free bakeware.....

Who doesn't love free stuff...yes, it's free bake ware (and some other trinkets) and if you purchase $25.00 or more your shipping is free...click on the cookie sheet below..Happy shopping!!

it's that time.....

Jackson had his first Lacrosse practice tonight and he was so excited. He will be on the Brighton Bengals "Lightning" Lacrosse team and he is looking forward to playing in the spring. We also got some great news after practice.....they are going to have a "Storm" team for Ayden's age and he will be able to play too!! He was so excited when I told him and he looks forward with a bit of apprehension to practicing and learning the game. We look forward to cheering them both on!!!

family game night...

Since Christmas we have been playing a lot of broad games and it has been really fun. Our family game night's have turned into a regular activity now that the boys are older and can understand the rules and play for hours. Our favorites have been Domino's; Mexican Train, Life, Monopoly, Sorry, and Scene it. Landon still feels a bit left out and snatches the dice when ever he gets a chance. We just got Apples to Apples (what a fun game) and look forward to having our friends over soon for a game night!!

Disney's Desperate Housewives....LOL

out our window.....

24 hours and counting.....

We are saying goodbye to bottles....goodbye to finding lost smelly rotten bottles, leaking nipples, washing and sterilizing, filling them 3 times a night, bottle mini panic attacks and breakdowns....
goodbye to it all! Slowly but surely our "baby" is growing up and this little triumph was easier that I expected it to be. Landon has only asked once for a bottle and when I said they were gone, he just asked for his Thomas cup....no melt down and no tears!! Last night he asked for a "drink" I was amazed...I expected it to a huge struggle but he is handling the transition great and he ate real solid food yesterday.....why didn't I do this months ago???? *lol* So if anyone needs bottles we have some to spare...yeah Landon!!

what I am craving today and can't have...

WARNING LAUGHING INEVITABLE!!

YOU ARE CRAVING CAKE TOO NOW AREN'T YOU *lol*

favorite Christmas memories...

It seems like Christmas came and went so fast this year but we have some wonderful memories.....

what I am craving today and can't have....

6 days and counting....

Our cute Jr. Jazz player....

AMAZING!!!

Thanks to my bff Liz I took a class on how to save $$$ on your monthly grocery bill and Last night I went grocery shopping with Liz and her cute wonderfully helpful sister Katie (Thank you Katie) and came home truly amazed...why you say??? Take a minute to look at the picture and try to guess what it cost....ok, are you ready for this.....I only paid $41.46 for $176.73 worth of grocery's!!!! My secret.... using coupons and the stores great sales. Yesterday I printed on-line coupons and browsed the Albertson's ad and made a grocery list on the website grocerysmarts.com. To be honest it was a little frustrating navigating my way through uncharted territory not knowing what I was doing and registering with all the manufactures but in the end it was well worth it and will be even more productive when I compile coupons from Sunday's paper and get more comfortable with the system. It is also a gret way to help you build up you food storage which is something that was on my goal list for 2009. Liz and I plan to go shopping together for support *let's be honest it's just more fun to do together* every week and I am excited to see how much I can cut from of monthly grocery bill. I am already looking forward to getting Sunday's paper.....Here's to the savings!!!!

What is your definition of beauty??

I posted this about 8 months ago and have been thinking alot about the subject latly so decided to re-post it...

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Is that true? Then why do most of us tend to think of "beautiful" women being only those that are tall, thin, young, big breasted, with full lips, high cheek bones, large eyes and flowing long hair? Here is a video clip that I stumbled across that I found very profound and truly eye opening....
I have a bad habit of comparing myself with other women. After having 3 beautiful children, I am no longer the cute skinny bubbly twenty something that I once was. I've had to learn to be secure in who I am today. I may not be content with my outside appearance but I would never go back to the girl I once was….I have grown on the inside and I am happy with who god has made me. To me, a beautiful person is kind and sincere. A person who believes in thinking before talking, who believes in treating others as they want to be treated. To me, true beauty is not about HOW a person looks; but how they carry themselves and how they treat others. To me, a beautiful person has morals, is humble and respectful and genuinely cares about other people. What is beauty? True Beauty to me it has nothing to do with your physical appearance…It’s what's found on the inside, what's in your heart.

GO UTES!!

Sledding....

Monday we went down to go sledding at Grammy and Grampy's house in Woodland Hills. The boys had so much fun and I had fun crashing into trees! They had made sledding trails in and out of the trees and the boys had a great time sliding down and climbing back up over and over for 4 hours!! They were all soaked and exhausted when they were done :) I think Christopher spent 80% of the time "improving" the trails shoveling snow, making berms and pathways...way to go Christopher! We look forward to going again soon!!

Primary Children's Medical Center

On Christmas Eve we took all the blankets and hats to the NICU at Primary Children's Medical Center. I don't know what it is but every time I walk in the door I get disoriented and overwhelmed with emotion. We wanted to take the blankets up to the NICU and not just leave them with a volunteer at the desk but I couldn't find my way, I had been there so many times but this time I couldn't find it. I was disappointed that none of Landon nurses were there, I looked forward to seeing them. We stopped in the cafeteria for a quick bite to eat and as we were sitting there a life flight team raced by, I took one look at the tiny isolate and tears immediately ran down my face. I am thankful (although the pain is still in my heart) that he took his first ride on a helicopter (life flight) when he was just hours old to PCMC and that they had the tools and knowledge to help him become the healthy curious little boy that he is today. We are truly blessed that Landon is here with us today and that he had such wonderful doctors and nurses to take care of him. Again, I want to thank those that took time out of their own busy Christmas schedule to help me with my project, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you and it meant more to me than you will ever know. I have been so blessed with great friends, family and strangers that have taken my little project to heart and made it a part of their Christmas, I am so grateful for you all. Ok, now on to next year.....

Christmas time is here...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

*Twas the month of Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*
*See the PC Police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*
*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*
*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*
*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*
* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*
*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*
*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*
*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*
*Something was changing, something quite odd! *
*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*
*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*
*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*
*At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*
*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*
*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*
*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*
*Are words that were used to intimidate me..*
*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*
*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*
*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*
*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*
*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*
*Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*
*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*
*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*
*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*
*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*
*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*
*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS , not Happy Holiday !*
Please, all Christians join together and wish everyone
you meet MERRY CHRISTMAS because
Christ is 'The Reason' for the Christ-mas Season!

Thank you!

This week has been very emotional for me...Landon turning 3 and completing my project for the NICU at Primary Children's Hospital might have something to do with it. I want to thank all of you that took time to make blankets for my project this year, this little project is very near to my heart and it meant more to me than you will ever know. Also, I want to thank my sweet sister Chanelle for making all the knit hats, you are so awesome. Sunday I started to make a little video for Landon's birthday and it brought back all the emotions of his birth. I remembered how I felt when they took him on life flight, all the trips to see him in the NICU, all his wonderful doctors and nurses who took care of him, all the tears, all the tiny triumphs he made, explaining everything to Jackson and Ayden, spending Christmas Eve and Christmas without him at home, reading and singing to him, and all the prayers....it seemed like yesterday except while I was overcome with emotions and tears I was holding my precious Landon. Today I am blessed with his mischievous smile, stubborn attitude, contagious laugh, his curiosity (messes) and his sweet spirit. Again, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your help, kind words and encouragement.

Twilight before Christmas...

Just a little something for all us Twilight fans...Summit announced that New Moon's target release date is November 20, 2009..Merry Christmas to me!! Anyone want to go to Forks?? Seriously Liz and I are going in the spring, you know what they say the more the merrier!