My friend Dani posted this on her blog yesterday (just have to add I love her blog, the photos, stories, little moments, but mostly her lovable family) and I'm pretty sure I've read this somewhere before but the part she took from this really touched me.
I've copied and pasted it here so I have it to look back on:
President Gordon B. Hinckley: "You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of these meaningful, significant things. Some of them may be funny. Some may be of significance only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience."
My favorite line, "Some maybe of significance only to you." This is true for this family and while the blog is far from a complete record it's something I LOVE looking back through.
More posts coming, hopefully another one tonight!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Hiatus
Hi Friends!
This past Friday we moved our office down into the basement to clear a room for Baby Girl. Exciting right?! It's going to take some time before the office is up and running again, including our desktop computer. That means no Internet for me, so you won't be seeing much of anything from me. :) I could use Aaron's laptop in the evenings, but I like to spend the evening with the boys, feeding them, cleaning up after them, laughing with them and getting ready to take care of them the next day ;) Sooo... blog posts take a back seat . I miss being caught up on your lives and knowing what's going on but the break is nice in its own way too.
{Can you tell how I feel about messes from my groan at the end? I'm really obsessive 2nd tri of this pregnancy.}
Here's a little clip from our evening. We recently got Porter's ELAP results (a developmental evaluation) and he did awesome! One area of concern is completely my fault: self-feeding with a spoon & fork. I haven't let him. He's shown interest for over 6 months now, but I'm a lazy control freak and I got tired of cleaning up those messes everyday so I've let him down here. That changes now... tonight after dinner I set the boys to work on some instant pudding. That's the video clip below. When it was time for bath I dished up some pudding into a shallow bowl, gave Porter a spoon, and let him go to town. Baby Steps people! :) Pudding won't clog your drain, it cleans up very easily and Porter had a great time feeding himself.
{Can you tell how I feel about messes from my groan at the end? I'm really obsessive 2nd tri of this pregnancy.}
I hope to be back in the social networking world soon, until then we're missing you!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Christmas 2010
Folks I'm just going to get this done so it stops haunting me. Let me tell you about our Christmas.
After a long night of coughing and being up with Porter we decided to nip whatever it was in the bud with a breathing treatment. He took this first one really well. The illness got worse as the day progressed and it became obvious P had croupe.
We made Porter's favorite for Breakfast: crepes with fresh fruit and whipped cream. We couldn't get him to eat much, however, because he had seen the presents that had magically appeared under the tree and that's all he wanted.
A quick Mommy Note: Around 3 am we decided to bundle up and go sit in the cold winter air with Porter to open up his airways. I'll never forget the sparkle in his eyes when he saw all the presents for the first time under the tree as we came downstairs. I kept thinking "what a clever boy to notice something was different and to know they were gifts".
Porter was super excited but I didn't catch many smiles on camera this year because he wasn't feeling great.
"Okay I'm looking at you Mom, can I open this yet?"
I love this picture! We got P a hooded lion bath towel because he has outgrown his monkey one. He gives monkey kisses every night when we hang him up to dry so it was so cute to see him welcome Lion with a kiss.
Aaron got new running shoes, I guess after 500 miles it's time for a new pair. 
I got these delicious 100% cotton bath sheets and a pair of slippers from P. It's the little things that add a bit of comfort that make me happiest.
Aaron also surprised me with this fun kitchen tool. It's so I don't have to scrape the sides of my mixing bowl every other minute when I'm preparing cookie dough, etc.
He loved opening his gifts!
After Christmas morning at our house we headed to Aaron's family's Celebration. We had a yummy Ebelskiver breakfast. We avoided all sugar with our crepes so we could enjoy the sweetness of this meal.
Aaron's parents always have stacks and stacks of gifts and it was no different this year.
Porter was lucky to find a spot to sit. Can you see he's a little overwhelmed with all of it? Thanks Mom & Dad for your generous gifts!
They gave Porter a Cozy Coupe and this is P anticipating his Dad finishing assembling it. It's now his favorite spot to watch TV.
We had to wait a day to go visit my parents because of Porter's illness. My step-dad Gregg was also sick with pneumonia this Christmas so when we did get together he and Porter were quite the pair. For some reason I didn't have my camera in the room with us when we started to open gifts, but since Porter was feeling better he was so cute when he opened his gifts. He was so excited to open his power wheel four-wheeler. I went rushing for my camera but I missed it. Here are a few after the fact.
"Can we open it?!"
I was a little shocked my Mom purchased such a thing for Porter. My grandpa Von bought these for my brother and I when we were little and we drove her crazy with them. She just smiled and said it's her turn. She even found an extra small one for our extra little guy!
Aaron and I received this Electric Pressure Cooker from my parents. It's pretty sweet! It cooks brown rice in 15 minutes and chicken in 6. When you cook meat in it you get the most tender flavorful bites with it. I'm excited to learn and explore the many different uses for this.
I just wanted to finish this post by sharing that the excitement, celebration, and family time for Christmas is wonderful. However, some of our fondest memories and moments this Christmas season were spent as a family in our front room on the sofa reading stories of Christ and/or sitting all clumped together on the piano bench singing Christmas songs. We're truly grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ!
After a long night of coughing and being up with Porter we decided to nip whatever it was in the bud with a breathing treatment. He took this first one really well. The illness got worse as the day progressed and it became obvious P had croupe. 
We made Porter's favorite for Breakfast: crepes with fresh fruit and whipped cream. We couldn't get him to eat much, however, because he had seen the presents that had magically appeared under the tree and that's all he wanted.A quick Mommy Note: Around 3 am we decided to bundle up and go sit in the cold winter air with Porter to open up his airways. I'll never forget the sparkle in his eyes when he saw all the presents for the first time under the tree as we came downstairs. I kept thinking "what a clever boy to notice something was different and to know they were gifts".
Porter was super excited but I didn't catch many smiles on camera this year because he wasn't feeling great."Okay I'm looking at you Mom, can I open this yet?"We thought that Porter would be more interested in the paper than the gifts like he was last year; were we ever wrong! It was all about what was inside all the pretty wrapping and playing with it as soon as possible!
I love this picture! We got P a hooded lion bath towel because he has outgrown his monkey one. He gives monkey kisses every night when we hang him up to dry so it was so cute to see him welcome Lion with a kiss.Aaron got new running shoes, I guess after 500 miles it's time for a new pair. He also got a water belt which he's excited to use for his training.
I got these delicious 100% cotton bath sheets and a pair of slippers from P. It's the little things that add a bit of comfort that make me happiest.
Aaron also surprised me with this fun kitchen tool. It's so I don't have to scrape the sides of my mixing bowl every other minute when I'm preparing cookie dough, etc.He loved opening his gifts!After Christmas morning at our house we headed to Aaron's family's Celebration. We had a yummy Ebelskiver breakfast. We avoided all sugar with our crepes so we could enjoy the sweetness of this meal.
Aaron's parents always have stacks and stacks of gifts and it was no different this year.
Porter was lucky to find a spot to sit. Can you see he's a little overwhelmed with all of it? Thanks Mom & Dad for your generous gifts!They gave Porter a Cozy Coupe and this is P anticipating his Dad finishing assembling it. It's now his favorite spot to watch TV.We had to wait a day to go visit my parents because of Porter's illness. My step-dad Gregg was also sick with pneumonia this Christmas so when we did get together he and Porter were quite the pair. For some reason I didn't have my camera in the room with us when we started to open gifts, but since Porter was feeling better he was so cute when he opened his gifts. He was so excited to open his power wheel four-wheeler. I went rushing for my camera but I missed it. Here are a few after the fact.
"Can we open it?!"I was a little shocked my Mom purchased such a thing for Porter. My grandpa Von bought these for my brother and I when we were little and we drove her crazy with them. She just smiled and said it's her turn. She even found an extra small one for our extra little guy!
Aaron and I received this Electric Pressure Cooker from my parents. It's pretty sweet! It cooks brown rice in 15 minutes and chicken in 6. When you cook meat in it you get the most tender flavorful bites with it. I'm excited to learn and explore the many different uses for this.
I just wanted to finish this post by sharing that the excitement, celebration, and family time for Christmas is wonderful. However, some of our fondest memories and moments this Christmas season were spent as a family in our front room on the sofa reading stories of Christ and/or sitting all clumped together on the piano bench singing Christmas songs. We're truly grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ!Friday, December 31, 2010
Happiness is...
I'm already overwhelmed thinking about my list of resolutions, but that's exciting too. Aaron told me to stop worrying about 2011 and enjoy 2010. So- Happiness is... Enjoying the last day of 2010 and looking forward to 2011! Hope you all have a Happy New Year! 
Aaron and I really laughed when we saw this! Click on it if it's hard to see.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Christmas Eve & Pie
Christmas Eve started out with Porter needing entertainment badly. After my shower I only had enough time to snap this one pic of the expansive fort the boys had built.
{Porter was tired at this point and when that happens he goes into destruction mode.}
{Aunt Kal brought Porter a Christmas gift at the family party. I guess this was actually his first Christmas gift this year.}
{He was so excited about his new car ride pillow! He really loved it and kept trying to get it on but struggled with it a bit. Kal also made baby girl a matching burp cloth and bib. I really appreciate all the work she put into these gifts.}
{The family doing what we do best... talk!}
{Porter showing Uncle Couper his best "Go JAZZ!"}
{The crust was the most stressful part for me. I've been trying to learn this art from my Mom for years now. When a recipe calls for "Some" of something you know it's the kind of recipe you just have to know how to do. She learned from my Grandma Max, so I appreciate her couching me for years on this family skill. I decided to commit to these pies so I would have to try, knowing that if I failed I could always try again. Pleased to report they turned out!}
{Porter was tired at this point and when that happens he goes into destruction mode.}{Aunt Kal brought Porter a Christmas gift at the family party. I guess this was actually his first Christmas gift this year.}{He was so excited about his new car ride pillow! He really loved it and kept trying to get it on but struggled with it a bit. Kal also made baby girl a matching burp cloth and bib. I really appreciate all the work she put into these gifts.}{The family doing what we do best... talk!}{Porter showing Uncle Couper his best "Go JAZZ!"}Aaron and I finished Christmas Eve off by preparing Pie for Christmas dinner. I had run out of time and staying up late was the only option left. Aaron ended up being my hero by finding the only gas station open to buy milk for the custard and still have enough for breakfast in the morning.
{The crust was the most stressful part for me. I've been trying to learn this art from my Mom for years now. When a recipe calls for "Some" of something you know it's the kind of recipe you just have to know how to do. She learned from my Grandma Max, so I appreciate her couching me for years on this family skill. I decided to commit to these pies so I would have to try, knowing that if I failed I could always try again. Pleased to report they turned out!}
{2 finished banana cream pies! YAY!}
We went to bed at 2 am only to be woken up a few minutes later by a croupy Porter.
We went to bed at 2 am only to be woken up a few minutes later by a croupy Porter.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Christmas Sewing & P's First Gift
The boy is asleep (in my arms actually), dinner is prepped, and the last load of laundry is in the dryer so I'm giving myself permission to start on my list of posts.
Real quickly, P's still sick that's why he's in my arms; this kid needs his mommy when he hurts. He's no longer having bouts of not being able to breathe so I'm happy. He just has faucet nose, a loose cough and lots of discomfort from his congestion, a better place to be in my book!
I'm really enjoying this new sewing hobby of mine and love trying new projects. I appreciate my Mom lending me her machine until I can save up for a down payment on the kind I want one day. My list of things to sew grew as my list of people to give to came together.
{First project home made heating pads for neighbor & co-workers. They're super easy but we made between 15-20. It made me laugh when we delivered them the husbands would hand them right over to a smiling wife. We girls are all cold this time of year.}
<{Next girly pjs for this little miss. I forgot to get a good photo before I wrapped them.}
{This is my favorite detail. The legs had a ruffle made of this lighter material.}
{This project I adore! When you've been looking at fabric for hours it all starts to look average so it wasn't until I started sewing this that I fell in love with this beautiful fabric.}
{I created the pattern for this car seat cover because my sister-in-law and I have the same seat and it's smaller than most. This project by far took the most time. I did straps to tie because I've heard the cover stays in place better this way.}
{This is the reverse side, so cute! I didn't put this out there Christmas Day but if you don't like this Megan I'll happily sew you another and keep this for our April Arrival. But if you like it I hope you enjoy it.}
{Finally the reason I kept the sewing machine around in the first place. Christmas Eve PJs!}
{My parents would always let us open one present Christmas Eve and it was pajamas. I think this will become tradition in our family as well.}
{Aaron's one request, that they not be Christmas fabric so we can use them year round.}
{This flannel is wonderfully soft, it's so cozy! P loves to sort and fold laundry so he went right to work after opening these.}
{He was happy with his first gift.}
{Matchy, Matchy. Yeah, we're like that.}
Next projects I'd like to try: purse, apron, and a dress for our little girl. I'm toying with the idea of sewing her blessing dress. My friend made her twin's blessing outfits out of her wedding gown. Now, I'm not sure I'm that awesome to cut up my dress for her blessing outfit, but I maybe able to come up with something cute.
Real quickly, P's still sick that's why he's in my arms; this kid needs his mommy when he hurts. He's no longer having bouts of not being able to breathe so I'm happy. He just has faucet nose, a loose cough and lots of discomfort from his congestion, a better place to be in my book!
I'm really enjoying this new sewing hobby of mine and love trying new projects. I appreciate my Mom lending me her machine until I can save up for a down payment on the kind I want one day. My list of things to sew grew as my list of people to give to came together.
{First project home made heating pads for neighbor & co-workers. They're super easy but we made between 15-20. It made me laugh when we delivered them the husbands would hand them right over to a smiling wife. We girls are all cold this time of year.}<{Next girly pjs for this little miss. I forgot to get a good photo before I wrapped them.}
{This is my favorite detail. The legs had a ruffle made of this lighter material.}
{This project I adore! When you've been looking at fabric for hours it all starts to look average so it wasn't until I started sewing this that I fell in love with this beautiful fabric.}
{I created the pattern for this car seat cover because my sister-in-law and I have the same seat and it's smaller than most. This project by far took the most time. I did straps to tie because I've heard the cover stays in place better this way.}
{This is the reverse side, so cute! I didn't put this out there Christmas Day but if you don't like this Megan I'll happily sew you another and keep this for our April Arrival. But if you like it I hope you enjoy it.}{Finally the reason I kept the sewing machine around in the first place. Christmas Eve PJs!}{My parents would always let us open one present Christmas Eve and it was pajamas. I think this will become tradition in our family as well.}{Aaron's one request, that they not be Christmas fabric so we can use them year round.}{This flannel is wonderfully soft, it's so cozy! P loves to sort and fold laundry so he went right to work after opening these.}{He was happy with his first gift.}{Matchy, Matchy. Yeah, we're like that.}I may do boy and girl pants now that I wont be the only female in the house. I literally sewed, wrapped, and gave these on Christmas Eve. Depending on how many kids we have I may need to do a little Christmas in July in the future so I'm not so rushed!
Next projects I'd like to try: purse, apron, and a dress for our little girl. I'm toying with the idea of sewing her blessing dress. My friend made her twin's blessing outfits out of her wedding gown. Now, I'm not sure I'm that awesome to cut up my dress for her blessing outfit, but I maybe able to come up with something cute.
First post done! P's awake now, but I'm hoping he'll give me a little time to get caught up on my blog post reading so I can leave you some comment love!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
I Promise To...
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Oh, I have one more promise! I promise to come and read your many blog posts from the last 7+ days and I'll leave you comments because I wont be able to not tell you how adorable you are, but for now my cyber break continues.
- Our Christmas Activities
- Our Christmas Morning
- Christmas with Aaron's Family
- Christmas with Meg's Family
- Christmas Eve Party
- My Christmas Sewing Projects
- My first solo pie attempt
Oh, I have one more promise! I promise to come and read your many blog posts from the last 7+ days and I'll leave you comments because I wont be able to not tell you how adorable you are, but for now my cyber break continues.
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