Welcome Baby Liam!

Welcome baby Liam! 

Our baby boy was born September 12th at 4:08 a.m. He weighed 7.15 lbs and was 19 inches long. Only 3.5 hours of labor! No time for an epidural. I never thought I would do an all natural birth! So glad that part is over and now we get to enjoy our sweet bundle of joy.  Here are some of my favorite pictures I took of this sweet guy over the last few weeks!  I cannot believe he is already 3.5 weeks old!  Wow time flies.

Garnet Ghost Town

We went to Garnet Ghost Town while we were in Montana.  It was a fun photo shoot and such a neat little place!

Things we loved about our Montana visit

What we loved about our Summer vacation in  Montana.

 

  Beautiful Views.

 Hanging with Grandpa.

 Loving on Grandma.

 Fun kid free trips.

 Fun hubby around all the time!

 Lots of bubble baths in the big tub.

Lots of Mountain berry ice cream.

Harley grandma and grandpa's dog.

Grilled Pizza on the BBQ - SO YUMMY!!

Grilled Pizza is my new obsession!  It is SO YUMMY!!  You can find a tutorial on how to do it on Our Best Bites here:  http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/06/tutorial-bbq-grilled-pizza/.

My favorite combination so far is definitely the chicken Alfredo pizza.  I put guiltless Alfredo sauce, recipe found here: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/08/guiltless-alfredo-sauce/,  grilled chicken pieces, spinach, and mushrooms on the pizza.  This last time I made it I used half whole wheat flour in the pizza dough and it turned out great.  Next time I will try using all whole wheat flour.  I used the recipe they have on their site for the dough as well, http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/04/breadsticks-and-pizza-dough/.

You should try it.  I PROMISE you will love it!

Cradle Refinishing Project

Before Eli was born, over 2 years ago, I made new bumper pads and sheet for the baby cradle.  With this baby I was just ready to get rid of the cradle because it is a pain to store, etc.  However, I decided to keep it and do some updating.  I decided to refinish it in a white color.  It turned out a little too white so I distressed the edges and glazed it with a walnut stain.  I love the finished product and am glad that I decided to keep it!

First Day of Pre-K!

Emma missed the cut off for kindergarten this year.  Even though she is SO ready for school she can't go.  :(  We decided to put her in a Pre-K program this year and she is loving it!  She loves going to school and being independent.  My baby girl is growing up.  She looks so old in this picture!

Chore Chart/Weekly Allowance

Emma has wanted a "chore chart" for some time now.  I have also wanted to make a chore chart and implement weekly allowance but time just slips away on all those little things you want to do.  We finally got around to making one.  I let her help me decide which chores we would add to the chart.  She was already doing a lot of them so this will be a fun way for her to keep track of them, earn an allowance, and do new chores!  I made it on my computer and printed it on card stock.  I stuck it in a plastic sleeve and attached a dry erase marker to mark off each chore when it is done.  She loves to mark them off and is very excited about her chores.  There are some chores on there that she will do just once a week and some open slots if we have chores we want to add certain weeks.  She already knows what she is saving her allowance for, a FurReal GoGo My Walkin' Pup.   I will make one for Eli that includes putting shoes away, putting toys away, dirty clothes in bin, etc.  He want a sheet to mark off too!  It is amazing how much kids want to help and be independent.