My new favorite time waster....

 

A Few lessons learned/Way Late Halloween Pictures

1. I learned not to try and let a babies diaper rash dry out when they have diarrhea...
2. I learned that when you cut your hair and you are a mother (even a totally [self proclaimed] cool one), someone is bound to tell you that you have a "mom hair cut."  Even if you don't have said mom hair cut.
3. I learned that some people are out to get you. Just because.
4. I learned that no one can take you seriously when you have a retainer in your mouth... and your 23...
5. I learned how much I love bosses that respect and appreciate you.

Thats it for now.

We are off to Las Vegas in the morning to meet up with Gma and Gpa Johnson at my Aunt Cindy's for the Thanksgiving holiday.  So excited!

:)

P.S. Here's our last minute halloween costumes for our church's Trunk-or-Treat. Last minute I decided to actually dress up this year so snuck upstairs and rummaged through Kevin's closet and put this piece together, and surprised kevin with a reminder of how cool (again, self proclaimed) I am. He told me I was weird and that he was not going to dress up. After some shameless begging and pouting to no avail, I gave up and went upstairs to get Sam ready. When we came downstairs we were surprised to see a handsome firefighter in the kitchen! Sneaky Kevin snuck down to the fire-station and got his Fire Suit. I was SO HAPPY!

After the church activity our friends, the Patey's and Muhlstein's, came over with their precious daughters and we had a baby photo shoot.
Thanks for looking!
:)

Decorrhea

Sorry for all of the home improvement posts, I have just been way behind on blogging lately.

Here is the front room. 

(I will be staining that curio to match the piano and mirror in the near future)

 Pumpkin and book:Hobby Lobby; Plant: Walmart; Frame: TjMaxx

 Kitchen Table

Light Fixture: Home Depot; Wall Art, Plant: Hobby Lobby; Pumpkin and plate: DI; Candle Centerpiece:Pier One

My first attempt at picture wall, with the help of my fabulous friend Jessica Bartlett.

Large frames: Hobby Lobby; Small frames: Aunt Edtih and DI; 

 Here's a picture to help put it in perspective.

Our Fireplace :)

Painting, plant, and E: Ross; Vase: DI (spray painted); pot and lantern: Hobby Lobby

A snapshot of the past...

 (Soon we will stain or paint the mantle, re-tile, and paint the gold)

Our new(repurposed) entertainment center!

Buffet: Aunt Edith; Tree: Yard Sale; Candle: Ross; Flower: Hobby Lobby

***Imagine a cheap black/modern entertainment center with wires/N64/Xbox360/laptop all exposed, 

and thats what this corner looked like last week.***

I might have an addiction to Hobby Lobby...

and I am proud of it :)

Its what on the inside that counts

Kevin praises me for all of the home improvement projects I have done over the past year...

(another picture of the Kitchen)

 ... But, he also HATES that I cant seem to ever finish a project!

(the insides had not been painted until last weekend)

... and After!

Sure when the cabinets are closed it looks the same...

"but my mah-mah-mah momma said" ...

Its what on the inside that counts ;)

Kitchen Before and After

So, this has been done for about 6 months now, its about time I took a couple pictures.

This is what it looked like the day we moved in.

Add a little paint and .... BAM!

 Before....

and AFTER!

Its amazing what a little paint can do...

and a new fridge :)

 Thanks for looking!

A Working Mother's Purse

I have to clean my purse out weekly because it usually doubles as a garbage/diaper bag.

This time I laughed when I saw what ended up in there!

Can you say "Working...

 ....Mother?"

I had a...

Wallet, 

Checkbook, 

Day Planner, 

Notebook, 

Costco Coupons, 

Pocket Flashlight, 

Post-its, 

3 Pens, 

Nixon Watch, 

Earrings, 

Nursing Pads (embarrassing, but true), 

Socks, 

Bobbypins, 

McDonald's Chipotle BBQ Sauce, 

Gum, Fruit Snacks, 

Baby Tylenol, 

Teething Gel, 

2 Baby Spoons,

 2 Teething Toys, 

Bathtub Whale,

Noisy Toy, 

2 Pacifiers (you can never be too safe)

and yes, a Retainer.

Goodnight All.

 :)

Weddings, Airplanes, Dumplings, and Tubs

Kevin's brother Trent got married at the end of August so we flew out to Spokane to enjoy their Wedding. It was Sam's first time on the plane and he did great. When we were sitting down for the first flight the lady behind us gave us a dirty look, and moved as far away from us as she could. Sam did not fuss or yell once. We sure showed her! Those small victories make me such a proud mother.

Now on to some pictures from that weekend.

Sam makes the funniest faces when he sees the camera sometimes, and i just had to keep this one.

 Yesterday the weather was especially gloomy after church, so I was in the mood for some comfort food. 

I have never made Chicken and Dumplings, so I decided to change that.

I found a recipe online that was very easy and it tasted great. 

...

It stormed really hard, and it was the first time Sam actually was aware of the thunder and I loved watching his reactions.  

Yummy food!

 Sam helped me cook, and his payment was baby food!

 After dinner I gave Sam his first bubble bath so I could post some naturally censored pictures.

Enjoy...

:)