If the boots fit

Aiden loves the snow like he loves water. As soon as the snow fell, he was eager to get outside and play. Little did we know, when I was getting him all bundled up, he grew out of his boots. It was a struggle to get them on, but it looks like he doesn't mind.

Our first Christmas tree

I must admit. I have never put up a Christmas tree, prior to Thanksgiving. I am filled with the Christmas spirit early this year, and It all started when we went shopping to pick out the perfect tree.


Aiden, Grandma, Dog-Dog, and I took a break from the action at Starbucks for a hot cocoa.

There was a lot of 'hostility' on what type of tree to purchase. Dallas insisted on colored lights. He also insisted that we don't get a pre-lit tree. I went in search of a non pre-lit tree, and do you think I could find one...NO. We then came to the conclusion that we are going to end up getting a pre-lit, whether we liked it or not. Then we had to decide on gettign a tree with white lights, or colored lights. I am not a fan of the colored lights, and I thought if one year we wanted colored lights, we could just add them to the tree.....maybe.

I spent hours tying ribbons onto all 150 ornament balls. I also spent a lot of time at Ti-Pan Trading, where I purchased most of our Christmas decorations. Then it came to finishing up the tree with a tree skirt. I could not find a store bought one that I loved, so I decided to make my own. I am a fanatic of matching. As you can tell from the picture, the tree decor matches our living room decor, and the tree skirt matches the curtains. Pictures don't do this tree justice. I must say it is beautiful.

Crochet booties

Made with love.

Enjoy Lily Mae.

Tired of being tired. Sick of being sick.

On top of working terrible hours. My body has been telling me something is wrong. Something has been wrong for a while now. I have been tested for everything, I have even had my heart tested. The results.....normal. One doctor claimed I was sleep deprived and stressed. I do believe that I am sleep deprived, but I am not stressed.

My symptoms include: nausea, weight gain, hair loss/tender scalp, acne, and heart palpitations. Sounds like I could be pregnant, right.....wrong!

One day I came across this blog. It dawned on me....this little convenient device is making me sick.

Today was the day I said buh bye to Mirena.

Halloween

Since we were rained out of Lagoon, we started the Halloween season off by going to Pirate Island in Orem. This was our first time there. Aiden loved it. It was like the Myan, except for it was all about pirates. Aiden adored our server who dressed and talked just like a pirate. The food was a bit pricey, but it was a fun experience for Aiden. They had an arcade, which we all had fun at. For Halloween, Aiden wanted to be Indiana Jones. He insisted on it, since he got lego Indiana Jones for the Wii. Dallas also introduced him to the movies which he seems to enjoy. The costume was easy. I already had the hat, he already had the pants and shirt. My mother helped me sew the jacket. All I had to purchase was the satchel and the whip.

Every year Draper City produces a Haunted Hallow fair. They did an excellent job. There was free games, Music, and food. It was a bit cold, but it didn't damper Aiden's fun.

We also had a Halloween themed birthday party for my baby sister. It was a lot of fun, and it was nice to have the entire family together. My Mom did an excellent job with the food. We all dressed up. The house was fully decorated. We played games. Needless to say we partied.

Four eyes. Just like his momma.

It was inevitable that Aiden would need glasses eventually.

He is growing up so fast.

Halloween invites

This is my version, taken from the Martha Stewart Halloween magazine. I turned them into invitations for the Activity day Halloween party. I used Bisquick, instead of making them from scratch to save on time.