Hail to the quiet book

So as a goodbye present I made "my twins" each a quiet book.  My Mom made 8 of these, one for each  of my siblings, so I thought if she can make 8 I can definitely make 2!  Well it took me about 3 months to finish these blasted books and I finished on my last day with the boys at their house frantically putting the finishing touches to it.  

Lets just say that I've gained great respect for ANYONE who goes through allll the work and endless trips to Hobby Lobby to make a quiet book!  They are a LOT of work and time!  One day my mom even offered to help (she's in Texas) so that same day I had a package packed and sent to her!   (When she got it she remembered why she said she would never make another quiet book again)

Well here are the pages of my books.  They by no means are as good lookin as my Mom's books or my friend Kathryn who inspired me long ago to do these too.  Check her book out here.  As long as they do their job and keep those boys quiet then I'll be satisfied.  

 Snap the shapes on

 Elmo Puzzle & Build an ice cream cone

 Complete the train

 Banana picking & Today's forecast

 Bird puzzle & Ladybugs

Memory game with colors 

Farm with finger puppets 

 Match the colors  & frogs

ABC's & memory game with different patterns 

 Train again

Tic Tac Toe & snap shapes 

Another elmo puzzle

I said goodbye to my babies a month ago.  I started a year ago as their nanny when they were teeny tiny helmet wearing babies.  It has been so fun watching them learn to crawl, walk, and climb and to see how different they are turning out to be. 

My last day was so sweet.  As I put them down for a nap, I explained to them that I was leaving and they were just so cuddly with me!  Then I had to say goodbye to the parents which was so sweet too.  They were such a great family to work for!   

  At about 18 months

At about 22 months

This is my last week at Trader Joe's and then I have to say more goodbyes.  I will miss all my co-workers there as well.. they are a great bunch of people.  Then all I will have to do is wait 3 more weeks for our lil one to come:)  I can hardly wait!  It'll make all these goodbyes soooo worth it!

these days

          

These days I feel very pregnant anymore.  It's getting harder for me to bend down let alone stand back up.  My feet are so heavy and tired after a shift at Trader Joe's.  I am ALWAYS dehydrated no matter how much water I drink.  Bathroom trips are still frequent.  And my "inny outy" belly button has turned into a full on outie as many people continue to comment on how they can see my belly button. Yes, I know!

Matt and I love looking at baby things, although registering at stores for those baby things burns a person out quick.  It forces you to look at EVERY little baby accessory, (which there are too many) and causes you to spend about 2 hours soaking in ALL the things babies require which then becomes overwhelming.  It makes me tired just thinking about it!

Matt and I went to Bajio's tonight.  I have been begging him to take me because the last time I had been  to a Bajio's or have ever seen another Bajio's was in Rexburg 5 years ago.  Oh and it's delicious!  We were the only one's in the restaurant so who knows how long we will be able to enjoy one here so close. Matt FINALLY finished classes today and is preparing for clinicals.  Yay!  This was our "Friday night" since I have to work every night this weekend.

And well, thats about all for now!

OMG Vintage Lisa Frank

So as I was going through my daily junk emails of about 20+ (call me crazy but I like junk email), and came across an urban outfitters email revealing their re-debute of a HUGE collection of vintage Lisa Frank.  This won best junk email of the day!  Even week! I remember going to the store and seeing a whole wall designated for Lisa Frank accessories.  Just imagine the most girly, bubbly, bright illustrations of panda bears and rainbows painted in pinks and purples.  That would be Lisa Frank. 

Urban Outfitters interviewed Lisa Frank herself with a tour of the factory.  Check that out here:

Lisa Frank Video

happy birthday matt :)

hey! it's this guy's birthday today! he's pretty much everything i ever wanted and more.  i love you guy!    

updates from photo booth

    

the pregnancy update:  

boy oh boy its a boy! frequent baby kicks.  jeggings=new best friend. bathroom trips an hour. ice cravings. dr orders: eat more steak! a baby name. new appointed slave (matt).  energy depletion. 

25 weeks down, 15 to go. 2 happy parents-to-be!

justification.. and an announcement.

My ever growing collection of baby toys n things has finally been justified.  Not that I have found anything wrong with buying baby dresses for the baby I didn't have 5 years ago or for the Fisher Price collection that has been growing in my closet.  Well, I will finally have a little person of my own to justify my purchases. Yeah, I'm pregnant! 

We will find out in 2 weeks whether it is a boy or girl.  I have brainwashed Matt into wanting a girl just as much as I do.  My co-workers get the boy vibe, plus my family is known for popping out more boys than girls, so we will just have to see.

Me at about 15 weeks!  Not much to see yet.  But I can tell you I definitely can't suck my stomach in anymore!  So that is either from the baby or from all the pickles and ramen I'm lovin right now. 

Oh yeah he's going to be a good dad:)  The next step will be for him to put a diaper on that thing.  

Happy Birthday Allison!!!

What's so great about today? Is it that it is the exact middle of the year? Is it because today is Canada's Independence day? Maybe because it is Doctor's Day in India? Well, all those things are very special reasons to celebrate today, but you would be missing the greatest reason to have July 1st still on the calendar, and that is ALLISON'S BIRTHDAY!

Darn the luck if she didn't have to work on her own birthday, but we had a good time celebrating it yesterday. Allison is the greatest girl ever to be married to! I'm glad she picked me and I'm glad it's her birthday.