photo shoot gone wrong :)

I wanted to get a picture of the kids for our xmas cards this year... well an hour later, a few dirty diapers, some baby puke, and 100+ pictures later, i managed to get 3 ok ones.... Poor addy, i am always sticking her in something for a cute photo opp :)

Elf on the Shelf

We started a new Christmas tradition this year, its called Elf on the Shelf.... to sum it up real quick, Santa sends a special helper down from the North Pole to watch over the kids during the month of December and each night the elf goes back to Santa to tell him if the child was naughty or nice. The kids can not touch the elf, and each morning when they wake up he/she is in a different spot in the house and he also loves to play tricks/jokes so he might be somewhere you would least expect him and or making a mess out of the toys.
To introduce the kids to their elf's Tanna and I did a North Pole Breakfast this morning. Tanna did a great job with the decorations and little goodie bags from the elf to each of the kids and I wrote little letters reminding them to be good, then Tanna read them the story that explained the Elf. I can not wait to do this every year with Colton, Addison, Bella and Evan! here are some pictures of our breakfast

Happy Thanksgiving

Gosh, i think that i am still full from all the yummy food i had at Thanksgiving :) This year my family traveled over to Salem to my cousin Melinda's house. She and her family were great hosts and she did an awesome job with cooking everything. Melinda and Aaron have 4 kids and the youngest is just a little older than Colton so he had a great time playing with all of his cousins. The live on a little bit of property and there are cows so the kids thought it was so much fun to go feed the cows (should have gotten a picture, but i didnt). Addy did great on the drive, slept the entire way there and also good on the way back. The snow has started to fall in the mountains and the pass was a little sketchy in places but other than that it was a great trip. Unfortunately for us it was a very quick trip since Carson had to work on Friday so we headed home after we pigged out, while he was at work i took down our "fall" decorations and put up the Christmas stuff, now all we need is our tree (hopefully next weekend) and for me to try to talk Carson into putting up lights outside (probably not going to happen)and i will be set for the holidays... oh, i guess not set since i still need to go shopping, sigh..

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. There was so much to be thankful for this year... The birth of our beautiful daughter, Addison, Carson's job, we have all been healthy, our family and friends who are always there for us, and i am so very thankful to be able to stay home with my two kids, thou its hard somedays, it is totally worth it!

Happy Holidays!

I am sure if Addison could talk she would tell me she really hates me for putting her in a pumpkin, but it was sooooo cute! :)
we had her 4 month check up, little chunky monkey is up 15lbs (90%) and 26.5" (98%) the doctor said she looks fantastic and is growing big and strong and right on track. she has great neck/head/chest support which is great too. he said i can start her on baby food since she really is showing interest in our food. once we do i will post pictures of that mess :)
This fall has been so beautiful, one of the nicest Octobers we have had in a long long time, and we have been loving every minute of it and taking full advantage of the nice weather and going on daily walks and out to the park to play. i am not in any way ready for the snow to come but i know there is no escaping it so i better just get over it and not complain, right?!
Carson and i are just a couple weeks away from celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary i wish i had some exciting plans to that i could share with you all but i am sure our night will be no different than any other night.
Colton is LOVING school (happy dance) and asks to go every day, we are so happy he loves it. THe teachers seem to really like him also, they are always giving me good reports on how well he is doing.

love my family

Being a stay at home mom of a 4 year old and a 3 month old sure keeps me busy each day and gives me little time to update my blog, i am sorry i haven't been updating as i normally would.

Things are going great for us, the kids are keeping us on our toes, and we are loving every last minute of it. Colton is great, such a joy, though he has his moments of being jealous of his sister he is such a good big brother and loves Addison so much. I love it when he holds her and hugs on her, in the morning he tells her "good morning princess" and tickles her and gets so excited when she smiles at him. We are thinking about putting him into a preschool a few days a week to try to work on his social skills (he has horrible social anxiety, and it breaks my heart to see him so shy around others) we are hoping if we do it it will mellow him out a bit and also help him make new friends.
Addison is growing each and every day, she is already 3 months (14 weeks on wed) at a doctor appt a week ago she was 13.8 lbs and 25 1/4" long, she has a few little rolls on her little legs and nothing is cuter than little baby rolls :) she smiles anytime you look at her and is starting to giggle, it completely melts my heart to hear that little laugh, and "talks" up a storm. She is trying to hard to roll over, she will get half way then can not get her arm out from under her. She is sleeping fairly well at night, some nights are better than others but for the most part she does great. We started her on some medicine for her Acid Reflux, and it seems to be helping with the constant projectile puking, we are also giving her rice cereal to help with it as well and she loves it.
I started to watch a little boy a few times a week, his name is Chase and he is such a sweet little guy... he just turned 2 so colton and him play Ok for the most part.
Carson is still busy with work so that is good. Hunting season has come and gone, unfortunately, he didnt fill his deer or elk tag but its ok.

This last weekend we heading to the pumpkin patch, this year we did the corn maze which Colton didnt really like all that much, but he did the pumpkin launching cannon and the archery shoot and he and Carson went on a hay ride, it was a great day, but trying to get a family picture was pretty much a joke!!!

I hope everyone is doing well, until next time have a great night!!!

My crafy side

DIY picture on canvas- So easy and so much cheaper than getting it done professionally


Wreath with flowers

In Addisons room- wood with scrapbooking paper-so neat!


Homemade drink coasters out of tile and scrapbooking paper




I admit it, i have an addiction to Pinterest!!! It is only one of the best websites that i have found... ever!!! If you are not familiar with what Pinterst is, check it out www.pinterest.com. in a nutshell its basically a big virtual bulletin board with TONS of ideas such as kids crafts, recipes, DIY, hair styles and so much more. It has not only brought out my crafty side but made my honey-do list for Carson about a mile long.
Here are a few of my projects that i have recently done. Once i get my sewing machine up and going (something is wrong with it) i will be a busy bee :) Our winter project this winter will be to try to build a new kitchen table, i have found a beautiful one online with step-by-step directions.

6 weeks old

Addy is now 6 weeks old, we had her 6 week check up this week and she is growing like a weed. she is now up to 10lb 14oz (in the 75% for weight) and 23 1/2'' (off the charts 100% for length) the doctor said she looked great. She is more alert during the day and loves to watch her crazy big brother who is always running wild around the house. She is sleeping well at night, gets up only once on most nights and sometimes it's not until 4am, i am loving that, and Carson and i both hope that it stays that way with her.
Colton is doing good loving being a big brother and is such a good helper, just cant get him to change a diaper just yet. :)
We have not been up to much other than enjoying summer, hard to believe its almost over, it seems like it just arrived. Carson's family will be having a family reunion next week, it will be nice to see everyone and introduce Addison to his aunts and uncles. His aunt also just had a baby about 1 week after Addy was born so it will be fun to get the girls together to compare sizes and also get some pictures. On sunday, we are going to go up one of the lifts at Mt. Bachelor this is something i have been asking Carson to do every summer, i can not wait! I will post pictures next week of that trip.

My Kiddos