
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A couple weeks ago, Bryan decided to jump off my bed. He missed the landing. I rushed over to snuggle him and make him feel better. Usually, if he hurts himself, 2 minutes of hugs and kisses and he has forgotten all about it. This time, he cried for over 10 min. Everything looked fine, but he wouldn't walk and when I did the head to toe check, his left foot was more than bothering him.</div>
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Daddy met us at urgent care right when they called us back. He STILL has trouble at the doctor from when he had his tear duct surgery, so just sitting down with him in the office re started all of his screaming. The doctor had to stand outside the room to see if he would walk and have me feel his foot for her. I hated being away from him when they sent him for x-rays. (no pregnant ladies allowed.) I'm so glad my hubby was able to there to be with him for me, but I could still hear Bryan screaming just from having to lay on the table.</div>
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The verdict from the x-rays was that the on call doctor didn't see a break. She sent it in to radiology and a podiatrist to make sure, checked his foot one more time, then put his foot in a splint. The pressure of the splint seemed to help his foot feel a little better.</div>
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The next day, we got a call saying there was for sure no break, and to leave the splint on until his appointment with the podiatrist a few days ago. He was allowed to walk as much as he wanted, which was great. I don't know how I would have been able to keep him off his foot. He woke up the morning after ready to run.</div>
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The wrap on the splint did unravel a couple times. When that happened, we were able to see that there was a deep bruise across his toes and his foot was still a little swollen. We also took the opportunity to wash his stinky foot. (After a week of not washing it and having it covered like that, it was <i>stinky</i>.)</div>
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2 weeks was perfect for his follow up appointment. When they cut the splint off, his foot was all healed. Even better, was how easy it was on him. Usually when he goes to the doctor, something not fun happens. Shots, devices in his face, etc. This time, they took the splint off, the doctor gave him a little foot massage and tickled it. The nurse even took him for a walk outside the office when he asked to leave. They had to see him walk anyway so the doctor said go for it. End the visit with superman stickers, and he seems to be convinced that the doctor is great now. He has been asking to go back.</div>
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I will say that with this pregnancy, I have missed my doctors in northern California. The doctors here are fine, just not the same as it was my first pregnancy. That said, I am really appreciative of the doctors and nurses who took care of Bryan. After the podiatrist called, the urgent care doctor called to check on us as well. Just to see how Bryan was feeling and to make sure that we were able to get a hold of the other doctor and come up with a satisfactory plan for what to do next. Kaiser rocks.</div>
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I have been terrible at picture taking lately. The Hubby even got me a new SD card for my phone(16 GB baby) because I was taking so many, but now I hardly take any. I know it is actually a good thing because I just have been staying away from my phone. Bad thing is, it also means I didn't snap that many cute pictures for Easter. (My charger for my fancy camera is STILL missing. I need to bite the bullet and just buy one.)</div>
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We celebrated Easter on Saturday at my parents house. The morning was spent split up, getting ready. The Hubby and I went to town to grab some fun stuff for the kids,(Well, we went for the kids, but Target was having buy one get one 1/2 off of cloths and shoes. oh well) while my mom picked up Bryan's cousins to play and decorate eggs. My dad took Bryan to a livestock auction with my sister and our cousin(who is visiting for the week). Sadly, they didn't bring home any baby goats this time. (Said my mom never.)</div>
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Because we were the last ones back, we missed the egg decorating, but I was told Bryan had fun. Part of me wants to do it again this week just for fun. The other part of me says, "I see no downside."</div>
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It was such a nice day out that, while we<strike> cooked</strike> watched mom cook, all the kids set up blankets and sat in the front yard. After dinner, there was the Easter egg hunt for the kids, which Bryan actually understood this year. He still needed Daddy and Papa's help a little bit, but he got what he was supposed to do.</div>
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All in all it was a good day with family. We left late that night for home so the Hubby could teach his Sunday school class. We spent the actual Easter Sunday having an easy day recovering from our trip. Usually we would try to have our own Easter festivities with just the 3 of us, but I just didn't have it in me to do the "fun stuff." It still made for a good Easter. Hubby had a good lesson with his kids, and we enjoyed relaxing time together. Months ago we bought Bryan kid version of the scriptures, so we were able to read to him about Easter from those. He paid attention a <i>little</i> more than usual, so I call it a win.<br />
I hope next year I am a little more "with it" but for now, time spent with family is time well spent.<br />
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"What are you having?" is always the question that is asked when you tell people you are pregnant. A friend of mine once joked about the question that follows. The clarification of a boy or a girl. What else could it be? "A boy, a girl or a tiger?"</div>
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Well this little one is a girl. If you don't believe the sonogram, then believe my love of chocolate this time around.</div>
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Gender reveals can be a big deal. Last time around, we announced it at Christmas by opening a blue baby gift. This year, since we are so far from our family, we decided to mail them these cute little scratcher cards.</div>
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I found the idea while browsing pintrest. The tutorial I used can be found<u><span style="color: #20124d;"> <a href="http://www.burlapandbabies.com/2014/08/how-to-make-your-own-scratch-it-plus-a-free-printable.html" target="_blank">here at Burlap and Babies</a>.</span></u> She even has a free printable at the end. (for both girl and boy scratchers.)</div>
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this apple punch was the only punch I had that was big enough to cover the bow, so I worked with what I had.</div>
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The printable only turned out to be one card, so I threw it in my go to editing program and worked it around to this.</div>
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My tips for this cute little project.</div>
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<li>Baby soap worked in place of dish soap.(my dish soap is too runny) That being said:</li>
<li>TEST TEST TEST. preferably before you paint/cut/and assemble all of your scratchers.</li>
<li>The tutorial says 2-3 coats of paint for a reason.</li>
<li>5-6 coats of paint is too many.</li>
<li>If you are anxious about it being too transparent, maybe put a piece of colored paper in the corner of your contact paper to check while you add your layers.</li>
<li>If you pay close attention to those tips, using clear contact paper is a great way to have your scratchers ready to just print and assemble.</li>
<li>If you don't pay attention to them, don't worry, it also can be peeled right off.</li>
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In case you didn't get it from my tips, I used way too many coats of paint on the cards I sent out. When I tested it with 3 coats, it worked perfectly with just a coin. My final product? Not so much. A coin didn't even dent it. Using a key just ripped it up. Only way to get a good result was to use scissors. But like I said, most of my loved ones said it peeled right off.</div>
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What are some of the ways you have seen, or have done yourself to for a gender reveal? Any ideas you would love to do in the future?</div>
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Before I start the baby talk, can I just say, little dogs make such good blogging/gaming/snuggle on your lap buddies. (I'm excited for summer so he can look pretty again)</div>
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So, baby 2 is on the way. I feel like if I say it enough, eventually it will sink in. Thursday will be my 22 week mark and I still haven't processed everything. I mean I definitely feel pregnant, and I can feel all the little movement and kicks, but the fact that there will be a baby in the house again has just not clicked.</div>
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Don't get me wrong. I am excited. All of those little kicks make me happy. I look forward to every time I get to hear that little heart beat. I love being back in the baby isle at all the stores. We cant forget my weird love for pregnant tummies, and now I have my own I can admire without worry of creeping anyone else out (except those who may now be reading about my obsession with pregnant tummies.)</div>
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I don't know how these two feelings can coexist, but there they are.</div>
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Then there is this guy who I don't think knows what is going on, but likes that Mommy says yes to Panda Express because it just sounded SOOOOO good at the time.</div>
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Also, if you don't mind this sideways picture, baby number 2 will be a little sister.</div>
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This week I turned 26. So, like the past two years since I became a mom, Bryan and I were sick. Thankfully, it was just bad colds and not the flu, but look at how miserable this little boy was:</div>
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We went outside for fresh air a few times, but then the wind came and kicked us back inside the house. This means, not many new pictures, and definitely no actual fun stuff went on. Just movies and video games in bed. Athough I did feel the first little baby flutters this week. We also got Popeys for my birthday dinner. While that doesn't sound that exciting, it is my new pregnant lady food, so it was crazy exciting at the time.</div>
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I thought the months leading up to the move were crazy, but the past couple months after our move seemed even crazier. So much has happened. Some of it small, some of it, not so small.</div>
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Until the end of December, we had been going back up north pretty much every weekend. This month has been great because we can actually spend weekends exploring where we live and having some quiet family time.</div>
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A couple huge things that have happened for our family is saying goodbye to my little brother for 2 years. At the end of October, he left on a mission for our church.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">before Mikey left, we had "Michael's giving" complete with cheesecake contest</td></tr>
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The same week Mikey left, we found out Bryan is going to be a big brother.</div>
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Like I said. Huge things </div>
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Some of the smaller things that have been keeping us busy:</div>
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<li>We found out I needed glasses</li>
<li>we got another cat(We are out in the country, so a mouser is a must)</li>
<li>Bryan got a big boy bed</li>
<li>I finally finished the blanket I was making for my niece.</li>
<li>Disneyland</li>
<li>I made another wedding cake.</li>
<li>and lots play dates with new friends</li>
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I know that doesn't sound like much, but like I said, between trying to unpack, pregnancy making me exhausted, and being up north all the time, that is what we got. Not to mention, our regular mommy son daily stuff.</div>
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With fall comes one of my favorite things. Pumpkins. </div>
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I love all things pumpkin. Pumpkin muffins. Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin french toast. If I drank coffee, I would be one of the pumpkin spice late girls they talk about all over the internet. (though I make my own pumpkin steamer with this <a href="http://www.onesweetmess.com/2013/09/09/homemade-pumpkin-spice-syrup/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">go to recipe</span></a> for pumpkin syrup)</div>
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It looks like my little pumpkin inherited my love of pumpkin. He was all over these pumpkin pancakes.(cutest plates ever right? Target.) Every time he sees one, he begs for it. So of course we had to decorate them this year.</div>
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Because Bryan is still too young for carving, we opted for markers and this 30 cent sticker kit from last years after Halloween sale.(again. Target...No. They don't pay me. They should though)</div>
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It is getting fun around here with him more willing to craft and color with me. Now I just need to finish organizing and unpacking a craft section.<br />
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You know when you are feeling great all day, then you sneeze and suddenly your nose becomes a faucet? Yeah, me too.</div>
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Other than that, today was great. We went to the park and made some new friends, then came home to some exciting mail from a friend of mine.</div>
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When we moved the last time, I wasn't even pregnant with Bryan, so I am really impressed with how he has been adjusting to his first move. </div>
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The first week my younger brother was with us, which I think helped him. After that, he was still his happy self, but asked to go home a lot. He would also ask for our family up north. Actually, that week after my brother left, Bryan was constantly asking for either him, or my nephew, which was seriously cute. </div>
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Now, he has all this toys unpacked and we have explored a bit, I think he knows that we are home. Though, he still asks for our family. The truth is, I feel the same way.</div>
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The nice thing is, if he <i>really</i> wants someone, all we have to do is dial the phone or send a quick "Skype me" text. When my sister lived in Texas, we talked on the phone a LOT, so he used to associate the phone with just her. Now, when I grab my phone he will switch it up and ask for any one. He even <i>handed</i> me the phone one morning and asked for Grandma. A few weeks ago Grandma was the one word he would refuse to say. (he loved the "say anything except grandma" game.)</div>
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He is also loving Nursery at church...without me. (I've been a Nursery teacher since before he was born)</div>
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Another new thing is he spends a lot of time playing in his room. Our house isn't huge, but the bedrooms are a lot bigger than our last house which means All of Bryan's toys can stay in his room, and still give him plenty of room to <strike>make a mess</strike> play. I like it because, for the most part, he keeps all the toys in his room.</div>
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I'm so grateful that this move has gone this easy on my little man. It was something that we have been a little worried about, but I'm so happy that he seems to like it as much as I do.</div>
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I know it's been a while, but If you recall my last couple of posts, I had mentioned some things about being busy and big changes. Well after months of packing and cleaning and running around like a crazy person, I can officially say WE MOVED!</div>
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Last time, the move was a whole 15 minutes away. This time? 6 hours. I like to say we moved to Disneyland. Seriously. My poor husband is probably sick of hearing it.</div>
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It really has been a long couple of months. We started working on it at the end of April, cleaning and putting our house up for sale. Luis moved down in May to start his new job, while Bryan and I stayed back to watch over the house until it sold. That took a little longer than planned but we were finally able to get out of there mid August. <br />
Waiting for the house to close was hard on our little family. My hard working husband had already started work so we only saw him on the weekend. Even then, Sundays were cut short because he had to drive back.<br />
Since we still didn't have a place to stay here, we ended up putting everything into storage. B and I spent 3 awesome weeks with different members of my family. It was both good and bad. Good because I needed to stock up on family time since we won't be seeing them as much. Bad because it got us used to seeing them even more so now I feel like we miss them more. (Though it is amazing to be able to see my husband every day.)<br />
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About a month ago, we were lucky enough to find a great place. When I came out to check out our housing options, after looking at everything all I could think of was, "this is it." I love our new house. It has it's share of problems, but it just feels like home. Though that could be because our family is whole again.</div>
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We still have a lot of unpacking, I miss my family like crazy, and I am almost always lost out here.</div>
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But we are on a new adventure, I'm making new friends, and as always, Disneyland!</div>
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Also, when you have an amazing view in your back yard like this:</div>
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It's hard not to be excited.</div>
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The past couple months have been crazy. So much crazy that the couple of times I have come to write a blog post, I remember, that I forgot, that I don't have any data cords available, and my mini SD card adapter is also not around(though I know exactly where they are.) So you are deprived of all of the cute pictures I've been taking on my phone. (though you can see them if you go over to my IG: lhhuerta )</div>
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So, I bring to you last year's lost pictures of Arizona.</div>
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It was so hot in Arizona. Which makes you wonder, WHY AM I WEARING PANTS AND BOOTS?!</div>
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Let me tell you about Arizona. It doesn't get what fall weather is <i>supposed</i> to be like. When we left California, it wasn't freezing, but it was definitely getting cold. So I dressed/packed accordingly. It was such a short trip (we were there for a day an a half) So I didn't feel more than my boots and slippers were necessary. (though we were over prepared with Bryan who had multiple pairs of pants shorts and pajamas)</div>
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When we got to our hotel and opened the car door, I immediately regretted my wardrobe decisions. Moral of the story: Remember to dress properly when visiting a furnace.</div>
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The real reason for our super quick weekend trip:<br />
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Bryan's Abuelo! Abuelo lives down south...like really down south. So when we heard he was going to be working in Arizona for the week, we packed up the car and left when Daddy got home from work. It was so fun meeting my Father-in-Law. Bryan, of course, took to him Immediately. He loved playing with him and showing off all his cool dance moves. (I think...this <i>was </i>a year ago)<br />
We got to visit his work and he let us check out an airplane. Bryan could have sat in the pilots seat all day.<br />
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What I don't have any pictures is our visit with <a href="http://www.taushpointo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Taush.O</span></a> and her sweet little family. Mostly because it was dark out when we met up with them at a party they invited us to. But let me tell you, there were some adorable little hugs and baby kisses shared between Bryan and her little cutie.</div>
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Even though the trip was short (we got there middle of the day Friday, left Saturday night) I am so grateful that we were able to go. Having family so far away can be tough, which makes it a no brainer when the opportunity arrives to see them.</div>
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Here is another messy activity to do with your little ones. Not going to lie, I had a lot of fun with it too.</div>
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I always remember in the 4th grade, every now and then, our teacher would let us take practice tests by spraying shaving cream on our desks and having us write the words in it. That was the coolest thing for us, so of course I <i>HAD</i> to try it with Bryan.</div>
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Even after I added some color, Bryan still wasn't too sure about it. Add a car into the mix, and my anti mess boy warmed up to it pretty quickly.</div>
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Of course, shortly after this picture was taken, he decided to run around and climb up on chairs and fling it EVERYWHERE. So here are my tips for this one.</div>
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<li>If you are going to add color, use some sort of bath paint/super washable paint. We use Crayola bath paint from the dollar spot in target.</li>
<li>We add cars, but really, any toy that is easily washed, is great. Leave it up to the kid.</li>
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This is one of those easy things that we do when we are bored had haven't planned anything fun for the day. You don't need all the extra stuff, just a can of shaving cream, or even a tub of whipped cream if you are worried about your little one eating it.</div>
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Who would have thought that moving the crib out of our room would restart our sleeping problems? Oh well, so here I am sitting on the floor of Bryan's room, typing away until he goes back to sleep.</div>
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But after that, I am totally going to...not sleep.</div>
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I have a time sensitive to do list about a mile long. We are dealing with some big changes in the next couple months. Changes that require us to deep clean and de-clutter...by Friday. Oh and I also have 3 dozen cookies and a cake to have done by Friday night. Then there is the fact that I'm babysitting early in the morning. It is Wednesday night. </div>
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What have I done?!</div>
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I am trying to be the little Lisa who could. Managing my tasks wisely, like cleaning while cake is in the oven, decorating cookies while babysitting, and blogging while this stinky bum wont sleep.</div>
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And then begging my sisters to come help at the last minute.</div>
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For now, I will just sit and listen to all my old music(just found my iPod nano.) and try not to fall asleep while the floor looks more and more comfortable. </div>
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Just a quick check in to show some cute pictures of my <b style="font-size: x-large;">2 </b>year old.</div>
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This year went a lot better than last year, as far as birthday's go. We did a shared birthday party with his Uncle for the family on the 12th.</div>
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I try hard not to brag, but I am extremely proud of my <u>Horton Hears a Who </u>cake. Complete with a cake pop Clover. Of course I forgot to take a picture of just the cake, even after my Mom reminded me. Sometimes there is just no hope for me.</div>
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Because Bryan's cousin has some allergies, the only part of the cake he could eat were the cake pops and the fondant. So I let him have some of those little dots. Then him and Bryan went to town pulling all the dots off.</div>
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Gift time brought some ninja turtle stuff, and stuff to beat up Mommy with. Thank you Auntie.</div>
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The next day, we had even more birthday fun.</div>
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One of his Aunts came over early to help me with a balloon avalanche.</div>
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I sat in the room with Bryan, while my sister taped streamers trapping balloons to the door. He loved when they all fell down on us. Then he sat and threw balloons around my room for 10 minutes.</div>
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After that, we had some friends over for a cookie party.</div>
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Decorating cookies was a big hit. Especially for us moms. Did I mention I make awesome buttercream?</div>
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Some quick decorating tips:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">for Black icing, throw in some coco powder before adding your food coloring. No more icky flavor.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">rubber bands are a great way to keep icing from flowing out the top. Perfect for decorating with kids.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Batch of sugar cookies too big? Freeze those puppies.</li>
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We seriously had an awesome time. </div>
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It is hard to believe that this sweet boy is 2 already. Sometimes, I just wish I could freeze time, but with each new day, brings new things to learn and experience. I am so grateful to have this time to watch both of us grow.</div>
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We had a lot of fun making our glow in the dark slime. What could be more fun than making a mess?</div>
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1/2 C liquid starch.</div>
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Any color/glitter/small toy ect add ins</div>
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(You can find a video directions that I followed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggZS1judXHA" target="_blank">HERE</a>. She actually has some other really cool ideas to put in it)</div>
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Bryan helped me sqeeze the glue into the bowl and stir the glue and water together with the bottle.<br />
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Then we added food coloring and glow in the dark glitter...A little tip: don't try to capture the glitter pouring on camera if you have a child who loves pouring and want any of that glitter left over.<br />
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After that, we stirred in the starch and it got real clumpy real fast.<br />
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Once it got hard to stir, all we had to do was start playing. It was super sticky and stringy, but after we played with it for a minute or two, then let it sit for another minute, it started to look more like the slime you are thinking of.<br />
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All in all, it was a success...with my Niece and Nephew. Bryan? Not so much. He is still not liking sticky messy things.</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">This is probably better as a "down to the diaper" project. We may have gotten it banned at my sister's due to it getting stuck on anything made out of fabric. It does not care if that is your favorite shirt.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Use whatever color glue for whatever effect you want. You can even use the kids glitter glue. Then it comes already tinted and everything.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">If your kid is anti messy hands, be prepared for it to get flung everywhere.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">And like I stated before, if you take pictures, be careful of what stage of the slime making process you are at.</li>
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There are also recipes for this that use borax. I don't know if it is better, worse, or if it even makes a difference. If you have tried both, let me know what you think is better.<br />
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If you have made this before, what kind of things do your kids enjoy in thier slime?</div>
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