Foster Family Fun

2012-01-16T10:34:00.000-08:00

Hey there! Wow, it's been forever since I've posted anything here. Life has been keeping our little family super busy. Mackenzie will be 5 in just over 3 month. Wait, what? Seriously? Man, where does the time go? She is full of spunk and is so much fun. Her favorite thing to do right now is to sing or dance. And, it can only be to Glee music. So funny. She belts it out too. I just

A long overdo update

2011-06-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

I wish I could update this blog every day. To be honest, I never have anything interesting enough to say. We have been super busy with getting a new puppy, celebrating birthdays, baking cupcakes, trampoline jumping and various day to day activities. Where shall I start? The puppy?Meet Bruno. Mackenzie named him after Cinderella's dog.This is Bruno at 7 weeks when we first got him in March.

Chasing my dreams

2011-04-21T20:39:00.001-07:00

Wow, it's been almost a month since I last posted. Time got away from me again. I've been so busy! Not just with work either. If we are friends on facebook then I know you know that I LOVE to bake and I've been doing a lot of that. I have had a lot of friends suggest selling my goods and have had friends place orders. Baking is a passion of mine. Don't get me wrong, I love my job as a

Rockin' Bobbin

2011-03-25T07:09:00.002-07:00

I have been trying to get this post done for almost a week. Let's see if I can get it done today.Are you one that loves iced drinks but don't love the water it leaves on the table? The worst is when this happens while you are crafting with paper or in todays case, going through the store circulars. Then the paper gets all wet. I hate that!I'm sure you have seen all sorts of beverage sleeves.

A windy day at the zoo

2011-03-18T09:37:00.000-07:00

I recently got to meet up with an old friend, Jen. We hadn't seen each other in about 10 years! It was so great to see her and meet her beautiful daughter, Zoey. We decided to meet at the zoo. It was so windy and cold! We braved it though. Mackenzie and Zoey got along great. We can't wait to get them together again. It's too bad we live so far from each other.As I was going through the pictures I

Why is it so hard?

2011-02-20T11:25:00.001-08:00

They say it takes 21 days for something to become a habit.What they don't tell you is that even skipping a day can get you out of the habit. It's been 2+ weeks since I worked out. I've either been sick or K has been sick. It went something like this...."I'll work out tomorrow morning." Then I wake up and am so tired or didn't feel good. I told myself I'd do it the next day. The next day

Future cook

2011-01-22T07:44:00.000-08:00

Mackenzie got an Easy Bake Oven set for Christmas from her Mimi and Papa. I was so excited to get to do this with her. We opened it up one morning and rather than wanting to make the goodies, she wanted to take all the accessories upstairs to her playroom. She has a play kitchen up there that our neighbors handed down to her. Next thing I know she comes downstairs, grabs the instruction manual

Overpowering the frustration

2011-01-09T21:23:00.000-08:00

If you are a parent, you need to see this video. I follow the blog for The Mom Creative and, have been for a very long time. I saw this video posted the other day but didn't watch it. My Aunt shared this same video tonight through facebook. I took that as I need to see this. You see, Matt and I have been getting very frustrated with Mackenzie. She's getting pretty bold in how she responds to

2010 Highlights

2010-12-31T07:43:00.001-08:00

The years seem to fly by these days. Maybe it's because we seem to stay so busy and there is no doubt that 2010 was a busy year for us! So far it's been the funnest year with Mackenzie. I thought it would be fun to share our some highlights from this last year.January: We purchased a membership to the Children's Museum. It has been the one thing that Mackenzie and I can go do on a whim. She

Our AMAZING Christmas

2010-12-26T10:53:00.000-08:00

Matt and I played host for Christmas Eve/Day this year. We had a blast. I really want to express that Christmas with a 3 1/2 year old is a hoot! Mackenzie was super excited this year. And not just when opening presents. It all started when we went on the Santa Train. She talked a lot about Santa after that. She knew that he was watching.....and she was good. The Foster's have always opened

A day at the beach

2010-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:00

Strolling through town

2010-10-24T10:27:00.001-07:00

We were walking through town with my friend Lauren and decided to have a mini photo shoot with Kenzie. I think this girl likes to have her picture taken. Ignore the blue frosting around her mouth, she had just eaten a cupcake!

All about the Princess

2010-10-05T20:03:00.000-07:00

I took Mackenzie on big outing over the weekend. Our local Christian radio station puts on a "princess" cruise. The kids wear their best princess attire and are taken on a ride on a cruise boat along with Snow White, Ariel, Belle, and Prince Charming. It was so much fun. Kenzie got to have glitter and jewels applied by Snow White and make up put on too! She also got to have ice cream with

Another blog

2010-09-26T21:17:00.000-07:00

Hey there strangers! Just wanted to let you know I have started another blog. What was I thinking? I can barely keep this one updated. I know that's probably what you were thinking too. Anyway, this new blog is different. It's to track my progress with running. Ugh.If you feel compelled to follow it and keep me encouraged you can find it here. It's called "Run Eva Run."God knows I could

Cupcakes with a kick!

2010-09-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

This little guy may look all sweet an innocent but he has a kick. This, my friends is a chocolate cupcake with cayenne pepper added to the batter and then topped with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. I have not yet mastered the pretty frosting technique as you can tell. This was the best cupcake I have ever had. I added a very small amount of the cayenne to the batter. It was ever so sweet

Hello? Hello? Anybody there?

2010-09-13T18:57:00.000-07:00

Anyone reading this blog anymore?

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-08T20:42:00.000-07:00

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-01T18:32:00.000-07:00

Father/Daughter Dance

So mad at myself!

2010-08-30T22:29:00.001-07:00

I am SO peeved at myself right now. I took some great pictures of the gift I made for my friend and I accidentally deleted them off of my camera while taking pictures at her wedding. Oh I could kick myself if I could actually reach my behind with my foot.On with it......here is what I made. Please pardon the quality of the picture as it was taken with my blackberry.It' a 6x6 minibook of all of

She's Crafty: Part 1

2010-08-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

For the last week I have been working on a project for the bride to be and I can't wait to share it with you! I had a vision and it all came together so great. I can't tell you much right now in case she sees this. I'm giving it to her tomorrow and will blog about it tomorrow night. I will tell you that it is sassy, cute, and fun. I had a lot of fun making it and I really hope Whitney loves

I love her smile!

2010-08-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

I think she has a crush!

Tuesday Ramblings

2010-08-24T22:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was surprised to walk outside at 7am to find it to be 47 degrees outside. I needed my winter coat! I thought summer was coming to an end, until I left work at it was about 67 degrees. I've even started to notice the leaves falling. Then today it turns out to be 87 degrees but still chilly this morning. I have to say that this cold then hot thing does not make it easy to plan

Paulina has blog candy!

2010-08-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

If you are at all crafty, go look at my friend Paulina's giveaway! She has some great blog candy up for grabs! But I want to win it so maybe you shouldn't look. :) Become a follower of her blog while your at it. She is an AMAZING card maker and has such great ideas. I would love to spend more time playing with all my scrapbooking supplies. The last thing I did was put "Kenzie" up on

Going to "Invite Only"

2010-08-08T20:23:00.000-07:00

I've done all I can to control the spam. It still comes pouring in. I've decided to make this blog private. If you are one of my readers please leave a comment giving me your email address so I can invite you to read it. I hate to do this but it has to happen I guess. I do hope you understand and I cherish all of you. So, if you want to keep reading leave me your email address and I'll

Kenzie has a boyfriend!

2010-08-06T23:19:00.000-07:00

Summer Fun!

2010-08-05T09:36:00.001-07:00

We have been super busy this summer! It seems like we have something going on every weekend and not enough time to get everything done. We've been having lots of fun though! One of my highlights was meeting up with a friend that I haven't seen in ages and letting our little ones meet and play together. We spent the day at the zoo, it was great! We've also been going to some summer festivals

Where do we go?

2010-07-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a while and it seems as though I have abandoned my blog. I really haven't! I just feel like my blog is boring and I want it to be interesting to you guys. I started this to keep my family updated on all things pregnancy and then all things Mackenzie. I'm just not sure where it's going. I know I've mentioned this before but I'm getting a lot of spam comments even though I have the

Tiny Dancer

2010-06-22T09:45:00.000-07:00

We went to our favorite Cajun restaurant, Alligator Soul, about a month or so ago. They had live music playing and Mackenzie couldn't wait to shake her groove thing. She was cracking us up. She does this funny thing with her hands at the end of the video, I'm still trying to figure it out! People sitting near us were giggling at her too. I think we have a tiny dancer on our hands.

Random

2010-06-21T08:49:00.000-07:00

Monday is back again. I tell you it comes too soon every week. It's the one day of the week when it seems to be extra hard to get out of bed. Last week we tried to make Sunday that new Saturday and had a last minute bbq with some friends. All I will say is that Sunday will not be taking the place of Saturday for a very long time. That particular Monday was awful. I will add that I loved

SPAM!

2010-06-19T00:18:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure how to go about this. It may not be anything since I have to approve my comments but I just thought I'd throw this out there. I have been getting a TON of comments that appear to be Asian language mixed with some English. Then at the end is a link that is only symbols. I have never clicked on these, nor have I approved these comments. Have you ever gotten any of those? Are they

Quite the Imagination

2010-06-05T00:19:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie came into the room wearing this and said "Look Mama! I'm the muffin man!"**An update to come shortly!**

My Mom

2010-05-08T15:25:00.001-07:00

This is my mom and I. She and the rest of my family live on the opposite side of the country from me. I miss them so much. They may think they know how much but they really don't. I'm trying to get them all to move out to the West Coast with me. Hopefully someday... In honor of Mother's Day I wanted to tell my mom how much I love her. She can be a little crazy but I think that's what makes

Birthday Pictures!

2010-05-05T22:00:00.001-07:00

We had a pretty big party for Mackenzie's birthday. I think we ended up with about 14 kids plus their parents. We had a blast!I decided to get my hands dirty and play with some fondant. I've never worked with it before but have always wanted to. Before I did this cake I did a practice run. After that I was hooked! Homemade fondant tastes so much better than the store bought stuff. It was

Oh how the years go by!

2010-04-30T21:56:00.000-07:00

Three years ago at this very moment I was holding my baby girl for the first time. She was all I thought she would be and more. I will never forget getting to see Matt holding her and cuddling her as I was wheeled to my room. It was the most precious sight. She was about an hour old already. Mackenzie was just so beautiful and so tiny. I couldn't believe she was ours. God had given us

Simple Saturday for Project Life

2010-04-17T20:46:00.000-07:00

I got to meet one of my blog/twitter friends yesterday! Paulina makes such awesome cards and I found that she not only makes those but makes cute note pads too. She brought me goodies and they are SUPER cute. She even brought Mackenzie some treats in a treat box she made. Mackenzie liked her a lot. Afterward Mackenzie kept saying "you got to see your friend mama!" Paulina was in town to

Finally Free!

2010-04-17T20:20:00.000-07:00

I can finally say that we are a pacifier free home. We've been talking to Mackenzie for the last few months, or more, that the Paci Fairy will be coming by her birthday. Well her birthday is in a couple of weeks and we cracked down this week. It was easier than I thought it would be. She knows that there are babies out there that need paci's and that the Paci Fairy takes care of that. She

Simple Saturday for Project Life

2010-04-10T09:29:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie and K. Doesn't this look like it could be an album cover?! I was trying to take a picture of K and Mackenzie just had to stand in front of him. I love this though.

Easter Fun!

2010-04-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

I have to say, Easter with an about to be 3 year old is so much fun! We let Mackenzie color eggs for the first time and she did awesome. Never spilled any of the dye. It was almost as if she knew exactly what to do. She loved the project and was so excited to see the eggs come out a new color. ALL 3 OF US WENT TO CHURCH Easter Sunday. If you've been following my blog you know that this

Simple Saturday for Project Life

2010-03-27T07:34:00.000-07:00

I may not be participating in all the blog stuff about Project Life but I am still taking a weekly picture and posting them on Saturday's. Sunday wet met my brother in law, Jason, for breakfast. There was trail near the cafe' so the boys went for walk so that Jason could interview Matt for something he is working on for school. Mackenzie and I lagged behind and found a playground. We all

Adjustments & Conversations

2010-03-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

The last couple of weeks has been a whirlwind. I love my new job in the recover room. There is so much to learn and I feel like such a slow poke. I know that it will take time, especially in this position with no real experience. I wish I could click my heels and be up to speed. I continue to have reservations with certain things (medications) and I think it's driving some crazy. I know all

Why I love the first day of spring

2010-03-19T22:06:00.000-07:00

March 20, 1999 11 years later I still love him more than ever. Happy Anniversary to the most wonderful, loving, caring, funny, and handsome man I know. I love you baby.

Simple Saturday

2010-03-12T23:02:00.000-08:00

I love my Kenzie snuggles!

Great News

2010-03-05T21:13:00.000-08:00

Some of you may not know this if you don't follow me on twitter or facebook but I am announcing it here too. I am officially an employed RN! It is amazing how God works and there is no doubt in my mind that He had His hands in this. Before I had Mackenzie and started nursing school I had a job that I loved. I was a surgery scheduler for a local orthopedic clinic that had their own

Project Life Week 7

2010-02-27T00:00:00.000-08:00

Here is my picture for the week that would have been on Tuesday but I can't seem to get it all done that day, lately. As I said in my last post, I am now doing Project 52 instead of 365 due to a crappy camera battery. This is how much CLEAN laundry has been waiting to be folded. I hate laundry with a passion. Mostly because my dresser drawers are so shallow that barely anything fits in them

40 days of water

2010-02-23T16:54:00.000-08:00

I grew up in church. A Baptist church. Lent was never talked about, from what I can remember. That said, I've never participated in Lent. I've been wanting to get involved in something, felt a tugging. I usually ignore that tugging. Mainly because I don't know how to get involved. Until recently. I saw a twitter/blog friend Alyson Costner talk about the Blood Water Mission's 40 days

Ch.. Ch.. Ch.. Changes...

2010-02-23T09:02:00.000-08:00

Ok, we all know that I have totally spaced with Project 365. So now that I am way behind on my picture taking (I hate to admit that and I blame it on my camera) I am going to switch from doing daily pictures to weekly pictures. My camera is not holding a charge and I have yet to get a new battery for it. I can charge it fully, then use it for an hour at the most and then the battery indicator

Cookie Dough Truffles

2010-02-17T21:00:00.000-08:00

How many times did you sneak raw chocolate chip cookie dough? Of course it never made ya sick right? I'm sure you had the thought in the back of your mind that you could get sick. But the taste of chocolate chip cookie dough is worth getting sick over, in my opinion. Well fear no more folks. You can now make cookie dough truffles that has raw cookie dough in them WITHOUT the egg! So now

Slacker

2010-02-17T08:49:00.000-08:00

Ok I admit it. I did not take a picture every day for week 6. How lame is that? I can't even remember what I did on Wed and Thursday. Hmmm. Maybe it's just as well, I think I bombarded you with pictures last week anyway. What have you slacked on this week? For me it's not just Project 365. Please don't judge me for what I am about to confess to you. Please. I can honestly say that I

All about L.O.V.E

2010-02-12T10:03:00.001-08:00

Mackenzie was checking herself out in the mirror after I did her hair. Another hair pretty from the awesome Bee bops and lollipops. She is all ready for her Valentine's Day party at school!

Kenzie finds her shadow

2010-02-11T09:32:00.001-08:00

Where you ask? At the Children's Museum of course.

Project 365 Tornado

2010-02-10T09:58:00.000-08:00

Now that I am done with my board exam it is time to play catch up on project 365. Here are THREE weeks worth of pictures! Don't get overwhelmed by them! Week 3! Jan 19th-25th: We have been having so much fun at the Children's Museum that we decided to get a membership! I woke up to the most beautiful sunrise on Wednesday. Reminded me to reflect on God's glory and love. Mackenzie loves

Results

2010-02-05T08:05:00.000-08:00

After I took my NCLEX-RN exam I was told that I could get results 48 hours after the exam. Leave it up to me to start at 24 hours! Well last night I started getting a little ancy in my pancy. I kept checking. I checked at midnight and then again when I woke up at 4am. Nothing posted. Matt woke me up before he left for work and he was out the door before I could look. My heart started

Wild Mushroom Sauce

2010-02-03T20:39:00.000-08:00

I am back! I took my nursing board exam today and it was the cruelest exam ever. No joke. I will find out on Friday if I am an official RN or if I have to take it again. The first thing I have to share with you is another recipe from my 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes cookbook. Wild Mushroom Sauce. This sauce is so good, the cookbook has it listed as Tortellini with Wild Mushroom Sauce but

On hiatus

2010-01-25T20:57:00.000-08:00

I won't be blogging for the next week. I have to spend every moment I have studying for my boards. I take them next Wednesday. I have been taking pictures every day so as soon as my boards are done I will do my project life posts. Next time I post, I will hopefully be Eva RN!

Green and White Lasagna

2010-01-23T21:21:00.000-08:00

This is the best vegetarian lasagna I have ever had....ever. You can even use red sauce if you prefer that. Trust me though, this is killer. This recipe is from a vegetarian cookbook called 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles. Green & White Lasagna Ingredients: Basil Cream Sauce 3Tbs butter or margarine 3Tbs all purpose flour 3C milk 1/2 C chopped fresh basil 1/2C grated parmesan

Desperate for Muffins!

2010-01-21T08:52:00.000-08:00

Monday night I made Orange Blueberry Muffins. You can find that and many other wonderful recipes on the Baking Bites blog. This is a food blog that I literally check out every day and have tried many of the recipes. We won't talk about how I let Mackenzie lick the spoon or how we had the worst time getting her to go to sleep after we let her do it. What I will tell you is that the next

Wordless Wednesday (Almost)

2010-01-20T09:05:00.001-08:00

Mesmerized that she can see herself on the TV at the Children's Museum.

Friday Fun

2010-01-15T10:12:00.000-08:00

I love this video. You would never guess that she was sick. And, that is the guitar that Santa brought her for Christmas.

Project Life Tuesday: Jan 12th-18th

2010-01-14T11:12:00.000-08:00

**I just spent a good 10 minutes trying to figure out why the date of this post said the 14th and not the 19th. I finally realized that the 14th is when I started this post but had not published it yet. Apparently blogger doesn't use the date that the post is published. Good to know for next time.Time for another round of Project Life pictures! This time, none were taken with the cell phone!

Krazy Kake!

2010-01-13T20:25:00.000-08:00

So we tried this recipe called Krazy Kake that I found on the Amazing Moms website. It is supposed to be easy for kids to help make. Kenzie loved making it! There are no eggs in this cake. Here is the recipe. I will tell you that I was stupid and did not grease the pan. I ALWAYS grease the pan. I don't know if I didn't because it was stated in the directions or if I just had a brain fart.

Project Life Tuesday

2010-01-12T15:10:00.000-08:00

At the last minute I have decided to jump on the train for the 2010 Project Life. I just tried to order the kit but it is unavailable due to the fact that " we are in the process of transferring our inventory to Amazon to continue sales & fulfillment there."This is an awesome way to document your entire year! You take a picture every day and put it in the album that the kit comes with. It

So excited about a new hobby!

2010-01-08T20:44:00.000-08:00

I love to scrapbook. Love it. Shhh don't tell anyone but I am far behind on my scrapbooks. Mackenzie will be 3 in April and I have yet to finish her first year! Nursing school will do that to you! As soon as I am done with my state boards (now scheduled for February 3rd, 2010) I will pick that back up.I came across a new hobby that involves canvas, paper, and modge podge. I have never used

Shall we catch up?

2010-01-07T23:22:00.000-08:00

Where do I begin? So many things have happened since the last time I posted. And, in that post I talked about my upcoming (now past) graduation from nursing school.I can finally say......I DID IT!Yep, I graduated from the longest and most hated 2 years of my life. I'm not going to lie, it was hard to get through nursing school. I wanted to quit so many times. Boy am I glad I didn't. I am so

Time has gotten away from me....again.

2009-11-18T16:51:00.000-08:00

I will post an update as soon as I can. I have been super crazy busy finishing up my VERY LAST QUARTER OF NURSING SCHOOL! I have a week left of my preceptorship (aka internship) and then I graduate December 7th. I couldn't have asked for a better precepting experience. I'm in a surgery center and getting to learn a lot. Today I got to be in the operating room and do the role of the circulating

Halloween Pictures

2009-11-05T16:26:00.000-08:00

Kenzie loves to have her face painted.Pretty Kitty!Kenzie and Devil DaddyKenzie and Glam Witch Mommy (I think I might have to make the pink hair permanent someday)L-R June the banana, Jackson the monkey, Kenzie the kitty, Nolan the lion, and Keaton who refused to put on his tiger costume.

Mackenzie, can you say "hummus?"

2009-10-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

I think she does it on purpose.

For Granddad!

2009-10-10T18:58:00.000-07:00

We love you so very much and wish we could be there for your birthday. We can't wait to see you! Mackenzie has something special to tell you.

A veggie hater no more!

2009-09-06T23:38:00.000-07:00

About two months ago I cut all meat except fish out of my diet. I had just been feeling terrible for quite some time. No energy and bloated all the time. After about a week of doing this I felt so good. I wasn't bloated and I had a ton more energy. It was hard to do at first and I will tell you straight up right now that I have tried adding meat back to my diet a couple of times and, I don't

Pure Joy

2009-09-05T15:03:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken last weekend and I just love it.

Heaven

2009-09-04T22:54:00.001-07:00

I found this recipe on Bakerella's blog and had to try them. I have made them twice already and they are seriously divine. And, super easy to make. If you like oreos, you will LOVE oreo truffles. A coworker of mine has actually asked me to make some for her hubby for his upcoming birthday. Poke around Bakerella's blog, seriously check her stuff out. And now the recipe for what I call Heaven

One rough week but hopefully on the mend...

2009-09-04T21:42:00.000-07:00

***UPDATE 9/6/09*** Thank you all for you prayers for Mackenzie. She seems to be feeling much better and has been fever free since yesterday. She still won't eat much but I'm sure she'll be back to her normal self in no time. Her cough is getting better which means she is sleeping better! Original post follows...This week has been insanely crazy with Mackenzie being under the weather. It all

New look to go along with a new name

2009-09-02T07:39:00.001-07:00

What do you think? I love the colors of this background that I found at Delightful Dots. While updating the look of my blog, I found the fonts to be really boring. This blog needed to be spiced up! I also wanted to change the name of my blog.Well I tweeted about my desire to do this. I have a blogging friend, Stephanie, she also happens to be a nursing student as well. She is fabulous and I

Paulina's giveaway!

2009-08-31T15:45:00.000-07:00

My friend Paulina is doing a giveaway on her blog!http://www.prettypinkposh.blogspot.com/2009/08/cuttlebug-giveaway.htmlCheck it out you crafty blogging friends and follow Paulina while you're at it!

Take me out to the ball game!

2009-08-25T10:57:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie got to go to her very first baseball game. We went to watch the Everett Aquasox play. It was so much fun! Mackenzie had a blast. She wasn't sure what to think at first when the announcer came on. She does not like loud noises at all. But she got used to it and before we knew it she was yelling "RUN!" and "CHARGE!" She was clapping and dancing too. She and I got to be on the

ABC Giggles

2009-08-18T21:16:00.000-07:00

I finally was able to capture Mackenzie singing her ABC's. I just love how she sings "l-m-n-o-p." I was quite surprised at how giggly she was in the early evening for only having a 30 minute nap today. The giggles stopped though at about 8pm and she was then ready for bed. She fell asleep super fast too.

Pure Kid Fun

2009-08-12T12:23:00.000-07:00

Why the heck did I wait so long to go to the Children's Museum in Everett? I think it's because I had taken her to the one in Mount Vernon and after paying $5 (each) for her and I to go, she didn't like it. She didn't want to play with anything there. So knowing that the one in Everett was more expensive, I was a bit nervous to take her. I hate wasting money.Well yesterday I HAD to get her out of

The Juicing Begins

2009-08-05T22:07:00.000-07:00

Alright people, I have jumped on the juicing bandwagon and I don't plan on jumping off. I am once again going to talk about my friend Sarah. Ok I will admit it, I secretly want to be Sarah. Are ya happy?About a year ago, Sarah started blogging about her newly found love, juicing. She did a giveaway on her blog of a juicing book, I didn't win. Darn. But, reading about her juicing experience

Need a photographer??

2009-08-05T20:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Mackenzie and I met my dear friend Helen at the park for a photo shoot. Words can not describe what Helen captured with her camera. At first, Mackenzie was a bit shy as you can see in some of the pictures. But after a little bit, she was hamming it up for Helen. It was too funny.Helen and I used to work together. When I was pregnant, she offered to take my pregnancy photos. She

Hair pretties galore

2009-08-03T20:41:00.000-07:00

This shop is a MUST see. It's in downtown Snohomish and owned by a very sweet, spunky gal, Angela. It's called Bee Bops & Lollipops It is the cutest little shop I have EVER seen. They have hair pretties, tutus, clothes for your little ones, shoes, and even a kids hair salon. And not to mention that the inside of the shop is decorated so well. I went with my friend Sarah and her daughter,

Cherry Pickin

2009-07-19T19:42:00.000-07:00

We had some great cherries on our cherry trees a couple of weeks ago. Mackenzie loved picking, eating, and then spitting out the pits.

Little Hiker!

2009-07-15T16:30:00.001-07:00

Mackenzie had the pleasure of going on her first hike with her daddy, Uncle Jason, and his girlfriend, Inga. (We hope to one day call her Auntie Inga!) I was not able to go with as I had already committed myself to being present at a dear friends baby shower. So, off they went to Wallace Falls. Matt borrowed our friend's backpack child carrier and Mackenzie could not get enough of that thing.

A once in a lifetime opportunity

2009-07-14T16:14:00.000-07:00

I got a phone call from my friend Sarah yesterday. She asked if I had gotten her email, which I hadn't, yet. The email said she had good news and I had to call her asap. She assured me she wasn't pregnant and she assured me that her house hadn't sold. What on earth could she be talking about? She asked me if I was busy today at noon, I wasn't. The next question was if I had childcare, I

Strawberries and Ponies!

2009-06-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

We took Mackenzie to Biringer Farms today for a little strawberry celebration. There was facepainting, pony rides, strawberry shortcakes to eat, and goat feeding! It was a small thing but it was fun and Mackenzie really wanted to ride a pony. It was $3 for a ride. We weren't going to do it but the lady there said that if Mackenzie ended up not wanting to ride then we could have our $3 back. So we

Silent Saturday

2009-06-27T17:31:00.000-07:00

How long has it been?

2009-06-23T21:03:00.000-07:00

Man, I haven't updated this thing in months!!! Oh where to begin?Did you know we moved? We love our new house. Although, it's a pain in the butt to clean. I don't like the carpet, it shows too much dirt. Matt is finishing up putting a sprinkler system in and the neighbors are jealous! Here is our new house. In case you were wondering if we kept streamer up all the time, the pictures were taken

Kenzie's Birthday Party

2009-05-03T09:14:00.000-07:00

Kenzie's birthday party was so much fun! The rain held out for most of the afternoon but it did start pouring as people were leaving. Kenzie had a blast and even did a great job blowing out her first candle. I thought she would try to grab it but she somehow knew exactly what to do. Hmm. The food was great, the cake was adoreable, and Kenzie was in a great mood. She was a bit quiet but no

She's 2!!!

2009-04-30T06:54:00.001-07:00

What a wonderful 2 years it has been being mommy to Mackenzie. She has blessed my life in ways I never thought possible. She is so sweet but oh so sassy. She loves to squish our cheeks and give us a kiss, and lets not forget the family hugs that she just gets a kick out of.Sweet Mackenzie Joy,You are a big girl now! But know this, you will always be our baby girl. We love you so very much.

2009-04-29T07:58:00.001-07:00

Blogger has now set up texting updates. We'll see how this works!

Back online!

2009-04-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

So I've been MIA from the blog for a little while, sorry! We moved almost a month ago now to be closer to Matt's work and closer to our friends. I now have a bit of a commute up to school and clinicals but I don't mind it. The new house is AMAZING! I love it. We still have a lot to unpack but seeing as though I started my 5th quarter of the nursing program a week after we moved in, I haven't

From 201 to 202 baby!

2009-03-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

Ok this is not a post about Mackenzie but about nursing school. This was one of the toughest quarters I've gone through. I wasn't passing the ENTIRE quarter, until the final. I squeaked by and am going on to the next quarter! OH YEAH. Me and my girls will be there with bells on. Two more quarters to go and we will be nurses. LOOK OUT. Here are me and my girls at the candle lighting

10 years ago next Friday....

2009-03-13T12:58:00.000-07:00

.....Matt and I were married. I can't believe it's been 10 years! He is the most amazing man I know and I can't imagine my life without him. I love the life we have created together. I need your help though! Our budget is super tight right now since we are buying a new home. I need some ideas from you on something very thoughtful and sweet to do for him that won't cost much. I'm not that

Tr-tr-tr TRUCK

2009-03-06T21:15:00.000-08:00

She really is trying to say "truck" I promise! I hope it doesn't offend anyone! She has her sock on her hand. A habit of hers when she's in the car is taking off her shoes and socks, then putting the sock on her hand like a puppet.

Potty time! Excellent!

2009-03-06T21:05:00.000-08:00

Mackenzie decided to go pee pee on the potty chair all by herself! Usually she will undress herself, sit on the potty chair and then run off and around the house in her birthday suit. This time, I let her be. She came into the kitchen asking "was dat?" She literally pulled me over to her potty chair and there was pee in it!! I was so proud of her! Now, do you think she even wants to think

Wordle

2009-02-19T21:39:00.000-08:00

There is a box on the right hand side of my blog with jumbled words that I think of when I look at Kenzie. I got the idea from Alyson Costner's blog. It's a site called Wordle and I love it! It's fun! You basically type in a bunch of words and then it creates a very cool graphic of all of your words. I could have typed in a lot more on my subject but... Check out Alyson's blog post about it

Another great recipe!

2009-02-19T20:47:00.000-08:00

I made this for dinner tonight and it was oh so yummy. I even got the compliment from Matt that it was even better than when he had it at one of the Italian restaurants a little while back. WOW. Is that a compliment or what! This is a killer dish, thanks to the Food Network!Chicken Piccata2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, butterflied and then cut in halfSea salt and freshly ground

More!

2009-02-07T23:05:00.001-08:00

I took this one today before we left this morning. She had to put on her pink boots, so I let her.She decided to dump her yogurt and cheerios on her head. Do you know how hard it is to get mushy cheerios out of an almost 2 year old's hair when she is kicking and screaming in the tub? Yeah, that was a fun day.

As promised, here are the pictures!

2009-02-07T22:55:00.000-08:00

Saying bye bye to daddy before leaving to go camping with Mimi and PapaThere they go! Off to Rockport!Kenzie just being cute!We stopped to see Auntie Lisa at workFuture football player?

Bath time struggles

2009-02-06T21:12:00.000-08:00

Is it just my kid that gets so excited to take a bath until we actually put her in the tub? Is it just my kid that kicks and screams when it comes time for hair washing? It is like full on fright fest! It's absolutely crazy. I need some tips people! I have a shampoo cup that forms to the forehead but she won't even let me use it. I've tried a squirt bottle. I'M AT A LOSS!!! I want bath

The best pumpkin pie

2009-02-01T21:23:00.000-08:00

I made this pumpkin pie for Christmas this year. I found the recipe on the food network. Let me tell you, it was AMAZING. The best pumpkin pie I have ever had. This recipe actually made 2 pies total. Thank you Paula Deen!1 (8-ounce) package cream, softened2 cups canned pumpkin, mashed1 cup sugar1/4 teaspoon salt1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten1 cup half-and-half1/4 cup (1/2 stick)

Busy Busy Busy

2009-02-01T12:06:00.000-08:00

I have totally lacked on the updates here! Shame on me! I have to admit that the blog comes last these days. Studies come before blogging, so sad to say! This quarter is going alright I suppose. I had a rough start but it's getting better! I learned how to start IV's though I haven't had to do one on a patient yet. I love my clinical instructor too, she's great. Here's a pic of me doing