My Uncle Gary built it for me and even put this little platform off the deck for my basket! He's awesome.
Just look how domestic being a homeowner has made me! :) haha
Friday, September 21, 2012
I'm almost a good
Little housewifey. Look I even got a clothesline! Pretty excited about it actually, (yes I have no life).
School lunch
After watching this TV show about school lunches and how unhealthy they are for kids, I vowed to not let Camilla eat school lunch very often. So I decided to go to the place that has the answer to pretty much anything. AKA Pinterest. I read on someone else's blog how pinterest had made them a better Mom, I totally agree. Need craft ideas? Need something new to cook for dinner? Need house decorating ideas? Need new hair styles for your daughter? Need a idea for pretty much anything known to man kind? Go to Pinterest. I should get paid for that. Anyway as I was saying, I went to Pinterest and found these cool Tupperware things and about 6 million ideas for packing her a lunch. Pretty sweet!
They sell a lunch box that will hold them upright good if you want, but the one she has right now fits good.
Happy lunching!
Check out these cute lunches:
The little containers are the silicone cupcake wrappers. Obviously these aren't meant to be turned upside down which is kinda hard to deal with. They are designed so that kids can get them off themselves but I've found the lid stays on pretty good. But if you have the little Tupperware things with lids you can put BBQ sauce or whatever for them to dip stuff in, then you don't have to worry about spillage.
If I can keep her lunches a little bit exciting then it's harder for her to get excited about getting a "hot lunch".
They were pretty cheap to buy and would be good to use if you are taking a family outing see?
Happy lunching!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
baby food
I found this nifty thing and so I've been making baby food for Keaton. It adds up fast when you buy the little jars. With my food processor it makes it really easy!
Looks delicious! Sweet potatoes, little bit of carrot and broccoli.
Pop it in the freezer and it comes out like this! Perfect size.
Stick in a mesh feeder (that looks so gross but works really good) and he's happy so I can cook dinner! :)
Yum!
Plus the cold food on his gums feels good!
Monday, September 10, 2012
short and sweet
After many issues,situations,problems,hard experiences and struggles. Things feel like they are coming together. It has seemed like there was just always some issue going on with us, (not marital problems) and now for the first time in quite a while it just seems calm. I'm so glad that through it all we have remained strong and committed. I'm so glad for my little boy who I almost gave up hope on having. His little smile at me just melts my heart and brings joy to us all. I'm so glad that Camilla and I are doing so well. I look at her little classmates and can see these poor children who just need guidance, who need love and stability and just aren't getting it. I'm so glad for the God I know and for the way that I am privileged to be in that helps my children to know stability.
That's about all I have to say about that.
That's about all I have to say about that.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
You know you're a
Stay at home Mom/woman when you get really excited about a-
Swoon...I mean why have a dishwasher if you have to wash the dishes before you put them in it?! Isn't that the point of a dishwasher? :) It does a great job so far and makes my life easier! Yay for this Momma!
New dishwasher!!!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Firsts
I am feeling like I'm getting a little bit caught up around here! We have had so much going on, the days just fly by full of things to do it seems!
First new thing is we bought a house and moved! It's funny how you say we bought a house when really you haven't bought anything. We still have a lot of money to pay till we "own" it! :) Anyway, we moved on Saturday the 18th. If you have ever moved when it's 105 out, with a 4 month old baby and your inlaws then you understand where I was! I was ready to just stay at our old house! Moving is awful, but when you add all those things in well, I was just glad to get it over with! So we moved on Saturday and on Tuesday Camilla started school. So this momma was busy! I really like our house, especially the location. We moved about 10 miles north of where we previously lived to a town called Shasta Lake City. It is Ian's hometown, the school where Camilla goes is where Ian went also. It's a small town, around 10,000 population but only 10 min or so from Redding. Our house is really close to the school, we can hear the bells and see the cars and school bus's through the trees in our back yard. I have always wanted to live close to a school not only so it was close to get the kids to and from. But also so we can go there to play and run around on off days. We walk to school in the morning and it helps me wake up better! I'm not exactly used to this waking up early business! So we are figuring out our schedule and I'm learning how it's important to get as much done the night before as I can! Little miss isn't used to the early rising either, but I'm so proud of her. She has done really well, but of course she is really excited to go to school so that helps her get up! She likes her teacher and says she hasn't been in trouble at all! :) It's been so good for her to go to school and be with all the other kids and be with other adults. As I figured, she got sick her first week with a cold, which of course was passed onto the baby! So I guess both of them will be building their immune system! I am enjoying the time with Keaton, the little Mr. went on a sleeping on his own strike as soon as we moved. I guess his little world was upside down too. He wouldn't nap on his own, at night he didn't want to be in his own bed. I was so exhausted from moving that I just didn't have the energy to fight it. So into bed with us he goes. It's getting a little better but he still is on strike a little. So I have to really take advantage of the times when he will take his little 10 min nap or when he's happy swinging or on the floor! Hopefully that gets better soon.
Work is picking up, we had some slow time with company changes but it's all coming back. As if we needed more, Ian picked up 3 more counties so now we have 8 counties where we have jobs. Which ends up being a lot of travel and a lot of communication with a lot of people! Guess you have to make hay while the sun shines or something like that. Luckily Ian isn't very picky about the house because when he's gone for a few days at a time or gone everyday I just can't keep up! I'm still trying to find places to put things and trying to figure out where to hang things. Anyway this is really wordy, but that is what is going on in our lives!
We are excited to be "Homeowners", Ian has already been a plumber, electrician ,landscaper and a little bit of everything else! I told Ian I wanted to paint and he looked at me like I was crazy. Then we would have to move everything out of the way! Men, as if I would finally get my own place and then NOT paint!? So we'll do that some day. We have a lot of yard work to do too whenever Ian gets any spare time. Alright I'll quit now with a few pics.
First new thing is we bought a house and moved! It's funny how you say we bought a house when really you haven't bought anything. We still have a lot of money to pay till we "own" it! :) Anyway, we moved on Saturday the 18th. If you have ever moved when it's 105 out, with a 4 month old baby and your inlaws then you understand where I was! I was ready to just stay at our old house! Moving is awful, but when you add all those things in well, I was just glad to get it over with! So we moved on Saturday and on Tuesday Camilla started school. So this momma was busy! I really like our house, especially the location. We moved about 10 miles north of where we previously lived to a town called Shasta Lake City. It is Ian's hometown, the school where Camilla goes is where Ian went also. It's a small town, around 10,000 population but only 10 min or so from Redding. Our house is really close to the school, we can hear the bells and see the cars and school bus's through the trees in our back yard. I have always wanted to live close to a school not only so it was close to get the kids to and from. But also so we can go there to play and run around on off days. We walk to school in the morning and it helps me wake up better! I'm not exactly used to this waking up early business! So we are figuring out our schedule and I'm learning how it's important to get as much done the night before as I can! Little miss isn't used to the early rising either, but I'm so proud of her. She has done really well, but of course she is really excited to go to school so that helps her get up! She likes her teacher and says she hasn't been in trouble at all! :) It's been so good for her to go to school and be with all the other kids and be with other adults. As I figured, she got sick her first week with a cold, which of course was passed onto the baby! So I guess both of them will be building their immune system! I am enjoying the time with Keaton, the little Mr. went on a sleeping on his own strike as soon as we moved. I guess his little world was upside down too. He wouldn't nap on his own, at night he didn't want to be in his own bed. I was so exhausted from moving that I just didn't have the energy to fight it. So into bed with us he goes. It's getting a little better but he still is on strike a little. So I have to really take advantage of the times when he will take his little 10 min nap or when he's happy swinging or on the floor! Hopefully that gets better soon.
Work is picking up, we had some slow time with company changes but it's all coming back. As if we needed more, Ian picked up 3 more counties so now we have 8 counties where we have jobs. Which ends up being a lot of travel and a lot of communication with a lot of people! Guess you have to make hay while the sun shines or something like that. Luckily Ian isn't very picky about the house because when he's gone for a few days at a time or gone everyday I just can't keep up! I'm still trying to find places to put things and trying to figure out where to hang things. Anyway this is really wordy, but that is what is going on in our lives!
We are excited to be "Homeowners", Ian has already been a plumber, electrician ,landscaper and a little bit of everything else! I told Ian I wanted to paint and he looked at me like I was crazy. Then we would have to move everything out of the way! Men, as if I would finally get my own place and then NOT paint!? So we'll do that some day. We have a lot of yard work to do too whenever Ian gets any spare time. Alright I'll quit now with a few pics.
First day of school!
My baby!! Where did the time go?
Lots of yard work to do, but love the deck!
Monday, August 13, 2012
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