Valentines Tree

Now that I am a stay at home mom to my darling Anistyn, I have a little more time to let my creative juices flow. I always have so many ideas of things I want to make and create but never felt like I had the time. After I put away my Christmas decor my house felt so empty, I pulled out the few Valentines decorations that I had to try and fill the empty spaces but I definitely needed more. After a little thinking I came up with this adorable Valentines tree. The whole thing cost me $2.00 and it looks so great on the island in my kitchen.

What you need:

1 bag of Valentines Conversation Hearts

hot glue gun 

6 or 7 branches from a tree in your backyard
sturdy vase 

 1. Make sure the branches are dry and clean.

2. Arrange the branches in your vase to your liking.

3. Start gluing hearts to the branches

(get creative with your gluing and designs)

4. Glue enough hearts to the branches so it doesn't look bare.

And there you have it! $2.00 and about 30 minutes later you have a darling new Valentines decoration. 

Keep checking back, I have lots of fun things I am going to be blogging. 

Anistyn's birth story, yummy recipes, Anistyn's nursery we slaved over for months etc..

Baby Facts

How far along? 22 1/2 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I have only gained 4 pounds! Knock on wood. I blame the constant severe barfing. :)

 Maternity clothes? Yes and no. I finally caved and bought maternity pants. I am still trying to squeeze into normal tops. 

Stretch marks? Zero,  again knock on wood. 

Best moment this week:Feeling her move constantly. She LOVED Batman and she LOVES orange juice.

Miss anything: A full nights sleep without having to get up a million times to go to the bathroom.

Movement: Yes, always. We are pretty sure we have a WNBA star or the next Jordyn Wieber in the making. 

Food cravings: Anything with red sauce. So basically Italian. or Hot Dogs. Or anything frozen. Snow cones, ice cream, Popsicles. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Raw meat or Philly cheese-steaks. 

Have you started to show yet: Oh boy, have I? I told my husband yesterday I looked and felt like two ton Bessie. 

Gender: GIRL!!!!!!

Labor Signs: Nothing.

Belly Button in or out? Flat. It has pretty much disappeared. 

Wedding rings on or off? On!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Surprisingly I have been really happy and I can count maybe 5 times, at most, that I have cried during this whole thing. And that is mostly when I am hurled over the toilet throwing up.

Looking forward to: Having baby girl here and to not feel sick 24/7!

Baby Girl

On Monday on my way home from Cali, I called Trev and told him I just couldn't wait any longer to find out if we were having a little he or a little she. I immediately made an appointment with Fetal Studios at South Towne Mall. My mom, Quinn and I drove to Salt Lake as quick as we could and by 5:30 we were there along with Trev and his sweet mom to find out the sex of our baby.  I was so not prepared for the emotion I was going to feel. What a truly incredible experience. I knew it was going to be amazing, but for the doctor to officially tell me that after years and years of wanting a baby girl I was FINALLY getting one. She was moving around like crazy, and everything about her is perfect. She has all of her fingers and toes, her body looks good, her brain is perfect.  The pure joy and excitement that was on Trev's face was absolutely priceless, he is smitten already. From the day we found out we were pregnant we both got the vibe that it was a girl. It has been 10 years since there were ANY little girls in our family and there are ZERO girls in Trev's. So to say a girl is overdue would be an understatement. We are so excited to finally get to meet her come December (hopefully November). We already have her name picked out but are kind of keeping it a secret until she makes her debut. We love her so much and are so excited to become a family of 3! 

Palm Springs

Have you ever been to Palm Springs? My goodness its heaven on earth. My family had a little mini-reunion this past week. I wasn't planning on going since my two partners in crime (Trev and Sam) couldn't attend, but I ended up going and I am so glad I did. It was in the high 90's low 100's the whole time. We vegged at the pool, drank as many Lava Flows as we could and laughed until we cried. It was the perfect little getaway, not to mention I came home sun-kissed. Couldn't ask for anything more.  I love my chaotic, crazy family. Can't wait until next year!

Baby Woodbury

Hello blog world! I know it has been 6 months since I have posted. I have been waiting to get back into blogging until our life seemed exciting again. Guess what? It is exciting again! We are PREGNANT!! I cannot even tell you how good it feels to "spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, open my big yapper" and share how excited we are for this next stage in life. If you know me very well you know that I have pretty much been baby hungry since I was like 13. As soon as we got married it was a hot topic of conversation. I patiently waited until Trev and I both felt like it was the right time. Low and behold April Fools day was the day we got that magical little blue line to show up on a pregnancy test. What kind of sick joke is that?? Let's just say it wasn't very nice. I knew it had to be true but at the same time SO hard to believe, I thought Mother Nature had some dirty little trick up her sleeve! Since it was April Fools day, we decided to wait until Monday to take another test before we knew we were 100% pregnant. After we got 3 positives in a row we FINALLY chose to believe that it was really happening.

I wanted to come up with a cute creative way to tell both of our families. With Easter being only a few days away and the same day we got engaged three years prior, we decided to keep our mouths closed until Easter. I enlisted the help of my dear friend Jessica, since she lives in St. George, close to my family. I put together cute little baskets with a "baby" theme full of Baby Ruth's, Sugar Babies, Baby Bottle Pops etc.. along with a big egg that said "Open me" in the egg was a fury little baby chick and a little note that said "Our eggcitement cannot be matched, for in December little Woodbury will hatch. Baby Woodbury debuting December 2, 2012!"

Jess and her dear husband Bryce doorbell ditched my family and left the basket on their porch. My mom was the first one to the basket and somehow looked over the note hanging from the basket that clearly stated "Open as a family". She assumed the basket was for one of my brothers. She opened the egg and practically screamed bloody murder. My dad came running in from the back yard thinking there was a spider the size of her head judging by the howl she let out. My family immediately called us, tears streaming down faces. Everyone was so beyond excited!!

Later that day we had the same basket ready and waiting for the Woodbury's. We went over for Easter dinner and while we were eating Trev snuck out to the car, got the basket and placed it on his mom's plate. She read it to herself silently, and then screamed "are you SERIOUS??". Everyone at the table was dying to know what was going on, so we got her to read it one more time out loud. It was pretty funny the way it happened. We could not have asked for better reactions and for all of the love and support we have received. We truly feel so lucky.

I am 13.5 weeks right now. We got to hear the babies heartbeat yesterday. Let me tell you, that is an experience I will never forget. The look on Trev's face was priceless. He immediately lit up and smiled bigger than I have seen him smile in a long time. It is finally starting to sink in and feel real. I just cannot wait to get over feeling sick and throwing up 24/7 so I can start to enjoy being pregnant. We cannot wait for this little peanut to join our family!

I really want to be better at blogging to document this journey so keep checking back if you want the updates!

Love you all!!

Weekend

If you are my Facebook friend, follow me on Twitter or Instagram you already know how excited I am for this weekend. My little/big brother Cole moved his Senior year from a school and friends that he loved to start from scratch in St. George. Because I moved my Junior year, I knew how hard and terrible moving could be. I cried many times so worried about all my brothers starting over in a new city, in new schools. Honestly, I don't know why I worried so much. All of my brothers are absolute studs. They are so friendly, outgoing, adorable and amazing athletes. Because Cole was moving his Senior year we were all a little worried how that was going to effect his football. Luckily, he got to St. George just in time to start practicing with the team and really make a name for himself. Up until last Friday, Cole, had not scored a touchdown since 8th grade, and believe it or not Cole scored TWO of the 3 touchdowns of the night, taking his team to STATE!!! Unfortunately, Trevor and I had to watch the game from home last week. We Jerry-rigged our computer to our TV so we could feel like we kind of there instead of streaming the game from online. I was screaming and crying like a little baby. It was the most unbelievable game. I have never been so proud in my life. We are so excited we get to go to his game tonight! He play at Rice Eccles at 6:30. Win or lose we are so proud of Cole and his team this year. What an amazing way to finish your Senior year. We love you Coley boy!! Send the Desert Hills Thunder good vibes! 

GO THUNDER!

My blog, not yours!

So, this is MY blog right? I have the ability and right to say whatever I want and feel. Freedom of speech.  Well, apparently not! In the last few weeks, I have received NUMEROUS comments from people I do not know, telling me how I am offensive and that they are appalled by the things I have written. I love blogging and I love being able to catch up on friends lives through blogging. Unfortunately, with the comments I have been getting and knowing that random people from Canada and Europe are reading my blog really makes me nervous. I have had my blog private in the past, but this time my blog is going to be private, for good. It makes me sad because, I too am guilty of stalking blogs, but only blogs that I find through other friends blogs etc... I would never ever ever comment on someone's blog that I do not know, let alone comment and tell them how to write their blog.  I really love everyone that reads my blog. I think if you know me at all you know that I never have meant to offend anyone. Most of the time, I am just being sarcastic. I don't actually "hate" anyone, not even Tyra Banks. So, if you would like to continue reading my blog and hearing about our pointless, boring life, then please give me your email address and I would be more than happy to add you. 

I know you all are dying to know what some of the comments I have received said so, here is one to feast your eyes on.  "Hello, your blog is beautiful but your venting article is disturbing! We all have the freedom to like or dislike others, but when we have hatred in our hearts good will not follow us.  I am referring to your article about Tyra Banks. Do you feel better by sharing your hatred, adding insults and adding negative comments about Tyra? Must I say I am appalled after reading articles on your blog and your photo sharing of your Mormon Bible. The last time I saw a commercial on tv representing The Mormons, it was all about equality. Next time you vent can you try to eliminate the word hate and try not to use put down comments or insults?"


Lovely, huh?


Anyway, thanks for all of you who comment with positive comments. Leave me your email and I will add you to our blog.


Much love,
Cassidy... & Trevor