Get your craft on..

Preston's new picture frame. My camera super sucks. Looks all blurry, sorry.

And for the life of me I can't get these to turn. They turn on Picasa and on my pictures file and then they download sideways. So I guess my computer sucks too. User error you ask yourself, not possible. :)

Katelyn's picture frame that actually has a picture in it.

And Katelyn's magnet board, that is, you guessed it, sideways. Anywho, I have had a frame and magnet board made for Katelyn, and the supplies for Preston, just haven't done it. I just went to the scrapbook store yesterday to get paper for Buddy's. And then I decided to bite the bullet and just do them, considering Preston is almost a YEAR and a HALF OLD! Gosh I suck. I still have yet to do a scrapbook of his first year, haven't even started it. I didn't have the color of paint that I wanted so I mixed literally like 6 different colors. It turned out a greyish, blueish, poopish color. But hey, it's done. I did a car theme for his because that's what we will have in "Our infamous next house." Ha ha. His room is painted in a jungle theme and I just don't feel right about mixing the jungle with cars. Call me crazy. Alright, I'm out of here.

Fiesta Bowl

So I just uploaded pictures from my sd card and found all of these fun pictures from the Fiesta Bowl. Stephen was able to go with his Dad and Brother on a "Boys trip". They had a great time.

Preston sporting a Taco Bell hat that Grandpa Carl brought back for him. Stephen's Uncle Roger and Aunt Elaine live in Arizona and came to the game too!

The cute Nicolaysen boys!

Oh check out this hunk! I love him so much! He's so freaking cute!

L.O.V.E.

I LOVE these shoes. I found them online today and called Stephen to see if I could have an advance on my birthday money. Hee hee. We have started the Dave Ramsey Debt program and this is the first month that we are officially on a budget. So it would only make sense that I found my dream shoes for $40. Lucky for me, my husband LOVES me and he said I could get them for Valentines Day. Thanks baby! My feet are going to look Hot in these shoes! By the way, we are not in debt at all and if we were then I wouldn't even be thinking about this. :)

Buddy Boy

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Ah Katelyn

A couple of mornings ago Katelyn woke up and in a teary voice asked me, "Do you remember yesterday when the Daddy got killed by a pirate?" The night before Stephen and Katelyn played Risk together, I asked her if she was talking about the game or if she had a bad dream. She replied it was in a dream and it was really scary. For the last 3 days if you get in the vicinity of Katelyn she will tell you about her dream where, "Her daddy named Stephen was killed by a pirate." And then she decided to add onto the story by saying that Myself, Katelyn and Preston killed the pirate after he killed Stephen. I don't know where her obsession with killing comes from but I hope its a phase that ends quickly.

I have been working with Katelyn on chores because I don't want it to be an issue when she gets older and has to do them. Whenever she is done eating she puts her dishes in the sink. I have been having her put her clothes away after I fold them and I give her a coin right after she accomplishes the task. Well the last time we did it she chose her coin (I have a bag full of coins) and originally she chose 2 quarters. Well then she decided to switch them and get 2 pennies. Sweet! I love this age where you can get them to do things for practically nothing. She asked me if I was getting coins for doing laundry too. I replied yes, she asked me where my bank was and I said that I didn't have one. So the sweet little thang went into her room and got her pink piggy bank full of money and gave it to me so I could have one too. Don't worry, I am not going to keep it. I tried to give it back and she was offended, so I will give it a couple of days.

Katelyn has been such a sweet girl and is understanding that throwing fits doesn't work. She is so stinking smart and I love being her mother.

Sometimes I wonder

Sometimes I think about what my life would be like if I'd waited longer to have children. I married when I was 19, bought our first home when I was 20, and had Katelyn when I was 21. I remember wanting to be pregnant so badly and crying often about it. We tried for 6 months and nothing happened, then I had a lapriscopic surgery and BAM, I was pregnant within a week. It seems I think of this especially when Katelyn is acting out. A couple of nights ago Stephen was out of town and I was putting Katelyn to bed. I was expressing my love to her and I felt the spirit so strong. I stared bawling. I love my children so much. I want to instill in them my unconditional love for them. I want there never to be a doubt how much I love and care for them, and how proud I am of them and their accomplishments. I may not have a degree, I may not have gone to 3rd world countries to help people, but I am helping my family. I am just where I am supposed to be. I love my life just how it is and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

**I am recording this so in a week when I question it again I can remember those sweet feelings again. Baa haa.

Love a good deal

So we just got family pictures with my in-laws done. I was freaking out because my Mother-in-law wanted to get like a poster sized picture made. I was on the hunt for a black modest sexy dress. I searched everywhere and was mentally prepared to spend $100. Stephen even okayed it, which is a high amount for him. Any who, a couple days before the picture I went back to the mall to try on this dress that was $140. We asked the saleswoman at Dillards if there were any dresses under $100 and she insisted that there were not, snottily. Well I walked a 100 feet behind her and found this beauty for $37.00. What what!!!! It was originally $120. Man I love a good deal. Also included some pictures of my kids working the camera. Katelyn's dress had an overcoat but she refused to wear it until we actually left. Stink bug!