Rainy day crafts

First, I just wanted to say how nice it was to be home on this rainy day. Amy didn't have school and it happened to be my Monday off.

I told you yesterday I was going to take another stab at making bows for the girls. So while Hannah was napping and Amy was painting, this is what I made.

This morning Hannah was watching the rain. She cracked me up moving the chairs around to sit and stare out the sliding glass door.

She was telling me to see something.

Here is the craft shirt I made yesterday.

Amy starting her craft project. Painting a shirt.

Still painting.

Here is the finished project.

Hope you enjoyed your rainy day.

Friday to Sunday

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. We really didn't do much. Friday we went to Claim Jumpers for dinner, I was craving soup. They have the winter menu and you get 3 cups of soup for $7.95. So I had their Clam chowder and french onion. Yum, yum, yum.

I guess the girls still needed something sweet so after baths they had a treat. Amy had cookie dough ice cream and Hannah had a chocolate chip cookie.

Isn't that just the cutest little face.

She is a cookie monster. She wants them all day every day!

For the past month now, Lauren and I have been working with Hannah on the potty. No tinkle yet, but it is getting her use to the idea. We (well, Lauren had) Amy potty trained before she was 2! So lets hope Hannah will do the same.

Saturday, was pretty lazy until Kent got home from work. Then we did some errands, first Trader Joe's I picked up 3 more bottle of my Almond flavored Sparkling wine. They don't have much left, I think its seasonal. Then to Walmart for a few things. I have been wanting a valance for Amy's room. I found it in Chocolate Brown. I feel better now her room is almost done. I still need some pictures for the walls. (Hint hint Kristen)

Saturday night we went to Kent's sisters house for Gary's birthday. We just went for cake and ice cream and I forgot my camera so here is a picture from my files. Gary is in the black shirt! Happy Birthday Gary!

Sunday, we went to church and breakfast at Rodrigo's (my favorite place). Then to the grocery store. While Hannah napped and Kent watched football, Amy and I snuck out of the house and went to Michael's for a craft to do tomorrow, since the rain is coming. Then we went to Walmart again for another valance, I needed two and only bought one.

One of things Kent and I would like to do this year is paint and scrape ceilings just make our house more of a home. We have lived here for 7 years and only do what we have to, like bedrooms and bathroom. Its time to make the rest of the house comfy. Anyway, we have tile in the front of the house, which I HATE. Its ugly, white and cold. We will eventually get rid of it, but the cost is out of reach for now. So my in-laws gave me an gift card for Christmas and I bought this rug for the dinning room. I LOVE it. It has a burgundy color in it and I want to paint the window wall that color. Then I will find some stuff for the walls, valance etc.

Closer view. Thanks mom and dad Cozart for the gift card!! :)

While we were at Michael's I found this hat box for $8.00. I thought ah, perfect for Amy's barbies she got for Christmas.

She was so excited to put them all in it. They fit and it closes up so Hannah can't get them! Yayy.

Craft for Monday. Amy wanted to paint a shirt and I thought I would take another stab at bows. I ironed he shirts and then I cheated and did Hannah's tonight!!

The bow stuff, if they don't turn out they won't be posted!! Keep your fingers crossed this batch will look better!

Hannah's finished shirt. I think she will wear it tomorrow.

Stay dry and see you all soon.

What a day?

Today was so crazy. Hannah is 19 months old today! When I dropped her off this morning at Lauren's, she told me that yesterday Hannah had fallen and hit her mouth on the table. (kent picked her up the day before and Lauren forgot to tell him). Anyway, she said the little skin that attaches your lip and your upper gum. (frenum) was stuck between her teeth. So I looked and her mouth, it was very swollen and looked like it was stuck between her front teeth. So after I went to work I called the best Children's dentist, Dr. Beam. They wanted me to bring her in so I did at 10:00 this morning. She did amazing! Dr. Beam and I sat knee to knee and with her bottom on my lab and her head in his lap, he was able to exam her mouth WITHOUT a tear! Hooray!!! She let him tug and pull on that sore lip without a peep! He said it was just so swollen it looked like it was stuck but it was not!!

Then this one wanted me to take a picture of her crazy hair after taking her braids out! Plus, get in homework, dinner and dishes. Oh ya, trying to gather tax stuff too. There is just not enough hours in the evening after work. Somedays I feel like once I get home its all a blur.

Then it was time for me.... Me and this lovely bottle of Almond Flavored Sparkling Wine. If you have not had it, get it! It was divine! I bought it at Trader Joe's a couple of weeks ago. I just cracked it open and the heavens opened, singing hallelujah! Seriously yummy and cheap. I think this bottle was $5.99. If you people don't shop Trader Joe's your missing out. Kent and I have been going there every Sunday for about a year now. We do most of our grocery shopping there and fine such good food and great prices.

Hope you all had a better Wednesday then I did. Looking forward to the weekend. Come on weekend!!

Little of this and that for the weekend.....

Saturday morning I was dusting a box to put all the wii stuff in and Amy wanted to dust the rest of the house. So I gave her the rag and the pledge and way she went.

Still dusting.

While Amy was dusting Hannah was walking around.

My in laws make the best homemade beef jerky ever! So for Christmas they gave Kent and I a dehydrator and all the stuff we need to make our own. So Saturday afternoon Kent got it all out and we made our very first batch. It came out pretty good, but not as good as the in laws. We have some more practicing to do.

Here it is dehydrating.

Saturday night we decided to take Amy bowling since she loves bowling on her wii.

We left Hannah with grandma and grandpa and went bowling.

Here I am.

Can you tell she was loving being an only child if only for a while?

So stinkin cute!

Daddy won! He is by far the best bowler of the 3 of us.

Sunday morning we put the girls in matching outfits for church. I tried to get a couple of cute pictures but Hannah was not cooperating.

Amy wanted to take a few pictures. So here is me and Hannah.

I didn't even know Amy took this picture until I download the pictures from my camera.

Tonight I made the best prime rib dinner EVER! I wish I would have taken a picture of it. It melted in your mouth. Hope everyone had a wonderful, fun filled weekend like we did.

Word to think about

At the end of December a couple of the blogs I enjoy reading were coming up with a word for the new year. A word, one that you think about often and try to better yourself with. I have been pondering this now for a couple of weeks and couldn't think of a word that I liked. Its sounds much easier then it actually is. So as I was taking the trash out, I happened to look at the side of my fridge, (this is where I have magnets and sayings) I saw the word character. Thought about what it meant and decided that was my word.

Character: A noun, the quality of being an individual, a person's good reputation, strength and originality in a person's nature.

The character that we portray is one that we pass onto our children. I want my children to see me as a good person, caring, compassionate, not easily angered, honest and Godly.

Watch your thoughts, they become words.

Watch your words, they become actions.

Watch your actions, they become habits.

Watch your habits, they become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes....

your destiny.

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First post of the New Years.

Can you believe its 2010? I remember thinking how crazy it will be in 2000, never really imagining 2010! Well, I have no new years resolution and actually never have had one. I do have things I would like to accomplish in 2010, hopefully I will!

Anyway, we decided to go to the river and visit my parents and ride the quads there instead of camping. So we towed the toys and had them off the trailer for a total of 2 hours. YEP, thats it 2 hours!! It was so cold and the wind was blowing that we just couldn't stand it. Besides, Kent and I have been fighting colds and Hannah either has allergies or a cold too.

Instead we did a lot of this.

(Can you tell she is bowling on the Wii?)

This little one is tough to beat!

Then there was a plumbing problem. So while dad was here.

(Hannah was helping)

Kent was down there.

Better view of where Kent spend his time.

The girls relaxing. Hannah loves to sit on her sister.

Needless to say we had a very quiet New years. We enjoyed spending time with my parents. My mom and I cooked meals so we didn't have to take Hannah out. She has been misbehaving at restaurants lately. I think the terrible twos are heading our way a bit early. Kent and I went to the casinos Saturday night but lost our money and headed home early.

Hope you all had a very nice New Years and that 2010 will bring you much joy and happiness!

Snow Day

Baby its cold outside, at least it was in Big Bear! The day after Christmas Kent, Amy and Kent's sisters family went to Big bear for the day. I stayed home with Hannah. I am not a big snow girl and I don't care to be cold. Plus Hannah has had a cold ever since she was sick with the swine flu and since we don't own snow clothes I thought I should stay home with her. It was great because I was able to get ALL the Christmas deco and gifts put away!!

Anyway, back to Big Bear. Here are a few pictures that Kent took.

Amy and Matthew

(FYI Matthew is a whole year younger then Amy but a whole foot taller).

Amy on the sled.

Kent said Amy did awesome sledding.

Amy and Jordan they built a snowman.

Amy again, no hat this time. I had to blow the picture up big to see who it was! LOL

Kent brought and Ice Chest full of snow home for Hannah. This is her first experience with it. She cracks me up in her PJs with daddy's hat on. She loves to wear hats.

We had a enough snow the next day to make snow balls. When Ricky got home from his class we were hiding in the garage ready to attack! Which we did!! It was so funny he had no idea what we were doing. Of coarse after we through a couple at him it was on, so I picked up Hannah and ran for the house, Amy followed. Kent got pegged in the leg and another one came crashing through the door and smacked into my dining room wall. Snow every where! HYSTERICAL. We laughed about that the rest of the night. Rick was not expecting it and thought we had lost our minds. He was laughing at us!

Hannah 18 month old stats!

I can't believe Hannah is 18 months old. Seems like yesterday she was just a baby. Anyway, on December 24, 2009 (yes, Christmas Eve) she had her 18 month check up and shots. 3 shots to be exact. She did amazing. Hannah is 24 lbs 4 oz and 31.5 inches long. The Dr. and nurse both said she was very smart and acted beyond her age. She is very talkative and has a wide vocabulary. She can put sentences in 3 words together and you can understand it. ( Not baby talk). She is starting to be interested in the potty. I have been putting her on it before her bath to get her use to it. She imitates animals sounds and loves to play. She is still a mommy's girl and I hope she stays that way! This is a rare picture with a bow. She usually pulls them out before I have the camera in hand. Isn't she cute?

My mom bought these matching outfits for the girls for Christmas and I thought they looked cute enough to post. Plus, my sister bought the boots for Amy that she doesn't want to take off. Check out Hannah's shoes I bought they are so stinking cute.

Christmas Morning

We have not had many Christmas mornings at home, but this year we did. I loved it! It was so nice to just have the 5 of us gather together and eat, laugh and be a family.

Amy and I put out cookies and milk plus sprinkled the Reindeer food on the lawn and it must of worked because when we awoke our family room was loaded with gifts from Santa.

Rick got a Mac computer, Amy got a Wii and Hannah got a Radio Flyer Trike. Plus their stockings were full of movies, underwear, socks, undershirts, gloves and other odds and ends.

Santa was good again.

Then we went into the living room and opened our gifts to one another.

I think by the smile she was pretty darn happy with what she got.

While Kent made us biscuits and gravy for breakfast the kids played Wii. We are having so much fun with that game. It is certainly something we can all do as a family no matter what your age! With Rick being so much older its hard to find something we can all do. Well, the Wii is it!

Thank you my wonderful family for a very nice and relaxing Christmas morn. I love you and am so thankful that God has given me such precious gifts... all of you!