Vages Updates and more

 Here it is. We left Monday the 23rd for Las Vegas, stopped in Kingman, AZ for breakfast at Ihop. I had something I'd never had before and it was yummy. It was a crape with fresh fruit and I think strawberry yogurt. I was pretty surprised at it being so good. I have only had crapes once in my life and it was in 8th grade home ec class..  Ok, so after that we got on the road again. I didnt know Vegas was so close to where we live. Its like 4 hours away. We should go more often! I love the canyon view that the Colorado River runs through. (By the Hoover dam) Its just so pretty.

So we arrive in Las Vegas and of course have to drive a million and one times around the Luxor Hotel trying to find the right entrance/parking area. Finally we said F'it and parked in the parking building across the road and walked. Once in side the Luxor we were of course lost and didnt know where to go to check in. We were mobbed by this short little Oriental man running his mouth about free shows, bluh bluh bluh. If we went to a 2 hour time share showing we could pick tickets for any show for free.. We went ahead and decided to do it and got free tickets for "Tournament of the Kings" at the Excalibur. Finally we found the check in desks and got checked in. The rooms were pretty nice, nothing exciting or over the top. Just a bed to sleep in and a bath to wash the street scum off your free.

See nothing exciting

Once we settled in we decided to walk around the Luxor and took the Monorail to both Mandalay Bay and Excalibur and walked around them.

In the next 3 days we got to walk Fremont street, see the Volcano go off at the Mirage and the pirate show at Treasure Island. We also got to watch the water show at the Bellagio and that was pretty neat.  We also got a free ticket thing for Marc Savard the Comedy Hypnotist. (only had to pay $5 per ticket) Well after rushing to get there in time, they were "sold out" on the "free" tickets. We got up graded for only $16.00 a ticket. That show was so freaking funny. I laughed so hard and probably sounded like a cackling hen.  Oh yeah, we ate dinner at Toby Keith's "I love this bar" and it was pretty good.

The show at the Excalibur was pretty neat and the food that came with it was so good! We got this tomato soup stuff, a whole cornish chicken, 2 small potatoes, a delish biscuit and  a pile of steamed broccoli (which remained on my plate) and lastly this little apple pie pastry thing. Yum Yum Yum!!  All the "kings" had long flowy hair and werent bad looking. Oh yes, we were in the France section.

 We did so much walking that my blisters got blisters and I do believe most of those got blisters too.. We didnt see any body famous. I was so annoyed with the mexicans that shove hooker cards into your face as you walk by. Seriously, they would reach around me to try and give Logan these naked chick cards. It got old. I asked if they had any midets a couple of times. Actually got a laugh out of that. Also asked if they had any black men and they said no. Where are all the naked man/bars in Vegas? I saw plenty of half dressed skinny twigs.

Anyways, we had a great time and some day would love to go again! (Next time not pregnant so I can drink too)

Here's the pictures from the trip.

At the Luxor by the Monorail

Logan trying to win money

Us in front of the Excalibur 

Looking up the strip

Fremont St

 

I cannot believe we have been married for 2 years now. Ok, I cannot believe its only been 2 years. We have been together for 8+ years. Crazy!! Hopefully we have many many many years to come!

On the way home we stopped at the Hoover dam. It was pretty neat. Not what I had thought it was like. 

On other news: Tomorrow is our big day. We get to find out what we are having. My mom, SIL/BF & MIL are going with me, as well as both my brats. Logan is going to try to make it but hope he doesnt push his self (he is on night now and would have to wake up to early to go) ((yes that means we didnt get the 3d done in Vegas)) I will be posting tomorrow how the appointment goes, how baby is doing and of course what we are having! Woot woot!

Have a great Tuesday!

Quick up date & a card

 Well we survived Vegas and had a good time! Ill make a whole post about that with pictures too.

A quick Happy Birthday to Janessa! Man you are getting OLD! ;) I kid I kid!! 

I made a card for my mom today. A thank you card for watching my brats while we were gone. I just had to share because it came out pretty good!! 

Oh and this was after we went to JoAnn and I spend WAY to much there again. Bought a lot of $1.00 stamps, all of the Tim Holtz Distress ink, a black ink pad and a shimmer ink pad. Some 4x6 paper packs, pre-folded blank cards w/envelopes and a bunch of other stamps.. Think thats all. 

So here's the card.

This is the front. Used one of the new $1.00 stamps and colored pencils to color it

Half open

Fully open. Butterfly and flower both $1.00 stamps also colored with pencils

Ah! Crafting!

  So I wasnt sure if I wanted to get back into scrapbooking or not... Now I have... But that is not all. I have also bought distressing inks and a couple of stamps and now Im dieing to buy more stamps, the markers to color in stamped images and more! I made a little card this morning and have been watching card making videos today. I want to make a card for a friend's wedding that I wont be able to attend. I just wish I had the money to go BAM and have all the supplies I want.. But who doesnt wish that?  So many cute stamps out there, loads of inks! Just calling my name "Buy us!" lol 

So I had said that I would post pics of the mini album I am working on. So here are a few pics of it thus far.

Havent decided what the left page will be for, not done yet. The yellow page will have a picture on it, more then likely.

 

Also not a completed page. At the top there, that is a tag that can be pulled out and will probably have journaling/quote on one side and a picture on the other.

 

The left page also has a tag at the top and the right page has a tag that is on the side. Many more embellishments will be added to the pages. Oh and on these tags will probably also be pictures, journaling/quote.

 

So far that is all. I used distressing inks on all the pages and tags. I love that stuff! (Actually it looks like I didnt use it on the page with the pink and green poke-a-dots) 

Oh, I took a picture of the card I made this morning. 

Its all made out of construction paper (sept the letters are stickers). The hearts were cut using the cricut and I believe it was the George Basic cart. (Yes, you can cut construction paper w/ the cricut! Just do it on low pressure and I have the cutting blade on 4 I think) Of course I used distress ink on it all. :) On the background page I used a stamp then spritz it with water, which gave it nice spots and aged look. The hearts I blotted the ink onto my craft mat and spritz it with water then layed the hearts in the ink. 

 

 

Not to bad for my first card attempt. The one I made for my friend's wedding will be way nicer and on nicer paper :) 

Here's a couple of my damn cute kids.

I was trying to get a picture of all his teeth. Think I did it. 4 on top and 4 on bottom

She was "taking" pictures of Garrett 

Future photographer?

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone had a very nice Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday and one day closer to the weekend!! Have a great one!

Full of Emotions

I hate when even the stupidest things make me tear up and feel like crying.. Yes, it happens often.. stupid hormones..

This morning started out rough  and was a quiet trip to Prescott but as time went on, the tension eased and things got better. Our trip to town was mainly to get Logan shorts and shirts for Vegas. Well got the shorts and he picked out one shirt... Ok, well hope he has a few others that will work.. He also got a new pair of shoes that look nice with jeans. They arnt even boots! On the way out of town, we stopped at JoAnn's so I could make a return and of course pick up the correct thing I needed. Along with a couple other things :) I grabbed two new distress inks, the Barn Door and the Dusty Corduroy. They also had this display of $1.00 items, stamps, pre-made tags, stickers, other little embellishments. I wish I would have had the time to stop and go through it all, but since Logan was waiting with the kids in the car, I didnt want to push my time to far. I grabbed 2 stamps and of course now wish I would have at least grabbed one more (a wedding one I picked up). Got a new tape runner and a photo splits runner, as well as a glue pen.  Home we went.

Oh it rained off and on all day today. Same kind of May weather we had 2 years ago. With that said, Sunday will be our 2 year anniversary. Some times I wonder if Im feeling the pressure of the 2 year anniversary. I dont even know how to explain that statement, so dont ask. I'm just going to leave this topic as is before my stupid hormone induced emotional state makes me say something  I shouldnt. (No, no there is nothing to worry about) I am happy and I love my husband.

I was reading someone else's blog earlier and it was about her daughter's 4th birthday and just how she described it of course make me tear up and almost cry. I cant imagine having a 4 year old but hello, its not to far off into the future. In just 6 weeks Ill have a 3 yr old.. Yes, a 3 year old! Where does this time go?

Not only that but in the matter of 5 months Ill have a new baby (God willing and the creek doesnt flood). I was thinking as I looked at her old photos of a past Christmas and thinking "Not only will we get to buy both Garrett & Ellie new Christmas ornaments this year, but we will also be getting a new baby one too.." We'll have to go to some place else besides Walmart to get them this year because their selection sucked bad last year and Im sure this year wont be much better. Walmart's selection on things has really gone down down down the drain.


On a more happier note, my mom will be here on Saturday. I really need to work hard to get my house cleaned in the next 2 days. Hopefully the kids will be good to me and let me actually get stuff done and not be right behind me to mess it all up as we go.

Alright, its now after midnight and Im tired. I better get my self to bed before Ellie wakes up (Garrett already has once). Happy Thursday to everyone! Hope its a good one.

Hormones... Mood swings....

 Bluh, starting yesterday I've been in a craptastic mood. Not sure why. I should be happy and excited right now. We are leaving for Vegas in a week for 4 days! Its going to be so much fun. My mom will be here this Saturday to watch the kids for us and I am happy to see her again. Then of course while in Vegas we may get to see the baby & find out boy or girl. Why am I not more excited?? Of course on the 31st is my real u/s at the OB office at which time Ill again get to see baby and get a double confirmation boy or girl. One more then, some time while my mom is here, Janessa is hoping the whole family can get together for dinner for her b-day. I should be excited about this since its been a while since we have had a family meal. 

 On the inside I am thrilled and excited but just cannot show it on the outside. Why not?  Why am I so emotionless? I want to blame it on Logan. I want more affection in our marriage/relationship but I do not mean sex. Of course, I expect him to put the effort into making things more affectionate but truthfully, I should be doing it as well. However, I know the slightly thing I do will get him all excited and horny and I am not looking for sex... I miss the days of cuddles, kissing like we mean it and not just because we have too. I know this isnt his fault entirely, Ill take at least 65% of the blame here.. I think it was my mom who said that Im like a rattlesnake and you never know what I might strike (or something like that). Its true, one minute I can be happy and the next I could snap. I've always been this way. Wonder if I have some disorder? No, not like Bi-polar-ism because that is for sure not it. Maybe a hormone imbalance,  I have to much bitch hormone and not enough sugar hormone. 

Another thing that has me over thinking is getting this U/S done in Vegas. Of course I want to do it and it will be super special because it will just be Logan and my self, but since I havent seeing the ob tech u/s yet, Im scared. What if they freak out in Vegas and tell me they cannot continue my u/s that I need to see my ob first? Like something is wrong..  I know, I know, I've had two healthy pregnancies with no complications, yada yada yada, but its still possible to have a 3rd or 4th or 5th pregnancy with complications. That would be like telling a woman whose first pregnancy was riddled with complications that she would never have an uncomplicated pregnancy. It is possible.. I am also faced with the dreaded gender disappointment! Ahhhhh! I know, I've covered this topic already but since its getting so close to finding out, I think about it a lot more... Ill be happy with either but the first initial "Its a....." is going to be hard if its not what I want.. 

I was cruising through the blogs I follow. This made me sad as well. Everyone is having bbq, parties and vacations with their friends... Friends... When I was younger, I never imagined being an adult and not having friends. I mean, REAL friends.. I have several other mom's on line who I know we would be great real friends, if we all lived in the same area. I hate meeting people on line and hitting it off and never having the chance to actually meet them. I want real friends that I can go hang out with, have common interests, have dinner parties with and just hit it off. (Dont get me wrong, I have a couple of good friends, my SIL being one of them, but sometimes you need other people that are not family) Im just socially retarded :( I need a social/life coach... 

Alright, I am done with this major pitty party. I guess I feel some what better but still moody. Its almost time to start dinner. Im actually going to prepare a nice one tonight, you know after having not made dinner in the passed two days. I just wish I could better myself to my self, my family & my husband...

 

P.S. Just a random picture of Ellie in our back yard :)

Cherry Pepsi

 I like Cherry Pepsi. I like it slightly frozen and slushy. Yum! I started liking them when I was pregnant with Ellie and every since its been the soda of my dreams........

 Today I worked on a new little craft project. Let me back tract a bit. I have been wanting to make a mini scrapbook for a while now. You know, the ones that are small, cluttered with crap hanging out of them from every side? Yes, one of those. So Friday when Janessa & I went on our normal shopping trip, we made an extra stop at JoAnn because they were having an AWESOME sell on paper (buy 5 for $1) and I wanted to get one of those mini scrapbooks and supplies to make one.. Needless to say, they didnt sell those kind of books in THAT store.. (Actually, they are only sold on line... Im not the most observant when it comes to find print on the internet) We also tried looking at Michaels and Walmart.. No go... But I had bought the stickers and papers already. Bummed, I looked again on line to buy one. The one I wanted is only $3.59 at Joann.com HOWEVER, the shipping was $6 something!! No way will I pay more shipping then the thing I am buying.. Geeez.  Bummed again.... Something came to me while looking around the net at these cool cluster-flocked little books...... I could use cardboard! So I got a box down and cut it up.... Long story kinda short.. I am making a mini scrapbook out of cardboard! so far its looking cute.. Ill post pics when its all done.. I need to buy more embellishments and also print pictures to go in it. I am making it for my mom. I want to have it done before she comes here in a week but we will see. 

Tomorrow, Janessa is coming over to scrapbook with me. We are going to try to get together at least 2 times a week, maybe 3 next month to do some scrapbooking. She has a project she wants to get finished and I just need to get caught up!! It will be fun. Hopefully Mr. Garrett takes a long nap, because it will be impossible to do anything with him trying to get into everything. Ill post pictures tomorrow of both the cardboard mini book and any pages I get done. :)

Ellie is so silly. She ran around all day today with Garrett's little straw cowboy hat on, riding her stick horse and yelling "Giddy up horsy!" and saying shes a cowboy. Tonight she was jumping all over Logan while we were sitting on the couch. She fell off once and I asked her if she was a cowboy. She layed there a second and replied  "No!" got up with her arm stretched out at us and said "Im a pirate, Arrrrr!" Its so funny how they come up with this stuff.. Not sure what cartoon she got cowboys from but she's been watching "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" and loves it. 

I was going to have a wordless Wednesday post like most everyone else does, but I couldnt not say anything about this picture.. 

So most mornings I lay in bed for a few hours before getting up. I usually let Garrett out of his crib so they can play. Well on Wednesday when I finally drug myself out of bed, it was to see this. Yes, that is marker..... Thank goodness it was a washable and not a permanent! I thought to my self "Least its just on them and no every where." To my unshocking surprise I later found it all over her princess table, the wall be hind it, on her bed sheet and to top it off, the back side of our good curtains! The ones that block out the sun. Yes, right there on the back side of them. Good thing they are machine washable and again its washable marker. Just hope washing them doesnt mess them up. I also found it on the door behind the curtains as well. Needless to say, those two markers went into the trash.  

Im glad that I can count on Ellie & Garrett to be all hugs & kisses by the end of the day though.

 

Its official, I can say I just felt the tiniest kick with my hand on my belly.  Most movement I think I feel is more pressure like pushing out. No actually thumps, right hooks or karate kicks, so tonight it was for sure a mini kick/punch. By the end of the month I will not have a belly button anymore. It is already getting non-existent as it is. Also, holy smokies, 18 weeks!! I am almost to the half way mark. It has snook up on me. (snook, is that the right word?? Is there any other form of that word, Snuck? Snook just looks and sounds weird)

Vegas in 2 weeks!! Crazy times to be had.. HaHaHa, who am I kidding? It will be fun though. 

Well guess this is long enough for tonight. Hope everyone has a restful Sunday!

May Days

Wow, sorry its been a week since my last up date. Time has gone by quickly. I cannot believe that it is May already. However, you would have had no idea by the weather we had this morning that it is May in Arizona.. It was flippin cold and it actually rained. More surprising, only 60 miles away it actually SNOWED! What the heck? Then it cleared up and the sun came out. I dont think it ever reached 70 though.. I WANT SUMMER!!

I have finally got to use my Cricut cutter!! Boy have I!?  I have also scrapbooked for 2 days in a row. Yesterday Ellie & I went to Janessa's for a crop. It was fun. Then today she came over and we were both able to get 3 pages done. (Ok, Janessa got 3 and I got 2 done.. YES IT IS A CONTEST! A motivating contest)  I've been working on Ellie's first year book. Here are a couple of pages I got done.

 

  

 

 I want to start on Garrett's 1st year book also. His is going to be digital and paper. So I can do the digital part and then once I get them printed, add the stickers. Dang, I also need to get our Wedding album done. It is digital also and almost done. 

Hmmm, sure someone might be wondering how my Mother's Day went.. Well it was nothing exciting. No cards or anything. Well actually, I did get one card and it's a home made one so that makes it even more special. It was from Janessa & Clint :) My sister says she has one for me but we will see how long it takes to actually get it.. Im guessing when I finally decide to go to her house or worse, when my mom comes in 2 weeks.. Oh well.

Think I felt the baby move some last night. It was that pushing out feeling that I had felt with the others but I couldnt see it happening, just feel it from the inside. Nothing else since then. Maybe this is the calm before the storm :) I believe the first time I thought I felt Ellie move was 18 weeks, then nothing else till 20 weeks and that was when she went NUTS!  Also, heartburn has started. Yeeey (that was so sarcastic in case you were wondering)..... With Ellie it didnt start till 3rd trimester. With Garrett though, I had it from the day I found out I was pregnant (That's how I knew he was a boy). So least it held of this time till at least 18 weeks. I have no idea or gut feeling if this one is a boy or a girl just what I am hoping for in my heart. 

This post was the one that got deleted, but hello, a draft was saved. Not sure why I didnt think to look for it before.. 

May Days

Wow!! That like totally blows.. I had a super long post typed up and clicked on something and *POOF* it was gone.. Craptastic... Well guess this is my blog.. Booo!! Maybe later I will feel like posting again but not tonight as it is almost midnight..

Taco Tuesday

 This post will have nothing to do with the title. I am horrible at coming up with titles. However, I can say that we are having tacos tonight and Im going to throw it into every Tuesday from now on. Least one night's dinner will be easy to make.

 It is that time of the year that any Arizonian dreads. No not Summer nor the heat. Bugs..... Where we live scorpions and cockroaches are bad. What the combination, right? I have been so thankful that I have only found one "s" in my house thus far. It was a tiny one and I cannot stress how thankful I am that I saw it as Garrett was sitting on the floor of the kitchen, in the bumbo, eating with the "s" headed right towards him. However, Logan killed a big one in the garage a few weeks back and I came "face-to-face" with another big one in the garage last night. I was barefooted and so  glad I saw it. (More so glad I actually turned the garage light on because sometimes I go in and just leave the door open for light. NOT ANYMORE!) The cockroaches arnt deadly but man they are nasty bug and even grosser if you step on one barefooted. So Im at the crossroads of getting the house and garage sprayed for both of these nasty little bugs. You might be asking your self "Why is she at a crossroad? Just do it!" Well here's my thoughts, if we get the place stayed its going to force these nasty bugs out of hiding. Opening a huge widow for my kids finding one. Ellie is pretty good about leaving most bugs alone or telling me there are bugs around. Garrett, however, is to little and is a curious little boy. I can see him spotting a slow moving "s" and going after it.. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about it. Maybe Ill have to go visit my parents again for a few days at which time Logan can spray and maybe by the time we get home, all the hiders will be dead. 

Yesterday I cleaned my craft area & rearranged Garrett's room. (Well not really, just moved the changing table) I put away all my sewing stuff and even boxed up some of the fabric to open up some drawers for scrapbooking stuff. My mom gave me her Cricut cutter machine and I am dieing to use it. I am hoping to get back into the swing of scrapbooking. I want to do both paper and digital and hopefully be able to plan it where I can use both medias together. (Digital pages with real embellishments) We will see. I've been watching videos on Youtube on how to make paper flowers and mini scrapbooks. I thought I'd give it a shot today on making paper flowers. 

Here's what I came up with:

 

 

 

I did this flower (yes, all the same flower) by watching MANY videos on how to make paper flowers on www.youtube.com . I was going to post a video thats similar to what I did, but cant find it. I was going to go into details but Im so scattered when I try too, that it makes little sense. Check out the videos on Youtube and you will get the basic ideas.  I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I can say I used coffee filters, water with food coloring, hot glue, and halloween spray glitter.  I also tried using printer paper and it turned out very similar but love how the one pictured above turned out. Cant wait to try more things out!! 

Friday is my 17 week appointment. OMG!   Pretty crazy. I have felt little flutters here and there. Also still havent gained much weight but am eating better. Least trying to make my self eat stuff. I did get heartburn a bit ago but its over already. I cannot believe we will be going to Vegas soon and hopefully finding out the gender while there. (If not, then on the 31st) I'm so scared of getting gender disappointment. I'm really wanting a specific gender since this is probably going to be our last baby. Im scared that the U/S tech will tell me the other gender and Ill start crying and not because Im happy but because Im disappointed. In the end of course Ill be super happy regardless. Here's hoping I get what I want. (Put in prayers and thoughts for me to get what I want!)

Hope everyone has a good hump day!