A few months ago I felt extremely ambitious, and with the guidance and support from a good friend (Alexis Rasmussen) I made my girls each a dress. Alexis came over and helped me get started on the first dress which was Bailey's, she helped me cut out the pattern and lay in out on the fabric and from that point just briefly explained what I would need to do next. I was freaked that she was leaving me but unfortunately kids and husbands had to eat and life had to go on. :) It was so nice having her around, she is such a wonderful friend and great example to me!! So after she left I worked on Bailey's dress and in a few days finished it up. Then a few days after that I had Addisen's and Preslie's done!! It was such a rush, to actually use my sewing maching Jarom bought me 6 years ago for something more that hemming up pants that are too long! :)
Here are some pictures!!






After the dresses, I made Bailey a robe. I decided I needed to put my machine away for a while since nothing else got done for that week or two while I was addicted to sewing. For me unfortunately it's all or nothing. That might explain why when I make a pan of brownies I can't just limit my self to 1!

So...I am officially awarding myself the lamest blogger in the world award! The last post I made was in May, we are now in November...need I say more! Life has been really crazy !

Bailey is in 1st grade and is loving school. She has a great teacher and is doing really well. Every day she amazes me more and more with how smart she is.

Addisen is in Pre-K and is a little smartie as well! She loves her teacher and loves all her friends in school.

Preslie is now 1 1/2, and is into everything. She goes around the house from room to room with her little stool and pulls stuff out of drawers, closets, and off tables. She is such a handful, but such a sweetheart.

Jarom got a new Job and LOVES it! Which is such a huge relief for me! We are still trying to sell our house but if it doesn't sell we hope that putting ourselves on a budget we will make it work!
We know that we are truly blessed, and are so greatful for our health and our sweet family!

Catching up!

It has been a long time since I have been in the blogging world, but for good reason, life has been very busy! Ever since I started working from home, every second of my day is go go go...but I am enjoying all of it so I can't complain! Here is what we've been up to the past couple of months. I will post our Disneyland trip pictures later, I have run out of time!
Addisen had been counting down to her birthday since January 28th (the day after Bailey's Birthday.) She has been so excited for this day to come. She new exactly what she wanted this year which made it really easy on me....(Littlest Pet shop stuff, Scooter and a little stuffed Dog). We had a friend birthday party for her but I couldn't find my camera battery so I wasn't able to take any pictures. For her family birthday party we went over to the Deli that we own and had our own Private Party! We all had a great time, the kids got to make their own pizza's (which was a hit) and Jarom and my sister Courtney served all the adults. The kids played on the speaker, rode the scooter around and bounced on this fun ball that Addi got from her cousins. I just hope the kids know that they can't always act like that in Restaurants!






One sunny Saturday we decided to get out back and do some yard work. We were working on getting our garden ready to be planted. Jarom had to run a load of yard junk to the dump so off he went. Well about an hour later I get a phone call, I could tell something wasn't right as soon as I heard his voice. He had been hit by another truck while he was at the dump. Luckily no one was hurt and everything was ok, but the scary part is that Jarom wasn't in the Truck when it happened. He had just gotten out of the Truck and then leaned back in to grab his gloves when all of a sudden a truck with a flat bed trailer backed right into him! And when I say him that is exactly what I mean! The man driving the truck just didn't see him because his load was covering his view in his mirror, the crazy thing is that they were the only two at the dump! Which if you have been to this dump here you know how wide open it is and the fact that he backed right up into Jarom is crazy. So needless to say, Jarom could have been hurt really bad, his knees were a little sore that night because the truck door pinned him in for a second but we are very lucky that is all that happened! And thank heavens the other guy had insurance!




Easter is here! My girls have been so excited for Easter! I didn't know if they would ever go to bed!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Here are some pictures of Preslie's Birthday! We had some family over to celebrate with us! Of course we had to let her dig in to her own cake!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Preslie is 1!!

Today is Preslie's Birthday and I think I am in shock! I know this is a common theme to my blog..Where does time go? But I am always just so amazed at how quickly life is flying by! This year especially. I think we have just been too busy to really appreciate it. We built and moved into a new house, Jarom started a new job, we bought a restaurant, Bailey started Kindergarten, Addi started Pre-school, Preslie started everything, even walking...I could go on and on. I just want to freeze life just like this! I love my sweet children so very much. They are all in the cutest stages of life. Man, Life is GOOD!!
My sweet little Preslie Pie!

Going Private.....

Ok, so I have decided to go private as well. After talking to a lot of my friends and family I decided to take my blog private. I love being able to hear from all of you so please send me your email addresses and I will send you an invite!

Warning!! Very Scary!!!

Recently someone had to have their 5-year old German Shepherd dog put down due to liver failure. The dog was completely healthy until a few weeks ago, so they had a necropsy done to see what the cause was. The liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had ingested poison of some kind. The dog is kept inside, and when he's outside, someone's with him, so the idea of him getting into something unknown was
hard to believe. My neighbor started going through all the items in the house. When he got to the Swiffer Wetjet, he noticed, in very tiny print, a warning which stated 'may be harmful to small children and animals.' He called the company to ask what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was astounded to find out that antifreeze is one of the ingredients (actually, he was told it's a compound which is one molecule
away from antifreeze). Therefore, just by the dog walking on the floor cleaned with the solution, then licking its own paws, it ingested enough of the solution to destroy its liver.
Soon after his dog's death, his housekeepers' two cats also died of liver failure. They both used the Swiffer Wetjet for quick cleanups on their floors. Necropsies weren't done on the cats, so they couldn't file a lawsuit, but he asked that we spread the word to as many people as possible so they don't lose their animals.
This is equally harmful to babies and small children that play on the
floor a lot and put their fingers in their mouths a lot.

PLEASE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BABIES, SMALL CHILDREN OR OWN A PET;
TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW! YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN OR PETS BUT SOME OF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY WITH PETS AND ALSO FAMILIES WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

Bye Bye Tonsils!!

My sweet little Addisen had to have her tonsils out this week. I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of her! She was so brave! We had to be to the Hospital at 5:30am on Monday. The nurse took her weight, height, blood pressure ect. and then gave her the hospital jammies to put on. She definitely wasn't excited about those itchy hospital clothes. After that they gave her some "happy juice" which made it easier for her to be taken away from us to prepare her to have the anesthesia. After about 5 minutes of drinking the "happy juice" medicine she started acting so funny! She was making the silliest noises and saying the funniest things...that's when you need your movie camera for Americans Funniest Home Videos! After that they took her back to remove her Tonsils and Adenoids, I sat and waited for her to come to her room after the surgery, and I know that it is a very common and routine surgery, but it still felt like forever before they brought her to me. She was just such a sweet heart and so brave,(much braver than me that is for sure!!) I hope that now she won't be so sick and will be able to sleep better!


Sorry about the quality of this picture, it was taken with my cell phone before they took her back for the surgery.

Prayers are answered!

I am so excited! Jarom and I have really been stressing about finances lately as I'm sure most everyone has been. But with the economy slowing down, it has really slowed down at the Deli, and at the Credit Union. So we have been trying to think of ways to stretch our money and make things work. We have been fasting and praying for something to work out for us. I made a phone call to my old boss at a Medical Billing Office I used to work at before I had Bailey, I asked if they had anything I could do from home. (After I had Bailey they let me do Billing from home, but I stopped when Bailey was about 8 months old). Anyways, they called me back and said they would set me up to work from home again. I couldn't believe it! What an answer to our prayers! I have to go in next week and spend a day training in the office. It is going to be so weird! I haven't worked in an office for 6 years! So I'm pretty nervous but at the same time very excited! After that training I will be ready to start at home. It will be great, I will work when the kids are at school and when they are in bed! It will only be part time, and I won't have to ever go to the office, they said when we have staff meetings they will just conference call me! Can you believe it!!!

Cheer Clinic

Bailey and my niece Alexis did a cheer clinic this last week. They had so much fun! They got to go to the High School on Saturday and spend all day with the Cheerleaders learning some cheers, after the day was over we got to go and watch them preform them. Then at a Basketball game half time during the week they got to perform them again. It was fun watching them!

Bailey's Birthday

Bailey is now 6 years old! I know I say this all the time but seriously...where has time gone? I can't believe Bailey is 6! We are so proud of her she is such a wonderful little girl! She is so sweet and so special to us we are so lucky to be her parents! She is doing very well at school, she loves Math, is learning to tell time, and is now reading! For her Birthday this year as a family we went out to dinner and ice cream. She opened her presents up from family at the restaurant, and then the next day she had a friend Birthday party! She had about 10 friends over for a Hannah Montana themed party. It was lots of fun, we played games, opened presents, and decorated cupcakes! Bailey is so lucky to have such great friends!